POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2252, 11 September 1914, Page 9

POULTRY INDUSTRY

.(By Chanteoler.) The official results for tho twentysecond week of tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's tenth laying competition for fowls for the week ending Tuesday, September 8, are as follow:— LIGHT BREEDS.

Total Total for to / -i week. date. Verrall Bros., B.L 29 493 Wi Mercer, W.L 36 414 Verrall Bros., W.L 32 524 Dominion P. Plant, W.L. 22 321 Heretaunga P.O. No. 2, r , r W.L. 31 441 Glencoe Poultry Ranch, ; W.L. 27 502 W-. 0. Sail, W.L. 27 265 A.- It. Browne, W.L 32 4C0 Mrs. J. Mills, W.L 33. 475 G. Clarke, No. 2, W.L..-.-: 33 446 Rangmru Egg Ranch, W.L. 36 519 G. Bennett, W.L 27 541 D. Y. Gibson, T\ r .L 32 606 Atkinson Bros., W.L 26 575 Wainoni P. Farm, W.L.... 30 541 J. Wordsworth, W.L 32 565 II. S. Woodnorth, W.L. ... 31 417 H. F. Herbert, W.L. .;.... 33 '402 H. Leger, W.L. 29 376 T. M'llwraith, W.L. ...... 29 422 T. White, W.L. ;.. 32 406 T. Vose, W.L 27 .485 B. P. L. Clayeon, W.L. ... 29 526 R. James, W.L. i'l 29 449 N. Solomon, W.L 31 513 R. A. Lazarus, W.L 32 577 Heretaunga P.O., No. 1, W.L .'.... 32 582 Wainoni P, Farm, W.L.... 28 498 J. , W. Green. W.L 34 558 Willis and Son, W.L 30 544 G. Clarke, W.L 35 522 J. Corrie, W.L. ' 42 377 M. Stewart. W.L. 31 - 421 A. G. Brailoy, W.L 33 480 A.''W. Adams. W.L 34 579 Calder Bros., W.L. ......... 33 .561 L. T. Wright, W.L. ...... 31 425 W. E. Green, W.L 33 493 W. Davey, W.L 32 381 R. W. Hawke, W.L; .....: 25 533 J. W. Green, R.C., W.L. -35 472 T. Kramp, B.M 33 443 Totals 1298 , 20,140 ■ HEAVY BREEDS. .{■.■' Total Total - for to week, dato. T. Kennedy, W.W. 34 316 J. B. Merrett, W.R. : 30 361 T. Fazackerlsy, B.0 26 416 Mrs. J. W. Green, B'.W....' 33 445 W. Scull, B.W. 29 43G R; Hunger, B1.0.' 32 542' Miss Rita Nixon, Bl.O. ... 33 613 MissR. E. Laing, Bl.O. ... 27 -•' 355 A. R. Browne, Bl.O... -29 457 E. Willis, Bl.O 28 -463 J. B. Merrett, Bl.O. ...... 34 408 J. B. Merrett, S.W. 30 ' 396 A. W. Adams, S.W 1" 261 Jas. AsMon, S.AV 36 426 T. Kennedy, S.W ' 31 380 Thos. Wilson, S.AV. 31 420 W.'E. Green, S.W. 36 475 R. Roxburgh, S.AV.' ...... 34 390 Total 550 7,560 : FOPv DTJCKS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifth egg-laying tost for ducks Returns for the twenty-second -week are as follow:— ■ Total Total for to week date. T. Dowtliwaite, Avondale; • v I.R. 40 401 Heretaunga 'P.C.j , Silver- ■ _stream, I.R 27 495 ■Wainoni, Pv Farm, Green-. • - ,. ;■• ithe, I.R.........,; 40 285 Glencoe Ranch, Karo-ri, I.R, 34 515 Evans and Johnstone, I.R. 39 427 T. R. Hall, Levin, I.R.... 39 . 329 Total '.. „.... 219 2,452 The letters after, each entry denote the breed, , as under: —B.L., Brown Leghorn; W.L., White Leghorn; R.C., AV.L., Rose Comb White Leghorn; B.M., Black Minorca; W.W., White Wyandotte;W.R., White Rock; B.O., Buff Orpington; B.W., Black Wyandotto; Bl.O., Black Orpington; S.W., Silver Wyaudotte; I.R., Indian Runners. ■ .'■'-.■ ' ■'