POULTRY NOTES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 149, 25 May 1934, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

(By "Brooder.”) The New Zealand Poultry Board held its second meeting recently, setting up and providing for the necessary machinery for the carrying out of the provisions of the Registration Act. An account of the meeting states ; inter alia: The board adopted a series of recommendations for the organisation of poultry-keepers, under the suggested title of "The New Zealand Poultry Producers’ Federation,” the basis of organisation being district branches, district councils and a Dominion council. Proposals for elaborating these basic recommendations were agreed upon in respect to conditions of membership (for which nonregistered and registered poultrykeepers would be eligible); the formation of branches and their representation on district councils; the establishment of district councils and their representation on the Dominion council; the election of officers and executives, and other details. Recommendations for defining the principal objects of the proposed federation were also recommended, and it was resolved to invite representatives of the New Zealand Poultry Association to confer with tire board at a meeting to be held next month. Other matters dealt with included the question of exports and it was resolved to thank the Minister of lindustries and Commerce for the interesting reports furnished by him, and to express appreciation of the interest which the High Commissioner and his staff have shown in the matter of New Zealand eggs, with a request that the High Commissioner may further assist during next season by issuing suitable propaganda by way of advertisements when New Zealand eggs are arriving on the British markets. A Poultry AVorld writer holds the opinion that, though lack of shell-form-ing material may be the cause of the presence of many sliell-less eggs, it follows that if the egg preceding and the one following a shell-less egg are perfectly shelled the contention hardly holds good. After describing just how the process works in the organism of the bird, the writer says the remedy which will control but not entirely prevent shell-less eggs appearing is the more thorough mixing of the liiasli and the distribution of it. If often happens, the writer maintains, in parts of a mash an extra supply of meat or some other rich matter is noticeable. This clearly shows bad mixing, and the birds partaking of it might easily be subject to giving forth shell-less eggs. What is to be done? The meat cannot be eliminated altogether. If it were there would be considerably fewer eggs, which would not pay. It -will readily be seen that the committee wishes to emphasise the importance of thoroughly mixing all the ingredients. Meat or meat meal, up to a point, are alright, but there is a percentage beyond which the feeder must not go, otherwise there will be trouble. It should be remembered aho, that lack of shell-forming material is the principal cause of shellless eggs. Writing in Eggs and Poultry, Mr F. C. ltaikes quotes a mash he is using at the present time and it is noticed that both Australian and New Zealand pollard are used in varying proportions, the former being used to make up for the inferiority of the latter. when no Australian pollard is available Mr ltaikes uses less bran than he would were he using New Zealand pollard only. This coincides with the experience of many other poultrykeepers who, finding the pollard they were using of poor quality, have eliminated the bran altogether, finding other means of breaking up the pasty nature of the mash noticeable when bran is not included. They regretted losing the good properties of the bran, for it has some. Many readers will be interested, however, in the method adopted by Mr Baikes.

EGG-LAYING

MASSEY COLLEGE CONTEST. The following are the results of tho eighth week of the Alassey College egglaying contest: — SINGLE PENS. Section A.

J. A. Annan, W.L (6) 42 C. H. Barker, W.L 1 (4) 34 2 (0) 1 W. H. Barker, W.L. .. 1 (0) 17 2 (4) 24 3 (5) 36 Mrs R. R. Cannon, W.L. (5) 45 Emery Bros., W.L (3) 31 E. M. Galvin, W.L 1 (5) 31 2 (4) 19 3 (4) 30 H. Hutchinson, W.L (4) 35 C. W. L. King, W.L. .. (3) 14 A. G. Mumby, W.L. .. 1 (4) 30 2 (0) 30 3 (0) 18d 4 (5) 34 H. Moreland, W.L (0) 25 \V. J. McAloon, W.L. .. (0) 6 A. J. Shailer, W.L (0) 17 H. Williams, W.L 1 (4) 38 2 (5) 37 Whenuapai P.F., W.L. .. (5) 40 Mrs E. Youngson, Bk. L. 1 (4) 30 2 (4) 37 D. Kruse, Anc 1 (2) 17 2 (3) 16 F. Lang, Anc 1 (6) 11 2 (4) 26 J. Smith, Anc 1 (4) 32 2 (3) 35 H. Williams. W.L 3 (0) 29 A. Strawbridgo, W.L. ... (5) 31 A. R. Watson, Br. L. .. (5) 25 Section B. Miss E. T. Somcr, R.I.R. (0) 22 R. Mouldev, R.I.R (0) 0 W. A. Larsen, B.O 3 (0) 0 T. Dowthwaite, W.W. .. 1 (5) 40 2 (5) 39 Mrs Waddell, B.O (7) 33 T. Douthrvaite, W.W 1 (0) 0 2 (4) 36 TEAM RESULTS. Section C. Mrs. Geo. Hillman, W.L. 33 32 38 20 29 18 (12) 170 S. I). Morris, W.L. 19 39 15 18 37 40 (19) 168

Emery Bros., W.L. 36 26 38 16 21 18 (17) 155 A. J. Davey, W.i L. 30 18 36 22 19 24 (24) 149 J. Graham, W.L. 19 15 29 33 18 15 (20) 129 J. T. Hazelwood, W .L. 38 38 6 17 13 16 (13) 128 C. W. L. King. W.L. 22 24 38 3 2 34 (16) 123 H. Poison, W.L. 38 7 _32 4 11 27 (19) 119 P. B. Harrison, W. L. 32 22 16 14 25 7 (11) ll7 Mrs D . A. Stewart, W. L., 17 11 32 12 9 30 (21) 111 A. Strawbridge, W.L. 17 36 23 11 5 18 (9) 110 E. B. Wain scott, W .L. 25 1 6 16 16 41 (9) 105 H. A. Lucas, W.L 2 28 7 36 2 29 (13) 104 M. Stephenson, W ,L. 31 20 23 8 2 8 (12) 92 E. D. Wilkinson, W. ,L., 14 9 8 31 16 0 (3) 78 W. N. Laws, W.i L. 7 18 1 12 12 4 (7) 54 J. Smith, Anc. 1 2 0 7 5 1 (0) 16 F: Lang, Anc. 2 5 2 1 1 2 (0) 13 Section D. YV. A. Larsen, B. ,o. 23 33 41 32 31 38 (26) 198 Miss E. T. Sonier, R.I .R. 0 27 29 16 37 45 (25) 154 w. E. Jones, R.I. R. 23 22 35 22 19 20 (20) 141 F. A. Dewhurst, R.I. R., (24) 131 0 27 16 9 36 43 “d” Bird dead.