EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16416, 9 January 1919, Page 5

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

The fourteenth egg-laying competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenccd nt Papanui on April Gth. and '.vill continue until March Slat, 1919. Tho figures for the thirty-ninth week to January 7th, ar»: — LIGHT BREEDS. (For six purebred pullets between tho age of five and a half aad eight months,; Weekly Total Total to date.

HEAVY BREEDS (5 or sis purebred pullets between the age >f eix and nino months.} BLACK ORPINGTONS— •C. H. Izard .. " ..14 774 *T. E. Conway No. 1 .. .. 5 .698 Norton and Dove .. .. 12 852 J. Nanearrow, senr. .. .. 14 685 V. Bloomfield .. .. 10 837 r. E. Conway .. .. -.20 928 WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS— »V\ ' Knight .. .. .. SO 545 RHODE ISLAND REDS— 'Norton, and Dove .. ..24 588 i. 13. Marsden .. ..22 , 751 SILVER WYANDOTTES— \r. "W. Hewinson .. ..25 679 l\ Wilson. .. •• •• 17 i\ Dowthwaite .. •• •• 24 819 tT. E. Conway 8 410 A. ,W. Adams .. •• •• T. Kennedy .. 23 638 •Mrs F. Howell .. .'.12 746 Totals .. •• 286 11,890 * One bird dead. f Two birds dead. DUCK CONTEST. (For six purebred ducka, over five and undti nine months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— T. Dowthwaite .. •• •L. A. Wadham .. .. M Mrs W. A. Gee 22 1083 W. T. Green .. .. •• 1218 R. M. Copland ~ '"no ills •Heretaunga P. Co. .. -22 1165 W. T. Green .. 1 -. 1198 Total* •• 138 * One bird dead. SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. HEAVY BREEDS, (lor purebred pullets between the *g» of sii and nine months.) SILVER WYANDOTTES— E. J. Ross .. •• ■■ f J" T. Wilson A 1k RHODE ISLAND BEDS T. E. Conway .. •• •• ° 133 Norton and Dove .. lua BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS— A. E. Wilson .. •• 5 Tot»l» m ** 16 MS

MOST BREEDS(For purebred pullets between the ago of five and a Half and eight months.)

.BROWN LEGHORNSVerrall Bros. .. .. .. 21 367! *H. Hunter 21 748 'Mrs T. Moreton .. ... 20 845 WHITE LEGHORNS— , *W. Newall ... .. ... 27 926 C. J. Hadley .. ... .. 16 747 R. Coombes .. ... So 1045 Calder Bros. No. 2 24 1101 N. Stark .. ' .. .. 22 970 , E. W. Jones .. .. .. 27 1059 '■ Atkinson Bros. .'. .-V .. '21 1133 Calder Bros. .. .. .. 31 1172 *J. Nancarrow, sen. .. .. 22 1033 I J. Stevens .. .. .. 27 980 'Oxford Poultry Farm .. .. 27 1142 1 H. Ball .. .. 33 938 W. A. Gee"'and Sons, Ko. 2 ..21 957 A. E. Phillips . .. .. 22 926 Mra M. B. Pullar .. ..21 957 Mrs E. A. Gorinski ..29 1180 Trig Poultry'Farm .. ..20 1108 'Mrs C. Atkinson .. .. 19 864 J. Nancarrow, junr. .. .. 26 1004 W. H. West 24 1132 J. Liggin3 .. .. .. 25 1105 F. W.. Wilson 25 972 I A. E. Wilson .. .. 22 838' Daimuir Poultry Yards .. 23 M3 H. W. Beck '28 1182 j R W. Hawko .. . . .. .. 31 1109 Omeo Poultry Farm .. .. 28 847 | M. F. Black man .. .. 28 1000 H. Williams 21 1061 Heretaunga P. Co., No. 2 ..28 921 S. L. Beer 28 1113 A. E. Powley ..' .. ..27 1032 j Mrs J.' Mills 33 984 j ♦Mrs W. Roach .. ..16 S73 | Rangiuru Egg Ranch 33 919 j •Smart Bros. .. .. .. 17 886 : Tracey King .. .. ..28 1181 M. A. Curriu .. .. ..28 967 C. H. Izard 30 1057 Green Bros. No. 1. .. .. 32 1107 W. Davey 30 971 L. T. Wright 24 860 *W. Stephenson .. ..20 864 C. Thomson ». .. 29 1119 S. Dick ' 26 900 A.-W. Adams .. .. .. 29 988 J. Robertson .. .. .. 36 943 J. L. Benfell .. .. - 25 - 791 P. Mulder .. .. ..36 966 W. Haloy 30 1077 i *1). Graham .. • . • .. 19 1037 Reliable Stud- Poultry Farm, No 2 .. .. ..10 630 W." A. Geo and; Sons, No. 1 .. 25 1012 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm, No. 1 .. .. .. 20 1042 { Waimea Poultry Yards.. .. 33 940' Heretaunga >P. Co., No.'1 .. 25 1078 Green Bros. No. 2 .. ..26 1155 j MINORCAS— • j Miss Jeesie James .. .. 15 815 ii. Williams .. .. ... 20 1071 Totals 1=30 61,878, * One bird dead. f Two birds dead.

WHITE LEGHORA S— Green Bros. No. 1 .. .. 6 218 Green Bros. No. 2 .. ..6 199 R. W. Hawke .. .. 3 138 H. MeadowB .. .. .. 5 203 Tracey King .. .. .. 1 210 S. L. Beer .. .. • 4 219 E. E. Marsden .. .. G 120 T. Wilkinson .. .. .. 7 235 Mrs J. Mills No. 1. .. ..5 15S S. Dick .. .. .. 5 183 Atkinson BroB. No. 1 .. .. 6 181 J. Stevens .. .. .. <i 150 Mra J. Mills No. 2 .. ..5 185 •Master Era Geo .. .. 0' 186 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm .. 2 183 H. W. Beck 0 117 W. "A. Gee and Sons .. .. 5 205 Atkinson Bros. No. 2 .. .. fi 197 H. Williams ... .. ..3 158 Totals .. ,.90 3456 • Bird dead.