EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 269, 9 August 1919, Page 12

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITION. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Olub'B fifteenth egg-laying competition opened on April 8, and will continue till Marcn 31, 1920. Tho following are seventeenth week's results:— LIGHT BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (For purcbrod pullets between tho ages of 5} and 8 months.) Total Weokly to total, dat». Whito Leffborns— W. A. Geo and Sons 5 48 Green Bros. (No. 1) 5 83 E. E. Marsden 6 89 J. B. Merrett 4 68 T. Fazackerly 0 67 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) 6 90 W. iN'ewell 6 72 ©eo. Gee o 66 W. 0. Sail :■ 0 61 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 6 86 Beck and Oaktey (No. 2)... 5 85 Green Bros. (i\*o. 2) 6 ■ 87 H. Williams &o. 1) 6 68 Miss Jessie James 5 88 Waitoitoi «tud Farm 5 81 CaMer Bros. (No. 3) 6 83 H. Iluntor 5 33 Oaldor Bros. (So. i) 6 82 8. L. Beer 5 96 J. Liggins - S i? G. H. Biiidlord 0 72 Mrs. E. 1). Uxmter 5 78 Black llinorcaßMrs. Roach 1 59 H. WiUiams 0 19 Totals 98 1754 TWO YEARS 1 TE6T, White LoshonisTracey King 5 337 W. A. Gee auid Son 4 286 'E. E. Maruden 0 191 Totals 9 814 HEAVY BEEKD3. Single Birds Contost. (For purobred imllcts between the ages of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. American Barrod RockGreen Bros 4 82 Black Orpington— J. M'Donald 6 109 Rhode Island Red— *H. Hunter _0 42 Totals 10 233 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN CONTEST.

(For purebred fowls: Light -ireedß between the age of 5J and 8 months; heavy breeds between the- age cf 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Orpington0. Benn 1 51 Whlto Eocli— ' H. Meadows and H. Rose S 51 Rhode Island Kcd— 0. H. Bull 0 0 Sitter Wyandotte— Beok and Oakley 0 11 American Barred Hock— Progress Poultry I'arm ... 3 i White Orpinston— ■ E. It. Vercoo 5 37 ifhita Leehornß— ""T. J. Kichards' 3 lb Gaidar Bros. (No. 1) 1 49 Goo. Geo 3 22 Mrs. B. Dick 5 03 S. iJick \ W «alder Bros. (No. 2) 0 53 £. Wai-Bden 6 » Beok. and Oakley (No. 1) 6 55 Wititoitoi Stud r'arai 7 58 Tffacey King 0 *} TV l'Mssackerly " 54 J. Liggins 6 zl W. A. Gee and Sou 1 50 T. Wilkinson 4 59 Atkinson Bros 0 £9 T. & Conway 5 88 Green Broß. (No. 1) 5 U Oalder Bros. (No. 3) 0 4/ Oreeu Bros. (No. 2) 5 82 Wuitoitoi Stud Farm 6 71 Progress Poultry Parni ... 1 56 J. J. Kowberry - 0 1 Progress Poultry Farm ... 0 47 Webb Bros _U W Totals 81 157* LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred puliots between tho ages of 5} ana 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, data. Black MlnorcaiH. Williams 31 419 White Leirhorns— Green Bro3. (No. 2) 31 393 8. L. Beer 31 436 Tracey King 27 431 Jieuk and ua.kley 30 446 M. 1". Blackman 24 230 B. OainpboU 21 170 .1. Lißßins 29 471 N. Stark and Son % 314 0. .1. Norton 27 285 Q. U. Bradford 35 337 11. Ball 16 306 Horctauiiga Poultry Farm 27 383 J. 8. Stevens 19 329 O. Bonnott 29 296 K. Q. Terry 30 477 F. h. Oziuino 19 296 O. 11. lza.nl 28 409 J T. JTliurg 29 354 W. J. Chambers 55 347 B. E. llareden 36 524 O. lteun 26 385 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 29 383 A. Clckb 29 421 3. Nancai'ow, sen 26 290 it. W. liawlie 27 356 . Dalimiir Poultry Yards ... 17 405 Oalder Bros 26 351 Grcuii Bros. (No. 1) 33 403 W. .1. Kichards 29 510 L. Oouoh 28 415 Master A. Haley 32 577 W. A. Geo and Son 27 295 1). F. M'Douga'U 34 416 tlieck and Oakley 22 295 L. T. Wright 24 296 P. Frcoiuan 27 306 Mrs. Goriiiflki 32 442 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 23 368 W. Davcy 26 329 B. E. Toinkies 20 299 Oj.ford Poultry Farm 35 435 K. W. Coombes 29 373 Vorrall Bro3 25 171 Eaagiuru Egg lianrfi ,29 334

G. Goo 32 m Inder and Phillips 28 435 A. 11. Sldlton 28 310 J. Bobei-tson 29 404 A. Jf. Love- 27 357 D. Graham 30 394 0. Thomson 31 482 J. Webb , 26 169 T. Kichnrds 32 365 Brown Leghorns— til. Hunter 13 153 *Verrall Bros 10 118 Totals 1511 — LIGHT BREEDS' CONTEST. Two Tears' Test. White Leghorus--11. W. Heck 21 1801 Mrs. Gorinslii 30 1240 J. Liggina 17 1635 Black MiuorcasH. Williams 10 1580 Totals 78 6656 HEAVI' BREEDS CONTEST. (For six purebred pullets between the ages of 6 and 9 months.) Tntnl Weekly to total, date. Silver Wyandotte!— T. Kennedy 73 41 A. W. Adan» 29 174 V. jJowiUMi-ite JO V 4 White EocksL. D. Adams 19 215 American Barred Hocks— D. Alliugham 16 41 Black Orplngtuns— 0. H. laard (No. 2) 10 268 T. E. Conway 32 418 W. Blomflelu 20 299 O. J. Kortoji 32 257 0. H. Izard (No. 1) 20 276 , J. Nancarrow, sen 33 293 Rhodo Island Reds— l>. E. Knyvett 18 152 Totals 382 2733 DUCK CONTEST. Total ■ffeekly to total, dato. ludiaii RunnersIt, M. Copland 35 376 G. Bonnett 20 413 *T. Dowthwaitc 19 412 W. T. Green (No. 1) 41 613 ,Mrs. C. 11. M'Dongall 38 146 »J. Donald 28 465 Heretaunga Poultry Farm 40 269 W. T. Green (No. 2) SO 429 Mrs. E. D. Hunter i 8 287 ffotols 389 3320 TWO YEARS DTJOK CONTEST. Indiau Kunncri— *W. T. Green 26 1881 SINGLE DTJOK CONTEST. (For purebred duoits, tier 5 and under 9 months.) Total WeolUy to total, date. luuian Eunners— H. Meadows , 7 92 W. T. Green 7 107 L. Wadham 5 81 T. Meadows 0 67 J. Donald 6 71 Totals 25 408 'One bird dead. ITwo birda dead.