THE POULTRY INDUSTRY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10287, 23 May 1919, Page 7

THE POULTRY INDUSTRY

N.Z. UTILITY CLUB FIFTEENTH EGG-EATING COMPETITION. RESULT OF SIXTH WEEK. Special to the “Times.” CHRISTCHURCH. May £2. The sixth week of the Now Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifteenth egglaying competition ended May 18th. Kosults are as follow: EIGHT BREEDS SINGLE BIRDS CONTEST.

HEAVY BREEDS SINGLE BIRDS CONTEST. American Barred RockGreen Bros. '. .... 6 31 Black Orpington— J. McDonald 7 36 Rhode Island Bed— H. Hunter 1 3 Totals 14 69 EXPERIMENTAL TEST FOR EIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS. , C. Rena (Black Orpington) 5 SI H. Meadows and H. Rose (White. Rock) ............ 6 34 C. H. Bull (Rhode Island Red) 0 0. Beck and Oakley (Silver Wyandotte) 0 1 Progress Poultry Farm (American Barr. Rock) . 0 9 B. R. Vercoe (White Orpington) 0 0 Totals 11 66 WJhite Leghorns— . . . , , ’ T. 3. Richards .... 5 S 3 Calder Bros., No. 1 5 20 Geo. Gee 1 13 Mrs S. Dick .., 6 31 S. Dick 3 27 Calder Bros.. No. 3 5 15 B. Marsden 7 37 Beck and Oakley, No. 1 ... 1 16 Waitoitol Stud Farm 7 21 Tracey King .4 16 , T. Fasaokerly .■,...^ WVJJ « 29 -■ J. Liggins ...r.ir.'.vie-.'6 - J BO W. A, Gee and Son 3 22 T. Wilkinson 6 37 Atkinson Bros. 6 9 T. B. Conway 6 33 Green Bros., No. 1 5 30 Calder Bros., No. 3 5 27 Green Bros., No. 2 5 28 'Waitoitol Stud Farm S 16 Progress Poultry Farm ... 5 29 J. J. Rowberry " 0 1 Progress Poultry Farm ... 5 26 Webb Bros. i......:.-. I ’S 27 Totals 1M 572 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. Block Mlnorcas — H. Williams . 35 . 105 Whits Leghorns— Green Bros., No. 3 28 73 8. L. Beer 36 95 Tracey King 35 120 Beck and Oakley 37 145 M. F. Blackman -.2 -'f 28 B. Campbell 13 03 3. Liggius 31 .171 N. Stark and Son 19 100 C. 3. Norton i 18 50 Q. H. Bradford 8 87 H. Ball 80 128 Heretaunga Ponliry Farm 30 125 3. 8. Stevens ..... 25 86

DUCT CONTEST. Indian Runners— . R. M. C0p1and,,*,,...,..,,.,.,... 27 - --85G. Bonnett 25 J/5 T. Dowthwaite 33 135 W. T.-Green, No. T 39 302 Mrs C. H. McDougall —■ 0 1 •J. Donald ..: i .34 160 Heretaunga Poultry Farm 0 6 W. Tv Green, No. 2 28 111 Mrs E. D. Hunter 3 3 Totals 189 788 TWO YEARS' DUCK CONTEST. W. T;. Green - (Indian Runners) 34 1565 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. Indian' Runners — , _ ' H. Meadows J W. T. Green '. 7 30 X, Wadham „7 12 T. Meadows " 37-.. T Donald ,J2 J? Totals so ue i *1 Bird Dead. f2 “Birds Dead. • , EGG-DATING COMPETITION. (To the Editor “Poultry Notes.’' "N.Z. Times.") . Sir.—Mr Scott's reply to- ■my brief criticism ..of egg-laying competitions leaves things very much as I . claimed them to 1 be. viz., that there is much room for improvement. It as not proper that officers such as the - president, secretarv and committeemen, : who are also keen- poultry breeders, should . be free to . enter pens as they do at present. I will readily admit that, in my statement about ''entire personal freedom' 1 I might have exceeded what would be a fair statement of the actual position as applying to Papanui and to Auciaand, but even if wo admit that the personal freedom is limited, as we. take it, to officers. and limited in extent, the gist of mv criticism "rests upon a quite sound foundation nevertheless; It is not hinted -chat officers would' surrfeptititiously substract a Pocketful of "wonder chick '■ eggs from a nest through a crack in thewall. or place eggs in a neat unobserved by the caretaker, but dhat'in the interests of the institution It'ds 1 essential that things be so arranged as to inspire the fullest confidence in all concerned. -■ Tt should-not .he necessary to-point out to Mr Scott , that the .average competitor realises that rivalry between breeders is pretty-keen, and, sometimes even merciless: ..that, .passion. . rules high .ih close contests: that agJbitioQ'. is no .mean force, and that' human nature is human, nature ef-efywhere;' ’“These officers ■■ of competitors have'the personal influence that attaches to -their officership, and their birds, on the spot. The distant competitors have-nothingtebalance that. With regard ..to the Auckland contest, particularly take Mr Scott himself. He is a breeder of the famous wonder duck and variolic ;,tner breeds, and is also president of. the competition. For years he has criticised the southern competition for" its imperfections.' These southerners were the limit. Wait till Auckland has its own • competitions, it shall be perfect!' ' Auckland at last had its wish, and officers- enter pens; there: as" down south. Mr Soott. I understand, had no less than four competing pens entered last year. X will give Mr Scottfull credit for the extent .of his-efforts in organisation! bub we are here discussing the propriety or otherwise of certain linos ofTactibn 'in what may be called .important institutions for the advancement of' the poultry industry. H. XiEGEB. The Village Egg Farm, Weraroa.

