Drysdale wool grows so quickly that young sheep have to be shorn as often as five times in the first two years to maintain the required length of fleece (76 to 100 mm) for carpet manufacture. Above, Mr Melville Syme, of The Point, Kaikoura, spreads out the fleece of this Drysdale superior ram to measure its 230mm growth after six months.
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Press, 27 February 1981, Page 7
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61Drysdale wool grows so quickly that young sheep have to be shorn as often as five times in the first two years to maintain the required length of fleece (76 to 100 mm) for carpet manufacture. Above, Mr Melville Syme, of The Point, Kaikoura, spreads out the fleece of this Drysdale superior ram to measure its 230mm growth after six months. Press, 27 February 1981, Page 7
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