THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1467, 15 June 1912, Page 3

THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

POULTRY FOR PROFIT,

HOW TO BEGIN 0 PETITIONS.

Specially written .for The. iJoisiirigs by J. B. Mcrrctt, CH'fis,£church, ajid .-published by arrangement :eiclusiv.eiy for , our. readers. Questions!, oh' poultry iiiatter.s will bo answ.2rc(i' in. these; .coiumne eapl.i week, ana should be , , addressed to Dominion' Office. ' ' "■

There are thr.ee. ways .in w.hich a beguiner may commence: (IJ. $<y 'mhy purchaso a pen of .layers.; .(2)'lib may. obtain, eggs for setting; p} life may invest i> day, old chicks. Each';, mefli.ojd : has its. advantages, but tljij inejitefd. rcnuiririj? legist eipenenco is to-■ piircliitse 'layers..' -Jiist write or visit a, -ppepialiH bree.rler, iind ask him to (in. flro'npfiibii wiHi. the houso you lmjcie ,b-uil.fc)' with. JS *r : ' 20; second-year hens,. ■T.he's'e.'.ftte .best bpji'jfht at moulting time.ah-.Marslv, end thej: can then bo secured -Jpr , about s's..' each. It is not eggs that tho. Hegiiuler- is .put : fpr v but experience. Nine, out of e.very .fen: who come to me'; sav: "Row .many will I get froni; :say :( SO: hejis?' Cotilil I reasonably expect;, : saft on. an... ayera K e', •W a day.' When.-tlw nriquirev- talks' Jike thai you know .that '.he is: a, and will need liisV impfe.ssipns- pronintlv: corrected. ■'.-. "'''"'" " " ' .

One can commence;, .aj; ..any. time- ,bf t'liS year, but I sugges.t ::, that is the time, -whenf'h'.ens '.need ca : i'-e and plenty of fqod.-.'and.'-jn , . '.the -.first stages of your : f6- -fei'viS. it to them. Itvwquld /also '.correct yoiir idea that hens inll'-'-lay/ , j>>;ery ,diy.; They will not, in factV''.lay.-'.e'nough': eggs, to,' pay for their feed -.'.during thji. first ' threi months, as you haye 6eco.nd.ijear : hcjns,aiid that is a testing; ; lame/rip :seo. w.Hat yp.iiare made of; ."-. ■':

Your First Feed Them. According to ypli : :,care|.^\tiio , ''.i3 , irds will respond, "iou haje :Wffopdi warm ■hb.us.e. in which, your birds' "are confinc-di ~ STpu , . see , that they have; .;ainpl4 Egratcliinfe n)ittenal, dropping" boarils;.cleaned daily (ffid poultryinnn ivhp. does nbt; : d6, -tb"i^' js.iibt worthy of the :ri«nie),. cleaii .yra.fe.r, grit and shell available, ■■.ind'gfrceri- food ' at least three rimes>a Mseh vegetable, or even , : .,w.eeds,...:w-;il ,, do- if! n'p.thing else is availablp.;'Fowls will '■ eat alinost onythinK'' ,, K , r.eVri(;m ; yerbiiige:- ■ ■ , The system jtiasjv in hoppers and/X K rain:;:at:. night-; but :if you have an hour : %' spare , ' befor.e wprfi, teed a moist nuish; ; ; : , -tpp. , »ut : of a kerosene tin, iniuL'ani'a.ncJt.-stfjiare' s.trip , ot wood across oii4%p. sides:, b| , ".]))We you cut out, aiid-tririi 'toVinSke: it smaller. Theii' pUfe" it;,. ,wpplt : ;dcriviiwards, in the .fetlom' .pf the' .tin; "A piece of bent wirews^yed'^iritb , . .the-tpp,, and you have* ii ,^handle, .,. l r p , ii, : .a:re.' nb.w going to ask or maybe, your niother;iHiister7Siui ; iosi' do not want them to do. ■\Yithhn6 i: .h , andleVVthe:*iir it is awkward tp:;iift ; -ofl s '6r 'SS:''tSfi : |tore: or fire, and -y.Rilb , if you do not tile, contents will burn- : ,in ithe. :",tiri,- "nndt^meli. badly through of wood will allpjMneinchVJpf ■wateii-fe be always betweonvthe-firoancl; ,the..-table . scraps to be boiled,■'■tod.'.jpU'wiSL'iicvcr. know it is beingib)?il^dj:tpy : tlie. : ;p(niltry; Into the tin may.KgS; ■ 'the 'pofeiitp: : peelings, cabbaget.'.leayes,:,Jipues; , ' 0t ,, -Hiiy '■ scraps from an hour, it will;be;:.vpdy<fpr ;, !y6iii\tb : :'add': sharps and br(iri-: ;, 't.b ,,, .mak'b' jip V mayi. ■ which the birds ; wilJ: ; Teiishv;'T\piv ; lilcJ'jiot ■ leave .that tin after Uyo : chains from the?;hpus ; e;v is . fho scullery, and'ifp , t--l^avb;"^tii'ers; : -( , 0.-jjiii-. for it when wanteel: :fb> ■ the first three months;:' . liens, is not very;~eiitjciigOf.roii'.an* Vgirr gathering point sTof;.. 'yioyi:;- : ...VK.u(;.'. .vbii.' will soon grow to loye.ith.p.-.birdsr'.andiJit'iwiU prove a. good te , s , t../f.pr^.futur'.e , ;.'pr , ogressi "i

