EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19691, 7 August 1929, Page 7

EGG-LAYING.

* PAPANUI COMPETITION. Th« 24th competition organised by the Xew Zealand Utility Poultry Club was comdenced at Papsnui on April Ist. The following are the returns for the seventeenth week, ecded August 3rd (number of days, 119) : TEST 1. J. H. SHAW MEMOKIAL CHALLENGE. (JTo* Light no a Heavy Dreed*.) (.Mngte Penned.) Weekly Total to

Heav7 Breeds— total date. J. Koss (L.8.) .0 27 J. .11. CaulyUCii (13.0.) 6 79 A. i>. i.>ainei (±t.u. ) 1 - 76 " hite Xi^t£uoriib — •Mrs \V. £L West S 4a '. Hawes m 3 78 A. jm.. tspie , 5 99 F. J. Huus f , & 60 £. Duustan . 4 97 •f. M. Campbell . 4 24 F. Asiiwoita 0 i'Ji F. H. Cotton # m , 5 90 C. Uartiey . 2 41 Millard jarot>. . S 89 Master H. Liggins . 4 80 iktiss J. Ligk.ua 0 60 T. 1). Dainel , m 6 93 E. J. Jttoss , # . 0 96 A. U. F. jm)s« , # , 6 71 W. E. Ward # m , 4 45 A. C. Good let g f . 4 63 Ureen tSros. . m 5 82 Miss A. Jakins . 5 84 vV. apeace . 5 82 C. A- Stratford (No 1) 8 85 0. A. btrauord (AO. 2} 7 108 S. H. George . . S 71 S. 0. Batten . . « 87 TEST 2* WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each Competitor to enter 'l'hree Purebred Fultets to bo BlUgiO penned.) Weekiy Total Uiaud TL to aato. 1 2 8 1 2 it T. Bond , , 0 5 4 73 85 54 I>. Koache 5 4 0 6* 76 22 F. Hawes 6 4 4 59 34 71 A. H. Adams 6 5 5 98 52 55 M. C. Craig (No. M. C. Craig (No. i) 4 4 0 92 92 7 a) 6 4 5 100 81 82 W. K. Hamilton 6 5 0 £7 99 64 A. M. Espie (Mo. ij 5 0 6 98 39 112 A. id. iispie (No. 2) 6 6 7 41 107 60 J. W. itoiuidhill — 5 8 — 42 18 Mrs F. Goriaski , . 8 4 6 82 59 90 F. J. Hillis , , 3 4 5 62 45 78 E. Dunstan (No. i) 6 6 4 106 89 67 E. Dunstan (No. 2) 0 4 3 63 86 74 J. M. Campbell 5 4 1 27 62 1 M. Wilson . . 6 3 0 110 48 50 F. gugdea 6 0 4 103 82 20 0. F. Miller # , 0 5 5 60 88 84 0. H. Butters # , 4 4 5 4l 84 88 h. P. Hawke # , 5 4 5 70 47 86 T. H. Wilce (No. 1) 5 5 5 80 87 24 T. H. Wilce (No. 2) — 0 5 — 58 52 C. Bartiey 6 6 0 69 56 53 &. Heaziewood (No. 1) 0 0 5 94 95 87 B. Heailewood (No. 2) 0 4 4 57 92 8ft J. Liggins (No. 1) 5 5 5 8& 95 80 J. Liggins (No. 2) 4 3 5 72 54 93 T. D. Daltiel , , 5 4 0 96 80 99 A. C. Goodlet , , 5 j6 3 84 91 70 W. Keen , # 2 0 4 91 61 58 Tracey King ,, 5 6 5 67 70 49 li. Dickie 1 5 6 36 67 76 H. Williams (No. 1) 0 0 0 39 28 17 H. Williams (No. 2) 5 0 0 93 60 21 Miss J. Williams 5 5 5 94 94 82 A. J. Macalaine 6 0 & 46 84 92 F. Ashworth 4 6 4 92 59 86 Green Bros. 6 2 0 60 86 45 H. Harris (No. i) 5 6 6 84 60 72 J. W. Thomson 6 Z 4 34 74 78 W. H. West ,, 6 6 6 64 92 90 J. Bobbitt ,, 4 4 5 83 80 86 C. M. R. Manhire 5 5 5 85 90 94 J. H. Graham 6 4 6 72 74 89 8. E. Davey 6 7 6 84 104 104 T. W. Betieridge (No. i) 5 4 82 72 — T. W. Betteridge (No. 2) 6 5 1 95 86 65 O. Betteridge 3 3 6 70 63 75 B. Fuchs (No. i) 6 3 0 41 81 51 E. Fuchs (No. 3) 5 8 3 94 85 r D E. W. Seque 5 4 5 88 61 85 J. Gold m , 5 5 80 86 — W. Turner 4 9 8 5 3 66 82 67 J. Aythorn i, 6 4 4 64 25 48 G. Skurr 2 6 0 54 40 20 W. Spence 7 6 6 27 16 78 D. Christ!* ¥ • 5 5 4 80 51 75 W. E. Noble , , 0 0 6 64 71 46 J. D. McKecknie 5 3 5 90 86 45 J. Nancarrow 4 0 8 70 58 81 H. Harris (No. 2) 6 0 6 73 81 64 Mrs J. Donald 6 0 5 98 54 76 J. Taylor 5 6 4 45 74 88 A. G. Blackwood 5 3 6 88 89 89 A. G. F. Ross 6 5 6 76 47 79 F. R. Cotton (No. ij 0 6 53 — 84 F. B. Cotton (No. 2) 6 5 0 88 94 81 T. S. Dove (No. 1) 0 0 5 10 46 55 T. 8. Dove (No. 3) 4 5 4 76 88 80

