[Ag-eq] Wool

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Thu Sep 10 13:51:01 UTC 2015 

Hi Nella.
I haven't bought any artisan yarn, yet.
I like alpaca the best.  So warm and soft.  If I were setting out to buy
livestock, I'd look into alpacas.  They sound like pretty easy keepers.
I also love merino wool, which I think comes from Australia.
I just made a mohair sweater, which is both light and soft.  Mohair comes
from goats, but I don't know if it's a special mohair goat or what.
I made a scarf this spring from yak wool.  It was a bit expensive, but very
soft and warm.  Who knew yaks have wool or hair suitable for spinning!
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
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Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 9:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Wool

Tracy:

What fibers do you most like to work with?

Have you purchased some of the artison fibers?

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

> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: Jewel
> Subject: [Ag-eq] Wool
>
>
> People, these days go for the synthetics because they are so much cheaper!
>
>             Jewel
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Nella Foster via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 3:45 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:
>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > From: "Nella Foster via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 1:48 PM
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> > > 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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