EGG-LAYING

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21391, 6 February 1935, Page 8

EGG-LAYING

* UTILITY CLUB'S CONTEST AT PAPANUI FORTY-THIRD WEEK The thirtieth competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club began at Papanui on April 8. The returns for the forty-third week, ended February 1 (number of days 300) are:— TEST I — .!. H. SHAW .MEMORIAL CHALLENGE (tor Light and Heavy Breeds, single penned). W'klv. Weight. Tl. to total, o/. dr. date. 1.. I>. llawke (8.C.) : . 7 16 11 142 .1. Campbell (B.O.) ..7 14 10 230 .1. R. Griff en (Wei.) 0 —■— 98 K. Hughes . . 5 11 :; 217 A. i.\ Goodlet (No. 1) 5 . 11 4 107 K. P. Anderson (So. 1) 4 11 it 1 .-..-> K. J. Ross . . (i 13 •'! 142 G. L). Hollvman . . (I II it E. >'. Butler .. n 109 \V. Stcphen>on .. 0 14 11 L'2 1 .1. Still . . 6 i:i 1 •_• n:i Miss A. Mclntyre ..5 10 lu 186 A. 0. Goodlet (No. 2)0 HI T. »S. Dove . . :i 6 5 208 W. Turner . . ti It 15 248 .1. H. Jones . . (j 12 11 247 E. J'. Anderson (Xo. 2) 5 1 1 t 1 Mifi .1. Ibbotson ..6 11 1:1 234 .1. Brennan .. :■! 6 7 ■_'lo Green Bros. • . . 0 Hit S. F. Marshall . . 5 10 15 1!I7

