EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18992, 11 February 1930, 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 forty-fourth week ended February S (number of days, 30S): — TEST I. J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL. CHALLENGE. (for Light and Heavy Breeds, Single Penned).

SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to enter three birds). Any Variety Light Breeds other than White Leghorns— ..

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Weekly total. oz dr Tl. Heavy Breeds— J. M. Campbell (B.C ) 10 4 T. D. Dalziel < B.C ) 14 White Leghorns— fi 12 j. M. Campbell 4 14 96 5 F. R. Cotton 1 2 3 Millard Bros. 11 21 8 Master R. Liggii o 10 .3 Aliss J. Liggins S T. D. Dalziel fi 13 5 11 .1 216 177 5 10 4 186 3 fi 3 5 10 .1 W. Spence 5 12 6 (Xo 1) 4 8 5 (No. 2) 13 7 S. H. George 1 2 S. G. Batten 6 5 TEST 2. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN CONTEST. .Each competitor to three purebred pullets to be sintrle penned.) Weekly Grand Total Tl. to Date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 6 o 199 231 132 6 219 218 F. Hawes .... 5 3 6 195 164 211 A. H. Adams . . 7 0 0 246 164 M. C. Craig (No. 1) 3 5 217 225 (No. 2) 6 4 5 252 209 216 W. K. Hamilton 5 6 4 244 258 A. M. Espie (XO. 1*1 6 6 0 251 A. M. Espie (No. 2) 7 4 fi 210 277 J. W. Roundhill 6 5 158 155 Airs F. Gorinski 0 3 2 194 17 4 229 F. J. Hillis 6 C 4 192 187 200 E. Dunstan (No. 1) 5 3 6 275 196 199 BL Punstan (No. 2) 5 1 6 206 217 J. M. Campbell 6 6 4 194 223 119 M. Wilson .... 6 5 5 286 186 17 a F. Sugden . 6 1 4 2hb 232 127 C. F. Miller .... 4 5 fi 196 C. H. Butter .. 6 4 fi 185 230 233 L. P. Hawke .. 6 5 235 195 237 T. H. Wilce (No. 1) 4 1 6 228 209 157 T. H. Wilce (No. 2) 5 0 203 121 C. Bartley 4 3 176 189 R. Heazlewood (No. 1) 5 6 5 200 234 229 R. Heazlewood (No. 2) 4 1 5 198 189 240 J. Liggins (No. 1) 6 7 6 242 J. Liggins (No. 2) 5 1 5 215 127 233 T. D. Dalziel 6 fi 6 251 224 24 . A. C. Goodlet . . 6 4 241 213 194 2 5 5 158 215 206 H. Williams (No. 1) 6 0 6 176 141 168 H. Williams (No. 2) 5 5 4 237 177 168 Miss J. Williams 6 6 1 23a 243 182 A. J. Macalaine . 5 1 2 204 159 205 F. Ashworth 5 6 4 239 20b 227 Green Bros. 5 4 5 228 234 18b H. Harris (No. 1) 5 b 5 185 209 227 J. W. Thomson . . 4 1 5 174 161 211 W. H. West 1 0 fi 126 196 237 .T. Bobbitt .... 7 0 5 237 181 242 C. M. R. Alanhire. 2 6 fi 200 224 248 0 3 148 238 S. E. Davey 2 5 211 250 240 T. W. Betteridge (No. 1) 4 0 T. W. Betteridge (No. 2) 6 5 5 245 G. Betteridge 6 fi 212 196 2 OS E. Fuchs (No. 1) 6 6 5 189 229 E. Fuchs (No. 2) 6 7 245 231 E. W. Seque 4 221 142 J. Gold 224 4 5 190 221 6 1 212 lb 7 4 b 4 188 200 0 4 173 92 209 IX Christie .... 5 3 23 4 191 W. E. Noble 6 5 206 221 6 4 4 212 182 .T. Nancarrow 5 7 6 206 206 232 (No. 2) 2 fi 4 173 3 6 238 155 206 b fi 188 A. G. Blackwood 1 4 G 215 13b A. G. F. Ross .. 5 1 0 230 126 18b (No. 1) 5 6 190 207 F. R. Cotton (No. 2) 4 7 5 217 (No. 1) 6 5 129 133 (No. 2) 5 3 5 210 210 208

TEST 3. 12 3 1 2 3 Weekly Totals total. to date. R. Pearce, A. (Xo. 1) 0 1 0 182 195 145 R. Pearce, A. (Xo. 2) 0 0 0 136 114 141 S. TL Mitchell, A. (Xo. 1) 5 1 5 195 198 160 J2. H. Mitchell, A. (Xo. 2> 5 0 4 1S4 100 170 TEST 4.

Black Orpingtons only— H. Gottam .... — 5 C. — 204 SC T. D. Oalziel . . 3 3 3 171 165 14S R. P. Hawke . . 7 5 3 108 172 191 J. M. Campbell .. 15 5 US 140 218 A. R. Leckie .. 1 — 3 227 — 195 H. J. Ballin .. 5 b 6 225 163 205 R. M. Cookson . . b 4 4 165 208 201

TEST 5. Any Variety Heavy Breeds*, other than Black Orpingtons. Weekly Grand Total. Total. 12 3 12 3 P. A. Cornish, L.S. 0 — 0 117 — 169 J. R. Griffen, L.S. 0 3 2 183 143 217 R. Drysdale, W.R. 3 5 5 173 124 177 A. E. Hounsell, R.T.R. 5 1 3 110 147 92 TEST 6. FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. Light and Heavy Breeds. (Six birds).

Weekly total, oz dr Tl. Eight Breeds— F. Hawes 22 45 3 2 3 210 M. C. Craig 25 55 0 1352 F. Chapman .... 20 41 6 1177 tl. Skurr 22 48 12 1207 J. Liggins. ID 19 41 3 1104 H. Bradford ..20 58 10 972 J. Bobbitt 30 64 13 1211 W. Turner 24 50 13 1219 W. E. Ward 26 57 14 1273 Oreen Bros 27 61 1 134 7 W. H. West .... 23 52 9 1200 H. J. Verrall .... 23 47 8 1245 H. C. West. ID .. 15 35 2 1051 H. W. Beck. IB .. 23 47 11 1178 Heavy Breeds— J. King’.sland (B.O.) 17 37 5 1001 7T. W. Beck (B.O.), IB 22 45 1 945

TEST 7. SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each competitor to enter three purebred ducks.) Weekly Grand Total. Total. 12 3 12 3 White Pekins— .T. W. Thomson 3 7 5 179 222 169 Indian Runners— J. W. Thomson 7 6 7 255 282 260 H. A. Dawber (No. 1) 5 0 0 152 136 142 R. W r . Hawke .. 4 7 6 201 207 242 F. R. Cotton ..0 7 6 254 258 255 J. C. Wilson, W.R. 6 0 — 132 146 — A- C. Adsett, W.R. 3 — 7 276 — 274 Mrs W. Warren, W.R. 2 7 7 172 227 190 A. G. F. Ross . . 6 3 5 244 228 243 A. Heath .. 0 6 6 249 265 249 H. A. Daw her (No. 2) 6 1 C 251 216 234