Peteinwa
Good to here from you in the west . Just what is the coulor of a salt fed hoggets liver I would like to know.
Muzz

Saltbush Hogget: now you are talking.
In W. Qld., where we spend our winter working, all the stock graze a mixture of saltbush, bluebush and many of the acasia species. (Mitchell grass on the Cooper channel country)
Because of the arid nature of the district and the fact it is not fertilized all stock are classified as "organic"
The local butcher in Quilpie himself kills pretty much all his own produce, legs of mutton (no lamb out there!) about $4/kg. slow cooked in the C/O are just superb.
My mouth is watering now!
As an aside, there was a very strong push some years ago to allow cotton to be grown and irrigated from the Barcoo and Thomson river system (Cooper). Thankfully the scheme was knocked on the head and by legislation the river system protected.
cheers mikel