The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-09-01
New Plans to
Market Wool From
Texas is Completed

Plans for the grading and market
ing direct TO the mills Of appr0xima-
tely 100000 pounds Of Texas wool
have been completed by the South
western Farm Bureau Wool and Mo
hair Growers Cooperative Associa-
ton. George +. Butann, represent
ing the association, will leave In the
near future for the New England
states and other wooden mill cetners
with the first samples Of wool ever
graded in Texas, J. +. Boog-Scott, d.
rector 4 the association, stated re-
Gently. He will arrange TO sell the
wool direct 10 the mills. In this man
ner the association expects to realize
a greater profit for the members than
they obtained under the old system
of selling their wool to spectators
direct without grading.
Approximately 100000 pounds Of
wool have been signed up with the
association and about 100000 pounds
more is expected at the association
warehouse in Houston when the fall
clip begins TO move the latter part Of
September, or early in October. The
association is largely composed Of the
small wool growers Of the state,
Boog Scott said. The larger wool
growers have a system Of marketing
of their own and maintains ware
houses at Del Rio, San Angelo and
Kerrville. he said. The grading sys-
tenn is not used by them, but Il is ex-
pected that in all probability II will
be adopted on the successful outcome
Of the associations plans.
u. S. Grader in Charge.
The association warehouse at Hous-
ton has a capacity of 100000 lbs.
and the associations expects 70 event
ually handle wool from Arizona and
New Mexico growers. A Government
grader is in charge Of the warehouse
and so far this year about 100000
pounds of wool has been graded, ac-
cording TO Boog-Scott.
A concentration freight rate has
been obtained into Houston and the
water rate to New York will prove
especially advantageous to the grow
ers in marketing their wool at the
Eastern mills, the director stated.
Heretofore, he said, six or seven men
have handled all of the wool from
Texas and all except one has offices
on Summer Street in Boston. Some
wool was consigned 20 Boston and
other points by the growers, but no
advantage was Obtained by this
method, as the consignees were us
ually the spectators purchasing the
wool locally.
Industry Improving.
The wool and mohair industry ~
Texas is improving each year. Boog
Scott stated Practically all Of the
sheep taken from the state in the
drouth of 1917 and 1918, have found
their way back The Texas wool
clip, he said, was expected 70 reach
5000, goo pounds, maintaining the
state in second place as a wool pro-
Queer Texas Is now furnishing SIX
tenths Of all the mohair grown In
the country and the goat herds are
now being increased and improved.
The only goat experiment station IN
the county Is IN Edwards and Sutton
Counties, where the government Is
working on the Improvement Of the
AngOra breed
As an indication of the results ac-
complishcd by the goat breeders since
the improved stock was imported
from Oregon, Boog-Scott stated that
arrangements were being made 70
take large goat exhibit from the
Dallas Fair 70 the Portland Oregon
Fair. and the breeders expected 70
carry of blue ribbons with their
stock -Ft Worth Star-TelegrHm