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Wool What Will You Do With It?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nithsdale" data-source="post: 4022050" data-attributes="member: 17508"><p>In the grand scheme of things, it wouldn't be that long ago. Some places within living memory.</p><p></p><p>Blackie wool is 60p/kg - a good 30-40% more valuable than Swale. But still only good for carpets.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sheep are 'hefted' onto the open hills/communal grazing.</p><p>It means, over many generations the ewes have been held/kept to their part of the open hill ground and they instinctively stay on their part. That's how different farms could graze their neighbouring hills long before fencing or dyking and the Enclosures Act, without sheep constantly getting mixed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sadly many big estates have seen it wise to remove historic hefts. How sheep will (if ever) be returned to these hills is beyond me, as the job will be too big.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nithsdale, post: 4022050, member: 17508"] In the grand scheme of things, it wouldn't be that long ago. Some places within living memory. Blackie wool is 60p/kg - a good 30-40% more valuable than Swale. But still only good for carpets. Sheep are 'hefted' onto the open hills/communal grazing. It means, over many generations the ewes have been held/kept to their part of the open hill ground and they instinctively stay on their part. That's how different farms could graze their neighbouring hills long before fencing or dyking and the Enclosures Act, without sheep constantly getting mixed. Sadly many big estates have seen it wise to remove historic hefts. How sheep will (if ever) be returned to these hills is beyond me, as the job will be too big. [/QUOTE]
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