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1 The Katahdin Hairald Quarterly Newsletter of Katahdin Hair Sheep International Volume 27, No. 4

2 Welcome New Members September - November, 2015 New Youth Memberships Caroline McDonald of Rabbit Run Farm...Frederick, MD Ella McDonald of Rabbit Run Farm...Frederick, MD New Voting Memberships Kathy E Bassett...Barriere, BC Canada Kat Gambill of Rogato Farm... Chugiak, AK Derengo Presley of Derengo Presley Farm... Section, AL Jamie & Jessica Warm of Warm Ranch... Laytonville, CA Nicola Pusteria of Pusteria Farm...Penryn, CA Scott Anderson of Back Forty Farm... Union, CT Meridith Babnick of Euphoria Stables...Starke, FL Heather & Raymond Rains...Georgetown, IN Lacy Drosselmeyer of Drosselmeyer Cattle... Kingman, KS Clifton Boswell of Clifton A Boswell Farms... Philpot, KY Sean Authement of SA Farm... Bourg, LA Emma Guidry of Guidry Farm...Rayne, LA Kelly A Gould of Town House Farm... Lincolnville, ME Tiffany Barber of Gracefield Farm... Newburg, MD Joan Winn Horman of Rabbit Run Farm...Frederick, MD Jason & Rachel Carter of Glory Road Ranch......Mountain Grove, MO Kurtis Dunseith & Carl Mitts of Concorde Ranch... Willard, MO Bruno & Shirley Miletta of Miletta Farm... Lowellville, OH Leslie Yoder of Yoder Farms...Minerva, OH Kody & Carley Moore of KC Moor Katahdins...Rose, OK Tom & Kaila Lapp of Lapp Family Farm... Molalla, OR Andrew Dunbar of Dunbar Farm...Kittaning, PA Stevie & Tom Smith of Foghornfarm...Wakefield, RI Roy Brown of Shotwell Farm...Lawrenceburg, TN Clarence Eldridge of Caney Fork Farm...Carthage, TN Jason Peeler of Peeler Ranch...Floresville, TX Oriannah & Bill Paul of Bre-Zee Acres Katahdins & Boers......Oostburg, WI

3 VOLUME 27 ISSUE 4 Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer, Editors info@katahdins.org Gail Hardy, Graphic Designer gail@xpressionsonline.us KHSI Operations Jim Morgan and Teresa Maurer (ph/fx) PO Box 778 Fayetteville, AR info@katahdins.org KHSI Registry John Savage 1039 State Route 168, Darlington, PA registry@katahdins.org KHSI Board of Directors President - Lee Wright Vice President - Maria Dosch Secretary - Roxanne Newon Treasurer - John Dyer Director - Jane Smith Director - Lynn Fahrmeier Director - Michelle Canfield Advertising Display Ad Rates : Contact Operations for current rates and spec sheet , info@katahdins.org Classifieds - Classified sale ads for Katahdin or Katahdin-cross sheep are free to all KHSI members in the Katahdin Hairald and at the KHSI website. For the Hairald, limit length to 40 words. Ad commitment for Spring 2016 Hairald due January 13, rates for display advertising are subject to change upon approval of the Board of Directors. Ad design available from: Gail Hardy, Xpressions, Graphics Specialists gail@xpressionsonline.us Inside This Issue Articles Directors Corner...2 From the Feed Trough: Choices, Choices Not Enough Milk...3 Common Breeding Selection Programs...5 Profitable Marketing of Commercial or Surplus Lambs...8 9th Annual Midwest Hair Sheep Sale Summary th Annual VA Tech s Pasture Ram Test a Success Maintaining a Healthy Flock: Biosecurity th Anniversary and Articles from the Archives The Importance of Adjusting Weaning Weights...6 Development of the Katahdins Some Early History Excerpts...18 Recognizing Charter Members and Presidents of KHSI...19 Coming Events Hairald Calendar...4 Katahdin Sale Round Up th Annual KHSI Expo & Sale...16 Katahdins Added to Big Ohio Sale In Eaton rd Annual Indiana Katahdin Ewe Sale April 23, University of Maryland Webinar Series for Small Ruminants...23 Educational Events Calendar...29 Regular Features Welcome New Members... inside front cover 2016 Katahdin Hairald Publication Schedule...15 Sheep Resources...22 Focus on Ewe-TH:...24 KHSI Member s Guide...31 Katahdin Recipe Forum, Part 1 of Classified Ads...34 Katahdin Recipe Forum, Part 2 of Advertisers Index (listed alphabetically)...37 KHSI Business 2015 KHSI Photo Contest Extended KHSI Needs Your Pictures Now Dues are Due on January Congratulations to our 2015 KHSI Scholarship Recipients... back cover Cover: "Winter in the Northern States", Mark & Nancy Moulton of Minnesota, 3 rd Place, Scenic Category, 2014 KHSI Photo Contest Pictured Inside Front Cover: "Feed Cart", Johanna Kern of Montana, Open Category, 2014 KHSI Photo Contest Pictured Above: "First Snow, Triplets", Joyce Geiler of Illinois, 1 st Place Tie, Open Category, 2014 KHSI Photo Contest

