SHEARING LAMB.
A correspondent of the Wairarapa Daily Times makes the following remarks: Does shearing lambs, as a general rule, pay? is a question often asked. In reply, I would say that in the case of shearing lambs everything depends on circumstances ; and, ir. my opinion it is not so much a question of profit as expediency. I mean to say that the profit is not derived directly from the wool obtained, but from the benefit conferred by the removal of the fleece. The lambs thrive better without the heavy fleece they have to carry during the winter and spring, and do not require so much attention to prevent losses from death by becoming cast. The climate of the North Island is suitable for lamb shearing, and ako the northern districts of the South Island. Fabrics made from lambs' wool are not much in fashion now, and the price for such wool is veiy low, but some experts say that the clip for the two shearings combined is greater than that obtained from the same lambs when shorn Dnce as hoggets. The early clipping probably stimulates the growth of the wool. An early lamb that is not shorn has to carry its fleece about 14 months before it gets any relief, and it must follow that a strong lamb would make better progress (always providing that the climate is suitable) after getting rid of its burden at the end of six months. If the results of lamb shearing prove satisfactory, it is more because of the indirect advantage gained than through tho actual gain in weight or bulk of wool from the double shearing. Some people have an idea that shearing lambs is a sign that the ownei is hard-up, and is compelled to turn his wool into money ; but this is absurd, for if it is not advisable, or expedient, to shear on the grounds already mentioned, the value of the fleece is an unimportant consideration.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2436, 21 November 1900, Page 7
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379SHEARING LAMB. Otago Witness, Issue 2436, 21 November 1900, Page 7
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