POULTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19842, 10 January 1920, Page 11

POULTRY.

NOTES BY “CROW-BLACK." ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Reader, Oamaru.—lt is unwise to feed any meat to pullets intended for an egg-laying competition. In their good grass run the pullets should do well on a good mash in the morning and bruised oats in the evening, Mr J. B. Merrett intends yisiting California after Easter. The visit will be chiefly a health trip. Ho will spend most ot his time in Petaluma, the greatest egg-producing district in the world. The Canterbury Egg Circle accumulated a good many eggs during the holidays, nut a large shipping order of 5800 dozen has helped to clear the market. The price was reduced, hut it had the effect of clearing the eggs from Canterbury, so that 2s per dozen 1b again obtainable for eggs. The Southland egg-laying competi-' tion will cater next year for single-pen testing fowls. Mrs Gorinski’s two-year competition team has been claimed at catalogue price £lB, also Mr J. Robertson’s White Leghorn team at £l2. '(’ho prize schedules of the Papanui and Auckland egg-laying competitions, commencing in April next, are now being circulated. Mr P. Oarolin, the well-known Dunedm fancier, was in Christchurch for the New Year, and .left on Tuesday night for Blenheim. a meeting of the Christchurch loultry Club on Monday night it was decided to set a aide the meeting on January 2(1 for answering questions on matters relating to all sections of the feather fancy. At the request of the United Brecon Fanciers’ Club, Air Arthur Smith “will give an address on Wednesday evening, entitled “ Fifty Years in the Fancy.” Members of the utility and other clubs have been invited to be present. Air Smith s long experience in the fancy assures a pleasant and .Instructive time for oil those who attend. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The January mop till y meeting of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was hold on Tuesday evening in the club’s rooms. There was a largo attendance or members, Air W. A. Geo (president) occupying tlus> chair. Tho chief poultry instructor wrote stating it could be arranged for himself and Air Cussen to judge tho birds taking part under Rule 11 in tho forthcoming competition. The Christchurch Poultry Club wrote stating that it had arranged for a question night on matters relating to all sections of the feather fancy, and it would bo glad to receive questions from members of the Utility Poultry Club, also their presence at the January 26 meeting. It was decided to accept tho invitation, and tho Education Committee were directed to prepare a number of questions. It was also decided to accept the United Pigeon Fanciers’ Club a invitation to bo present at an address to be delivered by Al r Arthur fc>mith, on January 14. Air A. W Adams wrote advising the secretary that ho had forwarded his special prize of four sacks of wheat to the winners of same. The secretary was insti ucted to thank Air Adams for his generous donation. Iho South Island Poultry Association nroto stating that the club’s application to hold a young bird show in March had been granted; also, that the club could have five hundred art union tickets at a cost of £3 Is. Tho secretary was (instructed to procure the tickets. The secretary of tho New Zealand ioultry Association wrote stature that at a meeting of the executive Tb was resolved--” That every affiliated society make an effort to strengthen the funds of the association.” It was decided to vote £5 from the club’s funds. Correspondence relating to the forthcoming competition was also received. liie president and Air A. E. Wilson were appointed to the New Zealand L °>r & association’s Conference. Mr Williams, chairman of the Education Committee, recommended that the following remits he forwarded for connwnm 0 ? - at t- ) 10 P° u lLry conference:— (1) that m view of the great shortage ot gram in the Dominion this year tho executive of tho New Zealand Poultry Association request the Government to nia , k - e inquiries regarding tho price of a shipment of maize landed in New Zealand from South Africa or elsewhere; and, further, that in the event, of a favourable reply the secretary of the Poultry Association notify all affiliated societies with full particulars when such affiliated society may send m its order to him (with cheque) within K Ce ?- da ? s i . (2) “That as a great at TT na layin S trial is to bo held Son oni gU !’ “mmencmg October, ®“ d ««tendm g to September IJJI the Government bo asked to pay teim^f 011 v f ' a 'w 0Z i n representative teams from New Zealand; the Government poultry instructor to approve and arrange for transit of all teams.” The remits were agreed to. shoiverl I'’s 1 '’ 5 mon thly statement snowed that the competition egg sales for December totalled £BB 4s 10cl The baiance to credit at the bank was £2'J ir V'. re port was received. Mr C. Renn reported that the Alan agenuint Committee had Vosolv mfipected the houses and birds in the competition. The houses were in a good state of cleanliness and the birds pL* h j& "•hok were in excellent form. 1 ivo birds had died during the month tejw- causes. The committee desired to impress on the club the importance of having a good surmlv nf green food for the coming winter The report adopted, apd the Work? Committee directed to attend to tho 111 at ter of green food. The Fodder Committee reported that it had purchased sufficient wlStf or the present competition, and the secre & Btated M tho schedule 'of the sixteenth competition was being circuAir M’Harg reported that the Show Committee recommended that the O0 Un Cri' XtUro 5* on MaSh J,n s was agreed to. te TilP 01 !*' 3 tt PPortioned by the inctees were n. lbe f ° f sample o S were presented. A vote nf passed to Messrs C K,"“fj “S” Shaw for their service'. d H ' EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS papanui. There was a decrease in the eire-viold S ( th « bl , rds in the New giS Utility Poultry Club’s egg-havia* S 4Rn f ° n i- f °i r the tk j. r ty-ninth ’week, the fowls laying 1872 eggs against 2087 for the previous week, and the 59 ducks week'" Tim |?° tb ° weeic the 24 single pen birds gave the fine average of five eggs per bird for the week, Miss James’s White Imgr , reCol 'ding the possible. The 24 light breeds m the experimental house single birds yielded 4 3 eggs per bird, i • h ' , ., I!l ' va - v s White Leghorn laying daily for the week T Donald's Black Orpington also recorded seven for the week {SwV*? 8 nO . ln the team s secH -RnlV ertSOn e ,\ R - w - Coombo s. J.?} s ( 3r ? oggs each), B. Campbell’s (u4) E. 6. Terry’s (33), C. Renu’s and L. Couch s Leghorns (31 each). The laying of the twelve heavy breed teams was only moderately good, the best score (30) being recorded bv C 11. Izard’s Black Orpingtons. ‘Airs Gormskr's ream are now on the siuim score as IL Beck's (2337), and the two-year-test looks like providing an inter-

