EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16166, 21 March 1918, Page 3

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

\-K\Y ZI'Ar.AXD UTILITY POULTPY CLUB. Koilowinc is 'iio official import of tbo -lOlli veck, "iidiiig March miii, and the total .to date or tho Thirteenth Kgs-layin? Competition hold by 1 Nov.- Zealand Utilit;.* Poul.r> Club, at Papanui: — LIGHT BREEDS. (For six purebred pullet*, between the ages oi five and a half and e'.-ht Months ) Weekly I otal total, todato. BROWX LKGHOIINS-

HKAVY BREEDS. silver \vya:cdottf.s—

(231 cgga ~ero 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 LEGHOENS—

HEAVY BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the ages of six and nine months.) BLACK ORPINGTONS—

Ycnni! Bros •• lu J - 42 WHITE LEGHORN'S— H. I'". Ko*s George Geo .. •• " iq"! Ca-lder Bros., Xo. 1... 2 ; > 3,3 !'\V. .. •• 'A. K. l'hillips •• •• Vi ;-®2 ! ,1. .\k-In;:c.K ; I-. T- Wri.i'lit ;JI. \Y. Ko-.vcr .. •• »--*j Mircen Bros 1? i Te Auau Utility Stud .. •• l'-M ' Atkiusnn Bros. 1112 Hokowliitu Poultrv Company .. 1!) 1113 Dic H •• 1'To? Oalmnir Poultrv ards .. 11 ]'_81 .'I. 11. Alloy •• 1 J. Robinwm • • •• Usingiuru Egg J'anch .. . • 1' 10^0 Omoo Poultrv Kur>n .. '237 Hcretaanga Poultry Co., No. 1 15 luTt Cluster J;ie!; Given .. .. 22 11111 Smalt Bros. .. .. l:iOU W. Daver .. .. ..]'•> 12l>i T. E. Co'iv.vav .. •• 1"' "-<2 'Sire J. JiuU ■ »H T. "W. Wilson .. .. ..Hi 0S0 H. Mills I '.'72 A. "W. Aclum' 20 1255 Reliable l'nultrv Farm .. I" 1091 A. G. Bailey in 1-i-ii John Stevens .. .. 15 1087 Fazackcriev and Son .. ..10 1137 R. \V. Hau-kc .. .. 17 988 >f. Xar.emro'.v, son. .. .. HI 1215 Calder Bros., No. 2 .. 20 1387 T. Kennedy .. 25 1026 Herctaungn Poultrv Co.. No. 2 22 1202 M. A. Currin .. .. ..18 1093 H. Ball .. .. ..2S 1320 V.'. II. West .. .. ..17 1339 A. E. Wilson .. .. ..23 1223 Ji. 'Williams .. .. ..21 1319 Totals .. .. .. Em 49,438

Green Bros. . w ..10 930 A. W. Adams .. ..'21 933 W. \V. Howinson .. .. 23 10S9' llr.s F. Howell .. .. 2-2 1014 T. Kennedy .. .. .. in 1116 T. Dowthwaite .. .. 22 911 "WHITE WYANUOTTES— G. E. Benjea .. .. 24 1074 BLACK ORPINGTONS Mrs Claridge .. .. 11 779 1'. E. Conway, No. 1 .. ..23 ' 983 A. S. Cooper .. ..18 1012 J. Nancarrow, sen. .. .. 20 1175 T. E. Conway, No. 2 .. .. as 115S Victor Gee .. .. ..13 1048 K. E. Hare den .. ..21 1021 P. .Staines .. .. ..18 125G HoUowhitu Poultry Company .. 20 1002 Aliss J. James ..18 869 WHITE ROCKS— H. J. Goppertli .. 28 1044 RHODE ISLAND REDS— A. S. Cooper .. .. .. 9 S01 E. F. Oakes .. .. .. 3 74(7 Totals .. .. .. 375 20,135

Green Bros. .. .. 6 301 W. Davey .. .. .. 4 222 Victor Geo .. .. f! 242 J. Nancarrow .. .... .. 4 237 Atkinson Bros. .. .. 4 265 R. Mills .. .. ..0 97 H. Williams .. .. .. 5 268 R. H. Taylor .. .. .. 4 247 Mrs Milla .. .. .. 5 288 Te A nan Utility Stud .. 6 197 R. £t. James .. 0 141 A. E. Wilson 0 121 Green Bros. 5 226 R. W. Hawke .. .. 0 • ISO MINORCAS— Misg J. James .. 0 153 Mias J. James .. 0 106 Totals .. .. ..46 3291

T. E. Comvav .. ..2 215 SILVER WYAXDOTTES— Thos. Wilson .. .. .. 5 2G5 Green Bros. .. 0 55 E. J. Ross .. .... 0 167 RHODE ISLAND REDS— J. Nancarrow, ecn. .. .. 6 13G Totals .. .. ..13 833 DUCK CONTEST. (For eiz purebred ducks between the ages of eix and nine months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— W. Knight ..12 1365 Heretaunga Poultry Company 5 1154 lira Geo .. .. .. o 1312 W. T. Green .. .. .. 1G 1483 H. \V. Bower .. .. .. 7 1556 Totals .. ..40 7170 (27 eggs were gathered Tram '.he P spare ducks.)