EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12777, 22 October 1919, Page 7

EGG-LAYING.

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. Tie fifteenth ogg-brying competition organised by tiro New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papa.nui on April ft, and figures for the twenty-eighth week ended October 19 are:— LIGHT BREEDS SINGLE BIRDS CONTEST, for pure-bred pullets between the ago of f>i and 8 months. Total to

EXPERIMENTAL TEST FOR LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS. TO BE HOUSED CONTINUOUSLY. A SINGLE PEN CONTEST, IN PENS EACH Oft 3in x 3ft. For purc-brod fowls: Light breeds between the ago of £& and 8 months; Heavy Breeds between the ago of 6 and nine months.

i. Tl. etai to date. mute Leghorns— W. A, Goo and Son . 1110111— 6 101 Green Bros (No. 1) . OOOOU1— 3 138 L. G. MarscJen . . IUH00— 5 lift J. B. Merrett . . 0111101— 0 141 T. Bazockorly . . 0111101— 6 113 Beck and Oakley (No. V .... louine U9 W. Newell . . 1011111— c T2G Gw. Geo . . llllooi— 0 lil) W. 0. Sail . . . llllioi— 6 113 CaIcier Bros. (No. 2) . U11101— 0 m Beck and Oakley (No. -) • 1101001Green Bros. (No. 2} . 111000.1— <1 4 130 160 H. Williams (No. l) . mmi7 185 Miss Jessie James . 1111100— B 162 Waitoitoi Stud Barm 0111001— 4 131 Oalder Bros. (No. 8) . 1101101— 5 140 S. L. Bee* . . . 0111111— 6 160 J. Digging . , lniiio—6 121 G. H. Bradford , i.llllll— r 122 ilrs E. D. Hunter ! 1111111— 7 HI Black Aliuorces— Airs Beach , . . 1101101— s 106 H. ‘Williams . , loilOll— 5 63 131 3114 TWO YEARS’ TEST. Tracey King . 1011111— 6 894 W. A. Geo arid Son . 1110111— 6 331 E. E. M&raden . . UlOHl— 6 212 IS 937 HEAVY BREEDS SINGLE BIRD’S CONTEST, for puro-bred pullets between the ugo of 6 and 9 miuths. American Barred RockGreen Bros. . , 1110111G U5 BLack Orpington— J. Donald . . 0000011— 2 IC6 Rhode Island Rod— *H. Hunter , . 0000000— 0 42 8 853

