WOOL CULTIVATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2407, 23 January 1909, Page 3

WOOL CULTIVATION.

OR THE SCIENCE OF AVOOLGROAVING. That science plays a biglily-impor-taut part in the growing of a iirstclass llcccc of wool no intelligent, man will for a moment, gainsay. lii agriculture, to produce a crop of roots or cciroals of tlic best quality tlic utmost attention must be paid to tlie eultivatioh of the soil. The sheep’s skin- is the soil from which the wool ero»' grows. If the animal is badly nourished and its skin neglected the results will be plainly visible in a stunted, unsatisfactory fleece ; on tlic other hand, treat the sheep generously and destroy all parasites which may infect it by, passing it through a bath of Quibell’s Dip. twice a year, and a perfect fleece of wool will lie the result. Never use a dip which leaves the wool harsh. Tlio very fact that the fleece feels harsh proves that the dip applied has had an irritant effect to an extent which renders the damage done invisible to the naked eye, yet tlio - results remain, and tin 1 grower pays the penalty in the shape of dess wool. Quibell’s Dips stimulate tlio skin, thereby enabling it to perform its natural functions more easily and efficiently, the natural results of which arc heavier fleeces of sound, lustrous wool and dean, healthy sheep. For. dipping lambs and ..slice]) off shears use tiie lion-poisonous quality, but the whole llock should be dipped in autumn in Quibeli’s Improved Powder to ensure clean sheep throughout the winter.