EGG-LAYING

Southland Times, Issue 18842, 7 June 1920, Page 7

EGG-LAYING

FIFTH SOUTHLAND TEST. The following are the returns for the Southland Utility Poultry Club’s fifth an nual lest for the seventh week ending June 4, 1920; HEAVY BREEDS TEST. Daily Week’s Grand Laying. Total. Total. '[‘Stevens & Hunter 3221202 —12 55 ♦Enterprise P.F. . . 0000000— 0 LIGHT BREEDS TEST.

*Bavred Plymouth Rocks. tßhode Island Reds. JBuff Leghorns. §Brown Leghorns, x One bird dead. DUCKS. **J. C. Wilson. . .. 2222222—14 70 A. Pearce 2111222—-11 73 R. J. Clarke 0000000— 0 T. A. Swale 0000000- 0 11. McDougall . . . . 0000000— 0 Stevens and Hunter 0000000 — 0 C. 11. McDougall .. 0000000— 0 - W. T, Green .. .. 0000000-- 0 25 149 Single birds 138 909 Totals 775 4390 S: * White Indian Runner Ducks. SINGLE BIRDS.

•f?UvcT Wyandotte. * Barred Plymouth Ro-Ic §Brown Leghorns. :ißuff Leghorn, **l'il:ick .Minorca. PARANUI NOTER The various pens still maintain a good average yield of egis at the N.Z. Utility' Poultry null’s current eomnrtitinn at Papanui, though weather conditions (hiring the past fortnight have been anything Hut favourable to egg production. Although ‘omc 231 birds from various parts of the dominion. as well as two pens from Victoria, are being siugl" pen tested hero. the Southland representatives' are maintaining a prominent position, leading honour - , to date being divided between R. R. Christie, Melbourne,

and S. H Beer, Riverton, with a score of 27 eggs each. In the three-bird single j>en test, the highest individual bird score is divided between S, L. Beer and T. E. Conway with 26 eggs each, whilst T. King, River;on, and it West, Christchurch, come next with 24 eggs each. Following are the returns of the leading pens for the fourth week, the number of competitors being in parenthesis:— Heavy Breed, singles (3i —R. R. Christie 27, H. \V. Beck 15, E. V. Arthur 6. Light Breed, singles (24) —S. L. Beer 27, A. Goodlct 25, J. Rowbcrry 24, H. Williams 24. Heavy Breed, flock teams (3) —J. Gunn hi.l’. Gibson 26, T, Dowthwaite 21. Throe bird single pen test, light breed 15,' i i S. Hick GS, S. L. Beer GO, W. West Gl, 11. Williams G4, Mrs Dick 61,. Other Southland competitors; T. King 57, S. L. Beer No. 2 55, Mrs Gorinski No. 1 45, No. 2 34, C, Thomson No. 1 32, No. 2 35. Light Breed, flock teams (231 —H. Ball 120, 11. Williams 115, G. Bonnett 112, A. Bramlcy 1U5.; also Mrs Gorinski 70. Three bird single pen test heavy breed , | ( ‘,j—T. E. Conway G2, H. W. Beck 55, .1. B. .Merrclt 50. R. R. Christie 47, also T. King 0. Three duck team, single pen (7) —W. T. Grern 76, R. Hawke 75, W. Knight 69, 11. T. i '.reen 54. Single duck test (2) —11. Meadows 12, A. Re ay 0.

Andrew Ivovc . . 4514443—2S 207 E. Williamson . . -i;;.v.:i4d—2G 199 Mies H. King.. jo34—-28 194 Mrs M, A. King 5 £ 51 174 SE. G' Munnings 1514325—21 167 Mrs F. Gorinski 2435433—24 178 D. F. McDougall (x) 1223032—13 172 P. Nelson . . . . 5352G15 —27 163 J. E. Anderson 5133454—31 160 Wiliam Bros. . . 4434452—20 152 F. A. Williams.. 2222131—13 140 J. il. Uren. . 3444542—26 142 R. Preston . . .. 1441342—19 136 Oxford P.F. . . 1431422—17 130 P. W. Shacklock 2344144—22 127 \V. Afli.'On . . 1202122—10 126 Widtoit-oi S.F. . . 4222233 -IS 114 JW. Rogers.. .. 3433533—24 10S Mrs C. Thomson 3434345—26 107 T. E. Davis. . . . 2341333—19 106 Mrs Kelly . . 3446336-29 105 II. F. Woodnortli 2331332—17 102 Ftevcns & Hunter 0202010— 5 SO A. Walker.. 3333543—24 74 R. H. Dempster 1202232—12 73 T. J. Ilorun. . . . 2232222 — 15 56 11. T. Stratton . . 3213113—14 55 Chits. Thomson . . 1101101— 5 4S A. Provan . . .. 1113123 -12 47 Jill. J. A. Chirke 413312 4—IS 39 612 374S

S. L, Beer 1110111 — 6 43 D. F. McDougall , . 1011111 — G 42 A. Prnvan momG 41 Mrs F. Gorinski . . loi i n i— G 41 G. Preston mi uni - 5 3S Mrs A. Provan . . . . 0101111 .3 37 W. K. Hamilton 011011 1 — 5 Mli K. Williamson . . onion5 35 C. Thomson onoin - ."> ;r> Mrs Kin," non n - G 3") S. A. Faircloth . . . . i lonoo— 4 3.3 A. Walker 10111105 32 Master Faircloth 1010101 — 4 31 W. Allison 0100111— 4 30 Waitoitoi S.F noun -- G 30 Mrs Kelly 1101101 — 5 30 J. E. Anderson 1010101 4 20 P. W. Shaddock . . 1011101 — 5 2S P. Nelson 0010010— 2 2S R. H. Dempster . . onooi i - 4 27 Smart Bros 1O10001- :> -7 R. Preston lomoi - 5 2') **Oxford P.F io non— 5 26 J. JI. Urcn JO10100 — 2 24 Andrew Fnve . . ouuooi— 3 24 T. F. Davis . . 0000000 - 0 21 Stevens and Hunter inooooo— 1 10 Wilson Bros 0101010— ;i IS Mrs C. Thomson . . ooooooo— 0 IS H. T. Stratton 0000000--0 IS H. S. Woodnoi th .. loooioo - 2 n A. E. Morris . . . . ooooooo — 0 IS tW. K. Rogers . . . . 01 10010— :i 13 Mrs S. A. Faircloth 0101001 — 13 Mrs Jno. Stevens . , not ion - 5 12 SE. G. Miinninfrs .. onnonoo - 0 n Stevens and Hunter unoim - 4 0 vMiss H. Kins .. .. onnonoo0 — * Enterprise P.F. OOOOOOO - 0 R. ,1. A. Clarke .. OdOOOOO— 0 — i; 990