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Show FIND PROGRESS IN 10LSTANDARDS Officials Say Department Proves Beneficial WASHINGTON. March ll.-A resume re-sume of the wool standardisation work of the bureau of markets, I'nited States department of agriculture, shows that much progress has been made , since the tentative establishment of definite wool grades Just a year ago. rrd.nwirsp; the preparation of a few I t-etg for its ftetd agents, and the uh-scouent uh-scouent pres.s announcement that ten-la: ten-la: (ve wool grade had been developed, roqueHtu for the nets have been numerous. numer-ous. To date some 26" have been distributed dis-tributed among the bureau's field agents, agricultural colleges, woo I growers' grow-ers' asjsoctalion, wool dealers and manufacturer, textile authorities and othera interested. Th tentative wool grades as promulgated pro-mulgated are baaed on studies of more than two years" duration. In the course of this study thousands of samples of wool submitted by dealers and manufacturers manu-facturers aa their Interpretations of the market radea were examined. As the tentative grades, lefore being put in final form, were submitted to some of the leading wool authorities In the country for suggestions and criticism. It Is believed that little if any change will have to be made when official standards are established. During the last year investigational and demonstrations! work to teat the commercial utility of the grades waa Conducted In sixteen states. Before meetings of woolgrowers and- othera demonstrations Were given to show the preparation of the fleece and the proper cure and handling of the wool before Its shipment Lo market. In the states of Maine, New Hampshire. Virginia, Kentucky. Missouri and Arkansas the several - export wool graders engaged bv the bureau graded approximately 1. 00. 000 pounds of wool -in aTordn'e with the tentative wool grades. This ' work has been looked upon so favorably favora-bly by wool producers that requeata hava been received for a resumption of , these activities during the coming season. sea-son. . ' |