Show new wool test Is good guide for sheep Br bree eiders ders by the application of a simple method coupled with the assistance of dry cleaning establishments sheep breeders bleeders bre eders may determine from a small sample ample the clean wool yield and density of the fleeces of their sheep this is the judgment of dr john I 1 hardy of the united states department of agriculture fiber technologist of the bureau of animal industry who has been seeking to develop a rapid and inexpensive test for the density of fleece and for clean wool yield the procedure consists in shearing with clippers a swath of wool I 1 inch wide and 4 inches long ions from the side of the sheep weighing the sample dry cleaning it by the ordinary dry cleaning process and weighing it again from the difference between the two weights the percentage of yield of clean dry wool woo can be computed for the sample this percentage when applied to the weight of the fleece shows approximately how much clean wool the fleece will beld tills this information Is of practical value in ID selecting breeding animals the wool sample Is taken from a measured area of skin and furnishes the basis for calculating the weight of clean dry wool per square inch of skin surface as an expression of the density of the fleece |