New Light On Pig Production Decline

Northern Advocate, 23 March 1939, Page 2

New Light On Pig Production Decline

f Special to “Northern Advocate" I DARGAVILLE, This Day.

In tiie Awakino Point Hall, the extension officer in pig husbandry. Mi H. M. Pierson, and iho district organiser for the North Auckland Pig Council, Mr W. A. Beattie, met 30 settlors.

Considerable interest was taken in three films shown by Mr Pierson, the subjects dealing with T.B. infection of pigs from poultry, and worms in pigs. Speaking in regard to the reduction of bultcrfat throughout the Dominion,

Mr Pierson addressed a meeting at looked that many thousands of ga : - lons cf milk were being distributed to schools. This division of milk from butter manufacture had a very important bearing upon the butterfat production for the year. In Whnngarei alone, he said. 30,000 gallons of milk were distributed to schools. This was equal, in pig-raising figures, to 25,000 lbs. of pig-food, which would be sufficient to raise 6000 pigs of 100 lbs.

Was it any wonder that there was a decline in pig production figures of 60.000 carcasses?

Mr Pierson said it must net be overRuawai this afternoon, and will speak at Port Albert this evening. Later he will visit Whangarei. * Kaikohe and centres further north. Whangarei E Cricket Reps. The following team has been selected by Mr J, Leatherby to represent Whangarei senior B against Dargavillc at the Reclamation Ground on Sunday;—Woolford (captain), Tullock. Webb (Services), Le Feuvre, Slako, Ray (Albion). James. Hore (School), C. Wallbank, L. Harris (Portland) and Roycroft (Lovatts); Dyer (Services) 12th man. Mr L. Madden will manage the team.

In the House of Commons, the Standing Committee carried, by 32 votes to 17, the Criminal Justice Bill, under which it is proposed to abolish flogging except for prison offences, says a London cable.