EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 144, 13 March 1920, Page 10

EGG-LAYING

The fifteenth egg-laying competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 8, and will continue till March 31, 1920. The following are tho forty-eighth wcek'B reßultß: — LIGHT BRKEDfI. Kingle Birds Contest. , (For purebred pullets between the age» of and B mouths.) Total Weekly to total, date. While IjCEhornß— * W. A. Gee and Son 4 204 Green Brothers (No. 1) 5 255 F,. E. Marsden 0 202 .T, B. Merrett ..„ 4 237 T. Fazackerly 5 228 Beck and Oakley,(No. 1) 0 191 W. Nowell 5 241 (ioor"0 Goo 6 235 W. O. Sail 6 235 Calder Brothers (Nn. 2) 6 . 259 Beck and Oakley (No. 2) .. 5 2M Green Brothers (No. 2) ...... 6 263 H. Williams 'No. 1) 6 252 Miss Jessie James ,0 W5 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 224 Balder Brothers (No. 3) 5 WO H. Hunter 4 9)8 Oalder Brothers (No. 1) 5 Hi fi. L. Beer 5 234 J. Ligglns 5 Tit G. H.-Bradford 0 200 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 0 225, Bla rli Minorcas— ■. Vtrs. Roach 5 195 H. Williams :.. 5 154 Totals 96 £400 i TWO YEARS' TEf?T. Tracey Kins :. 4 501 W. A. Gee and Son 4 <32 E. E. Marsden 5 323 Totals 13 1256 HEAVY bREEDR ' Single Bird# Contest, (ror puiebred pullets between thi agtt of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. American Barred RocK— Green Brothers 0 234 Black OrpingMh— * J. M'Donald 0 '244 Rhode Island Red— •H. .0 .42 Totals 0 527. EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred fowls: Light breeds betire.n tho ace of 5J and 8 months; he*Tjf r ! breeds between tho ago of 6 and } months.). • Total Weekly to total. dkte

Dlack Orpington— 0. Honn 171 1 White Rock— ' H. Meadowe and H. Road . 0 150 Rhode Island Red— 0. H. Bull 0 ' f ' Silver Wyandotte— . Beck and Oakley .. 0 39, Amorlcan. Barred RockProgress Poultry Farm : 0 109 White Orpington- '. * *E. R. Vercoe 1 200. White LeeliornsT. J. Richards i 4 226 ' Calder Brothers (No. 1) ..... 3 181. George Gee ' 5 171 Mrs. S. Dick «' S. Dick 1 5 229. Calder Brothers (No. 2) .... 0 -194.E. Marsden 2 210 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) ... 5 218 Wnit-oitoi Stud Farm 7 246 Traccy King '5 166 T. Faznckerly 5 106 ,1.- Ligglns ...... S 245, ■ W. A. Gee and Son 5 ?00 T. Wilkinson 6 ?46 Atkinson Brothers 3 1M T. E. Oonwny ... ; 6 258Green Brothers (No; 1) i ..„. ♦ 253. Oalder Brothers (No. 3) 4 2CZ Green Brothers (No. H ...... 5 213 ' Waitoitoi Stud Farm .. 5 234 Protrress Poultry Farm .... 5 160 J.' J.' Rowbcrry 0 121 Progress Poultry Farm .... 5 IGO Webb Brothers . , 5 186 Totals ! .'..100 5702 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST., (For 6 purchred pullets between th» agci of 51 and 8 months.) 1 • • ' 1 Total

