POULTRY

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12244, 16 February 1918, Page 11

POULTRY

(By CRO fivBLAOK.) The Executive Council of the South Islund Poultry Association will meet this evening. On Monday night the Christchurch i otutry Club will meet, when judges will be elected for the utility poultry and canary sections of the annual show. The Utility Poultry Chib will meet on Tuesday to ballot the pens for the next competition. Ninety-six entries have come to hand for the_ Utility Poultry Club’s coming e 6g‘l a ying competitions at Papanui. Fifty-eight teams of light breeds and sixteen heavy breeds have been entered, which is considerably more than the executive anticipated- Nineteen birds have been nominated for the single bird test, seventeen being White Leghorns, and a representative of the Rhode Island Reds and also one of Silver Wyandotte. The duck contest has, however, only attracted three competitors. The following are the highest totals in the Masterton egg-laying competition to February 7 (dry mash feedins;) : White Leghorns— J. Stevens, No. 3 , i ■ . 226 W. A. M’Kenzie . . . .224 T. W 7 . Barnes .... 221 T. Barnes . . i . .207 E. Volheim , i i 208 Black ■ Orpingtons— H. M.'Haddington • < , 216 F. Staines . . ■ « , 202 C, H. Johnston , z ISI Silver Wyandottes— T. Dowthwnito . = , 282 E. O. Jarret; .... 162 White Plymouth Rock— W. Knight 180 P. Freeman 159 White Wyandottes— T. Dowthwaite .... 182

The following are the results of the Southland Egg-laying Competition held at Kew for the forty-fourth week, ending February o, 1918: Daily Grand

Laving. Total. J. J. Schultz , . . 4114324—22 119!) Cfllder Bros. , , . 2442111-15 115!) C., Thomson . , . 4415223—21 1151 Mrs Anderson . . . 4224232—1!) 112.5 John Stevens . . . 1333121—14 1103 •Mrs J. Pauli . . . 22433? f—2l 10,53 C. Raines .... 2431320—15 1079 S. L. Beer . . . 2432130—15 10C7

The fowls continue to give a good yield on the whole at Papanui, and Caldcr Bros-’ No. 2 team are going strongest of tho leading teams. The scores of the leading teams are:— Light Breeds. Calder Bros., No. 1 . . 5424433—25 3242 W. H. West . . 4314324—21 1238 Cal dor Bros,, No. 3 . . 3454C45—31 1234 L. T. Knight . . . 4425543—27 1197 H. Williams . . 6455535—33 1181 Heavy Breeds. F. Staines, 8.0. . . 4434444—27 1148 J. Nancarrow . . . 2443312—19 1064 T.-E. Conway . . . 545433-I—2B 1026 Single Pens. Green Bros. . . Jllolll—6 273 Mrs Mills . . . 1110111—G 260 H. Williams . i 1110110—5 242 T. Wilson, S.W. . . i . OlTlOll—s 2.39 In the duck tost H. TV. Bower is in tho lead with 1493, W. T. Green 1417 and Herotaunga 1414.

NOTES BY “ CROWBLACK”

H. W. BECK, of St Albans, will {onward a team of Groon Bros.’ strain, tho stock birds being three-year females and the male two years. Mr Beck keeps fifty fowls as a hobby.

W. STEPHENSON, who is represented in the present competition, and who keeps about fifty White Leghorns as a hobby, has entered a team of pullets six to six and a half months old, bred from two and four-year-old females and a three-year-old male. •I. ,N A NEAR ROW, who has shown up prominently in ihe* last two competitions with his stock, again enters Whilo Leghorns, six month?, bred from male two years and females two and three years. Mr Nancarrow keeps 500 White Leghorns, Black Orpingtons and Rhodes Island Reds as a partial means of livelihood.

H. BALL, of Timaru, again supports tho competition with a team of White Leghorns, six months, bred from three-year females and a cockvcl. Mr Ball has about one hundred head of poultry, kept as a hobby, and which give him great pleasure. A. H. SKILTON, who keeps some. 300 head of poultry at the Trig Farm, Albany, Auckland, enters a, team at -Bapanui for the first time of WTiito Leghorns, six and a half months, bred from threo-yoar-old stock.

