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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



H. — Eggs dipped momentarily in sulphuric acid, washed and dipped in alkaline 

 ammonium oxalate, then stored in large bottle. All the eggs very bad and contents 

 offensive. 



These experiments corroborate many of the results obtained last year, and give 

 further proof of the excellence of the eggs preserved in saturated lime-water. We 

 think that, on the whole, 2 per cent sodium silicate gives better results than the 10 

 per cent solution experimented with last year, but we are also of the opinion that 

 lime-water is superior to both as an egg preservative. Moreover, it is cheaper and 

 pleasanter to handle. 



GEI^ERAL ITsTFORMATIOE" 



OX POINTS IN POULTEY KEEPING ASKED EOE BY NUMEROUS FAEMER 



COREESPONDENTS AND OTHEES. 



Notwithstanding the large amount of information that has been distributed 

 throughout the country, in relation to poultry-keeping in all its different phases by 

 our experimental farm reports, during the past twelve years, there is yet a very great 

 demand for further information on the subject. Poultrj' keeping by farmers and 

 others is evidently making rapid development, hence the demiind. 



It is of primary importance that beginners should understand that successful 

 poultry keeping is dependent upon the follov/ing conditions : — 



A knowledge of the business. 



A suitable house. 



The proper breeds. 



Proper number of fowls. 



Suitable food and treatment. 



Fowls of proper age. 



Care and proper treatment of chicks from time of hatching. 



A KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUSINESS. 



In the world of commerce a knowledge of the business engaged in is considered 

 necessary to success. Poultry keeping for profit is no exception to this rule. Letters 

 are frequently received from correspondents to the following effect, * that the writer 

 has been engaged in the diy goods, or other business, in the prosecution of which he 

 has lost his health. Being of the opinion that poultry keeping will be a means of 

 restoring his health and making a livelihood, he desires to know quantity of land; 

 quantity of grain to be grown, number of fowls, &c., necessary for success.' It is 

 evident that the undertaking in the case of such a correspondent would be that of a 

 specialist, which is the most advanced branch of poultry keeping. To ensure success, 

 capital, a large plant and expert knowledge would be necessary. Such expert knowledge 

 could be learned by attending one of the agricultural colleges, where a course of poultry 

 keeping is taught, or by serving an apprenticeship at one of the large poultry plants. 

 The knowledge might certainly be gained by experience, which would necessarily be 

 lengthy and costly. 



