POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 81, 29 December 1917, Page 13

POULTRY NOTES

(By Chanticivpbr.) EGG-LAYIKIG N:/j. UTILITY" POULTRY CHUB'S COMPETITION. Following is tho official i:cport of the thirty-seventh week, ending December 25, and the total to .date of . t:(ie Thirteenth Egg-laying Competition held by the New Zealand Utility Poultry C( ul>: — LIGHT BBEEl|a ; H r eekly Total iptal. to daw. Brown liOghorns— Verrall Broa 26 890 White Leghorns— H. P.. Boss . . 26 930 Oalder Bros., No. 1 26 1052 W. Stephenson 22 804 A. E. Phillips 28 932 J. IX'lonea 28 806 L. T. Wright 33 981 H. \\'. Bower 33 916 Green Bros. i 24 904" To Anau Utility Stud <34 933 Atkinson Bros E9 835 Hokowhitu Poultry Coyv 51 819 S. Dick 51 945 Dalmuir Poultry Yards.,. .11 972 J. M. Alley i! 5 868 J. Piobinson i • . 872 Kangiuru Egg Itanch ~. 26 732 Omeo Poultry Farm 25* 901 Heretaunga Poultry Co.,i No. 1 ~ 2! 824 Master Jack Green ,27 . -797 Smart Bros. <if 962 W. Davey ;3: 943 T. E. Conway |2< 891 Mrs. J. Mills '2 914 T. W. Wilson 12 763 li. Mills ; |3' 745 A. W. Adams |1 944 Mjable Poultry Farm ... li 873 A. G. Brailey I'. 828 John Sterens ....'. V .850 Fazackerley and Son 2 830 R. W. Hawke 3'l 751 J. Nancarrow, sen :. J.l 921 Oalder Bros., No. 2 3 4| 1015 T. Kennedy ):si 674 Herctaunga Poultry Co., No. 2 I'S BHI M. A. Currin J3' 827 11. Ball 3V 995 TV. H. West a? : 1058 A. E. Wilson ' ; 3 ! 903 H. Williams : 2P' 957 Totals 11215 . 37,122 '

HEAVT BREEDS. , I . > Weekly Total totjitl. to date. Silrer Wyandottes— — Green Bros. 22 748 A. \V. Adams 20; .710 W. W. Hewinson. 16 796 Mrs. F. Howell 21 ! 005 T. Kennedy 21' , 795 T. DowtUwaite 12 • 690 White Wyandottes—. G. E. Benjes 27' 797 Black Orpiuiftoiis— Mrs. Olaridge 14 ; 555 T. E. Conway, Xo. 1 22 • 781 A. S. Cooper . 23 731 J. Kauoarrov,', sen 16 > 922 11.I 1 . E. Conway, No. 2 26 ' 842 Victor Gee 23 820 E. E. Mareden 19 , , 747 F. Staines, 16 . 987 Hokowhitu Poultry Coy. 24 758 Mias J. James 23 . 718 tVhilo Hocks— H. J. Gopperfch 29. 739 Khodo Island Red 6— A. S. Cooper 13 632 E. F. Oakcs 14 622 Totals 403 -1 , ifi,l47 (273 eggs were gathered from 56 spare birds.) SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. LIGHT BKEEDS. < Weekl3 .Tctal total. ;Ifc Dat« White LeghornsGreen Bros J 231 W. Davey 6 : 155 .Viol,or Gee - 6 . .181 J. Nancarrow 4 195 Atkinson Bros 6 ' 206 11. Mills 0 97 H. Williams :... 6 , 205 It. H. Taylor 3 194 Te Anau Utility Stud ... 0 155 Mrs. Mills 1 ' 216 B. H. James 0 ' '- '141 A. E. Wilson - 4 • 112Green Bros 7 ,158. K. W. Jlawke 3 150 Minorcas— Miss J. James - 5 172 Miss J. James — 5 128 • Totals ...; 6J. |!646 ' HEAVY BBEEDB. Weekly ITolal total. ditto Black Orpingtons— T. E. Conway 2 J7J Silror Wyandotte«— Tbos. Wilson 5 \2oß< Green Bros ; 0 ,55; E. J. Robs 6 < }39 i Ehode Island Heds— ■ • ■ J. Nancarrow, sen 0 y3! Totals ' 13 630'' . PUCK CONTEST. Weekly Tdljl total, to d|tt£Indian Eunners— W. Knight 30 1095 Heretaungs, Poultry Co- JO 1211, Mrs. Gee 23 11281 . W. T. Green 19 1297 - H.- W. Bower 24 1290. ; Totals 126 6019' . (40 eggs were gathered from the 9 sparo ducks.)