POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 125, 19 February 1921, Page 13

POULTRY NOTES

Poultry Industry. Whilo in Christchurch this week, the lion. It. Moore, M.L.C., introduced a deputation to the lion. W. J’. Massey, consisting of Mr. li. M. Isitt, M.P., Mr. A. F. Drayton (chairman of tne Canterbury llepatriation Board), and several discharged soldiers engaged in the poultry industry, on the subject of the prohibition of the importation ot egg pulp from Asia. Air. Drayton said that part of the work of the board had been to establish discharged soldiers on poultry farms, and twenty-nine had been so established; there were two blind soldiers and thirty-two T.B. men receiving instruction In poultry farming at Cashmere Sanatorium, and at Avoii- . head. If the importation of Asiatic egg pulp was not prohibited, many of the discharged soldiers would have to throw up their farms. In 1917 the importations of egg pulp from Asia were valued at £17,010; in 1920 they hud increased to £42,000. Two members of the deputation, discharged soldiers who had taken up poultry runs, supplemented Mr. Drayton s reMr. isitt said that very largely he went in for free-trade, and he was not prepared to go in for the prohibition of articles that could not be produced in the Dominion at a reasonable rate. 110 did no; believe that there was a country in the world better suited for poultry farming than New Zealand, and the only opposition to the prohibition of the importation of egg pulp came from a few pastrycooks and confectioners. If the prohibition were effected, he knew of poultry farmers who would double their existing large plants. The discharged soldiers who had spoken had not exaggerated matters, and unless the prohibition were imposed a. number of them would have to go out; as a matter of fact, a number of poultry farmers, not discharged soldiers, had gone out already. Mr. Massey. "I-have no sympathy at all—not the slightest—with the importation of Asiatic egg pulp. The real difficulty in dealing with the matter ,is the necessity for legislation.’’ He added that the matter would be taken in hand as soon aa he returned to Wellington, and he would see if it was possible to prohibit the importation of Asiatic egg pulp without au amendment of the law; if it could be done without amending the law, he would see that it was done They could rest assured that they had the sympathy of the Government in the matter. Ho urged poultry farmers generally (more par ticularly those in districts where there were no large areas of wheat) to go in for raising feed for their poultry.

- EGG-LAYING , UTILITY CHUB’S COMPETITION. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s sixteenth egg-laying competition opened on May 1, and will continue till March 31, 1921. The following are the forty-iirst week’s results;— Heavy Breed Section Total \ Weekly to total, date.

