EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 32, 1 November 1919, Page 12

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY OIjUB'S COMPETITION. Tho Now Zealand Utility Poultry Olub'i fifteenth eEf-layini: competition opened on April 0, and will continue till March 31, 3920. . The following are the twentyninth week's results:— LIGHT BREEDS. Singlo Bird 3 Contest. /For purebrud pulletj between tho ages of tj and i months.) Total \ TVt kly to tiHal. dato. Whi'c Lcehorun— Y, r . A. Gee and Son 6 IC6 Green Bros. (No. 1) 5 143 E. E. Marsdcn 6 152 J. B. Merrett 6 146 T. Fazackcrlcy 6 125 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) ... 4 155 W. Newell 7 153 Geo. Gee 7 133 W. O. Sail 7 125 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 6 152 Beck and Oakley (No. ?.)... 5 135 Green Bros. (No. 2) 7 157 H. Williams (No. 1) 5 140 Jfiss Jessie James 2 354 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 139 Calder Bros, (No. 3) <1 144 • 11. Hunter 6 104 'Calder Bros. (No. 1) '. 4 143 S. h. Beer 6 166 , ,T. Liggins 5 129 G. H. Bradford 6 128 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 7 151 Blank llfnoreaa— Mrs. ltoach 6 112 H. Williams : 4 73 Totals 1M 3244 TWO YEARS' TEST. Tracey King 6 400 W. A. Gee and Son 5 336 E. E. Jfarsden :..... 5 217 Totals 16 953 HEAVY BKEKDS. Hiiifflo Birds Content, (For purebrsd pullets between the acei of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, datf. American Barrad ?.ock— Green Bros 4 149 Black Orpington— J. M'Donald 6 172 Rhode Island lied— *11. Hunter t 0 42 Totals 10 563 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred fowls: Light :;reed« between the ago of s, {.and 8 months; h:ary breeds betnsen the ago cf 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, data. fllaolc Orpington— 0. Ilenn 0 95 Whlto Koctill. Meadows and H. Hose ... 6 115 Rhode Island Esd— O. H. Bull 4 43 Oliver Wyandotte—

Bcck and Oakley 0 27 American Barred RockProgress Poultry Farm 6 69 White Oriiinglou— E. It. Vcrcoa 6 99 WhiLti Le^lHii'iii*— T. J. liichardß 7 122 Calder Bros. (No. 1) 5 112 Geo. Gee 6 78 M'ro. S. .Dick 6 336 S. Dick 5 141 Calder llros. (No. 2) 5 3li) E. Jtareden 7 ids Bcck and Oakley (No. 1) ... 7 116 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 7 1 H'J Tracey Kins: 6 87 T. i'zzackerly 6 314 J. biggins 5 153 W. A. Gee and Son 6 1^! T. Wilkinson 7 144 Atkinson Bros 'I 9t> T. E. Conway 1 U'j (Irec-n Bi-ob (No. 1) ' I'm (lilder Bron (No. 3) 6 108 Green Bros. (No. 2) 5 143 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 13j Progress Poultry Farm 1 12j .1. J. Howberry y b Progress Poultry Farm 5 94 Webb Bros E5 Totals 155 3305

LIGHT 11 UK ED 8 CONTEST. (For 6 inti-e'ireil pallets between tlio aces of 5i ami 8 mouth).) Total Weekly to totn.l. aat». IllacU },Mnorc:n---11. Williams 35 789 White Leghorns— •Green (No. 2) 36 742 S. L. Beer JZ Es.fi Tracey Kintr 30 .-797 Bcck anil Oakley 28 70? M. F. Blackmail 31 Sfil 1). Campbell 37 f62 ■7. ijiKgins 31 832 N. Stark and Son 33 691 ('. J. Norton 25 610 G. 11. Bradford 38 717 H, Ball oj 677

JTerntiiunca Poultry Farm 32 755 ■I. H. Stevens 24 63? G. Dennett 34 691 E. O. Terry 36 889 F. L. Ozanno v 34 638 0. 11. I Mini 22 743 J. T. Jl'llare 28 742 \V. J. Chambers 31 721 B. H. Marsdcn 31 936 C. lienn 33 741 Mrs. K. 1). Hunter 28 761 A. Clesjg 31 771 ,T. NaiK.-fl.rrow, sen 34 681 J!. W. Hnwko 34 725 Dalmuir Poultry Yards 36 751 OaUlcr Bros 33 737 Green Dros. (No. 1) 29 779 W. J. liichards 29 649 Ij. Oouch 37 804 Master A. Haley 29 755 W. A. Dee and Son ?5 652 D. P. Jl'Douprall 40 827 tlleek and Oakley 20 551 L. T. Vrlsht 3 4 682 P. Freeman 38 690 3frs. Onrinakf 31 807 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 27 727 W. Davey 30 680 B. E. Tomkies 30 672 Oxford Poultry Farm 5.9 808 li. W. Coomhee 788 Verrall Bros 30 525 Ran glum Estr Ranch 31 721 O. Geo 30 724 Inder and Phillips 30 808 A. JI. Skilton .. 35 707 .T. 35 795 A. M. Love 30 717 X). Graham 35 793 C. Thomson 32 881 J. Well!) 35 568 T. Richards 30 747 Brown Leghorns— fIT. Hunter 21 375 'Verrall Bros. 20 328 Totals 1731 10,172 . . LIGHT BREEDS. (Two Years' Tent.) White Leghorns--IT. TV.. Beck .28 2105 Mrs. Gorinskl 27 5D78 J. LigEins 27 1815 Black Minorcai— H. Williams 28 1912 Totals 110 7910 HEAT BREEDS CONTEST. 'For sli purebred pullets between tho acfti of 6 and 9 mouthi.) Wcoklj- to total. Dat«. Silver Wyondottcs— T. Kennedy 28 416 A. TV. Adams 26 609 T. Dowthwaite 22 661 White Rocks— L. D. Adams 23 546 American Barred Bockt— D. Allinzham 28 358 Black Orpingtons— 0. H. Izard (No. 2) 27 613 T. B. Conway 34 788 TV. Blomfield % 565 C. J. Norton 31 605 O. H. Izard (No. 1) 31 624 J. Nancarrow. sen 19 633 P.hode Island Beds— I'. E. Kuyvett 22 387

Totals 317 6655 DOCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to • total, date. Indian Runners— I!. M. Coplnnd 34 795 G. Bonnett 33 741 *'I'. Dowthwaito 34 763 W. T. Green (No, 3) 31 948 *Jtrs. C. H. H'Doujsall 36 M 8 j. Donald .30 BGO *iieretaung:i Poultry Farm 31 647 TV. T. Gfecn (No. 2) 37 849 *Mrs. E. D. Huutcr 31 672 Totals 297 6884 TWO TEAKS' DUCK CONTEST. Indian Runners— »TV. T. Green 28 2166 SINGLE DUOK CONTEST. ,For purebred duolts. over 5 and nnder 9 months.] Total Weekly to total. dnt». Indian Kunners~ 11. Meadows 5 129 TV. T. Green 6 190 L. TVadham 6 161 T. Jle-idowß 6 98 J. Donald 5 124 Totals 28 702 *ouu bird dead. tTwo l.ir<is dead.