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Show ' BACKWARD BACKW AnD SEASON IS ISVERY ISVERY 11 VERY SEVERE ON SHEEP SHEEPThe SHEEPThe theI I The last sheep shearing plant in the thecounty thecounty thecounty county to complete the season's seasons ' run runwas runwas runwas was the Tavlor Taylor Ta lor plant at Thompsons Thornpsons Thompsonswhich , which closed this week after a heavy heavybook heavybook heavybook book The weather during shearing shearingthe shearingthe shearingthe the past month has been very unfav- unfav urlfav- urlfav unfavorable urlfavorable unfav unfavorable - - orable , . with almost daily flurries of ofrain ofrain ofrain rain and snow and 'fiJld fiJld surd ' an excessive amountof amount amountof of wind wmd Many sheepmen have experienced ex experienced ex- ex expenenced - perienced penenced losses following followmg shearingThe shearmg shearing shearmgThe shearingThe The late spring sprmg and the shearmgI unusualamount unusual unusualamount amount of snow in the mountains torthis for forthis forthis this time of the year is making it diffi diffi- difficult diffi- diffi difficult difficult - - cult for sheep to get to the lambmg lambing lambmggrounds lambinggrounds lambinggrounds grounds , and there is very little Ilttle grass grassor grassor grassor or forage as yet Altogether , this thisspring thisspring thisspring spring has been one of cf the th.e . worst for forsheep forsheep forsheep sheep in historyOf history of this . section .section |