Sheep Dip Crossing

Sheep Dip Crossing. . , Herff Road at Cibolo Creek has another local name, “Sheep Dip Crossing,” which has several stories behind it. One of the best pieces of local lore is the following, found by Brent Evans along with his explanation of sheep dip., What’s Sheep Dip? , “For parasite control, sheep are usually dunked in a water-based pesticide solution in a dip vat , a long, narrow, concrete-lined trench. Why would a shepherd want to dunk his sheep in pesticide in or near a creek, where the substance could be so quickly washed off?” , – From Boerne Stories (2009) by Brent Evans, Mr. Norris’s Explanation , Mr. Norris’s father had worked for Dr. Herff, so Mr. Norris had a long history in Boerne and a good chance of knowing the real story. His response to Brent’s question is below., “Well, it was in nineteen thirty-two. Joe Zoeller and Louie Weidner wuz drivin’ a buncha sheep from the Herff Ranch up to Oscar Bergmann’s place. They wuz gonna push ’em across the Cibolo (pronounced ‘SEE blow’) there at the low crossing below the dam at Herff Road.” He laughed to himself and went on. “Now, you know the ‘Seeblow’ wuz nuthin’ but a little trickle, about a few inches deep and a few feet across, but you don’tcha know those sheep wuz just balkin’ and refusin’ to cross that creek. Those boys had to git off their horses and drag the whole herd across that mud hole one at a time. It took all afternoon. They wuz both sheep-faced and covered with mud and stinkin’ to high heaven before it wuz all over. Well, the whole town came out to watch. People wuz laughin’ at them boys for days, and took to calling the spot ‘Sheep Dip Crossing’ just to tease ’em.” , – From Boerne Stories 2009 by Brent Evans, Captions: , Newborn Lamb , Postcard of Goats at Brady, Texas , Cibolo Creek , Postcard Dairy Scene at Boerne, Texas, 1911 , Suffolk Sheep