This article considers the transformation of labour relations in wool farming in the Cape Colony/Province between 1865 and 1950. It focuses specifically on shepherds and how their relationship with farmers changed as a result of the requirement to improve production through the implementation of fenced camps in the late nineteenth century. It was expected that this innovation would reduce the demand among farmers for shepherds. This article shows, however, that the demand for shepherds continued due to the existence of jackals and the lack of sufficient water in the dry Karoo. It was not until the 1910s that, on the most progressive farms, the demand for shepherds was markedly reduced. But the shepherds were replaced by camp walkers – people who managed fences rather than sheep. Among farmers who had not invested in fencing and water supplies, the demand for shepherding continued, and, to compete, those farmers hired younger shepherds.

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封闭农场内部：1865-1950 年，开普羊毛养殖中的农民、牧羊人和新技术的引入

本文考虑了 1865 年至 1950 年间开普殖民地/省羊毛养殖中劳资关系的转变。它特别关注牧羊人以及他们与农民的关系如何因需要通过实施围栏营地来提高产量而发生变化。十九世纪末。预计这项创新将减少农民对牧羊人的需求。然而，这篇文章表明，由于豺狼的存在和干燥的卡鲁缺乏足够的水，对牧羊人的需求仍在继续。直到 1910 年代，在最先进的农场，对牧羊人的需求才明显减少。但是牧羊人被营地步行者所取代——他们管理栅栏而不是羊。在没有投资围栏和供水的农民中，