SMART BROS., Mos.giel. intend testing White Leghorns, six months, bred from females two years to five years and males me ami two years. Smart Bros, have been keeping White Leghorns for eight year?, and one of the brothers has been making his living from 450 bird?. W. DAI EY, Wellington, continues his sunport to the club, though ho has had illluck, having lost, 170 pnlleta through a fire. CALDER BROS., who have put up a wonderfully fine average in all the egglaying competitions they have entered "in, hove nominated two teams of White Laghorns, six- months, bred from two arid three-year-old single-pen tested hens and a fifteen month cork. Two hundred and fifty turds are kept as a partial means of livelihood ROBERT COOMBES, t South Dunedin, keeps 130 head of poultry as a hobby, and intends testing a team of While Leghorn pullets, five and a half months, bred Tom two-year bens and a five-year-old cock. THE WAIMEA YARDS, Linwood, enter six-month White Leghorn pullets bred from four-year-old hens, competition tested, nnd single-pen tested, and two-year male. ’ Forty fowls are kept as a hobby.

MRS E, A. GORINRIvI, who ia a supporter of the Invercargill competition, enters a team cf Mumby-Padman While Leghorns, six months, bred from one and two-year-old females and a. twelve month cock/ One hundred end thirty head of poultry are kept as a. partial means of livelihood W* ll* At bt'l. who has become well-known by the prominence of his team in the present competition at Papanui, enters White Leghorns, six end a half months, bred from two-year-old females, which were mated with a three-year-old mule. Mr West, keeps about 100 head poultry at Springfield ns a hobby JAMES ROBERTSON, Milton, nominates White Leghorn pullets, six months old, Mills's strain, the age'of the parents are’ Male, three years and females two years, Mr Rohet ~son keeps .200 lowls as a partial means of livelihood.

THE OXFORD POULTRY FARM, Dunedin, will forward six White Leghorns, erven months, E. A Lawson’s (Victorian) strain The team were bred by Mr Gorkies from thirteen-months-old females which were mated with a three-year-old cock. Two hundred and fifty head of poultry are kept, as a partial means of livelihood. \

RANGUIKU EGG RANCH, which came into prominence by winning tho club’s 19KM1 competition with 1521 eggs in twelve months, continues its support, and will forward six and a. half mouth A\bi 4 e Leghorn pullets, bred from two and tliree-yeur-old females and a yearling male. Mr E. 11, Hopkins keeps two to four thousand head of poultry ot Otaki as solo means of livelihood for the past iwtdve years D. GRAHAM, Caversham, enters sevenmonth White Leghorn pullets, A. H. Padman’s trap-nested strain, ’lie keeps about eighty [owls. The parents of the team are females two years and male three years. 11. J. WILLIAMS, who keeps about ICO bead of poultry in Sydenham as a profitable hobby, and is represented in the present fompetit.bn, with a consistent layer in single pun?, will forward a team of' White Leghorn pullets, between six and seven months, bred from fonr-ycar-old lions which were mated. with a cockerel.

L. 1. AARIGHL, Annat. whoso, team is showing up well in tho present contest, enters six and a half month AVhite Leghorn pullets, of Nixon-Ilcretaunga-Mills strain; the age of tho parents are: Male one and a half year, femabs (wo and a half years. Mr AVright keeps some seventy birds as a hobby. M. A. CURRAN, llawera, enters six-month While Leghorns, bred from two-year hens and a cockerel, Brown-Rector strain. Mr Cnrra.n ha? 150 birds

J. L. BENFELL, who keeps sixty birds as a hobby at Sydenham, enters six nnd a bait, month AVhite Leghorn pullets, Padmnn strain. They vero bred from thrce-year-old hens nnd two-year-old cock. E. AV. JONES, 'Sproydon, is a new competitor, with six and a. half months AVhite Leghorn pullets, six and a halt mouths llawke-Nixon strain. Tho age of parents .are; Females, three and a half years: rad male, two years.

A. E. WILSON, Shirley, who has hem keeping White Leghorns about fifteen years as a bobby, enters a team bred from thrciv year-old females and twolve-month-okl male bird. He has about 100 White Leghorns curd fifty of bis old favourite, barred Rocks.’ a. DICK, Linwood, whose teams have laid consistently in the last two competitions, enters six months White Leghorns, bred from ibree-year-old hens and a two-year-old male. Wr Dick keeps 100 head of poultry as a hobby.

. STARK, Spreydon, who has been keeping AA’hite Leghorns for seven years, enters for the first time six-month pullets—HalevMills strain. Mr Stark has 130 head of poultry as a hobby. J. NANCARROAV, JUN., Sydenham, is .another new competitor, with a team of sixmonth White Leghorn pullets, Nancarrow’s strain. Forty head of poultry aro kept aa a hobby.

