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INDIAN
WOOL
III.
QUALITY
[Vol. XXIII, Part II
TABLE VIII
Analysis of wool samples (Bihar)
Source of samples
1
Govt. Cattle Farm,
Patna
Govt.
Wool Lab.,
Gaya
Govt.
Agricultural
Farm, Tikuna
Govt.
Agricultural
Farm, Gaya
Sheep
Breeding
Scheme, Gaya
Sheep
Breeding
Scheme, Monghyr
43
Sheep
breeding
Farm,
Monghyr.
1945 dif.
Monghyr Farm
Set 1
Set 2
Sheep
Breeding
Scheme, Monghyr 56
Breed or other
details
2
....
Local
39
24 animals
Castrated 12
Uncastrated 12
Castrated rams
Non-castrated rams
Feed expt. female
lambs
Non-feeding female
lambs
Feeding expts. ewe
Non-feeding ewes
Local ewes'
Local breeds lambs
Stud rams
Local rams
Ewe lambs
Non-castrated males
Castrated males
Castrated non-feed-
ing males
Castrated
feeding
males
Non-feeding females
Feeding females
Breeding rams
Number
of
samples
3
3
10
36
3
24
12
12
8
7
7
7
7
7
20
14
6
4
8
12
6
6
8
10
6
Length in mm.
Above
100
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
11
..
..
..
..
..
100
—76
5
2
1
..
.. 2
..
2
3
4
5
2
3
1 1
4
3
2
1
1
..
..
..
.. 3
75
or
less
6
1
9
..
3
22
12
10
5
3
2
5
4
6
19
10
3
2
7
..
6
6
8
10
3
Diameter in
• microns
25
or
less
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26-40
8
..
6
2
.. 2
2
..
..
..
1
1
2
6
..
.. 1
4
..
1
1
3
..
Above
40
9
3
4
34
3
22
12
10
8
7
7
6
7
6
18
8
6
4
7
8
6
5
7
7
6
C. V.[per cent
10
to
25
10
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26
to
45
11
..
..
15
3
10
5
5
3
4
4
5
1
2
5
3
3
4
9
4
3
4
3
1
Above
45
12
3
10
21
.. 14
7
7
5
3
3
2
6
5
15
11
6
1
4
3
2
3
4
7
5
Medullation per cent
0
13
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1-10
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
11-35
15
..
6
1
1
..
1
1
..
..
1
..
.. 5
7
1
1
1
3
1
2
Above
35
16
3
4
35
3
23
12
11
7
7
7
6
7
7
15
7
5
4
7
11
6
3
8
9
4
Colour
17
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
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TABLE IX
Analysis of wool samples (Meerut)
Sour ce of sampl es
1
Uttar Pradesh
Meer ut 58
Br eeds or ot her
det ai l s
2
Babugar h
Chakrat a
Local r ams
Local ewes
Tebari
Ram
Ewe
Meerut
Deshi
Sadabad
Bi j nore
Khergarh
Muzaf f ar nagar
Gowar dhan
Deoband
Bah
Chohaspur
Ri shi kesh
Chakrant a
Number
of
samples
3
8
2
3
1
11
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Lengt h i n mm.
Above
100
4
8
..
..
1
7
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
100
—76
5
..
1
2
..
3
2
3
1
1
1
..
..
..
1
..
2
75
or
l ess 6
..
1
1
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
2
1
Di amet er In
mi crons
25
or
l ess 7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26- 40
8
..
..
3
1
9
..
3
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
1
1
Above
40
9
8
2
..
..
2
3
..
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
C. V. per cent
10
to
25 10
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26
to
45
11
7
2
2
1
7
..
2
..
1
1
..
..
1
..
..
3
Above
45
12
1
..
1
..
4
3
1
1
..
1
1
1
..
1
2
..
Medul l at i on per cent
0
13
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1- 10
14
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
11- 35
15
1
1
..
..
