Show Experiment Shows vs V Wool Conditions In Utah Flocks In his report of a wool grading and scouring project carried on during the past year for the Utah experiment station Professor Alma Alma Alma Al Al- ma C C. Esplin gives the results of grading and scouring pounds of wool from 26 different growers Of or this amount pounds was graded as fine wool with an average average average aver aver- age shrinkage of per cent O One half half blood wool amounted to 1588 pounds with a shrinkage of per cent When the Ibs lbs of three-eighth three wool was scoured it showed a shrinkage of percent per percent percent cent and the sample of lbs Ibs of quarter one blood wool had an on average shrinkage of per cent 1 Four growers with a predominance ance of fine wool were under 62 per cent shrinkage The difference differ differ- difference differ j l ence in shrinkage between grades I conforms within one per cent of I I the he findings of the National Wool Manufacturers association for U- U tah ah The Th project work has been carried carried car car- ried vied on by the experiment station the he extension service and woolen mills of Utah In cooperation with growers The purpose of the project project pro- pro as outlined by Professor Esplin Eslin Es- Es pun plin lin is to determine th the amount of shrinkage by grades of wool produced in Utah to supply information in information information in- in formation to wool growers concerning concerning concerning con con- their grades and shrinkages shrinkages shrinkages shrink shrink- ages as a guide to their sheep breeding program to offer guidance guidance guidance guid guid- ance in herd management so that wool shrinkages might be kept as low as possible Care in selection of breeding stock and care in herding will reduce re- re duce shrinkages in Utah to conform con con- form porm with the lowest percentages in the group studied in our experiment experiment exper exper- Esplin said |