Report on the trade in refrigerated beef, mutton and lamb

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Identifikator:: 1800540760

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-185131

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report on the trade in refrigerated beef, mutton and lamb

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1925

Scope:: vi, 65 Seiten; Ill., graph. Darst.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter III. Present sources of supply

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exceeded consignments from the Dominion. Its mutton and lamb, by reason of their high quality and reliable grading, command the highest price and meet the most regular demand of any that reach this country. The flocks are mainly found on the eastern slopes of the two islands. In South Island, the merino, the first breed introduced, was for many years the chief breed, and the merino-ewe was the foundation of the cross-breeds which to-day supply the famous Canterbury mutton and lamb. With the growth of the meat-export business, cross-breeding for mutton and lamb became zeneral, the English Leicester and later the Lincoln ram were >mployed to cross with the merino; the Black-Faced ram is also widely used. In the moister North Island, the Romney is the most popular sheep. Lincoln and Border Leicesters are also found in both islands, while the South Down is now largely used throughout both Islands for the fat lamb trade. The Hocks grew from between two and three million in 1860 to over twenty-six million in 1918—the peak year—but they have since leclined to about twenty-four million. In addition to the export of mutton and lamb, New Zealand, vith a cattle population of about 3} millions, has also an export ‘rade in frozen beef, though the trade is less extensive than in Australia. The stock is British in origin, Shorthorns, Herefords. md Aberdeen Angus being largely bred. During recent years, however, and more especially since the post-war slump over- whelmed the beef trade, increasing attention has been paid to dairying, which is now as important as the production of meat and wool, and great efforts have been made to produce the most satisfactory milk-producing herds. The cattle enumeration of 1921 showed that out of 3,139,223 cattle, over two million were cows and heifers, and as the results of the beef-export trade in the period 1921-4 were most discouraging, the dairy character of the herds has become still more pronounced. Considerable quantities of beef of the dairy type should, however, be available when there is an opening. With favourable markets, the pro- duction of beef could undoubtedly be increased, particularly if, as in the case of Australia, a practicable method could be devised which would enable the beef to reach this country in a chilled and not frozen condition. New Zealand beef, like Australian heef, would be improved by better dressing. The normal weights tor New Zealand ox-beef are slightly heavier than Australian. the juarters averaging 180-220 lb. The general treatment of meat for export is similar to that oursued in Australia. Most of the works are situated down the cast coast and, as there are 46 of them, the distances to be traversed by stock are nowhere great. The freezing works are owned by New Zealand or British companies, or by farmers’ co-operative companies, the latter being quite a common form of ownership. It would seem as though the common complaint of ~o-operative societies the world over. namely. that members tend

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