GREEN OUT BONES FOR FOWLS

Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 185, 29 May 1903, Page 5

GREEN OUT BONES FOR FOWLS

Green cut bone may appear expensive at 3d per lb, and bone cutters at present prices may appear beyond the reach of the average poultry keeper ; but before finally deciding these points, let us look the following farts squarely in the face. One pound of green bone three times a week is enough for fifteen t> twenty hens costing say gd each. Fed regularly in this quantity it will increase the agg production 50 percent. With eggs at 2s per dozen (at time of writing," March 10th, anyone can get that price for "uew laids" who sells retail and sticks out for it), one egg per week extra f-oni every four hens would pay for green bone bought hv the single pound. It would be nearer the mark to say the increasa would be four eggs a week extra from each hen. We don't say the yield would be increased this much, nor do j we expect it would, but that would be a closer estimate than the -one egg extra from every four hens, and since everything over the latter estimate is so much clear profit, it is not hard to •figure out the advantage of feeding this marvellous egg food. Whether it will pay to get a cutter or not depends on several points. First you must have a fair sized flock —say twenty five head or more ; you must have the time to cut the bone, and you must have a little muscle. If you are the possessor o: all three, it will save money to buy a cutter. Now. don't leave the consideration of these facts till spring comes with cheap eggs. Have a shot for the long prices.—Australian Hen

The Hon Mr J. M'Gowan is sa} r s the Wellington correspondent of the Truth a bachelor of the most confirmed type. But he did venture to the Premier's festivity at the Opera House Wellington in company with the wife of a friend, whereupon the Ministerial morning journal announced that amongst those who graced the stage upon the occasion were the Hon. Mr and Mrs M'Gowan. The Minister's telephone has been kept going by enquiries, who want to know when it came off, and friends at a distance have written congratulations to "sly dog," who managed to k~ep his supposed matrimonial venture so very quiet.

The Christehurch City Council have decided to allow the Mayor of Greater J Christehurch £4OO a year, Mr H. R. Smith, Town Clerk of the old City Council, was appointed Town Clerk of Greater Christehurch at a salary of i:o00, and Mr A. D. Dobson, formerly city surveyor, to a similar position under the new council at «£SOO. The late t >\vn clerk at Lrnwood was appoints 1 rtCMUiitaut to the new Council, but the" town clerks of the old boroughs of ._Svdenham and St Albans were not included in the list of officers. A prop :sal has been made that the old borough council chambers in the wards should be turned into public libraries.