HAVE SHEEP OF ONE BREED 



The Quality and Length of Wool Will Be Similar- 

 Neighborhoods Would Profit by Keeping One Breed 



By Farnsworth, Stevenson & Company, Boston, Massachusetts 



Our recommendation would be that care should be taken 

 that the sh(>ep on one farm should be as nearly as possible of 

 one breed so that the quality and length of wool would be sim- 

 ilar. This might be carried further so that farmers in one vi- 

 cinity might raise wool of approximately the same grade, which 

 would therefore be of interest to one buyer. 



Different mills use wool of different qualities and if a farmer's 

 clip is irregular it must be graded before it can be sold to ad- 

 vantage. 



If the sheep are bred on the farm care should be taken that 

 well-bred rams are used. The result shows very distinctly in the 

 wool. It is bad judgment to economize here. 



Make Wool Attractive 



In preparing the wool for market the object to be obtained 

 is to make it as attractive as possible to manufacturers, who are 

 the ultimate consumers. Burs, chaff, etc., in wool injure its 

 value and care should be taken in handling sheep to avoid this 

 when it can be done. 



Keep Tags Out 



After shearing the heavy tags should be taken from the fleeces 

 ai d kept separate and the wool should be tied with a small, hard 

 twine, fibres of which wiU not unravel and become mixed with 

 the wool fibres. Sisal, or fibre twine, is very objectionable, many 

 manufacturers refusing to buy wool with which it is tied. 



The importance of this is that twine is usually made of vege- 

 table matter and takes dyes differently from wool, which is ani- 

 mal. Small pieces which may have been mixed with the wool 

 go through the various processes of manufacture and are not 

 detected until the goods are finally dyed, when they cause notice- 

 able imperfections. 



The United States Government has commandeered 

 the wool clip of 1918, fixed the price and regulated the 

 manner of handling the wool from the grower to the 

 manufacturer. It is probable that this plan will be 

 in force during the war and for a period afterward. 



