The main export product was wool and lamb. However, in the 1880s erosion, rabbits and scab caused problems for sheep farmers. The first refrigerated shipment to Britain was in 1882 and left Port Chalmers (Oamaru?) on the "SS Elderslie." This led to meat-freezing works being established near Dunedin (Burnside) and in Oamaru and Balclutha (Finegand). The forced subdivision of Otago's large holding soon followed between 1895 and 1909 in North Otago 15 runs became 540 farms. The hot summers and cold winters were good for orcharding which developed in Central Otago from the late 19th century.