FAT LAMB SEASON

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 15, 17 July 1918, Page 2

FAT LAMB SEASON

-—•— v PRESSURE ON FREEZING STORES. Reference was made by the Council of Agriculture to-day to the accumulation of New Zealand produce awaiting shipment. The council's Teport shows that in order to relieve the pressure on the freezing stores, only first-class stock should be slaughtered, and second-class fat old ewes should be killed and tinned; furtner. that farmers be advised, in view of the possible shortage of shipping, to hesitate to fatten and freeze long-woolled ewe lambs. The council realised, after going exhaustively into the position regarding the prospects of shipping storage of meat, butter, cheese, and other produce, "that there is a serious position to face, owing to the piling iip of produce in New Zealand." Farmers were, therefore, warned that it might be impossible to freeze all stock coming to hand, and that winter feed should, wherever -possible, be provided t<j rear any lambs left over, and recommended' to retain their best longwoolled ewe lambs. Since the report above referred to was written, the council has learned that satisfactory „, arrangements have been made regarding the present frozen meat export season.