EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18546, 21 August 1928, Page 10

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. • twenty-fourth competition organleed by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club wa a commenced at P&panul on April !• The following are the returns for the twentieth week ended August 18 (number of days, 140): TEST 1. J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. (For Light and Heavy Breeds, single penned.) Wt Total. _ , T’tl. to date. Black Orpingtons— Miss M. J. Meyrlck -.4 64 T. D Dalzlel 6 94 H. J. Ballin 3 35 White Leghorns— Green Bros, No. 1 .... 7 118 T. W. Betterldge 6 114 E. Dunstan 4 306 A. C. Goodlet 6 95 A. M. Espie 4 83 A. H Adams 5 103 F. Hawee 4 106 L J. Knowles, No. 1 .. .. 4 71 •T. D. M’Kechnie 5 51 H W. Beck, No 1 5 9 4 H. W. Beck, No. 2 5 77 Master R Llgglns 5 ill M. C Craig 6 72 G. H. Mitchell 6 107 Mrs W H. West 4 81 W. E Ward 6 106 Green Bros., No. 3 7 113 H. Williams 2 87 A. G F. Roes O J»i E V. Crouch 5 306 F R. Cotton 6 58 E. J. Ross o 109 LJ. Knowles, No. 2 .... 6 120 J Balch 6 89 TEST 2. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST.

(Bach Competitor to lantsr bred Pullets to be Single Penned.) Wkly. TL Grand Tl. J. H Graham A. C Goodlet 4 86 92 44 „ _ No 1 6 4 3 S. J. Duroae 0 4 J. Maxwell .... 5 r> 87 E. Dunsant, No. 1 E Dunstan, No. 2 4 ft 5:) J. Cracroft Wilson 6 0 L. Dickie 1 6 2 A. M Kepte R. Heazlewood 5 o ' 5 43 73 98 No. 1 ft 5 4 0 ftO J E. Taylor b 6 S. E Davey 5 6 6 A H. Adams .... <1 5 Mrs P Gorlnski . 3 ft ft Mrs J. Cowell . . 5 & P Hawes .... ft 0 J. M Campbell . b 6 4 102 96 L Hill « ft 0 T. D Dalxlel ... 4 b 5 C. M. R. Manhire 4 J. Bobbitt .... 1 ft 5 C. F. Millar r> 0 4 J. LlgjflnK .... b ft ft Green Bros,, No 1 6 Green Bros., No 3 K ft W H. West b 3 4 Tracey King . 5 5 ft F. Ashworth b 6 ft D Christie .... 6 4 J. D McKecknie h ft ft T. H Wilce 6 ft 0 M. Wilson .... 3 5 5 105 E. O. Batten 4 6 M. C. Craig. No. 1 4 ft ft M. C Craig, No. 2 5 ft ft 66 80 T. H. Corey 0 5 6 67 35 J. Taylor 6 6 ft 43 G H. Bradford . . 5 B ft 91 T .W Betterldge . 6 ft 4 E. Fuchs 1 ft 4 J. W. Thomson . 4 ft ftl D G. Whittaker 5 ft 3 97 T. J Richards . . R. Heazlewood, 5 ft ft 76 97 75

No 2 4 ft c 99 103 63 W D. Walter . . r» 5 J Gold. No 2 . . 2 b S 47 H. Harris .... 7 b 4 A. G. F. Robs . . 6 « 4 H. Williams, No 1 b b 114 H Williams, No. 2 5 l 5 104 J. Balch 5 0 5 98 Mrs J Donald . 5 4 4 09 J. Cairns « 6 39 K. Cairns .... 7 6 4 F. H. Cooper ... 0 n 5 44 81 55 T. S. Dove, No 1 5 5 8 ft 103 102 T. S Dove, No. 2 0 4 4 T. Bond 6 5 F. R. Cotton, No 1 6 5 4 F. R. Cotton, No. 2 5 ft ft H. W. Beck ft 5 ft H. Harrison. No 1 ft 6 ft 105 H. Harrison, No. 2 ft 4 ft 305 E. J. A alentine . 4 & 4 84 T. Gill 1 6 A. C. Goodlet. No. 2 5 5 5 64 148 103 SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to Enter Three Birds.) TEST S. Any Other Variety Light Breed except W. Leghorns S. H. Mitchell (A.) 3 4 4 69 R. Pearce (A.) 6 0 4 48 49 86 TEST 4. Black Orpingtons OnlyG. A. Grainger 0 0 Miss M. J. Mej'rick 1 0 2 52 A. M. Espie .... 0 ft ft 69 R. M. Cookson 4 0 2 6 J. M. Campbell 3 7 H 65 T. D. Dalzlel . . 1 2 A. R. Leckie 3 7 ft 103 64 100 TEST 5. Any Other Variety other than Black Orpington*.— B. G. Corlett. W.R. 6 D. P. O’Hern. W.W. 5 S 6 C. Bartley, R.I.R. 5 6 J. Kingsiand, R.I.R 5 5 J. Cracroft Wilson. L.S. 5 0 E. V. Crouch, L.8. 5 6 1 9S J. R. Griffen L.S. 5 2 2 115 46 99 TEST 6. FLOCK TEAMS' CONTEST. (Light and Heavy Breeds—Six Birds.) Total. Light Breeds— G. Skurr .... 31 400 G. Bonnett .... 32 F. Hawes 82 528 A. Woolley (No. 1 > 28 448 A. Woolley <No. 2) .8 2 342 H. W. Beck. No l 30 29 4 93 T. H. Wilce. id 1 1 .167 J. Balch G. J. Verra 11 .. J. Bobbitt .... H. Harrison . . F. G. Herridge 360 C-. H. Butters Early moultera Late moulters 29 260 TEST 7. SINGLE DUCK (Sfech Competitor to Purebred Ducks.) Wlcly TL Grand TI. White Pekins-— * • Mrs A. Little . . 7 7 ft H. A. Dawber . . 6 J. W. Thomson 7 Indian Runners— J. W. Thomson 2 s H. A. Daw her . . 7 A. C. Adsett.W.R. 7 7 F. R. Cotton 4 E. J. Valentine 0 R. W. Hawke . . C. E. Bgrnett . . 7 ft A, U, F. Po«* .. a i 4 »#. 29 114