EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12753, 24 September 1919, Page 8

EGG-LAYING.

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The fifteentii egg-layinff competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 6, and figures for tko twenty-fourth week ended' September 21 are: LIGHT BREEDS SINGLE BIRDS CONTEST, for purebred pullets between tit* age of and 8 months.

11 671 BEAVY BREEDS single birds conTEST, for purebred pullets between the *Ke of G and 9 months. American Barred Rock— Jrecn Bros. . . ,1011111—S 123 Black OTpinjrloß J. M’Donald . . 111UU- 7 14S Rhode Island Red *H. Hunter . , 0000000— 0 *3 13 312 experimental test for light Pnn O^!. AVY BREEDS. TO BE SOPySD CONTINUOUSLY. A SINGLE FENGONTEST, IN FENS EACH 6ft Sin i Sit. For purebred fowls: light breeds between the age of 5J and B months; Deary breeds, between ibe of 6 Kid 9 month*.

Tl. Total to date. White Leghorn* — V'. Geo and. Son non lo— 5 re Green Bros. No. 1 110X111— 6 121 E E. Marsden xiomo— 5 117 <T. B. Merrelt . 101 OHO— i 122 T. J'azackarlv lomu— g 07 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) .... 1111111— 7 130 W. Newell 0111011— 5 103 Goo. Gee 1101001— 4 103 W. 0. Sail 1011011— 5 95 Gaidar Bros (No. 2) . Beck and Oak lev (No. noun— g 133 2) • . ’ . . iioion— a m G-reen Bros. (No. 2) . iimn— 7 no 11. Williams (No. I) . loon n— 5 103 iliss Jossio James . mom— s 127 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 0000001— 1 115 Gaidar Bros, (No. 3) ion on— 5 m H. Hunter man— 7 T2 Calder Bros, (No. 1) . noun— g 116 S. L. Boer nnon— « 137 J. Ligaina mu 10— e 100 G. H. Bradford 1011m— g 100 Urs E. D. Huntor mini— 7 118 Black Minorca*— Mrs Roach onion— s S3 H. Wiliiama 1101101— 5 50 — — JTWO YEARS 130 ’ TEST. 2595 Tracey King noun— g 370 W. A. Geo end Son . 1101101— 5 axo E. E. Marsden ■ 0000000— 0 191

