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Show KEFUL WOOL HANDLING fGGEra BY AGfiNT "With quality -wool bringing a mium, no Kevada rancher can ord to reduce the market lue of his fleeces by careless earing and packing, according C. R. Townsend, agricultural tension agent for White Pine, athem Eureka and southern nder counties. U will prove profitable for the richer to prepare his clip for irket in the best possible way, says, since he cannot afford f,4amage the reputation of his. ol or that of his section. Eleven suggestions, the eatt---i Nevada extension agent stat-will stat-will help to bring in more aney to Nevada wool growers, followed carefully. Class your sheep according fleece before shearing. Sack lanib, ewe, wether and ' -ck wool separately. Shear black tbeep last and sack wool separately. Sack tage separately and then allow no teg discount on the clip. Shear on a clean kept floor. Have slatted Hoots in boWing pens. Tie fleeces with paper twine. Shear only when freeoes are dry. Keep wool dry at all times. Do not. weat sheep excessively before shearir-g. Keep the floor sweepings out of the wool. Black, gray, burry, seedy, cot-ted cot-ted cr matted fleeces should be Sept separate from good clean wool. |