EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16154, 7 March 1918, Page 5

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. Following is tho official report of the 17th wock, ending March 3 th, and the total to date of tho Thirteenth Egg-laying Competition held by the Now Zealund Utility Poultry Club, at Papanui: — LIGHT BREEDS. (For six purebred pullets, between tho ages of five and a half and eight months.) Weekly Total total, to date. BROWN LEGHORNS—

] Vcrrall Bros. .. .. ..30 1198 WHITE LEGHORNS— H. F. Eos3 .. .. .. -31 1250 George Geo .. .. ..23 1210 Culder 15ro6., No. 1 .. .. 26 1321 \V. Stephenson .. .. 21 1012 A, E. Phillips .. 25 1214 J. Mclnr.es .. .. 2G 1020 L. T. "Wright .. .. ..32 1290 H. W. Bower .. .. .. 2.3 1187 Green Bros. .. .. ..29 114G Te Anau Utility Stud .. 2G 1182 Atkinson Bros. .. .. 20 1077 ilokowhitu Poultry Company.. 22 1072' S. Dick .. .. .. 26 1222 Dalmuir Poultry Yards .. 20 1218 J. M. Alley .. .. .. 8 1017 J. .Robinson .. .. ..21 1077 Bangiuru Egg Ranch ., 27 933 Oraeo Poultry Farm .. ..20 1188 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 1 19 1012 Master Jack Green .. .. 23 1056 Smart Bros. .. .. ..23 1245 W. Davey .. .. ..20 1224 T. E. Conway .. .. 19 1103 Mrs J. Mills .. .. .. 21 1090 T. W. "Wilson 15 893 li. Mills .. ... .. 22 957 A. W. Adams .. .. ..21 1212 Reliable Poultry Farm. .. 15 1060 A. G. Bailey 24 1101 John Stevens .. •• ..38 1058 Fazaclierley and Son .. ..25 1096 R. W. Hawko .. ... 20 M9 J. Nancarrow, sen. .. •• Calder Bros.. No. 2 .. .. f 1328 T. Kennedy .. •• v Heretaunga Poultry Co., Iso. - -S 11*6 M. A Currin .. .. ;; « W. I West :: •• •• 22 1302 A. E. Wilson - \g\ H. Williams ... •• 3w l ~' Totals .. 1012 47 ' 781 HEAVY BREEDS. SILVER WYANDOTTES Green Broe. . • * • ■ * ggg A. W. Adams " W. W. Howmaoa .. -33 iwu Mrs F. Howell •• ■' -® T. Kennedy _ ®- 1077 T. Dowthwaifce • • .. -1 WHITE WYANDOTTES— , G. E. Benjes .. 4 •• •• 17 - 1032 BLACK ORPINGTONS Mrs Claridg© .. ..16 ''SO T. E. Conway, No. 1 ., ..19 933 A. S. Cooper .. .. 23 974 J. Nancarrow, sen. .. ..29 1129 T. E. Conway, No. 2 .. ..19 1102 Victor Gee .. .. ..26 1010 E. E. Marsden .. ..19 9S4 | F. Staines .. .. ..21 1221 i Hokowhitu Poultry Company .. 13 965 Mias J. James .. ..30 336 !• WHITE ROCKS- ' H. J. Gopperth .. ..38 986 RHODE ISLAND REDS— A. S. Cooper .. .. .. 17 777 E. F. Oakes .. .. .. 6 734 Totals .. .. ..428 19,335 j (278 eggs were gathered from 89 | spare birds.) SINGLE BTRD COMPETITION. LIGHT BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the agea of five and a half and eight months.) WHITE LEGHORNS— Green Bros. .. .. .. 5 291 W. Davcy .. .. ,, 6 213 Victor Gee .. ... 3 234 J. Nancarrow .. .. ,, 5 '228 Atkinson Bros. .. ,. 6 256 R, Mills .. .. ,.0 97 H. Williams .. .. .. 6 259 R. H. Taylor .. .. .. 4 238 Mr3 Mills .. .. .. 6 278 Te Anau Utility Stud .. 6 185 R. H. James .. ,, 0 141 A. E. Wilson.. .. .. 0 121 Green Bros. .. ., .. 6 215 R. W. Hawke .. ,, 0 180 MINORCAS— Miss J. James ,, .. 0 153 Miss J. James ,, >.0 106 Totals .. .. ..52 3195 HEAVY BREEDS. (For purebied pullete between the ages of six 25d nine months.) BLACK ORPINGTONS— T. E. Conwa/ .. .. 5 208 SILVER WYANDOTTES— Thofi. "Wilson .. .. .. 5 25i> I Green Bros. .. .. .. 0 55 j E. J. Ross .. .. .-2. ,167RHODE LSLAND REDS— I J, Nancaivcw, sen. .. .. 0 128! Totals ,. .. ..12 813 j DUCK CONTEST. j (For six purebred ducks between the ages of six and nine months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— W. Knight .. .. .. 9 1338 Heretaunga F&nlky Company 5 1440 Mrs Gee .. .. ..5 1311 W. T. Green 6 1451 H. W. Bower .. .• ..14 1535 Totals 41 7075 (21 eggs were gathered from the 8 spare ducks.)