POULTRY NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1716, 5 April 1913, Page 3

POULTRY NOTES.

(By Chantecler.) TERMINATION OF COMPETITIONS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's Eighth Egg-laying Competition for fowls, and Third Duck Test terminated on Monday at Papamii. The tests have been most successful. For tho 51 weeks the 300 fowls, recorded 72,322 eggs, and the sixty ducks yielded 12,057 eggs, an average of over 200 eggs per bird, an achievement that lias never been recorded in any competition with such a large flock of birds. The honours wt-nt to Mr. W. A. Nixon's White Leghorns in the fowl test, and to Mr. T. R. Hall's Indian''Runners' in ducks. In laying IGI4 eggs in 51 weeks, Mr. Nixon's birds have ■ established a world's -record, and tho team passed through: the test without a death, as also did Mr. Hall's ducks. The feeding was very much tho same as in the previous tests. There was not a single death in the whole of the competing ducks, and only about 5 per cent, in tho fowls. The following are the final returns:— ... • . Total Total

I , Totals 5» 72,322 I The Prize-Winners. 1 The prize-winners are:—Greatest num--1 bar of eggs in 51 weeks :-|-W. ,A. Nixmi a (Burwood), 1614 eggs, £10, 1; J- >>• | Green (St. Albans), ??gs, | Heretaunga Poultry Club (Coldstream), | KfiO'eggs, .£4, 8; H. Leger (Wereroa), gv -IJ63'bees, -£2, i; Beretannga lonltw | Club (Silverstrcam), 1448 eggs, o; A. i W. Irvine (Epsom), 1140 eggs, 10s., 6. 3 Winter r fet, prizes .£2, .£l, and 10s.— ,W. A....Niipp> .2..KAf ..Lazarus, 3. " ! Monthly. Test?, prizes los. and 10s.-- ' April: Heretaunga Poultry Company, 1; i ' R W. Hawke, 2. "May: 11. A. Lazarus, 1: W. A. Nixon (No. 4 pen), 2. June:. 5 \V. A; Nixon, 1; A. It. Browne and 0. \ :Goodwin (equal), 2. July: A. W. Adams, 5 1. A. E." Wilson', 2. August': Ct. Ander- : son. 1; A. E. Wilson. 2. September: W. 5 A. Nixon, I; Ct. Anderson. 2. October: ? A. R. Browne, 1: A. W. Irvine, 2. I November: W. Nixon. 1: A. R. Browne' S and Heretauriga Poultry Compaliy i 1 (equal), 2. December: W. Nixon, 1; 'i [f, Leper and -Heretaunga Poultry 1. Company (equal),: 2, "'January: W. I Nixon, 1; H. Leger,-2. February: H. i Leger, 1; W. Nixon and Heretiiunga I Poultry Company (equal), '2. March:' i Heretaunga I J oultry Club, 1; W. Nixon, . e. § Autumn Test (January 1 to March 31).--f XV. Nixon, .£1 10s„ 1: Heretaunga f Poultry Company, iSI, 2; 11. Leger, 10s., | !. \ " ' • The club's gold medal for greatest § weight of eggs laid during'the competii tion, and the Studholme prizes of XlO, 3 £4. and-i£2 will be awarded in, a few days. S : Standard certificates of.. merit (1250 5 esgs or'over) were gained by John ? 'Wordsworth, Martin Bros., W.'- A. Nixon, 6 ITeretaunira (2), H. S. Woodnorth, H. W. tj Hawke, H. Wainman, A. 'R. Browne, S .Prankish Bros.,' W. Ivnight, J. W.' I Green, A. W. Irvine, Percy Holt, Craws ford and Pudsey, B. A. Lazarus, A. >!. Kent, Dominion Poultry Plant, and 1. jf .Kennedy. ~ I ! DUCK COMPETITION. | ' ■ T'lto | -. T*l. Date. I T. Dowthwaite (Avondale),- % I.R 12 1453 II W. Knight (Lower Hutt), I.E. 7- 10SI8 § S. H. Scott (Onehunga), 8.0. 20' 1061 •{ T. It. Hall (Wereroa), I.E. ... 28 1404 K P. Keller-(Rolleston).-I.R. ... 5 1235 8 C. M. Peck (Avondale), I.E. 10 1102 i? S. H. Scott (Onehunga), . I.R. 'J 903 IS Kei-etaunga Poultry Co. (Sills verstream), I.R 17 1449 ra Miss A. J. Donald (DunsanI del), I.R ■•'. 0 1057 I P." Keller. (Rollestpn), I.E. ... 15 1175 . Totals 136 12,057 The Prize-Winners. The following are the prize-winners:— . Greatest number of eggs in 51 weeks:— T. R. Hall (Wereroa), 1401 eggs, £o, 1; T. Dowtlnvaito (Avondalo). 1453 eggs, J!3, 2; Company, 1419 exes, .£1 10s„ 3; P. Keller (Rolleston), 1235 eggs, 155., 4. . • Winter Tost—Heretaunga Poultry Company, gold medal, 1; T. Dowtliwaite, Messrs. Nixon's, Lexer's, J. W. Green's, and Heretaunga Poultry Company's White Leghorns, T. Kennedy's Silver IWyandottes, and-It. Jlunger's Black Or.pinglons aro lieing retained by the club for a second year test. Jlessrs. Hall's, Powthwaite's, Keller's, and Heretaunga -Poultry Company's Indian Runners and S. H.. Scott's Buff Orpington ducks arc also to be kept for a two-year tesrt..

