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though the wool may belong to several different clients. By 

 interlotting the man with only one or two bales of wool will 

 get as much competition as the men with larger lots. A ten- 

 bale lot of wool is riot large enough to allow it to be classed 

 on condition, but if that lot contains any very heavy-condi- 

 tioned or discoloured fleeces that are considerably lower than 

 the average, they should be kept apart from the other wool. 

 These very heavy, odd fleeces could be broken up and sold 

 with the pieces. If the classer has a lot of, say, forty or fifty 

 bales of mixed Cross-bred wools to re-class he will find the 

 following lines of wool suitable : 



A. A. Comeback. Consisting of all the lightest-conditioned, long, sound- 

 stapled fleeces of 58*3 and 56*8 quality. 



A. A. Cross-bred. Consisting of all the light-conditioned, long, sound-stapled 

 fleeces of 5o's quality. 



A. Cross-bred. Consisting of all the light-conditioned, long, sound-stapled 

 fleeces of 46*3 quality. 



A.A. Lincoln. Consisting of all the bright, long, free, sound-stapled fleeces 

 of 40*8 quality. 



A. Comeback. Consisting of all the heavier-conditioned and shorter-stapled 



fleeces of 58*8 and 56*8 quality. 



B. Cross-bred. Consisting of all the heavier-conditioned and shorter-stapled 



fleeces of 50*8 quality. 

 Cross-bred B. Consisting of all the heavier-conditioned and short-stapled 



fleeces of 46*8 quality. 

 A. Lincoln. Consisting of all the heavy-conditioned and hairy fleeces of 4o's 



and 36' s quality, also cotted fleeces. 



If a line of very fine Comeback is required, the A.A. Come- 

 back could be confined to 58*3 quality, and another line of wool 

 made of the 56*3 which could be branded "A. Quarter-bred." 

 Large dealers buy as much as 500 to 1,000 bales from the 

 farmers. In this case, it would pay the dealer to employ a 

 skilled classer, and have the work done properly. 



In re-classing large lines or lots of 500 to 1,000 bales it is 

 advisable to make every count or quality of Cross-bred wool. 

 The tender wool should also be kept separate. Sometimes the 

 dealer will buy wool of a different colour to the bulk of his 

 purchase, such as charcoaly and red wools, etc. These wools 



