CONDITIONS IN TARANAKI.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1922, Page 6

CONDITIONS IN TARANAKI.

LARGE DAIRY OUTPUT. AS OTHERS SEE US. The country in Taranaki, in spite of a long spell of dry weather, is looking remarkably well, according to an Auckland business man who has been spending a holiday in the province (says the Herald). The recent drop in prices for dairy produce was a serious matter for the farmers, he said, but in Taranaki it was to some extent offset by the very large output. There had been a substantial rise in prices for lambs and light wethers for freezing. The works at Smart Road, New Plymouth, were handling about 1000 sheep and lambs daily. It was a common sight to see as many as 21 truckloads of sheep passing through by train each day, on their way to New Plymouth. It was reported, however, that little business in

I beef was being handled. Two shipI meats of meat were to be made from the works this month, namely, 8000 freight carcases by the Port Albany for London, and 3850 freight carcases by the Kaikoura for Liverpool. Both vessels were to load at New Plymouth. The proposed meat pool had been exercising the minds of the primary producers, and several important meetings had been held in various centres to discuss the situation. It was generally agreed that the- time had arrived when it was a matter of obtaining better prices for stock or simply leaving the farms. Haymaking was in full swing everywhere in Taranaki.