POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 24, 23 October 1920, Page 14

POULTRY NOTES

iPr "Chaatlol«er."l . the Poultry Prospoolt. During the week I called on Mr. J. B. Merrett. Chriatcnurch, and found him very busy in tho egg trade. Ho assured me the Canterbury E« Circle was a big concern, and that members were Joining daily. He considered the fixation of tUo anm'mer price of egga.nt 2a. was a big thing l for producers, and ho approved pi fixing tho prlco for aa lone a, period in the year as possible. He maintained reKiilar buyers had to pay the Increased price durinir the i-ear while big. buyers came'in .the flush of thoi season, bought ■ for three months, and expected eggs at the lowest price. It would make the poultry induatrv more popular and lead to a great consumption of egea if the price were fixed, for at least nix months In the rear, at one figure. Mr. Merrett stated that white In Melbourne he Tißltcd the egg rooms, and found that,the eeg.trado was in a bad way. nnd completely in the ianda of merchants. He went prepared to buv for an American firm w i to £10.0W . tut could not get the nullity he wanted He maintains that nowhere in all bi» travels has ho found jeggs marketed better than by the Canterbury producers. .■fhere waa a wonderful field for operation «■ producer would only concentrate and work together. In Petaluma. they had a huee no-operation concern that wns managed in an excellent war. The manazo,meht waa good and producers got everySiinir In the industry In the commercial genie There wero no factions at work, and tho company secured outside marlretj and wa» backed up by all Moduco". It won't be long." .aid Mr. Merrett. before .. we shall soon want an export trade. The «• whole Paciflo Const Is ready for us to exploit at payable prices, but tho business can only be developed by co-operative effort. It would mean thousands or oounos for Canterbury, and-J wonder if the woducera will rUe to the occasion and get The Canterbury Egg Cirole ia now aO-preaching-400 members, tost weeks listinirs were over 12,000 dozen. The next poultry conference la to no ' held at Auckland. The northerners intend . that the event will be one to be long reIt ia affirmed that had not the Government set aside wheat for tho noultrymen this year the indiißtry would have been absolutely ruined, and many poultry men would have sold off their flocks. Fumlgatlnst the Fowl House. A good "spring olean" ia aa neceaaary in the fowl houße as in the dwelling houje. and a few hints on this subject will probably be helpful. A thorough limewash-

lng '1* essential ip. the first place, .but if the various minute vermin whoso name 1b legion'that inf eat .poultry bouses are to bs effectwilv excluded it Bhould be precedtd by a thorough fumigation, and it ia well to do this before warm weather comes on, and so clear out all that have e.»caiifd the winter.'' Having carefully closed all windows, cracks, ventilators, or any _ aperture, and prepared the door so that it will ftt"<ightly. tho best way in to burn bul- - to a sufficient extent to thoroughly fill the house. This can be done by placing a livo coal on a tray or similar 6pable article and emptying the sulphur thereon. In this way the Bulnhur will gradually -burn and thorpnshly funsijstfi the house. When the sulphur is well alight and the door closed,'it is a good plan to •look round outßide and make sure there is no escape. If there are any signs thereof, the aperture can ueually bo promptly blocked with rag or other suit' able article from 'the outside. The houße ahould be left cloßed for at leant twentyfour 'hours, after which it, will bo well to let it stand ciVn for .a day or two, and after this the necessary limewashins may be at.once proceeded with.

