EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18890, 15 October 1929, Page 15

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-fifth coinpetttlon organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was cojnhienced at Papanui on April 7 The following are the returns for the twenty-seventh week ended October 13 (number of days, 189J:— TEST L • J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL. CHALLENGE (For Light and Heavy Breeds. Single Penned.)

Wei* os. dr ht TL to total date Heavy Breeds— B. J. Ross (L.S.) d SO J. M. Campbell (B.O.) 5 10 4 3*9 (B.O.) 5 Mrs W. H. West . 5 6 161 6 J. M. Campbell .. 5 58 6 144 C. Bartley .... 7 87 Master R. Lignins 5 10 9 125 Miss J. Ligrgins . 5 103 T. IX Dalziel 6 11 0 155 A. G. P. Ross .... 6 13 6 124 6 12 12 93 A. C. Goodlet .... 8 12 9 316 Green Bros 5 11 7 127 5 10 1 135 W. Spence 6 6 124 C. A. Stratford (No. 1) 5 10 14 137 (No. 2) 7 13 8 173 S. FT. George .... 4 8 10 105 S. G. Batten .... 6 13 11 145 TEST 2. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each competitor to enter three purebred pullets to be single penned.) Weekly Grand Total 1 2 3 1 2 S T. Bond 5 6 4 114 137 86 L. Roache .... 5 5 — 124 12S —- F. Hawes .... 5 6 5 107 S5 122 A. H. Adams ... 6 2 6 161 M. C. Craig (No. 1) 5 4 1 144 148 20 SL C. Craig (No. 2) 6 5 4 156 W. K. Hamilton 0 6 6 146 A M. Esple (No. 1) 6 6 5 151 94 171 A. M. Espie (No. 2) 5 6 7 •T. W. Roundhill . — Mrs F. Gor inski 6 4 5 123 F. J. Ilillis 5 109 E. Dunstau (No. 1) 6 B. Dunstau (No. 2) 6 6 5 J. M- Campbell . 6 7 . 7 SO M. Wilson 7 5 5 P. Sugrden .... 7 7 4 3 67 132 68 C. P. Miller 6 6 5 C. H. Butters . . 4 5 5 L. P. Hawke .... 7 130 T. H. Wilce (No. 1) 7 4 4 T. H. Wilce (No. 2) — 1 3 100 86 C. Bartley .... 5 5 6 123 R. Heazlewood (No. 1) 6 5 5 108 R. Heazlewood (No. 2) 5 5 5 107 J. Llfirsins (No. 1) 7 6 7 138 153 136 J Ligg-ins (No. 2) 6 2 4 3 24 T. D. Dalziel .... 5 6 4 155 A u C. Goodlet .. 6 2 5 138 4 5 S9 92 Tracey King .. 4 5 6 113 118 105 L>. Dickie 7 6 5 06 117 129 fcL Williams (No. 1) 6 G 5 87 73 70 H. Williams (No. 2) 6 5 e 151 91 74 Miss J. Williams 6 5 3 103 225 138 F. Ashworth .... 6 6 6 146 111 138 Green Bros. .... 5 6 6 114 H. Harris (No. I) 5 5 6 135 109 129 J. W. Thomson 5 5 6 S5 W. H. West 3 6 6 101 J. Bobbitt 7 6 6 137 C. M. R. Man hire 4 4 e 130 341 150 J. H. Graham .. 3 S 7 13 9 108 148 S. E. Davey .... 5 4 6 140 16S 166 T. W. Betteridge

(No. 1) 6 6 T. W. Betteridge (No. 2) 5 6 8 150 140 115 O. Betteridge 6 2 V 123 E. Fuchs (No. D 6 ft 6 98 E. Fuchs (No. 3) 6 7 151 134 351 E. W. Seque b 1 4 139 67.130 a ft 3 32 338 aW. Turner ft fc“ 5 113 .T. Ay thorn . . ft ft 120 G. Skurr *... -ft 6 b 99 69 W. Spence t . . . . ft 6 4 80 75 131 D. Christie .... 6 b 4 133 W. E. Noble h 6 ft 108 124 108 J. D. MTCecknie ft 3 143 130 95 J. Nancarrow .. b 7 b 120 303 187 H. Harris (No. 2) 4 ft 3 119 67 315 Mrs J. Donald .. 6 157 89 128 J. Taylor 5 V b 97 135 138 A. G. Blackwood 6 6 ft 145 71 14ft A. G. F. Ross .. 6 a 134 91 139 t\ R. Cotton (No. 1> 6 6 97 — 132 F. R. Cotton (No. 2) 6 5 6 139 (No. 1) 5 4 6 63 81 106 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 6 4 5 126 139 126 SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to enter Three Birds.) TEST 3. Any Variety Light 3reeds, other than White Leghorns. Weekly Grand Total TL to Date. 1 2 3 1 2 8 R Pearce. A (No. 1) 3 7 124 134 102 R. Pearce. A. (No. 2) 5 4 75 71 110 S. EL Mitchell, A (No. 1) 5 6 4 109 126 SC S. H. Mitchell, A. (No. 2) 5 5 6 102 53 85 TEST 4. Black Orpingtons only. II. Cottam .... 0 4 6 48 113 27 T. D. Palziel V 4 4 107 113 88 L. P. Hawke .... 4 4 311 98 110 J. M. Campbell . 5 7 ft 72 54 2 22 A R. Lockie .... b 143 119 115 H. J. Ball in 6 ft ft 143 99 121 R. M. Coc-kson . . 6 5 3 117 148 149 TEST 6. Any variety Heavy 3reeds, Black Orpingtons. Weekly Grand Total Tl. to date : 2 3 2 8 . L.S. 7 4 — 138 J R GrtfCen, L.S. 6 4 3 340 R DrysdaJe, W.R. 5 7 6 102 R.I.R. 5 5 5 50 69 50 TEST 6. FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. (Light and Heavy Breeds—Six Birds • W’kly Weight Tl. to total oz. dr. date Light Breeds— F. Hawes 30 61 8 800 M. C. Craig . .. 34 72 2 832 F. Chapman ... 33 ft’i 14 667 G. Skurr 32 7 J 2 ft 87 J. Liggins 33 7 b b 726 G. H. Bradford 27 ft! 4 526 J. Bobbitt 34 7 b 0 656 W. Turner ...... 3ft 696 W. E. Ward ... 32 67 13 S21 Green Bros. ... 31 6! 823 W. II. West . . . 3ft 70S G. J. Verrall 32 65 14 759 H. C. West. ID 649 H. W. Beck, IS 33 67 15 703 tleavy Breeds— J Klngsland (B.O.) 24 6 S3 H. W. Beck (B.O.) 31 62 11 654 TEST 7. SINGLE )UCK TEST. (Each competitor to bred Ducks.) White Peklns. J. W. Thomson . e 7 117 83 Indian J. W. Thomson . 7 7 174 168 H A Dawber (No. 1) 110 114 R. W. Hawke «.. b 7 106 138 F. R. Cotton 6 ft 153 167 J. G. Wilson. W.R. 7 7 7 S3 76 A C. Adsett, W.R. 7 — 164 Mrs W Warren. W.R. 7 IIS 88 A. G. F. Ross . . 7 7 175 279 G. A. Heath .... 7 162 156 H. A Dawber, (No. 2) 6 6 4 157 lftl 163 OU EGGS weekly from 5 pullets on Poultry Spie< forcing). \ ou try increase in egg production. Costs o nlv half-penny daily for twelve h all dealers. 168