EGG-LAYING TESTS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1066, 12 July 1917, Page 12

EGG-LAYING TESTS.

m UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'S COMPETITIONS. THIRTEENTH WEEK'S RESULTS. The following is the official report of the thirteenth competition of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club for the thirteenth week, ended July 11: — LIGHT BREEDS. Brown Leghorns. Daily W'klyT'l to laying, total, date. 1 Vcrrall Bros. .. 1,2,1,1,1,2,1-9 192 White Leghorns. . 2 IT. F. Ross .. .. 2,3,3,1,2,3,3-17 212 8 George Gee .. .. 5,4.2,<1,3,3.5—26 300 4 Colder Bros., No. 1 3,3,3,3,2,4,2—20 298 5 W. Stephenson .. 4,2,5,1,2.3,5—25 204 G A. E. Phillips .. 4,(1,2,2,4,4,3—25 223 7 J. Mclnnes .. .. 0,1,0,1,0,1,1—4 85 8 L. T. Wright .. 4,2,4,3,2,5,1—21 231 9 H. W. Bower .. 1,1,0,2,3,1,2—10 196 10 Green Bros. .. 1,4,4,4,2,4,4—23 180 11 Tc Anau E'ty Stud 2,1,1,2,2,3,2—13 198 12 Atkinson Bros. .. 2,1,2,3,1,3,2—14 170 13 Hokowhitu P. Co. 2,0,1,1,0,2,1 7 130 14 S. Dick 2,2,2,3,2,1,3—15 193 15 Dalmuir P. Yards 1,3,1,3,2,3,3—16 232 10 J. M. Alley.. .. 5,3,2,5,3,1,0—25 17fi 17 J. Robinson .. .. 1,0,1,0,1,1,0—4 204 18 Bangiuru Egg R'ch 2,3,3,3,3,2,3—19 135 19 Omco P'ltry Farm 3,2,1,3,3,3,1—19 101 20 Hcretaunga Poultry Co., No. 1.. 3,2,1,2,0,3,4—15 175 21 Master Jack Green 3,2,1,4,3,3,1—17 139 22 Smart Bros 4,2,2,3,3,3,3—20 255 23 W. Davey .. .. 3,4,0,3,3,4,2—19 190 24 T. E. Conway .. 4,4,3,4,4,2,4—25 22'J 25 Mrs ,T. Mills' .. 2,1,3,2,2,1,2—13 165 26 T. W. Wilson ~ 2,2,4,1,2,3,2—16 193 27 B. Mills .. .. 0,2,2,1,1,1,1—8 156 28 A. \V. Adams .. 3,4,0,3,3,2,2—17 220 29 Reliable P. Farm 3,1,2,2,3,2,2—15 244 30 A. G. Brailey .. 2,2,1,1,2,1,2—11 169 31 John Stevens .. 4,2,6,4,4,4,6—30 208 32 Fazockerley & Son 2,3,2,4,2,4,4—21 197 33 B. W. Hawke .. 3,2,3,1,2,3,2—16 145 34 J. Nanearrow, sen. 2,3,5,2,5,4,2—23 165 35 Calder Bros, No. 2 2.2,1,3,3,2,3—Hi 254 36 T. Kennedy .. .. 0,0,0,0,0,0,1 1 53 37 Hcretaunga Poultry Co., No. 2.. 3,0,4,3,2,2,4—18 168 38 M. A. Currin .. 3,3.1.3,3,1,2—22 179 39 H. Ball 3,3,2,3,4,3,3—21 217 40 W. H. West.. .. 5,4,0,5,5,4,0—35 319 It A. E. Wilson .. 2,2,1,3,2,1,3—14 182 00 H. Williams .. 4,1,3,1,3,1,3—19 239 721 8278 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. Silver Wyandottes. 12 Green Bros 1,1,3,2,3,4,1—18 220 43 A. W. Adams . 2,2,2,1,2,2,1—12 177 44 W. W. Hewinson 2,2,3,2,1,2,3—15 242 45 Mrs F. Howell .. 3,2,5.2,4,4.4—21 161 40 T. Kennedy .. 4,2,2,3,4,0,5—20 179 47 T. Dowthwaite .. 1,2,3,1,2,3,3—15 83 White Wyandottes. 48 G. E. Bcnjes .. 3,3,3,1,2,1,1—23 18S Black Orpingtons. 49 Mrs Claridge .. 3,3,4,1,2.2,1—16 73 50 T. E. Conway No. 1 4,3,5,1,4,4,4—28 130 51 A. S. Cooper ... 2,1,2*,1,1,2,2—17 139 52 J. Nanearrow, sen. 5,5,1,4,5,5,1 —32 283 53 T. K. Conway No. 2 1,4,3,3,5,4,3—20 17M 51 Victor Gee .. .. 3,3,3,3,3,3,3-21 °65 55 E. E. Marsdeu .. 3,1,3,2,3.6,5—26 131 56 F. Staines .. .. 5,1,5,6,3,6,5—34 325 57 Hokowhitu P. Co. 2,2,1,1,2,3,1 —l2 180 58 Miss J. James .. 2,1,2,0,3,3,0—11 118 White Rocks. 59 H. J. Goppcrth .. 2,0,2,2,1,2,1—10 20 Rhode Island Reds. 61 A. S. Cooper .. 2.0,2,2,0,2,3—11 31 62 E. F. Oakes. .. 1,2,1,2,1,2,1-10 103 381 326 i One hundred and fifty-three eggs were gathered from the 121 spare birds. DUCK CONTEST. Indian Runners. 63 \Y. Knight .. .. 3,1,2,2,3,1,5-23 310 61 Hcretaunga P. Co. 5,1,5,4,6,6,0—30 111 I 65 Mrs Gee ~ .. 5.5,5,5,4.5,6—35 360 66 W.T.Green .. 6,5.5,6,6,5,0- -39 497 67 H. W. Bower .. 6,1,0,6,1,6,6—38 448 171 2019 Forty-six eggs were "gathered from the 10 snare ducks. SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. LIGHT BREEDS. White Leghorns. «S Green Bros 1,1,0,1,1,1,1 fl 81 69 W. Davey .. .. 1,0,0,0,0,0,0 1 38 70 Victor Gee .. .. 1,0,1,1,1,1,0—5 69

J. Nancarrow Atkinson Bros. .. B. Mills .. .. W. Williams B. H. Taylor .. Te Anau U'ty Stud Mrs Mills .. .. B. 11. James A. E, Wilson Green Bros B. W. Hawke .. * Minor' Miss .T. James ..- Miss J. James .. 0,0,0,0,0,0,0HEAVY BREEDS. Black Orpingtons. 81 T. E. Conway .. 1,0,1,1,0,1,0 Silver Wyandottes. 85 Thos. Wilson .. 1,0,1,1,0,1,1SG Green 8r05... .. 0,0,0,0,0,0,087 E. J. Boss .. .. 0,1,1,1,0,1,1Rhode Island Reds. 88 J. Nancarrow, sen. 0,0,0,0,0,0,0-