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In 1955 the amount of wool sheared was 283 million pounds compared to 89 million pounds in 1988.

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What is the National Wool Act of 1954?

The National Wool Act of 1954 was enacted to reduce dependency on foreign wool imports and increase domestic production by providing a subsidy for wool and mohair producers in the United States.


Where does wool originally come from?

the wool come s from a sheep when it is sheared


What is sheared sheep fleece called?

wool


What type of fabric is wool?

Wool is an organic material that is sheared off of sheep.


How do you turn wool into thread?

Once the wool is sheared from the sheep, it is cleaned, carded and spun into thread.


What did the women typically make from the sheared wool?

she build a house


What is the definition of wool shed?

A woolshed: a building or group of buildings (as on an Australian ranch) in which sheep are sheared and wool is prepared for market


What material is gotten from a fleece of a sheep?

Wool can be taken from sheep. They are sheared in the spring.


How can you use the word shear in a sentence?

Verb-'Shear' as in "Shear a sheep"Noun-'Shears' as in "a pair of shears"Past tense verb-'Sheared' as in "He sheared a sheep"


What does shear?

Sheared means to be separated. I sheared the sheep means I cut the wool completely off the animal. A collision sheared off the bumper on the car. It broke off. There is a wind shear. The winds are separate and going in different directions.


Do sheep like being sheared?

Sheep grow wool and it is shorn off. And no it doesn't hurt them.


Are sheep orange?

sheep are not orange. Their wool can be sheared and then dyed orange but other wise, no. That is absurd.