SOMETHING ABOUT WOOL 



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now much of our wool will grade within this classification 

 and show no Merino blood. The use of the word "low" 

 indicates a somewhat inferior quality of the grade next above 

 it. Braid is the coarsest grade we have, and is the product 

 of long-wool sheep, such as the Cotswold or Lincoln. 



A scale of points for judging wool has recently been pro- 



WOOL SCORE CARD 



WEIGHT OF FLEECE. (Actual or estimated ; 



SHRINKAGE. (Per cent estimated weight clean wool ) 



FINAL SCORE. (Total score, times estimated weight of clean wool ) 



ESTIMATED PRICE PER CLEAN POUND 



TOTAL VALUE OF FLEECE 



VALUE PER GREASE POUND 



The above scale of points was prepared more especially for scoring commercial 

 wool, of combing class, rather than wool of a breed, or of clothing or braid class. 



