The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-06-11

ACGLlO1S Tor lt
PREPARING WOOL FOR MARKET. \
Having been conversans with the losses
shat result from improperly washing
sheep' anc taking care of the f1eeces when
shorn, desire to say few words that
may DC OF advantage to wool growers.
f'fs'' IN regard to washing sheep. After
shower or drenching rain, take your
mock TO the most convenient place in your
vicinity for washing sheep, choosing if
possible, stream OF clear water Give
eacn sneep d thorough washing, till the
wafer that runs away is clear. If the
weather be dry when you are ready to
wash your sheep, after getting your flock
to the place for washing, take one sheep
at time and dip it in the wafer, and
keep it there sufficiently long to saturate
the entire fleece, or if you can wet the
back Otherwise it will DIV. Put this sheep
in pen apart from the undipped ores.
Serve the whole flock in this manner,
budding them in as small pen as pcssi-
bic. In this way the animal heat, togeth-
er with shining sun, soltens the oily
matter in the wool, so that when you
again put sheep in the water and com
mence washing it,a kind ofsuds is formed
IN the WOO, which comes out by handling
and squeezing, and renders the washing
very easy.
After the sheep have all been dipped
and have stood in the pen till vapor rises
from the wool, wash each one thorou ghly
till the water flows off clear. Be careful
not to let any of the dipped sheep gel
with those that have been washed, for if
you do they may escape being washed. I
have tried this method, and am satisfied
thatthere is nc, so con0enaent aooy of wash
ling sheep thoroughly. &a Iaa
After washing, be careful to keep your
hnck out Of the dust Take them to the
dryest and cleanest pasture you have.
Avoid putting them in pasture where
there ate sand banks.or holes in the earth,
or unsodded ground. IT you put your
sheep where there are such places they
will be sure in warm weather to find out,
roll or lie in them, and soon make their
wool as dirty as before washing After
sheep have run two days, the water will
be all dried OUT Of their feeces, if the
weather be warm and fine. But in order
to have the wool handle soft and pliable,
the sheep may run six days before shear
ing. Bat they should be shorn in from
six to twelve days from the time they are
washed. Hallowed to run longer than
this, the wool becomes dirty and cannot
be classed as good merchantable washed
wool; for manufacturers and dealers will
claim, and with justice, discount on it.
Ii the sheep run four weeks after they are
washed, as some allow them to, the wool
is but little cleaner than unwashed wool;
end can not and ought not to bring full
price.
Have a clean. nice place IL the barn
for shearing your sheep and for doing up
the heeces. Tie up the feeces in the old
way, the sheared side out. If you use
boxes tor holding the wool, do not press
the feeces in too tightly, and do not use
too much string in tying. Four times
round the fleece, once at the ends, is sufi
cient. ln no case pass the string round
more than six times. Whenthe fleece is
tied up. cut off the ends of the string, as
to leave them dangling Injuries the APP.
pearance OF the wool. Strive to put up
the wool 80 as to have it present a neat
and tasty appearance. aIlta std IQ@23
Bescareful to put nothing in the feeces
that is not understandable. ,Ifyou put ia
tags be careful TO soak them in warm
water that contains salt and soap, using 4
pound of each to fifty pounds Of tags! Stir
them frequently, and then wash and dry
them thoroughly Put in each fleece
about tho quantity of tags that naturally
belongs tot But the best way is to dis
pose ofsthem at some millin your vicinity.
where they can ordinarily be exchanged
for cloth to good advantage. inief Pre- 4
y After shearing and tying upthe feeces,
pot them in some clean, dry and light
place; sorting out all buck deeces, also
any black,unwashed and understandable |
ones, which should be put By themselves. |