A RESULT OF THE DRY SEASON.
FARMERS THINNING DOWN THEIR FLOCKS. By Telegraph—Press Association. ASHBURTON, February 5. One of the results of the dry .season in this district is that many farmers are thinning down their flocks by sending lines to freezing works for the purpose of being boiled down, and some agents are offering :2s (id per head for such lots. The Fairfield Freezing Works are at present very brisk, the average number of fat sheep dealt with being 3,500 per clay. Although large lines have been booked for boiling down purposes, boilers have not been handled to any quantity as yet.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8350, 5 February 1907, Page 7
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103A RESULT OF THE DRY SEASON. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8350, 5 February 1907, Page 7
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