MUTTON AND LAMB
INCREASED KILLINGS FOR SEASON The killings of sheep, and lambs during the present export freezing season aggregate 9,465,329. an increase of 1,659,090 head as compared with the figures for last season. The following increases and decreases in 'the' killings have been shown during the, period from October 1 las: down to April 30, as compared with the corresponding period of last season: — , \ NORTH ISLAND. Wethers increase .1 ~ 207,939 * Ewes increase .. .. .. 425,087 Lambs increase .. . 728,584 SOUTH ISLAND. Wethers decrease .. .. 7,004^ Ewes increase 244,062' Lambs increase 4 .. .. 60,482 The season has at least two months to run. The peak, however, is over, and slaughtermen and other freezing works hands are being discharged from some of the works. ’, 1
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21647, 18 May 1932, Page 17
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