The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-05-20

Pools Have Emphasi
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
They are being shown" down in
Missouri--and they like it.
For the first time the wool growers
of that state have been marketing
their wool comparatively, and the plan
is proving great success. At 20
Capitalization points the wool has
been brought in from the country for
pooling. All told, several thousand
growers have shared in the big CO.
operative movement and wool amount
ing to millions Of pounds has been
handled. In each case it has been
graded as the growers brought it in,
an expert grader supplied to the bu-
reau of markets, United States De
partment of Agriculture, classifying
the fieeceS The work of the grader
is part OF an investigation being car
RED on by the bureau in connection
with study of the tentative wool
grades which the Department of Agri-
culture has recently established.
crease in money returns resulting from
cooperative marketing that interests
these grOwerS-althOugh they promise
to fare as well or better than the aver
age III this years market, which is far
from normai-but it is the benefit they
expect to derive next year and the
years following from their experience
Of this season.
The Showing" in Missouri-and
eisewhere-haS consisted in demon
strating the value of grading as car
ried on under the cooperative plan.
The growers have been quick to see
their mistakes and propose not to re-
peat them. AS result, the entire
wool industry is to profit. by "a gen
eral raising of standards among the
growers.
Amazing Variety Of Wrappers.
The seemingly mathematician real
ly very mportant-matter of wrapping
the fleece Illustrates the benefits of Co
operative wool marketing. One of the
regulations which must be observed, if
the wool grower is to suffer no penal
ty when his wool is graded, is that
each fleece shall be wrapped in pa
per Irvine or a hard glazed Irvine. If
other Irvine is used tlberS from ii are
almost sure to become naked into the
wool and may cause serious trouble
in the spinning machinery, or if these
fbers are woven into fabric they be-
come, conspicuous owing to the fact
that they take the dye differently than
the wool tihers. This often results in
the cloth having such defects as to be
almost worthless.
Many wool growers had never I'M
derstood this until it was explained to
them by the grader, consequently some
of the lots of wool brought into the
warehouses We're done up in ways
| that would have been amusing had III
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
| their fleeces tied with the proper
| materials.
Incidentally the bureau of markets
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.
"No More Wet Wool for Me-"
But the use Of proper wrapping ma
terial is not the only thing which the
cooperative wool growers are learn
ing. SHEAR the sheep when the wool
is absolutely dry say the Department
of Agriculture and wool experts eVe~y-
where. But many growers apparently
! do moi know Of this requirement. one
grader in Missouri was amazed 70 find
ouglly soaked. Pressed for an eX-
PLANTATION the grower admitted that lie
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 his fleece. he admit
ted that he had allowed his load of
wool to stand in the creek all night
| When he discovered that this was re-
sponsible for his wool being rejected
he took the decision smiingly and
with "Never again !" drove away. ;
/ Burs Cause Trouble.
One class of rejects" In wool grad
ing is known as bury" Many farm
e"s have become indignant Hhen some