92 POULTRY KEEPING IN EUROPE, U. S. AND CANADA 



The position in Ireland at present is that the industry has not received 

 the same attention in all parts of the country, as shown by the fact that in 

 County Kildare (Leister) only some 729 birds are kept on the 1000 acres of 

 cultivated land, whereas in County Armagh (Ulster) upwards of 3,300 are 

 maintained on the same area. If the whole country develops to the same 

 extent as County Armagh, it will mean increasing the poultry output by 

 100%, or allowing that this is not probable in the near future, if I say that if 

 each province came up to the standard of Ulster, with 2,558 birds to the 

 1,000 acres, it would have the effect of increasing the poultry production 

 by upwards of 50%. 



I find that the value of the industry represents $5.34 per head of the 

 population, and in all probability this will be advanced to $8.00 in the near 

 future and perhaps to nearly $11.00 after another decade has passed. 



The remarks made concerning marketing in Denmark apply to Ireland, 

 since the success of the work is, in a great measure, the outcome of the 

 endeavors put forward by the Irish Agricultural Organization Society. 



GREAT BRITAIN 



I have referred more or less at length to the present position of the 

 industry in Denmark and Ireland, and in conclusion I desire to say just 

 a few words relative to the state of affairs in Great Britain. 



It may be stated that we are today in practically the same position as 

 was Denmark 25 years ago. We are just at the beginning and I can only 

 express my belief that by working along similar lines, we shall be able to 

 develop the industry here as it has been advanced in the countries used as 

 illustrations. With the larger centers of population in England the value 

 of the poultry output per head is not likely ever to reach the figures for Den- 

 mark and Ireland. But there is no reason why Wales and Scotland should 

 not take their place as producing instead of consuming countries. The 

 present value stands at $1.30 per head of the population. 



The following figures in round numbers may prove of interest: 



TOTAL CONSUMPTION IN GREAT BRITAIN 1910 



Foreign Produce $45,000,000.00 



Irish Produce 1 5,000,000.00 



Home Produce 45,000,000.00 



Total $105,000,000.00 



TOTAL CONSUMPTION IN SCOTLAND 1910 



Foreign and Irish $10,400,000.00 



Home 5,000,000.00 



Total $15,400,000.00 



