THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1384, 9 March 1912, Page 14

THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

y .... (By Chantecler.)

The London Conference. 'As the editor of the "New Zealand Poultry Journal" has been unable to accept tho invitation to attend'a meeting in London next.July to arrange a World's Poultry Congress, Mr. Inmari Tod has offered to represent Not?- Zealand, nnd asks tho Agricultural Department to endorse his appointment, and allow his expenses during the time that tlie conference is sitting in London.. Though the invitation to Bend a delegate did not reach the Agricultural Department, officially, that'woe not due to any Blight or discourtesy. -...., The World's Poultry Congress is the ontoome of a suggestion from Mr. J.B.,Merrett, editor of the "New Zealand Poultry. Journal," made two years ago, and eagerly endorsed by several poultry enthusiasts in America, Canada, Germany, England, and, Denmark. Tho project was soon followed iip, and the committee meeting which is to lie held in London to arrange the congress is the outcome of Mr. Jlcrrett's suggestion. . ...-..- ■. • ' Naturally.; tho committee would invite Mr. Merrett to attend, and, failing his being ablo to attend, left the matter in his hands to. suggest a substitute. This ho did by calling for a volunteer to be approved by the New Zealand Poultry. Association and endorsed by the-Agricultural Department, s , ■■ ■■•■:..• .. . . An Educative Proposal. To some it may appear as if a World's Poultry Congress' would bo of little" servico to New Zealand. We are so isolated and bo distant from other countries that wo could take little part in helping to develop the proposals. New Zealand may bo distant.'but there is no industry in which the international spirit can be fostered to such advantage as poultry. The possibilities of the export trade and the in-. terchango of stock would prove helnfiil. "Hardshell." the well-known writer of tho Adelaide "Saturday Journal," says:— Thero is talk of'a'big conference to be held in London in June or July, to include delegates from various parts of the jrorld. Mr. J. B. Merrett, editor .of the 'New. Zealand Poultry Journal" (aman who has. been working like a beaver for. years to further the interests'of the,industry in the Dominion) was invited to join the provisional committee to fix up details, but couldn't find the time to go to London. The people at the back of the movement are Edwnrd Brown, • F.L.S.. Professor Graham, Ontario Agricultural College (Canada), W. A. Koch. Danish Poultry Society (Copenhagen), Professor H. Pearl (Berlin), and Raymond Pearl, Orono Experimental Station (Maine, U.S.A.), The first gathering will fix up tho constitution, etc.. and if nil goes well there will tto a World's Confess' later on, either in America or England. No announcement has been made in regard to representation at the Dreliminary meeting of delegates from the Australian States eo far as the writer knows. It would cost ft lot of monev'to send delegate from Australia, and the advantages' likely to bo gained soem to be of so little, practical account to our people that it is not likely the various Governments would :bpnr 'the exnens«; it is not at all probable that tho delegates would pay their own way. If no Government money is forthcoming, there is.very little likely to.bo doing so fnr as the Australian States'tire concerned. Those States that have commercial agents in London will no doubt :uso them as representatives. ■■••;. ' ■ ■•■ ■ : • Publications Received. "Cold ' Storage' of Eggs," from Agricultural Department of New South Wales, and compiled by G. Bradshaw. This is an interesting report; which shows that the cold storage method has obtained n firm hold in Sydney. In 1898, the year when the business was begun, 11,000 dozens wero