EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 74, 4 April 1913, Page 8

EGG LAYING.

EIGHTH EGG-LAYING COMPETITION FOR FOWLS. FINAL RESULTS. Christclmrcli, April 1. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s eighth egg-laying competition for fowls, and third duck tost, terminated yesterday at Papanui. The tests have been most successful. For the fifty-one weeks the 360 fowls recorded 72,322 eggs, and the ducks recorded 12,057 eggs, an average of over 200 eggs per bird, an achievement that has never been made in any competition with a large flock of birds. The honours went to Mr W. A. Nixon’s White Leghorns in the fowl test, and to Mr T. R. Hall’s Indian Runners in the ducks. In laying 1611 eggs in fifty-one weeks Mr Nixon’s birds have established a world’s record, and went through the tests without a d°ath, as also did Mr Hall’s ducks. The feeding was very much the same as in previous tests. There was not a single death in the whole of the competing ducks, and only about o per cent in the fowls. The following are the final returns for the week ending March 31st; —

Grand Total Total W. Scull, Christchurch ... 1 1130 W. A, Nixon, Burwood ... 15 1614 H. Leger, Weraroa ... 13 1463 J. Wordsworth, Geraldine ... 12 1295 James Ashton, Hanmer ... 11 1091 Martin Bros., Hanmer ... 11 1091 Vorrall Bros., Swannanoa ... 4 1159 W. A. Nixon, Burwood ... 16 1286 Heretannga Co., Silverstream 9 1448 H. H. Woodnorth, Winton 15 130! W. A. Nixon, Burwood ... 5 1187 R. M.v Smith, Auckland ... 9 902 Rangiuru Egg Ranch, Otaki 7 1201 R. W. Hawke, Papanui ... 13 1611 R. Willis and Son, New j Brighton ... ...11 1237 A. E. Wilso Shirley ... 1 696 I). Stewart, Normanby ... 10 1213 Master G. Wilson, Shirley ... 7 110,7 Remain Hunger, L. Hutt ... 10 1181 Mrs R. W. Hawke, Papanui 10 1351 A. Stevenson, Karori ... 9 1025 H. R. Winnian, Runanga 11 1301 R. Browne, Petane ... 11 1120 Frankish Bros., Wanganui 9 1302 W. Knight, L. Hutt ... 7 1329 J. H. Shaw and G. James, Christchurch ... ... 8 1157 W. G. Goodwin, Thames ... 7 '956 W. A. Nixon, Burwood ... 9 1300 A. E. Wilson, Shirley ... 8 1140 Misses Bradley,\Papanui ... 6 1161 T. Kennedy, Rangiora ... 2 8(8 C. M. Peck, Avondale ... 8 803 J. W. Green, St. Alban’s ... 11 1492 N. Solomon, Westport ... 5 109.2 A. W. Irvine, Epsom, ... 10 1440 C. M. Peck, Avondale ... 12 1008 G. H. Bradford, Gust ... 6 1038 A. W. Irvine, Epsom ... 5 1218 Heretannga Co., Silverstream 19 1469 Middlepark Farm, Riccarton 6 1223 T. Strong, Doyleston ... 6 1139 P. Keller, Rollcston ... 7 1090 Percy Holt, Papakura ... 6 1342 W. Knight, L. Hutt . . If 1155 G. Anderson, St. Alban’s ... 20 1218 J. W. Bradley and Son, YPapanui ... ... ... 3 1164 Mrs J. Mills, Dunedin ... 7 1 108. >V. O. Sail, Cost .... 11 1228 Crawford and Pudsey L. Hutt ' ...10 1329 R. A. Lazarus, L. Hutt ... 14 1313 W. O. Sail, Cust ... 13 IDO Misses Radford and Harker 5 1126 A. W. Adams, Sheffield ... 17 1160 A. E. Kent, Shirley / ... 10 1358 J. Corrie, Beckenham ... 11 1190 E. H. Berchart, Eltham ... 6 1099 W. A. Nixon, Burwood ... 7 1289 T. K. Collins, L. Hutt ... 6 1014 Dominion P.P., Coromandel 7 1283 T. Kennedy, Rangiora ... 20 1259 Totals 549 72,322

