Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1875 — How to Catch a Sheep. [ARTICLE]

How to Catch a Sheep.

There is a right way |odo everything Clumsy catching and handling is always injurious to sheep, and hard on the party doing the work. It hurte a sheep to be caught or lifted by the wool, and such a thing should never be done where it can be avoided. A portion of the flock to be caught should be driven.into a pen until it is pretty well filled, though not crowded. The party doing the catching should proceed quietly, frightening the sheep as little as possible, and when near enough to the animal he desires to catch should grasp its hind leg above the hock, when, if a pretty firm grip is held, very little kicking can ensue. Then he should pass the other hand in front of the breast, which gives him every advantage over the animal. If it is desired to carry the sheep any considerable distance he should let go the hind leg and pass the right arm over the back Just behind the shoulders, with the hand under the brisket, when, stooping a little, the sheep is raised on the hip. If these movements are made with precision and celerity the sheep is off its feet before it is allowed a chance to struggle. An easy way to carry a sheep for a shorter distance is, after lifting it as above, to take a hind leg with the free hand, which brings the sheep immediately in front with its back pressed closely against the man. This position will be found quite necessary when the animal is to be lifted over a fence or into a wagon. If it is desired only to move the animal from one» pen to another it need not be lifted «at all, but with the first grip over the ham string it may be gently drawn backward to the entrance and turned with the lef • hand before being released.— National Liu Stock Journal. A genteel-looking woman, whost name was Smith, and who took rooms in a tenement adjoining the bonded warehouse on Laight street, in New York, a few weeks ago, is fodhd to have bored through the wall into the warehouse, where there were SBOO,OOO of silks and satins, with the assistance of some men, * and to have removed several thousand dollars’ worth of goods. Neither the genteel-looking woman nor her assist ants have been seen by the police.