POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

EGG-LAYING The fifteenth egg-laying competition orgauiaed by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced' at I'apanul on April B, and will conilnuo till March Jl, 1920. The following aro the thirty-eighth week's results:— . LIGHT BKEEDS. Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 61- and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. White Leghorns— W. Geo and Son - 5 154 Green Bros. (So. 1) 5, 188 E. E. Jlaridcn 5 175 J. B. Herrett 5 190 T. Faiackorly 5 175 Bcck and Oakley (No. 1) ... 1 176 W. Newell 6 -187 Geo. Clee 5 182 W. 0. Sail 5 180 Caldcr Bros. (Ko. 2) 6 204 Beck and Oakley (No. 2) ... 6 179. Green Bros (No. i) .6 207 H. Williams (So. .1) .6 156. . Mlsb Jessie James 4 203 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 157 Colder Bros. (No. 5) 6 181 H. Hunter 5. ; 157 Caldor Bros. (No, 1) 5 189 S. L. Beer 5 200 J. Liggins 5 ■ 175 G. H. Bradford 6 174 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 6 203 Black Minorcas— Mrs ltoaoh 4 154 ,- H. Williams 113 Totals 321 4346 ' - TWO YEARS' TEST. Tracey King 6 450 W. A. Geo and Son 5 382 E. E. Marsdcn 6 257 'Totals 1099 HEAVY BEEEBS. Single Birds' Contest. (For purebred pnllete between the ages of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. American Barred Bock— , Green Bros. 5 197 Black Orpington— - ' J. M'Doiwld" - V 214 Ehodo Island Bed— ■ • *11. Hunter 0 ,42 Totals 12 -453 EXPERIMENTAL fIINQLi, I'EN CONTEST. (For purebred fowls: Light breeds between, tho ago of 51 and 8 months; heavy breeds botween the age of 6. and 9 mo'nths.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Orpington— C. Henn 5 137 White Hock — 11. Meadows and H. R050..... 3 150 Rhode Island Red— 0. H. Bull 3 622 Silver WyandotteBcok and Oakley 0 35 American Barred Kook— Progress Poultry Farm ... 6 90 White Orpington— E. R-, Yorcoe .< 149 White LeghornsT. J Richards 5 174 Calder Bros (No. 1) 5 152 Geo. Gee 4 122 . . Mrs. S. Dick 6 186 S. Dick 4 184 Caldor Bros. (No. 2) 5 159 E. Marsden 2 194 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) ... 6 166 .Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 185 Traci.'y King 4 138 T. Fazackeriy '. 5 155 J. Liggins 1 200 W. A. Gee and Sou .5 153 T. Wilkinson 6 190 • Atkinson Bros 4 140 T, K. Conway 6 198 Green Bros. (No. 1) 6 186 Calder Bros. (No. 3) 5 154 Greon BroE. (No. 2) .'. 6 177 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 183 Progress Poultry Farm ... 0 133 J. J. Rowberry 4 100 Progress Poultry Farm ... 6 134 WoKi Bros 6 137 Totals 138 4523 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between tho ages of 5} and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Minoroas.H, Williams 28 1036 ' Whito Leghorns— •Green Bros. (No. 2) 16 917 8. L. Beer 6 1047 i Traecy King 31 1039 Beck and Oakley 26 1042 JT. F. Blackman 24 819 B. Campbell 29 862 J. Liggins 23 1067 ,N. Stark and ' Son 25 951 0. J. Norton ; 26 837 C. H. Bradford- 3* 1012 H. Bali 31 SM Ileretaunga Poultry Farm 24 10C6 J. S. Stevens 25 - 871 G. Bonnett 34 . - 986 E.G.Terry .' 29 1186 F. L. Ozanno 25 921 O. 11. Izard ......' 23 946 ' J. T. Jl'llarg 28 1 988 W. J. Chambers 16 947 E. E. llarsdcn ,22 1186 O. Renn 32 1018 Jtrs. E. D. Hunter i... 23 984 . A. Olegg 27 1014 J. Nancarrow, sen 27 962 R. W. Hawko ...'. 31 ■ 1004 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 28 1022 Calder Bros 27. . 1008 Green Bros. (Jffl. 1) 32 1046 *W ,T.. Richards 15 873 . L.'Couch '. 28 1080 Master A. Haley 24 957 W. A. Gee and 'Son 6 805 D. F. H'Dougall 33 1091 ■(Beck and Oakley 14 696 L. T. Wright 29 963 P. Freeman 21 968 Mrs. Gorinski 31 1090 •Waitoitoi Stud Farm 22 928 W. Davcy 31 948 H. E. Tomkicß 33 912 Oxford Poultry Farm 28 1052 R W. Cooiubes 31 1086 - Yerrall Bros 30 805 lia-ngniru Egg llanch 30 981 G. Geo 32 1078 Inder and Phillips 23 1022 A. 11. Skilton 25 987 J. Robertson '. 37 1107 A. M. Love : 27 968 D. Graham : 31 1062 C. Thomson 33 1162 •T. Webb ... 864 *T. Richards 27 994 Brown Leghorns— til. Hunter 13 542 ■fVcrrall Broa 12 403 Totals 1443 54,212 LIGHT BREEDS. (Two Years' Test.) Total Weekly to total, date. White Leghorns— 1 H. W. Be?k 19 2318 . Mm. Gorinski 21 2312 „ J. Liggins 20 2034 Blaca Minorca#— H. Williams 30 2171 Totals .'. 90 8855 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST, (For 6 purebred pullets between the ago of 6 and . 9 mouths.) i ' Totai Weekly to total, date. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 31 657 A. W. Adams 29 720 T. Dowthwaite 12 874 White Rocks— L, D, Adaips 20 733 American Barred Rocks— D. Allingham -}■■■■ 28 597 Black Orpingtons— 0, H, Izard (No. 2) 21 843 T. E. Conway 20 1003 - 'W. Blomlicld 20 - 703 . C. J. Norton 30 836 C. H. Izard (No. 1) 24 851 J. Nancarrow, sen 20 843 Rhode Island Rede— P. E. Knyvett 10 ' 507 Totals 265 9167 DUCK CONTEST. > Total Weekly to total, dato. Indian RunneTS— R, M. Copland 25 ICB3 *G. Bonnett 27 975 j #T' llowthwaite 30 1022 ' W. T. Green (No. 1) 27 1220 Mrs. C. 11. M'Dougall 20 888 *j. Donald 15 .112*1 s Horetaunga. Poultry Farm 11 855 W. T. (Jreen (No. 2) 14 1060 *Hrs. E. D. Hunter ....; 26 836 Totals .' 195 9123 TWO YEARS' DUCK TEST. Indian Itunner.?tw. T. Green 17 2357 SINGLE PUCK CONTIOT. (For purebred ducks over 5 and uuder S months.) Totnl Weekly to total, dato. Indian Runners--11. Meadows 4 169 W, 'I'. Green 1 228 L. Wadhn-m 3 263 T. Meadows 2 137 J. Donald 6 163 Totals 36 906 'One bird dead, t'l'wo birds dead.