IN THE DAY OF CHEAP PIGS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 714, 13 January 1910, Page 8

IN THE DAY OF CHEAP PIGS.

j ; ANOTHER MOTE. ' i| heavy ex- . jportations. of 'pigs hasbeen. taken up ■s| : : iinAVaikato. Mr. Donald,, jk j tire Well-known- AVSiraraga dairy, farmer, Ij . .yaiul; those farmers whq .are promoting tho I[,-. /cooperative"bacon,factory ibetiveen "Wood-, f \ 'mcL-' Dannbvirike,., will: not bo aloiio ~;te - this: enterprise.; The case- in - favour, j; exporffing fxoEcri. :porkers .and the $ - present .• proposals >.ofv the "Waikato far- ■ '.ji-.-.v Vauers are lhu's;.outlme'd by the '.'Waikato :jc .- .' Undcpendent"J ! j['-;-'-V cy-V"A'^^j^t'Vofv(»ißfderabTe''impoi^]ice ;ji. rto" diury, farmers and pig• breeders' is be- - ling. undertakenin' tho-" \Vaikatb. . „As is 'V s -' 1 ,\: known,at. present M there: is' av glut; 'i-■ : .of dairy-fed;pork, the reasons'for! which j : >:■'«« ■various, .chief among them, being .the - r 4tes. that, ruled;:.last season,-'..-while ,'jV■. the small prices > realised for. palves—only '."•i :,f ,f6W . shillings ■; per. head—was ,'a • further ';>incentive to cease rearing- calves' ' .'vote; their' food: (skiniiinilk) , ; to • rearing-. .¥. and- fattening pigs.; .v ■ The» general/• disii. ■ courage tuenf; of calf-rearing "in favour of "i( ,P'BS has resulted ..in .a'.heavy' increase 1 in : the. quantity •of ;pork; available - for iiiak--1? ,V: ing Into bacon,-"'while'.the rat« and?cqn- -!'- ' : sumption of. the latter .has .hot.expanded ■ ; in any thing like.i.a"; corresponding man- ;• • ner. :' "" r 1~X: '> It is stated , that never; in the history .ifV dairy'iindustry.-'in the Wrikato .jcC hav-e.:bacon,'pigs been so. plentiful and ■ ;; ' oheap' as .at present;, consequently .-the !| ; absolute necessity' v for , obtaining sonio :| . channel 'for!.exporting- the . surplus; ov.:r .Si : ; what .is,. required';. for. local consumption . ;!: . has become very '-TortunateK-. iji,,;, this:.appears ■ to,.ba; ; attainable;:.-and by -•■ij.'..v-:.-:the'-e«rcise;of some 'enterprise' and: good management, vthere is: every-' probability , ;i : of a; useful : export , tr4de in ■ frozen pork vs: : ';6pringing .np,; the 'effect: of .which would :i[ ' ••'bo not ,'ouly to maintain local: rates at ' a: remunerative level; - but." also to :pla'ce - the business' of 'tho -bacon curer on ii gounder basis'than- is'-i'at present. •' ' ;f. ■ '-"The--movement has been' started by '■■I ■-• iome, settlers, in'.the Central i; Waikato. : 'We understand ; that . soveral 'large pig. •-•If : raisers are Vim-practical sympathy with' tbo projects and it .is believed that an . wcellent shipment: of. dressed -pork' can Vf ' bo sent :Hoiiie, where it- should.' realise - |j, . remunerative prices ,and reward the pro'aioters for their enterprise."