Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-05-29


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~ Faymeat 70 be made in -9ar4nos
Single copies fire cenes
: I-- Produce. of all kinds, received on sub
>erlptlou at tae market prices
-ae dirt from ,l.e external surface of the WOOL
when lpon tie sheep. il is not expected, f,r
itis impossible to accomplish il; aud there
fore It must necessarily be left to the cleansing
process OF the manniaturer. But that much
more can be extracted than IS usual, canno.
aduii Of doubt; and if general trial II
] only be made, these who undertake it viii be
I sure to succeed and rewarded uot only with
the grateful thanks of the manufacturers,
bata handsome advance upon tie prices Of
theirwool. In continuation ofthis, AIr Sam
ucl Lawrence, Of Lowell, Mass, an eminent
woollen manufacturer, states the following
- These cheating prae ices are short-sighied
luasmuch as the clean thing brings price
proPortonate. We alwsvs fix the price per
lb. in precisely similar qualities This ad-
vance will amply compensate for The longer
time required in washing our sheep wei. and
If acted upon, with many ofus, 5ur charac.era
fer honesty viii be considerably amended
Bucks, especially Of the Ncrino breed, re-
quire an extra time 10 v.ash them, and ifa lite
sof soap should be used. their faeees will not
lose anything ia value il the estimation Of tbs
manufacture.
After tae washing is completed, the sheep
should be ,araed upon tiick-coveTed Il sward
tAat no no dirt may collect on the deeces, be-
fore shorn. Driving them along dusty road
must b. avoided, if possible, when returning
from the washing.
Mr. Brown says in his report to the Oaio
Convention:
Tie best mode Of preparing wool for mar
ket is as follows: First, before washing, re-
move carefully with the shears all locks con-
n NJ digtin hardened state. Then wet the
sheep il every part and let them stand crowd
cd together f1r au hour or two. They should
be taken gut Of the water (when first put in
for wettiagl as quickly as may be after the
wool IS fairly wet, in order to retain soapy
substance tile fleece contains, which acts upon
the Lirl and gam ia the wool while the sheep
stand before washing. This soapv substance
is the drst thing to escape as washing is com
monty done. The best mode Of washing il
70 use fan Of three feet Or over. turning the
s'eeP in olaefe"t ways under the fall I'll The
''..lo" q 'Ae water brings every part OF the
'-e5'' e an Almost snowy "HiteHess. a much
less lail VIII answer if the sheet Of water is
O. ef d" iaeaes aeeF. II the water under the
tall Is not deep enough TO remain clear while
ne s-eep are la' plans bottom should be
P1oFl'ded 70 prevent any sand Or earthly sub
stance from EetiHg INTO the Wool BY stirring
UP the water A clear roc5 bottom IS Just as
g'1d. " hen tall c1nnat be had, clear fun-
n'ng stream should be found and Il dirt
worked our perfectly iren 81. parts 4 the
.eeee WITH The hands after first soaking the
sheep o before.
To vast. @,.rea 10 nel1a-ely alt-ra 70ali~C
reia w1.l answer very wei Instead IF wss,ng
IS above.
7- sheep "5fn 77eH3f Id he driven
q T o.sa" G'.sSy -i -re spots
o. e7-i1 aof - acs
ON ne ''F 7'te' H' ~heaFing
s.h ai-e9 "fs4laE as tie
woo. Is aly' "a'ch WIZ he 10 t"7 or tf1ae
dry days. hen confined Tor sbearing, The
HoeS 7a7N'a n Kept Uttered and taH floors oT
tables or Whatever place they are SaeaTed uF-
on, saouId be kept thoroughly clean. The
Eeeces must be kept whole by the shearers,
or they <the shea -ers) are wholly unfit for the
business. After the deeces are taken Of, they
should be placed on smooth clean floor or
table, with the cutter ends upward and be care
fully examined al over by Patting with the
hands 70 mad every burr. which should be ia
ken out wi.hut fail. The Aeeces should then
BE rolled up suugly and tied with small
twiae. # farmers would not suffer a burr
bearirr plant to live in their si0I il would he