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2009 Spring Fleeces Will be For Sale In April of 2009
We have just relocated to our new beautiful farm in the Boistfort
Valley situated in Curtis, Washington
We sell Merino and Merino/Rambouillet fine to super-fine wool fleeces & Romney/Merino Cross fleeces. This new
cross program is producing a longer stapled wool in the sub-30 micron range (22.7-28.6 m) with variations in color.
We are always working on & improving our sucessful Merino breeding program. We also just purchased (June 2007)
our first Bluefaced Leicester Ram and Ewe. Their fine and lustrous wool should add more dimension to our variety of
quality fleeces.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SALE OF THIS SMALL NEVADA HOBBY FARM, SEE "OUR NEVADA HOME/RANCH FOR
SALE" section
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| Patricia Driving the rear of Ted Borda's Flock of 1500 Merino sheep in Hoye Canyon |
| The Grass IS always greener on the other side! |
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| At lunch time, these sheep jumped into & swam across the canal for a well earned snack |
| Patricia spinning wool from our flock |
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| Two Week Old Merino Ewe Lamb |
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| #18 and her two day old lambs enjoy a nap in the sun |
Autumn Hills Woollens and Sheep Co. - About Patricia & Jeff
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Autumn Hills Woollens & Sheep Co., our breeding program began in 1994 with the purchase of 16 rambouillet ewes and one
ram from Ray & Pete Borda of Dayton, Nevada. A couple of weeks later, 8 more Rambouillet ewes were purchased from UNR's
facility at the Rafter 7 Ranch. Later, we used a half Merino-half Rambouillet ram and bred him to our ewes. Two years later
at the Ram Sale at the Rafter 7 Ranch, we purchased a 7/8 Merino Ram. In September of 2003, we purchased our first purebred
Merino ram from the Mendenhall Wool Ranch and a pure Merino ewe from the UNR ram sale. Currently our mature cross ewes weigh
approximately 180 pounds and produce excellent wool. We will continue to select for large bodied sheep with a fleece superior
for spinning.
We recently have tested all our flock's fiber and our Merino ewes range from 17.7 microns to 22.8 microns
diameter. The unskirted greasy fleece weights range from 13 to 18 pounds. It is these fleeces that we have for sale.
| Patricia & Mikey on a very cold Winter's day |
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Autumn Hills Woollens & Sheep Co.
685 Boistfort Road
Curtis, WA 98538
autumnhillswoollens@live.com
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