Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-25
W.T. yIRaINIA WOOL GROWERS,
Won Must Use More Care In Preparing
Wool for Market.

. mails 20 prove tuc uttuVN VI PltP1i
ing fleece wool FOR market has aroused
general interest. and knowing that III
REGISTER Is ever ready 20 take up suel
measures as may prove beneficial TO II
many country subscribers, We woulC
like 70 offer some suggestions, believing
that the Interchange Of views OF th'
grower and dealer In wool may serve t'
benefit and enlighten all.
That there has been crusade against
Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania
w woods no one can deny, ana tht
question is asked US frequently, why
Is 10 that those heretofore much Sough'
after woods have become 70 be neglect
edo" We would like 70 answer the WOOL
I grower as briefly as possible ana eN-
plain to him the why aud wherefore IN
the hope OF bringing about better re-
I suits for the coming season.
/ The condition OF tue wool In the past
wear. its shrin kage. burrs, and deprecia-
/ fion I'm price. has been solely caused by
rbe grower himself. When We consider
that in former years the average M
woods did not shrink 10 securing over
f0rty-dve 70 forty-slN per cent, and
that to-day We iud no average lot OF
wool grown Ga our local sections shrink
ing less than dity-two 20 tfty-tour per
cent. you can readily recognize the
cause Of the decline and the diminish
ing demand for these woods.
Will Stwe have been TOO great sufferers
from the questionable practice OF many
OF the growers 90 defend them, We be-
ueve there IS st.l something TO De said
Iu favor OF domestic woods, aud some
thing 90 be said 10 eNtenuatiOn OF the
manner iu which they are prepared for
market.
Admitting the many excellent quali-
tica that Australian wool possesses, aud
having become extensive importers Of
these woods ourselves. and Tor no other
reason except the urgent demand
from many OF the largest manufactur-
ers. who heretofore used domestic en-
tirely. and who would even to-day pre-
Ter them. were 10 not FOR the poor and
careless condition in which they are
marketed.
A clipping from the american Wool
Reporter OF April 23d in a letter writ
Gen by james c. Patterson, OF New
York, says. 1T is of course exasper-
ating 90 manufactures 20 find SO much
refuse in the wool they have bought FOR
choice M. but after all IS said shat can
Boz said against the wool, the fact re-
mains that the grade known aS M
Ohio is more uniform, and nearer a
fixed standard, than any other grade Of
wool iu the market, and ia the end the
growers will be the principal sufferers
from their badly washed aud stuffed
feeces. for the price they receive must
surely De- regulated by the average
secured cost. and thus will the punish
mcut bio the crime.
This is seemingly q DO tribute both 20
the wool and 90 It's grower. From our
personal knowledge and experience We
su0w that there are no better woods
grown on the face OF the globe than We
grow iu the Panhandle counties OF
West Virginia. and the adjoining cOun-
Ties in Ohio and Pennsylvania, but the
gentlemen growing them must wake up
to the fact that driving a flock Of sheep
across creek OF run, barely getting
their h0Ofs wet. no longer constitutes
washed merchautable wool. In fact,
washing has become farce, when we
consider fine Australian uuwashed, OF
which. by the way, We have samples OF
in our store, and ia actual tests do not
shrink ON am average over nifty per
cent. and ffty-twC per cent. would be
considered heavy Shrinkage. and
many NOT exceeding iorty-eight per
cent. Bearing .n mind that these woods
are an skirted. bellies and locks not
found in these bales but the majority
e.. b. Load u Do
again perceive Why 10 Is that our wool
r, not d, fashionable as 10 was In the
past. and unless the grower resorts TO
measures to bring his wool up 10 the
standard % imported stock as 90 shrink
age. his occupation as a wool grower
will 81 gone
We do not mean 90 say that there is
no exception Oh the rule. Many OF our
farmers are still making an effort TO
have their wool In good condition. and
have established regulations that we
should tniuk their neighbors would be
envious of. Right here 40 home, iu our
own county. some Of the Short Greek
woods command q higher price, not for
their superior quality, but Tor their SUI
perior condition.
What We DO appeal 90 you 90 do now
ID. q, wash your wool. and do not per-
mir thc sheep t0 run longer than is nee
r--ary FOR the WOO. 90 dry sufficiently
before >heariu- In tying IL up omit
placing .n che tagciugs and clippings of
thr.r legs. bellies. &c. Do not Tie 10 up
with any more Irvine than j. necessary
tn hold 10 together neatly. and YOU viii
oby-ate quarrcling as 10 condition be-
tween the buyer and the seller. The
trade will thcu once more become a
pleasant and profitable one 20 all con-
rerred. and instead ~ a decrease in
f1rk- undoubtedly an increase with bet
Ter results. ~ Won are diSinclinod 10
Go this. Tag YOUR sheep 0afor' shearing,
and Smear them unwashed and possibly
YOU may have JUST IS much money Ir
/ tine end. Eut remember. this does not
I license You On 2ut in manure stuthngS
etc.
Buyer, tui manufacturers will SOOu
/ learn toappreciate YOUR efforts, toraftcl
80 TO IS the secured pound that tells the
story.
While We are somewhat late IN draw
ing YOUR attention 90 the burrS and
seeds that YOU have allowed 70 accumu'
larc in your Geeces, it being one OF the
very worst features aud drawbacks &C
these woods, and certainly no gain 10
weight. only depreciating the value OF
your woods. making them unfit FOR the
I higher grade Of manufacturing, you
must clean up your farms and free your
I roadways from burrS, as many OF the
I sheep get burrs In driving TO the streams
to boz washed. And after having your
c.fg ready for market do not put IL In q
space where tho purchaser cannot even
seo it. or iu hay-mow, where Ii gets
DESTROYED with hay seeds, after taking
an the pains with it.
We again appeal 20 you 20 try aud
have your wool in better condition than
YOU have had it To- the past. as IL IS the
last straw that breaks the camels back.
The woods OF the Western States are
a frfrrf r.f hot