EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 82, 2 December 1912, Page 7

EGG LAYING.

f o EIGHTH EGG-LAYING COMPETITION FOll FOWLS. ‘ RESULTS TO DATE. Christchurch, November 28. For the thirty-third week of the New Zealand litility Poultry Club’s eighth egg-laying competition for fowls, 1559 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 49,069. Tho Six Leading Pens To day. W. A. Nixon No. 1 1088 J. G. Green 1027 A. W. Irvine No. 1 ... ... 980 Horetaunga Poultry Co. No. 1 905 Heretannga Poultry Co. No. 2 955 H. Leger ... ... ... 950 Appended are details:—

COMPETITION FOR DUCKS. For the thirty-third week of the third competition for ducks, 314 t eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 8690. Details are as follows: —

Total Total for to Week Date W. Scull (Chch) 13.W. ... 27 761 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. 1088 No. 1 . 33 H. Leger (Weraroa) W.L. ... 32 950 J. Wordsworth (Geraldine) W.L. Id 860 J. Ashton (Hanmer) S.W. 23 734 Martin Bros (Auckland) W.L. 31 924 Yen-all Bros. (Swannanoa) 903 B.L. 26 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 2 26 846 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silvorstream) W.L. No. 1 ... 29 965 H. S. Wordsworth (Winton) W.L. ■ ... 28 850 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 3 23 906 R. H. Smith (Auckland) W.L. 6 633 Rangiuru Egg Ranch (Ofcaki) w”l. ... . 31 809 R. W. Hawke (Papanui) W.L. 23 852 R. Willis and Son (New Brighton) W.L. 33 838 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) W.W. 18 496 1). Stewart (Normanby) W.L. 24 841 Master G. Wilson (Shirley) v W.L. 26 786 Remain Monger (Lower Hint) 19 845 B.O. ... : ... Mrs R. W. Hawke (Papanui) W.L. • ... 23 916 R. Stecnson (Karon) W.L. ... 27 693 H. R. Winnian (Rnnanga) 550 W.L. , ... 34 A. R. Browne (Petane Beach) 32 945 W.L. ;• Frankish Bros. (Wanganui) 936 W.L. 24 W. Knight (L. Hutt) S.W. 29 936 J. H. Shaw and R. James 809 (Christchurch) W.L. 23 W! G. Goodwin (Thames.) 681 B.O. 18 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. 32 903 No. 4 ... A. E. Wilson (Shirley) S.W. 18 776 Misses Bradley (Papanui) W.L. / .... 29 T. Kennedy (Rangiora) W.W. 17 532 C. M. Peck (Avondale) W.L. 13 629 J. G. Greeny (St. Albans) 28 1027 W.L. ... W v Solomon (Westport), B.O. 25 766 A. W. Irvine (Epsom). W.L. 34 930 .No. 1 C. M. Peck (Avondale) B.O. 21 720 G. H. Bradford (Gust), S.W. 27 709 A. W. Irvine (Epsom), W.L. 28 835 No. 2 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Sil955 verstream), W.L., No. 2 35 Middlepark Poultry Farm 23 861 (lliccarton), W.L. T. Strong (Doylcston), W.L. 31 789 P. Keller (Rolleston), W.L. 29 ,751 P. Holt (Papakura), WiL. 29 893 W. Knight (Lower Hutt) W.L. 24 797 G. Andrews (St. Albans) S.W. 21 827 J. W. Bradley and Son (Papa29 763 nui), W.L. Mrs 4. Mills (Dunedin), W.L. 26 795 W. 0. Sail (Gust), S.W. 30 781 Crawford and Pudsey (Lower 90G • Hutt), W.L. 29 R. A. Lazarus (Lower Hutt), 30 933 W.L W. 0. Sail (Oust), S.W. 24 733 Misses Radford and Harker (Ohau), W.L. ... 28 767 A. W. Adams (Sheffield), 806 S.W 19 A. E. Kept (Shirley), W.L. 31 946 J. Oorrit (Beckenham) W.L. 25 826 E. H. Berrchart (Eltham) 29 743 W.L. ... W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. 949 No. 5 29' T. K. Collins (Lower Hutt), 24 617 W.L Dominion Poultry Plant (Coromandel), W.L.' ... 27 876 T. Kennedy (Rangiora), S.W. 29 859 Totals food 49,6o9

T Jlouthwaite (Avondale) I.R. 33 10 LG W, Knight (Lower Hutto I.R. 18 7 7 i S. H. Scott (Onehunga), B.O. 27 790 T, R. Hall (Weraroa), I.R. 28 1040 P. Keller (Rolleston), I.R. 33 957 C. M. Peck (Avondale), I.R. 29 811 S. H. Scott (Qnelumga), I.R. 37 64:0 Keretauuga Poultry Co. (Silvei'stream), I.R. , ... 37 1046 Miss A. J. Donald (Dunsandel), I.R. ... 37 783 P. Keller (Rolleston) , I.R. 29 830 Totals ... 314 8036