SHORTAGE OF CALVES.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19886, 15 May 1936, Page 7

SHORTAGE OF CALVES.

SOUTH AUCKLAND POSITION. _— GOOD DEMAND EXllS’l'iNti. (Times Representative). TE :\\V:\.\IUTU. Thursday. Commenting on the shortage of good mire-s throughout, South Auckland at the annual meeting oi the Te Awamutu and district groups of the New Zealnna (Jo—Operative Herdtesiing Assurintion to—tiay, Mr F. 0. Knight. the district. supervisor, said the position was becoming very acute. There was :1 decidmi falling off in the number 01‘ calves living marked, the snrnker slated. iim‘on prices had been good overseas and many nromlururs had changed over to pig~kvoping with the result that. stocks or mud valves hnd inn-nine iicpirieti. During ”10 inst your thorn hail been :1 keen inquiry for calihvit‘ors and the demand had remained unsulisiicd

.-\s an Illustration of the stx‘nng de< mnnd existing Mr Knight quoted the lnsmnon of an owner at Pin Plo who hud asked 930 each fur a herd of 20 ln-vulf heifers and had disposed of the lul‘ \VHhin four days.

.\L lust year's Pukvknho 5:110 dairy stark. which the previous year hm! ruullsed £2 45, had risen In price to almul, I‘3 3s. an im‘roasr of m'r‘r £l. ’l‘hl- sponkvr quoted ulhr‘r "guru‘s. nntuhly some from the Mnlmnatu sale. “hirh shnwml thal ”mm was \'aluc misting for stock with a. good butler—ful hacking.