EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17113, 7 April 1921, Page 10

EGG-LAYING.

N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. RESULTS OF SIXTEENTH COMPETITION. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Cjv.Va 16th osg-hwice competition terminated on March" 81st. The egg-yi-ld pet bird coy.ipaxes most iavourablv with any of thu series held bv the c'mb. Owing to the sevoro conditions" relative to the weight of eggs to Oo laid bv each fowl, tho official results suow tbat severnl competitors' bird* with good totals were unable to fulfil the conditions, and wore therefore classed as ineligible .or pTiie money. Phenomenal results were obti,ined from the ducks. During: tie eleven months of the teat Mr Knight's Indian Runner duck laid 334 eggs. Tho chief prizewinners are: Heavy Breed Singles—R. R. Cnnstie (Melbourne), 236 eggs. Black Orpingtori. Heavv Breed Teams—J. Guun tßacecourse Hill) 10CU ogge. Black Orpingtons. Light Breed Singles—A. C. Goodlet (Dunedim, 265 eggs, White Leghorn. Three-bird Light Breed Teams—Mrs Gorm-f-ki (Invercargill), 725 eggs, White Leghorns. Throe-bird Heavv Breed Teams—Mr T. E. Conway (Bay of "Plenty), 669 eggs. Black Oruingtoiis. Light Breed Flock Teams—G. Bonr.ett (Sprevdon). 10SS eggs, 'White Leghorn*. Three-bird Duck Teams—Willoughby Knight ("Wellington), 821 eggs, Indian Runners. " Single Duck—A. F. Reay, Fendalton, 213 ei-gs, Indian Runner. Two-year Duck Test (six Indian Runners!— W. T. Green, 2SS7 eggs, a world's record. The club has retained Messrs Willoughby Knight's and R. Hawke's single ducks for a full year, also Mr W. T. Green'a second year team for a third year test. Yesterday morning Mr Knight's. duck broke the world's record for a singlo duck or fowl by laying its f.iOtli egg. The bird has to the end of April to complete its year, and is still tight in feather.

The following are the results for the final week's laying: ■SINGLE BIRD TEST. HEAVY BREEDS. BLACK ORPINGTONS-

Wooklv Total. Total. E. R. Christie .. .. 1 '236 11. W. Bock 0 166 E. V. Arthur .. .. ..2 195 Totals 3 59" LIGHT BREEDS. WHITE LEGHORNSW. New-all * 2 220 W. J. Middleton ... .. 3 250 T Wilkinson .. .. ..2 2*23 J. J. Rowberry .. .. 1 223 Green Bros., No. 2 ' .. .. 3 203 A. C. Goodlel .. ..1 263 H. L. Downcv .. ..4 240 Master Clif. Richards .. ..0 125 H. Williams .. .. ..3 237 H. S. Saunders .. .. 2 224 H. Hunter 3 253 George Geo .. .. ..2 240 A. P. Beav 3 213 H. Williams • 2 • 226 W. E. Ward .. . .. .... 3 270 'i?. J. Merrimon .. .. 2 219 Mrs W. J. Chambers .. ..0 235 H. W. Beck .. .. ..0 201 JT.'W. Bc-ek 0 196 Green Bros.,' No. 1 2 203 S L. Beer ' 0 246

Totals .. ■ ..S3 4717 HEAVY BREED FLOCK TEAMS TEST. (For Six Purebred Pullets.) SILVER WYANDOTTES— Thoa. Dowthwaite. .. ..13 1033 BLACK ORPINGTONS—. P. D. Gibson .. • .. ..12 1012 J Gumi .. .'. ..9 1064

Totals 34 3109. LIGHT BREED FLOCK TEAMS TEST. (For Six Purebred Pullets.) BLACK MINORCAS— H Williams • .. .. .. 8 1207 WHITE LEGHORNS— Rangiuru Egg Ranch .. .. 3 842 H. S. Saunders ..' .. 3 1038 H. Ball 5 1078 John Webb .. .. . .. 2 874 A. Bramlcy .. .. .. 3 952t A. C. Goodlet .. .. .. 0 1080 J. Liggins, No. 1 .. ..1 909 Geo. Double .. .. .. 3 889 J. Liggins .. .. ..9 97G T. ,T. Richards .. .. ..0 604 Verrall Bros. .. .. .. li 1014 I'. V. Couch .. .. ..12 1129 M. P. Blackmail .. ..15 1128 Mrs T. A. Rodgers .. .. 0 850 Thos. Kennedy .. .. ..10 904 H. L. Downey ... .. .. 11 ]]l* CV Bennett .... .. .9 1088 Mrs F. GoriiiEki .. ..13 1023 If. W. Beck ... 5 ,976 H. TTiUiaius .."'•■• •/. .:■;-;• lo 980 Geo. J. Wi'kiiiß .. .. ' 6 933 W. E. Ward .. ... ..5 1025 P Brittenden .. '.. .'. 8 888 Green Bros. • ... .. ... 3 1021 Prank Cole .. .... 7 762 E. E. Marsdon .. .. 19 3542 BROWN LEGHORNS— ' Verrall Bros. .. .. .. 2 923

