. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. GLOSSARY OP TERMS USED IN THE WOOL TRADE 327 " Black or gray fleeces should not be allowed to come in contact with white fleeces; burry fleeces should be packed to themselves (Fig. 203). " If the wool is not sold immediately after shearing, it should be stored in a clean, dry place. It should not be left on the bare ground even though it is placed in bags. It is best to store and market wool in bags, as it is the more likely to be kept clean. The bags should be closely woven, so that they will effectively keep out dust and dirt. They should also
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. GLOSSARY OP TERMS USED IN THE WOOL TRADE 327 " Black or gray fleeces should not be allowed to come in contact with white fleeces; burry fleeces should be packed to themselves (Fig. 203). " If the wool is not sold immediately after shearing, it should be stored in a clean, dry place. It should not be left on the bare ground even though it is placed in bags. It is best to store and market wool in bags, as it is the more likely to be kept clean. The bags should be closely woven, so that they will effectively keep out dust and dirt. They should also be of a type that will not shed particles of fiber into the wool. The loosely woven jute bags com- monly used are satisfactory in neither ; r~. Fig. 203.—Wrong method of packing wool. Vafious grades and colors varying from 9 to 24 cents per pound in value packed in the same bag. Marketing Wool.—^The claim is made that there is no open market for wool in the United States. For this reason it is difficult for the grower to know what his wool is worth. An open market would be a great help to the grower, but without a knowledge of about how much his wool would shrink in scouring, he would still be more or less in the dark. Owners of small clips are, as a rule, at great disadvantage in selling, for they cannot get in touch with agencies whose chief business consists in handling wool. With the development of more interest in farm flocks, conditions for selling small clips will undoubtedly improve. Glossary of Terms Used in the Wool Trade.—Bulletin 206, United States Department of Agriculture, gives the following glossary of terms used in the wool trade: Black Wool.—Includes any wool that is not white. Braid Wool.—Grade name, and synonym for luster wools. Briich Wool.—Wool from the lower thighs of the sheep; usually the coarsest on the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for reada
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