Re: ...and the pigs are still sick


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"Jim Webster" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Remember in those days lambs were reared as wethers for their wool,
rather
than just slaughtered for meat!
Jim Webster

Did they get the same price for their wool? 10p a kilo, er, about 4p
per pound?

lord alone knows, Oz is old enough, he'll remember that far back ;-))

I did try a surf through google but no actual figures came up. Given
that wool was taxed (see woolsack) figures must be available.


Another thing on the 'I'll do it one day' list

Jim Webster


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