Abstract: A method of baling straw, hay and like materials by feeding wrapping material around a cylindrical bale to hold the bale together is provided, in which method the wrapping material comprises a plurality of ends of twine which are fed simultaneously around the bale at positions spaced apart axially along the bale. The wrapping material comprises a baler twine package comprising a plurality of spooled ends of twine mounted co-axially and side-by-side on a common carrier, whereby in use the ends can be withdrawn simultaneously from positions spaced apart along the carrier to wrap a bale.

Abstract: A rope assembly which floats on water comprises a load-bearing rope (e.g. of polyamide or polyester fibres or filaments), a layer of buoyant, substantially non-absorbent, flexible material (e.g. closed-cell plastics foam) arranged around the rope, and a flexible jacket (e.g. of polyamide, polyester or polypropylene fibres or filaments) outside the buoyant layer holding it in place, the buoyant material being present in such quantity that the rope assembly will float on water.