POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 2456, 8 May 1915, Page 15

POULTRY INDUSTRY

(By Chantecler.)

N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'S COMPETITIONS.

The official results of the fourth week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's eleventh egg-laying competition for fowls for the week oniled Tuesday, May 4, arc as follow LIGHT BREEDS. Total Total for to week. date. Verrall Bros.. B.L 26 81 H. Leger, S.C., W.L 13 60 Waikato Egg Farm, S.C., W.L. 23 SO Calder Bros., S.G., W.L 9 30 Heretaunga P.C., No. 1, S.C., W.L li 47 N. Solomon, S.C., W.L 9 17 J. Wordsworth, S.C., W.L. ... 10 70 .Dominion P. Plant, S.C., W.L. 0 0 M. P. Chapman, S.C., W.L. ... 11 2S Mrs. J. Mills, S.C., W.L 32 73 A. R. Browne, S.C., W.L 7 3Horetaunga P.C.. No. 2, S.C., W.L 15' 61 T. M'llwraith, S.C., W.L 5 6 C. Warburton, S.C., W.L 13 fil A. G. Brailev, S.C., W.L 27 59 Wainoni P. Farm, S.C., W.L. 14 33 Glencoe P. Ranch, S.C., W.L. 25 96 A. W. Irvine, S.C., W.L 5 17 Ashburton P. Farm, S.C., W.L.' 5 14 Geo. Catteral, S.C., W.L 8 14 L. T. Wright, S.C., W.L 16 61 L. Macdonald, S.C., W.L. 0 0 Atkinson Bros., S.C., W.L ■! IS A. E. Phillips, S.C., W.L. 11 40 Dalmuir P. Yards, S.C., W.L. 21 83 B. P. L. Clayson, S.C., W.L. U 26 Green Bros., S.C., W.L 19 SI Master Jack Green, S.C., W.L. 22 70 A. E. Wilson, S.C., W.L 31 97 W. A. Nixon, S.C., W.L 4 29 H. S. Wooduorth, S.C., W.L. 16 24 R. Roxburgh, S.C., W.L 3 3 R. A. Lazarus, S.C., W.L IS 2G A W. Adams, S.C., W.L 12 24 T. Fazackerley and Sons, S.C., W.L IB 75 W. Davey, S.C., W.L. 13 25 W. A. Nixon, S.C., W.L 5 19 R. H. James, S.C., W.L 19 17 Master R. Mills, S.C., W.L.... 32 101 S. L. Leegett, S.C., W.L 0 0 R. Willis and Son, S.C., W.L. 19 59 George Gee, S.C., W.L K 5 Green Bros., S.C.. W.L 13 57 Rangiuru Egg Ranch, S.C., W.L 4 10 Thos. Kennedy, S.C., W.L 17 4fl Calder Bros., No. 1, S.C., W.L. 20 44 R. W. Hawke, S.C., W.L 13 63 Mrs. M'Kinnou, S.C., W.L. ... 12 26 Green Bros., 8.C., W.L 14 54 '■Totals 674 2096 HEAVY BREEDS. Total. Total {or to ■week. date. A. W. Adams, S.W 0 0 Green Bros.. S.W 10 . 28 E. Oakes, R.I.R 9 26 Cooper and Wainscott, R.I.R. 20 5S W. A. Nixon, R.T.R 0 0 A. E. Wilson. W.W ' 0 0 T. Kennedy, W.W lfi 46 W. A. Nixon, 8.0 2 2 W. L. Walker. 8.0 6 7 E. Willis, 8.0 18 64 W. Bloomfield, 8.0 23 64 Totals ...... 104 295 FOR DUCKS. ' .The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's sixth egg-laying test lor ducks. Returns for the fourth week ate as follow:— Total Total for to week. date. J.B. Merrett, I.R 1 1 T. R. Hall, I.R 19 34 Glencoe Poultry Ranch, 1.R.... 28 97 W. Davidson, I.R 12. 64 Thomas Dowthwaite, I.R 5 8 W. Knight, I.R. 29 85 W. Knight, I.R 24 42 Wainoni P. Farm, I.R 7 17 Totals 125 348 The letters after each entry denotes the breed as under:—B.L., Brown Leghorn; S.C., W.L., Single Comb, White Leghorn; R.C., 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.