EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17613, 16 November 1922, Page 4

EGG-LAYING.

N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'S COMPETITION. The eighteenth competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club "was commenced at Papanui on April 9th. The following are the returns for the thirtieth woekj ended November 11th: — Light Breed Single Hen Championship. ■Weekly Tl. Tl.

Light Brefid Single Hen Contest. v Each co'mpetito'r 'to enter; three purebred piillets to be «ngle-penncd.i,'' .. Weekly TL ChrandTl. rpp-ii,- s. x. & 8. White Leghorn*— , Menzies and, ,

Total 394 380 811 6856 7175 7103 •"Bird dead.< Heavy Bree& Single Hen Contest. (Each competitor to fnter three tirdi.l Orat>3 Tl. Weekly Tota?. to date. la 3 1 2 8 Black Orpingtons—

Single Pen Duck Competition. (KbcH' competitor to enter three 1 ducks.)

' Single Duck championship Contest. ■ Weekly totaL TotaL Fawn Indian Runner — J. C. .Musgrav® - " ? fS2 T. Dowthwaito -< Whit* Indian Runner— mo T. Dowthwaite ToU). .. 14 519 Light Breed Plock Team Contest for Six Purebred Pullets. > Weekly Grand TL 'J't

.VewaU Bros ..ST 699 W. E. Ward .. -.. 85 »la 'Brown Leghorn®— Yermll Bros. 84 823 Total .. .. .. 872 15,833 WOOLSTON COMPETITION. Following are the results for the 82nd week of the Wgolston Tanneries' Utility Poultry Club's second Single Bird Kgg Laying Competition:— /

Minorca*— Miss A. J. "Wing t.* .. 5 111 White Leghorn#— H. William® .. .. • • 4 133 J. Gimn 4 141 J. Ligfins .. 4 188 H. C. West .. .. 4 156 C. N. Thomson .. 0 ' 152 F. Colo .. •• .. 5 : 95 Mrs E. "W. Jones .. 5' ; 189 Mrs F. Gorimki .. 4 > 168 W. P. Hern • .. 7 177 R. S. M. Carter .. 3 144 p. W. Shacklock .. i .. 7 170 T>. .. .... 6 148 Mrs W. Hewitt. .. 4 170 Miss A. Early _ .. 7 143 Roseh and Christia ..' .. 5 123 H. "W. Beck .. 5 117 W. J. Richards ...; .. 5 1U W. Spence .. ■ „ • ■ ; .. G 103 W. Spence < .. • •; .. 4 117 Hiram Hunter • •! .. 5 ' 184 Woolston Tanneries' TJJP.C. 5 152 A. H, Adams ; .. 5 120 W. Aldoug .. j . .. 5 168 Mrs W. CbamTjeri .. • ... -5 " 107 J. B. • ••; .. 5 148 G. H. Bradford .. : . .. 1 166 . \V. E. Wfl-rd .. ; .. 7 ,, 133 E.. J. Merriman . ...; .. 7 125 S. L". Beer ... • • : ' .. 6 163 H. Whittle ' .. 5 111 S. G. Loader .. ! ' . .. 6 156 Green Bros. ' •• .. 6 99 , Green Broi. .. •• ] ... 5 112 John' .. .. .. 5 103 J. C. Musgrare ..6 153 T). E. B. Smith 5 : 87 E. L. Veldwick ... i ... 7 142 H. Wliitt'e ; .. ' .i. 6 141 T. J. Richards .. 4 ... . 123 Total .. •• ' , ,. 211 5458 Heavy Breed Single Hea Chaiapionsliip. Black Orpingtons . ,.-. ■ 104 W. B. Spro«en .. ... 6 - J. P. Drewett .. 7 ,"209 J. P. f>rewett •• ' .. 2 V 128. A. J. Wood .. ... ' ..5 128 D. E;-B. Smith .. 1 • . 1 ■■ 93 J. Gunn v .. .. ■ , .. s 116 Ttogen and Christfa .. 1 .. 5 157 Rogen and Chiosti« „ » * ' 40 L. A. Wndhnm ... ) 191 Croid Lansrshan— ♦ E. V. Arthur .. >. 6 120 Rhode Island Red— C. Bennett ... .. 92 Total' .. '"..0. ..44 >1381 v 'Dead. "

