LAMB AND MUTTON WEIGHTS
The annual report o! the Meat Producers' Board supplies an interesting table of the average weights of sheep and lambs killed in the season just closed in comparison with those lof preceding seasons. It will be seen I from the following that, compared with last season, there has been a general increase—ewes and wethers by an average of lib. and lambs by ,81b. On a total kill of more than 13,000,000 carcases (as distinct from freight carcases, and also inclusive of the June 1 killing figures), this is the equivalent | of a further increase of more than 1300,000 earcases.
Av. weight, wethers. Av. weight, ewes. Av. weight lambs. 1930-31 53.0 53.2 33.2 1931-32 52.9 52.2 32.8 1932-33 55.1 52.9 34.1 1933-34 54.7 54.4 34.2 1934-35 53.2 53.5 32.7 1935-36 54.9 52.7 34.0 1936-37 54.3 53.8 33.7 1937-38 .. 52.8 52.3 32. r 1938-39 . 53.1 52.9 32.8 *1939-40 .. 53.8 54.2 *To June 1. 33.6
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 178, 31 July 1940, Page 3
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156LAMB AND MUTTON WEIGHTS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 178, 31 July 1940, Page 3
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