EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18304, 11 February 1925, Page 4

EGG-LAYING.

N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The nineteenth competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April 6th. The following aro the returns for tho 44th week ended February 7th:— \ SINGLE HEN* OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS. '

Total Weekly to' total, date. 'White Leghorns— H. W. Beck ••« • * o 394 S. Loader .. 4 220 J. C. Musgrav* 211 W. Sponce !! 5 211 W. Spcnco .. .. • 141 Bros. .. i 197 P. W. Sha^klock .. 4 399 Mrs F. Gorinski :.* .. 5 241 A. Norman .« i#> « 3 SI J. n. McGill (1 dy.) ..' S 124 Mies M. Mitchell .. 5 170 A. C. Goodlct ... 2 392 G. H. Bradford .. * 380 AV. H, West .. .! G 240 St. Bede's College ... 5 202 H. Williams :.. S 210 J. Kiugsland .. 5 215 II. W. Beck ... .. 0 187 W. Nowall 9 . 3 231 Black Orpingtons— Rodger* am' Thomson .. 1 123 O. J. WiJkins :. • 5 236 Green Bros. .. ■" 1 170 L. A. Wadhara 178 L. A. Wadham ,.. 2 335 Ji, E. Graham .. I 153 G. Grainger .. 3 134 .T. P. Drewitf, ,.. 6 258 It. M. Cookson :.. 3 170 Light Sussex— D. Evans .. 7 166 * Dead, bird HEAVY B?.EED SINGLE HEN CONTEST Weekly i Grand total total to late. Birds Birds 1 a 3 1 2 3 Black Orpingtons— P. Olorenshaw 6 5 4 83 322 117 C. E. Graham 6 7 7 212 158 164 F. Hendr<m ». 2 0 0 140 168 155 .T. P. Drewitt 5 6 5 183 220 159 G. A. Grainger .. 6 6 3 169 243 231 J. Kingsland * 4 4 SI 147 102 A. G. F. Boss 7 6 * 141 195 23 Silver Wvandotte— P. H. Lovell .. 5 5 4 371 326 171 G. IL Adcook 5 5 3 207 192 91 * Dead, bird SINGLE HEN CONTEST, for any breed other than White and Brown Leghorns, Black Orpington is, Minorcas, Silvor Wyandottcs. Weekly i Grand total. total to date. Birds Birds 1 2 3 1 2 3 C. H. hard 0 5 6 345 175 191 C. H. Izard 5 0 0 197 193 11 J. Cairns i.. 5 0 5 203 151 196 A. It. Lovo ,.., * 5 6 104 •215 204 Eodgers and Thomson .. 5 5. S 240 225 237 D. Tong 4 6 1 164 195 152 W. ,T. Richards .. 5 3 6 175 183 203 J. Greenslade ' .. 0 4 4 143 210 175 G. II. Mi-teholl .. 2 4 0 221 192 140 A. D. Cumberpatch 0 5 5 219 231 190 W. Barrell * 6 C 96 217 235 H. Harris .. S 5 5 219 205 186 M. C. Craig 5 5 5 220 209 216 S. Loader • .. 4 0 2 174 144 1V3 J. W. Thomson. .. 5 5 3 191 195 22G W. E. Ward s e 6 251 228 243 Calder iVo3. .. 5 6 4 172 194 216 It. W. Coombes . 5 h 7 205 213 237 T. H.- Wilce 0 1 4 163 163 241 J Liggins .. 6 5 6 171 244 234 J. Lie-gins 6 6 4 239 389 187 Mrs Vf. Shearer .. e 6 6 213 227 213 J. W. Eoundhill .. 5 6 5 172 202 174 H. W. Beck * 0 4 14 151 180 A. A. Hoare 5 0 6 203 160 220 H. A. Dawber 5 6 0 166 223 129 A. G. F. Ross ,.. 6 4 5 197 206 160 W. Spence ' i.. • 3 0 197 212 237 Green Bros. 1 2 4 231 188 161 Green Bros. ... 3 6 6 224 217 174 It. Williams 5 4 4 215 218 209 • G. 53. Moody G 3 4 245 205 221 A. Patterson ... 3 1 5 233 162 133 J. H. Duffield ... 6 5 0 ?43 174 169 J. Taylor 4 4 5 158 132 209 J. Johnson ,. 2 S 6 216 184 202 W. M. Reynolds .. R 4 5 176 207 218 Miss A. L. Wilson 7 2 4 191 209 220 W. P. Hern 5 2 0 233 215 94 P. Ellis 0 0 3 109 246 237 J.. Kingsland 2 6 6 217 209 211 S. H. Tvler .... 0 6 0 189 210 16S H. Williams >. 5'5 6 215 381 '203 J. Balch 0 0 5 110 203 219 J". F. Ajnaworth .. 6 4 5 207 315 -203 A. J. Machine „ 4 5 5 164 188 210 J. Liggins -« 5 6 6 187 199 238 E. W. Hawke ,.. 4 3 5 203 214 22* C Manhiro i.. 5 G 4 210 224 188 W. Hewitt 5 6 5 283 215 197 A. Cooper >.. 6 a 4 179 193 215 W.' A. Gee 3 5 6 204 223 247 T. W. Bettridge ..• , 5 5 6 238 245 236 A. W. Adam* ,., 5 3 0 149 147 97 Anconas— W. Immb •*, i 0 5 128 123 150 Brown Leghorns— . Smart Bros. w, 2 6 4 2i0 216 191 Hinorcas— Scanlon & Commons 4 3 4 125 139 18} P. Seymour 0 3 1. 139 149 58 . • Dead bird. / + Broody. SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (Competitors' to enter Three Purebred Due 1 '" \ Weekly Grand total 1. total to dato Bird* Birds. 1. 2 3 1 2 3 White Runners— A. H. Wheeler „ 5 0 4 222, 116 236 Indian Runners— J. Gr. Greenslade .. 7 7 6 217 216 217 H. P. Slater 0 6 5 177 249 232 J. W. Thomson .. 7 0 0 217 139 199 J. ., 0 0 6 177' 154 204 W. Simrno 0 4 3 162 247 208 H. A.'Dawber 1 5 1 186 227 209 A. a. P. Itoss ... o 0 X 140 113 153 C. E. Barnett 0 0 6 205 156. 160 R. W. Hawke .. 0 0 2 104 128 200 It. W. Hawke 7 7 ■'5 196 234 123 J. C. Wilton 1 4 * 71 125 141 W. T. Green 0 0 0 120 165 103 Alex. Peat 0 0 0 130 153 158 White Pekin— T. Bond * 0 0 110 106 103 *Dead bird. FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST (SIX BIRDS). Total Wk'ly . to total date. White Leghorns—. H. Harrison » ,* 1*. 27 3252 Verrall Bros. ,. 12 1019 C. V. McBeath 19 1325 11. Harris !•• 20 1000 M. C. Craig (1 D.) 19 1272 H. W. Beck 27 1158 J. D. McKechnio (1 D.) 12 3141 W. E. Wa-rd 29 1331 J. Liggiua T. Kennedy 1.. 27 30 1383 3071 J. G. 0. Bfcrtlett . 15 1039 H. Whittle I.. 29 1169 H. Williams 27 1173 1222 G. II. Bradford 27 G. Blinkborn M. C. Craig 26 23 1087 1260 Bl*ck Orpingtons— St. Bede's College , 10 24 877 Oft 1 R. M. Cookson .1 !•• OOJ