POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 78, 27 December 1919, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

EGG-LAYING UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITION. The fifteonth egg-laying competition brganised by thts New Zealand Utility l'onltry Olub commenced at Papanul on April 8, and will continue till March 31,, 1920. Tlie following arc tho thirty-seventh week's results.— LIGHT BREEDS. Single Jlirds Contest. (For purebred pullets between tins ages ol 51 and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. While Leghorns\V. A. Gee ajil Son 5 149 Grecu Brothers (No. 1) 4 183 E. E. Mursdeu 4 190 J. B. Mcrrett 6 185 T. Fazackerly 5 170 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) .J 175 W. Newoll 7 181 Georgo Goa 4 17? W. 0. Sail 6 176 Calder Brothers (No. 2) ... 5 198 Beck and Oakloy (No. 2) .. 5 173 . Green Brothers (No. 2) 6 201 H. Williams (No. 1) 6 190 Miss Jessie James 5 199 Waitoltoi Stud • Farm 4 172 Oalder Brotliera (No. 3) ... 4 182 11. Hunter 7 152 Calder Brothers (No. 1) ... 5 184 S. L. Beer 6 195 J. Liggins 4 170 G. H. Bradford 6 168 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 5 197 Black MinorcasJilrs. Roach 5 150 H. Williams 4 109 ( ' Totals 121 4225 TWO YEAIIS 1 TEST. Tracey King 6 444 W. A. Geo and Son 5 377 li. T. Marsden 6 261 Totals 36 1092 HEAVY BREEDS Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between tho ages of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. . American Barred RockGreen Brothers 4 192 Bln-ck Orpington— 'J. M'Donald 6 207 Rhodo Island Redill. Hunter 0 42 Totals 10 , 441 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLL PEN CONTEST. (For purebred fowls: Light breeds between tho ago of 5J and 8 montliß; heavy breeds between tho age of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Orpington— C.. Rcnu 4 12? White Rock— H. Meadows and'H. Rose... 2 147, Rhode Island Red— C. H. Bull 4 60 Silver Wyandotte— Beck and Oakley 0 35 American Barred Rock— . Progress Poultry Farm ... 6 84 White Orpington— E. R. Vercoo ...; 7 143 White LeghornsT. J. Richards «, 6 169 Oalder Brothers (No. 1) ... 4 147 George Geo 4 118 Mrs. S. Dick 5 160 c>. Dick ; 5 160 Calder Brothers ('No. 2) ... 5 154. 15. Marsden 1 192 Beck and- Oakley (No. 1) ... 4 160 . Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 179 Tracey King 6 134 T. Fazackcrly 5 . 150 J. Liggins . 6 196 W. A. Geo and Son 4 153 T. Wilkinson 5 184 Atkinson Brothers 5 136 T. E. Oonwaj 4 IS2 Croon Brothers (No. l) 4 160 Calder Brothers (No. 3) ... 4 149 Green Brothers (No. 2) ... 4 371 Wfiitoitoi Stud Farm 5 177 Progress Poultry Farm ... 0 133 J. J. Rowbcrry 6 96 Progress Poultry Farm ... 5 128 Webb Brothers 5 ' 131 Totals 130 4385 LIGHT BREED'S CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between tho 1 ages of 5J and 8 months.) ' Total, Weekly to. total, date. Black Mluorcas— • R Williams 23 ICOB- - Leghorns— *Grcen Brothers (No. 2) ... 17 901 S. L. Beer 11 1041 Tracoy King 30 1018 Beck and Oakley 26 1016 M. P: Blackman 26 795 B. Campbell 30 833 J. Liggins 26 1044 N. Stark and Son 21 926 0. J. Norton 28 811 O. H. Bradford 27 977 H. Ball ; 32 948 llcretnuiiga Poultry Farm 25 ,982 J. S. Stevens 25 846 G. Bonnctt 27 952 E. G. Terry 33 1157 F. L. Ozanno 25 896 C. 11. Izard 26 923 J. T. M'llarg 26 960 ! W. .1. Chambcra 24 931 E. E. Marsden 30 1164 0. Rcnu ;. 30 956 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 19 961 A. Olegg 26 . 987 J. Nancarrow, senr. 32 935 R. W. Hawko 30 . 973 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 28 994 Calder Brothers 30 981 Grecu Brothers (No. 1) ... 29 1014 W. J. Richards 15 858 L. Couch ... 27 1052 Master A. Haley 17 933 W. A. •'Gee and Son 4 799 D. F. E'Dougall 30 1058 tßeck and Oakley 16 682 L. T. Wright 29 934 P. Freeman 32 947 Mrs. Gorinski 30 1059 ♦Waitoitoi Stud Farm ... 23 W. Davoy .... 25 917 B. H. Tomkies 25 879 Oxford Poultry Farm 33. 1024 R. W. Coombes 32 1055 Verrall Brothers 32 775 Jlaugiuru Egg Ranch 30 951 G. Gee 32 1046 Inder and Phillips 23 959 A. 11. iSkilton 30 962 J. Robertson 34 1070 A. M. Lovo 27 941 11. Graham 37 1031 C. Thomson 29 1129 J. Webb .... „ 30 830 *T. Riohards 26 967 Brown Leghorn's— fH. Hunter 15 £29 tVerrali Brothers 14 475 " Totals 1465 52,769 LIGHT BREEDS. (Two Years' Test.) Total Weekly to total, date. White Leghorns— H. W. Beck 22 2299 Mrs. Gorinski 21 2291 J. Liggins 22 2014 Black Minorcas— H. Williams 29 2141 Totals ! 94 8745 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between tho age of 6 and 9 months.) ' Total W cekly to total, date. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 31 626 . A. W. Adams ,20 , 691 T. Dowthwaito 20 862 White Rocks— li. D. Adams 27 713 American Barred Rocks— .D. Allinghnm 28 Iff) Black Orpingtons— 0. 31. Izard (No. 2) 20 £22 T. E. Conway 22 983 W. Blomlield 11 683 C. J. Norton 29 EC6 C. H. Izard (No. 1) 18 827 J. Nancarrow, senr 15 823 Rhode Island l!ed6— P. E. Knyvctt 17 497 Totals 258 8952 \ BUCK CONTEST. • Total Weekly to total, date. Indian Runners— 11, M. Copland 30 1058 *G. Bonnctt 23 948 *T. Dowthwaite 31 992 W. T. Green (No. 1) 2/ 1193 Mrs. O. 11, M'Dougall 2? f6B *J. Donald 25 11C9 *tlerctaunga Poultry Farm 27 854 W. T. Green (No. 2) 16 1"6 *Mrs. E. D. Hunter 20 f-J) Totals 226 6323 TWO YEARS' DUCK TEST. Indian Runners— tW. T. Green 18 2338 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (For purebred ducks over 5 and under 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. ludinn Runners— 11. Meadows 4 165

IV. T. Green 3 227 Ij. Wadham 6 205 T. Meadows 6 135 J. Donald 4 J57 Totals 21 690 *Ono bird dead. tTwo birds dead.