OUR ADVERTISERS.

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

OUR ADVERTISERS.

Mr E. E. Marsden, who has gained much prominence in the last two egglaying competitions at Papnnui with us Unite Leghorns, in removing to Loburu early in October, where "he. has bought a young orchard. Ho j s installing a brooder, stove and building a pullet house GOft Jong, with runs Mr Marsden reports selling all his cockerels at the advertised prices and booking a number of orders for sittings, it is Mr Marsden s intention to hatch a greater number of chickens this year, tnoreloro his output of sittings will bo somewhat- limited this season. „n~ r P^ c l r ’ 'Hio las R' v eh considerable study to utility poultry keeping these last five years, has found it essenDal to acquire some three acres at blnrley to cope with his increasing poultry business. At present ho has tour breeding pens of White Leghorns mated, which arc practically the same strain as his three-bird team that laid the greatest number of eggs this past winter m the Papamii competition, as well as being related to his birds which hare been in tho prize-money for the tour years in which he lias competed, u-ri ivV “snauied his new place Ine While Crest Poultry Farm,” and hopes to have the plant complete ami up-to-date in tho next two years. At present he has all his incubators working, and as ho is charging a very reasonable price for his day-old ‘du Vs they arc meeting with ready' sale, . s also are the sittings of eggs. Mr W . H. West is another advertiser who has done well in the competition at Pnpanui since 1917. when his White Legnoi ns won the winter test and finished fourth with 1360, and the follow-iliT,yca-,r put 11 1» the excellent total of 1«4. In the present tost Mr West's three bird team are amongst the leaders. His yards are at 01. Caledonian Rood where a single sitting or incubator lots or eggs may be obtained. Orpington breeders and others Interester;l should note the advertisement of Mr_ R. R. Christie, the famous Victorian breeder. This breeder specialisf*.s in .Blacks, aiid clients can rciv on the best of utility Blacks in Melbourne being obtained from Mr Christie’s St Linio Poultry Yards. Bentleigh. Our readers should nolo tho ndvciti semen t of the “All White Poultry lards,” which specialises in White Lev. horns and White Rocks. These yards are managed by Mr G. H. Bradford, whose V. hue Leghorns are showing nn prominently in the compotltmn at Papamii. .Some fine orders for duv-ojd chicks ircrc booked early ineluding one for SOD. Eight breeding pens arc mated, and anronc requiring eggs, or dnyold chicks should consider visiting the All White Yards. JvT ' Hawke, the well known utility poultry farmer, advertises White ■V'ramm da.y-okl eliieks. also sittings of W lute Leghorns and Indian Runner ducks. Mr Hawke has some lino breeding pens mated up, and tin's offers a fine opportunity to anvono to obtain fresh blood from high-class utilifcy stock. J