EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 299, 13 September 1919, Page 12

EGG-LAYING

UTILITI' CLUB'S COMPETITION. Tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Olub'i fifteenth eKc-layini; competition opcnisd on April 8, a nil will nontimin till March 31, 1920. Tlie.« following are twenty-second week's results:—' LIGHT BREEDS. ' Sinele Birds Contest (For purebred pullets between tho afes nf 51 and 6 months.) Total Weekly to total, dalt White Leghorns— \V. -V. Gee and Son 5 68 Green Brothers (No. 1) ~ 5 IC9 K. K. Miirsdch 5 116 J. B. Morrcltt 5 1M T. i'azackerly 6 85 Beck and Oultley (No. 1) ... 6 117 W. Newell. 4 93 George Gee 1 6 93 \V. 0. Sail 6 . 81 Calder Brothers (No. 2) 5 111 Deck and Oakley (No. 2) ... 5 103 Green Brothers (No. 2) 6 115 11. Williams (No. 1) 6 77 Mi;s Jessie Jaincs 5. 114 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 107 Cnlder Bros. (No. 3) '5 110 Jt. Hunter 5 19 C-.Uder Brothers (No. 1) .... 5 104 H. L. Deer 6 125 Lisu'ins 1 91 G. 11. Bradford 5 68 Mrs. K. D. Hunter 6 105 Bla'Jli Minorca*Mrs. Itoaeh 5 79 U. Williams 5 41 Totals 123 2330. TWO YKAIi.S' TEST. Trncey King 5 359 W. A. Gee and Son 4 301 E. E. Jlai-Bilcn 0 191 Totals 9 851 HEAVY BI!EI-.1)S. Single Birus puniest. (For purebred j-nlli-Ls bemeeii tho agei of 6 and 9 muntliß.l Total Weekly t? total, date. Anifrl':an Barred RockGreen Brother.? 5 109 Black OrpingtonJ. Jl'Donald 7 135 Uhodo Island Hed«'f[. Hunter 0 42 Totalß 12 286

EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PENCONTEST. (Por purebred fowls: Light breeds between tho ago of 5J and 8 montlm; heavy breeds between the age cf 6 and 9 months.) Total Wectly to total, date. Black Orpington— O. lienn 5 66 White Itocii— 11. Meadows and 11. Rase .6 77 llliode Island lied— C. 11. Bull 4 9 Silver Wyandotte— Beck and Oakley 1 17 American Barred Kock— Progress Poultry Farm ... i 25 While Orpington— E. I'. V'ercoe 5 60 White LegiiurnsT. J. Richards G ' 84 Calder Brothers (No. 1) 5 M George Gee 4 42 Jlrs. S. Dick h 94 S. Dick KB Calder Bros. (No. 2) 5 77 L' Marsden 7 129 Uecjs and Oakley (No. 1) ... 4 77 Waitnitoi Stud Farm !• 83 Traccy King { 47 T. Fazackerly i 74 J. Liggins 4 115 W. A. Geo and Son 4 83 I'. Wilkinson 5 99 Atkinson Brothers ' 6 58 T. 10. Conway 6 103 Green Brothers (No. 1) t IC6 Oalder Bros. (No. 3) ~.. 5 69 Green Brothers (No. 2) t 109 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 96 Progress Poultry Farm .... ( 92 .1. J. ltowberry f. 14 Progress Poultry Farm .... S 57 Webb Brothers 5 53 I'otalß 14(1 2193 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (Fcr 0 pureored pullets between the ages of oj ami b mouths.) Total Yr'eokly to loti',l. ante. Black Minorca*— It. Williams of. 669 White LethornsGreen Brotncrs (No. 2) ... 35 569 S. L. Beer 31' 592 Tracey Kini 31 MB Beck and Oakey 31 593 M. F. Blackmail ii!) 3/1 B. Campbell J5 316 J. .Liggmß 3l> 633 N. Stark and Son 3(; 462 C. J. Norton 3n 123 G. H. Bradford 30 483 11. Ball .. » 435 llcretauuga Poultry Farm 30 531 J. 8. Stevens 2t 435 G. Bounett 2f 442 E. G. Terry 34 639 F. L. Ozunne oa 423 0. 11. Izard 3S 654 J. T. il'Hnrg 31 504 W. J. Ohainoers 3t <92 E. E. Marsden 30 683 C. ltenu 31 677 - Mrs. E. D. Hunter 3" 635 A. Olegg 2S £63 ,f. Nancarrow, si,nr. 3f, 443 It. W. Hawko V.! 481 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 30 517 Oalder Bros 3i 604 ■ Green Bros. (No. 1) 'il 658 W. J. Richards 27 445 L. Couch ii 565 Master A. llalcy 31: 536 W. A. Gee and Son 31 443 D. F. It'DougalL 3*' 682 tßeck and Oakley 2" 404 L. T. Wright 3?, 447 I'. Freeman 21; 444 Mrs. Gorlnski 3'', 699 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 27 510 W. Davey 3C 470 B. E. Tomkies 3!': 442 Oxford Poultry Farm 31: 652 R. W. Cooinbes 3f 530 Verrall Bros 31 302 Rnngluru Egg Ranch 3E. 490 G. Gee 552 Inder and Phillips 3J 588 A. If. Skiltou 3o 464 J. Robertson 3f: 5E6 A. M. Love 3) 490 D. Graham 31. 556 O. Thomson 3? 641 .T. Webb 3S 318 T. Richards 29 521 Brown Leghorns— til. Hunter % 224 *Verrall Bros 2t' 187 Totals 1715 27,741 LIQHT BREEDS. Two Years' Tost. White Leghorns— 11. W. Beclt JC 1912 Mrs. Gorinski , 29 ' 18/9 J. Liggins 25 1637 Black Miil'.-rcas - 11. Williams 27 1704 Totals 9f 7132 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. (For six purebred pullets between the aeea of h and 9 luonuis.) T»tal Weuhly to toie.l. dato. Silver Wyando'-tes-T. Kennedy 31 184 A. W. Adams 27 319 T. Dowthwaite 2/ 456 ' White Hocks— L. D. Adams 31 552 American Barred Ilocks;D. Allingham '. 26- 156 Black Orpingtons— O. H. Izp,rd (No. 2) 32 401 T. E. Conway i 36 £69 W. Blomfleld 16 405 C. J. Norton 29 400 O. H. Izard (No. 1) 31 • • 410 J. Nanoarrow, senr 29 437 Rhode Island iteds— P. E. Knyvctt 20 242 Totals 336 4531 DUCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to totf.l, dart. Indian Runners— R. M. Copland. 33 552 G. Bonnett IS 515 *T. Dowthwaite ' 34 646 .W. T. Green (No. 1) 39 703 Mrs. O. 11. M'Dougall 39 334 *J. Donald 29 638 Herotaunga. Poultry Farm 34 430 W. T. Grcau (No. 2) 29 601 *Mrs. E. D. Hunter 30 450 Totals 282 4769 TWO YEARS' DUCK CONTEST. Indian Runners— •»W. T. Green 19 1975 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. '(For purebred ducks, over 5 and nndtr 9 months.. Total Weekly to r,. „ totftl. date. Indian Runners— 11. Meadows 0 112 AY. T. Green 7 142 L. Wadham 7 114 T. Meadows 0 57 J. Donald 4 99 Totals la 524 *One bird dead.. jTwo birds dead.