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Crutching Cradles Can Work Well, N M. Marney, R. A. Mills
Crutching Cradles Can Work Well, N M. Marney, R. A. Mills
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Crutching cradles allow successful do-it-yourself crutching if a continuous flow of sheep can be maintained. This article describes some units available and discusses costs.
Designing Yards For Sheep, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Designing Yards For Sheep, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
This article has been adapted from a report of the 1976 Sheep and Wool Refresher Course.
The officers attending the Course inspected W. A. farms, and then met in groups to discuss what they had seen, and to pool their experience in compiling a report. This article has been adapted from the report of the group working on the topic "Sheep yards and facilities".
The W. A. representative in the group working on sheep yard design was Mr John Wise of the Department's Katanning office.
The principals discussed here should help farmers either design new sheep yards, or improve the …
A Simplified Mulesing Crush, G T. Halpin
A Simplified Mulesing Crush, G T. Halpin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
DURING the last two years Mr. Tom Flanigan, a mulesing contractor in a large area centred at Katanning, has performed the mules-tailstrip operation on many thousands of lambs and sheep.