GRADING OF EGGS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1927, Page 12

GRADING OF EGGS

DISCUSSED BY POULTRYMKX

<By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The Event < Post.")

AUCKLAND, This Day. A remit from the Wellington District loultry 1< armors' Association that the Uovernmeut be urged to legislate in the direction of adopting grading laws for eggs similar to those iv force in the United States and Canada was the subject of considerable discussion at the New Zealand Poultry Association Conference in proposing that tile remit be adopted Mr. C. Gibson Young read extracts from the regulations in force in the United States and Canada, which definitely set out the qualities of the various grades An extra" grade egg was clean, fresh, tull, firm, and sweet, and must weigh at least two ounces., The public, ho ■ said were prepared to pay a little extra for a good grade article, as was illustrated by the fact that the housewife preferred to pay 2d a dozen extra for eggs purchased from a dairyman than to buy from a grocer who did not insist on graded eggs. It was the wish of the association to keep a check on all merchants throughout the country. The poultryman sending good eggs to market deserved to receive the best price. ,He thought that systematic grading would benefit both the industry and the consumer, and would tend to eliminate much of the doubt and distrust existing among producer, receiver, and the general public.

Mr. H. W. Beck said that unfortunately even in cases where eggs were graded the practice was nullified because many grocers selected large eggs from second-grade lots and mixed them with the iirst-grade article. The president (Mr. T. Bruce) said thai; the point Mr. Beck had made was the crux of the whole question.. It was useless for the eggs to be graded if the grocer could mix them as he liked. The suggested regulations would probably overcome the difficulty. .In his opinion grading regulations would be in the best interests of the industry. Mr. V. C. Brown," Chief Poultry Instructor, suggested that graded " eggs should be exhibited in the same way as apples, so that the public might see the difference in the grades. Mr. E. C. Jarrett advocated private grading. Of 12,510 dozen eggs scut to him for export last year only 3529 dozen were accepted. One agent who had been particularly careful in his selection, however, had 1898 dozen out of 2590 dozen accepted-. Mr. C. Cousins said that he thought the difference in price between the first grade and second grade egg was too little. After further discussion the matter was referred to the executive committee.

(By Telegraph.—Press Associntion.) AUCKLAND, 3rd March. At the Poultryrn.cn's Conference, .a remit from Wellington, that the Government be asked to legislate in the direction of adopting grading laws for eggs similar to those in force in the United States and Canada, was referred to the executive. A remit from Canterbury Poultry Producers, Ltd., that the Government bo asked to fix a definite date for bakers to place requirements for winter eggs and pulp with the secretary of the association, was adopted.