[Ag-eq] Wool

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Thu Sep 10 12:21:34 UTC 2015 

Speaking as a knitter, I can't agree with this statement.  The synthetics
are nice, and cheap, but wool is nicer and doesn't tend to pill.  But I'm
speaking as a small-time maker, not a big operation.
I've seen advertisements for yarn from individual farms.  Artisan wool, like
artisan cheese, which is a big thing in some circles.
Tracy


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From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewel via Ag-eq
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 2:34 AM
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Subject: [Ag-eq] Wool


People, these days go for the synthetics because they are so much cheaper!

            Jewel

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From: "Nella Foster via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 3:45 PM
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Cc: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Fw: Reply needed asap: urea

Jewel:

Do people just not wear wool any more, is that why there isn't a market?

I love a nice soft wool sweater and wool socks in the winter.

Nella
Quoting Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> My sheep are Romney/Suffolk cross commonly called "Black Faced".
> Last night, I was listening to the third programme in a series on 
> herders and their animals, and this episode, the 3rd of 3, was about 
> large scale shepherding in Australia and dealt with how technology is 
> dictating the direction in which the industry is heading.
> The station that, particularly, took my attention was one of the 
> smaller units where ovum transplanting is being employed to improve 
> the genetic makeup of the sheep.
> The bottom has dropped out of the wool market so now Australia is 
> concentrating on producing meat for the rapidly-escalating market in 
> the Middle East.
> By using genetic improvement, the efficiency of the sheep in 
> converting food intake to weight gain is very impressive:  1.8kg of 
> dry matter is converted into 1kg of weight gain.
> The sheep are shipped to the Middle East alive as the Arabs prefer it 
> that way.
> Animal welfare activist campaigned against this trade as the 
> conditions in which they, the sheep, were kept were quite appalling, 
> and about 10% or more of sheep died on the journey, but conditions 
> have now been, significantly, improved, but now the protest is of how 
> the sheep are treated after they have reached their point of 
> disembarkation!
>
>            Jewel
>
>
>
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> From: "Nella Foster via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 12:25 AM
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> Cc: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Fw: Reply needed asap: urea
>
> Jewel:
>
> My pasture is mostly a mix of clover and bermuda.  I would like to add 
> some orchard grass, but it is so thick don't know how well that would
work.
>
> What kind of sheep do you keep?
>
> Nella
> Quoting Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
> > Nella!  As you have moved from the Arizona desert to the moister 
> > climes of Arkansas, 5 ewes to the acre plus their lambs sounds about 
> > right;  however, as sheep seem to be
> able
> > to do well on little
> > more than  fresh air and sceenery !  A few extra head wouldn't do 
> > any harm, and would help to keep the pasture in prime condition for 
> > them which means SHORT.
> > Encourage clover which, as I said in an earlier post is great feed 
> > for
> sheep
> > and fattening lambs for
> > market , but which, goats will avoid.
> > Ask at your local farm supply store if you can get a herbal seed 
> > mix, and, then, by fencing off individual squares, and planting them 
> > with that mix, you will, in time,
> end
> > up with an excellent
> > pasture that will benefit all your livestock.
> >
> >            Jewel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > From: "Nella Foster via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 1:48 PM
> > To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Fw: Reply needed asap: urea
> >
> >
> > Jewel:
> >
> > Thanks, you're always a wealth of knowledge.
> >
> > How many sheep can you keep on your property?
> >
> > Local farmers are telling me that they keep up to 5 per acre.
> >
> > I guess it depends on the type of grass, rain fall and such.
> >
> > Nella
> >
> >
> > Quoting Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Leslie Averill
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 1:16 AM
> > > To: jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz
> > > Subject: Re: Reply needed asap: urea
> > >
> > >
> > > Jewel, here's what my forage specialist said:
> > >
> > >
> > > Urea is generally used as a N fertilizer. So we put it on fields 
> > > and wait
> > for
> > > it to get rained on well before we turn goats back on it. In our 
> > > case the urea is used to help grow grass so we don't put animals 
> > > back on the
> > pastures
> > > for weeks after the cool season grass is at least 6 inches tall.
> > >
> > > Leslie
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