Comparative descriptive statistics for Merino wool and White wool separately
| Wool characteristics | N | Minimum | Maximum | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre diameter, vegetable matter and clean yield | ||||
| Merino wool: fleeces | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 159 | 16.90 | 25.10 | 20.90 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 159 | 0.30 | 1.10 | 0.73 |
| Clean yield (%) | 159 | 65.60 | 74.00 | 68.41 |
| Price (R/kg) | 159 | 33.78 | 146.75 | 82.78 |
| White wool: fleeces | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 153 | 17.60 | 25.40 | 21.53 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 153 | 0.70 | 2.20 | 1.25 |
| Clean yield (%) | 153 | 55.90 | 64.20 | 59.66 |
| Price (R/kg) | 153 | 21.64 | 128.89 | 61.18 |
| Fibre diameter, vegetable matter and clean yield | ||||
| Merino wool: pieces | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 149 | 16.90 | 25.20 | 20.81 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 149 | 0.60 | 4.40 | 2.11 |
| Clean yield (%) | 149 | 52.40 | 72.60 | 64.67 |
| Price (R/kg) | 149 | 28.34 | 132.44 | 73.47 |
| White wool: pieces | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 146 | 17.00 | 28.40 | 21.38 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 146 | 0.40 | 5.40 | 1.95 |
| Clean yield (%) | 146 | 45.70 | 68.50 | 56.95 |
| Price (R/kg) | 146 | 16.08 | 150.00 | 51.29 |
| Fibre diameter, vegetable matter and clean yield | ||||
| Merino wool: backs | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 137 | 16.80 | 25.30 | 20.58 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 137 | 0.60 | 4.60 | 1.98 |
| Clean yield (%) | 137 | 51.50 | 73.50 | 61.65 |
| Price (R/kg) | 137 | 18.00 | 141.95 | 71.95 |
| White wool: backs | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 142 | 17.40 | 30.20 | 22.16 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 142 | 0.50 | 8.70 | 2.34 |
| Clean yield (%) | 142 | 43.40 | 63.70 | 52.41 |
| Price (R/kg) | 142 | 12.00 | 93.23 | 45.67 |
| Fibre diameter, vegetable matter and clean yield | ||||
| Merino wool: bellies | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 143 | 16.40 | 27.10 | 20.30 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 143 | 0.36 | 11.80 | 2.87 |
| Clean yield (%) | 143 | 28.61 | 68.50 | 53.31 |
| Price (R/kg) | 143 | 12.00 | 148.00 | 50.12 |
| White wool: bellies | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 148 | 16.90 | 28.20 | 21.69 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 148 | 1.00 | 10.40 | 2.46 |
| Clean yield (%) | 148 | 46.40 | 62.50 | 52.83 |
| Price (R/kg) | 148 | 51.50 | 103.85 | 42.35 |
| Fibre diameter, vegetable matter and clean yield | ||||
| Merino wool: lox | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 107 | 1.10 | 24.80 | 19.25 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 107 | 0.37 | 1.00 | 0.75 |
| Clean yield (%) | 107 | 30.21 | 64.50 | 44.03 |
| Price (R/kg) | 107 | 10.96 | 76.46 | 38.90 |
| White wool: lox | ||||
| Wool characteristics | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 146 | 17.20 | 31.00 | 26.68 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 146 | 0.40 | 4.60 | 1.07 |
| Clean yield (%) | 146 | 45.90 | 68.50 | 60.07 |
| Price (R/kg) | 146 | 12.83 | 68.00 | 31.11 |
| Merino wool: lox 1 | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 128 | 17.00 | 25.50 | 20.31 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 128 | 1.10 | 2.80 | 1.95 |
| Clean yield (%) | 128 | 28.40 | 54.80 | 42.13 |
| Price (R/kg) | 128 | 10.00 | 69.70 | 34.21 |
| White wool: lox 1 | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 137 | 17.00 | 28.10 | 21.83 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 137 | 1.50 | 2.70 | 2.12 |
| Clean yield (%) | 137 | 34.10 | 55.80 | 43.54 |
| Price (R/kg) | 137 | 3.10 | 72.68 | 28.08 |
| Fibre diameter, vegetable matter and clean yield | ||||
| Merino wool: lox 2 | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 121 | 17.00 | 24.40 | 20.11 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 121 | 3.00 | 6.80 | 4.25 |
| Clean yield (%) | 121 | 30.70 | 50.90 | 40.52 |
| Price (R/kg) | 121 | 4.10 | 63.10 | 29.46 |
