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Extension Division
THOMAS P. COOPER, Dean and Director
(Revised)
Handling The Wool Clip
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' CIRCULAR NO. 72
(Revised)
 i Handling The Wool Clip
l By L. J. HORLACHER
 _ '[`lw Il1'l]]lHl`}` ]iHl‘|io~•· ol' Il1¤· l{<·llllI<‘l{_\‘ sli•·•·]i muii is to
 . ]»i·otl11t·t· top lll2ll`l(t‘l lunilisz liis s¢···omlu1·y purpose is to produce
it-.,u]_ _\l»ont on.·-sixtli ol` tlit· totul im·oim· l.I'Ulll Nlll‘<'l) in this
E >t2m· ix l`t‘l‘(‘l\'t‘¤l l-l'Ulll tlio sulo of wool. l§_x· givin: ]ll'ti|I(‘l' uttcn-
 Y tion to the liumllinu ol` tliv wool pi*o·lm·<··l. tl1¢· im·oim· l·l'(I]Il tlite
 i tloek t·un lw im·i·t·u~¤·lli‘]»ost· of tl1_is ('ll'Clll£il' is twofold:
  mst to >t1!!•·>l tli¤· |~<·st llll‘llIli<·¤~p uml wool
J sit ~li··ui·in;· tiim· tloos nim·h to multo wool lirinu the top pi·i<·t·.
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beeanse tlte w·ool will not dry and as a matter ol` [at-t th. Sm.
moisture content may increase. lt lHli<‘S Wind lllltl sttttslgl;. ESM
to dry wool. Another objeetiou to putting the sheep into the han;  
and keeping them up over night is that they make 1},,. limi p
tloor damp and dirty and as a resttlt the wool is stained ari ·
discolored. mm
Some tnen follow the practice ol' shearin;; with hand slit-art the lt
others use the shearing machine. Machine shearing is nt:  _ right
e , rapid than hand shearing. 'l`he machine elips the Ileeee .·}._.t.;   tlats
to the skin and gives a more uniform length ol` staple. T1.   then
tendency of the inexperienced shearer is to start in close tt.-Q_ l the *‘t
skin but gradually to work from {2 to l inch away 1`roit; -_ **l"—'lll$
body of the animal. lle usually hacks up and rats elose   A "‘i"l"
he failed before, thus making what are known as secottti   “l"'l"
These shorter tibers detract a great deal l`rotn the vaht··      
desirability of the tleeee. The shearing tnacltine makes ;` ,·-- ~  
second cuts and does not cut the skin ol` the sheep so hatll_t·.  ' E   
Before the sheep is sheared. cut oil' all taus and ph};  _  li ft 
elip out all burs. The tags may he saved and sacked s··pat·.. ·»__  T  
The best way to remove httrs is to clip them ttlil with ;i gy  i  
of shears. The removal of burs after shearing injures th»· ·=.·i l  gi`?
and gives what is known as a broken lleece, lt. is pi  ‘ · S ‘
shear than a good, clean bluegrass sod. because it is free t':·~.:. L
_ hay seed, chafl and straw. Any of these things will le»~~itiL%  J
value of the fleece and a great deal of care should be t:tl<··¤>Y _ l·‘(
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iw the back so that they will meet, i11 the center. Tl1en roll the fieeee
etrekes toward the neck as eompaetly as ean be done by hand. Tie eare-
ml zurl fully with paper twine, wrapping it around the fleece two or
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lm"; the mixing of fibers of different, tleeees
KINDS OF TWINE TO USE
m Ur tlne of the most eonnnon faults in handling wool is.that
mw · Of using tl1e wrong kind of twine in tying fieeees Ordinary
l)ll1ll0l' twine is the worst twine that can be used. for its loose
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  A fiber of binder twine in colored cloth.
