I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving. Today we're going to delve into the history of the breed that shaped (and continues to shape) the economy of several world powers. This will be the first in a long Merino-related series, which I plan to break up now and then with other breeds and topics. The breed is so influential it's going to take awhile to explore - but that's what you and I love to do!

Song is Click Go the Shears, an Australian folk song that was very much a part of my childhood. Listen to the end for a great rendition by Wollongong Harmony, a ladies' a capella group.

https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/sheep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merino

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8qfit-31bo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Forlonge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5cW-sE6hhI

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