Value of Clearing Scab.
«, , ..■ The Hawke's Bay Herald saya^ that the stamping out of scab in ] this Colony means a big thing for our breeders of stud longwool sheep. One company in the South Island, says our contemporary, already has orders for 1300 rams, and that is but an indication of what is to como. The determination of the Australian sheepfarniers to go in for crossbreds wherever possible wili force them to make heavy purchases in New Zealand. To sell to them our longwools to enable them to compete with us in the frozen meat and crossbred wool markets may seem like killing the goose which lays the golden eggs. But if we refuse to sell they will go to England for what they want. They mean to try to cross their merinos with longwools, and we may just as well accept the inevitable and make whatever profit we can out of them. They will prefer our sheep to those of England, because we are nearer, and by careful attention to the wool we have improved the original imported stock in that respect. Before next season Australian buyers are likely to acquire thousands of rams, and that demand will have a material effect on prices here.
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Manawatu Herald, 10 January 1893, Page 2
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206Value of Clearing Scab. Manawatu Herald, 10 January 1893, Page 2
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