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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20311, 22 May 1934, Page 4

EGG-LAYING.

Utility Poultry Club’s Papanui Contest. SIXTH WEEK. The thirtieth competition organised by the New Zealand .Utility Poultry Club began at Papanui on April 8. The returns for the sixth week, ended May 18 (number of days, 41) are: TJ ?4T. H - s HAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE (for Light and Heavy Breeds, single penned). W'kly Weight Tl. to

T T, c. w total. oz. dr. date. R. J. Ross. S.W o 0 Ij. P. Hawke. B.O. ..0 24 J. Campbell, B.O. (j 13 5 30 J. R. Griffen, Wei. 4 S 3 4 F. Hughes 6 12 3 31 A. C. Goodlet (No. 1) <1 15 R. P. Anderson (1) . 2 4 3 9 E. J. Ross 3 0 "i 9s G. I). Holly man .. 0 _L ’ E. F. Butler i 5 s j - « 2 W. Stephenson .... 3 <» 9 <51 J- Still 0 J Miss A. M’Jntyre .. M 93 A. C. Goodlet (2) .. 0 in in :u T. S. Dove 5 c, ii W. Turner . . 3 0 i M. C. Craig " 2 | 14 || J- II. Jones 7 12 11 33 E. P. Anderson (2) . . 4 8 13 20 J. Ibbotson & «> s ; >p Hen Tabart :» 0 oc J. Brennan f'n J 7° Green Bros 5 0 3 3 33 S- Marshall 5 10 .4 SO Mrs L. B. Andrews . 2 3 14 12 TEST 2.—WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE .HEN TEST (each competitor to enter three Pure-bred Pullets, to be single penned). Weekly Grand Total total. to date. R. H. Taylor . . 6 3 3 24 22 21 G. Miller (No. 1) 6 5 6 20 23 28 A. J. Maclaine . . 6 5 4 20 30 25 Green Bros fi 5 5 31 27 27 J. Liggins 4 4 2 IS 23 17 A. C. Goodlet .. 6 5 5 10 28 21 G. Miller (2) ' . 5 5 0 1 3 33 0 W. M’Intyre .... 7 4 2 3 6 17 23 T. S. Dove (1) .. 4 5 4 18 27 27 T. S. Dove (2) .. 4 4 5 2.0 26 32 A. E. Kitto 5 4 0 32 28 3 3 R. Allison 5 4 6 28 24 3 4 J. H. Jackson .. 5 5 6 32 25 33 W. Turner 5 5 5 31 20 26 lj. J. Glasson ..5 0 5 30 0 32 M. C. Craig .... 5 6 5 30 35 32 Miss H. Keddell . 5 7 6 26 3 2 3i J. H. Jones 6 4 - 27 22 C. Bartley 6 6 5 34 31 30 E. P. Anderson . M 5 5 5 2 0 22 J. Ibbotson .... 5 6 5 31 33 32 J. Maitland .... 5 6 4 31 33 26 Miss D. "White .. 6 5 4 IS 21 26 J. Wilde 2 5 6 ]3 35 31 Miss F. Kerr . . 5 3 5 26 15 25 H. Tabart 5 0 5 27 3 31 H. Williams Cl ) . 3 3 6 20 4 34 H. Williams (2) . 6 5 5 34 35 32 Mrs H. Williams 5 6 6 20 33 34 J. T. Heazelwood 5 5 6 27 26 32 T. B. Grant .... 2 5 3 17 30 22 Mrs B. B. Andrews 6 5 5 36 25 27 W. Barrell .... 4 5 5 27 20 22 A. H. Corey .... 4 0 6 21 3 14 W. M. Evans ..0 5 5 13 28 23 D. H. Law .... 5 6 5 20 36 31 TEST 3.—BLACK ORPINGTONS AND AUSTRAL ORPS (competitor to enter three birds). Weekly Grand Total total. to date. 12 3 1 2 3 A. S. Cormack . 6 6 0 33 30 7 R. Cookson, A.O. . 6 5 5 15 22 15 F. Hughes, A.O. . 6 0 7 21 0 15 W. Jepson. A.O. . 7 4 5 35 14 27 S. Brumby, A.O. .6 6 6 24 31 24 T. Smith, A.O. .. 6 5 7 31 31 40 Miss F. Kerr . . 2 6 6 2 22 26 J. Campbell .... 5 6 7 32 27 28 G. Wheeler .... 4 0 0 24 0 11 I>. A. M’Kle 5 4 4 20 4 29 A. S*. Br«rrett .. 0 3 6 25 33 37 B. Cotterell Cl) . 5 3 5 32 3 28 B. Cotterell (2) . 0 2 5 1 2 20 L. P. Hawke .. 2 4 0 7 32 3 G. D. HoTlyman . 3 5 6 24 20 34 A. H. Fowles ..010 0 1 0 TEST 4.