[Jacob-list] shearing

[Jim Spahr]

Our shearer uses the motor driven electric kind.  He is so quick that he usually has another one sheared before I can bag the wool from the previous sheep. Of course it helps that by the time we shear, all the sheep have shed their belly wool.  A word of caution about electric shears.  Be very careful if you are getting tired, are inexperienced, or have just put on a new blade.  Last year after doing around 60 sheep that day, Roger our shearer, put in a new blade and cut the throat on one of our ewes.  We had to take her to the vet for stitches, which cost around $100.  
I got a surprise while looking at the new issue of Spin-Off Magazine.  On page 33 are new books from Interweave Press.  On the cover of "Handspun Treasures from Rare Wools" is a picture of Spahr Farm Brigadoon.  The same picture is posted on Linda's webpage.  There are photos and info on endangered breeds, plus the winning pieces from the Save the Sheep Contest included in the book, which sells for $19.95.  

                                                                                        Mary Spahr

                                                                                 
 
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