Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 342
ked everything. In a shed on the bankwere the professional shearers, who make it a reg-ular business to go from ranch to ranch, andshear the sheep at the rate of from two to fivecents for each sheep sheared. Seizing upon asheep, the shearer laid its neck across his leftknee, its right side against… … So6 SHEEP OR SILVER? [September, go. The animal was then turned to the otherside, which was sheared in the same manner, andthe fleece laid upon the table. A second clippingis never made, as the value of the wool lies alto-gether in the length of the clip. With a quickmovement, a boy at the…
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