Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-05-14

"a 80" h Ju'' as good. Where lall cannot Be-
haa' clear, running stream should ~ c,,nJ "a
me DIRT worked out perfectly g.. '.iiI
heeee' with the hands after frst '''o
as oeiore. To wash sheep irnmeJia,ssi'' ''o SloP
soaking ram, will answervery well instead oc -,
u"g as above The sheep when washed. should
~ urVen 10 clean, grassy field, free from bare
sPo's oi earth, avoiding muddy or dusty roads on
NV Ihe way alter washing. The shearng should be
J,o as soon aiier washing as the wool is dry,
j sJ vi" oe IN Two or three DAYS. When con.
iheu Tor shearing, the flock shonld he kan, ,yolI
uerea' and the floors or tables. or ubatever n.co
they may be sheared upon. should h. -, fasO 49,
oughly cleaned. The leeces mps, bo -, -.
by the shearers, or they lthe shenror.S "IO,'
" unh' Tor their business. After the asoco, ~.
taken on they should be placed on . sDooo,h
clean' loor or table, with the outer ends ,,n,s.i
and be carefully examined all over bv po,,;D'
with the hands, TO find every bur, which sbonS
be taken out tcithOW fail. The fleece should
'hen be rolled up snugly, and tied with a small
'wlne' IL farmers would not suffer a bur-beorinc
plant TO live in their sight, it would be vastly boS
ter, and would cost but lule yearly. or his ~.
speak from experience. disregard of these I;,'
tie things, the whole cost Of which is bu, ria.
In addition to the ordinary expense of putting nm
wool, is the greatest hindrance 10 the sale o9 a,
merlean woos in England or France, and our
farmers have generally no idea of the injury thew
suffer by a neglect Of these matters, and the
shameful dishonest practice of tying up the fee.
ces' with ten and even twenty feet of small rope.
or with strips of bark, two or three inches wide.
instead OF two or three feet of small twine-
wrpPIng up coarse and unwashed wool inside of
some oil the finest tleeces, putting in dung-balls,
dirty sweePlngs OF barn-floors, doing up their
iieeces wet, &C., so that they often mould. The
laws of England are said to make such THINGS a
penal offence. Would our farmers put their wool
in such condition yearly, as some now do. and
as good farmer would be proud of doing with
his wheat, pork, butter, &c., we should soon haye
enough Of English and French competitors in
our wool market, which would do much more for
the trade, than would any protective measures va
can ever hope for. Our sovenly, dishonet hab.
its, deprive US of foreign competition, and leave
US entirely at the mercy of our large manufactu.
ring companies, "bodies without souls" The
qualities of American wool, are such as 10 over.
come, in some small measure all the dsagvanta.
ges under which they must be sold in foreign
market, for want of reputation and small ship.
ments of American wool, have been made the
past season, with small profit to the shipper
Every pound that we can export, not only brings
so much money into the country, but improves
the market at home.
Some very judicous wool-dealers recommend
Keeping out Of the feeces, the fribs or small scat.
tering locks, but are on the whole disposed 10
advise, that all clean locks or fribs be put within
l the fleece to which they properly beIong-t ap-
pearing TO us to be more properly the business Of
, the wool sorer or grader, TO separate them from
t the fleeces than Of The farmer, who in many in
stances, is under no advantages for using them,
} or of disposing of them for their value. We do
! not think the remarks of English WOOL Brokers
IN reference 10 frlbs, are applicable 10 farmers.
At any rate, this has been our uniform practice,
J and we have yet 10 hear the first word Of COM
plant about the condition of our wool, in this
particular, either in this country or England
The wool put up in first rate order, and stored a.
way IN clean, secure place, the next thing is for
the holder 10 become informed in regard to its
value. This he may generally do, through some
dlsinterested source if he will not be in too great
hurry, which, by the way, is all wrong, as the
throwing oil such an immense quantity upon the
market at once, has the most certain effect 10 re.
duce the price, since money is not 10 be had to
buy all the wools of the country at once, unless
they are sold so low as to give the profits Of the
business 10 others than the growers. If the
wool is TO be sold al home the grower need have
: no anxiety about losing sale, by letting it lie
awhile, or by letting wool buyers 60 away TWO or
three times without it,