Wool good ole' wool.

Wool is the oldest known fabric to man.  A favorite tidbit of mine is

Even in North America:   as early as 1630  : Massachusetts colonies had to pay taxes.   Each household  was taxed (required by law) to produce wool cloth.  Oh! How civilized we were even then.

1^st:  need sheep to grow wool. 

 2.  Shearing:   specialist:  200 sheep/ day.   

                         Ewe:  15lbs of wool,  Ram:  20lbs of wool.

So how much does a bloody sheep weigh?  Could I flip him and shear him?

 

Holy Cow! or Holy sheep can weigh up to 350 lbs.  No wonder they call a group of sheep: flock, herd or mob