Fencing trouble

Wright contradicts himself with respect to the points I made in his first paragraph "Firstly I would agree with him (me) that many cockies have got it made pretty well and there is no question on whether they get things east." Also of all the farmers I know in my district, there are none who don't hire contractors. I don't see the point (if any) in his letter as he admits freely to every point I raised yet offers no explanation to illustrate — quote "stock falling over banks — if the farmer can't afford fencing materials how can he fence these areas off?" unquote — if you were a farmer who was so broke he couldn't afford a fence would you put stock out running wild? Better to have the fence first I think, and so do you — the reader but not Kevin J. Wright. The only farmers who shear their own sheep are those who have cattle farms and keep a half dozen sheep for home consumption.

Wright illustrates another of my points in his last paragraph which I feel needs no further explanation as it is obvious that he too realises its real meaning.

"Most cockies cherish their independence and being told what to do by big firms (who couldn't possibly know best) often causes the farmer to take a very negative attitude."