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Search - Catalogue Of The Books, Manuscripts, Works Of Art, Antiquities And Relics At Present Exhibited In Shakespeare'S Birthplace

Catalogue Of The Books Manuscripts Works Of Art Antiquities And Relics At Present Exhibited In Shakespeare'S Birthplace
Author: Various

PREFACE WHAT a history of fascinating romance surrounds the sheep and wool industry It is woven into every department of our national and social life. It is Australias-and was once the main source of Englands-national wealth, for woollen goods at the beginning of the eighteenth century formed two-thirds of Englands exports. The trade in wool has... more » cahsed great wars and, what is more, has paid for them, which cannot be affirmed by many persons and things that have brought about international bloodshed. For centuries it was the pivot on which much diplonlatic and political intrigue revolved, and kings and statesmen thought and dwelt in sheep and wool. Australia is at the present time the leading sheep and woolgrowing country in the world it owes this position to the early pioneers who, with indomitable grit and courage, faced the Blacks, the droughts, the loneliness, and other dangers of the Australian bush, that only the stoutest hearts could survive. At the present time there are numbers of sheep farmers carving out homes in the more unsettled parts of Australias great continent, and undergoing a good many of the minor disadvantages of their brave pioneer forefathers. I have often thought how valuable to them would be a wellillustrated and practical handbook, explaining in simple language the most suitable sheep for the various types of country in Australia, and the best methods of marketing wool. In the following chapters I have endeavoured to provide information useful to both the large station owner and the man grazing a few hundred sheep. Each class of wool-grower will find in them many interesting points about his sheep and vooln, o matter what breed of sheep or type of v001 he goes in f r . Many f lrme-Sin, addition to wool, have skins, llicles, ancl rabbitskins of which they vish to dispose, and they vill lind in these pages valuable information about this class of protluce and the best methods of preparing for market. This volume will be found helpful to co11nt1-y wool and sliin buyers, especially in assisting them to arri1. e at the correct value of the produce they deal in. 1 desire to express my thanl s to Mr. E. Goc ley o , f Alclbourne, for liis kind assistance in many ways with this bool incl to Mr. Sep. G. Jones, of Brisbane and hfessrs. Smith anil ICeighley, of Geelong, for va1u lble help respectively it1 chaptcrs on . Australian Produce and Manufacturing. I am also greatly indebted to the many gentlemen who Iiindly provided me with photographs, ackno vleclgn enotfs vhicha ppear in the followirig pages. My thanks are also due to R1essl. s. Dalgety Co., of Sydney, and A. F. Barker, Esq., of Br clforcl, for allo ving me to use illustrations from their publications. CONTENTS Australias first sheep-Captain bicArthurs sheep-Boiling down --Sheep numbers in Australia froin 1792 to 1912. CHAPTER I1 SHEEP A ND LOCALITIE . S . 6 Merino and Cross-bred shecp Countries they are best adapted for. Lincoln-Leicester-Border Lciccster-Romney Marsh-Shropshire-Southdown-Hampshire Down-Suffolk. CHAPTER I. SHEEP SELECTION Method of selecting or classing sheep. CHAPTEIi V FAT LAMBS Suitable breeds for fat lambs. ir X CONTENTS CHAPTEIi V1 I 31. E SHEARIN . G 33 Shearing machinc - Drafting - Dipping - Sl earcrs working hours-Agreement. CHAPTER V11 Characteristics of wool- V001 qualities, 60 s, 64 s, etc...

ISBN-13: 9781408649565
ISBN-10: 140864956X
Publication Date: 2/29/2008
Pages: 148
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Publisher: Koebel Press
Book Type: Paperback
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