POULTRY FOOD IN SHORT SUPPLY

Southland Times, Issue 25680, 24 May 1945, Page 2

POULTRY FOOD IN SHORT SUPPLY

ALLOCATION OF BRAN AND POLLARD

(P.A.) AUCKLAND, May 23. A serious deterioration in the poultry food supply position is revealed in the drastic cut in supplies ordered by the Wlieat Committee, which is the controlling authority for New Zealand. The committee has advised merchants that the new ration basis will come into force on June 1, and, based on the results of the poultry questionnaire issued some months ago, bran and pollard will be allocated as follows: For flocks of 300 birds and over, 1731 b of pollard and 1001 b of bran for every 100 birds monthly; for flocks of 100 to 299, 501 b of pollard and 501 b of bran for every 100 birds monthly; for flocks of 99 and under, 201 b of pollard and 301 b of bran for every 100 birds monthly. The committee points out that the allocations do not allow for increases of new flocks and absorb the whole of the available feed.

City merchants today pointed out that the basis of rationing adopted by the committee was much more severe on small flocks than on large. This was regarded as unfair discrimination against the small man, and is expected to cause great hardship.