KEY TO DIAGRAM. 



No. i. TOP-KNOT. Consisting of very light, short, moity, and inferior wool. 



No. 2. NECK WOOL. Very light-conditioned and long-stapled wool, also con- 

 taining coarse matted lumps of inferior wool on the folds ; the latter 

 wool is separated from the other by the piece-pickers employed 

 by the pastoral ist. 



No. 3. SHOULDER WOOL. The best wool grown by the sheep is obtained 

 from the shoulder. Sheep judges, when judging, usually take the 

 shoulder wool as a standard, and see how the wool on the other 

 portions of the sheep compare with it. 



No. 4. FLEECE WOOL. Consisting of good average fleece wool, usually free 

 from all vegetable matter. 



No. 5. BRISKET WOOL. Similar to shoulder wool (No. 3) ; usually a little 

 heavier in condition. 



No. 6. BACK WOOL. This wool is inclined to be open and mushy on sheep 

 grazing on the red sandy back-country in western New South Wales 

 and northern South Australia, where the back wool becomes full of 

 sand ; on this account it should be removed from the fleece and baled 

 up separately. 



No. 7. BRITCH WOOL. A coarser wool than the other portions of the fleece 

 and in many cases inclined to be kempy ; the wool is also matted with 

 burr or seed unless country is free from it. 



No. 8. ARM PIECE. Consisting of very short wool surrounded by fribby 

 edges ; burrs or seeds collect very thick on this portion of the 

 fleece. 



No. 9. HAIRY SHANKS. Hairy or kempy fibres containing very little wool ; 

 they are used for the manufacture of low quality goods such as cow 

 or horse rugs when blended with other wools. 



No. 10. STAINED WOOL. This wool will not wash white, and is very heavy 

 in condition. Stained wool from ewes should always be dried 

 before baling. 



No. ii. BELLY WOOL. A good bulky wool, heavy in condition, and usually 

 very burry or seedy. 



