Volume 29 Number 6 November/December, 2008 “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 Pays 34 New Small-Scale Fiber Processor Spins & Plies on a Single Machine 37 Organic Worm Control One Family Farm Takes Several Approaches 42 Horned Assets Ancient & Enchanting, Horns Add Beauty & Profit to a Flock 50 A Special Breed Can Pay Its Way While Preserving a Priceless Heritage 58 Selling Stout Wools in Thin Markets 60 Departments Scribblings 6 2008 Photo Contest Winners 9 sheep! Photo Contest 10 Meeting of Minds 12 Flashing Light Predator Repellants 13 Copper Wire Particles for Worm Control 14 How Much Grass Does a Sheep Eat in a Year? 15 Sheep Survival at High Elevation 17 Weaning Bums 18 Do Organic and Alternative Wormers Really Work? 20 Alternative Shearing Methods 21 Yeaning Signs 22 Mushrooms Fight Coccidiosis 25 How We Use Mushrooms in the Flock and How Often 27 Vet Check 28 Sheep May Safely Graze Got Predator Troubles? Organic Grower Plan Deals with Varmints 30 Shearing Notes 33 Book Review—Beautiful Sheep 37 Price Reports 40 Wool-Gatherings 44 Poor Will’s Almanack 45 News Bleat Turnips Make Good Lamb Quick 54 Inviting Urbanites to Farms Boosts Consumer Loyalty 54 Competition Shearing Should Be in Olympics 55 One in 20 Aussie Sheep Has Sheep Measles 55 Half-Century Cover-Up of Health Risks of Sheep Dip 55 More Canadians Sidestepping “The Industry” to Eat Lamb 56 Cloned Meat Now Entering U.S. Food Marketplace 56 Ultra-Fast Growing EPD Suffolks 57 All Together Now: “All We, Like Sheep” 57 Breeders & Classifieds 61