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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2817, 29 November 1924, Page 2

Mr J. B. Merrett, of Christchurch, who delivered an, address in the Town Hall supper-room on ThursJa\ evening, is a fluent speaker, and discoursed interestingly on mauy m'.as s of the poultry industry, throughout the world. Sneaking of duck breeding in Holland, the speaker said ili,a in one small torn duck breeding to the extent of half-a-million birds per year for export to the English market was carried out. Tiie birds were fed on a diet wholly of shell-fish, a very cheap form of _ food, obtained from the sea coast and transported in boats to the duck pens, which were situated on. the banks of a stream. The eggs from these birds were also exported to England, but found favour only among the miners of that country, having a decidedly fishy flavour. ''The demand, however, for these eggs amor.g the miners was so great that the supply was altogether inadequate.