Wool.
. In the Bank olNew Z|*aiahd Produce Circular the following interesting information is given : MEANING OP words’ AND, EXPESBIONS USED IN THE WOOD TRADE. ) Combing.—Wool long enough to , comb—about two inches, in leflgtl£s* or more. It must be sound in this staple and not liable to break, otherwise it may not be suitable for combing but only for carding. Clothing, Carding.—Wool short to comb—under two inches in length. It is generally ‘ finer in quality than combing wool, and instead of being combed.it is, carded. Tops. —Wool becomes “tops” after it is combed and before *it ia spun into yarn. ' Topmakersput the raw wool through its various stages until it is made into “-tops,” and they sell it in that form to spi oners. Noil.—Short and broken, bits of wool which are thrown off combing machines; : Noil is usually bought for mixing with carding wools and for blanket and. felting purposes, ' , * . , Pieces,—Portions taken from the edges of the fleeces, mostly'■flirty and seedy. * ‘ . „ Locks.—The shortest and smallest “ pieces." Crutcbmgs.—The coarca hairy wool off the sheep’s legs; | Yoik.—Natttrab grea'se that *ifes from the sheep Jo T strengthen and help the growth Ticks.—A parasito usually found in sheep, easily, destroyed by Should there-ba large ‘ on a sheep, they stain the wool, which is then called “tick-stained.” “<■*.<**<• Cotted, Matted.—Terms used when the fleeces are felted together generally a sign of old xir unheidtßy . sheep. ’ Itempß. £ --A white; bSii**fSOTT*!# the fleece; it will' not jake .a jelye, and is generally a sign of Badly fed and underbred sheep. Stained.—Portions" ofthe 1 fleece discoloured by urine or by,congeifled, yolk. ; , 4 Skirty.—Fleeces from which the pieces and locks have not- bee# properly taken ". m ' y Burr (Clover) —Seed of a small species of clover which clings to the wool, and on account of the difficulty experienced in getting it out' of the staple, is a great vdetrimeot, tst illiP § .sale. M Burr (Bathurst) or Hardhead.— An oval-shaped seed of a small bush, standing about two feet high; it clings to the wool, but is more easily removed than the “ clover burr.” Shivey, Seedy.—Terms used when the fleeces contain a quantity of long grass seed. M oity.—Fl eeces specky with small , portions of vegetable matter. Fribby.—Very short wool, such
wight arise from twice cutting por lions of a fleece.
Mushy, Tender. *4i Terms used when portions of the fleece are dry, sheet and tender, generally on. the back of sheep exposed to a very dry climate and a hot sun.
Daggy - Term used to imply presence of dungy lamps Faulty —Wools containing many seeds and foreign matter. „ Earthy, Sandy —Wools containdust or earth. “ull w*Weol3 of bad colour, as distinguised from clean, bright WOOlsrS - :
Dingy.—Wools which are stained by the sheep coming in contact with charred logs or scrub, mostly in new country. Wasting, Wasty.—Wools which heavy in condition fro;v> the presence of large quantities of grcr.sa, shirt or earth in the fleeces,’ or, in other words, wools which will show much loss in weight in Scouring.
Trippy.-—Tar or composition on the tip of staple. Lustre,—A terra implying bright-,-oess or glossiness, generally found in coarse, well-bred cross-breda-Kindly. - Attractive, so-t, wellconditioned Wool, which is tree from fault.
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Manawatu Herald, 17 March 1903, Page 2
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527Wool. Manawatu Herald, 17 March 1903, Page 2
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