EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 281, 23 August 1919, Page 12

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY OLUB'S COMPETITION. The New Zealand Utility. Poultry Club's fifteenth efffr-layiiip competition opened on April 8, nnd will eontinui) till March 31. 1920. The following aro nineteenth week's results:— LIGHT BREEDS. SillKlU Jjil'Os. VyUIILCBt. (For purcureu puiiets becwaeu the ages »i ji auu t uioiitnu.i Tula! Weekly lu luial. Um« Whlt<« liecUuriia— W. A. Gee and Son 4 66 Uracil jiros. ma. ij 6 91 'is. h. lUarsciu!: 5 W J. li. Merrett 5 W T. i'azacKeriy H 69 Buck ana Omcley (i\o. 1)'... 6 101 W. Newell i W Geo. Geo .... 4 V 6 ' W. 0. Hail o 66 . Cmlder Bros. 'No. 2) 5 % Beck and Oakley (No. 2) ... 0 89 Green Bros. (No. 2) 6 98 )L Williams (No. 1) 6 73 Jlias Jessie James 5 98 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 92 Calder Bros. (No. 3) o 94 11. Hunter 5 44 Caklor Bros. (No. 1) 4 S3 8. h. Beer ® 1™ J. biggins J JJ G. H. Bradford 0 <2 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 4 88 Blank JlisiomuMrs. Koacli » 64 H. Williams 5 57 Totals W TWO YEARS' TEST, Wliito Leghorns- _ Tracey King 5 j>46 •W. A. Gee and Son : 4 231 E. IS. Marsden 0 171 Totals •••• 828 HEAVY BKEI-m Single Birus Contest. (For purebred I'Ulleta between the agea of 0 and 9 luuntlm.) Total Weekly to total, date. American Barred Itock— Green Bros — " « Black Oriiintttou— J. M'Donald 6 122 Rhode Island lied*H. Hunter 0 42 Totals 12 256 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE I'EN OOJiTES'I'. (For parobred fowls: Ligat .rccdj bc'.we.n the age of and 8 mouths; heayy brouuti between Uio age <-l 11 anil 9 montas.) Total y Weekly to I total. daU. Black Orpington- ■ U. l(enn 3 « White ivocn— 11. Meadows and H. Itosc... 6 61 lthoae uiana Jieu0. H. Bull 1 1 Silver WyanuottcBeclt anU Oakley 0 11 Auiurieau ini ri'iril ixoek— Progress Poultry Farm ... 3 10 Wbitu OriiiuKionE. 1!. v'ercee 3 45 White LegkornsT. J. iiiehards 3 84 Calder llros. (No. 1) 4 58 Geo. Gee 4 29 Mrs. H. Dick 5 77 S. Dick 4 88 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 2 55 E. Mamlen 6 111 IJeek and Oakley (No. 1) ... 4 64 Waitoitoi fitud Farm 6 71' Trnecy Kintr 1 32 T. Fazaokorly 6 59 .1, liiggins 4 101 W. A. Ore ami Won 5 69 T. Wilkinson 7 82 Atkinson Bros 4 <13 T. E. Conway 0 88 . (Iremi Broß. (No. 1) 5 92 CnldiT BroS. (No. J) 5 53 Grcpu Bros. (No. 21 5 93 Waitoitoi .Stud Farm 6 81 Progress Poultry Farm ... 5 % ,T. J. Row-berry 0 1 Progress Poultry Farm ... 0 47 Webb Bros 1 40 Totals 107 1778

LIGHT niU'KDS CONTEST. (For 0 purebred pi'.licts between the uses ot 5J ana E inoiiLlm.) Totai Weekly to total, uate. Black AtlnorcasH. Williams 31 -183 White U'Kiioi'iia— Orecn Bros (Xo. 2) 3J 442 iH. It. Beer 31 476 Tracey Kinu 26 485 Bcck and Oakley 26 503 M. 1". Blackmail 29 283 M. Camjibell 28 221 J. Ijijsnis 25 J4l X. ytark ami Sou 2B 371 0. .I. Korton 26 335 G. 11. Bradford 29 396 H. Hall 25 J54 Horetiumga- Poultry Farm 29 440 J. S. Ktovens 18 363 G. Bonnott 28 J52 H. (i. Terry 35 540 F. L. Ozanno 20 335 C. 11. Ir.ard 27 466 J. T. Jl'ltarg 27 409 W. ,T. Ohambers 26 399 K. B. Marsdan 27 566 C. Eon ii 25 432 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 39 442 A. Cleffg 28 477 J. Nauca.rrow, sen 29 349 R. W. llaiwko 26 405 Dalmuir Poultry Yards... 16 4i6 Oalder Bros 30 410 Green Bros. (Xo. 1) 33 464 W. J. lilchards 27 361 L. Couch. 28 474 Mastor A. Haley 33 440 W. A. Gee and Son 30 350 D. F. M'Dougall !. 36 485 1 tßcck ancl Oakley 21 357. 1 L. T. Wright 32 356 P. Freejnau 28 358 Mrs. Gorinskl 29 499 Waitoltoi Stud Farm 29 422 W. Davey 28 384 . B. E. l'omkies 25 .346' Oxford Poultry Fo.rm 33 488 E. W. Coombes 31 437 i Verrall Broß 25 220 Eangluru l!jg Ranch 30 395 Q Geo 29 461 In dor and Phillips 32 4?6 A. 11. Skilton 30 368 J. Eobertson 28 463 , A, Jt. Love 26 407 , D. Graham 33 461 G. Thomson 33 646 J. Webb 32 224 1 T. lticliards 30 427 1 Brown Leghorns— tH. Hunter 10 171 *VerraU Bros 12 139 Totals 1555 22,762 LIGHT BREEDS. Two Years' Test. White Leghorns— H. W. Beck 43 1851 Mrs. Gorinski 30 1795 J. Liggins 20 1572 Black Jliu'jrcas— H. Williams 26 1625 Totals 93 6843 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. ifor Bix purebred pullets between the airr.a of 6 and 9 mouths.) T"tal Weekly to total, date. Silver' WyandotteuT. Kennedy 29 96 A. \V. Adams 25 228 T. Dowthwaito 33 363 White Books— L. D. Adams 28 266 American Barred Bocka— D. Allincham 25 85 lllatk Orpingtons0. H. li'.ard (No. 2) 26 315 T. E. Conway 29 483 IV. Blomfieltt 22 338 O. J. Xorton 26 312 0. H. Izard (No. 1) 22 320 J. Nancarrow, sen 35 364 Rhode Island Kcds— I'. E. Knyvett 18 185 Totals 317 3355 DUCK CONTEST. Total •ff to total, date. Indiaii Runners— R. Jf. Copland 36 450 G. Boimett 22 1 458 *T. Dowlhwaite 18 450 W. T. Green (No. 1) 34 586 Jlrn. C. H. M'Doiijtull 37 225 *J. Donald 30 542 llerotaunEa Poultry Farm 30 ' 328 \Y. T. Green (No. 2) 37 498 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 31 356 Totals .; 275 3893 TWO YEARS DUCK CONTEST. Indiaii Runners*W. T. Green 21 1921 SINGLE DlfOK CONTEBT. (For purobred ducks, over 5 and under 9 morithG.) Total Weekly to total, dale. Indian Runners— 11. Meadows 6 103 W, T. Green 7 121 L. Wadliam 7 93 T. Jleadow3 0 57 J.. Donald 7 82 Totals 27 456 *Ono bird dead, fi'wo birds dead.