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NUMBER OF SHEEP AND EXPORTS OF WOOL IN EACH DISTRICT OF THE
VILAYET OF
Konya IN 1890.
Districts. Exports of wool. Number of sheep.
Okes
31K, 945
495,800
Tekke 150570 171 800
70 950 98,400
66,375 59,000
Nigdeh 178,000 195,000
Total 785, 440 1,020,000
Wool.— The total clip in this province is more than
1,500,000 okes, 785,440 okes of which are exported.
Sheep.— Roughly speaking, the sheep are pretty
nearly evenly divided, half being males and half females.
A male sheep yields yearly about 2 okes of wool, while
the females yield not more than 1.5 okes per head. The
average yield is about 1.5 okes per sheep per year.
Wool classification.— There is but little difference
of quality between the wool of the Vilayet of Konia and
that of Angora. The last name is given in Europe and
America to Konia wool, and in the United States all wool
coming from western Asia Minor passes for Angora wool.
Washing and shearing.—No washing in practiced in
this province except for local use and on a very small
scale for export. There is a custom in this province of
shearing the wool a second time, in August, when the
sheep, before being sheared, are conducted through small
rivers and are washed to a certain extent
1'arlety of wool.—The wool coming from the east of
Konia is rather dusty, because the sheep live on the
plains which extend over a vast region of the country.
The facts presented in Consul Sweeney's paper will give
added interest to the following transcript of the notes
made by the judges during- their examination of the
Turkish exhibits of wool. It must be remembered that
according to the statement of the commissioners for
Turkey all of the wools were from the fat-tail sheep, and
that no other names; of breeds were given by them.
24351. A. 22. Province of Bordour; lamb's wool; good
carpet filling or blanket wool.
24352. 528. Province of Bordour; wool in the fleece; a
soft, desirable wool; 7-inch staple.
24353. Province of Sinope; wool in the fleece.
24354. Province of Bordour; mohair.
24355. 534. Province of Sinope; mohair; 2 samples.
24356. Province of Konia; mohair; 2 samples. 241557.
Province of Sinope; mohair.
24358. Province of Beirut; wool; washed.
24359. A. 34. Province of Brusa; wool; washed; a short,
soft filling wool without much character.
24300. A 2!). Province of Konia; wool; unwashed; small
staple; too small to report on.
34370. 532. Province of Sinope; wool; black. Fair sample
of black wool; 5 inches long.
24371. 35. Province of Sivas; sheep's fleece; good
quality; long, sound staple; excellent fleece.
24372. 570. Province of Konia; sheep's fleece
24373. 501. Province of Konia; lamb's fleece; 3 samples;
fairly long, soft staple; washed carpet.
24374. 560. Province of Konia; ewes' fleece; two samples;
a fine, soft, useful wool, suitable for purposes other
than carpets; staple, 6 inches. "
564. Province of Konia; soft carpet, wool; somewhat
irregular in quality; very rotted; 4J inches long.
24375. Province of Konia; rams' fleece; 2 samples; fair
character; one quite low in quality.
24370. 502. Province of Konia; fleece; rather tender;
cotted; heavy in condition and very irregular in quality.
24377. Province of Akshehr; mohair.
24378. A 43. Province of Smyrna; fleece; soft wool with a
good deal of kemp; tender anil somewhat cotted.
24389. A 20. Sivas; wool; white, coarse, strong haired,
tender bottom; 9 inches long. 24389. A 21. Wool; black
24390. 616. Province of Sinope; white wool; soft carpet
or blanket wool; ton cot- ted to be combed to advantage;
5 inches long.
24392. 563. Province of Konia; sheep wool; rani, 3 years;
rough wool, running down low on skirt* and very kempy.
243!)3. A 30. Province of Kastamoong; wool; a good soft
worsted carpet wool, of uniform quality, 7 inches long.
24394. Province of Adana; goat hair.
24395. Province of Dezadj; goat hair. 24399. Province of
Aksher; sheep wool.
B 22. Province of Angora; mohair, an excellent sample;
good quality; very soft and silky.
B 23. Province of Angora; mohair; coarser than B 22, and
inferior in color and Maple; apparently not full blooded.
B 24. Province of Angora; mohair; very fine quality;
short staple, and soft to the touch.
B 25. Province of Angora; mohair; similar to B 22, but
very short staple.
The exhibits illustrated the irregularities to he found
in the quality of the product from Turkey, and consequent
to the management of the flocks and the climate in which
they are reared. It is believed that they were fairly
representative of the clip of the provinces named.
CHICAGO, ILL., 1893.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AWARDS OF THE WORLD'S
COLUMBIAN COMMISSION. SPECIAL REPORTS
UPON
SPECIAL SUBJECTS OR GROUPS. IN TWO VOLUMES. Vol. II.
WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1901
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