EGG-LAYING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 56, 29 November 1919, Page 16

EGG-LAYING

UTILITST CLUB'S COMPETITION. The New Zealand Utility I'oultry Club's fifteenth egg-laying competition opened on April 8, and will continue till March 31, 1920. The following arc the thirtythird week's results:— LIGHT BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 6J and 8 months.) Total Weekly in . total, date. White Leghorns--W. A, Gee and Son 6 129 Green Bros. INO. 1) 6 164 E. E. Marsden 6 175 .1. B. Merrctl 4 165 T. Fazackerlcy 6 149 Heck and Oakley 'No. 1) ... 5 165 W. Newell 6 157 Geo. Gee 6 154 W. 0. Sail 6 .151 Calder Bros. (No. 21 6 176 Beck and Oa.kley (No. 2) ... 5 155 Green Bros. (No. 2) 7 178 H. Williams (No. 1) 6 165 Miss Jessie James 2 176 H'aitoitoi Stud Farm 2 153 Cnlder Bros. (No. 3) 6 162 11. Hunter : 6 129 Calder Bros. INO. 1) 4 165 H. Ij. Beer 4. 184 .1. biggins 5 1M G. H. Bradford 1 144 Mrs. E. I). Hunter 7 177 Black Minorcas- . ■ Mrs. Roach 5 132 H. Williams 5 91 Totals 1 119 3746 TWO TEARS' TEST. Tracey King 6 423 W. A. Geo and Son 6 357 E. li. Marsden 6 237 Totals 16 1019 HEAVY BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ages of 6 and 9 mouths.) Total Weekly to total, date. American Barred RockGreen Bros 6 172 Black Orpington— J. M'Donald 7 190 Rhode Island Red— »H. Hunter : 0 42 Totals 13 404

EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred fowlt: Light breeds between the age of Si aud 8 mouths; heavy breeds between the age of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date, Black Orpington0. Bonn 4 112 White Kock--11. Meadows and H.Rose... 7 133 Rhode Islaud RedC. H. Hull 1 50 Silver WyandotteDcck and Oakley 2 36 American Barred Hock— Progress Poultry Farm 0 71 White Orpington— K. H. Vercoe 6 121 White LeghornsT. J. Richards 5 146 Calder Bros. (No. 1) 2 150 Geo. Gee 4 98 Mrs. S. Dick 5 159 S. Dick 5 163 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 5 132 E. Marsden 4 180 Beck and Oakley (No. D... 6 139 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 156 Tracey King 6 112 T. Fazackcrly 5 336 J. Liggins -7 176 W. A. Gee and Son 5 140 T. Wilkinson 7 161 Atkinson Bros 5 117 T. E. Conway 6 170 Green Bros. (No. 1) 6 162 Calder Bros. (No. 3) 5 129 Green Bros. (No. 2) 0 154 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 156 Progress Poultry Farm ... 4 133 J , . J. Howberry 4 73 Progress Poultry Farm 6 113 • Webb Bros 4 110 Totals : 136 3866 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between the ages of 5J and 8 mouths.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Miunrcai— 11. Williams 29 ■9M White Leghorns— l 'Grcen Bros (No. 2) 15 817 S. L. Beer 25 943 Tracey King 25 914 Heck and Oakley 27 899 It. F. Blackmail 25 708 ■ 11. Campbell 54 710 J. Liggiiiß : 37 913 i\. Stark and Sou 28 810 . C. .1. Norton 23 715 G. If. Bradford 28 852 11. Ball 32 817 lleretnunga Poultry Farm 23 871 .1. S. .Stevens 28 746 (i. Bonnett 34 833 K. G. Tetry 33 1028 1\ 1,. Ozaiiue 31 7SO C. U. kard 18 830 J.'T. ll'Hart' 26 £63 W. .1. Chambers 24 839 K. J , !. Jfarsden 26 1051 C. Keim 27 861 Mrs. IC. D. Jiunlcr 23 877 A. Clegg .'...31 884 .1. Ifancarrow, sen 29 811 K. W. Ha-wke 30 859 Dulmuir Poultry Yards ... ol 878 Calder Bros 32 566 Green Broe. (No. 1) 36 904 W. J. Richards 18 754 L. Couch 31 934 Master A. Holey • 24 850 W. A. Get ana Son 22 745 D. P. Jl'Dougall 35 947 tßeek and Oakley 14 618 L. T. Wright SO 812 P. Freeman 31 823 Mrs. Gorinsld 30 939 ♦Waitoitoi Stud Farm 2t 823 W. Bavey £9 812 B. E. Tomkies 26 784 Oxford Poultry Farm 25 908 R. W. Coomhcs 34 926 Verrall Broe 23 652 liangiuru Egg Ranch 31 840 G. Gee 33 919 ■ Inder and Phillips 25 914 A. H. Skilton 33 844 J. Robertßon 35 233 A. M. Love •>. is 829 .1). Graham w27 915 0. Thomson 35 1012 •T. Webb 36 701 ♦T. Richards 26 862 Brown Leghornstlf. Hunter 21 462 tVerrall -Bros (. 20 4U

Totals 1543 16,788 LIGHT BREEDS. (Two Tears' Test.) Total Weekly to total, date. " White leghorns- ... H. W. Beck 27 2219 Mrs. Gorinski : 39 2198 1 J. Liggins '5 1518 Black MinorcasH. Williams 2029 Totalß 105 . 5355 HEAVY BREEDS 'CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between the age of 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Silver WyandottesT. Kennedy ® A. W. Adams .35 £05 T. Bmsthwaito White HocksUD. Adams -5 627 American Birred HocksI). Allingham "7 TO Black Orpingtonsn. F. Izard (No. 2) « <25 T. E. Conway A W. Blomfield 16 *'■< p. ,T. Norton 2J TJJ (1 H. Tzard (No. 1) 30 JJJ .r. Nancavrow. sen 19 (W ■Rhode Island RedsP. E. Kuyvett i »_N w Totals 2 50 7852 TITIPK. CONTEST. • Total Weekly ' to total, date. Ulll'iip'JK. jr. Copland ™ fi. Bounett 21 •T. Dowthwalte 27 874 WT. Green (No. 1) - ,J ln £® Mrs. C. H. M'Dougall J5 W ».T. Donald ♦TTeretaunga Poult T Farm 35 7SI W. T. Green INO. 2) "Jtrp. E. R. Hunter "« "™ Totals WSS TWO VFAUR' DOCK OOXTKST. Indian Runners- „ fW. T. Green SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (For purebred duclis over 5 and under 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Indian Runner?H. Meadows J JJ< W. T. Green J L. Wadham J Jfj T. Meadows » J 1 " J. Donald * ™ Totals 25 *One bird dead. tTwo birds dead.