POULTRY CONFERENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 342, 9 March 1922, Page 2

POULTRY CONFERENCE.

YESTERDAY’S PROCEEDINGS,

The Now Zealand Poultry Association Conference continued its deliberations ifter the “Standard” wont to press yes(('relay afternoon. Discussing the secretary’s report, Mr Gallieban (Wellington) condemned the careless manner in which eggs were handled while in transit within the Dominion. Alter further discussion the secretary’s report, was adopted and a motion was passed complimenting Mr Merrett on his action, in connection with the Asiatic egg pulp menace. The conference then went into committee, and on resuming considered alterations to rules until the adjournment was taken tothis morning. This afternoon delegates visited the Esplanade in company with Air S. ( R. Lancaster, chairman ol the Reserves torn* mitlce of the Borough Council, and later limy attended a demonstration by Mr <l. l.b’gins of plucking and dressing poultry doT table, while Air K. 11. Aleade, Government veterinary surgeon, gave an address on “anatomy in relation to poultry diseases.” The demonstration took plaLe at Mr Stubbs's poultry farm in Eil/.herbert street. To-morrow morning delegates will motor lo Levin. Eoston and Waitoitoi poultry farms, after which they will leave lor their respective homes. According to the Government census returns ihe total number yd fowls, ducks, reese and turkeys in various comities last: year were as follow: —Riuigitikei Comity 45 418 Kiwi lea 12,343, Pohangina 7,077. Oromi 21,122, Mainiw.itn 54,534, I lorowhenna 32.857. Kairanga 29.998. Pahiuliia 14,866, \\'nodviile 8648, Daimevirke 21.606, || Id ’STRATED LECTURE. tIOPERN I'GLLTRA’ FARMING. There «a.- a fairly large at tendance ol ilm public at an illustrated lecture delivered I,v Mr .), B. Merreil in Everybody s 'l imjiir,, lasi evening, in connection with ilie conference Among dm slides exhibited were photographs of poultry farms in various connFries, contrasiing the various classes _of ponliry and numerous method- • f bom-mir tip. birds, sonic being out of date ainl uilicrs iiKM,\irlhul> piicui he, also .-iiown. die speaker eulogising the e(h eieiiey of die crate system. Pictures ol champion layers were given, while pprlioiis of the lowl s anatomy, birds ill I a von ied and di-ea-ed, parasites and \ermin- big fael'ors in reducing a bird s lav mu- pos.^iliihiiuh —and scenes ai llawkcv Iniry, a. big poultry instruction farm m New’South Wales, were among other subj. dimiraled. Photograph- were -mown ol die Hji io-daie ponliry houses tins birm. end a,general view of die 600 single liens 'for competition purposes. When these I .{toil "IV,libs were taken 6000 or 7000 birds verc kepi, the purpose of the farm being k. supply soldiers with onality stock, (liber picitires we;e (he (""’-laying eompeiitor m An. kb',ul, and Mr Merrill's heiul'im, iters in (‘hi i.-tclmrcb. i'.eluding views ol the pulping plain, and a machine which mis ,, caul presi rves them, oln lainig the use iif ill,, cold -lore. Photograph.- ol die big ( r*. w* I - which aiiended die ( hri.-n bnreb poidirvmcn s "field day recently, wlmn over i)lTi was laised, were exhibited, to- .■ 1 i ll -r with scenes ol dm bigge- 1 poultry Farm.- in New Zealand. “Lady Cornwall.” a fowl which laved 317 eggs in 12 months, was one ol the inti Testing leamres di--pjayod, Mr’Merrett passed on to ,-paak ol AmVi ie.m and ( ,’aliforniati poultry iarms. showing -bill", which illustrated the large seal,, on which the industry is.carried mi ilien*. A hatchery which turns om over 500.000 )mllcts annually, and views ol ( alifornian scenery were shown. The serin" was follow ed with keen interest and Mr Merieti was heartily applauded at tin* conclusion of Ills address. A film depicting dm activities of die Petaluma poultry experm was followed with much interest.