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He should pick out the tag locks, mohair discolored or clotted with urine or f�ces, the colored fleeces, burry mohair or very kempy fleeces, and after preparation, put them in a separate parcel.

From Practical Angora Goat Raising by

"Dead wool" is nearly as bad as "kempy" wool, in which malformation of fibre has occurred.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert