Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-04
cOOPERATOIROR
WQ9E GROWERS


WASHINGTON c., April sO.-
The wool grower h2 under the pres
ant system no way Of ascertaining
whether. or not the manufacturer is
satisfied with his product. In conse-
Quence improper methods Of preparing
the wool for shipment cost him from
one to three cents a pound, for the
manufacturer Is frequently put to an
extra expense. against which, of
course, he protects himself by lower
ing the price to the grower. The
grower does not often sell direct to
the manufacturer does not thorough
ly understand the various processes
through which the wool passes after
leaving his hands, and remains ignor-
ant therefore Of the need for improve
tnent in his methods.
: To remedy this condition, some form
Of cooperation among wool growers in
any given region is urged in a new
publication OF the department OF agri-
culture, Bulletin 206, "The Wool
Grower and the Wool Trade" The in
alone can do little to improve
for his clip is likely to be
too small to induce the buyers to make
any alteration in their accustomed
methods of estimating wool values.
With cooperation, however, 1t should
be possible to prepare the entire clip
of any section so that the reputation
of It's wool would be enhanced and the
growers obtain the full market value
OF their product. A sufficient number
of wool growers should be included in
each cooperative association to en-
able at least 1000 or 5000 pounds of
each Of the various grades to be
marketed at one time.
Cooperation will, of course, do little
good, however. unless the individual
growers follow improved methods of
the clip. An instance Of the
present low price of American wool
sS compared with fofeign ts givenFin
the bulletin already mentioned. Two
lots of wool of the same grade, one
Of them from Idaho and the other
from Australia, were purchased by a
manufacturer-the Amer
lean at 1914 cents a pound and the
foreign at % cents a pound, before
securing. In the American fleece the
kind Of wool that this manufacturer
really wanted amounted to 1878 per
cent Of the total; in the foreign fleece
to 1896 per cent. A more accurate
system Of grading had given this man.
ufacturer IL per cent more of what
he wanted than the American meth
DDS. In consequence the foreign sheep
grower got the larger price for his
fleece. The manufacturer paid for the
imported wool % cents pound and
for the domestic wool 1871 cents a
pound-a difference Of 9h cents. BY
the time shrinkage, "off Sorts, etc.,
had been deducted, however. the cost
per clean pound to the manufacturer
Of the wool he wanted was 41.32 cents
for the American fleece and 44.69
cents for the imported-a difference
Of only 3.37 cents. 1t may have cost
the foreign grower a little more to
prepare his fleece, but he more than
this in the. higher price he
sold It for
II American growers were in po-
sitlon to understand a little better the
needs OF the manufacturer and the rea-
sons for his preference for properly
graded and packed fleeces, they would
unqueBtionably be much more willing
to alter their methods. The bulletin
Of the department Of agriculture al
ready mentioned gives in consider
able detail much information on these
points. It also suggests Is rules for
the wool grower which, II is said, no
one can afford to neglect II he is at
all solicitous OF the reputation Of his
clip. These rules are:
1. Adhere to settled policy OF
breeding the type Of sheep suitable to
the locality.
... Sack lambs, ewes, weathers',
and all buck, or very oily feeces sep
arately. II the bucks or part Of the
ewes or weathers have wool OF wide.
ly different kind from the remainder.
Of the flock, shear such separately
and put the wool in separate sacks
10 marked.
8. Shear all black sheep at one
time, preferably last, and put the wool
in separate sacks.
4. Remove and sack separately all
tags, and then allow no tag discount
upon the clip as a whole.
5. Have Slated floors in the hold.
ing pens,
8. Use n smooth, light, and hard
glazed (preferably paper) twlne.
z. Securely knot the string on each
fleece. ,.g.. ...... go.
8. Turn sacks wrong side out and
shake well before fflling.
Q. Keep wool dry at ell times.
10. Make the brands on the sheep