MAKE THE FLEECES ATTRACTIVE 



In tying or rolling fleeces observe the following: Have a table 

 large enough to spread the fleece out full size like a blanket. Be 

 careful in shearing and carr> ing the fleece to table to not tear it 

 apart. A barn door laid on four barrels makes a good wool table. 



How It Is Done 



Turn the fleece on the table with white or flesh side down and 

 spread out carefully — then fold in the ragged edges until if it is a 

 large fleece, it is about twenty inches by three feet in size. Now 

 begin at one end and roll, not too tight, or fold over into a neat 

 bundle so that nothing will show except the white side. Pass 

 the string directly around the middle of the fleece one way, then 

 cross and round the other wa> — draw tightly and use no more 

 string than necessary. This makes a square neat fleece that 

 should be kept clean and caicfully stored. 



1\ving boxes, illustrated below, are much used and the plan 

 with them is much the same as outlined abo^■e. 



Old Time Method of Marketing Wool Wrong 



Selling small lots of wool on the farm has never been done in 

 a satisfactory or business-like way. 



The buying is done by small dealers who travel from farm to 



(Photo from State Coll.ni', Pennsylvania) 



Fleece Rolled Up Ready for Tying 



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