POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 251, 17 July 1920, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

Small oggß are the source of. great annoyanco to housewives, "What la this in the egg-oup?" is riot a remark they like to hear; yet it eggs are wanted the housewife has to take what she can got, and it Is no wonder, seeing how prevalent tho small egg now iB, that she Is now, more than ever, a strong advocate for the selling of eggs by weight. Thero can be no doubt but that thd orazo for numerical records is accountable to a great extent for the small eggs, and it ' in to be hoped that the present insistence on the part of the promoters of egglaving competitions that 2oz. eggß only will count will act as a corrective. It 1* however, only o small percentage or breeds which can he penalised at competitions, and it is the produce of their stock which is now in the hands of poultry breeders generally, which predominate in marketed eggs. Though the small eg? is largely a question of strain, still improvement might be effected in szo without much loss in number by special feeding. Tho opinion is held I>y Some that tho small egg is due, to some ex"tent, to'the' dry-mash method, of feeding. ■'It Ms argued,-that we get bigger birds ■by feeding wet mash, and that, such being the'caßO, it is reasonable to expeot tnat it would influence tho size, of the teei also. It would bo interesting to Know what breeders think on this question. - Those who buy eggs for sitting should -take care, if they have travelled from » distance, that they aro rested on theU 1 sides for at least 24 hours before being put under the hen or into the artificial iiicubator. Breeders will not forget, to ', do this if they once realise that each egg '.contains a very dollcate.organism wtiwn may have been a little upßet, as stronger "organisms" do not hesitate to aoknow ' , ledge they are, by a lon* Journey. If bought' sittings aro very valuable It ' is safer to place them under a hen for • at least a week than into an incubator, for it iB eenorally acknowledged by those who have ,bad experience that the hen 19 better at starting the germs than is the machine. . . uk Striotly new laid eggs.often hatch out on the twentieth day,, and stahregM on tho twenty-second, i.e., a day earlier or a day late, according to whether they are absolutely fresh or on the:stale side. It is doubtful whether in one,farm out of 100, notwithstanding all the teachings of Government experts, egg-laying competitions, etc, the proprietors give an early morning or a late afternoon masn to their noultry. The farmer u a rule laughs at the idea of taking any special interest in the fowls, and leaves them to. eet whatever they can by foraging, plus perhaps a feed of erain thrown some odd time by his wife or daughter, and probably it is due to negleot in thirrcspect, that so few eEgs come from the farmers when theprices are high... - A daily paper in England published the following letter from a correspondentr-"6ir,-I have eight White Lerfiorns which started laylnir in October, 1919, they laid 279S eggs. These, after paying all-ex-senses, gave mo a, profit; of £.1Z 0». 3d. , The - fowlhouse is 4ft. wide and eight yards long, with a boarded floor. Several readers • sent cutings of this letter to j "Poultry," and one of them remarfced:. "Not bad for an amateur, sounds more like a professional flah story, an average •of 350 eggs from eight birds.

;..;■.,:, ,'";-:■■ EGG-LAYING ;'•.'•■■; ; TJTIMTI OLTJB'S COMPETITION. — The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's ■sixteenth egff-lavlng competition opened on '.May 1, and will continue till March 31, , 19H.- The Jollowinst are the tenth week's results:-'- '■•.:•■ . : - ,"-.'.'•. Heavy Bresd Section. ; ■v---:, --.■.-■. . . Total

