EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16053, 8 November 1917, Page 3

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. I Following is the official report of the 30th week, ending Novenijoi t>ai, and tho lu.ai to date oi me Thirteenth Umpetiiion heid by the New £eaiand Utility Poultry Club, at Papanui:— ' 1 LIGHT BREEDS. I Weekly Total total, to date. BROWN LEGHORNS— Verrall Bros. .. .. ..30 CBS , ijEGHuiUN'S— H. i\ Ross 33 721 Geoige ueo .. .. ..31 76J (Jairter Bros., No. 1 ".. .. 33 831 W. Stepnenson .. ..23 C 63 A. E. rhijiips .• ..2a 727 J. Aiclrmes .. .. ..35 L. T. VVright 24 703 11. W. Bower .. .. ..30 707 Green B.os. .. .. .. 31 722 To Anau LTtlity Stud .. 33 722 Atkinson Bros. .. ..31 017 Hokoivhitiu i'oultry Company .. 30 596 b. uick .. •• •• 34 707 Dalmuir Poultry Yards .. 33 <13 J. >1. Alley 32 656 J. KobiiiEon. .. .. ..35 673 Rangiuru Egg Ranch .. ..23 555 Omeo Poultry Jt'arm .. _ .. 35 038 Herotaunga Poultry Co., No. 1 25 65" Master Jack Green .. .. 28 Co< Smart Bros. .. .. ... 31 7.V.J W. Davey .. .. .. 23 715 T E. Conway .. .. ..32 70!) Mrs J. Mills 25 602 ! T. W. Wilson .. .. -.30 o'J2 K. Mills .. .. •• '-27 560 A. W. Adams .. •• ..3-4 710 Reliable Poultry Farm .. 21 713 A. G. Brailey .. .. .. 32 60J John Stevens .. .. •• 26 63« Fazackerley and Son .. .. 35 612 ; R. AV. Hawko SO a9O , J. Isancarrow, sen. .. •• 85 704 { Calder Bros., No. 2 .. .• 32 785 T. Kennedy .. •• ..85 -451 Herctaunga Poultry Co., No. 2 31 631 ( M. A. Currin .. .. ..27 65-j 11. Ball ™ W. xl. West 31 817 A. E. Wilson .. ... ..31 700 H. Williams ... •• ..33 741^ Totals .. .. 1290 28,605 HEAVY BREEDS. SILVER WYANDOTTES— Greon Bros 28 593 A. W. Adame •• •• •• 17 5~1 W. W. Hewinson .. .. 21 Gao Mrs F. Howell .. •• 3- |>b0 T. Kennedy .. .. - 27 6U T. Dowthwaite •• ... 20 060 WHITE WYANDOTTES — G. E. Benjes 3 - 662 BLACK. ORPINGTONS— Mrs Claridge . ... ..29 4^7 T. E. Conway, No. 1 ..21 6<3 A. S. Cooper - - •• 1* °£» ,1.- Nancairow, sen. .. .. - a T. E. Conway, No. 2 .. •• 3K 663 Victor Geo .. . -25 fe.2 E. F. Marsdon .. - 29 6bo F. Staines .. •• - Herctaunga Poultry Company -. 25 «83 Miss J. James •• •• 16 ° 56 WHITE ROCKS— H. J. Gopparth .. -28 5i3 ISLAND REDS— A. S. Cooper 22 490 K. i\ Oake3 .. .. ..21 5-i Totals •• •• ..496 12,005 SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. LIGHT BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the *-g«« oi five and a half and eight ruontha.) WHITE LEGHORNS— G'reen Bros. .. •• " 1 ... W. Davcy ». •• •• & Victor Gee •• ® J. Nanearrow .. .. ..6 IoJ Atkinson Bros. .. .. <5 167 11. Mills .. - - « H. Williams K. H. Taylor .. .. 3 1W To Anan Utility Stud ' 1;° Mrs Milla £ I'° B. H. Jones 1 A. E. Wnson .. .. i ~i Green Bros. .. — ' 11 W. Hawke •. — 6 MINOKUAS- • Miss J. James .. -'2 m Miss J- James .. •• '■> M Totals .. - .. 01 2078 HEAVY BREEDS. (For purebred pullets between the ages of sis and nino months.) BLACK. ORPINGTONS— T. E. Conway .. •• •• 6 SILVER WYANDOTTES— Thos. Wilson .. •• .. 6 168 Green Bria •> 55 E. J. Ross .. - _•• 0 1W RHUuE ISLAND REDS— J. Nanearrow, sen. ... •• Totals .. ' ..18 541 DUCK CONTEST. (For aix purebred ducks, between the agee of six and nine months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— W. Knight « 863 Heretaunga Poultry Company 39 375 Mrs Gee .. .. •• 31 9U W. T. Green .. -• - 34 1118 H. W. Bower .. •• - 38 10a7 Totals ... .. - IS7 2930 (50 oggs were gathered from the 0 spare ducks.)