WOOL-CLASSING in 



make a bale, it should be put into the seconds lambs'. Lambs' 

 wool varies a great deal in different localities. I will first give the 

 sorts, or lines, that are necessary on a Merino station in the red 

 sandy country. 



A. A. Lambs'. Consisting of all the long-stapled and bright, fine lambs', free 

 from burr and seed, if possible. 



A. Lambs'. Consisting of all the shorter, burry, or seedy lambs', including the 



belly wool. 



Lambs'. -Consisting of stained lambs' and lamb locks. This line should be kept 

 free from dags. 



B. Lambs'. This line should consist of all the long hairy lambs' wool. The 



stained wool should be taken out of this line. The rest could go together, 

 and if there was not sufficient to make a bale it could be put into the 

 A. Lambs'. 



In the line of A. A. Lambs' it might not be possible to keep 

 them free from burr or seed, as in a bad season the whole of the 

 fleece will be seedy. In cases like this the line will consist of 

 all the light, seedy lambs' wool, the seconds containing heavy seed, 

 and so on. 



We will next take the lambs' wool such as is grown in the 

 Southern Riverina, Tasmania, and Victoria, where the wool is 

 grown on clean grass country. On the average station in these 

 districts the sorts I have mentioned earlier will be found suitable. 

 On places where they have exceptionally fine and light-conditioned 

 wool it is advisable to make a line of super lambs'. If the classer 

 has good shed hands they can soon be taught to pick out this 

 super wool from the other. When a Super fleece is brought to 

 the table, the firsts should be taken out just the same as is done 

 with the other fleeces. The seconds of it go into the same line as 

 the seconds from the other wool, but the firsts of these super 

 fleeces are kept separate from the other, and taken up to the 

 classer's table, where he can overlook it himself and take anything 

 undesirable out of it. 



A super lamb's fleece stands out from the others by its length of 

 staple, lustre, and lightness. Very often the kempy fleeces of 

 lambs' wool, which I have mentioned earlier, possess this lustre 

 and lightness, and a novice or inexperienced classer might mistake 



