ABATTOIR FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2260, 21 September 1914, Page 8

ABATTOIR FIGURES

■ The Abattoir report presented to the City Council last night, covering the month of July, showed the number of stock slaughtered as follows: —Cows, 2651 (condemned, 66); bullocks, 537 (14); bulls, 12 (0); sheep, 5445 (25); lambs, 155 (0); calves, 3l (0); pigs, 72 (0). The fees received amounted to £508 Bs. 6d„ an increase of £14 15s. on the same month of last year. Councillor J. Fuller directed attention to the high percentage of cows condemned, as affecting the pure milk supply. ■:'''''. ' Councillor Godber: They were not all condemned for tuberculosis. Tho Mayor said that it would be interesting to get figures -of the percentage killed for boning purposes only. Ho agreed to get the figures. We are buyers of ' Home-separated Cream in any quantity, and will always give you the market value. All you have to do is to put it on rail and consign it to Wanganui Fresh Food and Ice Co, St; John's Station. We'do the rest.— Advt. . Ever considered the advisability of installing a water-wheel on your property ? There's a lot of power running to waste in that swift to drive all your farm machinery. This is a good sound proposition—means money to you. Write for particulars. A. J. Parton,Sheet Metal and Plumbing Works, Car- . terton.—Advt.