ILLUSTRATIONS xv 



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 ROLLING THE FLEECE 



First Position . , . 100 



Second Position . ... . '., . . 100 



Third Position . . . -. . . 101 



Fourth Position . . .... 101 



Fifth Position . . . . . . . . 101 



STATION HOMESTEAD IN THE BACK-COUNTRY .... 104 



SORTING MERINO LAMBS' WOOL ON STATION .... IOQ 



MERINO EWES AND LAMBS ON SALT-BUSH COUNTRY, WESTERN NEW 

 SOUTH WALES . . . . . . . . HO 



"LIEWAH" STATION HOMESTEAD, NEW SOUTH WALES . . .125 



PRESSING THE WOOL . . . . . . . . 130 



,, 132 



J 33 



ILLUSTRATIONS OF BALES BRANDED WITH SMALL LETTERS, WHICH 



ARE NOT RECOMMENDED ...... 135 



EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE BRANDING OF WOOL BALES . . . 135 



SHOWING FORKS WHICH PROPEL WOOL SLOWLY FORWARD TO THE 



ROLLERS ON END OF SCOURING TANKS .... 137 



WOOL-SCOURING MACHINE ....... 138 



INTERIOR OF WOOL-DRYING MACHINE . . . . .139 



EXTERIOR OF WOOL-DRYING MACHINE . . . . .140 



WOOL OPENED UP FOR BUYERS* INSPECTION AT WAREHOUSE, 



KENSINGTON, MELBOURNE ...... 144 



BUYERS AT WOOL SALE, " RIALTO," MELBOURNE .... 150 



BUYERS AT WOOL SALE, " RIALTO," MELBOURNE . . . 1$! 



BURRING MACHINE FOR REMOVING BURRS AND OTHER VEGETABLE 



MATTER FROM WOOL ON SHEEP-SKINS . . . .156 



THE SECONDS REMOVED FROM A MERINO SHEEP-SKIN . . . 158 



FIRSTS TAKEN OFF BRITCH END OF SKIN ..... 159 

 DIAGRAM OF CORRECTLY TRIMMED HIDE . . . . .169 



RABBIT-SKINS . . .. . . . I?3 



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CORRECT POSITION FOR CUTTING THROAT ^ . . .176 



