WOOL-CLASSING 107 



In classing wool of the above type one can brand very high. 

 The pastoralist generally likes six or seven bales of the very best 

 wool picked out so that they will bring a very high price. For 

 stations growing wool similar to those I have mentioned I think 

 the following sorts will be found suitable : 



Extra Super Comb. Consisting of all the longest, sound-stapled, lightest- 

 conditioned, bright, fine fleeces, the pick of the wool from the whole flock. 



Super Comb. Consisting of all the fleeces a little shorter in the staple than the 

 Extra Super Comb. This line should contain all those very light-conditioned 

 fleeces that are too short in the staple for the Extra Super line. 



First Comb. Consisting of all the heavier-conditioned fleeces having a fair 

 length of staple, value about id. per Ib. less than the Super Comb. line. 



Comb. Consisting of all the shorter stapled, tippy, and heavy-conditioned fleeces. 



Fleece. -Consisting of all tender wools. If you get enough of this wool to 

 make two lines it will be advisable to make the two sorts, a light and a 

 heavy-conditioned lot, calling them A. A. FLEECE and A. FLEECE. 



You do not get very much inferior wool on the high-class 

 stations, as they cull their sheep very heavy to keep their flocks up 

 to a high standard. In some cases it would be necessary to make a 

 cast sort containing any dingy or coarse-fibred fleeces that will 

 not go into the other lines. In regard to the Extra Super Wool, 

 any lot bearing that brand should be perfect wool of its type. 



We will now take a Merino clip such as the average Victorian 

 Western District station produces, also Tasmania, and the Riverina 

 District of New South Wales, where the wool grown is a little 

 heavier in condition than the places I have mentioned earlier. I 

 think the following lines will be found suitable for this type of 

 station : 



Super Comb. Consisting of all the lightest-conditioned, bright, fine fleeces 

 possessing a good length of staple. 



A. A. Comb. Consisting of all the heavier-conditioned fleeces having a good 

 length of staple. 



A. Comb. Consisting of all the shorter and heavier-conditioned fleeces, duller, 

 thin-stapled, etc. This line should be kept free from any dingy or dis- 

 coloured wools. 



First Fleece. Consisting of tender and very short staple fleeces, provided 

 they are not too heavy in condition. 



Fleece. A cast sort for any dingy or discoloured wools or any very heavy con- 

 ditioned, tender fleeces. 