3
1
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Above
35
16
7
1
2
1
8
2
..
1
1
1
1
1
1
..
..
2
Colour
17
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
Bl ack
2 Bl ack
1 Bl ack
108 INDIAN WOOL III.QUALITY [Vol. XXIII, Part II,
TABLE IX—(contd.)
Analysis of wool samples (Meerut)
Source of samples
1
Meerut 58—contd.
Meerut 41
Meerut 23
Gwaldhan 27
Gwaldhan 14
Fatehpur
Bansgaon
Mirzapur
Bareilly
Breeds or other
details
2
Roorkee
Bidhuna
Bijnore
Dharampur
Ewe
Ram
Local ewes
1st progeny
Govt. rams
1st progeny local
rams
Local sheep
Local ewes
Local ram
Local Gashwal white
sheep
Rampur
Bushir
sheep.
Local sheep
Do.
Do.
Do.
Number
of
samples
3
2
3
4
3
1
22
19
16
3
4
23
4
7
7
5
3
3
9
Length in mm.
Above
100
4
..
..
..
..
..
13
3
2
..
..
12
4
7
..
..
..
..
3
100
—76
5
2
3
3
1
..
7
12
6
2
..
11
..
..
7
3
..
..
5
75
or
less
6
..
..
1
2
1
2
4
8
1
4
..
..
..
..
2
3
3
1
Diameter in
microns
25
or
less
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26-40
8
..
..
..
..
..
13
16
13
..
3
13
..
2
5
..
..
..
3
Above
40
9
2
3
4
3
1
9
3
3
3
1
10
4
5
2
5
3
3
6
C V. per cent
10
to
25
10
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26
to
45
11
1
..
..
..
..
20
15
11
1
4
22
3
7
5
4
1
..
4
Above
45
12
1
3
4
3
1
2
4
4
..
1
1
2
1
2
3
5
Meduilation per cent
0
13
..
..
..
..
..
2
7
1
2
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1-10
14
..
..
..
..
..
5
7
6
..
1
8
1
2
2
..
..
..
..
11-35
15
..
2
..
..
..
11
2
7
..
3
12
3
4
4
2
..
..
6
Above
35
16
1
..
1
1
..
4
3
2
1
..
1
..
1
1
3
3
3
3
Colour
17
1 Black
1 Black
3 Black
1 Black
Black
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
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B. K. VAIDYA
TABLE X
Wool, analysis of samples (Meerut)
Source of samples
1
Nagpur—
2
2
Breed or other
details
2
Local
Local ewe
Local ram
Local ewes black
Local ewes white
Ram black
Ram white
Female lamb black
Female lamb white
Male lamb black
Male lamb white
Number
of
samples
3
2
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
Length in mm.
Above
100
4
2
..
1
..
..
1
1
2
2
1
2
100
—76
5
..
1
..
3
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
75
or
less
6
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
Diameter in
microns
25
or
less
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26-40
8
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
Above
40
9
2
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
2
..
..
C.V. per cent
10
to
25
10
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26
to
45
11
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
Above
45
12
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Medullation per cent
0
13
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1-10
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
11-35
15
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
Above
35
16
..
..
..
..
3
..
1
..
..
..
2
Colour
17
Black
Black
Black
Black
....
Black
....
Black
....
Black
....
3
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110
INDIAN
WOOL
III
QUALITY
[Vol. XXIII, Part II,
The samples received from Fatehpur are of inferior quality than Meerut and
Almora samples. All are above 40 microns, below 45 per cent C. V. while majority
of the samples have more than 35 per cent medullation. Similarly samples received
from Gorakhpur and Mirzapur Sadar are of very coarse and heterogeneous types
as their diameter is above 40 microns and C. V. is above 45 per cent and medulla-
tion is above 35 per cent. Samples received from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, are
better than the previous ones as the diameter of three out of nine is below 40 microns,
C. V. below 45 per cent and six out of nine have below 35 per cent medullation.
Two samples received from Benaras from young rams are of good quality as they
are below 40 microns, less than 45 per cent C. V. and their medullation is below
10 per cent.
