Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05

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J. bulletin .,++r well con-
Z s' tsr,perate zones. Sheep
: ,l " rsry cold countries, nor
"a ,s, irs' we'll in the tropics
4 high attitudes
Sheep Population.
r,,Ids sheep population Is
~ a'i TOoOOoO0-a quarter as
!, ~ A. hum human population. The
! r n Clip Of wool is more
,, '',l1 to fill 1,9SS,OOO one
- ,.,s' Australia, although a
.'s .ttr youngster in the wool
|, the worlds leading
,.0arcer. India and China are
,.,t,1ding sheep countries OF
,,rsrtiua and Uruguay have
,1Tip,t sheep population in
!. lmprica. The greatest con-
Can Of sheep herds in Africa
4, the Mediterranean coastal
isu Gibraltar to Tunisia, and
IN Africa. Every country OF
= raises sheep, but in Nor
sweden and Finland there are
.rEs. scattered over wide
The United States, with up
/ d 100000 head Of sheep,
! only country in North Amer
'tst has taken to wool growing
M could be called a big way.
gkut fOur.ffths of the sheep in
Tinted States Craze in the
ans and on the plateaus and
i vest Of the Mississippi river.
lib the case Of cotton. histori-
md naturalists have been
bed By the query, when and
i vas wool first used?' Sheep
rMl are mentioned in the BIZ
nd / Is known that the Rom
rctced sheep breeding. Some
BIZ prize animals wore jackets
ract the fleece.
d growth of the wool indus
} he United States has been
snelal.
} $50 Just two centuries after
fN sheep arrived from Eng
here we're 100000 sheep
Els over the settled area of
n United States.
ox. Much to Sheep.
y sheep, many regions of the
I owe at least partially their
'GEy and growth, for these ami
aien have been the compani-
d pioneers
rue ID a few remote regions
II Vnled states, h0mespun Is
aetofies have almost entire.
H'A the home industry from
0altry. One Of several hun
a'aern American manufactur-
Mlsnles normally operates 60
nls that employ 10000 work
sM greatly differs in quality.
aae breed Of sheep in the
"uary may produce differ
a'liles Of wool. The best wool
% a sleeps shoulders and
Ia ! sheep is SHARED the
a0Ids together. The whole
81. asa IS tied and with other
n - lseces Is placed for ship
0ass containing from 100
n Nunds each. 80
'he factory expert workmar
! : s.. WOOL Some sorting tables
], S s1 with wire netting
y r 'llcn dust and other loose
!, l y falls while the sort
]. Y neeces apart. In some
r. 's y, countries wool is
H. F |, i Is SHARED from
l. Il. OAw !, fleeces contain
1 ~, ,,sa the skins of the ami.
e. H !, sorting, the Wool +
II ~ !. passing it through I So.
I y ,'I a q warm, soapy water or
i, NV, "asners il is conveyed to
~. ~al'' and thence to card n
l.. s 4 where it begins no !,
~. ~ ends in WOODEN cloth 9TH
Is 3, !. wool products. Wors tsd
b NJ .a made Of yarns whose
nsss parallel J, while woolens
b ga,s = ibers crossed and
s.i .s'' tsa. matter that cannot mot
nd ], .s 4son the fleece is de.
ID i e chemicals. Burrs are re.
49,. : Constantly MOVING ;,
I : @' = produces ahon United
4 i onlv ~. annual wool
~ the wool 81 '.ie more than
uelh and co... e.'eu Dy Ameri-
aherlcsn No.. =. manufacture
4e WOOL grov.a '"eeurers call
\ Uruguav : y australia,
Fr s ,s,Ia and many less i Im'
ssS'.,,I'produclng con uT .ll,
Haas' lss,, raw material si'D Ena
|>~ !, ,,sa al importer Of w Eng
Y Is,s,s ,,'e export wool r r,om
he gIa ssool,,producing re-.
g art.,ss '0oe Is shIpned -