TWINE SCARCITY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21215, 11 September 1940, Page 9

TWINE SCARCITY

WOOLRACKS AND BAGS BRITAIN’S WOOL REQUIREMENTS HOW GROWERS MAY HELP (By Telegraph.—Special to Times) WELLINGTON, Tuesday One of the points made by Mr H. M. Christie, chairman of" the New Zealand Wool Council, when he was interviewed regarding arrangements for the coming season, is that there is a scarcity of soft seaming twine, which is used in sewing woolpacks and seed sacks. Farmers are therefore being asked to conserve their supplies as much as possible, because the fibre for this high quality twine is produced mainly in Hungary and Italy, from which, of course, the supply is entirely cut off. ‘vvll farmers should use lower grade twine wherever possible,” said Mr Christie, “thus conserving existing stocks of the better quality twine for essential purposes, such as the sewing of woolpacks.” Handling New Types “Britain,” said Mr Christie, “is faced with the problem of finding a market for or processing certain classes of wool, the bulk of which in the past was dealt with by France and other countries. The United Kingdom has also lost the substantial market for tops, yarns and tissues which she previously held in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium. Thus British and Dominion manufacturers are faced with the necessity of dealing with larger quantities of wool and types which they had not been in the habit of handling.

“Our own producers,” continued Mr Christie, “can help the manufacturers and others concerned in the trade by doing as much as possible on the farm, not leaving it to be carried out by some other part of the industry already confronted with new difficulties resulting from the war. Sheepfarmers who have in the past neglected proper skirting and preparation of their wool for appraisal can help now by seeing to this work. Mixing in the sheds of bellies with other types of wool results in unnecessary work having to be done elsewhere.