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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A designation of a [wool] grade classification immediately below the fine grade.  1, record 1, English, - half%2Dblood%20wool

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Originally wool was graded by the blood system, with a Merino (a breed of sheep producing the finest of wools) considered to be "fine". Theoretically then, a half-blood wool would be comparable to what one would obtain from an individual sheep that was one-half Merino. It's important to keep in mind that this does not mean that a half-blood fleece is necessarily half Merino; but rather the fleece is akin to the type a half-merino would produce.  2, record 1, English, - half%2Dblood%20wool

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Today, blood grades are trade names only and indicate wool of a general diameter range. The blood system, for most all useful purposes, it outdated and has not been recognized by USDA [United States Department of Agriculture] since 1955.  3, record 1, English, - half%2Dblood%20wool

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Avant 1955, aux États-Unis, la laine était classée selon le système sanguin dont la base était le mouton Mérinos qui possède une laine reconnue comme étant la plus fine. Lorsque le mouton était à demi Mérinos, on disait qu'il produisait une laine «demi-sang» dont la qualité était juste au-dessous de la laine fine. Ce système de classement de la laine est aujourd'hui désuet.  1, record 1, French, - laine%20demi%2Dsang

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish