THE POULTRY STATIONS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 454, 12 March 1909, Page 2

THE POULTRY STATIONS.

PLUMP CHICKENS FOR LONDON. BURNHAMBOYS AT WORK. • •• Mr. G-. Bissotj Editor of Publications', in tho Department of Agriculture, arrived back in Wellington 011 Wednesday from his visit to tho South Island. During his absence ha visited tho Government poultry stations at Milton and Burnham. _ Speaking to a Dominion reporter, Mr. Bisset said that at Milton everything looked well, but at Burnham tho continued absence of raui had mauo tho yards look very bare. There was very fine stock at both stations. As the breeding pens wcro carefully selected for useful, quail-, ties, while being good types of their respec-. tivo breeds, farmers who obtained birds from tho stations this summer would; bo supplied with what would continue tho improvement ( which had already been effected in tho goneral quality of tho poultry of the country. Next season's breeding pens would bo composed entirely of trap-nested liens,, with males of proved laying pedigree. Tho laying of the hens ou the farm in tho last season showed further improvement on previous yields. From the cull birds a selection wbb being made for an exhibit of dressed poultry at tho forthcoming Shepherd s Bush Exhibition at London. '1 hoy would be a very choice 10 \'Yhilo at Burnham, Mr. Bisset visited tho • Industrial School. Some new buii dingsi had recently been erected, almost entnely by tho boys, whoso workmanship was excellent, llio ga'rden had been improved by deep trenching, which in many cases involved tho use of picks, tho natural soil at Burnham forming onlv a very thin stratum over shmglo The vegetables and flowers showed a growth to which this part of the; Plains had, hitherto boon a stranger. Vegetables from hero were supplied to several other Government institutions.