POULTRY COLUMN.

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 69, 15 December 1923, Page 27

POULTRY COLUMN.

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N.Z. ■UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The following aro tho returns for the thirty-fifth week, ended December 8. ot the competitions arranged by, the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club. Paoanul: LIGHT-BBEED BLOCK TEAMS’ CONTEST. FOR SIX PUREBRED PULLETS. Weekly Total. Total.

LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN EGGLAYING CONTEST. Grand Total

Avis Bradstock 113 129 126 LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CHAMPION-

SINGLE DUCK CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST FAWN INDIAN RUNNEIbWeekly Total. Total. L. A. Wadham 6 114 S. G. Batten 6 84

BROWN LEGHORNS— Verre.il Bros ... 23 805 WHITE LEGHORNS-Ven-all Bros .. 20 oil /Green Bros 23 536 *.T, C. Musgrave .. 25 871 *11. Harrison .. 14 836 «G. B. Bradford ... 21 751 *W. 0. Sail T. Kennedy .. 23 683 ... 37 719 *W. E. Ward .. 26 8E6 T. S. Dove .. 32 871 H W. Beck .. 27 878 JI. Whittle .. 29 601 11. Williams .. 30 898 M. 0. Craig .. 34 1003 J. Liggins .. 27 1055 *Cumberpatch Bros .. 16 697 H. Harris .. 27 868 T. fl. Gardiner ... 25 914 MINORCASH. Williams .. 25 807 Totals .. 483 15,690 tOne bird dead. *Two birds dead.

• to date. Bird Bird Bird No. 1. No. 2. No. 5. minorcasScanlon and Commons 126 145 131 WRITE LEGHORNS— T. W. Betteridge 140 166 162 Mrs. J. Johnston 136 150 160 IV. H. West - 141 159 114 W. Barrell 177 193 146 H. W. Rule 156 164 159 Mrs. McNaughton .... 171 129 113 A. N. McNaughton ... 163 142 167 Hay and Congalton . 129 186 131 Webb Bros 167 159 120 .1. D. McKechnie Woolston Tanneries P. Club 143 160 163 174 169 84 A. Hoare 166 131 145 J. W. Thomson 162 184 92 A. H. Adams 181 119 162 H. Williams 165 178 159 Green Bros 145 129 153 Green Bros 188 142 175 J. H. Duffield 182 196 157 J. 0. Norton 170 197 175 Galder Bros 169 126 166 Calder Bros 141: 151 185 Oumberpatch Bros. . 119 136 182 D. E. Bly th 153 165 143 J. Liggins 171 169 71 J. Liggins 128 140 173 Smart Bros 136 188 169 W. J. Perrin 116 168 172 I. Matthews 127 173 \146 T. S. Dove 124 169 183 ♦T. Cairns 162 120 154 Hon. 0. H. Izard 143 161 170 Hon. C. II. Izard 169 172 158 Hon. 0. H. Izard 139 146 ia Hon. 0. II. Izard 128 155 168 G. AL Robertson .....* 176 186 144 G. 14. Moody 173 156 181 P. W. Shacklock 167 171 171 W. J. Richards 29 197 106 S. G. Loader 156 139 165 Miss A. Wilson 140 148 176 Mrs. A. E. Whitbrook 164 137 157 T. Bond 164 164 141 T. J. Richards 138 173 162 T. H. Wilcc 124 131 97 E. Fuchs 188 163 145 J. P. Firth 201 188 144 J. W. Chambers 70 157 156 It. W. Coombes 187 211 119 W. P. Hern 1611 177 136 G. A. Blinkhorn 13.1 146 143 Mrs. Gorinski 185 147 158 Mrs. (L.rinski 172 178 60 Mrs. Gorinski 166 146 139 H. 0. West . 127 1.62 163 C. Bennett 175 113 91 S. L. Beer 147 118 154 G. L. Black 152 fA 137 P. E. Osborne 163 108 192 F. Ellis 173 184 190 11. Whittle 162 152 169 .1. Lyncss . 143 158 201 J. 11. Mitchell 155 143 189 W. Ninnno 137 141 178 Tracey King 189 169 148 A. G. F. Ross 182 119 170 H F. Ross ’51 106 Scanlon and Commons 92 136 173 L V. Couch 148 150 131 John Wilson 111 121 127 W. Spence 172 174 145 W. Tied ger wood 172 203 181 J. Morris 125 118 147

SHIP CONTEST. Weekly Total. Total. WHITE LEGHORNSD. Evans ... 5 123 II. Williams ... 5 174 W. E. Ward ... 6 165 S. 0. Loader ... 5 160 11. S. M. Carter ... 5 170 T. S. Dove ... 6 48 Mrs. McNiautjhtoa .■■<■■■• .. 6 179 W. Nimmo ... 5 160 J. IT. Mitchell ... 7 199 A. 0. Goodlct ... 5 178 Mrs. J. W. Chambers .. W. Newell ... 5 173 ... 6 206 P. W. Shacklock .....' .. 5 182 Green Bros ... 4 160 F. L. Beer .. 5 205 .1. 0. Musurovo ... 5 167 .1. R. JVitrtr ... 5 174 N.Z. Suppliers, Ltd ... 6 155 MINORCAS0. M. Johnstone ... 6 132 Green Bros ... 4 113 Totals . 106 3323 HEAVY BREED SINGLE PIONSHIP. HEN CHAML. S. McDonald ... 6 112 J. Lyness .. 2 128 11. Beck .. & <14 R. 11. S. Cookson .. 6 137 E. V. Arthur ... 5 71 L. A. Wadham ... 2 194 J. P. Drewett ... 6 213 G. J. Wilkins ... 7 82 J. Rowberry .. 0 41 T. J. Richards . 0 105 Totals ....... ... 39 1177 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN EGG-

LAYING CONTEST. Grand Total to date. Bird Bird Bird No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. SILVER WYANBOTTESP. II. Lovell 158 104 99 BLACK ORPINGTONSHill and Rodgers ... 126 187 146 N.Z. Suppliers. Ltd. . 78 134 12Z W. .1. McCausland ...-. *02 Ml 95 .). Gunn 106 90 147 P. Oloronshaw 63 56 95 J. P. Drewett 136 1611 140 A. S. Holmes 141 25 111 W. It. Sprosen 73 152 ■**“ A. G. Brailey 109 102 121

SINGLE PEN DUCK COMPETITION. (Each Competitor to enter Three Ducka.) WHITE BUNNERS•T. G. 'Wilson .. 22 105 79 FAWN * WHITE RUNNERSF. Hendron . 165 111 130 A. B. Barnett . 174 176 161 W. T._ Green . 150 111 138 n. XV. -Hawke . 180 241 224 R. W. Hawke . 1'21 130 295 II. W. Beck . 127 153 134 T. Rond . 200 193 138 J. W. Thomson 133 158 182 J. C. Musgrave . 181 173 226 B. G. Batten . 141 126 144 • J. £J. Wilson 112 138 148 II II. Slater- . 180 147 126 Ji. Scott . 127 162. 120 E d. Rltchio 169 147 201 h. G. Batten . 157 118 111