EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 10 July 1929, Page 6

EGG-LAYING.

PAPANUI COMPETITION. The "4th competition organised >▼ '.he New Zealand Utility Poultry Club -eas commenced at Papanui on April Ist. The following are the returns for the thirteenth iveek, ended Jul;- Oth (number ol days, 91): TEST 1. J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. (lor Light and Heavy Breeds.) (Single Penned.)

AVee k!v rotal to t Jtal dat e. Heavy Breeds— K. J. lioss <L. S.i 1 23 J. JJ. Campbell (B.O.) 6 oi _T. D. Dalziel ( B.O.) 7 71 -Mrs \V H. fl'es t 4 22 F. llawe* 5 60 A. M. Espie P. J. Hillis g 76 61 1J. Dunstan 5 76 .T. M. Campbell 3 4 i*. Ashworth 1". K. Cotton J G 69 C. Barclev 0 ;?c Millard Bro«. ~ ( Master If. I.igg ns 4 (•• Mis.-, J. Ligsins ~y t yT. L'. Dalziel 5 7 A. <;. 1-'. Ross 5 51 A. G. F. Ross 6 -■_ AV. E. AVard 0 "i Green Bros. 5 C»] A. C. Goodet j 46 Miss A. Jakins G.' AV. Rpence 5 6. C. A. Stratfor d" No. 3) 5 6" C. A. Stratfoi d (Ko. ; 7 g] >S. II. George 6 5-J S. G. Batten G 05 TEST £ WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TE ST. (Each Competitor to enter Th <-ee I 'ureb red Pullets to be sin ;\c pe nned.) AV eek y G rand Tl. To tal to date. 1 1 T. Bond G 4 4 65 63 42 L. Roaclie 0 4 0 59 59 20 F. Hawes 2 3 5 53 30 52 A. IT. Adams ti 2 4 77 38 36 -M. C. Craig (No. 1) 2 5 0 71 73 7 M. C. Craig (No. -) G 4 5 78 62 G2 AV. K. Hamilton 5 6 5 66 80 63 A. M. Espie (No. 1) 5 0 6 73 39 87 A. M. Espie (No. 2) 7 G 6 18 83 34 J. JI. Campbell 6 0 0 6 51 0 AV. Keen 6 4 0 74 48 49 M. AVilson 7 4 0 86 34 50 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 4 5 5 58 67 63 F. Sugden 6 5 0 79 73 4 C. F. Miller 2 6 4 60 67 64 C. H. Butters 0 5 6 34 64 67 I... P. Hawke 6 3 5 48 30 63 T. H. AVilce (No. ij 4 6 0 68 66 16 T. H. AVilce (No. 2) D 5 0 2 56 40 Mrs F. Gorinski 4 0 5 65 52 69 F. J. Hillis 5 4 4 46 29 60 K. Dunstan (No. ij 5 5 4 81 68 50 E. Dunstan (No. 2) ■4 4 4 62 67 58 J. AV. Roundhill D 0 0 0 29 8 C. Bartley 4 6 3 44 33 49 A. C. Goodlet 5 3 4 65 69 57 R. Heazlewood (No. 1) 5 6 4 62 73 65 R. Heazlewood (No. 2) 0 5 6 57 70 69 J. Liggins (No. 1) 5 5 5 65 73 58 J. Liggins (No. 2) 1 2 5 55 41 71 T. D. Dalziel 5 5 6 74 61 77 Tracey King 5 5 4 47 48 29 L. Dickie 0 5 0 35 45 63 H. Williams (No. 1) 0 0 0 39 2 8 17 H. AVilliams (No. 2) 6 4 0 71 58 21 Miss J. Williams 6 6 4 73 73 64 A. J. Macalaine 0 4 6 28 68 72 F. Ashworth 5 6 4 72 39 67 Green Bros. 5 4 0 39 69 45 H. Harris (No. i) 5 5 5 65 59 53 J. AV. Thomson 5 3 5 15 64 39 AV. H. West 4 6 5 51 71 67 J. Bobbitt 5 5 5 65 69 65 C. M. R. Manhire 5 5 5 66 71 73 J. H. Graham 5 4 5 55 57 68 S. E. Davey 5 7 6 65 79 79 T. W. Betteridge (No. 1) 5 5 — 62 55 — T. \V. Betteridge (No. 2) 5 5 4 72 67 53 O. Betteridge 4 3 5 56 48 54 E. Fuchs (No. ij 0 6 0 33 63 51 E. Fuchs (No. 2) 6 5 6 72 66 70 E. AV. Seque 4 5 5 68 47 66 J. Gold 4 6 0 61 66 26 W. Turner 2 3 5 50 61 54 J. Aythorn 0 0 5 56 6 30 G. Skurr 5 6 0 38 17 20 AV. Spence 3 0 5 4 2 57 T>. Christie 5 4 5 59 32 57 W. E. Noble 5 5 0 60 67 26 J. D. McKechnie 6 5 5 69 69 27 ,T. Nancarrow 5 4 4 52 56 63 H. Harris (No. 4 1 6 52 26 42 Mrs J. Donald 6 4 6 74 43 58 J. Taylor 0 6 5 31 51 63 A. G. Blackwood 6 5 6 67 25 67 A. G. F. Ross 6 5 7 73 27 bo F. R. Cotton (No ij 0 D 5 53 61 66 F. R. Cotton (No. 2) 5 6 0 ■'68 72 31 T. S. Dove (No. 1) 0 5 0 10 41 37 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 4 5 ,*5 58 67 63

