POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2246, 4 September 1914, Page 9

POULTRY INDUSTRY

(By Chantecleb.)

The official results for the tiveuty-first week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's tenth laying competition for fowls for the week ending Tuesday, September 1, are as follow:— ' ' LIGHT BREEDS. ' Total Total for- to week. date. Verrall Bros B.L 29 464 W. Mercer, W.L 34 ■ 878 Verrall Bros., W.L 31 492 Dominion P. Plant, W.L. 20 . 299 Heretaunga P (J., No. 2, W.L 25 410 Glenooe Poultry Ranch, : W.L. 26 , .475 W. 0., Sail, W.L 29 238 R. Browne, W.L. ....... 28 428 Mrs. J.' Mills, W.Lv ........ 36 442 G. Clarke, No. 2, W.L. .;. 34 413 Rarigiuru Egg Ranch, W.L. 33 483 G. Bonnett, W.L. ; 26 514 1). y. Gibson, W.L 27 574 Reliable P. Farm, W.L..... 30 519Wainoni P. Farm, W.L. .. 30 511 J. -Wordsworth, W.L 30 533 H. S. Woodncrth, W.L; .. 28 386 H. P. Herbert, W.L -31 369 H. Leger, W.L. 26 347 T. M'llwraith, W.L 25 393 T. White, W.L. 31 374 T. Vose, W.L 26 458 B. P. L. Clayson, W.L. i.. 28 '• 507 ■R. James, W.L 27 420 N. Solomon, W.L. 31 482 R. A : , Lazarus, W.L 28 545 Heretaunga P.C., No. 1, W.L . : 30 550 Wainoni P. Farm, W.L. .. 82 470 J. W; Green, W:L. 31 ■ 524 Willis and Son, W.L 28 514 G Clarke, W.L 35 487 J. Corrie, W.L. ' 29 345 M. Stewart, -W.L. ......... 32 ' 390 A. G. Brailey, W.L. ....... 36 447A. W. Adams. W.L.; 31 545 Oaldor Bros., W.L. ...-. 31 628 L. T. Wright, W.L 30 394 W. E.' Green, W.L. ........ 34 460 W. Davey, W.L 31 3±9 R. W. Hawke, W.L. 17 508 J. W. Green, R. 0.; W;L. 32 437 T. Krarup, B.M. 33 410 Totals 1,241 18,842 HEAVY BREEDS. • Total Total for to ; weak. date. T. Kennedy, W.W. 32 282 J. B. Merrett, W.R. ...... 28 331 T. Fazackerley, 8.0 22 390 Mrs. J. -W. Green, B.W. 30 412 W. Scull, BW.. 30 407 R. Munger, 81.0 33 510 Miss Rita Nixon, 81.0. .... 34 580 .Hiss R. E. Laing, 81.0. .. 34 328 i A. R. Browne, 81.0. 29 ■ 428 E. Willis, B1;0. 26 435 J. B. Merrett, 81.0 28 374 J. B. Merrett, S.W. >.... 26 366 A. W. Adams, S.W. i 19 244 Jas. Asliton, S.W 29 3913 T. Kennedv, S.W, .......... 34 349 Thos. Wilson, S.W 29 389 W. E. Green, 5.W."........ 37 439 R. Roxburgh, S.W. 87 356 Totals ~ 537 7,010 . FOR DUCKS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's, fifth egg-laying test for ducks Returns for the twenty-finst week are aB follow:— Total Total i for to , week date. T. Dowthwnito, I.R .. 37 .361 Heretaunga P. 0., I.R. '...' 27 • 468 Wainoni P. Fa.rm, LR. ... 37 ■ 245 Glencoe Ranoh, I.R. ...... 37 481 Evans and Johnstone, I.R. 35 388. '1\ R, Hall, I.R. 41 290 Totals 214 2,233 The letters. after eaoh entry denote the breed, as under:—B.L., Brown Leghorn j W.L., White v Leghorn; -8.G., W.L.,. Rose Comb White Leghorn; 8.M., Black Minorca: W.W., White Wyandotte; W.R., White Rock; 8.0., Buff Orpington; 8.W., Black Wyandotte; 81.0., Black Orpington; S.W., Silver Wyandotte; 1.R., Indiail Runners. -