| White wool: lox 2 | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 139 | 17.50 | 26.30 | 21.65 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 139 | 2.00 | 10.90 | 4.18 |
| Clean yield (%) | 139 | 31.90 | 58.40 | 40.70 |
| Price (R/kg) | 139 | 12.10 | 53.17 | 20.58 |
| Wool characteristics | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merino wool: fleeces | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 159 | 16.90 | 25.10 | 20.90 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 159 | 0.30 | 1.10 | 0.73 |
| Clean yield (%) | 159 | 65.60 | 74.00 | 68.41 |
| Price (R/kg) | 159 | 33.78 | 146.75 | 82.78 |
| White wool: fleeces | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 153 | 17.60 | 25.40 | 21.53 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 153 | 0.70 | 2.20 | 1.25 |
| Clean yield (%) | 153 | 55.90 | 64.20 | 59.66 |
| Price (R/kg) | 153 | 21.64 | 128.89 | 61.18 |
| Merino wool: pieces | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 149 | 16.90 | 25.20 | 20.81 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 149 | 0.60 | 4.40 | 2.11 |
| Clean yield (%) | 149 | 52.40 | 72.60 | 64.67 |
| Price (R/kg) | 149 | 28.34 | 132.44 | 73.47 |
| White wool: pieces | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 146 | 17.00 | 28.40 | 21.38 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 146 | 0.40 | 5.40 | 1.95 |
| Clean yield (%) | 146 | 45.70 | 68.50 | 56.95 |
| Price (R/kg) | 146 | 16.08 | 150.00 | 51.29 |
| Merino wool: backs | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 137 | 16.80 | 25.30 | 20.58 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 137 | 0.60 | 4.60 | 1.98 |
| Clean yield (%) | 137 | 51.50 | 73.50 | 61.65 |
| Price (R/kg) | 137 | 18.00 | 141.95 | 71.95 |
| White wool: backs | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 142 | 17.40 | 30.20 | 22.16 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 142 | 0.50 | 8.70 | 2.34 |
| Clean yield (%) | 142 | 43.40 | 63.70 | 52.41 |
| Price (R/kg) | 142 | 12.00 | 93.23 | 45.67 |
| Merino wool: bellies | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 143 | 16.40 | 27.10 | 20.30 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 143 | 0.36 | 11.80 | 2.87 |
| Clean yield (%) | 143 | 28.61 | 68.50 | 53.31 |
| Price (R/kg) | 143 | 12.00 | 148.00 | 50.12 |
| White wool: bellies | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 148 | 16.90 | 28.20 | 21.69 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 148 | 1.00 | 10.40 | 2.46 |
| Clean yield (%) | 148 | 46.40 | 62.50 | 52.83 |
| Price (R/kg) | 148 | 51.50 | 103.85 | 42.35 |
| Merino wool: lox | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 107 | 1.10 | 24.80 | 19.25 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 107 | 0.37 | 1.00 | 0.75 |
| Clean yield (%) | 107 | 30.21 | 64.50 | 44.03 |
| Price (R/kg) | 107 | 10.96 | 76.46 | 38.90 |
| White wool: lox | ||||
| Wool characteristics | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 146 | 17.20 | 31.00 | 26.68 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 146 | 0.40 | 4.60 | 1.07 |
| Clean yield (%) | 146 | 45.90 | 68.50 | 60.07 |
| Price (R/kg) | 146 | 12.83 | 68.00 | 31.11 |
| Merino wool: lox 1 | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 128 | 17.00 | 25.50 | 20.31 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 128 | 1.10 | 2.80 | 1.95 |
| Clean yield (%) | 128 | 28.40 | 54.80 | 42.13 |
| Price (R/kg) | 128 | 10.00 | 69.70 | 34.21 |
| White wool: lox 1 | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 137 | 17.00 | 28.10 | 21.83 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 137 | 1.50 | 2.70 | 2.12 |
| Clean yield (%) | 137 | 34.10 | 55.80 | 43.54 |
| Price (R/kg) | 137 | 3.10 | 72.68 | 28.08 |
| Merino wool: lox 2 | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 121 | 17.00 | 24.40 | 20.11 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 121 | 3.00 | 6.80 | 4.25 |
| Clean yield (%) | 121 | 30.70 | 50.90 | 40.52 |
| Price (R/kg) | 121 | 4.10 | 63.10 | 29.46 |
| White wool: lox 2 | ||||
| Fibre diameter (micron µ) | 139 | 17.50 | 26.30 | 21.65 |
| Vegetable matter (%) | 139 | 2.00 | 10.90 | 4.18 |
| Clean yield (%) | 139 | 31.90 | 58.40 | 40.70 |
| Price (R/kg) | 139 | 12.10 | 53.17 | 20.58 |
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