asting contest between those two teams The leading pens in the several contests are as follows (subject to the weight of egg clause) : LIGHT BREEDS SINGLE PEN BIRD CONTEST (ai). Green Bros., W.L. Calder Bros., W.L. . Mrs E, D. Hunter, W.L. $ Mien James, W.L. S. L. Bce'v W.L! H. Williams, W.L. HEAVY BREEDS SINGLE BIRD CONTEST (8) «T. Donald, Blk.O. .7 14 l 221 Green Bros., A.B.E. .4 7 14 201 EXPERIMENTAL HOUSE SINGLE BIRD CONTEST (21) J. Liggins, W.L. . T. E. Conway, W.L, . E. Marsden, W.L. Green Bros., W.L. T. Wilkinson Mrs Dick . . ] TWO-YEAR SINGLI Tracey King, W.L. . W. A. Gee and Son . TWO-YEAR‘LIGHT BREEDS TEAMS CONTEST (4), H. W. Bock, W.L. . 19 Mrs Gorinski, W.L. . 25 H. Williams, M. , 26 J. Liggins, W.L. . . 20 FIRST-YEAR LIGHT BREEDS TEAMS CONTEST (56) E. G. Tony, W.L. E. E. Marsden, W.L. 60 C. Thomson, W.L, J. Robinson, W.L. D. F. M’Dougall, W.L. 27 Mrs Gorinski, W.L. . R. W. Ccombos, W.L. FIRST YEAR DUCK TEAMS CONTES'] 40 8 62 15 66 8 44 0 2337 2337 2197 2054 0). Broodies; Ono bird in Pena 81, 89 08, 101, 125, 130; two caeli in Pens 68, 61, 121, 122, 130; three in Pen 121. SIXTEENTH EGG-LAYING COMPETITION. The Now Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s prize schedule for its 1920-1 competitions is to hand. A glance at the schedule shows that there are no less than eight tests to be held, including single bird and single pen teams contests for fowls and ducks. There is no need to point out that the club’s tests at Papauui are well conducted. The records established in the past are a. guarantee that the birds entered will be given every chance of registering their maximum egg-yield. Entries close on February 24, and owing to expensive alterations to the plant, the 'competitions will not start till April 18. The following interesting tabulated table of the series teams tests held by the club is culled from the schedule just to hand:—

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