SOUTHERN SHEEP SEASON.
SCARCITY OF WETHERS. Reports from the south are to the effect that the season is ail exceptional ono for feed, and that turnip crops have scarcely been touched so far (says the Chrischurch Press.) Sheep conditions appear to be similar to those existing in Canterbury, except that the season in the south has been a very good one for fat lamb production. Ihe carry-over of hoggets as a result will be small. More ewes have been kept by farmers this season for absorption in tho flocks, a policy that has been delayed longer than wisdom dictated, as the proportion of old ewes that has been kept in breeding flocks has been much too large. A a result of this ewe lambs are in "keen demnnd at country sales, and they are realising very satisfactory prices. ' Wethers, as in Canterbury, appear to be short. The number of fats coming into the market is smaller than usual, and with so much turnip feed about there is an unsatisfied demand for ordinary to good stores for fattening. Although many more ew> lambs are being retained for use in Canterbury flocks, it is doubtful if they are replacing old ewes to the extent believed. The killings of ewes are very much down this year compared with last year.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 166, 15 June 1936, Page 5
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217SOUTHERN SHEEP SEASON. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 166, 15 June 1936, Page 5
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