New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02
SHElRING THE CITY'S SHEEP
THE NEW TANGLED MACHINE MADE LITTLE INA
PRESTON on THEIR WOOL.

THE NTw-FANGIED MACHINE MADE LITTLE INA
PRESTON ON THEIR WOOL.
Every year the sixty odd sheep IN centra' fuA
are shorn OF their heavy winter coats anu Wv
wool is sold by auction to the highest bidder ins
shearing last week was rather more ihteres''is N'
in former years 1t is great fun 10 "a'en .s
perspirine shearers struggling with the frahus
sheen some Of which kick like young steers ana
make things lively for those handling them some
bright man suggested TO the Park ComhIss'o" 70,
time could be saved. more wool taken on am
profanity would be provoked II the s"eep
sheared by machinery. instead OF by manu. go
inely. a machine which is OF pattern III gem
eral use among farmers. was shipped 10 TIC So
fold at Sixty-sixth-st. The shepherd uhpa0a
and gleefully expatiatei upon the trouple ana ''e
which would be saved by its use. III "ppe"
II resembles n tricycle.. with the unfortunate ''s1
as a passenger while the pedals, worheu =, W
operator actuate the clipping apparatus Inc e'ppe
il worked by a flexible shaft. and looks IKE az
ordinary horse clipper. one man can smear So
by hand but three men are required 10 90 ~ "
machine The sheep is held In the frame oy one
man. the pedal Ia worked by another' WING Wv
clipping is done by a third 80
When all was ready struggling eve was pioue
and firmly held in the wooden frame wh'e ~.
,henheri with determined eye, started the ny
,,.,.s hunmiug by a vigorous application OF the
modal The shearer grasped the clipper ana app"ea
II TO the breast OF the unfortunate sheep' wv
,,o,pl see the wool fiv" said the shepherd. WIN
wink What wool did fly was not or the s"ee"
but off the trousers OF the man who was hoidihs u"
animal Her sharp hoofs made his clothes 'oV"
much the worse for wear in about three seeoiiu.
Meanwhile the machine had come 10 staio"''''
despite the frantic efforts OF the shepherd.
.Why don't you pedal. man. roared the shearer.
The shepherd said nothing. but. wipins the u'op'
from his brow, went 20 work and soon haa 'ns
wheel humming again. AS soon as the e"P'
touched the fleece there a slight scurry vi VIZ"
and then the machine came TO a dead STOP i"o
shepherd refused pedal any more. ana aho.,res s
caustic remarks II determined 10 20 paSh W Wv
old way and shear the sheep by manu- .,.r,tes
The machine when worked by man power ope n IN
very well on country sheep bP,ee put ca are feeding
and housing make them grow wool AZ a 'h he
which would make Texas sheep farmer open in IN
weight and are extremely dense A clipper "nsa
will run through ordinary fleece as easis sas,s
knife cuts butter. soon gets clogged wneh ~ psrk
with jacket such as Is worn by the Seh''a'
sheep. ., mora
In shearng the Central Park sheep much m rrs
Is taken than IL the case among FARMERS rrs
In the Park and great attention Is paid 70 .ssatoS
even clipping to the coat. After the ,rsush
the sheep are uncsremonousy dumpsd in' The oil on
the animals back. and when vigorously, g., thor.
develops a soapy iather This cleans the skin ti he
cughlS and when the eve r, seram Ino Out
The surplus sheep and buck lambs are asc S S
at auction together with the wool ana ie'G improve
their strain of sheep BY infrsng hishbred o sSss
Those In Central Park are certainly as me ,sTen
as one could wish to see; and great pr,as, , not in.
dulge them in machine hair cut ana sna gst =
again. however. so he says. unless he can se'
four horsepower engine to assist him