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find in them many interesting points about his sheep and wool, no 

 matter what breed of sheep or type of wool he goes in for. 



Many farmers, in addition to wool, have skins, hides, and rabbit- 

 skins of which they wish to dispose, and they will find in these 

 pages valuable information about this class of produce and the 

 best methods of preparing for market. 



This volume will be found helpful to country wool and skin 

 buyers, especially in assisting them to arrive at the correct value 

 of the produce they deal in. 



I desire to express my thanks to Mr. E. Gooley, of Melbourne, 

 for his kind assistance in many ways with this book ; and to Mr. 

 Sep. G. Jones, of Brisbane ; and Messrs. Smith and Keighley, of 

 Geelong, for valuable help respectively in chapters on Australian 

 Produce and Manufacturing. 



I am also greatly indebted to the many gentlemen who kindly 

 provided me with photographs, acknowledgments of which appear 

 in the following pages. My thanks are also due to Messrs. 

 Dalgety & Co., of Sydney, and A. F. Barker, Esq., of Bradford, 

 for allowing me to use illustrations from their publications. 



HENRY B. SMITH. 



