The domestic sheep its The domestic sheep : its culture and general management domesticsheepits01stew Year: 1900 286 THE DOMESTIC SHEEP. first set up on its rump, when the shearer cuts the wool clown the belly to the sides, around the throat, and to the neck. The sheep is then quietly held on its side, and the wool loosened to the back bone and a little over it, as seen where the stooping shearer is at work. The sheep is then Fig. 33.—Hand Shearing. turned over, and the fleece cut on the other side. In this sort of shearing- one must carefully avoid under cutting, that is, cutting the wo
The domestic sheep its The domestic sheep : its culture and general management domesticsheepits01stew Year: 1900 286 THE DOMESTIC SHEEP. first set up on its rump, when the shearer cuts the wool clown the belly to the sides, around the throat, and to the neck. The sheep is then quietly held on its side, and the wool loosened to the back bone and a little over it, as seen where the stooping shearer is at work. The sheep is then Fig. 33.—Hand Shearing. turned over, and the fleece cut on the other side. In this sort of shearing- one must carefully avoid under cutting, that is, cutting the wool above the skin by taking too deep a cut, or holding the shears with the points too high. This either leaves ridges in the wool left on the sheep, or double cuts it, making a waste. A convenient tagging bench is shoMm at figure 35. This is used to hold the sheep while the tag locks are removed. The sheep is then passed over to the shearing bench on which it lies more comfortably and easy, and is consequently less
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