Animal products; . Exhibitions, and from other sources. On the east wall— 12 to 24. Thirteen frames of sheeps and goats wool from North America. 30. Samples of fine sheeps and Angora goats wool from the Cape Colony. 31. Frame with fine wools from South Australia, accompanied with photo-graphs of the sheep. Case 49. Samples of wool from Iceland and 51. Eighteen samples of fine wool. Case 57. Illustrations of Smiths chemical process for cleansing burry, or foulwools. 26 QUALITIES OF SHEEPS WOOL. in discovering, by the touch, minute differences quite imperceptibleto common observers,
Animal products; . Exhibitions, and from other sources. On the east wall— 12 to 24. Thirteen frames of sheeps and goats wool from North America. 30. Samples of fine sheeps and Angora goats wool from the Cape Colony. 31. Frame with fine wools from South Australia, accompanied with photo-graphs of the sheep. Case 49. Samples of wool from Iceland and 51. Eighteen samples of fine wool. Case 57. Illustrations of Smiths chemical process for cleansing burry, or foulwools. 26 QUALITIES OF SHEEPS WOOL. in discovering, by the touch, minute differences quite imperceptibleto common observers, and not even appreciable under themicroscope. The finest quality of wool is found upon the spine, from theneck to within six inches of the tail, including one-third of thebreadth of the back or saddle. The second quality covers theflanks, and extends from the thighs to the shoulders. The thirdcovers the neck and rump; and the fourth lies upon the lowerpart of the neck and the breast down to the feet, also upon a. wmmxmmm, DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF WOOL FOUND ON THE SHEEP. part of the shoulders and the thighs to the bottom of the hindquarters. This is the Spanish and German classification, and isshown by the figures on the sheep above. Case 48 in the Col-lection may also be consulted. A broad distinction is made in wools, which are divided bythe trade into long or combing wools, applicable for stuffs andworsted goods, and short or clothing wools for cloth former are, however, again sub-divided into wools of from CLASSIFICATION OF SHEEPS WOOL. 27 four to seven inches in length, used for hosiery and some otherpurposes, and those above that length used principally for coarseworsted goods. Specimens of the spinning processes of worstedyarns are well worth notice, showing that 89,000 yards may bespun to the pound weight, which is a great effort for worstedyarn. In Germany the sheep are sorted and classed according to thefineness, length, and thick growth of the wool,
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