An 1864 agricultural report article by Dr. J. M. Shaffer, Secretary of the Iowa State Board of Agriculture, on the growth of sheep raising and wool production in Iowa. It covers sheep and wool statistics for 1850-1864, state legislation on sheep and dogs, shelter, pasturage and grasses, regional reports from counties, woollen manufacturing facilities, and the profits of wool growing. It includes two plates of Merino sheep (ram and ewe) and tables on population, sheep numbers, wool production and wool imports.