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Show sheep on shares - and asked him to work with Alec Greco. John K told him he liked Alec Greco all right but he wanted his own brother Frank to work with him if he took the sheep on a share basis, and he held out for that arrangement. John K was twenty-two, and Frank twenty years old at that time. A POOR BARGAIN Mr. Jensen conceded in the matter for he knew John K was dependable and a fine shepherd, and he wanted him. A small band of 1000 head of ewes was combined with another 1400 head flock, and the two brothers found themsleves operating a herd of sheep. They had agreed to pay 14 ewe lambs on the hundred; 3 pounds of wool per head; and one half of the wethers. (A wether is a castrated male sheep that is generally castrated during his first few weeks at the time his long tail is cropped).. The flock was short 40 head to begin with. They had been mixed with another man's herd. Mr. Jensen told John K to get them from the man as they were counted among the 2400 head. Rut the man refused to turn them over or to make them good, and that was the first discouragement John K and Frank faced-starting with a short count. He soon realized also that they had agreed to pay too much, on the share arrangement, for even by doing their own work their portion of profit was not enough to be encouraging, and their lamb crop was not large. Since ewes yielded but an 51 |