Mulesing pays

THERE is little doubt that the combined mules and tail strip treatment is still far ahead of all other blowfly control measures. This treatment can and should be carried out as farm or station routine practice in the same way as are other accepted management practices, such as lambmarking, drenching, etc

Shearing shed design

As the returns from sales of wool represent a large proportion of many farmers incomes at the present time, it is essential that the fullest consideration should be given to any factors affecting the lifting and preparation of the clip for market. Foremost among these is the provision of adequately-designed sheds with plenty of light and sufficient space for shearing and classing and for the wool tables, bins, press and other equipment

Mulesing and tailstripping : for the prevention of fly-strike

MULESING and tailstripping are basic to fly strike control. During emergencies and bad fly waves they may need to be supplemented by temporary protective measures such as jetting and crutching

Classing small clips

Correct classing of their own clips by farmers themselves can prove highly educational and definitely profitable. factors such as labour shortages, inadequate equipment and lack of confidence in their own ability to carry out the work, induce many woolgrowers to leave the classing of their clips to the brokers, but classing of the clip on the farm should be practiced wherever possible

Cull the low producers

EFFICIENT culling of maiden ewes before they join the breeding flock is an essential part of any policy of flock improvement. It is recommended when culling that paramount consideration be given to the removal of the low wool producers. Culling in this manner leads to an immediate improvement in returns and the economic advantages of such a policy are obvious

Sheep crutching technique

To obtain the best results and achieve the maximum returns from wool-growing, it is essential that the sheep should be efficiently cared for. Correct crutching, systematically performed as often as is necessary is a definite step towards ensuring the comfort and welfare of the sheep. A large proportion of the sheep in the agricultural areas are crutched either too early or too late, and many flocks are not crutched at all. This state of affairs is mainly due to the shortage of professional crutchers so that there are obvious advantages in farmers and their sons being able to crutch their flocks themselves at the right times of the year. Article is only available directly from the library through a request via email

Grow more wool

THE amount of wool that each sheep grows is determined by many things, including the amount and quality of pasture available or how the sheep are fed, the stocking rate, the general health and thrift of the sheep and other management considerations such as cropping and the time of lambing

The effect of mulesing and tailstripping at lamb marking on subsequent lamb growth and incidence of fly strike

THE modified mules and tailstrip operation has been shown to be highly effective in reducing the incidence of crutch strike in sheep. In Western Australia the operation is usually performed on ewe weaners or hoggets immediately after either crutching or shearing

Time of lambing experiment : Merredin Research Station, 1959-60 (Progress report)

FOLLOWING upon the Time of Lambing Experiments at Esperance Plains Research Station (Journal of Agriculture, May, 1960) it was decided to carry out similar work with Merino sheep under the relatively harsher environment at Merredin Research Station