stored, while in 1910 G20.372 dozens B.woro put away to waitj'for higher, i; arkets, and valued at oveV ~£iOMQ. A p"ragraph in the report states that, "in c< nnection with misadventure, or other cause, which may result in gcods deteriorating in tho freezing rooms, cold store proprietors usually 'storo subject to no liability". As to condition, thero are several instances when, through 6ome cause, more or less damage did arise. It is said that, despite the no-liability cbinis of the few depositors were reasonably met." It should bo said that the nuantities mentioned above were stored at tl.e four large private establishments in Sydney, and the report adds:—"Thero nie quite a number of small places in the city and suburbs where from a dozen to one hundred or more cases are put jm&y each year, but owing to tlie difliculty in 1 securing the returns from these p';i«s . tho Department has never i,tti;mpted to enumerate them." "Poultry Fanning," by G. Bradshaw, from the ■ Agricultural Department of New South Wales.—This is an exhaustive and valuable publication, and it acids cnother good pamphlet-to the list that already stands to.the credit of Mr. Ksnd- . flhaw. The poultry farmers of the mother State are fortunate in being able to get hold of a book of this' sort, for it , is written by a man who knows his subject, and who presonts his paper in plain English. "Poultry," by George Allman, from the lup;-rtment of Agriculture and Industries of Western Australia. Mr. Allman vill be remembered as the man who in t 1571 from six Runner ducks and 15G-1 from six white Leghorn hens in 12 months, both world's records, and likely' to remain bo for some time to come, so that a, juper from him on feeding and general nvwagement slrouldbe of considerable value to poultry fdrbcars:—This pamphlet is fall of valuable advice, and is the work of the late conductor of the laying competitions at Subiaco. Largely through lack of support the Government discontinued tho competitions, but, as Mr. Allman was too valuable a man to let go, he was istiined by tho Department. The bulletin under notice is well written, and simple language is used; the author not eo uuch wanting to air his command of long vrords and scientific terms, which the ordinary Soultry man doesn't understap.il and oesn't care a button about, as to deliver his message in plain English. The Heathen Chinee. Bret Harte wrote some years ago:— That for ways that aro dark, And tricks that are vain, The heathen Chinee is peculiar. Tho following translation from an article that appeared in "The Echo," a German paper, on January 18 (kindly sent in by Mr. L.'H. Muecke), affords solid grounds for the belief that the modern John Chinaman is in the same effective class as his forbears: — An amusing pxample of the' business spirit of tho Chinese at Swatow is mentioned in a report of tho German Consul there. Swatow ia a town of 'poultryfarmers, and their young ducks and geeso are much in favour at the Straits Settlements—Bangkok and Singnpore—but to send the young chickens is costly and risky. There are both export and import duty, freight, fodder, and expenses of persons in charge. "Fresh eegs," however, are duty free, take up little room, and reqnire no looking after. The Chineso have adopted tho followiug evasion:—Tho eggs aro partly incubated and snbjccted to a process which on a proper packing causos the youug to appear shortly' after the end of the sea voyage. So far. tliev have only succeeded with geeso and duck eggs, but not with fowl eggs; with tho former they can calculate the exact time. The egea are, of course, anything but "fresh, but have passed the Customs as such. Last year 41,930,035 eggs wcro exported.

