Its name tells us that this was a woolen mill built to spin the finest long staple merino wool.
Nowadays the bulk of the sheep found in this district are dorper sheep and not merino.
The property is best known as a merino stud.
Demands for 64's and finer qualities of merino yarns are substantially in excess of supply.
Some of the crops planted included wheat, barley, tobacco and grapes; there were also beef and dairy cattle, horses and merino sheep.
Merino stud rams are mid-side sampled and the test results are displayed in the sale catalogues.
After his return, he became a grazier breeding merino sheep.
There is at present a very heavy demand for merino yarns and for this reason there should be a movement towards a greater use of crossbred yarns.