Black Orpington— C. Konii White Rock— mono— 5 7-4 H. Meadows and H. Bo.ve Rhode Island Red— noun— s 88 0. H. Bull . Silver Wyandotte— omon— s 99 American Barred Rock— Beck and Oaklev 0000000- o 17 Progress P. Farm White Orpington— 1111111— 7 38 E. R. Vercoe White Leghorng— noun— e 72 T. .T. Richards Calder Bros. (No. 1) . Goo. Goo . Mrs S Dick S'. Dick . Calder Bros. (No. 2ft E. Marsden . ' ' Beck and Oakley (No" 1110111- 6 nnon— e 94 65 nomo- g mom— g 52 106 mom— g onom— s mini— 7 114 81 141 1) Waitoitoi Stud Farm -Tracey King T. Pazackerly . ’ J.- Riggins W. A. Gee and Son . -f- Wilkitison Atkinson Bros. T. E. Conway Green Bros. (No. 1) ' Calder Bros. (No. 3) Green Eros. (No. 2) Waitoitoi Stud Pann Progress P. p ann . «• J. How berry Progress P. p am ’ Webb Bros. lomoi— s 0111111— G nomo— s 10101 U— 5 noun— g ion on— s 1111110 — 6 lonno— a 0110111— 5 mom— g 1111013— 6 0101111— 5 mom— r. mom— g oimoi— 5 nnon— g mom— 6 87 100 57 85 127 93 112 69 114 119 60 119 106 103 25 67 64 ——- — ... t 161 2SU uIGHT BREEDg CONTEST f-, e t > months b9tw *° n th * ot Si’^d 1 ’ ( Black Minorca*— H. Williams White liCghorns— ■ 153 634 Green Bros. (No. 5) S. L. Boer Tracey King Bock and Oakley AL F. Blackmail B. Campbell ’■1. liggina *;• Stark and Son ! J. Norton G. H. Bradford 5452243— S5 618 65554,35—S3 4454585-30 4143563—28 5554446—33 3444564— 30 55433So—08 5463554-32 453333-1—25 6156564— 35 G57 610 648 435 380 686 529 476 655 Hcrotaungu P. p arn ; J. S. Stevens G. Bonnctt E. G. Terry , \ P- L. Ozanne . o h>tj5—33 4-456612—31 4536534— 30 564555-4—81 6365354—36 5454554— 32 -497 596 43a 509 500 4ST E T. M’Harg ' , W. J. Chambers E- E. Marsden . -4640435—30 0565456—37 8445665—33 6664656—39 615 574 560 761 D. Hunter 4353-14,V-2S 4-x>S54ck—33 573 603 J. Kancarro'.v, sea. .* B- W. Hawke Dalmuir P. Yards ! Ca-Ider Bros. Green Bros. (No ]\ W. J. Richards . L. Couch Mast or A. Haley V.. A. Gee and Son ! B- J’. M’Dougall a»k and Oivkler ' L. T. Wright ’ P. Freeman Mrs • Gorinski Waitoitoi Stud JW w. Dave? B E. Tomkies . 9^2I d Poultry Farm W. Coombea Verrall Bros 5453636— ,31 6563454—33 6564456—35 4645562—32 5546(433—33 554.6463—33 55135-44—30 6644565—33 •5344561—30 0553545—33 66t»5ai>—38 .3334443—21 634 505 550 576 5C9 525 505 «n 600 508 650 450 6553665—35 5555644— 34 3-454455— 30 3654455—32 £1445454-32 5663265—34 5335555—31 4655646—36 514 511 639 574 533 509 657 609 Hanginru Egg Ranch 4553eiC—3:; 3555662—32 368 554 lader and Phillips A- H. Skilton f J. Robertson 5644554— 33 46544-45—32 G56155S —34 3554555—32 620 652 512 622 >->• Graham . C. Thomson 65 .->3643—32 4565555— 35 3655555—35 551 623 709 T. Richards . [ Brown Leghome— 453o535—30 4346543—31 384 585 tH. Hunter •Terrall Bros. 2-132132— 2) 3423324—21 265 228 1778 31,292 LIGHT BREEDS (TWO YEARS’ TEST* White Leghorns— H. W. Bock Airs Gorinski J. Liggins . Black Minorca*— 3554351—26 5453534—29 5233543—25 1961 1937 1685 H. Williams 63&k>4>—$o 1764 no 7347 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST tor fi bred pallet* between the V* c fV 9 months. “®* of 6 "*<1 Silver Wyandottei T. Kennedy A. W. Adams T. Dowthwaite White Rocks — 5535535—33 4235243-23 4444444 —28 245 363 515 B. D. Adams Aniencin Barred Rnr 5064662—35 41$ D. Allingham Black Orpington* — 4544545— SI 212 C. H. Izard (No. 2ft T. E. Conway W. Blomfield C. J. Norton C. H. Izard (No. 1) * J. Noncarrow, aeu. Rhode Island Reds 5454554-32 6564455—35 4344.334—25 6345454—31 3644544-30 464 640 453 460 2454435—27 495 P. E. Knyvett . 3144331—19 381 3.IQ BtTCE. CONTEST. 5023 Indian Runner* — B. M. Copland G. Bonneit *T. Dowthwaite W. T. Green (No. 1) Mrs C. H. M’Dougall *J. Donald . Heretaunga P. Farm W. T. Green (No. 2) . *Mrs E. D. Hunter . 5646655—37 5436465 — 33 ■4455455— 32 S66C654 — 38 6666664—40 5555554—34 5344544—31 5556555— 36 5355455—32 621 568 600 780 409 705 489 -672 513 312 <>356 TWO. YEARS' DUCK .CONTEST Indian Rum.erp— W. T. Green ; 3333434—23 9019 SINGLE DUCK contest. For purebred ducks over five, months . and under nine months. a Indian Runners— H. Meadows 0000000— 0 112 156 128 . 67 109 W. T. Green L. Wadham mini—i mini— 7 T. Meadows J. Donald mmi— ? mom—-c “One bird dead. +Two 27 birds dead. 572