EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 62, 6 December 1919, Page 18

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY CLUB'S . COMPETITION, The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifteenth egg-laying competition opened on April 8, and will continuo- till March 31, 1920. The following are tho thirtyfourth week's results:LIGHT BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 61 and 8 mouths.) Total *■ Weekly to total, date. White Leghorns— W. A. Geo and Son 5 134Green Brothers (No. 1) 5 169 B! K.' Marsdcn' : 4 177; J. B. Merrett » 6 171 T. FnznckeWy "... 5 164 ' ' Beck and Oalaey (No. 1) ... 3 168 W. Newell 6 163 Georgo Geo ■.. 7 161 W. 0. Sail 7 158 Gaidar Brothers (No. 2) ... 5 181 Beck and Oakley (No. 2) ... 4 159 ' Green Brothers (No. 2) 5 183 " H. Williams (No. 1) 7 m Miss Jessie James ; 5 182 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 158 Oalder Brothers (No. 3) ... 5 167 H. Hunter 6 135 Calder Brothers (No. 1) ... 5 170 S. L. Beer 0 184 J. Liggins 5 iS B G M. Bradford 6 150 .Mrs. E. D. Hunter 5 182 Black iliuorcas— Mrs. lioach , 5 137 \ 11. Willianiß' 5 % Totals .' 122 3869 TWO YEAIiS' TEST. Tracoy King 5 425 W. A, Geo and Son 5 352 E. E. Marsdcn 6 245 Totals 16 1035 HEAVY BKEEDS. . Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. American Barred Boclc— . Green Brothers 5 177 Black Orpington— J. M'Donald 7 197 Rhode .Island Ked- ' *H. Hunter 0 43 Totals 12 416 EXPERIMENTAL SI.VGLE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred fowls: Light breeds between the age of 5h and 0 months; heavy breeds between tho age of -6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Orpington— C. Keii.'i 3 115 White ltock--11. Meadows and H. Rose .. 5 133 Bhode Island liedC. 11. Bull 0 50' Silver Wyandotte- \ Beck and Oakley 0 35 American Barred llucls— Progress Poultry Farm .... I) 71 White Orpington— E. It. Vercoe 3 124 White Leghorns— T. 'J. liichurds : 6 152 Calder Brothers (No. 1) ... 5 135 George Geo 5 103 Mrs. S. Dick 6 165 S. Dick 3 165 Calder Brothers (No. 2) ... 6 138 E. 'Marsdcn 2 leif Heck and Oakley (Mo. 1) ... 6 145 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 0 161 Tracey.King 4 116 • T. Fasackerly 4 140 J. I'jggii'.s 4 180 W. A. Gee and Sou 4 144 T. Wilkinson 6 167 ' Atkinson Brothers 4 121 T. E. Conway 6 176 Green Brothers (No. 1) 4 166 Calder Brothers iNo. 3) ... 5 134 Green Brothel's (No. 2) 4 158 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 162 Progress Poultry Farm ... 0 133 J J. lioivberry ■. 6 79 PrnerPES Poultry Farjn .... 1 114 Webb Brothers ....„ 6 116 Totals 119 3985 LIGHT BKEEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred puiluts between tho ageii of 5j and 8 months.) * Total Weekly to ■ total, date. Black MlnoivasH. Williams ...'. 26 934 White Leghorns— *(lrcen Brothers (No. 2) ... 22 859 S. L. Beer 29 972 'J'raeey King 23 937 Beck and Oakley 29 928 ' M. V. HlacUiuiin 19 727 11. Campbell 31 741 J. liiggina 36 M 9 N. Stark and.Son 30 840 O. .1. Norton SO 735 0. II- Bradford 37 889 H. Hull 30 847 Heretauiiga Poultry Farm 29 9!il) ■ ,T. S. Stevens 26 7?i fl. Bonnctl 34 867 K. (!. Terry 28 ICbo F. U. Ozaime 31 Pit C. 11. Izard ....: 22 852 J. T. Jl-Hiu-K a £66 W. J. Chambers , 25 864 K. V.. Miirsilen ■£, ICio C. Ilenn 73 . 891 Mrs. i;. 1). Jluiurr' 25 9(13 A. Clrgg ?;,' ?|l J, Naurarruw, senr 32 843

31. . W. lln-wkc 29 887 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 3a 903 Oalder Brothers 3D 896 iVi'i'ii brothers (No. 1) ... 34 938 W. J. Richards 30 734 L. Couth 31 965 Waster A. Haley 2.5 S/3 \V. A. Gee and Son 26 771 ]). F. Jl'Dousfiill 26 973 •filed;" and Oakley 20 C3S h. T. Wright. 3J m !'. Freeman 27 650 .Mrs. Ooriiiski 25 954 '■•W.'titoitoi Stud Farm 20 843 W. Davcy 29 Kl I). E. Tomkies 19 803 ■ Oxford Poultry Farm 32 940 Jl. , \V. Cooinbcs 51 957 Yerrall Brothers 31 £63 Raugiuru Egg Ranch 27 £67 G. Geo 33 952 luder and Phillips 22 936 A. If. Skilton 30 874 J. liobcrtson ....: i 35 968 A. M. Love 28 857 D. Graham 23 938 (1. Thomson : 32 1C44 .1. Webb 32 Vi T. Richards .', ». 26 BEB Brown Leghorns— JL Hunter 21 483 Vcrrall Brothers 18 431' Totalß 1533 ,8,321 LIGHT BEEEDS. « (Two Years' Test.) Total Weekly to total, date. White. LeghornsJI. W. Beck 26 2236 lire. Gorinskl 26 2224 J. biggins 21 1942 Black Minorcas— H. Williams 27 2056 Totals 103 8453 HEAVY" BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between the ago of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Silver Wyandoltcs— T. Kennedy 23 547 A. W. Adams 31 636 T. Dowlhwaito 27 785 White Rocks— L. D. Adams 27 654 American Barred Hocks— IJ. Allingham 27 SCO Black Orpingtons— 0. If. Izard' (No. 2) 25 ?f0 T. E. Conway 28 912 , W. Blomficld 19 Hi C. J. Norton 1? 732 • 0. H. Izard 'No. 1) 28 765 J. Nancarrow, senr 27 767 Rhode Island Beds— P. K. Knyvott 15 452 Totals .....294 8146 DUCK CONTEST. Total Weekly' to total, date. Indian. Runners— 1!. M. Copland 31 961 G. Boiniett 25 872. *T. Dowthwaite 30 904 W. T. Green (No. 1) 35 1103 Mrs. C. ll.' H'Dmienll „... 35 784 *,T. Donald .". 33 1029 . *lleretauiiga Poultry Farm 31 785 V. T. Grecu (No. 2) 21 986 *Mrs. K. D. Hunter 27 797 Totals 266 8219 TWO YEARS' DUCK CONTEST. Indian Runners— fW. T. Green 19 2278 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. . (For purebred ducks over 5 and under 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Indian Runners— H. Meadows 5 152 " W. T. Green i • 216 ' L. Waclham 6 193 T. Meadows 4 122 J. Donald 2 143 Totals 21 826 "One bird dead. 11' wo birdß dead.