EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18940, 10 December 1929, Page 2

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-fifth competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April 7. The following are the returns for the thirty-fifth week ended December 7. (Number of days, <545): — TEST l. J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. (For Light and Heavy Breeds. Single Penned.) W’kly Weight TL to total, oz. dr. date. Heavy Breeds— J. M. Campbell 8.0. 4 9 S 17S T. D. Dalziel 8.0. 7 16 0 157.

White Leghorns— Mrs W. 11. West 6 3 2 8 126 .T. j\I. Campbell . 0 — 78 F. Ashworth . . . 0 91 F. It. Cotton . . . 4 S 172 Millard Bros. ... 11 8 276 Master R. Liggin 10 S 165 Miss J. Liggins . b 10 2 142 T. IX Dalziel . . . 4 14 ISO K. J. Ross 5 9 14 203 A. G. F. Ross . . . « 13 S 16S A. C. Goodlet . .. 4 8 6 151 Miss A. Jakins . 5 10 2 177 W. Spence ..... 4 8 14 152 G. A. Stratford (No. 1) 5 11 4 (No. 2 7 13 0 S. IT. George . . . 0 127 S. B. Batten . . . 6 13 0 192 TEST 2. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each competitor bred pullets, to o Ant«r three pure* >e single penned.) Weekly Grand Total TL to Date. L 2 3 1 2 3 5 d 171 171 22 A. H. Adams .... b 0 5 199 71 151 (No. 1) 5 2 17T 184 44 M. C. Craig (No. 2> i 6 202 171 170 W. K. Hamilton A. M. Espie 7 6 195 206 156 (No. 1) r 6 3 201 144 202 A. M. Espie (No. 2) 7 6 151 223 170 J. W. Roundhill d 4 b 107 114 Mrs F. Gorinski . » 4 5 168 141 187 F. J. Hillis El Dunstan 5 5 151 139 164 (No. 1) > 4 4 225 166 155 EL Dunstan (No. 2) 5 4 5 158 179 161 J. M. Campbell . b 6 3 140 173 89 M. Wilson / 6 5 230 138 131 F. Sugden ) b 3 206 183 102 C. F. Miller 4 6 b 153 184 172 C. H. Butters . . 5 5 5 140 183 184 L. P. Hawke .... T. EL Wilce 6 6 b 180 144 186 (No. 1) > 2 5 179 173 124 T. H. Wilce (No. 2) rt 7 3 2 149 114 C. Bartley .... R. Heazlewood a b 3 153 157 120 (No. 1) 3 5 6 152 193 184 R. Heazlewood (No. 2) 5 2 5 150 178 192 J. Liggins (No. 1) 3 6 6 190 199 189 J. Liggins (No. 2) 5 5 5 169 108 185 T. D. Dalziel i 6 4 202 177 198 A. C. Goodlet .. D b 3 193 187 157 Tracey King 2 6 5 135 167 154 6 148 160 172 H. Williams (No. 1) 5 0 5 130 105 116 (No. 2) *3 5 6 192 136 122 Miss J. Williams *3 6 3 189 196 158 A. J. Macalaine 5 0 b 152 148 173 F. Ashworth .... 5 6 6 190 154 182 Green Bros > 6 b 160 186 139 H. Harris (No. 1) [ 0 6 173 144 176 J. W. Thomson . . 5 2 5 128 138 171 W. H. West L 5 6 109 166 189 J. Bobbitt 5 4 6 181 178 189 C. M. R. Manhire 4 b 6 167 182 196 J. H. Graham . . 1 d 6 138 208 195 S. E. Davey T. W. Betteridge 6 7 t> 185 218 207 (No. 1) 3 6 d 175 165 27 T. W. Betteridge (No. 2) 5 6 5 195 185 158 G. Betteridge . . 5 b 3 163 163 165 E. Fuchs (No. 1) 6 7 6 142 179 150 E. Fuchs (No. 2) 5 b 6 196 180 198 E. W. Seque .... 4 4 0 183 106 152 W. Turner 5 5 5 150 178 151 J. Aythorn .... B b b 166 119 140 W. Spence 6 2 3 126 90 168 D. Christie .... h 6 6 181 145 162 W. E. Noble b 6 7 154 170 160 J. IX M’Kecknie . 5 4 4 174 150 133 J. Xancarrow . . a 6 6 160 155 182 H. Harris (No. 2) 4 6 6 144 109 156 Mrs J. Donald . . 6 b 3 202 120 163 142 191 A. G. Blackwood . 4 4 0 101 176 A. G. F. Ross .. F. R. Cotton 6 0 3 180 102 1?4 (No. 1) 6 d 4 141 61 167 F. R. Cotton (No. 2) 5 6 5 179 197 122 T. S. Dove (No. 1) 5 2 7 100 111 154 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 6 3 5 168 171 166 SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to enter Three Birds.) TEST 3. Any Variety Light Breeds White Leghorns. Weekly Grand Total. 1 2 3 1 2 3 R. Pearce. A. (No. 1) 3 6 4 158 176 138 R, Pearce, A. (No. 2) 5 0 5 116 98 141 S. H. Mitchell, A. (No. 1) 4 5 4 152 166 119 S. H. Mitchell, A. (No. 2) 5 1 E 142 88 129 TEST 4. Black Orpingtons Only. H. Cottam d 5 7 48 T. D. Dalziel 3 2 b 139 L. P. Hawke .... 6 b 4 150 135 150 J. M. Campbell . . 4 6 4 95 96 167 A. R. Leckie .... 2 1 186 133 160 H. J. Ball in 4 6 6 181 R. M. Cookson .. 2 4 0 139 182 177 TEST 5. Any Variety Heavy Breeds, other than Black Orpingtons. Weekly Grand Total. 1 2 3 P. A. Cornish. L.S. 2 d 2 39 167 J. R. Grlffen, L.S. 4 4 5 174 120 185 R. Drysdale, 4 5 4 137 75 134 A. E. Hounsell, R.I.R. 5 5 1 85 107 72 TEST 6. FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. (.Light and Heavy Breeds—Six Birds.; W’kly Weight Tl. to total. Light Breeds— M. C. Craig . .. 32 67 10 1079 F. Chapman . . . 32 >5 8 919 J. Liggins 26 56 14 946 G. H. Bradfor 30 66 8 757 J. Bobbitt 31 5a 13 930 W. E. Ward . . . 23 50 0 1039 Green Bros. ... 32 71 12 W. H West ... 28 57 C 960 G. J. Verrall . 2a 52 6 1018 11. C. West, 1 d 27 58 1 H. W. Beck ... 30 59 6 S64 Heavy Breeds— J. Kingsland (B.O.) 12 25 ( L W. Beck (B.O.) 22 43 6 766 TEST SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each competitor to enter three pure bred Ducks.) Weekly Total. 1 2 1 2 3 White Pekins. J. W. Thomson . 6 6 7 126 162 128 Indian Runners. J. W. Thomson . 11. A. Dawber 7 7 2 191 218 194 (No. 1) 1 4 ( 122 R. W. Hawke . . 0 7 6 158 F. R. Cotton .... J. C. Wilson 6 7 b 216 195 204 W.R. 3 12: 121 109 A. C. Adsett, W.R. 5 d 7 21" Mrs W. Warren, W.R. 2 7 147 A. G. F. Ross . . 7 9 f 18] 213 202 (x. A. Heath H. A. Dawber, 6 6 5 223 203 198 (No. 2) 6 7 4 198 1S9 174