The Daily News. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1905. AMERICA'S OBJECT LESSON IN POULTRY REARING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7968, 3 November 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1905. AMERICA'S OBJECT LESSON IN POULTRY REARING.

U I tintny .v-ar* advocan of tha ii.l|m-ii;tncf of poultry <nrd us ■i''l i' les tn' commerce. both for home • • ;i;n! e\p«>ri. Xi-u "X'ra--1 iiid is Liradually waking to tlWacl there is money in tii.» business. Tlv Co\eriiiin*nt has lor some filmpast done all ill its power to foster a\d encourauv this iiniubtry, and it i- mainly due in tin- anil abi i'i'.v of i In* Chin" I'uuili'y K\ppi( of 'i-' I'eparl in-.-hi of Agriculture (Mr I' Ihd''> that al, last 1-hcre - 'llls In hr a prospect of I lie Wealth -II i h«* fount ry Ivojuj; increased by \ rliui lic at ! > til ion h> nulling poul'r\ fni - export. Tin' amount of in-i'T.v-.f exhibited in the r£g-ia.yiiu; "iiij'.'i •" i< us now In ir.ij held slious ' 't iim industry is laying hold of ■ m s« t tiers in a practical v. Ny, apd ' >' li-iirc lan-W.v in tin- Colony's rHunis. America has lony: since (li-mons'i at' I the capabilti■ ■> of t hi- jioul-t ry trade. a.s th" j>;tinplilel which l Ivas iH'i-ndy be. n cornpihd by Mr Jlydu plainly .shows In* figur'-s set ~fii m lhat iiiiii]hvnsi\ e and interest in;: document w ill onie as a »ivat Mirpiise to many i\!to i-nly regard ponitn as an adcf io t heir lioii.es. and not ina source of e\p» use rath■r than prolit. poultry keeping as a business. however, is tpiiie another, matter, aird its possibilit ics are enormous. in the I uit»d Stat,s (', mmis i I'nlletin of |!UM> wo >i tn I that ihe ••'alite of poultry li.-a.ls the i 'ml . f Met of r»,::!•),i;:»7 HiruisMn U\» Stat«s .«report poultry, the value of which. including i*g'gs is j set down as I.! 7H.(>;',") dollars (ov(r £.V>.<tnO.(ion). The i,»ial number oi iowts I lii'i e inonlhs old ami up wards : t—( 'linkejiH ■( inylirdiiv^ tiiiiiua fowls) L'.'J.TrdJN.oS.'i : turkeys. ni..v.n>,::r,7 : :».(;7(i.s<i:{ ; ducks. ■ The produced in l,C.t were (In/en val- : . : at 1 1 l/JSiUoS dollars | UT-'On.IHIO}. like l iu s- yeem f\«-rw helming iniheir i •*.-1 i ii'n ri \ a; ''•'hi- v alne of the jiidii>t r\ . What mak,--- i lies, i ''sii!ts more astonishing is the fart that th.-yhead Hie IM fif American farm prorlucts b.v i'" and e\,-n e\e •, d th.• coml>in-.| Value oi all 1 lie sleep. Wool, v 'd\er aiid gold pi .ydu.-. vl n, il, r sanif ;»• riod \'aturall\ i.ur A !i..-ii«-an m> n-s-.if m the lalr-sf ~,w | | /( , s t iir i ho,K oi p, jjh reai ihe in•"l!!iat;■ i ai.-d 1,1-.;. -d-er pla.\ in-- an im:»"it p,irr in t h"ir oj? -ral ions. T'he si andard \ nriet rai>,t| in f j w » \ , M . Sfa',■•> Usa\ l,e divided thus ; '"i •' "« ral pui Lreerl < f i\ M \;i:- rit an class ; | hj,. i.l-'.' ls ol ;he \Mi.ti.; ti.iss ; 1|„. , o. ; l'M-,-d (»( 1 ii-' M' dn ■ri-ai;- an i-!as, : ;IM ,] [i -' "t'nameiit a I which iicln.le the I'oli-h I'Ahibit inn s jin-d fi M , Mm elates. Amongst |>r.ullr.\ tli.j l.i .irhf-rn «ir«*iipies in America t Ive

