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Wool Experiments.

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Temperatures. £.2 fl 31 ID ■SB No. Description. Condition o£ Contents. Moisture added. December January. Weight of Moisture added. Weight at Testing. Variation. 10 11 12 IS I 14 I I I IS 17 I 18 20 24 26 29 2 5 10 16 5 Slipe C Fainted slipe wool. Coarse Tor Cent.] 20 70 75 90 90 95 120 120 no. 110 loo 104 108 79 79 SO 86 Lb. 423 Per Cent. Lb. 20 = 85 Lb. 508 Lb. 491 Per Cent. Lost 3 10 B and P Slipe Slipe wool mixed with painted pieces, with lime showing in pieces 20 I 120 123 138 132 135 130 140 140 135 100 100 90 80 79 so 81 355 20 = 71 426 437 Gain 3 Slijte C Slipe skin wool removed off skin by depilatory ; what is known as " painted " 24 iob 24=95-76 494-76 433 Lost 15 0 71 > 75 85 (I! D9 100 no no 120 100 100 110 100 100 90 399 12 Slipe Lincoln, painted, extra moisture 24 75 85 85 85 110 112 110 110 110 100 100 100 84 81 80 88 329 24=78-96 407-90 420 Cain 4 4 Skin pieces .. Skin pieces, sweated, low moisture 15 140 140 140 140 140 130 120 110 110 100 90 90 84 86 85 100 31 S 15 = 47-25 365-25 322 Lost 13 9 „ ,, increased moisture .. 18 140 140 ISO 125 142 150 150 135 120 90 90 85 82 80 81 90 390 18 = 71-28 467-28 388 Lost 20 8 22 140 140 140 140 140 130 130 110 108 90 90 85 89 84 85 97 370 22=81-40 451-40 365 Lost 23 14 Scoured piects Scoured pieces and crutchings with vegetation and small particles of broken dags. Similar in condition to ordinary country shipping lots IS 140 NO 140 140 135 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 85 78 81 SI 281 18 = 50-58 331-58 345 Gam 5 Ditto. Increased moisture SO 80 24=66-72 Gain 4 3 •-'4 120 130 125 130 130 120 100 105 98 80 82 SO 80 83 278 344-72 357 11 Greasy pieces Greasy pieces 12 70 75 80 80 100 120 110 105 110 100 90 90 80 80 80 85 444 12 = 53-28 497-28 511 Gain 3 1 I., 70 80 80 80 100 100 110 110 110 100 90 90 80 80 82 SO 451 i 15=08-40 524-40 537 Cain 2-5 15 Skins Damp sheep-skins with plenty of fat on .. Damp 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 110 120 110 110 110 102 90 88 si US 120 120 120 121 120 125 125 125 115 110 98 100 94 90 88 88 13 Locks Greasy lucks, with percentage of vegetation and particles of dags ; heavy in grease 12 70 70 75 76 98 100 100 110 110 100 82 80 85 85 I 85 84 512 I 12 = 02-64 574-64 530 Lost 8-7 ■ > Fleece Greasy fleece; low moisture IS 70 (Hi 10S 8 | 110 li 120 115 110 110 110 100 90 90 84 18=49-68 325-08 361 Gain 13 80 82 90 276 7 ,, increased moisture '25 70 80 80 0 80 1 110 120 120 120 120 100 98 100 100 100 101 98 277 25=69-25 346-25 356 Gain 3 I |