UTILITY POULTRY CLUB.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 197, 24 September 1914, Page 3

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB.

EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Olub commenced another egg-laying competition—• the tenth —on April 8. The results of the twenty-fourth week arc as follow: y LIGHT BREEDS.

■r. _£> o '"^J ! -.i'' rr: y . ... . 3 ji & 0> . Z. « ■ *» *" • ». "'. fcl E-< B'ROWN LEGHORNS— " Verrall Bros., Swannanoa 3.2 558 WHITE LEGHORNS— 39 489 Verrall Bros., Swannanoa 34 592 Dominion P.. Plant, Coromandel.. 25 377 Heretaunga P. 0., Silverstream No. 2 .. 32 503 Glencoe Poultry Ranch, Karor] .. 33 562 W. O. Sail, Cust .. 33 329 A. R. Browne, Petane, H.B. .... 34 525 Mrs J. Mills,* Duncdin 40 553 G. Clarke, Christchurch, No. 2,. 36 516 Rangiuru Egg Ranch, Otaki 34 58G G. Bonnett, 'Spreydon 32 603 D. Y. Gibson, Herbert .. .'. 32 664 Atkinson Bros., Reliable Poultry Farm, Sandilands 30 634 Wainoni P. Farm, Auckland ... 32 605 J. Wordsworth, Ceraldine 30 627. H. S. Woodnorth. Wintos .. 29 475 H. F. Herbert, Linwood . . 34 468 H. Leger, Levin . . . . .. 29 434 T. M'llwraith, West Melton . . 27 483 T. White, West Shore, Napier .. 38 479 T. Vose, Carterton . . 35 555 B. P. L. Clayson, Eketahuna .. 34 • .003 R. James, Marshlands . 36 519 N. Solomon, Westport 32 577 R. A. Lazarus, Hiitt .. .. 34 642 Heretaunga P. C, Silverstream No. 1 .. . f . . . . 32 646 Wainoni P. Farm, Auckland .. 33 563 J. W. Green, St. Albans . . 35 628 Willis and Son, New Brighton .. 35 .012 G. Clarke, Christchurch 33 590 J. Corrie, Beckenham 33 446 M. Stewart, Christchurch .. 35 490 A. G. Brailey, Hillmorten . .. ... 34 550 A. W. Adams, Sheffield .. v. 34 646 Cadder Bros., Oamaru .'..-■ .'". 37 632 30 487 W. E. Green, St. Albans . . .. 31 558 W. Dayey, Wellington .. . ; . 34 448 R. W. Hawke, Papanui .. .. 30 592 R.C. WHITE LEGHORNS-\ ■■ :■.-,*• J. W. Gree|», St. Albans- >: . .. 37 543 BLACK MINOROAS— T. Krarup, Palmerston North .. 33 510

1392 21 2,899 HEAVY BREEDS. WHITE WYANDOTTES— T. Kennedy, Rangiora .* 35 387 i WHITE ROCKS— J. B. Merrett, St. Albans 36 403! BUFF ORPINGTONS— ' " T. Fazackerley, Woolston 23 . 468 BLACK WYANDOTTES— Mrs J. ■ W. Green, St. Albans .. 27 .499 , W. Seidl,St. Albans . . ,.,. , . 30 493 BLACK ORPINGTONS— 33 602: Miss Rita Nixon. , Burwood 34 631 Miss R. E. Laing, Papamii ... 27 410 A. R. Browne, Petane, H.B. 30 • 529.. 37 534 J. B; Merrett,' St. Albans . . 36 478 SILVER ..WYANDOTTES— J. B. Merrett, St. Albans .. ".. 26 450 A. W. Adams, Sheffield .... 24 312 Jas. Ashton, Hanmer Springs . . ,32 490 23 429 Thos. Wilson, Marshlands . . . .. 34 486 W. E. Green, St<" Albans '... .. 27 538 R. Roxburgh, Belfast .. .. 27 448 547 8673 . DUCKS. The fifth competitioi for ducks commenced on April 8. The twenty-fourth -week's fi gures are:— INDIAN RUNNERS— T. Dowthwaite. Avondale . . . . ; 39 479 Herctaunga P. C, Silverstream. . 4Q. 564 Wainoni P. Farm, Greenithe, A. 42 -367 Glencoe Ranch, Karori .. .. 37 591 Evans and Johnstone .'■'.' .. ... 42 : 506 T. R. Hall, LcYin .. ■ .>. ... 41 ' . . v'.i.-?, .'<.-;,.. : 241 2915