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Show SHEEP HIIEARIMi FINISHED. This week sheep shearing was flu-lBhcil flu-lBhcil In all tho camps In Utah county 811(1 tho ono nt Lofgreen, Tooele county coun-ty Iho plant nt Faust, which operates oper-ates machines nlone, will bo through in n row days. The plant at Webb's, west or Saratoga, closed tho laBt of tho week with about 40,000 fleeces to Its, credit. Tho ono nt Fnlrtlold sheared about 75,000 head and tho one at Lofgreen Lof-green ns many more. Tho sheep aro commencing to come through this city on tho way to their lambing groundB and summer ranges. They aro looking fluo for this season of tho year and tho losses during tho winter havo been at a minimum, Tho fleeces aro a little lighter than usual, but aro much freer from grease nnd dirt than usual, and on tho wholo nro more valuable. Those who held on to their fleeces aro now receiving from two to flvo cents moro per pound for thm than Hiobo who sold In the winter. |