~^> '■* t ^ ■■ TOME XII..éA-^ ^\ .^./^ 1939 Mo, 1/2 Ui bTCÎ^PÏt^C^îî^^'^"^^'^^^''' INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF POULTRY SCIENCE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE WORLD'S POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION N«^" &>■ -I, %^^ BDITORi Dr. B. J. C. TE HENNEPE ROTTERDAM (Holland) This Review is free to all members of the World *s Poultry Science Association. All Subscriptions should be sent to the Editor : Dr. B. J. C. te Hennepe, Rotterdam, or to the Secretary- Treasurer: Dr. G. F. Heuser, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., U.S.A. SUBSCRIPTIONS. $5.00 annually in advance. The personal membership of the W.P.S.A.1 amounts to $5.00 > P^^ For affiliated societies „ „ $25.00 J ^^^^ ADVERTISEMENT RATES. One page, per issue ... $12.00 Half page, per issue $7.00 TOME XII. 1939 No. 1/2 INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF POULTRY SCIENCE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE WORLD'S POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION EDITOR : DR. B. J. C. TE HENNEPE ROTTERDAM (Holland) Printed in Great Britain by H. R. GRUBB, LTD., Croydon. To the Members of the World's Poultry Science Association In the last issue of the INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF POULTRY SCIENCE, President Karl Vetter appealed to the members of our Association to do all they can to make the forthcoming Seventh World's Poultry Congress a success. May we now add our urgent appeal to this and point out to you the importance of this to the World's Poultry Science Association, thç World's Poultry Congresses and the Poultry Industry in the various countries. Every country should have representation in the United States at Cleveland, Ohio, this year. It is the particular duty of our members to help in all ways possible to get this national participation. The triennial meetings of the World's Poultry Science Association are held at that time. If we are to function strongly as an organisation, we must have attendance at its meetings. The plans for the Congress have progressed sufficiently to promise that participation in the activities will be extremely profitable and will repay an effort on the part of anyone to be present. If it is impossible for you to attend and take advantage of full Congress membership, you can lend your support and also receive the printed report of the proceedings of the scientific and educational meetings by becoming Associate Members. We hope that the World's Poultry Science Association membership will respond to the roll call in a manner which will reflect credit upon our Association. PROFESSOR J. E. RICE, First Vice-President for America. DR. G. F. HEUSER, Secretary- Treasurer. The United States is Ready to Welcome Congress Guests By Jos. WM. KINGHORNE, Assistant Secretary-General. One of the basic ideas that inspired the holding of a World's Poultry Congress was that of bringing together from the four corners of the earth the result of the latest and most authentic information developed by poultry scientists. In other words, it is this contribution of research, investigational and educational developments from many nations, coupled with their practical application in the wide field of poultry husbandry, that has made the World's Poultry Congress an institution of increasing importance since its inception in 1921. The Seventh Congress to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., from July 28th to August 7th, 1939, has as its goal at least the maintenance of the standards of attainment achieved at previous congresses and the further hope that, in the spirit of progress, those standards will be surpassed. The official invitation of the United States Government to the World's Poultry Science Association to meet in this country in 1939 was accepted at the Sixth Congress held at Leipzig, Germany, in 1936. As soon as word was received in the United States of this acceptance the leaders of the poultry industry in this country became alert to their responsibilities and realised the work that lay before them to prepare for the Seventh Congress. Ideas developed into plans ; group meetings resulted in a unified organisation of the entire poultry industry. As the weeks and months passed these plans and the results of co-ordinated effort began to assume tangible form. Visits were made by officials of the Congress and the United States Government to 35 foreign countries to extend a direct invitation to attend and participate in all phases of this coming international event. Group meetings, ranging from small gatherings in remote rural communities to large assemblies in towns and cities, were held to secure the support and co-operation of all segments of the poultry industry. By radio and press the message of the Congress has blanketed this country. Countless individuals, organised groups, commercial concerns. State and Government officials have all given their time and effort to help ensure the success of the Congress. It is now about 3 months before the Congress opens its doors to the world. Before that eventful opening day the work of the past 3 years will be completed. On that and succeeding days Congress officials will extend a hand of welcome to all. Friends, neighbours, visitors and guests from foreign lands will all be made to feel their welcome as members of a world-wide fraternity with a common objective. Since the first plans were laid for the Seventh Congress, the element of participation by other nations was held of great importance and given every consideration. The Seventh Congress has seven objectives which have materialised into seven major features. Each of these objectives and each of these features have been so planned and developed as to include any and all foreign nations that might take part in such activities. Reference has previously been made to the visits made by Congress officials to numerous foreign nations for the purpose of soliciting their attendance and participation. In addition to these activities, copies of both the Preliminary and General Announcements, special bulletins and numerous letters have been sent to a large list of individuals in other countries in the interest of the Congress. In the name of the host nation, the Hon. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, issued an official invitation to 64 foreign governments on January 25th, 1938, to attend and take part in the Congress. Thus it is felt that every effort has been made not only to acquaint those in other countries with our plans but also to assure them of our sincere desire to have them participate in every Congress activity. Up to the present time official and unofficial reports received indicate that official delegates or observers will be present from 27 countries, namely : Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Eire, England, Fiji Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Sweden, and the U.S.S.R. Representatives of 20 countries have submitted papers for the Scientific Programme. These countries are Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Eire, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Rumania, Scotland, Sweden and the Union of South Africa. In the Hall of Nations, eight countries are making plans to put on exhibits depicting various phases of poultry educational work. These are Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan and Nether- lands. In the International Live Bird Exhibit eight countries have up to this time expressed their intention of sending fowls for this phase of the Congress. These cinclude Canada, Cuba, England, France, Hungary, India, Italy and Netherlands. There will be a total of 36 different countries participating in these various features of the Congress. It is hoped, of course, that prior to the actual opening of the Congress, there will be an even greater representation from foreign countries. Whether or not this hope is realised will in no way affect our elaborate plans for entertainment and the fulfilment of every Congress feature. Why a World's Poultry Congress? As A WOMAN SEES IT. By K. B. NiLES, Chairman^ Consumer Education ProgrammCy Seventh World^s Poultry Congress and Exposition. I have been accused of being one of several with an unselfish enthusiasm for the Seventh World's Poultry Congress. But from the enthusiasm around me to-day, it looks as if my accuser were mistaken. Some of us, since its incep- tion, have been working tooth and toenail on the Congress ; but for those who arrived late—better late than never ! Nature endowed the poultry industry well. In consonance as they are with native human taste, poultry and eggs are a lavish gift of wise and lovely Nature. For when in the caprice of a happy mood, she conspired with Dame Fortune, together they must have contemplated a full-functioning poultry industry, for they heaped their favouritisms handsomely upon it. Together they fabricated the poultry business, richly designing it for a great and noble destiny. And now, the broad smile of Fortune plays gloriously upon the whole poultry world tangling it in a golden chord of luck. What a splendid brand of luck, too ! Luck like that o' the Irish—and not to be tossed away. Not to be tossed away, indeed, but rather to be reared aloft full-tide to the service of the people in our markets which now it is in our gift to offer them. Here in our hands we hold the chance of lifetimes. Citizens of the world shall know well of the young colossus—the poultry industry—and with it its allied functions. Out of the laps of the gods and into the lap of the industry drops the World's Poultry Congress. Oppor- tunities the Congress will bring for consumer education are limited only by the limits of your own vision.