Volume 31 Number 1 January/February, 2010 “Proud and Majestic,” by Corinne Canik, of Park Falls, Wisconsin. See the full story on page 10.

Features People Learn, Farmers Earn! Educating Buyers At Rising Meadow Farm 34 Card Grading Advantages Building A Breed’s Genetic Excellence 42 Jam To Lamb A Working Vacation With Sheep 50 Save Lambs: Keep “Good-Mom” Ewes 59 Departments Scribblings 6 sheep! Photo Contest 10 Meeting of Minds 12 What A “Wether Sire” Really Is 12 Ideas On Breeding From An Australian Reader 12 Must Sheep Be Bred Yearly? 14 Sheep For The Lonely Cow 15 Dorper Sheep—The Answer 16 Sheep Gates 19 “Non-Gamy” Flavored Breeds 20 Time of Feeding Affects Hour of Lambing 22 Lost Mating Propensity 24 Hair Sheep Reports First Hand Experiences With Many Breeds 26 Vet Check 29 Sheep May Safely Graze Raccoons The Masked Vexation 30 Make It Yourself Feed Trough: Reversible Design Good For Either Barn or Outdoor-Kept Sheep 33 Shearing Notes 37 Price Reports 38 Poor Will’s Almanack 45 Wool-Gatherings 49 News Bleat 53 Brit Vet: “When All Else Fails Follow Label Directions” 53 Compost From Sheep Dung Tags & “Pee Bale” 53 Demand Rising For Christian Lamb Slaughter 53 Dipstick Paddock Test For Internal Parasites 54 Enviro Scientist: Livestock Required For A Healthy Planet 55 Michigan Waste Treatment Plant Moonlighting On Wool Profits 55 Mismothering Costly At Lambing Time 55 “Plant Candy” From Sheep Earns Sweet Profits 56 Progesterone Inserts Allow Out-Of-Season Breeding 56 Resistance To All Wormers Now A Fact Of Life In Britain 56 Breeders & Classifieds 60