CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP 



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Fig. 144.- 



- Position while shear- 

 ing Neck. 



the forward end of the brisket and run the shears down as far as 



the pit of the stomach. Chp the wool from the floor of chest, as 



in illustration (Fig. 141). Place 



the front legs behind the left arm 



and run four swaths down the 



right side from the fore legs to 



the flank. Next run the shears 



across the belly from right to- 



left, clipping the wool from the 



belly and flank, as in illustra- 

 tions (Figs. 142 and 143). 



Straighten up the sheep, resting 



the head against the knee as at 



first, take hold of the sheep as in 



illustration (Fig. 144), and clip 



the wool along the under side of 



the neck, starting the shears at the brisket, and run upwards, 



coming out just below the ear. Clip the wool from the neck. 



as in illustration (Fig. 145), 

 With the feet turn the sheep 

 slightly to the right, the sheep's 

 feet pointing towards the ma- 

 chine, and clip the wool from 

 the side and the back, as in 

 illustrations (Figs. 146, 147). 



Turn the sheep to the right 

 so that its back rests next to 

 the machine and clip the other 

 side, as in illustrations (Figs. 

 148, 149, and 150). Take ex- 

 tra care all the time to keep 

 the hide stretched tightly 



where the shears are working, otherwise the sheep will not be 



smooth, and in addition there is danger of cutting the skin. 



Fig. 145.- 



- Position while shearing 

 Left Shoulder. 



