LAMBING IN THE SOUTH.
A DREARY OUTLOOK. The immediate prospects are not altogether encouraging when the shortage of feed is taken into consideration, says a report bearing on the lambing season in the Ashburton county. Farmers are viewing the absence of feed with much concern as there has not been such a shortage within the recollection of some of the oldest farmers. The effects of the severe winter are being shown on the stock, the wool on the sheep being dry and hard in appearance, and the hardships endured by the flock will probably be ,shown in next season’s clip. In consequence of the weakness of the ewes it is expected that mortality among flocks during lambing will be unusually heavy. Many of the lambs that have appeared so far are small and weakly-looking, in the absence of a supply of dry feed graziers are anticipating further trouble in that the new growth of pastures will cause scour among the flocks.
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Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 39, 29 August 1911, Page 4
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161LAMBING IN THE SOUTH. Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 39, 29 August 1911, Page 4
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