EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18640, 18 December 1928, Page 10

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twentv-fourth competition organised by th© New 2teal«nd Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April 1. The following are the returns for the thirty-seventh week ended December 1. (Number of days, 252.): TEST 1. J- H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE (Por Light and Heavy Breeds, singl© penned). Wk. Total.

T’tl. to data Black Orpingtons— Miss M. J. Meyrick H. J. Balltn Whit© Leghorns— Green Bros. (No. 1] T. W. Betteridge 4 A. M. Espie 6 1 ) 7 169 J. D. M'Kecknie .. 6 149 H. W. Beck (No. 1 1 75 H. W. Beck (No. 2; 155 Master R. Liggins 213 M. C. Craig « G. H. Mitchell Mrs W. H. West .. 168 W. E. Ward 2 202 Green Bros. (No. 2) H. Williams 3 A. G. F. Ross fi 184 E. V. Crouch .... fi 205 154 K. J. Boas 6 203 7 220 J. Batch 5 183 TEST 2. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. *>red Pullets to be W’kly Tl. Tl. o Date. 2 a 1 2 3 J. H. Graham . . 5 A. C. Goodlet (No. 1) 4 fi 7 205 168 178 s. J. Durose .... 4 4 90 J. Maxwell .... 5 E. Dunstan _ „ (No. 2) 5 J. Cracroft Wilson 6 5 5 163 165 130 L. Bickle fi 6 A. M. Espie .... 1 R. Heazlewood 5 O. Bartley .... fi J. Gold (No. 1) 5 5 fi 210 186 J. E. Taylor .... 6 fi 4 138 203 149 5 « Mrs J. Cowell . . 4 3 6 A. H. Adams . . 6 5 Mrs F. Gorinski 4 F. Hawes 0 6 2 129 J. M. Campbell 6 7 3 205 203 180 5 6 207 T. D. Dalziel . . 5 1 fi C. M. R. Manhire 6 6 fi J. Bobbitt .... 1 5 84 fi J. Higgins 5 5 6 Green Bros. (No. 1) 6 6 Green Bros. (No. 2) 6 3 6 Tracey King . . 4 5 1 198 F. Ashworth . . 4 5 6 D. Christie .... 6 2 198 J. L>. M’Kecknie 5 5 6 T. H. Wilce 5 fi 3 6 S. G. Batten .... 6 6 M. C. Craig (No. 1) 5 & M. C. Craig (No. 2) 6 6 5 164 T. H. Corey .... 5 4 r> 148 120 160 J. Taylor 6 6 5 G. H. Bradford 5 fi 6 T. W. Betteridge 7 « 4 220 204 112 E. Fuchs 5 3 121 J. W. Thomson . 7 fi 5 XX Ck Whittaker 4 fi 4 185 190 156 T. J. Richards . . 0 4 R. Heazlewood ( No. 2) 4 4 5 188 W. D. Walters . . 5 « h J. Gold (No. 2) . 6 5 fi 132 125 202 fi fi 168 A. G. F. Ross . . 4 7 3 H. Williams (No. 1) 5 6 H. Williams (No. 2) 7 1 0 202 J. Balch 4 B 6 165 143 351 Mrs J. Donald . fi fi 2 193 J. Cairns 5 fi 7 140 K. Cairns fi 7 0 158 F. H. Cooper . . 4 4 4 116 T. S. Dove (No. 1) 5 5 4 164 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 5 1 fi 142 102 168 T. Bond 6 5 207 F. R. Cotton (No. 1) 5 0 F. R. Cotton (No. 2) 5 3 fi 132 166 201 H. W. Beck .... 5 fi 5 H. Harrison (No. l) 4 6 H. Harrison (No. 2) 6 fi 6 200 179 192 E. J. "Valentine 5 2 r* 172 T. Gill 3 fi 5 95 A. C. Goodlet (No. 2) 6 5 5 163 199 200 TEST 3. SINGLE HEN TEST. (CoVnpetltor to Entier Any Other Variety Light Breed except W. Leghorns3 S. H. Mitchell (A.) 0 1 4 1 38 R. Pearce (A.) 4 4 1 126 123 141 TEST 4. ' Black Orpingtons Only— W’kly 1 I n. 3 Grand Tl. G. A. Grainger . . 2 3 4 170 Mias M. J. Meyrick 6 3 5 135 A. M. Espie .... 5 4 5 136 R. M. Cookson . . B 0 4 73 J. M. Campbell . 1 H 7 134 T. T). Dalziel . . 5 6 73 A. R. Leckie . . 4 7 6 170 172 179 TEST B. iny Other Variety Heavy Breeds other than Black Orpingtons— Wkly TL 1 2 3 1 B. G. Corlett (W.R.) 6 4 B 110 D. P- O’Hern (W.W.) 5 3 6 160 156 158 C. Bartley B 4 128 143 154 J. Klngsland (R.I.R.) 6 3 5 169 J. Cracroft Wilson (L.S.) 6 0 172 106 43 E. V. Grouch (L.S.) 3 165 1 10 — J. R. Griffeil (L.S.) 3 1 3 199 122 159 TEST 6 FLOCK TEAMS’ CONTEST. .Light and Heavy Breeds—-Six Weekly Total Total. Light Breeds— G. Skurr G. Bonnett F. Hawes A. Woolley (No. 1) 30 A. W oollej* (No. 2) IB . H. W. Beck (No. 1 H. W. Beck (No. 2) 1) . M. O. Craig .... (J. H. Bradford . . . .1. Balch. IB G. J. Verrall, IB J. Bobbitt H. Harrison W. E. "Ward, ID . 28 F. G. Herridge . . . C. H. Butters, IB . 21 991 Experimental— Early Mongers Late M ou iters 30 768 TEST 7 SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each Competitor to Enter Ducks;. W’kly Tl. -1 White Pekins— Mrs A. Little 6 7 H. A. Dawber — 0 J. W. Thomson 4 - — 160 213 — Indian Runners— J. W. Thomson 1 5 7 206 228 236 H. A. Dawber 4 1 1 so A. C. Adsett (W.R.) fi 7 7 153 F. R. Cotton . . 0 0 fi E. .J- Valentine — fi R. W. Hawke 7 201 C. E. Barnett fi A. G. F. Ross — 6 b — 135 209