Rabbit Pest Much concern is being expressed by runholders and farmers in Central Otago regarding the spread of the rabbit pest. Some experts estimate that there are five rabbits to every sheep at present. while others state emphatically that the proportion is seven to one; in fact, it is generally agreed that the elimination of the rabbit would increase the carrying capacity of the land by 2,rt00,0U0 sheep. The decline of rabitting due to the low price ruling for skins has made jit imperative that the whole method iof destruction he overhauled if the sheep flocks of Otago are not to he driven off the land.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20839, 24 June 1939, Page 10
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