Why Not Buy^Rullety : ,y ;Firs|? : Should you hay^; , a:;liitloc : 'extra. i «initifi I should advise■itho^purchaseV.o.f.. , putters, say, four months.ioldf , 'iTJies.e'.'tna.^ , be', ii-'i and treated similarljt'iandj'in. , 'A'prij Hay, they will cbniinence; 1 . to ;!ay..■lf'.'-pup chased in MarclVif. MleitsV aS alirays more fascinatirig;. : , , ,:, . , They : ''Jippeal tdithfe fineness in our /nature; , 'aiid; ,, they , .pffef more excitement -in. »tKp"i,yay jjjf eVg-Eats- - eggs" " ; W.ere;," tea shilling a dozen'; :\l.'insifedi ■■a'V'beginusr who was averagi^;^i|ijeggs;^aily :; .rfrp'in; nine pullets. Imaßin'Q'.'.the , ;. , ■.eiiiifemehi when, on one- dayy.befbrcyiiy. , visi'ti.'.thcy" laid eight eggs. X> : - ..... Now you willvnptrgefeeggs like.. 1 :thisfrom cost as mSoKto'spurchh'so l as.' yd'ii--will not get a deoentvbirdijindefVlQs..'' , Jf you do, the value, and yoTiiJmayl/.bo.V'cp.unlt'ei tunate. All througH. , .the;vw.mter YOBijipyrr chase will keep fjip'.^^pur.'vattenfiQnV.an.d

I.' . *■ (By ChanteUcr.)

you should enter. Hio rotiir.h? of c'r"s: laid; ami *lmt .the J>mis cost i a IoCuT Tim ■secimdvyenr lions, jvill crime- oii fn -lav hi Miry. Fhfft will, .make .i : lio hail, litoKloi* ■niicl, ns thflt is to.-I* fine, ,bf llic;'"iiivnjj points. .01 Siiffossljil poulliy ki'ityiiiir, 1 save purposely auPfrosirpil.. oljiaiiims -(hKiij by. tlib boEUiiieK The piiliels. will 'i.lr, for breeders tijo, hut .not'ti'ft lr<te i;i' on> SPViiigy niul tt-fir* (.hoy Jiiu'p- fltl<>a>i laid *<• *"KRA Wi'lt. "lti Injy eggs for lialchiiip or iliij'-nlif cfcicito.o-ntaik Wftilp lti)6.W:l(!ii(!6' pt njul to -begin ppifiln':ic6.cpiifg Hi this, jashioii, is. similar in j-ry*, ing fa toMi, a, olU)(f t'q iwi.ro ou.t ivpwla without first knolwiiig , jis frlion Under certain eomfitinns' cither. o£ these inc.tliods .may- be adopted, liiit HioV carry greater -risks at a t'iipfe.' wlieii the .beginner,|s JjM-jr to-givo-up. in i\kJjaijv or lintfbio ...:16 giVe- 'IJto attention emeus deiiinuti, .At tho end b'Psix jnpiilijs y,o.u Kill Ivave. learhckL. the esseiitials :oi! iepding paiiltr-y for .eggs, wilt Icisow ■what it .means fo keep tjiem in , cpriifovti ■a.nd. should .you : hayo .commerice.d w.jtlv puljets,. you. Fill J%y:e. found almosi; ihn wlihje of their , fetjifned to *pu in profits, a.nd' the rfocfc icf.E .you witlv which .(o reproduoa ydiir ■future! , .no.cki

