POULTRY NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8241, 13 June 1905, Page 4

POULTRY NOTES.

SHOW DATES & CHAMPIONSHIPS. June 13, 14. — Eketahuna. Black Orpingtons. c Juno 15, 16. 17. — Auckland. Andalusians, British Game, Fantail Pigeons, and Norwich P.H. Canaries. Juno 21, 22. 23. — Palnwrston North. Brown Leghorns, Aylcsbury Ducks, Canaries. June 29, 30, July I.— Wellington White Wyandottes, Indian Runner^ Ducks, Frill Pigeons, Yorkshire Canaries. July 5, 6. — Waikato. Light Brahraas, Black Hamburgs. July 5, 6. — Wanganui. Minorcas, Game Bantam. July 6.— Woodville. Wyandottes A.O. V . (except Golden, Silver, or White.) July 7 aud B.— Newton. July 12, 13.— Napier. Golden* Wyandottes, Tumbler Pigeons. July 13, 14.— ffeilding. Langshaiis. July 14 and 15.— Waini. July 19, 20.— Hawera. Plymouth Rock (barred), Rouen Dude. July 19, 20. — Masterton. Hamburgs, A.O.V. (except Black). July 20.— Gisborne. Indian Game. July 28, 29.— New Plymouth. Silver Wyandotte, Working Homer Pigeon. July 28, 29.— Hastings. Buff Orpington, Dorking, Pekin Duck. August 1. 2.— Pahiatua. White Leghorns.

Returns from the competition at Christ - church show that the yield of eggs is improving. The week's totals since t lie start are: First 176, second 236, third 308, fourth 339, fifth 324. The average per pen for the fifth week was 8 1019 th. At tlw end of the fifth week the Silver Wyaiidotles of H. Hawke. had laid 151, then fame Black Orpingtons 131, and WhiWs Wyamlottes 119. For the fifth week the highest yields (26 eggs) were laid by a pen of White Wyandotlos and a pen. of. Silvers, tlio daily returns respectively being 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4—26; and 4, 2, 4, 5, 5, 4, 2—26.

At tho Blenheim contest at the end «>f the fifth week Leger's Leghorns were still leading, with a return of 114, a pen of youth Australian White Leghorns being second with 105 eggs. The- average per pen for the fifth week was 6. The daily laying of Loger's jxmi was 5, 5, 3, 6, 4, 6, 4. He wins the prize of £1 for the month with a total of 100 eggs. At the cml of the fifth week 26 pens had not laid a.v egg.

Entries for tho Christ church .show 011 June 15, 16, and 17 total 1259. The breeds in which the largest ont'rics were received were Wyandottes and Orpingtons, the figures respectively being 162 and 138. A surprising decrease is noted in Minorcas which seem to have lost, favor, the entry only lotHiling 52. Leghorns (109) was tho. only other large, entry.

The date of receiving entries for the show at. Paihncrston North closed 011 Juno 8, and 1150 were received. This is a decided increase on hist year's total, a result that is undoubtedly due to the excellent prize-list iseued by the society.

Considering that few have taken any interest in the work of erecting benching in the drill lia.ll very good progiese has been mad<'. The top row of benches on the second side of the hall has been hung and half the bottom row completed. Were those members of the committee, whose, interest in tho society seems to have vanished, to put in an appearance on Wednesday afternoons, tlm work- would soon be finished ; but as MlO work is left to a very few it will take a few week's yet lo complete.

The local poultry society held a committee meeting last week. After ordinary business had been attended lo a conversational discussion ensued on scorecard judging. This idea, crops up periodically, a-nd as there are a lot of arguments on both sides of the question. • fanciers generally arc divided. Judging by score card <is largely used in America, and fanciiers iv Melbourne have been 'advocating tli« system "Fancier" in t.lic Weekly Press last wok bad a. word or two to fcay, the trend of his remarks being against the adoption of the. score-card i-ystem. He says : "But tjmugh 'Amurikan' ideas arc usually smart I lie. score-cart! yies to the oilier extreme, in that, it is exceedingly slow. Oid ham's, with few exceptions, know (his and I hey also know that the juddnj* is as bad and the growling as loud at .American shows as in New inland; and as the. judging is done miuh quicker lore, the 'score-card system is likely to remain on the shelf." Some tjnn» ago the R.P.J. (an American publication) referred lo score-card v. comparison judging, and proved that the. score- card system was undoubtedly quicker; but, again, Louis Wright, the" well-known English authority, -writes in favor of judging by comparison. However, it is not cl .limed thai (lie score, card will remedy bad judging; but it will undoubtedly heJp young fanciers. Kven experienced ';>roedera have had lo be shown by the judge why their birds were not awarded the. coveted ticket. Many fanciers are unable to visit tho shows at. which thoy e.vluliit, and how much belter satisfied would they l)o ronld they receive <i fcrure-cm? with the "cute" showing where their birds wen- beaten. Members prcMMlt at the recent committee .meeting considered that the score-card system was worthy of •a trial and decided to forward it as a matter for consideration at the annual meeting of tho North island ..Association.

