1909.] The Financial Aspect oe Sheep-washing. 9 



Table II. — Year 1901. 



Breed, Age, and Sex of 

 Sheep. 



Washed or 

 Unwashed. 



Number 



of 

 Fleeces. 



Total 

 Lbs. of 

 Wool. 



Lbsrper 

 Fleece. 



Price 

 per lb. 



Value 



per 

 Fleece. 



Increased 

 Value per 

 Fleece for 

 Washing. 



Southdowns : Ewes 



, > 



Tegs 



Hampshires : Tegs 

 Crossbreeds : Ewes 



> s 



Tegs 



Totals 

 Average ... 



Washed... 

 Unwashed 

 Washed... 

 Unwashed 

 Washed... 

 Unwashed 

 Washed... 

 Unwashed 

 Washed... 

 Unwashed 



1,945 

 i,783 

 307 

 729 



87 

 369 

 212 



i,457 

 290 

 232 



7,706 

 II.632 

 1,765 



5,337 

 473 

 3,o74 

 1,261 



11,073 



I ,OoO 



1,629 



3-96 

 6*52 



574 

 7 '32 

 5*43 

 8-33 

 5*94 

 7*59 

 579 



7 '°2 



d. 



772 



4'i6 

 7-66 

 372 

 6-50 



3-83 

 6*oo 



3-87 

 5*5o 

 3-9i 



d. 



30- 57 

 27*12 



43 '96 

 27-23 

 35 '29 



31- 90 



35-64 

 29-37 

 3 1 H 

 27'44 



d. 



} 3-45 



} 16-73 



\ ™ 

 j 3 j9 



} 6-27 

 / 4-40 



7,4H 



45,630 





















6-85 



The above table shows that in the year 1901 there were 

 nearly 7,500 fleeces, representing 45,000 lb. of wool, on 

 which the statistics are based, and the advantage of washing 

 works out at 6fd. per fleece. The figures indicate a greater 

 variation than those of 1908, in that the advantage for wash- 

 ing ranges from 3jcL to is. 4§d. per fleece. 



Besides the breeds mentioned in Table II., the following 

 were represented, but only either in the washed or the 

 unwashed condition, and not in both. Devons, SufTolks, 

 Dorsets, Kents, Scotch, Exmoors, and Spanish. 



Table III. — Year 1904. 



Breed, Age, and Sex of 

 Sheep. 



Washed or 

 Unwashed. 



Number 



of 

 Fleeces. 



Total 

 Lbs. of 

 Wool. 



Lbs. per 

 Fleece. 



Price 

 per lb. 



Value 



per 

 Fleece. 



Increased 

 Value per 

 Fleece for 

 Washing. 



Southdowns : 



Hampshires : 

 Crossbreeds : 



Ewes 

 Tegs 

 Ewes 

 Ewes 



Washed... 



Unwashed 



Washed... 



Unwashed 



Washed.. 



Unwashed 



Washed... 



Unwashed 



2,067 

 1,757 



39J 

 762 



9i 



346 

 53 

 52 



9,002 

 10,548 



2,096 



5,371 

 509 



2,436 

 334 

 382 



4'35 



6 - oo 

 5-36 



7- 04 

 5-59 

 7-04 

 6* 30 

 7-34 



d. 



11 -c6 



8- 02 

 1 1 -41 



. 8-o8 

 10*62 



7- 85 



9- 5° 



8- oo 



d. 

 48-II 

 4 8-I2 

 6I-I5 

 56-88 

 59-36 

 55-26 



59-85 

 58-72 



d. 



}° 



} 4^7 



\ 4-io 

 } -3 



Totals 







5,5i9 



30,678 











Average 

















2-37 



