RABBIT PLAGUE.
CONCERN AT HOME. Received August 26, 12.55 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 25. The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent says a rabbit plague is causing severe losses to farmers, especially in East Anglia, which is over-run. Mr S. ltadcliffe, ex-president of the National Farmers’ Union, ascribes the plague partly to tho mild springs and hot summers, but chiefly to the low price of imported rabbit meat, making trapping unprofitable. He points out that England imported £576,000 worth of frozen rabbits in 1934, and suggests a heavy tariff on imported rabbit meat.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 229, 26 August 1935, Page 8
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