The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-06-23
OHIO WOOL BEST ]
IN UNITED States

lin OVIIID OIulIO
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grease, dirt and any foreign sub
stance it may contain.
The dirt is mostly lost though it
makes, aNiow grade fertilizer. The
grease is sold as the basis for salves
and healing lotions.
1t is called degras os it comes from
the wool, and as it is refined it be-
comes lanolin, the basis for many
cintments.
:. A small amount Of potash also is
obtained.
Manufacturers assert the grease
and other by-products obtainable just
pay loss in securing the wool and the
loss in weight. IN the medium Wpols
there is an average of 80 per cent.
in grease; in fine wools the grease
may run as high as SO per cent.
Production in wool in Ohio has de-
clined with the number Of sheep. This
years production is expected to be
between $12,oOO,ooO and 13,OOo,OOO
pounds, which will be somewhat less
than last year. AT the top, the state
produced more than 2O,0O0,O0O pounds
| annually, s..s \
Il In working up wool for fabrics,
some Of II Is found to be short, Or
slightly discol6red, 81 otherwise I'M
fit for the purpose. I s... v ,s1 s.s,,.
This is called noils, but is not vast
ed as the noils are used in the max
ing of less fine fabrics, or in filing
color pads, etc. n,
With the mutton breeders wool is a
by-product; with the wool growers,
mutton becomes the by-product.
The government estimates y that
with medium wool sheep the lambs
yield so per cent. Of the income and
the wool 40 per cent; with fine wool
sheep the figures are reversed. No
account is, taken in these estimates
Of sheep sold for breeders.
Hill lands are the best sheep lards,
it is explained, because they are freer
than low lands from lung worms,
foot rot and liver fluke, the three
worst enemies Of sheep.
Usually they yield better pasture
land often better water. Sheep-kill-
ing dogs are a discouragement to the
sheep men, particularly in the mining
country where many residents harbor
numerous dogs, for whose numbering
propensities they refuse to be re-
4 sponsible. y
The worst set back, however, in Tho
opinion Of officers Of the association
lis found in low prices. Such prices
Jas \ have ruled, even with the tenn,
1 pofary increase incident to the wal
period, have not induced men to en-
large their flocks. Coupled with low
prices has been the high cost Of sell
ing.
" That factor, however, is being
cared for by the warehouses of tn,
association at Columbus, eO., ans
4 Wheeling, w. va. Under. the ok
system Of individual buyers, VIII
4 went about the country taking in
\ dividual clips, there was sprea,
of 10 cents a pound between the farm
er and the mill,
\ Uuder the warehouse system .
pooling II, the spread from the farm
er to- the mill, even with increase
4 freight rates, is said to be less thal
five cents a pound.
OF all the wool pools in the Unite
States, the Ohio pool was the onl
one that sold out last year. 1t hand
led more than three million pounds 4
substantially 4G cents pound.
The Wheeling average was 3S cent
to the farmer and the Columbus aver
age 35 cents. II.
sAt the Columbus warehouse NOR
thanSa million and q half pounds 3
this years clip already have bee
received. and II, 900 sacks, enoug
to hold five million pounds, have bee
distributed to growers.
II Is expected To handle from 81
million To- eight million pounds.