EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16411, 3 January 1919, Page 5

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Tlie fourteenth egg-laying competition organised by tho Now Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 6th, and will continue until March 31st, 1919. The figures for -the thirty-eighth week to December Slot are: — LIGHT BREEDS. (For eix purebred pullets between the age of five and a half and eight months.) Weekly Total Total to date.

HEAVY BREEDS. (For six purebred pullets between tha ago ->f sis and nine months.) BLACK ORPINGTONS— •C. H. Izard 12 760 T. E. Conway, No. 1 ... .. 5 693 Norton and Dove .. ..22 810 J. Nancarrow. een. .. .. 4 672 W. Bloomiield .. .. ia S2T T. E. Conway .. .. .. 14 908 "WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS— W. Knight .. .. .. 19 815 RHODE ISLAND REDS•Norton and Dovo .. 24 362 E. E. Maisden .. .. 20 729 SILVER WYANDOTTES— W.' W. Hewinaon .. .. 16 651 T. Wilson 19 822 T. Dowthwaite .. .. 27 795 tT. E. Conway .. .. 5 402 A. W. Adams .. .. ..21 676 T. Kennedy .. ... ..13 615 •ilia F. Howell .. ..12 734 Totals .. ... .. 246 11,501 * One bird dead. + Two birds dead. DUCK CONTEST. (For six purebred ducks, over five and under niae months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— T Dowthwaite .. .. Jl3 . 1033 •L. A. Wadham .. ..17 1166 Mtb W. A. Gee .. ~ .. 19 3001 W. T. Green .. .. .. 25 1200 K. M. Copland .. ..23 1093 •Heretaunga P. Co. .. .. 24 1113 W. T. Green .. .. .. 19 1183 Total® .. .. ..140 7879 • One bird dead. SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. HEAVY BREEDS, (lor purebred pullets between the age of sis and nine months) SILVER WYANDOTTES— E. J. Ross •• •• •• 5 149 T. Wilson ..6 17RHODE ISLAND REDS T. E. Conway • • 3 153 Norton and Dovo .. 6 105 BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS— A E. Wilson .. •• •• 0 143 Totals •• ..20 772 LIGHT BREEDS— (For purebred pullet* between the age of five and a halt and eight months.) WHITE LEGHORAS— Green Bros., No. 1 •• ..4 212 Green Bros., No. 2 .. ..4 i 94 R. W. Hawke .. •• .. 133 H. Meadow ••• •• •• 6 Traccy King •• •• 6 209 6. L. Beer •• •• •• 3 215 E. E. Marsden •• •• 6 114 T. Wilkinson .. •- ..7 £2S ~MVq J Mills, No. 1 •• .. 6 151 S. Dick •• •• 5 IS3 Atkinson Broa., No. 1. .. .. 6 175 J. Stevens •• •• ..5 144 Mrs J. Mills, No. 2 .. ..4 180 •Master Ern Gee ..0 186 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm .. 0 183

•H. W. Beck .. .. .» 0 117 W. A. Geo and Sons .. i.. 5 ,200 Atkinson Bros., No. 2 .. ... 5 191 H. Williams .. ... ..1 153 Totals .. .. >.76 3366 * Bird dead.

xoiai to aaw. ' BROWN LEGHORNS— Verrall Bioa. .. , .. 15 946 *H. Hunter .. •• -..33 7_,7 •Mib T. Moreton .. .-2-2 825 ♦W. Newall .. •• ..29 893 ' WHITE LEGHORNS— C. J. Hadley .. -.. 13 731 R. Coombes .. •• 32 1010 , Colder Bros., No. 0 .. .. _8 1077 N. Stark .. •• •• 22 952 E. W. Jones 26 1 032 Atkinson Bros. .. •• >.24 1103 Colder Bros SI 1141 j J. Nanoarrow, sen. ... ..23 1011 \ J. Stevens •• •• ... 31 953 ■ Oxford Poultry Farm .. ..26 3116 ; H. Ball 27 905 | W. A G«e and Sons, No. 2 .. 26 936 ; A.E.Phillips.. .. ...20 904 Mrs M. B. Pullar .. ... 28 936 Mrs E. A. Gorinaki .. ..30 115L ! Trig Poultry Farm ... ... 21 1083 i *Mra C. Atkinson .. .. 20 845 J. Nancarrow jun. ... .. 25 978 W. H. West ... .. 32 1108 j. Liggina • • 24 1080 ; F. W Wilson .. •.* ... 22 948. A. E. Wileon .. .. ... 24 S16 ' Dalmuir P. Yards 28 914 ' H. W. Beok .. .. 33 1154 R. W. Hawke .. 31 1078 Omeo Poultry Farm ,.. 23 819 ! M. F. Blackman .. ,..20 10721: H. Williams .. .. . 3S 1037 , Heretanga P. Co., No. 2 i.. 27 893 , S. L. Beer ..24 1085 A. E. Powley .. .. .. 25 1055 Mrs J. Mills ..29 951 ♦Mrs W. Roach ... ■.- 18 S57 Rangiuru Egg Ranch ... i.. 29 886 •Smart Bros. , .. _ .. ,..16 819 Traoey King .. .. ,..22 1103 M. A. Currin .. .. .. 25 959 Chae. H. Izard.. ... 2S 1027 Green Bros., No. 1 ...; ;.. 27 1075 W. Davey .. ..., . 2S 911 L. T. Wright .. ... ,.. 24 836 *W. Stephenson ... ,.. 24 841 C. Thomson .. .. .. 32 1090 S. Dick .. .. ,.. 23 874 A. W. Adams ... .. 27 959 J. Roberteon ... .. ,.. 29 907 J. L. Benfell ... .. .. 26 776 W. Haley 27 1047P. Mulder .. .. ..30 931 •D. G-raham 23 1018 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm, No. 2 .. .. .. ..9 620 W. A. Gee and Sons, No. 1 ..33 987 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm, No. 1 .. .. .. .. 19 1022 Waimea Poultry Yard .. ..26 907 Heretaunga p. Co., No. 1 .. 28 1053 1 Green Bros., No. 2 .. 36 1119 MINORCAS— Miss Jessie James .. .. 10 800 H. Williams .. .. >. 20 1051 Totals .. .. 1532 59,803 • One bird dead. + Two birds dead.