Show Many See Proper Way to Shear Sheep And Tie the Fleeces The sheep shearing demonstration at Ephraim Friday M March 5 drew and reports Russell R. R K Keetch etch county agent The sales arena was crowded with spectators to see Lane R R. Potter vice president and LaVor Taylor president of th the Sheep Union demonstrate proper ways of catching sheep holding them proper strokes in shearing and how to keep fleeces all in one piece The crowd was very much interested interest interest- ed in hi seeing and listening to this educational educational educational edu edu- demonstration Professor Alma Al Alma Alma Al- Al ma C. C Esplin extension sheep and wool specialist was on hand to comment comment comment com com- ment on the fleeces and how they should be prepared for marketing He said the sheep fleece was the unit tobe to tobe tobe be considered not the sack nor the flock and that each fleece should be given careful attention in its preparation preparation preparation for market Other items of the demonstration were 1 Putting tag locks out so sheep sheep- men can separate and keep them in separate sacks for market 2 How to crotch sheep for lambing and in the fall for breeding 3 3 The shearing of faces fares ra rather rather rather ra- ra ther closely for wool blindness 4 4 Definition of tag locks and sweat locks Proper ways of solving the problems by definite responsibility being be being being be- be ing given to plant operators wool tiers wranglers etc 5 Recommending that each corral be so organized that adequate te floor space can be given to tying of fleeces and working out tag locks Jocks 6 Recommending that each producer producer producer pro pro- ducer secure stencil put on it his name and address and if he segregates h his wool to define its grade 7 Sewing sacks is important and should be given consideration Roll call at the the demonstration showed show show- ed 35 growers and handlers handlers handlers hand hand- lers of wool in attendance Sanpete County had Utah county 14 Millard Millard Mil- Mil lard county 2 Grand county 2 Juab county 1 and Iron county 1 Much favorable comment was given on this type of educational feature No doubt it will be repeated again agai in 1949 Mr Keetch states |