POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2480, 5 June 1915, Page 15

POULTRY INDUSTRY

4. (By Chantecler.) N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'S COMPETITIONS. The official results of tho eighth week of tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's eleventh epg-laying competition for fowls for the week ended Tuesday, Juno 1, ire as follow Total Total for to week. date. Vorrall Bros., B.L 21 18G 11. Legal", 5.0., W.L 20 125 Waikato Egg Farm. S.C., W.L. 23 163 Calder Bros., S.C., W.L 21 101 lleretaunga P. 0., No. 1, S.C., W.L 20 117 N. Solomon, S.C., W.L 14 6S J. Wordsworth, S.C., W.L 20 149 Dominion P. Plant, S.C., W.L. 13 47 M. P. Oh'apnmn, S.C., W.L. ... 14 89 Mrs. J. Mills, S.C., W.L 30 192 A. R. Broirne, S.C., W.L 18 91 Heretaunga P.C., No. 2, 8.C., W.L. 19 131 T. Jl'llwTaith, S.C., W.L 19 56 C. Warbmton, S.C., W.L 14 119 A. G. Brailey, S.C., W.L 20 161 Wainoni P Farm, S.C., W.L, 20 107 Glencoe P. Ranch, S.C., W.L. 21 190 A. W. Irvine, S.C., W.L IS 51 Ashburton P. Farm, S.C., W.L. 15 59 Geo. Catterul, S.C., W.L 29 - 94 L. T. Wright, S.C., W.L 20 124 L. Itfacdonald, S.C., W.L 1 1 Atkinson Bros S.C., W.L 12 GO A. B. Phillips, S.C.. W.L. 1.1 94 Dalmuir P. Yiy'ds, S.C., W.L. 22 171 B. P. L. Clayson, S.C., W.L. 22 117 Green Bros., S.C., W.L 10 143 Jack Green, S,C.. W.L 28 IS2 A. E Wilson, S.C., W.L 23 215 W. A. Nixon, S.C., W.L 22 97 H. S. Woodnorth, S.C., WoL. 28 130 It. Roxburgh, S.C., W.L 15 46 B. A. Lazarus, S.C., W.L. ... 15 92 A. W. Adams, S.C., W.L 19 88 T. Fasjckerlev and Sons, 8.C., W.L 15 143 W. Davey, S.C., W.L 21 93 W. A. tfixon, 5.C... W.L 22 83 R. H. James, S.C., W.L 10 123 E. Mills. S.C., W.L 20 208 S. L. Loggett, S.C., W.L. ... 10 27 R. Willis and Son, S.C., W.L. 20 142 George Gee, S.C., W.L 15 50 Green Bros., S.C., W.L. ■ 6 101 Rangiuni Egg Eanch, S.C., W.L 15 64 Thos. Kennedy, S.C., W.L. ... 18 113 Calder Bros., No. 1, S.C., W.L. 28 143 K, W. Hawke, S.C., W.L 16 113 Mrs. M'Kinnon, S.C., W.L. ... 12 Si Green Bros., R.C., W.L f 7 102 Totals 873 5447 HEAVY BREEDS. Total Total for to week. date. A. W. Adams, S.W 0 0 Green Bros., S.W 9 61 E. Oakes, E.I.E 11 GG Cooper and Wainscott, K. 1,8. 26 141 W. A. Nison, E.1.1i 0 0 A. E. Wilson, W.W. 3 3 T. Kennedy, W.W 24 139 W. A. Nixon, 8.0 22 56 W. L Walkor, 8.0 34 107 15. Willis, 8.0 20 150 ,W. Bloomfield, 8.0 16 148 Totals IGS 871 FOE DUCKS. Tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's sixth cgg;-laying test for ducks. Returns for the eighth week are as follow Total Total for to ueek. date. J. B. Merrett, I.R 13 35 T. R. Hall, I.R 26 130 Glencoe Poultry Ranch, I.R. .. 23 219 W. Davidson, I.E 12 108 Thomas Dowtliwaite, I.E 7 33 W. ICnight, I.E 39 218 W. Knight, I.E 32 163 Wainoni P. Farm, I.E 7 44 Totals 164 950 The letters after eacn entry denote the breed as under:—B.L., Brown Leghorn; S.C., W.L., Single Comb, White Leghorn; E.C., W.L., Boso Comb, White Leghorn j S.W., Silver Wyandotte; R.1.R., Ehode Island Red; W.W., White Wyandotte; 8.0., Black Orpington; 1.E., Indian Runner. Poultry-keepeTs have need just noir of the very best stock if they are going to get a profitable TeSurn from their birds whilst wheat, etc., is at such a high price. Mt. H. W. Bower, of Bower's Poultry Farm, Levin, states that in breeding his 6tock .egg production has always been his aim, and his-present returns he adds are proving that it pays to keep only tho very best quality stock. Mt. Bower's birds include White Leghorns, White Eocks, Black Orpingtons, and Indian Runner ducks.