HOROWHENUA EGG FARM

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 May 1910, Page 4

HOROWHENUA EGG FARM

To the Editor,

Sir, —Some timo ago an attempt was to bo made to organise an egg circle (co-operative marketing 7)7 eggs) in this loealilty, by Mr Merrott (oi Christchuirch). Mr Merrott came as far as Wellington, then had to return, and the meeting was postponed. Mr MerreM lias since written asking mo to fix a suitable date for a second try. Had it. been purely a matter of collective notion in selling our eggs, as it was |' Is t intoiKlfd, there was a probability of our being able, to form-a circle here, but since then Masterton Oirclo has ■altered its rules to include tho supply of fowl feed to members. This seems natural enough; but we in Levin have oono "through the mi 11" already, ""and are u not having any." One' of the chief faults of our late Go-opera-tive Poultry Company consisted in 'attempting to do too many things at once; and the capital available proved out of proportion to the things attempted. hi mvoopinio n the local Kgg Circle should take up the collective marketing of egtrs only, until ft has made a thorough success oi it; then will be the time to spread gradually to other things. However, Mastorton is in earnest, and ha sa good membership. I hope it will succeed. Some three or four years ago, Levin was all afire with poultry enthusiasm, winch culminated in the Co-operative Poultry Company. At present it would kike a powerful pair of bellows to fan a flame from the few tiny embers that are left below ,n big pile of cindcrs. T suggested to Mr Rutherford. chairman of the Mnsterton circle, and to Mr Merrett. that we would rather let Master!on make a sucross of it before joining; then organise Otaki, Levin and Shannon. This is not an heroic attitude. l»ufc it appears to me the wisest thing to do under the circumstances. Tf any of mv brother poultrvmen, locally, view the panorama from a different hilltop, let them signify accordingly. - Your.s, etc., H. LEGER. Weraroa, May 16.