66 Journal or the Department of Agriculture. — July, 1922. 



Winter Hair. — To this class of hair the remarks about winter 

 kids also apply. Hair from ewes that have kidded early is vshortev 

 than thai from dry ewes and kapaters, and should be baled 

 separately. 



Mohair is put to various; uses, and conseiiuently fine and coarse 

 hair have their respective places in the trade. If a clip is got up on 

 the lines sug-g-ested, buyers would be in a position to bid their full 

 limits for tlie class of hair wanted for their special requirements, 

 and mucli firmer and stable prices would thereby be in evidence. 



The above remarks apply in a general sense to well-bred flocks. 

 Farmers who have a percentage of half or three-quarter bred Angoras 

 in their flocks should bale hair from such low-bred animals 

 separately. This hair from low-bred goats contains a very large 

 percentage of "kemp," and for that reason should never be baled 

 with hair from well-bred animals. 



A clip even in length, fineness, lustrous, and of good quality 

 should be the aim of every grower of mohair, and this end can only 

 be attained by systematic and scientific mating, and by going in for 

 annual culling. 



Thk Fahmkk's Pakt. 



There is no doubt that South African Jiiohair is gettijig loo 

 coarse in fibre, and that in consequence growers are finding it 

 extremely difficult to compete with Tu^rkish hair, which is much 

 finer in quality. It is not intended to go into the reasons why this 

 is so, as they are well known to breeders, but to state that the state- 

 ments frequently made by buyers to that effect are quite correct, 

 and that the trade will not buy the coarse article if it can get the 

 finer. It is now a matter for the farmer to concentrate on the 

 ])roduction of a finer hair in so far as the climatic conditions of his 

 farm will allow, ai)d the only Avay by which this can be done is for 

 him t(j mate finer haired bucks with his ewes. This question was 

 dealt with on x>i^gPS 57 and 60 of the ])ani])hlet issued by me on lli" 

 wool industrv.' 



Exports of Grain, Etc., 1921-1922 Period. 



The following were the exports of grain, etc., in hags during 

 the juonth of May, 1922: — 



Maize, 103,736; maize meal, 13,787; maize grit (rice). 2657; 

 lioiiiiiiy chop, 3154: oats, 8158; lucerne seed, 952; total for the 

 month, 132,471 bags. 



Exports for the period 1st July, 1921, to 31st May, 1922: — 

 Maize, 3,210,779; maize meal, 1,271,824; maize grit (rice), 784~ ; 

 hominy chop, 39,167: maize flour, 357; kaffir corn, 13,971; oats, 

 32,589; beans, 109; lucerne seed, 4392: bran, 2870; manna seed, 

 10; total, 4,574,915 bags. 



Stocks on hand at all ports on 31st Mav, 1922, were as 

 follows: — Maize, 56,528: maize meal. 10,110; oats, 4338; lucerne 

 seed, 1; hominy chop, 640; maize grit (rice), 11; total 71,628 bags. 



*"Tlie Wool Industry,"' Bulletin No. 4, 1920, obtainable from this office : price Is. 

 prepaid. 



