EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16393, 12 December 1918, Page 8

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

The fourteenth egg-kying competition organised by tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 6th, and will continue until March Slsl, 1919. Tbo figures for the thirty-fourth -week to December 10th. are:— LIGHT BREEDS. (For six purabred pullets between Ui* Age ol . iivo and a half and eight months.) ■ Weekly Total

A writer in the ''Merchant Service Review" suggests the mooring of a huge buoy at tlie spot where the Lusitania was i sunk. "The buov, h© says, should be visible day and night for miles, and bear unmistakably the name of tills yeesel, *

tveeuj ioui total. to data. BROWN LEGHORNS— Yorrall Bros. 25 900 •H. Hunter 3* c6i ♦Mrs T. Morpton .. ..23 '63 WHITE LEGHOHNS— *W. Nowall 28 SOS C. J. Hadloy .. .. 533 679 R. Coombes .. .« ..10 935 Calder Bros. No. 2 ... ..27 990 N. Starlc .. ... ..29 873 E. W.' Jones .... .. .. 82 953 Atkinson J}tos. ... .. 25 1032 Calder ' Bros. .. 33 1015 *J. Nancarrow, tea. ... Co 937 J. Stevens .. ..t .. 33 855 Oxford Poultry Farm. .. .. "1 1032 H. Ball .. .. .. SB 813 W. A. Gfe® and Sons, No. 2 34 880 A..E. Phillips .. .. ..21 840 Mrs M. B; pullar .. ... 32 834 Mrs E. A. Gorinski .... ... 3D 1055 Trig Poultry Farm. .. .. "I 1001 *Mre C. Atkinson ... ... 23 736 J. Nancarrow, jun, . .. . ... 27 807 W."H. West .. .. .. 33 100Q J. Liggiiis .. .. «J. 932 F. W. Wilson .. .. .. 2C 871 A. E. Wileon .. ... .. Ki 741 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ..33 SS0 H. W. Beck .. ..• ..32 1031 K. W. Hewke' .. .. 36 9S7 Omoo Poultry Farm .. .. 35 746 M.' F. Blackmail .. .. 30, 996 Ti. Williams .. .. ..30 953' Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 2 .. 29 808 S. L. Beer ... ■ .. ... 20 1020 A. E. Powley .. .. ... S2 970 Mrs J. MSlla .. S3 855 •Mm W. Roach ... .. 21 796' Rnngiuru Egg Ranch /. M 793 •Smart Bros. ... 21. . 781 Traccy King .. ,.. 81 1027 if. A. Currin ... £8 831Chas. H. Izard .. ,... ,.. 02 " 936 Green Bros., No. X .. .. 29 883 W. Davey .. ... .. -j-j 553 L. T. Wright .. 37: -G7 *W. Stephenson 73X ; C. Thomson' .. ... 32 t>$t S. Dick .. ... ... 26 793 A. W. Adams ... , ... ... 33 868 Jas. Robertson .. . .., .. 36 813 J. L. Benfcll ... ... . ... 33 710" W. Haley . ... ... ... 80 957 P., Mulder . .. .. .. • »I .657 D. Graham .. ... .. 25 919 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm. No. 1

awuauiv oiuu jrwuwy xitna, 2 .» ... .. 19 539 . W. _A. Gee and Sens, No. 1 .. 32 ' <?(»• Reliable Stud Poultry Farm, No. Waimea Poultry Yards .. 33 832 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 1 .23 966 Green Eros. No. 2 ,. ..37 Ifr'ft MINORCAS— Miss Jessie James ' .. 25 "oS H. Williams .. ... ... 31 963' .Totals .. ■ ... ... 1703 34,024 Qzra bird dead. HEAVY BREEDS. (For sir purebred pullets between tie a J® of six and nine month*.) BLACK ORPINGTONS— *Chas. H. Izard 23 .72.5 T. E. Conway, No. 1 .. .. 31 672 Norton and Dove .. .. ' 20 TOO J. Nancarrow, bod. , ..12 010 W. Bloomfield .. .. 30 ' 70S T. E. Conway .. .. .. 24 858 ■ WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS— W. Knight .. .. .. 25 751 RHODE ISLAND REDS— ♦Norton and Dove ., .. 7 53<5 E. E. Marsdon .. .. ..19 651 SILVER WYANDOTTES— W. w. Howinson .. ..'84 010 Tkoa. -Wilson .. ,. 21 750 Thoe. Dowthwoito ,. : „. 39 7x9 *T. E. Conway- ,, .. 39 373 A. W. Adams .. .. 23 613 Thoe. Kennedy .. ... ,. 26 C71 *Mx« P. Howell .. ..26 670 Totals .. .. .. 343 10,667 •One bird 4&ad. • DT7CK CONTEST. (For six purebred ducks, over five and Bade? nine montha.) INDIAN RUNNERS— Thos. Dowthwaite .. ..25 0S3 •L. A. Wadham .. ... 27 J099 Mrs W. A. Gee ... ,. 24 988 W. T. Orecn .. .. .. at 1120 K. M. Copland .. ..31 1035 •Hepetaunga Poultry Co. .. 32 1059 W. T. Green .. .. ..28 1110 • Totah .. .. .. 191 7391 • One bird dead. SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. HEAVY BREEDS. (For purebred pallets between the aje of six and sine months.) ' SILVER WYANDOTTES— E. J. Rces .. .. : ... 5. 123 Thos. Wilson .. ..6 156 RHODE ISLAND REDS— T. E. Conway .. .. 2 113 Norton aisd • Dore .. .. 1 97 BARRED PLYMOUTH P.OCKS— A. E. Wilson'.. .. .. 0 133 Totals .. ..14 6C3 LIGHT BREEDS. (For purebred pallets between the age of 23d a half and eight zoouths.) WHITE LEGHOENS— Grten Bros., No. 1 .. ..8 136 Green Bros., No. 3 .. ..4 179 11. W. Hawke .. ... ..5 j20 H. Meadows ,. .. .. 5 ; 81 Traoey King .. .. . .. 7 j91 S. L. Beer .. .. .. 5 201 E. E. Marsden .. ., .. ij 90 Thos. Wiikicocm .., .. 7 TO Mra J. Milk, No. 1 ... .. 5 334 S. Dick .. ., .. 6 368 Atkinson ■ Bros., No. 1 ... .. 0 157 J. 8tcvens .. - .. C 128 J. Mills. No. 2 .. .. G :t}6 °Master Ern Geo .. ..0 3&J Reliable Stud Poultry 1-Vrm .. 0 183 H. W. Beck .. .. .. i 110 W. _A. Gee and Sons .. .. « isS Atkinson Bros., No. 2 .. .. ti 175 H. Williams .. .. .. 5 344 Totals .. .. ..95 S100 " Bird dead. .