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Sheep: Florida Cracker

First thoughts about Florida Cracker sheep and wool (from February 2019 newsletter)

August 18, 2019February 27, 2019
Florida Cracker sample yarn from fleece #3.

The Florida Cracker breed isn’t included in The Field Guide to Fleece or The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook because when Carol Ekarius and I were working on those books these sheep were being included in the Gulf Coast Native population. 2007 – we started the book project(s)—in this same year, the Florida Cracker Sheep Association … Read more

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