4 Directors Corner Lee Wright, President, Virginia Greetings KHSI Membership, I hope you have all had a prosperous summer, and are enjoying the cooler fall weather. Unfortunately, it is also a sign of the winter that is fast approaching, and means lambing season is right around the corner. Time to start all over again! Winter is also a time to close out one year, and think about starting the next. Just an early reminder, don t forget to renew your membership by January 31 st. Price goes from $45 for early bird renewal to $60 for late renewal. Think ahead and save some hard earned cash. If you haven t checked it out yet, take a look at the new KHSI website that s been in place since mid-august. I think the website committee has done a great job getting this implemented, and I d like to thank them all for their hard work and dedication. They are still working on some additional specifics, making it easier to post results of sales, shows and membership information, but I think with time the easy to use features will make things very convenient and efficient for all our members to utilize. Speaking of committees, there are several projects that the Board and KHSI Committees are working on for 2015 & If you re interested in getting involved on a committee, we re always looking for volunteers who want to help out. The 2016 Expo preparation is well underway. I know that committee is working on speakers and learning opportunities as this event will be here before we know it. (see pg 16 in this issue). I am also looking forward to the New Owner s Guide that is being developed by a committee including Roxanne Newton, Kathy Bielek, Lynn & Donna Fahrmeier and KHSI Operations. They are using some articles from past issues of the Katahdin Hairald and asking for experts to help write what hasn t been covered. This will be a new tool to help sell and promote Katahdins. It is still in development, but we are really looking forward to the finished product. I would also like to congratulate the 2015 KHSI Scholarship recipients with their photos on the back cover. We are supporting a diverse group of future members of KHSI, from diesel mechanics, to veterinarians, and animal science majors from all across the country. We wish these young people the best as they prepare for their futures, and look forward to them participating in KHSI s future. From the KHSI Board of Directors, we would all like to wish our Katahdin membership good luck with upcoming events and lambing seasons, as well as a great holiday season and 2016 New Year. After January 31, dues increase from $45 to $60. see article on page 19 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All! Thank you to all our 2015 Buyers Taking Orders for 2016 lambs Caney Creek Farms Katahdins Dwayne & Kathy Kieffer 4864 Smiley Rd., Chapel Hill, TN caneycreekfarm@united.net www. caneycreekfm.com Join us on Facebook. Caney Creek Farms Katahdins "N-Line" & "Rimfire" two of our 6 herd sires Page The Katahdin Hairald

5 From the Feed Trough: Choices, Choices Not Enough Milk Woody Lane, PhD, Oregon I once heard a story about the fellow who drove from Chicago to Iowa. When he first started his car in Chicago, he noticed that the dashboard engine warning light was on. But he didn t have time to fool with any repairs, so he did the next best thing he taped a piece of duct tape over the light and drove west. He arrived in Iowa all right, but once he turned the engine off, the car never started again. Feeding ewes in early lactation can be just like that. We know that ewes in early lactation need good nutrition, but how would we know if anything is broken? Here s an example: let s say that we re nearly finished lambing, and lots of our ewes are raising twins. We look suspiciously at that barn full of hay: how good is that hay, really? And if the hay lacks something - what can we do about it? Maybe we should just feed it out and see what happens. Duct tape, anyone? Let s approach this problem in three stages. The first step is to gauge what the ewes need. The second step is to determine if our hay meets those needs. And the third step, when necessary, is to consider some alternatives. Step #1: We ll use our trusty SID Sheep Production Handbook as our reference, particularly the reference tables in its nutrition chapter. Let s look up the daily nutrient requirements for ewes suckling twins during the first 6-8 weeks of lactation. All our ewes weigh exactly 176 pounds, of course, because the reference table contains a convenient row for that weight. We see that our lactating ewe requires 4.3 pounds of TDN (energy) and 0.96 pounds of crude protein. We ll ignore her mineral requirements for now, because these are easily fulfilled by offering an appropriate mix of a trace mineral salt, limestone, and/or dical (dicalcium phosphate). Table #4 (SID Handbook) also lists dry matter intake (DMI) at 6.6 pounds. Remember, however, that DMI is not a requirement. DMI is only an estimate of intake based the assumption of a high-quality ration. If the ration is of lower quality, intake will generally be lower. In the field, a good practical recommendation for feeding a twin-rearing ewe is to feed two pounds of 16% supplement and all the good alfalfa hay she can eat. The typical 16% grain supplement contains 90% dry matter. Therefore, when we convert these values to a dry matter basis, a 16% supplement really contains 90% TDN and 17.8% crude protein (= 16/0.90). Thus, two pounds of supplement equals 1.8 pounds of dry matter, which supplies 1.6 pounds TDN and 0.32 pounds of protein. After we feed the 2 pounds of supplement to the ewe, our hay must still supply the remaining nutrients i.e., 2.7 pounds of TDN and 0.64 pounds to protein. If our girl can eat 4.8 pounds of this hay, its quality would only need to be 56% TDN and 13% protein. Still with me? Step #2: Is our hay good enough? We can t just guess; we must take a forage test to obtain real numbers. But a forage test is an especially easy procedure in this article. In the third sentence, we can send our sample to the lab, and by the fifth sentence, we receive the report. The test report lists our hay at 58% TDN and 12% crude protein. Seems fairly close. But... and there s always a but... will our ewe actually consume 4.8 pounds of this hay? Probably not, unless she is part-hereford. Our hay isn t exactly leafy green alfalfa - which is why we were concerned in the first place. There are quite a few stems in those bales. The forage test lists an NDF (Neutral Detergent Fiber) value of 65%, which confirms our suspicions. High levels of fiber reduce hay intake because of rumen fill and a slower rate of passage. Realistically, we may expect our ewe to consume only 3.5 pounds of that hay dry matter, not 4.8 pounds. This lower amount would only provide 2.0 pounds of TDN and 0.42 pounds of protein. Now we can see the real problem: a shortfall of 0.7 pounds of TDN and also 0.22 pounds of protein. This translates to lower milk production and slower lamb growth. Step #3: Now what? Should we run out and buy 40 tons of leafy alfalfa hay? Hmmm. In some parts of the country, good alfalfa costs more than $100 per ton (1996 prices). At that price, even Microsoft would have to get a bank loan first. Couldn t we simply feed extra grain to the ewes? I wouldn t. The ewes, of course, would gladly gobble up any grain I fed them. But this extra grain would replace some of the hay rather than completely add to it. This may not be good economics. One possible strategy would be to feed extra hay and deliberately accept a higher level of wastage. This will allow the ewes to pick through the forage and choose the higher-quality leaves in effect increasing the hay s nutritional value. The economics of this choice depends on our hay inventory, our labor, and the relative prices of replacement forages. What about pelleting the hay? Pelleting, unfortunately, would actually decrease the hay s nutritional value because pellets force ewes to consume all parts of the hay, including the fibrous stems. Pelleting mediocre hay may be a good strategy for controlling wastage, but it s a bad strategy for providing extra nutrition to lactating ewes. Alternatively, we can change our priorities and focus on the lambs rather than the ewes - we can install a creep feeder to give the lambs extra energy and protein. The downside is that, in some housing situations, creep feeders can also increase the risk of infectious diseases and foot problems. So here s my favorite option: we do nothing differently, at least at first. We accept a slower lamb growth during lactation, but then we simply end lactation early. In other words, we direct our nutrition to where it is needed most, into the older lambs which represent our real marketable crop. We wean the lambs early at 60 days onto high-quality feed - grain or spring pasture, whichever makes economic sense. Remember that young spring pasture contains as much digestible energy as oats and considerably more Continued on page The Katahdin Hairald Page