BIHAR
Patna
These samples were received from Patna Cattle Farm for fibre analysis. It
is evident from the figures in Table VIII that the samples are coarse, heterogeneous
and highly medullated.
Gaya
Ninety-seven samples were received from Gaya Sheep Breeding Farm for
fibre analysis. The results of the analysis are given in Table VIII.
It is evident from the figures that this breed produced wool coarse, heterogen-
eous and highly medullated inferior type. About 86 per cent of the total number
of samples have their diameter above 40 microns and 60 per cent have C. V. above
45 per cent and about 90 per cent of samples have medullation above 35 per cent.
Monghyr
Samples from Monghyr were analysed for their fibre characteristics. Table
VIII gives the analytical data.
It will be observed that the castrated feeding males are better than the rest
particularly in medullation. This feeding test does not appear to be affected by the
females. It is also seen that the castrated males did not show any marked difference
in the improvement of wool quality compared to the non-castrated males. On
an examination of the fibre characteristic values of each group, the detailed ana-
lysis shows that castration combined with special feeding of the animals (with
gram and maize) lead to the marked diminution in the amount of medullation.
There is also an increased rate of growth and a small gain in fibre fineness. The
conclusions however, are very tentative since the number of samples for each ex-
perimental condition is very small and secondly the fibre characteristic of the same
animals before and after the experiment does not seem to have been done. As
far as the quality of wool produced by sheep in this area is concerned it is seen that
about 86 per cent of the total number of samples are coarse (diameter above 40
microns) and highly medullated (above 35 per cent), while 60 per cent of the samples
are quite heterogeneous (C. V. above 45 per cent).
June, 1953] B. M. PATEL, G. K. WAGLE, T. K.DESAI, M. R. PADHYE AND 111
B. K. VAIDYA
TABLE XI
Analysis of wool samples (Bombay State)
Source of samples
1
Deccan
Gujrat
Breed or other
details
2
Deccani
Mahad ewes
Mahad rams
Javale ewes
Bijapur
Dharwar
Surat
Ahmedabad
Patan
Cutch
No. of
samples
3
10
10
10
4
2
1
1
8
10
Length in mm.
Above
100
4
5
7
..
2
1
..
1
2
..
100
—76
5
5
3
10
2
1
1
..
4
..
75
or
less
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
Diameter in
microns
25
or
less
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26—40
8
5
7
10
2
..
..
..
8
2
Above
40
9
5
3
..
2
2
1
1
..
8
C. V. per cent
10
to
25
10
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
26
to
45
11
10
10
10
3
1
..
1
7
8
Above
45
12
..
..
..
1
1
1
..
1
..
Medullation per cent
0
13
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
1—19
14
5
7
7
..
..
..
..
3
..
14—35
15
5
3
3
1
1
..
1
3
8
Above
35
16
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
Colour
17
....
....
....
Coloured 3
Coloured 1
....
....
....
....
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INDIAN WOOL III QUALITY
[Vol. XXIII, Part II,
MADHYA PRADESH
Nagpur samples
Several samples of black and white wool were received for fibre analysis from
Madhya Pradesh. The analysis results are given in Table X. The results showed
that both black and white samples are very rough with uneven distribution in
diameter and are highly medullated. Practically all the samples have diameter
over 40 microns and C. V. between 26 to 40 per cent. The amount of medullation
cannot be determined by the microprojection method for the black samples but
from the general feel of the samples it is almost certain that they are also highly
medullated.
BOMBAY STATE
Samples received from Poona, Bijapur, Surat, Ahmedabad, Patna and Cutch
and their fibre characteristics are shown in Table XI. Thirty samples (10 ewes
and 10 rams at Mahad and 10 ewes at Javala) of Deccani wool obtained from
experimental stations at Mahad and Javala, where pure flocks of this breed are
maintained, showed the general fibre characteristics expected of good animals in
this breed of sheep.
The set containing wool samples collected from the sheep in the Bombay
State in the districts of Ahmedabad, Surat, Bijapur and Dharwar had wool which
compared well with Bikaneri type in all respects. Dharwar and Bijapur wools
with fibre fineness as good as the Ahmedabad type and having a low amount of
medullation like the latter, were however far more heterogeneous as compared to
Ahmedabad wool. Specimens of coloured wool from Dharwar and Bijapur were
also examined. Their dark colour however put them into a lower quality.
Samples received from Cutch, compared in general well with the good type
of Joria commmercial wool.
The eight samples belonging to the Patanwadi (Gujarat) breed as shown, pro-
duce good quality wool comparable to that of Kashmir type of wool.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work was being done under the Wool Research Scheme, subsidized by the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, to whom our thanks are due for their
permission to publish this series of papers. Our thanks are also due to numerous
Technical Assistants who worked in the scheme during the course of these years for
varying periods and who actively coopertated in the collection of such data. We
are also thankful to Dr K. Venkataraman, Director of the Department of Chemical
Technology, for his enthusiastic and helpful encouragement during the course of
this work.
REFERENCES
Gulati (1949). Indian Fmg. 90
Mahal, Johnson and Burns (1951). J. Text. Res. 21,94
INDIAN WOOL
IV. QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL WOOL OF IMPORTANT MARKETING
CENTRES
By B. M. PATEL, G. K. WAGLE AND M. R. PADHYE, Department of Chemical
Technology, University of Bombay
(Received for publication on 12 September 1952)
I T is generally recognized that the most important problem in the marketing
of Indian wool abroad is to organize the exports with respect to the quality
of wool. Such a regulated trade is likely to have far reaching effect since it gives
a clear indication to the purchaser of the goods being purchased and also gives the
margin of price it is likely to fetch to the seller. It will also stabilize the quality of
wool in each lot so that the usual blame thrown on Indian goods, viz. the lack of
uniformity and standardization, will be avoided. Thus, the standardization of
the grades of wool for export is an essential pre-requisite for efficient marketing of
this commodity and for maintaining the reputation of the country in international
market.
Recently therefore, the Indian Standards Institution, Government of India,
has prepared standards for grading Raw Wool for export. The rules are
published by the Indian Standards Institution as Wool Grading and Marketing
Rules, 1950. According to standards, raw wool is divided into seven grades accord-
ing to colour and each grade is further divided into three qualities according to
percentage yield and length. The seven grades are the white, pale white, dirty
white, pale yellow, yellow, deep yellow and coloured.
The first quality in each grade has yield of 88± 2 per cent and length three
inches. The second quality in each grade has 82± 2 per cent and length 2.25 inches,
and the third quality has yield 75± 3 per cent and the length same as in
second. The various grades are specified according to colour of the raw wool with
the tolerances of fibres and other colours.
The standrads are thus based on three attributes which are important for
carpet wool, viz. colour, yield and length ; the other attributes as diameter, homo-
geneity (measured in C. V.) in length of diameter and medullation are not considered,
since these are not thought to be of primary importance for the type of wool India
produces, though they are not necessary for fabric fine wool. The analysis of the
commercial samples presented here is done only for colour yield and length.
The present paper deals with the analysis of 802 samples of wool. These were
selected by the Wool Expert with the Government of India. The total number
consisted of samples from both April (Chaitra) and October (Shrawan) shearing,
113
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INDIAN WOOL IV. COMMERCIAL QUALITY
[Vol. XXIII, Part II,
480 being of the first season and 322 of the second. The number of samples of
each shearing collected from each of the six principal trade centres of North India
is shown in Table I. The samples were collected from about 101 merchants at the
places mentioned. The number of samples supplied by each varied from 2 to 32.
