EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 211, 31 May 1919, Page 12

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITIONS. Tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Club"s fifteenth egg-laying competition opened on April'B, and will continue till March 31, 1920. Tho figures for the seventh week to May .25 are:- .. ' " LIGHT BEEEDS. , . Single Birds Oontest. (For purebred puilets betweou the ages .. .of 5J and 8 monthß.). .. . ;

. ... . ' 'Total Weekly to . ' ' ' . total, date. . White LcehornB— W. A. Gee and Son 0 3 Green Bros (No. 1) 6 34 E. E. Maraden 5 ' 35 J. B. Herrott .' -.....■ 6 37 T. Fazackerly 5 37 Beck and Oakley (No. 1)... 6 38 W. 'Newell' ' 3 19 Geo. Gee 6 36 W. 0. Sail 6 14 Calder. Bros. (No. 2) 6 37 . ' Bock and Oakley (No. 2) ... 5 34 Green Bros. (No. 2) 5 35 H. Williams (No. 1) 6. 39 Miss Jessio James 6 33 . Waitoitoi Stud Farm ...... 5 29 " Calder Bros. (Not 3) .-.,. '6' ' 35 H. Hunter 0 0 Oalder Bros. (No. 1) 6 35 • S. L; Beer 6 .41 J. Liggine 5 ■ 36 G. H. Bradford 6 37 . Mrs. E. D. Hunter -4 28 Black MinorcasJfrs. Boach 3 25 H. Williams 0 ' 14 Totals m -716 TWO YEARS , ' TEST. Single Bird Contest. . Tracey King 0 - 291 v •' W. A. Gee and Son 0 264 . E. E. llarsden 0 191 Tolali \i 0 746 HEAVY BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (Fob purebred pullets between tlie'ages of 6 and 9 months.) . Total Weekly to total, ciato. American Barred Rock— Green Bros 6 37 Black Orpingtons. ' ' J. it'Donald 7 43 Rhode Island Red■II. Hunter : 4 e Totals 17 86 EXPERIMENTAL TEST. For Light and Heavy Breeds, to be housed continuously. A single pen contest, . in pens eacn 5ft. 3in. x 3ft. For pure- .' bred fowls—IiglrS breeds between the age of S!/ and 8 months; heavy breeds between the age of 6 and 9 months. Total Weekly to total, dato. Black Orpington— 0. Renn ;. 7 3b Whiio lio'ck-- .. H. Meadows and H. ltose' -6 40 Bhode Island Red— , ' C. H. Bull 0 0 Silver WyandottcsDeck and Oakley 0 1 American Barred Rock— Progress Poultry Farm ... 0 0 l White Orpinp'.ori— E. B. Vefcyu 0 0 Totals 13 79 KTliite Leghorns- • T. J. Richards ...r 5* 37 •' Older llros. (No. 1) ' 4 24 Geo. Gee 0 13 JIra. S. flick 5 36 B. Dick : 5 32 Oalder Bros. (No. 2) 4 19 E. Jlarsden 6 43 . Beck und Oakley (No. 1) ... 4 2() Wuitoitoi Stud Farm 6 . 27 Traccy' King 1 \\ T. Fnzackeny 5 34 J. Liggius 7 37 W. A. Uws and Son 5 27 T. Wilkinson 7 4-1 Atkinson Bros 4 13 T. K. Conwiiy ..., 5 36 Green Bros. (No. 1) 6 38 Oalder Bros. (No. 3) -.. 5 32 tireon Bros. (No. 1) 6 36 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 4 ■ 20 Progress Poultry Farm ... 5 34 J. j. ilowbcrry 0 1 Progress Poultry Farm 5 31 Webb Bros 5 32 Totals 110 682 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. , ! (For 6 purebred pullets between tlio ages of 5i to 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, dato. Black Minorcas— H. Williams 32 13i Wbito Leghorns— Green Bros '(No. 2) 31 103 S. L. Beer 37 122 Tracey Klug 33 159 Beck and Oakley 28 173 • 11. F. Blackman 3 31 II. Campbell 16 'i9 J. Liggine 31 202 N. Stark aud Sob ;.' 17 117 11. J. Norton 21 71 G. II. Bradford 13 50 .11. Ball 31 169 ■ Uccetauuga Poultry Farm 27 152 J J. 8. Stevens 31 117 - G. Bounett 26 64 K. G. Terry : 33 178 V. h. O/.anno 20 91 M 11. Izard 32 146 J, T. MUliirg 19 118 W. J. Chambers 21 1S3 K. K jMarsden 39 190 0 ltenn .-. 28 171 Mrs. K. D. Jlunter .'... 28 168 . A. Clegg 26 166 J. Nancarrow. sen 16 72 ». W. Jlawkc 30 137 Dalinuir Poultry Yards ... 25 173 Calder llrop 29 127 Green Bros. (No. 1) 27 143 W. J. milliards 24 82 I.. Couch 25 165 Master \ Ifaloy 24 99. W. A. Gee α-iid Sou !9 104 ,D. V. M'Dougall ' 30 117 tlleck and Oakley 23 12) L. T. Wrifht .- 20 37 P. Freeman 20 ' 88 Mrs. Gorinski 33 : 187 Wuitoitoi Html Farm ...'.. 30 144W. Davey 28 111 B. E. Touikies 26 83 '

Oxford Poultry Farm 27 152 ]{. W. Coombes 17 172 Verrall 'Bros 11 80 itaugiuTii Egg Ranch. 19 39 0. Gco .: : 2,9 124 Iudcr and Phillips -. hi 155 A. II. Skilton 13 55 J. Robertson : 29 .152 A. M. Love 2J 110 D. .Graham 27 144 0. Thomson , 34 207 J. Webb 3 51 T. Richards 25 78 Brown .Leghorns— ' II. Hunter - 5 19 'Verrall Bros 3 21 Totals 1345 6670 TWO YEARS' TEST. White Lcffhornsir. W. Beck 5 1659 Mrs. Gorinski » 8 1581 J. Liggins 0 1450 Black Minorcae— H. Williams 11 1450 Totals 24 6«0 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. (For six purebred pullets between the aECB of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, dato. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 0 0 . A. W. Adame 5 6 T. Dowthwaito 11 47 White Koclis- • L. I). Adams 9 9 American Barred Rocks— D. Allingham 5 10 Black OrpiiiRlone— C. H. Izard (No. 2) 26 119 T. E. Conway 17 111 W. liloiufield 26 75 0. J. Norton . 6 52 C. II. Iziird (No. 1) 7 35 J. Nancarrow, een. 7 35 Rhode Island lledsV. E. Kiiyvett 8 21 Totals :..., 137 557 DUCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to total, date. Indian RunncrsR. M. Copland ; 28 123 G. Boniiet-t 28 203 T. Dowthv.-aite 30 . 165 W. T. Green (No. 1) 37 139 Mrs. C. U. M'J>ougall ...... 3 4 •J. Donald 34 194 Jleretaunga. Poultry Farm 3 • 9 W. T. Green (No. 2) 26 137 Mrs. B. D. Hunter' .....;. 4 7. Totals ...: ...._.......... 193 981 TWO YEARS' DUCK CONTEST. Indian Runners W. T. Green 55 1596 . SINGLE DUOK CONTEST. (For purebred ducks, over 5' and uiider 9 uionth.5.) Total Weekly ■ to total, date. Indian Runners— H. Meadows 2 37 W. T. Green 7 ■ 37 h. Wadham 7 19 T. Meadows 7 44 J. Donald 7 9 , Totale 30 146 •Ono bird dead. tTwo birds dead.