The Edwin S. Mayer Collection - Sheep Farming (1925)

Duration: 15:26

Year Published: 1925

Sound: silent

Description: This 1925 home movie, shot by rancher Edwin S. Mayer, documents the processing and shearing of sheep on the T-Half Circle Ranch near Sonora. After herding the grazing sheep into pens, ranch hands begin shearing off wool for collection and transport. They then paint the ranch brand on the shaven sheep. Later, goats and sheep are loaded into shipping containers.