POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 199, 17 May 1919, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

■ (By "Ohanticleor.") EGG-LAYING UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITIONS. Tho Now Zealand Utility Poultry Olub's fifteenth egg-laying competition opened on April 8, and will continue till March 31, 1920. The following are the fifth week's results;— ■ SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. LIGHT BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 51 and 8 montM.) ■ Total Weekly to' total, date. - .White Leghorns- ■ W. A. Gee and Son 0 i Green Bros. (No. 1) >5 23 ' E. E. Marsden. . 5 24 J. B. Merrett '6 . f T: Pazackerley- ' 6 26 Becli and Oakley (No. 1) ... 6 27 W. Newell » Geo. Geo . ! ■ , W. 0. Sail 3 3 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 5 25 Beck and Oakley (No. 2) ... 5 24 Green Bros. (No. 2) 6 25 H. Williams (No. 1) 6 27 Miss Jcssio James 5 25 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 19 • Oalder Bros. (No. 3) 6 25 H. Hunter ...'. 0 0 • Calder Bros. (No. 1) 5 24 S. L. Beer V 29 J. Liggins 5 25 G. H. Bradford • 6 26 Mrs. S. D. Hunter 5 21 .Black Minorcas— i Mrs. ■ Roaoh 4 20 H. Williams 3 11 Totals 114 495 .TWO YEARS' TEST. Tracey 'King ....: 0 291 W. A.-Geoand Son : 0 264 :>B. B; Marsden... 0 191 Totals . 0 7^6 HEAVY BREEDS. (Fot purebred pullets between the ages of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. American Barred RockGreen Bros "... 5 25 Black Orpington— J. Jt'Donald 7 29 Rhode Island Red— H. Hunter 0 . 1 Totals 12 .43 EXPERIMENTAL . SINGLE PEN CONTEST. .. (For purebred light , and heavy breeds, to be. housed continuously.) ' . • 1 ' Total Weekly to total, date. 0. Renn (Black Orpington) 7 26 H. Meadows and H. Rose (Whito Rock) 6 28 C. H. Hull (Rhodo Island lied) : 0 0 Beck and Oakley (Silver Wyandotte) 0 1 Progress Poultry Farm (American Barred Rock) 0 E. It. Yercoe (White Orpington) 0 0 ( Totals 13 55 White Leghorns— T,' J. Billiards 5 27 • Calder Bros. (No. 1) s 6 15 Geo. Gee . 2 12 ; Mrs. S. Dick 4 25 . S. Dick 6 J7 , E. Marsden 6 JO Beck and Oakley (No. 1)... 0 15 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 ■ 14 Tracey King 4 12 T. Pazackerley 5 23 J. Liggins 6 24 W. E. Gee and Son 4 19 T. Wilkinson '.7 31 • . Atkinson Bros '. 3 3 T. .E. Conway 6 27 ■ Green Bros. (No. 1) 6 25 Calder Bros. (No 3) 5 22 Green Bros.' (No. 2) 5 23; Waitoitoi Stud' Farm 6 11 Progresß Poultry Farm 6 24 J. J. Rowberry 0 1 Progress Poultry Farm ;.. 5 21 Wobb Bros ; 4 22 Totals 109 458 r LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between tho • ages of 6J to 8 months.) Total •• Weekly , to ' ■ total, date. Black Minorcas—. .' V H. Williams : 29. 70 White LeghornsGreen Bros. (No. 2) 22 44 S, L. Beer : 25 69 Tracey King 33 91 Beck and Oakley 29 118 M. F. Blackman 5 26 B. Campbell 14 50 J. Liggins.. 31 . 140 Stark and' Son 17 81 > 0. J. Norton .1 .;. 16 32 'G; H. Bradford 1 ...: -.... 6 / 29 -H. 8a11,':..; ...28 ' 98 ■Heretaunga, Poultry. Farm 27 : 95 i , J. S. Stevens 17 61 G. Boiinett 15 '23 E. G. Terry" ; 29 ' 117 F. L. Ozanne '.. 20 63 C. H. Izard 29 86 ,T. T. M'lfarg 19 81 W. J. Ohambora 25 , 110 K E. Marsden 35 ■' 117 C. Renn ...v ............24 ' 114 Mrs. E. D. Hunter '..-,27 ' 114 •A. Olegg .'..'23- 111 J.- Nancarrow, sen '.. 7 41 ■ R. W. Hawke : 25' 81 . Dalmuir Poultry Yards ...29 119 Calder Bros;,' ,'v. 20' ■TO , Green Bros. (No. 1) ; 26 89 W. J. Richards 21 36 L. Couch 27 116 Master A. Haley 19 ~ 47 W. A. Gee and Son 19 68 D. F. Jl'Dougall 29 57 ♦Beck and ,Oakley .16 '84 L. T. Wright 5- 5 P. Freeman ;18 48 Mrs.. Gorinski !. 31". ' 122 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 31 Iff W.. Davey ;. 24 52 B. E. Tomkies 18 ' 36 ' Oxford Poultry Farm 25 98 H. W. Combes 29 135 Vorrall Bros 13 • J8 Rangiuru Egg Ranch 4 6 G. Geo 20 64 -' ' Indor and Phillips 95 A. H. Skilton 7 36 ' J. Robertson 30 94 A. M. Love ; 18 66 1). Graham 28 91 C. Thomson 32 141 J. Webb 8 33 T. Richards 14 35 Brown Leghorns— • *H, Hunter 9 9 •Verrall Bros 1 13

Totals 1169 4063 'One bird dead. tTwo birdß dead. TW6 YEAUS' TEST. White Leghorns— H. W. Beck ; 7 ■ Mrs. ■ Gorinßki 7 1569 J.- Liggins 0 1460 Black Minorcas— H. Williams 12 1® Totals 26 6091 HEAVY BItEEDS CONTEST. (For six purobred pullets between the aeea bf 6 and 9 months.) Total Weokly to total, date. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 0 0 A. W. Adams 0 0 T. Dowthwaite 6 23 Whito Hocks— L. D. Adams 0 0 American Barred Hocks— D. AllinEham 0 0 Black Orpingtons— O. 11. Izard (No. 2) 21 64 T. E. Conway (No. 2) 20 77 W. Bloniflold 13 26 C. J. Norton 12 37 0. 11. Izard (No. 1) 16 39 J. Nancarrow, ecu 2 25 Rhode Island licds— I'. E. Kuyvott 3 3 Totals 93 299 DUCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to, total, dato. Indian Runners— R. M. Copland 18 68 (i. Donnctt 35 150 'I'. Dowthwaite 35 102 W. T. Green (No. 1) 31 63 Mrs. C. H. Jl'Dougall - 0 1 *.I. Donald 35 126 Ileretaunga Poultry Farm 5 6 W. T. Orcen (No. 2) 29 83 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 0 0 Totals 188 599 4 0uo bird dead. TWO YEAIiS' CONTEST. W. T. Green (111. Runners) 35- 1531 Single duok contest. (For purebred ducks, over 5 and under 9 moiiths.) Total Weekly to total, date. Indian Kunners— H. Meadows 7 28 W. T. Green 7 23 li. Wadliam 5 5 T. Meadows 7 • 30 J. Donald 0 0 • Totals 26 86