THU STOCK EMBARGO

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 232, 2 October 1935, Page 12

THU STOCK EMBARGO

Southern Breeders’ Views NO IMPORTS NEEDED A leading South Island breeder of pedigree dairy cattle, writing on the suggestion that the embargo the importation of. live stock from Great Britain should be lifted, says: — “It may be necessary to take a small amount of risk it it could be shown that there has been a serious deterioration in our stock. Some individuals also some of the- newspapers, glibly state that there has been serious deterioration in our stock, but when asked to bring forward proof are discreetly silent. I hold that stock generally m iN'ew Zealand are as good, if not betterlithan ever they were; our principal dairy herds are making records under test that compare favourably with any part of the world ; our sheep are in request in many parts of the world; and our horses also are quite up to standard. 15ecf cattle cannot compare with some other countries, but, of course, New- Zealand never specialised in beef, and good specimens never were numerous. However, there are numbers of good cattle here, and if breeders of beef cattle knew-their business they have a good foundation to work on. Take the case of Mr. J. A. Johnstone’s stud of Shorthorn cattle at Balmerstou, which was dispersed after his death. All of the best of these cattle were purchased by Australian interests; beef cattle breeders let these cattle leave New Zealand, and yet these arc the men who are pulling the strings to get the embargo lilted on the importation of cattle from Great Britain.”