WOOL QUALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 495, 30 April 1909, Page 8

WOOL QUALITIES.

\Mossrsi AVillans.!'and' : Overbury,>■;the.".'; wellluibwn wool brokhrs.'bf •;Londony complimented; that.gentleman,oik the, improvement-that was; hoticeablo : in;j.he"O.haufwpol,of'the.presant season; much ijof. which; y was.•■'.'. bought':, by. Americans. ■.The' classing, of the . clip, .for. which work Mr. Kebbclt engaged'a qualified raaii [last-feasi'ii, is "also;'tho subject- of commendation;, _ tljp brokers;,declaring it te;be "well' and;jjudjciously'dono;?'■ ,Tlio .qualities, they say, livereywell'described, and;the skirting was adequate. will make pleasant reading • :>tp ". the';;•• responsible; i ;"emplbycp.';' Especiallyjj encouraging : to ;,Mr.;Kebbell must :be theJst'atsment of the; brokers that "as 'cards': tho'j'quality. of your; flock, ; . : wo. do' not ..believe.you. could improve 'ipnXtlie'.'AVwoihcr :wool,:.;.bpt!i '.:as: ; regards' fineness'; 'and/length! '.tko.'.datteii- a /very;:.important, : consideration. As .tho^iiiiture; of .your country-'make's;it inevitable" that;.a-considerable;,portion'bf your dip:,shouldVbo. lean and-'wasty,; it is of■■"ini— .porta'neo : that the wool itself should bo deep 'grown- and in ;quality : resembling tho B .'hog' .'arid ; B. wool."' ..;. '.■ .>'..;, / ■■ ■.■.-. ;; .'.. In reference; tothechanging of-breeds .that is .now taking place in:' New? Zealand, Messrs. ..WillonS and .Overbury, say :tt-"A great many ,of-';;tho Zealand seem ,tovbo. changing..their'breed 1 of : 'sheep, and pack short,lVvery■■ fine-haired; wool in,-;with Lincoln, fleece. . Such classing -'is' .always :a mistake, .bull from 4110 buyersV; point,'of.view -wo, ; iriay.sayjth'at; 'unless the.quality,is really ;fine, : it. is -far better/to keep tho': deep;grbwu .'wool;iri'prefereneo'.to.shorter, growths.'. The three ..bales.'.of 'ramjlot.4ol,..were; anescep-' tionally well-bred wool,;" and; :"in; unusually b'ght; condition; for ram's."- ; -Vyy r .'v' ; ";•'