6 Hairald Calendar KHSI periodically posts information on sheep sales and sheep events as a public service. Posting sale and event information does not imply endorsement or verification of the claims of any sale or event. Sales and events posted are not sanctioned by KHSI unless otherwise noted. Contact the KHSI Operations Office to ask for your event or sale to be posted or info@katahdins.org January 27-30, American Sheep Industry s Annual Convention. Scottsdale, AZ. Several two days of presentations, seminars and chances to learn and meet sheep producers from across the US, and usually a few from Australia and New Zealand. Or call for more information. **January 31, Have You Paid Your 2016 Dues? Dues increase from $45 to $60 if post-marked after January 31. Send dues to KHSI Operations, PO Box 778, Fayetteville, AR or pay at org. June 20-25, Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO. Missouri State Fairgrounds. Check for updates on show/sale schedule, consigning and published catalog as sale approaches (More info in Spring & Summer 2016 Katahdin Hairald) **August 4-6, th Annual KHSI Expo and Sale. Hyder-Burks Pavilion, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN. **- Indicates there is an article with more information in this issue of the Hairald. NOTE: Sales are listed in the Sale Roundup Feature elsewhere in this issue. Choices, Choices - Not Enough Milk, continued from page protein. Pastured lambs may not gain as fast as lambs fed corn and peas, or look as fat, but the cost of their gain will be considerably cheaper. By the way, I m not going to throw out my duct tape quite yet - I may need it to tape down the baling twine which holds my fences together. First Published: February Author s Note: The specific nutritional requirements mentioned in this article are based on the 1985 edition of the NRC Nutrient Requirements of Sheep. The NRC recently published an updated edition of these tables, but that doesn t alter this problem or the options I ve presented. The principles of matching nutrient requirements with nutritional quality and dry matter intake do not change. Our options do not change. And our desire to use duct tape also does not change. Woody Lane is a nutritionist in Roseburg, Oregon. He operates an independent consulting business Lane Livestock Services and teaches nutrition, sheep, beef cattle, and grazing workshops across the United States and Canada. His address is woody@woodylane.com Page The Katahdin Hairald

7 Common Breeding Selection Programs James Morgan, PhD There are many selection programs that are successful and fit different marketing, promotion and production niches. This articles mentions six common ones. Most seedstock producers combine one or more of the categories in the Table. For example shepherds may combine show ring performance with the maternal traits of multiple births (twin or triplets). Many shepherds combine maternal performance and easy care traits. None of the selection programs are mutually exclusive of each other, though some are better than others at complementing each other. General Cautions for Consideration a) Higher quality nutrition has a major impact on muscle development and, growth and makes it harder to identify conformation faults. b) It is important to know the goals of your operation and to select on those. For example, selecting on visual traits or measures of growth does not maintain or improve maternal performance. c) If your seedstock marketing program promotes pounds marketed, it is best to evaluate performance at market ages and growth to market weight. There are two main approaches for measuring muscling that are further affected by the age at which muscling is evaluated. The most common is visual and breeders typically use one or more of the following including: leg scores, loin and/or rear end thickness, length of loin, bone structure and/or Table. Common Selection Objectives or Evaluation Methods Primary Selection System 1. Show ring performance 2. Weight gain (especially to yearling/mature wts) 3. Using EBVs (estimated breeding values) 4. Maternal or reproductive efficiency 5. Muscling/visual conformation 6. Easy Care Strelow Ranch Foundation Stock from Dosch Katahdins and Lillehaugen Farms Adams, ND diameter of shank. The more accurate method is to use ultrasound of rib eye of lambs raised in the same contemporary group. This is best coupled with EBVs for loin eye depth from the National Sheep Improvement Program. Notes 1 Notes 2 Visual appeal. Typically, frame and/or muscle development Can promote either maximal or timely gain to market weight. Provided by National Sheep Improvement Program. EBVs are not the objective, but the evaluation used to identify genetics for maternal or growth traits. Includes number born and/or weaned. May include weight at 60 days or 120 days Market age or older. May include no touch, parasite resistance, extensive/low input and forage only systems Secondarily, it can be used for selection for growth, especially to more mature ages Uses statistics, genetics of heritability and adjustment factors (provided by research) to produce EBVs Combined trait is pounds lamb weaned/ewe. Lifetime dam production records may be used. Usually combined with other selection programs Rewards are decreased labor investment and purchased inputs. Note: Most of these programs include (should include) culling structural defects (weak pasterns, mouth bite) and may include selecting for scrapie resistant genotypes at codon 171 (RR or QR) or for certain environments and/or management programs. February & March Lambing In conclusion, promote and select based on the primary selection goals for your flock, whether show ring, production traits such as growth or reproductive efficiency, or easy care. Landreth Farm Katahdins Sid & Julie Strelow (c) sids@polarcomm.com Landreth Farm Katahdins - Steve Landreth 5149 Edgewood Rd Edgewood, IL (618) landrethfarm@hotmail.com SPL The Katahdin Hairald Page 5

