POULTRY NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 492, 2 September 1922, Page 2

POULTRY NOTES.

(By “Rl'OOtll.T.”) Tl'.o most important topic at ilia presort) time—‘next, to the price of eggs—-is “tintyhing of chicks.” From now on and during tho next month or so determines very largely whether success is to attained at all during the year following. Tho hatching and rearing of chickens are the basis of snecossfnl ponllry keeping, allll unless breeders can produce and roar the si nil. successfully it is useless proceeding further. Once the chicks are out ot the shell tho pcnltryinmi must sen to it that from tho very first day a steady growth is nniintainod, and the necessary food must bo supplied. Not only this, but tho food must contain ail those ingredients which ai*o essential for the formation of bone as well as flesh and muscle. Animal food of course, is always given to growing stock, hut tliis is not enough.. Ash and phosphatio materials are also wanted. Growing clucks make good uso of wood or coal ashes. As a blood and bowel (Corrective, especially in warm weather, there is nothing better than granulated charcoal, battening or forcing foods should not be given. As shown last; week, provide for liberal exercise, and this is easiest done by having plenty of litter on tho floors. Burying tho grain beneath induces exorcise. Development of muscle follows upon this. A definite assurance of a prospective market for eggs in Britain was given by Mr C. A. 1 louse in an interview to a newspaper reporter. Question and answer are herein set forth.—To what extent do poultry-men in England supply their own demand?—Tho growth since the War has been enormous. Production has been increased by encouraging everyone to take tip poultry on the house Hock system. The private individual is supplying his own need, and the surplus goes to (he market. Ot course, we import millions of pounds worth of eggs and poultry, and will always do so. The following figures speak for themselves and show that eggs from Australia and New Zealand might easily be marketed at Home .-—Great Britain imported in 1913 eggs in great hundreds (120), as follows: —From Russia 11.453,277. Germany 513,740, Belgium 72,879. France 702,281. Italy 845,789, Austria 883,651, Bulgaria 5600, Servia 4512, Roumnnia 226,190; total 14,705,919,