What 13 said to be the largest egg farm in the vvoi-Jd is owned and managed hy C. E. ] t . Hayward at Hancock, N.H. (U.S.A.) It has at this time over 8400 hens kept in 600 small hoiuses, fourteen in each. The hens are never allowed out&idc of their little eight foot square coops, and are never fed on green food, contrary lo the teaching of all other poultry feeders. Each Immi gets about a quarter of a pound per day of beef scraps, gluten, hominy feed, wheat, etc., with a little salt, ground shdls, grit, and charcoal, and plenty of clean water. An annual profit of Idol, per hen is reported as proof of the practicability of his system.

NOTES BY "OEPINGTON."

We hear persons frequently say that old birds are no use for winter layers. Well, I think it is all humbug. I know a breeder in Hawera at the present time who has a pen of Black Orpington hens which are all over three years, and he is getting from six to eight eggs per day from eleven hens. If you have a good house, and give the birds a- property balanced ration suitable to the breed you will get eggs iv return.

Where the maximum ogg ju'odiiction is <Uo first and jnosi. important, considem I ion it. will be considered that th<! birds must Iwj kept, in |x;rfcct ho^ilth nml tlioir {lhysical condition nmititainecl by a fei>lxng of comfort. In addition to this they must, have the aeeiiraiiro oi an abundance of egg-making nmtorjiil, and secure a. regular (supply of it Ix-fore th<«y will undoriakf» egg-production. If their instincts U'ixch (hem anything, it. is nalurtdlv to delay undertaking the. task or e<jg-produe-tion until they are in good flesh and find Ihemsdves supplied willi not only sufficient Jlesh-fonning foofls to maintain this concilium, but. a. surplus insight to justify llio aUcmnt. to converl. it into <.gjr S . a hall'-starvod lieu never has and ne\ur will be. found laying You say, "jUy hcus arc not balf.Htarvvd. They aic well fed, heavy aud, if anything, arv too fat." No doubt they are; hut remember, to starve or half feed si. lien does not necessarily imply lack of qiuiuliiy <jf grain supplied Jier. One hen may bo reduced to skin and bone, starved for want of food. An--other may be lolling iv F ; ,t and have stored all the surplus hhe can carry aud still 1m starving for the flesh, bone. a,ud feather-formers and is suffering just as much from sl.irvatwn as the thin, one, hence. Uw necessity of a property balanced ration.

CURED OF NEURALGIA. "I had been suffering for some time with a very bad attack of neuralgia," writes E. J. Potter, Esq., of Yea, Victoria, when I was informed by Mr Fred. Purcell, of tne establishment of Messrs E. S Purcell and Co. r that Chamberlain's Pain Balm was highly recommended for my complaint. Acting on his suggestion, I bought a bottle, and as soon as I returned home applied same according to directions, and to my great delight I experienced immediate relief,' and it only took a few applications to effect a complete cure." For sale by W. K. Wallace. Hawera.— Advt.

A SICK STOMACH.

If you neglect any of the very common stomach ailments, such as biliousness, constipation, indigestion, heartburn, palpitation of the heart, and kindred complaints you lay the foundation of chronic diseases. There is nothing half so sad in life as the irritable dyspeptic, or the morose, livery individual. The common stomach ailments are easily dealt with, and at trifling cost. A bottle of Impey's May Apple, in the prescribed doses, as given in the directions, will cure the worst eases. Impey's May Apple is a sure and safe remedy; it is a scientific composition of the extracts of herbs and roots such as May Apple, Dandelion, Cascara Sargrada, and Turkey Rhubarb. It took years of experiments and scientific research to discover the correct formula. It is absolutely reliable, and may be taken by the most delicate women and children. Impey's May Applo is sold by chemists and stores at 2s ou per bottle. Sick Headache positively cured by Dr Ensor's Tamer Juice. TAMER JUICE also relieves distress from dyspepsia, indigestion, and too hearty eating. A perfect remedy for dizziness, nausea, drowsiness, bad taste in the mouth, coated tongue, torpid liver. A purely vegetable compound.

Witoh'fl Oil for rheumatism, lumbago, •ciatica, all deep-seated muscular or rheumatic paina.— Advt,