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Export of Fowls from Australia, [march, 



In the case of many of the colleges, advice as to the course 

 to be adopted to secure a better quality of milk will be sent — if 

 a form which is supplied by the college is filled up, giving 

 certain information respecting the conditions under which the 

 cows are kept. 



The Department of Agriculture for Queensland proposes to 



initiate the business of exporting fowls to the British market 



by undertaking to receive live birds of a 



Export of certain age and weight, to prepare them 

 Fowls from b , 5 ' F 1 



Australia. at owners expense for export, and to 



consign them to the home market. It is 



expected that some 500 chickens and turkeys will be dealt 



with in 1905. All charges for receiving, killing, freezing, 



packing, freight, &c, will be charged against the proceeds. 



Chickens must be from four to five months old, and weigh 

 from 3j to 5 lb. live weight ; ducklings must be from ten to 

 twelve weeks old, and weigh not less than 3 J lb. live weight ; 

 and turkeys must be not more than ten months, and weigh 

 not less than 13 lb. live weight in the case of gobblers, and 

 9 lb. live weight in the case of hens. The Department will 

 not purchase the poultry, but merely assist breeders to dispose 

 of the birds to the best advantage. 



A similar depot is also about to be established by the 

 Department of Agriculture, Tasmania, to which farmers may 

 consign poultry suitable for export. The birds may be killed, 

 plucked, graded and packed at the depot, and will be marked 

 with the Government brand and graded either 1st or 2nd class. 



In New South Wales also an export poultry depot is in 

 existence, where fowls, ducklings, goslings, and turkeys are 

 received and prepared for export. The Department provides 

 cases, freezes and ships the birds at a fixed charge of 6d. a pair 

 for fowls and ducklings, and is. per pair for geese and turkeys. 

 This covers all expenses free on board ship, except railway 

 freight. 