Weekly to total, date. Wnorcas— K. Willinms -21- 1265 White Leghorns- • *Green Brothers (No. 2) ... 11 1048 .; Ri I».. Beer .19 1254- ' >Tracey .iKing •■,21-, MW,; •Beck and Oakley'.!,.. .16 1262 K. F. Blaokman 5 1015' B. Campbell ...». ! 5 1045 '.T-. Ligginß '8 1283. N. Stark and Son 26 1192 0. ,T. Norton 11. ./1023 G. H. Bradford 1J • 1246 IT. Ball ...v...' ,31 12HIJ; Tferetaunga Poultry Farm 19 1241; *J. fi. Stevens . 6 1031 G. Bonnett. 19. 1?45. : 1?. G. Terry .' 26. 1'67 F. Ti. Oza.nne 17 1150 C. JT. Izard 19 • 1144 ,T T. MHarg ...J- 14. 1200*W, J. Ohan-'bers 13 1134 KE. Mareden 31 14(14 0. Renn 2"' IM9 ♦Mrs. E. D. Hunter 5 1167 A. Olegg 22 . 12.19' •T. Nn.ncarrow. senr 26 IW4 *R. W. Hswke ....: I*. I'Al Dnlmuir Poultry Yards ... ; 14. 12.32 Calder Brothers I ;. 18 IWI Green Brothers (No. 1) ... 23 IWS *W. J. Richards 10 W. 1,. (Touch 9 1318 Waster A. Haley 14 117} W. A. Geo and Son 17 975 D. F. M'Dougall 15 1274 fßcrk and Oakley 9 F4O L. T. Wright 18 1181 J'. Freeman 28 !V3 Mrs. Gorineki 12 13"0 *Waitoitoi Stud Farm 7 1065 WV barer I 9 ' 1163 B. E. Tojnkics 15 1132 Oxford Poultry Farm 1 19 1288 R, W. Ooombes 17 1362 Vorrall Brothers 5 1064 Rangiuru.Egg Ranch ...... 21 1239 G. Geo ; 24 1353 Irider nttd..Phillips IS 1207 . »A. H. Skilton : 26. 1216 J. Robertson ?fl 1422 A. Jl. Love 27 1223 D.- Graham 28 1359 C. i, 2.5 1430 *,1. Webb 21 1113 *T. Richards 1 ; 1 1197 Brown Leghorns— #H.'Hunter.- 4 M 9 JVe'rrall Brothers 0 524 , Totals '. 924' 66,546

LIGHT BREEDS. (Two Years' Test.) Total Weekly to, total, date. White I.eehorne— H. W. Bcck 1« MOO Mrs. Gorinsltl 23 2541 •T. Licpins ....... 16 2229' Black Minorcas— H. Williams 87 2415 Totals 62 . 9685 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purehred pullets between th( age of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, dat*. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 23 861 A. W. Adams 13 905 ■T. Dowthwaito 16 1082 -White Rocks— 1). D. Adams L 22 915 Imerlean. Barred Rocki— D. Alllncham 13 799 Blark Ornlnntom— 0. .IT. Izard (No. 2) 19 1058 T. E. Conway 27 1212 W. Blomfield 22 893 O. >T. Norton 16 1033 O. IT. linrd (No. 1) 18 1057 • *J. Nancarrow, senr. ........ 11 1006 Rhode Island Rede— P, E. Knyvett 6 570 Totals M 11,391 DUOK CONTEST.Total * Weekly to total, date. Indian Itunnere— ,H. M. Copland ...... 18 , 119?. •G. Bonnett 14 . 1204 *T. Dowthwaltfl ~... '12 1167 , W. T. Green (No 1) 14. ' 1347 Mrs. 0. H.' M'Dougnll ....,.; 15 . 965, IJ. Donald ,11 1276 *ITerota.uiHra, Poultry. Farm 0' 937 ,W. T. Green (No. 2) 14 ,1188 . 'Mrs. E. D. Hunter ............... 3 1032 .■Totals 107 10,308 TWO YEARS' DUCK TEST. Indian Runners— W. T. Green 12 2410 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (For purebred duol.s over 5 and under 9 montKi.) Total Weekly to total data. Indian liunnersH. Meadows 0 M 2 W. T. flvccn 0 234 Jj. Wadham 1 »8 T. Meadows 0 .162 J. IJonald 1 172 Totals 2 998 *Ono bird dead. +Twc birds' dead. IThree birds dead,