Show CARE IN HANDLING FLEECE IMPORTANT care in handling of the fleece at the time lime of shear ing will add much to the returns from the spring wool crop says professor A C esplin extension ani mal husbandman in sheep and wool at the utah state agriculture college sheep themselves to supervise tile the shearing of their flocks from the standpoint of pro teching both the sheep and the fleece lie he said shearing floors of corn com clean lumber should be provided on an which ito shear the sheep and there should be ample room to prevent tile tho fleece from picking up straw man ure leaves or other foreign material some material not only makes the fleece dirty and unattractive but brands the owner as careless and tends to bring a lower price for ills his wool crop than Is merited by the presents of foreign matted the teeing of the fleeces in a bundle with a minimum of loose tags and broken bleses will add much to the ap bearance pe ve arance and will bring a aa higher price to the sheep owner the old shearing plant where the flock of a fairly f i large territory gathered to be sheared has broken down to smaller units thus giving a chance for more ual supervision than was had with the old plant but it also bangs in the ability of some slipshod tices cices of handling wool al though only a few sheep are 1 kept on the farm a proper clean cleall place to shear should be provided this need not be as any clean floor and a little care in handling luand ling the feekes f eedes will give tile the desired results professor esplin pointed out that with a 4 minimum of wind the fleeces from utah this year should be e clean and in good condition the market Is favorable and ac tive buying in the west is expected this should en courage flock owners to take more than usual pains in handling the wool clip lie ho said |