POULTRY CLUB..

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16668, 25 February 1922, Page 11

POULTRY CLUB..

There was a large attendance of members at the Christchurch Poultry Club’s meeting on Monday night, when the election of judges for the club’s annual show took place. Air G. E. Jeffreys, the president, presided. The election resulted a-s follows; Open section poultry :—Air A If. W alker, game, game bantams, and all selling classes; Air R. Wilson, nil varieties Leghorns; Air J. Austin, Minorcas; Air G. H. Ambler, Rhode Island Reds, Orpingtons Rocks, Anconas and Andalusians; Air J. H B. Chegwin, Polish and all varieties bantams (excepting Game). Utility poultry:—Air C. W. Bell, White Leghorns; Mr A. Anderson, all other varieties of light breeds; Air C. W. Tritt, Rhode Island Red- Mr -1 Tindall, ducks, turkeys, wjus and Plymouth R..*A ; Mr J. H.

Shaw, judging competition (Black Orpingtons and White Leghorns) and eggs: table poultry. Mr Dennis. Pigeons.—Homers, D. Strang (Invercargill) : Tumblers, W. Fraser; G- H Bradford, all other varieties fancy pigeons. Canaries and cage birds.—Air T. W. Wilkinson. Cats. —Air T. H- Jones; kittens, Air Landridge (Wellington). The appointment of a judge for ! Wyandottes was held over until the next meeting, owing to the Wyandotte Club’s nominee (Air Charles Grant) being unable to accept the position. FIELD~DAy7 Fully four hundred visitor- were present at the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's field day last Saturday. Tho Mayor, who was introduced by the president. AJr H. Williams, said it was an eye-opener to walk over the club’s grounds and get on insight into the valuable work the clul» was engaged in. On the success of its operations ho congratulated Air Arthur Smith, tho originator of the first egglaying competition in New Zealand, also Messrs Smith and Merrett. It was a pity, said the speaker, that the Government did not realise how much trade could be done in poultry. If intensive farming; was undertaken, as in Denmark and other European countries, thousands of people could gain a profitable livelihood out of the poultry industry. He considered people should be taught to realise what splendid foods poultry and eggs were. An inspection was made of all the pens and birds competing in the seventeenth egg-laying competition. The breeds competing include Brown Leghorns, White Leghorns, Black Orpingtons, Silver and White Wyandottes, Alinorcas, Rhode Island Reds, Croad Langshans and White and Fawn Indian Runner ducks. This season of the year is looked on as the best educational time to visit the grounds, as 011© may see the bio* bird, good in type, but loose in feather. in the moult, the badly roared pullet, indiffer ent as to its food, and too exhausted to scratch for much grain. The hen with a strong constitution—a good layer—-may be seen churning up its pen, such a bird being at this season of the year without superfluous flesh and the yellow pigment usually seen on the beak and legs of the heavy layers among Leghorns. Air Arthur Smith gave a brief address and in tracing the history of tho club said much of its success was due to Alessrs J. H. Shaw and R- AY. Hawke. He called for cheers for these gentlemen, which were heartily given. A demonstration of killing, plucking and dressing poultry was given by Air J. Liggins, of Burwood. Taking a live chicken out of a bag. Air Higgins folded its wings down and dislocated its neck. He then removed the leathers from the .neck in a couple of movements, and holding the bird by the wings and legs in such a manner as to keep the skin tight, proceeded to pluck first the back, then tho breast, plucking the feathers in the same directions as they were growing. Each leg waS stripped of leathers in one movement, the wings following, tho short feathers being removed first. Air Liggins showed how the fowls were dressed for export, explaining that it was the practice not to remove the insides until the birds reached their destination, owing to tho effect such an action would have on the colour of the bird. Air Liggins then demonstrated how n fowl was dressed for the table. AJr F. C. Brown, Chief Government Poultry Instructor, stressed the value of tho industry, and drew attention to the remarkable results that had been obtained in egg-laying competitions since their inauguration. He urg*d poultry farmers to form an organisation to insure that there would always be n good supply of fowl wheat grown by fanners. In conclusion, he congratulated the New* Zealand Utility Poultry Club on the success of its work. A jumble sale was conducted by Air J. B. Merrett. White Leghorn pullets (donated by Air T. realised 31s a pair, and a pair from* Yerrall Bros. 30fa; trio of White Leghorns j (donated by Air G- H. Bradford) £2 Is; i r>air white-crested Black Polish ' chickens £1; Indian Runner duel* (donated bv Air Hawke), £2 10s : and other sales of fowls and ducks brought from lGfc to 20s per pair. Wheat sold at £1 2s per sack and weat-oats 18s per sack. EGC-LAYBNG COMPETITIONS WOOL ST O N. Eleven 01' ilie single-panned \VUiMI_ Leg- 1

