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farm. They buy on commission for a larger dealer or manu- 

 facturer or else buy on their own hook, depending on selling the 

 wool when they get enough of one kind together. Manufacturers 

 will not look at small mixed lots. 



All Looks Alike 



Small lots of wool are not bought from the farmer on their 

 merits, as often neither buyer nor seller are judges of wool. The 

 country dealer buys as cheaply as he can because he knows the 

 large dealer will throw out or "dock" in price part when he buys 

 it. He also knows that some of the wool has manure wrapped 

 up in it, some has burs, chaff, seeds, and straw mixed through it, 

 and often there are two or three grades of wool in one lot. 



When wool put up in bad condition reaches the manufacturer, 

 it helps to give all the wool in that part of the state a bad name. 



Wool manufacturers are human beings they are apt 

 to remember the burs, manure, and trash they got in 

 last year's wool when they make offers on next year's clips. 



DON'T SHEAR SHEEP WHEN WOOL IS DAMP 



Tie Fleeces with Wool Twine Remove Dirt and Filth 



By Simon Summer-field & Company, St. Louis, Missouri 



Always tie fleeces with regular wool twine, flesh side out. 

 Never use any other twine and under no circumstances use 

 sisal twine. Remove dung locks, chaff, seed, and all other for- 

 eign matter from your fleeces, and keep the different grades, espe- 

 cially burry and fine, separate from the other wool. 



Keep Away from Stacks and Burs 



If possible, keep sheep away from straw stacks, otherwise 

 the straw will penetrate the wool, making it defective and dis- 

 counting its value from 15 to 20 per cent compared with prices 

 that could be realized for similar wool in merchantable condition. 

 Sheep should also be kept away from burry patches as burs 

 in the wool depreciate its value considerably. Sheep should 

 be kept in green pastures, as the wool is always lighter in con- 

 dition and will bring higher prices than wool shorn from sheep 

 that are allowed to run at large. 



Sheep should never be shorn right after a rain or heavy dew, 

 for when wool is tied in fleeces while damp it is liable to damage 

 the fibre and cause it to be classed as unmerchantable. Wool 

 to be in merchantable condition must be thoroughly dry. 



