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such wools for delaine, the grower must remove 

 those objectionable features before doing up the 

 fleeces, and let them be sold with his heavy. By 

 so doing, the Delaine fleeces would probably 

 bring 2 to 4c per pound more. From i to i^ 

 lbs. would usually cover the weight of such 

 skirting, which, if sold a I9|c, and the remainder 

 of the fleece a 30c, the result would be $2.84 per 

 fleece, against $2.70 if sold as clothing, or about 

 \\c per pound gain. Before talcing this step, 

 however, the owner should be well assured that 

 the fleece has the other necessary qualifications 

 of Delaine wool. The other grades of Combing 

 are more free from these fribby locks, and have 

 usually commanded for Medium, 2 to 3c, and for 

 Coarse, 2 to 4c more than for the corresponding 

 clothing grades; although during the past year 

 the limited call for Medium and Low wools has 

 restricted the sale of Combing grades, and the 

 margin above clothing prices has hardly been suf- 

 ficient to cover the expense of grading them out. 

 In considering the comparative value of the 

 different breeds of sheep from a wool standpoint, 



