POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 175, 19 April 1919, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

EGG-LAYING UTILITY CLUB COMPETITIONS. Tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Olub's fifteenth oRB-layinif competition opened on April 8, anil will continue till March 31, 3920.' The following aro tlio first week's results:— I/lOHT BREEDS. (For purobrcd 'pullets between the ago of 5J and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, data. White Leghorns— W. A. Gee and Son 3 3 Green Bros. (No. 1) 4 -4 E. E. Marsden 4 4 J. B. Morrett 3 3 T. Faz-ackerley 4 4 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) ... 4 4 \V. Newell 0 Q i Geo. Geo 4 A W. 0. Sail 0 0 Oalder Bros. (No. 3 3 Beck and Oaliley (No. 2) ... 4 4 . Green Biob. (No. 2) 3 3 11. Williams (No. 1) 4 4 Miss Jessie James 4 4 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 0 0 Calder Bros. (No. 3) 5 5 H. Hunter 0 0 . Oalder Broß. (No. 1) 2 2 S. L. Beer 3 3 J. Liggins 3 3 G. 11. Bradford 5 5 Mrs. E. D. Huuter 2 2 Black Minorcas— ' Mrs. Hoaeh 5 5 11. Williams 1 1 Totals 71 71 TWO YEARS' TEST. Traccy King 1 391 W. A. Geo and Son 2 216 E, E. Marsden 0 ' 191 Totals 3 743 1 ' HEAVY BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the age ol' 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to' total, oate. American Barred Pock— Greon Bros 5 5 Black Orpington— i J. H'Uonald 2 - 2 Rhode Island Red— H. Huuter 1 1 Totals 8 8 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred' pullets between the age to bo housed continuously.) Total Weekly to total, date. 0. Renn (Black Orpington) 1 1 H. Meadows and H. Rose (White Rock) ■ : 5 5 0; 11. Bull (Ithode Island •■Red) . 0 0 , Beck and Oakley (Silver Wyandotte) 1 1 Progress Poultry Farm (American Barred Rock) 0 0 E. R. Vercoc (White Or- . piugton) ; 0 0 Totals 1 . ? White Leghorns— T. J. Richards ••••• 5 5 Oalder Bros, (No. 1) 0 0 Geo. Gee 2 2 Mm. S. Dick. 'J . 3 , S. Dick 2 2 Oalder Broß. (No. 2) 0 0 E. Marsden 5 5 Bock and Oakley (No. 1) ... 4 4 . 'Wnitoitoi Stud farm 0 0 'l'racey King 1 1 T. Fazackeriey 2 2 J. Liggins 4 4 W. B. Dee and Son 2 2 T. Wilkinson ...'. 5 5 Atkinson Bros 0 0 i'. E. Conway 4 4 Groen Bros. (No. 1) 4 4 Oalder Bros. (No. 3) 1 ■ 1 Green Bros. (No. 2) 3 3 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 0 , 0 Progress Stud Farm 3 3 J. J. Rowbcrry 1 1 Progress Poultry Farm ... 2 2 Webb Bros 4 4 Totals 57 57 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For purebred .pullets.- between the age . ' \of 5.1 and 8' mouths.) Total . Weekly to total, date. Black Minorcas- . / H. Williams 5 3 White LeghornsGreen Bros. (No. 2) 4 4 S. L. Beer 4 4 'l'racey King 5 5 Beck and Oakley 14 1 14 JI. F. Blackmail 5 5 B. Campbell 8 3 J. Liggins ~19 .19 N. Stark and Son 13 13 C. J. Norton '. 0 0, G. H. Bradford 4 4 11. Ball „ ~ 5 « 5 Hcretaunga Poultry Farm 8 8 J. S. Stevens 8 8 G. Bonnctt ..0 0 E. G. Terry-' 19 19 F. L...ozanne 3 3 0. H. Izard ~ 8 ' 8 J. T. M'Harg 13 13 W, J. Chambers 17 17 E. E. Marsden 10 10 C. Reiill .... .19 19 ■ Mrs. E. D. Huutor 15. 15 A. Clegg .. .. 16 16 J. Ifancarrow, sen 10 10 R. W. Hawkc ;... 1 '4 " Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 8 8 Calder Bros ..3 3 l Green Bros. (No. 1) 11 • 11 . W. J. Richards t 0 0 L. Couch 17 17 Master A. Haley .'. 4 4 W. A. Gee and Son 6 6 ■ D. F. MMJougall ;. 1 1 Beck and' Oakley 15 15 L. T. Wright 0 0 P. Freeman o 3 Mrs. Gorinßki 15 15 ; Waitoitoi Stutl Farm 2 2 W. Dnvey 1 1 B. E. 'Domkies 0 0 | Oxford Poultry Farm 13 13 H. W. Coombes 24 24 Verrall Bros .i.„. 6 6 Rangiuru Egg Ranch ...... 1 \ 1 G. Gee : ;... 0 0 Inder and Phillips 15 15 A. H. Skilton 3 3 J. Robertson 14 14 ;A. M. Love 8 8 D. Graham '4 4 C. Thomson 20 20 J. Webb 1 1 T. Richards 6 6 Broivn Leghorns^ H .Hunter 0 0 Verrall Bros 1 2 /' Totals : 432 432 TWO YEARS' TEST.' White Leghorns3f. W. Beck 16 1601 Mrs. Gorinski 13 1554 J. Liggins 6 1437 Black Minorcas— , H. Williams 10 1377 Totals 45 5969 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. (For sis purebred pulleta botween the age of 6 and 9 months.) ' Total \ , Weekly to \ ' total, date. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 0 0 A. W. Adams 0 0 T. Dowthwaite 4 4 White Rocks— L. D. Adams 0 0 American Barred Rocks— D. Allingham 0 0 Black Orpingtons— C. H. Izard (No. 2) 6 6 T. E. Conway (No. 2) 7 7 W. Blomfiold 2 2 0. J. Norton 0 0 C. H. Izard (No. 1) 0 0 J. Nancarr o\v, sen. . 6 6 Rhode Island Reus— P. E. "Knyvett 0 0 Totals 25 25 '' DUCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to total, date. Indian Runners— R. M. Copland 5 V 0. lionnctt 21 21 T. Dowthwaite 6 6 W, 'I'. Green (No. 1) 6 6 Mrs. C. JI. M'Dougiill 1 1 0. Donald . 1 1 llerctaunga Poultry 'Farm... 0 0 W. T. Green (No. 2) 10 10 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 0 0 Totals <3 50 TWO YEARS' CONTEST. Indian Runners— > W. T. Grcun .:. 7 1423 SINGLE DUOK CONTEST. (For purobred dueks over 5 aud under 9 months.) Indian Runners- . Total Weekly to total, date. 11. Meadows ~ 2 2 W. T. Green 0 0 L. Wadham 0 0 T. Meadows 3 3 J. Donald 0 0 Totals 5 5