TEST 3. SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to enter three birds.) (Any Other Variety Light Breeds except White Leghorns.) Weekly Grand Tl. Total to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 It. Pearce (A) S2 (No. 1) 5 5 4. 63 57 R. Pearce (A) (No. 2) 3 4 0 11 13 46 S. H. Mitchell (A) (No. 1) 5 5 0 52 60 25 S. H. Mitchell 24 (A) (No. 2) 5 0 0 37 9 TEST 4. Black Orpingtons Only— 48 62 H. Cottam . . 0 1 2 5 T. D. Dalziel .. 6 5 1 65 66 54 L. P. Hawke 5 2 4 62 48 49 J. M. Campbell . . 1 1 5 39 15 63 A. R. Leckie . . 6 3 7 71 63 33 H. J. Ballin . . 5 3 6 80 59 65 R. M. Cookson .. 1 6 6 71 75 85 TEST 5. (Any Other Variety Heavy Breeds except Black Orpingtons.) P. A. Cornish (L.S.) 5 X) 6 17 39 77 J. K. Griffen (L.S.) 6 1 6 61 44 74 R, Drysdale (W.R.) 6 0 6 36 0 25 A. E. Hounsell (R.I.R.) 0 6 0 0 6 0 A. Signifies Anconas, W.R. sig nifie White Rock, R.I.R. signifies Rhode Island Reds, L.S. signifies Light Sussex. TEST 6. FLOCK TEAMS. (Light and Heavy Breeds.)

(Six Birds.) Week: [y total Li glit Breeds— Tl. to date, P. Hawes 32 375 M. C. Craig 34 378 F. Chapman 19 304 G. Skurr 23 296 «T. Iiiggins 27 314 G. H. Bradford . . 15 223 J. Bobbitt 23 266 W. Turner 20 300 W. E. Ward 29 393 Green Bros. 30 370 W. H. West 24 284 G. J. Verrall 27 338 H. C. West 18 308 H. W. Beck 28 286 Heavy Breeds — 3. Kinssland (B.O.) 2S 257 ' H. W. Beck (B.O.) 23 211 TEST ' SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each Competitor to Enter Threa Purebred Di ucks.) Weekly Grand TI. T otal to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 White Pekins- — J. W. Thomson . . 0 6 2 2 22 2 Indian Runners — J. W. Thomson . . 7 7 7 49 78 75 II. A. Dawber (No. 1) 4 6 5 58 64 54 It. W. Hawke 0 7 7 43 28 46 F. K. Cotton 6 7 6 85 72 85 J. C. Wilson (W.R.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. C. Adsett (W.R.) 7 7 7 80 10 74 Mrs W. Warren (W.R.) 7 7 0 20 20 0 A. G. F. Ross .. 7 7 7 88 78 SS G. A. Heath 7 7 7 84 77 76 H. A. Dawber (Xo. 2) 7 7 6 69 73 79