P. W. WILSON, Hav.-ern, competes for the second time, and is forwarding five and a half months White Leghorn pullets. He keeps about seventy-five birds as a hobby. A. E. PHILLIPS, Bapanui, who also keeps some sixty fowls as a hobby, continues his support, and will forward a team of White Leghorns, six months, bred from five-year-old hen? and a two-year-old cock. H. W. HAWKE, Bapanui, who has been keeping White Loghorns as a partial means of livelihood for the past sixlee.i years, and who was a competitor in the club’s first competition, as well as subsequent competitions, with teams which laid 1335 oggs, 1276 eggs and 1371 eggs, enters six and a half months White Leghorn pullets, bred from two-year-old females and a yearling made. Mr Hawke has 500 head of poultry. 0. J. HADLEY, Bapanui, for the first time will test a team of While Leghorn pullets, six months, Hawke-M’llwiaith strain. The ages of the parents are' Male, one year; females, two years, Mt Hadley Iras 200 fowls as a. partial means of livelihood. ATKINSON BROS., who have been keeping White Leghorns as a. hobby for the past nine years, and who have r,. good representative in the present single-bird contest, _ enter a team, six months old, bred from two-year-old hens and a five-venr-old 1 cock. MRS CARLYLE ATKINSON. Richmond, also enters a. team of Atkinson Bros.’ strain of White Leghorns. The team are bred from slock tested in public competition. The age of the parents are; Females, two years; A and male, one year. ‘-V*

A. E. POWLEY, Milton, who has been keeping some sixty White. Leghorns Us a hobby, enters a, team of / eix-month White Leghorn pullets—Mills-Nixon strain. They are bred from pullets which were mated with a cockerel. J. STEVENS enters six and a half monthspullets, bred /rom competition tested stock. Ages of parents are, two-year females and onoycar male. Mr Stevens has been keeping While Leghorn* for about twenty years at Invercargill. Ho has now about 200 head as a hobby. S. L. BEER, of Riverton, will forward to be tested a, team of six months old pullets of H. B. James’s Victorian strain. Mr Beer has about eighty birds for a- partial means of livelihood.

TRACEY KING-, Riverton, also nominated a team of White Leghorn pullets of James’s Victorian strain.

W. HALEY, Sydenham, enters White Leghorns, six months, and bred from throe-year-old females and a two-year-old cock. Mr Haley has been keeping poultry for many years.

MRS J. MILLS, who haa boon represented in every one oi the Utility Club's competitions, and with much success during the past seven years, will forward six-month. White Leghorn pullot-s, bred from trap-nested steel:. She keeps about two hundred White Loghorns and fifty Columbian Wyandottes at AYoodhaugh as a, solo moans of livelihood for herself and' sou.

A. W. ADAMS, Sheffield, is an old competitor, who keeps White Leghorns' and Silver Wyandoltes as a hobby, .and will be represented with a. team of hia light breed. A. LEGGETT, Burwood, enters While Leghorn pullet?. HERETAUNGA POULTRY COMPANY continues its support with two teams of White Leghorns. Thousands of chickens are incubated annually by Mr Mumby, but only two to throe thousand head of, stock are kept at Silverstream. Heretounga stock hold tho two years’ world record as layers.

MRS T. MOEETON, Belfast, enters a team of Brown Leghorn pullets, seven and a, halt months, Milton-Yerrall strain. They are bred from throe-year-old hens tested in public competition, which were, mated with a cockerel. Mrs Morel on keeps 200 birds as a partial means of livelihood. VERRALL BROS. tfill bo represented again with a team of their favourites—Brown Leghorn pullets. Two thounand head of poultry are usually kept by tho brothers at Swnrmnnoa.

