BRANDED WOOL.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 125, 23 November 1926, Page 8

BRANDED WOOL.

REMOVAL OF STAINS

DUNEDIN CHEMIST'S DISCOVERY.

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") DUNEDIN, This Day. Recently the Agricultural Department asked the Mosgiel Woollea Company and Messrs. Ross and Giendining' to report as to their experience in regard to wool that was badly stained with brands. These companies did so, and their reports showed,' amongst other things, that 4 per cent, of the wool that comes out of the scouring machines has to be marked down in price in consequence of tho staining, which had hitherto proved irradicable. The reports were read by a Dunedin industrial chemist, who for the present asks that his name be not published. He thought it strange that so much wool should be wasted, seeing there are so many good chemists in England and Germany. Ho interviewed the managing director of the local mills, who at once displayed keen interest in the matters and took him to tho mills, where a bundle of the worst stained greasy wool was picked out for him. Next day he took the wool back cleaned. He was then given a parcel of scoured wool, and the same day he removed the brands from it also. The manager of a leading wool agency was next seen, and on being shown the results of the test, he expressed the belief that the chemist had made a discovery worth a fortune. The chemist is surprised at his own success, and'has not yet made up his mind what step to take next. He says that he has also made branding paint that will stand atmospheric conditions and yet be removable at the mills. It seems as if New Zealand is about to introduce to the wool world a benefit of immense value.