Totals ".. ... • ... 18G 7783 SINGLE PEN TBS*. (Three purebred light breod fowls.) WHITE LEGHORNS— Weekly Gr'a ' Total. TotaL Green Bios. .. .. ..8 607 W. <H Chambers ~ ~6 677 S. L. Beer .. .. .. 1 . 600 J as. Robertson .. , ~ 3 528 C. H. Izard .". ..3 673 P. Freeman .. 8 505 A. A. Hoaro .. .. l 530 J. B. Merrett ... .. 5 C 54 C. Thomson No. 2 .. .. 8 '614 C. Reivh .. .. ~7 568 Mrs If. Gorinski, No. 1.. .. 10 725 G. W. Black 1." • ..'■ .. 3' 661 Mre F. Gorinski, No. 2..6 063 H. 8. Saunders ..... 5 702 Calder, Bros., No. 2 .. .. .8 626 C. A- Indcr .. .... 6 691 F. L. R. Ozanne .. .. 0 507 G. Bonnott .. .. .. -2 303 T. Batchelor ... .. ..2 551 S. L. Beer, No. 2..6 (TO S. Dick - 8 . 710 Tracey King ' ... ' .. .. G C 92 W H. West .. .. j. 5 701 R, W. Hawke .. .. .. 6 ■ 636 T. J. Richards .. .. .. ' 5 425 Sinavt Bros. .... ..7 715 G. H. Bradford, No. 2.. .. 5 ' 622

Totals .. .. .. 244 51,572 LIGHT BREEDS. . ANCONASN. R. Forbes ..' .. ..1 363 BROWN LEGHORNS— H. Hunter .. .. ■'■■..*• 1 662 WHITE LEGHORNS— H. Williams .. .. ..8 077 li. Meadows .. .. ..3 .160 John Webb .. .. .. 6 702 Oalder Bros., No. 1 .. '.. 5 6D3 H, W. Beck .. .. ..4 412 Green Bros., No. 1 ... . ... 8 622 Waitoitoi Stud Farm .. ..5 609 W. O. Sail .. .. .. t> 609 G. H. Bradford .. ..6 723 Mrs S. Dick .. .. .. b 673 W. Aldoii3 .. .. ..3 i)3B Waitoitoi Stud Farm .. .. i 032 H. Williams .. .. .. 3 574 J. Rattigan ■• ■• ' •■ tl 580 W. A. Gee and Son .. ..1 303 George Gee .. .. .. 4 617

J. Liggins .. .. .. 3 50 3 C. Thomson, No. 1 .. .. .3 573 K. Curds .. .. .. 3 560 C. P. Bradford .. ..1 503 A. E. Phillips ' .. ..8 691 AVm. Sueixe .. .. ..3 593 Webb Bios 3 -541) J. D. Gobbe .. .. .. 0 511

Totals .. ■ .. .-109 14,986 HEAVY BREEDS. SILVER WYANDOTTESTracey Kiss .. .. ..9 500 S.I. Wyandotte Club .. ..7 401 H. W. Beck 5 412 ]?. Lovell .... ..5 457 A.B. PLYMOUTH ROCKSH. W. Beck 4 410 RHODE ISLAND REDS—-. H. Hunter .. .. .. 6 430 WHITE ORPINGTONSE. H. Vercoe 5 477 WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKSL. D. Adums 4 363 BLACK OBPINGTONSG. W. Black .. 8 475 W. R. Sprosen 6 461 R. K. Christie .. .... 3 534 T. E. Conway .. .. ..3 6C9 C. H. Izard, No. 2 .. ..0 410 C. 3. Izard, No. 1 .. ..2 380 J. B. Merrett .. .: .. 6 602

Totals .. • .. .. 73 7077 SINGLE PEN THREE-DUCK TEAMS INDIAN HUNNERS Geo. Bonnett .. .. , ..7 625 W. T. Green, No. 2 .. .. S 681 T. Dowthwaite .. ..3 718 H. W. Beck 5 057 R. W. Hawke .. .. ..4 763 Willoughby Knight .. ..7 821 W. T. Green, No. 1 .. ..4 440

Total .. •• 3G 4725 SINGLE DUCK TEST. H. and T. Meadows .. .. 191 A. P. Reay 212 TWO-YEAR DUCK TEAMS TEST. yr.JSxQxtett- u .-• mi is *: 2887