The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-16
HumuuIa Station
Has the latest : :
Mode.
1t Is Nicer for Sheep
and Man and Saves
Much Wool.

Sheepshearing has not only lost some
of it's unpleasant features-to man, by
the introduction of modern machinery,
but it is made as pleasant for the
old eve as it is for tfe leader of
fashion to have his hair receive ton
sorial attention.
An enterprising Scotsman has done
wonders in the line by the application
of the same principles of the hair
clipper to a machine for shearing
sheep and it is in general use through
cut Australia Not only does the in
vention save in the matter of time
but also in the wool, for it is the aver
age. a general average it may be call
ed, to lose nearly three-quarters of
pound of wool per sheep at each shear
ing, but by the use of the machine this
is entirely eliminated
The first ranch in the Territory to
adopt the modern method is Humuula,
and Mr.. Low has ordered fourteen
machines from the Chicago agents of
the manufactu These will be in
stalled within a few weeks. They are
now on the way from Chicago and
should have been here some time ago
but for the delay caused by the rough
weather on the mainland. After ar
rival it will be several days before
they can be installed; the sheep sta
lie - 81,
feet and it is a heavy haul from the
landing at Kawaihae.
I'VE are to be the pioneers in CIV
ing sheep all of the comforts of
first-class barber shop when they have
their wool sheared," said Eben Low
yesterday. The scheme, has been
working Tor a year in Australia and
there is no reason why it should not
do as Well here. I have selected from
the catalogue of the makers fourteen
Of the most modern of their machines
and I have a guarantee that they will
do the work of twenty-five men and
with less loss of wool. 1t is not only
d saving of cost for labor but it is
what We make up in the saving of the
clip. We have, in round numbers,
a bout twenty-five thousand sheep to
be clipped. AT the last session of the
shearers and when 1 had in mind the
adoption of the machines / took ten
sheep. picked at random, and after
the men had finished their part of the
job, and had the remaining wool taken
off with shears. much to my surprise |
I found an average of 1882 ounces of !
wool per sheep. so that if You will !
take the time to figure it out You will |
find what we have been losing during |
all .hese years by sticking to hand |
l have hopes that the ma
chimes will be paid for out of the saw
ng of the first clip. Up at Humuula
Ne have the reputation of shipping
he cleanest wool that goes TO Bos- /
on and this in spite of the fact that
We do not wash our sheep.
1--WE will run the machines by power
with five horse power gas
Zine engine and the same power will
,e used for pressing the wool. With
he machines and engine the stuff will
Weigh about three tons and il has to
,e transported a distance of forty-two
niles and it is all up hill.
Humuula expects crop of 10000
of wool this season and in or
Ter that this crop may be taken off
With the minimum chance of failure
he machines are to be installed by
nan to be sent out from the factory.
Ie will remain until the men thor
ughly understand the working of
hem and longer if he desires. There
5 room for a good man at the sta
ion and this one will be retained if ]
is services are satisfactory. The sta
ion is about five msles from the snow
me and the sheep have a range of
fly thousand acres. Much of the
asture is divided into paddocks and
he fiocks are moved about as the ,
ack of feed demands. At the shear
1g season the sheep are driven into
n immense shed holding about eight
undred and here they are sheared. /: