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In this issue of sheep!
Volume 29 Number 6
November/December, 2008
On The Cover
      "We've Been Waiting All Day For This" by Krista Kruger, Browns Valley, Minnesota. See the full story on page 10.
    
Features
Blystone Farm Direct-To-Consumer Pays34
New Small-Scale Fiber Processor Spins & Plies on a Single Machine37
Organic Worm Control One Family Farm Takes Several Approaches42
Horned Assets Ancient & Enchanting, Horns Add Beauty & Profit to a Flock50
A Special Breed Can Pay Its Way While Preserving a Priceless Heritage58
Selling Stout Wools in Thin Markets60
  
Departments
Scribblings6
sheep! 2008 Photo Contest Winners9
sheep! sheep! Photo Contest10
Meeting of Minds12
    Flashing Light Predator Repellants13
    Copper Wire Particles for Worm Control 14
    How Much Grass Does a Sheep Eat in a Year?15
    Sheep Survival at High Elevation17
    Weaning Bums18
    Do Organic and Alternative Wormers Really Work?20
    Alternative Shearing Methods21
    Yeaning Signs22
    Mushrooms Fight Coccidiosis25
    How We Use Mushrooms in the Flock and How Often27
Vet Check28
Sheep May Safely Graze
    Got Predator Troubles? Organic Grower Plan Deals with Varmints30
Shearing Notes33
Book Review—Beautiful Sheep37
Price Reports40
Wool-Gatherings44
Poor Will's sheep! Almanack45
News Bleat
    Turnips Make Good Lamb Quick54
    Inviting Urbanites to Farms Boosts Consumer Loyalty54
    Competition Shearing Should Be in Olympics55
    One in 20 Aussie Sheep Has Sheep Measles55
    Half-Century Cover-Up of Health Risks of Sheep Dip 55
    More Canadians Sidestepping "The Industry" to Eat Lamb56
    Cloned Meat Now Entering U.S. Food Marketplace56
    Ultra-Fast Growing EPD Suffolks57
    All Together Now: "All We, Like Sheep"57
  
sheep! Breeders & Classifieds61
  




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