Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-10
eral raising Of standards among the

eral raising Of standards among the
growers.
The seemingly incidental hut
really very important matter nj
wrapping fleece illustrates the benefits
of cooperative wool marketing. One
Of the regulations which must be OBJ
served if the wool grower is to suffer
no penalty when his wool is graded
is that each fleece shall be wrappeG
in paper twine or hard glazed twino
If other twne is used fibers from il
are almost sure to become mixed
into the wool and may cause serious
trouble in the spinning machinery. or
il these fibers are woven into fabric
they become conspicuous owing to
the fact that they take the dye diff
ferently than the wool fibers. Thi,
often results in the cloth having such
defects to be almost worthless.
Many wool growers had never
understood this until it was explained
to them by the grader. consequently
some of the lots Of wool brought into
the warehouses were done up in ways
that would have been amusing had
it not meant considerable financial
loss to the uniformed growers. Some
used binder Irvine and sisal, Others
bark. smooth wire, and barbed wire,
and still others cotton rags torn in
strips. The majority. of course, had
materials.
Incidently the Bureau of Market,
explains that Missouri is not alone in
the matter of being Shown" since
wool growers in all sections of the
country have discovered that they
have been following practices that
often seriously penalized them.
But the use of proper wrapping ma
terial is not the only thing which the
cooperative wool growers are learning
SHEAR the sheep when the wool is
absolutely dry" say the Department
of Agriculture and wool experts every
where. But many growers appar-
emily do not know of this require
ment One grader in Missouri wes
amazed to find all of the wool in a GER
tain lot thoroughly soaked. Pressed
for an explanation the grower
admitted that he did not know that
moisture made any difference in the
grade, but realized that moisture
added to the weight. When asked
how he could account for the condition
of the fleece, he admitted that he had
allowed his load of wool to stand in
the creek all night. When he discov-
cred that this was responsible for
his wool being rejected he took the
decision smilingly and with never
again." drove away.
One class of rejects" in wool grad
ing Ii known as bury" MANY
farmers have become indignant when
some Of their fleeces were thrown into
the bury class. But In each case the
grader has been able to show them
by careful examination that the con-
demned feeces contained large num-
bers Of burrs-sometimes so or so.
Every such experience has sent the
grower back to his farm resolved to
''clean up those burrs." Next year
your see an improvement in my
WOOL" more than one man has told
the grader.
1t is experiences like these that
are making wool growers realize that
they have not been getting the full
returns for their product. They see
that the cooperative system not only
lessons the cost Of handling, and 90
benefit both buyer and seller, but that
the grading which is an essential
feature OF the system permits them
to better meet market demands. III
Is q case of how, when, and where
say the market specialists. The
system which has had such a promis-
ing beginning in Missouri and other
states enables the producer to grow
the kind of wool nose desired and I'd
sell it in the form desired; it enables
him to hold his wool until the best
marketing time arrives. and through
large organization he is able to sell
his wool to the buyer who makes
the most satisfactory offer.
Il The Bureau of Markets is prepared
to furnish information to any person
interested in learning more about co.
operative wool marketing as we'll n
cooperative marketing in numerous
other fields in which success has been
equally pronounced.