Pig breeding and fattening, if given the attention 

 it requires, should be one of, if not the most, lucra- 

 tive and prosperous industries of the country. Any 

 farmer v^^ho is prepared to treat pig breeding as an 

 important industry, and not, as in a great many cases, 

 as an unimportant side line, should with care and 

 attention to the feeding of his stock, be able to make 

 not merely a living out of them, but a fortune of no 

 small magnitude. 



My remarks on paying attention to stock and 

 feeding apply to all branches of stock breeding, but 

 in the case of pigs the utmost care and attention are 

 indispensible to success. 



J. B. LLEWELLYN. 



POULTRY FARMING. 



"Poultry farming is slowly but surely advancing 

 -■- inB.E.A. 



RECENT PRO- I come in touch with poultry farmers all over 



GRESS. B.E.x\. and Uganda, and am of the opinion that 



poultry farming as a paying proposition has made 

 decided strides during the last two years, and has 

 completely recovered from the temporary setback it 

 received at the beginning of the War. This condi- 

 tion arises partly from the difficulty of importing 

 birds. Three years ago a bird cost about 5/- to im- 

 port, whereas now it will cost between 12/- and 15/-, 

 even when importing a fairly large consignment, 

 and even then it is very doubtful whether the birds 

 will arrive safely. This difficulty has caused would- 

 be purchasers to depend much more on local produc- 

 tion. This has resulted in a small "boom" in 

 country bred stock, especially in the more popular 

 breeds, such as White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds 

 and Buff Orpingtons. There is also a good demand for 

 Turkeys and Ducks, but apparently, there are very 



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