the flesh side of the fleece turned down, all tags removed, and the 

 edges of the fleece turned in from all sides. The fleece should then 

 be rolled into a firm bundle and tied. By the use of a wool box 

 similar to that illustrated in Fig. 27 the fleeces are made more at- 

 tractive. The objection to a wool box is that the fleeces are often 

 tied too firmly. Two to three strands each way of the fleece with 

 glazed or paper twine should be used. Sisal or binder twine is ob- 

 jectionable, since the fiber of this twine gets into the wool and is 

 woven into the cloth. Wool merchants pay less for wool tied with 

 sisal twine, and many manufacturers will not buy it. The fleeces 



Fig. 27. A fleece tied and ready for packing, with tags removed. 



should be packed firmly into wool sacks obtainable from wool com- 

 mission merchants ; they are eight to ten feet in length and eight feet 

 in circumference. Tags should be packed separately from the fleeces. 

 All wool should be stored in dry places. 



Market Grades of Wool. 



The classification of American fleeces is made on the localities 

 from which they come. The Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces form a 

 class which includes the wool produced in Pennsylvania, Ohio and 

 West Virginia. This class heads the list of American wool because 



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