June 22 Woof Pool Is Hpge Success
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By MARGUERITE
MCCALL
By the truck load wool ar
I rived at Leary's warehouse on
[ Thursday, June 22. Jointly
| sponsored by the N.C. De
I partment of Agriculture and
the N.C. Extension Service,
the local "wool pool," which
brought 68 sheep producers
from many counties east of
Raleigh, was one of four an
nual pools held in the state.
"Pooling wool commands
a better price on the market,"
said Glenn Rogerson, a Cho
wan producer.
"There once were a lot of
sheep in the county, but they
became infected with worms
and died. People stopped rais
ing them. Four of us, Debbie
Boyle, Ben Wood, C.Y. Par
rish and myself, are ventur
ing to try again.
"Not only that," he said,
"but we share our knowledge
with each other. Some of us
are raising one breed of sheep,
while others are raising dif
ferent breeds. This should
establish the stock best suited
to the area."
Rogerson anticipates that
his flock of 68 will greatly in
crease with the fall lambing.
His enthusiasm for the busi
ness extends to wearing a
bright red shirt embossed with
a sassy white lamb.
Chuck Miller, director of
livestock for the N.C. De
partment of Agriculture, said
that pooling wool in this area
began around 1950.
"The first pool took place in
Washington, N.C.j” he re
called, "and we've been pool
ing ever since."
Ralph Ketchia, a N.C. De
partment of Agriculture offi
cial, graded the wool as clear
(free of burrs, sand, debris,
etc.), light burry, heavy
burry, short wool (youdjg
sheep or lamb's wool) a*fd
tags (matted around the
hindquarters).
Rogerson said that gradets
test for fleece strength, with
micronair tensile strength
being a test of each shaft of
hair and 58 medium wool be
ing the standard classifi
cation. Grading quality de
termines the price paid per
pound.
"Spinners who prefer spin
ning in the grease buy clear
wool," he said. "They had
rather spin the wool in its
natural, pliant state. Some
wash it as yarn and others
wait until after it has been
woven."
Because it protects the body
from outside temperature
changes, thereby acting as an
insulator against both heat
and cold, wool is a choice
material for clothing.
Realizing the value of the
product, the U.S. Military now
uses more wool in its uni
forms, especially in the com
mando sweater. Adapted from
the British, the garment is
also popular with civilians.
In addition, Jantzen Co.
recently issued a men's line
of clothing called "Worsted
64." Woven in an American
Indian motif, the fabric is 60%
acrylic and 40% wool.
Packed in 250 lb., 7ft. tall
burlap bags, this year's har
vest weighed in at over five
tons, said Area Specialized
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Jones Receives
Scholarship
RALEIGH -- In announc
ing scholarship awards for
the 1989-90 school year, the
North Carolina National
Guard Association Education
Foundation has named Susan
Jones of Edenton, a recipient.
Ms. Jones competed with
138 other men and women in
the foundation's awarding
$39,500.00 in scholarships to
deserving individuals. "This
is the largest amount ever
awarded”, according to foun
dation president, William D.
Lackey.
"We are thrilled in being
able to announce a total of
sixty-two recipients this year
and proud to assist such out
standing individuals as Ms.
Jones in their educational
endeavors”, said Lackey.
Awarding its first three
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total of469 scholarships to date
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the basis of need, academic
achievement, leadership/citi
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information.
Ms. Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Wood, will
be a student at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Tours Slated
By JIM MANSFIELD
Horticulture Ext. Agent
The second annual
Chowan Farm/Horticulture
Tour will be held July 11 from
6:30 p.m. until dark. The tour
is jointly sponsored by the
Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, the Chowan Horticulture
Club and local Ruritan Clubs.
It will be open to the general
public. Participants will car
pool from stop to stop.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the
group will meet at the Vir
ginia Fork Produce to tour
sweet corn cooling and snap
bean handling equipment.
The next stop will be Carl
ton and Alice Perry's farm,
for a look at vegetable produc
tion with drip irrigation and a
new nursery operation by
their daughter, Pat Mans
field.
The final stop will be
lAteman Produce Farms in
tne Wingfield area. The
Batemans grow many acres
of sweet potatoes, peanuts and
cotton. The group will be able
to see a sweet potato curing
and storage house and a cotton
harvester.
For more information,
contact the Extension Service
at 482-8431.
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A Woolly Task - - It is not an easy job to pack 250 lb., 7 ft. tall sacks with wool. To ensure that ^
it is tightly stuffed, (1. to. r.) Willie Parker, Anthony Turner and Roy Ferebee take turns
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