THG JOURNAL 



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NEW YORK 



BOTANIC A 1 



GARDEN. 



Tfie department of M^ncufture 



VICTORIA. 



Vol. VIII. Part 1. 



iOth January, 1910. 



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POULTRY FARMING OX SMALL HOLDINGS. 



H. T'. Haickiiis, Poultry Expert. 



The annual value of poultry products raised in the State in 1908 was 

 estimated by the Government Statist at the excellent total of ^,^1,547.000. 

 This, of course, includes not only the poultry and eggs sent to market, but 

 also those consumed on the farms. These figures increased by ^47,000 

 over those for 1906, and were equal to more than one-half of the value of 

 the aggregate output of the mining industry (;,^3, 03 1,000) for 1908. But 

 there is room for expansion. Poultry -raisers do little more than supply the 

 demand in the State. Indeed, they are not able yet to fully meet the 

 requirements for eggs. In 1908, after deducting exports, there was a net 

 importation into Victoria of 589.322 dozen eggs, valued at ^^22,631. from 

 the other States. But these figures are trifling when compared with those 

 for New South Wales an<l Western Australia. In the same year, the 

 former State's net imports of eggs were no fewer than 1.339-315 dozen, 

 valued at ^56,713, and those of Western Australia, 1,129,709 dozen, worth 

 ^55-345- The only States in the Commonwealth which are able to show 

 a balance on the right side of the ledger in respect to the Inter-State egg 

 trade are South Australia, which exported 2,825,882 dozen, valued at 

 _;^i27,203, to the other States in 1908; and Queensland, which provided 

 261.185 dozen, worth ;^io,687. 



The Inditstrv in Denmark. 

 Since the advent of co-operative stores or collecting centres throughout 

 Denmark, poultrv breeding has become wonderfully stimulated. The 

 following figures indicate the progress made since 1888: — 



