POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 156, 27 March 1920, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

EGG-LAYING The fifteenth egg-laying competition organised by tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at I'apaiiui on April 8, and will continue- till March 31, 1920. The following are the fiftieth week's results:— • LIGHT BREEDS. Binglo llirda OonKnt. {For purobreii pullets between ti<o agea ■ -• of .51 .and 8 months.). ".V'.lTot*l • ' > Weekly to total, date. Fhlt« Leahorn*--\V. A. Gee and Son 4 213 Green Bros.- (No. 1) 5 245 K. E. .Maraden ; 0 202 J. :b. Merr'ett 4 . ..244 \.T,".FafMkerly 5 . 238 . Beefc and Oakley (No. 1) 1 193 W.'Nevrell : 6 253 'Geo. Gee 5 249 .:W.- 0. 1 Sail 5 246 Galder Bros. (No. 2) 5 270 Beck.and, Oakley (No. 2) 3 226 Green Bros. (No. 2) 4 273 H. (No. 1) ...... 5 £52 Sties Jessie James 5 256 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 235 Calder Bros.- (No. 3) 5 250 .8... .Hunter.; 5 217 -Calder Bros. (No. 1) 2 249 •8: 7/ Beer 6 243 ■J. Ligginß 3 235 G.-11. Bradford 0 200 • Mrs. E. D. Hunter 0 225 Black Jlinorcas— Mrs. Itoaelr 3 201 H. Williams 1 159. ."""'Total '' '.'. 88 - 5584 v ..i -..- ..TWO YEAES' TEBT. ■Tracey -King 6 511 W. A. Gee and Son 4 442 E. E. llarsden 4 332 Totals 14 1285 HEAVY BEEEDR Siuglo Birds Contest. (For purebred pulleta between the agei of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. American Barred Eoclt— Green" Bros i 0 234 Alack Ornineton — - J.-K'Donald 7 257 Ehode Mand Ked— *H. Hunter 0 42 Totals 7 533 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred fowls: Light breeds between the ago of 5J and 8 months; heavy hreedß hetweun tho age of fi and 9 1 months.) Total i Weekly to total, data Black Orpington— ' 0. Renn ,T. 4 180 ' ■White Rock— 'H. Meadows and H. Rose 0 50 Rhode Island Red— O. H. Bull 0 67 Silver. Wyandotte- i Bcck and Oakley 0 39 American Barred Rook— ' Progress Poultry Farm ... 4 113 ■ Whito Orpington- ■ *E. R. Verqoc 0 .200 . ! While Lephoraa— ' T. J. Richards 0 229 1 Calder Bros. (No. 1) 2 185 Geo. Gee 4. 179 1 Mrs. S. Dick 5 250 1 ■ .8. Dick 5 239 1 : Calder Bros: (No. 2) ......... 0 194 ... 1 ■E. Marsdcn 1 211 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) 5 228 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 I'CB Tracey King 5 195 T. Fazackcrly 3 204 J. Ligginß 5 254 W. A. Gee and Son 5 208 T. Wilkinson 6 253 Atkinson Bros 4 194 T. E. Conway 6 270 Green Bros. (No. 1) 5 242 Calder Bros. (No. 3) ...... 4 210 Green Bros. Rio. 2' 5 227 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 4 242 Progress Poultry Farm ... 0 162 , J. J. Rowherry 0 121 .Progress Poultry Farm ... 5 .190 Webb Bros. 5 156 Totals'- .9 3 5 895 '. LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. •(For - 6 purebred pullets between tb-'i aici.of 51 and 8 months.) I Total Weekly to • total, date. Bla »tc KiT">roos— ."H; Williams 29 1320 White Leghorns— ♦Green ,Bros. (No. 2) 11 1073 • S. 1, Beor '. 