Old Farmer Almanay and Weather Notes October 13 19 1975
Colder spell entries note pruning grapevines and fishing season timing. Various weather maps show cold snap midweek, then warmer weekend with showers across regions from New York to Florida and the Deep South.
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Sheep and wool shaped early American independence and westward expansion
The article traces how sheep arrived with Columbus and settlers, then grew from a homespun aid to a commercial wool industry. British tariffs and bans strained production, sparking reformist zeal and a brief woolen surge before competition and range wars with cattle producers dominated late 19th to early 20th century American agriculture.
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