The merchants' visual estimates of the colour, group and yield value were also
given.
TABLE I
Samples of shearing collected from principal trade centres
Trade centres
Fazilka
Panipat
Bikaner
Pali
Beawar
Rajkot
Total
April
shearing
30
50
92
48
88
172
480
October
shearing
78
56
84
52
52
Nil
322
Analysis
The analytical data of the samples is given in Table II. The total number of
samples is divided into 119 groups and sub-groups and the average fibre characteristics
of each group is shown together with the merchants' estimates.
TABLE II
Analytical data of the samples
Group
No.
Shearing
period
Number
of
samples
Breed and colour
mentioned
Colour
observed
Average
length in
mm.
Average
yield
per cent
Merchants
yield
per cent
Samples collected at Fazilka
1
2
3
4
5
6
76
April
October
5
5
5
3
2
10
6
8
Bikaneri white
Bikaneri pale yellow
Bikaneri medium white
Bikaneri pale yellow
Medium white
Bikaneri
yellow
medium
Bikaneri white
Bikaneri
creamy
white
Dirty white
Yellow
Dirty white
Yellow
White
Yellow
Dirty white
Pale yellow
126
127
130
121
122
142
153
151
79
80
81
74
85
76
69
70
82
80
80
80
80
75
80
80
June, 1953] B. M. PATEL, G. K. WAGLE AND M. R. PADHYE 115
TABLE II—(contd.)
Analytical data of the samples
Group
No.
77
78
79
80
81
Shearing
period
Number
of
samples
6
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Breed and colour
mentioned
Black
Coarse yellow
Bikaneri yellow
Grey
Coloured
Bikaneri white
Bikaneri pale yellow
Bikaneri yellow
Grey
Bagri
Colour
observed
Coloured
Deep yellow
Deep yellow
Coloured
Coloured
White
Pale yellow
Deep yellow
Coloured
Deep yellow
Average
length in
mm.
195
151
141
145
126
129
130
127
142
124
Average
yield
per cent
84
61
73
54
72
83
78
70
60
85
Merchants
yield
per cent
75
75
75
65
70
80
75
75
70
85
Samples collected at Panipat
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
82
83
84
85
86
April
October
4
6
4
6
4
6
10
4
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Bikaneri
yellow
medium
Bikaneri
yellow
medium
Bikaneri
Medium
white
Bikaneri
medium
white
Medium Bagri pale
yellow
Medium Bagri pale
yellow
Bikaneri white medium
Coloured Bagri
Coloured, grey medium
Bikaneri
Bagri white
Yellow
Black
Grey
Fawn
Bikaneri yellow
Bagri yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Dirty white
Dirty white
Pale yellow
Pale yellow
White
Coloured
Coloured
Dirty white
Yellow
Coloured
Coloured
Coloured
Yellow
Yellow
161
142
121
120
65
61
122
83
77
109
112
102
99
122
105
120
68
71
79
77
77
85
80
84
86
75
83
86
71
86
81
85
70
65
70
65
70
65
70
70
65
75
75
75
75
75
72
75
Samples collected at Bikaner
16
17
18
April
6
6
10
Pale yellow Bikaner
fine
2nd quality Bikaner
white
1st quality
Bikaner
white
Yellow
White
White
135
117
98
87
88
92
80
80
90
6 A
116
INDIAN WOOL IV. COMMERCIAL QUALITY
[Vol. XXIII, Part II,
TABLE II—(contd.)
Analytical data of the samples
Group
No.
