EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 64, 8 December 1917, Page 15

EGG-LAYING

' N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'STHIRTEENTH COMPETITION. ' Tho thirteenth competition organised %y the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 8. The figures for the thirty-fourth week, ending December 4, are as lollow.- " LIGHT BREEDS. ■ ' Weekly Total ■ ■ ' ; ' total, to date. Brown Leghorns— . ,„„,., Yerrall Bros.. •■ a> • «u White Leghorns— .. H. P. Koee 27 853 George Gee •■ 30 890 Colder Bros., No. 1 31 964 W. Stophenson 18 (47 A. E. Phillips 27 843 J. H'lnnen 25 718 L. T.; ; Wright 31 f\ . H. W. Bower - 50 .824 Green Bros 27 834 Tβ Anau Utility Stud ... 26 843 Atkinson Bros 25 747 ....Hoko.whitu P.O .32 726 ~....■ S. Dioli ■~..,;..-•••••• '• 35 ' 849 - Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 30 ' 875 ": J. 1L Alley '. 30 785 J. Robinson 27 801 Eangiuru Egg Ranch 24 653 Omeo Poultry Farm 32 822 Heretaunga P. 0., No. 1 ... 2s 768 ■ Jack Green- 25 716 ■ Smart Bros 26 88/ W. Dayey 30 846 T. E. Comroy 24 817 ,MM. J. Mills 32 7Z5 T. W. Wilson 25 680 B, Mills >: 26 679 A. W. Adams 31 861 Reliable Poultry Farm ... 18 811 . A. G. Brailey : JO 737 John Slovene 15 787 Fazaokerley and Son 29 766 R. W. Hararko 24 689 J. Nanoarrow; sen 30 829 Oalder Bros., No. 2 31 919 '■ T "Kennedy ■• 34 582 Heretauhga P. 0., No. 2 ... 34 806 M. A. Ourrin 1.. 24 750 H. Ball • 33 < 910 W. H. West ..: 29 972 A. E. Wilson : 23 821 H. Williams 26 864 ■ Totals .....:..:. • - HSB 33,678 ••- HEA'hr BREEDS. ■ ■" £~,-.. / ■ : Weekly Total i;' ,1 : : . total, to date. Biher : Wyandottee-! •; ■' : :-i'' , ffreffligß.roe.'-';i'.;; : :24 685 .: .'....'20 557 ."- !; ■ffl'-'WK-HewißSOn .:....;...,. 23 750 ... :: ; "; Mrs':' P.'. Howcll ••••• 21 731 ■-•..■T.:::Kreijnedy; ■'.'.-: .28 725 ...;:'.'.a!.-):|Dowth,waite.; •• ........,...> 18. 633 ■.White Wyandottes— ' ' ''■ ''■:', - ; '"-■'-?'.'&>.-te/'.'.-BenJesi'.-I-.-....' "-. 12 ; , 714 , . Black ■■QiplugtoM-r ; '.. ■ ; - Mrs'.'Olaridge ■•..'.....: i....'2'v '495 '. "T.-E. Oohyay.i No ' 1 --- Z6 * 5 A. S. Coo.p"er 14 659 :, J. Nancarrow, een. 23, 856 ' T. E. Conway, No. 2.: 23'- -767 '-. , Victor Gee ■■' 17- .757 E. E. Mareden 23 .677 F. Staines i ~..,.. .27 .924 .. Hokowhitu P.O -16 631 ■ Hiss J. 'James ...:.-... 13 6&9 .; vfhito Bocks- .1 H. J. Gopperth ....:.... 20 644■;.; Rhode Island E«ds— ■ ; A. S. Cooper 20 ,594 '• E. F. Oakes 22 590 , 42Z 13,860 : Two hundred and ninety-one eggs-were gathered from the ninoty-six *pare birds. On November 30 a bird died iu pen 24. DUCK CONTEST. Weekly Total ". ■ ... ■ total, to daw. Indian HunuersW. Knight 35 997 '- Horetaunga P.C 31 1123 Mrs. Gee i 32 10« ■ W. T. Green 28 1252 . H. W. -Bower 35 1193 161 5594 Thitty-sii eggs were gathered the nino spare ducks. SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. .'.: LIGHT BIIEEDB. ....:• • Weekly -Tetal- ■'"•'■-.■■ . . total, to'date. White , Leghorns— '■ Green Bros 6 212 -W. DaTey 7 139 Victor Geo 6 163 J. Nanoarron 4 180 ' Atkinson Bros.' 4 190 ' ■ •K. Mills •• ■•■ 0 97 . ,H. Williams • 6 187 . R.'H. Taylor. 5 183 ' Tβ An*u Utility Stud .. 6 150 Mrs. Mills • • 6 196 It. H. iamos 5 . 133 A. E. Wilson ■ 5 100 Grecii Bros. •••■ -•■ 5 140 R.- W. Hawke 5 167 Minorcasr- . Miss J. James 6 112 Jliss J. James 5 8B 81 2427 ■ J heavFbeeeds. Weekly Total total, to date Black ■• OrpingtonsT. E. Oonway 7 166 SilTer' Wyandottes- r ' Thoo. Wilson 5 191 , ■ .. drceii Bros. ••• \ f ,-. , .E.\ J." Rose.,. ■ 1 123 lihoilo ifiland Berfe—. ■I. Nancarrow, sen 4 81 17 . 616 '