EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 26, 25 October 1919, Page 12

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITION. Tho Now Zealand Utility Poultry Olub'i fifteenth egR-laying competition opened on A pr iL«®' wi " continue till March 31, 1920. The following are the twentyeighth week's results — LIGHT BREEDS. Sinnle Birds Contest (For purebred pullets between tho area o( 61 and t months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Whitf Lerhornn— W. A. Gee and Soil 6 101 Green Bros. (Ne. 1) 3 130 K 13. Marsden 5 146 J. B. Merrett 5 T. Fazackerly 5 nq Beck and Oakley (No. 1) 6 149 W. Newell', 6 126 ' Geo. Qee 5 126 W. 0. Sail 6 119 Caldcr Bros. (No. 2) 6 146 Beck a.nd Oakley (No. 2) 4 130 Green Bros, (No. 2) 4 150 H. Williams (No. 1) 7 135 Miss Jessie James 5 152 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 4 . 134 Caldcr Bros. (No. 3) 5 140 it. Hunter 7 93 Caldcr Bros. (Nc. l'j 6 139 S. L. Beer 6 100 J. Liggina 6 124 G. 11. Bradford 7 122 Mrs. E. 1). Hunter 7 144 Black Hinorcnj— Mrs. Roach 5 106 11. Williams 5 69 Totals 131 3114 TWO YEARS' TEST. Tracer King 6 394 W. A. Gee and Son 6 331 E. E. 3[ar6den 6 212 Totalß 18 937 ■HEAVY BREEDS. Hinglo Birds Contest. <ror purehrsd pullets between the ag<i of 6 and 9 months.! Total We«kljr to total. 4at» American Barrad SockGreen Bros 0 143 Black Orpington— J. M'Donald I 1H Rhode Island Red"it. Hunter 0 42 Totals 8 353 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE (FEN CONTEST. (for pnrobretl fowls; Light !;reeda between the age of 5{ and 8 months; hearj bruods bet-.veon tho ags if 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date lllaclc OrpinetoyC. Renn 6 95 Whlio ltocK— .11. Meadows and 11. Rose 5 109 Rhode Island Red— 0. 11. Bull 4 37 Ullver Wyandotte— Deck and Oakley 3 27 American Barred ltoci\Progress Poultry Tarm ... 7 63 White Orpington— E. It. Vcrooo 6 93 White LeghornsT. J. Richards 4 m Caldcr Bros. (So. 1) .... 5 in? Geo. Gee 5 ji Mrs. S. Dick 6 130 h. Dick 6 Caldcr Bros. (No.ljZ) 6 j(M E. Harsdcn 3 lid Beck and Oakley (No. 1) 5 109 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 7 122

Tracey King 7 51 T. I'azackcrly 6 109 J. Liggins 5 na W. A. Geo and Son 6 114 ,T. Wilkinson 5 137 Atkinson Urob 5 92 T. B. Conway 6 138 Green Uros. (No. 1) 5 us Calder Bros. No. 3) 5 102 (•recti Ilroß. (No. 2) 4 131) Waif.oitoi Stud Farm 5 130 Progress Poultry Farm ... 4 124 J. ,T. Rowberry 5 47 Progrc&s Poultry Farm ... 5 89 Webb Uros 5 85 Totals 155 3150 MGIIT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pulictn between me ages ot Si ana 6 months,) Total Weekly to total, data. Black Mlnnrciu— 11. Williams 2b 754 White Leghorns— 'Green Bros. (No. 2) 29 726 S. L. Beer 35 794 Tracey King 33 767 Beck and Oakley 28 759 M. F. Illaekinau 29 557 B. Campbell 36 525 J. Liggius . 32 801 N. Stark and Son 31 658 C. J. Norton 25 585 G. 11. Bradford 33 679 H. Ball 36 642 Hcretaungn Poultry Farm 28 723 J. 8. Stevens 25 613 0. lionnett .. 39 657 E. G. Terry 35 853 . F. L. Oziuino 31 614 C. H. Izard 25 721 J. T. M'llarg 33 714 W. J. Chambers 34 690 E. ft. Marsden 54 905 C.. Itcim 34 808 Mrs. 13. D. Hunter 33 736 A. Clegg 30 740 J. Nanca.rrow, sen 36 647 li. W. Haw! < 35 691 Dalnmir Poultry Yards ... 36 715 Calder Bros 34 704 Green Bros. (No. 1) A3 750 W. J. Richards 26 620 L. Couch 33 767 Master A. llaiey 27 726 W. A. Gee and Son 29 627 D. F. M'Dougall 36 787 tßcck and Oakley 20 531 L. T. Wright 35 648 P. Freeman 34 652 llrs. Gorinski 35 776 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 33 7CO W. Davey .V, 658 B. Ji. Toinkieß M 642 Oxford Poultry Farm 31 779 It. W. Coonibes 38 762 Verrall Bros 32 495 Rangiuru Egg Ranch 32 690 G. Gee 35 754 Inder and Phillips 31 773 A. 11. Kkilton 36 672 .1. Eobertßon 35 . 760 A. If. Love 35 687 I). Graham 33 758 C. Thomson .'3 849 •T. Wclib 34 526 T. Richards 33 717 Brown Leghorns— til. Hunter 21 354 •Verrall Bros - 23 308 Totals 1793 38,441 LIGHT BREED CONTEST. 'Two Scars' Test.) White Leghorns--H. W. Reck 31 SC-77 Mrs. Gorinski 27 2051 J. Liggius 28 1788 Black Minorcas— 1 H. Williams 29 1884 Totals ...'. 115 7800 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. 'For six purebred pullets between the uebi of 6 and 0 monthi.) Tntdl Weekly to total, data. Silver Wyanflottes— T. Kennedy M 368 A. W. Adams 30 483 T. JJowthwaito 29 639 White Kocksh. D. Adams 16 523 American Barred Hocki- ]), Allinghnm 25 330 Black Orpingtons— C. H. Izard (No. 2) 3H £86 T. E. Conway 21 754 W. Blomfield 23 539 C. J, Norton >.'0 574 C. H. Izard (Ho. 1) 31 593 •T, Nancarrow, sen 33 604 Rhode ißland Reds— P. E. Knyvett 18 365 Totals Ml 6378 DUCK CONTEST. Total \ Weekly to v total, datt. Indian Runners--11. M. Copland Si 762 G. lionnett 33 708 "P. Dowthwaite 32 729 W. T. Green (No. 1) .34 917 *Jlrß. C. H. Jl'Dougall 40 572 J. Donald 29 830 Mlcretaunga Poultry Farm 29 616 W. T. Green l-N'o, Z) 33 812 *llrs. E. D. Hunter ...1.. 31 641 Totals 294 6587 TWO YEAI!S' DUCK CONTEST. Indian Runners— >W. T. Green 34 2138 SINGLE DUOK CONTEST. >For purebred ducks, over 5 and under 9 months., Total Weekly to total, data. Indian Runners--11. Meadows 4 124 W. T. Green 7 184 L. Wadhura 6 155 I'. Meadows 5 92 J. Donald 2 119 Totals 24 674 "One bird dead, ITwo birds dead.