POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 229, 21 June 1919, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

Egg-laying Tests, Tho time in coming -when competitors in our laying teßts will have to givo greater attention to breeding for standard uoints. In the present r .est at Papanui flomo birds were discarded, but the judges in New Zealand are'not nearly bo drastio as the Government expert of New South Wales. In the Hawlteabury test tho conditions this year are very severe. In all 15 of tho pens of pullets forward for tho current laying competition at Hawkesbury Collepe were rejected and returned. 11l one instance an entrant had liis replace pen also rejected. In yet another instance a starter refused to replace two pullets that were classed below standard, and had his lot returned, with tho result that the competition will go on with. 99 competitors instead of 100. There is no question that if theso competitions are to servo their full educational purpose, a more ri<id standard had to be set in regard to. size and trueness to type and colouf, if nondescripts were not to be allowed to appear as purebred fowls. The rules have almost from the start stipulated that the birds' i> usfc be purebred, and "fair specimens" of tho breed. Admittedly, too much leniency lins been allowed in tho past, but it cannot be pleaded that breeders have not had ample warning of what was required of thorn.—'"New Zealand Poultry Journal. Wellington Poultry Show. More than usual interest is being taken in this year's annual exhibition (the 37th) of the Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Cat Society, \yliich is to be held on July 2, 3, and 4. Already there are indications of numerous entriefl from the best breeders in Wollington, Auckland, Chrlstohureh, TnVSreargill, and many of the smaller centres, and the prospects for a successful show ."re most favourable. Entries close to-night. The .'■udges are ns follow:—Poultry: Fancy, Mr. J. Hockey, Nelson; utility, Mr. Cusßen, Government Poultry Instructor. Pigeons: Fancy, Messrs. A. H. Guthria and W. 15. Jl'Kcnzie; homers, Mr. A. Olark, Wellington. Canaries:' Norwich, Messrs., T. Graham •and E. Gallichan, Wellington; finches, Major Smith; rollers, Miss Jean Dunbar. Cats: Mi'. T. Wilkinson, Christchurch. EGG-LAYING UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITION'. Th 9 Now Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifteenth egg-laying competition opened on April 8, and will continue till March 31, 1920. The following are tenth week's results:— I LIGHT BREEDS. I Single Birds Contest. {for purebred pullets between the ages of and 8 months.). Total Weekly . to total, date. White Leghorns— W. A. Gee and Son 5 15 Green Bros. (No. 1) 5 49 E. E. Marsden 61 52 J.' B.' Merrett 5 53 T. Fazackarly 5 53 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) .. 5 50 W. Newell 6 33 George Geo 4 49 W. 0. Sail « 31 Oalder Brothers (No. 2) 5 51 Beck and Oakley (No. 2) .... 5 49 Green Brothers (No. 2) ...... 5 50 11. Wiilnfms (K0..1) 6 56 Miss Jessie James 6 55 Waitoitoi ir'tud Farm 6 i 46 - ■ Calder Brothers (No. 3) 5 1 50 H. Hunter 0 0 Calder Brothers (No. 1) 4 50 S. L. Beer 6 59 J. Liggins 6 53 G. H. Bradford 6 53 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 5 42 Black Jlinoreas— Mrs. Roach 1 35 H. William's 4 Ij Totals 117 1052 TWO YEARS' TEST. King 5 304 . W. A. See and Son 0 264 b. b. JnuHdeii. 0 111 Totals 5' 759 .... HEAVY BREEDS. ' Single Birds Contest.. (Foi purebred pullets between tho ages of 6 and 9 months.) , Total > Weekly 1 to total, date. American Barred RockGreen Brothers 0 43 Black Orpingtons. • • J. M'Donald 6 63 Rhode Island Red— i H. Hunter 3 • 19 Totals 9 125 EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE PEN CONTEST. (For purebred fowls: Light ;;rcedß between the age of 5J and 8 months; heavy breeds between the age cE 6 and 9 months.) Total Weekly to total, dato, Black Orpington— O. Renn 0 46 White Hock— 11. Meadows and H, Rose ... 0 18 Rhode Island Red— 0. H. Bull v .. 0 0 Silver Wyandotte— •Beck and Oakley ~ 3 11 ■ American Barred Bock— Progress Poultry Farm 0 0 White Orpington— E. R. Yercoo 5 5 White Leghorns— . T. J. Richards 4 51 Oalder Brothers (No. 1) .... 3 37 George Gee 0 13 Mrs. S. Dick 5 51 S. Dick 4 47 Oalder Brothers (No. 2) 5 34 E. Marsden 5 60 Beck and Oakley (No. 1) .... 0 ' 27 Waitoitoi Mtud Farm.-: 5 44 Tracey Kiug i 2 ' 21 T. Fazackcrly 3 43 J. Liggins 4 52 \V. A. Geo and Son 2 37 T. Wilkinson 0 53 .Atkinson Bros 5 30 T. E. Conway 6 54

