Show saving the sheep western sheep men adopted a novel expedient to save the sheep that had been sheared at the usual time but were visited by heavy wind and enow storms after the sheep had been sheared d they provided the shorn sheep with canvas blankets or covers these covers were fastened to the sheep in such a way s ss as s to protect their backs and sides it Is declared that many thousands of dollars worth of sheep were thus saved the tha tale is a pretty big one but the united states forest service vouches for it ft |