EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20415, 9 December 1931, Page 5

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-seventh competition organised by the New Zealand Utility. Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April sth. The following are the returns for the thirty-fifth week, ended December 4th (number of days, 244) : TEST 1. H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. (For Light and Heavy Breeds.) (Single Penned.) W'kly Weight Ttl. <o tdial oz.dr. date.

TEST 2. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each competitor to enter three Purebred iio Kiturin Ppnnp.d.)

TEST 3. SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to enter Three Birds.)' (Black Orpingtons only.) Weekly Grand total total to date.

TEST 4. (Any Variety of Light or Heavy Breeds other than White Leghorns or Black Orpingtons.) ■Weekly Grand total tnial to date.

A. signifies Anconax. LIS. signifies Light Sussex. B.l<. signifies Brown Leghorn. 8.0. signifies Buff Orpington. S.AV. signifies Silver Wyandotte. TEST 5. FLOCK TEAMS TEST. (Light and Heavy Breeds.) (Six Birds.) Wkly Weight Ttl. to total or. dr. date.

TEST 6. SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each Competitor to enter three Purebred Ducks.) Weekly Grand total total to date.

TEST 7. SINGLE DUCK TEST. OTHER THAN INDIAN RUNNEKS. Weekly Grand total total to date, H. A. Dawber (P.) X 4 6 179 157 200 F. Ashworth (K.C.) 7 7 P. signifies Pekrn. . K.C. signifies Khaki Campbell. |

Heavy Breeds— oia ot J. Campbell (B.O.) 211 (No. 1) 5 11 3 J. Campbell (B.O.) 10 143 (No. 2) 3 6 II. Cottom b — — 191 H. Wood 6 13 1 157 White Leghorns^ W. H. West 6 34 2 137 Miss Iv. McKechnie 5 11 7 189 S. P. Marshall 6 11 !) 167 «T. Ibbotson 7 13 12 198 Master R. Heazleivood 6 13 2 178 L. Ro*cnu (No. 1) 7 U 1 185 A. M. Espie 6 12 15 179 Ij. P. Hawke . . 1 2 3 137 Green Bros. 5 11 14 156 G. P. Bradford 5 10 6 118 McKechnie and 177 Nancarrow 6 13 0 A. C. Goodlet 7 15 4 193 Miss A. Melntyre 6 13 2 139 T. S. Dove 5 8 10 191 H. Williams 0 11 7 218 L. Roache (.No. 1) 6 12 1 202 W. Turner 6 12 3 178 F. G. S. Chapman 3 6 5 176

Pullets to be Sin 2l0 re nnea ■ ) Weekly Grand lotal total to date. 1 2 3 1 2 A. Behvorthy 6 6 5 194 14G 141 1'. A, Cornish 5 6 e 141 164 132 L. Y. Couch 5 4 4 171 141 157 A. J. Davey 1 ;; 6 4 136 145 160 A. M. Kspie 2 G 5 171' 165 203 L. J. Glasson 0 6 5 132 183 151 Mrs R. Ileazl-ewood 6 6 3 136 186 152 J. Wilde 5 6 3 154 183 178 J. Ibbotson ti 5 5 193 197 160 W. Knight 4 6 6 170 176 170 A. McKenzie 6 5 3 167 128176 C. F. Miller .. 5 7 6 133 147 170 W. A. Smith 5 7 5 168 149 149 W. Turner (No. ij (i 6 0 147 161 145 \V. Turner (No. 2) 5 6 3 182 142 178 K. Hatch 7 5 5 131 164 123 B. B. Andrews a 0 4 140 102 167 J. Byers •t 5 3 153 107 165 McKeehnie and 189 Nancarrow 2 5 5 159 161 W. Mclntyre 5 5 5 208 167 187 1). Christie f, 4 7 156 187 212 Master J. Christie 6 5 G 132 137 182 Ti. Dickie C 6 5 163 194 162 A. G. Smith 0 5 5 130 153 162 J. Hollomby < 4 5 6 177 170 134 E. G. Cliffen ., 5 — 6 178 — 178 B. S. Whittaker ., 7 3 7 164 160 187 J. II. Jackson ,, 6 5 5 189 155 183 D. Blytho . , 6 G 5 195 198 152 R. Kennedy 5 7 7 175 127 165 G. McClatchie 3 6 5 164 134 152 S. E. Davey 7 S 4 201 161 116 T. S. Dove (No. ij 6 4 4 197 210 123 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 6 6 5 158 162 184 T. B. Grant 4 5 113 —■ 205 A. J. Maclaine 7 G 4 213 168 185 II. Williams (No. ij 6 6 5 158 193 203 II. Williams (No. 2) 6 7 0 177 215 122 W. Tj. Tonald 5 7 3 184 199 181 E. Fuchs (No. i j 7 6 5 150 156 159 E. Fuchs (No. 2) 3 6 5 165 123 200 R. Heazlewood 4 7 7 16G 153 156 M. C. Craig (No. ij 6 6 6 194 131 132 M. C. Craig (No. 2) 7 5 6 143 149 163 T. Tabprner 3 5 5 182 195 167 J. Liggins 6 6 1 179 2U 152 Green Bros. 6 4 6 153 131 135 C. M. R. Manhire H 5 6 188 155 164 J. Bobbitt 6 b 5 130 86 121 T. Bond 5 6 5 183 179 183 A. J. Brock 2 G 3 142 184 173

1 2 3 1 2 3 D. A. MrKce .. 5 5 8 100 177 103 K. G. Cliffen .. 4 6 2 179 123 73 H. Cottom .. 5 — b 142 — 118 B. C'otterell .. 0 4 4 90 187 153 J. Campbell . . 5 5 5 201 135 118 L. P. Ilawkij .... 7 5 0 B9. 168 68 R. M. Cookbon 5 5 5 158 156 146

' 1 tola 2 i 3 u 1 uai B. S. H. Mitchell (A.) 5 4< 4 151 159 159 B. C. Wilson (B.L.) 5 0 1 156 106 186 A. W. Pritchard (Buff O.) 4 3 1 154 168 165 J. R. Griffen (L.S.) 3 e 0 94 151 100 W. J. Brown (L.S.) 4 4 1 116 120 113 Mrs C. J. Williams 181 (L.S. 0 7 4 192 204 A. W. Adams (S.W.) 5 b 4 Go 85 155

Light Breeds— L. Roaclie ., 50 59 13 897 W. Knight 18 37 0 968 L. V. Couch 20 41 5 875 A. E. It. SaTillo 24 51 11 847 P. G. S. Chapman 23 48 4 722 G. H. Bradford 27 56 1 826 M, C. Craig (No. ij 24 49. 14 953 M„ C. Craig (No. 2) 33 04 7 1010 Verrall Bros., Id H. Williams 21 44 5 . 894 26 53 13 925 G. Skurr, Id .28 58 8 841 ■

1 2 3 1 2 3 Indian Runners— H. A. Dawber 6 5 4 J 54 236 202 G. A. Heath 7 7 7 J 88 233 130 A. G. P. Ross 7 4 0 135 120 188 J. W. Thomson 4 3 7 190 204 233