EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16148, 28 February 1918, Page 5

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

' i NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. Following is tho ofiicial report of the -Kith week, ending February 20th, and the total So dato of tho Thirteenth Egg-laying Competition. held by tho New Zealand Utility i'oultry Club, at Papanui:— LIGHT BREEDS. (For ais purebred pullets, between the ages oi liv» uird a half and eight juonthtO Weekly Total total, to d.ito. BROWN LEGHORNS— Verrall Broa. .. .. .... 29 116S WHITE LEGHORNS— H. F. Ross .. ... .. :il 1210 Georgo Gee .. ..., 27 1217 Calder Bros., No. 1 .. .... 26 1205 W. Stephenson .. ±2 99L A. E. Phillips .. 28 319!» J. Mclnnca .. .. ~.19 991 L. T. Wright ... 33 1258 H. W. Bower .. ..28 UG2 Green Bros. .. .. .. 30 1117 Tc Anau Utility Stud .. .. 23 11515 Atkinson Bros. .. ..315 105" Hokowhitu Poultry Company ~ 22 1050 S. Dick .. .. ..24 1196 Dalmuir Ponltry Yards 21 1228 J. M. Alley .. ... 7 103 D J. Robinson .. .. [.. 22 1053 Itangiuru Egg Ranch .. 27 96t> Omoo Poultry Farm .. :! 1. 115!) Hcretaunga Poultry Co., No. 1 22 102.1 1 Master Jack Green .. .. 28'' 1031 Smart Bros. .. .. .21 1217 W. Davey ... 27 1204 T. E. Conway .. 18 1090 Mrs J. Mills .., 2(5 1066 T. W. Wilson .. ... .... 13 878 K. Mills .. ... 21 933 A. W. Adama .. •• '«• 29 1188 Reliable Poultry Farm .. 14 ' 1045 A. G. Bailey .. ~. 20 1077 John Stevens .. . >« it.. .19 1040 Fazackerley and Son i. .< <. 24 1061 R. W. Hawke .. >.i 22 923 J. Nancarrow,-sen. ... ■.«' 2'.l 1151. ! Calder Bros. No. 2 .., ... 32 129S T.. Kennedy. .. — •• 31, 945. . - „ Hcretaunga Poultry Co. No. 2 32 1128 , M. A.'. Currin ... .. 21 1032 H. Ball ... 30 1232 . W. H. West ~.., ' ~ 11 1280 j A. E.' : Wilson ... i..i ..,. '22 1150 H. Williams i..r 29 .. 1239 Totals ..: i.v 1035 46,769 HEAVY BREEDS. SILVER WYANDOTTES— Green Bros. ... ~«i 14 902 A. W. Adams .. 26 887 W. W. Howinson «.i i.. 22 1007 Mrs F. Howell ... 18 975 T. Kennedy .. 32 1045 T. Dowthwaite .. 18 ,874 WHITE WYANDOTTES— G. E. Benjes .. •• .« 19 1013 BLACK ORPINGTONS— Mrs Claridg© ... ... 16 734 T. E. Conway, No. 1 .. 19 . . 915 A. S. ' Cooper .. ... ,23 951 J. Nancarrow, sen. •>-. .... 23 1100 T. E. Conway, No. 2 ..: i... 25 1083 Victor Gee .. :•* t l9 984 E. E. Marsden .. .. 24 965 F. Staines 26 1200 Hokowhitu Poultry Company .. 13 953 Miss J. James .. .. 30 906 WHITE ROOKS— H. J. Gopperth .. .. 27 948 RHODE ISLAND REDS— A.. S. Cooper .. .. ... 15 760 ■ E. .F. Oakes .. .. ... 13 .723 Totals .. .. .. 424 18,930 (238 eggs were gathered from 89 sparo birds.) SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION'. - LIGHT BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the ages of five and n half and eight months.) WHITE LEGHORNS— Green Bros. •• •• 7 285 W. Davey .. .. - ... 5 207 Victor Geo .. .. •• 5 231 J. Nancarrow. .. .. 2 223 Atkinson Bros •• >.. 3 251 R. Mills .. .. •• 0 97 H. Williams ' .. ... '5 ?258 R. H. Taylor .. •• 234 Mrs Mills .. ~ •.. « 272 Te Anau Utility Stud .. ..2 17< R. H. James 0 141 A. E. Wilson .. .. • 0 '121 Green Bros. •• •• 5 209 R. W. Hawke 0 180 MINORCAS — Miss J. James .. .. 5 16! Miss J. James .. ..0 KM Totals 40 314: • J HEAVY BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the ages. o six and nine months.) BLACK ORPINGTONS— T E. Conway . .. ..1 20G . SILVER WYANDOTTES— . , Thos. Wilson .. ..6 250 Green Bros. .. • • .. 0 55 E. J. Ross .. .. -.6 165 RHODE ISLAND REDS— J. Nancariow, een- .. .. 1 128 Totals 11 801 DUCK CONTEST. (For six purebred ducks between tho ages of o'x and ni::o months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— W. Knight 17 1323 Horctaunza. Poultry Company 6 1435 Mrs Geo «• .. 6 1306 W. T. Gieen .. .. .. 1(5 ; '>.J1443 H. W. Bower .. .. .. 14. 1521 Totals .. .. ..59 7034 (17 eggs weri» gathered from the 8 sparo duck 6.)Mombcrs of tiie special Board appointed to enquire into tho Hood damages in tho North and Central districts I ol Queensland, hare returned to Brisbane (says tho ' Sydney Morning lieri aid'"). 'I'lie extent of tho rainfall may | l)o ganged by the estimate arrived at 1 by Air Sexton, Chief Engineer, at Mac- ! kav ; 06 inches of rain'fell in 70.hours, j and. taking the limited area of 60.milcs i along the coast, by 30 miles inland, i ihe volume of water which:fell in those 70 hours is calculated at COOO million tons. Members of tho Board, after reaching Tounsviile, proceeded 190 miles west to a point about 10 miles from Torrens Creek. Hero they found that topographical changes had occurred. A lake or lagoon has been formed that promises to be a permanent feature of tho landscape. This piece of water is about a mile by three-quarters of a mile in dimensions, and has now a . depth of some 10 feet. Since tho railway line was b.iilt 35 years ago this portion had never before been flooded.