• hnvr 'hai the Jersey h<»h!s amongst as ;i ijiilK |»r<-fIhf.-f-. ('i)iisiil.rint: h'i\v except inn,tlh (Ik- poultry «• i"l iiHliisfriw ni j,, wilh --in- ■ 111..M1. r. ;iT-(! ill.' p.Tiili:nl> laVoiir- ' 'til nt it ( nil.lll ii.ns [ ) l; il prevail in \i-\i Zi-iilnnJ ji j., ;ilike ivinarkahl" iiii.i 11 ;i I ,]'• thai 11 j ( • *>j>|x>f*Hini'y or jMl.lin;: It the Co|on\'s wealth by nll ml l'- ■ poultry e\port I'll i» Mill.- llils lor so hm»r

j bi-1'1) till,| \;lj|| ,) 111 || (> . i's Ii M Ulll 'I I \alu-- ol" < ,111 poiiiin llti ,1 lucf v, f nr I'.frj uas only JJ 171 Oui». whereas 'ii" «*oiisuiiipti(ni rn flr-at Unlaiii ..bine amounts in svvi-ntri-n nnii a hall millions ui uhirh nlntut. :«-n luill i« ins in-,, si jj*| i) 11, | tYn in for-♦•i-n fount ri'.j.s ;t,n. J- th.. ' ;< -obvni.-s. Soiitli Aintii is annilirr niark-i tlvni »ji»tn hirm* i iidiu-ijiiiriit > l«> poultry-UM-n;rrs, whil... th.. j n ( ,ur own C'loi!) fwis sat isiartory aiv, houf\cr. thai t h«-piw»l'!'\ iiiduslrv fin \.*u /fftlantl is now rapiill;. c\<«'!nlinir. ih-' itii'ivasr in 'h.- tiif..\car.s tins' mark.,l. an! Mr looks I'oiwai'il with ronli;lt'ii(v to ihi> nit life of lit.- ui'insin. "rh'i*

iftat iny hi iln- (jUiiijl i(y of fit mil r\ ami trral'il b\ thi-do- j \••niin<-iit. ilfpot.s j'or ,\uar olsl I Mairh. ari' oi' interest an.] j that ll'i'.f.ii in u,'i'< iv;lh il j ~<! loi- c. tlM'Hil pi i''h : I 1.71 I «JI p'.'ulu,} Ux'iUal 1 w us-

port aiiil I.VS2-1 fur local eoi>Hfmpt|on. In of live poultry were exported ami Tt.SSO Thu Christehurch Meai Company '(K'alt. with .~)2. -I.'jO head of poultry for export ami tho \\«>lliilyton Fresh F«|«|d ian..l fee KMmpn'u.v 'with ■{•'».U'M) ht'iiil. As showing thai the industry is slillinils infaucv it may )«• mentioned that 'during the \ear I'.Mil were i 111 p< >r 11 '> I to tlu 1 value of C7t>K. These comparisons .should show thai there arc vast opport unit ies for the development of tlu- industry in New 'Asilar.-d. Poultry keeping will, the Chin' Kxpeii po i■. I • <ui help fanners t»\ ?rivt,rg Ihciii steady cash returns if 1)w business isrij_ 4 htl\ ar.'d no, o-th-,t class of stuck will ijjvc I'hr same

| prnlit—-pound for pound invested—as I poultry will, resides t his. as we have I already pointed out, <dairyin-»' mm poultry g'o -ham! in hand, as do also fruit and bee culture. All that, is required is attention to detail and success will follow. America has opened our eyes to the enormous trade that may he done, and there is no reason whv .New Zealand should not enter upon this industry 'in the same whole hearted way as has hven exhibited in daioinK- ,'Hie Government is affording every 1 facility to I'hose

| who wish to master the details of | poultry keeping, and it is to be hoped that before long this Colony may take a. leading position in this profitable trade.

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