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keting is far better than selling individually to local buyers. 
County agricultural agents should be asked to set a definite time 
Fic. 282.—The shearing completed, and the sheep ready to be dipped or turned to pasture 
(Pennsylvania Station.) 
and place for delivery of wool to be sold at auction or private sales. 
The grades and weights of each man’s product should be deter- 
Fic. 283.—A fleece with the edges turned in, tags removed and rolled, ready for tying. 
(Pennsylvania Station.) 
Fic. 284.—Fleece pressed together with wool box, seen in figure, and tied with two or 
three strands of glazed twine. It is now ready to pack with other fleeces in wool sacks for 
storage or for sale. (Pennsylvania Station.) 
mined in advance. Buyers who want wool of these grades will thus 
be induced to make offers for the crop. Many wool growers have 
gained much through such cooperative selling.