FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 48, 17 July 1914, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

OUll FROZEN -MEAT J£XH>RTS. The increase in our frozen meat export trade Ls a matter which it at the present, linie causing quite a number of our economists some concern, and if the Ji-ih-vving figures are carefully considered there will be seen that tilrere is ample cause for rejection whether we are not. taxing out Jlocks too heavily. The exports of mutton and lamb, in carcases, during the past live voaiv, compare as follows: Year

March 31 Carea-ies. (.'ureases. Carcases, ended Mutton l.amb Total 1010 .. 1,<187.41)0 3,300,702 5.044 171 iff I .. 2,107,787 3A'!«,»2-2 ,'>,947 704 If 12 .. 1,804,307 3,003,0(1] 4.807,398 1013 .. 2,149.950 2.050,249 5,10(i:.1jM 1014 .. 2,516.302 3.800,31.') «,37<i.<iir> The number of carcases exported during the year is the highest on record, and show* a substantial increase over 1011, wiliivh was the next highest. If we compare these exports with the total number of sheep, we get the following interesting lahle:— i car ended Muttom-Lnmb Total Nk. March 31. Carcases. of Sheep. "HO .. 5 04-1.171 23,480,707 11,11 5.047,71V4 24,200.020 l!l1 - ■■ 4,807,308 23.000,120 1!,1:i 5,1011,100 23.700,1(53 111,4 ■ - C.37(i.(>15 24,101.810

j More Mian 2flppro r cent, of our focks | were I'xportod in a frozen state, and if ! Wl; 1:lli0 slaughtering for local con- . sumption it will bo soon that ive have , drawn rather heavily upon our ro- ! s<, rve. Hut it is very probable tiluit wo | have gone to extremes. In 1011, witli '24.2MU120 sheep to work upon, our e.x----i ports totalled !i;'J47-7CM carcases, with \ I lie result that there was a. decrease in I tlie Ihtoks, and a shrinkage in tile ex- ! P<"'ts in tlie following year. In IfIKS j the imports incren'-ed. although tlliere i « <lwease in the flo:-ks, bid this I did in r apparentlv prevent the lloc.ks i (.'rowing In lllU'wc had fewer sheep i to draw upon than in lilll, and yet our ; export- wore nuu'h lar-jor. It is more 'Jian likely that, when the she-cp returns j are made available, as they will .be preI south', a shrinkage will be diselosod. I Tin. c\ces-.ive export of the past year ; added to the inconvenience caused bv | the ,-trike, the sheep fa-mew have got ; a fa]-'., impression of the position, and j eli'oi'ts a ret being mode to establi-h fre;'/.!iijf works in the Waikato, in Taranaki. and Rangitikoi. while several .exist in»' works contemplate making onlargi moiits to deal with an increased ip.iantity of stool;. MOA DAIRY COMPANY. The monthly mooting of this eompanv hold on Tuesday, Mr. Jones t The Chairman was appointed to represent the company at the annual mooting of the Taranaki Dairy and Kann.'is' t'nion of Employers, to bo he'd at Stratford on the 24th inst. It v.'a- decided to inform the National | Dairy Association that the company ; considers £27:") a fair salary to ]iay t'.io manager of a factory til itiing out from ; -100 tn 51X1 tons of butter, j It was resoLed to hold a sneeial ' iiici-! in.Lf of director-. on "Saturday, ; Aufiii.-1 1 st. i Aeeouuls passed for pavment ann.imti od to £2Us .Id. including £:i(i2 8s j ior milk. £l- r )l7 10s for bonus. lO.s I !>ii for the N'ational Dairy Association, I and t-Vi-l 4s lOd for stores.

SCARCITY 01" MEAT. ;. uMrarnox rui: sitpues. 'l'lir Times (l.niidoiii bus a notable article mi Ihe coming .scarcity of meat - a viii'city which, in the opinion of some authorities 11>'l-1 inevitably come |i. rinauent. "Thr hi.-toiy of thi- scar.'ilr is the lii.-tory of iin.reu-.ecl meat, con.-uinptioii," sa>s tie Tillies. " Meal-eating has always b i n a feature of prosperity.When a. nam':. |'n.-ition in life improves, he eeii.'i.i !|y ii-„ rwisiv 1 lie range <f his diet, adding to it ni"i'e of the .-tiinulating f'i"iN. of which in at is the chief cini.l", Tiie \a-t -1 ream of emigration l"i •nn Italy. I'ci'an.!. and oilier European countries to the L'nite.l >; i; c■ - < f America did not. at ti'r'-t L' I--II; I - ;l I'i ee 1 the ecill-llllljil.iclll of llleat in i: hi country. Tin m' iinmigi'iiils lived ini;:e!y upon a c!i• ■ t oi cereals. Pros- !■ i-1 1 it \. !i,.wi'Vct. has altered this. 'Pie -. year l» year, join the rank • .i' 1.....1.1 -< e I el'.-. i\Uun\\ liil". Japan has j'' i' a i'ei I in the mail-el., and various t'.iKc.j'c ;'.e. t (unitl'ics. including 'Russia, are i" L'iuni'ig In ah orb large meal, supplier "Ihe iv-ults are well-known to those • i,t re-i "c 1 in Ihe meat tra.le and arc View .1 l.y tliem with considerable mi - - ;:i\iii'_'. '!*..<■ I'nili'cl Stales, which u-ed In -el: I large con-igiiinc nls of meat, to iiii. country. luis -cut notting at all ci■ intin la-l two year-; instead, it hi- aiitilisiiecl it* ui"ut tariff and is imnniiing on a large scale. At pr'.'v'nt.

