POULTRY NOTES.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13981, 17 November 1917, Page 8

POULTRY NOTES.

EGOr-LAYINCh OOMPETmON. -; N.Z UTILITY,POULTRY CLUB' j

rolloi\lng is tho official report of the 31st week, ouding Novomber 13, and tho'total to date pf the Thirteenth Egg laying Competition hold, by tho flew Zcnland Utility Poultij Club, at Piipanui.— L.IGHT BREEDS Weekly Total total to date

/'Brown Leghorns— Verrall Bros. ' .... 35 720 .White Leghorns--tl.'JYBosB •..'. 33 757 George Gee . ... 33 802 Ciililei'. Bros., No. L 3G 567 W. Stcpliehnon ■. 20 089 A. V., Phillips '.. . . 32 750 I Meliiucs ... 32 657 LVT. Wright .... 37 79,1 Jl. W. Bower . . 21 731 GiToirß'ros 30 7.12 To Anau Utility Stud . . 33 7.13 Atkinson Bros. . ■ . . 28 075 jlokowhitu Poultry Co . 32 (>2S S. Dick. , . .' . ... 38 ,• 743 LVnniir Poultry Yards . '4O 783. -J. At. Alley . . : . . 33 ' 089 J." Robinson' . . , . . 37 715 Rangiiiru rJgg Handi .31 580 Omeo Poultry Farm . .'32 720 lleretniuiga P'ltry Co.-No 1 2(1 683. -Master Jack Green .."'.. .. .29 . 630 Smart' Bros. . . ... . "ill 790 W. Davey , . . . . 35 750 T. E. Conway .... 30 , 730 Urs J. Mills' 32 m T. W. Wilson . . '. . .28 " 020 It. Mills .... . . 28 ; 593 A. "W, Adams , ... 37 756 Reliable Poultry Farm . 31 744 A. G(. Brailey .... 31 640 John Stevens .... 30 72" I'Wickcrley and Sou . ; 27 <it>9 II W. Hnwke .... 30 620 J. Nancnrrow, sen. . . 32 730 Calder Bros, No. 2 ■. .'37 822 T, Kennedy . '. . ~ . 34 485 llcretaiingaP'ltryCo.No.2 29 710 M. A. Curciu . , , . 21 074 11. Ball ...... 35 809 W. H. West 33 880 A. E. Wilson . ... 37 737 11. Williams 33 774

Totals .... 1344 30,039 HEAVY BREEDS, ' Silver Wyandottes— Green Bros 23 616 A.-W.Adams .... 10 594 W.' W. Hewinson ... 28 683 Mrs F.Howell' .... 24 684 T. Kennedy 38 647 T. Dowthwaite .... 9 672White Wyandottes—' G. E. Benjes . . . . 25 647 Black Orpingtons— Mrs Cla'ridgc .... 30 437 T. E.. Conway, No. 1 . . 28 601 A.S.Cooper ..... 31 586 J. Nanearrow, sen. . . . 22 780 T. E. Conway, No. 2 . .29 692 Victor Gee . . '. . , 28 • 700 E. F. Marsden . . . ~37 602 F. Staines, . .... 29 852 Hcretauiiga Poultry Co. , 24 612 .Miss J;''James',..,. . . 29 585 WMto Bocks—'''" tl. J. Gopparth ' 35 578 Rliode Island Beds -^ A. S. Cooper ..... 32 522 E. li Oakes. . . ... IS 533

, Totals ~_, ."".. .518 12,533 (418 eggs were gathered from tho 98 ' spare birds.) SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION • LIGHT BREEDS. (For purebred pullets 'botween the ages of five and a-half and eight months,)

White Leghorns— Preen Bros 6 ':J9.i \V. Davey ..... 7. 119 Victor Gee 5, 145' J. Nnncarrow . . . . 6 165 Atkinson Bros 7 174 ;R. Mills ; .5 06 IF, Williams : (i 1.69 ]?. H. Taylor .... 6 169 Tc 'Anau Utility Stud , . 7 133 Mrs Mills . . .' . ."'■ 7 177 R. It. Jones .... 6 115 A. E. Wilson, . . . ,5 811 Green Bros 0 123 If. W. Hawko ... . ." 6 142. Miiiorcas— Miss J, James . . . .' fi 95 Miss J, James ....;, 5 73

Totals 96 2174 HEAVY BREEDS!.

(For purebred' pullets between the ages of six and nine months,) Black Orpingtons- ; ' T. E. Conway '. . . , 7 155 ''... Silver.Wyandottes— T, Wilson C 174 Green Bros.. . . . ~. , 0 55 E. J.,Koss •-,....,., . ' '. • 5 109 Rliodo Island Beds— ; ' J. Xliuearroiv,'sen. . , ■' 7 ,■: 73, , Totals , , . '. .25 m SCRATOHINGS.

, (By "Minorca."),

•At the annual meeting of' tlie (South Island Poultry Association, the report revealed that the art union had enabled ,tho association to Hand to tlie Bed Cross ftliesum of,£29Uts sd. It also recommended that the question of the QdVernnieut "Agricultural Department 'officers judging 'at affiliated shows should: be referred to a sub-committee which It was proposed to sft up with lipower, to act. The 'balance-sheet showed the association to be' In a good iinuncial position, having fiioi Is lid commenco the year with.'

