EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 20, 18 October 1919, Page 14

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITION. Tho Now Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifteenth egg-laying competition opened on April 8, and will continue till March 31, 1920. The following are tho twentyseventh week's results LIGHT BKEEDB. Slnglo Birds Contest (For purebred pullets between the ages of fj and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. White Leghorns— W. A. Geo ajd Son 6 95 Green Bros. (No. 1) 3 E. E. llarsden 5 141 J. B. Merrett 5 135 T. Fazackerly 3 114 Beck and Oakley 'No. 1)... 4 143 W. Newell 1 120 Geo. Gee 1 121 W. 0. Sail 6 113 Oalder Bros. (No, 2) 5 140 Beck and Oakley 'No. 2) ... 1 126 Green Bros. (No. 2) 4 146 H. Williams (No. 1) 1 128 Miss Jesßio James 7 147 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 ISO Oalder Broß. (No. 3) 2 135 H. Hunter 6 91 Oalder Bros. (No. 1) 6 133 S. L. Beer 6 154 J. Liggin ; 6 118 G. 11. Bradford 4 115 Mre. E. D. Hunter 7 137 Block MinorcasIfrs. Roach. 5 101 If. Williams 4 64 TWO YEARS' TEST. Tracey King 6 388 W, A. Gee, and .ion 5 315 E. E. Marsden 5 2C6 HEAVY BUEKD3. Single Birds Contest. tKor purebred pullets between th« agei of 6 and 9 months.) • l'otal Weekly to total, date American Barred 2ocx— Green Bros & l' s Black Orpington— J. Donald « t 164 Rhode Island Eed— »H. Hunter 0 « EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE I'EN CONTEBT. (For purebred fowls; Light breeds between tho age of 5) and 8 months; heavy breods between the age cf i and 9 months.) Total Weekly to lolal. data. Black Orpington— C. Eenn 5 89 Whlto Kock— • H. Meadows and 11. Rose... 6 104 Rhode Island lted— O. H. Bull 6 35 dllver Wyandotte— Beck and Oakley ♦ 24 American Barred Itock— Progress Poultry Farm 6 56 White Orpington— i E. R. Vercoo 5 87 White LeehornsIV J, Richards fi 1" Oalder Bros. (No. 1) 6 102 Geo,. Gee 6 6/ Mrs. B. Dick 6 U4 S, Dicli 5 Ualaer Bros. (No, 2) 6 98 E. Ifarsden 5 1W Beck and Oakley (No. 1)... 6 104 Waitoitoi fltud FariS 6 115 Tracey lCing 5 V 4 T. i'azackeny 5 102 J. Liggina 5 143 W. A. Geo and don 6 109 1\ Wilkinson <> 132 Atkinson Urol 6 87 T. ji. Conway " 1»' Green Bros. (No. 1) 5 133 UaWer Bros. (No. 3) :.. 6 97 Green Bros. (No. 2) 4 104 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 125 Vrogresß Poultry Farm 6. 120 J. ltowberry ! 6 42 Progress Poultry Farm ... 5 84 Webb Bros 5 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 pure'ored puliets bntween tho ages of 54 ana 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, flatn. Black Mlnorcau— H. Williams 31 720 White Leghorns"Green Bros. (No. 2) .27 697 S. L. Beer 32 759 Tracey Kins 31 734 lleck and Oakley 26 731 M. F. Blac /jau 32 628 • B. Campbeit 39 489 J, Liggms 30 769 N. Stark and Son 31 627 O. J. Norton 28 560 G. it. Bradford 25 641 H. Ball 35 K« Heretaunga Poultry Farm 32 6!to J. S. Stevenß 31 6SB G. Bonnctt 38 618 KG. Terry 37 818 F. L. Ozanne 30 583 C. H. laird 26 6% T. J. M'Harg 37 681 W. J. Chatuoera 31 656 E. E. Marsden 35 871 C. lienn 31 674 Mrs. K D. Hunter 32 703 ■L Clegg 25 710 J. Maucarrow, sen 35 611 1!. W. liawke 35 656, Dalmuir Poultry fa-rds ... 33 'M 9 Caiaer BroB." 32 670 <" Green Bros. (No. 1) <Hf 717 W. J. Richards 31 6!)4 L. Uoucn ... 34 734 llaster A. Haley 32 699 W, A. Geo and (Son 28 653 D. i\ M'Dougall 34 751 tßeck and'Oaiuey 17 511 L. T. Wright 32 613 V. Freeman 38 618 lire. Gorinski ..P. 31 741 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 2'j toi .W. Davey HI 625 B. E. Tomkicß 32 607 Oxford Poultry Farm 33 748 li. W. Coomneß 34 714 Verrall Bros „ 31 463 Rangiur.ti ligg Ranch 34: G.- Geo t 32 71V tudcr and Phillips 30 74/ A. it. Sktlton 34 J. Robertson 37 725 A. ivl. Love 36 6oi U. Graham 35 72a U Thomson ™ 816 j. Webb 3° w T. iiicnards 31 604 Brown Leghorns— tU. Hunter 23 333 ♦Verrall Bros 19 28s TWO YEAlifi' TEST. White Leghorns— U. W. Bock 29 2040 Mrs. Uoritiskl i.6 2024 J. Liggins 26 IVtO Ulacls liiiivrcas - H.' Williams 29 1855 IIEAYi BREEDS CONTEST. <For six purebred pullets between tho aeitM ul u HllU V UOUIUbJ T»t»l Weekly to total, date. Silver WyandottesT. Kcutte<ly 35 355 A. W. Adauis 31 453 T. Douthwaito 31 610 White Hocks— L. D. Adams 27 507 Amoricun Barred IlockiD. Allingliam 33 305 Black Orpingtons— 0. H. Izard (No. 2) 25 554 T. I'i. Umiwaj 36 733 W. Blomflcld 19 516 0. J. Norton 24 544 C. H. Izard (No. 1) 27 562 J. Kancarrow, een 29 691

Rhode Island Reds— P. E. Knyvett 22 347 DUCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to total, daib. Indian Hunncre— It. M. Copland 33 729 G. Uonnett 35 675 . *T. Doutlnvito 30 697 IV. T. Groen (No. 1) 27 803 lire, O. 11. jil'Uougall *J. Donald 1 32 Bui Heretannfa Poultry Farjn 35 fcß7 ,W. T. Green (No. 2) 35 779 ♦Mrs. E. D. Hunter 32 010 TWO YEARS' DUCK CONTEST. Indian ltunnors— *W. T. Green 32 2104 SINGLE DUOK COHTEBT. \For purebred duofts, over 5 aui under 9 month 3., Total Weekly to toiKi. data. Indian Gunners— H. Jleadowa 6 120 W. T. Green 7 177 L. Wadiium 7 149 T. Meadows 6 ij J. Donald 0 117 *One bird dead, tl'wo 'lirds dead.