POULTRYMEN IN CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2753, 24 April 1916, Page 8

POULTRYMEN IN CONFERENCE

FIRST DAY'S SESSION , OPENING PROCEEDINGS AND , "" ENTERTAINMENTS \" sv The sixth annual conference. of tho •, Son Zealand Poultry Association was i opened on Saturday morning m the i Masonic Hall, Boulcott Street Air. G ■ Finn .. -. • - i, In ; _.liis annual report. ..Mr: : '—J. B. l', Poultry " 'Association, stated.' that since 1.... the last conference tho poultry industry. }. had -survived a strenuous test on acj-. oount -of high price ,of feed,-and- '■ due i Worst' Was over,, and producers looked forward to? a..better, time. />- Mr. Mer-". f, .rett also referred to tho "importation , of; H V e 6g ß ;,; :and.;- said".* that v. it wasat. serious) [,^ , fflattef. for..tlie association. 1 The heavy were .due tol a mistaken. ]■; lestimate V: that i'th© iproduction- ofv eggs' : Would fall short of .requirements, and -TO.'meet the shortage orders were placed j for millions of imported eggs: - That r - was ,a; business precaution, which'un•'j,.y:f6ftunately..;turned out. a ,loss. for im-. |/ : porters, because there .have been eggs; j :in abundance and at a lesser price than : the'imported article. ' , |H; V^ e ..> report'. and ■ balance-sheet,; : were udopted. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS, jp;-' During ;the (afternoon .tha, .delegates. ; ...were-taken out to Trentham Camp,- and I V-shown-places of interest. ~ j . ( In,'the evening the annual dinner was, j. held.', n Mr. G. Finn presided. 1 j : Mr. 1 . H. -M. Boddington, in proposing h the' toast of ''The Boys at the Front, j - said .that a' large, number of-,poultry— i;;men.and tlicir v 'sons vhafcoffered their- . ! ..i services. Poultrymen could help very !.:V in; this war, and particularly respect _*of returned soldiers'.: ' He j ;/.told She. big poultrymen to tako these ■ retunied wounded men: in hand and - |~:®TO.-^em'-.light-; J utfeßi- and'tea'ch them' p, p_oult^ ; raismg. ' , Now , that' the. busy j : ': ! timeis : .'coming on,? it could'very easily-: '/ be done: . • 1 ■ . • ' , . ■

1 Mr J. B. Morrett proposed-the toast ! of the "New Zealana Poultry Associa- [ Ho urged poultrymen to bo up i to. data, as far- as- marketing-eggs- was f;^concerned:"lii 'referring'.'to* the *eggs • which had been .imported .from* America, | VMr. Merrett* said thatji 'tad come over 3000 milesj^fel£<sb6y"roje'. ! .muoh better than those • produced m I New Zealand.; " It was only.,a jcase of marketing.>the eggs, and .'.that'must .lie. j .oonovin an-lmproved -farm A\-As far as ■■ Now: Zealand iwas,. concerned, I 'the Indus- !. .-.try would!,be .much abetter, if., 1 a, 'scheme' ! ' of. .centralisatipn'X'waSjV.brought : v 'ab6ut^; ;i In r .conclusion,;, Mr. jMerrett :paid a:higb; |. tribute 'to; '.ofj-'Agricul^ r ; ture, also riPthe..poultry. 'inspectors, "fori [ the' Work .which .Hrid.boeii* acioDiplisliod v.byvthem during thXpast''.'y;eaEv;'He; , alSo: .advocated' eggs itof England;- this {; spring. In order-to- - save the ■ large '' S. number oi impoftatioKsV:" 'a''system 7 of :storing .eggs shMdlbe. introduced. This would give' custoniers'cheaper eggs duriiig the. winter.-. ; ';;;;;; ;. •, '-.'i-. TO-DAY'S'PROCEEDINGS. To-day's proceedings/ at the 'Ifew, ! Poultry;, Conference will be'as follows -10 a.m.' till 1 TD.in.J -'retiring .address';'! election of officers ;.- >~repori of. commiti^es.' .2 p.m., -paper! j; '.-.by Jlir.-A. : G-.- Mumby/ "The-fNebessity; f of Combination."-: 7-;30 •-