WOOL-CLASSING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 277, 26 October 1912, Page 3

WOOL-CLASSING.

TECHNICAL SCHOOL CLASSES. Mr. Sam Wood, Instructor in woolclassing at the Technical School, has forwarded the following report to the Board of Managers : — Again itigives me pleasure to fur? nish a good report of my class held at the college during the year. My pupils at Napier carried off the first and second prizes and also tied for the third in the wool-classing competition held at the Hawke’s Bay Show last week. During the year I have dealt with the following questions : —Wool fibre and its growth ; skirting and rolling of fleeces, and explained the differ-, once between classing a small and large clip, also wool-sorting according to Bradford spinning counts, the average spinning quality of wool to be expected from the various breeds: crossing for constitution and wool; also what breeds are most profitable from a wool and mutton standpoint. The students have given practical demonstrations of rolling and skirting* fleeces, also classing and sorting fleeces and pieces, and have attended very regularly each week. The following questions in theory were submitted to the students last night (October 3rd) ■ — 1. Explain the structure and growth of wool fibre. 2. Name some of the faults that occur in wool and give their causes. 3. What are the chief points to be found in good healthy wooll i. Explain the difference between combing, carding, and warp and weft wool.

5. What arc the general principles a ciasser should follow' when classing a clip ’ 6. What is the: object of woolclassing, and how is quality defined I Give a short account of work carried on in the shed during shearing time 8. What are crimps, and wjiat do they denote, also what are serrations, tops, noils, and waste I 9. American tariff What is the duty on (I) greasy wool ? (2) wool if washed with water only when on the sheep’s back 1 (3) wool if scoured ? 13. What is meant by condition,, and why is vegetable matter objectionable in wool' 11. State three of the most popular breeds of sheep in Hawke’s Bay, and give reason for your answer. 12. Give the average length of staple and quality of wool of six w’ell known breeds of sheep. 13. Explain the method and object of wool-classing. 14. Give the average length of staple and yield of the following qualities of wool: —32, 36, 40, 44, 50 and 56’s. 15. Give the chief points of the following breeds : —Lincoln, Leicester, Romney Marsh and Southdown, and say what each bteed is most noted for. , First year students omit last three questions.' Second y ; ear students omit D/st three questions.