LIMITING STOCK FOR SLAUGHTER
DIFFICULTIES CAUSED BY DROUGHT IN ENGLAND (British Official Wireless) (Received September 22, 7.30 p.m.) RUGBY, September 21. The widespread drought and the consequent shortage of grass has caused many farmers to offer large numbers of stock for sale earlier in the season than is usual. The numbers entered at the Food Ministry’s collecting centres are more than can be dealt with, and if accepted by the Ministry the excess animals would have to be held in paddocks attached to the slaughter houses. Such a course would involve considerable wastage of good meat.
In these circumstances, the Minister of Food (Lord Woolton) has found it necessary to impose a temporary limitation on the numbers of beasts accepted for slaughtering. It is possible that limitation may continue for some weeks, but will be removed at the earliest possible moment. The difficulties which farmers will experience as a result of this decision will largely be resolved by the maintenance of the price and the postponement of the next three season’s decreases.
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Southland Times, Issue 24238, 23 September 1940, Page 6
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172LIMITING STOCK FOR SLAUGHTER Southland Times, Issue 24238, 23 September 1940, Page 6
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