The Meeker herald., 1888-11-10
IN NEW MEXICO.
AricTuResoUE FEATURE OF SOUTH,
WESTERN SHEEP RAISING.


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sheep raisiss II would fairly paralyxo
an eastern wool grower. whose men lAy
tacir subjects on a table and shear thirty
U 10 forty head day per man. to watch
The operation In New Mexico IL is light
/ Ming tLrics fabricated isaeh man .hcars
I from - to $50 head = day. and IL Is OF
rveori that Ia a contest single man has
sleaFoi over go Iherp bvtTeen sunrise
and sunset Tho shsariEs point Is chosen
usually q, near tho ruilru-d IS possible.
Z 10 save carriage. ~ bs.ng much cheaper
I Ind easier 10 transport wool on tho hbDf
than ia the sack \ corral about 10 fest
high IL built Of rsllnad ties or cedar
/ posts. tho army Of sAearurs comes trids.
| ins IN fFuui AL p'IAT.sgi Dt tho comps So
Nrzir4ns, fush!oa a4I . los aavAios;
the nFst lOca Ia hraugh. down from tho
hlsls. InA, tho l4u commences Wsih
shouts sad far in y0wEfh TIT s.s.lsl. s!.s
! HIM tis'iftf goats serving ss IN advance
guard end pilot Fat. roiuui and woolly.
/ they lam into tho corral. inpm which they
lTo u emerge in few hours tho shoEa
ERi shabby shadow o! thulf former selves.
and likely iaieied with many crimson
niss Wiihin the Enclosure arr frogi atty
TO eighty sLrsneEs. each with his own par,
ti-iIlAr station ~ Tho Inside az the fence,
And nov the 1870 sheep EEp IN. tho gap u
elJ-si Ani the ball opens
Thrua- quarters 81 The ara O! tho corral
4, ono delH. mass 81 huLiieI wool l,
.ccms iu,p1ssi1.s tlst living creatures
r4l 10 flrs.I 20 tight = Flt tussol
utJr their hae's uuuli have TO run on
vo9i 90 tho othzF tias Of ths corral before
10 could rLeh tA5 ground Unable TO
move uofr than iArlF hrah.. With iug'o'
flols unaH.faiiy Of tall taEIlcl toward tho
eommon 10. tFcmblinf and bFssihless.
Ito uEalI creatures rwsl, their fate
Ihofs n grand rush 81 tho sl~aFvFa,
Zach man ErALi faegp ~ the had legs
OF b. Ito Nu1!-lf lie b ambitious 10
takes nus IN sarh haul-sad runs 10 La
place iFsslins Lia FrlIeiaH. victim back,
ward bei.iHI Lifa Thea ha ,hruas tho
sh--g gfsun IL riIe. gathers IT. four little
To-, lnfa bunch and ties ,h-ta with a
soft. odsrsr r1fj OF thong Then 10 Ia
rJ!shrsi tack o. tho bgufi lot nsusr and
~ on until 10 has ns big a NV Of rApglycs
a. 10 can lay out without crugdius bis
nrl-hts q, on r'ft-rf taHi. Ih1n rrz ping
a bunch II irsss Ia lis le't hand AaI tho
Essn sAgsp sisraFs la his right, 10 wade,
ia II l. : pFugIy sirlt g. 80 al -zr~r;
shrarus - uugE ~Mlth !ist:uiag FzPlllty
aui marvellous dvs;rFity 10 dHyrs tho
h-avy sls-zr- down ihF1ggh tho drHsq aud
gi4iis,l ppoi. fuliEs u down 'Fugi tic
SIDES a. II Il usFu solid iAhgis which
QUO tAArAh NHN- W. haNhhaNH NHNash6A.a AAAN
razor Nzp blades Enthusiastically osrF tie
angie, All into Ihs halluUs. hilisa ~
tbrls Ihira cat. bg: .riios nlgkinf the
eliza Ti4a c4Fgeis: wages Zoe thr4FrFs ssp
Iso r-uta 70 ArzI Tor cuiluaua shc-r.
,Lrrv suf4is 10 ia.pulTe.l shrs?. and bnlT,!-
4 good si.rafeF ;hurr!prv. iaASus r1ai
money lot this e1gaiEy. =, 10 ali sl.v-s
10 sheep dag
slo~ly aroini ID. ee5zi rsee, tie
.olTus H. lis FsE,i, haul Ia q lvsrli. Ia
lis lon ID pircs " ears!hoarl. With ugii.
bsf. fFyGs oiis a. - tho AFErsais af tho
sl.-afvrs ranaiitl; down ia loft la,si edge.
and -.~h nuu.t-ss euE,iss.aiin. iias Of
It's own serN.4s tho earl ls.sy few scr.
