EGG CIRCLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 33, 9 October 1913, Page 2

EGG CIRCLES.

WHAT WAIRARAPA IS DOING. It is now proposed to start an Egg Circle in Stratford "on sound and commercial lines"—as the promoters put it. That egg circles may be successful is evident from the following /taken from the ''Wairarapa Daily Times" : The Wairarajaa Egg Circle is distributing amongst its members this week the splendid sum of £292 odd; for eggs supplied 1 dujing July, winch is the largest amount yet paid out by the in ; any pno month, oince it commenced ppcirJtiyns in'-\f:iy. ( 'l9in.' The p:'ogr(?ssi being made by this | circle re-"' fleets Igrbat credit upon the loyalty'of iis miimjjers and- thoseYesponsjible for ( its ni'ailagement. It was_ the first circlenstartod in the. Dorninion, and still holfls pride, of .place'by the number df ■ iis members, (which, a^e, spread tiiroilfcjhout the ijasfprton. japd Wnr a - ( mppi ' ejectorn^s). and,, the. .of, eggs handled. From the 31st January last to the 26th. Inly 18,947 dozen oggs haye been sold^, i-eali^ed ; ''£l4l2 as ' against ' 17,725 dozen for' £I3OO during the same period last year. From May, 1910, to July, 1913, 3;) months, the Wairarapa Circle has durioafdi of 117,123 ,dozen o,r eggs;£orithe.sum of £7,033 made" ■:i'T> >as follows :-r . ,-,, f , ..,,, ; '■'■■■ k ! ~';,.; . £ ■. a.

It is only through the presentation of such figures that the public can realise what a "live" thing the poultry industry is to the Dominion, also the necessity for such associations as Egg Circles, which provide the poultrykeeper with a medium of gel ting a fair pijice for his produce, whic huntil their advent was not the case during the greater pari of the year. During July, 11 new members jointed the circle, and so far seven more have joined in the present month. One of the main features, of the Wairarapa Circle is that it annually arranges contract': for the supplying of poultry feed to its members who are thus able to obtain fairly substantial concessions. Poultry-keepers not already belonging to the Circle should consider the question of joining at once, as the entrance for* and mdiscription is only 10s,- and tlio subscription for each succeeding year is ."is per annum. The Circle's agsnt (Mr W. .Tessen) in Wellington is again negotiating for a contract for preserved eggs for next year, as with the enforcement of the Pure Foods Act from next April the importation of eggs in dessicated form is to be abolished, which will necessarily create a keener demand for eggs in shell. •

Year, 1910-11, 9 months, 20,728 dozens 1,099' 5. 6 Year, 1911-12, 36,613 doz 2101 ; 6 8 Year, 1912-13, 40,835 doz. 2420 17 7 Year 1913-14, 6 months, 18,947 dozen Totals: 117.123 doz ... 1412 0 0 9 7033 9