.'.Tho Soutlj.lsland" Association have Allotted" thtf ! following championships for competition 'next f ; y'ear:— East ,Coastv-Poultry: Barred > foefr White.; Wyandotte'/ Pokin ,Ban- : , tarn) jame WhitX Plymouth •Eock, Minorca,' Old; English Orpington ': other, than ighj '■'Bari thinj, lA'ncoiiri; Orpiujjtbii, Util- , Wyartdotte, ■ Utility i Brown; | Leghorn, Utility Bhodo']- Island )E'cdj' *, Utility White Plymouth; Bock, Utility Barred 1 . Eockj; Utility gunner Any other •;variety; ; than Norwich''of Yorkshire, ■ Mulo, : Norwich .[Buff,, aud any■ .other variety; than' Norwich o'ppV, Bito' colour to.the winner of the, prcsoiit;; cliampionshipl ;Shbr dates wore' at: lotted; as followsi/^'Christchjjrcli,i:Jiinel : 6;' ; 7,;and' : B;>l9liburt(in, s Jmw 's ).,'; June \ Ifai t aiiga ta/ Vjjil y : 3; : iint§;-;, : Tap|ii)iii •r'#ctjtion\TOß.^

' &&: it!- i ■the leMrng.pens being? G, 'H, Shaw W". Bloomfleld'7os, C. Sinel 705, Poultry Farm 703 (all Black Orpingtons), K. Wallace (White Leghorns)' 7Q2, ,"' >f . Mi ' • r» **' • {l TWjluck having no (crop,-the food passoa mo'ro directly to \h digestive pigans, and does not mtcleigo so cojiipletfl a sottcnmg f pioccss as that eon sumcd'by th'« hon, consequently ducks should be fed on soft food, consisting ot a vaiietyof ground giiiins softened vdtli watoi. Young or giow ing ducks should bo fed veiv spaisolj on haul giam. .#■■■ ■ # * Diy bpne contains littlo iood value, and must not be contused with °voen bone, vthieli contains a laigc-'piopoi tion ot the elements which entci into tlie composition ot eggs. Dij bones din be uushed oi ground, gieen bonOs niiist be cut, » ■# '■■ ■# Dned blood is a Inghl.v (.onientiated powdei, and, as the name implies ii the dncd blood obtained fiom sl.iugh tiTing depots, nliiih is dried in a Kiln and then usrd loi feeding puiposis *i ' «

Oaiplul attention to details means success in poultry culture. Cool, water', green food, and an nmplo supply of grit do much towards keeping the egg basket full.

•One hundred and sixty-one eggs in .one hundred and/eighty-onc days—this line feat has been accomplished by a White Leghorn pullet at the Kentucky ■Experimental Station (U.S.A.). This pullet was twelve months old on April 12, and up to that time had produced 13!) eji-gs, including 04 consecutively, Lady Walnut Hill—which is the pullet's name—is said (to be good looking, but not n show bird. Ucr tail feathers point upwards too much, and her. comb is a trifle heavy. At the same time she is deep in the body and extra wide through the pelvis bones. For such a small body this gives an unusually large space for the, development of eggs. The pullet weighs 3,71b, and possesses indomitable energy.

An excellent mixture which will be found both a preventative and'cure for colds, croup, etc., is mnde up as follows:

Glauuders Raits 4oz Epsom salts 2oz Sulphato of iron ki Crcosjpte 10 drops

Dissolve the n'oove in one quart of boiling water, and when cold use two tablespoonfnls to each gallon of drinking water as a dire for colds; or one tablcspoonful to a gallon of water as a tonic,

Something like consternation overtook importers of Australia wheat and "wheat products in Wellington on Wednesday (states tho Post), when it was learned that all importations of wheat, flour, bran, and pollard are prohibited, except with the consent of the Minister of Customs, given on the recommendation of tho Board of Trade. From Australia the principal imports are flour and wheat for fowl feed, The former is required by. the bakers for blending with 'New Zealand flour, and the latter for the poultry farmer. Now the trade will be thrown entirely upon local resources, and, must use in the bakehouse New Zealand flour, and farmers must scatter among tho hens nothing but New Zealand grain. The fowl wheat question is an important one for- all poultry men. It is estimated by those in the trade that 1000 sacks a week are required in Wellington district alone. .This week efforts to obtain 100 sacks only of; New Zealand fowl wheat have failed, and, speaking in the terms of the trade, "there is not a sack of New Zealand .fowl Wheat to be got"; in oilier words, it cannot be procured In 'anything like' sufficient quantities for the market requirements. The importations from Australia are required to meet legitimate demands for fowl food,-Maize is often suggested, and maize is considered to be a good feed, but with limitations—it is too "heating" in warm weather. But this is a .matter for the poultry farmer to decide. His decision is given already rn the general use of wheat as fowl j feed. As there is none in New. Zealand, and as Australian imports are:prohibit-, ed, the trade is now wondering what it is going to do, However, the Board nf Trade may have the views of both (lour and fowl wheat importers put before it. ■