Rom pel iI inn is (nkiti.tr \Am-v \ .11 !!ii{i-li ;wi<l Asuri'irini l>uyc*i'-? f,, •; . ;: \ ; I i I; I M' - Mlpplir> of ,1-1 A'l- 1 ralian nwal. I'-ITMX YKUY SKlilOl'S. "A [ l l' 1 i?;ii licit I impnri it shi.lnl lliat t ii" j>11; ii ii>11 was t*\i-rctliii;ily M-vious The pri<-e i.f c;l tile h;i:l L'Olli' lip (Mill-si-i-raMy. and wa- itu r.';i-i It was It.-iMfl to i]icn-a-;' stil] further, While ! (In- pnpiii,i l '•> 'ii <>! tin 1 I nili'il Mate-'- ! t;:i ; ii-' tip 1 n.(M:(>JM;i>. the nninl«T I fii' ti;t' I f 11 ! «'' 1) 1 U'( 1 hy K.( 11! I U H !'l. i wtc -11:11 ( hi til; the opporl iin- ; ity nt M-!i prire< ami si-Hini: willin it ■ M-'ia-'i! in li'huv urn—iiirs Plu- i 'Uttiii< 111;<I denninl t'cr \eal. ii'O. \va- re--piJli.-iMe ]'»)• (lie I iT ot itilill' ! !l Mlll ir : - 1)1' I'IUVIS ill Argentina. 'ln '!!'.■ \ r . '■ ti i< 1 !'t ■ 11 a h I ali'l. 'uv have .t f! il ::!.•! ahv. lnlr mi' it at, ]ii-"-cn(, \\ tiii'ii in a year *»«- iwn v. ::l j Inr.<• ariii'". Uritaiu wiU p"-»-li' \ h.- ni-i-cil hi lnT u'-.vn nnal ;W ill l-in* n!t[ (lay-, nr in pay h;n;> j liL" T;t ■ ni 111• [il'ivrs.* Thk VTW W;l f \- pri —I hy aitolln')- vr. la«'jv importer, .li'riarcd t'hat aiivaly tin' vi-rv piirc 111 c-iuineil tiK'at showed :.'nw ilillii-nit it was to ulitain meat, " Tile prospect,- <>f oU(ainitijj- Mipplirs* in' said. 'arc in the e\nvnu*. l)i-nin(T;it i<" (ioviTinnt'iU « t"U-l ti. sp v it. up ranches into small aM'icult urn! li.!-Min»-. whilst imlu^tvy / -Ir;ii'i 1 v nit-roaches n] ton ilic available \ -I'a/m.i.' laud.' | MV.AT NOW A l.rXl'iiV. j "it appcaiv, therefore, lhat \\<* are ] rapi'llv a|'p)'oacliiitjr a linn- wh't-n mwit i jnay ajxain la' immharfd anion"" the i limine-. Tin' fO'c'l- '>f lliifl t'lmugc 'wr.il 0" far-ri'Lii-liini: and important.

Rritish farming and stock-rawing may be expected to enter upon an entirely now phase. in which scientific methods will be of thi' p.reittest practical value. Labor will be attracted back to the land, and if tin; peo;ee want moat, tlli'ey will have to (rot it liome-«rown rather than from abroad 1 . N'or will Hie workers ligihtly surrender the generous meat diet, the advantages of which they have learned to appreciate, and upon them the scarcity and high; prices will press' hard. A meat diet is widely believed in as an essential to hard, physical toil, and there are no substitutes which approach the original in nutritive value. "It takes about four years to bring an animal to beef-yielding age. This, fact must be set against the idea that in Mexico and Siberia the world possesses great cattle-bearing countries at present not fully developed. No doubt in time these countries will contribute the world's supplies. Whtn that time corner however, the world's consumption will have advanced still further. There can be no doubt that tit a moment when the Australian Government is instituting an enquiry into the state of its meat production and exportation -—an enquiry made necessary by the establishment of American linns and works in thnt country—Britain cannot afford to sit with folded hands." lit i; UPR I'RIOIOS MKETA r .

The Meat Trades Journal admit that the situation in serious in respect of all forms of meat food, especially cattie, ami prophesies: "So far a*. we can judge, the prospect point* to much higltier prices than we have vet seen.' It is pointed out Uia.t "English and Scottish' feeders have not been able to secure one-third of their usual store supplies, witl the result that animals in forward condition are realising fat stock prices. There are other factors at work, such as the diversion of supplies from Argentina and Australia and the opening up of Continental markets."