EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17833, 29 April 1926, Page 11

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB.

The twenty-first c^2 e y T y«? tv °&{3l ised by the New Zealand LtUin 1 try Club was commenced at Papanui on April 4. The following are the returns for the third week, ended April FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. (Six Birds.) Weekly Tl. to Total, date.

LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Each Competitor to Enter Three Purebred Pullets to be single penned.) Weekly Grand Total Total. to date.

SINGLE HEN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. (For Light and Heavy Breeds.)

SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (Each Competitor to Enter Three Purebred Ducks.)

SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Competitor to enter three birds.) Black Orpingtons—

WOOLSTON TANNERIES CLUB.

Following are results of the Woolston Tanneries Utility Poultry Club's single bird egg-layin« competition for the second week, ended April 24:

Light Breeds— (number of days, 21):— Calder Bros ‘i W. H. Beck ~i M. C. Craig J. Liggins -® cl. J. Verrall 3-1. Harrison S. E. Davey -- H. C. West 29 £* H.fl Williams .T. Bobbett 2S bl Green Bros bv Verrall Bros 2R »S W. E. Ward 33 ba Heavy Breeds— C. Bennett, WAV 31 84 P. Bailey, R.I.R 27 .6

12 3 12 3 White Reghorns— H. A. I>a\vber . . 4 - <* 1- a 16 W. Spence 4 0 0 14 4 9 Cutherbertson and Mitchell 6 6 a 'IS 7 Cuthbertson and _ Mitchell 4 5 o 10 14 15 A. C. Goodlet .. 0 5 5 1 18 1L Mrs F. Gorinskii <5 4 5 14 < 11 Mrs F. Oorinski 3 5 2 10 1- - Calder Bros. .. 5 5 5 11 12 a W. J. Richards 6 5 4 1714 4 E. Crouch ... 8 0 6 lj» 1‘ 1 o M. C. Craig .. 6 4 4 6 14 8 H. Wiliams 6 6 5 3 7 » 1® H. Williams 5 3 G 16 3 4 la IT. Williams 5 3 6 16 14 la T. II. Wilce ..... 6 6 6 loljlS J. Rattigan .... 6 G 5 16 15 13 G. Blair 5 5 3 ' 5 5 3 K. Cairns ... 5 4 5 16 14 3.i T. ,T. Richards .. 7 7 5 3 ‘ 1® 14 T. Hawes .... 5 3 2 14 14 - R. W. Hawke, .. 5 6 5 3 3 14 14 C. W. R. Manhire 3 0 0 11 n o Miss M. White 6 0 5 13 5 16 J*. W. Shackloclc 5 5 5 9 7 » S. H. Ta.vler 5 0 5 36 1 6 .1. H. Duffleld 6 6 « 3 5 15 16 R. Ktngsland .. 7 0 0 10 0 0 J. Riggins .... 5 3 5 13 S S J. Riggins ..... 5 6 4 8 10 14 J. Rigins .... 5 6 4 S 10 14 A. Patterson .. 6 5 5 3 8 la 3 5 Green Bros 4 G 6 14 16 15 IT. Harrison .... 0 3 6 0 9 lb Rogers and Thomson 7 3 7 8 3 30 T. W. Bettei'idge 6 0 3 17 8 10 E. Fuchs . . 5 5 5 35 36 36 R, J. Knowles .. 5 5 4 3.6 3 5 13 I. .T. Knowles .. 0 6 5 2 17 15 G. IT. Mitchell .. 5 6 6 16 18 1< O. W. Tritt 6 4 4 13 16 16 R. W. Coombes 5 5 6 16 1516 W. E. Ward 0 5 5 0 16 16 Gl and F. E. Biltclitf 5 6 6 15 19 17 ....Ofl f 9|r. .5,74rs5 ... •••- J. W. Thomson 6 5 6 17 18 16 II. W. Rulo ooo ooo If. C. West .... 6 0 5 17 10 15 G. H. Bradford 7 4 5 la 814 II. Harris .. 4 5 0 13 15 6 E. SeQue 5 5 6 3315 18 Mrs W. Shearer 4 5 5 10 12 10

Wk'ly T1. to Total, date. Hight Breeds — G. Butcher 4 W. Newall 5 10 F. Hawes - - . .. - 6 3 7 Mls« M. White 6 10 J. W. Green 5 12 H. W. Beck 4 12 W. Barren 4 12 Green Bros 0 15 B. Harrison 0 A. 13. Corey 0 0 N". Harrison 5 3 5 A. G. F. Ross 5 16 J. Higgins 4 11 W. Richards 5 14 T. Richards 0 1 T. Richards 6 14 N. Solomon 6 15 W. Spence 5 15 Shelley and M'Elwaln 5 n Shelley and M’-Elwain .. 3 15 P. Pears 5 10 Heavy Breeds— P. Peers 0 1 W. Barrel! 0 2 S. F- Davey 4 13 H. Williams 0 0 .1. Higgins 4 13 .T. Rattigan 7 24 H. W. Beck 3 5) B. Kelly ft 0 .1. Kingsland 5 16 F. Herridge . 1 1 2 W. Spence 5 7

Weekly Grand Total Total. to date. 12 3 12 3 Indian Runners— IT. A. Dawber .. 7 7 0 IS IS 16 •T. Wilson « 0 0 o o 0 R. W. Hawke .. 7 5 6 20 15 16 .T. W. Thomson 7 7 1 20 21 13 J. W. Thomson 6 3 0 3 6 10 0 •T. A. B. Hellaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. G. F. Ross .. 0 0 0 O 0 0 IT. W. Beck . . 5 7 0 5 13 0 H. P. Slater ..0 0 0 905 TT. A. Dawber .. 7 7 7 33 16 20 R, W. Hawke .. 1 7 5 10 20 IS J. \V. Thomson 0 2 0 3 2 0

Miss M. Meyrick ft 0 0 ft ft ft 7I. Harris 1 ft ft 7 15 1 O. A. Grainger ft ft 7 2 2 18 J. W. Thomson ft ft 4 5 4 12 A- O. F. Ross 5 * 4 15 10 31 A. It- Reekie .... 5 4 ft 14 14 2 C*. Blair 0 ft ft 0 12 ft M. Maurice .... o 0 0 0 ft 0 Any Other Variety Heavy Breeds— A. M. Johnstone 0 0 0 2 ft 0 E. Crouch ..0 3 0 0 4 0 Cuthebertson and Mitchell 5 6 ft 15 3 9 13 O. Wright 0 0 0 6 8 0 £• 2’ H 2 rn 5 0 0 8 0 0 T. Bond 5 0 <> i-? () H. Williams ..451 8 ft ft !J. W. Beck ft 5 ft ft l'l ft Hill 0 4 0 0 IS 0 IR. I earce .... 3 0 3 803 \

_ , Weight. T1 IT - £“Y, lor 3 * ’5 6 S- Loader ft 0 o o Cr. Swanston s S 10 S Black 4 (? s 5 .T. Mor risen o Oft 1 P. Maugfr 0 o 0 i R. Smith o o 0 0 A. M’Oonchie o Oft o P. Mauser 4 8 0 4 Ci. Black 1 132 4 <;. Russell i i s r, H. Taylor r» f 10 :» li. Smith ft „ „ ft A. M’Conchie .... ft ft o ft O. Hall 4 (ill 6