W. Halpin, Greennieadows, W. ■ Leglurns ........;; 15 1,240 W. Knight, Hutt, No. 1 W. Leg-horns •..< . 27 ■ 1,215 A. K. Wilson, Shirley, White Wyandottos ....;.: 22 1,172 W. Knight, Hutt, White Leg- ■ horns 12 1,002 Verrall Bros., Swannnnoa, W. Leghorns ........;............... 12 1,144 A. E. ; Wilson,' Shirley, White Leghorns 8 1,062 Rangiuru Egg Ranch, Otaki, White.Leghorns 6 1,193 D. , Stewart, Normandy, Tara- • naki, White: Leghorns „....'. 15 934 A. B. Menzies, Addington, Rose-combed W. Leghorns 14 994 Edgar Hall,. Lower Hutt, B. : Orpingtons 6 976 C. Hammond, Ruakara, .White , : Plymouth Rook? ...;... ■ 30 ,. ,1,101 G.Finn, Wellington, White' ; . Leghariis '..../. : 12 • .,.1,069 Dominion Poultry Plant,. Gororaandel,: W. Leghorns ...... 18 1,133 A. R. BrdH'noj'Greenraeadows,- ■ ■ White ■ Leghorns ...; '.'....'".'15 1,206 Mrs. R. W.' Hawke.'Papanm, White Leghorns „.... 23 1,149 Mrs. J. Mills,Dunedin, White ■■ Lcshorns ...'.....:.. 29 1,293 R.. Willis ■ and Sons, New c ' Brighton, Blk. Orpingtons' 9 . '931 H. Meadows, Spreydon, White Leghorns ;......... 20 1.07C P. J. Keller, Rolleston, Campines '. 13 882 W. G. Goodwin, Thames, W. Leghorns 20 1,210 R. Willis and Sons, New Brighton, W. Leghorns ... 15 1,144 A. W. Irvine, Epsom, White Leghorns 20 1,194 T. Kennedy, Rangiora, Silver Wyamlottes 27 1,327 Jamos Ashton, Hanmer, Silver •. Wyandotte3 ' 13 834 P. J. Keller, Rolleston, W. Leghorns : ....20 1,150 G. .11. Bradford, Oust., White Leghorns '.......... 18" 745 D. Y. Gibson, Herbert, W. Leghorns ..:..:....... 25 , 1,259 W. Nixon', Bunvood, "Wliite Lcglunis :..■...■. ....■ 28 1,375 H.,M.Bannehr, Riccarton, W. '• PJyuiau.th Rocks 15 939 Thomas' Frethty, Martinbor',. Buff Leghorns ;... 15 ' 1,185 C. L. Bridges, Wanganui, W. Leghorns 15 1,078 James Maxwell, Masterton, B. Orpingtons 16 866 G. H. Robinson, Christchurch, White Leghorns 17 1,030 A. B. Kent', Shirley, White Leghorns ....:....".... 21 1,140 W. Balch, Belfast, White Leghorns .....30 1,164 Heretaunga Poultry Co., Silverstream, W. Leghorns ... 18 1,285 N. Solomon, Westport, White Leghorns 14 1,098 A. W. Irvine, Epsom, White ■ Leghorns .'. 10 1,079 G. H. Robinson, Chrietchurch, Black Orpingtons 16. 1,201 A. Stevenson, Wellington, W. .;......................' 28 1,209 H. Leger, Wereroa, . WhiteLeghorns 28 ■'1,143 W. O.'Sail, Cust, White Ushorns'-...: :....-. 24 1,216 Master Gordon: Wilson,. Shir- ■■'■ • ley, Whito Leghorns ■'1 1,067 1. E. Kinnear, Adelaide, W. . : ■ ■ Leghorns .........; !•. ■ 22 1,184 T.-Dowthwaite, Auckland, W-'' Leghorns-, :...•'...;......■..'......-.■. 21 951 A. Tisch, Dallington, White' ' ' ; • . > Leghorns'•........'.......'.■... 27 1,318 C. M. Peek, Avondale,'White Leghorns 22 1,222 A. F. H. Sutherland, Wellington, W. Plymouth Rocks... 27 892 T. Kennedy, Rangiora, White Wyandottes 24 1,232 A. W. Adams, Sheffield, Silver Wyandottes 23 1,042 W.K'cull, Christchurch, Black Wyandottes 20 1,128 W. Nixon, Burwood, White Leghorns 29 1,862 Misses M. and M. Bradley, Papanui, W. Leghorns ... 14 1,311 J. W. Green, St. Albans, W. Leghorns 29 1,281 Totals .'. 1.163 68,070 FOR DUCKS. The following are returns for the second laying competition for- ducks, fortyninth week:— Total Total for to Week. Date. Heretaunga Poultry Co., Silverstream, I. Runnors 11 1,332 W. Knight, Hutt; I. Runners 0 1,311 W. Knight, Hutt, .I. : Runners 17 1,142 S. H. Scott, Onehunga, Indian Runners .3 G75 T. Strong, Doyleston, Indian Runners .......'......... .12. 1,002 S. H. Scott, Onehunga, Indian ■"•■- Runners ;.;..... 7.. 840 C. Hammond, Ruakura,. I. ■...•■ ( Runners .............».'. ...2;. 1,097 A. R. Browne, Greenmeadowe, Indian Runners 10 ' ' 1,195 W. Hodgson, Cheviot, Indian Runners :....; 23 843 T; Dowthwaite, Avondale, I. '•' Runners '.■ :. 9 . 900 T. R. Hall, Weroroa, Indian • Runners 5 1,093 B. A. O'Brion, Waihi, Indian Kunners 9 1,003 P. ,T. Keller, Rolleston, Indian Runners 9 1,178 F. Webb, Lavin, I. Runners... 0 727 Totals ...;.......: 98 14,338