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
87
22
88
89
90
Shearing
period
October
Number
of
samples
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
Breed and colour
mentioned
1st Bikaneri white
1st Bikaneri white
1st Bikaneri white
Bikaner, white Chana-
via
Bikaneri, white 1st
quality
Black grey Bikaner
Yellow Bikaner
Pale yellow Bikaneri
Bikaneri
Chanavia
white
Bikaneri
white
medium
Bikaneri white 1st
quality
Bikaner white
Bikaner pale yellow
Bikaner yellow
Bikaner yellow
Bikaner white
Bikaner white
Binaker, creamy white
Bikaner yellow
Bikaner grey
Bikaner, pale yellow
Bikaner yellow
Colour
observed
White
White
White
White
White
Coloured
Deep yellow
Pale yellow
White
White
White
White
Dirty white
Deep yellow
Pale yellow
White
White
Dirty white
Yellow
Coloured
Pale yellow
Yellow
Average
length in
mm.
99
100
100
109
109
104
145
124
139
116
128
136
129
110
120
99
137
140
124
130
122
116
Average
yield
per cent
91
95
95
89
90
85
80
76
76
86
86
83
75
88
88
92
88
86
83
76
89
82
Merchants'
yield
per cent
80
80
80
82
80
80
80
80
80
80
82
85
82
80
80
90
85
85
85
80
80
80
Samples collected at Pali
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
91
April
October
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
Black grey Marwar
Bikaneri
white
medium
Superfine
Bikaner
white
1st Bikaner white
Bikaneri grey
Fine Bikaner white
Coarse Bikaner white
Black grey Marwar
Marwar,
superfine
white
Coloured
White
White
White
Coloured
White
White
Coloured
White
114
100
138
121
61
122
95
99
115
73
87
93
80
60
83
83
72
90
75
80
88
90
75
85
80
78
90
June, 1953] B. M. PATEL, G. K. WAGLE AND M. R. PADHYE 117
TABLE II—(contd.)
Analytical data of the samples
Group
No.
92
93
94
95
96
Shearing
period
Number
of
samples
6
8
8
8
8
6
Breed and colour
mentioned
Marwar, fine yellow
Superfine
creamy
white
Medium Marwar white
Coarse yellow
Grey medium Marwar
Marwar red
Colour
observed
Dirty white
White
White
Pale yellow
Coloured
Pale yellow
Average
length in
mm.
112
112
113
102
91
104
Average
yield
per cent
79
90
87
75
60
83
Merchants'
yield
per cent
85
85
80
80
75
75
Samples collected at Beawar
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
97
98
99
100
101
April
October
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
8
8
10
6
6
8
6
Balotra white
Pale yellow
White Chokala
Godwad white
Black grey
Bikaneri white
2nd Bikaneri
1st Bikaneri white
Godwad white
Bikaner white
1st Bikaner white
Bikaner white
Short white
Medium yellow
Fine yellow
Pale yellow medium
Grey mixed
Pale yellow
Kekri yellow
White
Pale yellow
White
White
Coloured
White
White
White
White
White
White
White
White
Dirty white
Dirty white
Pale yellow
Coloured
White
Dirty white
118
113
124
89
87
116
95
117
108
112
105
112
72
101
108
106
108
103
103
88
80
82
85
77
86
79
84
86
86
86
86
75
75
75
82
72
77
71
75
78
75
80
70
80
75
82
80
80
82
80
80
80
80
80
75
82
85
Samples collected at Rajkot
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
April
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
8
Rajkot Joria white
extra superior
Joria white superior
Joria, light grey
Joria white
Joria black
Joria fawn
Joria red
Joria yellow
Joria White
White
Dirty white
Coloured
Dirty white
Coloured
Coloured
White (dyed red )
Yellow
Dirty white
108
98
107
121
117
117
120
123
115
90
90
68
91
74
70
92
91
92
93
92
85
85
80
75
82
84
86
118
INDIAN WOOL IV. COMMERCIAL QUALITY
[Vol. XXIII, Part II,
TABLE II—(contd.)
Analytical data of the samples
Group
No.
