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Application:
Apply the paste evenly, about 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) thick. Apply over the entire pelt, including the edges. The paste is left on the pelt to dry for 1 to 3 weeks, depending upon weather temperatures – it must be completely dried. Now, scrape the paste off the pelt, if any areas still remain greasy, reapply some paste to those areas and let it dry out again. During this process the water and kerosene evaporate, and the oils from the skin are absorbed by the baking soda.
The pelt is now ready for softening. To soften, follow the steps mentioned above in the salt-acid tanning process.
MANURE
The sale of sheep manure can also be a source of income, if you don't use it all on your own garden. The manure of sheep stimulates growth and also adds valuable humus to the soil – something that chemical fertilizers do not. Sheep manure contains more nitrogen, phosphorus and potash than the manure of a horse or cow.
Another advantage of sheep manure is that it does not have the unpleasant smelling sulfides found in cow manure. It is easier to manage as it is in separate pellets or in pellets that hold together in a clump. Whereas other forms of manure need to be aged, sheep's manure does not. It is a good idea to gather manure from paths or places where it does not help to fertilize the pasture.
Clean the barn twice a year, once in spring time and then again in autumn, the wasted hay and bedding left on the barn floor makes excellent fertilizer because it has absorbed much of the manure and contains valuable nutrients. Because the hay and bedding remained in doors it is not damaged by either rain or sun and is sort after. The manure can be spread in a thick mulch and does not need to be dug in.
SOAP
Preparation:
You can make soap for your family or sell it as handmade soaps to health food stores. A lot of soap can be made from the fat of a lamb or mutton.
Your first step in soap making requires the preparation of the tallow which is another name for lamb or mutton fat:
1. Render the tallow but cutting up chunks of lamb or mutton fat and put it in a large pot, and cook it slowly over a low heat. It is a process that must not be hurried otherwise it will burn. It takes several hours for a large batch. When the tallow is just about melted down, strain it through a cloth.
2. The next step is to purify the tallow. Boil the fat with about twice its volume of water. Strain it, and set it aside to cool. The clean fat will rise in a solid block. When it has cooled and hardened, remove it from the water, turn it upside down, cut into wedges and scrape off the residue
Apply the paste evenly, about 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) thick. Apply over the entire pelt, including the edges. The paste is left on the pelt to dry for 1 to 3 weeks, depending upon weather temperatures – it must be completely dried. Now, scrape the paste off the pelt, if any areas still remain greasy, reapply some paste to those areas and let it dry out again. During this process the water and kerosene evaporate, and the oils from the skin are absorbed by the baking soda.
The pelt is now ready for softening. To soften, follow the steps mentioned above in the salt-acid tanning process.
MANURE
The sale of sheep manure can also be a source of income, if you don't use it all on your own garden. The manure of sheep stimulates growth and also adds valuable humus to the soil – something that chemical fertilizers do not. Sheep manure contains more nitrogen, phosphorus and potash than the manure of a horse or cow.
Another advantage of sheep manure is that it does not have the unpleasant smelling sulfides found in cow manure. It is easier to manage as it is in separate pellets or in pellets that hold together in a clump. Whereas other forms of manure need to be aged, sheep's manure does not. It is a good idea to gather manure from paths or places where it does not help to fertilize the pasture.
Clean the barn twice a year, once in spring time and then again in autumn, the wasted hay and bedding left on the barn floor makes excellent fertilizer because it has absorbed much of the manure and contains valuable nutrients. Because the hay and bedding remained in doors it is not damaged by either rain or sun and is sort after. The manure can be spread in a thick mulch and does not need to be dug in.
SOAP
Preparation:
You can make soap for your family or sell it as handmade soaps to health food stores. A lot of soap can be made from the fat of a lamb or mutton.
Your first step in soap making requires the preparation of the tallow which is another name for lamb or mutton fat:
1. Render the tallow but cutting up chunks of lamb or mutton fat and put it in a large pot, and cook it slowly over a low heat. It is a process that must not be hurried otherwise it will burn. It takes several hours for a large batch. When the tallow is just about melted down, strain it through a cloth.
2. The next step is to purify the tallow. Boil the fat with about twice its volume of water. Strain it, and set it aside to cool. The clean fat will rise in a solid block. When it has cooled and hardened, remove it from the water, turn it upside down, cut into wedges and scrape off the residue