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Southland Times, Issue 23332, 16 October 1937, Page 15

The value of dried grass for a food for pigs is being tested at the Ruakura Farm of Instruction, where dried grass is being fed in conjunction with maize and roots and the experiments have shown that dried grass can take the place of meat meal in the pig’s diet, as it provides all the protein necessary.

Preliminary results of the ceneus of pigs taken by the British Ministry of Agriculture on June 4 show that in only eight counties in England and Wales have the number of pigs increased since June 1936. The other 44 counties all show decreases, and the total number of pigs in the United Kingdom (3,632,300) is 171,000 less than a year ago New Zealand’s exports of pork to the United Kingdom for the period October 1 to August 31 last amounted to 590,510 carcasses, against 611,124 carcasses for the corresponding period of last year.