EGG-LAYING

Southland Times, Issue 18854, 21 June 1920, Page 2

EGG-LAYING

FIFTH SOUTHLAND TEST. The following are the returns for the Southland Utility Poultry Club's fifth annual test for the ninth week ending June 18, 1920: HEAVY BREEDS TEST. Daily Week’s Grand Laying. Total. Total. fStevens & Hunter 3322342—19 87 ♦Enterprise P. F. . 1121112 9 9 LIGHT BREEDS TEST.

723 5102 ‘Barred Plymouth Rocks. tßhode Island Reds. tßuff Leghorns. gßrown Leghorns, x One bird deti. DUCKS. **J. C. Wikon .. 3333333—21 113 (x) A. Pearce .. .. 1111111—7 93 Stevens & Hunter 1111111— 7 14 R. J. Clarke .. .. 0011111—5 5 W. T. Green .. .. 0000011— 22 T. A. Swale .. .. 0000001— 1 I Master H. McDougall 0000000— 0 —- C. H. McDougall .. 0000000— 0 43 228 Singles 156 1298 Grand Total 922 6628 **While Indian Runner Ducks. (x) One bird dead. SINGLE BIRDS.

156 1298 tSilver Wyandotte. * Barred Plymouth Rock. §Brown Leghorns. sßu£E Leghorn. ♦♦Black Minorca. PAPANUI NOTES, The returns for the sixth week show an improvement on those of the week previous, though the severe frosts are retarding the full production of several pens. With the creditable score of 18 for the week, T. King’s three-bird team shares the top score with a team of Black Orpington* entered by T. Conway. Mrs Gorinski’s No. 1 team is credited with 16 for the week, while C. Thomson's best team put on 10, the latter breeder’s birds not showing to the advantage they did in their splendid performance of last year- _ . S. Beer has unfortunately a bird oft m his leading team, though this breeder”* single-pen bird produced 7 for the week, the only one laying daily. In the light breed flock teams the score* are rather disappointing, the highest for the week being a team of H. Ball s with ■ score of 27. Following are the highest scores of th* 228 single penned birds: — Eggs S. L. Beer, W.L 40 T. E. Conway, Blk Orp. 39 A. C. Goodlet, W.L 37 R. L. Beer, W.L 36 W. Newall, W.L 35 H. Williams. W.L 35 T. King, W.L 35 At the end of the sixth week the following are the leading pens in the various sections: — _ Light Breed Singles (21) fe. L. Beer 40, A. C. Goodlet 37, W. Newall 35. Heavy Breed Singles (3) —R. Chnstl* 30, H. Beck 24, E. Arthur 18. Heavy Breed Flocks (3) —J. Gunn 129, F. Gibson 53, T. Dowthwaite 43. Three-bird Single Pen, Light (53) —S. Dick 97, W. West 92, T. King 90, Mra Dick 89, A. Phillips 87, S. Beer 86; also other Southland competitors—S. Beer 79, Mrs Gorinski No. 1 77, No. 2 54, C. Thomson No. 1 50, No. 2 49. Light Breed Flocks (28) —H. Ball 1/2, G. Bonnett 162, T. Kennedy 161; also Mrs Gorinski 112. Three-bird Single Pen, Heavy (15) —T. Conway 94, J. B. Merrctt 80, H. Beck 78, R. Christie 74; also T. King 8. Three-bird Single Pen, Ducks (7) —W. T. Green 117, H. W. Hawke 115, W. Knight 114. Single Duck (2)— H. Meadows 25, A, Reay 1- , , . ~ One bird died during the week in tD4 pen of H. Williams.

Daily Week’s Grand Laying. Total. Total. Andrew Love .. 6244435—27 258 E. Williamson .. 4434525—27 251 Miss H. King.. .. 6363562—30 253 Mrs M. A. King .. 5443335—27 232 Mrs F. Gorinski .. 4234332—21 222 J. L. Anderson .. 6536435—31 221 §E. G. Munnings .. 4144334—23 209 Wilson Bros. .. .. 4443345—27 206 (x) D. F. McDougall 2324323—19 206 P. Nelson . . .. .. 2231223—15 201 J. H. Uren .. 4444526—29 200 K. Preston .. 5446436—32 195 Oxford P. F. .. .. 4325362—25 182 F. A. Williams .. 0223033—13 169 tW. Rogers .. 4544544—30 167 Mrs Kelly .. .. .. 3555514—28 163 P. W. Shacklock ,. 3124133—17 161 W. Allison .. .. .. 3332333—20 161 T. E. Davis .. 3345434—26 154 Waitoitoi SJF. .. 4144212—18 153 Mrs C. Thomson .. 3333444—24 153 H. S. Woodnorth .. 4345425—27 148 A. Walker .. .. .. 4353546—30 132 R. H. Dempster ... 4352654—29 116 Stevens & Hunter 3021122—11 97 H. T. Stratton .. 2424515—23 94 T. J. Horan .. 1041542—17 88 A. Provan .. .. .. 2224245—21 82 §R. J. A. Clarke .. 4224224—20 72 Chas. Thomson 1101212— 8 60

S. L. Beer 1X11101— 6 55 A. Provan 1111111— 7 54 D. F. McDougail .. 1101111— 6 54 Mrs F. Gorinski .. 1111111— 7 52 G. Preston .. .. 1101111— 6 49 Mrs A. Provan 0110111— 5 47 W. K. Hamilton .. 1101110— 5 48 E. Williamson .. .. 1110111— 6 46 Mrs King 1101110— 5 45 S. A. Faircloth 0111110— 5 45 C. Thomson .. ,. 1011011— 5 45 A. Walker 1101111— 6 44 Waitoitoi S. F. .. 1011111— 6 42 Mrs Kelly 1110011— 5 40 Master Faircloth .. 0110110— 4 40 P. W. Shacklock .. 1110111— 6 39 R. H. Dempster .. 1110111- 6 3S W. Allison 1111010 — 5 38 J. E. Anderson .. 0110111— 5 33 R. Preston 1011111— 6 33 ♦♦Oxford P. F. 1011110— 5 35 Andrew Love .. .. 0100110— 3 32 Smart Bros 1010101— 4 32 P. Nelson 0000000— 0 28 H. S. Woodnorth .. 0101001— 3 26 H. T. Stratton 0101000— 2 25 Wilson Bros 1001001— 3 25 J. H. Uren 0000000— 0 25 $W. E. Rogers 0111101— 5 25 Mrs S. A. Faircloth 1011101— 5 25 T. E. Davis .. .. 0000101— 2 23 Mrs John Stevens.. 1111001— 5 20 Stevens <fe Hunter 0000000— 0 19 Mrs C. Thomson .. ooooooo— 0 18 A. E. Morris .. .. 0000000— 0 18 Stevens <fe Hunter 1110111— 6 15 §E. G. Munnings.. ooooooo— 0 11 R. J. A. Clarke .. 0000010— 1 1 tMias H. King .. ooooooo— 0 — ♦Enterprise P. F. .. ooooooo— 0 —