WHICH LAY BEST ?

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1437, 11 May 1912, Page 11

WHICH LAY BEST ?

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'S TESTS. Returns foT the teats of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's eighth laying competition for fowls (fourth week) are as follow:— Total Total for to week. date. Wm. Scull, Christchurch, Black Wyandottes 10 -16 W. A. Nixon, Burwood, White Leghorns, No. 1 29 103 H. Leger, Wereroa, White Leg- - horns 25 58 John Wordsworth, Geraldine, White Leghorns 10 93 James Ashton, Hanmer, Silver Wyandottes 0 0 Martin Bros., Auckland, White Leghorns ..: 2G 107 Verrall Bros., Swannanoa, Brown Leghorns 21 111 W. A. Nixon, Burwood, Brown Leghorns, No. 2 15 81 Heretaunga P. Co., Silveretream, Brown Leghorns, No. 1 24 120 H. S. Woodnorth, Winton, Brown Leghorns 0 21 W. A. Nixon, Burwood, Brown Leghorns, No. 3 26 76 R. M. Smith, Auckland, Brown Leghorns 0 .0 Eangiu.ru Egg Ranch, Otaki, Brown Leghorns 0 11 R. W. Hawke, Papanui, Brown Leghorns .' 12 106 R. Willis and Son, New Brighton, Brown Leghorns i 18 A. E. Wilson, Shirley, White Wyandottes ' 0 5 D. Stewart, Normanby, White Leghorns 9 28 Master G. Wilson, Shirley, White Leghorns 6 53 Romain Hunger, Lower Hutt, Black Orpingtons 10 33 Mrs. R. W. Hawke, Papanui, Black Orpingtons 13 76 A, Stevenson, Karori, Black Orpingtons 12 59 H. R. Wainman, Runanga, Black Orpingtons 18 30 A. R. Browne, Petane Beach, Black Orpingtons 1 1 Frankish Bros.,- Wanganui, Black Orpingtons 19 92 W. Knight, Lower Hutt, Silver \vyandottes 21 8i J. H. Shaw and R. James, Christchurch, White Leghorns IS 30 W. G. Goodwin, Thames, Whito Leghorns 1 14 W. A. Nixon, Burwood, Silver Wyandottes 23 73 A. E. -Wilson, Shirley, Silver Wyandottes 7 11 Hisses Bradley, ' Papanui, • Whito Leghorns 20 02 T, Kennedy, Rangiora, White Wyandottes 0 10 C: 11. Peck, Avondale, White Loghorns 5 .10 J. W. Green, St. Albans, White Leghorns , 22' 81 N. Solomon, Westport, Black Orpingtons 12 32 A. W. Irvine, Epsom, White Leghorns, No. 1 22 92 C. M. Peck, Avondale, Black Orpingtons 10 21 G. H. Bradford, Cust, Silver Wyandottes 3 6 A. W. Irvine, Epsom, White Leghorns, No. 2 18 81 Heretaunga P. Co., Silverstream, Whit* Leghorns, ~ NO. 2 13 .93Middlepark P. Farm, Riccarton, White Leghorns 18 ■ 59 T. Strong, Doyleston, White .Leghorns ................... 1 3 P. Keller, Rolleston, White .Leghorns 9 19 Percy, Holt, Papakura, White Leghorns ' , 21 53 W. Knight, Lower Hutt, Whito Leghorns 9 11 G. Anderson, St. Albans, Silver Wyandottes 8 30 J. W. Bradley and Son, Papanui, White Leghorns 0 0 Mrs. J. Mills, Dunedin, White Leghorns 12 42 -W.O. Sail, Cust, White Leg- , horns 0 0 Crawford:and Pudsey, Lower ■■' '->-• ' Hutt, -W. Leghorns 21 70 K. A. Lazarus, Lower Hutt, White Leghorns 27 17 W. O. Sail, Cust, Silver ■ Wyandottes 0 1 Misses Radford and Harker, Ohau, W. Leghorns 16 12 A. W. Adams,' Sheffield, SilTer Wyandottes 6 1C A. E. Kent, Shirley, White Leghorns 28 118 J. Corrie, Beckenham, White Leghorns 5 '8 E. H. Borchart, Eltham, Whit* Leghorns 8 * 31 W. A. Nixon, Burwood, White • Leghorns, No. i 30 78 T. K. Collins, - Lower Hutt, Whito Leghorns 0 19 Dominion I'. Plant, Coromandel, White Leghorns 17 52 T. Kennfcdv, Rangiora, Silver ■ Wyandottes 18 88 ■'.-.'■ . 718 2,918 .. FOR.DUCKS. The fourth week of the laying competition for ducks, under the auspices of the New Zealand -Utility Poultrv Club (third competition), resulted as follows:— Total Tota\ for to ■ Week. Date. Thos. Dowthwaite, Avondale, Indian Runnors 24 19 W. Knight, Lower Hutt, Indian Runners • ....'.I '. 0 0 S. H. Scott, Onehunga, Buff Orpingtons 6 23 T. R. Hall, Wereroa, Indian Runners 1 18 P. Keller, Rolleston, Indian Runners 23 70 D. M. Peck, Avondale, Indian Runners 13 48 S. H. Scott, Onehunga, Indian Runners 6 37 Heretaunga Poultry Co., Silverstream, Indian Runners ... 27 71 Miss A. J. Donald, Dunsandel, Indian Runners 16 71 P. Keller, Rolleston, Indian Runners 0 0 ■ 121 393

"—" ■ -' ' '""V Weddings.—Shower Bouquots for brides and bridesmaids. Only tho choicest of lflowers used. Specially packed and sent to any part of the Dominion. Miss Murray, 35 Willie Street (Florist to his Ei ceilency Lord Islington).