HIRAM HUNTER, who keeps about a hundred Brown Leghorns and Rhode Island

Rods as a hobby, enters a team of Browns, six months, Vcrrall-Milton strain. The ago of tho parents are: Females, two years; male, on? year. H. J. WILLIAMS will also bo represented with Minorca-s. six months, bred from good birds picked up from time to time. The ago of tho parents of the team arc; Females, two years; male, on?, year. MISS JESSIE JAMES, of the Essydalo Poultry Farms, enters a. loam of Minorca pullets, six and a half to seven months old. They are bred from three-year-old hens and two-year-old male. bird. A thousand head of While Leghorns, Minorcas and Black Orpingtons aro kept by Miss James as a partial means of livelihood. HEAVY.BREEDS CONTEST AND TWO YEARS TEST IF ELIGIBLE. W. BLOOMFIELD, who ia doing well in the Auckland competition with Black Orpingtons, nominates a team for Papanui. The birds will bo six to seven months old on entering, and bred from females one and a half years and two and a. half years, the male hire! being eighteen months old. Mr Bloomfield keeps at Avcnclale South about 400 head of poultry (350 Black Orpingtons) as a means of livelihood. C. H. IZARD, Wellington, enters Black Orpingtons, six to seven months old, AVillisConway strain; tho ago of the parents is two years. C. J. NORTON, who now has 450 head ot Rhode Island lleds and Black Orpingtons at Ashburton, enters a loam of each breed, six and a, half months old. They aro bred from two-year hens and cockerels. WILLOUGHBY KNIGHT, of Lower Hull, will this year be represented with White Rocks, seven months old on ’entering, and bred from two-year hens and a cockerel. Mr Knight usually keeps two thousand head of poultry as a partial means of livelihood. AY. H. HEWINSON, Riccarton, enters Silver AVyandoltes, six and a half months old, bred from his own hens, three years, and a thrce-year-old imported cock. Mr Hewinson has kept Silvers for six rears as a partial meao of livelihood. Tie now has about thirty.

T. E. CONWAY, Kirwce, will be repre-

seated with two teams of Blast Orpingtons. The No. 1 lean - , will be seven months old and his own strain and breeding, ami No. 2 will bo R. M’Donnell’s record Black Orpington Strain. Ton months ago Mr Conwny imported a quartet from M’Donacll, About ■IOO birds arc kept on the Midhurst Farm as a. partial means of livelihood. J. NANCAEROAV, sen., also nominates a team of Black Orpington pullets, six months old, bred from three-yoar-old hens and two-year-old cock. He has 300 Black Orpingtons.

hi. E. .MARSDEN, Richmond, who keeps about 100 White Leghorns, Black Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds a? a profitable hobby, will forward a team of the last-named breed, seven to eight months old—MilnoCooper strain. ~T. WILSON, Marshlands, who has gained distinction in fire single pen tost, now running, will ifjrwa:rl a tc-anr of Silver AVvundo I: It'S,

MR A. W, ADAMS, ShrfiV-M. will a<’ain bo represented with Silver Wyandottcs. 1. DOW fHWAITE, Auckland, enters Silver Wyandottcs. MRS F. HOWELL nominates two teams of Silver Wyandottcs, seven months old. No. 1 team is Mrs Howell's own strain, and No. 2 are. Shaw's strain. About 250 of the breed are kept, on the farm at Shirley, ns well as some fifty "White Leghorns, as a partial means of livelihood.

MR. I.KENNEDY, who has been keeping Silver Wyandottcs for some thirteen years, who won the 1903-0 coninctilion with 1307 eggs, will continue his support to the club by sending a team, six months, bred from three-year-old hens and a two-year-old mole. Mr Kennedv has. 300 head of poultry on his ideal place at Rangiora as a partial means of livelihood. LIGHT BREEDS SINGLE BIRD CONTEST.

GREEN BEDS.’ No. 2 White Leghorn pullet, bred from two-year-old cock and three-year-old hen.

GREEN BOS.’ White Leghorn pullet (No. 1). bred from three-year-old cock and two-year-old ban.

W. A. GEE AND SONS, gpreydon, sixmonth White f.'-d'c.-n ;-i|!lpi.jßhired from three-war-''!.! rv c «••<! I vo bens. H. -Ilf'-E ' 1 mouth White LeghorntertiV-''. V,-' year birds. A. E. WjLNN , •-•. . -v'.w.lh Whitb Leghorn pullet, a:;-;- : ; ■•.«? '.he team, and also from tested . ■

fi. DICK, Linwocd, i.’h.'.p 1.-eghorn pullet, same breeding as temi >’( MASTER E. GEE, \TTiilo Lcjhornn pullet, six mouths. R. W. HAWKE, six and a halt month White Leghorn, same as team.

ATKINSON BROS., nix-month pullet, same a? team.

ATKINSON BROS., six-month pullet, same breeding an Aim C. Atkinson's team. S. L. BEER, six-month pullet', name as

team. TRACEY KING, six-month pullet, same as team (two pens,!. AIRS .). MILLS, six-month pullet (two pens), E. K. MARSDEN, six-month White Leghorn pullet. T. WILKINSON, White Leghorn pullot, about six months

HEAVY BREEDS SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. ''

■ E. J. ROSS, Silver Wyandotte, seven months. C. J. NORTON, Rhode Island Red, six and a half months. DUCK CONTEST. HERETAUNGA POULTY COMPANY, Indian Runners, nix months

MRS GEE, Sprcydon, Indian Runners, six months. T. DOWTHWAITE, Indian Runners, six months.