TEST 8 SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to enter thre< birds.) (Any Variety Light Breed* except White Leghorns.) Weekly Grand Tt. Total. to date. 1 2 3 1 2 8 R. Pearce (A) (No. 1) 4 8 8 81 76 83 B. Pearce (A) 35 S6 (No. 2) 4 0 2 20 8. H. Mitchell (A) (No. 1) 0 4 5 82 78 SB S. H. Mitchell 58 9 80 (A) (No. 2) 5 6 2 TEST 4. Black Orpingtons only— 48 70 9 H. Cottarn .. 0 0 1 T. D. Dalziel .. 14 2 66 78 58 L. P. Hawke .. 0 4 1 67 53 61 J. M. Campbell .. 2 0 4 43 19 76 A. R. Leckie .. 4 2 4 98 71 54 H. J. Baliin .. 4 0 2 98 61 81 K. H. Cookeon .. 0 6 4 71 98 106 TEST 5. (Any Variety Heavy Breeds except Black Orpingtons.) P. A. Cornish 18 — 95 (L.S.) 0 — 8 J. R. Griffen 55 97 (L.S.) 6 8 6 85 R. Drysdale 0 48 (W.B.) 4 0 4 53 A. JE. Hounsell (R.I.B.) 0 3 2 0 22 6 A. signifies Anconas, W.R. Rock, R.I.R. signifies Rhod signifies Whive Island Reds, L.S. signifies Light Sussex. TEST 6. FLOCK TEAM'S. (Light and Heavy Breeds.) (Six Birds.) Weekly total Light Breeds— Tl. to date. F. Hawes ; 31 502 M. C. Craig 29 506 F. Chapman 24 875 G. Sknrr .. 24 388 J. Liggins 26 425 G. H. Bradford .. . 21 291 J. Bobbitt . 20 844 W. Tumw . 19 389 W. E. Ward . 29 516 Green Bros. . S3 493 W. H. Went . 24 886 G. J. Verrall . 20 442 H. 0. West 25 403 H. W. Beck 21 887 Heavy Breeds— J. Kingsland (B.O.) . 32 882 H. W. Beck (B.O.) . id 282 TEST 7. SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each Competitor to Enter Three Purebred Ducks.) Weekly Grand TL Total to date. 1 3 8 1 2 8 White Pekina— 50 28 3. W. Thomson .. 7 7 7 23 Indian Runners— 104 99 J. W. Thomson .. 7 6 4 77 H. A. Dawber 81 74 (No. 1) 5 4 S 80 R. W. Hawke -.75 7 70 41 78 F. B. Cotton .. 7 6 6 112 98 109 J. C. Wilson 17 (W.R.) 7 7 7 16 19 A. 0, Adsett 38 98 (W.R.) 6 7 7 107 Mrs W. Warren 48 19 (W.R.) 7 7 7 47 A. G. F. Ross 0 7 7 98 106 116 G. A. Heath . . 7 7 1 111 105 103 H. A. Dawber #7 97 102 (No. 2) 0 5 5