EGG-LAYING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19098, 17 June 1930, Page 4

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-sixth competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April 6. Tho following are the returns for the tenth week, ended June 3 4 (number of days, 70): TEST I. J. II .SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. For Light and Heavy Breeds. (Single Penned). W’kly Weight Tl. to

TEST 11. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. Each Competitor to enter Three Purebred Pullets, to be single penned.

TEST 111. SINGLE HEN TEST. Competitor to Enter Three Birds. Black Orpingtons Only—

TEST IV. ANY VARIETY LIGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS. (Other than White Leghorns or Black Orpingtons). Weekly Grand total total. to date.

TEST V. FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. Light and Heavy Breeds. (Six birds). Light Breeds— W’kly Weight Tl. to

SINGLE DUCK TEST. Each Competitor to Enter Three Purebred Ducks. Weekly Grand total total. to date.

CLIMATIC conditions make no difference to birds given Karswood Poultry Spice. You feed for regular layers and robust health. Costs only halfpenny daily for twelve hens. . Obtainable from all dealers. 136

__ total. Heavy Breeds— oz. dr. date E. J. Ross (S.W.) 6 M. Wilson (L.S.) T. P. Dalziel 4 7 5 10 (B.O.) J. Kingsland 2 3 22 32 (B.O.) H. J. Ballin 4 7 1 * 63 (B.O.) White Leghorns— 6 33 0 23 A. C. Good let Mrs F. J. Hillis . 6 A. M. Espie . . „. 6 1j. Tracey King « Master R. Biggins Miss J. Liggins . W. Jj. Donald 4 G. E. Moody .... 6 David Green .... A. W oolley .... 0 Green Bros E. J. Ross O. H. Bradford . F. G. S. Chapman 4 T. I). Dalziel .... I>. Roach e G. P. Bradford . . S. H. George .... F. D. Cotton, jun. F. R. Cotton .... 5 J. Bobbitt 5 11 2 49

w 1 Wteekly total. 12 3 6 5 5 Grand total , to date. 52 5*2 50 vv 2 0 R 5 22 51 47 u 5 5 47 U b4 K. Heazlewood, 1 6 6 6 55 61 57 R. Heazlewood, No. 2 3 6 6 46 39 46 J. H. Graham 6 5 0 58 56 30 A. T. Smith .. 5 0 6 44 32 53 1>. A. M’Kee .. 5 0 0 51 1 32 J. Byers .... b b 5 43 bl b3 L,. V. Couch, No. 1 5 6 5 4D 51 48 L. V. Couch, No. 2 5 5 4 52 48 43 A. G. Blackwood 0 b 0 19 51 24 1J>. Christie . . 6 4 6 58 44 35 Mrs R. Dawson 2 0 6 4 41 65 T. 1 6 b 45 60 42 A. II. Adams 4 0 6 37 1 47 J. Rattigan b 6 b 38 4b bl A. Woolley, No. 1 5 0 5 55 13 41 A. Woolley, No. 2 6 0 6 53 10 59 A. C. Goodlet, I 6 4 5 51 49 52 A. C. Goodlet, No. 2 7 0 1 60 28 47 W L. Donald, No. 1 6 4 5 41 48 51 O. 5 6 5 51 53 34 B. 5 0 38 38 33 A. 0 b 0 0 6 30 W K. Hamilton . 0 4 b 3 47 b2 A. M. Espie, No. X 3 0 6 23 0 27 A. M. Espie, No. 5 6 5 68 36 58 Mrs P. J. Hillis 5 0 b 32 39 43 A. Woolley, No. 3 5 o 5 48 4 51 H. A. Dawber 2 1 19 21 34 J. Biggins, No. i 5 b 6 42 bJ* 50 J. Liggins, No. 2 6 1 b bb 33 N, 5 6 44 44 W « 7 5 56 47 37 J, Nancarrow 6 5 6 56 47 62 V. 4 5 0 31 24 M. C. Craig, No. 1 0 4 4 18 24 58 M. C. Craig, No. 2 6 6 6 52 36 58 Green Bros., No. 1 7 6 7 63 58 43 Green Bros., _ 2 4 6 7 48 39 53 r.. P. Miller . . 4 5 5 51 45 56 3 6 0 22 33 27 J. 5 2 6 54 48 49 .1. Hamilton .. 0 0 4 30 21 42 J. Wilde .... 4 4 0 25 45 65

