1
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Second Cuts - Communicate to your shearer to remove the blanket
before going back and cleaning up the animal!
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2
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Strong Primary Fibers/Guard Hair - This can either be skirted out after
shearing, or you can have your shearer cut it after removing the prime
fiber. If strong primary fibers are found throughout the blanket, do not
submit to the Project.
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3
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Tumbled second cuts - Please do not tumble fiber as it locks the
seconds cuts into the fiber and they cannot be removed.
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4
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Tumbled strong primary fibers - Please do not tumble fiber as it locks
strong primary hair into the fiber and it cannot be skirted out.
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5
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Over grade 5 (>31 microns) - This will make a harsh-feeling blanket. Do
not submit
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6
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Short - under 2 inches - Does not meet Pendleton's length requirements
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7
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Long - over 5 inches - Does not meet Pendleton's length requirements
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8
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Tender - This fiber has been stored to long or inadequately. Compost.
Do not submit.
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9
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More than 1% vegetable matter - Prior to shearing use either a leaf
blower across the blanket or a shop vac. In some cases we have even
used a dog brush.
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10
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Contamination - lice, moth eggs, feces, etc - Please do not submit -
BURN
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11
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Contamination from other fleeces - Make sure your shearing area is
clean of other fibers when changing animals.
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12
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Moldy / stored wet - Let fiber dry THOUROUGHLY before closing bags!
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13
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Nice crimp
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14
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Exceptional skirting
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15
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Great lock structure
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16
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Nice density
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17
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Great handle
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18
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Luster/Brightness
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19
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Great Consistency
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