North Island Egg-laying Competition.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3757, 14 April 1908, Page 2

North Island Egg-laying Competition.

* The 49th week of the competition promoted by the North Island Egglaying Competition Association, Ltd., at Cambridge, was concluded on Friday, 10th April, 1908. The number of eggs laid during the week was 719, being an average of 8.76 eggs per pen. Total number of eggs laid since Ist May is 81,482, being an average of 983.68 eggs per pen. Highest layings for the week: — Waikato Argus, Hamilton, Black Orpingtons, 21. W. J. Brookes, Mt. Albert, Silver Wyandottes, 21. C. Hammond, Ruakura, White Rocks, 21. Mrs Harrison, Avondale, White Leghorns, 21. T. B. Brookes, Clarendon, S.A., White Leghorns, 21. W. A. Nixon, Burwood, Christchurch, White Leghorns (No. 2), 18. W. Runcirnan, Newstead, Brown Leghorns, 18. Mackay and Fleming, Cambridge, Brown Leghorns, IS. A. Cole, Hamilton, White Rocks, 18.

Leading pens to date are:— Mrs Harrison, Avondale, White Leghorns, 1283. A. and P. Association, Auckland, White Leghorns, 1267. T. B. Brookes, Clai'endon, S.A., White Leghorns, 1246. Mrs Bostock, Te Puke, Brown Leghorns, 1211. Mrs Rathbon, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 1204. Miss Roberts, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 1204. K. W. K. Fairclough, Hamilton, Black Orpingtons, 1200. Waikato Central A. and P. Association, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 1193. W. Knight, Hutt, Wellington, White Leghorns, 1183. Mrs J. Salt, New Plymouth, White Leghorns, 1166. The weather during the week was favourable.