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Meet the sheep (and their products) in Australia.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 3/1/1988; 335 words
; Meet the sheep (and their products) in Australia A curly horn and a black...a country built, as the saying goes, on the backs of its sheep, it's the fleece that counts. All over Australia, you'll see woolens and other sheep products that make first-rate gifts and souvenirs--and labels often go beyond wool ...
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For the midsouth - a hardy, hairy sheep. (wool)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 5/1/1996; ; 612 words
; ...southern landowners with limited acreage. These wool-type sheep, known as Gulf Coast Natives, are part of a multiyear crossbreeding...Arkansas. The program's designed to yield a new composite sheep that is specially suited for the midsouth environment...have the perfect climate for parasites that can infest ...
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Sheep scrapie susceptibility test offered.
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 5/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...have had difficulty in disposing of sheep offal and dead sheep causing them to incur significant increases in disposal...scrapie, and our domestic and international markets for sheep derived meat and bone meal have been adversely affected...program in the U.S. History First recognized as a disease of ...
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Signs and symptoms of scrapie.
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 5/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats. Scrapie has had a significant impact on the sheep industry and has caused financial losses to sheep producers across the country. In the United States, scrapie...Leicester, Cheviots, Corriedales, a Cotswold, Dorsets, Finn ...
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Handspinning: ancient art, modern hobby. (part 1)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 5/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...dabbling in genetics, if you breed the sheep. On my farm, the sheep came before the wheel. This is a matter of individual circumstance and preference. If you want the sheep, having a few fenced acres of pasture comes in handy. If...ere's plenty of wool around from people like me who love the sheep ...
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Made from scratch: discovering the pleasures of a handmade life.(Reprint)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...all I want from my future is to sit on a hill and look at sheep. Besides, you won't get any closer to the source of your...sweater and feeding the ewe that wore it last season. (Sheep are notorious trend starters.) The idea that a lamb can...warm ... Unfortunately, my landlord wouldn't let me keep sheep ...
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WORN WITH PRIDE.(North Western Native American clothing and textiles)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...themselves up sometimes in white blankets, manufactured in the country, from the wool of the wild sheep, which b as soft and fine as the Spanish merino. These blankets are embroidered with square fringes, and figures with Mack and yellow tassels...
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Planting an idea; Groups boost farm image.(LOCAL NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 4/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...with their weatherworn barns, fluffy sheep and rolling hayfields, have long been...Agricultural Commission, said recently as mother sheep bleated to their newborn lambs at his...retired U.S. Navy captain who raises merino sheep and lambs for wool and meat. The meat...loudly and in the morning. ...
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Yarn that explains link with Oz.
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England); 9/10/2007; 200 words
; ...minister Samuel Marsden, had emigrated to Australia and become a sheep breeder. He brought wool back on his visits home but got...Undeterred, he returned to Australia, taking with him some Merino sheep from the royal flock. Australian wool quality improved, thrived...eighth generation of Hainsworths is ...
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Suggestions for spinners. (hand-spinning)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 11/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...the most coarse fleeces, to Merino and Rambouillet, the finest...black, or natural colored sheep. She also has some other points...say, it depends. My first Merino sweater is outwearing my first...anywhere near as fine as a Merino or Rambouillet which will...spin a heavy yarn from either ...
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