liorns (dry mash feeding) in the Woolston Tanneries egg laying; competition have got over *2OO egg totals at the close of the forty-sixth week. The leading birds are: —J. Grafton’s 233, J. Campbell’s 237, H. Elborne st 228, J. Green’s 2*26, G. Bussell’s 218 and J. Evans's 217. PAPANUI. Good work continues to be done by the competing fowls in the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s egg laying competition. W. H. West's wonderful pullet added another seven to her long unbroken sequence of eggs. Its total for the 313 days of tho competition is 2SO eggs, although the bird waE about a week in coming to profit. The leaders in the several tests are as follows: — Heavy Breed Singles. J. P. Dx*ewett, 15.0. . . . P—244 R. R. Christie, 8.0. . . s—l 93 Light Breed Singles. C. Ridley. W.L. . . 6—230 J. Liggins. W.Tj. . . . 5 —23*2 F. Cole. W.L*_ .... 5—33-2 W. Ward, W.L. . . . 5—229 ' Light Breed Single Biards. . (Competitors to make three entries/* W. H. West, W.L.. No. 3 . . 289 P. R. Whitford, W.L., No. 2 . 262 C. P. Bradford. No. 1 . . 354 > R- W. Coombes, No. 1 . . 2>o Green Bros., No. 1 ... 243 v* J. Gunn, No. 1 .... 245 G. 11. Bradford, No. 1 . 344 - The leading three bird aggregates are:— R. W. Coombes 737, Mrs Gorinski 600. ' Heavy Breed Single Birds. : (Competitors to make three entries.) A. O. F. Ross. 8.0. . . . 2R4 F. 11. Lovell. S.W. . . . 232 A. E. Hounsell. R.I.R. . . *2l*3 The leading thi*ee bird aggregates F. 11. Lovell’s Silver Wyandottes 609. Sproeen and Arthur's Black Orpingtons 599, and A. HounseH’3 Rhode Island Reds, 589. Verrall Bros, continue in the van In the flock teams (1260', W. E. Ward being in second place with 1176, and J. Liggins third 1149. P. R. Whit-ford’s team (1296) are gaining fast on J. C. Musgrave's (1334; in the Returned Soldiers’ Contest. In the duck test R. W. Hawke's No.-2 duck has a lead of 14 eggs from T- Dowthwaite'a Nc. 3. ENTRIES FCR 19fc2-’23 COMPETITION. The following entries have been received for th'* New Zealand Utility Poultry Club'* egg laying competition, commencing April DrLight B**eed Single Hen Championship Contest —Mrs F. Gorinski (Invercargill). I*. W. Sbacklock (Dunedin.-, A. H. Adams. F. Colo (Rangiora), D. E. B. Smith (Lyttelton). 11. C. West. R. Wilson (Herbert), J. Webb fOamaro), H. Hunter, Greeu Bros. (*2), H. P. Hern, Woolston Tanneries U.P. Club. ft. S M. Carter, 11. Williams. W. E. Ward. 3L Whittle, E. I. Feldwick, Miss A. Early. J. C. Musgrave, Mrs W. J. Chambers, S. G. Loader. W. J. Richards. T. E. Hudson, C N. Thomson (Invercargill), E. J. Merrima* (Lyttelton), 8. L. Beer and J. M'Dougai" (Riverton). Mrs E. W. Jones (Napier). W. Aldous, J. Liggins nnd G. 11. Bradford. Heavy Breed Single Hen Championship— J. P. Drewett (2). J. Gunn (Racecourse Hill). T>. E. R. Smith. A. G. Wood, H. W. Beck, E. V. Arthur, L. A. Wadham (Masterton). -. r Light Breed Single Hen Contest (each competitor to enter three purebred pullets) —Green Bros. (2). Me.ngiea and Leggett (Lower Hutt). Smart Bros. (Mosgiel >, J. Cairns and Calder Bros. <Oamaru), T. S Dove (Longb^ach», Frederick Ellis (Waifar huna), Mrs Gorinski -2', I*. W. Shackloek. J. Gunn (2), C. Bennett -Rangiora'. James Robertson (2. Milton). G. 11. Bradford, A. A. Hoare (Wairarapa', Todd Bros., Percy R. Whitford (Kaiapoi), S. L. Beer, D. F. Coulter, C. A. Inder, H. P. Hern, Woolston Tanneries Utility Poultry Club. J. Taylor. H. Williams. Arthur Patterson, C. H. Mitchell. IV. 11. West. T. W. Bettridge. E L. Feld wick. E. Fuchs. W. J. Chambers, H. L. Downey, 8. G. Loader. G. W. Black Webb Bros.. A. G. Goodlet (Dunedin), R. W, Hawke, Hon C. H. Izard (1), E. W. Jones, Mrs W. Hewitt and J. Liggins. Heavy Breeds Single Hen Contest (competitors to enter three purebred pullets)— P. Olorenshaw). R. M. Cookson. T. Dowthwaite (Avondale', A. G. F. Ross. Hiram Hunter, Mrs A. M. Stewart (Porirua). W. R. S pro sen, H. L. Downey, A. H. Wheeler, J. E. Marriott. J. W. Mathieson, T. Kennedy and F. lE. Lovell (Rangiora). R. C Thomas and G. H. Shaw .Thames), A. E Hounsell (Masterton). A. M’Gillivray. Flock Teams Contest (six pullets)—J. K. Hannah, A. H. Adame. Verrall Bros L. V. Couch (Herbert), Percy R. Whitford, Green Eros.. W. E. Ward. H. Whittle. 25. L. Feldvrick, J. C. Musgrave, M. C. Craig, T. B. Gardiner (Greenpark-. J. Ligg.'r,t. Single Pea Duck Competition (compel tors to enter three ducks) —J. H. Harm am H. W. Beck. A. C. Clements, R. W Hawke, T. Bond. Single Duck Championship Contest T. Dowthwaite (2), J. C. Musgrave.