EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16428, 23 January 1919, Page 8

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

The fourteenth. egg-laying competition, organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 6th, and will continuo until March Slat, 1919. The figures for the forty-first week to January 21st are:— LIGHT BREEDS. (For six purebred pullets between the age of fire sad a half and eight month*

' HEAVY BREEDS (For six purebred pullets between the ace -it six and nine months.) BLACK ORPINGTONS— *Ch»s. H. Izard . .. ..18 803 *T. E. Con?ray, No. 1 ..11 17 Norton and Dovo .. 20 893 J. Nancarrow, sen. .. ..11 720 W. Bloomfield .. ..29 880 T. E. CJonway •. .. ..19 969 WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS— W, Knight 17 886 RHODE ISLAND BEDS— •Norton and Dove .. .. 8 612 E. E. Marsden .. .. 18 789 SILVER WYANDOTTES— i W. W. Hewinson .. .. 15 7<l i , Thos. Wilson ... .. . .. 13 801! Thos. Dowthwaito .. ... - 16 851 i IT. E. Conwajr .. .. 10 434 j A. W. Adama .. .. .. 12 742 I Thos. Kennedy .. .. 29 693 *Mra F. Howell .. .. 25 790 ( Totals .. ... 266 12,351 * Ono bird dead. t Two birds dead. DUCK CONTEST. (For six purebred ducks, over fire and under nine months.) INDIAN RUinrGRS— ; Thos. Dowthwaito .. ..12 1078 j *L. A. Wadham .. .. U 1207 Mrs W. A. Goe .. ... 20 1115 W T. - Green ... •. 14 1251 R. M. Copland — - 22 1160 ♦HoreUunga P. Co. .. 21 1-04 W. T. Greon ~ la 1229 Totals • ... .-I" 8239 * One bird dead. ; SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. HEAVY 1 BREEDS. or purebred pullets between the age of eix , aiid nine month*.) . j SILVER WYANDOTTES— E. J. Ross 3 Thos.. Wilson. 6 1»9 EHODE ISLAND REDS ! T. E. Conway .. •« 3 Norton and.Dove .. •• ® n 1 BARRED'PLYMOUTH ROCK— j A. E. Wilsoft — .. 1 155 Totals .. ~ — 13 . 768 LIGHT BREEDS— ,-yftr Tjuiebied pullet* between the age of five - and a half and eight months.) WHITE LEGHORNS— Green Bros., No. 1 •• ~ f Green Bros., No. 2 5 J3B R. W. Hawke ... - 6 If 9 H. Meadows .. •' ° Tracey King *> 8. L. Beer .. •• ! E.' E. Marsden .. ~ « "2 Thos. WiUtinaon ' -*? ; Mrs J. Mills. No. 1.. •• « lo® 'S. Dick ... ••• - * i Atkinson Bros., No. 1.. .•» = 'J; Stevens •• - 5 f" j I Mrs ;j. Mills, ?<o. 2.. 4 190 , ; "Master Em Gee .. "* ? 180 i Reliable S.P. Faim .. -» 1 »6 !h. w. Bock .. •• .... 9 "I iW. A. Geo aud Sons .. o -lo Atkinson Bros., No. 2 .. 8 -J® ( H. Williams .. - 5 , 168 . Totals .< >- 80 8619 J ' -Bird dead.

Weekly Total . Tot*l to date. BKOWN LEGHORNS— Verrall Bros. .. ..33 1015 •H. Hunter .. ..22 792 •Mrs T. Moreton .. - 21 &J6 WHITE LEGHORNS— *W. Newall .. .. 27 973 C. J. Hadley .. .. ..22 781 II. Coombes .. •• ..32 1105 'Calder Bios. No. 2.. .. 29 1159 N. Stark 24 1022 E. W. Jones .. ... .. 31 1118 Atkinson Bros. .. 23 1167 Calder Bros. .. .. ..31 1287 *J. Nancarrow,. sen. .. ... 23 1079 J. Stevens .. . . • • •., 32 1039 Oxford Poultry Farm .. 24 1191 H,, Ball .. .. .. 29 997 W. A. Gee and Sons, No. 2 .. 24 1009A. E. Phillips .. ... 21 974 Mrs M. B. Pullar .. ..80 101S Mrs E. A. GorinBki .... 29 1236 , Trig Poultry Farm .. ..22 1149 *Mrs C. Atkinson ... 19 904 J. Nancarrow, jun. M ' .. 19 . 1053 W. H. West 31 1181 J. Liggins .. .. 33 1171 F. W. Wilson 22 1017 i A. E. WiUon .. ... 08 896 Dalnluir P. Yards .. .. 31 1005 H. W. Beck .. .. .. 32 • 1250 R. W. Hawk© 25 1159 Omeo Poultry Farm .. i.. 22 884 M. F. Blackman ... i.. 28 1155 H. WUWs .. ~ . ... 37" 1113 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 2 26 973 S„ L. Beer .. 25 1167 A. E. Powley .. ... ..32 1145 Mrs J. Mills *. 30 1041 tMis' W. Roach ; ' .15. ' 902 Rangiuru : Egg Uanch ... 32 wP •Smart Bros. .. .. 18' 90» Tracey King- ... .. -' 21 .. 11" M. A. Currin .. .. .. 2a 1036 Chas.. H. Izard .. .. 32 1122 Green Bros., No. 1 .. •• 19 l**?® W. Davey .. .. 80 1®® L. T. Wright .. •• 19 903 *W. Stephenson .. I 7 SjJjj C. Thomson .. ■ • • 32 1187 S. Dick . .. 28 9a9 1 A. W. Adams .. ... .. 30 lOol . Jas. Robertson • J. L. Benfell .. .. 28 M W. Haley .. .. . .. 34 114a P.-Mulder .. .. ~ 1030 "D. Graham ... .25 1083 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm, No. . - a • csn

2 ' ' •. * ' •. •• 9 ' 6o0 W. A. Gee and Sons, N<5. 1.. 21 1060 Sellable Stud Poultry IWa>, No. ■' 1 .. .. —.21 3086' Waimea P. Yards •• 23 996 Herefeaunga. Poultry Co., ho. 1 31 1140 Green Bros., No. 3 .. -26 1215 MINORCAS— Miss Jeeisie Jamea •• 21 851 H. Williams .. .. .. 39 1132 Totals .. ... ..1610 61,611 * One bird dead. f Two birds dead.'