THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19182, 27 May 1924, Page 3

THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

GOVERNMENT EXPERT AT OAMARU. Mr Harris, chairman o* the Olago Egg Circle, and Mr F. C. Brown, Government poultry export, delivered lectures to poultry farmers in the Oddfellows' Hall at Oamaru on Saturday afternoon. Mr' Harris pre sided, and briefly introduced Mr Blown. 'i hero was a goad attendance of pouUry farmers, who followed the lecture with the greatest attention. Quite a number of lady lien fanciers attended. Mr Brown dealt with the question of tin enort of eggs. Mr S. 11. Scott emphasised the import ar.co of only one grade of eggs being expoited, and stated that they expected to deal with 200,000 dozen eggs this year, 6' per cent, of which would be exported. ll< spoke for some time on the dealers' poiir of view and his difficulties. POULTRY FARMING AND HOW TO MAKE IT PAY. The Ota#o Egg Circle has arranged for ; series of ihe immediate biisines of which is the ii'iichdiscussecl problem " How to Make Poultry Farming Pay."' There is no doubt that the high pricj s.\ wheat, nats, and pollard, and also the rail age. freight, and many other charges inci dental to the production and marketing o< eggs will be fully discussed, but I am o' the opinion that to build up a prosporo ,: industry a mor? economical and .'■atisfncUv inrans of artificial hatching must 1 adopted. It is admitted by all that the hatehii'i season is a very strenuous and anxio.' time for poultry farmers. Strenuous c account of the many hours' watching at.. waiting for the tentiverature to reach I 1 lequired degree and anxiety caused by th many failures of previous hatches. I would, however, appear that labour and i ■ certainty in hatching chickens and debugs will be reduced to the niiniu. during (he coming season. The Ki.-i> alaetric incubator is designed and c. structed to save at least six days' care r. attention for each hatch of eggs during > season, rnd from reports already obtain hatches a larger percentage of strong, p. foctly formed chicks than any other fcno■< machine. The world's record hen, Ki.-> Dot (342 eggs) was hatched in one of the machines. A further labour-saving dovice is i' Kismet electric brooder, but as both these machines will be on view and ■: irwnstrations given in working, poult farmers who are anxious to make pr.nl' pay will without doubt visit Mr Willi Oxley, 163 Crawford street, Dunedin, •■ ■ obtain full particulars and prices of lhmachines in working order.—Advt