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  1. Targhee sheep, one of the youngest breeds of sheep in North America, have been experiencing a surge of interest from spinners and hand-dyers in the last several years. This American sheep breed has wool that can be as soft as some Merino wools. However, while most of the Merino in the world comes from Australia and China, the majority of Targhee wool comes from farms right here in North ...
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  3. farmfiberknits.com

    Dec 18, 2023These sheep produce a lot of finewool. Mature Targhee ewes average 10 to 12 pounds of raw wool each year; these are big fleeces. According to the US Targhee Sheep Association, the ideal fineness for the breed is 24.94 to 22.05 microns, which is a great range for handknits. Targhee is soft yet durable and has a lively crimp that keeps even our ...
  4. nightingalefibers.com

    Nov 26, 2024The combination of fine, soft wool and longwool resulted in a wool that is soft yet durable. This new sheep breed was named after the Targhee National Forest* where the sheep grazed in the summer. Targhee sheep are a very hardy large sheep, bred to survive in the open range of the American West. A mature ram weighs between 200-300 pounds and ...
  5. sheepadoodle.info

    Targhee Sheep Wool Type Targhee sheep is known for two main purposes including wool production. Their wool is of excellent quality. It is coarse in texture and used in the making of different useable items. On average, these sheep (especially ewe) produce about 4.5 to 6.3 kg fleece per sheep. The diameter of the fiber is about 21 to 25 micrometers.
  6. Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited

    https://wool.ca › page › targhee-sheep

    Targhee Sheep breeders listing & info. The Targhee was developed at the Dubois, Idaho experimental station starting in 1926 in response to a demand for a western range sheep with improved meat characteristics. ... Wool Office / Warehouse 1-800-488-2714 613-257-2714 ext 4. Carleton Place, ON Real Wool Shop 1-800-488-2714 613-257-2714 ext 6 ...
  7. roysfarm.com

    Aug 26, 2024Targhee Sheep Characteristics. The Targhee sheep is among the medium to large sheep breeds. It is light brown or pure white in color. These animals are very good for quality wool production. Each ewe on average will produce about 4.5 to 6.3 kg fleece. The fibre diameter is about 21 to 25 micrometers and spinning count of 64 to 58.
  8. spinoffmagazine.com

    Jan 22, 2024Targhee sheep were developed at the Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho, in 1926. The plan was to create a dual-purpose sheep that could handle the climate of the cold, arid west, and produce high quality wool as well as meat. Rambouillet rams were bred with Lincoln/Rambouillet or Corriedale ewes and the lambs were then backcrossed.
  9. breeds.okstate.edu

    In fact, the Targhee is one of America's youngest breeds having been developed this century. The Western sheep industry about 1900 was based on Merinos and Rambouillets with the emphasis on raising wool. Shortly after the turn of the century a demand began for lamb and this led to a crossing of the fine wooled sheep to develop a better lamb ...
  10. domesticanimalbreeds.com

    The Targhee sheep breed is a relatively new breed of sheep that was developed by the United States Department of Agriculture their Agricultural Research Service. They are a medium to large dual-purpose breed that have a good temperament, good quality of meat and wool.

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