Feeding For Eggs, .Eggs a'r.p am.bner the delicacies pf hjiijia.n. co.ns.umptio.n-.. They contain the .clem.ejfei tp reproduce, life. T-h.ey.-.-ha,vb those'v.ery .ingredients fr.oni irnich:. lifo- is., nourished; ■and isustairi'ed in: the. form 'of. a :chi.ck'e.ii-. Ifc is, for this , rfason .that; we , reepmtu'end them, to ¥O i nva'lesc'ents i 16; 'giw' fiact tho Mfe ana vitality which, they liave' lost. ■liggS,differ iiiuch in rniali>y-i.'according- to the- cl'ai-s of. -fpod : t.h.at is Ted ip tte liens, .though,, sp perfect is,-..'tli(s' .digestive pp'ive'v-s of th.e hen, that ■ all iwjistp- ■prp.duct in ■foods is arvoicle'd, 'and. .only ,, this- 'nutrients: retained; -.-■■■

A. great deal; of assistance .can ho 'given ■the._ hen- in; the; .pr.epara'tibfi. of her fob;d. If it; is .in .an. indige/sfiWe forin jfc will take- her. -'Longer to ■β-ssirailate: it,. ..and -thtfs retard, tho.;.process qf the *>gg. If..she is ■j?Q- on bjilk fpod : , in. wHicli is. cpntained. .but 'little', of tlip e : leinehts contained .in. the egg, then she cjinript; be eipeoled. tS ■mamifa'c.lhir'.e as .quickly as. -her nibrp intelligently, fed lieiglißnur.:, ' : The-lyep'mn'ef mjsst Sipw.a litflo bf tlie c.biijppsi tioh . of the -egg£, oind tljen become acrqr.nintcd ■with- -those foods that .possess thpEo: elciiie.iits necessary- for its productiofi;

; Nature of the It Means. ■It is. not my jiyfentiq.n : to e.n.te'r info . Scrontifi'c tormS. or ,, - give, air : i! paly sis of -fire esrg aiuj .poultry ip.odsV ,1 .am Jvrißiig far tho- :ljsgi'n.iier .'who' things; put ■sjmpJ'J' fljid iritellifreritlTT:, and, if I. dp ,, riot .succeed; . then :|.t:. iriupt ))& ■■ascrited to irfy \yafif; of e.xa.qt, phraseology, aiid'nQttttawvghiisck pfcnthiisiasrii ip.Mi:recj; tlie lifiijjiihefr aragljt. E.egs ; ar^rorii , -. ■■ pbsp.d chiefly pf fpur..?lern6.Tits : .:-(i) ; Mfijera! (shell)';:":(2)..jv.att-i; :i3); .profeTir (lyhite),- (4) carbohydrates fats'typlk); Thereto -a iiumb'er , ;qf other ;'.elements Tep.r.e.sentfd in a'tf ege, ■but;'they only epneer/ri. Hip' chtimist; ■and liioToßlstj ;pr •.ore ■■studied ill connection;, with , labora- ■ tory work To k.ripw.■ t]\a ■al)b.re..:is' to--prp'nipt research frf thp.se .elesnentynfljb. foods f<): .pifciduea ■the- -nyClierial ■rea.uircd. :iii thejprii!atl6;ii. of ari ■ i4.hi.mar food' .in thq , . form of mo/hjP, .blood; or. :gVeen ; -wij; :, ■Bb.u.e,is\ricji..in protein, 'butta'" feed,' '.itL-iTi excess, is to ..provide ail over'supply put; of .prpppr.tipn tp .Hi.e hen's requirements;.. It: :p.rdyides:thK\yhitp.s toster; titan; IJVf.Mypl.lcs! ' ;islnize,.or iyhat .the ,, Anienenfi.s. ; c.iilL , cor.ii ) is rich in:-fijts;, hnl to- fee : (! ; tei^ .produces' si brtd : ef>'ect::. It yojks. faster tliaK tl;e, .TquJniisti t.hsr,efdr>,, aim. ;fi> strike jthe. "hanpyni.ediuni,- v aml :, Iced , ..as ■nea.r ; io : tha ■■hen's', re^ , hiiireiiieiitei aiut in";its iiipst ' diifejlibio; fm-nr.. ' An ■e.xce?!!.. of '. .one., foptl .n.tiiVii'i f.i.tjier ■of ■■tlie oSp.m.eri.ts ,, rcoii'itecli.-fcir 'ege; farnmtiph ,, is ;Qidh, :: f jcftinf a (le.tiftiency, as It r.i'|iiis : .Hie , ■ecßstit.uti.bn'.pf: : tho.liehi ilirpugli , : tlie ,; ex'-. ■ .

