EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16118, 24 January 1918, Page 3

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

i ♦ NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTKY CLUB. Following is the official report of the 41st v.-eok", ending January 20nd. ar.d tlio total to dato of the Thirteenth Egg-laying Competition held by. the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club, nt Papttnui: — LIGHT BREEDS. Weekly Total total, to date. BROWN LEGHORNS— Vorrail Bros. . • .. 3;! 10-23 WHITE LEGHORNS— H. F. Rosa 31 "62 George Geo .. . • • • :tll 1030 i Calder Bros., No. 1 .. .. 11GG , W. Stephenson .. • "> 8-3! A. K. Phillips 27 NMS | J Molnnes • .. .. .. '- t 895 L.T.Wright :. .. 2S 1107 •H. W. Bower .. .. ..28 1022 | Green Bros. •• ..1!) 99<>.| Te Anau Utility Stud 30 1042 Atkinson Bros.' .. .. 21 922 Hokowhifru Poultry' Company .. 22 937 S. Dick •• ..31 1069 Dalmuir Poultry Yards . .. 33 1104 J. M. Alley 22 9(3 .T. Robinson -• 21 951 Rangiuru Egg Ranch .. .. 27 8-12 Omeo Poultry Farm 33 1015 Heretaunga Poultry Co.. No. 1 21 911 Master Jack Green .. .. 27 « 900 Smart Bros. .. ..28 J 084 W. Davey .. .. ... 29 ;061 T. vE. Conway .. .. ..25 989 Mrs J. Mills .. .. 27 928 T. W. Wilson .. .. ..22 842 R. Mills ' 25 835 A. W. Adams .. ..25 1059 Reliable Poultry Farm ." 17 962 A. G. Bruiley .. .. .. 28 * 947 John Stevens .. .. .. 20 941 Pazackerley and Son .. .. 24 944 R. W. Hawk© .. .. ..15 831 J. Nuncarrow, een. .. .. ::o 1031 Caldci Bros., No. 2 .. ..30 1189 T. Kennedy .. .. .. till 797 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 2-28 • 1002 M. A. Currin .. .. 2(5 930 'H. Ball .. .. ' ..32 1117 1 W. H. West .. .. .. 2t; 1165 j A. E. Wilson .. .. .. S* 1031 H. Williams .. .. .. 32 1085 j Totals '' .. .. 1101 41,092 J HEAVY" BREEDS. ' j SILVER WYANDOTTES— Green Bros. .. ..* ..19 225 A. W. Adams .. .. ..11 786 | W. W. Hewinson .. .. 21 900 I Mrs F. Howell .. ..'ll 881 T. Kennedy .. .. .. 27 904 T. Dowthwaite .. 7 771 WHITE WYANDOTTES— G. E. Benjes .. ..24 S9G BLAC3C — ' Airs Claridgo .. .. 8 034 T. E. Conway, No. 1 .. .. 19 SlO A. S. Cooper .. .. *.. 29 841 J. Nancarrow, sen .. .. 17 3002 T. E. Conway, No. 2 .. ... 22 940 Victor Geo .. .. ..18 893 E. E. Marsden .. .. 34 BGI F. Staines .. .. .. ]«' 1089 HokowMtu Poultry Company .. 16 839 Mis 3J. Jamte .. .. 25 803 WHITE ROCKS— H. J. Gcppertli .. .. 25 824 RHODE ISLAND, REDS— - A. S. Cooper .. .. ..15 091 E. F. Oakoi .. .. ..21 GG2 Totals. .. .. 385- 10,852 (272 eggs were gathered ' from 93 spare birds.) SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. t , LIGHT BREEDS. (For purebred pullete between the ages of five and a half and eight months.) WHITE LEGHORNS— Green Bros. .. .i. G 255 IW. Davey .. .. .. 5 178 ! Victor Gee .. .. .. 0 201 ' ./. Nancarrow .. .. .. 5 213 ; Atkinson Bros. .. .. o . 220 : It. Mills .. .. ..0 97 •-H. Williams .. .. .. 4 22J J{. H. Taj-lor .. .. .. 4 211 To Anau Utiiity Stud .. 3 177 Mrs Mills .. .. 7 24' R. H. James .. .. n 141 jA. E. Wilson .. .. .. (i 121 (•Green Bros. .. .. .. (> 131 ,R. V.*, Hawkn .. .. 0 180 MI>'ORCAS— j Mis 3J. Jair.c-s .. .. 0 131 j Hiss J. Jamas .. .. 0 106 | Totals .. .. ..51 2832 | HEAVY BREEDS. I (For purebred pullei* between the ngea of six and cine months.) ! BLACK ORPINGTONS— [ T. E. Conway .. .. 1 189 i SILVER WYANDOTTES— Thos. Wilaon 0 222 I Green Bros. .. .. 0 55 E. J. Rces 5 149 RHODE ISLAND REDS— J. Nancarrow, stn .. .. fi 112 Totals .. 12 727 DUCK CONTEST. (For six purebred duck* between the ages of six and nine monthe.) INDIAN .RUNNERS— W. Knight * .. .. 28 1213 Heretaunga Poultry' Company 30 1 333 Mrs Geo .. .. 27 1240 W. T. Green .. .. ..16 1371 H. W. Bower .. .. ..30 1409 Totals .. .. ..131 6SCG (37 eggs were gathered from the 9 epare ducks.)