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Coarse and common. The mongrel sheep, the 

 Cotswold, Leicester, or whatever breed it may be 

 of coarse-wooUed sheep, that has been neglected 

 by its owner, poorly fed, ill-cared for, or fleece 

 grown, finds but little use for its wool outside of 

 blankets and carpets. The fibre is wiry and 

 hairy, being deficient in the beard, which con- 

 stitutes the most important feature in the spinning 

 qualities of all wools. 



The other grades in our classification are the 

 staple wools, delaine and combing, which, in 

 quality, coincide with the so-called clothing 

 grades just enumerated. Let it be the result 

 of carefully breeding the Merino, or a series of 

 crosses of the Merino with the long-woolled 

 sheep, the fleece must have a uniformity of length 

 to the staple, the latter must be elastic and sound 

 throughout its entire growth, and particularly in 

 these wools should the fleece be free from all 

 extraneous matter, such as dung, heavy sweat 

 locks, burrs, straw, etc. 



The peculiar method of working consists in 

 passing the wool through a machine called a 



