SUPPLY OF FAT STOCK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14440, 29 October 1917, Page 7

SUPPLY OF FAT STOCK

(To the Editor of the Herald.)

Sir,— The Efficiency Board of Trustees wisjh. to. : . di^y. flip. .attention of farmers -and freezing" Woi'ks companies to the fact 'that if the works are yiot regularly supplied with fat stock from the commencement right through the season, it will be impossible to deal with the full amount of, . produce available; ' The number of men required to run the three local works and ship the meat is approximately 750. 'It will be possible to find labor for and deal with the estimated local *pr'odiictibn. .of V 650;000 carcases if a regular supply can be arranged for. From the farmers' point of view the output depends* On the season and the margin between fats and stores, and' if the farmers could - foretell the seasons and the fluctuations in -prices, thet^wfpuld hiSSWe "mohtlt m the year, in'Hyhicti It wSuldi pa'y^hem belt tomtit the sheep into the works. There are neither facilities nor labor for this. Stock when fat must go to tUe works, though f eed 7'get wi'd '^lie /irtargift bettf^en fatte'an^' Stores he "sM'dll;^ W&wisih to impress on the farmers the necessity of a regular supply of stock to the works throughout the season. Farmers must hot hold, back < I "andj to* 'freeze all their stoclt 1 hi Wu"' ehd'of the summer. In the event of steamers' and ■ space not being available, there will be doubtless a slump m prices at the end of the season. — Yours, etc.,

GISBORNE NATIONAL EFFICIENCY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.