EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18448, 26 April 1928, Page 3

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-fourth competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April J. The following are the returns for the third week, ended April 21:— \

FLOCK TRAMS CONTEST. (Light and Heavy Breeds—Six Birds.)

WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Each Competitor to enter Three Purebred Pullets to be Single Penned.)

Weekly Total Total, to date. O. Skurr IS 56 G. Bennett 2 7 74 F. Hawes 21 33, A. Woolley . 30 SO G. Woolley 8 28 H. W. Beck 3 4 1)2 H. W. Beck 3 4 92 H. W. Beck 30 3 8 M. C. Craig: 19 52 J. Liggins 23 6 7 T. B.. Wile a 3 1 7 7 G. Bradford 15 3 3 •T. Balch 50 91 J. Verrall 23 S6 J. Bobbitt 26 3 4 B. Barrison 25 5 4 W. E. Ward 30 SO F. G. Herridge 21. 61 T. B. Butters 6 6 SINGLE BEN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. (For Eight and Heavy Breeds.) W. Total T’tl. to date. Miss M. Meyrick 5 5 T. D. Dalziel 5 17 B. ,T. Ball in 4 S Green Bros •. . . . 6. 11. T. W. Betteridge 5 14 E. Dunstan 3 5 A. C. Goodiet 5 5 A. B. Adams 5 15 F. Hawes 6 15 White Leghorns— L. J. Knowles 5 14 .1. D. M’Kechnie 0 2 B. W. Beck 5 15 11. W. Beck 6 16 J. Liggins 7 19 M’Craig 5 1 7 G. B. Mitchell 6 15 Mrs W, B. West 5 16 W. E. Ward 5 3 6 Green Bros., 6 3 6 B. Williams 5 3 5 A. G. F. Ross 5 14 E. ~y. Crouch 6 17 E. R. Cotton 5 3 1 E. J. Ross 4 15 L. J. Knowles 7 IS J. Baich 6 17 Purebred Ducks.) Wkly Tl. Grand Tl. „ , . 12 3 12 3 Pekins—• Mrs A. Little . . 0 0 6 0 0 6 H. A. Dawbor .. 5 6 7 33 8 32 r W V»‘ Thomso n -.0 3 0 0 3 0 Indian Runners— J. W. Thomson .. 7 7 7 20 21 18 B. A. Dawber . . 0 7 6 0 13 11 A. Adsett 0 0 0 0 0 0 F. R. Cotton .... 5 7 5 3 6 3 9 J 3 J. Valentine .... fi 7 5 15 8 17 R. W r . Hawke . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. E. Barnett .... 6 0 4 36 0 4 A. G. F. Ross .... 0 0 7 0 0 9

Wkly Tl. Grand Tl. 1 2 3 12 3 J. H. Graham 3 5 0 6 12 7 A. Goodlet 5 6 5141313 S. .7. Durose 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Maxwell 4 5 01115 0 E. JDunotan 5 2 5 14 10 16 E. Dunstan 5 0 5 12 111 J. C. Wilson 3 2 0 10 2 0 E. Dickie 6 4 5 12 15 12 A. M. Espie 6 0 6 6 010 R. Heazlewood .... 5 3 514 1114 C. Bartley 6 6 5 161816 J. Gold 0 6 0 0 7 0 J. E. Taylor 2 5 0 10 15 5 S. E. Davey 0 6 5 01214 Mrs J .Cowell 2 6 5 2 15 13 A. H. Adams 0 5 5 0 13 6 Mrs F. Gorin ski . . 0 5 0 0 13 6 F. Hawes 4 6 4 6 16 10 J. Campbell 7 5 6 17 15 17 L. Hill 5 3 0 16 7 0 T. Dalziel 6 6 3 16 16 11 C. Manhire 0 5 0 0 12 0 J. Bobbitt 5 5 4 12 10 4 C. F. Millar ' 5 2 4 15 2 12 J. Liggins 5 4 4 15 1 1 13 Green Bros 6 3 716 810 Green Bros 5 5 5 14 1 1 13 W. EL West 0 5 4 0 14 4 E. ,T. King ’ 7 6 6 18 17 17 F. Ask worth 4 4 5 13 13 15 D. Christie 0 5 6 6 13 16 J. M'Kechnie 4 4 4 13 15 16 T. H. Wile© 0 ft ft o ft 0 M. Wilson 5 6 5 13 15 16 S. G. Batten 4 0 0 5 0 ft M. C. Craig 6 4 31410 8 M. C. Craig 5 5 5 12 12 15 A. H. Corey 2 0 6 2 015 .7. Taylor 6 4 6 12 16 16 G. Bradford 5 0 5 8 ft ft T. Betteridgo 6 6 41417 5 E. Fuchs 0 0 5 4 013 •T. W. Thomson .... 2 6 4 8 16 1 4 D. Whittaker 4 6 5 131613 T. Richards 0 4 5 0 10 15 R. Heazlewood .... 3 7 5- 14 1 4 14 W. W. Walters 4 4 5 12 11 11 .7. Gold ft ft 4 6 ft 6 IT. Harris ft ft ft 3 5 14 A. G. F. Ross 4 0 6 6 011 White Eeghorns— H. Williams 6 6 6181717 H. Williams 5 5 5 1 5 15 14 •T. Balch 6 3 5 16 1 1 1 4 Mrs J. Dona id .... 4 6 211 1411 .7. Cairns 5 3 4 1 4 13 13 7\. Cairns 5 0 0 13 0 1 F. Cooper 5 5 6 1 4 7 13 T. S. Dove 5 5 5 1 4 14 16 T. S. Dove 5 5 5 15 15 16 T. Bond 6 4 4 1714 12 F. 'it. Cotton 5 6 5 12 15 15 TT. W. Beck 5 5 5 15 16 16 H. Harrison 5 6 5 14 16 14 Tl. Harrison 5 5 1 16 11 1 .T. Valentine 4 ft 5 11 ft 15 T. Gill 5 ft 4 13 0 15 A. Goodlet 5 5 6 15 It 15 Black Orpingtons— G. Grainger 6 5 5 18 8 13 Miss M. Meyrick . . ft 0 ft ft ft ft A. M. Espie 5 6 6 10 15 12 R. Cook son ft 4 6 01415 .T. Campbell 6 6 6 13 18 15 T. Dalziel 4 6 6 SIR IS A. R. Deckle 6 4 6 12 ftl2 Anv Other Variety Heavy Breeds— B. Corlett ft 5 0 ft 16 ft D. O’Hern ft 0 0 0 0 2 C. Bartley ft 5 ft ft 15 0 J. Tvinerslahd .... 5 ft ft 1ft ft 0 .T. C. Wilson • 5 0 0 10 ft ft E. V. Crouch 4 5 514 16 11 J. Griffen 7 1 5 101013 Anv Other Variety Eight Breeds— S. H. Mitchell ft 6 0 013 ft It. Pearce 4 0 5 12 0 11