8 The Importance of Adjusting Weaning Weights Excerpted from a 2009 Katahdin Hairald article by James Morgan, PhD (edited by Lynn & Donna Fahrmeier, Roxanne Newton & Kathy Bielek) Have you wondered how to accurately compare the growth rate of a single-born ram lamb raised by a yearling to a twin ram lamb raised by 4 year old ewe? Have you ever thought about whether a single born and raised ram lamb that is 20 pounds heavier than the rest of his cohorts is going to pass on genetics for more growth? The non-genetic effects of sex of the lamb, number born and raised and the age of the dam are significant. The effect of the age of the dam on the volume of milk production is not genetic and clouds the picture when the shepherd wants to identify genetics for growth. The impact of being raised as a single, twin or triplet is not genetic and also makes it more difficult to identify growth genetics. Continued on page 7 Sex of Lamb Ewe Ram BAN 021 5/13/2015 Sire: MOF 354 BAN 06 5/11/2015 Sire: MOF 354 Table 1. Multiplicative Factors to Adjust Katahdin Weaning Weights for Type of Birth and Rearing and Ewe Age Adult (3-6 yr old) ewes rearing single ewe lambs are the base (1.00) Wether Type of Birth-Rearing Ewe Age Our Next Generation of Optimum Sires The combined average for these 3 young prospects is: Top 4% of the breed for WFEC Top 6% of the breed for PWEC Top 25% of the breed for PWWT Merry Christmas Bob & Amanda Nusbaum BAN Red Dog Rd 5/16/2015 Potosi, WI Sire: NWT nusbaum@uwplatt.edu Breeding Functional Katahdins Since 1992 Member NSIP Page The Katahdin Hairald

9 The Importance of Adjusting Weaning Weights, continued from page 6 Shepherds who pick the fastest growing lamb to 60,120 or 150 days of age are often selecting single-born ram lambs raised by mature ewes. So, how do we tell if these fast growing lambs are genetically superior for growth? Based on thousands of records collected by Katahdin flocks in the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP), Dr David Notter of Virginia Tech calculated the Katahdin specific adjustment factors for 60 day weights (see Table 1 previous page). Calculating adjusted weights can be cumbersome. An easier way is to download the Excel spreadsheet, developed by Richard Stewart, from the Forms page of the KHSI website, All that s needed is to enter the lamb data in the selected fields. In Table 2, an example is shown using the raw weights of 5 lambs born within two weeks of each other and raised on the same pasture. The lambs Lamb # Dam Age (yrs) DOB Sex Figure 1. Age Adjustment Calculations Age adjusted wt = actual wt birth wt [ X Adjustment age age when weighed ] + A ewe lamb weighed at age 66 days; born and raised a twin to a yearling ewe. Weighed 45 lbs. Birth weight 7.5 lbs. [ ] Age adjusted wt = X = 42.1 lbs 66 + Adjusting for age of ewe, number born and raised and sex of lamb. Use 1.49 for a twin Katahdin ewe lamb born to a yearling ewe. From Table 1, scan the first row (yearling ewe (1) raising a ewe lamb) and go to the column "2-2" (twin born twin raised) and you find The 1.49 is multiplied by the "age adjusted wt" to get the 60 day adjusted weaning weight. 60 day adj wt = 42.1 x 1.49 = 62.7 lbs vary in weight by 25 lbs. The table is arranged with the heaviest lamb ranked at the top and the lightest lamb in the bottom row. The weights are then adjusted for age, sex, birth/rear type and age of ewe. The two heavier ram lambs (Lamb A & Lamb B) are predicted to have the least genetics for growth. Note that these two lambs were single-raised on mature ewes. The triplet-raised ram lamb (Lamb D), twin ewe lamb (Lamb C) from a 2 yr Table 2. Examples of Impact of Adjusting Lamb Weights for Age of Dam on Raw Weight Rankings # Born/ Raised Birth Wt Weigh Date Age of Lamb on Wt Date Raw Wt Weight old ewe, and the small twin ewe lamb (Lamb E) raised by the yearling ewe are ranked Birth Wt the highest. Table 2 documents the importance of using adjusted weights as a key tool to help identify superior genetics. Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs), from the National Sheep Improvement Program which include adjustments for these same factors, plus the results of relatives are also an important tool. It goes against human nature to believe the numbers instead of the eyes. It is somewhat like a pilot learning to trust his instruments rather than his gut feelings. Many a pilot has flown his airplane into the ground rather than believe his gauges. Many farmers steadily lose productivity in their livestock because they will not collect, use, or believe records. Shepherds who use adjusted weights to select breeding stock can transform the growth genetics of their flocks. Age Adjusted Wt Age & Rear type Adjusted Wt Raw Wt Rank A 4 3/01 R 1/1 9 05/ B 4 3/11 R 2/ / C 2 3/05 E 2/2 8 05/ D 5 3/08 R 3/ / E 1 3/15 E 2/ / Age & Raising Adjusted Rank The Katahdin Hairald Page

10 Profitable Marketing of Commercial or Surplus Lambs Be Ready to Help Your Seedstock Buyers James Morgan, KHSI Operations Office Many of us have new shepherds coming to buy breeding stock who have thought little about marketing their sheep. Excess sheep will just magically disappear and there will be more money in the bank account and every lamb will sell for $500 or $700! Providing good advice for the new owner will pay when they return to buy replacement rams or more ewes Some percentage of lambs out of two registered parents need to go to a meat market. If they receive the worst genes from both parents or have a structural defect they should be sold for meat. Just because both parents are registered, it doesn t mean that the lamb should be registered. Also, there is always an abundance of rams since a flock only needs one ram per ewes, so keep and sell the best. Where do I find the best markets? It depends. So, how does a shepherd find lamb markets for surplus ram lambs and cull ewes lambs? Each region of the country or state can be and often are different. i) Ask your county extension agent (and if your agent doesn t know, politely encourage him/ her to ask the state small ruminant specialist), ii) Ask other sheep breeders. Do your research. What works for one person lambing in January may not work for another lambing in May. Pennsylvania and Ohio have very different sale opportunities and preferred lamb size than, for example, Kansas or South Dakota. Finding specific markets for surplus lambs helps determine target market weights, develop feed budgets and stocking density and helps identify frame size of breeding stock to buy. Some parts of the country reward a wool feeder lamb that will finish at 160 pounds or more. Other regions reward intact ram lambs (with tails) that weigh pounds. If the only sale barns within driving distance reward wool feeder lambs, the hair sheep raising shepherd needs to do their farm/ranch budget to figure out if marketing for less works, whether to direct market surplus lambs at a Farmers Market or cross-breed some of the ewes with a wool terminal sire. One option may be to develop a premium registered seedstock market that balances having to sell meat lambs at a price lower than that received at New Holland, Pennsylvania. Make sure the sale barn has more than 2 buyers who need lambs. Cattle can be taken to any sale barn and there will usually be enough buyers for competitive bidding. This is not the case with sheep. Don t be afraid to call the sale barn man- Continued on page 10 Offering both Commercial and Registered stock Lambs Available Year 'Round Springlake Livestock LLC Aaron and Sarah Scyphers Shortsville Road Abingdon, VA ascyphers2@gmail.com Page The Katahdin Hairald

