POULTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20043, 4 September 1920, Page 11

POULTRY.

* MOTES BY “CROW-BLACK.” The Christchurch Poultry Club will meet on Monday night. The September monthly meeting of tile New Zealand XJtility 'Poultry Club will bo held on Tuesday evening. At a meeting of the Canter miry Egg Circle on Saturday night last, a number of the committee expressed the opinion that the producer needed a higher price. It was pointed out that no man worked longer hours than the poultryman, and he should receive full value for his produce. It was resolved to guarantee the summer supply at 2a per dozen. Mr Higginbotham, of Auckland, has purchased Mr H. W. Beck’s team now competing in the Mount Albert egglaying competition. They are in twefth position. Tho many friends of Mr Arthur Smith will regret to learn ho is not enjoying tho best of health, and is under the doctor’s care at present. The Ellesmere poultry show takes place next month. Mr Barnett, who usually has charge of this section of the agriculture and pastoral show, assures rao the 1520 schedule, to be issued shortly, will attract a largo poultry entry. Mr J. H. Shaw has been invited to judge tho heavy breeds. At a meeting of the Woolsten Tanneries Poultry Club, on Thursday week, Mr TV. Wigglosworth gave an address on “Feeding Poultry.” The speaker was listened to with great interest by a good number of members, Mr Wigglesworbh answered many questions, and the members thanked him for enlightening them on matters which had taken several years'of experimenting and close observation for liim to find put. During tbo evening it was mentioned that the membership of tho club had increased to forty-two. Mr H. Williams has removed to his rnodol utility poultry yards, in Somerbold Street, Sproyclou.

SEASONABLE HINTS.

Success in muring chickens is the inundation of success in poultry-farm-ing, i emarked Mr Cussen, tho Govern* merit Instructor, at a recent meeting. . ''“‘ucccssful rearing means not only simply the dragging up of batches of chickens or keeping thorn alive. Overfeeding is dangerous. Little and often is a good rule to observe, and make tho clucks scratch in the litter for their nno gram. See they are given grit, ample green food, clean water and ac.^ran at all timcD. Tho times for the incubation of the ggs of various birds are as under;— IT j S. Beil • • . . *2l Duck 28 Muscovy , . ' o, Ooose a-, Turkey . ; ; ; ’ g Pheasant . , , , ’ Partridge El Pea fowl . , , ’ ’oa Ostrich . . . ':' /i S Swan . gg I-’i'Mii eggs hatch Booasr than stale cues. HOC-LAYING COMPETITION PAPiNUI. There was another good week of esnr production for the end of August In tho Ltil.ty Poultry Club’s cgSin” WWa*-* 3i Single fowls , . 5S^ 1 8, 785 Pullets, in Hock teams of 0 ’ 750 203 Sing c-pen pullets, teams of & m 22 Single-pen ducks . . ® Second-year ducks (flock team) ! 32 iSG Fowls end ducks .... The best individual scores for I°l aays arc:— DUCKS. }V. T. Green. Wo. .1 ' V* • Knight, No. 2 . ‘ KW. Hawke, No. 3 ‘ ' | U g X. Dowtivwaite, No. 1 . . FOWLS. T. E. Conway, 8.0, No. 1 . 107 ®. L. Beer, W.u, No »i 107 \V. J. Chambers. W.L., No 3.’ 93 S- VkL., Ko. 3 , . 93 H. Williams, W.L., No. 13 . nr. A- Goodlet, W.la, No. 9 . .96 W, E. Ward, W.L., No. 18 . ! 93 In the three bird single penned teams only hall a dozen teams failed to reach double figures, and during tho next three months them will bo many changes in position* Tho leaders are:— <5 TV , Ezgs* 02. dr. Tn. f; ■ ' ■ • « 0 255 tl. VS ilhams . , . n q » ~-r U- H. Bradford .13 o 5 p ( ny’ O. H. Izard . . !{5 31 6 ?15 Iho following arc the leading heavv breed three bird teams:— T* E. Don way . . , J6 S2 2 o~C J. B. Merrelt , . . U fl;} 12 5m R. R, Christie . . ,12 Bli 205 In the diick section W. Knight is in tho lead with 3*ll eggs, 11. W. Hawke second 311, T. Dowthwaitc and W. T. Green equal third 297 eggs each. In the heavy breed single birds R. H*. Christie’s Black Orpington laid dallv for the week, bringing its total to 71 eggs. The flock learns of six nro going fairly strong, J. Gunn’s 8.0. being in the van with 291 eggs, with Thomas Dowthwaite’s Silver Wyandottes next, 236, and !*’■ I). Gibson’s Orpingtons 236 eggs. H. and T. Meadows’s single duck has laid daily for 99 davs since coming to profit. TTOOBSTON. Mr IV. Gorton donated a special prize for the bird that laid tho most eggs in the months of Juno, July and August, a condition being that the eggs must average 2oz each for the last month. The following competitors’ birds laid over sixty eggs;- J. Green 68, J. Farrar 66, *l. Morrison 66, J. Grafton 61, G. Russell 63, and J> Irvine 63. Mr Morrison’s lord was adjudged the winner, as the first two named competitors’ birds’ eggs did not comply with the weight condition. • Trie following are the results for August:—

