POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2860, 26 August 1916, Page 15

POULTRY NOTES

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The Price of Eggs. The price of eggs is as low now as ft will-!»• during tho spring. The Canterbury Egg Circles has wisely suggested that tho price far first grades bo Is. Is., Beeonds Is. a dozen. At Jrhis price bakers n.nd confectioners, and storekeepers aud householders' may preserve their eggs tor the comiiig -winter. None can have causa to complain. At tho price of poultry foods, it leaves but a small margin of protit to producers, hut it is not desirable at this singe of the Empire's orisjs to ask for higher'prices. For tfiroo in6nths_the market will be at its lowest ebb, and iio one need go short of supplies. Last year the bakers complained thoy could not get supplies, and patronised tho Asiatio eggs. This year t'licy can have no such argument. Australian Proiection. In Australia they.have a Minister of -Customs'(Mr..Tudor) who is out to protect Australians. Finding that the Asia--5° q . u , yolfcs ITO '° Mocked through tho Pure hoods Act, an effort is being mado to got Chinese eggs into Australia in tho sheil.. A deputation representing twenty poultry societies waited-on the Minister of Customs and asked that a duty of Is, 6d. be placed on Chinese eggs. Hie' public are fortunately on the side of producers, and shops known to patronise Chinese eggs soon find a iaUin° oft m their trad*. A duty of Is. 6d. a dozen! Thatjs «nough to flatten auy importations alongside of our 3d. a dozen duty. It looks big.. At present the duty in. Ausii-alia is Gd. a dozen. Thq Subjoct Locally. Even though little publicity has been Bivep-.'.by producers to the Asiatic eggs, the; public 'are asking questions.' ' One baker'affirrris ho has. had to ansirer'dozens of questioners before they would buy his; takes. Fortunately-, he is hot using Asiatic eggs, and has a standing invitation to walk into his bakehouse arid seo the locally, produced eggs in abundance. Wedless to say,' his business is growing. rho Hatching Season. _ Dozens of questions are reaching us on incubation, livery year there is a leavy crop Many who get a good hatch want to know -why 10 eggs out of n hundred did not hatch. Let it be clearly understood that anyone Who hatches W) to 70 chicks from 100 eggs is well above the general average, and has no room for complaint. The dead'in' shell problem is the most serious. It mar be one of many . causes. The stock and not the macmne mar be the.cause. Stock weak in constitution, lacking exorcise, green food, or oyer forced. will produce many chicks that cannot get out of tho shell. Eggs may ty> handled rough.lv, kept too long before' setting, or chilled while waiting ilicubation. Handle fertile eggs gently. Do not keep eggs moro than a week before setting. They will 'hatch if kept for a month, but it is a bad practice. Sec that the room in -which eggs, are stored waiting incubation does not lull below 50. If the germ is chilled, it weakens tho embryo or kills it altogether, while under .incubation eggs may be heated too much or too little. If the temperature sliould be constantly at 1(15 it will mean many dead in shell. If for several nights it falls to 90 it wilt mean the same effect. Excess■■' moisture, insufficient cooling and turning, chilled while airing are all causes for dead in shell. It will be seen, therefore, that the operator has to seek out the cause for himself and remedy tho-trouble. Should only a few fail to 'hatch, do not worry. In any case they would be weak chicks, and it is a good thing that they do not batch.

Returned Soldiers, 'It would do the hearts of many New Zealand poultrymen. good to «e the way in which, Australian poiiltryuien are getting the returned soldiers a start in poultry-keeping. The Government is helping with the ■land and advancing capital for building houses. The poultryaen are giving stock, layers' eggs for setting, etc., with a will. The Sydney "Telegraph", of August 12 gives a, list of a dozen soldiers started off in this way. What are we doing in New Zealand? The writer has had the pleasure of starting ono returned soldier off in poultry-keep-ing, but surely a great deal can bo done. N.Z.- UTILITY POULTRY'CLUB'S NEW COMPETITIONS. The official results of the nineteenth week of the Now Zealand Utility Poultry Club's twelfth egg-laying competition for fowls for tho week ended Tuesday, Aueust 22, are as follow:—

FOB DUCKS. The New Zealand Utility l'oullry Club't potentk ers-l«yine I« s '' f( "' ducks, Ufliirm W the nineteenth wepl; are as follow:Total Total for to vjpp\i, dfltr\ W. Knight, I.R * 6 348 rierctauilgil Poultry Co., J.R. ... 33 507 H. W. .BoSvei', J.I! : --37 018 Totals .».»•-• 1M 1.'23

In view of the high price of eggs, some incentive should be provided to induce fowls to avoid tho "jo-slow" process, [.'rail's Poultry Food is well known lo bo ii good commercial proposition frorn,lbo poultrv farmers' point of view. Messrs.' H. C.'Gibbons and Co., Ltd., of Lambton Quay, draw attention to its qualities" in an adjacent column.