11 Flock Prefix: BIR BIRCH CREEK FARMS Registered Katahdin Breeding Stock Thanks to All Our 2015 Buyers POY 44 POY 44 Outstanding Ram Power Bred by Poynter Sheep Farm, POY 44 was Grand Champion ram at the 2011 Midwest Stud Ram Sale. He is one of the most proven colored rams in the nation siring many show winners including the 2012 Grand Champion Ewe at Louisville SHU 3348, Today s News Bred by Prairie Lane Farm, Today s News was Grand Champion ram at the 2013 Midwest Stud Ram Sale. Also Reserve Junior Champion Ram at NAILE in Flock Prefix: BIR Birch Creek Farms Brad, Tracy, Ben, & Kristi Williams Atoka, Oklahoma (580) birchcreekfarms@yahoo.com Merry Christmas Ewe and Ram Lambs sired by POY 44 and SHU 3348 Today s News available NOW The Katahdin Hairald Page

12 Profitable Marketing of Commercial or Surplus Lambs, continued from page agers and say, I am bringing 10 (or 40 or 100) head, will there be buyers? If the sale barn operates on a commission, the manager will work with you since they want a higher price. Don t be seduced by the highest price per pound or the bragging about how much another shepherd received. What counts is how much is in the bank at the end of the year. Highest price is not always the most profitable. Here are some examples of when the highest price is less profitable. i) Lamb markets for meat lambs are typically higher from December to April. First, do your feed budgets. Selling in the late fall or winter for most producers means buying hay and grain to keep lambs through the winter. Stockpiled forage may be enough for your ewes, but with lots of lambs, it probably won t be. Selling at $0.30 to $0.50 less per pound in August can be a better profit than feeding them for 5 months and stocking your pastures with several extra months of parasites (which becomes an issue next year). Selling in August may mean that your operation has the forage to run more ewes. Dave Embree, Salem, Indiana The Washington County Sheep Association held its 9th Annual Midwest Hair Sheep Sale on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Salem, Indiana. Fifteen farms from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio consigned animals in the sale. Breeds sold included Dorper, White Dorper, Katahdin, and Royal Whites. Lone Ridge Farms from Indiana consigned the highest selling ewe which sold for $500. The average price per head on the 32 ewes sold was $341 with a range from $200-$500. The 11 rams sold ranged from $250-$600 with an average of $400. The top selling ram was a Katahdin consigned by Lucas Hanke from Illinois. ii) Lambing in October and selling near Easter or Passover. Ewes are less prolific when lambing in the fall and typically have 30% fewer lambs (less prolific and fewer lambing ewes). So, the higher price needs to offset 30% fewer lambs and potentially higher winter feed bills. iii) Driving 150 miles one way to get 0.25 more per pound only pays if you have enough lambs. You may get to brag, but your bank account will be disappointed. Types of Markets for commercial sales i) Buying Stations. These are not auctions. Typically on the Thursday before, the manager will post the price/lb that will be paid for sheep typically based on Grade 1, 2 & 3 for specific range in weights. Grade is based on visual scoring of muscling. Thin, poorly fed sheep will bring much less per pound than thicker meatier sheep. Typically, seller pays $5/animal commission. ii) Auctions. This is the sale barn that most think of. Livestock are bought in the ring and 9th Annual Midwest Hair Sheep Sale Summary The 10th Annual Midwest Hair Sheep Sale will be held in October Hair sheep producers are urged to plan to consign or attend. For more information on next fall s Midwest Hair Sheep S a l e, c o n t a c t the president of the Washington County Sheep Association, Bronie Brown, ; or Purdue Extension, Washington County, Information will also be available at org. All rams RR Stud Rams JDK 207 VJ 9048 Foundation ewes from Kennedy-Dosch-Young John, Judy & Scott Dyer the seller typically pays a commission based on total price. iii) Lamb buyers. Many parts of the country, have buyers that will buy directly off the farm/ ranch. Often prices are a little below what the sale barns bring, but if the shepherd doesn t have to transport or pay a commission and if the buyer is fair, it can work well. iv) On-farm slaughter. If you are near communities or groups that prefer to do their own slaughter, this can work well. Many will want to slaughter on your farm. Check out your local regulations for on farm disposal of offal and hides. To be legal, you will need to sell by the head and not by the pound unless you have a state inspected scale. Typically they will want to bargain on the price. So either be firm or ready to do that. Typically they will want to do halal processing. Lighter 50 to 80 pounds are usually preferred but depends on the feast day. This is not the complete list of potential lamb markets since that would include discussions about freezer lamb and direct marketing of inspected cuts to individuals and restaurants. It is enough to start a discussion with your customer who is less experienced in the sheep business. Sending in Registry Work? Make sure you have addressed your envelope with a Pennsylvania address, not Milo, IA. jdkatahdins@reagan.com Page 10 The Katahdin Hairald JDK

