The Pig Industry

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7068, 30 January 1933, Page 3

The Pig Industry

Table supplied bv a local producer and referred to ' in an article on 27th inst., showing relation of pork flesh production to butterl'at production over a number of years. Season No. Lbs. of Lbs. of Nett Nett Profit No.of No.of No.of No.of No.of No.of Food Lbs. Lbs. of B/fat Bacon A’ge Profit per lb calves sows store store fat store stuns pork porkf sows. produced, sold. Price from B/fat reared car- pigs pigs pigs pigs purchased nesii' flesh pigs bought, sold sold. C/i wd per per (pence) (pence) cow. acre. 1924/25 43 15,450 5610 5.34 £119 1.855 7 4 25 20 44 14 £11 8 8 .130 60 1925/20 53 1.5,002 5990 0.98 £138 2,204 9 5 4 6 48 .16 £27 2 6 11 s 69 .1926/27 50 14,731 7744 5.S8 £139 2.272 10 4 8 7 63 5 £24 .1.3 12.j . 70 1927/28 52 16,628 0487 5.19 £1.16 1.678 8 4 26 0 48 IS £16 13 6 107 62 .1928/29 57 17,184 8529 5.30 £121 1.69.1 .14 3 16 0 64 16 £33 7 1U 1274 SO 1929/30 58 17,167 6981 6.32 £141 1.967 20 4 9 0 50 21 . £24 2 4. 115i 74. 1930/31 64 18,003 6683 4.69 £97 1.294 21 5 1.1 2 55 9 £20 7 81. 574 1931/32 66 16,222 6387 3.53 £63 .934 21 6 0 4 59 13 £22 15 10 105 77 Average 16,298 6S01 5.4 £117 1.74 13.75 4.4 12.4 5 54 14 £22 11 4 113 70.6 ‘Area farm 904 acres. i-Store sies_ bought or sold are calculated at an average fll IQ lbs. pork flesh per pig,