EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 19389, 15 August 1928, Page 6

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The ■twenty-fourth competition organised by tturNew.Zealand Utility.Poultry.Club was eommeneSd at' Papanui on April Ist. The following are' the ''returns for the nineteonth week,'ended' August lltb (Number of days 133):—' ■'"*.'. TEST 1. .- ... . • 3. H.SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. ' (For 'Light and HeaTy Breeds.) : . ■ • W. Os. Dr. Total, tl. ' todate. Black Orpingtons— Miss M. J. Meyrick 1 1 11 . 60 T.D.'-LnlAiel '.. 6 ' 14 7 89 H. : J.Ballin '..1 1 15 - White' Leghorns— Green'BrOß. (No..' 1) 7 14 11 111 T. W.;' Betteridee .6 12 14 . 108 E. Dunstan.- '..5 11 3 103 A. C.-Goodlet ..4 ' 7 11 89 A.M. Espie ..6 12 2 79 A. H. Adams .. 6 13' " 1 98 F. Hawea ..5 10 1 103 L. J.'Knowles ■ • - (No. 1) ' S 13 ' 0 . 6( J. D. - McKecknie '5 10 7 46 H. J W.' Beck (No. 1) 4 8 15 89 H.' W. N Beck • , :■■- (No. 2) 6 U 14 \ 72 Master- R.-Ligeins 6 13 1 106 M.' C.'Craig ■ ..4 8 5 .66 G. H;^'Mitchell .. 5 11 14 "1.01 Mrs W; H. 'West '5 11 4 ... 77 W. E.-.Ward. ■-.'. 5 ' .10 13 .100 Green' Bros. ' ' --' (No. 2) 6 13 11 106 H. Williams .. ' 4 9 .4 85 A. G. ■?.■ Ross '..0 -0-0 91 . E.V.-Crouch-• .j. '6- 13 3 101 F. R. Cotton ... ■• B 12 15 52 E. J.' Robs ..6 13 15 104 ■L. J. -Enowles ■ • • ■ ' ■ ' (No. .2) 6 12: 2 .114 J. Balch ' .. 5' 11 7' 83

' "SINGLE HEN TEST.'. '. ■ ■ j to Enter Three Birds.) , ■ : , : .'TEST' 8. ■"■■'■ I (Any Variety Light.Breeds, excepl ; '•-White' Leghorns;) • .' .!. S. H. Mitchell (A) 4 5 4 66 80 44 ■■' E. Pearce (A) .. 5 0' 5 43 49 ,',8!! ■ .■; .; ; '_;■'.•'>'test';*.■ '..; .•-■>' Bleck Orpingtons Only— ' ' G. A..-Grainier.-...- 6 3 V 90 79- :78 Mies M. J.'.Meyrick 4 0 1-.51 .0. -1$ A. M/'Efrpie - "•• '.6 7 5 69 105 - 94 . E/'M.'-Cookson. .'. 0 3. 3 .2.68 '63 j; M.' Campbell ;. 2 7. 6 6a'110,113 T. D."DaWel .. O 0 D 2.2 84. '.66 A./B.'Leekie .;. 5 6 5 | 99 57..- 94 ■)■>:,.: : TEST 5. ' - ■' : ': ; .J..'> (Any Other Variety Heavy' Breeds other i ■ th(ta/Black Orpingtons.)- •'..-.•■■ B. G.iCorletfr (W.E.:) 6 5 6 17 98, , 8 D. P. O'Hern (W.W.) 6 5 6- 60 65 62 O. Bartley? (8.1. R.) 6 6 4 40 63"' 76 J. Kingelarid' (B.I:R-') 5 6 5 88 52 }53 J. • Orhcrb.ft .-Wilson... ■ . ■ ■■' (L.S.) 5 5 0 93 3-1- 11 E. V. Grouch ■ (L.S.) 6 4 D 72 20, 46 J. 8./Grjiaen,.(L.S.J \ 5 5 6 130. 41 97 A. Signifies Anconss; W.B, White. BoekJ E. 1.8.,.1 RhoaV Island Reds; L.S., Light Sussex. - ; ~,--■' i • • • . TEST 6. . . FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. '

TEST 7. '■■". SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each • Competitor to Enter Three ; Purebred Ducks.) • ; -.-■■.■ v • Weok'-y Tl. GrandTl.r 1. -2 3 ' 1 -3- >-3;

