MAKE THE FLEECES ATTRACTIVE 



In tying or rolling fleeces observe the following: Have a table 

 large enough to spread the fleece out full size like a blanket. Be 

 careful in shearing and carrying the fleece to table to not tear it 

 apart. A barn door laid on four barrels makes a good wool table. 



How It Is Done 



Turn the fleece on the table with white or flesh side down and 

 spread out carefully then fold in the ragged edges until if it is a 

 large fleece, it is about twenty inches by three feet in size. Now 

 begin at one end and roll, not too tight, or fold over into a neat 

 bundle so that nothing will show except the white side. Pass 

 the string directly around the middle of the fleece one way, then 

 cross and round the other way draw tightly and use no more 

 string than necessary. This makes a square neat fleece that 

 should be kept clean and carefully stored. 



Tying boxes, illustrated below, are much used and the plan 

 with them is much the same as outlined above. 



Old Time Method of Marketing Wool Wrong 



Selling small lots of wool on the farm has never been done in 

 a satisfactory or business-like way. 



The buying is done by small dealers who travel from farm to 



(Photo from State College, Pennsylvania) 



Fleece Rolled Up Ready for Tying 



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