Volume 33 Number 2 March/April, 2012 “Gina and Lamb,” by Pamela Kleppel of Altamont, New York. See the full story on page 10.

Features Australian Shearing Tips 27 Surgical Castration 28 It’s The Basque Mystique! (Or Is “Always-Tasty” The Real Secret To Sheep Cheese Success?) 34 Making Sheep Cheese—In Brief 36 Imprinting: How To Tame Wild Ewes 42 Lambing Time Success Tips 50 Departments Scribblings 6 Photo Contest 8 Meeting of Minds 12 Shearing Sheep “Anytime” 13 How Many Sheep To Get? 14 Advantages Of Longer Pasture Season In Southern Flocks 16 News From Down Under 19 Festulolium As A Pasture Plant 21 Ewe! Green Icicles?! 23 Hair Sheep Reports First Hand Experiences With Many Breeds 23 Wool-Gatherings 25 Shearing Notes 26 Sheep May Safely Graze Dances With Rattlesnakes Part Three 31 Vet Check Price Reports 38 Poor Will’s Almanack Shearing Notes News Bleat American Lamb Board Proposes 40 Percent Sheep Tax Hike 56 Manganese Fights E. Coli 56 The Quest: “Eating Quality” 56 Tea Tree Oil: Parasite Killer 56 Key To Profit: Sheep Memory 57 Insecticide Ear Tags Allowed in North Dakota 57 “Shear” Profit: Find & Sell Each Wool’s Strongest Points 58 Wool Proves “Carbon Neutral” 59 Breeders & Classifieds 60