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permits. If properly handled there is no danger in shearing 

 pregnant ewes, however, with the exception that the South ewes 

 should have yeaned before shearing time. Machine clippers are 

 easier and more economical to use than hand shears. Remove 

 all dirt and tag ends from the wool. Roll the fleece flesh side 

 out, tie with hard-glazed or paper twine, and pack in large 

 paper-lined sacks. 



A general classification of wool is, Domestic, Territory and 

 Carpet or Blanket. Subclasses are, Clothing, Delaine and 

 Combing. The grade into which wool is placed depends on 



Fig. 1S5. — Noting the degree to which the width of body is carried to the end. 



several factors, such as density, condition, fineness, weight and 

 color. Delaine and combing grades include, half-blood, three- 

 eighths and quarter blood combing, common and braid. The 

 commonly quoted grades of clothing wool are, half blood, three- 

 eighths and quarter blood clothing. An average of ten repre- 

 sentative sheep raising states for the month of August, 1919, 

 show a range in price from fortj^-eight to seventy-three cents per 

 pound for unwashed wool in the various grades. The percentage 

 referred to is Merino blood. On the average the higher this 

 percentage the nearer it approaches the top price. 

 Pasture, concentrates and roughages.— Sheep should not be 



