NEW ZEALAND MEAT AT SMITHFIELD
“Evidence Of Bad
Handling” “Heavy competition is being faced by New Zealand meat at the Smithfield market and the attractiveness of the British meat is against New Zealand,” said Mr P. G. Stevens at a meeting of the Christchurch section of Institute of Agricultural Science. “There is evidence of bad handling and this is distracting from the selling ability, and is <apparent to the other producing countries,” said Mr Stevens.
While overseas, Mr Stevens also toured Russia, the Netherlands, and Scotland. During his talk he showed colour slides of the many places he visited. Russia is using aerial topdressing and at one farm there was a large tractor drawing about 40 furrows. Utility vehicles were seen on many farms, said Mr Stevens. More than 4,000,000 acres of virgin land was being brought into production each year. The lack of fencing, trees, and home gardens was very noticeable, he said.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28371, 2 September 1957, Page 15
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