POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 161, 3 April 1920, Page 9

POULTRY NOTES

EGG-LAYING j Tho fifteenth egg-laying competition organised-, by; tho-: Now'-Zealand, "Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 8. and will continue till March 31,. 1920. Tho. following are tho fifty-first: week's results:— liIGHT, dftEED.a Singlo Birds Contest. (For purebred: pullot9.between the.ages "" ' ot 51 and- 8 ; moiithtO '■ . '•. Total Weekly to total, date. White Leghorns— ■ W. A, Gee., andi Son 1, -214 Green. Bros. (No.-.l) 5 - 250 . . -li, K. Maraden-. 0 202: J; B. Merrett 2 . . 246. . T. Fazackerley- ..1 ; 6' 244 Beck: and. Oakley (No. 1)... 0 "193 W. - Newell 5 258 Geo: Gee .....; 5 - 254 17. O.v Sail ■ 0. 252: . Oalder.'Bros. (No 1 . 2) ......... 6 276 . , Beok. and Oakley.. (No. 2)... 3 . 229: . Green Bros. (N0..2). .6 ; 279* ' H. "Williams (No. 1) 6 .263 Miss Jessie. James 5 261 Waitoitoi, Stud Farm 5 -240 Calder Bros, (No. 3) .. -4, *254 ■H. Hunter 3 ' 220 : Calder- Bros. (No." 1) 3 .252. '■ ■ > S: L.. JJeerr .4. .247 ; J. Liggins. 0 235 . G. H. Bradford '.' 0 200 Mrs; E;. D. Hunter 0: . 225 Black Minoroas— ■ ' Mrs. Eoaoh' ;..... : 2 293 H. Williams ; 0 159 . TWO I'BAKS' TEST. > Tracer Kins 1.............:....... 2: 513 W.-A; Gee and Son 5-- . 447. \. E. E. Marsden; v 0' . 332 'HEAVY BREEDS. ; .. Single Birds. Contest. " ' (For, purebred pullets between, the age: of;6.and.9:months,) : •Total: . Weekly, to . total, date. American Barred;, Bocks-- . Green Bros 0"',- .234 ' Black. Orpingtons— . J; Donald 4 i 261 1 Ehode Island Ec'ds— ' . ♦H. Hunter ;.... 0 , 42 EXPERIMENTAL' SINGLE PEN ■ CONTEST., . (For purebred fowls: Light-breeds between the ago 'of 51 and 8 mouths; heary hreeds between, thu,;age. of'.6 and 9 months.) . '' Total. , , .Weekly to total, date. Black. Orpington— ' ';. ... ' •0. Eenn 5 - 185, White; Rocksp • 'H; ; Meadows and.. H. Boso 0 .50 Rhode Island Bed— 1 ■< 0. H." Bflll .0": 67 Silver Wya'ndottes— Beck and, Oakley- 0 39 American Barred Rock— Progress Poultry. Farm.... 3 .116, White Orpington— *E.,E. Yercoe - 0! 2CO. ' White, Leithorns— T. J. Eichards 0 229 Calder Bros. (No. -1), .. 0 . 185 Geo. Gee • * 1 .180 Mrs. S. Dick 4 254- , S. Dick .: 1 4 243 .< ' •' Calder. Bros.- (No. 2) 0 194 A E. Mat-sden- 0 211 * . . Beok a.nd .Oakley, (No. 1) 4 - 232 . 'Waitoitoi Stud Earm .!....... 6 264. Tracey.King .-... 3 198: T. Fazackcrly. '4 W, ,J. Liggina.; 4 258: ■ • -W; A. Gee and Son .......; 3 '211 T. Wilkinson ..;..i;....;....:.... &. . 264, Atkinson Bros 5 ■ .199 V. E. Conway -2 • 27?, : •' • Green- Bros.: (No. -11 ..u,,...' 3. - 245Calder Jlros. (No; 3) 0 2I0>" Gr.een-Bros, (No. 2) 2 . 229- • Waitoitpi Stud-Farm-......... . 5 , 247, Progress Poultry Farm : ... '5 167 .J. J. Ecm-berry- 0 121 Progress Poultry Farm.... 4 394/ Webb Bros. 1 157 • LIGHT. BREEDS CONTEST. . (For 6- purebred pullets, between th-i ages of. 55 and. 8 months.) ' ' ' Total Weekly t<i ■ _ • 1 " total: date. - Bla,ck-Jtinorcas— ■ , H. Williams-i 26 1-346' -White Leghorns— ■ 'Green -Bros.