The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-04-04

one quarter, on every fleece, that is
one quarter Of the weight; Others
wash their wool moderately we'll, and
after washing turn them into Geld
where there Is plenty Of old burnt
stumps, so that in a short time they
get their wool very black by lying
aud rubbing against them, which, Of
course, does not show when the wool
is done up, as IL is on the outside Of
the fleece, and iG done up on the in
side. Tho practice Of putting in the
heeces, all their unwashed tag. g.locks,
is not an uncommon practice with
wool growers, as they weigh some
thing and sometimes littlc more
than clean wool. Now, I do not toll
crate any such practice as this, when
we can get the worth Of our wool,
a list of our time, expense and losses
taken into consideration. Tho better
man makes his crop Of wool look,
the letter II is for him in tho future,
for whenever a wool buyer comes into
the neighborhood, IL he has ever been
there before, he knows just whero to
20 to got a good lot OF wool and
depend upon IL, If he ia an honest
buyer he will bid up pretty near what
the wool is worth, IL not quite; and
Il does not take buyer many sea-
sons TO learn what condition every
farmers wool is put up In that they
have ever bought from, and no will
make up his mind, before no secs cor-
tain clips Of WOOL what hs is going
TO pay,
1t is not confined now entirely to
the buyers, but The consumer is 6ud.
ing out where all this dirty wool
comes from, and they most generally
make those places the last buying
place Of the season.
Now wo want what our wool is
worth, and those who buy il want
what they buy. II thcy buy wool
they want it-thoy don't want dirt
not dirty tag-locks, aud they should
make a marked distinction between
clean, we'll done up wool, and the tag
locks all washed clean and nice, aud
wool that is full Of dirt. For sheep
that IS run through the watcr to wash
the wool cannot bo in any other con
dition than dirty.
My way ofwashing sheep is to have
men that understand how 10 wash
wool, 60 into the water, have tho
sheep thrown to them, one at time;
then have them wash we'll, all the
dirty parts OF the heece--squeezing
every bit Of that white soap.suds-
like stuff out Of the fleece, until you
are satisfied that the wool is clean.-
Then when the sheep is taken out Of
the water, they should be taken out
on plank, so as not to get any
more dirt on the wool than can posi-.
bly, be helped. And AFTER washing
they should bo put into fields whore
there arc no black logs and stumps,
but plenty of good pasture, sud be
kept there until they are taken out to
be shorn; and when the wool is done
up, it should bo done up nice, in
good wool tieing machine.
There is another thing which helps
the looks and sale Of wool, that Is
the quality. Every wool grower
should mako it point Of par
ticular attention, to secure the very
best quality Of wool, aud what brings
that is a good quality Of sheep
There is great mistake about what 9
the quality Of wool should be most
every wool grower has sought for
gummey and greasy wool, but my idea
is this that the least gum a man gets
the better, for gum will not make
cloth. We should not complain Of
not getting enough for our wool five
have gum for every wooden manuiac.
turer will tell you that in cleansing
those heavy g~mmey aeeces they lose
from one half to two-thirds Of their
Now how can a man
buy wool at from Gfiy TO seventy. ave
cents per peuad aud set over one. half
gum and dirt. :.
BY the late ast.of Congress we are
protected in raising wool aud manu-.
Iacturing wcolen goods, and think
Te should now endeavor to compete,
I not excel foreign manufacture, and
10 do 50, we should supply good ma
Ierlal, and get in return good cloths
sven II We do have to pay a little
more for them, We viii get enough
more for our wool to balance ii five
times over. l said there were causes !,
Ior Farmers not putting up wool In