M. Wilson 5 6 0 21 27 0 G. TL Gillespie 1 5 6 36 54 58 T. D. Dalziel b 5 6 52 52 61 Tracey King', No. 1 4 5 5 55 40 53 Tracey Kingr. 2 5 5 6 50 49 54 C. M. K. Manhire b 4 6 51 37 41 5 6 6 44 41 50 G. H. Mitchfell 6 4 5 53 26 47 ♦; 4 6 49 49 58 J. C. Wilson 5 7 5 45 45 58 H. Williams, 1 5 6 6 52 57 57 H. Williams, No. 2 5 3 r> 46 39 47 H. Harris b 4 43 M> 23 W. Keen .... 4 6 3 46 43 W. Iu. Donald, No. 2 4 0 6 44 16 59 R. K. Davcy . . 5 6 5 43 59 40 12. V. Crouch 4 4 0 29 46 23

Wteekly Grand total total. to date. A. R. Reekie .... 2 6 6 42 35 11 H. Williams .. S. 7 0 43 51 1 H. Cottom 6 7 6 49 64 57 R. M. Cookson .. 1 4 6 20 44 10 T. D. Dalziel .. 5 0 2 55 32 42 A. Harvey 4 4 6 35 61 23 B. Cotterell 2 6 7 47 51 54 B. P. Hawke ..6 0 2 51 35 50 Mrs M. J. Irving 4 5 6 30 4 3 13

12 3 12 3 W. J. Brown (L.S.) 0 5 7 3 52 25 C. M'Kenai© 6 5 6 SI 48 47 R. Dryedale (B.L.) 5 2 5 42 16 14 S. H. Mitchell (A.) 5 4 5 40 19 37 R. Pearc© (A.). 3 5 0 41 25 0 J. F. Soper (R.X.R.) 0 4 0 0 16 0 J. R. Griffen (L#.S.) 6 5 G 5S 40 56 Mrs C. J. Williams (L.S.) 5 6 6 23 46 57 P. A. Cornish (L.S.) 6 5 5 52 16 40 R. Dryedale (W.R.) 0 4 0 0 52 0 A. W. Pritchard (B.O.) 5 5 5 S 11 20

total, oz. dr. date. M. C. Craig’ 33 4 8 9 283 G. J. Verrall 26 54 5 223 It. Roachb ,37 70 6 279 J. Biggins 31 64 3 28 4 O. H. Bradford . 26 53 15 235 G. Skurr 19 41 1 190 F. a. S. Chapman 14 28 11 253 W. E. Ward 32 64 0 328 •T. Bobbitt 29 61 fi 2S1 W. Turner 14 29 14 211 Verrall Bros. .. 25 51 13 285 W. II. West 16 33 S 135 TEST VI.

Whit© Fokins— X 2 a 1 2 3 M. A. Dawber .. 0 7 0 1 62 J. \V. Thomson . Indian Runners — 0 <0 7 1 1 44 T. Ddwthwalte . 0 0 0 0 0 0 O. A. Heath .... 7 5 7 65 50 53 R. W. Hawke .. F. R. Cotton, 7 0 7 67 19 60 No. 1 5 7 47 23 85 H. A. Dawber . . Mrs F. C. Johnson 5 5 7 64 54 70 (W.R.) 6 7 7 53 48 51 J. W. Thomson 7 0 7 69 4 A. G. F. Ross . . F. R. Cotton, 0 7 0 0 32 4 No. 2 Khaki Campbell— 0 0 0 0 3 0 Mrs F.C. Johnson G 7 G 22 40 G. H. Bradford . 7 s 70 7 0 F. Ash wort Ji 0 7 0 40 65 56