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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



quick skillful motion of the left doubles this square upon itself 

 with a clean fold (not rolling it up), when it is ready to be 

 placed in the press. 



The press figured herewith is for average Merino fleeces; for 

 very large ones or for Cotswold fleeces the box would need to 

 be somewhat wider. The table is two feet six inches high, two 

 feet two inches wide, and four feet long. The leaves are four 



a. \. \e \ 



WOOL-PRESS. 



a a, upright leaf ; 6 6, drop-leaf ; a e c, head-piece ; d d, leather band ; e, roller ; /, support for 

 drop-leaf; g, the twine ; 1, 2, 3, the slits in the strap for strings. 



feet long and one foot wide. The box inclosed between the 

 leaves is eleven inches wide. The head-piece, c c, is six and 

 one-half inches high. The side-pieces of the table project far 

 enough beyond the end to support the roller, e, which is three 

 inches in diameter at the thickest part, tapering slightly toward 

 the ends. The drop-leaf, b b, is hinged, and falls forward toward 

 the operator. When the fleece is placed in position the drop- 

 leaf is raised, the leather band, d d (six feet long and eleven inches 

 wide), is carried forward and wound up on the roller. The fleece 

 should not be drawn down too tight, as it makes it hard and 

 soggy. The strings, three in number, should be light, and they 



