Handling of British Wool. 



Dress gooes and. cloth, are often damaged in this way to a very 

 considerable extent. Most farmers tie up their fleeces with wool 

 bands, and have done so for generations, except in a few 

 western and southern counties. In the latter the use of 

 string, and frequently the worst kind of string, such as 

 reaper or binder twine, is not uncommon. This use of siring 

 is unprofitable to all the parties concerned. The weight is 

 such as to be inconsiderable to the farmer, while the amount 

 of damage done is a very serious matter to the manufacturer. 

 In recent catalogues of wool sold in Liverpool, on behalf of 

 growers at the River Plate, great care is taken to advertise 

 the fact wherever a lot is tied up without string, and this 

 is one of the points which should show T the British farmer how 

 his foreign competitor bids against him. 



J. W. TURNER. 



