April. !;U t 



TilK (JAHOKN AND FlKl.l). 



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trv YaiHls (White W'v.nulottis'i ; 

 Eldridj;;* (Golden \Vy,\iKlottcs) ; 

 riaw'kcr (Oh\ I<>nj,di.sh Game). W'c 

 vwre sorry to find tlie latter 

 amons^t tht; absoiitoos, for it woukl 

 have been interestinjr to sv€ how 

 thev shaped with their more popu- 

 lar rivals. Mr. Coleman did his 

 best, for the Indian (lame pullets 

 were on view, thouj^h, as he was 

 not able to pen the necessary cock 

 erels, the pen had practically 

 no chance in tht" ai^i^regate. This 

 is the ri'^ht sort of spirit to tackle 

 this or any similar proposatit^n. 

 .lust do the best you can to help 

 thino^s on. 



The above are the results as 

 awarded by the judjjes. The fol- 

 io win <; shows the position of the 

 various competitors to date, on 

 the system adopted by the society 

 for this cotnpetition : — 



We have no doubt that careful 

 consideration has been given to 

 the system adopted above, and 

 probably it will work out all right 

 in practice ; but it certainly seems 

 that, without undue criticism, one 

 mig"ht sugg-est that a system of 

 per centage of possible points in 

 each case would perhaps arrive at 

 a more just estimation of the 

 values of the competing pens. Ap- 

 parently there are to be seven sec- 

 tions — in each one of wMch the 

 maximum possible points will be 



twent v-cight. (If these seven sec- 

 tions, three with eighty-four pos- 

 sible points are to be awarded on 

 show qualities, two with fifty-six 

 points are awarded on table form, 

 and two — supjiosing q\iality of eggs 

 sent down from Para field in .Tunc 

 to count on a par with the l. tal 

 aggregate of eggs for the twelve 

 months, which is absurd— for egg 

 laving qualities. Thus, at the best, 

 eggs in the Soctiety's aggregate 

 prize only count for as much as 

 table qualities, and for less than 

 show qualities, apparently. No 

 doubt, however, the society will lie 

 able to announce a more satisfac- 

 tory and equitable solution of the 

 all-round-best-bird propoisition than 

 that which appears to be outlined 

 in their present proposals. Even 

 if they don't, no particular harm 

 will be done, for it is only in the 



Three Cockerels. 

 Alive. Dressed. 





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f- Z- 





1—28 



1—28 



77 



I 



^—26 



8— 21 



75 



2 



2—27 



3—26 



73 



2 



7—22 



4—2-5 



71 



4 



7-22 



5—34 



71 



4 



5—24 



8—21 



71 



4 



6 — 2?, 



8—21 



71 



4 



6—2^ 



7 — 22 



69 



8 



8—21 



2 — 27 



68 



9 



8—21 



6—23 



65 



10 



12 — 1 7 



6—23 



64 



II 



4-^5 



7—22 



60 



12 



9—20 



6—23 



60 



12 



15— T4 



4—25 



59 



14 



16 — I?, 



6--23 



59 



Id 



12—17 



8—21 



57 



16 



12—17 



7 — 22 



55 



17 



10— 1'9 



6—23 



54 



18 



TI— 18 



II— 18 



54 



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5—24 



5^ 



20 



14— 1.5 



10—19 



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20 



T4 — 15 



9 — 20 



50 



22 



21— 8 



8-21 



45 



23 



T7 — 12 



10 — 19 



45 





event of a run away victory, and 

 by some big scores at Parafield by 

 those low on the list at present, 

 that there is likely to be any rea- 

 sonable room for dissatisfaction 

 with the present method, but there 

 icertainly are possibilities of 

 trouble in it. 



— Future Work. — 



The President of the club, Mr. F. 

 Gibson (we credited Mr. W. A. E. 

