JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11265, 5 February 1912, Page 2

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

ST. MATTHEW'S v. OaRLTON. The above match was concluded on tho Park Oval on Saturday, and after an exciting finish Oarlton wou by two runs. On the previous Saturday Carlton had lost eight wickets for 5(5, and they carried their total to 01, the topscorer being F. Hoar nor. out 27. St. Matthew's collapsed in their first attoinpt, only scoring 21, the bowling- of Ted Welch boiug the principal factor Continued on Page 3.)

in tJieir dowrfall. He did the "hat trick" and came out with an average of seven wickets for 8 runs. Uarlton wero disposed of for 40 in their second innings, Arthur Vile taking five wickets for 1J runs. St. Matthew's went to the wickets requiring 84 to win, and with one wicket to tall required three runs to pull off the match But. it was not to ho. Lawton's wicket falling to C. Welch after one had been scored. CARLTON. First innings. 01. Second innings.—S. Oressweil, b Vilo, 13; H. Miller, c T. Miller, b Walker, 1; O. Welch, b Walker, 4; W. Hoar, c Dunn, b Walker, 1; F. Hoar, o Hanley, b Vile, 1;' E. Welch, c Grant, b Vile, 7; A. Welch, b Vilo, 3; G. Joy, b Vile, 0; B Sorpoll, not out, J ; R. Milne, c Hanley, b Walker, 10; S. Temple, absent, —; extras, 2; total, 4!3. Grand total, 104. Bowling analysis.—Vile 5 for 10, Walker 4 for 11), T. Miller 0 for 12. ST. MATTHEW'S. First Innings.—Walker, b O. Welch, 10; Crosbie, c F. Hoar, b E. Welch, U; Miller, bE. Welch, 0; Kingston, b E. Welch. 0; T. Hanley, bE. Welch, 0; Vile, bE. Welch, 0; J. Grant, b C. Welch, 2; J. Dunn, b E. Welch, 4; Lawton, cF. Hoar, b E. Welch, 0; August, not out, 1; Russell, absent, — f extra, 1; total, 21. Bowling: E. Welch ?forß, O. Welch 2 for 12. Second Innings.—T. Miller, b O. Welch, 0; A. Vile, c Milne, b E. Welch, C>; Walker, c and bE. Welch, 12; Crosbie, c Cresswell, b Serpell, 12; J. Grant, c Cresswell, b Hoar, 5; Kingston, b W. u oar, Ji); T. Hanley, hC. Welch, i:-3; J. Dunn, cF. Hoar, bC. Welch, 8; Lawtou, b C. Welch, (i; August, not out, 0; Russell, absent, —; total, 81; grand total, 102. Bowling: C. Welch 1 for 22, W. Hoar 2 for 11, B. Serpell 1 for 8, E. Welch 2 for 40.

POULTRY NOTES.

Soino brooders do not seom to know the best food to give at this time of the year. Hero arc a week's rations recommended by leading breeders: — Sunday.—Breakfast, 7 to 7.80, good sound oats or peas: dinner, 12 to J p.m., any scraps from the table, except- potatoes, wiiich must bo given sparingly at this time of the year, but siu-li vegetables as boiled cabbage, ( turnips, cauliflower,, and parsnips can be given freely. All meat, scraps, and green food (such as cabbage or cauliflower leaves) should be supplied whenever possible, for they cannot have too much of this. When giving green food it is best to tie it together and hang up in the ran about 2ft from the ground. At G p.m. givo'a good feed of wheat, or if peas are given for breakfast, give oats. Monday.—Breakfast, soft food composed of house scraps, meat meal, or meat and bran scalded well and allowed to stand for 10 minutes, then add sufficient pollard to make the j whole nice and crumbly, but not too dry. Give one to one and a-half ounces of this mixture to pach bird. At noon scatter a little hemp, millet, or oats among the straw or litter to give the birds exercise. At (> p.m. give either wheat or oats, but not a large feed, about an ounce and a-half per bird. Tuesday.—The same as Sunday. Wednesday.—Breakfast, soft food scraps from the table covered with boiling water mixed with peasmeal and pollard (add some bran if the ; mixture is too sticky); give some meat j or crushed Done at noon, as well as a good supply of green food; at tea time wheat or oats—at present prices wheat is more economical. Thursday.—Same as Sunday. Friday.—Same us Wednesday. Saturday.—Saint 1 as Monday. MOULTING. A number of birds aie now starting to moult, and that is the reason they should not be fed. too heavily or with fattening food. It is well known that birds moult better when they are in a sparse, active condition. Wo have no better proof of this than the hen wiiich has been allowed to hatch a brood of chickens and run with them, for during the period of incubation, having only partaken of food once a day, and not always that, by theend of the three weeks she is nearly always run down in condition (sonio birds put on condition when sitting), her constitution is weakened, and through being confined in a small coop she will quickly drop into moult. To induce a quick moult, then, it is best to feed the birds sparingly as soon as they begin to.drop their feathers, leaving off soft* food altogether and substituting oats in place of it, and only feeding lightly on these. In the drinking water place a little Epsom salts every second day, only just enough to make the water taste saline, jr about a teaspoouful to a pint of water. Two or three times a week give a little soft food, adding to it a little sulphur, and also some salt. This will help to throw the birds into the moult. As soon as the birds have dropped most of their feathers you can put them on a more substantial diet, giving soft food, and in place of salt add a little iron or Douglas's mixture to the drinking water. If the birds seem out cf sorts add a tonic to the soft food. Birds on open range require the same treatment as penned birds, but, of course, where worms and insects are plentiful they do nut require so much meat, and it is not necessary to give green food. See ail birds are well supplied with grit. Because birds have an open range it does not always follow that they have a good supply of grit. Comb with Thumb Marks.—This blemish can be improved by applying olive oil, and working the comb with the finger and thumb, using gentle jnressure from the opposite side. This must be done daily for twenty minutes to half an hour each time. Crooked Toe. The crooked toe of a growing chicken can be straightened by cutting out a piece of stout leather tlie shape of the foot and toes, stitcniug the leather round the toes like a sandal. This will keep tho toe in pro per position. It can be worn for several weeks, bat care should be taken to notice that tho toes or foot do not swell. If so, remove the sandal for a time, then replace it. To hatch pheasant eggs run tho mcn'bator at about lOlrtog to lOMcg, \> ith the thermometer .iust clear of tho eggs, but almost touching them. They leqniro longer time than ordinary hen eggs, the period being 24 to 2o nays. Supply gradual moisture from the first day, but only keep the canvas that covers the moisture tray damp: Do not put water in the tray, simply moisten tho canvas each night when turning and airing the eggs.

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