28 THE SHEEP AND WOOL INDUSTRY 



staples should be broad, and packed densely together. The 

 wool should be fairly even in length and quality all over the 

 carcase. The shoulder wool should be examined first, and 

 taken as a standard. The wool on the remaining portions of 

 the body should be as like it as possible in every way. A ram 

 with wool that falls off very much in length and density about 

 the extremities and belly should always be rejected. 



