POULTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16738, 20 May 1922, Page 11

POULTRY.

NOTES BY “CROW-BLACK.** 15ntrios close to-night for the Christchurch Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Club’s Juno show, which is to be held in King Edward Barracks. Late entries will be accepted next Saturday at a slightly increased rate. Mr O. Cunningham, Invercargill, will judge the poultry at the Taieri show*, and Messrs Ferris and Reeves (Dunedin) all cage birds and pigeons. Mr T. Kennedy, of Rangiora, has been selected to judge the utility poultry at the Blenheim show. The judges selected for Invercargill are : —Fancy poultry, Mr Robert Wilson; utility, Mr Charles Grant; fancy pigeons, Mr W. M. G. Allan ; working Homers, Mr F. Reeves; canaries, Mr W. T. Hill. Good prizes are offered in the Amateur Judging Competition at the Christchurch Poultry show, and there is likely to bo a large entry. Fanciers in general, and pigeon men in particular, will regret to learn that tlio well known pigeon judge, Mr Charles Shepherd, of Lyttelton, passed away a few* days ago. A motion r f condolence and sympathy w T ith the relatives of the deceased gentleman was carried at a. meeting of the Christchurch Poultry Club on Monday evening. Mr C. Cummings, who was so much to the fore with White Wyandottes some seventeen or eighteen years ago, has returned to Christchurch, and is extended a hearty welcome by local fanciers. The Christchurch Poultry Club W’iil meet on Monday evening. A handsome trophy was presented to the Christchurch Poultry Club on Monday evening by Mr F. Bust, on behalf of the Old English Game Club of New Zealand, to bo competed for at the Christchurch show. The generous donatiorl is thoroughly appreciated, and was suitably acknowledged by the president and all present. Mr H. G. Hunt lias disposed of his best English White Leghorn cockerel to Mr Don Stewart, of Normanby, and his two best hens of tho same breed to Mr C. Hansman. of Wanganui, who. last year, purchased Mr Hunt’s Club Cup winner at Christchurch. Mr J. M. M'Lenn, the popular judge and breeder of Tumbler pigeons, will be an exhibitor of old English game at the Christchurch show. Though Mr M’Lean has not previously shown game, he has always been a keen admirer of this noble bird. The Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers expect to get a start in business in good time for the best season in °g£s. Mr J. B. Merrett informs me that ho has received from the North Island an order for twelve five hundred egg .Jubilees. This is the largest order yet received from one poultryman in New Zealand. Mr E. J. lloss has been elected chairman of directors for tho Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers. In the days when Canterbury poultry keepers are talking co operation it will be interesting to many to note how one co operative egg society has developed. The “ Mark- la no Express” says:— 4 ‘ Truly described as 1 colossal ’ were the figures which revealed tho 1921 working of the Framlingham and Eastern Counties Co-operative Egg and Poultry Society, Ltd., the annual meeting of which was held at Ipswich recently. In the way of growth, the society has been remarkable in every aspect, for in 1903 there were 114 members holding 1600 shares, and in 1921 there were 5091 members holding 53,031 shares. The sales in 1904 amounted to £5050, and in 1921 to £282,353. As to the eggs, the numlier purchased in 1904 was 450,079, and in 1921 the Stupendous figure of 24,146,059. In its life the society has handled 139,110,246 eggs, every year showing an increase. In 1921 the! total value of eggs sold was £274.748 Is lOd, against £314,046 17s 2-jd the previous year, the decrease being caused entirely by lower values. *' At the recent Burnley competition the top score of a single bird was made by u Rhode Island Red. which laid 300 eggs. The same owner’s (Mr J. Ryan) team of Reds also won at Parafield, and it is the intention of a local Black Orpington breeder to import a trio of Mi- Ryan’s consistent laying strain of Rhode Island lteds. Mr and Mrs J. H. Shaw left for Auckland on Thursday night. As showing the high esteem in which Mr and Mrs Shaw are held by fanciers and utility poultrvmon, the following called to wish them a pleasant trip and that Mr Shaw would he quickly restored to good health:—Messrs J. Tindall, E J. Ross, A. Smith. J. Liggins, Reg. James, S. Dick, G. H. and C P. Bradford. A If. Walker, F. Dacre, R. Pearce, G . E. Jeffreys, G. Wilkins, W. E Green. F. Bust, A. M’Gillivray, J. 13Merrett, H. Williams, W. H. West, II- W. Hawke, F. L. Lovell, G. Bilcliff and F. Wilson. The Canterbury egg pool averaged out 2s lOd for first grade this week, which is the top market rate obtained in the South Island for the week. Mr J- B. Merrett leaves to-night for Wellington, where he takes up a position in the poultry business for a fnm in the Empire City. Mr C. A. House, the English judge, will be in New Zealand during July. He has been engaged to judge the Nelson show, and it is understood that arrangements are to be made for him to give a lecture in Christchurch. A strong protest is being lodged against importing eggs from America. The matter is being taken up by the New Zealand Poultry Association. The Government poultry instructors Messrs F. C. Brown and O. Cussen, are to be asked to judge the egg exhibits at the Christchurch Show. The Manawatr Poultry Association's schedule is to hand. The following championships wi/1 be competed for:— English Brown Leghorn, Utility Brown Leghorn, English Owl Pigeon, and White Rhode Island. The association is fortunate in having the New Zealand Old English Game Fowl Club’s show, held this year at the Palmerston Exhibition, which will be an attraction irt itself. At the Sydney Royal Show, 2191 birds were exhibited, this being a record- A heavy task fell upon Mr C. A. House, the English judge* who was asked to adjudicate on 800 birds—poultry and pigeons. Australian papers state that he was most painstaking. The 3 7 andottes were the English judge’s biggest classes. He had not much to say about the Silvers; they were not up to English class. The White and Partridge cocks were quite in advance of Silvers, and a really good lot. Mr House classed the Minorcas as a splendid lot—very close to the true Minorca type. The wattle development of the birds puzzled him : he had never seen such wattles anywhere. Andalusians were nice in colour, but failed in head points. The Old English Game pleased the English expert very much. The champion cockerel, a duckwing* was beautiful in colour, grandly feathered, and of rare type. The majority of the modern game bantams were too big. Mr H. Williams, the well-known* breeder, has received an order from Victoria for a trio of his Black Minorca sMr A Storey, Lake Coleridge

