Types and market classes of live stock . thewool will be made. Many of these wool graders may neverhave seen a sheep in fleece, neither do they know the breeds ofsheep and the characteristic fleeces. Hence, the wool gradedoes not depend upon the breed of sheep, and the wool fromdifferent individuals of the same flock and breed may be gradeddifferently Wool, then, is graded on the market according toits merit, regardless of the breeding of the sheep which grew it,although some of the names of the various grades may seem toindicate the breeding of the sheep. Types and Market Classes of Live Stoc
Types and market classes of live stock . thewool will be made. Many of these wool graders may neverhave seen a sheep in fleece, neither do they know the breeds ofsheep and the characteristic fleeces. Hence, the wool gradedoes not depend upon the breed of sheep, and the wool fromdifferent individuals of the same flock and breed may be gradeddifferently Wool, then, is graded on the market according toits merit, regardless of the breeding of the sheep which grew it,although some of the names of the various grades may seem toindicate the breeding of the sheep. Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 265 Half-blood wool approaches fineness, but is not so finelycrimped as the fine grade. It is also somewhat longer in its class,and usually shrinks less in its class. Three-eighths-blood hasa tendency toward the coarser wool. It is less crimped thanhalf-blood and less elastic. It also shrinks less when scouredbecause it is less oily as a rule. Quarter-blood represents thenext step down the scale in fineness and crimp, with still less. Fig. 85. Grades of Combing Wool. Three-eighths-blood combing at left and quarter-blood combing at right. shrinkage. It is longer than three-eighths-blood. Practicallyall three-eighths-blood and quarter-blood wools are of combinglength. Braid wool varies from 414 inches up to 12 or 13 inchesin length. Its name comes from the fact that it is particularlysuitable for the manufacture of braids. It is generally used,
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