POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2298, 31 October 1914, Page 11

POULTRY INDUSTRY

(By Ohanteoler.) / The offiical results . for the twentyninth week, of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's tenth laying competition for fowls for the week ending Tuesday, October 27, are as follow:— • .■ • I LIGHT BREEDS. Total Total , for to week. date. ' Verrall Bros., B.LV ' 27 712 ' W. Mercer, W.L 31 674 i Verrall Bros., W.L 27 741 i Dominion P. Plant, W.L. 36 535 Heretaunga P. Co., No. 2, . W.L. 33 666 .. Glencoe Poultry Ranch, . W.L 37 735 W. 0. Sail, W.L. . 32 . 492 A. It. Browne, W.L 34 683 ' Mrs. J. Mills, W.L. ......... 36 . 737 ' G.'Clarke, W.L., No. 2 ... 38 687 ' Rangiuru Egirßanch, W.L. 29 " 742 I G. Bonnett, W.L 31 751 D. Y. Gibson, W.L 28 819 ' Reliable P.' Farm, W.L. .„ 31 ' 771 ! Wainoni P. Farm, W.L. ... 31 767 J. Wordsworth, W.L 23 776 H. S. Woodnortih, W.L. ... 31 635 H. F. Herbert, W.L 35 632 H. Leger, W.L 22 579 T. M'llwraith. W.L 33 643 T. White, W.L 33 655 T. Vose, W.L. 30 722 B. P. L. Clayson, W.L. ... 33 780 R. James, W.L 31 635 N.Solomon, W.L. .. 28 727 R. A. Lazarus, W.L 33 805 Heretaunga P. Co., W.L., No. 1 82 813 Wainoni P. Farm, W.L. ... 34 728 J. W. Green, W.L. ; 29 789 Willis and Son, W.L 32 787 G. Clarke, W.L. 31 754 J. Corrio, W.K 38 624 M. Stewart, W.L.' 36 663 . A. G. Brailey, W.L. 34 714 A. W. Adams, W.L : 3S 818 Calder Bros., W.L 30 803 L. T. Wright, W.L 35 664 W. E. Green, W.L. .; „ 34 ' 733 W. Davey, W.L 35 625 R. W. Ha/wke, W.L 34 767 J. W. Green. R.C., W.L..'.. 34 718 T. Krarup, 81.0. 24 669 Total ..;.; 1,343 29,827 HEAVY BREEDS. Total Total for to i week. data. T. Kennedy, W.W. 36 560 J. B. Merrett, W.R 32 592 T.. Fazackerley, 8.0. ...... 20 580 Mrs. J. W. Green, B.W 31 655 W. Scull, B.W. 24 633 R. Hunger, 81.0 31 753 Miss Rita Nixon, 81.0. ... 32 838 ■ Miss R, E. Laing, 81.0. ...■ 19 ' '545 A. R. Browne, 81.0 '36 692 E. Willis; 81.0. .'; 31 659 J. B. Merrett, 81.0..... 25 626 J. B. Merrett, S.W ...18 559 A. W.'Adams,'S.W. ......... 20 395 Jas. Ashton, S.W .' 33 > 645. T. Kennedy, S.W. 22 558 Thos. Wilson, S.W. .... 27 629 W. K Green, S.W ~.. 35 690 R. Roxburgh,.S.W 30 598 Total 502 11,237 ■. FOR~DTOKS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifth egg-laying test for ducks. Returns for tho twenty-ninth week are as follow: — Total Total for to week. date. T. Dowthwaite, I.R 36-• 666 Heretauncca P. Co., I.K. ... 36 762 Wainoni P. Farm, I.R. ... 35 551 Glencoe Ranch, I.R. .". 33 766 Evans and Johnstons, I.R. 41 '703 T. R. Hall, 1.R.."; '39 600 r Total ..;;'; : ;'.'.....'...'i;'..,220''' .4,048 ■• The letters after each entry denote the breed, as under: —8.L., Brown Leghorn; W.L., mite Leghorn;. R. 0., 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 Wv.-m----dotte; Bl.O:, Black Orpington; S.W., Silver Wyandotte,; 1.R., Indian Runner. At the recent Hastings A. and P. Show, Mr. _ Jis._ Roed, Masterton, entered six birds in tho poultry section and secured first and second prizes for , Buff Ornington drakes, first and second for Buff Orpington ducks, and second and third for Black Minorca hens.