64 THE SHEEP AND WOOL INDUSTRY 



In the large wool-scouring establishments the following lines 

 of locks are usually made : 



Merino Super Locks. Consisting of all the fine clean table locks free from 



burr stains, kemp, etc. 

 Merino Free Locks. Consisting of all the good Merino locks free from burr, 



stains, kemp, etc. 

 Merino Light Burry Locks. Consisting of all the light, burry, Merino locks 



free from stains, kemp, etc. 

 Comeback Free Locks. Consisting of all the locks of 58's or Comeback 



quality, free from burr, stains, kemp, &c. 

 Comeback Light Burry Locks. Consisting of all the Comeback locks 



containing light burr, free from stains, kemp, etc. 

 ^-Bred Free Locks. Consisting of all locks of 56's quality free from burr, 



stains, kemp, etc. 

 ^-Bred Light Burry Locks. Consisting of locks of 56's quality containing 



light burr, but free from stains, kemp, etc. 

 -Bred Free Lock. Consisting of all locks of 5o's quality free from burr, 



stains, kemp, etc. 

 -Bred Light Burry Locks. Consisting of locks of 50*5 quality containing 



light burr but free from stains, kemp, etc. 

 |-Bred Free Locks. Consisting of all locks of 46's quality, free from burr, 



stains, kemp, etc. 

 f-Bred Light Burry Locks. Consisting of locks of 46's quality, containing 



light burr, but free from stains, kemp, etc. 

 Lincoln Free Locks. Consisting of locks of 36's and 40*3 quality, free from 



burr, stains, kemp, etc. 

 Lincoln Light Burry Locks. Consisting of all locks of 36*8 and 40*3 quality, 



containing light burr but free from stains, kemp, etc. 

 Merino Shanks. Consisting of all the hairy and kempy strips of wool off the 



legs of Merino sheep. 

 Cross-bred Shanks. Consisting of all the hairy and kempy strips of wool off 



the legs of Cross-bred sheep. 

 Merino Stained Locks. Consisting of all the stained locks picked out of the 



Merino free, and light burry locks. 

 Fine Cross-bred Stained Locks. Consisting of all the stained locks picked 



out of the Comeback and ^-bred locks. 

 Medium Cross-bred Stained Locks. Consisting of stained locks picked out 



of the J-bred or 5o's quality locks. 

 Coarse Stained Locks. Consisting of stained locks picked out of the f-bred 



and Lincoln locks. 

 Black Points. Consisting of all the black fribs and Shropshire shanks. 



The heavy burry locks are very seldom scoured or sorted in 

 Australia. They are usually sent to Verviers, in Belgium, where 

 they are carbonized and scoured. They make a speciality of 



