Wool judging

Yield rule

%40- look

%40-feel

%20-fiber diameter

fine avg.

50

½ avg.

52

3/8 avg.

54

¼ avg.

60

low ¼ avg.

64

rule for 1/4-low

55 stay alive

middle yield avg.

56

what is yellow?

greasy

What is grey?

vegi matter

what is the 80% class rule

weight

what is the 20% class rule

Looks

What is the least pounds clean wool always?

Class loser

Most lbs _____ and ______ always stay the same?

most lbs. clean wool, and heaviest grease weight

Least LBS. _____ and _____ always the same?

Least Lbs. clean wool and heaviest grease weight

What do you do if you have a break in a commercial class?

If you have a break in any commercial class that fleece goes last

fine wool staple length.

> 3 inches

fine wool french length

2-3 inches

fine wool clothing length

< 2 inches

½ wool staple length

> 3.25 inches

½ wool french length

2 ¼ - 3 ¼ inches

½ clothing staple length

< 2 ¼ inches ¼

3/8 staple length

> 3 ½ inches

3/8 clothing length

< 3 ½ inches

¼ staple length

> 4 inches

¼ clothing length

> 4 inches

low ¼ clothing length

<4 inches

look of a fine fleece

very small crip and fiber diameter

look of a low

very bold crip, looks scraggly, and has very large diameter

what is a hamburger pattie

usually is a fine fleeced and it more compacted

what is this?

Fine

What is this?

half

what is this

3/8

if it is a scraggly looking fleece and is course .what can you eliminate right off the bat?

Fine and half

Semi course with a semi bold crip. what can you elimate?

Fine and a low

very soft and small crip. What can you eliminate?

a low and ¼

course with a boldish crimp. What can you eliminate?

fine and half

Is soft but greasy, with a slightly bold crimp. What can you eliminate?

low and maybe ¼

fine breeds.

Rambouillet and merino

Crossbred (fine x medium) wool breeds

Targhee, corriedale, columbia

Medium (fine x long) wool breeds

Suffolk, hampshire, dorset, southdown

Long (coarse) wool breeds

Romney, border leicester, lincoln, cotswold

Carpet (double coated) wool breeds

Scottish, blackface, karakul, icelandic

Hair breeds

Katahdin, dorper, barbado

Lowest quality part of a fleece

head and belly wool.

What is coarser wool

back and down

What is a tag

pieces of wool with manure attached

what are the 3 C’s

crimp,color, and condition

Fine wool breeds

Rambouillet, merino

Crossbred (fine x medium) wool breeds

Targhee, corriedale, columbia

Medium (fine x long) wool breeds

Suffolk, hampshire, dorset, cheviot, montadale, southdown, shropshire, tunis, polypay

Long (coarse) wool breeds

Romney, border leicester, lincoln, cotswold

Carpet (double coated) wool breeds

Scottish, blackface, karakul, icelandic

Hair breeds

Katahdin, dorper, barbado

Fleece

the wool from one sheep

Grease or raw wool

wool as it is shorn from the sheep

Scouring

cleaning of fleece

Clip

amount of wool shorn from the sheep in one flock

Fineness

fiber diameter, the finer the fiber the more valuable

Head and belly wool

lowest quality

Further back and down

coarser wool

Crimp

natural waviness or curl in wool fiber, finer wool has more crimp per inch

Staple

refers to length of an unstretched lock of shorn wool, coarser wools are usually longer than finer wools

Vegetable matter (VM)

any material of plant origin found in the fleece, high VM lowers yeild

Tag

wool with manure attached to it

Lanoline

a natural oil extracted from sheeps wool

Skirting

removing stained unusable or undesirable portions of fleece, show fleeces and high value fleeces should be skirted at the time of shearing

Yield

amount of clean wool that remains after scouring, expressed as a percentage, long or bulky fleeces have higher yeilds

Length

look for uniformity, length adds weight

Fineness

appropriate grade for breed or type, uniformity of fineness

Soundness

do not want wool to break, due to poor nutrition or sickness

Purity

free of pigmented fibers

Character

general appearance

Tippy wool

decent two thirds of the way along staple, bad for the end third of the staple, due to weathering

Fine wool breeds

Rambouillet, merino

Crossbred (fine x medium) wool breeds

Targhee, corriedale, columbia

Medium (fine x long) wool breeds

Suffolk, hampshire, dorset, cheviot, montadale, southdown, shropshire, tunis, polypay

Long (coarse) wool breeds

Romney, border leicester, lincoln, cotswold

Carpet (double coated) wool breeds

Scottish, blackface, karakul, icelandic

Hair breeds

Katahdin, dorper, barbado

Fleece

the wool from one sheep

Grease or raw wool

wool as it is shorn from the sheep

Scouring

cleaning of fleece

Clip

amount of wool shorn from the sheep in one flock

Fineness

fiber diameter, the finer the fiber the more valuable

Head and belly wool

lowest quality

Further back and down

coarser wool

Crimp

natural waviness or curl in wool fiber, finer wool has more crimp per inch

Staple

refers to length of an unstretched lock of shorn wool, coarser wools are usually longer than finer wools

Vegetable matter (VM)

any material of plant origin found in the fleece, high VM lowers yeild

Tag

wool with manure attached to it

Lanoline

a natural oil extracted from sheeps wool

Skirting

removing stained unusable or undesirable portions of fleece, show fleeces and high value fleeces should be skirted at the time of shearing

Yield

amount of clean wool that remains after scouring, expressed as a percentage, long or bulky fleeces have higher yeilds

Length

look for uniformity, length adds weight

Fineness

appropriate grade for breed or type, uniformity of fineness

Soundness

do not want wool to break, due to poor nutrition or sickness

Purity

free of pigmented fibers

Character

general appearance

Tippy wool

decent two thirds of the way along staple, bad for the end third of the staple, due to weathering