POULTRY COLUMN.

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 5, 30 September 1922, Page 18

POULTRY COLUMN.

EGG-LAYING , N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The followinc are the returns for the twenty-fourth week, ending September 25, the competitions arranged by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club, Papanui. LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Weekly

LIGHT BREED SINGES HEN CONTEST. (Competitors to enter three pullets.) Grand total to date. 1 ! »

HEAVY Bit BED SINGLE HEN CONTEST (Competitors to enter three pullets.) Bla'-k Omingtons— J. D. Drewett 112 116 55

SINGLE PEN DUCK COMPETITION. (Each competitor to enter three ducks.) Indian Itunners— T. Bond 97 157 94

LIGHT-BBEED FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST (For six purebred pullets between the age of 5i and 8 raoutus 1 White T.erhorn.G. H, Bradford o 5 520

Total. Total. Minoreas— A J Win®* .Til.188 A. W. White H. Williams ••«♦•*•••" m ••* 5 98 5 110 6 101 J. Ligsms U C 1 West ■■ ' - ■ — h 120 C N Thorn fion ■•■ -' — 6 123 5 59 Mrs. °1*L W. Jones 6 102 TtfYg F Gorinakl 116 6 130 5 113 Jx. b. P W” Shacklock X j',.-- T ---■ — 6 128 D McDougall 6 107 Hewitt 7 136 0 no .M.18S A» Rogen and Christie .- H W Be p k — 7 fi 76 89 W J Richards —- 5 124 5 64 W• bpenco ....••••• 5 86 Hiram Hunter .....— 5 96 Wooleton Tanneries U.F.U. 5 82 6 125 Mrs. W. Chambers - 5 66 6 122 W *E Wivrd 5 113 E. J. Merriman — 6 88 118 H Whittle 2 71 q Loader .......... 4 121 Green. Bros 6 58 6 73 5 61 J 0. Musgrave 6 114 D. E. B. Smith 6 51 102 jj* V*hh.iftl R .......... ——. 7 no m' T T?'ir»'h fl 6 85 3952 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Blaek Orpingtons— W R fiproRon - ?. 67 j p Drewett ............ 7 162 J.' P. Drewett 6 95 7 91 D. E. B. Smith 7 73 4 26 Rogen and Christie ......... 4 124 Rogen arM Christie * 40 jj /\ ......... 7 149 Croat! «/an£<ian— E V Arthur -— t 0 S9 Rho'i’e nila ■'■ iveu— \ 69 Total 50 1045 '

White Leghorna— ... ' Menzies and Lesrgatt ... J. Jenkinson «... . 110 . 79 KJ 71 71 53 E. AV. Jones - . 57 95 70 Fredk. Ellis — . 61 81 39 Smart Bros - , 1(11 90 3 R. W. Hawke . 124 87 FTZ P. W. Shacklock . 110 112 95 Waitoitoi Stud Farm.. . Ill 98 98 W. P. Hern . 44 115 128 James Robertson . 112 94 83 A. A. Hoare . 109 101 34 J. Taylor . 81 90 110 A. 0. Goodlet . 75 64 121 P. It. Whitford . 82 84 U5 A. Patterson — . Ill 46 120 E. L. Feldwick . 77 52 104 T. 8. Dove — — . 77 79 J. B. Merrett — . 70 65 63 Todd | Bros . 70 67 79 It. A. Hollis — . 48 70 25 R. W. Coomb es . 115 93 Calder Bros — . 49 115 j. Firth — , 55 96 77 T Bond . 64 80 57 S,L. Beer —: . 91 13 112 C Bennett — . 74 86 100 G. W. Black .. . 106 78 55 W. J. Chambers —— . 40 115 67

Mrs. W. Hewitt 85 127 lOO 69 77 G. 11. Mitchell 77 If. Williams 69 42 119 H. Williams 95 100 122 0. P. Bradford 97 87 98 ♦Mrs. McNaughton 115 52 72 J. Liggins 116 115 118 11 E. Martin — 104 124 100 Webb Br<*s. 66 68 82 T H. Gai diner 81 78 99 0. A. Inder —•*•••• 71 69 131 E. Fuchs 115 126 110 Green Bros. 56 85 53 Green Bros. — 84 114 113 S. G. Loader 100 112 54 J. Gunn 83 69 82 J. Oairns — - 50 68 75 W. IL Skidmore 100 92 119 I). F Coulter 89 117 100 Mrs. F. Gorinski —.... 105 78 84 Mrs. F. Gopinski 81 101 121 H. L. Downey 57 43 87 ♦Hon. 0. H. Izard 54 123 98 Hon. C. H. Izard 94 111 115 Hon. G. H. Izard ........ ICO 118 80 Hon. C. H. Izard 100 152 90 T. W. Bettridgc Wooleton Tanneries 72 107 130 U.P.C. - . 72 123 78 W. H. West - 133 122 95 Total 4726 5129 4974

Chas. Thomas 55 82 37 W H Sprosen 103 104 Mrs." A. M. Stewart — 37 82 113 I*. Olorenshaw 139 94 70 J K ]\Tarriott -....... 57 39 47 G IT Shaw 81 64 93 X TT Wheeler ...... n 75 42 "M CnnkRon —— 79 73 76 A. G. F. Boas — 91 89 81 J Gunn — 122 22 61 Rhode island Reda— J W Mathieeon 97 108 39 24 R2 if TTunter ill 109 59 T Kennedy 67 41 0 Silver YVyandottee— T Dowthwaite 100 75 F FT Lovell 66 94 79 White Plymouth Rocks— ltrs. A, M. Stewart 65 94 60 Totals ' 1479 1379 1172

J. H. Hannah 159 80 127 A. C. Clements 149 146 151 II. W. Hawkes 164 76 144 R. ’A. Hcllia 147 ia 133 11. W. Bond 87 86 88 Totals — 783 666 737 SINGLE DUCK CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. Weekly Total. Totas Fawn TncU-n Rnnnet — 119 J. C. Musgrave . 6 T. Dowthwaite . 6 114 Wb 'i > • jo i i ituiiner— 152 T. Dowthwaito — . 7 Totals ——— . 19 385

E. Orchard 29 682 IT Whittle T H Onrdine.r ... —.... 32 621 Barons and Stringer ...... 31 456 Barons and Stringer 33 577 J5 T/ Ppldwick ...... 28 510 ,T H Hannah .......... 35 416 tp r Whitford . 25 394 A H Adams . ~. 34 544 T. E. Hudson ..— 33 333 J. 0. Musgrave 31 540 J Higgins .... 500 31 438 Ij V Conch 31 584 H Harris ‘ .m-- — • • 30 620 if n Grain* ........ 33 673 Wilson '-f~ — 25 342 29 488 W*H Ward ....... 33 670 Bi-..'” ypprall Bros. .......—r---- — 34 601 Total 653 11.176 •One bird dead.