A weigh clerk records the number of pounds of each grade of wool that the consigner has. The pool uses pre-printed receipts which list the grades and prices of wool. Loose wool in bins is dumped into large piles for later baling. After the wool has been graded and taken away, the consigner goes to a table where he will receive a receipt showing his pre-deduction income from wool. Wool that comes to the pool in bales or sausage bags can be loaded directly into the trucks after weighing, grading and recording.
Loose wool is baled into square film bales.
Over 400 pounds can be packed into a square bale. Film bags have replaced polyethylene woven bags. They have straps for handling. Wool buyers are demanding that wool be packaged in square bales because of lower handling costs. Wool bales are loaded on semi-trucks using a fork lift.