POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 120, 14 February 1920, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

1 I f EGG-LAYING i The fifteenth cgg-laylng competitijn organised by tho New Zealand Utilltj i Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 8, and will continue till March 31, 1920. The following are tho forty-fourth • n'eek'j results:— LIGHT BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. I (For purebred pulletß between the ages of oi and B months.) * ; Total Weekly to total, dato. Whito Leghornsi W. A. Oco and Son 5 185 Green Brothers (No. 1) 5 217 E. E. Marsden , 0 202 J. B. Merrctt /. 6 218 I T. Fazackcrly ; 5 207 ■ Beck and Oakley (No. 1) ... 1 189 I W. Newell 6 218 > Goorgo Geo 6 217 W. 0. Sail 6 216 •Calder Brothers (No. 21 6 237 Beck and Oakley (No. 2) ... 5 207 ' ! Green Brothers (No. 2) 6 240 H. Williams (No. 1) 7 231 i Hiss Jcssio James 7 2b2 ', Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 204 i ' Calder Brothers (No. 3) 5 219 i .H. Hunter 7 189 1 Oaldcr Brothers (No. 1) 6 W S. h. Beer 1 218 J. Liggins i 2C6 , G. H. Bradford 6 190 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 0 225 ; Black Minorcas— Mrs. Boach 4 177 '. H. Williams 5 136 Totals 115 £003 ! TWO YEARS' TEST. Tracey King 6 432 W. A. Geo and Son 5 413 . E. E. Marsden 6 301 i' Totah 17 1196 HEAVY BREEDS ' Single Birds Contest. (For purebred pullets between the ageg of 6 and 9 months.) Total ! Weekly to total, dato, !. American Barred Rock— \\ Green Brothers 5 225 '. Black Orpington— i J. M'Donald 0 233 Ehode Island Bed— *H. Hunter 0 42 Totals ..i 5 *SCO ' EXPERIMENTAL SINGH, PEN I CONTEST. | : ./or purebred fowls: Light breeds between I" the age of 5J and 8 months; heavy breeds between tho age of 6 and 9 i months.) Total Weokly to total, dato. Black Orpington— C. Renn 5 IS7 White Rock- ; H. Meadows and H. Bose .. 0 150 Rhode Island Red— C. H. Bull 0 67 i Silver Wyandotto- ! Beck and Oaklcv 0 35 American Barred BockProgress Poultry 'Farm .... 4 99 White Orpington— • E. B. Vcrcoo 6 182 White Leghorns- ' T. J. Eichards 5 295 Calder Brothers (No. 1) 0 170 ■George Gee 5 l r 2 Mrs. S. Dick 4 218 S. Dick 4 • 212 Calder Brothers (No. 2) .... 0 181 E. Marsden 3 205 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) ... 5 198 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 7 221 Tracey King 5 168 T. Fazackerly 5 178 .T. Liggins 5 226 W. A. Gee and Son 3 184 T. Wilkinson 6 223 Atkinson Brothers 6 171 T. E. Conway 7 235 Green Brothers (No. 1) 5 215 Calder Brothers (No. 3) 5 183 Green Brothers (No. 2) 4 199 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 5 213 Progress Poultry Farm .... 5 14) J. J. Rowberry 5 115 Progress Poultry Farm 4 159 • Webb Brothers 5 168 Totals ... 173 5230 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purobred pullets between tho ages of 5i and 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Minorcas— ! H. Williams 19 1163 Whito Leghorns— *Green Brothers (No. 2) ... 1Z 595 S. L. Beer 31 1161 •Tracey King 20 1169 Beck and Oakley 23 11P6 , M.' F. Blackman 23 «E0 B. Campbell 11 lore J.! Liggins 26 1205 Jf/ Stark and Son 26 1089 ; C. J. Norton 22 972 G. H. Bradford 27 1183 H. Ball 35 1169 Heretaimga Poultry Farm 25 1160 *J. S. Stevenß 13 91)1 G. Bonnett 26 UM E. B. Terry 26 1365 F. L. Ozanne : 23 1C« - O. H. Izard 24 1081 J.' T. M'Hare 24 112? *W. J. Chambers 24 1f63 E. iE. Marsden 32,' 1357 C. Renn 24 1176 *Mrs". E. D. Hunter 21 IK6 A; Olegg 27 1174 J. Nanearrow senr ?,2 1093 »R. W. Hawke 21 1145 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 24 IH6 Calder Brothers 33 1163 Green Brothers (No. 1) 23 17fi5 . ■ ' *W. J. Richards 20 977 L. Couch 25 w.% I ■ Master A. Haley 23 1087 W. A. Gee and Son 18 9J4 D. F. M'Dougall 17 yn>j) •fßcck and Oakley 15 797 L. T. Wright 25 1107 P. Freeman 29 1136 Mrs. Gorinski 24 1203 •Waitoitoi Stud Farm 16 1C26 W. Davcy 25 mi B. E. Tomkics 25 10J5 Oxford Poultry Farm 59 mi) ."/ R. W. Coombes 23 1261 ■ Verrnll Brothers Jl 981 Raiynurn Egg Ranch 32 1143 ; G. Gee : ; 29 1255 Inder and Phillips 19 mi ' *A. H..Skllton 2?. 11M J. , Robertson 34 1309 A.'M. Love 24 1117 ! D.Grahain 31 1179 C. Thomson 33 13^ ; *J. Wehb ■ 27 mi ■*T Richards ,„., 25 1147 Brown Loghorns— tIT. Hunter , 5 pi, JVerrall Brothers 0 5^6 I Totals 1321 62,098 LIGHT BREEDS. Il'wo Years' Te6t.) Total ! Weekly to _ . total, date, white LeghornsH. W. Beck !9 2423 Mrs. Gorinski 19 7,447 J. Liggins 18 'til Blaok Minorcas— H. Williams 22 2313 Totals 78 9339 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between the ■ age of i and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total.' date. Sliver Wyandottos— T. Kennedy 22 777 A. W. Adams 17 839 T. Dowthwaito 18 996 White Rocks— L. D. Adams 20 83i American Barred Rocks— D. Allingham 24 728 Black Orpingtons— O. If. Izard (No. 2) 19 972 T. E. Conway SO 1124 W. Blomfield 19 jin C. J. Norton 24 950 C. H. Izard (No. 1) 23 937 J. Nanearrow, senr 19 935 Anode Island Reds— P. E. Knyvctt 0 551 Totals 225 10,511 DUCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to total, date. Indian Runners— R. M. Copland .., 1 1151 "G. Bonnett 23 1117 *T. Dowthwaito 11 mo W. T. Green (No 1) 7 1275 Mrs. C. H M'Dougall 1 919 t.T. Donald 11 1229 *Heretaunga Poultry Farm 4 39 W. T. Green (No. 2) 10 1144 •Mrs. E. D. Hunter 22 1002 ; Totals 78 9904 ,; TWO YEARS' DUCK TEST. ' Indian Runners— 1 W. T. Green 0 2598 SINGLE DUOK CONTEST. (For purebred ducks over 5 and under 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, datfl. Indinn "Runners— H. Meadows 5 187 W. T. Green 0 234 !,. Wad hum 0 264 T. Mcadowß 5 161 J. Donald 0 164 Totals 10 957 •One bird dead. ITwo birds dead. ;Threo ; birds dead.