AUCKLAND. (rood scores were made in all sections of the Auckland Pcmltrykeepers’ Association's egg-laying competition for the nineteenth week. The egg yield .was as follows: 240 Light breed {owls . . io#j t(?f ~ 193 Heavy breed fowls . . 929 <2 Ducks .... 357 egpg. 601 2370 e ßgß . The leading individual aggregates are: DUCKS, S IT. Soott, I.H. • • , , 12n A. 11. Vannall, I.R. . . . ]<v, Mrs M'Cnllnugh, I.R. . . .122 LIGHT BREED FOWLS. C. Thomas,'W.L 109 T. ID. Bell, W.L. . . . .100 B. W. Griffiths, W.L. . . .100 HEAVY BREED FOWLS. E. W. Haugard, 8.0, . . .105 R. S. Higginbotham, 8.0. . . .105 A. fl. Holmes, 8.0. . . IC2 The following ore the lead in 2 teams’

G. Black August. "Weight. Total laving, os. dr. Eggs. . 0 19 ir, mi J. Graitop. . . 22 53 12 107 G. Svra,npt/OTi . 9 5 10 4G G. Randall . 0 — 33 A. H'Conolno . 18 33 15 m H. Tavlor . . 15 32 10 SO W Saggers . IT 7 82 A. Boundr • . 39 19 7 79 J. Green • ■to 3 00 P. Maugor . . 7 10 4 M E. Irvine . . 22 45 9 108 J. Campbell . 20 41 15 79 s. ■Wrislit . . IT 41 11 r>a G-. Morrison , £3 •13 0 Ml S# Loader , . 00 ■K> 3 101 H. Tail. . 23 43 13 or J. Farrar . 5,1 •10 « 107 G. 11ussc.ll . . ‘19 ■15 6 300 203 OB 12 1451

a SSregales uith their individual scores; LIGHT BREEDS Leghorns— Wwtoitoi Stud Firm,. Ko, 3—03, 83, 86. 87, 83, 61 . . . , ' 515 ,?• Shaw—S2, 88, 83, 86, 02, SO ! 611 f D. Bell-102, 80, 86, S3, 73, U . . 49S A, A. Avery—60, 85, 69, 69, 76, 01 , . 479 S. Thomas—100, 69, 87, 81. 77 63 . 460 Er W; Griffiths-®, 55, 100, 80, 75, 89 ’. 465 Mrs Higginbotham—51, 76, SO, 76, 97, 61 461 HEAVY BREEDS. Blaek Orpingtons— A. S. Holmes—70, 95, 91, 102, 69, C7 , C17 H. H. Booth-66, 77, 93, 79. 93, 69 , 477 Master A. Thomas—8S, 91, 65, SI, 81. 71 476 "• Glasgow—98. 55, S6, 91, 73, 101 . 470 S. Higginbotham—70, 83, 72, 89. 105, i$. , 9 t * * 1 460 THE DECK SECTION. Indian Runners— B. W. Ewington-117, 90, 30, 105. 96, lit 631 II- C. Vennal—115, 120, 123, 119, 113, J. Owen—104, 56. 83, 112," 93. 77 ] 613 530