POULTRY COLUMN.

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 35, 4 November 1922, Page 18

POULTRY COLUMN.

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N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The following are the returns for the twenty-ninth week, ending October 28, of the competitions arranged by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club. Pananul:— LIGHT BREED FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST (For six purebred pullets between the agre of 5J and 8 months.) b Weekly

White Leghorns— G. H. Bradford Total. Total ... 31 ... 33 682 840 E. Orchard i_r whittlo . .............. ... 34 829 H. VV1UVI.1V, • ••••• 775 Barons and Stringer . ... 26 604 Baroils and Stringer .. ... 36 734 ... 25 652 j,‘ H. Hannah ... 35 586 ... 29 ... 30 A . Adams 706 ... 37 490 ... 34 697 J. C. Atusgrav© ... 37 J. Liggins ■ *• ... 42 611 ... 35 759 ... 33 783 q Qraigj ..•••• ... 36 850 ... 29 479 Verrali Bros. 647 ... 35 840 Brown Leghorns— ... 31 759 .. 2694 4.527 light breed single hen tlH a MBlOA ship. Winorcas — Itl i e =i a iT W i n g White Leghorns— H. Williams 5 123 J. Gu'nu . ... 3 141 ■ J. Liggins H. C. West .... 5 129 ... 5 147 C N. Thomson ... 4 140 P. Colo ... 5 w Mrs. E. W. Jones 5 223 Mrs. FZ Gorinski ... 7 149 W. P. Hern ... 7 163 R. S. JI. Carter ... 4 136 157 ... 6 137 A Earlv ... 6 129 Rogen and Christie ... 7 110 H W Bn.pk ... 4 110 W J Richards ... 6 153 ... 7 92 108 ... 4 t Hiram Hunter .....••••■■ / Wooiston Tanneries U.P 6 123 0. 6 141 A. H. Adams ... 6 110 ... 4 152 Mrs."W. Chambers ... 6 95 J B M p rrett ... 5 G H Bradford ... 7 153 W E Wa r d ... 6 140 ... 5 113 8. L. Beer ... 7 150 K Whittle - 101 ... 5 144 ... 7 88 ... 5 101 ... 6 92 ... 6 142 p E B Smith ... 5 77 E L*~ Feld wick «.. ... 5 130 jj Whittle ... 5 138 T J Richards ........... ... 5 113 Totals ... 221 5033 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Blaok Orpingtons— ... 3 92 195 .... 7 J P Drewett ... 6 122 A *f Wood. .... 4 122 DEB Smith ... 6 91 ... 0 110 Rogen x and Christie ... 4 148 •Rogen and Christie ... 0 40 .. 4 1749 Croad Langshan— E V Arthur ........ ... 0 '109 Rhode Island Red—i 83 ... 40* 1291 LIGHT-BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. . Grand total to date. 1 2 3 White Leghorns— 135 105 103 , Menzies and Leggatt ...

J. Jenkinson ... 104 86 83 K W. Jones 85 117 97 Fredk. Ellis 91 103 68 Smart Bros 128 116 3 It. W. Hawke 155 119 115 P. W. Shacklock lit 139 122 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 140 120 128 W P Hern 75 137 161 James Robertson 140 124 108 135 179 63 111 118 138 101 111 149 P.‘ R. Whitford 107 108 112 A. Patterson 139 72 145 }■' Ti Fold, wick 105 76 131 T* 8k Bove 106 107 106 J- R Mprrett 97 94 80 Todd Bros 103 97 105 p A 73 98 r: W. Combes 141 124 150 Colder Bros. 69 145 97 .T Firth 83 123 101 78 104 81 11R 13 139 Cl Bonnett 105 116 129 G. W. Black 134 1C6 83 W J Ohnmhprfi 69 139 94 Mrs. W. Hewitt 110 157 93 G. H. Mitchell 105 124 104 97 72 146 H. Williams 122 128 151 C. P. Bradford 123 114 126 Mrs. McNaughton 43 73 99 149 743 142 H. E."Martin 130 155 130 AVehh Prop. 94 70 109 T. H. Gardiner 111 104 116 C A Tndpr 99 89 E. Fuchs 145 155 149 Groen Bros. 85 115 81 112 144 143 125 139 79 ,T (riinn 110 97 110 66 95 101 W. JI. Skidmore 132 121 149 T) F Coulter lib 145 124 Mrs. F. Gorinskl 134 107 108 Mrs. F. Gorinskl 111 127 148 TT T». Downey M . 91 115 Hon. 0. H. Izard Hon. 0. Ti. Izard 54 142 129 121 128 142 Hon. C. H. Izard 131 147 108 Hon. 0. H. Izard 128 164 121 T. W. Betteridge Woolston Tanneries’ • — 100 140 151 160 105 U.P.C 103 W H West 163 153 121 s 6270 6613 6501 -••ntirrinr HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. Black Orpingtons— 146 J. P. Prewett Chas. Thomas 141 85 86 110 62 W p. Rprosen 89 124 127 Mrs. A. M. Stewart 65 105 14g P. Olorenshaw 171 113 99 81 61 66 G IT Shaw j 100 97 112 . A H. Wheeler 86 89 62 R. M. Cookson 103 103 92 A. G. F. Rosa 104 100 101 J. Gunn .... 151 22 82 Rhode Island Rods— 135 .T. AV. Mathieson 123 64 H L. Powney 53 41 103 129 140 76 •T Kpnnedv .............. 92 68 0 Silver Wyandottes— T. Bowthwaite ........ 119 97 95 F. H Lovell 89 119 98 White Plymouth Rocks— Mrs. A. M. Stewart . 104 118 79' Totals /. ...... 1890 1797 1541 SINGLE PEN LUCK COMPETITION. (Each competitor 'to enter three ducks.) Ind’an Runners— 130 190 T. Bond 129 J. It. Hannah 162 113 162 A. C. Clements 175 180 186 ■R, W. Hawkes 199 109 177 R. A. Hollis 178 152 168 H W Peek 122 121 123 f Totals — 966 865 945 SINGLE DECK CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. Weekly Total. Total. Fawn Indian •Runner— 150 6 T. Dowthwaito « 148 White Indian Runner — 186 7 Tdtals ' 9 484 •One bird dead.