• • ' ;■ Weekly t» ■•'• i ■•' total, dato. ■'T-BUck'Orpin jtons— ',-•' E. E. Christie S 39 >:•. H.';W." Beck ' :.... 0 . 30 ..•'■.. B., V.Arthur - 0 ■ 24 '':': < j. Totais ,'..' : '. ....»•..•■«....' 5 ' 93 I/ieht Breed Section, y Total' . , Weekly to '■':■.-'iiir ■.■' : , . total, dat*. / WWto Leghorn*?-, "' : W.. Ne'wall 6 ,57.. W.J. Middleton ....: .5 60 ' T. Wilkinson ..' .". 4 ? 5 .. - .'.:. :.J...J...Bowberry 0 52 Green Bros., No. 2 .......... 5 35 • A. 0. Goodlet ........: 5 69 . H. L.' Downey i...:.». 5 49 Master Olif. Eichards ... 6 , 31 B". Williams :.. .5 56 w . H. S. Saunders 6.. 47. \ ' ■:-'■•■ H. Hunter ' 5 64 -—.-'*■''■;-". Georse Geo?; '7 ■ 58 : -'•■'■ A. P. Beay ,.......: 6 49 :■'■ /:. E\ Williams : 4 .51 ;• • W, K-Ward - 6 64 i, ''.,'."P.- J.-.Merriman -. .'., 4 p| 40_ ".'•'.-%-Mra-. W. J. Ohambers- ...5. >. 58 . ■■■"" H. W. Beck 5 48 H. W. Beck .'.„•.........» 5 63 Green Bros., No. 1 5 .45 S. h. Beer 7 64 ' "'.?£:■■;:>.' Totals;.;....! ....106 1038. • — J ,' Ueavv Breed Flock Team* Test. .; ■■,:■■■' ; : ■■(PorBixnurebred nullets.) '. , " '"•.-■' '--:.•. -.... ■..-,-• ;: Total C . .:„ Weekly to .;•"■- . ; total, date. ■. ■Bjlrer Wyandottes— \< '<. 'ii,-'■ Thos. Dowthwaita -. : '.8' 77 . ■Slack Orpinirtoni-- .' '■'.'' P. D. Gibson 15 104 J. Gunn ..-. *» 3 ■ Ml ;■.-. , Totals ;,.*.. *.*..< as 3251 SinEle Pen Test (for three purebred fowls.) •' '-' Total ■■■." i Weekly to '■ total, date. . .JJLnconas—....; ,_ ■ ., ■ i V—tt.B. Forbes .-..........»...; 5 ■ 32 l :■ Brown Leghorns— • 2; H. Hunter' ....-11; M i! White Leahorns— : .;' .'.H..Williams ...;............... 10" 112 • ■. H. Meadows. , 10 116 . I";.. John Webb ..* 16 149 ,-'. • Oalder Brosi'(No. 1) ....:,'10 97 £. W. Beck ..: 16 154 "... -Green Bros., No. 1 '.. 13 116 •--/Waitoitoi Stud Farm .12 124r-' • W. O.-Sall .12 130 ■ G. H. Bradford 17 .'144 .'Mrs. 8. Dick 12 136 i ,;, W. Aldous 8 73 "Waitoitoi Stud Farm 12 .-128 ... , ■'• -H. Williams 16' 143 •' • • J. Battlgan :.. ■. 13 ' .80 . A.' Gee and Son 10 122 .?*.. George Gee 9 91 f . J. Lieelns ,... 7 76 "'.'." O. Thomson (No. 1) ......... 11 .90 " B. Carrie ; 9 68 O. P. Bradford 10 102 A. E. Phillips .; 14 140 W. Spence 13 121 : Webb Bros. .•;.. 8 91 J. D. Gobbe 10 118 Green Bros. „ 10- -f\ W. J. Chambers 12 lis . 8. Ii, Beer v 8 m J.. Bobertson .; 8 56 , CI. K. Itard ;, ;...., 14 140 V. Freeman 13 92 A. A. Hoare* 14 63 .T..B. JTerrett .,.„ 13 '101. .:■'■ O. Thomson (No. 2) 14 105 . O. Eerin 10 75' . Mrs. F. Qnrinski (No. 1) 15 137 G. W. Blnok :......;.. '14 ■ 62- : Mrs.. P. 'Gorinski (No. 2) 14 ■ 116 ' .;'. H. 8. Bflunders 15 135 v ' Oalder Bros. (No. 2) ' 10 ■ 99 O. A. Indor 12 64 P. L. E. Ozanne ....„ ]2 i?i G, Bonneitt i „> 8 . job T. Batchelor 12 121 R. I.. Beer (No. 5) 13 140 .. R. Dick .., „ 15 167 Tracer Kin? ..'..... ....'is 151 W. 7T. We.ot ' .". 13 151 V... W. tfawke 14 122 T. J. Ei"hards 0 1 fimnrt Bros. 15 144 G. H: Bradford (No. 2) ... 10 97

Totals ,620 6705 tight Breed Flork Tea ran Oonteit for Six Purebred J?ullets. (Uetwecn the nee of 5J and 8 months,) Total Weekly to ' ,,. total, date. Mworcns— H. Williams 20 175 IThite Lejhorna— TUiNfiwu Eesr Itanch ...;.. 23 130 • tt. 8. Saunders 31 193 ?\, Ba "... • 21-' 266 John Wobb 7 us A.' Bramley 22 248 A. 0. Ooodlofc , % 221) i u '' in \ 'No. 1) 13 120 Ceo. Double 23 gj J. Mpilna 21 223. T. J. Richards 1 in' ; J""!? 11 ,, 3 ' 0 , 8 - ' ■•••■• m rail. T. Ooueh <a <a\ M. F. ■ Blackroarr , :... 24 149 ,....-,. Mm. T. A. Rodgers IS 171 Thou. Kennedy 13 237 H. Ti. T)ownc»- 9 j]g 0. Bennett 27 jj;i '":'■ Mrs. F. Oorinnki 27 100 ; ■■■"■■ jr. W. Beck 4 g» ■i- K. Willis™ 8 174 Oeo. J. Wilkins 10 198 .. W. K Ward 18 237, Ti Brit'enden ?,3 no . . Green Bros. ..* % 181 frank Cole „, 5 68 E. E. MatBden 30 2s4 Brown Leehorns— Verrall Bros W 183 . Totals - 4814 BInicle Pen Contest for Three Birdi. Heavy Breeds, Total .„.-.-■■ Weekly to ,. , total, date. ' ..,.6IIt« .Wyandoltes- - . Tracer Kine * I 20 fl. I. Wyandotte Olub 14 61 '.„-'. H. W. Bock 33 123 ";"•"' F. Lovell ' 14 40 •) ; A3. Plymouth Bocks— H, ,W, Beck ■.«~ uu /..,„.,ii 6 16

Rhode Iiland ItodeH. Hunter 4 24 White OrpinKtoni— E. B. Yercoo v »„ 15 62 White Plymouth Eook»L. D. Adam 12 63 Blaoli-Orplnctom—' "' G. W. Black ..;.....mC,..1.\. 3 48 W. II. flproBen «;...■...„»■ .4 47 E, R. Ohrlstio ,..„ 1J 12 T. E. Conway 16 1M 0. H. Iiard (No, 2) '12 103 0. H. Iiard (Jfo. 1) 16 107 J. B. Merrett 15 140

Totals 160 1133 Single Pen Threo Buck Teami Toit. Total Weekly 10 total, date. Indian Bunner«~ Geo. BonnoM _ IS 60 W. T. Qreon (No. 2) :.. 21 157 T. Dowthwaite ; 21 159 H. W. Beck : „ 21 118 JjJ. .Hawke 21 191 WMoiiffhbr Knieh* 20 196 W. T. Green (No. 1) ■ 8 170 Totals „ .....130 1051 Sinjlo Dnck Teat. Indian Runner*H. and T. Meadowa 7 62 A. P. Heay 4 6