13 4 th Annual VA Tech s Pasture Ram Test a Success Amy Loeffler, VA Tech Editors note: A similar version was first published in VA Tech s Innovations, a publication of its College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Tech s Southwest AREC, in Glade Spring, VA recently completed its fourth year of the Forage Based Ram Lamb Evaluation. They had a highly successful inaugural year in 2012, with strong participation from breeders around the region consigning 60+ rams. In 2015, the program had grown to 21 producers from eight states participating, consigning 110 rams to the test. Thirty six of the high performing rams on test were sold at the annual educational field day on September 26, with a sale average of $1,222 per head. The high selling ram brought $2,600, and was consigned by Roxanne Newton of Hahira, GA. This was the highest sale average to date, topping last year s record breaking sale average of $875 per head. This program is unique, and was created with much discussion and interest across the industry. It is also the only test in the United States evaluating rams through a foragebased ram performance test, designed specifically to quantify growth and parasite resistance in rams. The test has primarily been dominated by the Katahdin breed, a breed of Hair sheep known for their environmental adaptability, low maintenance, and parasite resistance. Other breeds have joined in to participate in the trial over the years, with some wool sheep breeds showing genetic potential for parasite resistance as well. The program purpose is to provide a standardized post-weaning performance evaluation of growth and parasite resistance that will furnish records which will be useful to the consignor s breeding program. It will also serve as an educational tool for the sheep industry both regionally, and nationally. Although the test is run at the SWAREC, faculty from the CALS, Animal & Poultry Science Dept. (Drs Scott Greiner, David Notter, & Mark McCann), and VMRCVM, Dept. Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (Anne Zajac DVM), collaborate on the project for a multitude of research analysis. Ram test sale averages from 2014 and 2015 are very competitive with national sale averages from other Katahdin ram sales around the country indicating strong interest in this program.. The value added research, and data collected on these rams is a huge asset to both seedstock and commercial producers around the country making selections for their breeding programs, stated Lee Wright, Superintendent, and test manager at the SWAREC. Wright also said, Over the years our research has shown that parasite resistance genetics are a highly heritable trait from the sire, but also a highly variable one. Trying to identify rams that have the potential of passing these genetic traits along to the lambs they sire can make a significant impact for the health and well-being of many producers flocks. Internal parasites are among the lead- Continued on page 12 Lazy D Ranch The Road to Top Genetics Thanks to all our 2015 Buyers and future 2016 customers who have confidence in our breeding program. Taking orders for 2016 lambs Lazy D Ranch Scottie & Susan Duncan Duffield, VA scottied777@yahoo.com (c) Peace Maker American-Warrior LDK Genetics The Katahdin Hairald Page 11

14 2015 KHSI Photo Contest Extended KHSI Needs Your Pictures Now Would you enjoy having your dues paid for a year? Do you want to see your picture on the cover of the Katahdin Hairald? Do you want to help promote Katahdins? Would you like to have 10 free sheep registrations? Enter your best Katahdin pictures today! KHSI is extending the deadline for the 2015 KHSI Photo Contest until January 7 th, That means you can VA Tech's Ram Test a Success, continued from page 11 ing health concerns for sheep, and potentially pose dramatic economic losses for many producers, especially those in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the U.S. where forage based production is an ideal manage- States Represented Rams Consigned Rams Purchased Table 1 VA OH KY IN MO GA FL NC TN TX WI take pictures until December 31 st and still be able to submit them in time. Contest rules were printed in both the Summer and Fall 2015 Katahdin Hairalds. So look back at those issues for regulations. If you have been a good KHSI member and passed along those issues to non-members, let Operations know and we will send you the regulations. ment system for livestock. Table 1 Shows the number of rams consigned from various producers within a state, and the states of destination for rams purchased from the sale There are seven subject categories: Best Promotion Rams, Best Promotion Ewes, Action, Scenic, Meat/ Carcass, Open, and Kids & Sheep. There is also a category just for Youth Photographers Specifically KHSI is looking for pictures that can a) go on the cover of the Hairald and in the Hairald and b) be used in brochures, magazine ads, websites to promote Katahdins. Make sure that your cell phone photo has good resolution. If you want to be on the cover, the best pictures will be with the camera rotated so that the picture is taller than wider. Often cover photos are seasonal. So the winter issue has snow and the spring issue has lambs or pretty green grass. Fall may have fall color. Think about the impact of showing a Katahdin Hairald to a potential buyer and telling them, These are my sheep. Pictures can be ed to info@katahdins.org or can be mailed on a CD to KHSI Operations, PO Box 778, Fayetteville, AR "We Put the Meat in Meat Sheep" Look for us at National Sales in 2016! JAG 463 RR (Homebrew Son) Hillcrest Katahdins David & Jodi Redwine Gate City, VA cowdoc@mounet.com Page 12 The Katahdin Hairald

15 to Mountain View Farms, THANK YOU!!! David & Jane Smith Katahdins, Pipestone Katahdins (Doc Kennedy) & Prairie Lane Farms (Henry & Becky Shultz) for allowing us to acquire an elite group of females for our foundation flock!! We purchased Pipestone s (Doc Kennedy) 1st place February ram at the 2014 NAILE. He is a First Ever son. We are excited about our first crop of lambs and think they look promising!! They will be DNA tested and available after Dec.15 at the farm We have acquired Shu 3545 from Henry and Becky Shultz. This ram is the result of mating his sire (a Centralia son) back to his grandma. We have high hopes for him! We plan on consigning to Ohio (if they decide to add Katahdins) and also Sedalia in June 50 years in Sheep Industry DNA tested All inquires are welcome Quality Seed Stock Mike & Leslie Nelsh 2834 Kennard Kingscreek Rd Cable, OH September twin lambs September triplet lambs RIV Ph: Cell: rivierahamps@hotmail.com NEW WEBSITE: The Katahdin Hairald Page 13

