EGG-LAYING

Southland Times, Issue 18932, 20 September 1920, Page 7

EGG-LAYING

FIFTH SOUTHLAND TEST. The following are the returns for the Southland Utility Poultry Club’s fifth annual test for the twenty-second week ending September 17, 1920:

: fSilvcr Wyandotte. 'Barred Plymouth Hock. gßrown Leghorns. JBulT Leghorn. "Black Minorca. HEAVY BREEDS TEST. Daily Week’s Grand Laying. Total. Total. ■'Stevens A Hunter 5343556—31 424 'Enterprise P. F. .. 4344454 —28 322 LIGHT BREEDS TEST.

192 2658 i Singles 217 3033 j Grand Total 1392 22,016 "White Indian Runner Ducks. (x) One bird dead. PAPANUI NOTES. Results from the Papanui competition continue to improve weekly, due in a large extent to the altered composition of the morning mash. Lucerne meal is now eliminated from the morning meal and lucerne chaff substituted a* mid-day. Following arc the leading pens - in the -• -T-ons tests at the end of the nineteenth week: — Heavy breed Singles (3'— R. Christie 84, E. Arthur 72. 11. Beck 41. Light breed Single' (2E S. 1.. Beer *2 (l . A. C. Goorilet 107, H. William? 107, W, E. Ward 104. Heavy breed flocks (3)-- .!. Gunn 349, T. Dowthwaite 292, F. Gibson 290.

Single pen three-bird teams (52) —S. Dick 290, H. Williams 285, C. H. Hard 277, G. Bradford 270, Mrs Gorinski 268, and other Southland competitors: T. King 263, S. L. Beer 248 and 208, Mrs Gorinski 228, C. Thomson 186 and 177. Light breed flocks (28) —E. Marsden 522, G. Bonnett 473, H. Ball 443, H. Williams 435, also Mrs Gorinski 414. Single pen three-bird heavy teams (15) T. E. Conway 310, J. B. Mcrrett 249, R. Christie 233, also T. King 102. Single pen three-duck teams (7) W. Knight 381, R. Hawke 344, W. T. Green 337. Single duck (2)— 11. Meadows 113, A. Reay 68. Following are the highest individual scores of the 228 single penned fowls: — S. L. Beer (W.L.) 120 T. E. Conway (B.O) .... 120 A. C. Goodlct (W.L.) .. .. 107 H Williams (W.L.) .. .. 107 S. L. Beer (W.L.) .... 104 W. E. Ward (W.LJ .... 104 H. Beck (W.L.) 102

SINGLE BIRDS. Daily Week’s Grand Laying. Total. Total. S. L. Beer .. .. 1111101—6 130 D. F. McDougali 1011111—6 130 A. Provan . . 1110111—6 129 Mrs I' - . (Jonuski . . 1101111—6 129 Waitoitoi S.F. .. 1111111—7 126 A. Walker .. .. 1111111—7 120 G. Preston . . . . mom—e 117 K. Williamson .. 0110111—5 117 R. Preston .. .. mom—c 116 W. K. Hamilton onom— 5 X13 Mrs A. Provan .. 1011101—5 112 Mrs Kelly .. .. 0111111—6 in S. A. Faircioth .. mom—g no G. Thomson 0111101—5 109 R. H, Dempster 1110111—6 109 IV. Allison .. .. 0111111—6 106 Mrs King . . .. 1001110—4 105 ’ * Ox ford P. F. 1111110—6 101 P. W. Shacklock mom—6 97 Master Faircioth 1011011—5 92 J. E. Anderson .. 1011111—6 90 iVV. K. Kogers . . 1110110—5 84 .Mrs S. A, Faircioth 1100111—5 82 Andrew Love . . 1101101—5 70 Smart Bros. 1101101—5 76 Wilson Bros, . . 1011011—5 71 R. .1. A. Clarke noun—6 70 Stevens & Hunter 1001110—4 68 Mrs John Stevens m mo—6 67 .1. 11, Urrn . . . . 1101100—4 66 Mrs C. Thomson 0101011—4 66 11. S. Woodnorth 1101101—5 64 T. F. Davis .. 1110111—6 64 A. E. Morris 1101101—5 63 v.Miss II. King . . mom—g 63 Stevens & Hunter mom—c 62 * Enterpise P. F. mini—? 62 5i E. G. Munnings 1011101—5 54 If. T. Stratton .. 0100110—B r>:2 P. Nelson . . . . 0110101—4 217 3633

Andrew Love .. .. 6G45GGG—.'59 611 Miss I!. King . . . . 5415044—29 500 .1, E. Anderson 4551354—31) 599 Mrs M. A. King 3305345—29 502 E. W dhaiuson . . . . 0464555 —35 591 Wilson Bros 5555503 -- 34 587 SE. G. Mannings . . 5535445—31 547 (xi D. F. McDougall •5534453—29 555 !xi .Mrs F. Gorinski 5343524—2G 551 11!. Preston 4455454—31 545 1 Mrs Kellv 4505435—32 543 | TV. Rogers . . . , 0550520—35 535 j R. Nelson . . . . 5500444—34 523 Mr.-j C. Thomson . . G3G24G4—31 510 ! Oxford R. F 5404G34—32 50G A. Walker 5404054—34 49G I’. W. Shacklock . . 4455653—32 494 ix iR. IF Dempster 5443544—2!) 490 U aitoitoi P. F 2343433—22 490 T. .F Horan . . . . G545GG4 —30 478 •J. H. Uron 4024504—31 407 1’. A. Williams .. .. G355543—31 400 A. Provan G454453—31 458 1 f. S. Woodnorth . . .-,444543—20 435 W. Allison 4424303—2G 42 G i has. Thomson . . . . 5553555- 33 424 IT. T. Stratton . . . . 4245404—23 407 T. E. Davis , . . . 5344535—20 309 Stevens S: Hunter . . 0345035 — 32 3SG SR. J. A. Clarke o 13-325.3- - 275 0S3 15.725 ■"Barred Plymouth Rocks. 1'Rhodc Island Keels*. itBnfT (?;) One bird dead. SBroivn he ;homs. DUCKS. * "J. C. Wilson .. .. 3454444—2S 520 W, T, Green . . . . 6550535 —20 390 IF J. A. Clarke .... 2266422—24 349 i x i A. Pearce .. .. 4443344—26 343 T. A. Swale . . . . 3122020 10 297 C, IF MeDouirall . . 5G45434- 31 2 OS Master IF McDougall 4232322 IS 25 . 4 Stevens Hunter . . 4244444 26 230