'THIS IS THE PROPER WAY TO SHEAR A SHEEP
The plcturei, wltfi
firlnted Instruction
llustntte nnd describe
briefly a system of shear
ing sheep that has boon
developed by the tliou
aands of professional
shearers of America and
Australia.
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Thti picture thr.ws Ynrw tTi ghrsWr"
CM put the abrep in Doenion for hniin
Ticht hind let bvraitinr Ita hear! ami ownOn
lu feet still fun her back 10 let aheep settle
www ii on io its irii aiue.
la shearing the rtsht kind Irs, Wrote
uuui j start near tne lack bone ana
tun well out on leg.
aj sneering continue towardi
tail, shearer lets sheep
2ovm fat on Its lrft
aidrandtakranosi.
tioo shown in
ccit picture.
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The gltreri h lifte shown u It ti
bring linl'hed. Shearer, if he
withes, cm drop onlo his right
knee, l'U( sheep's heart should
be held over Hftnint it
riRnt nine, and hind leg kept
: rah lit If picking hand in
fi.Tn', nt rluiwn. As mm
tionrd lvlorr. Mnd leg
V;IJ never be pulird out
Kr shrarint. If this is
done the nheen will start
j kick. With kg held
ciraiuiit ns shown in
l his pictura aheep
Cannot yank leg
bar k agaiust COtub
teeth.
Vt'liilfl nllftlit mo!IfltV
tloru In tlio illrwilntf of
the htrokuH t il.o-t with th i
tjnar uru nuuld by dlflor
tut bho.trtn, thfl twftlriiu'r
i.lioulJ fallow tho Inttfrtif
Uoni an cluiicly us jiOabHilu.
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Set tiee'i tin cvnMy nn " rnmn,
your frrt clow In I he 'deep's body.
t,r.ip sheen tirnilv net writ knees
Have pedestal ol the mm hint two
Let to ritlil aril a hnlr bark. Be
nin It point of brlikrt, making
strokes downwind, In this pen
tmn never allow srtrrps head
to fall Kirk t Iwern ouf kes.
Alters nrai ma brukrt.irraiip
srtrrpa riBht trie leg, pulling
tin wi ll, rt snine time preii.
lug In with hit knee. This
curves sheen ihoilvioMt
In which position tlmeor
four strokra should be
nm down from uoil"f
IlK-ep's riKlit fore leg
to Hunk. These
As this picture shows, the
SheeD has srradualW been
-,i bjouitht to a nearly upright roei-
Ni; 25 Cheep s head is lyins down on its lrlt side.
Hal' vhich curves its body irretchinx skin tisht
There shearing is to be done. Shearer con
tinue) with strokes from near the ba k
cround serosa right side, with sheep in this
po!tio until wool Is removed down side to right hind Ire. As last stroke
is t:ti made on side suearer aiiuvid raise sheep's bead kttius iu buuy
(Sjwn oa side.
As last long stroke la taken up back ending near
B'-eep-! right ear. bring your right foot forward close
op to sheep's back even with shoulders, leaving sheep
lying fiat on side and without lifting sheep more than
to raise its head. This picture shows the position hav
ing .shorn right side of sheep's brad and ready to shear
light side of neck with rtrokee runnins down to
shoulder. As the neck is being shorn, move hutn
fret hack, first one. then the other in ehort
- steps bowing sheep armly between legsaad
rolling it into a more upright petition at
kj you tibetf toviijcj tile tbouJiiu,
tT -'N The position et the shrep Is
.VT K-i&p-.f somewhat changed. Lrlt foot
' -x.JF:.T-. l moved back from the sheep a
Tamm i-V' y wrv ll e but left le im t ,11 n
front ot both thesheep'sfore Ice and
foot well in undcrthe shrrn's shoulder.
Kieht foot liaabern Dlacrdont-tidebetthtiie
Sneer! a hi no leffSfinrl t (,e lhp.fi ill h, iri fi.il on
S'sside by knee rating Hshtly on us hip.
nave ine srtcep s right shouldrr resting
on your left foot and press lightly on
Strok.s open a
starting pl.ii-e for
strokes uctotK
Ully.
The ihnn-g Merit fnttleg h fotilerl and M l
under your rlht knee, Iroving shrrp I urt li-r
h.iek on Its nnnp, Krmove belly wool Willi
strokes nrarlystraiaht around arrowi urlly, Hold
slirar Un-ly in Hie hand, with rrarrnd well out
flora sheep's body to bring points of ronil
terih down on shern s skin. Make strukes
raniuHy. with comu culling lull wiuiu.
