EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 58, 10 March 1913, Page 7

EGG LAYING.

EIGHTH EGG-LAYING COMPETITION FOR FOWLS. RESULTS TO DATE; For the 47th week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s eighth egg laying competition for fowls, 1177 eggs were laid, bringing the total to,date to 68,617. The Six Leading Pens To-day. W. A. Nixon, No. 1 1520 J. W. Green 1415 A. W. Irvine, No. 1 ... ... 1379 H. Leger ■ 1377 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 1 1371 Horetaunga Poultry Co., No. 2 1366 Appended are details : ,Total Total for to Week. Date. William Scull, B.W. ... 22 1077 W. A. Nixon, W.L. No. 1 31 1520 H. Leger, W.L 29 1377 John Wordsworth, W.L. ... 25 1215 James Ashton, S.W. ... 29 1000 Martin Bros., W.L. ... 15 1245 Verrall Bros., B.L. ... 8 1132 W. A. Nixon, W.L. No. 2 ... 22 1195 Heretaunga Poultry Co., W.L. No. 1 22 1371 H. S. Wordsworth, W.L. ... 24 1217 W. A. Nixon, W.L. No. 3 ... 7 1150 R. H. Smith, W.L 10 848 Rangiuru Egg Ranch, W.L. 27 1148 R. H. Hawke, W.L. ... 27 1220 R. Willis and Son, W.L. ... 21 1163 A. E. Wilson, W.W. ... 18 664 D. Stewart, W.L. ... ... 17 1158 Master G. Wilson, W.L. ... 16 1047 Remain Hunger, W.L. ... 24 1131 Mrs R. W. Hawke, W.L. 24 1277

A. Steenson, W.L. ... 15 963 ,R. H. Winnian, W.L. ... 14 1244 A. R. Browne, W.L. ... 30 1332 Frankish Bros., W.L. ... 23 1280 W. Knight, S.W., ..; ... 19 1257 J. H. Shaw and R. James, W.L. 16 1093 W. G. Goodwin, 8.0. ... 12 914 W. A. Nixon, W.L. No. 5 ... 17 1216 A. E. Wilson, S.W. ... 20 1071 Misses Bradley, W.L. ... 17 1109 T. Kennedy, W.W. ... 20 810 C. M. Peck, W.L 11 787 J. W. Green, W.L 24 1415 N. Solomon, 8.0. ... ... 21 1012 A. W. Irvine, W.L. No. 1 20 1379 C. M. Peck, 8.0 29 949 G. H. Bradford, S.W. ... 17 980 A. W. Irvine, W.L. No. 2 17 1158 Heretaunga Poultry Co., W.L. No. 2 ... ... 27 1366 Middlepark Farm, W.L, ... 17 1174 T. Strong, W.L 13 1098 P. Keller, W.L 18 1029 Percy Holt, W.L 24 1280 W. Knight, W.L 16 1078 G. Anderson, S.W. ... 27 1132 J. W. Bradley and Son, ... 12 1149 Mrs J. Mills, W.L 14 H 25 W. O. Sail, S.W 27 1156 Crawford and Pudsey, W.L. 20 125° B. A. Lazarus, W/L. ... Al 1230 W. O. Sail, S.W. ... 32 1066 Misses Radford and Harker, W.L 17 107” A. W. Adams, S.W. ... 21 10S1 A. E. Kent, W.L. ... 21 130! J. Come, W.L >5 E 29 E. H. Berchart, W.L. .... 10 10" W. A. Nixon, W.L. No. I ... 8 1253 T. K. Collins, 8.0. ... 21 953 Dominion Poultry Plant, W.L. ... ‘ 27 1178 T. Kennedy, S.W. ... ... 27 1178 Totals ... ... 1177 £8.617

i Competition For Ducks. For the 47th week of the third competition for ducks, 108 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date up to 11,467. Appended are details :

• Total Total for to Week Date Thomas Douthwaite, I.R. 20 1384 W. Knight, 1.11. ... ... 11 1071 S. H. Scott, B.O. ... ... 21 972 T. R. Hall, 111. ... ... 17 1348 P. Keller, I.R. ... 0 1213 C. M. Peck, I.R. ... ... 13 1086 S. H. Scott, I.R. ... ... 3 1307 Heretaunga Poultry Co., I.R ... 12 1378 Miss A. J. Donald, I.R. ... 0 1038 P. Keller, I.R. ... K ' ... 11 1110 Totals ... 108 11,457