Volume 27 Number 2 March/April, 2006 This issue’s cover photo is by Christine Koval, of Canton, Virginia. (Learn more about it in the Photo Contest Winners section on page 8.)

Departments Scribblings 6 Photo Contest Winners 8 Meeting of Minds 10 Vet Check 36 Price Reports 44 Price Reports 46 Wool-Gatherings 47 Make It Yourself Lamb Cradle 48 News Bleat 49 Sheep May Safely Graze Denning & Miscellaneous Means For Controlling Coyotes 59 Grandpa’s Hints Dry Lot Sheep Husbandry 62 Poor Will’s Almanack 64 Features Faithful Shepherds Share Flock Wisdom 26 National Sheep Treasure Available To All Growers 30 Best Range Sheep:Blackface, Whiteface Or Fuzzies? 33 The Killing Fields: Managing Sheep To Prevent Bloat 37 When The Rumen Goes Awry 39