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mcr exterior of the fleece when on the sheep are 

 seen in the bundle. This can be done very easily 

 by a good shearer, as he should be able to take off 

 a fleece from a sheep all in one piece, like an over- 

 coat, with the exception, perhaps, of the belly 

 piece. Regular wool twine should be used in tying 

 up the wool. Binder twine or other sharp cord 

 should never be used, as small bits of fiber get 

 into the wool and must be picked out by hand 

 since they do not take dyes. Therefore manufac- 

 turers object seriously to the use of such twine, and 

 make a reduction in the price of the wool if it is 

 used. All filthy parts on the fleece, if there should 

 be any at all, should be separated at the time the 

 fleece is tied up and never tied up with the fleece, 

 for a man can fool a buyer but once. 



Since the first publication of this work, however, 

 a new kind of wool twine has been made which fills 

 all requirements from the standpoint of the woolen 

 manufacturer, namely, the paper twine. This new 

 twine, which can be bought cheaply, is smooth and 

 never tangles up with the fibers of the wool. As 

 wool buyers pay more per pound for fleeces that 

 are free from the sisals, which cannot be left in 

 the wool, this kind of twine is highly recommended 

 and should be used wherever sheep are sheared. 



A wool buyer once told the writer about a man 

 from whom he had bought very heavy fleeces of 



