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  2. Sheep shearing - Wikipedia

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    Machine shearing a Merino, Western Australia. The shearer is using a sling for back support. Shears and cowbells c. 250 AD Spain. Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (depending upon dialect ...

  3. Sheep shearer - Wikipedia

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    The Tally-Hi shearing technique reduced the time taken to shear a sheep by approximately 30 seconds. Kevin's daughter Deanne holds the Australian women's shearing record, having shorn 392 sheep in a day. [8] Henry Salter (1907–1997) MBE won the first organised shearing contest at Pyramid Hill in 1934 and in 1953 was a machine shearing ...

  4. Blade shearing - Wikipedia

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    The main reason sheep are still blade shorn in New Zealand is due to the harsh climate at the time of shearing. Blade shearing leaves a thicker cover of wool on the sheep [5] after shearing giving it more protection from storms and UV sunlight damage. Its also been claimed that the wool grows back faster after blade shearing than machine shearing.

  5. Frederick Wolseley - Wikipedia

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    A shearing stand and machine. Frederick York Wolseley (16 March 1837 – 8 January 1899) was an Irish-born New South Wales inventor and woolgrower who invented and developed the first commercially successful sheep shearing machinery after extensive experimentation. [1] It revolutionised the wool industry.

  6. The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company - Wikipedia

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    1888 (Shearing the rams)the hard work revolutionised by Wolseley 1895. The English business was founded by Frederick York Wolseley in London in 1889 and a company was incorporated there with a capital of £200,000 to better realise the potential of his sheep shearing invention patented in March 1877.

  7. Funny Pig Likes to Herd Sheep on Farm Just As Much As Any Dog

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    Kune Kune pigs are prized on small farms for multiple reasons. The first is their relatively small size and docile nature, which makes them an easy pig for hobby farmers or even children to handle ...

  8. FarmVille: Sheep and Pig Mastery now available - AOL

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    If you've been stocking up on pigs and sheep in FarmVille with the knowledge (or even just hope) that the FarmVille team would launch pig and sheep mastery in the game, your wait is over. Now, if ...

  9. Sheep farming - Wikipedia

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    Sheep not meant to be eaten are typically shorn annually in a shearing shed. Ewes tend to be shorn immediately prior to lambing. [18] Shearing can be done with either manual blades or machine shears. In Australia, sheep shearers are paid by the number of sheep shorn, not by the hour, and there are no requirements for formal training or ...

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