15 Facts about sheep

1. Sheep were domesticated 10,000 years ago in Central Asia.

2. Sheep production began during biblical times.

3. Raising sheep is the oldest organized industry.

4. Man learned how to spin wool in 3,500 B.C.

5. There are over 40 breeds of sheep in the U.S. and approximately 900 different breeds around the world. 6. Sheep were smuggled into the states during the 16th and 17 centuries to develop the wool industry.

7. Along with goats sheep were first brought to America by Columbus in 1493.

8. The Navajo Churro is the oldest breed of sheep in the U.S. 9. By 1698, America was exporting wool.

10. George Washington raised sheep on his Mount Vernon Estates.

11. President Woodrow Wilson grazed sheep on the White House lawn.

12. The female sheep is called a “ewe.”

13. The male sheep is called a “ram” or “buck.”

14. A castrated male sheep is called a “wether.”

15. A baby sheep is called a “lamb.”