—ANY VARIETY LIGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS (other than White Leghorns or Black Orpingtons). Weekly Grand Total total. to date. 12 3 1 2 3 A. D. Fabian, M. 3 6 5 23 32 17 Mrs V. Crowther.M. 4 5 5 21 26 29 C. M. Goodman, M. 5 3 5 28 25 21 W. Stephenson, B.L. 5 5 ft 16 27 14 A. Dalziel, Lan. . 0 0 7 1 2 37 Miss F. Kerr, B.O. 5 0 0 33 0 0 A. Pritchard, B.O. 5 7 5 26 36 22 A. W. Adams, S.W. 4 5 0 28 27 12 S. Atkinson. L.S. 5 6 6 17 29 32 E. Buckley, R.I.R. 6 1 0 34 6 0 TEST 5.—FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST (six birds, light and heavy breeds). W’kly Weight Tl. to total, oz. dr. date. .T. Liggins 20 38 10 135 W. E. Ward 21 39 6 126 Miss H. Keddell (1) 1 4 27 14 96 Miss H. Keddell (2) 34 60 14 131 W. Turner (1) .... 25 46 13 137 Mrs B. B. Andrews IS 35 9 141 M. C. Craig 22 4 3 8 144 Green Bros 23 42 2 148 M. Holroyd 24 46 14 113 Smart Bros 24 4S 3 143 L. Brumby, A.O. .. 19 40 1 94 W. Turner (2) 26 48 7 161 E. P. Anderson .... 29 54 3 161 TEST 6.—SINGLE DUCK TEST. Weekly Grand Total total. to date. 12 3 1 2 3 Mrs G. It. Pollard and Son, I.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1 H. A. Lucas, P. . 0 4 6 0 26 37 A. C. Adsett, W.R. 0 0 2 1 1 2 J. Thomson. I.R. 0 7 0 3 23 1 F. Ashworth, K.C. (1) 7 3 5 35 22 27 F. Ashworth, K.C. (2> 7 7 6 32 38 27 S. Marshall, K.C. 0 0 7 0 0 23 W. A. Pollard, I.R. 3 7 0 12 35 3 EXPERIMENTAL TEST 1.— FOR LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS, single / penned (White Leghorns and Black . Orpingtons). W’kly Weight TI. to total, oz. dr. date. J. Still 6 11 5 2S E. P. Anderson (1) .5 11 7 21 E. P. Anderson (2) . 4 9 7 21 F. Hughes 5 10 10 23 Miss F. Kerr (1).... 6 20 6 31 Miss F. Kerr (2> .... 3 5 7 24 W. Dove 3 5 15 22 N. Dove 5 i) 5 24 A. E. Kitto 0 5 T. B. Grant 5 9 15 22 L. J. Glasson (1) ..5 1) 1 26 S. F. Marshall 5 9 5 27 L. J. Glasson (2) ..5 9 5 23 W. Turner 5 9 15 27 D. A. M’Kie 2 5 0 25 J. Brennan 1 1 12 20 E. F. Butler 5 10 9 26 A. W. Adams 3 1 12 1 W. M’Intyre (1) .... 4 7 15 20 W. M’Intyre (2) .... 0 10 R. Allison 1 2 5 12 R. M. Cookson (1) .. 0 13 R. M. Cookson (2) — 0 14 G. D. Hollymnn (1) . 5 10 0 17 G. D. Hollyman (2) . 6 11 7 25 W. Barrell 0 — — * 4 H. Williams (1) 6 11 8 29 H. Williams (2) 6 12 1 19 W. E. Ward 0 — 16 A. C. Goodlet 6 11 15 24 L. Brumby 2 3 11 2 T. Smith 5 9 13 23 W. Stephenson .... 5 9 9 .25 Miss D. White ?... 5 1ft 13 19 C. Bartley 5 1ft 9 24 Jj. P. Hawke, B.O. ..2 3 10 6 J. Campbell. B.O. ..5 11 1 19 A. S. Cormack. B.O. (1) 6 12 2 26 L. Brumby, A.O 6 1112 3 5 W. Jepson, A.O 0 — — 0 A. S. Barrett. B.O ... 4 6 13 26 A. W. Pritchard. B.O. 4 7 7 6 A. S. Cormack, B.O. (2) 4 7 13 11 A. IT. Fowles, B.O. . . 5 7 15 5 EXPERIM ENT A L TEST 1 B. — AN Y VARIETY LIGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS (other than W.L. or B.O.). W’kly Weight Tl. to total, oz. dr. date. L. J. Glasson, L.S. . . 7 13 3 21 A. D. Fabian. M. (1) 4 7 13 21 A. D. Fabian. M. (2) 0 2 A. Dalziel. 1. 6 12 1 30 Miss F. Kerr, B.O. ..4 9 2 16 Patty Griffen. Barn. .1 2 1 1 Lockv (Griffen. Barn. 6 1 2 3 22 A. W. Adams. S.W. ..5 9 9 IS M. C. Craig. W.It. ..3 6 5 1 9 EXPER1M ENT A L TEST 1 C.—SI XGL E DUCK. W’kly Weight Tl. to J. W. Thomson, W.R. 6 15 2 5 1 F. Ashworth, K.C. . . 5 10 4 21