EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16422, 16 January 1919, Page 3

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

—« The fourteenth egg-laying competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club "cominencf.l nt Papanui on April 6th. anrl will continue until March 31at, 1919. Tlia figures for tho fortieth week to January 14th are: — LIGHT BREEDS. (For eix purebred pullets between the age of five and a half and oight month*.> Wceklv Total Totkl to date. BROWN LEGHORNS— Verrail Bros. .. .. 25 992 *H. Hunter 22 770 *Mrs T. Morcton .. . ~ 20 865 WHITE LEGHORNS— *W. Kewall .. .. .. 26 946 C. J. Hadloy .. .. ..15 762 R. Coombes •• .. . • 1073 (Jalder Bros. No. 2 .. .. 29 1130 N. b'turk 21 998 E. W. Jones .. ~ ..3d 1087 Atkinson Bros. .. .. 21 1144 Calder Bros 34 1206 'J. Nancarrow, senr. .. ..21 1054 J. Stevens .. .. ..27 1007 Oxford Poultrv Farm .. ..25 1167 H. Ball 30 968 W. A. Gee and Sons, No. 2 .. 2&•' 935 A. E. Phillips .. .. .. 27 953 Mrs M. B. Pullux .. ..29 956 Mrs E. A. Gorinski .. .. 27 1207 Trj~ Poultry Farm .. ..21 1127 *M-s C. Atkinson .. ... 21 895 J. Nancarrow, junr. .. .. 30 1034 W. H. West .. .. ..18 3150 J. Lig-prins .. .. ..33 113S I<\ W. Wilson 23 995 A. E. Wilson .. .. ~ 80 863 Dalmuir Poultry Yards .. 31 974 H. W. Beck .. .. ..36 1218 R. W. Hawke .. .. 25 1134 Omeo Poultry Farm .. ..20 867 M. V. Blackman .. ..27 1127 H. Williams .. .. ..23 1086 Heretauna P. Co., No. 2 ..26 947 S. L. Beer .. ..29 1142 A. E. Powley .. .. ..31 1113 Mrs J. Mills .. ~t .. 27 1011 ■tMre W. Roach .. ..14 887 Ratigium Egg Ranch .. 29 918 "Smart Bros. .. ..21 882 Tracey King .. .. -..23 1158 M. A. Cntrin .. .. ..24 3011 Cha-s. H. Izard .. .. .. 33 1030 Green Bros., No. 1 .. .. 30 1137 W. Davey .. .. ..28 999 h. T. Wright .. .. .. 24 884 'W. Stephenson .. -.. 17 681 O. Thouieon .. .. .. 3G 11 S!> S. Pick .. ... fil 931 •A. TT. Adnms 33 10'U •Tas. Robeitpon .. .. 975 ■T. L. Benfe'.l .. .. 07 818 Vv". Haley .. .. 35 1113 • P.| Mulder .. . .. 29 995 *D. Grahaii .. .. "21 1058. Reliable Stud Poultry Farm,.No! j 2 ' • ... ... . ... 11 CJI W. A. Gee and Sona, No. l ..27 .1039 j Reiiablo Stud Poultry Farm, No. j 1 .. 23 1065 Wuimea P. Yards .. 27 967 lleretauuga P. Co., No. 1 ..31 1109 Green Bro3. No. 2 .. ... 34 1189 MINORCAS— Miss Jessie James -.. 15 830 H. Wililams .. .. ..32 1103 Totals .. .. .. 1628 63,001 * One bird dead. t Two birds dead. HEAVY BREEDS IF or eix purebred pullets between the *go ■;! > bix and nine month*.} BLACK ORPINGTONS— . •C. H. Izard .. .. .. 16 793 "T. E. Conway, No. 1 .. .. 8 70G Norton and Dove .. ..21 873 J. Nancarrow, senr. .. .. 24 709 W. Bloomtield .. .. .. 34 851 T. E. Conwav .. .. ..22 950 WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKSW. Knight 24 663 RHODE ISLAND REDS— "Norton and Dove .. ..18 CO4 E. E. Maraden .. .. .. 29 771 SILVER WYANDOTTESW. W. Hewinson .. .. 17 036 Thos. Wilton .. .. .. 9 818 Thos. Dowthwaite .. .. 36 835 |T. 13. Coawav .. .. .. 14 42t A. W. Adams .. .. .. 27 730 Thos. Kennedy .. ..25 661 *Mre F. Howell .. ..19 705 Totals . .. .. i.. 295 12,085' * One bird dead. I Two birds dead. DUCK CONTEST. (For sis purebred duck?, over five and under nin« months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— Thos. Dowthwnite .. ... 11 1061 *L. A. Wudinan .. .. 13 1194 Mrs W. A. Gee .. .. 12 1035 W T. Gret.n .. .. ..19 1237 R. M. Copland 20 1138 •Heretaunga P.C. .. ..18 1183 W. T. Green .. .. 19 1214 Totals ..115 8123 * One bird dead. SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. HEAVY BREEDS. (ior purebred pullets between the age of lis and nino months) SILVER WYANDOTTES— E. J. Ross .. .. ..5 ItO Thos. Wilson .. .. .. 0 173 RHODE ISLAND REDS T, E. Conway .. .. .. 1 154 Norton and Dove .. .. 2 111 BARRED PLYMOUTH KOCKSA. E: Wilson .. .. .. 7 155 Totals »« •.. i.. 15 753 LIGHT BREEDS— ,Tor purebred pullet* between th© ago of iiv« and u half and eight monthi.) WHITE LEGHOENSGrcen N"?. 1 ..6 224 Green Bros., No. 2 .. i -203 . R. W. Hawke .. .. .. 5 143 H. Meadows .. ... .. « 209 Tracev King .. •• ..7 223 S. L. Beer •• •• .. 3 223 E. E. Mareden .. .. ..*0 126 Thos. Wilkinson .. ... 5 240 Mrs J. Mills, No. 1 ..3 139 S. Dick •• •• .. C 194 Atkinson Bros-, No. 1 o 386 J. Stevens " •• ® Mrs J. Mills. - ..6 IJI •Master Ern Geo .. 0 186 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm ..0 385 W. Beck .. •• ..0 117 * Geo and Sons .. ..5 210 Atkinson Bros., No. 2.. .. 5 20-2 H. Wili*™ 5 •* " •• ° Totals •• i»« 83 0539 * Bii'i dead.