As recently as 1970 there were over 40 million sheep in the USA, today there are roughly 4 millon, wool averages around $1.25 per pound, most domestic wool still goes to South Carolina mills, the same mills import Australian and New Zealand wool. China now has the worlds largest sheep flock and they also lead in textiles, they also use wool from Australia nad New Zealand. Wool has been displaced for many uses by man made cloth that is easier to work with and care for, not many housewives these days are going to hand wash clothes. For many years it was federal law that all US military dress uniforms had to be made of American wool, I am not sure when that ended. Texas has the countries biggest wool markets but many states have wool pools sponsered by sheep associations and state extension service that buy the local wool and arrange for shipping and sale. I worked on a shearing crew many years ago with mostly Scottsmen and a few Kiwis who would come over for the season and several big sheepmen would pitch in and pay their air fare, there are still shearing crews, mostly mexicans, that work their way from Texas to California each season.
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