MANAGEMENT AND FEEDING OF SHEEP 



these virtually embrace all wools from a few inches and 

 upward in length, and they are combed to be made into 

 coarse worsted yarns. One class of these is known as 

 the delaine, and the other as carpet and knitting wools. 

 The latter are coarse, long and strong. 



Delaine wools are fine combing wools with staple of 

 medium length. They come between the short-stapled 

 carding wools and the longer and coarser types of comb- 

 ing wool. They virtually include all combing wools that 

 contain much Merino blood. They are first carded and 

 then combed for the production of fine worsted yarns for 



ladies' dress goods, light 

 and soft and of superior 

 excellence. 



Homemade rugs are 

 sometimes made from 

 the skins of sheep and 

 lambs. The skins for 

 such use should be re- 

 moved with much care, 

 so that they will be free 

 from cuts and from 

 adherent flesh. It is 

 then washed in warm 

 water with salt and alum dissolved in it of equal propor- 

 tions. It is then wrung and spread on a table and 

 stretched and scraped smooth. It is next sprinkled with 

 finely powdered salt and alum and left for two weeks. 

 Then follows washing in warm water with soft soap 

 added, wringing, stretching and pulling until it is soft 

 and pliable, after which it is dried. The stretching and 

 pulling are continued until the skins are quite dry, with 

 a view to keep them soft. Such skins make admirable 

 rugs for a carriage or for house wear, and they may be 

 dyed to suit the fancy. 



Wool as distributed over the body — The quality of 

 the wool varies greatly on different parts of the body in 



FIG. 4— WOOL AS CLASSIFIED ON THE 

 SHEEP 



