FARMERS AND SOCIALISM.
. MUNICIPAL SHEEP-SHEABING ■ PLANTS. The small farmer sometimes experiences difficulty in having'their sheep .shorn by the customary methods. In this connection a novel proposal was made to the Bulla (Victoria) Shire Council recently. A member moved that a municipal sheepshearing plant, with four stands, driven by electricity, be established. It was pointed out "Hint the council might provide power from its own electric-plant, and considerable benefit would accrue to the landholders of the district. _ The plant, in conjunction with a municipal sheep dip, would probably cost JJIOOO. A long discussion followed, and consideration of the matter was deferred.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1202, 10 August 1911, Page 8
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100FARMERS AND SOCIALISM. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1202, 10 August 1911, Page 8
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