The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-31
WANTS THE,
YANKEE HEN
German Fowls Are Dsrslict In
Their Duty Kaiser Send,
Here.

wAs1uNgTpN May 90 Through
unofficial sources the interesting fact
has been learned here that Emperor
William recently sent to this country "a
trusted agent to study carefully and re-
port on the character aud habits ~ the
American hen. with the view " intro
ducing into German barnyards a strain
NJ new blood FOR the Improvement "
the native fowls. This development
has led to the discovery that the hens
~ the Fatherland for the last few
wears constantly have been growing
dcrclict I'm duty I'm the important mat
ter OF laying eggs. and that as consc-
quence Germany not only II threatened
with an egg famine. but also that the
ultimate result of the present tendency
OF gallinaceous affairs will be eXtinc-
ton. unless something is done to arrest
the forces OF decay that have seized on
the German hen. Accordingly. the
Kaiser's agent. Count Won Luckler OF
Silesia, is now preparing an extensive
report OF his observations OF the Am
erican hen, particularly as to the diet
and habits, which he perceiVes To con-
duce to her remarkable fecundity. The
Count spent three or four months In
this country in the prosecution of his
mission, and only recently returned to
Germany. While here he traversed eX-
tensively the farming regions of New
York and New Jersey, whence the main
portion OF the egg and chicken supplies
of the metropolis comes. and also Wis
tied a farm in Ohio whose owner makes
a speciality of raising" eggs. 1t is said
that his observations at this Ohio farm
convinced Count Won Luckler of the
unquestionabe superiority of the Am
erican hen over her cackling and de-
cadent sister in Germany, as nothing
else did that he saw in the United
States.
To give early demonstration of the
truth of his contention, the Count car
ried back to the Kaiser's domain sew
eral scores OF the finest specimens of
American hens obtainabe He will
cross the American breeds with the
German stock, in the confident eXpec
tation of securing results that viii
prove the correctness of his theory,
and at the same time be so entirely
satisfactory TO Emperor William that
he will no longer have cause to despair
of his soldiers and other faithful sub
jects being able to eat German instead
OF foreign eggs. which not only cost
more, but are not so enjoyable to the
German palate. In Count Won Luckler's
experiment is successful. 1t is expected
that there will be an immediate de-
mand in Germany for American hens.
and by the process of wholesale cross
ing of American with the native fowl,
it is believed, the Kaiser before long
can boast of having in his realm that
great desideratum a perfect hen, one
that does more laying and less cackling
and that produces at least one egg
day.
Count Won Luckler is prominent in the
Industrial and economic affairs of Ger
many, and his word on all agricultural
topics carries weight in the Father
land. II is, therefore, confidently be-
lieved that when he issues his forth I
coming treatise on the subject of hens
and egg production. one more barrier
that stands in the way of free CONNER
cial intercourse between Germany and
the United States will soon be broken |
down. 1t is said that the Kaisers sub
jests at this time have stiff and I'M
yielding a prejudice against the Ameri-
can barnyard fowl as they have against |
the American hog. The prediction is |
in Washington that Count Won Luck !
ier's diagnosis of the egg situation in |
this country and the application of the |
remedy he proposes, will do much in /
the way OF bringing about a better un
derstanding and that what the arts Of !
and threats of fierce COM
mercial war and riprisals have failed .
to secure, will be accomplished by the
docne and beautiful American hen.
Count Won Luckler's report Is being
awaited with keen interest by the Az
ricultural Department of this Govern
ment, and it Is said that the American
Consul General at Berlin has been in +
to &c; an advance copy of the
report, If possible in order that Ameri-
can chicPeit tIaisers can be prepared 70 .
take early advantage of the rise that 7
Will be almost certain to occur In rhe Y
domestic ma r't+t When the German peo-
pie become convinced of the superior :
quality and fecundity of our hen.
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