Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-06
MULE AND CHICKEN RAISING.
URGED BY DIR. Y. 5. NORGAARD
Territorial Veterinarian Gives Interesting Facts and Figures
IN Report on the Importation of Live Stock to the Ha
Waian Islands

DIR. Victor 8. Norgaard, Territorial
veterinarian. in his two last monthly
reports gives some interesting facts
and figures, as well as comment, on
the importation Of live stock TO Ha-
vail He urges the Importance OF
mule breeding and tells OF opportuni-
ties for money making in poultry
raising, which are strangely going to
waste here. In his June report the
veterinarian says:
AS will be seen from the detail
report hereto appended, large num-
Der Of live stock, especially horses
and mules, arrived from the mainland,
one steamer alone bringing 136 head.
Fortunately most OF the horse stock
came from the Central and North
western States and were shipped via
Portland; otherwise 1t is doubtful
whether the quarantine station would
have been large enough to accommo-
date them all. A considerable num-
Der Of brood mares, destined for Maui,
were allowed to finish their quaraI-
tine period on that island under the
supervision OF the local representative
of this Office. With the exception Of
few cases of influenza and shipping
fever, all the animals arrived in good
condition"
Reporting on the work of the divi-,
sion of animal industry for July, DR..
Norgaard says:
An unusually large number of do
nlestic animals OF various classes and
breeds have arrived during the past
month. or work animals, nearly one
hundred head arrived, mostly mules,
and all of superior quality. OF this
number rs are now in quarantine,
inst. At the Hilo quarantine station
there are 32 mules, which are to be
released on the 10th inst. This fact
il mentioned because the deputy Ter
ritorial veterinarian from Hilo, Dr.
Elliot, Is in the Queens Hospital here,
having been operated on for Appendix
citis, and in case he does not recover
in time IL will be necessary to send
an Inspector from this Office In order
TO pass on and release these animals.
tOf breeding stock. there arrived
four large jacks, which 60 to the Par
her ranch for mule breeding. This
ranch has, during the past four years,
endangered to produce mares OF SUI
fqient size to raise large mules from,
and there is every indication that be-
fore long large percentage Of the
mules which are now being imported
here annually will be raised in the
Territory. BY the exclusive use of
large imported stations, principally
ferchcrons and German Coach, the
aforementioned ranch has succeeded
IN developing both the size and the
quality OF its brood mares, several
hundred of which will now be bred
40 the imported jacks, thereby adding |
an Immensely important branch to the
live stock industry of the Territory.
by reference to the annual repS tss
OF the division for the past six years
ihtlwill be seen that every effort has
been made to get the stock breeders
here TO take up rsule breeding and 1t
IS therefore highly gratifying to see
that the end is finally in view. Both |
feed and climate are ideal for the pur-
pose In many localities here, especial
" in the mountain pastures of Hawaii, |
Maui and Molokai, and 1t now only re
mains to be demonstrated IL mules |
that are raised here will possess the
8pme amount OF stamina that is ener-
n and endurance. IS the imported
l(hules, and there Is every reason to
believe that such WI be the case.
Another Importation os equal I'M
hortance and undertaken by the same
4snch was the arrival q few days ago