POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2445, 26 April 1915, Page 8

POULTRY INDUSTRY

.(By Ohantecler.)

N.Z, UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'S COMPETITIONS. The official results of the second week of the- New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's eleventh egg-laying competition for fowls for the week ended Tuesday, April 20, are as follow:— LIGHT BREEDS. Total Total for to week. date. Verral Bros., B.L 23 39 Green Bros., R.C., W.L 15 25 H. Leger, S.C., W.L 15 23 Waikato Egg 'Farm, S.C., W.L. 18 33 Calder Bros., S.C., W.L 5 12 Heretaunga P.C., No. 1, S.C., W.L 11 21 N. Solomon, S.C., W.L 2 2 J. Wordsworth, S.C., W.L 20 29 Dominion P. Plant, S.C., W.L. 0 0 M. P. Chapman, S.C., W.L. ... 4 6 Mrs. J. Mills, S.C., W.L 18 29 A. R. Browne, S.C., W.L 0 0 Heretaunga P.C., No. 2, S.C., W.L 18 32 T. M'llwraith, S.C., W.L 0 0 C. Warburton, S.C., W.L 19 29 A. G. Brailey, S.C., W.L 11 13 Wainoni P. Farm, S.C., W.L. 7 8 Glencoe P. Ranch. S.C., W.L. 32 43 A. W. Irvine, S.C., W.L 4 7 Ashburton P. Farm, S.C., W.L. i 6 Goo. Catteral, S.C., W.L 2 2 L. T. Wright, S.C., W.L 10 21 L. Macdonald, S.C., W.L 0 0 Atkinson Bros., S.C., W.L. ... 5 6 A. E. Phillips, S.C., W.L. 11 18 Dalmuir P. Yards, S.C., W.L. 23 40 B. P. L. Clayson, S.C., W.L.... '2 4 Green Bros., S.C., W.L 20 44 Master Jack Green, S.C., W.L. 15 31 A. E. Wilson, S.C.. W.L 22 41 W. A. Nixon, S.C.; W.L 12 19 H. S. Woodnorth, S.C., W.L.... 0 0 J). Roxburgh, S.C., W.L 0 0 R. A. Lazarus, S.C., W.L 3 5 A. W. Adams, S.C., W.L 3 5 T. Fazackerlcy and Sons, S.C., W.L 24 36 W. Davey, S.C., W.L 2 2 W. A. Nixon, S.C., W.L 5 9 R. H. James, S.C., W.L 20 35 Master R. Mills, S.C., W.L. ... 28 37 S. L. Leggett, S.C., W.L 0 0 R. Willis and Son, S.C., W.L. ,11 19 George Gee, S.C., W.L 0 0 Green Bros., S.C., W.L. 11 25 Rangitiru Egg Ranch, S.C., W.L. 2 2 Thos. Kennedy; S.C., W.L 12 12 Calder Bros., No. 1, S.C., W.L. 3 8 R. W. Hawke, S.C., W.L 18 31 Mrs. M'Kinnon, S.C., W.L. ... 5 8 Totals to date 495 823 HEAVY BREEDS. Total Total for to . _ , , week. date. A. W. Adams, S.W 0 0 Green Bros., S.W 6 9 E. Oakes, R.I.R: 6 8 Cooper -and -Wainscott, R.I.R. 11 16 W. A. Nixon, R.I.R 0 0 A. E. Wilson, W.W 0 .0 T. Kennedy, W.W 11 15 W. A. Nixon, 8.0 0 0 AY. L. Walker, 8.0 0 fl E. Willis,' 8.0 17 32 W. Bloomfield, 8.0 18 20 Totals to date 69 100 FOR DUCKS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's aixth egg-laying test for ducks. Returns for the second week are as follow:— Total Total for to t r> ■». .t t. week - date. J. B. Merrett, I.R 0 0 T. R. Hall, I.R 3 3 Glencoe Poultry Ranch, I.R. 38 45 W. Davidson, I.R 19 si Thomas Dowthwaite, I.R 0 0 W. Knight, I.R 21 24 W. Knight, I.R 8 10 Wainoni P. Farm, 3' 3 Totals to date 92 119 Tho letters after each entry denotes the breed .as under:—B.L., Brown Leghorn; S.C., W.L., Single Comb, White Leghorn; W.L., Rose Comb, White Leghorn; S.W., Silver Wyandotte; R.1.R,, Rhode Island Red; W.W., White Wyandotte; 8.0., Black Orpington; 1.R., Indian Runner.