Weekly Total 1 total, to date. White Lcprhorus— W. A. Gee and Son 3 Green Bros., No. 1 28 E. B. Marsden ... 6 £0 J. B. Morrett ,31 T. Fazaokerly _. G 32 Beck and Oakley, No. 1 ... 5 33 W. Newell — 16 Geo. Gee — 30 W. O. Sail — 8 Calder Bros., No. 3 —... .... 12 31 Beck and Oakley, No. 2 ... 5 29 Green Bros., No. 2 .... 9 ?0 H. Williams. No. 1 33 Miss Jessie James 32 Waitoltol Stnd Farm ... .... 5 24 Calder Bros., No. 3 ... 4 29 H. Hunter 0 Calder Bros., No. 1 29 S. h. Beer 55 J. Liggine • 31 G. H. Bradford «... ... 5 31 Mrs 33. D. Hunter 21 Black Minorca* — . Mrs Boaoh - ... 2 , 22 H. Williams 14 Totals .... 109 604 TWO TEAKS' TEST. Tracey King . 0 291 W: A. Gee and Son .... 0 264 E. 30. Marsden 191 Totals .... 0 "46

<3. Bonnett 88 JB. <J. Terry 145 <■ F. Ii. Ozanne ...... 18 71 C. H. Izard 114 J. T. McHarg 99 W. J. Chambers 132 33. E. Marsden - 3* 151 C. Renn 143 Mrs E- D. Hunter 140 A. Clegg : ........ 140 J. Nancarrow, sen 16 R.' W. Hawke ..... 26 107 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 29 148. Green Bros., No. 1 .... 116 Calder Bros. ..... 98 W. J. Einhards 22 S3 Xj. Couch ...... ...... 24 140 Master A. HAler 28 . 75 W. A, Green and Son ...... 17 85 T). F. MoDougall 87 tBeok and Oakley 104 ti. T. Wright : 17 P. Freeman 08 Mrs Qorinski ...... 154 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 114 W. Davey 83 B. EL Tomkies 57 Oxford Poultry Farm 125 11. W. Coombes 155 Verrall Bros 11 69 Bangiuru Egg Eanch 20 G. Geo 95 Inder and Phillips 28 138 "A ■ H. Skilton 42 ,T. Robertson 123 , A. M. Dove 87 D. Graham 117 C. Thomson 173 J. Webb 42 T. Biehardg 17 64 Brown Legihorna— •H. Hunter 14 •Verrall Bros 18 Totals 5327 LIGHT BREEDS (TWO YEARS’ TEST). White Jjeghorne— H. W. Beck 1654 Mrs Gorinski •••■• 1573 J Higgins 1430 Black Minoreas— H. Williams 1439 Totals ••••• 6116 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. Silver Wyandottea — T. Kennedy A. W. Adams 1 T. Dowthwaito S6 White' EocVr— L. D. Adams . American Barred Eoclcfi— D. Allingham 5 5 Black Orpingtons — 0. H. Izard, No. 2 ... 29 T. E. Conway 17 ti* W. Blom field 49 0. J. Norton J) 46 C. H. Izard, No. 1 ... 55 J. Nanoarrow, son. ... 28 Ilbotle Island Reds— P. B. ICnyvett ...... 10 13 Totals 420