EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 78, 1 April 1931, Page 14

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-sixth competition organised by the Xew Zealand Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April 6. The following are the returns for the fifty-first week, ended March 2S (number of days, 257): TEST I. J. IT. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. (For Light and Heavy Breeds, Single Penned.)

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W’kly Weight. Tt. to Tl. e.. dr. date, j Heavy Breeds— E. J. Ross <S.W.) . 7 7 6 177 M. "Wilson (L.S.) . - 1£. J. Ballin (B.O.) White Leghorns— 2 A. C. Goodlet .... 31 rs F. J- Hill is . . A. 31. Espie tt ft Tracey King 2 - < 4 Master R. Liggius 0 Miss J. Taggms . . W. Tj. Ronald . . . . 2 4 7 226 215 260 ■ F. <r. S. Chapman 0 — .— 186 T. I>. Dalziel .... <4. p. Bradford .... 5 S. H. George .... l.i 8 F. R. Cotton, jun. F. R. Cotton .... J. Bobbitt . r 12 7 242 TEST II. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN (Each competitor to enter Three Purebred Pullets to be Single Pet nea. )• Grand Tl. W'kly Tl. to date. 1 3 1 W. Turner, No. 1 3 4 5 246 264 251 W. Turner, No. 2 2 5 20 5 252’252 0 203 266 It. Heazlewoocl, No. 1 5 0 295 3*05 229 R. Heazlewood, No. 2 5 4 229 21S-22S J. H. Graham . . 0 0 0 266 23 7. 18-0 A. T. Smith .... 0 0 0 205 202 1-92 D. A. M’Kee 4 0 1 0 246 168 207 J. Byers 0 1 3 219 222 250 No. 1 5 1 .0 264 256 194 L. V. Couch, No. 2 0 0 214 199 243 A. G. Blackwood 2 0 0 105 227-173 D. Christie .... 5 1 0 283 256 238 Mrs R. Dawson . 5 4 227 227 247 T. B. Grant .... 3 0 0 260 192 A. H. Adams . . 4 0 226 219 229 .1. Rnttigan .... 0 0 0 225 234 243 A. Woolley, No. 1 0 0 24S 243 204 A. Woolley, No. 2 0 0 4 237 188 286 No. 1 0 4 22 5 236 266 A. C. Goodlet. No. 2 0 2 57 204 135 W. Li Donald, No. 1 6 4 251 229 264 L. P. Hawke 0 0 0 229 158 -191 A. M’Kenzie .... 0 0 1 177 1S4 16? W. K. Hamilton . 0 0 4 170 197 "259 A. M. Espie, No. 1 4 4 208 239 179 A. M. Espie, No. 2 5 3 6 277 274 273" Mrs F. J. Hill is 5 tt 245 253 256 A. Woolley,. No. 3 5 0 240 133 1ST ft 4 170 181 218 .T. Liggins, No. 1 4 4 217 220 255 4 227 N. T. Dove 1 0 tt 158 133 253 , 0 0 207 1 S-7 .T. Nancarrow . . 5 3 tt 255 242 300 0 0 140 3 ft 208 0 240 195 276 4 tt 214 208 300 1 0 257 tt 235 3 4 0 6 .T. Hamilton .... 5 5 0 ft 0 223 B 4 T. D. DaTziel .... 4 0 7 241 Tracey King;. o 0 282 196 264 Tracey King. • No. 2 4 5 0 27 S 254 289 C. M. R. Manhire 3 0 0 251 E. Fuchs <1 G. H. Mitchell . . 2 0 4 b 165 225 — 4 tt J. C. Wilson .... 4 5 0 275 278 245 No. 1 4 5 178 193 H. Harris 0 4 0 122 240 205 283 203 153 — 0 5 4 84 293 263 E. V. . 0 4 4 171 TEST III SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to enter Th ree Birds.) (Elack Orpingtons Only.) Grand Tl. W'kly TI to date. 1 2 1 ft 124 188 193 H. Williams .... — B 0 0 tt ft « 1.23 D tt B. Cotterell .... 3 0 0 0 ft Mrs M. J. Irving 0 0 0 TEST IV. ANT VARIETY LIGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS (Other than White Lieghorns o r Black Orpingtons.) Grand Tl. W'kly Ttl to date. 1 3 1 2 3 223 190 (L.S.) 0 4 1 104 (B.L.) 2 5 5 1S9 It. Drysdale 204 117 87 (B.L.) 0 0 (A.) 4 4 0 256 154 193 R. Pearce (A.) . . 0 5 0 185 1S7 148 151 173 (R.I.R.fc 4) 0 3 (L.S.) 1 3 4 242 233 244 (L.S.) 7 5 229 (L.S.) 5 0 0 227 R. Drysdale. 202 168 (W.R.) 0 0 4 A. W. Pritchard 206 104 (B.O.) 0 2 0 139 TEST V. FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. 'Light and Heavy Breeds, Six Birds.) W kly Weight. Tl. to Tl. z. dr. date. Light Breeds— 16 6 3 Vft 6 12 L. Roache 2 11 J. Higgins IS *>■ • G. H. Bradford .. 20 . G. Skurr, D 12 7 1 F. G. S. Chapman 11 11 4 13 1112 X 7 6 W. II. West, D . . 11 3 D—One dead. TEST VI. SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each competitor to Three Purebred Ducks.) "W’kly T to date. 1 1 - White Pekins— IT. A. Rawber . . 0 ft ft 101 235 72 J. W. Thomson - 0 211 Indian Runnel’s—0 1 191 205 226 7 330 R. W. Hawke .. 0 "F. R. Cotton. 7 4 No. 1 ft H. A. Dawber . . 0 0 7 155 180 — (W.R.) B 0 0 A. G. F. Ross .. 0 6 0 174 232 143 No. 2 7 0 7 Khaki Campbell— 130 284 — Mrs F. C. Johnson ft E. Ashworth .... 2 2 V302 293