SHEARING 



already have noticeable fleeces, I am afraid the 

 warm weather will be rather hard on them. One 

 warm day last week I noticed Mary Belle, with her 

 mouth open, panting after a short run. What will 

 it be like for her in August, when we have real heat ? 

 While speaking of the lambs, I am glad to report 

 that my attempt at bone-setting proved fairly sat- 

 isfactory. Strafe is able to gambol about much as 

 usual, though he limps a little and is thinner for his 

 experience. There is a lump on his leg where the 

 bone knit and those who speak with authority say 

 that although he is a fine lamb he must now be con- 

 sidered in the mutton class. But I am proud of the 

 fact that my efforts preserved his leg for everyday 

 use if not for show purposes. 



As this has been the first sheep-shearing we have 

 had on the farm in many years, I was interested to 

 note the improvement. When the boys brought word 

 that the shearers had arrived and were shearing the 

 sheep I hurried to the barn to view the operation. 

 As I approached I heard a sound like that of a 

 cream separator, and was surprised to find that the 

 shearing was being done by machinery. With these 

 tame, modem sheep shearing is not the exciting 



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