POULTRY CONGRESS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1930, Page 5

POULTRY CONGRESS

interchange of knowledge EXPANSION OF INDUSTRY LONDON. June 12. Details are now available in connection with the World Poultry Congress, which is being organised by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the .Scottish and Irish Departments of Agriculture, show that sixty nations will be represented when \be Congress opens at the Crystal Palace in July. The main objec-t of the conference is to facilitate an interchange of knowledge regarding the poultry industry, which in this country has seen a great expansion since the war. As compared with 1913, an increase of 80 per cent, in egg production has taken place, the value of the increase representing an addition to the nation’s income of about £7,000,000. But although Home production has largely increased, a considerable production of the eggs consumed in this country are imported. For example, in 1928 put of a consumption of 132 eggs per head of the population, 75 came from abroad. An interesting fact is that Belgium in 1928 sent us nearly forty times as many eggs as she did in 1913. Wo are not, however, the only country which imports eggs in large quantities. Germany lias to import almost as largely as ourselves, while Spam, Italy and Switzerland import considerable quantities from Eastern Euroue. Almost eveiw country is now making strenuous efforts to increase its poultry and egg production,

The coming congress, tfie fourth fo be held, will be organised in four main sections—namely, papers and discussions, national, exhibits, trade exhibits, and live stock.