EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16635, 18 January 1922, Page 4

EGG-LAYING.

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The seventeenth competition orfanlaed y the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club rae commenced at Papanui on April 10. The following: are the return* for the /ortieth week, ended January 14:— HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. Weekly Tl. Tl. to date. Slack Orpingtone—

LIQHT BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. CEa«h Competitor to Enter Three Purebred Pullets.)

K. E. Christie 1010000— 2 178 Sproaen and Arthur . 0000000— 0 147 J. P. Drewett 1111010— 6 Chinese Langshans— Sproeen and Arthur . OlOCOOO— 1 152 8 698 r.IGHT BREED Blit OLE HEN CONTEST. Minorca*H. Williams . f . 149 (Vhite Leghorn*— . J. Midletodn 0110111— 5 H. W. Beck . 1001101— 4 186 Urtr W. J. Chambers • 1011011— 5 164 P. Cole .... 1111101— 6 P. L. Brittenden 1101110— 5 W. E. Ward . 0111011— 6 203 H. 8. Saunders ooooooo— 0 164 Mrs E. W. Jones . 1101110— 5 133 J. Liggins 1111111— 7 204 G. H. Bradford 1010000— 2 191 E. J. Merriman . ooooooo— O 192 C. Ridley 1111101— 6 222 M. L. Downey , * . 1011011— 6 183 60 2674

Weekly Total to date. V*. No No. No. No. No 1. a. 1. 1. a. •. Anconas— R. Pearce . . 4 4 5 112 110 128 4 5 3 156 90 121 Ifinorcas— H. Williams • 6 1 5 153 154 154 Brown Leghorns— Hiram Hunter 5 5 — 156 155 White Leghorn*— C. P. Bradford . 6 6 6 185 129 177 Mrs F. (Jorinuki . 6 209 195 — Mrs F. OorinBkl . 6 7 6 197 212 200 W. J. Chambers . 6 5 0 195 179 154 John Webb . S 5 6 186 189 180 R. W. Hawke 6 5 185 — 168 G. Bonnett 0 5 163 177 — - J. Rattigan 4 — 172 — W. Sponoe 5 6 0 177 185 107 (1. A. Inder 6 — — 199 C. P. Bradford 6 G 5 225 176 140 Calder Bros. a 5 5 185 150 185 (’aider Bros. 5 5 4 186 151 1B4 H. Williams . — — 187 Waitoitoi fl.F. 0 6 .1 97 186 165 B. A. Foubister . 6 ti 5 146 112 111 J. Lyneas 5 5 187 170 125 J. J. Rowberry 6 0 191 — 25 J. Likins 7 — 141 — J. Riggins 4 4 186 — 173 Hiram Hunter 5 6 165 159 — T>. Y. Gibson 5 3 6 201 133 4 6 T. Kennedy 5 6 144 141 — H. W. Busch 4 6 — 127 202 T. J. Richards 5 5 6 195 163 157 G. W. Black . 6 4 4 144 105 158 P. R. Whitford . 1 7 189 230 179 I. H. Penrose 4 5 — 179 219 Traoejr King 6 5 203 — 214 «. H. Bradford . 6 4 4 136 190 199 G. H. Bradford 4 4 221 — 130 R. W. Coombes . 5 6 5 226 218 212 C. Bennett . • 5 5 6 204 131 129 N.Z. Scientific Utility Breeders’ Assn. 4 6 6 129 197 172 H. L. Downey 5 4 4 116 158 150 W. Aldous 0 — — 174 A. A. Hoar© . 6 — — 141 Webb Bros. . 5 6 158 — 156 R. Wilson 4 6 212 206 — J. B. Merrett 6 6 205 190 — Green Bros. . 6 5 213 — 113 O. N. Thomson 6 — 186 — O. N. Thomson * 5 6 — 165 186 B. L. Beer 3 6 179 — 204 W. Newall „ 4 6 190 — 169 Smart Bros. . 6 6 6 161 177 194 C. Ridley 6 5 179 — 201 C. Renn 5 5 — 189 161 J. Gunn 5 6 6 219 198 191 D. F. Coulter 5 5 204 207 — A. G. Momby 2 — 177 — Hon C. H. Izard 5 G — 188 207 Hon O. H. Tzard 5 0 4 203 142 132 4 — 157 — W. P. Hern . n 4 5 182 199 184 C. P. Hill 6 5 W. H. West . — 6 7 — 199 254 211 228 221 7942 7749 8004 LIGHT BREED FLOCK TEAMS. (Six Purebred Pullets.) White Leghorns— J. Litre ins 4253313—21 1025 *J. Liggins 4353445—28 952 W. E. Ward . 6455444—81 1044 G. H. Bradford . 4665442—30 862 IL. V. Couch . 4323342—21 925 Verrall Bros. . 6256644—33 1132 T. H. Gardiner 2458242—22 1005 Iran H. Penrose . 535-4445 — 30 885 216 7830 •One bird dead. ITwo birds dead. RETUBNED SOLDIERS' COMPETITION. (For six purebreds liRht or leavy-breed fowlB.) White Leghorns — J. C. Musgrave . 6455356—34 1231 G. A. Grainger 3435432—24 938 W. A. Christensen 4433532—24 846 E. Orohard 6323423—23 1090 A. H. Adams 2134222—16 1014 Percy R. Whitford 6534554—32 1148 J. II. Hannah 4646538—81 949 P. L. R. Brittenden 6543643—30 938 T. E. Hudson 6358156—32 1068 246 9222 THREE-YEAR DUCK TEAMS CONTEST. W. T. Green . 4523432—23 3702 HEAVY BREED BINOLE HEN EGGLAYING CONTEST. Rhode Island Reds — A. E. Hounsell 7 5 5 196 185 147 Hiram Hunter 6 1 147 123 137 Bilrer Wyandottes— T. Dowthwaite 4 5 0 107 181 140 Tracey King 2 — — 192 F. H. Lovell 6 0 211 167 168 Whit© Wyandottes— T. Kennedy . 7 3 6 116 93 68 Black Orpingtons— R. R. Christie 3 0 — 182 144 A. H. Wheeler . 0 6 4 124 130 185 T. E. Conway 4 — 4 162 — 172 Bprosen and Arthur 5 6 4 188 185 166 Hon C. H. Iazrd 2 5 V 171 166 0 A. G. F. Ross 3 0 0 210 84 98 J. B. Merrett — — — 144 — SINGLE PEN DUCK COMPETITION. (Each competitor to enter throe ducks). Fawn Indian Runners— R. W. Hawke 8 4 G 211 269 168 T. Bond . 4 4 6 170 193 172 A. C. Clements 5 4 6 209 218 181 W. T. Green 1 6 0 243 157 164 W. T. Green . 6 9 5 211 147 211 T. Dowthwaite . 1 7 101 168 250 C. P. Hill 4 4 5 211 173 202 White Indian Runners— S. H. Scott . 0 4 — 161 135 — 30 27 35 1517 1460 1348 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. White Indian Runner— J. C. Wilson 0 176 FLOCK TEAMS DUCKS' CONTEST (SIX DUCKLINGS). (Open to Returned Soldiers.) .7. H. Hannah 17 1117 T. J. Richards 17 994 34 2111 V, Vacant. *Bird dead.