POULTRY ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 31, 6 February 1902, Page 2

POULTRY ASSOCIATION

There was only a moderaW attendance at the meeting convened for Wednesday evening. U'. The President, Mr Captain BPod, occupied the chair, and read the ft owing report which had been prepare! by the Icommittee! —ln reorganising^ie society into the Taranaki Poultry pgeon, I Canary, and Kennel Club, t» com-1 mittee considered the time ipd arrived when New Plymouth would be able to run a show in all these The climate of Taranaki should enable, breeders to produce iftme*f i tr.e best stock in New Zealand. Regsrdiog the poultry industry, it was only juM in its iofancy in this colony and Australia, and should grow into a big dumacs* If the farmers would fall into line, and give the same attention to tthltry as they do to other stock, tw would soon find jt a profitable conceit- The Government is endeavourinlto promote the industry, havin;9flll equipped farms in the North M Sjuth J stands. In America the frosT tM< * e has grown to large dimem S, and id 1900 the export compares follows with the two other priifßal agricultural products:— J[ laßollars. Poultry, about .. ~ *nl),000,000 , Cotton, about .. .. 'J#,094,640 Wheat, about .. .. 1 J17,938,998 The report then dealt vPjltho benefits which a good up-tßate show would afford breeders. ■■had heen decided to employ from outside the district to classes. The dog seotion being aww departure, the committee wishecv debated, and recommended the foliation of a strong committee to stPrviss the section. m The report was receive* Is was decided to ehdeajpnr to obtain the services of Mr MaudmTiotoria) to judge poultty, eto,, and Mr Horrocks the dogs After some further <«sultiry discussion, it was decided ,f> f djourn the meeting till Monday, 17ti I'ebruary. J