Could someone please explain to me how sheep farming can be profitable?
I've read that sheep produce anywhere from 2-30 lbs of wool per year, with the average at 8.2 lbs.
Wool sells for around .80 cents/lb.
So, if you have 1000 sheep, you'll shear about 8200/lbs of wool. At .80 cents/lb, that's only around $6400/year. Subtract your expenses (medical care, shearing equipment, etc), not including the initial cost of purchasing the sheep, and it doesn't seem like itd be possible to make a living as a sheep farmer.
Am I missing something?
2007-02-11 07:26:59 · 3 answers · asked by cardinalfanusa 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
sell lambs for meat along with the wool
2007-02-11 08:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
seriously farmers are getting a raw deal, the people mainly responible for making sure all of the grocery shppers have food to buy and eat are getting the least amount of money from the whole system. the athelet whos picture is on the box of wheaties gets about 10 cents a box, and the farmer gets less than a penny per box, what is wrong with this picture?!?
2007-02-11 22:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by Bio-student Again(aka nursegirl) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. 1,000 sheep is not that many. If you had 100,000 you would be looking at well over a half million dollars. Not to mention mutton. There's nothing like a good MLT.
2007-02-11 15:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