EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17030, 2 May 1923, Page 11

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The nineteenth competition organised by the New acalamt utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April 8. lho following are the returns for the third week, ended April 2S:— LIGHT BREED SLiNtiLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

White Leghorns— W eekly Tl. Tl. D. Evans . • • • H. Williams ... W. E. Ward R. S. M. Carter . 1. S. Dove .... Mrs M’Naughton . . 5 .T. IT. Mitchell 6 36 A. (.'. Goodlet 6 10 Mi’s J. W. Chambers . W. Newell .... P. W. Shacklock 4 Green Bros. S. 1.. Beer ... 0 16 .1. c. Musgrove K. W.igg N.Z. Suppliers. Ltd. . • 0 0 Minorca?— C. 31. Johnstone . . . Green Bros. 0 0 Totals . 1 » SI 194 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP. L. S. M’Donald 0 2 J. Lynees .... 4 11 H. Beck .... R. M. S. Cookeon . . 4 E. \. Arthur . . L. A. Wadham . . J. P. Drevvett G. J. Wilkins . . J. Row berry ... T. J. Richards 1 Totals 28 62 LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Lach cojv.r-eijLor to enter thr De purebred pullets, to be single penned.) W'kly Tl. to Tl. date. Minorcas— Scanlon and Commons 0 0 iV lute Leghorns— T. W. Betteridge . . •10 Mrs J. Johnston . . W. H. West 9 W. Barrell . • 33 0 Mrs M’Naughton 25 A. N. M’Naughton Hay and Congalton Webb Bros. 10 J. D. M’Kechnie Woolston Tanneries P. Club 13 A. Hoare .... 10 27 11 35 Tl. Williams 1 0 36 Green Bros. 11 26 Green Bros. 13 31 J. It. Duffield 12 13 Calder Bros. . . . It 31 Calder Bros. Cuinbernateh Bros. . . 10 28 D. E. Blvth 30 J. Liggins 14 37 Li' —ins 13 Smart Bros. 18 28 W. J. Perrin 11 23 I. Matthews . . 31 T. S. Dove ... 34 35 - 33 Hon C. II. Izard G. M. Robertson . G. E. Moody . 11 17 P. W. Shacklock 32 W. J. Richards a 32 W. J. Richards JO 21 S. G. Loader 34 31 Miss A. Wilson 26 Mrs A. E. Whitbrock 16 11 T. H. Wilce 0 E. Fuchs 1 1 31 J. P. Firth .12 J. T\ . Chambers R. W. Coombes . • 12 W. P. Hern G. A. Blinkhorn 6 Mrs Gorinski ... Mrs Gorinski 20 Mrs Gorinski 8 14 H. c. West 40 Bennett ... 14 3 G. L. Black 3 5 P. E. shorne . F. Ellis 11. Whittle ,1. Lyues? .1. H. Mitchell 9 W. Niinmo ... 20 Tracey King 1(1 H. F. Ross .15 Scanlon and Commons . 17 8 Johjj Wilson ... 12 27 M. Snence W. T.edgerwood . • 17 36 J. Morris . . . Avis Bradstock 10 21 Totals "30 18C0 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Each competitor to enter three purebred pullets, to be single penned. Wk Tl. Total. Silver Wyamlottes— I’. II. Lovell Black Orpingtons— Hill ajid Rodgers N.Z. Suppliers. Ltd. W. J. 31 ’Cansland 8 P. Olorenshaw . . 10 39 J. P. Drewett A. S. Holmes W. R. Sprosen 0 A. G. Brailey 17 46 Totals . St 232 SINGLE PEN DUCK COMPETITION. (Each Competitor to enter Three Ducks. to be single penned ) .). (Wilson 0 0 Fawn and White Runners— F. Hendron 15 34 A. E. Barnett 7 3 2 R. W. Hawke 19 24 R. W. Hawke 12 H. IV. Beck 1 1 T. Bond 1 1 J. W. Thomson 4 J. Musgrave . 17 S. G. Battffn 1(1 ,T. V. Wilson IT. P. Slater S. H. Scott 7 E. J. Ritchie 11 S. G. Batten ... 11 22 Total s 130 ■234 SINGLE DUCK CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. Fawn Indian Rniiner— 1,. A. Wadham S. G. Batten 7 3 2 Total? 7 12 LIGHT BREED FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST, for six purebred pullets. Tl. to Brown Leghorns— Verrall Bros. . • * •21 45 White Lpghorns — Verrall Bros. Green Bros. J. C. Musgrave H. Harrison (J. H. Bradford W. O. Sail T. Kennedy . . . 8 W. E. Ward 20 T. S. Dove 6 H. W. Reck 27 H. Whittle . . H. Williams IS 57 \3. C. Craig . • . 3 5 J. 1 d<-—-ins 26 Cumberpatch Bros. 32 H. Harris T. H. Gardiner . . 20 36 Minorcas— II. Williams . 264 655