TEST 2 1. ■ WHITE'LEGHORN' SINGLE HEN' •■ i : .! ;■ ■ TEST. (Each.' competitor; to enter Three.. Purebred . Pultet's. to be Single Penned.)' Wkly. Tl. Grand Tl. J. H. Graham , 6 5 5 81 ■ 87: 41 A. 0. GobiJlet, ■ '■■ (No. 1) S 6. 3 103 83' 83 S. J. Dorofie S 5 ■5 . .81 7165 !J. Max*eil ' 4 6 .0 82 102; 0 E. Dun's tan, (No. • i) — 4 .4 — 67' 70 E. Dunstan:(No..' 2) 4 4' 5 55 29; 73 J. . Cracro'ffc,. ; Wilson' 6 0. 5 58 71' 38 L.'Dickie : 4 5 .5 89 se: 87 A. M. Espie 2 4 5 38 68 93 B Heazlewood ' (No. , 1) 6 5 4 08 89 90 C. Bartley ' 5 • — 4 92 — ' 95 J. Gold (No.. 1) J. E. Taylor 0 6 3 50 104 78 '4. 5 5 44 101 . 44 . S. B. Davey " 6 6 6 88 103 109 Mrs J; Cowell 5 5 4 87 57 42 A. H. AdarhB 5 5 5 ■ 61 84 89 Mrs.F. Gorinski 3 4 4 33 91 81 F.' Hawes 6 . 6 3 ■78 107 :'63 J. M; Campbell ' : 7 4 5 97 90 '•98 L.-Hiir •..,•'•■ • • : 5 4 0 100 27 ; , 0 T. D. Dalziel •. ,. 5 0 4 99 104 .27 C. M. E.'Manhire ., '5 e 5 . 60 94 '• 86 J. Bobbitt 4 7 4 57 98 ;83 0. F. Millar • •> 5 0 3 97 42 70 J., Liggins .. 5 4 1 93 ,75 !59 Green- Bros.' 1 (No. 1) '5 5 7 97 50 103 Green Bros.- (No. ■2) . 5 6 5 74 65 :8.7 W. H. West 6 5 7 16 94: 107 Tracoy King 5 5 6 99 103 100 F. 'Ashwofcth ,, ' 4 '5 0 83 83 69 D., Christie... ,, 6 4 6 83 88 102 J. D. McKecknie ■ • • 5 6 6 S9 44 ,99 T. H. "VVilce . ., 6 EJ 0 86 74' 4'8 M; Wilson 2 5 6 63 100 103 S. G. Batten 5 6 .6 89 59 '73 M. CI' CraTg -(No.. ii' 6 5 6 106, 83 '95 Mr C. Craig (No. 2) 5' 6 5 61 75 64 T. J H. Corey •■' 1 6 4 67 30 71 J. ; Taylor': ' 5 5 5 95 37 ioo G. H. Bradford . , 4 5 5' 80 72 91 T. W.'Botteridge , , 5 6 5 104 106. 30 E. ■ Fuchs ' • # . £■ 6 4 32 35. 87 J.W. Thomson ' •• 3 6 4 47 109 88 D. G.Whittaker 5 .5 2 92 94 : 75 T.. J. ; Eicha'rd,-, 6 4 5 .71 92 , 70 R. Heaalewoo'd " ', . -...■■■ ' (No. 2 > ,5. 5 4 95 97 , 57 W. D. Walters 5 ; 4 3 87. 60 48 J. Gold (No.'2) '4. 6 5 44 21 69 H. ■ Harris ' 6 3 6 58 29 92 A. G: F. Ross " 5 7 ' 4 71 45 89 H. Williams (No. i) 6 6 6 109 107 83 H. Williams (No. 2) 6 1 6 99 61 S2 J.. Balch-' '■■' 4 0 :5 83 '71, ■88 lira J. Donald .5 6 . 5 94 93 J.. Cairns : . • • 6 6 6 33 7'6 25 K. Cairns • ». 5 5 • 4' 74 7 83. '81 F. H. "Cooper 1 5 5 44'76 '7o T. S. Dove-(No. ij 3 •5 5 81 98 !l!7 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 0 5 5 64 93 91 T.' Bond i '7 ■5 5 117 93 45 F. R; Cotton' (No. i) 5 4 5 69 , 94" 10,2 F.E.- 1 Cotton-(No. 2) -5'•'5'. 6 35 90 95 H.. W..Beck .4 5 4 65 8.7 S7 H.%arris6ii>-t.(No.' ij .-:6 5 "•■5 99' 103' §5 H. Harrison : (No. ,3). S 3 5100 84- : ffc E.' 3. "Valentine ' 4" .6 5" 80 80 .91 T.„ :Giil! . -->; - - ■'■ 3 ,6 5 •40 • 56 97 A. 0; ; Goodlat (No, .2) . 1 5 '5 59 98 . .'98

(Light; r and iHeavy Breeds~Six ' Birds.) _ ■w.Oa., D*:. Total ■ « . - .1 .ti,' to date G.' ''Sktujr.;"."•'•. ,, ■28 • 59 ' 8 .360'. G. Borineit , 28 58 14 436 • F.'' Hawes. . . 26, 52 ,,9 ". 496 ; A. Woblley, ■ • r.'(No. 1) 3 ° '■ 64' 5' 420, A. ' Woolley. , . ■ ■ ' ' (No. 2) 34 7 *1 12 310. H. W.~ Beck. . .' ". (No. 1) 00 59 3 ; 565 . H.„ W. Beck " t ■ ■ -.(No: 2 >. 31 . 67 2 5-i2; M. 0,'Craig. ' S3 71 14 : .464: J. liiggins " 25' . 55 5 '4,49" T. H. Wilcerl D 14 ' 303 356 0..-H. Bradford 33 • 74 . 6 436 J. Balch, • 26 54 14 .411 , G.:J.-Vorrall 25 52 7. • 455 ,'"':.J. Bo.bbitt. 25 52 5 450 H.'Harrison 27 56 6 566' W. E. Ward,'' 1 D 23 49 .1 51S' 1 F. G. Herridge 23 48 9 340 0. H;^Butters . ' 27 . 57 8 454 Early MoulterS 26 — —, . 267 Late Moiilters 30 — — _ 231

White .I'ekms— Mrs A. Little 7 7 6 37 86.103 H. A: .DaM'ber ■ .. 1 4 • 7 5 79 110 78 J. W; Thomson .. 7 3 7 53 104 101 Indian Runners— J. ,-W." Thomson .. .7 6 5 129 120.120 H. A'. ~: Dawfaer .. 7 5 0 : 74 .120 55 A. 0. Adsett.(W.R.) 7 1 6 29 43 ., 14 F. ': R. Cotton 7 7 0 122 126 ' 55 E. J. Valentine .. 3 0 0 102 66 69 R. W. Hawke • .. 7 7 7 79 91 94 0. r E. Barhett 7' 7 4 122 81'109 ' A.' G. F.'Robs 7 7 7 27 22 110