MEAT PRODUCTION
FIVE MONTHS' KILLINGS , ! The official figures of killings for the present season at the Dominion's Freezing Works from Ist October till 27th February, as issued by the New Zealand Meat Producers Board, slioav that, lamb killings now total 6,483,420 carcases -compared with 0,896,132 carcases to 28th Febbruary last season, this being a de.crease of 4.12,712 carcases. Wether mutton killings are .229,056 carcases, and ewe mutton killings 877,505 'carcases, compared "with 407,171 and 819,184 carcases respectively last season. Details, of the. lamb and mutton killings in the North and South Islands, with figures for the previous season in parentheses, are as follows:—• North Island Lamb. 4,079,197 (4,126,861) Wether mutton 222,472 ( 381,717) Ewe mutton 773,502; ( 578,188) South Island' Lamb 2,104,223 (2.76!),271) Wether mutton 6,584 ( 25,154) Ewe mutton 104,003 ( 21:0,990) ■■Frozen heel' production has readied quarters compared with 128,671 quarters last season. Porker killings total 31.800 carcases, a decrease of 47,139, -whilst baconers total 74,765 carcases, a decrease of 102,546.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 58, 23 March 1943, Page 6
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159MEAT PRODUCTION Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 58, 23 March 1943, Page 6
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