; ' ; ;(To;.Be.C;6hSniied ; :KesfeTiVfiek:4 .'■' CMC.K§ylit":PpH.-' ' OFripin: Ghristchurch) ■■T'hp,.;(lecisio.n. pf the Postal, .Department ■to , .add. thp/diities pf■.a.sh-carr.i.er-'to'i.ts.. *lriiady ; ..nVulUfa , npus:lalio:iirs : ; ;h , a 'cphsi'doiia'blo iunbunt , . oi' ■infefest.- '\Npw , tlij'ng inV^h\aUied..lin^ ; 6J; , l;r'aa^ r teret s. ,4 -.deputation; frpni. 'tKo : Kew -Zea-. land , .Poultry ASspcia'tiph,. .consisting :pf; Messrs, i[erre(:tv..Ppui&lsfbrd;"-iand : ''War(l,' rwaitea.pn Hi,^; , iEll;on/:M6hda'y^ : The ; pase fop the-deßutatibn' 'vias'sex-; plained ;by Mr, Merrettiv Jhfr.wincipal; 1 ■points; were tlie ■car ; o..of- , eggs;' , :whicli-'syefq. fll^eady, , ' being. Bent-'- , tliir'.ough ' 'the; , " posty .arid;;* , proposil: that /the , " :De'pnrtmenf ■should, carry; dfljvpld -chicks botwoetfihe , ' ■North- .and- 'Sout.K- Jslijjds' and.-'at'l/pther' places wliefp./the.railways- .did' fiat' ■pene-- .

irate. .Mi«. 'Iferrotl ppjiitcd put thrtt (lay, did <'lil(;te ¥(.;•«■ ■(•iii'i'jci.l in iVineiiicij.'l'lio .(WswKi-K.fli.pritjvis .'UaV-iilif ah wU.li tltii- i).\J)i:pi,> t-iii-i-.i-iiVL;. oprnjiiniiiis. r |-ho cliiU'W w«i;«- aisii e:iiM;H:tS iiiV lijit Ini. w-ifs flio- idfllnid (ollniVWl (J,,,-*.. l !m <y <;;0Wi:;<! ' \v,i,,[i( bj) it very b»! : (:(inyifh , i.f'ijj;t>:.li(:t.W.ijcii -"fh-ij. M}Mx *Hi-,Wh. ]>|:ui<fe' !!'D6 failtoy pvsluiiijnot. l)i.-iv ihvds w!uyo iX ccitfld w.nwl . jfti-vifftni toj-ggh'i ho llniii-ht ■Uio \\Ha\ .siioultl ailoisr'a Rtrnißl-ut W|j!(|a(-ini,, :as (o .llio box t<. 1,0 J.SCL Ili. 1i:,.,|. .split;. ..fjldlljijlilfjjj i>l ,!()ZCiH f-riivpiy liri jirlipiT M)rt> or iijix.. Jl:r.. ~\j|ic,.*ft .jjtoiliiteit ii-:bii Xi ami li-jf; it ,v:il-h jr,:., ,|-;|)-..' n^ .,. : s(Wn ,; eiiVHut)il,iif. IIO.V-, with. c.ii-cul'iVi- for tho -MR .ihfit .||i,-|f : .ii,: .fiijVf,. rtiuiid- tiro ,v'ilge.s', KeyeHiivj; .to fiii! (!::i.v*ili! clntlts, Mj\ JlijiTCtt; Oaid Iliat' Uioy •J\*ro 'jiliftiiJif- a v<;ry .iiniftitlaiit, .pavi. in tut -pi.iijjty. livdiisti-y. 1 'ifio jiiirnlitfc'ecsi-liie tr6.ii(;lK.of.-.gctii'iia- n sjiljiV' Jii'n- or , i;ireii),atdi;, :iin.d ■jiiirfit.isev'ilP tw's -got- wliiit ,iio. p:iid. ,fp: v .. .Cast Vcur ■friijii. .1O.(tOq to jif-;npO elHcks- iyi'i-o seiit--ojit-l),\-Ijrec(lei-S, ifml this voiir' 5.0.00.b. ■lvrtiwl u'O sent -put. He.:prod)i«iil re-siront ,ca:.nUj.o;u:d ■ bpx-j ca'pabie of fo.iriiii* "a feight -of-IQOHJ Iy iiiiil'lstni-od'ililii its' ■J!,si>il .in A'jnen'e.a in- sciidijig , tlio , thicks-:thi-oiiK'!i- tlie poab. :Wrsohhl!y, hjy l\iii| iio cbniplairif .to- .liralic. of tiiH wiiv' in -n-jijeii t»o ..-pailwqy P.epaft.iiieut; handled the: c'lvieks. . ■

