POULTRY EXPORT TRADE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 34

POULTRY EXPORT TRADE.

Messrs Lapraik. Stuart, and Compainy, London, serx 7 the allowing interesting paitirulars rearardiimer the requirament-s of rhe Frit.-sh froz^r poultry tirade Groat qua.ntities of fow's ai<» constantly arriving here from Ru«?ia : they iv-a plumn md sweet, bur vwy small. Th-cy aro tloliverpd in a nearly frozen state, and sell lvachly in our market*, but only realise froni Is to 1-. 3d each, md arc chiefly sold to bot-f»l and i---ti-auiprr proprietors. It musr- be av,umcd tlmt th? tr^do is a profitable one, oven at th^se pi ices, as consignments have lv=-9ti sent for some years pa^t. and ar-e increasing, but the price realised f^ms a very pc^r one, and it would undoubtedly pay senders to endoavour to produce larger and heavier fowls Co-nsidorab'" qunit'ti*: 1 ? of vf ry fine fowl roach iis from Fra rc°. and obrain much better pr'<y"! : Fr°nch pree=o and turk^v* are al=o =ent kn»elv in their p°ason. Of the finer ard larger hi »•('.-. our ' principal foreign supply comes fiom Fra-ncc, I where a lars^ number of small farmers have I ?iven particular attention to the rareful , ! breeding of nou't'-v. and combirv *o as 'to forwaid in bulk, thus spcurin.sr the , tetter rma'-;-"t whioh always oWirs whore i important Loi * are o:i =ale. Th" care and attention p.x'd *o -earim?, fattening, -hanin#. and pu*n"ne un for =n!« results in a r^ular • vipnlv of l.ird< which for R^noral ex^ollene- ami firve qiuil^v compete \\<?H with soinp of the best British fowl. ' - R««mn.<r and Fnfetenine. — The keenir.jr and fa'tpnin? of fo«'s of rour«o (I.ir-'i ,-!- u)K)ii situation and availal \c teed -t-iifF-., but an important ai<l to f ■)>.«■. Thriving i<= plenty of mom in th- r>r>»u \v'i"»re chickens can ''pick un.'"jr> addition i to r'--> regular orain. etc., fepciimr. Another mo=t important pom. f is .h 11 separation of t-he s°v s at tho enrlK-'t po-sible 1 morr-rr n'non thp cockerels can b" rPPO','- , ni.=rd Thi< should 1^ partuculavly atieirl^d to by ■fjirmer.e ivho wi-h to soouro plump ' Ja.rcro birds Tho ,vn=on i- that t'i-=e jto- l rv. U!i2a'lanr tho'urh it may wm. bp-ffc off thf -yours fomn':-s «t ffod-r" t : n">. lakinsr t.h" bulk of th° bp-r food tlt»'i'- Iv-. and th ■ r-ffor-t of thi- and tlio ' di- I \iiv_" of th n cock-°rpls i= rwir. fo-v I=. « rnav kr» rr-mark th" I . a ■•-V'-idv demand is cort-^u"'! in om- n-ark-'t ih"->-iyhou' tb" \PV f ')l- fowl-, chir'^n- 1.-i'^'l f'llfks in «.p:i'on). but autumn n-id v. in'or i- thr turn of srr^atost d°>r>ar(' for i n^c- and turl.^\ -. — Killincr and | On Ihia -übjrft it ifi only n^co-.nv to )imark tlu' 1o onsi.r" fil ip uhi*o fl"-'i fowl? mil-- ho f|iiickl\ kill' 1 aiti t :!>-•• h'-d. Tlu-mu-t ho i\w -o ih-tt ih'- bio/ '1 iui s fiCiii tho mouMi or beak a- fl .> fowl hum- '-u--p.ii'h-d h-p-"-! 'own -o that >io hlcod 'oil's ,m\ ii.irt c ' 'Ik 1 fi '-h. The fowl* mu-1 not be drawn. ,:e that the \cnt is> clo?cd and

leave rh-q bird entire. Pluck the fowl thoroughly, kaving only the head and neck feathc-s on to half-woy down the rcok. Fold the vring* back, cicjs ard double back ths feet on to the thighs, secure them in this po-ition by tj-ing with string, hut on no account must skewers bo u^ed. wh«rher of woccl or metal. See that tho entire bird is clean and white. The breast must be left, to •show plump ar.d smooth and coveiod •w Irh a smaH sheet of clean white paper. ' Ducks and ducklin.g^ (entire and not drawn) must hs fa<t and fleshy, completely plucked, but with nsck feathers left on to half-way down the neck, the birds laid flat with breast upward, wings and legs with feet back or thighs and folded at the side of the bird. As to papering, sea that all fowl when wrapped in tlie white paper have the neck -.virli head outride the paper and turned or laid a+ th<? of th" bird. Within 2A hours of killuig. pla.ee in cold storage, li this is not available in your neighbourhood put in co-ol cellar. If in cold store it is wpll for the HrJs to lpmain there for three or four day-; previous to Hacking, but if \ou put in a cool place only, nack as scon as th? birds aro quit's cold a>vl> deliver as quickly as possible to rh- railway refrigerator ea.rs so a« to avoid all chance cS rha fowls deteriorating. We o'-ould ask your pa;i'cular attention to packing, which is a mo?t important niatt^n-. Every 1! hint"; depends unon d°livcry in gocd ror.di^ion on thi-; sido. First, the gen°rnl appearance of the -packages, which tr.u^t be neat, clean, and properly marked in accordance with our husti-uction'S: RTondly. on the lids of ca=?s being raised t.h° fow's «,hou'd appear neatly and regularly packod in rows. olo«a together, well eovprerl with clean whit a pargr." I«f tihec© inr lruct'ons are followed, and giv?n siz°. weighit. and good quality, success here is afured. When rcadv for Daeking each Viird must b9 wrapr^d in whit« paper. m>atlv folded ■so as to leave th.-. neel- and herd —in frath"ir —at tho side of th<? bii d nnd outbid* the pan?r covering. ar>'l racked in the skeleton or ventilated cases a* d~""ribed b?low. in two rows, a top and a l>cttom one. pach of i? birds. Vote particularly that it is very rlf=ir^blp that hen fc.\l* and <"vkprek bs packed in feparate ca c 3?,c3?, the birds of as ovpii weia-h^ a« possible, never mixed sorts if it can possibly he avoided, — Packages for Poultirx-. — Tbe.?e muFt be well ventilated for co!d storage. The best form is an oblong ca>e or cra'k\ the two endfi solid, and tihi"* sicV^, boifom. and top or lid com,ix>&ed of slats. Such skeleton cases oi cra-te? will hold tho bin'is well and tightly packed as instructed, while admitting free ventilation ail round ard throueh the case. Should thei-e lo any difficulty in procuring or making thrsc crates or skeleton cases cheaply, cither throirgh lack of appliances, too), or labour in shaping th? pack^ges. then, although such craves ar? pnefera-ble, if possible, there is an alternative in ordinary Sat ablon'2 box£js oif thin light wood, but in this ca*e thers must be an opening a'on? the middle of both sides, and also of top ard bottom to allow of fro- v«ntilaA.iou. NoSe partioulai'ly tih-at. in this case. tthe fowls must .not 1-* racked in two row tor- and bcttom. bat only in one row. and «3uoh onses should contain only 12 r.r 15 h\"J*. all laid flat, and each wrapped round with clean whits paper as previously -ta'.'-J