THE POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2556, 2 September 1915, Page 8

THE POULTRY INDUSTRY

.. Several questions relating to the. branding of imported eggs, etc., wero ; ; f; : v ansvrerTO'.:.l)y ; Vthe\Ministbr.'. of Agriculture :j'estcrday, to the effect ' that a. Bill on the subject is being prepared, and will be'introduced at an early, date. So far there has only been a, slight advance on the prices of tho famous Victor ■ ' . Cheese Vats, and .factories . are now or- ' dering in view of £' possible further crease. Various causes will shortly great- " fy increase the cost, but orders received now will bo delivered in rotation and at present prices.- Albert J. Parton, Car-, '. .. iterton.—Advt. - - 1

KAUPOKONUIDAIRY COMPANY The eighteenth annual report of the Kaupokomu Co-operative Dairy Factory Company, Ltd.; for the year ended June 30 .states:—ln pursuance ~of" tlio resolution of. the last annual meeting your directors liave made payments from timo to time of one-half per cent, on' the monthly payments . towards tho Patriotic and Relief Futid9. ; amounting in the aggregate to £600.: The co\rtesting has been continued,'and if ;you can gauge the,advantages of it by coin-* 'paring our tests with some of our neighbours; it seems a. pity that more of our suppliers do not avail themselveß of the. service. Every two-point's in the'aver : age test makes a difference .of one-tentb-of a penny.per lb. of fat at,pre-.. sent prices. . After, writing off £3497 ,6s. 6d. to redemption' account, the appropriation account' shows a surplus of '£40,884 12s. 9d.y out of whicli it is proposed to. pay intirest'on; shares at 6 per] cent.—£lls4 ■ 18s.-; a further payment' for ■ milk of 4§di per' lb., ofi'butter-fat. over the whole. ' season, absorbing £38,900 v ;njaking : tho total payment fertile season 18.62 d. per- Jb., and leaving-a balance of £829 14s. 9d.'to be carried forward;;/