Volume 26 Number 5 September/October, 2005 This issue’s cover photo is by Vickie Beyer, of Barnes City, Iowa. (Learn more about it in the Photo Contest Winners section on page 8.)

Departments Scribblings 6 September/October Photo Contest Winners 8 2005 Photo Contest Winners 10 Meeting of Minds 12 Grandpa’s Hints Meat Stock: How To Select Top Breeders 32 Sheep May Safely Graze A Predator Problem Shows Up: Part 5 35 Vet Check 38 Shearing Notes 40 Wool-Gatherings 42 Price Reports 44 Book Reviews Wild Predators? Not in My Backyard! 46 Living with Sheep 47 Video Review Shearing Made Easy with Doug Rathke 48 Newsbleat 50 Poor Will’s Almanack 58 Features How Retail Flock Profits Are Made 22 The Reluctant Shepherd 25 Hardy, Handy Gotland Sheep 30