EGG-LAYING

UTILITY CLOT'S COMPETITION. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's sixteenth esre-lavinp rnmnptitlon opened on May 1. and will continue till March 31. 1921. .The following are tho twenty-fourth_ . week's results:— Heavr Breed Section. Tot»l Weekly t" ' total date. Black , t. K. Christie 6 113 H. W. Beck « M ' E. V. Arthur 4 97 Totals ■......-. 16 278 Light Breed Section. White LechornsW. Newall .: « • Jijj . W. J. Middleto.n i> 122 T. Wilkinson 6 96 "J. J. Itowberry 5- 92 Green Brothers (No. 2) 6 97 - •■ A. C. Goodlot 6 137 . .••■ : H. L. • Downey .-5 120. . Master Clif. Kicharda 6 93 H. ■Williams 3 135 H. S. Saunders 5 97 It. Hunter 6 127 George Gee 5 127 A*. P. fleay '■ 4 12S ■ H. 'Willinnis 5 118 W. E. Ward 7 135 E. J. Merriman 5 103 Krs.'W. J. Chambers 7 125 H. W. Beck 5 110 H. W. Beck 6 134 Green Brothers (No. 1) 6 112 S. L. Beer ...'■■ 6 ISO • .Totals 114 2472 Heavr Breed Flock Teams Tert. (For nix purebred pulleta.l Silver Wyandottes- . Thomas Dowthwatto ' 34 451 ■81»ck OrpingtoniF. D. Gibson ....; 33 450 3. Gunn 35 498 Totals 102 1399 Single Pen Test (for three purtbred fowli.) AnoonasN.R,_ Forbes 13 156 Brown Leghorns— H. Hunter 15 280 White Leghorn*— ■ H. Williams 13 301 H. Mendowß 13 255 John Webb 15 351 . Calder Brothers (No. 1) .... 17 269 * H. W. Beck 7 264 * ' Green Brothers 'No. 1) 16 291 " '' Waitoitoi Stud Farm 15 304 . W. O. Rail 16 299 . G. H.. Bradford ; 17 332 . .-.Mrn.-B. Dick 16 321 W. Aldouß ~ 15 235 '", Waitoitoi Stud Farm ......... 14 331 . H. Williams 16 357 ,V J. Battigan 15 251 • W. A. Gee and Son ...'. 9 . . 235 George Gee 16 285 J. Liggins 17 262 0. Thomson.(No. 1) 16 " 250 R. Currie 15 265 ' 0. P. Bradford 16 281 A. E. Phillips 18 349 William Spcnce 16 307 Webb Brothers ...:. 16 250 J. D. Gobbe 16 309 Green Brothers 16 266 W.J.Chambers 15 315 fl. L. Beer 15 286 James RoberUon 17 216 ' O. 11. Izard 17 358 P. Freeman. ...:.... 9 256 A. A. Hoare 16 2-35 J. B. Merrett 17 308 0. Thomson (No. 2) 17 265 O. Eenn «. 16 234 ,Mrs. F.»Oorlnßki (No. 1).... 16 353 G. W. Black 16 326 Mrs. F. Gorinski (No. 2) .... 19 Jl4 H. S. SRundera 18 3Z2 Calder Brotherß (No. 2) 16 282 O. A. Inder 17 245 F. L. B. Ozanne 15 299 G. Bonnett 18 247 T. Batchclor 16 27/ S. L. Beer (No. 2) '. 18 321 B. Dick 14 3$ Tracey King 12 334 W. H. West 18 342 ■R, W. Hawke 16 311 ,T. J. Tilchnrdß „.,. is 136 fimart Brotherß '. 17 3M G. H. Bradford (No. 2) 11 259 • Totals ' 822 16,149 Totals 393 ' 7390 dllht Breed Flock Teams Contest for Sli Purebred Pulleti. (Betwuen the ago ot 5} and 8 month!.) Hlnorcas— H. Williams 29' 595 White Leehorni- , Jlangluru Egg Ranch 28 425 IT. S. Saunders 39 551 H. Ball 36 614 John Webb .-. 34 454 A. Bramley 33 513 A. C. Goodlet 37 556 J. biggins (No. 1) 34 411 George Double 32. 453 J. Llgirins ...: 27 5M T. J. Blchards /. M 292 Vcrrall Brothers '5 birds) . 29 518 L. T. Couch 33 572 M. F. Blnckman 31 523 Mra. T. A. Rodgcrs 32 470 Thomas Kennedy 24 515 H. L. Downey 37 M 4 ' G. Bonnett 32 629 Mm. F. Gorinßkl 32 571 " H. W. Beck 33 477 11. Williams (5 bird'.) 26 475 George J. Wilkins 33 453 W. E. Ward' 31 552. P. Brittcnden :.. 33 427 Green Brothers 35 fidZ Frank Colo 38 372 E. E. Mareden 42 722 Brown Leihorni— Vcrrall Brothers 30 523 .""-; ''Totals !'...1';....'„... 904 14,265 Single Pen Contest for Three Dirdi. Heavy Brcedi. Silver WyindottesTraccy King 15 ' 174 8.1. Wyandotte Club 16 226 }l W. Beck 9 278 F. Lovell 11 «16

A.B. Plymouth BocksH. W. Beck 15 169 Rhode Inland Iteds— H. Huntor 10 • 179 Whlto Orplngtous—, E. It. Vcrooo .1 13 232 Whlto Plymouth RocksL. D. Adaraa 12 189 Black OrpingtonsG. W. Black .V. 19 178 TV. E. Sprosen 13 197 R. R. Christie 12 297 T. E. Conway 15 393 0. It. Izard (JS T o. 2) 12 245 . C. H. Uard (No. 1) 11 237 J. B, Merrett ifi 328 Totola 199 3538 Blnglo Pen Three DuoU Teami Teat, Indian Runnors~ 'George Bonnett 19 340 W. T. Green (No. 2) 18 436 T. Dowthwaito 17 418 H. W. Beck 19 3C5 R. W. Hawke ....'. 19 446 Willaughby Knight ; ; 19 4SI IT. T Green (No. 1) - 13 282 Totnls : 124 2789 Single Duck Test. H. and T. .Meadows 7 148 A. F. Roay 7 91 Two-year Duck Teams' Test. W. T. Green 39 2314