BY P. N. TREBECK, ESQ. 177 



It was supposed that the Darling River country would not 

 grow high class wool, but if you examine the almost perfect 

 specimens of ewes' combing wool, grown by the Hon. T. 

 dimming, at his Arumpo Station, on the Lower Darling, you will 

 be convinced that very excellent wool can be grown even there, 

 under intelligent culture. It was for these ewes that Mr. 

 Camming recently purchased the Victorian ram, for which he 

 gave 3150 guineas. You will find wool from this ram in the 

 same box. It is 5| inches long, and shows in a remarkable 

 degree what profitable results may be attained by skilful manage- 

 ment. Aiuimpo is about 250 feet above the sea. Formation, 

 post-tertiary deposits. Fairly grassed and lightly timbered. 



I have brought a fleece of the modern Victorian combing wool 

 to contrast with that from its German and Silesian ancestors. It 

 was grown by Mr. Charles Ayrey, of Warranooke, who now 

 possesses one of the finest flocks in Victoria. In the olden days 

 this flock was bred freely from Silesian blood, but lately has only 

 had the addition occasionally of a very choice Tasmanian or 

 Victorian ram. Colour, length, strength, lustre, and softness are 

 present in a high degree, and can scarcely be excelled. Mr. 

 Ayrey's rams have sold up to 1000 guineas. "Warranooke is 

 about 500 feet above the sea. Formation, Silurian, basalt, and 

 post-tertiary. Good pasture, moderately timbered. 



You will find on the table two representative types of Tasmanian 

 Wool — Messrs. Gibson and Sons' and Mr. Kermodes. Both are 

 very pure specimens of Merino combing wool. There is also a 

 fine sample of wool scoured by Mrs. Darchy, of Oxley, Lower 

 Lachlan, which deservedly obtained a Gold Medal at Calcutta. 



There are also samples from various parts of the colony, and a 

 curiosity in the way of black and white transversely striped pure 

 Merino Wool, from Mr, Edol's Burrawang Station, and by way of 

 a shocking example, some wool from the coast districts of northern 

 Queensland. The spear grass which you see has quite banished 

 sheep from the coast districts of that colony. 

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