EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16405, 27 December 1918, Page 2

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

The fourteenth _egg-laving competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Fapanui on April Gth, and will continue until March 31st, 1919. The figures for the thirty-seventh week to December 21th are:— LIGHT BREEDS. (For six purebred pullets between the age of five and a half and months.;

* One bird dead. . j + Two birds dead. HEAVY BREEDS. (For eix purebred pullets between tho ago •;£ six and nine months.) BLACK ORPINGTONB— * Char lee H. Izard .. .. 10 748 T. E. Conway, No. 1 .. 5 688 Xort-on and Dove ..29 818 J. Nancarrow, sen. .. ..12 C6B W. BloomSeld .. ..20 814 T. E. Conway .. .. ..17 894 WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS— W. Knight .. .. ..18 790 RHODE ISLAND REDS— •Norton and Dovo .. .. 2 538 E. E. Ma.radon .. .. 26 709 SILVER WYANDOTTES-r W. W. Hewinson .. .. 10 C3S Thomas Wilson .. .. 24 803 Thomas Dowthwaite .. .. 82 768 +T. E. Conway .. .. — 397 A. W. Adams .. .. 19 655 Thomas Kennedy .. .3 CO2 *itrs V. Howell .. .. 26 722 Totals .. .. ..261 11,258 * One bird dead. t Two birds dead.

DUCK CONTEST. (For six purebred ducks, over five and under nine months.) INDIAN RUNNERS— Thomas Dowthwaite .. .. IS 1020 *L. A. Wadham .. .. 26 ; 1X49 Mrs W. A. Gee ~ ..21 1042 W. T. Green .. .. ..22 1175 E. M. Copland .. .. ..19 1070 •Heretaunga P. Co. .. ..33 1119 W. T. Green, .. .. ..28 1164 Totals .. .. 167 7739 * One bird dead. SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. HEAVY BREEDS, (i ox purebred pullets between the age of six and nine months.) SILVER WYANDOTTES— E. J. Ross .. ..5 144 Thomas Wilson '.. .. 5 166 RHODE ISLAND REDS T. E. Conway .. ..2 150 Norton, and Dove .. ..2 99 BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKSA. E. Wilson .. .. 5 143 Total .. .. 19 702 LIGHT BREEDS— (For purebred pullet# between the age of five and a half and eight months.) WHITE LEGHORNS— •

TVeoklv Total Total to date. BROWS LEGHORNS— Verrall Bros. .. ..13 931 •H. Hunter .. .. .. 2*2 705 ♦.Mrs T. Moreton .. ..IS 503 WHITE LEGHORNS•W. Newall 2D S64 C. J. Hadlcy 19 71S R. Coonibes .. .. ..2-1 9S7 Calder Bros., No. 2 .. .. 30 1 049 X. Stark 23. 930 E. TV. Jones 23 1006 Atkinson Bros . .. .. 23 1078 Calder Bros. .. .. ..34 1110 *J. Nanearrow, sen. .. ..25 988 J. St-evens .. .. ..33 922 Oxford Poult rv Farm •• 2S 1090 H. Ball " 35 878 TV. A. Gee- and Sons," No. 2 .. 26 910 A. E. Phillips .. .. .. 26 8S4 Mrs M. B. Pullar .. -.21 908 Mrs E. A. Gorinski .. ..34 1121 'Trig 1 Poultry Farm .. .. 30 1059 'lire C. Atkinson .. ..18 805 J. Nancarrow, jun. .. .. 26 953 TV. H. TVe-sfc 31 1076 J. Liggins .. .. .. 33 1056 ' F. TV. Wilson 24 926 A. E. tfilson 23 972 Qalmuir Poultry Tarda .. 31 8S6 H. W. Beck .. ... 37 1121 R. TV. Hawk© .. .. 29 1047 Omeo Poultry Farm .. ..23 ' 797 M. F. Blackman <- .. 25 1052 H. TVilliams .. •. .. 30 1009 Heretaunga P. Co., No. 2 .. 29 866 S. L. Beer 22 1061 A. E. Powlcy .. .. 28 1030 Mrs J. Mills 35 9'22 ■fMrs W. Roach .. ..21 839 Rangiuru Egg Ranch .. .. 35 857 "Smart Bros. .. .. .. 18 833 tracey King .. .. .. 2 934 M. A. Curri:t .. .. .. 29 934 Chas. H. Izard .. .. 32 999 Green Bros., No. 1 .. .. 35 1048 TV. Davey .. .. ..32 913 L. T. Wright .. .. .. 23 812 *W. Stephenson .. ..20 820 C. Thomson .. .. ..30 1058 S. Dick .. .. .. 28 851 A. TV. Adams .. .. 30 932 Jae. Robertson .. ..32 878 J. L. Benfell 19 750 TV. Haley .. .. .. 29 1020 P. Mulder .. .. .. 32 901 Graham .. .. .. 2G 995 Reliable Stud Poultry Farm, No. 2 .... .. 11 611 TV. A. Gee and Sons, No. 1 .. 26 954 Re-liable Stud Poultry Farm, No. 1 .. .. .. 27 1003 TVaimea Poultry YarJs .. 31 831 Hcrctaunga P. Co., No. 1 .. 32 1025 Green Bros., No. 2 .. .. 31 1083 MINORCAS— Miss Jessie James ... .. 15 790 H. Williams .. ... 32 1031 Totals .. ... 1682 58,270

• Green Bros., No. 1 .. .. 6. 208 Green Bios. No. 2 .. .. 5 190 K. W. Hawke .. ..5 130 H. Meadows .. .. 5 192 Tracey King .. .. 6 203 S. Ii. Beer .. .. .. 6 212 E. E. Marsden .. .. 6 108 Xuoinns Wilkinson .. .. 6 221 Mrs J.'Mills, No. 1 .. .. 5 145 S. Dick .. .. 5 178 Atkinson Bros., No. 1 .. .. 6 169 P. Stevens .. .. .. 6 139 Mrs J. Milk, No. 2 .. .. 5 170 •Matter Em Goo .. .. 0 18G Reliable Stud P. Farm .. 0 183 H. W. Bock .. .. ..3 117 W. A. Gee and Sons .. 4 195 Atkinson Bros., No: 2 .. 5 1SG H. Williams .. .. 3 152 Totals .. .. .. 87 3290 * Bird dead.