By DOUG GRAVES
Ohio Correspondent

LEBANON, Ohio — Tim Lamb of Springboro has a way with wool clippers. He’s so good as shearing sheep that people tell him he should be doing it full-time.

“I tell people I farm as a hobby and work in a factory full-time,” Lamb tells them. “I couldn’t do this for a living because I’d starve to death.”

In other words, he’s not about to quit his daytime job anytime soon. Still, you can find Lamb any day of the Warren County Fair giving sheep a trim, preparing them for the show ring.

Lamb, who raises 60 head of mature ewes on his own farm on State Route 741, has had a lot of experience with the shears. He attends the Warren County Fair each year and helps others with this grooming task.

“If you want their business, you’ve got to help them out,” Lamb said. “Besides, the sheep love the haircut and it keeps them cool.”

After each cutting the sheep are covered with a light blanket to keep them from catching a cold.

“I’ve never been to school to learn this,” Lamb said. “Simply hands-on experience. I’ve been around sheep since I was seven and I’ve had sheep for 42 years all over southwest Ohio.”