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remaining in- the boy's hand, while the other part of the fleece 

 has fallen on to the table in a tangled mass, which takes the 

 wool rollers some considerable time to straighten out. Cross- 

 bred fleeces hold together much better than the Merinoes, and 

 can be thrown on to the rolling tables much more easily. A 





[Photo by Author. 



FIFTH POSITION : FINISHING. 



drafting yard near the shed is a necessity, so that sheep, 

 especially Cross-bred, can be drafted in their respective qualities, 

 such as fine, medium, and coarse- woolled sheep. 



A few weeks after shearing say four weeks for Cross-bred 

 and six weeks for Merino the sheep are usually dipped in an 

 arsenic or other dip. This is done to kill all the parasites, 



