While rows of beautifully-attired animals in the sheep barn represent a New York state farm industry, the little shack nearby demonstrates the next steps of the wool industry. There you can witness the just-sheared raw material being processed and spun into wool fabric, ready to be knitted and crocheted into sweaters, hats or blankets. 
Now, as Fair exhibits go, you could argue that this one is on he lower end of the excitement scale, but that just illustrates an important characteristic of the Fair–there really is something here for everybody. At the wool center, do-it-yourself crafters can get their fix, talking to the pros doing the handiwork and getting a close look at products and methods they may be able to duplicate at home.
And just as you can drink the milk produced in the dairy cattle barn and have an omelet at a stand near the poultry barn, feeling the soft, warm wool on exhibit completes another agricultural circle, all within the Empire State.
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