[Ag-eq] Wool

Fri Sep 11 00:10:44 UTC 2015

Of course, my remark re people turhning away from natural wool to synthetics because of the price 
did not refer to home knitters as wool is the preferred yarn and always will be, but home knitters 
represent an infinitesmal percentage of the possible market for wool;  just check out the price of 
an all wool carpet against a nylong one!

       Jewel

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From: "Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 12:21 AM
To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Wool

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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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
> 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:
>
> 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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