The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-05-27
METHOD OF HANDLING FARM
WOOL
By E. r. Rinehart, Field Animal
Husbandman.


By K. r. RinehArt, Field Anima
Husbandman.
II does not seem to be generally
understood that although the wool il
practically all marketed immediately
after shearinx. It is not the policy Of
thu wooden mills to lay in . years
supply Of stocks At that time. A. 9
rsle, the wooden mill is not able Ia
boy directly from the grower. Thii
IL for the reason that the average
wool contains I'll grades while, - Z
rule. = wooden mill desires only one
Or two. For this reason, someone
must assemble the wool and classify
II into the different classes according
to the use 1t may be put to, whether
combing for the worsteds or clothing
for the woolens, felts, etc. AS the
situation now is, the wool IL sold di-
rectly from the sheep to wool mer-
chants who classify and grade and
hold until sold to the wooden mills as
the demand arises This may not be
the ideal system, however, the wool
Is put up from the shearing eorrals
in such condition that it must neces-
sarily be sorted and graded before
being of use to the mills since the
wool warehouses are essential and
the wool merchants a necessary med
ium between she grower and the man
ufacturer.
Representatives Of the wool houses
enter the field in the shearing season
for the purpose Of purchasing the
larger clips. Most Of them are will
ing to consider the purchase of the
farm clips provided that someone has
assembled it for them. The buyers
are skillful and high priced men and
are seldom interested in looking at
less than carload lot.
There are now four methods by
which farm woods are marketed:
/. Selling on the farm to local buy
ers who will assemble it in carload
lots or in warehouses and sell to the
big buyers. Often these men are
working on commission TO assemble
the scattered clips. Local price last
year ranged from 80 cents to so cents
averaging approximately As cents.
2. Farmers wool pools in which the
wool is assembled by an association
for the purpose of selling direct to
the representatives Of the wool mer-
chants. This is the system that was
used in Ia Idaho counties last year.
A total Of 800, 900 pounds was pooled
and sold at An average Of 81 cents per
pound. The cost Of handling was
around one-half cent per pound.
3. Consigning to commission firm
hat viii classify and grade the wool
nd sell to the wooden mills on COM
mission. This is the system followed
n Iowa last year. Iowa wool grow
RS combined their clips amounting
o l,1l9.l30 pounds and consigned to
he National Wool Warehouse and
Storage Company Of Chicago which
traded and sold it on u commission
t an average price of 81 Baths cents
er pound less the cost of marketing
which amounted to 2ia cents per
'ound.
4. Pooling large quantity. grad
ng and selling through their own
'ool growers organizations or y
pool. This is the system
sed in Ohio last year. A warehouse
'as secured and the wool pooled at
olumbus where il was graded and
I'D. A total Of 2,O00. 900 pounds was
lndled, selling At an average Of 81
'nts per pound less 4 cost Of cents
r pound for handling.
These arc the four steps between
|e grower and the manufacturer.
Ach is consecutive. In Idaho, ws are
/ the second step. Some day, We will
} higher but I question whether We
e ready to 30 farther at this time.
'r some unexplained reason, the
sstsrn grower regards the word
onsignment' ~ = bug-a-boo that
ast BE- avoided At all costs. No
ason can be given for this. We
nsign our stock TO the eastern mar
IS to be sold on commission, but we
sitate TO consign the wool. A pos
DE explanation is probably due to
: fact that this wool will be sold
y ~ the orders come in from the
,olsn mills hence the wool assem-
u in the spring Il heid and sold
regAout ths rsmAindsr q ths year
king ~ payments late.