The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-06-02

nized as the established method of
marketing that commodity, according
to the reports from the office of the
North Dakota Federation Of Wool
Growers Associations. The state and
district pools operating throughout
n United States last year marketed
successfully over 49, zoo, 900 pounds
OF wool at a net saving to the growers
of owe 81, 900 DOC.
The North Dakota pool during the
past two years has handled over 1,2OO,-
600 pounds of wool. The pool is under
the supervision Of the North Dakota
Federation of Wool Growers Associ-
atoms. The wool is assembled by the
various county associations and is then
shipped to Fargo in carlod lots, max
ing a considerable saving in freight.
Or growers, if the point of concen-
tration is not accessible to them, may
ship as individuals if they so elect,
and they will then have the same adj
vantage in freight rates from Fargo
to eastern markets as carload ship
pers. At Fargo the wool is graded
into lines acceptable to the most ex-
acting of the mill buyers. In this way
every mans clip is sold on it's merits.
Farmers who produce high quality of
woods reap the benefit of their efforts.
In marketing wool in the original
bag, as has been previously done, the
buyer paid an average price for all
the wool in a given locality. The grow
er who had a high class product was
penalized while the fellow who Of
fered poor wool often sold at a pre-
MUM. AS soon as each individual lot
is graded the consignor thereof re-
celves a grading statement showing
exactly how his wool graded, what
was wrong with it, and how it could
have been improved. The grading
statement is of great educational val
ue to the thinking sheep man. In the
states where pools have been in OBJ
Grafton for several years a decided
improvement in the state clip has been
noted by mill buyers. Graded woods
usually sell for from five to six cents
more per pound than those sold in
original bags. Grading and pooling
enables the sheep mar to standardize
his product and to market it in an
ordinary manner.
BY sending out market information
urging better flock management. and
by Keeping the members informed of
the progress of the pool the FEEDER
alton is able to keep in close touch
with them.
Good care of the fleece at shearing
time is being urged. The attention
that the grower gives his wool at
shearing time may make a difference
OF from five to eleven cents per pound
IN the price that he will receive for
his wool this year. In order to get
the greatest net return he should
keep the following in mind:
LIST. Have the sheep dry before
shearing; fleeces clipped and sacked
while damp become moldy and damag-
ed. Damaged woods are discounted
about II cents per pound in the pre-
sent market.
2. Shear on a clean board and A.
void getting chaff, straw or dirt in
to the wool. Chaffy fleeces are dis
counted six cents or more per pound
by mill buyers.
Bird. Keep the tags separate; they
should never be packed with good wool
as they are usually damp and discol-
ored and may cause the rest of the
wool to mildew when packed with it.
18th. Tie only with fleece Irvine;
lever use common binder Irvine, as
binder Irvine sheds it's fibers into the
fleece.
9Th. Sacking. Put the black, dead,
damaged and chaffy fleeces in sacks
separate from the good wool, or if
pour clip is small, lay a piece of bur-
lap, canvas, or heavy paper between
the different kinds of wool and put
them in the same sack.
The various wool growers associa-
tons have rendered valuable service
to their members other than through
the direct marketing of wool. It was
through the efforts of these organiza-
lions that the emergency tariff of
Is cents per pound was secured a
year ago.. As a result wool values
have materially increased within the
past six months and are still advan-