31 IS9 . King 18 1288 ■ Beck and Oakley 18 1273 '5L F. Blackman 6 1025 B. Camnhell ;....... 0 1047 •J. Liggins :. 17 1325 N. Stark and Son 21 1237 C. J. Norton 12 1058 G. H. Bradford 17 1276 H. Ball .: 28 13*5 'Heretaunga Poultry Farm II) 12V. *.'f. "fite'vert* 5 IA3B . G. lionnett- ...... 16 1287 E. G. Terry 30 1536 —Fr-L. Ozanne 18 11M C. 11. Izard ... 9 1170 J. T. M'Harg 8 1220 *W. J. Chambers 11 1169 F„ E. Marsden 28 1543 O. Renn' 16 1385 „.fMr£ E, D,, Hunter 12 1193 A. Clegg 23 1302 J." Nanrarrow, sen 24 1258 •R. W. Hawke 17 1236 " Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 8 VJS) Calder Bros 21 13V Green Bros. (No. 1) 20 1334 .»W.,J... Uiclwrdß 1 1050 L. Couch 13 1343 /.'Master'A - . Haley 14 1202 "W.'A: Gee and Son 20 1018 -• VD. 'IV M'Dougall : 8 1296 ... ■ tßeclt and Oakley 4 852 , li..;T. Wright 14 ' 1213 P. Freeman .: 9 1287 Mrs. Gorinski 19 1335 •Waitoitoi Stud Farm 9 1062 W. Davey 9 1183 B. E. 'TomUies 11 1157 Oiford Poultry Farm 24 1332 R. W. Coombea 23 1410 Yerrall Bros 3 1071 Ranguiru Egg Ranch 19 1277 G. Gee 21 1405 Inder and Phillipß 15 1230 *A. n. Skilton 20 1256 J. Robertson 1 23 1 <66 A. M. Love 2B 1281 D. Graham 2J 1411 0; Thomson 19 1472 "•J.' Webb', 24 1161 '«£ Richards 5 1203 Brown 'Leghorns— • ffl. Hunter 5 649 fPerrall Bros 4 . 534 Totals 859 68,356 LIGHT BREEDS. !Xwo Years' Test.) Total Weekly to total, data. Whlto Tieghorne— - H. W. Beck n 2532 ' ; Mrs. Gorinski 23 2588 J.' Liggins ' 1 19 2269 Blsw-k Minorcas— P. Williams 24 2467 Totals 78 9356 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. (Vor 6 purebred pullets betneen tlit . age of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total., data. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 24 909 "A. W.'Adams 17 942 T. Dowtliwaite 27 1131 Wh-'te HocV'b-7 „„ „„ L. D. Adams 22 968 'American Rnrred Rocks— D. j'llingham 22 B<l "rn'netcnF— C. H. Izard (No. 2) 20 1093 T. E.' Conway 15 12£Q • W. I3lom3eld 13 924 C. J. Norton 21 1078 0. H. Izard (No. 1) 15 1089 J. Nancarrow, son 18 1037 Eh 1")? Reds— P. E. Knyvett , 14 • 595 ' Totals : 228 11,857 DUCK CONTEST, Total Weekly to total, date. R. M. Copland 15 1231 ~ *G. Ronnett ■ 16 1239 *T. Dowthwaite 18 1209 '. W. T. Green (No. 1) 26 1399 Mrs. 0. H. M'Dougall 14 995 tJ. Donald 14 1304 "TTemtaimga Poultry Farm 0 937 W. T. Green (No. 2) 19 12».6 .♦Mrs. E, D. Hunter 2 1035 Totals 124 10,576 TWO YEARS' DUCK TEST. Runners— W. T. Green 8 2435 SINGLE DTTCK CONTEST. (For purebred ducks over 6 and under 9 months.) Totn.l Weekly to total, date. Indian ""mi'iorn— H. Meadows 0 202 W. T. Green 0 ?34 L. Wadham 6 240 T. Meadows 0 162 J. Donald 6 184 Totalß 12 10Z2 •One bird dead. ITwo birds dead. IThree birds dea<i.