POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 74, 20 December 1919, Page 14

POULTRY NOTES

EGG-LAYING UTILITY CLUB'S OOAfPETITION. Tho fifteenth cgg-layins competition organised l>y tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Oluh commenced at I'apanui on April 8, and will continue till March 31, 1920, Tho following are the thirty-sixth week's results:— LIGHT BREEDS. Einglo Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between tho/acee of 5i and 8 mouths.) Total Weekly to total, dato. White Leithorns— .. W. A. Geo and 6on 5 1W Green Bros. (No. 1) 5 179 E. E. Marsden •! 166 J. D. Mcrrett 4 179 T. Fnzaokerley 6 165 Heck and OaJdey (No. 1) K 172 W. Newell 5 174 Geo. Goo 6 173 W. O. Sail 6 169 Qalder Bros. (No. 2) 6 193 Beok and Oakloy (No. 2).... 6 168 Green Bros. (No, 2) 7 195 H. Williams (No. 1) 6 164 Miss Jessie Jamos 6 194 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 168 Calder Bros. (No. 3) 6 178 H. Hunter 4 145 Calder Broß. (No. 1) 5 179 S. L. Beer J 189 J. Ligglns 5 166 G. 11. Bradford $ 162 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 6 192 Black Minorcas— Mrs. Roach 3 145 H. Williams 5 105 Totals 123 4104 TWO YEARS' TEST. Tracoy King 5 438 W. A. Geo and Son 5 372 E. E. Marsden 6 256 Totals ' 16 1066 HEAVY BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. •Amerioan Barred RockGreen Bros 5 ' 188 Bla<.k Orpington— 11 3, M'Donald 4 201 Ehodo Island Red— 'H. Hunter 0 42 Totals 9 431 EXPERIMENTAL BINGLI PEN CONTEST.' (For purebred fowls: Light breeds botwoon tho age of 6J and 8 monthi: heavy breeds between tho age of b and 9 months.) Total Wookly to total, date. Black Orpington— C. Renn 4 123 Whito Itock— H. Meadows and H. Rose 3 145 Rhodo Mand Red— 0. H. Bull - 4 66 Silver Wyandottes— Bock and Oakley 0 35 Amorioan Barred RockProgress Poultry Farm... 7 78 White Orpington— E. R. Vorcoo 6 136 White Leghorns— T. J. Riohards 6 163 Calder Bros. (No. 1) 6 143 Geo. Goo 5 114 Mrs. S. Dick 6 175 8. Dick 6 175 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 6 149 E. Marsden 6 197 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) 6 154 Waitoitoi Stud Farm ... 6 174 Tracey Kins: 6 128 T.' Fazackerlcy 4 145 J. Llgglns 4 100 W. A. Geo and Bon 1 149 T. Wilkinson 7 179 Atkinson Uroß 5 131 T. E. Conway 4 IEB Groen Bros. (No. 1) 6 176 Calder Bros. (No. 3) 5 145 Greon Bros. (No. 2) 5 167 Waitoitoi Stud Farm' 6 172 Progress Poultry Farm ... 0 133 J. J. Rowberry 5 90 Progresß Poultry Farm ... '4 123 Webb Bros 6 126 Totals 143 . 4255 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between tho ages of 51 and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. BladK Mlnoroan— H. Williams 21 985 White Leghorna— •Green Bros. (No. 2) 21 884 ' S. L, Boor . £9 1030 Tracey Jung 25 988 Beck and Oakloy 30 990 M. F. Blaokman 23 769 B. Campbell . 31 803 J. Liggins 24 1018 N. Stark and Son 31 899 O. J. Norton 26 783 Q. 11. Bradford 30 950 11. Ball 33 914 Heretaunga Poultry Farm 28 957 ,T. S. Stevons 25 821 G. Eonnett .. 27 925 E. G. Terry . 35 1124 F. L. Ozanno 29 871 O. H. Izard .. 22 897 J. T. M'Harg 27 934 W. J. Ohambcra a 907 E. E. Marsden 30 1134 C. Renn 31 956 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 15 742 A. Clegg 26 961 J. NanoaTrow, sen 28 903 R. W. Hawko 27 943 Dalmulr Poultry Yardß ... 30 966 Caldor Bros. !7 951 Green Bros. (No. 1) 25 985 W. J. Richards 30 843 L. Couoh !7 1025 Master A. Haley 20 916 W. A. Geo and Son 6 795 D. F. M'Dougall 23 1028 tßeok and Oakley 14 666 L. T. Wright iO 905 P. Freeman . !2 915 Mrs. Gorinßki 32 1029 •Waitoitoi Stud Farm 17 883 W. Davcy .... 15 892 B. E. Tomkies 24 854 Oxford Poultry Farm 24 991 R. W. Ooombes 33 1023 Yerrall Bros 37 743 Eangiuru Egg Ranch 27 921 G. Gee 12 1014 Inder and Phillips 17 976 A. H. iSkllton 31 932 J. Robertson 34 1036 A. jr. Lovo 27 914 D. Graham ... !0 994 0. Thomson . !7 1100 J. Webb 54 800 T. Richards 28 941 Brown Leghorns— tH. Hunter 13 514 tYerrall Broa 12 462 Totals 1452 51,304 LIGHT BREEDS. (Two Years' l'ett.) Total Weqkly to ■ total, date. White Leghorns— H. W. Beck 21 2277 Mrs. Gorinski 20 2270 J. Liggins 24 .1992 Black Minorcas— H. Williams ; 29 2112 Totals .! 94 8651 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. , (For 6 purebred pullots betwoen the age of 6 and 9 .months.) Total Weekly to total, dato. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 23 595 A. W. Adams 14 671 T. Dowtlnvalti 25 842 White Rooks— L. D. Adams 14 686 American Barred Rockß— D. Allinghnm 21 541 Black OrpingtonsC. H. Izard (No. 2) 24 802 T. E. Oonway 23 961 W. Blomlleld 10 672 O. J. Norton 30 TP O. H. Izard (No. 1) 22 809 J. Nancarrow, Ben 20 808 Rhode Island Red 6— P. E. Knyvett 15 450 Totals 247 8644 DTJCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to total, date. Ind'in Thinners— R. M. Copland 30 1028 G. Bonnett 24 925 *T. Dowthwaito 27 961 W. T. Green (No. 1) 39 1166 Mrs. 0. H. M'Dougall 26 841 *.I. Donald 26 1084 Mlcretaunga Poultry Farm 17 827 W. T. Green (No. 2) 23 1030 •Mrs. E. Hunter 27 840 Totals 230 8702 TWO TEARS' DUCK CONTEST. Indian Runners— tW. T. Green 19 2320 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (For purebred ducks over 5 and under 9 mouths.) Total Weekly to total, dato. ■ Indian Runners— 11. Meadows 3 161 W. T. Green 5 224 L. Wadham 4 201 T. Meadows 5 130 J. Douald 4 153 Totals 21 869 •One bird dead. fTwo birds dead.