POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2723, 18 March 1916, Page 15

POULTRY INDUSTRY

{By Chanteolee.l

ha Egg Market. ~ Tho egg market appears to have recov- Jl red itself during the week, au<l prices u re much firmer. There is no reason to o bink that the factors assigned for the li lump are duo to tho import of ef;gs, so g moh as to the congenial season experi- n need. During February the supply was c cry heavy and stocks quickly accurnu- 1 ited as the result of the high price to t. ■hicli eggs rose. Tho eggs had to be a old and tha only way to yuit them was p hrongh cheapening the price. It should Je the policy of producers to cncourage Ti onsnmptioii. Eggs up to Is. lOd. a dozon n ,'holosale, in February, is absurd, and t hows nejther sense nor reason. It could n nly bring about the 6lump that occur- a ed. Now that the supply, is dropping o lid hens arc entering the winter months, 3 here is some justification for the in. y reased price. If producers unfairly J aise tho price of their products the ' mblio become resentful, and merchants, I o liold the trade, will seek outside mar- 1 :ets. Many of tho bakers who were 0 I'.arto to believe that there would bs a big hortage' of eggs in New Zealand owing * o doar feed', booked their orders for ° nilliona of eggs for use this winter, and hov are in the position of having been " anded with imported eggs, while local 1 ouutry eggs have gone a begging. The t ;reat lack among poultrymen to-day f s the want of TeliaWe business men to . irganise and adjust tbe marketing of ! ggs in each centre.: . ■ . 6 Jentralisation. , For various reasons the co-operative * irstem of marketing has been somewhat ] if a failure. Centralisation can well bo j nade a success. In co-operation business j ;aot and ability are indispensable; as ;hese do not usually exist among produc- ( sre for want of practical experience, it i las to be purchased. Unfortunately, pro- , iucers will not pay tho price, and some- • >ne is put into the position who has , jo gain experience at the expense of the shareholders. By the time tliis is done j ;he opoortunity has gone, the money has ( Men frittered away, and the concern , Dlunged into difficulty. With centralisa. | iion of tho supply, the. way is much , :asier. Usually' there are capable men 1 willing to act as agente, and producers should concentrate their eggs and gain > control. | Thß Conference. < The New Zealand Poultry Conference is i to be held in Wellington next month. It i promises to be larpely attended, and judging by the remits sent down by tha ; various societies some very useful work should be done. The conference is self- : supporting and relies solely on voluntary contributions. The secretary informs us there is a balance in hand for the coming year. Personal. ' TVe regret,.to learn, that Mr. G. .Finn, president of the New. Zealand Poultry Association, has for some time been indisposed. We trust that he will speedily recover his good form and continue in tbe good work he has already achieved. N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB'S COMPETITIONS. The official results of the forty-ninth week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's eleventh egg-laying competition for fowls for the week ended Tuesday, March. 14, are as follow:— LIGHT BREEDS. Total Total i . for to week. date. Verrall Bros., B.L 9 1047 H. Leger, S.C.W.L. 14 1180 Waikato Egg Farm, S.C.W.L. 21 1223 Caider Bros., S.C.W.L 12 1219 Herotauuga P.C., No. 1, S.C.W.L 23 1168 N. Solomon, S.C.W.L 21 1045 J. Wordsworth, S.C.W.L 20 1037 Dominion Poultry Plant, S.C.W.L 18 1043 M. -P. Chapman, S.C.W.L. ... 30 ■ 1196 Mrs. J. Mills, S.Q.W.L 32 .1315 • A. R.' Browng, S.C.W.L. ...... 18 1160 Heretaunga P.C., No. 2 ' S.C.W.L 16 1038 T. M'llwraith, S.C.W.L 15 - 1019 C. Warburton, S.C.W.L 24 978 A. G. Brailey, S.C.W.L 24 1229 Wainoni Poultry Farm, S.C.W.L 27 1148 Ct. L. .Hayne, S.C.W.L 19 1206 A. W. Irvine, S.C.W.L 21 1102 Ashburton Poultry Farm, S.C.W.L 20 990 G. Catteral, S.C.W.L 17 1050 L. T. Wright, 'S.C.W.L 25 1292 L. Macdonald, S.C.W.L 18- 1043 Atkinson Bros., S.C.W.L 25 , 1139 A. E. Phillips, S.C.W.L. ...... 27 1122 Dalmuir Poultry Yards, S.C.W.L 29 1321 B. P. L. Clayson, S.C.W.L. ... 6 964 Green Bros., S.C.W.L 23 1244 Jack Green, S.C.W.L 22 1328 A. E. Wilson, S.C.W.L. .'. 25 1233 W. A. Nixon, S.C.W.L 12 1071 ,H. S.Voodnorth, S.CiW.L. ... 20 1228 R. Roxburgh, S.C.W.L 18 1049 ■R. A. Lazarus, S.C.W.L 10 1005 A. W. Adams, S.C.W.L 14 1138 T. Fazackerley and Sons, S.C.W.L 10 IOGO W. Davey, S.C.W.L 20 1183 W. A. Nixou, S.C.W.L 25 1187 ■R. H. James, S.C.W.L 21 1078 ,R. Mills, S.C.W.L. 8 1230 S. L. Leggett, S.C.W.L 7 . 1020 'R. Willis and Son, S.C.W.L. 29 1169 George Gee, SiC.W.L 13 1113 Green Bros., S.C.W.L 18 997 'Rangiuru Egg Ranch, S.C.W.L. 15. 702 T. Kennedy, S.C.W.L 23 1099 Caider Bros., No. 1, S.C.W.L. 22 1232 R.. W. Hawke, S.C.W.L 18 1007 .Mrs. M'Kinnon, S.C.W.L 20 1076 Green Bros., S.C.W.L 20 1169 Totals 947 54,941 HEAVY BREEDS. Total Total for to ■ „ weekl date. A. W. Adams, S.W. 15 865 Green Bros., S.W, ...» -1 E. Oakes, R.I.R. •• 954 Cooper and Wainscott, R.I.R. 10 1048 W. A. Nixon, R.I.R 9 359 A. B. Wilson,-W.W. .18 882 T. Kennedy, W-W- }}2? W. A. Nixon, B.O: 24 1154 W. L. Walker, 8.0 M 1155 E. Willis, 8.0 18 1254 W. Bloomfield, 8.0. 28 1090 Totals '■ 214 10 . 853 FOR DUCKS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's sixth .egg-laying' test for ducks. Returns for the forty-ninth week are as follow:-— y . Total Total for . to week. date. ,T. B. Merrett, LB.' 27 933 T. R. Hall; I.R. 25 1102 G. L. Hayne, I.R, JU7 W. Davidson, I.R. J* wjj® Thomas Bowthwaite, I.R. W. Knight, I.R 10 1264 W. Knight, I.R •••••• 10 10»8 Wainoni Poultry Farm, I.K. •)<>«>

Totak 11l 7820 i 1 The lettcrsafter cach entry denote the breed, as under:—B.L., Biwri Leghorn; S.C.W.L., Single Comb White Leghorn; E.C.W.L., Hose Coinb AVhite Leghorn; S.AV., 'Silver Wyandotte; R.1.R., -Rhode Island Red; WAV., White Wyandotte; 8.0., Black Orpington; 1.E., Indian Runner.