Poultry Notes PROFITABLE POULTRY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 288, 25 November 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

Poultry Notes PROFITABLE POULTRY.

(By “Ccck-o’-the-North.”)

The Second Annual Conference of the Now Zealand Poultry Association opened in Christchurch on Tuesday. November 7th. at the Young Men’s Christian Association buildings. Mr. ,T. Harvey of Dunedin was elector chairman pro tern.

Tho proceedings opened with a reception to the delegates and members of th” As-oeiaticn. Councillor Coopqr f -n Lohnlf of the Mayor, who was unavoidably absent. in welcoming the delegates to Christchurch. strongly cilogiSTd union in any industry nnil eKprc-.-ed keen appreciation of the pre-rpn.-*o of so many ladies. Tie instanced the poultry industry in America r.nd its huge proportions as an incentive t > New Zealand poultry men to try and emulate them. He also drew nlt' ntion t > fhc possibilities of the cxpni t trade under modern conditions and concluded I>v again extending a bcorfv weh-ome to the Conference to Christchurch. Councillors Ganes and Holland also spoke much in the same rfrain.

Dr. Ru •I], Vice-president cf the Christ church poultry club also addressed the conference and gave a very interesting and instructive address. Tl ic chairman expressed the thanks of the conference to tho various speaker; and tin: sc'-rciary then road apologies f:r nb c i'ii'*(* from Tils Excellency the Governor and other distinguished gen telnien. The secretary also expressed regret that the invitation to attend !i*:d not been more generally respond-, cd in. an I f o-w-hed upon tho various ooints on which it wa.s desirahh* the C'.'.'ornmor.t should be approached. 2.3.1 P.M. TO 5 I’ M. Mr. Gordon moved and Mr. -T. *M Fcriuison seconded that Mr.-J. Harvey he Pics’dent of the Association for the mwiing year. —Carried. The report was then read and adopted ml th” Walanco sheet was held f.’.-or f ir -.mid. Liidv Islington was unanimonrly r’e-tej Patr'-n of the Association. Tho |i*t of vice-presidents was r”-ri-’C'l and a number of names deleted, after which f’"e following were added tn tlir- li’-t rwl'lwhed la'-'t year *T. Brir.s!*aw, Stroifor I : F E. A. Gordon. Wnit’irn : Dr. Tbissell. Chris'Mtnrch: G. Forbes. MP.: -T. A. H-irman. Southland : TJ. TL Hawke. Christel lurch : Messrs. Davies. "Witty, Lanr -r:-,*, and Porata, M.l’.’.s; and E. O’ReiHv. Dunedin. The excretive committee was then elected consisting of-Afessrs. Gordon. Rutherford Shelton. Hodson and Sail. Mr. J. B Merrott. Christchurch, was *in mimonslv re-el .-otod Secretary. Mr. I l '. Brown. Government poultry instructor, road a verv aide miner on "The Prenar.-:tion of Table Poultry.” TTie paper was well discussed and Mr Brown was heartily thanked. In rhe evening tho. hoys of tho Gordon Hall Institute entertained the dvlogntos in tho .above hell. A pancc on thr- Raising of Chickens was read bv Mr. Rose, of Burnham. Mr. Rose inis warmly received and his paper was freely discussed, several interns!, inn points being dismissed from both r’l’es of the- mtest’on bv Messrs. Horyov and Gordon. Th.” assembled visitors then broke up into social gronns and later wore served with refreshments. tho evening concluding with hearty vofbs to those responsible for the* entertainment.

WEDNESDAY. NOV. STH, 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. Mr Gordon gave notice of motion (or Thursdnv to rcsoinel rules three an-1 four, dealing with Metronolitnr* agents, and to substitute others releasing the .Ass”-*iat’on from the need of dr awing out fidelitv bonds for said agents and giving the governing bodies free hand in the appointment of Mr. Hnwke was elected a working vioe-prexifleiit for the South T»land. A nauer on the export-trade was rend l.v th” President, as proxy for Mr. Brhtoin-Bcll of Auckland, and ,>t-ok**d con* idoralflc discussion The r”**>etary was directed, on the motion of Mr. Gordon, to write Mr. Brittamliull o-<nre r ‘sire the thanks cf the As..ociation to him for his able and interesting paper. 1 P.M. TO 5 P.M. It was resolved to approach the Gov ■ ernmo.it w*th a view to sending away trial shipment of eggs to test the (’ermr’inn winter market. R.solve-1 tbrt th” ‘ N.Z. Poultry •Lvu-nnl” !>'* the official organ of tho A raner on local trade was then read lc- Mr. A. E. Kent, of Christchurch. 'lbis oaper was adversely criticised by those' Present. Air. Kent, assumed a grroc deal in his paper which, in mv cninion, he was tillable to support. H.? v.'cr: e.r-eordt fl a vote of thanks.

A vow- remarkable and ab'n napm w:>« then real hv Mr. J. M. Fo’-gusou r-\ Wellington. This was certainly the rdi-lei.-t payor road at the Conference and the reader’s delivery was perfect. Tt -w.c-, koonlv nnprc’-intixl but. on aceiv.nt of f-wio. iho discussion was postmne ! fill the evening sn'w’nn. T’-o de’.-'gitos then visited the rtility Po’dtv,- Childs C ii’inciit'on and tlsc. N.Z Poultry Journal Institute. S P.M. TO 10 P.M. The no'innncil discussion on Air Ferguson's paper took plane and he •’-.'is heartily thanked, for h’.s very aideMr. Gordon then gave an address on Fircless Brooders, which was v. < H roroivo'l nn.-J ov d keen and nynrec'ni j-.-o discussion, after which Mr. Gordon icreivod a vote of thanks. ‘A paper on Lossons from the Egg Ci rein Move va.-nt was then road by Mr. Rutherford and. after some discussion, he war b.cartily th.itike-’. (To lie Continued.)