Volume 33 Number 6 November/December, 2012 “Morning Bells Are Ringing” by Lori Rowley of Enoch, Utah. See the full story on page 10.

Features Honey Cured Leg Of Lamb: Stopping Infection When Antibiotics Failed 26 Blind Faith: A Visionary Inquiry 34 Fields As Pharmacies: Where Ewes Teach Lambs To Take Their Medicine 42 A Hand Spinner’s Primer Using Suffolk Wool 50 Uncle Dick’s Sheep Drive: Churros Brave The Wilds 52 Departments Scribblings Toward Market-Oriented Flocks, Let’s Thrive! 6 2012 Photo Contest Winners 9 Photo Contest 10 Meeting of Minds 12 Hair Sheep In The Hen Housing 12 Small Flock Fodder On Small Acreage: Rutabagas & Mangels 15 Alfalfa Winter-Prep Harvest 16 Sheepdogs Can Bring Hard Luck 17 Dead Rat In Water Bucket 19 Ethanol Reps: Corn Prices Cut Fuel Use More Than Feed Use 20 Will A Six-Month Old Shetland Wether Become Dangerous? 21 Drought “Down Under” Affects Prices, Exports To U.S. 22 Hair Sheep Reports First Hand Experiences With Many Breeds 22 Vet Check 25 Shearing Notes 29 Sheep May Safely Graze A Mysterious Disappearance! Beaver Trouble On Little Laramie River 30 Wool Gatherings 33 Product Review Beaver State Plastics’ Lamb Cradles: Newborn Carriers Save Lives & Hassle 37 Price Reports 38 Poor Will’s Almanack 45 News Bleat 54 Grocers Can Force Price Cuts 54 Aussies Covet More U.S. Lamb Market Share 54 82 Percent Of Kiwis Like Lamb: McDonald’s Springs To Action 54 Expect Meat Price Rises Until September 2013 55 “Eurocrats” Standing Pat Against Safe Smokies 55 Icelandic Sheep Survive For Weeks In Deep Snow Burial 56 Lawsuit To Keep COOL Despite WTO Ruling 56 Stockmen Now Cause Obesity? 56 Water-Caused Flock Scours May Spoil Lamb Meat Later 57 Selenium Affects Heat Stress 58 Sire Affects Range Wether Traits 58 Breeders & Classifieds 60