NOTES ON THE COMPETITION

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17010, 7 April 1923, Page 4

NOTES ON THE COMPETITION

i Mrs Griffin is to be congratulated on i gtttmg out the iinal returns thirty-six ! pours alter the termination of the oni- ; J*t fcition thus enabling Mr Ormaiidv | •.*.» cheek the weights oi eggs of ail tiio j leaders and assist the secretary in getting out the ieading prize winners for j H"‘*day night's meeting, j On Vliuraday Mr .1. Cummings, of Cole-ridge .Street, Sydenham, selected on behalf of Mr Grown, shipbuilder. Sydney. Mr J. Liggins’s first prize Ui.ee bird aggregate team, five of the .-::mc- breeder's Leghorn Shield winners and two first-class cockerels, to ship t-. Lord Dewar, England. Mr Cummings is to h;> congratulated on his choice. His instructions were that eight hens were to have been tested : • public competition, and have good records, and be good specimens of the breed. i believe this is the first competition exporter! bird?.* to England, and 1 trust it will he the forerunner of many more orders. Mrs Gorinski’s birds did not perforin as v. ell as previous years, getting a setback in the winter. They, however, finished well, and one team gained fourth place in the Studliolrrie Test. Mr Smart, of Mosgiel. lias bought the competing birds, which should make good breeders. REAR BETTER CALVES! Farmers in all parts of the Dominion are getting remarkable Jesuits from ‘'Perfection” Calf Meal. “Perfection ” Call Meal enable:, jou to rear every calf: it is more economical than other foods ! Sold by all good storekeepers. 2