KILLINGS AT MEAT-WORKS, 1923-24.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXIX, Issue 6, 20 December 1924, Page 438

KILLINGS AT MEAT-WORKS, 1923-24.

Figures issued by the Meat Producers Board show the total killings at meatworks in New Zealand for the frozen-meat industry year, 1st November, 1923, to 31st October, 1924, as follows -

Bush-sickness and Sheep-raising.— The last annual report of the Live-stock Division states : “ For a long time it has been a recognized fact that horses, pigs, and poultry can be reared upon bush-sick land without contracting the sickness that inevitably overtakes cattle and sheep. Calves can now be reared with special treatment, and adult cattle, if attacked by bush-sickness, will recover with the right treatment. In order to follow up its progressive policy the Department will now require to turn its attention to preventive and remedial measures in so far as sheep are concerned. Our past experience with cattle should prove invaluable in this connection.”

Class. ■ North Island. South Island. Dominion. _ g- - - - Lamb (carcases) .. - . . 2,108,534 2,661 ,049 4,769,583 Wether mutton (carcases) . . 874,230 145,035 I,0x9,265 Ewe mutton (carcases)' 641,996 278,063 920,059 Beef (quarters) • .. ... ... 321,338 1,491 322,829 Sundries (freight carcases of 60 lb.) • . 2,108,534 . 874,230 641,996 321.338 290.338 2,661,049 145,035 278,063 1,491 64,008 4,769,583 1,019,265 920,059 322,829 . 354.346