Show IMPROVE YOUR SHEARING PLANT F from aront the tha utah state agricultural cultural college extension service about twenty sheep shearing plants each with a capacity ot of approximately 2000 sheep per day aro are tn in operation or will bo be within it a short time in utah there thera will also be in operation numerous small plants whore farm sheep and small range herds aro are shorn professor Pro alma C esplan sheep and wool of 0 the utah state agricultural college extension service otters offers soma timely advice on th tho car caro of 0 fleeces at tile the time ot of shon shearing ring hero alere are a few pointers us as submitted by professor esplin the common practice 0 of employing labor on the piece day plan emphasizes pha sizes the matter of numbers of sheep shorn to the neglect of quality of work done A shearer h barer Is paid tor for the number of sheep ehorn without any notice of the quality ot of work done with no contract and with no inspector of work A shearer Is not required to quality tor for his jol jet by any apprenticeship apprentices bip or scholastic training yet lie he handles a product which may imay vary in value as muck as five and ten cents a pound according to the kind of work he does the second consideration la Is that ot of fa elliwies elli ties for Bhear shear ng tho the sheep men of 0 utah have heavy investments in land and ranch equipment but not much in the sli shearld carig plant only a few f w small plants have made mada provision tor for floor space on which to handlo handle the wool then with tho the wool carelessly and most hurriedly cut from the sheep no thought Is given to th the 0 value ot of the commodity the fleece should bo be a unit in which sheep men and their labor should show as much pride as a farmer shows who produces first grade products the times are calling for a more thoughtful preparation ot of fleeces for the market too many sheep are shorn in open sheds old yards with canvas and burlap shades ahr des to no floors only a few old doors thrown flown down to support the tha shearer see tho the mixture ot of manure manur 0 straw hay and dirt with this wool farmers farmere need not spend much lucli money hut but with a bit of an arrangement and labor one ca cari can ri shear on floors where can remove fleeces where fleeces can bo be rolled and tied lied and sacked or baled so that they como come out lit in the warehouses as fleeces and not so masses of loose dirty wool without character Sheep men are con concerned corned about the outcome of this years wool clip it has been an expensive feeding year in some sections it was a dry summer last year followed by rv long feeding period and the feed on tho the ranges was coarse and not plentiful the tha wool has been contracted and paid for in part until this year it is g tho the growers property with rm cn indefinite outlook the tha delay in selling sailing Is lengthening into a year ot of expose when expenses c ere cre re unusually high to urge additional expense la is antime ly yeta yet a small outlay just now inmar I 1 ing ng P possible a high grade product attractive to the buyer la Is sate safe and su sure re |