EARLY SWEARING
advantages to be gained. The advisahility of shearing fat wethers and ewes earlier this season was discussed by a representative of j this paper with a well-lcnown fat stock buyer. At present a very low iirice is being received hy butcliers for sheepskins, ranging in price from ls 6d to ls 9d. With a better tone in the wool niarlcet, it would seem to he a business prop'osition to shear fat sheep, which should clip at least nine pounds of wool. On a conservative hasis the wool should realise 5d per 1b, leaving the grower 3s per sheep after paying shearing expenses. The buyer referred to does not recommend extensive shearing hecause in the event o£ a sudden unfavourable change in the weather, a heavy mortality miglit uc experienced. It is a well-known fact that sheepfarmers do not like their shearing done in instalments, but any method that will improve the financial return from sheep must reeeive favourahle consideration.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 327, 14 September 1932, Page 2
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