Show County Farm Notes Notes I By County Agent Paul Grimshaw Shearing and Wool Preparation I The avera average e price of wool in Utah could be raised 2 to 5 cents per pound If the wool prod producers would give proper attention and care to the wool their sheep pro pro- produce duce says Paul Grimshaw County Agent It is customary for dealers dealer s to buy wool on more or less an average price basis for a given territory Average shrinkages are computed from past years and with the knowledge of the price of seasoned wool the grease price for the area Is de de- Yet It Itis is known that the value of wool in a given area may vary as as s much as 15 cents per pound In the grease Mr Grimshaw says However dealers find that itIs it itIs itis is almost impossible to maintain maintain main main- tain a volume of wool coming in if they make a price differential differential differ differ- as great as should be made in buying wool Most people like to know how much their wool is worth before they bring it In In- for sale and be be- cause they do knot Inot understand I I what determines the price they prefer an aver average average ge price rather than a fair price based on the I merit of the wool Obviously the average price will not raise until the average merit of the wool is raised In to bree breeding for an improved crop of wool there are I several handling methods that ican Ican be used to improve the value value value val- val ue of wool placed on the markets mark mark- lets lets ets Some of the more important important tant tant of these are here outlined II briefly 1 1 Exercise c care re when feeding feed feed- ling jing ing hay and prevent the leaves eaves from getting into the fleece Likewise keep sheep out of burr infested highways trails and fields Burr Burry seedy fleeces generally generally generally gen gen- are classified by wool graders as off grades and sell for considerably less than fleeces lof of the same quality list free from vegetable matter The reason rea rea- Ison son for the lower value Is that fleeces with excessive vegetable 1 I matter must be subjected to extra chemical or mechanical treatment before wool can be processed Into high quality finished finished fin fin- material are dry when sheared Damp 2 Make lake sure that the sheep or wet wool deteriorates If It is packed in that condition The wool grader recognizes the sit nation b by the musty odor it Wool that Is musty sells at a heavy discount 3 Proper shearing is an important important im im- step in a clip attractively for marketing The value of ot the wool Is determined determined deter deter- mined partly by the uniformity of length of staple and fleece with large amounts of short wool resulting from second cuts durIng during dur duro ing shearing will be reduced in value A clean floor or canvas should be provided l for the shearer shear er to work on so that the fleece can be kept as clean as ble 4 The manner mannE r In which the fleece is folded and tied after shearing will affect its value With this years ears support program pro gram on shorn wool the handlers handlers hand hand- hand lers lers of ot wool will give considerable consider able more attention to quality of wool because the loan value will be determined by appraisal of ot the wool to check the value based on shrinkage grade and other factors all of ot which can Ibe be affected b by the preparation of fleeces for market I Paul Grimshaw Grimshaw Co Agent suggests that now is the time to to kill the weeds that cause trouble In the Irrigation ditch later Inthe Inthe in th the season A new chemical called C JU is a white po powder which combines with the soil when the soil is treated at the rate of at pounds per acre It will completely sterilize the soil for two or three years jears ears js Is non toxic nontoxic toxic to animals animals ani ant mals Mr fr Grimshaw said It If you have a small area of weeds or a ditch or pond that is Js particularly with weeds eeds here Is a I method to eliminate them al The ditch or of troubleS troublesome spot hould be treated very early so as to allow the C to corn com bine with the soil soli before the water is put rut in the ditch or the pond band 1 Be He careful of ornamental or shade shad trees This Tills material will ill all nil plants plant In the area treat treat- d d including quack grass nn nn- lual and ami weeds Mr said |