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
Shearing
period
Number
of
samples
6
6
6
6
8
6
6
8
6
6
6
6
8
6
6
6
6
Breed and colour
mentioned
Joria yellow
Joria superiror white
Joria black grey
Joria black
Joria red
Joria fawn
Joria yellow
Joria white superior
Joria yellow
Joria grey
Joria black
Joria light grey
Joria, superior white
Joria white
Joria yellow
Joria grey
Joria red
Colour
observed
Deep yellow
White
Coloured
Coloured
White (dyed red)
Coloured
Yellow
White
Yellow
Coloured
Coloured
Coloured
White
White
Deep yellow
Coloured
White (dyed red)
Average
length in
mm.
133
99
108
112
130
112
114
109
107
109
108
107
132
100
100
107
109
Average
yield
per cent
85
88
84
88
92
79
91
88
89
64
66
75
92
89
86
89
86
Merchants'
yield
per cent
85
90
80
80
82
80
82
90
85
75
72
75
85
90
85
80
83
Broadly speaking, there is a distinguishing characteristic of wool quality to be
found at each trade centre since the market serves as an outlet to the local wool
produced in the surrounding country from the breeds of sheep existing there. Hence
in Table III the average characteristics of wool in different markets in each shearing
season are shown, which is justifiable and can be taken as representative figures for
the wool quality of the market.
TABLE III
Average characteristics of wool in different markets in each shearing season
Number of
sample
202
Length in mm. Range and mean
(480 SAMPLES, APRIL SHEARING)
White Bikaneri, Beawar, Bagri, etc.
89—139
113
Experimental
yield per cent
Range and mean
75—95
85
June, 1953] B. M. PATEL, G. K. WAGLE AND M. R. PADHYE 119
TABLE III—(contd.)
Average characteristics of wool in different markets in each shearing season
Number of
sample
64
30
12
78
32
62
96
12
62
14
8
Lenght in mm. Range and mean
Yellow Bikaneri, Beawar, Bagri, etc.
61—161
121
Coloured Bikaneri, Beawar, Bagri, etc.
61—104
106
Coloured Marwar
99—114
106
White Joria
98—132
113
Yellow Joria
100—133
115
Coloured Joria
107—117
110
(322 SAMPLES, OCTOBER SHEARING)
White Bikaneri, Beawar, Bagri, etc.
72—153
117
Yellow Bikaneri, Beawar, Bagri, etc.
105—151
124
Coloured Bikaneri, Beawar, Bagri, etc.
112—115
113
Yellow Marwar
102—104
Coloured Marwar
91
Experimental
yield per cent
Range and mean
68—87
78
60—86
78
72—73
72
86—93
90
85—91
88
64—89
79
71—92
79
61—89
80
79—90
86
75—83
60
June, 1953]
B.
M. PATEL, G. K. WAGLE AND M. R PADHYE 121
TABLE IV
Comparative study of various wool qualities in each type
Average length range
Shearing
season
Number of samples
White
Yellow
Coloured
Bikaneri, Beawar, Bagri, etc.
126 mm. and above
125 mm.—100 mm.
Below 100 mm.
April
October
April
October
April
October
28
44
123
40
42
12
40
36
14
76
10
Nil
Nil
24
6
30
24
8
Joria
126 mm. and above
125 mm.—100 mm.
Below 100 mm.
April
April
April
16
48
14
6
26
Nil
Nil
62
Nil
Marwar
126 mm. and above
125 mm.—100 mm.
Below 100 mm.
April
October
April
October
April
Octobor
Nil
„
Nil
30
Nil
„
Nil
„
Nil
14
Nil
„
Nil
„
12
Nil
Nil
8
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work was being done under the auspices of the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research, Wool Analysis Scheme, to whom our thanks are due for their permission
for publishing this series of papers. We are also thankful to Dr K. Venkataraman,
Director, Department of Chemical Technology, for his encouragement and also to
Dr B. K. Vaidya, Assistant Director, Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research
Association, Ahmedabad, who was formerly Officer-in-Charge of the Wool Research
Scheme, for his help and cooperation.
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