POULTRY ORGANISING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 26 February 1914, Page 6

POULTRY ORGANISING.

(By \Teleßraph.-j3peddr Correspondent.). ; '■'•'. i '■■ Auckland, February 25. ~ The poultry-keepers of Auckland, who - , are;ta]fmg:adess_oniroin..thefruitgrowers, and an effort is being - made to establish a club or association .which will look after the interests .of ./this growing industry. Apart from * the show club, there is jio body of poul-try-men in Auckland to take ' united action, and It is considered "'that the' *' nle J? ripefpr such,,a movement as that'which isvto rho ■ inaugurated- at a meeting at the Trades Hall on Friday eyenieg.. It is estimated that the value .of jthe poultry products of tho Domiilieii»are over £2,600.000 per aiivery '/much "greater sum than the value 'of ,tl)o fruit , product,' and thero is a dehiand for export much greater than the supply.- Unlike the fruit farm, which., takes several years before-it comes to the producing stage, the poultry' farms. get to work' right awpy, arid requiro.but very little capital for a_ -start. . -The object's of such 'ait association would bo to'obtain improved conditions ; of-'marketing,' -and a» littlo more assistance from the Government in the way of instruction. Eggs shipped to Vancouver last season sold there for as much'-as, 2s. Id. per dozen, while the value locally was about/Is. 3d.,' .