Sheep Wash

The consumption of tobacco is great in this colony, not only for personal use, but for sheep-wash; and the profits may be considerably greater for the lower leaves, which, owing to their gritty nature, cannot be manufactured, but may be advantageously cured for wash. ❋ P. L. Simmonds (N/A)

One forgets things; but, unless I'm mistaken, the particular sheep-wash used was made up of lemonade, syrups, ink -- plenty of that -- milk (I bought a quart myself), tooth-powder, paraffin, and a cake of Sapolio -- Monkey Brand! ❋ Horace Annesley Vachell (1908)

I mind that summer well, for 'twere a fearful hot one, and Joey Garland and me taught ourselves to swim in the sheep-wash down in Mayo's Meads. ❋ John Meade Falkner (1895)

But for many years the product was rank, coarse, and fitter for sheep-wash than for any other purpose. ❋ Charles Nordhoff (1865)

One year two millions of pounds were raised in the State, and, as it was mostly sold for sheep-wash, it lasted several years, and discouraged the growers. ❋ Charles Nordhoff (1865)

He had raised it as a crop for fifteen years; and before he perfected his new process, he was able usually to select the best of his crop for smoking-tobacco, and sold the remainder for sheep-wash. ❋ Charles Nordhoff (1865)