The .'Po'stnvhsler.-Geheritl- siii'd : thaj h« ■Wjis fu'jfy iil'iyo , to tjie; ■imno.rtiiiicc of ti'iQ-- pouUfy Iriiiustry-,. (aii.cl \ti. \\:is v.iiVced' -tliat j.f .was -going ' to.' bo. yf Very greiit va.lnfi indeed, " -psp.hc'iaUy ip. (ho small laiidho.itlG.i-Si . : TheyAgnciiltural 1 Je;p'ar,tmen.'t -.lva.s- encoiifaging ihfe' ihcliiiln.s'.ii every iwSsiblp. ..-iwiyi : ahd -the l'osia-l 'lJenpEtiiVeiit, vijuld: lie'p'ij;.,as; far ps.iiosr Sili'lc. Ho. .hail iiot V)f?en' ; nwarp thrtt : Unj'T pld'-'clVicj-rs. cpujd' l>6 carried tlie .post nntiT : t!i6 fast had. liecri brpiigiit tp l'n.s .nbtfc.o iii. i\a])i<ir,. and hp. liad ißcpn surprised.'.to lea.rii tliat tltey were not to. :l?o ■-fe'd. tor tlirea uoy3 after they tame , , out of. thq shell.. ' . ■ Mri . ilpiTctt: It ivQuid- be. cruelty to feed llieiii. ' . '■". .. Jji'i Ell said that ihh .Ijep.artmciit: was, already making inquiries' -in : ; England: fega&ling.. :the. ejtrriage' lo'f. -iiggs "!a)i"d': live , cMi3ks,.'',Jlr,;3lcn - q|t's i tlently- been \tliat in the .eggs tho pojpartinent! served "tli« trade- %:ell Ji|id satisiactbrilyj whenia'prbpei; use(l : , i\s to '.Hip car : i;iagp; of cjutiks-, Tfc ;Svp!il(l',gQ.;intp tlia| matter-agajri witK the Depai'tment.. ; Tho -I)'epU.r.tnicu.t : had iti. caj-ry.all vsqrts; cf irid :h;ad;: : {o pjit -tho, packages in.tp. M-aterprppf;' hampens,, iwthey ;Kad to: lip ciirried' on ex:pi;e.sscs ajid '.cpa'ciliesi -This, raised ii (lifficuify ~iii..vcgard t.o tlio 'carriage of. live, chickeiis; Tlio: industry, was , 'at present n baby Qne,...ah.d if 'sp'pdjat, ; proy.i§!p'is- had to be made for oho or lialffa-dpicii pack{(gss, it would;, lip very, cpst'iy/ Arii biir deiiyojir . ivb.uld 1» m.ario to:.h'elp tho, '■iiit tinstyy in t.he eaiTiagij. of live cliiclis ,if iib.s's'ibj.e. - ; . . '..,;.