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A small linen twine used by nearly all wool growers in Australia is to be recom- 

 mended in every way. W liile :<uoli twine costs about twenty-five cents per pound it runs 

 neariv two thousand seven luiudrcd fe^^t to the pound. A pound of linen twine should 

 therefore tie two hundred and seventy fleeces, allowing: ton feet to each fleece, or one 

 hundied thirty-five fleeces, allowing twenty feet to each fleece. This linen twine is a 

 soft twine and should the fibers become mixed with the wool fii)ers there would be no 

 injuiy done. Number 18 hemp twine is also to be recommended. There are about six- 



