EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19805, 18 December 1929, Page 8

EGG-LAYING.

PAPANUI COMPETITION. Tk» twenty-nfih competition organised br the New Zealand Utiiity Poultry Club wa« commenced at Pepanui on April 7th. The following are the returns for the thirty-sixth v/eek, ended December 14th (number of davj 252) : TEST 1. J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. ■ For Light acd Hen? Breeds.) '.Single Penned.) W'k-y Weight Tl. to '.ota!. oi. Or. date.

OMvf iireeds-.--J. M. Campbell . B.O. ; « 8 1 isa T. 1). LsUiel (B.O ! 5 10 3 ltiWhite Leghoras— Mrs W. H. West . 6 13 2 131: F. Hawes 5 10 5 lfi4 A. M. KgpU . 3 6 6 193 F. J. HHIia 6 12 S 1-5 F. JJiinstan . 5 12 4 2 02 J. M. Campbell a 7 0 SL F. Ashworth 0 . 9t F. R. Cottoa. a 4 r> 174 C. Boriley 5 Id 2 13U Miilard Bros. 5 11 2 181 Master R. Lig^iua 4 8 8 169 Miss J. Liggins . 4 8 4 146 T. D. Daiziei a 8 12 184 K. J. Ross 0 It 2 £09 A. O. F. Ron 4 8 14 172 W. E. Ward 6 13 6 144 A. C. Goodlet 1 2 1 152 Green Bros. 4 9 0 161Miss A. Jakim 5 10 6 182 W. S;;r-cce 3 6 14 155 C. A. Stratford (No 1 5 11 8 185 C. A. Stratford (Ko I 7 IS 0 234 S. H. George 2 4 6 129 S. G. Batten S n o 197 TEST 3. SINGLE : HEN TEST. Competitor to c ents <r three bird it.' Anr Variety Light B treed s other than Wtite Leghorn s. V I'eek! y Grand Ti. 1 Tota 3 1 t" date. 2 3 R. Pearee ; A. ' (Ko. 1; s * ft 163 : 18.1. .143 R. Pearce (A.) (No. 2- » 0 0 119 93 141 S. H. Mitchell (A.) (Ko. i; 6 ;. 5 158 : 171 124 S H. Mitchell (A.) (Vo. S> ft 2 5 14S 90 134 TEST 4. i'Black Orpi ingt ocs < 3d It.) H. Cottam d 5 2 43 : 164 54 T. D. Dalziel 3 ft 4 142 : 140 125 L. P. Hawke 6 4 5 156 : 139 153 •T. M. Campbell . . 4 4 5 99 ; 100 172 A. R. Leekie 4. n 3 190 ' 133 163 H. J. Rallin 7 ■_: 7 188 : L32 169 R. M. Cookson . . 3 2 4 142 : L84 181 TES ;t 5. i'Aet Variefr Heat t I ireed s other than Black O rpin iprton ».) Weekly G rand Ti. total to-dale 1' 2 8 1 2 3 P. A. Cornish (L-.S.j S <J S 108 39 170 J. R. Grifferj (L.8.) S 4 6 179 : L24 191 R. r*y»dale(W.R.) S S 5 143 80 139 A. %. Hounsell (R.I.R.) 1 6 0 86 : LIS 72 A. Signifies Ancona s. W.R. signifies White Rock. R.I.R. signifie s Rhodi e Island I Red a, L.S. signifies Light Suss ;ex. TEST S. FLOCK TEAMS. (Light and Heavy B; reeds.) (Six Birdi.) W'kly Weight Tl. to total. , or., dr. date. Light Breeds — F. Hawes „,„ ao 40 14, 1028 M. C. Crair 29 61 4 1108 F. Chapman „.. 32 67 6 951 G. Skurr 23 59 13 978 J. Liggins ■26 55 10 972 G. H. Bradford 27 59 12 734 ,T. Bobbitt 29 61 12 959 W. Turner 34 50 3 996 W. K. Ward 23 50 3 1063 Green Bros. 29 63 10 1114 "W. H. West 25 54 10 985 G. ,T. Terra 11 28 57 2 1046 H. C. Weet 26 57 14 876 H. W. Beck SO 62 10 994 Heavy Breads — .T. Kingsland (B.O 17 3ft « 860 H. W. Beek (B.O.) 19 38 9 785 TEST 7. SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each Competitc >r t o En ter Three Purebrei 1 D ■ticks .) Weekl y Or and Tl. Total to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 White Fekins— J. " "W. Thomson * 4 6 1SS 17S 137 Indian Runners — .T. W. Thomson 5 6 S 208 231 206 H. A. Dawber (No. 1) 4 » , 0.138 1 28 132 R. W. Ha-wke S 4 6 161 1 39 196 F. R. Cotton 6 7 2 227 2 09 212 J. C. Wilson (W.R.) 3 4 0 125 1 27 109 A. C. Adsett (W.R.) < d 6 ISO 64' 225 Mri W, Warren (W.R.) 8 ft 2 153 1 7ft 145 A. G. T. Ross 7 3» 0 194 2 16 202 O. A. Heath 6 6 7 236 2 16 211 H. A. Dawber (No. 2) « 0 6 211 197 1S7