EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16357, 31 October 1918, Page 8

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

• Following is the official report of the 29th week, ending October 23th, a.nd tho total to date of the 14th. Egg-laying Competition, held by tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Club at Papanui:— LIGHT BREEDS. (For six purebred pullets between the age of five and a half and eight months.) Weekly Total total, to date. BROWN LEGHORNSVorrall Bibs. .. .. .. 33 743 iL Hunter .. .. 31 500 Mrs T. Moretcm .. .. 25 619 WHITE LEGHORNS- . W. Newall .. ' .. ... 2S 633 C. J. Hadiey .. ... 27 6J>O R. Coombcs .. ..; .. 34 7E6 Caldor Bros. (No, 2) . .i 39 T9*J N. 'Stark ... .... 23 723 E. W. Jonas .. - .. ... S6 759 Atkinsoa Bros. .* .. 27 881 CaJder Bras, .. .., ««.. 86 • 843 J. Nancaxiow, sorer. .. ... 36 7M J. Stevens .. ... ... 37 ' 659 Oxford Poultry Fdrm .. .. 38 837 H, Ball .. •• 37 W. A. Goo and Sons (No. 2) .. 30 <399 A. B. Phillips .. .. ..37 6SB Mrs M. B. Pullax .. ..34 689 Mrs E. A. Gorinski ... .. 32 863 Trig 1 Poultry Farm .. u. S3 820 Mrs C. Atkinson .. . .. 26 640 J.' Nancarrow, junr. ... ... 30 744 W. H. West .. .. ~. 33 814 J. Ligvins .. .. j.. 35 809 F.'W. Wilson .. ... .. 30 708 A. E. Wilson .. .. ..." 20 708 Dalmuir Poultry Tarda ... 38 606 H. W. Beck .. .. 86 850 K. W. Hawke .. .. .. 35 794 Omeo Poultry Finn .. 27 699 M. F. Blackman .. •• 3tf 822 H. Williams .. • ■ •• 33 761 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (J>o. 2) 82 638 S. L. Beer .. •• ' 27 861 A. E. Powley .. •>. . .. 36 770 Mrs J. Mills .. •• ... 33 661 Mrs W. Roach 27 649 Rangiuru Egg Ranch .. ..35 593 Smart Bros. .. .. .. 23 663 Tracey King .. •• ... 81 854 MrZ Cumn .. .. ..2* Chas. H. Izard .. •••' 87 747 Green Bros. (No. 1) .. ,33 790 W. Davey .. .* ... /32 675 L. T. Wright .. ..- .. £ CM *W. Stephenson .. ... 26 648 C. Thomson " ~ .. .. 33 793 S. Dick 82 614 A. W. Adams .. .. .. 82 668 J as Robertson ... ..*• 33 601 J. L. Benfell .. .. ..25 649 W. Haley .. .. .. 29 775 P. Mulder 32 675 D. Graham .. .. *• 40 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm (No. 2) .. •• •• 19 W. A. Gee and Sens (No. 1) .. S6 708 Re'iablo Stud Poultry Farm (No. 1) .. ... -28 797 Waimea, Poultry Yards •• 3-3 628 Heretannga Poultry Cb. (No. 1) 31 777 Greon Bros. (No. 2) .. « , 812 MINORCAS- ' ft 9 Miss Jessie James .. •• 24 603 H. Williams .. •• - & 774 1958 44,078 • Denotes five birds. HEAVY'BREEDS. CFor six uurebred pullets between the »gt of six «nd rise months.) BLACK ORPINGTONS— . *Chaa. H. Izard .. •• 23 . T. E. Conway (No. 1) •• 23 W4 Norton and Dove .. •• 26 «» J. Nancarrow, senr. •• •• J® W. Bloomfield » T. E Conway .. •• ' WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS— W. Knvjht .. •• •• 33 691 RHODE ISLAND REDS•Norton and Dovo .. -.20 442 E. E. Mn-rsden .. •• 30 ° SILVER WYANDOTTES — W. W. Hewinnon .. •• *3 48* Thos. Wilson •• 2o 630 Thos. Dowthwaite ... •• °T? •T. E. Conway «£ A. W. Adams .. ..■ — j® ® Thos. Kennedy .. .. •» « •Mrs F. Sffwell •• •• & 521 441 8597 • Denotes five birds. DUCK CONTEST. (For six purebred ducks, over fire and under • nine mouthfi.) | INDIAN RUNNERS- I Thos. Dowthwaite •• "2? qv» L. A. WadW .. •• « Mrs W. A. Gee - % W. T. Green .. •• - 12 R. M. Copland .. •• " ® •Heretaunsa Poultry Company 34 W. T. Greon .. " 30 923 Totals •• . . j* 313 6122 . • Denotes five birds. j SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. HEAVY BREEDS. <** w rf ,k SILVER WYANDOTTES— _ :E. J. Ross .. - •' % JgT I Thoa. Wilson .. p r nq_' RHODE ISLA>D BEDS | T. E. Conway .. • • " i BOCK- " A. E. WUBO3 ' T ° t *tlGET BEKEDS.' 2 ' or„ p „ ta .d WHITE LEGHORNS— Grocn Bros. (No. 1) " " Greon Broa. (No. H) —• ""a aa

H. MeaQows .. .. ..0 148. Tracey King .. .. ..6 S. L. Bser .. .. .. 5 T ■Ml*r E. E. Maredon .. .. 6 ' rJO'-;:" Thos. Wilkinson .. .. 7 , '' .147Mrs J. Mills (No. 1) .. •■ . ® 'ifllf S. Dick .. .. .. "G ~ ; ; ljfc Atkinson Bros. (No. 1) .. ..6 . /3S>iv< J. Stevens .. .. .. 6 Jlr.'tt.;". Mrs J. Mills (No.-2) .. .. 6 ' .ISSl•Master Era Gee .. .. 4 • IBS.'. Roliablo Poultry Farm .. 7 18S--H. W. Bock ...... .. « -f«-. W. A. Gee and Sons ... 6 ".JjW'Sf, Atkinson Bros. (No. 2) .. .. 6■ y, rlUj,: -j.. Williams .. .. ..5 Totals .... •• lio-i'-ss&jio ______•'