EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17747, 26 April 1923, Page 4

EGG-LAYING.

N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The nineteenth competition, organised by the £iew Zealand Utility .Poultry Club was couimenoed at Papanui on April Bth. The following are the returns lor the second week, ended April 21st:—

SINGLE HEN TEST FOR PUREBRED FOWLS. Tl. ior week. White Leghorns— L. Evoa3 .... 0 H. "Williams . ■ 2 W. E. Hard 2 S. G. Loader 9 R. S. M. Carter 5 Mrs McNaughton 7 W. Nimmo 7 J. H. Mitchell 10 A. C. GoccLet i Mrs J. W. Chambers 0 W. Newell 8 P. W. Sllacklock 9 Green Bros . .. 7 F. L. Beer 10 J. C. Muagrove 7 J. R. Wigg 8 N.Z. Suppliers, Ltd. 0 Minorcas— €. M. Johnstone . 7 Green Bros. 0 Total . 113 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN . CHAMPIONSHIP L. S. McDonald . 2 J. Lyness . 7 H. Beck . 0 R. M. S. Cookson . 8 E V. Arthur . 6 L. A. Wadhwn . .. . 0 J. P. Drewett 11 G. J. Wi'.kins . 6 J. Rowberry . 0 T. J. Richards .. .. . 0 Total 39 LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Each competitor to enter three purebred pullets.) WHdy Tl. to Tl. date. Minorcas — Scanlon and Commons 0 0 White Leghorns— T. W. Betteridge 16 27: Mrs J. Johnston S 3 W. H. West 6 6 W. Barrcll S 6 H. W. Rule 0 0 Mrs McNnugihton 10 15 A. N. McNaughton 9 9 Hay and Congalt-on 18 30 Webb Bros. 10 22 J. D. McKechnie 10 13 Woolston Tanneries P. Clu 12 14 A. Hoar? 11 17 J. W. Th-mson 17 25 A. H. Adams 17 24 H. Williams 14 23 Green Bros. 13 IS Green Br>s. 12 16 J. H. Pufficld 16 30 J. C. Xorton 18 24 Cnldor Bros. 10 17 Ca.ld°r Bros. 12 17 Cumbemntcli Bros. 8 18 D. E. Birth 12 24 J. L'trews 15 23 J. Li°-?in,s 4 a Smart R^os. 8 10 W. J. P^rrin 12 12 I. Matt.h»ws .. 13 17 T. S. Hove 11 21 J. Caimi ..i 5 7 Hon. C. H. Irani 4 6 : Hon. C. TT. Trnrd 11 12 TTon. C. H. Tzard 5 7 Hon. C. H. IzaTd 0 0 {• M. Po^'Tt'on 15 22 G. E. Mrv>dv .. 3 3 P. W. BWk'ock 1 5 'W. J. BicV.nrds 6 11 B G. Lo^r 17 17 ■ST;, C T» T^'S-NTI 11 IS A. E. Whitbrock 12 21 T 6 7 T .T p rt "| p 12 13 T. "P" wjlce .. 1 2 E. 12 Ofl J. p Pi-th 17 24 ,T. W. rnia-m>Myra 10 IS R. W. 11 22 W. P. TT»rn .. 0 0 G. A. WiiWiorn 6 9 Mrs Gorinski 0 0

Mrs Gorinski »» „* 9 9 6 Mrs Gorinski ••• 6 H. C. "West .. 13 22 C. Bennets .. .. 16 29 S. L. Bper .. 0 0 G. L. Black. .. 7 10 P. E. Osborne .. 10 14 ..P. Ellis .. 16 24 II. Whittle .. 12 17 JV Lynesa .. .. 10 16 J. H. Mitchell .. 11 22 W. Nimmo ... 12 13 Tracey King .. .. 4 5 A. G. P. Ross .. 14 22 K. P. Rons .. 17 22 Scanlon and Commons .. 10 18 L. V. Couch. .. 11 19 John Wilson .. 15 19 W. Spence .. .. 10 13 W. .. .. 14 19 Avii Brndstock .. .. 11 11 J. Morris .. 11 13 Totals .. 714 10S1 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST (Each competitor to enter tnree purebred pullets). Wk. Tl. Total. Silver Wvandottes— ' P. H. Lovell .. i 9 Black Orpingtons— Hill and Hod7e<rs .. 17 24 N.Z. .Suppliers, Ltd. .. 7 13 W. J. McCaiuland .. .. 1 . 1 J. Gnnn .. 12 19 P. 0'orensh.aw .. 9 9 .T. P. fh-pwett .. 13 30 A. S. Holmes .. G 6 . W. R. Sprosen" .. 12 16 A. G. Brailey .. 19 29 Totals .. 99 148 SINGLE PEN T)T'CK COMPETITION. (Each Competitor to enter Three Ducka.) White Runners— J. C. Wilson .. 0 0 Fawn and White Kunilera— P. Hendron .. 19 19 A. E. Barnett .. 6 6 W. T. Green .. 0 0 R. W. Hawko • • 15 lo R. W. Ha-.vke 4 4 H. W. Beck ' 7 7 T. Bond .. 7 7 J. W. Tlii--m?on •. 3 3 J. C. Mtisgrnve .. 16 16 S. G. Batten .. 15 15 J. C. Wilson .. 0 0 H. R. Slater .. 0 0 S. H. Scott .. 0 0 E. .T. Ritchie .. 1 1 S. G. Batten .. 11 11 Totals .. 104 104 SINGLE DUCK CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. Pawn Indian Runnel— L. A. Wadham 5 5 S. G. Batten .. 0 0 Totals .. 5 5 LIGHT BREED FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST For six purebred pullets. Tl. to date. Brown Leghorns— Verrall Bros. CI i.. 24 White Le.shorns— VevrnM Bros. (1 .. 37 Green Bros. 3 J. C. Jlu«"ravo .. 47 H. Han-iron .. 17 G. H. Bradford .. 2 AV-. 0. Sail 5 T. Kennedy .. .. 4 W. E. Ward .. 27 T. S. Dove .. .. 1 H. W. Beck .. 13 H. Whittle .. .. 14 II. Willia-ms .. 39 M. C. Craig .. 32 J. Liorcins .. 46 CumV« , TJstch Bros. .. 28 II. Harris ... 25 T. H. Gardiner .. 16 Black Minorcas— H. Williams ... .. 11 Total .. 391