EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 70, 15 December 1917, Page 15

EGG-LAYING

N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'S COMPETITION. Following is -the official report of the th.irty.fif.tli week, ended December 11, and the. total to date of the thirteenth egglayinjt competition held by tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Olub, at Papanui :- ) LIGHT BREEDS. ■Weekly Total total, to date. Brown Leghorns— Verrall Bros Jl 842 While Leghorns— H. V. Boss .. 28 881 Geor&o Geo 27 952 Oalder Bros., No. 1 J3 597 W. Stephenson 16 763 A. B. Phillips 31 874 J. M'lnnes 31 7<-9 L. T. Wright 28 919 H. W. Bower 26 81.0 Green Bros? 22 856 To Anau Utility Stud 25 668 .Atkinson Bros 29 .776 Hokowhitu Poultry Co. ... 29 765 S. Biok 33 .082 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 34 909 J. M. Alloy .........;.. 31 816 J. Bobinson 25 826 ltangiuru Egg Ranch 23 611 Omeo Poultry Farm ...... 29 851 Heretauuga Poultry 00., No. 1 :..... 20 Ti Jack' Green. ...: 27 743 Smart Bros '. -20 %7 W. Davey 33 879 T. E. Oonway 28 845 Mrs. J. Mills 31 756 T. W. Wilson 29- 709 It, Mills 21 . TO) A. W. Adams -32 883 Reliable Poultry Farm ... 21 K-fc A. G. Brailey 32 769 John Ste-rena 21 808 Fazaokcrley and Son .'..... 24 780 B. W. Hawke 19 708 J. Nancarrow, sen 31 860 Oalcier Bros., So. 2 31 950 T. Kennedy 30' M 2 Heretaunga Poultry Co., Ho 2 • 31 t37 M. A. Currin 26 776 H. Ball 50 W W. H. West 29 1001 A. E. Wilfion 21 M 2 H. Williama Jl 895 Totals IW9 34,827 . HEAVT BREEDS. Weekly Total total, to date. Silver Wyandottee— . , Green Bros 20 ™5 A. W. Adams 25 «82 W. W. Hewineon 17 767 Mrs. F.Howell 32 763. T. Kennedy 2» '5a ; T. Dowthwaite .19 .' 6« White Wyandottcs— G. E. Benjcß 27 741 Black. OrpingtoneMrs.' ! Olaridgo' 31 525 T. E. Oonway, Ho. 1 20 685 A. S. Cooper :...- 21 «82 J. Nancarrow, sen 27 £83 IVE. Oonway, No. 2 27 794 Victor Gee 27 f.\ K. Marsden 26- 703 F. Staineß % «2 Hokorhitii Poultry Co. ... 25 7C4 •Hies J. James W . «9 tfhito Rockß- ■• H. J. Gopperth 35 "V K5 Khode Island K-eds-A. S. Cooper 15 W E. P. Oaken • 11 Total* ■■ 480 14,340 (286 eggs were gathered Jrom 56 spare birds.) SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION: LIGHT BEEEDS. :. ■■ ■ ■ Weekly Tctal ■, ■ ■ ■'. total, to dat«. White Leghorns— . Green Bros '. 1 219 IT. Davcy 6 1.45 Victor Geo ............:...: £ 169 . J. Nancarrow ° 1™ Atkinson liroa .-5 195 It. Mills ' 0 57 11. Williams ~. i IM B. H. Taylor : 5 188 To Anan Utility Stud 5 Vfi Mrs. Mills I . W It. H. James ~- \ ]f. A. E. Wilson' j }5< Green firOE « ]% B. W. Hawko .:..;. •••■•• 5 162 Hinorcas— Miss J. James 5 117 Mies J. James Jl « Totals ...:. : 83 2510' HEAVY BREEDS. ... . Weekly Total total, to date. Black Orpingtons— i> n iiwv .~~ ... « *n

Silver WyandottesThoe. Wilson 6 197 Green Bros 0 {5 E. J. Ross i 126 Rhode Island Rods— J. Kancarrow, sen 7 68 Totals 22 "^ DUCK CONTEST. Weekly Total total, to dat«. Indian Runners--IV. Knight 37 1034 UeretnuiiKa Poultry Co. 28 tlSl Mre. Gee 32 ICEI W. T. Green 28 ltfO H. W. Bower 39 1252 Totals 164 5768 (69 cebs were gathered from the nine Bparo ducks.)