AgFact #10 comes straight from the North American International Livestock Show.
Wool is comparatively fire resistant. This natural fiber is hard to ignite and will self-extinguish. Historical, firefighters wore wool pants when fighting fires.
Ranches and farms raise sheep for meat and/or wool. Approximately, 90 percent of the world’s sheep produce wool. Sheep breeders shear their sheep. One sheep can produce 2 to 30 pounds of wool annually depending on the breed, genetics, nutrition, and shearing interval. The raw wool is sold to wool mill or to individuals that hand spinners.
In the United State, 29.3 million pounds of wool was harvested from 4.03 million head of sheep and lamb.