.'s. -, - ,.' -.a,. .-,sh = isc, AZ
"Srm-rp cinrof- ss tho eass nisy 10. each
yrlI Delivered With iha: emphatic junction.
~h.eh scyai, ,ntii..paou4 kusu Each rfisn
rr,.i.~a a number 81, tho commencement,
u tho sls-afiu- srss1n. rad u s.rsss hisH
"a nsftu uu.h It, close. Tho lcll. ihvre
,sfs us,asns tiir Fu!y iha. lraua I.asarrv--
temporarily dIblrsl No 2l-las rniahrsi
.huarius sh-rp and tic snoGvf ;glli0s
/ %. 80 hts crssllt accordingly
Saving ystssi=An occupation u'iieh W
| tho .as, la. ss1tnp np;Uiiriy As a srluc
/ spsaihrr-l, a simple uaP "a runpaErl 10
| fisa srsr Mexican faEhiuu Of hhrwp shcaf
NNT. v NaNHN - hass AAh So AAAAfs
| Uufs IN tho t4ar!I Ils shrrp ia 90 tho
/ ground. tho shrzsc- H. OF his ies;. hrn;
| I'LL lis hands aru uiihia thfvp inches 10 a
100: fruu tho ground. and IN this siii,gis
l WORKING twelve hours. With halt al hour :
iu,rruiission fat dinner.
/ In an incredibly short 'ime tho shcnrrt
has done with hi. six OF cish; Iirs; victims
sni gn,ies them ell They 50 skipping
tack 10 ,h-ir cusipaniotis, hooking hiid
possibly feeling sunu;hinE Ike boy
whose clothes have lrya Etolru uhilo h.
vaa swimming Il lsa pretty safe prop
1si,ian that ,Iis world do,'ant cpniain q
sorr,rr fosiafurr specimen than a shoru
sheep Aud az our New NC,leau attitudes
% frun 3 uJ1 TO $500 feet above tho Hci
irvvi--thr dvindlri wuol vvsrvFs Hfr
doubles, anxious Tor that .Fgyufbial ten
IsfiuE Of tho uiui
Having sharfrnri h!s shears on n ia,
s,nistpnr the rhcarsr collars another
batch " r,csiciirant victims rul gus ca
Eiih HI, brral.hack Job Mcll"hil" q
siuUird iai-orrr gathers up tho iccccs In a
u'g ris=- o' buf!np snd carries his bundle
e tie corral Ilrru. uy1n four tall. strung
r.,,,4 srt Hftnly In the ground anil framed
'p with briris at tho top. bangs q huge
putiss s1rs frurl whose neck project iAs
ufsri and shoulders Of a man. who IL busy
/ trauiyiua tic wool down with his fec
llis companion. i,crchcI upon the Dnaris
,lstsc takes titc tUccrs from tho Eathcrri
iui iumps them Into the beg When The
, .acl. u TALL " Ia scwcI UP au1 rulln,i aside
iis rlacr on i!is hooks b1inr taken by 81
empty ono Al day long two little pals
amos arr iraiiing about inside tho corral
/. AraIc,i with wisps Of Ep'agewpud. will
which they sweep into tho corucrs cacl
.ifuy lock OF wool. which would oth,s~is,
he lost.
Meanwhile the sacks have been weighed
! and upon each has bccn marked It's weight
Averaging ~ pounds-wlth tn. initials
or brand marks Of the owner. aud bloolic
but equally important; work has beer
going on n little way from the corral. n,
4 stout post. Tho shearvr, faust cat. snt
there u nothing 80 cheap ~ mutton $,
while tho multitudinous click OF tn.
shears ellis the rarc. bright air. two strap
! ping fellows arc busy all day killing an
1 drussng fat wctACrs. Close by arc til
, smouldcring camp Tres and greasy Kettle
of the mon. who cat like sin.
When tho sun sinks behind tho lon
a rncsas the shears ars Instantly still an
the men crowd 10 supper little late
SOS them rollcl In their blankets upoi
the ground snoring away their fatigi
! TIL Peep o day again runcws tho hustle
j. Now Mexico Cor Globe DEMOCRAT.
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