Sheep Shearing Pen

Oil on Canvas
16 ” x 12″
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Hall Ranch
The Sweat Shed was an important aspect of sheep shearing.  Inside this building Hall could keep 800 sheared sheep warm.  For shearing, his 2,000 sheep were run through an alley way, while the shearer waited inside with his generator-powered shears.  He was paid by the pound of wool cut, so time was of the essence.  Ranch hands tromped on the wool in the sacks to compress the contents.  Fully loaded these weighed 600-700 pounds, were stitched shut, and then rolled to the truck.