Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19
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ccivcd letter from one 0rlho hraY-
est aud most respectable wool dcul.
crs in that city, and the following
extract should open the eyes of ALL
the necessity Of putting up the sta.
pie in the most shapcly and mar
ketablc order possible, Tho writer
says:
The condition Of Texas woods
which have come. 10 market since
the war have been 50 bad, that II
prejudice has been created against
thcm-a prejudice so strong that
very often they will not bring their
real or full value
Repeating that such Il statement
as this should open our eyes to the
necessity of sending our staple for
ward in the most marketable shape
possible, will give the plan | have
long since adopted OF putting up my
wool; In the first place have al
ways procured 40 or II inch Ken
lucky or India bagging, strong and
firm, and made my sacks little
over six feet long. Stitching the
top of this sack, after it has been
hcmmcd, to an iron ring made for
the purpose, and placing this ring
in wooden frame over head so
that the bottom ofthc bag will swing
clear off the floor or ground, / am
now prepared, after tying II small
ball of wool in. each Of the lower
corners of the sack, to pack or bale
the feeccs, and here use all care
to have the contents of each sack rs
near Of the same quality as possible;
the full blood mcrino is all baggcd
by itself, and the bale marked No.
l !; the high grade also by itself,
and marked No. 2; while the coarse
grade, too, has its appropriate sack,
and is marked No. 3. Formerly, /
divided my wool into four qualities,
but having got rid Of my coarscr
sheep, and bred my flocks up to u
high grade standard, | now have
but three qualities, and very little
of tho third.
When sufficient number Of fec
ces have been shorn Of the same
quality to fill a sack, a man used to
the work-and it is easily learned
gets inside, the wool is handed to
him, he lays the ilcoccs carefully in
tiers, and then tramps all down
tightly and compactly with his feet;
six, seven or eight fccces ordinarily
arc enough for tier, and, if put in
with care, and well tramped, from
425 to 450 lbs. Of fine wool can be
packed with ease. The sack is then
let down, small balls of refuse wool
arc tied in each Of the upper cor
ners, the mouth is sewed up, and
you now have a handsome and con-
vcnicnt bale for handling and load
ing, and one which, if the bagging
is strong and is kept dry, you can
send to New York, or New Zealand,
for that matter, confident your wool
will reach its destination in good or
dcrand condition, and that, ifplaced
in the right hands, it will command
and bring its full and real value in
the market; for more than that, we
cannot any of us well ask. Old
wool growers need not laugh at my
being thus particular in thus de-
scribng so simple matter. | am
only writing for the inexperienced
or new beginners, and those who
have never prepared the staple for
market.
Over and over again it should be
born in mind that each sack should
contain wool of the same quality
half dozen coarse or indifferent
feeces, in a bale containing fine
wool, will not escape the lynx eyed
samplers and brokers of the North
crn cities, who will endeavor to pur-
chase the entire lot on the merits Of
thopoorer qualities he may discover.
The cotton planter does not cram
ordinary, good ordinary, low mid
ding, middling and all sorts into
the same bale, or ifhe does he makes
mess Of it,; SO with the wool grow
or, and if the latter finds in his clip
that he has bury feeces, his better
plan is to bag them by themselves,
and so mark them. 1t is true that !
at the mandatory the feeces, all
tied up, are all overhauled, handled
and sampled; yet l repeat it is pref
cradle to have the contents of each
sack of the same grade or quality
it is much better for the producer in
the long run. 1t may here be said
that each fleece should be carefully
folded and tied, and with fax or
hemp Irvine. Cotton Irvine however
strong does not do at all, it adheres
to and tangles the wool. Bales of
size have mentioned are easily
loaded on our ordinary road wagons,
and if the driver has a good sheet
or cover, the wool will reach ship
ping port in prime condition. BY
following the plan l have suggested,
we Texas wool growers can soon
remove any prejudice which may be
raised against our staple, and give
it fair reputation in all the mar
kets of the world.
Wool has ruled and is still ruling
lower at the North than / anticipa-
ted at the break up of the war. /
thought il would ADVANCE still
believe that it will improve by the
time the new clip is well in market,
the present heavy stocks of manu-
featured goods arc cleared out, and
the value of gold settles upon some
firm and lasting basis. But wheth-
or fhn rfnn.ln r.,ln. Ill. a. l...r- M |