EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 8, 4 October 1919, Page 14

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITION. , The. New Zealand Utility Poultry Olub'a fifteenth cirit-layinß competition opened on April 8, rind will continue till March 31, 1920. The following are the twenty-fifth. 'weuK.s results:— liIGET BREEDS. Single- liird^-Comoit (For purcorec puiiets between th» ages »t y and 3 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Whitf LeffliomnW. A. Geo and Son 6 84 Green Bros., No. 1 6 126 K. E. iliiridcn '. 5 . 102 \ J. B. Jierrelt 6 l'£s T. I'azackeriey ;. 5 102 Beek and.Uakiey, No. 1 4 1m . \V. Neweil 5. 108 Geo. Gee in IUB W. 0. Sail 6 , 10l . Calder Bros., iNo. 2 6 I 129 Beek and Oakley, A'o. 2 ... 6' 119 Green Bros., Ao. 2 ....: :.... 7 136 H. Williams. No. 1 6 114 JHbs Jessie James 7 144 Waitoitoi Stud l''ariii 4 119 Calder Bros., No. 3 i ' 6 12/ H. HunCi-r : i 6 S9 Calder'Bros., No. 1 t> 122 S. L. Beer 6 143 J. LifgiM 6 106 0. 11. Bradford 5 105 lira. B. D. Hunter 5 105 Black lliuorcas— ' lira. Roach '. 4 92 ■11. Williams ,'. 5 55 * Totalß , 131 2726 . . : TWO YEARS' TEST. Tracey King 5 275 W. A. Gee and Son 5 315 E. E. .Jlursdsn 4 bo Totals 14 885 HEAVY BIIEKD3. Single Birds Contest. (for purebred j'uHets between tho »fe» of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date American Barred r.ock— Green Bnw 6 128 Blaek Orpington— J. M'Donald 7 155 Rhode lelund Ited•il. Hunter 0 42 Totals 13 325 'EXPERIMENTAII SINGIiE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred fowls: Light .rcetls butwetn the-age of 5.y and 8 months; heavy breeds between the ace if 6 and 9 month:.) Total Weakly to 1 total, date. Bla.ek Orr.inctonC. Itenn .'...' 6 ' 80' White llock--11. Meadow and 11. Koso ... 5 93 Rhode Island KedC. A. Bull 6 26 Bilver WyandotteBeek and Oal:!ey 3 20 American Barred llockFrceroßS Poultry Farm 6 44 White Orpington— E. IT. Vereoo 5 77 White l,e;.'.ioni«T. J. Iticharda C 100 • Calder liros., No. 1 6 VI • Geo. Geo 6 58 ' Jtre. S. Dick 6 li 2 Si. Dick 5 11!) (Jaloer liros., i\o. 2 5 tg E. Marsaen 4 113 jieei; and (Jaklty, So. 1 6 •it Waitoitoi Stud Farm e 11)6 Tracey King 7 I><l T. Eazackcriey .'. 6 91 Jj. Biggins 5 132 \v. A. Gee and Son 5 98 T. Wilkinson 7 li 9 Atkinson Bros •. 6 75 T. E. Conway ; b la) ■ Green Bros., No. 1 5 121 Calder Bros., IVO. 3 6 1,3 Green Bros., i\o. 2 • 5 124 WaUoiloi Sluri ]''i,rm C' 111 Progress Stud r'arni 6 hi ,). J. Itowhel'ry a oj ■Pi'ogrcsi? Poultry t'ur..i ... 6 7u Webb Bros .• 4 U Totals 165 2676 MGIIT BREEDS CONTEST. 'for 6 nure'ored pv.liets betwen.ii tlie ages of 51 anil 8 months.) Total Weekly to total., aato. Black Mlnorcan--11. Williams 32 666

