POULTRY NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES.

(By "Ohanticler.") The secretary of the New Zealand Poultry Association informs me that the request passed at last conference for all producers to pay 6d. per 100 dozen es£& marketed is meeting with unanimous support. Mr. WV Knieht. Lower Hutt, who belongs to 110 ess circlo, wrote this weeK approvinz of the system, and showed Jus practical support by forwardine a chcaue for £5 ss. for cites. marketed by him for year endin? March 31. 1920. Thia is the class of practical support that will make the New Zealand Poultry Association up to date. All societies that have voted on the matter havo agreed to support tho icnuest. . ■ Mr. J. B. Mcrrett will leave Jiew Zealand by the Toftoa on Friday next. It i» his intention to Bpend a holiday in California. During his visit .there,_ he will spend considerable time insnectinir Petaluma, tho Ereatest poultry district In the world. Mr. Merrett will retutu by the Niagara from Vancouver, and arrive In Auckland some time durinc July.

The Now Zealand Poultry Association haß dono cood service In eecurinrr t>0(10 Backs of whent. Durine toe week, over 1000 sacks havo • been distributed in Canterbury. and a lari?o number shipped to the North Island and West Coast. Tb« shipments have been very opportune, '.s in many instances noultrymen have not had a sack o£ -wheat with which to feed their birds. , • In connection witi tho wheat distriontion the wheat controller has approved of a declaration form to bo filled up ty pmchaßerß Btatinir that the wheat is solely to feed their poultry. Other information has to be emu an to tho number of birds, and whether one's • income is Bolely or partially from. poultry keeping. Mr. E. Gallichan him been appointedsupervisor of wheat sales for Wolllnoton; Mr. lI.'M. EotldiiiKton, Wairarapa: Mr. J. ■Tni'vis. Ma;iiwa*n.; Mr. S. 11. Scott. Auckland, Mr. J. B. . Merrc-tt, Canterbury, Kelso* and West Coast; Mr. A. Low Duncdin. AU aro memberß of the cxccul.ivo of tha Now Zealand Poultry Association. Mr K. H. Christie's Black Orpingtons ttt tho Gcolonp (Victoria) competition in thb Blx-pen tests, laid 1735 eecs. as acainat tho previous record of 1699. And in the sinelo bird teat for 12 months one of his pullets laid 339 cbkb, as against thu previous record of 3J5 ecru. Tho cecs laid by t-heso birds avcraecd 210/. , and tho birds themsolves aro reported to to jrood type birds. Mr. Prod. Iloger, an ciDcrionccd breeder, had eomcthiriir to do in tho selection of tiicso birds from Mr. Christie's yards, and tho result certainly shows that he knows his business. '