Lamb d’avion
Some of the Canterbury lamb gracing British festive boards this Christmas will have been born and bred not so much on the rolling plains of Canterbury under an azure sky as under the roaring planes of Christchurch Airport, and the eye of the airport manager (Mr A. I. RJamiescn). The airport’s farm has drafted 1000 lambs to the freezing works for export, Mr Jamieson says, in the latest airport newsletter. Altogether, the farm pro-
duced 1550 lambs this season. With shearing completed, the airport also plans to offer more than 10,0001 b of wool in the December wool sale. Noting the product’s close connection with aviation, one observer suggested it could be just the thing for an Eastern mill with a large flying-carpet order. Mr Jamieson also reports that after the recent rain, the airport farm expects to produce a good crop of hay this season.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32775, 27 November 1971, Page 1
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148Lamb d’avion Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32775, 27 November 1971, Page 1
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