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"American Sheep Breeder" sent out letters to the flock-masters of 

 the range country, asking them to give two fleeces from their 

 flocks, to be made into blankets, for wounded soldiers in France. 

 Buster's fleece was chosen as the very best among several thousand. 

 It was snow-white, crimpy and full of "yolk" as the grease in wool 

 is called: it was sent to Chicago by Parcel Post. It was the in- 

 tention of the editor of the "American Sheep Breeder" to have 

 these fleeces woven into blankets, but afterward he thought it 

 best to sell the wool and buy blankets with the money. 



Buster getting his pancake for breakfast 

 The wool was placed on the market, and the firm of Silberman 

 and Son of Chicago paid one dollar a pound for this wool — Buster 

 contributed twelve pounds. 



