Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-15
LIVE STOCK.

rh 10 . s,cadv demand for horses for dray purposes
In towns, and draft and saddle animals On hmt
The local demand nearly met by local prouuctoh
last year nearly 200 horses were Imported me Iu" ~,
of draft and saddle horses could be mp1Neu Id
large ranches importaons of the finest quality OF pcou
ing animals have recently been made; In fact the great
Importance of fine, pure bred sres Is qui,e Wei ti
nzed On ranch we have six or eight ieIche'oh Sta
lions which would compare fayoraby with THOSE OF any
locality These stations are at present being ueu m
Tho of heavy draft horses and also Tor the pu
nose oT securing mares suitable for mule raising There
is room however for the further improvement OF da
animals and reasonable number OF excellent drait ah
mails can always be marketed locally at remunerative
prices The demand for saddle horses Is very actNe
There is an excellent opening for skilled Dreeder 10
improve the type of saddle horses by the use OF American
Saddle stations on native mares, ,--- , ,,o
Mules are always In demand on plantations ana the
local production insufficient to supply the market.
During sos $50 mules were imported and sold at apou
$3.50 90 per head. Anew of the plantations are maklhB
raise mules for their own use nut tne'o
is a good opportunity for an expert breeder TO produce
mules for general work purposes about towns anu on
plantations We have great number of native Jacks,
which are constantly used as pack analS anu Soc w.
the stations have been used In mule production 10
easv IN understand that the obtained in this way
are under sized and undesirable color some unoruh-
ate experience had in importing standard JACKS
for breeding purposes several instances the buyers
have received very inferior animals cohsluerhple
number standard bred Jacks, II raised ana accnhteu
the Islands could be sold to plantations LOT use III w
production. ..,.... .uo .otsod
to some extent in the Territory. Al the annual Poultry
show I'm Honolulu fine specimens of these breeds are eK
hbtod and poultry Judge from tne maahanu :" ~
invited TO prizes. The comInercial prouucoh o
poultry however Is far below the requirements Oh oca
trade, and result great quantities OF pou'''y anu
eggs are constantly imported from the mainland Wneu
il is remembered that the local price OF eges ranges o
40 TO 60 cents Dozen and that OF ordinary iows IRON
$1,000 to $500 dozen 1t is evident mat there Is money
a. nonItrv for the man who knows the business. There
is widespread belief that the Diseases ana other trou
bes which poultrymen meets are more serious mere
than on the mainland, When we look into thlS matter
we find that sore head, roup and mongoose are ht
chief sources Of trouble The fowls can, be protected
Cainst mongoOse by the construction of cheap buildings
and the use of mongoose proof fencing Moreover sore
head no more here than in many parts OF th
mainland The disease Is apparently carried TO some
yopt Inv MOSQUITOES and fowls can be easily protected
MOSQUITOES by providing cheap open roS 90 UNI
against mSpad with mosquito-wire. number OF mel
houses, scre ,owng the business OF poultry raising
who aES profits "%% s@t'S TS0@ in tho
others. lW Who control large areas of duck pond