EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 140, 8 March 1919, Page 12

EGG-LAYING

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The fourteenth. ags-tanne competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Olub commenccd at Papanm on April 6, and "ivill oontinue until March 31, 1919. The figures for the forty-seventh week to March 4 are:— LIGHT BREEDS. Vnr six purebred pullets betwoen the age live and a half and eight montlis. • Weekly Total total, to date. Brown LeEhorns— Verrall Bros « *H. Hunter » •Mrs. T. Moreton 1 White Leghorns*W. Newall 22 IJ3O C. J. Hartley ..., 16 9J3 '11. Cooinbeß Calder Bros. No. 2 22 1313 N. Utark F, W. Jones Atkinson Bros 18 J2Bl • Oalder Broß. f "W *J. Nancarrow. sen. • 21 «0 j liw Oxford Poultry Farm ... 20 13® jl, flull 23 11'3 \V A. Gee and Sons, No. 225 1177 A. E. Phillips » 1121 Mrs. Jt. B. i'ulkr . 23 1166 Mr«. E. A. Uormski 31 1420 ' Trig Poultry Farm 20 1285 ♦lira. U. Atkinson 33 }036 J. Kancarrow, jun S. 1211 V. H. West 19 3ffi J. lilgKius 29 1334 V. W. Wilson U US 4 A..K Wilson 23 1040 Dalinuit' Poultry Yards ... 19 1136 11. W. Beck o2 1446 E. W. Hawke 20 1295 Omeo Poultry ,Farm 15 1018 *31 P. Blackmail 22 1287 . H. Williams 10 1223 Heretaunga P. 00., No. Z 26 1141 S. Ij. Beer IT 1283 A. K. Powley 28 1325 Mrs. J. Mills 24 1210 fMra. .V. lloach 16 1003 ltaugiuru Egg Branch 21 1129 ■•Smart Btob 14 1002 'i'racey King 23 1319 51. A. Ourrin ...... 18 1175 ■ Green Bros., No, 1 25 1297 W. Davcy 22 1186 Ij. T. Wright 15 1010 *W. SteDhenson 6 984 0. Thomson ....' 25 1366 S. Dick ' 17 1100 A. W. Adams 16 1181 •James Kobertson 18' 1143 J. I/. Benfell 20 985 W. Haley 21 1305 Mulder 20 1195 *D. Graham 15 1199 llcliablo Stud P.P., No. 2... 6 698 Vf. A. Gee and Sons, No. 2 22 1203 iteliable Stud P.F., No. 1... 21 1204 Waimen Poultry Yards ... 26 1163 Heretaunga I'. Co., No. 1 25 1302 Green Bros., No. 2 30 1402

Itinorcas— Miss Jes6io James 6 "908 11, Williams ,21 1282 . Totals . 1248 70,292 HEAVY BREEDS. Weekly Total total, to date. Black Orpingtons*o. H. Izard 7 892 «T. E. Conway, No. 1 11 "58 Morton and Dove 18 1023 J. Nancarrow, sen. 7 807 W. Bloomfleld 16 1019 T. E. Conway 11 1084 Whlto Plymouth RocksW,. Knight 22 1035 Rhode Island Reds— and Dovo 13 695 E. B. Mnraden 16 922 Silver WyandottesW. W. Hewinßon 14 620 ■I'. Wilson 15 990 T. Dowthwaito 22 994 |T. E. Oonway 0 437 A, V. nuams 7 869 T. Kennedy 26 829 *Mrs. F. Howell _21 906 Totals 226 14,130 DUCK CONTEST. For six purebred ducks, over live and under niue months. Weekly Total total, to date. Indian Kunncrs- . T. Dowthwaito 28 1224 *Ij. A. Wadliam 24 1316 W. A. Goo 23 1206 W. T. Green 19 1353 R,. Jt. Copland 10 - 1255' *llcretaunga Poultry C 0.... 19 1297 *W. T. Green 9 1307 Totalß 132 8958 SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. Heavy Breeds. For Bix purebred pullets between the ago of six and nino months. Weekly Total total, to date. Silver WyandottesE. J. Boss 5 195 T. Wilßon 0. 205 Rhode Island RedsT. E. Conway 0 163 Norton and J)ovo 0 124 Plymouth Itocks--A. E. Wilson 6 151 Totals 11 868 SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. Light Breeds. For purebred pullets between the age of five and a half and eight months. Weekly Total total, to date. White LeghornsGreon Bros., No. 1 0 237 Green Bros., Sfo. 2 - 3 235 R, W. Hawkc 5 181 11. Meadowß 5 248 Tracey King 6 265 S. Xi. Beer 3 249 E. E. Marsden 6 167 " T. Wilkinson 6 287 Mrs. J. Mills, No. 1 0 183 S, Dick 5 2.30 Atkinson Bros., No. 1 ' 4 2J5 J. Stevens 5 191 Mrs. J. Mills. No. 2 4 220 "Master Em .Gee 0 189 Reliable Stud P.F. 0 189 H. W. Beck 0 117 W. A. Geo and Sons 5 242 Atkinson Bros., No. 2 ... 5 240 11. Williams 3 198 Totals 65 4090 *Ono bird dead. |Two birds dead.