EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18971, 21 January 1930, Page 11

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-fifth competition organiseo by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April 7. The following are the returns for the forty-first week, ended January is (number of days, 287):

TEST I. J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL TEST. (Heavy and Light Breeds.) Weekly Heavy Breeds— totaL ox dr T1 J. M. Campbell „ _ . . <B.O.> 6 White l.eghorr.s— Mrs W. H. West . F. Hawes .... 6 A. M. Espie F. .1. H ill is E. Dunstan J. M. Campbell 4 F. Ashworth F. R. Cotton .. C. Bartley Millard Bros. . . 8 ' Master It. Big-gins 8 Miss J. Biggins ft T. r>. Dalziel .. 4 B. J. Ross . . . . ft A. G. F. Ross 5 W. E. Ward . . A. C. Good let .. 5 Green Bros. 3 Miss A. Jakins 6 12 13 209 W. Spence . . .. 4 9 C. A- Stratford (No. 1) 4 9 C. A, Stratford (No. 2) 7 13 12 262 S. H. George . . 0 — 137 S. G. Batten .. 6 13 3 227 TEST 2. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each competitor to enter bred pullets, to be single penned.) Weekly Grand Total 1 2 3 1 2 3 1. Bond 6 5 3 184 Lb Roache 6 6 — 202 203 — F. Hawes 5 4 5 180 150 196 A. H. Adams b 0 0 22b 73 161 M. C. Craig (No. 1) 6 5 3 207 M. C. Craig (No. 2) 6 5 5 235 195 203 W. K. Hamilton 4 6 4 227 241 190 A. M. Espie (No. 1) 6 5 3 236 182 211 A. M. Espie (No. 2) 7 7 4 190 260 198 J. W. Roundhill 5 4 138 142 Mrs F. Gorinski 3 5 194 164 217 F. J. Hillis .... 4 5 4 177 169 188 E. Dunstan (No. 1) 5 2 4 260 185 183 EL Dunstan (No. 2) 5 6 ft 191 211 191 J. M. Campbell 7 5 5 177 207 107 M. Wilson .... ft 4 5 266 171 160 F. Sugden .... 6 1 235 220 123 C. F. Miller 5 4 6 182 215 204 C. PI. Butters . . ft 5 6 169 214 216 B. P. Plawke .. 6 6 5 218 180 220 T. H. Wilce (No. 1) 6 3 1 213 197 146 T. PI. Wilce (No. 2) 6 0 186 120 C. Bartley .... 3 3 4 168 180 142 R. Heazlewood (No.l) 5 5 6 184 222 216 R. Heazlewood (No. 2) 6 1 6 183 185 225 J. Biggins (No. 1) 4 4 7 225 230 225 J. Biggins (No. 2) 5 3 5 200 123 216 T. D. Dalziel b 235 206 232 A. C. Goodlet .. 6 0 4 227 202 182 W. Keen 5 4 230 163 163 Tracey King 2 7 6 148 199 189 L. Dickie 6 4 178 193 203 H. Williams (No. 1) 5 5 5 161 136 150 H Williams (No. 2) 5 b 5 220 364 152 Miss J. Williams 6 4 2 222 227 177 A. J. Macalaine 5 2 4 3 87 150 195 6 5 5 224 187 212 Green Bros 6 5 3 192 220 169 H. Harris (No. 1) 3 6 6 199 168 210 ft 3 3 lb 9 156 198 3 3 4 121 196 218 J. Bobbitt 6 0 6 218 191 224 C. M. R. Manhire 2 6 6 190 211 231 l — 5 14ft 0 6 5 211 242 221 0 — 193 T. W. Betteridge ft 4 5 228 215 189 G. Betteridge . . ft 4 5 395 187 194 4 G 1V b « 6 ft 229 3 0 208 131 152 b 6 — 208 b 4 5 176 b 4 6 198 5 3 0 174 W. Spence .... ft 0 4 158 6 6 5 6 189 3 4 b 6 5 191 3 5 4 5 5 6 ft 173 1 5 3 212 A. G. F. Ross .. b 0 0 (No. 1) 6 (No. 2) 4 6 5 (No. 1) 4 2 5 117 (No. 2> 4 5 5 TEST 3. SINGLE HEN TEST. Each competitor to enter three birds) Weekly. Totals to tab to date. 2 3 1 2 3 Any Variety Light Breeds other thai White Leghorns— (No. 1) 1 2 0 (No. 2) 3 5 0 136 110 141 S. H. Mitchell, A. (No. 1) 3 4 4 ISO (No. 2) 5 1 7 171 TEST 4. Black Orpingtons Only— 4 3 188 71 2 0 1 159 162 134 b 4 4 182 159 178 J. M. Campbell 3 6 « 113 123 202 — 4 2 4 ft R. M. Cookson 4 2 b lob TEST 5. ANY VARIETY HEAVY BREED OTHER THAN 3LACK OHPINGTONS. (Three Birds.> Weekly Grand Total, 1 2 3 1 2 i p. A. Cornish (B.S.> 0 — 0 117 J. R. Griffen (L.SO 1 2 3 184 134 209 R. Drysdale (W.R.) 5 5 5 163 107 163 A. E. I-Iounsell, (R.I.R.) s 6 0 98 135 S3 TEST 6. FLOOR TEAMS. Bight and Heavy Breeds (Six birds). Weekly total, ox. dr Ti White Leghorns— M. C. Craig ... 27 58 7 1250 J. Liggins, ID . 20 32 10 1300 G. 11. Bradford 22 48 2 896 W. PI. West . . . 63 11 1121 G. .1. Verrall 28 58 7 1169 H. C. West, ID 25 59 14 995 6 1102 Heavy Breeds— J. Kingslanrl (B O.) 1ft 34 7 943 H. W. Beck (B.O.) 23 47 10 S80 TEST 7. SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each competitor to enter three purebred ducks). Weekly Total. White Peklns— J. W. Thomson 6 6 6 163 Indian Runners— .1. W. Thomson 3 5 7 234 II. A. Daw her. (No. 1) 2 0 139 R. W. TTawke .. 5 5 185 F. R. Cotton 2 6 6 254 J. C. Wilson (W.R.) 0 4 — 326 A. C. Adsett (W.R.) 7 — 7 261 Mrs W. Warren, (W.R.) 7 5 162 A. G. F. Ross . . 7 0 ft 227 G. A. Heath 0 6 3 11 A. Dawber, (No. 2) 6 3 6 234 209 215