EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 134, 1 March 1919, Page 12

EGG-LAYING

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The fourteenth egg-layinc competition organised by ; tho Now Zealand Utility Poultry Olub 'commenced at Papanui on April 6, nnd' will continue until 'March 31, 1919. The figures for llie forty-sixth week to February 25 are:—' IjTQHT BREEDS. For six purebred pullets between the ago of five and a half'and eicht months. • Woekly Total total, to date. Drown. ljcihoriisYerrall Bros. 13 1110 *11. Hunter 17 896 •Mrs. T. Moreton 5 945 White liCßliorns— • fl\V. Newall : 25 1108 0. J. Jladlcy 14 897 It. Coombos ; 19 1240 *Caldcr llros., No. 2 26 1291 N. Stark 19 1125 M. W. Jones ' ;.. 25 1256 Atkinson Bros 2) !263 Calder Bros 29 1390 *J...Mancarrow, Bern- 28 1199 J. Stevens 23 1167 Oxford Poultry Farm 25 1302 . 11. Ball 28 11C0 W. A.UeeamlHons.'No. 2 28 1152 .. A. l'l. Ufiillips 21 1105 Mrs. 11. 11. ,I'uliar 25 1143 Mrs. K. A. Gorinski 30 1369 Trig Poultry Farm 26 12J6 *Mrs. C. Atkinson •21 1013 J. Nanearrow, Junr. ..; 25 1189 VV. 11. West 22 1310 J, LiKKins .. 23 1305 F. W. Wilson 20 1132 A. K. Wilson 23 1017 Dalmuir Poultry Yards .19 1117 H. W. Beck 33 1414 J!. W. llawke 2t 1275 Omco Poultry Farm 22 1008 «,M., r. Blackmail 23 1265 . H. Williams 11 1213 licretauuga Poultry Co. No. 2 29 1115 S. I). Beer . 17 12£6 < A. T. Poivley 28 1297 Mrs, J. Mills. 29 1186 tMrs. W. ltoach 16 987 . llaiißiuru. Err,-. Ranch ... 23 1108 •Smart Bros . 16 988 '■ Tracay'Klnc -26 1236 M, A'. Currin 20 1157 . Charles 11. Izard 27 1271 1 Green Bros., No. 1 Z!, 1273

,W. Davey Jf.'.ljlM 1.. T. Wright : , .16 ' . 595 *\V Stephenson 11 . 978 ■ 0.. Thompson .26 .1341...: 8.. Dick 20', . 1083 , A. W. Adams ...'. 16 1365. ... James Robertson.-.... 22. 1125. J. li. Benfell .23 ,555, . W. Haley 24 : . 12W P. Mulder ~ .. .25 . .1175; ,". . •*D. Graham' .:.... 18 _'1184 Reliable. Stud Poultry Farm. ■ • no;X 692 -'- W. A. .Gee and' Sons, No. 1. 23 1181' ■ Holiable Stud Poultry Farm.. ' No. 1 ~18. .1183.: Waimea Poultry Yards ... 25. . 1137/• Ileretaunga Po.ultry C 0.,. No. 1 24 . 1277 Green Bros;,. No. 2'32: .1372 . . Minorcas-. v..':; - Miss Jessie James „;'"I1' -902' ■!' H. Williams .' ."25 ■ 1261: ' Totals . 1352. .69,044 : ' *One bird dead. tTwo birds dead. '' . IIMVr IiEEKDS. .- - For six pi'ebred pullets between :thc age of-' six and nino. months.. /. . ■ : • h oflit/y Total ■ - - total, to date. Black Orpingtons- •• • *Oharles H. Izard ■ 11 • 835 . *T. E. Conway, No. 1 7 - 747Norton and Dove 18 1005 . J. Nancarrow, senr 25 800 W. Bloomileld 14.,: . 1003 T. E. Conway 16 -1073 White Plymouth Kocks— TV. Knight. 20 1013 Bhodc Island RedstNorton 'and Dove Wm 14 ' 682 . E. E.. Marsdon '19,-'S-'9ot ■ Silver Wyandottcs— ......; ■W. TV. Hewinson .'l4 . •806, i•' Thomas Wilson- .-. .21 975 Tliomas Dowthwaite 22 ■ 972 . '*T. E. Conivnj . 11 487 A.- TV. 'Adams 17 862-; Thomas Kennedy 25 803 ♦Mrs; -F. Howell-..- •••• 17 885 Totals , 271 1'3,904 . *One bird doaa. DUCK CONTEST. For six purebred ducks,'oyer'five and,under 'nine months. Weekly Total total, todate. Indian RunnersThomas Dowthwaite 26 1196 *L. A. Wadham 19 1292 . Mrs. W. A. Gee. ~.. 20 1183 TV. T. Green 15 1334.. B. M. Ooplan '.. 9 1245 . *Heretaunsa Poultry Co. ~. 17 1278 TV. T. Green 5 1298 : Totals 11l '6826 *Onc bird dead. SINGLE BIRDS' CONTEST. Heavy Breeds. • For six psrebred pullets between the age. of six arid nine" months. ■' •. Weekly Total ' total, to date. Silver WyandottcsE. J. 'Boss'*, , 6 190 ' Thomas Wilson 5 20a Rhode Island RedsT. E. Conway 0' 163 Norton and Dove 0 124 llarred Plymouth ltocksA. E. TVilson 6 175 Totals 17 . ,857 SINGLE' BIRDS CONTEST. ' . . Light Breeds. For purebred pullets between the age oi live and a half and eight mouths. • ii ei'Kiy 'joial total, tu dale. White IjeghornsGreen Hros., No. 1 0 23? Green Bros., No. 2 5 23^ li. W. Hawko 5 176 K. Meadows 6 2«. Trneey Kinn 5 259 S. Ij. Beer 3 . 246 B K Mnrsdeii o 10l Thomas Wilkinson 7 281 Mrs. J. Hills, fvo. 1 3 183 fi. Dick 5 .23 Atkinson Ilros., i\o. 1 o til J, Stevens » Mrs. J. Mills, No. 2 6 216 *Mastcr.Ern Geo 0 186 Reliable Stud P. Farm ... 0 189 11. TV. Deck 0 I" W A. Gee and Sons 5 Atkinson Bros., No. 2 5 H. Williams' ® 195 Totals 76 * *Bird dead