EGG-LAYING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20497, 16 March 1932, Page 8

EGG-LAYING.

« —: UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. Th» twenty-seventh competition organised by the New - Zealand Utility Poultry Club Teas commenced at -Papanui on April sth. The following are the returns for the week ended March 11th, 1932: TEST 1. J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. (For Light and Heavy Breeds.) (Single Penned.) W'kly Weight Ttl. to total oz. dr. date. Heavy Breeds —

L.S. signifies Light Sussex. 8.0. signifies Black Orpington. TEST 2. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each competitor to enter three Purebred Pullets to be Single Penned.) Weekly Grand total total (o date.

TEST 3. SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to enter Three Birds.) (Black Orpington only.)' Weekly Grand total total to date. 12 8 1 3 3 D. A. McKe* .. 4 6 K. G. Cliffen .. 4 7 1 228 188 107 H. Cottom . . 5 B. Cotterell .. 2 6 0 107 265 J96 J. Campbell 5 5 4 265 195 197 L. P. Hawk* .. 5 4 0. 165 237 90 R. M. Cookson .. 5 4 4 203 203 207 TEST 4. SINGLE HEN TEST. (Any Variety of Light or Hea*y Breeds other than White Leghorns or Black Orpingtons.) Weekly Grand total total <o date. 12 8 12 S S. H. Mitchell (A.) 0 5 5 186 218 219 B. C. Wilson (8.L.) 4 1 4 225 122 249 A. W. Pritchard (Bft 0.) 0 4 0 171 215 178 .1. It. Griffon (L.S.) 2 6 3 128 217 151 W. J. Brown (L.S.) 0 0 5 157 128 151 Mr* C. J. Williams (L.S.) A. W. Adams (S.W.) 4 6 6 106 138 217 A signifies Anconas. L.S. signifies Light Sussex. B.L. signifies Brown Leghorn. 8.0. signifies Buff Orpington. S.W. signifies Silver Wyandotte, i TEST S. FLOCK TEAMS TEST. (Light and Heavy Breeds.) Six Birds.) Wkly Weight Ttl. to total, oz. dr. date. Light Breeds — L. Roache .. 13 26 It 1208 W. Knight .. 18 34 .7 1245 L V. Couch, ID .. 16 34 2 1123 A. E. R. Saville .. 12 27 10 1107 F G. Chapman, Id 13 28 5 968 a. H. Bradford, Id 17 37 9 1159 M. 0. Craig (No. 1) 14 32 3 1257 M C. Craig (No. 2) 16 85 4 1852 Verrall Bros., 2d . . 14 SO 12 1176 H. Williams . . 25 53 10 1282 G. Skurr, 18 . . 14 ,31 6 1131 8.0. signifies Black Orpington. TEST 6. SINGLE DUCK JEST. (Each Competitor to enter s thufee Purebred Ducks.) INDIAN RUNNERS. , Weekly Grand total total to date. J 12 3 12.8 II A. Pawber .. 5 0 6 217 301 255 G A. Heath .. 0 4 1 239 288 151 A. G. F. Ross .. 0 0 6 217 138 273 J.W. Thomson .. 0 2 4 255 272 825 TEST 7. SINGLE DUCK TEST. OTHER THAN INDIAN RUNNERS. Weekly 'Grand total total to date, 12 3 12 8 H. A. Dawber (P.) S 0 5 201 195 232 F. Ashworth (K.C.) 0 6 '221 278 P. signifies Pekln. K.C. signifies Khaki Campbell.

J. Campbell (B.O.) (No. 1) 4 9 5 263 J. Campbell (B.O.) 187 (No. 2) 3 7 1 H. Cottom 6 10 1 24!) II. Wood 6 12 12 215 White Leghorn* — W. H. West 0 — — 185 Miss K. HcKechnie 4 9 5 254 S. F. Marshall 4 7 13 235 ,1. Ibbotson 4 8 11 277 Master K. Heazlewood 4 8 15 237 Jj. Koache (No. X) . . 5 10 10 261 A. M. Espie 4 9 11 258 h. P. Haivke 0 — — 137 Green Bros. 5 12 7 197 G. P. Bradford .. 5 10 10 180 MuKechnie and Nancarrow 5 11 3 241 A. C. Goodlet 7 17 1 282 Miss A. Mclntyre .. 5 10 ?■ 216 T. S. Dove 4 8 4 258 H. Williams 5 9 14 292 I/. Roacbe (No. 2) 0 — — 270 W. Turner 4 9 1 228 K. G. 8. Chapman 4 8 7 226

1 2 3 1 2 3 A. Belworthy * .. 6 0 6 274 198 215 P. A. Cornish .. 0 5 6 171 240 217 L. V. Couch ,. 4 2 6 233 191 234 A. J. Davey .. 5 0 6 197 191 228 A. M. Espie 4 0 4 228 242 275 Ij. J, Glasson 5 5 2 209 246 212 Mrs R. Heazle*vood 5 4 6 196 255 207 J. Wilde 5 5 3 226 253 210 J. Ihbotson 4 6 ■— 259 278 — W. Knight 0 0 4 205 229 253 A. McKenzie 0 0 0 218 169 222 C. V. Miller 5 4 3 196 226 237 W. A. Smith 1 4 4 216 228 211 W. Turner (No. 1) 5 4 — 227 240 — W. Turner (No. 2) 3 5 5 227 221 236 E. Hatch 0 4 0 194 235 184 B. Andrews 0 0 ■ 5 186 133 240 J. Byers 0 0 4 169 159 221 McKochnie and Nancarrow 2 4 5 208 225 262 W. Mclntyre 0 5 3 253 247 264 D. Christie 1 0 5 218 201 293 Master J. Christie 0 5 0 177 207 230 L. Dickie 5 6 3 239 283 236 A. G. Smith 0 0 5 194 203 237 J. Holloraby 1 8 3 200 219 178 H. G. Cliffen 0 — 0 2*06 — 236 B. S. Whittaker . . 2 2 5 225 214 264 J. H. Jackson 4 1 1 260 210 214' 1). Blythe 6 2 0 276 259 192 R. Kennedy 5 5 5 247 209 236 G. MeClatchi# 3 0 5 208 156 222 S. E. Davey 4 4 4 260 217 182 T. S. Dove (No. i) 4 0 1 234 262 142 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 5 0 ' 4 236 221 249 T. B. Grant 0 — 4 143 — 260 H. Williams (No. i> 5 5 6 236 260 277 H. •Williams (No. 2) 6 0 0 261 256 122 A. J. Maclalne 6 6 5 289 236 256 W. Tj. Donald H 6 1 258 273 2.1-5 E. Fuchs (No. 1) 3 0 3 217 201 224 K. Fuclis (No. 2) 0 5 7 203 192 282 R. Heailewood 5 0 0 227 200 207 M. C. Craie (No. i) S 0 3 274 154 192 M. C. Craig (No. 2) 3 4 4 211 224 239 T. Taberner 0 — 6 238 — 236 J. Ijigsins 4 5 0 242 292 >98 Green Bros. S 2 5 215 393 193 0. M. R. Manhir* 0 0 0 241 202 222 •T. • Bobbitt 5 0 4 217 110 101 T. Bond 5 1 5 258 233 255 A. .T. Brock 3 5 6 162 259 2^3