POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2270, 2 October 1914, Page 9

POULTRY INDUSTRY

(By Chantecler.)

The official results for the twentyfifth -week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's tenth laying competition for fowls for tho week ending, Tuesday, September 29, are as follow LIGHT BREEDS. Total Total for to week. dale. Verrall Bros., B.L. ... 31 689 W. Mercer, W.L . 39 528 Verrall Bros, W.L. 31 023 Dominion P. Plant, W.L. 24 401 Heretaunga P. 0., No. 2, W.L 32 535 Glcncoe Poultry Ranch, , W.L 36 598 W. 0. Sail, W.L 32 361 A; R. Browne, W.L 31 55G Mrs. J. Mills, W.L 39 592 G. Clarke, No. 2, W.L 33 549 Rangiuru Egg Ranch, W.L. 32 61S tr. Bonnett, W.L 31 634 D; Y. Gibson, W.L 33 697 Reliable P. Farm, W.L....- 2S G62 Wainoni 1\ .Farm, W.L.... 34 639 <!. Wordsworth, W.L 34 661 H. S. Woodnorth, W.L.;.. 32 507 11. F. "Herbert, W.L 34 502 HI Lcger, W.L 34 468 T.' MTlwraith, W.L 30 513 TJ White, W.L 38 517 T.; Vose, W.L 35 590 B. P. L. Clayson, W.L. ... 36 639 R. James, WIL 34 553 N. Solomon, W.L. 28 605 R; A. Lazarus, W.L 31 673 Heretaunga P. 0., No. 1, W.L 36 682 Wainoni P. Farm, W.L.... 32- 595 J. W. Green, W.L 35 6GB Willis and Son,' W.L. ...... 36 648 G. Clarke, W.L. 33 623 J. Corrie, W.L 36 482 M. Stewart, W.L 34 >524 A. G. Brailey, W.L. 36 ' 556 A. W. Adams, W.L 35 681 Calder Bros., W.L. 35 667 L. T. Wright, W.L. 36 523 V. E. G-reen, W.L 35 593 W. Davey, W.L 36 484 R. ,W. Hawke, W.L 37 629 J. W. Green, R.C.W.L.... 37 580 T. Krarup, B.W. 34 544 . Total 1415 24,314 HEAVY BREEDS. Total Total for to week. date. T. Kennedy, W.W. ! 36' 423 J. B. Merrett, W.R. ......... 33 466 T. Fazackerley, 8.0 23 491 Mrs. J. W.fGreen, 8.W....' 35 534 W. Scull, B.W. 31 524 R. Munger, 81. 0 34 636 Miss Rita Nixon, 81.0 36 717 Miss R, E. Laing, 81.0. ... 27 443 .A R, Browne, 81.0. 37 566 E. Willis, 81.0 :.... 35. 569 J. B. Merrett, 81.0 27 505 J. B. Merrett,' S.W. .. 24 474 A. W. Adams, S.W 22 334 Jas. Ashton, S.W, 28 - 518 T. Kennedy, S.W 22 451 Thos. Wilson, S.W 29 515 W. E. Green, S.W 26 . 504 R. Roxburgh, S.W 27 475 Total 532 , 9205 FOR DUCKS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifth egg-laving test for ducks Returns for the twenty-fifth week are as follow: — . , Total Total for to week date. T. Dowthwaite, I.R. 34 513 Heretaunga P. 0., I.R 42 606 Wainoni P. Farm, 1.R.... 41 408 Glencoe Ranch, Lit. .......... 40 631 Evans and Johristono, I.R. 38 446 'I'. R. Hall, I.R 38 446 Total '. 235 3150 The letters after each entry denote the breed, as under:—B.L., Brown Leghorn; W.L., White Leghorn; R.C., W.L., Rose Comb • Wliite 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., Indian Runners.