EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 183, 4 August 1931, Page 9

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-seventh competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Papanui on April 5. The following are the returns for the seventeenth week, ended July 31 (number of days 118): — TEST I. J. H. SHAW MEMORIAE CHALLENGE. (For Light and Heavy Breeds. Siiglo penned).

Weekly Weight Tl. to total, oz. dr. date. Heavy Breeds— J. Campbell (B.O.) (No. 3 > 7 15 1 111 J. Campbell (B.O.) No. 2 1 2 0 72 H. Cottora 5 9 10 07 H. Wood 0 73 White Leghorns— W. II. West 2 4 3 2 51 MissK. M'Kechnie 6 13 5 03 S. F. Marshall .. 0 — ■ — 7 2 J. Ibbotson .... 6 12 1 9$ Master It. Heazlewood 6 13 1 84 L. Roache, No. 11 2 3 6 4 A. M. Espie .... 6 13 5 fi2 I, P. Hawke .... 5 32 3 75 Green Bros 0 59 G. p. Bradford .. 3 5 14 40 M’Kechniq and Naiioarrow 5 114 S3 A. C. Goodlet ..5 31 15 86 Miss A. M’Intyre 5 10 7 39 T. S. Dove 5 3 0 o 90 H. Williams 7 13 15 107 L. Roache, No. 2 5 10 14 98 W. Turner .... 5 10 13 77 F. G. S. Chapman 5 10 7 X7 E. Dunstan .... 4 7 12 3S TEST II. WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each Competitor to Enter Three Purebred Pullets, to be Single Penned). Weekly Grand Tl. total. to date. 12 3 1 2 3 A. Belwortliy .... 5 0 0 93 42 61 P. A. Cornish .... 0 0 0 47 60 31 L. V. Couch 3 2 6 75 64 59 A. «T. Davey .... 2 0 4 48 44 86 A. M. Espie 5 5 6 S5 77 91 L. J. Glasson . . 6 5 2 30 SO 55 Mrs R. Heazlewood 5 4 4 52 82 7 7 J. Wilde 3 (5 5 59 88 92 J. Ibbotson 5 6 3 87 94 77 W. Knight 5 5 5 74 70 73 A. M’Kenzie .... 5 0 5 72 40 90 C. F. Miller .... 0 0 0 47 48 74 W. A. Smith 3 0 4 78 56 6 9 W. Turner, No. 1 0 0 5 47 60 76 W. Turner, No. 2 5 0 5 87 41 8S E. Hatch 4 4 3 26 68 46 B. B. Andrews .. 4 3 5 65 18 60 J. Byers 4 4 5 67 6 87 M’Kechnie and Nancarrow 4 3 6 85 SI 82 W. M’Intyre 5 0 5 98 62 86 D. Christie 3 6 6 58 92 98 Master J. Christie 4 5 5 36 4 5 85 L. Dickie 5 5 5 67 85 64 A. O. Smith 0 3 5 38 67 70 J. Ilollomby 0 5 5 73 89 64 E. G. Oliffen 6 6 4 86 95 75 B. S. Whittaker . 5 5 4 6 8 81 84 J. H. Jackson .... 5 5 U 88 73 94 D. Blythe 5 6 3 87 96 60 R. Kennedy .... 0 0 6 73 14 52 G. M’Clatchie .... 3 0 o 70 4 1 54 S. E. Davey .... 5 ti 5 92 81 7li

T. S. Pov«*, No. 15 5 0 !>6 108 56 G 51 r.R mi T. 1?. Grant .... ft 3» 7 3b 51 103 A. J. Maclaine . . 6 5 5 102 80 84 H. Will lama. No. 10 5 8 8 <’ H. Williams, No. 2 0 5 4 105 7 5 G S7 1*3 04 H. Fuclis, No. 1 . . 0 0 1 47 62 88 B. Fuchs, No. 2 . . 5 0 5 45 01 R. Heazlewood . . 4 4 r> 7K 7 0 57 M. C. Craig. No. l 6 0 70 34 4 4 M. C. Craig, No. 2 4 2 5 50 65 7 4 5 70 Green Bros 5 5 0 53 33 50 r\ m. R. Manhlre 5 4 5 SR 72 62 80 SC A. J. Brock .... 5 6 G S3 78 TEST HI. SINGLE HEN TEST. (Competitor to Enter Thrf « Birds). Black Orpingtons only. Weekly Grand Tl. 1 2 3 I 2 3 r>. A. M'Kee .1 5 3 r.i* 70 71 K. G. Cliffen 5 1 53 12 B. Cotterell .... 2 G 70 51 81 J. Campbell .... 5 0 4 101 4 5 27 I,. I\ Hawke 1 3 0 27 74 1 1 It. M. Cookson .. 4 5 5 82 79 71 TEST IV. ANY VARIETY LIGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS. (Other than White Leghorns or Black Orpingtons] Weekly Grand Tl. total. to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 S. H. Mitchell CA.> 4 3 5 7 8 7 5 B. C. Wilson (B.L.) 3 3 A. W. Pritchard B 1 62 91 (Buff O.) fi 6 3 S3 85 92 J. R-Griffen (L.S.) 0 G 5 3 52 53 \V. J. Brown (L.S.) 1 6 4 64 55 Mrs C. J. \Y illianiH (L.S.) 7 5 4 101 106 95 (S.W.) 0 1 G 0 1 65 TEST V. FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. (Light and Heavy Breed Six birds). Weekly Weight Tl. to dr. date. Light Breeds L. Roache .... 11 24 415 W. Knight 30 i>6 1 l 519 L. V. Couch . . 20 J 4 A. E. R. Saville JR ::;i 1 201 F. G. S. Chapman 11 2.1 14 305 G. 11. Bradford. HI 2 1 M. C. Craig, No. 1 24 r.i 381 M. C. Craig, No. 2 27 5 429 Verrnll Bros. . . 22 4.1 14 H. Williams .. is TEST VI. SINGLE DUCK TEST. (Each Competitor to * nter Three Pure-bred Pucks,). Weekly Or and Tl. total to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 Indian Runners— H. A. Iiawber .. 2 7 4 GS 1G 100 G. A. Heath .... 7. 7 62 15 2 1 A. Cl. F. Itoss .... 7 7 7 1 B 2 6 73 J. YV . Thomson . . 8 7 / 84 10 113 TEST VII. OTHER THAN INDIAN RUNNER. Weekly Gr ind Tl. total 1 2 3 1 2 2 H, A. Daw her (P.) 8 3 F. Ashworth (K.C.) 7 G 8 58 67 6S