LIGHT/BHEEDS. Total Total for to „'.•'■ wook. data. Vcml Bros., B.L. 31 457 Brackenfield Farm, B.L 24 332 W. DaTey, W.Ii. • .- 31 400 J. B. Nerrett, W.L 32 456 E.G. Shearman, W.L 27 440 HerctounBa Poultry Co., W.L. ... 28 382 H. Ball, W.L , 31 397 It. A. Currin, W.L 33 452 Dalmuir Poultry Yards, W.L. ... 22 420 Mrs. Hi Graham, W.L 29 382 J.' WordSTrortll; W.L 33 300 H. E. Hobs. W.L 30 459 B. H. James, W.L 25 329 0. J. Norton, W.L 30 409 Alfred Eaton, W.L 27 364 It. H. Walker, W.L 23 339 Green.. Bros. (No. 2), WJj 31 447 It. Leger, W.L 29 410 J. Nancarrow, W.L 32 500 Gaidar Broe., W.L 28 519 "R: I'Ounsford, W.L 30 439 A. W. Adams, W.L 29 \ 463 A. B. Phillips, W.L 31 509 T. Kennedy, W.L 26 299 V. J. Hill, WX 34 378 B. P. L. Clayson. W.L 29 420 T. B. Oonway, W.L 29 387 Herctaunga Poultry Go. (No. 1), •W.L, ' 31 467 Uangiuru Egg Ranch, W.L 31 476 S. Dick, W.L. ; 30 «0 G. Geo. W.L. 28 393 H. 0. Vates, W.L 27 376 E. P. Amyes,.W.L 30 451 A. E. Wilson, W.L ; 13 412 Mis. J. Mills, W.L. 33 £08 A. G. Brailey, W.L 29 252 Green Bros. (No. 1). W.L 31 4C9 Atkinson Bros.. W.L ..,:....'... 32 444 A. A. Hoare, W.L 31 . 395 L. T. Wrteht, W.L, 29 406 Te Ana.11 Utility Stud, W.L. ... 31 416 T. M'llwraith, W.L. ...; ...,34 338 R. A. iAzarus. W.L. :. 32 38J H. W. Bower, W.L ; 30 339 H, S. Woodnorth, W.L. ■■ 24 288 Hokowhitu Poultry Co., W.L. ... 30 358 Calder Bros., W.L. .......'. 31 454 ! ,T. B. Merrett (No. 1), W.L 31 417" Jaek Green. W.L ;.. _33 M Totals 1.435 19,971. HEAVY BREED ■TEST, . Total Total for to vreek.'datf. T. Kennedy, W.VT 2-3 /. 191 , Green Bros., W.W '../. 31 317 ! W. Knight, W.P.'B. .36 377 A. ,B.. Cooncr... K.I.K. 29 371 Miss E. Willis, B.0 14 >441 C. ,T. Norton, B.O. ■ 30 375 T. E. Conway, B.0 :... 36 524 J. NancJirrow, B.O.- 32 446 Miss J. James, B.0 : '31 482 T. DOYfthttflite, fl.W , 31 A. W.. Adams, S.W .....:... 28 284 Totals' ..:!.. .: 321 4,224 6INOLB PEN TEST. Total Total, for to weok. dotn. A. S. Cooper, B.I.B 5 80 A. S. Cooper, E.I.K 6 100 R, H. James, W.L 6 100 T. L. Wright, W.L 4 51 Bangiuru Egg Banch, W.L. ..;... 4 82 Green Bros., W.L 6 91 Calder Bros.. Vf.li 4 95 IV. Davey, W.L 6 92 J. B. Merrett, W.L. 4 35 \. K. Wilson, W.L 0 41 Mrs. J. Mills, W.L 5 103 Atkinson Bros:, W.L. 6 80 B P. L. Clayson, W.L.' 4' • 74 ,1, Wordsworth, W.L 5 25 Totals .'.. ; «5 1,050