PIG RAISING
MEETING OF BREEDERS. A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 4. “It is my pleasure to report that our association lias once again experienced a most successful year, and I feel that members will be gratified at the great progress that has been made by the industry during the past year, both from the breeders’ and from the commercial point of view,” said the president of the New Zealand Pig Breeders’ Association, Air J. A. Russell) in his address to the annual meeting.
At long last a national scheme of recording had been introduced, and the scheme was operating successfully. Air Russell continued. It had been realised by tlie council of the association and recording clubs that the average farmer had much to learn about pigraising, and the industry had signified its willingness to .submit to a levy of twopence a pig in order to provide a fund which could be used to provide a practical and „qualified instructional service. This would do much to improve the general type and quality of the pork and bacon pig recorded, to ensure better housing conditions, and to improve feeding methods.
At the suggestion of Air AV. D. Lane, of Auckland, it was decided to urge the Royal Agricultural Society to press for the lifting of the embargo on all stock, and also to use their best endeavours to secure Government cooperation in the provision of cheaper stock foods. It was also decided that a recommendation be made to the council of the association that when funds permit all pigs should be inspected before they are accepted lor registration. A remit that an annual return of breeding stock should be returned by every pedigree breeder each year was carried without dissent. The following are the officers for the coming year:—President, Air J. A. Russell (Palmerston North); vicepresidents. Alessrs R. C. Clark (principal of AVesley College, Paerata) and F. Ogle (Normanby); councillors, Alessrs G. Jamieson (Hamilton), AV. P. Bickers (Feilding), A. R. Gudopp (New Plymouth), D. G. Alorrison (AVhangarci), AV. L. AVest (AVoodville), G. S. Ross (Te Puke), and J. Simpson (Canterbury) ; auditor, Air A. H. Alaguire (Feilding); secretary, Air K. S. Gleudinning (Palmerston North).
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 158, 5 June 1937, Page 16
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364PIG RAISING Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 158, 5 June 1937, Page 16
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