Canterbury’s Lambs

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18257, 28 November 1933, Page 8

Canterbury’s Lambs

WHILE all the freezing companies in W North Canterbury have already started killing operations, there is a general feeling among those connected with the industry and farmers that the killing season lias commenced too early, particularly as the weather during the late winter and spring has greatly retarded tho fattening of lambs. \

“Such ;u> early start, falling after a dry season, cannot do justice to Canterbury lamb, and the animals should have been given a fortnight or three weeks more in which to Jinish off and acquire the necessary ‘ ‘ bloom, ’ ’ said the representative of one freezing company. “The early start has been necessary, but it is generally considered by the farmers and some of the companies that the start is too soon. In a normal year recently we have opened in the first week in December, but evert that has boon considered too early. Three years ago the date was usually in the middle of December. The early start last year was undertaken to give the men ii chance to pick up work under the chain system. Normally wo should