Green Brothers (No. 1)- 4 49 Calder Brothers (No. 3) .... 3 46 Green Brothers 'No. 2) 5 50 Waitoitoi Mtud Farm 5 36 Progress Poultry Farm 3 47 J. J. Kowberry 0 1 Progress I'oultry Farm 6 46 Webb Bros 1 39 Totals 79 1079 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. (For 6 purebred pullets between tho • aces of 5i to 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Mintfrcas— H. Williams 30 229 White Leghorns— Green Brothors (No. 2) 31 196 8. L. Beer 34 215 Tracey King 29 251 Beck and Oakley 27 256 M. F. Blackmail 13 74 ]). Campbell 8 103 J. Liggins 29 291 N. Stark and Son "8 180 0. J. Norton 23 131 G. 11. Bradford 28 113 H, Ball U 214 Jlerotaunga I'oultry Farm 21 224 J. S. Stevens 28 200 G. Bonnett. 27 141 K. G. Terry 1 29 268 F. L. Ozanuo 23 158 C. H. Izard 28 • 232 J. T. M'Harg 29 181 W. J. Chambers 20 205 K. E. Ma radon 33 287 0. Renn 23 235 Jlra. K. D. Hunter 21 234 A. Clegg 25 239 J. Naiioarrow, £enr 20 123 E. W. Hawke 16 201 Dalmuir I'oultry Xardß ... 25 245 Oalder Brothers 17 198 Green Brothers (No. 1) 21 218 W. J. Richards .\23 153 L. Couch 20 234 Master A. ilaley 29 178 W. A. Gee mid Hon 16 155 I). F. M'Dougall 28 198 Beck and Oakley ...' !5 180 L. T. Wright CI 129 I'. Freeman , 20 146 Mrs. Gorinski 28 272 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 22 210 W. Davcy 20 184 B. E. Toinkies 29 169 Oxford i'oultry Farm 26 234 It. W. Coo.-nbcs 19 221 Verrall Bros 2 98 Rangiuru Egg Ranch 28 129 G. Gee 28 212 Inder and Phillips 52 253 A. 11. Skilton 20 110 J. Robertson 22 226 A. M. Love 25 183 D. Graham 25 216 0. Thoaison 27 295 ,1. Webb 15 73 T. Richards 29 355 drown Leghorns— ' *li: Hunter 11 50 • iiVerrall Brothers 7 35 Totals 1263 10,541 LIGHT BREEDS (TWO TEARS' TEST). White LeithornsH. W. Beck 13 1689

Mrs. Gorinski 11 1611 J. Liggins 8 146t Black Minorcas— 11. Williams 11 1485 Totalß 44 6246 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. ,'For six purebred pullets between the aseu of t> aud 9 months.) Total • Weekly to total, dato. Silver Wyandottes— I'. Kennedy 0 1 A. W. Adatns 13 37 T. Dowthwaito 23 97 White Rocks—/ L, D. Adams 20 64 American Barred Rocks— D. Allingham ; 0 14 Black Orpingtons— 0. H. Izard (No. 2) 20 193 T, 15. Conway 36 203 W, Blomfield 28 152 O. J. Norton 15 89 0. H. Izard (No. 1) 18 128 J. Nancarrow, eonr 27 101 Rhode Island Rods— P. 13. Knyvett 17 .57 Totals 27 1135 DUCK CONTEST. Total Weekly to total, dato. Indiau RunncrßR. M. Copland 27 212 G, Bonnett 14 274 *T. Dowthwaito 24 ' 244 W. T. Green (No. 1) 36 257 Mrs. C. il. M'Doujall 3 20 , *J, Donald 31 288 llcretaunga. Poultry Farm 11 30 W: T. Green (No. 2) 29 226 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 19 59 Totals 194 1610 ' TWO YEARS' DTJOK TEST. . Total ' Weekly to total, date. Indian Runners— W.. T. Green, 21 1680 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (For purebred ducks, over 5 and under 9 months.) Indian Runners— 11. Meadows 6 ■50 W. T. Green 7, 58 1. Wadlum V 40 1\ Meadows - M 2 52 J. Donald ! 7 29 Totalß 29 229 ' * Oil 13 bird dead. tTwo birds dead.