advised me that he has ordered the pick of the cockerels from Mr G. Bradford’s Queen West. Mr Storry believes in having the best that is procurable. In connection with tho Utility Poultry Club’s educational night on May 23, which is also open to members of the Christchuoh Poultry Club* Mr W. J. Chambers, who is a most successful exhibitor of utility White Leghorns, will give a practical demonstration on how to breed, train, wash and prepare a bird for the show pen.

SHOW CONDITION.

ENGLISH JUDGE'S VIEWS. The show season will open in a few' weeks, and the following remarks by Mr C. A. House (who is at present in Australia), in " Poultry World,” should be carefully read and studied by the men who show birds, and particularly by those exhibitors who are unsuccessful :—-‘‘The finest bird that was ever bred cannot win unless shown in tiptop form of body and feather. Many a second rater has beaten a champion because of its superior condition, and while our schedules say that ‘ the prizes will be rewarded for beauty of feather, quality and nigh condition/ may it ever bo so, and right it is it should be so. The various standards of perfection give a number of points for structural and other properties, and generally finish by giving a small number for condition. This is where the fallacy of judging by points, ae some would have us judge, comes in. A standard gives, say, 20 points for colour, and only 5 for condition; yet a judge will put an inferior bird, as far as colour is concerned, over a soundcoloured one, simply because the one has condition and the other has not. In such cases the thoughtless ones kick up a hullabaloo without stopping to think that tho bird out of condition cannot show the beauty of it* soundness of colour, while the bird of inferior colour shows every bit of its good points that it can show, by reason of its possessing condition of form. A bird out of condition lacks life and vivacity. Its feathers are usually open and dull, its face and comb are pale, its pose is listless, and its legs and feet are not bright and clean. Condition, or rather tho lack of, it has been said, will bring a racehorse and a donkey together, and it certainly wiU equally bring a champion and a second rater together in tli3 exhibition pen.”

