WOOL PRODUCTION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16491, 8 November 1927, Page 11

WOOL PRODUCTION

NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT CO-ORDINATED RESEARCH ARTIFICIAL SILK COMPETITION (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (N.Z., and A.P.A., and Sun.) (Received November b, 'Z p.m.) LUND UN, Nov. 7. A series of private conferences of English and Dominions representatives discussed at length the vital necessity to reach and to improve finer quality wools, and make keener competition in hiture. British research experts considered that the development, of artificial silk was not likely to affect finer wools, but it is anticipated that it would seriously compete with coarser grade's. Therefore it was proposed to co-ordinate research throughout the Empire, Dominion members concentrating on problems of production and British ones on the, uses. As a result of the conference a definite scheme is now being formulated for submission to the Australian, New Zealand, and South African Governments, suggesting joint research. .Mr. .Julius, interviewed, emphasised the need for finer Australian merinos, and said: "Yorkshire manufacturers assured me that they were now unable to obtain finer wools from Australia and were compelled to purchase South African. Two Yorkshiremen, pointing to large stocks from South Africa, and who had previously bought exclusively from Australia, told me that Australia had better concentrate on the production of the finest merinos, as artificial silk was going to hit our coarser wools hard. This means careful research, and a more exact knowledge of the conditions of breeding and nutrition. British woollen and worsted manufacturers are prepared to develop research here and give, the Dominions the fullest information regarding the behaviour of different classes of wool for spinning and weaving, if the latter will undertake their share."