Or sure I hut teeth of comb air dowa oil
kin ns stroke is ended, to overroms
the nerruliy of maklne seconij
rtit'Cuni in ue strokes notoii
b.-liy until all belly wool
U removed, when it,
an lie kept srpa
r air I rom fierce
wool il dc-
cittil.
nnw tnen inen titie m HeM
and k.m II luiliiei Imm k iui lu mmii
to slM-ar lnld t4 riaht liittrl l,t. Hf
neep ieii iitrr lea uwiei ami. vna iMltn
r.1 tiaiid lowartl iheefi's rtslit html fnot, sraet
a iMnuiiti i ii n ami wihh nn lion BMIe i,f
iVeut iii. k-x nt Ii4uk miai. Iwm ihn
T.-iil al ikln mill aim held i,nltlli alnilsiit '
k7 h'P ' leg I" twlllrn lor alieulne. Merae MA unrefl'a Mnd legs toe flW
I. it by graining ilwlnus lo pull II out ualani. All .iioIm. iu Mii7iaaIiai
II. e nil i liihd l .Ik.uU b. (i H,. I,.,, , m4l,, , ,.,, """"
WNea haiina iwide ui rlgiu hind lr. i nm.lie.1. over a filth on rlihl Wa
r.ad ttMU uwl s4 Mi Iliad k lui suuaw uui umtik Imm. 1 lu ummU.u uirtJJLg oaa.
..'err the tticep Is fmu'J. lull Uie ua
lioken blanket of r-jt.l anu tin smoutii
appcarar.es ol the u re?. Noudgcs,
no gashsa or cuts. Cy luliow
ing this method you will
alwayt get ihs bast
rsaulu.
Here the sheet) la
in ixwitionforshear-
ir.g left side; With
riaiit foot still between
sheep's hind Ices. Era?
tae lup with rieht knee, at the same M (hern's lei it lore lee move
time forcing the surcp'i head down S left foot forward and with
nearly to the floor, to put sheep in M rig lu foot swing sheep more
losmon lor shearing me rest ol side M around to the right, at the
end one or two strokes beyond back ff name time laying the sheep
bone with long strokes the whoie M di wii aim..t suart-ly ca ils
kegta of ahcep'a Uct uid neck, g L.-ci.-hiirlritfureh-gprrsset
clowri i:; mst ,i nead. Have vnur
Shoulder. Itil .-..-"II Mill rivllf fnr.f
tolduir the z.'.i---,'i L,.dv CUTV.-.I
around left k.'uhieh tlehieaa akin
on sheep's kit aiuc . iiiiiii il rsalLle
toshcaf side witii Ions; itrokiiiromhiii
to shoulder. About half ,! lU- aide can
be thorn in ihii oositijii lUi r r..-.--
Shear left
tuouldrr snd fore
l'g in poili i. -n 'lown
in this pii t!ire.itirar.
cr hus not moved feet
anl only t:iovrd sheep
bystraisntrningit upln.
to a hulc more upright
Injaition. All strokis In
shearing sbouku r sluiuld lie
run towards bj.k. but lien
em in ly to baik bjoe. caeh
c:u- cnu.:i4 uih coii.b teeth
Well down ou ikm.
With lor left f.ire ten n.l
ihouldcr siudicd, lle shearer Is
now i-auy to pi.t e'leep in peai.
tion to iW left uii u lM..U
bi toe ucj; l ictiuc.
back o allow sheep to be partly on kg
light jde. In tlu joiiti,,mir,,w
run from left hind foot In lo flank. After
two rr three of these strokes are taken.
uu.Sai nana, an later tlroktaslioulj
rua In on leg then cmve down.
ouing near uara none above
tad base. Cciiunue iheiu
uuiii until i. it nut,) , ,j
i-i , i w ,,, -jiihw . ,r miW
Ina :p iifk uml i ilwwa atlti a lev
1; ,kei liM'. Uen u Fe-r this
r ,iv-., nitlirnrti,ie.ali rump, at
til 'im. pu - r :n loot lieiweea ibeeri t
1. r l i,k. lam Uie wlih lu,l a illl la
- L.' i ,e ii.ilil. rrraa iialii ln. u
--;' l-it'-l belwovli lore legi. lli ,i an,l
lee brw knee iarma mil la liooi ol ilir-p-, ij
. " ' . "on kii uana ia ,el. law aa aliova.
im n.i ineep a aeca aiouml ltt knee ami .!., ....
woh moke Iroia bilat.et lo law and our ol I.J
Stoilr: nu right II. I ol dleee'l imk. Mm.r. lT
rulle.! up aa shearing prornua lo tuia aerk ij
sneanng ran coiiiiuim oa lo left aide J .
lieet. Aa let I Slue ul luck l aheaml. foolio.ia
aua-a on up ut S
an m neao.
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titad la
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