The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-03
PARASITES AND
SlL0MGRADESAL
GHEAPEANIBRB|E.I.
Wool Expert Says Farmers
Could Have Had Bel:
ter Prices

!, west xifginis. declared Z. L, Shaw,
wool expert connected with the ag
ricuiturtl extension department OF
the state University, In d talk Civ
en- AZ this central school building
saturday Afternoon.
Mentioning some OF the.t things he
saw when he watched the grading
Aof wool az Baltimore last year, he
said that he saw mice, straw
leaves, corncobs; stiel leaYes, and
even q 3 or ! pound rock taken
from wool sacks shipped by. West
! sSIrginia farmers Besides this, he
tS&eed, so many West Virginia
sheep are diseased or weak, OF
haye parasites, that the wool doe.
not have the required amount Of
strength 10 secure the top price.
Wool. he said is gssi ed accord
ing to It's length. fineness, condl
Won. color and strength and each
wool grower Should give careful
attention 10 requirements In each
eThe poor grades oti wool pooled
here last yeaf, he said; drought
down the average price. and made
the pooling seem less successful
than II was. -
Mr.. Shaw had s16 separate tleecei
of wool, showing an the grades ia
West Nirgtnia Beginning with the
falghest grade. they were as fol
lows Fine Delane; line clothing:
= blood comhirig; Il blood cloth;
ing; y comblng; IS clothing; Y
comhlng; Il ciothing low u;
braid; COTS bury or seedy wool:
black: gray. dead and tags. Gray
BLACK COTS and bury wool, he
said, brought 10 cents less per
pound last year than other grades
However, wool showing proper
length condition. and fineness
looking gooi enough 10 be comb
ing wool may be graded asiclothing
wool because it grew onsweak sheer
and has not enough strength.
Discussing the weight of wool
Me Shaw said that while the! aver.
Aage weight for fleece IN the UniteA
State IS about seven pounds, while
the average for West Virginia Is
about five pounds This, he said
Is because the farmers Of this. state
Do not shear their sheep early
enough Sheep sheared late. he
said lose q great deal OF their wool
and for this reason they should be
sheated before they start shed
ding
Nj. Shaw discussed the West
|. virginia Go-operat tive Warehouse
!, collation., which was lately or.
ganized at clarksbtrg, and told
something OK the benerfss It is
hoped win he secured through It,
III is possible he said TO mar.
ket from 100000 to 1900, 900
pounds Of wool directly 10 j the
manufacturer In West Virginia this
year. That, he said. is the prin.
cipal object Of the Association; to
secure { producerto manufacturer
market for West Virginia wool
growers In their own state.
n The Association Will probably
take change % the warehouse By
the first Of June, and Will begin
receiving wool q bout the middle OF
JUMP. Wien the grading starts
the farmers VIM have an opporttt.
,IAy o. seing lust how their prod .
compares with others, and may
upon what the prices received
based,
only SIX farmers were present
rs hear Mr.. Shaw SATURDAY, They
were: G. n Hihbss p: B: Hihbs,
| A. NJ Hess. Al. u. Ammons, Cyrus
snidef and A. W. Kendall At the
end Of his discussion. MI. Shaw gave
eShh man present q list Of point.
q for wool growers as follows:
III. II does not pay 10 wash sheep
before stearing. u Z
2. Shear your flock as early In
the spring IS the wealth Ter Will per.
2. rag all the sheep we'll before
starting to SHEAR cutting away all
the dirty or soiled wool!
4. DO not have the sheep too full
of feed before shearing n you de.
sire to make them Comfortable
while shearing. ri Il
\ 3. When shearirg hold he sheep
30 TINT the fleece win mot be torn
apart. !,
6. Shear in q clean place.
2. Never shear when the wool is
lamp unless the fleece Is dried out
before being tied up.
s. II Will often pay to pick out
VI, ND ~ tl,s Ett,-rs n, Az Rf1 49, \
fore shearing. B,
20. A better job can be- done by
using u machine sheas :
10. Avoid the second cutting Of
the wool rs It damages the wool
Several cents q pound In value. s.
ii Tie each fleece separately
wfeu,femoved from the sheep The
clean side OF the fleece should be
h1e outside.
X. Never put the tags in the
fleece unless they have been washed
lou..
fs. Use q good Krade OF WOO,
Irvine in tying M the fleece. Pm.
per twine IS the most popular wool
Irvine at the present time Never
use "sisnl' or binder twine. ga.
per twine cnn be secured through
your county farm hnreauD
~. Sack al black gray and dead
wool separately.
10. After shcaring store the wool
N 4 dry, clean place.
l The marketing Of wool Coz
pr ~ativcly BY tho WOOL grpEers'