Lo?srott .. .. 6 5 6 145 -117 ! 118 Ji. Jenkinaon 6 0 6 114 1 90 95 E. W. Janes 4 6 . 6 95 129 108 - Fre&k. •. Ellis -. .. 5 8 'S 100 111 79 Sniart Bro3. 2 5 0 137 126 ■ a R. W. Hawke 7 -5 * 167 : lao 124 P. W. Sbarkloek 4 6 6 148 152 138 Waitoitoi Stud ' . Farm 1 2 5 145 125 139 TV, P. Hern .. 5 6 7 88 148174 J. BolyHsoa 5 6 6. 160 136 118 A. A. Hoare 2 8 7 142141 77 J. Tay'or 6 4 .7 128. 128 149 A. C. Pondlet .. 5>- 8 6 111 .121 160 P. R. Whitford .. 6 5^5*118 118 122; •A. Patt-PT'in 6 4 . 7 150 81 158 P.. Feldwick 4 5 j "6 113 86 (141 T. ' S. "Dove 5 S. 6 118 118 118 .T. B. W>rrett 5 S 8 108 • 105 88 Todd B-n«. 6 7. fi 114 110 116 R. A. HoIIis .. 6 6 v ' 6' M no 49 R. W. Coombes .. S ■ 5 152 185 161 Cald«r Broe. 6 6-6 81 155 106 J. Fifth" : .. 5 '6 6: 94' 134 108 T. Bond 4 5 6 86 114 •93 S. It. Beer. 7 • : 4 130 13 149 C. Bennett ' .. ft 6 .6 117 .198 140: G. . .. 6 .66 *142 117 91 "TO. J. CVmHers .. 6 \5 4j. 81 149 99 Mis W. Hewitt... G , r 7 6 J 22 1,69 104 a. TT. untohcii .. *6' 2. ;4 117180 114 H. Wil'iams ... 7.7 6 105 • 85 158 H. William* 5 . 5 '6 183 138,163 C. P. Bradford .. 4 4 5 183 ,123 187 Mrs JIcNanglitoo. • . -4 '-,'fi .43: 8t 110 .T. Litrcnng 6 . 6 .6: 180 IBS ISO H K. Ma.rfin ' 5 6; . 1*9 1*7. 341 WeSli Bros. . '5 * 6 105 70 1£0 T. H. (Vrdiner .. 6 -124 rn 127 C. A. Ind«r 6 8 M* log w 17ft E. FucTib 7 6 '»•'«; 159 162 Iftt O-rcftn Bpoa. 7 8 ' 7 W 32S 92 Ore»n.Bro«. 5 6 fi 122 156 154 S. O. Loader .. 5' >. 5 6 (185 149 89 ,T. (rimn 4 S i! 5'150 107 121 J. Cairns ,. W: H. Skidmore 5 6 6 78 107 111 7 5 1R1 D. F. Coulter -j. 6 6 fi 127 .157 134 Mr* F. Oorinriri 4 6 '< 4-i 144 ' 117 118' Mr« F. Gorinski 7 6' 6 123 . .139 158 H. L. Downey .. -7 5 t .ft 101 .78 125 Hon. C. H. Irani 9 VjM, ■149. Hi ;Hon. C. H. Izarcl :5«At«.^(Svl80. «132 154 Won. 0; H. Izard 7S;5 ' 7: 140"^75 134 Hii. C. TT. Iza.rd^ 6 •••♦•«"** 5: 143 l.'fi T. W. BetWidiis*; '6 <v 7 • 6 111 ; 153 n W<v>1«ton Tannerier . ' U.P.C. 6 6'j.fr 115 IP! 117 W. H. West 5. 6 .: 4V..174 165 129

J. P. Drewett 5 X 6 151 16t 96 C. Thomas 7' 5 6 99 122 74 "W. R. Snroeen .. 5 6 6 loo 183 188 Mrs A. M. Stewart 5 6 3 76 111 141 P. OlorenslftW ... 7 5 6 181 .125 111 J. E. Marriott .. 6 6 i 92 1 70 76 G. H. Phsw . .. 5 5 4 110 108 121 A. H. Wheeler .. 2 1 2 88 91 70 R. M. Co»k*on .. 4 5 4 107 114 99 A. G-. F. HcBB r. • 6 e 104 117 107 J. Gunn ' - ; 5 * - 6 162 22 69 Rhode IslaM B*d»— J. "W. Mathieaon 5 '6 ;5 184 147 72 H. Ti. Downey .. 6 5 , 6. 64 <2 111 H. Hunter 4 3 >3. 18A 149 79 T. Konnedy 6 •6 » 102 78 0 Silver Wwxirtfe*— T. Dowthwait® 6 6 6 216 108 104 V. H. Lovell 6 8 1 0 97 129 109 ■White Plymouth Bocks— Mrs A. M. It®! . . i. Stewart 1 0 a 128 87 Totals ... 84 n 70 4033 1853 1677 - 'Bird Dead.

Indian Runners— T. Bond |7. H. Hannth . A. C.' Clements . K. W. Hawio . R. A. • Hollia H. W. Beck . 7 . 0 . 7 7 1 7 0 6 7 7 6i 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 143 — — 162 123 176 185 192 200 J13 123 191 187 163 18-2 18B 135 127 Totals BS BS 39 1026 926*1018

White LeghorA— . ofl 7 , g O. K, Bradford .. •• f? E. Orchard •• " f, H. JVbittle " " li W T. ft. Gardiner •• Barons and Stringer •• "02 793 Barons nnd Stringer •• •• . 71fl E. L. Foldwick .. •• » J. H. Hannah - •• " 5,8 P. R. Whitford •• •• f. ll\ A. H. Adams •• - Li* T. E. Hudson .. f. lY, J. C. Musgrav® .. •• L 762 •J. .Liggjuw. » •• " 30 663 Oreeu Bro». •• •• u . gjg }>■ V. Couch - - g 2 848 H. Harris _ ' " S6 920 M. 0. Craig •• " „ m B. Wilson - - "

Weakly Tl. Tl. J. Campbell ... 4 83 S. Wright 7 136 E. Irv,ine .. 6 144 H. Greenland .. 4 158 G. Swans ten .. 7 134 H. JTaylor ' ... 5 M6 H. Elborn .. 8 98 G. Black .. 6 119 C. Brigga .. 0 116 P Maiiger 6 127 A. McConchia 7 126 S. Loader ' ' 2 129 K. Smith 1 144 G. Rua«eU 7 173 H. Tnit 6 165 A. Ccrundy f ;J. Farmr 6 7 126 -150 J. Edmonds .. 6 140 Total "... 93 ' 2411