-(No.-2) .i;.:.;.-.'' ■9 ."-1082 : *&. L. Beer. 18, 1317: Tracey Kinc- 13. jjd Beok and. Oakley 8 1301 M. F. Blackman .." -4 1029' B. Campbell- 0- 1047 . I- Logins. 7 ,1332 . N. Stark and- Son 12- 1249 , O. J: .Norton 01051 G. H. Bradford' ; 16 1292' H. Ball ;. 20 1365 Heretawiga Poultry yFarm' 12 1294 *J. S Stevens . 3- 1041 ' G. Bonnbtt. 10 1292 E. G. Terry 28 1554 F. L. Ozanno ;....... 15 ii 99 0. H, Izard. 9. 1179 'Jk •' 2, 3222 J- J- Chambers ...10 ■ 1170" ■ B. E. Marßden 26; 3^9 •?f Senn .13;" I}lß . •Mrs. 1/. D. Hunter % l?0l ' A.'Clegg ......" 1? : . 1319' •J. Nancarrow, Ben. j p ...17 1275 Hawke 7 1245-Dalmuir-Poultry Yards 8: iflfiß'' Oalder Bros. 14 1390 gws- WO. 20 1 354. 1 "w. J. ■ Eichards 0 lost - L 'Couch : ;. 14 1357: Master A. Haley 16 • 1218W. A. ■ Gee, and Son 6 1024 ,§• Y 1 ' - 11 1307 fßerk and' Oakley ; 2 S'U L. T. Wright -14 ] 2 27 . P. Freeman 8 J295 Mrs. Gorinski jg 1353 •Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 , W. Davey q. .W B. E. Tomkies. .: ; '4 . Oxford. Poultry ssrm 19 1351 , R. W. oolmbe3 ' '9 1459 Verrall Bros. "5 ■ mf. Eanpuiru Egg. Ranch 10. 1295' «• Gee 20 1425 Inder and- Phillips, 6 ; A. H., Skilton 24, loon J. EoMrtson. I 8 1434 ' rt <Lfe V 6 23 1304' • n rmf . 32 .-m ■ »t ft?" 18 /1490 J« webb 15 ♦T. Eichards < . r ;:z::z:' 1 m > Brown Leghorns—. " ' +H. Hunter s ' I.Vorrall Bros. ' .ZZZ , 4 ® ; LIGHT BEEEDS.. '. - ' ; Two Years' TcbU ■ : ' „ Total . . Weekly to. : White Leghorns-' ' total " data- -- W -Beck V jj' .2545 Mrs Gorinski m m i « 2262 Hlftek 'M^norcaß— S. Williams a . 2 4 88 • HEAVy breeds. ' Singlo Birds Contest.. (For purebred pullets between the aeetof 6 and 9 months.) \ „ Total Weekly to ' • *otal. date. Silver "Wyandotteß—• ?• ' Kennedy ..23 m A. w. Adams .-. 14 • q« T. Dowthwaite 2t 1152 White Kocks- ■ L. D. Adtima 11 979 American Barred JiocksD. Allingham .'...."15 ' 856 Biack' Orpingtons— . 0. H. Izard "(No. 2) 19 1112 I'. E. Conway ....: ;„,.'-lS 1265 W. Blomfleld 15 • 939 0. J. Norton 24 1102 0. H. Izard (No. 1) -19 -1108 J. Nancarrow, sen 12 1049 Uhodje Island Eeds— P. E. Knyvett 12 607 . , DI'CK CONTEST. - - -Total Weekly- to , ' total, date. Indian liuimers— P.- M. Copland '. 18 1249 *G. Bonuett 7 124 C •*T. Douthwaite 21 1230 W. T. Green (No. 1) -29 1428 ♦Mrs. C. H. M'DouEall 22' 1018' , IJ. Donald ....: 13 , 1317 ■ *Heretaunga Poultry Earn 7 944 - W. T. Green (No. 2) .1 16 IM2 ■•Mrs. E. D. Hunter ' 5 1040 TWO YEAES' DUCK TEST.' Indian Eunncrs— . tW. T. Green 24 2457 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (For purebred ducks over 5 and under 9 months.) . ' Total ' Weekly to total, date. • Indian Eunners— . ' H. Meadows • 0 202 W, T. I'recn 0 234 L. Wadham 6 ■i 46 T. Meadows. 5.; 0 102 J. Donald 5 189 ' *one bird dead, tTwo birds dead. IThree. blrdi dead.