TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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 I. INTRODUCTION 309 



II. PLAN OF EXPERIMENT 



A. Treatment of lots 310 



B. Sheep used 311 



C. Management of sheep 311 



D. Washing and shearing 311 



E. Scouring the wool 311 



III. INFLUENCE OF WASHING ON YIELD OF GREASE WOOL AND OF 



SCOURED WOOL 312 



IV. INFLUENCE OF WASHING ON RATE OF GAIN 313 



V. INFLUENCE OF TIME OF SHEARING ON YIELD OF GREASE WOOL AND 



OF SCOURED WOOL 314 



VI. INFLUENCE OF TIME OF SHEARING ON RATE OF GAIN 316 



VII. SCOURED WOOL YIELDED BY GREASE WOOL 318 



VIII. DOES IT PAY TO WASH SHEEP? 319 



IX. SUMMARY . . 322 



