EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16160, 14 March 1918, Page 5

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. Following ia the official report of the 48th week, ending March 12th, and the total to date of the Thirteenth Egg-laying Competition held by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club, at' Papanui:— LIGHT BREEDS. (For aii purebred pullets, between the ages of five and a half and eight months.) Weekly Total total, to date. BROWN LEGHORNS— Verrall Bros. .. .. .. 25 1223 WHITE LEGHORNS— H. F. Ross .. .. .. 23 1278 George Gee .. .. .. 23 1263 Calder Bros., No. 1 .. .. 27 1343 W. Stephenson .. ..19 1031 A. E. Phillips .. ..22 1236' J. Mclnnes 22 1042 L. T. Wright 30 1320 H. W. Bower .. .. .. 21 1208 Gieen Bros, .. .. ..20 1160 1'e Anau Utility Stud •• 24 1206 Atkinson Bros. .. .. 19 1098 Hokowhitu Poultry Company .. 22 2094 S. Dick .. .. ..20 1242 Dalmuir Poultry Yards .. 19 1267 J. M. Alley 5 1052 J. Robinson .. .. .. 21 1098 Rangiuru Egg Ranch .. 20 1013 Omeo Poultry Farm .. .. 27 1215 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 1 17 1059 Maister Jack Green .. '.. 25 1081 Smart Bros. .. .. .. 27 1272 W. Davev 2U 1244 T. E. Conway .. -..IS 3127 Mrs J. Mills 17 1107 T. W. Wilson 21 914 B. Mills 11 366 A. W. Adams .. .. ..12 1235 Reliable Poultry Farm ... 17 1077 A. G. Bailey 20 1121 John Stevens .. ..i ... 14 1072 Fazackerley and Son .. ..22 1118 R. W. Hawke.. .. £2 9(1 J. sen. ' ..23 1199 Calder Bros., No. 2 .. .. 30 1358 T. Kennedy .. .. ..28 1001 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 2 24 1180 M. A. Currin .. .. ..19 1075 H Ball .. .. - 30 1292 W. H. West .. ... .. 20 1322 A. E. Wilson .. ... ..25 1206 H. Williams .. .. ..27 1298 Totals .. •• .. 914 48,695 HEAVY BREEDS. SILVER WYANDOTTES — Green Bros 20 940 A. W. Adams .. .. ..14 912 W. W. Hewinsoa .. ..2(5 1066 Mrs F. Howell .. •• 2 I T. Kennedy .. .. •" T. Dowthwaito .. .. -4 1/19 WHITE WYANDOTTES— G. E. Benjes .. .. •• 18 ™ 50 BLACK ORPINGTONS Mrs Claridge .. .. IS 768 T. E. Conway, No, 1 .. ..27 • 963 A. S. Cooper .. .. 20 994 J. Nancaixow, sen. ., ..26 115a T. E. Conway, No. 2 .. .. 24 1126Victor Geo 25 103a E. E. Marsden .. ..16 1000 F Staines .. •• ..17 1238 Hokowhitu Poultry Company .. 17 982i Miss J. James •• ..15 9j1 WHITE ROCKS— H. J. Gopperth .. -. 30 .1016 RHODE ISLAND REDS— A. S. Cooper .. .. ..15 792 E. F. Oakes .. .. ..3 /37 Totals .. . • • • 19,760 (248 eggs were gathered from 87 spare birds.) SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. LIGHT BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the ages of five and a half and eight months.) WHITE LEGHORNS— Green Bros. .. .. .. 4 29o W. Davey .. .. ..5 218 Victor Gee « 239 J. Nan narrow .. •• •• O Atkinson Bros. .. •• 5 '-G1 R. Mills 0 9< H. Williams 4 R. H. Taylor 5 243 Mrs Mills •• •• •• 5 Te Anau Utility Stud 6 191 R. H. Jamee .. .. .. 0 1U A. E. Wilson .. .v ..0 121 Green Bros. .. »> ""5 Ton R. W. Hawke.. .. •» 0 180

MINORCAS— Mias J. James »•> ..0 133 Miss J. James .. 0 10S Totals ... .. .. 50 3215 HEAVY BREEDS. (For purebred pullete between the ages of eix and nine months.) BLACK ORPINGTONS—. T. E. Conway • • • • . ® SILVER WYANDOTTE S — Thoe. Wilson .. .; 5 260 Grosn Bros. .. .. •• 0 55 V T Pms .. .. •» 0 lwi RHODE ISLAND .REDS— J, Nancarrow, een. .. .. 2 130 Totals .. •• - 12 825 DUCK CONTEST. (For six purebred ducka between, the agefl of six and nine months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— - W. Knight .. •• ..15 1353 Heretaunga Poultry Company 9 14W Mra Gee • 1 1312, W. T. Green .. .". .. 16 1467 H. W. Bower .. •> ..14 15-19 Totals . • • • .. 65 7130 (25 bggs were garnered from the 8 spare docks.)