WOOLSTON TANNERIES UTILITY CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. The Wools ton laimeneti' o unity Poultry Glut) held its second annual meeting oa muy 9. Air aiate, vice-preideut, presiding. The baiauce-snee-t snowed receipts £65 IUS 2d, and expenditure £6o 8s fad. The report stated that the competition winch is carried on by the ciuo at the works is oi great interest to the members, tho results being watched daily. During tile year eighteen birds produced 3864 eggs, as against 3636 for the previous year, tne average per bird being 216 this year, as against 202 last year. Dry mash was kept continually before tho birds in hoppers, and wheat was fed at night. Meat meal was fed all through the year, which wus not the case last year, but proto nut was put in the mash. Prom tho birds in last year's competition the club retained the best for breeding purposes, and the members took full advantage of the egg 3 laid, there being forty-five sittings taken by the members. The club has entered a single bird and a three bird team in tho present Papanui competition reared from the breeding pens. The cockerel which gained third place at the Christchurch Poultry Club s young birds’ show was reared from a sitting from the club’s breeding pen. The report continues :—“ Through the generous way we aro helped by our employers the club has been able to supply its members with food stuffs for their poultry to the value of over £470 during the past year. Members greatly appreciate the firm’s action in helping them in this direction/' A letter was received from the New Zealand Poultry Association enclosing the de. cisions of tho recent conference held at Palmerston North, and forwarding three copies of tlie “ Poultry Journal/’ containing a report of tho conference. The association also asked for a contribution towards a presentation to Mr Brown, chief poultry instructor. It was decided that members should be invited to subscribe. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr J. Green for presenting the club with his pullet that was in the last competition. The secretary reported that he had received an offer from A. J. Palmer and Co. to supply half of the poultry meal for the birds in tho present competition. It was decided to accept the offer with thanks. Mr C. M. Ollivier offered members of the club a few pairs of Alta pigeons which he had imported from Australia. It was decided that Mr Ollivier be thanked for Ilia offer, and the executive wait on him in reference to it. A hearty vote of thanks wus passed to the chairman. E. W. Lrvino, secretary, and to the committee, Messrs G. Black J Campbell, H. Taylor, G. Russell, for the work they had done in connection with the competition. The following were elected officers:— President, Mr C. M. Ollivier; vice-presi-dents. Messrs J. Carton, S. Wright, State and Page; chairman, Mr E. W. Irvine; secretary and treasurer, Mr A. T. M'Conchie; committee. Messrs G. Black, H. Taylor, J. Campbell and G. Russell. Mr E. VV. Irvine, on behalf of the members of the club, presented the secretary with a fountain pen in appreciation of the work he had done for the club. Ihe following were thanked for special prizes for ihe present competition:—Mr dtatc. £1 is for greatest aggregate weight oi eggs; Mr 11. Taylor, 10s 6d for winter test; Mr P. Mauger, 10*. The secretary was instructed to write a letter of appreciation to Mr C. M. Ollivier cTb assistance he had given to tho It was decided to hold educational meetings during the winter. A hearts- vote of thanks was passed to all who ha-d presented prizes to the last competition and to the Press for publishing tho weekly results of the competition.

ECC-LAYINC COMPETITIONS

Most of the birds in the single bird championship light breed are doing good work, all laying with the exception of five, and with the exception of three all tho birds in tho heavy breed championship are laying. Mr .H. West’s No. 3 single bird in the three bird competition lias finished her sequence of 34 eggs, which is a fine performance for the start of a competition. The leading birds are as follows : LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Grand Tl. to W'kly W'ght. May

SEASONABLE HINTS.

If you have not been, doing the right thing why not make up your mind to make your poultry pay. Now is the time to keep your laying birds busy, for, although this is not their natural laying season, you want to try and bring their conditions as near to spring conditions as possible. Supply them with plenty of scratching material, but, if the birds aro not used to it, supply a little and gradually increase till it is a few inches deep. Any litter is suitable—straw, hay, or plenty of leaves. The winter makes them hard and tight in the feather, and they also appear listless. Make plenty of dust. It is a mistaken idea, that plenty oi grain makes tliem work- It will also be found that, with good judgment in grain feeding, the birds wifi have a keen appetite for the masli. Il also induces them to drink more, and, seeing that an egg is composed of fully ninety per cent of water it helps egg production

total, oz dr 13. H. Whittle „ . 7 13 0 27 P. W. Shaoklock . .6 11 3 26 H. C. West . . . f, 12 9 25 I). M’Dougrall . . 4 7 7 25 Mrs W. Howitt . .6 11 13 25 W. J. Richards . ,6 11 14 26 W. Aldous . . . ti 10 11 25 W. B. Ward . . .6 9 11 25 O. L. Beer . . .6 12 11 25 0. N. Thomson . .6 11 10 24 Mrs F. Gorinski » .6 11 9 24 W. Spence . . . 6 10 6 24 Green Bros. . . . 5 10 6 24 T

HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP. J. P. Drewett . .7 33 15 30 L. A. Wadliam . , 6 lO 6 27 Rogen and Christie . 5 8 o 24 Rogen and Christie . 6 12 6 21 LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Competitors to enter three pullats.) W. H. West, No. 3 .6 12 0 84 W. H. West, No. 1 . 6 11 1 29 W. H. W'est, No. 2 .5 lO 6 27 A. C. Goodlet, No. 3 .6 12 3 27 A. Patterson. No. 3 . 6 9 11 27 T. S. Dove, No. 2 . 6 10 11 2S C. A. Inder, No. 2 . o 9 12 27 W. J. Chambers, No. 2 . 6 11 5 26 J. Liggins, No. 3 . . G 12 3 26 D. F. Coulter, No. 2 . 6 8 n 26 T. 8. Dove, No 1 . 6 7 11 26 T. 8. Dove. No. 3 . 6 12 1 Mrs W. Hewitt-, No. 2 . 4 7 3 25 Mr M’Xaughton, No. 1.5 9 10 25 E. Fuchs, No. 2 . fi 11 16 25 E. Fuchs, No. 3 .5 11 8 26 Hon C. H. Izard, No. 2 6 11 8 26 Hon 0. H. Izard, No. 2 5 9 9 26 Hon C. H. Izard, No. 2 6 11 9 25 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Competitors to enter three pullets.) Black Orpingtons. P. Olorenshaw, No. 1.6 10 11 23 A. H. Wheeler. No, 1 . 6 10 3 29 A. H. Wheeler, No. 2 . 6 10 7 31 A. G. F. Ross, No. 1 .6 11 4 29 Mrs A. M. Stewart, No. 3 5 8 12 28 W. R. Sprosen, No. 2 . 4 7 6 25 R. M. Cookson, No. 3 .5 10 0 Silver Wyandot tea. F. H. Lovell, No. 3 . 6 11 0 23 SINGLE DUCK COMPETITION (Competitors to enter three ducks.) B. W. Hawke. No. 1 . 7 15 2 33 A. 0. Clements, No. 1. 7 1G 4 22 A. C. Clements, No. 2 . 7 18 3 25 T. Bond, No. 2 .7 16 1 •21 R. A. Hollis, No. 1 . 7 23 T. Dowthwaites White Runner laid seven eggs for the week. Weight 15oz lldr. Total 19 LIGHT BREED FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST. (For six purebred pullets.) E. Orchard . . .83 64 3 148 J. C. Musgrave . . 29 56 6 139 T. H. Gardiner . - 29 57 7 136 H. Whittle . . .28 51 0 125 M. C. Craig . . .28 48 11 123 J. Liggins . - .19 35 13 112 W. E. Ward . . .20 36 5 303 A. 11. Adams . .20 37 4 92 Verra-1 Bros.’ Brown Leghorns laid 27 eggs. weighing 46oz Tdr. Total 125. WOOLSTON TANNERIES. The following are a few of the leading birds for the sixth week, ending May 16:— Weekly W’ght total. oz dr. Total G. Russell . . . 6 V 11 4 80 E. Irvine . . .4 8 12 H. Greenland . . .6 10 0 S. Loader . . .3 6 4 23 C. Briggs . . .4 8 1 21 H. Tait .... 5 10 11 20 J. Farrar ... 5 9 0 20 For the first three week? of the Auckland teat Mr A. Boyd's Westshore lead with 41 eggs for three birds. NEW SOUTH WALES. The following are the results of the laying in the twenty-first competition. which commenced on April , 1922 the records for the period April 12 to April 18 are aa follow :— OPEN HEAVY BREEDS. Eggs. Total. R. Mallard, B.O. 18 53 E. O. Lunn, B.O. 16 51 U. Jobling and Sons. B.O. 10 18 Wenholm and Seddon, Lan. 20 Anderson Bros.. Lan. 15 44 A. R. Sinclair, Lan. 33 4 4 G. E. Holmes, B.O. 18 43 A. R. Kennedy, B.O. 22 41 A. R. Kennedy, B.O. 22 41 OPEN LIGHT BREEDS. 1*. R. Barsby, WX. US 68 Watson and Stepney, W.L. 21 47 J. M. Brooke, W.L. . 46 G. .Hopping, W.L. . 19 46 J. L. Waters, W.L. . ■25 45 H. S. Morris. W.L. IS 44 J. Gillies, W.L. . 17 41 STANDARD LIGHT BREEDS. A. II. Burwood, B.L. 9 IS Turner Bros., B.L. 27 34 T. N. Ayling, W.L. . 10 14 STANDARD HEAVY BREEDS. S. S. M&llett, Lan. 25 60 Mrs Dobbie, B.R. 18 42 F. M. Weierter, S.L.W. 10 21