DOMINION PIGS PRAISED

Chronicle (Levin), 15 November 1946, Page 7

DOMINION PIGS PRAISED

~-&rt (Special Correspoi|dent.)

lieceived lhursday* 7 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 14. Smithlield market has lield its lirsi exhibition since -1^39 and New Zealano ..porkei", and bacoh^f pigs which vvoj. prizes dn th§# Tapapa conipeti'tion had tlhe ^ist^^uWf providmg an occasion. IThebVin^fei's^elected by New Zealand gi^lges froi^|3480 entries, were sent to London ■ a§d**hon SmithJield V main market 100 porkers and J 00 bacou ers in neat regimented rows, each pig being decorated wiOlr a- red," white ann blue rosette, made a^strikiug display. Dr. J. Hammond w'ho, with Hr. 11. L. Davidson, inspected the pigs was iuosl enthusiastic. ' 4 4 The standard is very high," he said. "It is higher even' than last year t\iien prizewinnin^ bacouers were displjryed in a London cold storage house. An excellent attempt has been niade'to secure uniforni ity of animals. This system will cnabh us to establish grades for New Zealand pigs in the same way as we have grades for iambs, ^wliich wiJJ be of distinet advantage .to the trad^." Mr. Hammond ajj|led tliat he wa.impressed with - tn-e New /ealaud porkers. "In -faet/ -' I bclicvo New Zealand would doO#fell to coneentraU on porkers for tlie British -market and in saying so I liave no criticism to make of the bacouers. ' faet is, howevcr as far as the baconbrs afc coucerned, that New Zealand B'np against conipelition from Denmtirk and Ganada, bui iu the market for porkers she has a field iiractically to ltefself. ' ' After making a detailed examination of the exhibition, ttr. Hammond and Mr. Dai'idson will send a written iepurt Lo Ncvv Zealand.