SELLING LAMBS
N.Z. Practice Commended
(Special Crspdt. N.Z.P.A.) LONDON, July 21
New Zealand experiments had shown that economically a heavy stocking of light lambs was better than a lighter one of heavy lambs, writes a British farmer, Mr John Cherrington, in the “Financial Times.” He suggested that in this respect the New Zealand practice was well worth following. “I usually sell my lambs as soon as they are finished at weights between 34 and 371 b deadweight,” says Mr Cherrington. “This is very light by English standards, but when I have been tempted to keep them longer, 1 have always been disappointed. Young lambs are delicate creatures to have at risk. Once weaned, they become prey to parasitic infection and to foot rot—they lose condition fast, and need special feeding to finish once again.”
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30499, 22 July 1964, Page 12
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