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Wool and production
At the time, the city was known as the " Wool Capital of the World ", and it was the center of of wool, wheat, cattle and sheep production, with no other such center east of the Cascade Range in Oregon.
Wool production has risen since 2002, however, and totaled 71, 000 tons in 2006.
Pray for Rain is a San Francisco, California-based music production company and recording group specialising in film soundtracks, led by St. Louis, Missouri musician Dan Wool.
Wool production was widespread, as was the production of linen and of hemp ( both major export products ).
The Debre Berhan Wool Factory, the first wool factory in Ethiopia, started production was 1 January 1965 with 120 spindles and 6 looms, having the capacity to process one metric ton of wool daily.

Wool and early
In the early days, sheep formed a large part of the agricultural base and the area boasted some of the largest sheep bands in the world, supplying a great volume of wool to, among others, the world-renown Pendleton Wool Works in Pendleton.
After the Civil War it was named Fort Wool for the Union Major General John Ellis Wool, who captured Norfolk in the early part of the war.
Around 1774, the Marquis of Pombal, prime-minister of King José I, took protective measures for the commercialisation of the wine of Carcavelos and established the Royal Factory of Wool in the village, which existed until the early 19th century.
Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, situated south of Wool, is an early 17th century mock castle.

Wool and basis
Wool and ( in later years ) the manufacture of woollen cloth formed the basis of the town's economy for over 700 years.

Wool and for
In June 2005, Yaniv Shaked and Avishai Wool published a paper describing both passive and active methods for obtaining the PIN for a Bluetooth link.
Wool was the main source of fibres for clothing, and flax was also common, although it is not clear if they grew it for fibres, for oil, or as a foodstuff.
Wool carpets are specified for high safety environments, such as trains and aircraft.
Wool is usually specified for garments for firefighters, soldiers, and others in occupations where they are exposed to the likelihood of fire.
Wool is commonly used for warm clothing.
The British Wool Marketing Board operates the central marketing system for UK fleece wool.
The Sanquhar Wool Fair, held in July, regulated the prices for the whole south of Scotland.
In 1953, Saint Laurent submitted three sketches to a contest for young fashion designers, organized by the International Wool Secretariat.
He was then commissioned to execute monumental gilded bronze statues to be placed within select niches of the Orsanmichele in Florence, one of Saint John the Baptist for the Arte di Calimala ( Wool Merchants ' Guild ) and one of St. Matthew for the Arte di Cambio ( Bankers ' Guild ).
Finally, he also produced a bronze figure of St. Stephen for the Arte della Lana ( Wool Manufacturers ' Guild ).
* Wool is well known for its natural warmth and comfort, as well as having a natural elasticity.
Worried that domestic producers could not supply enough for future wars, Congress enacted loan and price support programs for wool and mohair in the National Wool Act of 1954 as part of the 1954 Farm Bill.
Wool was a “ money ” crop that allowed the wool to be sold for extra money to buy the few things that weren ’ t produced on the farm.
Wool classing is an occupation for which people are trained to produce uniform, predictable, low risk lines of wool.
See the article on " Wool " for other species
When the war began, Wool, age 77 and a brigadier general for 20 years, commanded the Department of the East.
Its motto is Lana Spes Nostra, Latin for Wool Is Our Hope.

Wool and South
There is an infrequent bus service to Maiden Newton ( 71 ) and a bus service linking Axminster station, Dorchester South and West stations, and Weymouth railway stations ( 31 ) and a bus service linking the majority of Exeter railway stations, and Weymouth, Wool, Wareham, Poole, and formerly Bournemouth railway stations ( X53 )
The Annual Wool Fashion Awards, which showcase the use of Merino wool by fashion designers, are hosted by the city of Armidale, New South Wales in March each year.
Children with the condition have also been described as " Cotton Wool Babies ," and in South America, " Crystal Skin Children " is the term used.
A founder of the Merino Ram Breeders ' Association of South Africa and of what today is the National Wool Growers Association of South Africa.
Wool from Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and South Africa may be entered and a winner is named from each country.
Wool had great advantages as an industry for New South Wales, which because of its distance from European markets needed a commodity which did not perish during long sea-voyages and which offered high value per unit of weight.

Wool and Australian
* Australian Wool Exchange Ltd
* Australian Wool Innovation ( AWI )
* Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd
* Australian Wool Fashion Awards
Benetton has since agreed to buy nonmulesed wool and has further urged the wool industry to adopt the PETA and Australian Wool Growers Association agreement to end mulesing.
See also Benetton's position regarding the controversy on mulesing between the Australian Wool Industry and PETA.
" Code of Practice-Preparation of Australian Wool Clips " 2010-2012 ; produced by Australian Wool Exchange Ltd
The Australian Wool Fashion Awards, which showcases the use of Merino wool by fashion designers, are hosted by Armidale in March each year.
File: Wool wagon. JPG | A team of Australian Draught Horses with a record load of 150 bales of wool.
The following year in a joint venture, it launched Australian Wool Handlers – a major rationalisation of the wool handling and dumping industry that very quickly was responsible for more than 60 % of the national clip.
Following his time at the McMaster Laboratory, Clunies Ross spent times in Asia, and he was the Australian representative at the International Wool Secretariat in London from 1937 to 1940.
Then, in December 2008, one of the world's largest retailers, Liz Claiborne, ( in which PETA is a shareholder ) banned the use of Australian Merino wool in its products in opposition to the mulesing practice, at the time an Australian Wool Innovations spokesman said " the company did not purchase any Australian wool ".
This programme alleged that a lobbying consultant, Kevin Craig, acting on behalf of the Australian Wool and Sheep Industry Taskforce offered a Swedish activist a free trip to Australia if the activist agreed not to go on camera nor do an interview.
The Australian Wool Innovation ( AWI ) has pledged to phase out mulesing by 2010, but PETA has accused the Australian wool industry of trying to extend this deadline.
In 2000 Mambo received an invitation from the Australian Wool Board to design the Australian athlete ’ s uniform for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney.
In 1963, the Tally-Hi shearing system was developed by Kevin Sarre and the Australian Wool Corporation who promoted the technique using synchronised shearing demonstrations.
In 1963, Kevin in assosciation with the Australian Wool Board, was instrumental in the development of the revolutionary Tally-Hi shearing technique, and went on to supervise the training of this technique throughout Australia.

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