| Show PROPERLY PREPARED WOOL WOOLWORTH WOOLWORTH I WOR WORTH H MORE MONEY MONE ONEY I Although the wool trade has long complained bitterly against the use of binder twine in tying fleeces on the th farm the practice still c continues to a large e extent in many states says the th United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture I ture ure The use of of such twines in oh- oh b- b because small shreds cling clinto to the wool and appear in the finished cloth from which they can be removed only by expensive hand and labor The use us i a wool paper-wool twin twine manufactured especially es- es I esI for tying fleeces s is advocated advocate instead of sisal binder twine hemp jute or twines of similar fibers One i large wool producer reports a more i ready rendy sale and a paving of 2 cents a on wool properly prepared for market I Chaff and straw allowed to gow g w f the fleeces through carelessness m In feeding from unwept u floors at shear shear- shearing ing shearing time or during storage also make mak fleeces less valuable and unattractive to the buyer and sometimes results result s in a loss to the grower grower-an grower an avoid avoid- avoidable avoidable able loss loss- loss of as much JS as as 10 cents cent a pound The app appearance armce of a fleece is also improved if rolled up and tic with the flesh side out Twine of o moderate size is best Lest for tying and an not more than two strands each day dayis dayis da is advisable To withstand the strains of handling and shipping use bags bag in good condition The practice of brandin branding with lead paint or tar is a great grent detriment because be- be because cause these mat materials dals will not scour out in the manufacturing process where branding r marking is necessary necessary necessary sary as small a brand as possible should be put on and care taken not notto notto to slap it on carelessly If the un- un undesirable undesirable un undesirable desirable paint or or tar brands have haves I II I I been used they sh should uld be clipped from from- from I the wool at shearing time and packed separately or thrown away A mark marking ng fluid manufactured manufactured I especially for brink ing purposes I is most desirable and should be used in preference to c common common paint or tar I More a Hen tion to the details of sh shearing laring handlin handling storage and pre pre pre- preparation of the for market would mean a general improvement inthe inthe in the wool of this country and make it compare more fa favorably with most of the foreign wools imported for man man- manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing purposes purposes |