While lioghorns— Green llroß., No. 2 29 M 7 S. L. llccr .So (Ml Tracey lung ou o.ii neck and l/akley W (i/? jll. I''. Iliaubinuii ol sl6 li. Campbell II 417 J. Liggini! 2o 'ill K. Stark and Son la 504 . C. J. iNortou H Hio 0. il. Bradford c,J abß it., Bull 56 Sao Iterctauuga, Poultry Farm... 37 6*S J. ii. (Stevens ?. 32 =25 U. Bennett 3(j o« ]';. G. Terry in 745 I''. L. Ozanne 34 sm C. 11. Izard il f.6 J. T. itt'lturg 3d Mi) \i. J. (Jhamuers 31 bill iv. K. Jiarsuon 3/ hi 0. ltcnu 34 (M Jlrs. K D. Jlnntcr 36 <&> A. C'legg 'ii (Si J. jViuicurraw, sen 30 b'iil 11. V. ilawiiii is 5115 iialmuir l'auitry Yards ... 36 bill Colder Bros ;6 tito Green Bros., No. 1 o4 659 W. J. Kichardl 27 532 L. Couch .: ; 35 etu Master A. Haley 33 (33 IV. A. Geo am! Son 28 636 D. P. MM)ougaH 33 60S tlicck and Oakley ti 4/0 li. 'I'. Wright is 547 I'. Freeman 35 6ft 3irs, Gorinski 50 689 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 32 606 W. Davey 34 EG/ B. li. Tomkic-H 33 542 ' Oxford Poultry Farm J2 689 E. W. Coomließ 37 646 Verrall Bron 31 3M ltangiuru Egg Kaiich > 36 590 O. Gee 32 652 Inder and Phillips 29 631 A. If. Skilton 35 567 .1. Robertson 33 655 A. M. Love 30 581 1). Graham 32 657 . 0. Thomson ...33 742 ,T. Webb 37 421 'J'. HichardH 34 619 Brown Leghorns— *H. Hunter : 22 28V •Verrall Bros 19 247 Totals 1817 35,109 HCIHT BREEDS. Two Yean' Tost. ■' White Leghorns— JL W. Beck 25 1990 Mrs. Gorinskl 23 1965 J. biggins 27 1712 Black Mhi'jrcaa - H. Williams 31 1795 Totals 115 1462 HEAVT IIItEEDS CONTEST. 'For six purebred pullets between the agfn of 6 and 9 mc-ntks.l T-tal Weekly to total, data. Silver Wyandottes— , T. Kennedy '. 37 282 A. W. Adams 25 394 T. Dowthwaite 32 547 White Hocks--L. B. Adams 30 446 American Barred Kock«D. Allingham , 51 243 Ulaok Orpingtons— C. H. Izard. No. 2 ~-. 33. 497 !l\ E. Conway 39 .669 W. Ulomlleld 24 477 C. J. Norton 27 4b7 C. JI. Izard, No. 1 M 500 J. Nancarrow, fen 34 . 030 Hhodc Island Keds--I'. B. Knyvell 711 303 Totalß ...' 352 5315 DUCK CONTUST Total Weuhly to total, dint. Indian Eunners- ■ 11. M. Copland 37 653 G. Bennett 33 601 *T. Dowthtvaito ■. 33 633 Vf. T. Green. No. 1 38 818 Mrs. C. il. M'Dougall ..:■. 41 450 *J, Donald 32 737 Herelaunga Poultry Farm... 31 520 W. T. Green, No. 2 37 709 •Mrs. E. D. Hunter 30 543 , Totals ....! 312 5669 i TWO YEARS' DUCK TEST. Indian Itunners— W. T. Green 27 2046 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. >For purebred ducks, over 5 and und»r 9 months.. Total Weekly to total. daU. Indian Runners— IT. Meadows '. 0 112 W. T. Green 7 163 L. Wadham 7 135 T. Meadows ;. 7 74 J. Donald .-. 7 116^ Totals ...'. 28 COO ■ *Onc bird dead: ITwo birds dead.