The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66
Wools
Wools.
In order to exhibit fully the quality and peculiar character of the different classes of Wool grown in New Zealand, a given number of fleeces of each class (as per Schedule annexed) is shown from the various districts of the Colony. The fleeces are as near as possible of twelve months' growth, and information has been added, as to the nature or kind of country, and whether the sheep were fed on English grass, turnips, or native grasses. It is hoped, that by comparing the whole scries, a full insight into the advantages derived from careful, systematic breeding will be obtained.
The number of sheep in the Colony in 1885 was 14,546,801.