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it requires considerably more twine than is necessary. 

 Fleeces for display might well be tied in this manner. 



Fig. 27. — Wool Box or Wool Board. 



Sheep bell. 



The old practice of using a sheep bell on the leader of a 

 flock is a good one in regions where pastures run back into 

 wooded land and where sheep could graze and be out of 

 sight. The tinkle of the bell will locate the sheep even 

 though they are at a considerable distance. The sheep 

 themselves tend to follow a bell and thus do not separate. 



