POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2228, 14 August 1914, Page 3

POULTRY INDUSTRY

(By Ohanteclbr.) EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONSThe offioial results for the eighteenth week of the New Zealand' Utility Poultry Club's tenth laying competition for fowls for the week ending' Tuesday, August 11, are as follow:— LIGHT BREEDS. ' Total Total '. . n. for to week. date. Verrall- Bros., Bi 25 371 W. Meroor, W.L. 31 277 Verrall Bros., W.L 30 453 Dominion P. Plant, W.L 23 232 Herotaunga P. Co., W.L. No. 222 332 Glonooe Poultry Banch, WiL. 24 399 W. 0. Sail, W.L. 31 ,150 A. R. Browno, W.L 2G 3:10 Mrs. J. Mills, W.L. • '31 312 G. Clarke, W.L. No. 2 31 314 Rangraru Egg Ranch, W.L. ... 33 387 G. Bonmett, W.L .'.'...: 30 429 D. Y. Gibson, W.L 32 486 Atkinson Bros., W.L. 35 459 Wainoni P. Farm, W.L ,30 421 J. Wordsworth, W.L 24 446 H. S. Woodnorth, W.L. 28. .301 H. I\ Herbert, W.L 17 290 H. Leger, W.L, 29 '> 268 T. M'fiWith, W.L. 20 321 T.-White, W.L .. 29 28f T. Vose, W.L 28 3$ B. P. L. Clayson, W.L 29. 412 B. James, W.L. 26 339 N.'Solomon, W.L. 31 - 389 ;E. A. Laziirua, W.L. .27 : 461 Heretaunga P.- Co., W.L. No. 1 29 459 Wainoni P. Farm, W.L 28 380 ,J. W. Green, W.L. 31 429 ■Willis end .Son, W.L 29 432! G. Clarke, W.L. 33 394 ;J. Corrie, W.L. 30 253 M. Stewart, W.L ; '31 294 !A. G. Brailey, W.L 33 344 A. W. Adams, W.L 28 452 Calder Bros., W.L 31 431 L. T. Wright, W.L ;. 28 311 ;W. E. Groen, W.L. 30 362 W. Davey, W.L. ;...-.' 24 267 K. W. Hawke, W.L. 30 447 J. W. Green, 8.C., W.L > 33 338 ,T. Kr-arap, B.M i 29 316 . Totals 1,202 15,136 BREEDS. . ■■■ Total Total V ■■-.• .-■ to , to • • • . / • week. date. T. Kennedy, W.W. ..21 196 J. B. Merrett, W.B. 30 248 ■T. Fazackerley, 8.0 27 309 ■Mrs. J. W. Green, B.W. :. 25 337 W. Scull, B.W. ; 25 318 It. Hunger, 81.0 26 413 jMiss Eita -Nixon, 81.0. 32 '.' 481 Miss R. E; Lairig, 81.0 26 227 A. R. Bro.vne, 81.0 29 328 E.'Willis, 81.0 : 32 347 J. B. Merrett, 81.0. 30 282 J. B. Merrett, S.W '28 • 285 :A. W.-.'Adatns, S.W. 18 187 Jos. Aehton, S.W. 22 302 T. Kennedy, • S'.W. ' 18 260 IThos," Wilson, S.W. '.-. 22 304 W. E. Greon, S.W. 25 341 E. Roxburgh, S.W ; 29 , . 251 : Totals ' ■ 465 '■ 5416 '■ ' . '.FOR. DUCKS,,.. v ~ '■' : The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifth eggJayins',test for diicks. Returns for the eighteenth week are as follow :— : ■ ' t Total Total 1 ,, -',-..--, ' to jo. •'''-. . • ■ week. date. T. Dowthwaite, I.R 24 252 Heretaunga P.C. 1 I.R. ..:.:.-. •22 390 Wainoni P. Firm. I.R. ......... 34 150 Glencoe Ranch,'l.R 28 395 Evans and Johnstono, I:M ...30 ' 288 T. R.,Hall. I.R. ~ ,34 .185 Totals i•......„.....;.:!............■. 172 16C0 The letters after each entry denote the breed, as under:—B.L., Brown Leghorn; W.L., Whito Leghorn; R.C.W.L., Rose Comb White Leghorn; 8.M., , Black Minorca; W.W., White Wyandotte;; W.TC., Whito Rock; 8.0., Buff Orpington; Black Wyandotte; 81.0.,- Black Orpinifton; S.W., Silver . Wyandottes i 1.E., Inidian. Runners: ' ..'■■• K ■•