CATTLE FOR OVERSEAS
LAST YEARNS FIGURES The Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture reports that during the calendar year 1927 New Zealand exported 43 head of purebred dairy cattle. The majority of these went to Australia and Tasmania, while a small . consignment was shipped to South Africa, and one Jersey bull to Noumea. Only two breeds —Jersey and Friesian —were represented in the year's exports. The total declared value of the 43 head was £2,232 15s, or an average value per head of £sl 18s €d. For purposes of comparison it may be stated that the 1926 figures were 41 head, [ with a total declared value of £3,521, ' or about £B6 a head. J ' The exports for 1927 thus show a . considerable decrease in average value. J The decrease is largely accounted for ( by the fact that in 1926 many specially ■ selected and outstanding individuals , were included in the exportations, ; whereas last year’s shipments were • comprised mainly of animals of more ; average quality. A report from Perth (W.A.) states . that to date this season, 113,000 tons of l superphosphate have been carried by the railways for the use of farmers, . an increase of 18,000 tons' compared , with the corresponding period last year.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 318, 31 March 1928, Page 25
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203CATTLE FOR OVERSEAS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 318, 31 March 1928, Page 25
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