GLOSSARY OP TERMS USED IN THE WOOL TRADE 327 



" Black or gray fleeces should not be allowed to come in contact 

 with white fleeces; burry fleeces should be packed to themselves 

 (Fig. 203). 



" If the wool is not sold immediately after shearing, it should 

 be stored in a clean, dry place. It should not be left on the 

 bare ground even though it is placed in bags. It is best to store 

 and market wool in bags, as it is the more likely to be kept clean. 

 The bags should be closely woven, so that they will effectively keep 

 out dust and dirt. They should also be of a type that will not shed 

 particles of fiber into the wool. The loosely woven jute bags com- 

 monly used are satisfactory in neither particular." 



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Fig. 203. — Wrong method of packing wool. Vafious grades and colors varying from 9 to 

 24 cents per pound in value packed in the same bag. 



Marketing Wool. — ^The claim is made that there is no open 

 market for wool in the United States. For this reason it is difficult 

 for the grower to know what his wool is worth. An open market 

 would be a great help to the grower, but without a knowledge of 

 about how much his wool would shrink in scouring, he would 

 still be more or less in the dark. Owners of small clips are, as a 

 rule, at great disadvantage in selling, for they cannot get in 

 touch with agencies whose chief business consists in handling wool. 

 With the development of more interest in farm flocks, conditions 

 for selling small clips will undoubtedly improve. 



Glossary of Terms Used in the Wool Trade.— Bulletin 206, 

 United States Department of Agriculture, gives the following 

 glossary of terms used in the wool trade: 



Black Wool. — Includes any wool that is not white. 



Braid Wool. — Grade name, and synonym for luster wools. 



Briich Wool. — Wool from the lower thighs of the sheep ; usually 

 the coarsest on the body. 