16 Maintaining a Healthy Flock: Biosecurity Roxanne Newton, Hahira Georgia Measures taken to protect flock health by preventing the introduction and spread of disease is the cornerstone of biosecurity. An outbreak from a serious contagious disease can have a major economic impact on an individual flock through loss of sheep, future sales and reputation. Biosecurity includes reducing the chance of an infectious disease being introduced to your farm by animals, people and equipment. A management plan for biosecurity should include the following considerations: 1. A working veterinary-client relationship. A DVM can help with suggesting vaccinations, timing of any treatments and helping evaluate risk. 2. Acquiring new animals are the greatest risk to biosecurity. Standard advice is that all new animals should be quarantined for at least 30 days. This allows time to assess animals that appear healthy but have yet to show symptoms of disease. Quarantined animals should be kept in a separate area, preferably 100 feet or more from other animals with no ability to make contact or share airspace. It is important to keep in mind that both goats and sheep share many of the same diseases. Animals purchased from sale barns or stockyards carry high risk of transmitting disease and it is often suggested that they be quarantined for 60 days. 3. When feeding or working the quarantined sheep, a shepherd can wear a separate pair of overalls and shoes to minimize risk of carrying disease from the quarantined animals to your main flock. Or set up the quarantine area so that the sheep can be fed and watered without stepping in the pen. Other clothing risks include attending shows, sales, delivering animals to sale barns and custom butcher facilities. There is even a little risk walking into the local feed stores. However, if there is minimal mud, manure or wet areas, feed stores have small risks. 4. Reduce risk by purchasing new animals from reputable breeders, preferably those with a closed ewe flock. Many producers after establishing their flock, only buy rams and their ewe flock is closed. Be polite, but ask sellers about the disease status of their flock and their biosecurity program: scrapie testing, OPP testing, contagious foot-rot, whether they attend shows, and vaccination protocols. Visit the farms and observe closely for signs of illness including: lameness, abscesses, soremouth, nasal discharge, pinkeye, and cough. 5. Keep your farm clean. Keep rodents and cats away from feed sources. Don t allow visitors to bring diseases onto your farm on vehicles, trailers, or footwear. Provide booties or foot bath. Don t share or borrow farm equipment with your neighbor that may have come in contact with manure, diseased animals or animal carcasses. Continued on page 15 Page 14 The Katahdin Hairald

17 Maintaining a Healthy Flock, continued from page Besides vaccination for Clostridium perfringins (type C&D) and tetanus, consider vaccinating at risk animals for Vibrio and Chlamydia. 7. Maintaining a closed flock is the best way to prevent the introduction of disease. Select ewe replacements from within the flock. Although it is difficult to avoid purchasing new rams, acquiring them early to meet quarantine requirements will considerably reduce the risk of disease. In addition, don t loan sheep or allow ewes to be brought onto your farm for breeding. 8. Veterinarians from the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control suggest using the quarantine period to also reduce risk of introducing worms resistant to dewormers. Deworm all newly acquired sheep with at least two or even three different classes of dewormers. Fecal egg counts should be analyzed 2 weeks after deworming to ensure all worms have been eliminated. Repeat deworming if the fecal egg count indicates that worms are still present. In summary, the greatest risk of disease comes by introducing new animals or by commingling or exposing animals to other animals. New animals or animals that have been exhibited at shows or fairs should be quarantined for at least 30 days to prevent the introduction of potentially infectious diseases into your flock. If possible, maintain a healthy, closed flock. If you must purchase new animals, have an isolation protocol in place before their arrival Katahdin Hairald Publication Schedule Spring Summer Fall Winter Article Deadline/Display Ad commitment Jan 13 Apr 06 June 29 Oct 5 deadline (includes ad size) Display Ad content due to Xpressions Jan 26 Apr 12 July 12 Oct 18 Classified Ads due to Operations Jan 26 Apr 12 July 12 Oct 18 Mailing date (Bulk Mail) Feb 19 May 6 Aug 5 Nov 11 Thanks to all our loyal customers this past year. Special thanks to our buyers at the Virginia Tech Forage Ram Test: Patrick Johnson, NC for his $2,200 purchase David Carrell, GA for his $2,000 purchase David Ball, VA for his $1,000 purchase Lynn & Donna Fahrmeier Flournoy School Road Wellington, MO lfahrmeier@msn.com Fahrmeier Katahdins are working from coast to coast. Reserve yours now, so they can work for you! The Katahdin Hairald Page 15

