POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2408, 13 March 1915, Page 11

POULTRY INDUSTRY

(By Ohanteoler.)

' N.Z. UTILITY -POULTRY CLUB.

The official results of the forty-eighth week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's tenth laying competition for fowls for tho week ending Tuesday, March- 9, are as follow:— LIGHT BREEDS. Total Total for to week, date.' Verrall Bros,, B.L. 18. . 1223 W. Mercer, W.L 17 1278 Verrall Bros., W.L. 12 1167 Dominion P. Plant, W.L ;10 959 Heretaunga P; G'.,W.L. No. 213 092 Glencoe Poultry Ranch, W.L. 24 . 1281 W. 0. Sail, W.L 10 1018 A: R, Browne, W.L. 15 1178 Mrs. J. Mills, W.L. 25 1351 G. Clarke, W.L. No. 2 ......... 11 1226 Eangiuru Egg Ranch, W.L. ... 5 1198 G. Bonnett, - W.L.' 6 1172 D. Y. Gibson, W.L 15 1228 Reliable. P. I'arm, W.L. ...... 19 1321 Wainoni P. Farm, W.L. 17 1198 J. Wordsworth, W.L 7 1210 H. S. Woodnorth, W.L. 11 .1112 H. P. Herbert, W.L 9 1171 H. Leger, W.L 18 1075 T. M'llwraith, W.L. 16- 1171 T. White, W.L 5 1120 T. Vose, W.L 1G 1238 B, P. L. Clayson, W.L 19 1354 E. James, W.L 18 1269 N. Solomon, W.L ........ 19 1159 R. A. 'Lazarus, W.L. ; - 6 1173 Heretaunga P.C., W.L. No. 1 16' 1338 Wainoni P. Barm, W.L. 16 1258 J. W. Green, W.L u 1321 Willis and Son, W.L. ......... 11 1291 G. Clarke, W.L 19 1243 J. C'orrie, W.L 5 1166 M. Stowart, W.L J8 1210 A. G. Brailey, W.L 18 1235 A. W. Aiiams, W.L ' 4 1280 Calder Bros, W.L 12 1308 L. T. Wright, W.L 14 1244 W. E. Green, W.L. 21 1349 W. Davey, W.L. 14 1146 E. W. Hawke, W.L 8 1284 J. W. Green, R.C;, W.L 13 1267 T. Krarup, B.M. ........ 12 1059 Totals . .576 50,941 HEAVY. BREEDS. - Total Total for . to s ... week, date/ T. Kennedy, W.W. 29 1143 J. B. • Merrett, W.R. ............ 34 1097 T. Fazaclterley, 8.0. 19 849 Mrs. J. W. Green, B.W. ...... 27 1079 W. Scull, B.W ;,.... 18 1035 R. Munger, 81.0.. 18 ■ 122S Miss Rita Nixon,. 81.0 21 1391) Miss R. E. Laing, 81.0 15 911 A. R. Browne,' 81.0. 22 1194 E; Willis, 81.0. .;. ..... 25 • 1218. J. B. Merrett, 81.0. 16 1058 J. B. Merrett, S.W. ............... 24 1019 A. W. Adams, S.W -10 667 Jas. Ashton,-S.W. ............... .24 1059 T. Kennedy, S.W 15 896 Thos. Wilson, S.W 17 1076 W. E. Green, S.W. 30 1242 R. Roxburgh, S.W. 15 1066 Totals '. .. 879' 19,227 FOR DUCKS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifth egg-laying- test for - ducks. Returns for the forty-eighth week are as follow-:—.

' Total Total for to week. data. T. Dowthxraite, I.R 6 977 Heretaunga P.C., I.R 8 1176 Wainoni P. Farm, LB 14 : 936 Glencoo Ranch, I.R 13 1114. IlvaM and Johnstone, I.R. ... 21 998 T. R. Hdll, I.R. ,4 925 .. Totals . 64 6124 Tho letter after each entry denotes tie breed, as under:—B.L., Brown Leghorn; W.L., White Leghorn; R.C., W.L., Rose Comb White Leghorn; B.M:, Black Minorca ; W.W., -White Wyandotte j W.R., White Rook; 8.0., Buff. Orpington; 8.W., : Black Wyandotte, 81.0., Black Orpington; S.W., Silver Wyandotte; 1.R., Indian Runner.