Test 1 part 2

Question 1

what are the 6 value determining characteristics of wool?

Answer 1

1. grade
2. staple length
3. wastiness (noils) and soundness (strength)
4. purity
5. clean wool yield
6. character and color

Question 2

any blood grade can fit in any class, except ___, _____, and _____ cannot be french combing

Answer 2

1/4, low 1/4 and common braid

Question 3

what happens in combing?

Answer 3

1. noils (short fibers) removed from clothing
2. longest fibers used
3. finest wool used
4. minium 2 3/4 for fine, 5” for braid

Question 4

the lower the grade the ____ the fiber must be

Answer 4

longer

Question 5

what two categories can become warted wool?

Answer 5

combing and french combing

Question 6

French combing

Answer 6

1. intermediate length
2. fibers wooven parallel
3. minimum 1 1/4 for fine, 3/8 needs to be 2 1/4 - 3 1/4”

Question 7

clothing wool

Answer 7

1. can have short fibers removed in clothing
2. less than 1/4 for fine
3. less than 5” for braid
4. fibers wooven crossways (felted)

Question 8

carpet wool

Answer 8

1. mixture of coarse fibers and hair
2. long wool breeds
3. small amount produced in the U.S.

Question 9

how many sheep fleeces fit into one bag?

Answer 9

20-40

Question 10

what is scouring?

Answer 10

washing the fleece

Question 11

what is the extra step in warted processing?

Answer 11

combing

Question 12

tweed is made of ?

Answer 12

rough woolens

Question 13

What are the 11 steps in the marketing and manufacturing of wool?

Answer 13

1. shear in one piece
2. sort grease wool
3. dust
4. scour
5. dry
6. dye
7. card
8. comb
9. spin
10. weave or knit
11. finish

Question 14

Whats happens in Shear in one Piece and what step is it?

Answer 14

a) wool bag (20-40 fleeces) - 200 to 400 lb
b) sell to warehouse
1. truck or deliver
2. check from warehouse
3. clip

Question 15

Whats happens in sort grease wool and what step is it?

Answer 15

1. by fleece at warehouse

2. body parts (blending) at mill

Question 16

Whats happens in dust and what step is it?

Answer 16

you dust silly!

Question 17

Whats happens in scour and what step is it?

Answer 17

1. 3 to 6 tubs (hot water and soap)
2. strength
3. lanolin (centrifuge)

Question 18

Whats happens in dry and what step is it?

Answer 18

1. low temperature

2. denaturation

Question 19

Whats happens in dye and what step is it?

Answer 19

1. after scouring (stock dyed)
2. after spinning (yarn dyed)
3. after weaving (piece dyed)

Question 20

Whats happens in card and what step is it?

Answer 20

1. circular drums
2. straighten fiber (interlace into thin web)
3. both woolens and worsteds are carded - ONLY WORSTEDS ARE COMBED
4. web divided into narrow strips (slivers), rubbed together to form roving. roving twisted to form yarn for tweeds
5. still has short fibers

Question 21

Whats happens in comb and what step is it?

Answer 21

1. carded slivers combed and condensed
2. straightened fibers, lays them parallel, removes noils
3. strands make up a sliver
4. silver wound into a ball called top
5. yarn twisted to form roving

Question 22

Whats happens in spin and what step is it?

Answer 22

1. roving placed on small rollers to draw fibers out farther

2. wound on bobbins and twisted to give finished yarn

Question 23

Whats happens in weave or knit and what step is it?

Answer 23

warp=threads lengthwise

weft=threads crosswise

Question 24

Whats happens in finish and what step is it?

Answer 24

1. woolens
   a. brushed (napped) gives fuzzy look
   b. can shear or single
2. worsteds - sometimes brushed lightly to give fuzzy look
3. both fabrics are shrunk (fulling=tighten weave)
   a. wet, press through rollers, and wash
   b. steam dry
4. moisture, heat, friction, and pressure shrink material to give smooth appearance

Question 25

what are some common sheep diseases? (7)

Answer 25

1. sore mouth 2. tetanus 3. enterotexemia (type D) 4. vibrosis (f) 5. enzootic abortion in ewes (EAE) 6. leptospirosis 7. caseous

Question 26

what disease causes sudden death?

Answer 26

enterotoxemia type D

Question 27

what is a toxoid?

Answer 27

Vaccines are toxoids; they prevent disease

Question 28

what is a antitoxin?

Answer 28

Anti-toxins are used when a problem already exists

Question 29

roving

Answer 29

to join textile fibers with a slight twist or pull

Question 30

sliver

Answer 30

an untwisted strand of the textile fiber produced by carding or combing and ready fir drawing, roving or spinning

Question 31

what is the cause of sore mouth?

Answer 31

virus in the environment always