RUSSIA'S WOOL NEEDS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 109, 4 November 1925, Page 5

RUSSIA'S WOOL NEEDS

PUBCHASE OF AMEBICAN SHEEP. '

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPIRIOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZBALAND CABLI ASSOCIATION.) • NEW YOBK, 2nd November.

M. Perefer Kowitch and Professor Michael Ivanov, representatives of. the Soviet Commissariat, of Agriculture, who recently arrived to inquire into American sheep-breeding, have purchased three - thousand purebred Rambouillet sheep in the United States for export to Eussia for the purpose of improving the flocks in the stoppe and mountain regions of the Caucasus, Turkestan, and Siberia. The representatives declared that Eussiii hopes ultimately to grow alt the wool required for domestic pui fposes. .Tho first shipment of-1200,has already gono forward for Novorossisk, and will bo shipped during tho present week. The purchase consists in greater part of flock rams and owes. The Russians are not yet ready to undertake stud operations. The shipments are valued at 250,000 dollars.

M. Perefcr Kowitch stated that it will be necessary, to make a further purchase of fine" wool sheep during tho year, and for many years to come, before Kusshi can product; sufficient. wool to satisfy the needs of its iudustry_.