PIB BREEPERS CONFER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 247, 17 September 1932, Page 8

PIB BREEPERS CONFER.

AIANA fYATE-OKOEA BRANCH. KEGORIMNG SYSTEM SET ET. The monthly int'eting of the Manaw atii-Oriiua lii'niii'h til the New /.ea.land Pig H reeders Assoeuition was held in t’almcrsten North to-day, Mr 0. V. Ellenu, viet'-presitlent, presiding in the unavoidable absence ot Mr 11.' E. Thurston, the president. Also present wort' Messrs Russell, Ixnutls'.'U, Crmiohor, Davidson, Eieldhousc, Scott Lovelock. Kichartlsou, \\ hitelock and Harvey. There were apologies trom Messrs Thurston am! Hea.r. Tho chairman pri'scuti'd a ltandsonio cakestand and ontroo tlish, both in silver, as trophies for fat pigs, to Mr Havidsen. whose animals set'uretl the pri7.e at the last Show. There was before the meeting a re-, pert of the sub-commit tee set up to eensitler instituting a pig roeording scheme for the Mauawatu. The ooinmittoe had dooided. after receiving a grant of T.’.M) from the Meat. I vo- | dueers' Board, subject to Mr (Toucher j being the recertling ollicer. and 1 ru- ' fosse r Biddetl being placed en the. eennuitee, to reeommontl foruung a Manaw atu-Orona Tig Developing and Recording Club. It had been decided that the activities he eontinoil to pig recording onlv for the first tlinv mouths aml tiiat tluring that time as mill'll information as jiossihle he eo - leciod hv the nvortling ollitvr. A budget of the first year's expenditure was partiallv arrived at and it seemed pos- j ..tblo, from the information gleaned, j that the club could he sueoessfully j carried en for twelve months, provided tlte recording otVicor was agreeable to j aetvpt a nominal salary et i.'lod tor | the til'st \ ear. It was decided to otter I the reeerding etlieer that sum per an-I Hum. I'ltis a travelling allewanee et , ! L'S It's pi'r un'uth and it' t'tter the socrotarv L'2.’> ft'r the first year s wt't'k. j Alend'i'tship fees bail been fixed, subject to approval, at L'l per year tor j members w ith purebred stock, and 2s j tkl ter ordinary members. It hail boon j decided t" apply to the Meat Board j for an advance on its grant, fhe Dairy . ; Tanners' Union anil all butter dairy ; icotmpanies in the district, as well as j tbe Bacon (furors' Association, were jto he notified ot the steps taken, j The chairman stated, after a tliseus:sit'u i'll the subject. that the branch I ■ had to confirm the committee's action I in going ahead in order to legalise lit. I Tho charge proposed was discussed. I 'some contending that no charge should | he made. Others suggested that a ds j entrance fee should he levied and that i ‘2s tkl fees should he charged for each I crossbred sow recorded. Th.e meeting 'eventually decided that the matter be j •left iu abeyance until the next meeting. when Mr (Toucher will submit his views on the matter after interviewing; I farmers. The meeting eventual} decided to' approve ef the present pig recording committee tarrying on in the moan- ! time. , j Mr Kussell intimated that a donation ot L'2 2s towards tho club bail eeme from the Awahuri Dairy Coy. | !Mr Davidson stated that he would donated L'l Is. At mid-day. a “public" meeting wasj ; called lo form tho Tig Recording Club,! Trofossor Kulde: being amongst those; who attended. It was decided that tite club !v form-; ed. the executive to comprise Trotes-! ! sor Ki'ldet attil Messrs Thurston., | (Toucher. Kus.-ell. Davids\*n. Stevens. | Lovelock and Nielson, with Messrs E. I Hah' (Waikato ergattisetd and C. M. Hume t,herd-testing ethcersf as heni entry members. Th.e election of otherrs resulted as I fellows: Trtxsident. Mr Kussell. seetaw, Mr k. S. Glendinntng ; recording' editor. Mr AY. d. (Toucher. it was decided to commence opera turns on Monday next. , Mr (Toucher then addressed the ' meeting and mentioned that a pig recording club had operated tor aeon: ; three years in tae Waikato, He expressed ins appreciation to the club i tor tite information he he.il gleaned ! from members tluring lus \:>11 taotv. ; Tho recording otlieer s duties r..ere I wciv uu'st vvmp rollons ivo iimi no wns , really the pig tttstruetor of the W aikato. Feeding trials had been tnaugur- 1 atixl and many peepio were returning to the industry as a result et the work dene. There were people from all parts ef the Dominion making enquiries about the scheme. In the Mauawatu it was desirous to obtain as many purohivd pigs as possible, but it was a.so hoped :e tv ef assistance to many owners ef cross- ; bred auura.s are. t.'t:? was an essentia. I Toucher added. An endeavour would weighing 21 days after birth. —not four . weeks as at throe weeks the animal wa-s :n a proper (.vndttien ter tv weigued. however, a nut the weight at 21 days calcinated. 1 r.o sexvnol weigitmg was taker, at etgi'.t weeks. table could bo worked eat so as to cover as »ido an area as possd'le to i test tug would be preferable. A trial soil's sows. T r.o re wor.wi to a system, jt he pigs ef w hich w ould to uum.bered ' If a p g w as too old tor ;i'.e turee-weeji

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