EGGLAYING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 220, 11 June 1919, Page 10

EGGLAYING

mum club's competition Tho Now Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifteenth ege-laying competition opened on April 8, and will continuo till March 31, 1920. Tho following are eighth week's results ;— LIGHT BREEDS. Singlo Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 5J and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. White LeghornsW. A. Gee and Son 2 5 Green Bros. (No. 1) 5 39 E.. E. Marsden 6 41 J. B. Merrett'. 5 42 T. Fazadkerly 6 43 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) 2 40 W. Newcll 4 23 Geo. Gee 6 42 W, O. Sail' 5 19 Calder'Bros. (No. 2) ...: 5 42 Beck and Oakley (No. 2)... 6 40 Green Bros. (No. 2) 5 40 H. Williams (No.' 1) ' 6 45 Miss Jessie James 6 44 Waitoitoi Stud Farm .6 35 Calder Bros. (No. 3) 5 40 H. Huntor 0 0 Calder Bros. (No. 1) 5 40 8. L. Beer 6 47 J. Liggius 6 42 G. H. Bradford 6 43 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 4 32 Blaok Minorcas— Mrs. Hoach 4 29 H. Williams 0 14 Totals HI 827 TWO YEAKS' TEST. Single Bird Contest. Tracey King 4 295 W. A. Geo and Son 0 264 | E. E. Marsden _ 0 .191 Totals 4 750 HEAVY BREEDS. "■ Single Birds Contest. ! (Fot purebred pulleta between the ages of 6 aud 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Amerioan Barred RockGreen Bros 5 42 Black Orpingtons. J. M'Donald 7 50 Rhode Island Red— H. Hunter 5 11 . Totals 17 103 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN . CONTEST. (For purebred light and heavy breeds, to be housed continuously.) Total * Weekly to total, date. 0. .Renn (Black Orpington) 6 44 H.'Meadows and H. Rose (White Rock) 4 44 C. H. Bull (Rhode Island ■ Rod) 0 0 Beck and Oakley (Silver Wyandotte) ...! 2 3 Progress Poultry Farm (American Barred Rock) 0 0 E. R. Vercoe (White Orpington) 0 . 0 Totals 12 91 White LeghornaT. J. Bichards 5 • 42 Calder Bros. (No. 1) 5 29 ' Geo. Gee 0 13 Mrs. 8. Dick. 6 42. 8. Dick 5 37 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 5 24 E. Marsden .' 6 49 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) 4 24 ' Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 33 T. Fazackcrley 5 39 Tracey King 2 19 J. Liggins 5 42 W. E. Geo and Son 3 30 T. Wilkinson 7 51 Atkinson Bros. 7 20 T. E. Conway 5 43 Green Bros. (No. 1) 5 41 Caldor Bros. (No. 3) 6 38 •Green Bros. (No. 2) 5 40 Waitoitoi Stud Farm '. 6 26 Progress Poultry.Farm ... 6 40 J. .1. Eowberry 0 I Progress Poultry Farm ... 5 36 Webb Bros 4 36 'Totals 113 795 ' LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pitllota between the ages of 5J to 8 months.) • ■ Total Weekly to •m 1 ~. total - da 's. Black Minorcas— H. Williams 33 170 .White LeghornsGreon Bros. (No., 2) 35 • 138 S. L.Beor 26 148 Tracey King 32 191 Beck and Oakley •' 29 202 M. F. Blaokman 14 45 B. Campbell 9 88 J. Liggins 29 231 N. Stark and Son 25 , 142 O. J. Norton 20 91 G. H. Bradford 16 66 H. Ball 29 188 ' Heretaunga. Poultry Farm 28 180 J. S. Btevens 30 147 G. Bonnett 25 89 ,E. G. Terry : 30 208 F. L. Ozanne 22' 113 C. H. Izard 31 177 W. J. Chambers 18 171 E. E. Marsden 34 254 O. Renn 20 191 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 24 192 A. Clegg 25 191 J. Nanoarrow, sen 15 8/ R. W. Hawko 29 166 Dalra'uir Poultry Yards ... 28 201 Calder Bros 28 165 Green Bros. (No. .1) 27' 170 W. J. Richardß 26 108 li. Couch 24 189 Master A. Haley 23 122 W. A. Geo and Son 18 122 D. F. M'Dougall 26 143 tßeck and Oakley 17 144 L. T. Wright 31 68 P.' Freeman 21 109 Mrs. Gorinski 27 214 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 23 167 W. Davcy % 137 B. E. Tomkieß< 26 US Oxford Poultry. Farm 28 180 R. W. Coombeß 15 187 Verrall Bros m % Raneiuru Egg Ranch 32 71 G. Gee 30 164 Inder and Phillips 32 ■ 187 A. H. Skilton 14 69 J. Robertson , 31 153 A. If. Love 27 137 D. Graham IK ]68 C. Thomson 33 240 •T. Wehb 10 «l T. Richards 27 1 106 Brown Leghorns- " *H. Hunter 8 27 *Yerrall Bros 1 fa ,„ Toto. 1 * •••■••••••• »»... 1343 BM6 fTwo birda dead. *One bird dead. TWO YEARS' TEST. White Leghorns— H. W.' Beck '. 9 1668 Mi's. Gorinski ' 9 1590 JV Liggins ;„. l 1451 Black Minorcas— H. Williams „.,;,„. 12 1462 Totals '.."li jm HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. . (For six purebred, pullets between the ■ ■/ ages of 6 and 9 months.) Total Wcokly to ! ... „ . total, dato. Silver WyandotteaT. Kennedy _ 0 0 A. W. Adams 9 15 T. Dowthwaite 11 53 L. D. Adams 18 27 American BErrcd Rocks— D. Allingham 3 13 ■ Black Orpingtons— 0. H, Izard (No. 2) 26 145 T. E. Oonway (No. 3) 23 134 W. Blomfleld 25 100 O. J. Norton 8 ' 60 O. H. Izard (No. 1) 17 89 J. Nancarrow, aen 15 60 Rhode Island Reda— P. E. Knyvett 7 28 Totals 162 719 . DUCK CONTEST. * Total Weekly to . ~ . total, dato. Indian Runners—/ ' R. M. Copland 34 157. G. Bonnett 32 235 *T. Dowthwaito 27 192 W. T. Green (No. 1) 42 181 Mrs. C. H. M'Dougall 6 10 '•J. Donald 32 226 Hcretaunga Poultry Farm 4 13 W. T. Green (No. 2) 30 167 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 15 22 Totals „ 222 1203 *One bird dead. TWO YEARS' TEST. Indian Runners W. T. Green 32, 1630 SINGLE DUOK CONTEST. (For purebred ducks, over 5 and under 9 months.) Total Weekly to , . . , total, date. Indian Runners— It. Meadows 2 39 W. T. Green 7 44 L. Wadham 7 26 T. Meadows 5 49 J. Donald 7 16 Totalß 28 174