POULTRY NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 51, 18 August 1939, Page 9

POULTRY NOTES

QUEENSLAND GRADED EGGS The Queensland Egg Board announced last month that ? beginning in July ? graded eggs would be brand ed in a way that would indicate what day they were issued, and by whom they were distributed, Th;' eggs would lie known as ''new laid,'-' "medium'' and ''ease." The Board intends to inaugurate an advertising campaign to increase the eonsumption of graded eggs.

EGG-PULP CONTAINERS In the United States of America, eggj_pulp is packed in round tins which arc lacquered inside to prevent tlic possibility of contamination from rust through defective tinning. POULTRY INDUSTRY IN N.S.W. The New South Wales Egg Marketing Board estimates that thero will be an export surplus of 4,200,000 dozen eggs in the coming spring. Last year the export of 3,300,000 dozen resulted in a loss of £25,000, the over-all average price realised being slightly more than Is 2d per dozen. Owing to the fact that eggs from Australia will have to be marked ''chilled''' the Board anticipates 1 that the spring price in Sydney next spring will he jn the vicinity of Is per dozen.

GIRLS WORK ON FARMS An English journal reports that girls are employed extensively on poultry farms and carry out practically all the routine jobs. As a rule, they are said to be more effi H cient and reliable than the average male employee. BABY CHICK SHOWS _______ Baby chick shows are becoming increasingly popular in many countries. A chick is just a chick to the man in the street, but there is a vast difference between the wellhatched progeny of high-class breeding stock, as compared with the un-skilfully-hatched progeny of mediocre parents. A baby chick show on a big scale is scheduled to take place in Sydney on August 11. REGISTERED HATCHERIES To the end of Queensland had 44 registered pullorum.free hatchcries and six awaiting testing and certification. ! EGG GRADING IN SOUTH AFRICA The National Alark scheme of grad ing eggs in South Africa (limited to four main cities) provides for two grades. Each individual egg 's stamped Avith the National Mark the date and registered number of the packer. First grade eggs are stamped in blue ink, and scld under a blue label. The other grade is stamped in green ink, and sold under a green label.

PRICES IN ENGLAND Poultry-keepers in England archaving the best prices for their eggs this summer that they have had for a number of years. One of the chiof reasons is that Denmark is sending a special order to Germany of 30 million eggs, and Eire is also ship, ping a quantity. NEW METHOD OF STORING EGGS Cool storing of eggs, with the aid of gas, is becoming quite a business in England, and several million eggs are being treated as these eggs find a ready sale during the winter months and sell a,t good prices. NATIONAL PIGEON SERVICE A National Pigeon Service has been established to assist the Defence Sendees (England) to make full use of the homing pigeon as a means of communication in pcace and war. X committee has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Kingsley Wood, in consultation with the representatives of the various pigeon fanciers' organisations, to manage the National Pigeon Service under the general direction of the Air Ministry.