BOBBY CALVES

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 15, 5 October 1929, Page 8

BOBBY CALVES

NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRY

more money for farmers.

farm products association

WELLINGTON, Oct. -1

A meeting of the Dominion Co-oper-ative Farm Products Association, Ltd., was hold in Wellington on Thursday, when representatives from all out New Zealand were present from the followin'* four co-upeiativc gioups handling calves on co-operative Hues: The Waikato and Thames A alley Co.operative Calf and By-Product Co.. Ltd., the Pat ea Farmers’ Co-op. I reezin.* Company Ltd., -the South Island Dairy ‘Association of New Zmdam.. Ltd.: and the National Deary Association of New Zealand, Ltd. There were also present Mi C. Dicky who has just returned from England and has had ‘an opportunity oi nukin" into the Federation’s interests in London, together with Air lv. I-illisen, Avlio is H ir * London nuinac'or of the Now Zealand Produce Ascodatioa.

Reports from the various overseas countries indicated teat tLo tiide trial l:et is very depressed with the result that calfskins, in value, will lie at least 30 per cent lower than the rate ruling in 1028. _ , A deputation waited on the Minister of Agriculture with the olyjcdt of securing from his Department official recognition of the benefits of tagging all calves sent to the freezing works for slaughter. The Federation pointed out to the. 'Minister how essential it j was that fanners should not forward j to the freezing works immature calves j and made it clear that with the tagging system one had a record as to who supplied calves of this nature, ilio Minister promised ho would go into; this question with his officers and advise the result later. The chairman gave a review as to the benefits to farmers and to the Dominion ns a whole, through this new industry being in existence. He pointed out that prior to 1027, the farmers onlv received skin value for all calves slaughtered, on the farm. The effect of the commencement of business had consequently meant an increase in wealth to the producers themselves of over £l-10.000 and 5a addition to that a farther sum of over £IOO,OOO had been paid out to freezing company employees, the Now Zealand Railways and other transport, agencies.