NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18825, 31 March 1923, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS

THE ARGENTINE AS A RIVAL, u A VISITOR’S OPINIONS. > (From Oue Own Correspondent.) AUCKLAND, March 30. “My advice to Nojv Zealand agriculturist is to leave beef ’alone and go in for wool, mutton, lamb, and dairying products,” said Mr Lambe went on to say that the Argentine, who is visiting Auckland. “For upo£ production,” he continued, “you have ijoti a chance of competing with the Argentina.” Mr Lambe went on to say that the Argentine was especially a cattle-fattening- and raising country, and that the bulk of the trade was shipped in the form of chilled beef. It was practically a three weeks’ trip to the United Kingdom from the Argentine, and beef could be carried well in that period. It Was out of the question for New Zealand to ship chilled beef, .tas This country must stick to frozen beef. The chilled was much preferred,' fetching Id,’to 2,d per lb more *han frozen. Chilled b&ef I was very carefully handled by the Argen-' tine 'exporters, said Mr Lambe. Strict attention was paid to dressing, and fho matter of cleanliness, as well as to that of making the beef as attractive ns possible. In dairying New Zealand could always beat the Argentine, because hero the farmers did not have to contend with disease, so;.prevalent in the latter country. This, is twjat was known as “aftosa,” and was really foot-ami-month disease. There was usually an outbreak of this disease once a year, and sometimes twice, and it had never been eradicated. This was where New Zea* land had the Argentine beaten. Another point was that they were not nearly so particular in the Argentine in the handling of dairy produce as was the case'in New Zealand. especially in regard to cleanliness, which the natives did not appear to understand. Thar there is a very good future outlook in Groat Britain and the worid's markets for New Zealand wool, mutton, lamb, and dairy produce was the definite opinion expressed by the visitor. ' He-isaid he would strongly recommend New Zealand argiculturists to go in for these, as far and as extensively as possible. The Argentine i was too rich, generally speaking, for sheep- ■ carrying, and the Iced grew too rank and, luxuriantly. The land was all very level. Also, they were growing n number of sheep there, lout the quality of the mutton did, not come up to that of New Zealand. .