 Smith with the office last month 

 in error) informs us that the read- 



ing oi ii.ijjiis l)y iiieiubcrs and 

 others will be continued, and an 

 interesting programme is being 

 prepared for the ensuing twelve 

 months. The Poultry F,xpert has 

 kindly consented to lead off with 

 " Commercial Poultry." It seems 

 to us that the subject is a parti- 

 cularly interesting one and that 

 the discourse, esjiecially if pointed 

 and punctuated with reminiscences 

 of the icomtncrcial achievements at 

 Murray Eridge, will be listened to 

 with interest, and pos.sibly profit. 

 Amii.semcnt of course, is not cater- 

 ed for, indeed, we understand that 

 not a single member of the com- 

 mittee smiled when the subject of 

 the initial lecture was made known, 

 This, we take it, is pleasing evi- 

 dence of the seriousness with 

 which they regard their duties and 

 responsibilities. " Not what I do 

 but what I say," said a successful 

 temperance lecturer, with a look 

 at his convulsed audience, as a 

 ponderous whisky flask unexpected- 

 ly protruded from his coat pocket. 

 Recollection of that incident leads 

 us to hope that proper precautions 

 will be taken to prevent that Mur- 

 ray Bridre balance sheet, if such a 

 thing exists, obtruding itself on 

 this occasion and possibly marring 

 the seem.ly decorous harmony and 

 sreneral joy of the proceedings. Our 

 Poultry Expert may possibly not 

 have done much in commcrciTl 

 poultry as expressed in profitable 

 financial results, but we know of 

 one better able to talk about it. 



^ 



Farm Poultry. 



Farm poultry can only be profit- 

 able where some consideration is 

 given the birds. You cannot ex- 

 pect them to roost all the winter 

 in the open and lay eggs, for they 

 simplv cannot do it. They must 

 have a comfortable house and -a 

 fairly warm place in which to 

 roost. They want some, feeding 

 and the proper thing is to feed 

 these birds in deep litter ; then 

 they will have to work in order 

 to get their food. This exercise is 

 good for them, and they require it 

 as much as we do in order to have 

 good health. If the farmer will 

 get thoroughbred fowls, house them 

 in a proper manner, and feed them 

 as carefully as he does his other 

 stock, he will find them even more 

 profitable, proportionately. 



♦ 



According to the Fruit Grower 

 apple pomace is a profitable feed 

 for dairy cattle, being equal in 

 food value to maize ensilage. 



Exhibitor. Breed. Six 



\ ' ! iPullets. 



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a c4 



2 1. 



J. E. Padman— White Rocks ... 8—21 

 W. Da wkins— White Orps. ... 1—28 

 W. E. Greaves — Black Orps. ... 7 — 22 

 T. B. Howie — Silver Wyandottes 5—24 

 W. E. Greaves — ^Barred Rocks ... 4 — 25 

 W. S. Pearson — Black Orps. ... 3 — 26 

 Koon. P. Yards— White Rocks ... 2—^27 



C. W. Perkins— White Orps. ... 5—24 



Koonoowarra P. Yards — W. Orps. g — 20 



F. W. Hocart— White Orps. ... 8—21 



W. Palmer — Black Ivattgshan ... 5 — 24 



Pope Brothers — Black Orps ... 16 — 13 



Kapper Brothers — Silver Wyan. 12 — 17 



C. E. Bennett— Buff Orps. ... 9—20 



.T. C. Hagger — Barred Rocks ... 6 — 23 



.1. E. Padman — Black Orps. ... 10 — 19 



Koonawarra P. Yards — Rhode Is. 13 — 16 



Alberta P. Yards — White Rocks 17 — 12 



t. F. Dunne — Silver Wyandottes ri — 18 



Kappler Brothers — Black (TrpsT ... 16 — ^13 



F. Gibson — White Wyandotte ... 10 — 19 



Albion P. Yards — White Wyan. 14 — 15 



C. W. Perkins — Silver \Wandattes 13 — 16 



,T. C. Hag'ger — Black Orps. .. , 15 — 14 