_   theni. These twine fibers do not stain with dyes and as a result
  · the piece of cloth in which they appear is ]¤ra¤·tieally ruined
 __ ;1¢$`l l unless they are lahoriously picked out by hand. A tleeee that
‘“ . is tied with binder twine is heavily discounted and it would be
e better if it were not tied at all. Jute twine gives the same had
MM;__ . etlert as hinder twine. Paper twines which give satisfaction are
;m»M_M Ou the market. These twines are hard 2l11(l glazed and are easily
M if J (llS$0l\'Qtl by the fluids used in scouring the wool. Une pound
w tie  V of twine should tie approxnnately forty ficeces. Once around ·
mm 2  the ticece each way usually is suflieient.
t, ntl  V PACKING FOR SHIPMENT
.·ee·¤¤1  = A few precautionary measures taken in packing wool will
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liaeh class is divided into grades. The characteristic that ti
determines grade is tineness of liber. The grades are as follows; 1.
Combing Wools Clothing Wools ll
Fine or 80s, 70s, and 64s Fine or SOB, etc. ll
Half-blood or 60s and 5Ss llalf-blood \\
Three-eighths blood or 56s 'l`llI'l¥t)·€lgl1i.l1S blood .,.
Quarter-blood or 50s and 48s Quarter-blood I]
Low quarter-blood or 4t-s W
Common or 44s
Braid or 40s and 36s $1:
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The terms, "fine," "half-blood," ctc., originally referred to . ll
the percent of Merino blood in the sheep which produced tl.»· .
wool. \\'ool from a purebred Merino sheep was known a` tilt- I
wool, while that from a, sheep that was half Merino and ltal;
eonnnon sheep was known as halt'»blood. (`onuuou woo] ttl, W
produced by a sheep of noudeseript breeding; and braitl   M
produced by a sheep ot` the long wool breeds. \\`hile these gra   » fz,
terms are still retained they do not carry the l`or1uer iueauz.; Q
They simply indicate the relative tiueuess or diaiueter oi} ti.- V
iibcrs and bear no relationship In the aiuouut ot` Merino l·l »»~t
pl'CS€1ll lll [ll€ slleep ])l'01lll<‘lllg‘ ll1t‘ wool. The ]lIll't*ln1't‘iiil»;:;; dim
Merino or clothing. _
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SHRINKAGE OF KENTUCKY WOOL. _ MT
The average shrinlcaigcs of Kciitiicky wools during ilu ,
I)l'OL’l*.*S of SC01l1‘ill;‘ arc 2l[)]_ll'rei::ii siilistziiiws. there will he iii) pountls oi'
JlO0d` t·|i~;iu or N¤‘¢»lll`<’¤l wool li·l't_
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ng or TERMS USED IN THE WOOL TRADE I
)]0,Jd· Black wool. Ally wool that is not white.
brood 5;-itch wool. Wool from the lower thighs of the sheep; usually
the t·oarsi·st on the ho\\', t·o‘irs¢· Wool used iii the manufacture of Car-
ppts, There is very little produr·ed in the l'nited States,
Condition. liefers to the degree of oil in grease wool. It largely
r·lotb— reznlatos the priee. In seoured wool rt is used to indicate the degree
of moisture.
Cottcd fleece. Ono in which thc fibers are matted or tangled.
blood Tlr»· muse may he ill health of the sheep or the ahsenee of proper
oznonnt of yolk or grease in the wool,
blood cow tail. .-\ iery <·t>arse tl<·<·<*<·, more like l1air than wool.
Crimp. The natural wariuess of wool fiher. Uniformity of crimp
inrlirates superior wool.
Crossbred wool:. lu the L'uit·.·il States the term generally refers
1111* to wool from a longwool and fiuewool cross.
Fall wool. \\'ool sheared in the fall. where shearing is practiced
twice a year. as in Texas and California. The fall wool is usually
lim; dirti»v·r than the spring clip. It represerits four to six months’ growth.
Fleece wool. An .~\meri<·an trade term used to designate wool
grown in the farm states or in that part of the United States that lies
eastoi meridian 102 and north and east of the Edwards Plateau Region
» oi Texas.
lj;. Fribs. Short. dirt? looks of small size. Duugy hits of wool.
Frowsy wool. A lifeless·appeariug wool with the fibers lying
‘ more or less topsy-turvy. The opposite of lofty wool.
Grease wool. Wool as it corues from the sheep, with the grease
still in it.
Kemp