Black Orplngtdnii— R. R. Christie . 7 215 II. W. Beck < . 4 152 E. V. Arthur 166 Totala 14 633 Licht Breed Section. White Leghorns— W. Newall 4 193 W. J. Middleton 6 215 T. Wilkinson 5 183 J. J. Rowberry 6 .189 Green Bsos., No. 2 6 6 176 A. O. Goodlet 236 H. L. Downey 5 2C6 Master Olif. Richards 0 125 II. Williams r - 5 207 H. S. Saunders .• 5 192 II. Hunter 5 219 George Gee A. F. Reay 5 3 221 189 II. Williams 6 197 W. E. WArd 6234 F. J. Merriman 5 188 Mrs W. J. Chambers 5 216 H. W. Beck 6 197 H. W. Beck 0 .195 Gfceen Bros., No. 1 4 181 8. L. Beer 1 219 Totals 94 4183 Ucavv Breed Flock Teams Test. . (For alx purebred pulletH.) Ellrer Wyandottes— 873 Thos. Dowthwalto .... 18 Black Orpingtons— F. D. Gibson 21 862 J. Gunn 13 893 Single Ben Test (for Three Fowls). Purebred ' Light Breeds. Totals 52 2628 Anconai*— Forbes 14 316 Browi. Leenorns— H. Hunter 10 497 White Leghorns— , U. Williams 15 571 H. Meadows 9 425 John Webb 15 622 Calder Bros., No. 1 15 5U8 11. W. Beck 5 376 Green Bros., No. 1 13 527 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 11 540 W. 0. Hail 9 622 G. H. Bradford 16 633 Mrs. S. Dick 15 . 576 W. Aldous 13 460 Waitoitoi Stud Farm . 15 597 11. Williams > 9 ' 534 J. Ruttigan 17 486 W. A. Geo and .Son 4 332 George Gee 12 533 J. Liggins 12 503 C. Thomson. No. 1 15 499 K. Currie 14 5C2 0. P. Bradford 10 513 A. E. Phillips 15 613 Wm. Spence 15 546 Webb Bros 15 487 J. I). G.obbe •' 7 482 Green Bros 16 510 W. J. Chambers 15 578 8. L. Beer 14 546 . Jas. Robertson 10 454 C. II. Izard 14 600 P. Freeman 11 439 A. A. Iloaro 14 460 J B. Merrett 15 559. C. Thomson, No. 2 13 513 C. Renn 16 483 Mrs. F. Gorinski, No. 1 ... 16 622 G. W. Black 15 479 Mrs. F. Gorinski, No. .2 ... 12 575 H. 8. Saunders 16 6C<3 Galder Bros.. No. 2 14 535 C. A. Inder 13 500 F L. R. Ozanne 8 • 462 1 G. Bonnett 11 441 T. Batchelor 13 503 S. L. Beer, No. 2 17 597 S. Dick 13 613 Tracey King 16 601 W. If. West 15 603 R. W. Hawke 13 551 T. J. Richards 10 361 Smart Bro” 16 628 G. H. Bradford, No. 2 13 534 Totals 688 27,574 IJp'bt Breed Floek Term” Contest for Six Purebred Pullets. (Between tne age of 5i anti B month".> MinorcanH. Williams 22 11'39 White Leghorns— Rangiuru Egg Ranch 15 772 H. S. Saunders 957 . H. Ball 15 989 John Webb 4 774 A. Branxley (1 bird dead)... 12 £65 A C. Goodlet 12 1038 J. Liggins, No. 1 5 791 Geo. Double (1 bird dead) 10 781 J. Liggins 18 861 T. ,T. Richards (2 birds dead) 11 Verrall Bros. (1 bird dead) 18 893 L. V. Couch 9 996 M. F. Blackman 26 958 Mrs T A. Rodgers (1 bird 752 dead) 15 Thon. Kennedy (1 bird dead) 10 790 TT L. Downey (1 bird dead) 23 962 G. Bonnett -••• 9 983 Mrs. F. Gorinski J 6 893 H. W: Beck 15 851 TI. Williams (1 bird dead) 19 849 Geo. J. Wilkins 1 851 W. E. Ward - 7 911 P. Brittendcn 13 777 Green Bros 4 945 ' Frank Cole E. E. Marsden 0 693 40 1325 Crown Leghorn*— Verrall Bros. (1 bird dead) 3 856 Totals 365 24,722 fllnxie 1'en Test (for Three Purebred Vowl«> Heavy Breed. Silver Wyandottes— Tracey King 14 404 S.L Wyandotte Club ......... 15 392 IT. W. Beck 10 399 F. Lovell 8 399 A..B. Plvmouth Rocks — H. W. Beck 12 366 Rhode Island Reds— H. Hunter* - 9 363 White Orpingtons— E. E. Vercoe 9 423 White Plymouth KocKs— L D. Adame 7 314 Hl. OrpingtonsG. W. Black 18 391 W. R. Hprosen 10 402 H. R. Christie 8 471 T. E. Conway 10 602 G. fl. Izard. No. 2 7 369 C. H. Izard. No. 1 3 3a2 J. B. Morrett 9 533 Totals 152 6179 Single pen Three Duck Team. Te«t. Indian Runners - Geo. Bonnett ~ 10 572

11 608 T. Dowthwaito 10 684 If. W. Beck 8 624 B. W. Ttewke 15 734 Willoughby Knight 14 731 W T. Green, No. 1 0 419 Totals . 69 4372 Single Duck Test. H and T. Williams 0 ' 186 A. F. Tleay 6 187 Totals 6 373 Two-year Duck Teams’ Test W. T. Green 30 2520