TEST 2.—WHITE LUG HORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each competitor to enter Three Purebred Pullets, to be single penned.) Weekly Grand total Total. to date. i 2:; i 2 ■:, li. U. Tailor . . ti U ti 239 tiS 2111 G. Miller (Xo. 1) d :; li 217 215 236 A. ,1. ilaclaiuu . . 7 7 5 258 232 196 J. Liggins . . 4 5 :i 172 195 216 A. C. Goodlet .. ti 0 5 181 I'll 2C9 G. Miller (No. 2; 5 7 2 21ti 207 150 W. Mclnlvre .. (I 5 0 167 222 150 T. S. Dove (No. I) 5 3 <i 18:1 228 187 T. S. Dove (Xo. 2) 2 3 4 ltil IB!) 2:14. a. ]■:. Kitto .. :■■ 4 r, i 4:; 212 171; K. Allison . . 3 II 3 -.'07 i:) 0 210 .J. Jl. Jackson .. 4 1 3 201) 201 22!) U". Turner .. 4 ti 3 102 217 185 L. ,7. Glasson . . 0 3 2 138 181 204 M. C. Craig .. li 4 fi Ml!) 2:13 247 Miss 11. Keddell .. 4 li 5 224 260 249 ,1. 11. Jones .. 7 'ti - 257 232 ('. Bartlev .. 4 li 0 222 2J!) 174 K. IV Anderson .. 5 ti 5 Mil 22:1 105 J. Ibbotson li 2 7 228 235 24: i J. Maitlaml .. ti 3 4 210 17:: 13,-f Miss 1). White. .. 5 4 5 208 187 171 J. Wilde . . s 7 2 18:; 254 210 Miss !•'. Kerr .. 4 :i li 15:'. 1.14 222 11. Tabart ..56 5 174 180 218 11. Williams (Xo. 1) 11. Williams (No. 2) 5 0 2 214 2"9 217 Mrs If. Williams .. 2 5 5 190 249 24:) J. T. Hazolwood . . li 5 7 235 203 247 T. 11. Grant .. Mrs B. B. Andrews :: 1 5 228 |*4 196 W. Bnrrell . . 4 6 0 ins 171 217 A. 11. Corev . . 2 0 5 210 MO 19 1 W. M. Evans .. I 6 I). 1). Law . . 7 0 188 TLST :;. —BLACK' ORPINGTONS AND AUSTKALORI'S (Competitor to enter Three Birds). Weeklv Grand total Total. to date. A. S. Ci.niiack- .. 0 5 0 58 ir,s 170 11. M. Cookson (A.0.) 11 !■'. Hughes (A.0.) 4 3 2 177 12:! 172 \V. Jopson (A.0.) 6 0 4 -229 IS!) 220 S. llrumbv (A.0.) 5 :; 5 2;;0 225 226 T. Smith (A.0.) .. Miss F. Kerr .. 6 0 :; 208 170 172 .1. Campbell . . 0 6 4 186 221 181 G. Wheeler .. o>7 4 156 15.5 174 li. A. Mck'ifi .. 0 :i o Mis 122 208 A. S. Barrett ..01 5 179 172 154 B. Cotterell (Xo. 1) 3 1 m 199 135 16:j B. Cotterell (Xo. 2) 4 fi 5 208 MM 201 L. I'. llawke . . 2 li. P. Hollvman ■— 4 7 A. 11. I'owles .. 5 0 5 195 200 113 TEST 4.—A XV VARIETY LIGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS (other than White Leghorns or Black Orpingtons \. Weekly Grand total Total. to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 A. I). Fabian I M.) :; :i 2 154 216 108 Mrs A'. Crowthev (M.) II :; 5 Kl2 174 205 C. M. Goodman (M.) 6 0 170 \V. Stephenson (ILL.) I 4 6 147 146 18:1 A. Pnl/io] (Lao.) 7 Miss ]■". Kerr (B.O.) 0 7 3 87 127 12:1 A. W. Pritchard (B.O.) 0 0 2 119 98 19j A. W. Adams (S.W.) 1 :i 2 169 204 149 S. Atkinson (L.S.) 0 b 4 127 176 185 E. R. Buckley (H.T.K.) 5 li 5 191 111 194 TLST 5. FLOCK TEAMS' CONTEST. (Six Birds, Light and Heavy Breeds.) W'klv Weight. TL to Total, oz. dr. date. .1. Li-sins . . :U 62 12 1254 W. E. Ward (1 tl.) Ml 40 7 1088 Miss 11. Keddell (Xo. 1) 25 31 0 1094 Miss H. Keddell (No. 2) 34 70 8 1382 \\". Turner (No. 1) (1 d.) 22 47 2 1041 Mrs B. B. Andrews 29 59 12 1211 M. C. Craig (2 (I.) 14 29 12 794 lireen Bros. (2 d.) .. 9 18 10 1062 M. Holrovd (1d.).. 17 36 1(1 896 L. Brumby (A.0.) (1 d.) 22 51 7 870 W. Turner (No. 2) (1 d.) 20 42 3 948 E. I*. Anderson .. 2!) 6* 1 1216 TEST 6. —SINGLE. DUCK TEST. (Each Competitor to enter Three Purebred Ducks.) Weekly Grand total Total. to date. 12 3 1 2 3 Mrs G. K. Pollard , and Son (1.R.) 7 0 3 197 225 214 IT. A. Lucas (P.) 0 0 7 184 101 234 A. C. Adsett (W.R.) J. AY. Thomson (1.R.) 4 0 6 103 247 174 F. Ashworth (K.C.) (No. 1) !•'. Ashworth (K.C.) (Xo. 2) 6 5 5 256 25.1 236 S. F. Marshall (K.C.) 0 0 0 203 165 256 W. A. Pollard (1.R.) 3 6 0 203 280 169 EXPERIMENTAL TEST 1 A—FOR, LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS. Single penned. (White Leghorns and Black Orpingtons.) W'klv Weight. Tl. to Total, oz. dr. date. .1. Still .. ..6 13 4 256 E. P. Anderson (No. 1) 6 15 1 202 E. r, Anderson (No. 2) 3 7 5 181 V. Hughes . . 4 9 5 179 Miss F. Kerr (No. 1) 5 10 10 225 Miss V. Kerr (No. 2) 3 5 6 184 "VY. Dove .. ..5 118 189 N. Dove . . . . 4 8 10 170 A. E. Kitto '..4 9 6 157 T. B. Grant . . 4 8 8 199 L. J. Glasson (No. 1) 4 8 10 213 L. J. Glasson (No. 2) 5 11 32 184 \V. Turner ..5 11 1 192 D. A. McKie . . 2 4 1 217 J. Brennan . . 5 10 10 169 E. P. Butler ..5 11 7 160 A. W. Adams ..0 107 \Y. Mclntyre (Xo. 1) 6 12 14 182 W. Mclntvre (No. 2) 2 3 10 1111 R. Allison .. 5 12 2 184 R. M. Cookson (No. 1) 6 12 12 184 R. M. Cookson (Xo. 2) 6 12 0 183 A. H. Corev . . 6 13 1 I 214 G. D. Hollvman (Xo. 1 ) 0 174 G. D. Hollvman (Xo. 2) 1 22 155 H. Williams (Xo. 1)6 13 4 245 LI. Williams (Xo. 2 I 3 6 7 203. W. E. Ward ..5 11 2 212 A. C. Goodlet . . 3 • 7 1 199 L. Brumby .. 3 fi 2 235 T. Smith ..2 4 11 189 W. Stephenson .. 5 10 10 229 Miss D. White ..4 9 2 175 C. Bartlev .. 5 10 5 201 J. Campbell (B.O.) .. 3 7 11 203 A. S. Cormaek (B.O.) (No. 1) 7 14 7 169 L. Brumbv (A.0.) ..7 14 10 208 W. Jepson (A.0.) ..5 10 2 157 . A. S. Barrett (B.O.) 6 12 15 239 A. S. Pormack (B.O.) (No. 2) 1 "2 7 137 A. H. Fowles (B.O.) 1 22 194

EXPE I» IM ENT AI. TEST IB.—ANY yariety light or heavy breeds (other than White Leghorns or Black Orpingtons). W'kly Weight. Tl. to Total, oz. dr. date. L. .T. (ilassnn (1..5.) 6 13 6 160 A. 1). Fabian (M.) (Xo. 1) 120 A. Ual/.iel (L.) . . h 211 Miss ]■'. Kerr (B.O.) —• ■ —- Patty '(rriffen. (Barn.) .*> 13 12 102 I.ockv (irifTen (Barn.) 0 —■ A. W. Adams fS.W.) R 13 3 194 M. C. Craig (W.R.) 0 75 EXPERIMENTAL TEST IC.—SINGLE DUCK. W'kly Weight. Tl. to Total, oz. dr. date. .T. W. Thoni.-on (W.R.) i> lf>7 F. Ashworth (K.C.) . . 0