330 THE WOOL CROP 



Shoddy. Wool that has been previously used for manufacturing 

 purposes, torn apart, and made ready to use again. 



Skirting. Skirting fleeces consists in removing the pieces and 

 the low-quality wool of the britch from the edge of the fleece. 



Spring Wool. Six to eight months' growth; shorn in the 

 spring where sheep are shorn twice a year. 



Stained Wool. That which is discolored by urine, dung, etc. 



Staple. (a) A lock or bunch of wool as it exists in the fleece. 

 (b) Western combing wool. 



Stubble Shearing. Shearing some distance from the skin, 

 leaving a "stubble." 



Suint. Excretions from sweat glands deposited in the wool. 



Sweating Sheds. Sheds in which sheep are " sweated " before 

 shearing. The purpose is to raise the yolk and make shearing 

 easier. 



Tags. Large dungy locks. 



Territory Wools. Territory wools are in general those that 

 come from the territory west of the Missouri River. 



Tippy Wool. Wool in which the tip or weather end of the 

 fiber is more or less incrusted. 



Top. A continuous untwisted strand of the longer wool fibers 

 straightened by combing. After drawing and spinning it becomes 

 worsted yarn. 



Top-maker's Qualities or Counts. Top-maker's qualities or 

 counts are the numbers used in designating the quality of certain 

 foreign wools. They range from 12's upward. The numbers are 

 supposed to indicate the number of hanks of yarn a pound of top 

 will spin to. Each hank represents 560 yards. 



Tub Washed. Wool that has been washed after having been 

 sheared. Very rare in America; was formerly practiced in 

 Kentucky. 



Virgin Wool. Wool that has not previously been used in 

 manufacturing. 



Warp. The threads that run lengthwise in cloth. 



Washed Wools. Those from which the suint has been removed 

 by washing the sheep before shearing. 



Wether. In English wools it refers to wool other than the 

 first clip from the sheep. In sheep, a castrated male. 



Yolk. The fatty grease deposited! upon the wool fibers from the 

 oil glands. 



