KILLINGS AT MEAT-EXPORT WORKS.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 20 November 1928, Page 362

KILLINGS AT MEAT-EXPORT WORKS.

Examination of Basic Slag. Referring, in his’annual report for 1927-28, to the system of examination- by the Imperial Institute in London of all shipments of basic slag exported from England and the Continent of Europe to New Zealand, the Chief Chemist, Department of .Agriculture, states that during the last four months of the year samples of fifty-six consignments of slag were analyzed at the Institute, with the following results: Slag with minimum guarantee 17 per cent, phosphoric acid Complied with guarantee, 42 ; below guarantee, 4 : slag with minimum guarantee, 20 per cent, phosphoric acid—Complied with guarantee, 3 ; below guarantee 7. In only two instances, however, was the deficiency greater than 1 per cent. The importers of slag found to be below guarantee were notified of the Imperial Institute’s results before arrival of the shipments. The citricsolubility of the basic slag was in all cases satisfactory. In one instance the fineness of grinding was slightly below the minimum guarantee of 80 per cent.

Season. Beef Quarters. Mutton Carcasses. Lamb Carcasses. Pork ' Carcasses. Boned Beef =Freight Carcasses. Frozen Sundries = Freight Carcasses. Total Equivalent in 60 lb. freight Carcasses. 1923-24 322,829 1,939,324 4,769,583 4,943 266,154 81,997 5,705,608 1924-25 458,549 2,224,263 4,750,164 35,753 263,738 54,961 6,438,056 1925-26 215,594 2,001,340 5,000,590 60,757 223,415 111,229 5,610,730 1926-27 184,331 2,094,354 5,381,121 74,633 242,044 69,534 5,956,708 1927-28 394,821 2,005,333 5,947,197 147,601 283,749 125,200 6,992,516

The following table, compiled from Meat Producers Board statistics, gives particulars of aggregate killings and/or equivalent output at meat-export works in New Zealand for the past five seasons: —