THE PRIZE-WINNERS. The prize-winners are:— Greatest number of eggs in fifty- I one weeks—W. A. Nixon (Burwood), 1614 eggs, £lO, 1; J. W. Green (St. Alban’s), 1492 eggs, £7, 2; Heretaunga Poultry Company (Silverstream), 1469 eggs, £4, 3; H. Leger (Paeroa), 1463 eggs, £2, 4; Heretaunga Poultry Company (Silverstream), 1448 eggs, £l, 5; A. W. Irvine (Epsom), 1440 eggs, 10s, 6. Winter Test. (Prizes £2, £l, and 10s). —W. A. Nixon 1, J. W. Green 2, R. A. Lazarus 3.

Monthly Tests. (Prizes 15s and 10s). —April, Heretaunga Poultry Co. 1. 11. W. Hawke 2; May, R. A. Lazarus 1, W. A. Nixon (No. 4 pen) 2; June. W. A. Nixon 1, 11. Browne and G. Goodwin (equal) 2; July, A. W. Adams 1, A. E. Wilson 2; August, G. Anderson 1, A. E. Wilson 2; September, W. A. Nixon 1, G. Anderson 2; October, A. R. Browne 1, A. W. Irvine 2; November, W. Nixon 1, A. 11. Browne and Heretaunga Poultry Co. (equal) 2 ; December, W. A. Nixon 1, H. Leger and Heretaunga Poultry Co. (equal) 2; January, W. Nixon 1, H. Leger 2; February, H. Leger 1, W. Nixon and Heretaunga Poultry Co. (equal) 2; March, Heretaunga Poultry Co. 1, W. Nixon 2. ners, and S. H. Scott’s Buff Orping31st). —W. Nixon, £1 10s, 1; Heretaunga Poultry Co., £l, 2; H. Leger. 10s, 3. The club’s gold medal for the greatest weight eggs laid during the competition, and the Studholme prizes' of 010, £4, and £2, will be awarded in a few days. Standard certificates of merit (1250 eggs or over) were gained by John Wordsworth, Martin Bros., W. A. Nixon, Heretaunga (2), H. S. Woodnorth, G. W. Hawke, A. Wainrnan, A. Browne, Frankish Bros., W. Knight. J. W. Green, A. W. Irvine, Percy Holt, Crawford and Piulsey, G. A. Lazarus, A, R. Kent, Dominion Poultry Plant, T. Kennedy, and Mrs R. W. Hawke. Competition For Ducks. The following are the final returns: Grand Total Total T Houtliwaito, i.R. ... 12 1153

IV. Knight, LR. ... .7 1098 S. H. Scott, 8.0 20 1061 T. R. Hall, LR 26 1461 P. Keller, LR 5 1235 C. M. Peck, LR 16 1162 S. H. Scott, J.R 9 903 Heretannga Co., LR. ... 17 1449 Miss A. J. Donald, LR. ... 9 1057 l>. Keller, LR 15 1175 Totals 136 12,057

TH E PRIZE-WINNERS. The following are the prize-winners: Greatest number of eggs in fiftyone weeks.—T. R. Hall (Weraroa), 1164 eggs, £5, 1; T. Douthwaite, (Avondale), 1453 eggs, £3, 2; Heretannga Poultry Company (Silverstream), 1449 eggs, £1 10s, 3; P. Keller (Rollcston), 1235 eggs, 15s, 4. Winter Test.—Heretannga Poultry Co. (gold medal) 1, T. Douthwaite 2. Messrs Nixon’s, Leger’s, J. W. Green’s, and Heretannga Poultry Co.’s White Leghorns; T. Kennedy’s Silver Wyandotte®, and G. Hunger’s Blade Orpingtons are being retained by the club for a seocud year test. Messrs Hall’s, Doutliwaite’s, Keller’s, and Heretannga Poultry Co.’s Indian Runners, and S. H. Scott’s Buff Orkington ducks, aro also to be kept for a two-year test.