EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 223, 14 June 1919, Page 14

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY OLUB'iS COMPETITION. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifteenth egg-laying competition opened on April 8, and will continue till March 31, 19Z0. Tho following ai'o ninth week's results:— LIGHT BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 51 and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total. Dat«. White Leghorna— \V. A. Gee and Son 5 10 Green Bros. (No, 1) 5 44 E. E. Marsden 5 46 J. B. Mcrrctt 6 48 / T. Fazackerley 5 ■Sβ Beck and Oakley (No. 1)... 5 45 .W. Newell 4 27 Geo. Gee 3 45 TV. 0. Sail 6 25 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 4 46 Beck and Oakley (No. 2)... 1 44 Green Jiroe. (No. 2) .... 5 45 H. Williams (No. 1) 5 50 Miss Jessie James 5 .49 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 40 Oalder Bros. (No. 3) 5 4o H. Hunter 0 0 Calder Bros. (No. 1) 6 46 S. L. Beer 6 43 J. Liggins 5 47 G. H. Bradford 4 47 lire.- E. D. Hunter 5 37 Black Minorcae— Mrs. Boach 5 34 H. Williams 0- 14 _ Totals 108 935 TWO TEAHS , TEST. Tracoy Kin? 4 299 W. A. Geo and Son 4 264 E. E. Jtaradeu 4 . 191 Totals 12 754 HEAVY BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. ■ (Foi purebred pullets between the.agos of 6 and 9. months.) Total Weekly to .total, date. American Barred Hock— \ Green Bros 1 « Blank Orpingtons. J. M'Donald 7 57 Rhode Island KedH. Hunter • 5 16 .Totals -13 116 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred light and heavy breeds, to be housed continuously.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Orpington0. Renn 2 « White Bock— , . H. Meadows and H. Rose 4 48 Rhode Island Red— O, H. Bull 0 0 Silver WyandotteBeck and Oakley 5 3 American Barred RockProgress Poultry Farm —0 0 White OrpingtonE. R. Vercoe 0 0 Whit.o LsybornsT. J. Richards • 5 102 Oalder Bros. (No. 1) j 5 47 Goo. Gee ; 0 13 Mm. S. Diclt 5 47 S. Dick 6 43 Oalder Broß. (No. 2) 5 29 E. Marsden » 65 Beck and Oakley (No. 1... 5 .27 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 39 Tracey King 0 19 T. Fazackerly 1 40 J. LißKius 6 48 W. A. Gee and Son 5 35 T. Wilkinson 2 53 Atkinson Bros 5, 25 T. E. Oonway 5 48 Green Bros. (No. 1) 4 45 Oalder Bros. (No. 3) S . 43 Green Bros. (No. 2) ...i 5 45 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 31. Progrese Poultry TaFm ... 4 44 ,T. J. Rowberry 0 1 Propresß Poultry Farm ... 5 41 Webb Bros _J 38 Totals 95 890 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between the ■ ages of 5J to 8 months.) Total Weekly to total/date. Black Minorcas— H. Williams 29 199 White Leuhorue- . Green Bros. (No. 2) 27 16a S. li. Beer 33 181 Tracey Kin? 31 m Beck and Oakley 27 259 M. F. Blackman 16 61 B. Campbell 7 95 3. Liggins 31 262 N. Stark and Son 20 162 0. J. Norton 17 108 G. H. Bradford 19 85 H. Ball ■ 15 203 Heretaunga Poultry Farm 23 203 J. S. Stevens 26 172 G. Bonnett 25 114 i E. G. Terry 31 239 F. L. Ozanne 22 135 0. If. Izard 27 204 J. T. M'Harg 21 161 i W. J. Chambers 14 185

B. E. ; llarsden 30 254 C Ke-n ..rr 21 212 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 21 213 A. OlegK 23 214 J. Nancarrow, sen 16 103 . H. W. Hawke 19 185 balmuir Poultry Yards ... 19 220 Calder Broe 26 181 Green Broe. (No. 1) 27 197 W. J. Richards «... 22 UO L. Couch •■ £4 214 Wnstcr. A. Haley 27 149 :W. A. Gee and Son 1? 139 D. F. M-Dousall 25 170 tßefik and Oakley 19 165 h. T. Wright 30 98 P. Freeman 15 • 126 Mrs. Gorinslti 29 ■ ■ Z34 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 23 188 W. Davey '..... 25 164 B. B. Tomkies 31 . 140 Oxford Poultry Farm 28 208 R. W. Coombes 17 204 Verrall Bros 6 96 Rantriuru Eg* Eancli 30 101 0. Gee 30 184 Inder and Phillips , 34 221 A. H. Skilton 21 90 J. Robertson 21 204 A. Jt. Love 21 158 I) Graham • 23 191 (]. Thomson ,28 268 J. Webb 7 68 T. Ricuaras 21 126 Brci" r n r,«ehorns— IK. Hunter 12 39 'YerraU Bros. 6 28 ■Totals 1256 9267 LIGHT BREEDS '(TWO TEAES' TEST). White LeghornsK. W. Beck 8 1676 Mrs. Goriiißki , 9 1599 J. LijßJns 2 1453 Bla«k Jflnorcas— E Williame 12 1474 Totals 31 6202 HEAVY BRKEDS CONTEST. rFor six purebred pullets between the aeea of 6 and 9 months.) Tntal Weekly to Silver Wyaudottcs— total, date. T. Kennedy 0 0 A. W. Adams 9 34 T. Dowthwaite 16 14 White KocksA. W. Adnnia .'. 9 34 American Barred Hocka— D. AUineluun 1 14 Black OrninKtonsO. H. Izard (No. 2) : 28 173 . T. K. Comvay 33 167 W. Blomflcld 24 164 C. J. Norton 14 94 O. H. Izard (No. 1) 21 110 J. Nancafrow, sen 24 74 Elinde fsln'id RedeP. E. Kuyvctt 12 40 Totals '. 199 918 DTTCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to total, date, Indian Runners— R. }[. Copland 28 185 fl. Bonnett ~ 25 260 •T. Dovrthwaite 28 220 W. T. Green (No. 1) 40 221 Mrn. 0. H. M'Dougall ...... 7 17 tJ. Donald 31 207 Hcrctaunga Poultry Farm 6 19 i W. T. Green (No. 2) , 30 197 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 13 40 Tota-Ie 213 1416 TWO YEARS' DUOK TEST. Indian Runnern— W. T. Green ..;. ; 29 1659 SINGLE DUOK CONTEST. (For purebred duclss. over 5 and under 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Indian Runners— H. Mcadmvg 5 44 W. T. Green 7 51 L. Wadham 7 3 T. Meadows : 1 50 J. Donald 6 22 Totals 26 200 •One bird dead. tTwo birds dead.