above up to the 6th and 7th crosses, and the wool 

 of the higher grade merino is equal to a great deal 

 of pure Merino wool and is well reported upon by 

 our London Agents. 



The Suffolk crosses give a very nice mutton 

 animal and the demand for rams of this grade was 

 very marked at the last Annual Sale. 



MUTTON The stud ewes and rams purchased from Messrs. 



CROSSES. Faulkner and Sons, Boonoke, have bred excellently, 



and we have reared some very nice rams and ewes 

 from the importation, which are now pure Boonoke 

 blood but bred in East Africa. 



E. A. WOOIv 

 PRICES. 



VALUE OF 

 SALT. 



The clip was good, the weight of fleece per 

 animal being about the same as previous years. The 

 report on the clip was very satisfactory, and the 

 prices obtained were very good, considering the 

 times, being iid per lb. for pure Merino ewe fleeces, 

 lod. and loj^d. per lb. for grade Merino fleeces. 



These prices pay us very well and compare 

 favourably with those obtained by any other country. 



Our shearing costs from five to six shillings per 

 hundred animals, while the cost is much higher in 

 other countries : indeed the general labour expenses 

 in connection with sheep and shearing are much 

 cheaper here than in many places, while the increase 

 here is as good and in many instances better. 



For the welfare of a flock I believe in plenty of 

 salt, and I am now inclined to think that sheep want 

 a little lime and I am also of this opinion re cattle. 



The sheep on the farm are certainly an eminently 

 paying proposition, taking into account the wool 

 increase and sales of sheep. 



MEDICINES. I find that the pure Merino sheep and pure bred 



lambs are just as hardy as any of the grades. As 

 regards dosing, I have used the same as in previous 

 years, that is. Cooper's powder sheep dip and salt, 

 and Cooper's powder sheep dip and bluestone; the 

 latter in liquid form and the former in dry state. All 

 sheep treated are fasted for 20 to 24 hours previous 

 to dosing. 



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