Black Orpington— C. Renn 01111U- (J 95 "White Kook— H. Meadows and H. Kobo 10U11O- 5 109 Rhode Inland Rod— C. H. Bull . . . 1010011— i 39 Silver Wyandotte— Beck and Oakley 0101010— 3 27 American Barred RockProgress Poultry Farm 1111111— 7 63 Wliito Orpington— E. it. Vercoe . 1111110— 6 93> "White Leghorns— T. J. Richards . . 0110101— 4 115 Calder Bros. (No. 1) . 1101110— 5 107 Geo. Gee. , , 0111101— 5 73 Mrs S. Dick . . 1111101— (5 130 S. Dick 1111011— 6 136 Calder Bros. (No. 3) . 1110111— 6 104 E. Mareden 1110000- 3 158 Beck and Oakley (No , 1) . . • • . 1011110— 5 100 Waite!toi Htud Farm 1111111— 7 122 Tracey King •. . 1111111— 7 81 T. Fazackerly , 1111101— 6 108 J'. Liggins 0111101— 1) 143 W. A. Geo and Sou 0111101— 5 111. T .Wilkinson . , 0111011— S 13T Atkinson Bros. . , 1010111— 5 92 T. E. Conway . 1101111— 6 188 Gree.n Bros. No. 1) . onion— s 138 Calder Bros. No. 3) . 1011110— 5 102 Green Bros. (No. 2) . 1100011— i 133 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 1001111— 5 130 Progress P. Farm . omoio— 4 124 J. J. Rowberrv 1011101— 5 47 Progress P. Farm , 1011101— 5 89 Webb Bros. 1011011— 5 8o 155 3150 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST, for six purebred pullets between the ago of 55 and 8 months. Black Minorcas— H. Williams . 5224654-28-754 ' White Leghorns— *Green Bros. (No. 2) 555-1343—29 726 S. L. Beer , 4566554—35 794 Tracey King 5444365—83 767 Beck and Oakley . 5535334—28 . 759 M. F. 'Blackman 353053.4—29 557 B. Campbell . 5554665—36 525 J. Liggins . . 5555153—32 801 N. Stark and Sou 4514551—31 658 C. J. Norton 4343344—25 585 G. II. Bradford 5556656—38 G79 H. Ball 5646565—36 642 Heretaunga P. Form 4445344—28 723 J. S. Stevens 3414334—25 613 G. Bonnett . . 5566666—39 657 E. G. Terry , 6444650—35 863 F. L. Ozanna , 4645525—31 614 C. II. Izard . 4351435—25 721 J. T. M’Harg . 5645464—33 714 W. J. Chambers 6656346—34 690 33. E. Marsden , 6645553—34 905 C. Ronn 0644563—34 708 Mrs E. D. Hunter 5546563—33 736 A. Clegg 5410434—30 740 J. Naucarrow, son. B. W. Hawke . ■ . 6645546—30 C4T 6666330—35 69] Dalmuir P. Yards 5645655—30 715 Calder Bros. 3505654—34 704 Green Bros. (No, 1) 4565355—33 750 \V. J. Richards . 3441554—26 620 L. Couch 6453460—33 767 Master A. Haley 1443534—27 726 W. A. Gee and Son , 4542545—23 627 D. F. M'Dougall 6540546-36 787 +Beck and Oakley 8231134—20 531 U T. Wright ■ . 54656.15—35 648 P. Freeman 3456655—34 652 Mrs Gorinski 5636455-35 776 B. E. Tomkics . 6563555—35 642 VV. Gavey 4505855—33 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6353556—33 700 Oxford Poultry Farm 4634551—31 779 R. W. Ooombes Vorrall Bros. Rangiuiru Egg Ranch G. Qeo . , 4555115—32 4356641—32 0655544—135 495 690 75.] Inder and Phillips . 5445445—3] TVS A. H. Skilton . . J. Robertson , . 664655.1-36 6346466—35 672 760 A. M. Love . . 5555564—35 687 D. Graham 4356655—33 758 C. Thomson 6654U55—83 849 J. Webb . , 4544065-34 626 T. Richards 6554355—33 717 Brown Leghorns— ’H. Hunter , , 1434313—21 354 *Vcrrall Bros. 4434332—23 306 1793 38,441 LIGHT BREEDS (TWO YEARS’ TEST). White X/eghorus— H. W. Beck . , 5345546-31 2077 Mrs Gorinski . . 3453534—27 2051 J. Liggins . , , , 5138454—28 1788 Black Minorcas— ' H. Williams 4355426—29 1884 115 7800 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST, for 6 mu*bred- pullets between the age of 6 and' 9 mouths. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 6555453—33 368 A. W. Adams 3561345—30 463 T. Dowthwaite 4454444—29 089 twite Rocks— h. i>. Adams . , 3222323—16 5123 American Barred Rocks,— D. Ailingham 4334452-25 380 Black 'Orpingtons— C. II. Izard (No. 2) . 5454455—32 586 T. E. Conway 4324314—21 754 W. Blomfield • . 3323444—23 539 C, J. Norton (No, 1) . 4525440—30 674 C. H., Izard (No. I) . 4510185—31 593 J. Nanoarrow, sen. . 2321122—13 G04 Ihbdo Island Rods— P. E. Knyvott 3233333 —18 365 301 0878 DUCK CONTEST. ndian Runners— R. M. Copland 3156555-33 763 G. Bonnett . . , 5355555—33 703 *T. Dowthwsuto 6455464-82 729 i W. T. Green (No. 1) . *M r s 0. H. M’Dougall 6555514—34 017 6656656-40 673 J. Donald . ... 4445.144—20 830 '"Heretaunga Poultry Farm 4353165—29 GIG W. T. Green (No. 2) . 8446565—33 812 "■Mrs E. D. Hunter 4‘155161—31 641 294 6587 TWO YEARS’ DUCK CONTEST ndian Runhers— *W. " T. Groan 6555554-34 3188 INGLE. DUCK CONTEST, for purebred du£ks 5 fetid under D ninths-. ndian Runners— H. Moadoms , . 1010011— 4 124 W. T. Green Hlllll— 7 184 L. Wodhaon , . 1111110— 6 156 T. Megdowa . , 0110111— 6 92 3. Donald ,, . , 0000011— 2 119 - ■* . £~ 24 674 1 bird dead, 12 birds dead. ' "v