Volume 26 Number 6 November/December, 2005 This issue’s cover photo is by Christine Atkins, of Griswold, Connecticut. (Learn more about it in the Photo Contest Winners section on page 8.)

Departments Scribblings 6 Photo Contest Winners 8 Meeting of Minds Wool-Gatherings 32 Vet Check 33 Video Review Lambing Time Management 34 Shearing Notes 36 Sheep May Safely Graze Biological Control & Birth Control 37 Price Reports 40 News Bleat 46 Poor Will’s Almanack 54 Features Designer Blankets, Your Wool Has Real Value 22 High-Tech Record Keeping: Electronic ID Boluses 25 Evaluating Grazing Forage Electronically 28 Time of Feeding Can Affect Your Bottom Line 29 Art In Wool: Barb Uhrig’s Christmas Creations 44