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All In is a place for everyone who works at NCPR to share behind the scenes activity, and surprising, curious, lovely or distinctly local tidbits from our travels around the region. We’ll post the best of what we find online, too. From time to time, you may hear from others—if you’d like to write an entry, send it to [email protected]. What makes this place what it is? How do we connect to each other and the world? That’s what ALL IN is all about.
Thanks Ellen. I so enjoy seeing your animals. Especially that little black guy that arrived last year.
Great pictures. This is hard work and my back hurts just looking at them. Sheep farming is becoming a viable business in NNY. The demand for wool and meat is growing and we have the ideal environment to supply the need.
My father used to travel around the North Country shearing sheep. He charged $0.25 per head.
It’s Still All…Yes, back in the ’80s, we had a shearer who traveled a loop from Central NY across the top of the North Country and over to the Champlain Valley shearing sheep. He’d call ahead and let you know when he’d be reaching your farm. He always stayed for dinner and we’d put him up overnight. We so looked forward to his arrival each spring. I simply cannot remember his name, but I do remember he was a B’hai and had visited Africa. (One year he brought a video of a family wedding that took place in Africa.) Toward the end of his shearing years, he’d have his son with him. I wonder if you know anything about this wonderful man.
You doing the llamas too?
Mike: We hope to shear the llamas, yes. They have to be tied up, not as cooperative as sheep. But, yes, we will shear them. They just came into our lives last fall–some friends needed to find a new home for them and we agreed to take them. Apparently llamas are typically sheared every other year.