SHEEP LOSSES
It is estimated that the drought has cost Australia 20,000,000 sheep, and failure of the autumn lambing will account for millions more, The immediate problem of graziers is to secure sheep and lambs for re-stock' ing, and competition is keen. Taxation is so heavy that pastoral men are wondering how far it will pay them to.restock to capacity. Labour is short, fences are out of repair, and transport is difficult. And many would sqoner invest what money they have in improvement of properties. The majority of losses comprise Merino sheep, which means a big reduction in the most valuable part of the wool clip.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 150, 22 December 1945, Page 9
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106SHEEP LOSSES Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 150, 22 December 1945, Page 9
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