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Shannon News, 3 January 1923, Page 3

Thif matter of ulp-staining of wool was mentioned by the chairman (Mr Mulholland) at a recent meeting of the North Canterbury Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. The Agricultural Committee; he said, had taken this subject into considera'iorr. There was no doubt that dip-staining was becoming a very serious ma'ter. He instanced a case "where seven or eight per cent of the wool received by one firm had been so badly affected that it had to be put into a secondary grade. The effect on the price on the London market was considerable, a loss of 3d per lb on a line being quoted. They could not afford to tluow money away In this fashion, and it was criminal to throw it away when nobody else got the benefit of it. The Agricultural Committee had instructed him to go into the question of possible remedies. The suggestion he rmde was that farmers should dip their lambs-as early as possible in the season. If they made their dip dates earlier they would not 7>nly have their wool freer from dip stain, but they would also have cleaner sheep. It was decided that a letter on the subject he sent to all branches.