. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. Fig. 36.—Shearing Bench. lose one-fourth of its strength, just as a sliver of elastic wood will become hard and brittle by overdrying. The moisture natural to the wool is to be preserved while it is in storage. A few words might be said just here in regard to a rep- rehensible practice of shearing, the intention of which is to disguise the form of the sheep and give to it false and de- ceptive appearance by wliich judges at tfie exbibitloins may be induced to estimate the animals so disguij^ed above their real character. It cons
. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. Fig. 36.—Shearing Bench. lose one-fourth of its strength, just as a sliver of elastic wood will become hard and brittle by overdrying. The moisture natural to the wool is to be preserved while it is in storage. A few words might be said just here in regard to a rep- rehensible practice of shearing, the intention of which is to disguise the form of the sheep and give to it false and de- ceptive appearance by wliich judges at tfie exbibitloins may be induced to estimate the animals so disguij^ed above their real character. It consists in leaving the fleece, at the shearing. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stewart, Henry. Chicago : American Sheep Breeder Press
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