WOOL-CLASSING 123 



seconds consisting of the fatty-edged and cotted pieces. In some 

 cases where the skirts are all burry, the firsts or A. A. pieces will 

 consist of the bulkiest and lightest burry wool, the seconds 

 consisting of the heavy burry and yolky pieces. The neck wool is 

 often kept apart from the other skirts, but it is only advisable 

 to keep it separate on large Merino stations, where you can get 

 large even lines of neck wool. 



I do not think it advisable to keep them separate on a small 

 place. The following lines of pieces will be found suitable for 

 average clips : 



A. A. Pieces. Consisting of all the bulkiest and best of the skirts free from burr, 



if possible. 

 A. Pieces. Consisting of all the short and burry pieces with fatty ends, also 



any burry or cotted neck wool. This line should be kept free from urine 



stains. 

 Stained Pieces. Consisting of all the stained pieces taken off the britch skirts, 



and out of the centre of the wether bellies. The stained wool should be 



dried on sheets in the open before baling. 



The above will apply to Cross-bred pieces as well as Merino. 

 If Cross-bred sheep are drafted before shearing the pieces will 

 be in a fairly even line, but if fine, medium, and coarse-woolled 

 Cross-bred sheep are shorn together the classer cannot do much 

 with them, as the average shed hand does not understand 

 qualities, though he might be able to throw any of the very 

 coarse pieces out. These could be made into a line, by them- 

 selves. 



LOCKS. 



Locks should be run over the table and the dags and rubbish, 

 such as broom, whisks, matches, etc., taken out of them. Comb- 

 ing wool that is, very small pieces should be picked out and 

 taken to the piece-picker's table, where it can be sorted into 

 first, second, or stained pieces. 



Wether bellies should have the stains taken from them. 

 Ewe bellies can be pressed without any sorting at all, as it 

 does not pay to skirt bellies. 



