POULTRY NOTES.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 9, 14 May 1920, Page 10

POULTRY NOTES.

POULTRY IN THE NORTH. POSSIBILITIES OF THE FUTIJRE. INDUSTRY FOR SOLDIERS. Among the industries more or less in the embryo in the North is that of j poultry growing. Mr R. P. Greville, Commissioner of Crown Lands, state that during his recent visit t'o the North j he noticed that many of the old residents in the Houhora, Waiharara, and Waipapakauri districts, settled on ths gum lands, were going in extensively for] this industry. He had always recoj- ; nised that the stretch of country be-j tween Waipapakauri and the North] Cape wa3 particularly suitable for tho ' poultry industry, and it was pleasing to see that the men in occupation were ueginning to recognise the fact. Mr J. Leydon, of Waiharara, was the pioneer of the poultry industry in this district. He had gone into the matter in a thorough and systematic manner, and had, within two years, esta blished his poultry farm on a lucrative basis. The good work done by Mr Leydon and the encouragement and assistance given by him to others had led to several others following his example. Mr Greville states he does not think there is any place in New Zealand where poultry : farming can b© carried on under better condtions than in this stretch of country. The position was that the Govern- ■ ment owned large areas of land hen J well adapted for the business, it was easily accessible, in a good climate, and the conditions for a man making a start ■ were very favourable in many respeck ] He hoped, as a result of his visit and J from what he and Mr Wells had seen, that there would he established a chain of poultry farms from Waiharara to Houhora. He was quite convinced that, j proceeding on the lines Mr Leydon had j adopted, men taking up poultry farming a there had splendid prospects of success. j Mr Leydon had kindly offered to h^P 1 any newcomer in every manner possible. ] It was a locality where any soldier de- j siring to go in for poultry raising couM j he placed under fairly comfortable * j ditions at no very great expense. the exception of the extra freight on food supplies from Auckland, settlers 10 | this district could live very cheaplyi j they could obtain their firewood fronl . the kauri peat swamps and the ti-tro® growing on adjoining lands, and ] would be available at a low price, w 18 ] the roads were generally good. Worms don't like carrots (raw), ; coai, kousso, camphor pills, kerosene. English paper says a simple remedy : ounces of raspberry leaves dr8e^ ^ S ej 1 ed in 1^ pints boiling water, close co^6 ■ j A big dose oi olive oil or sweet oi , the crop, will clear them. Give t e ^ berry syrup when birds are thirs y, drinlr. A santonine pill, two grainsi ^ oil after. Areca or betel nut, four . grains, in oiT. The most eertaai aa ^ , S6vere is 10 to 15 drops oil of Y ^ 1 in oil, but if they have liver or e j ease it may kill them. Oil of 1113 | six to eight drops, in a P^*