EGG-LAYING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 49, 25 January 1935, Page 9

EGG-LAYING

MASSEY COLLEGE CONTEST. The following arc flic results of the forty-third week of the Alasscy College egg-laying contest: — SINGLE PENS.

NOTES. (By “Brooder.”) With pullets well able to look after themselves and liens slowing down preparatory to the moult, time perhaps will now permit of a general clean out “Brooder ’ is often asked for a. good limewasb. Here is one used by many poidtryincn; it lias a dual effect, in that it is cleansing and also helps to wipe out for a time at leant the presence of red mite and other parasites which in test all poultry bouses: Slake enough lime, with boiling water, whilst hot, add some flowers or sulphur and kenosene. Bv also adding sheep dip or some other insecticide a preparation which can be used with good effect is made. Houses so treated should Go freed from red mite ior tiie rest of the summer at least, and the \\ ash will destroy many of the vermin’s eggs which would mature in tine course. A cleaning iu> oi the yards would not bo out of place'. The long drought we have been experiencing means that runs will be more or lees in need of a good clean out. A liberal treatment

with lime would he helpful, and when the rains come this would he well wash, ed in, helping the purifying work generally. Jf at all possible in the autumn, the run could he dug over and a green crop of some kind sown. This perhaps is the better wav to g.ve new lilo to a very lon 1 run. How to get green feed is the problem of most poultrymcn at present. Cabbage is scarce even fur use in the home, and for poultry it is well-nigh impossible to provide. Lettuce is running to seed everywhere and the glass on the runs, large and small, is burnt. Lt seems that poultrvmcn for a quick remedy will have to fall back on sprouted oats, lt iis not such a laborious process as some make it out to be; simply .soak enough oats lor at least two days and then spread out on shallow traps to about one inch thick. Keep them saturated each day, and if kept in a warm place, but away from the sun’s rays, green sprouts should appear in about a week. Oats, roots and sprouts should then be ied to the birds, and as each tray is emptied it should be refilled with fresh oats prepared as above. This method has been tried often with considerable success, the birds thus fed showing appreciation by improved condition and viekl. ! But this need not he the only i green feed thought of. "With the re-; turn of the rains which are bound to i come soon or later, a good sowing of J silver beet, winter cabbage and tire; like can be made. These wi'l aug-; incut, if not displace, the sprouted! oats, and thus the much desired vita-; min-hearing food will be forthcom-j ing. With many difficulties now out of j the way, the new Mamuvatu Poultry j Association should he able to forgo | ahead and prepare for the shows to | come. There will nobody to blame j now, the association having power to make or mar the success of any future activities. When the final agreement between the Manawalu \ssociation and the Federation of Cage Birds is reached there should be little in the way to prevent the former reaching the ; height of its ambitious, viz., to makej the Mnnawrtu Show tlv? leading one to j its kind in the North Island if rot inNew Zealand. j

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Section A. J. A. Annan, W.L (3) 179 (J. 11. Barker W.I 1 (0; 154d 2 to) 125 W. 11. Banker, W.L 1 (0) 97 2 Had 3 (5) 189 Airs R. R. Cannon, W .L. .. (6) 245x Emery Bros., \v.L (5) 185 K. M. Calvin, W.L 1 83d 2 (1) 141 3 58d 11. Hutchinson, W.L (0) 188 C. \V. J,. King, W.L 6 (180) A. (J. Miimby, W.L i (5) 210 2 (5) 193 3 (J) 13d 4 (6) 224 11. Moreland, W.L (2) 161 W. J. McAloon, W.L (0) 151 A. Shaiier. W.L (4) 181 11 Williams, W.L 1 (5) 188x 2 (5) 178x Whcmiapai P.F., W.L (3) 218 Airs E. Youngson, Bk. B. 1 99d 2 (4 > 176 1). Kruse, Anc. 1 (0) 118 2 (3) 141 I 1 '. Lang, Anc 1 (5) 158 2 (0) 163 J. Smith, Anc 1 (4) 187 2 (3) 198 11. Williams. W.I 3 (5) 198 A. St raw bridge, W’.L (2) 197 A. 11. Watson, Br. L (3) 172 Section B. ■Miss E. T. Seiner, 11.1.it (2) 116 K. Mouldov, it..Lit 4) 1j3 W. A. Lar.-on, B.U . 3 (4) 154 T. Dowtliwaite, W.W 3 4 ) 180 W. A. 1,arson, 13.0 1 (4) 189x 2 (4) 212 Mrs Waddell, B.O (0) ISOx T. Dowtliwaite, W.W 1 (0) 88 2 (2) 163 TEAM RESULTS. Section C. C. \V. L. King, W.L. 165 206 185 158 164 201 (30; 1076 A. J. Davey. W.L. 201 161 189 188 162 160 (27) 1061 S. D. Morris. W.L. 176 198 49d 195 212 228 (26) 1058 M. Stephenson, W.L. 137 127 220 166 159 201 (331 iOIu J. Graham. W.L. 155.x 138x 174 156 150x 184 (21) 957 B. B. Harrison, W.L. 196 118 170 132 170 140 (12) 926 Airs D. A. Stewart, W’.L. 154 70d 189.x 118 199x 171x (19) 311 Emcrv Bros., W .L. 72.1 185 211 98 146 193 (19) 910 J. T. Hazelwood, W.L. 187 213 9d 161x 170 152x (22) 892 II. Poison. \\ L. 161 97 Hid 166 160 189 (7) 384 Airs Goo. Hillman, W.L. 177 130 181 178 30 177 (17) 873 A. Straw-bridge, W.L. 145 150 171 19d 159 184 (24) 826 E. B. Wainscott, W.L. * 141 93 95 143 143 211 (24) 826 W. N. Laws, W.L. 152 162 118 74 136 153 t 25) 79b E. 11. Wilkinson, W.L. lo8 -113 96 144 153 142 (20) 780 11. A Lucas, W’.L. 148 lOid 86 171 110 167 (14) 783 J. Smith, Anc. 133 115 133 26 144 113 (lb) 670 F Lane, Anc. 126 139 80x 91 112 74x (26) 622 Section J). Aliss E. T. Seiner, K.l.K. 215 219 210 112 216x 160 (29) 1132 F. A. Dewlmrst. 11.1.11. 151 159x 87 205 205 247 (17) 1054 W. A. Larsen. B.O. 120 250 81 205x 209 68d (18) 933 \Y. E. Junes, R.I.R. 167 134 35d 182 181 163x (20) 912 “x"’ Disqualiliod egg weight jlausc. "d ’ Bird dene