[Ag-eq] Sheep

[Tracy Carcione]

We just returned from a trip to Ireland, which was fantastic.

I heard many flocks of sheep over there.  One was on an estate about a
quarter mile from town.  Or we'd stop at a service station for a pee break,
and there would be sheep baaing away not far off.

I learned that, because Ireland is a rainy place, the wool is coarse, so, to
make something out of it that isn't scratchy, it is mixed with softer wools
from Australia and New Zealand.  We took a tour of a small wool mill.  We
felt the different kinds of fiber, then saw how they were woven into fabric.
It was interesting.

Tracy