Volume 34 Number 3 May/June, 2013 “Feeding Time,” by Heidi Buchert, of Russell, Minnesota. See the full story on page 10.

Features Blood Suckers, St. Croix Fights Back 26 “Fly Preventer” Stops Pupation! 28 Modernizing Small Farms with Today’s Efficient Finnsheep 34 Hard Culling Decisions Made By A Beginning Shepherd 36 Famed Tony Dobbs Hones U.S. Shearers, Keener Edges & Skills Speed The Clip 42 The Numbers Game, Guardian Dog Pack Size Affects Success 50 Selling Lamb At Farmers Markets 53    Departments Scribblings “Sustainability” A Barebones Outline Of Sheep Profit 6 Photo Contest 10 Meeting of Minds 12     More Notes On Water Refusal 12     Vicious Rams: Five Options 12     Coordinating Grazing Paddocks 14     Quick, Easy Electronet® Roll–Up 16     Research: Enhanced Fatty Acids Upgrade Lamb Milk Replacer 16     Where Did Breaking Lambs’ Legs Come From? 19     Persistence Wins New Mexico Dahls Official Heritage Status 20     Britain’s Oldest Pedigree Breed No Longer Faces Extinction 20     Gourmet Recipes Wanted…And Shared! 21 Hair Sheep Reports First Hand Experiences With Many Breeds 23 Wool Gatherings 25 Shearing Notes 29 Sheep May Safely Graze     Beaver Brouhaha, Juggling Damage Control With Public Relations 30 Vet Check 37 Price Reports 38 Poor Will’s Almanack 46 News Bleat 55     Farmland Price Bubble 55     Middle-Aged Men Need Twice The Red Meat Previously Advised 55     Consumers Prefer “Local” Foods To “Organic” 55     U.S. Taxpayers Bankroll Pakistani Flock Enhancements 56     N.Z. Wool Discreetly Tucks Into Americans’ Beds For Big Money 56     Overfed Yearling Ewes Give Birth To Normal Lambs 56     World’s Oldest Sheep Dies 56     Academia Backs Aussie Return To Mulesing 57     Global Sheep Outlook 57     Safer New FMD Vaccine To Cause No False Positives 58 Breeders & Classifieds 60