Volume 24 Number 4 July/August, 2003 Cover photo by Helmut Lang of British Columbia. Pictured is his wife, Heidi, herding a flock of Damara lambs down a quiet country lane in late summer.

Departments Scribblings Bragging Rights: Name Your Price! 6 Meeting of Minds 9 Newsbleat 14 Wool-Gatherings 28 Vet Check 35 Poor Will’s Almanack 45 Book Review Hooking With Yarn 53 Young Shepherds’ Clips Lambing Season 54 Price Reports 55 Features Photo Contest Winners 8 Building a Wool Business 24 Learning Wool’s Value At Marr Haven 27 Llama Hints For Economical Flock Protection 29 Raising Sheep But Not Hay 30 Native Americans Profit Using Rare Breed 33 Denning Coyotes: Lambing Season Predation 37 Stock Killer: Clostridium Perfringens 39 Scottish Blackface Sheep 40 Dual Purpose Sheep Breeds Can Increase Profits 41 South African Sheep Collar 58 Bio-Terror “Q” 59 Quiet Killer: OPP 60