for to j week. date. W. Scull, Christchureh 1 1130 W. A. Nixon, Burwood 15 Kill H. Leger, Weraroa 33 1163 John Wordsworth, Geraldine ... 12 1295 ■Tames Ashton, Hanmer 11 1091 Martin Bros., Auckland 8 1298 Verrall Bros., Swannanoa 1 1159 W- A. Nixon, Burwood ............ lli 1286 Meretaunga Poultry Co., Silverstream 9 1W8 H. S. Woodnorth, Winton ...... 15 1301 W. A. Nixon, Burwood 5 1187 R. M. Smith, Auckland 9 902 Eangiuru Egg Ranch, Otaki ... 7 1204 E. W. Hawke, Papanui .'. 13 1311 B. Willis and Son,New Brighton 11 1237 A. E. Wilson, Shirley 1 696 ' D. St&wart, Normanby 10 1213 Master G. Wilson, Shirley ... 7 1107 iKomain Munger, Lower Hutt 10 1181 Mrs. E. W. Hawke, Papanui... 10 1351 A. Stevenson, Karori 9 1025 H. E. Waimnan, Eunanga ... 11 1301 A. E. Browne, Petane Beach ... 11 1120 Prankish Bros., Waugaru 9 1362 W. Knight', Lower Hutt 7 1329 J. H. Shaw and E. James, Christchurch 8 1157 W. Or. Goodwin, Thames ......... 7 936 W. A. Nixon, Burwood fl 1300 | A. 10. Wilson, Shirley 8 — Misses Bradley, Papanui (i 1161 T. Kenedy, Eangiora 2 818 C. M. Peek, Avondalo 0 803 ;.T. W. Green, St. Albans 11 1192 N. Solomon, Westport 5 1092 A. W. Irvine, Epsom ; Ifl 1110 C. M. Peck, Avondalo 12 1008 G. H. Bradford, Oust (j 1038 A. W. Irvine, Epsom 5 1218 Heretaunga P. Co., 19 11G9 Midlepark P. I'arin, Eicarton - (! , 1223 T. Strong, Doylcston- 6 1139 P. Keller, Roleston 7 1090 . Percy Holt, Papakura 0 1312 W. Knight, Lower Ilutfc 15 115o G. Anderson, St. Albans _ 20 12)8 J. W. Bradley and Son, Papanui 3 lite Mrs."J.' Mills. Duncdin i 7 H'; 8 W. O. Sail; Cust ,• n Crawford and Pudsey, L. Hutt 10 13' •> R. A. Lazarus, Lower Hutt ... 11 13 ,) W. O. Sail. Cust 13 1110 I Misses Radford and Harker ... 5 1120 s A. W. Adiuns, Sheffield 17 JJjjO A. E. Kent,. Shirley. 10 . 13->8 J. Corrie, Beckenham 11 1JJJ < E. H. Borcliart, .Eltliam 0 1089 W. A. Nixon, Burwood 7 1289 i T IC. Collins. Lower Hutt ... fi 1011 s Dominion P. Plnnt, Coromandel 7 1283 i T. Kennedy, Eangiora 30 .1259