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THE SHEPHERD'S MANUAL. 



Ohio, Pennsylvania, and "W. Va. fleece 50c.(_ 



New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin fleece, XX..46c.(g 

 Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri fleece, XX 45c.( 



The difference of 4 to 5 cents per pound is the value of the extra 

 care in making up the fleeces. The difference is even greater than 

 this, for New York, Michigan, andWisconsin wools of better qual- 

 ity than some Ohio 

 wools, are bought 

 at the regular rates 

 quoted, simply be- 

 cause the Ohio 

 fleeces come to 

 market in better 

 shape. This is no 

 unreasonable dis- 

 tinction, as will be 

 seen when the man- 

 ner of sorting wool 

 is explained fur- 

 ther on. 



There are various 

 kinds of wool tables 

 for packing the 

 fleece other than 

 that shown in figure 

 56. One hi common 



Fig. 57. PLAN OF WOOL TABLE. 



use in New York is thus described in the American Agriculturist 

 of May, 1872, with the accompanying engravings, to which the 

 letters refer. It is made of three boards one inch thick, and 

 twelve inches wide. 

 The center one, fig. 

 57, is divided at 

 equal distances at 

 a, a, and connected 

 with hinges open- 

 ing upwards. The 

 two outside boards 

 are joined to the 

 center square by 

 hinges at b, ft, 5, b, Fi ^ 58 -- WOOL TABLE CLOSED - 



also opening upwards. At c, c, c, c, screw on the springs, cutting 

 away the wood underneath so that they may lie flush with the 

 boards when pressed down. At d, e?, d, d, make a cut one inch deep 



