Members of the Wanganui Provincial Executive of the Farmers' Union were in humorous mood the other day, and if one were to accept all that was told it would seem that much besides wool finds its way into bales at shearing time, and, presumably, has some effect when the clip takes its' pathway over the scales. Mr J. Allison told of a farmer, who, annoyed at an old ewe; cut her throat, dumped her in the press and 1 sent her carcase off with his clip. Mr D. Blyth said that he knew a man who was opposed to the use of a wool table, .insisting that the clip should be handled straight from the floor. Mr T. Ourrie capped everything in an account of an early day farmer whose wool weights were always high. Neighbours were very curious as to.the reason, and spied on him when bailing was in progress. "We didn't see one of them told afterwards, "but things looked suspicious. There was a barrow load of sand near the press and a long-handled shovel."
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Pctuniasas a fire preventive arc being used in California' around tanks and along roadways near woods. Burning matches and cigarette'-' stubs will not ignite their trailing stems.
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Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2318, 1 April 1930, Page 6
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