18 Katahdin Sale Round Up KHSI periodically posts information on sheep sales and sheep events as a public service. Posting sale and event information does not imply endorsement or verification of the claims of any sale or event. KHSI encourages the use of performance records and production data as the primary means of selecting sheep instead of emphasizing visual appraisal typical of most shows, sales, and auctions. Sales and events posted are not sanctioned by KHSI unless otherwise noted. Contact the KHSI Operations Office to ask for your sale to be posted or info@katahdins.org **April 23, rd Annual Indiana Katahdin Ewe Sale. Greefield, IN. Hancock County Fairgrounds. **May 12-13, Big Ohio Show & Sale. Eaton, Ohio. Katahdins added this year for the first time. See ad on pg 17 for contact information. June 23?, Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO. Missouri State Fairgrounds. (schedule not published yet) Check for updates on schedule, consigning and published catalog. **August 6, th Annual KHSI Expo Sale. Hyder-Burke Pavilion. Cookeville, TN. info@katahdin.org or for more info. **- Indicates there is an article with more information in this issue of the Hairald. 12th Annual KHSI Expo & Sale August 4-6, 2016 at Hyder-Burke Pavilion, Cookeville, TN By KHSI Expo Committee Lynn Fahrmeier, Steve Bull, Carl Ginapp, Robert Walker KHSI is returning to the Hyder- Burke Pavilion in Cookeville Tennessee for the 12 th Annual Expo. Three years ago at this facility, KHSI had its largest Expo attendance ever with over 250 different shepherds attending during the weekend. KHSI had a great time, ate some lamb, lots of time to visit, learn and look at sheep. We ve already had several good suggestions for the program and we are ready for more suggestions, The goal will be to have the schedule and most presentations in place by the end of the year or early January. So, if you have program ideas, the committee will evaluate them and see whether the speakers are available and fit the weekend program. Misty Oaks Farm Balanced EBVs focused on parasite resistance total pounds of lamb weaned per ewe growth on pasture Suggestions so far include a) demonstration of the use of Ultrasound Scanning for measuring loin eye depth and backfat thickness in the live animal. Included in the presentation would be how to use this technology to improve the genetic merit of your flock. b) A second suggested topic is more information on grass finishing of lambs and for there to be c) an alternative track for those flocks that use more supplementation. The committee is also considering d) Shepherd 101 and 201 sessions and e) having lamb buyers and graders for buying stations tell producers what they want to buy. Being in the SE USA, there have also been suggestions for a f) presentation on parasite management. If you need to learn more about raising sheep, marketing sheep and selecting better sheep, then our committee s charge is to provide you with Forage Based Production that training. It is our promise. If you need more information about consigning Katahdins to the Sale, contact KHSI Operations. Consignment rules will be similar to years past, so check out the 2015 Spring and Summer Issues of the Hairald for the 2015 consignment regulations. Send your ideas to one of the following by mid-december and the earlier the better so that your ideas can be put into the mix. Thanks for your help. Contact information: Lynn Fahrmeir in MO, ( , lfahrmeier@msn.com), Steve Bull in IA ( , angus50456@yahoo.com), Carl Ginapp in IA ( , carl@cmgkatahdins.com, Robert Walker in TN ( , robert.walker@westforkfarms.com) and Jim at KHSI Operations ( or info@katahdins.org) Visit our New Website Member NSIP Jeff & Kathy Bielek Wooster, OH kathy.bielek@gmail.com Page 16 The Katahdin Hairald

19 Katahdins Added to Big Ohio Sale In Eaton By Banner Sale Management Katahdins have been invited to sell in the Big Ohio Sales May 12-14, The Big Ohio Sale is held at the Preble County Fairgrounds in Eaton, Ohio. Nearly 1,000 head from 11 different breeds of sheep have been regularly consigned to the sale. The Big Ohio Sale is the second largest and growing purebred sheep sale in the United States. Katahdins will join Horned and Polled Dorsets for the first time at the sale. Other breeds selling include the National Shropshire Sale, National American Natural Colored Association Sale plus Dorpers, Southdowns, Hampshires, Suffolks, Montadales, Corriedales, Oxfords, and Classic Wether Sires and Dams. Over 700 buyers from 35 states and Canada registered at the 2015 Sale. Katahdins with their exploding popularity in the American Sheep Industry was a natural addition to the sale, said Greg Deakin, Sale Manager, Cuba, IL. The sale committee added Katahdins in response to demand from buyers and potential consignors. This addition will be a positive step for the sale plus has the potential to expand the genetic base of the breed from coast-to-coast, stated Deakin. The sale is managed by Banner Sale Management Service, PO Box 500, Cuba, IL 61427; ; Entries close on March 10, KHSI Recommends that sellers send papers and payment for registrations and transfers to the KHSI Registry, as a courtesy to their buyers. 3 rd Annual Indiana Katahdin Ewe Sale April 23, 2016 Katahdin sale in Greenfield, Indiana is on for April 23, Consigned ewes for auction will be yearlings and fall or spring-born ewe lambs. This will be the third year that some of the top Katahdin breeders in the Midwest have come together to put on a nice sale. Several ewes at this sale have gone on to be champion ewes in past years. The 2016 sale will have several potential champion ewes as well. This is also an excellent venue to find a few animals to make a good foundation or addition to build an excellent flock. The Greenfield fairgrounds is located very conveniently to Interstate 70 just 20 miles east of Indianapolis. For information on consigning or to request a sale catalog contact one of the following: Bob Adams, , bobadams@mcclink.com or John Dyer at Bob and John will have more information in the Spring 2016 Katahdin Hairald. The Katahdin Hairald Page 17

20 Development of the Katahdins Some Early History Excerpts from Michael Piel s Correspondence during the period from and a letter from 1976 Editor s Note: Michael Piel (and after his death, the Piel Farm) corresponded with many individuals at Universities, Research Stations and USDA-ARS (United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service). Correspondence in the KHSI files include letters to and from individuals in Fiji, Ecuador, Mexico, Virgin Islands, Louisiana State U, University of California in Davis, North Carolina State University, USDA in Beltsville, Maryland. A few interesting notes are extracted. This is from a time when people were hesitant to use a telephone and definitely prior to , texting and the current social media options. Letters were typed on a typewriter or hand written. Rather than reprinting whole letters, a few excerpts of interest have been selected. Many of the early letters from Michael Piel in which he was introducing his project involved stating his objectives. Some letters involved asking for genetic components of shedding, more information on how heritable twinning and multiple births were and documenting how the first crosses between hair sheep and various down wool breeds did. The initial correspondence in all cases was for Michael Piel to document his breeding objectives. Use African Hair Sheep and cross them to down wool breeds to obtain a single purpose meat sheep. Listed below are the objectives he wrote in almost every letter. To this day, these are the mainstay of the Katahdin breed. Objectives were to a) improve carcass and growth b) while maintaining i. flocking instinct, ii. multiple births, iii. hair coat. It was in 1970s that Michael Piel felt he had developed the Katahdin. The following excerpts are mainly from letters between Michael Piel and Dr Richard Bond. Dr Richard Bond was with the US Agricultural Research Service in St Croix and arranged for the hair sheep that were sent to the Piel Farm in Abbot Village Maine. It is amazing that the 3 foundation hair sheep for the Katahdin breed were bought and transported to Piel Farm for a total of $ It is also very impressive that Michael Piel used criteria in selecting the three sheep that greatly increased the probability of getting the commercially important traits of multiple births and stronger hair coats. 12/15/1956. Piel to Bond. Recently while reading an article about the Virgin Islands in the February 1956 issue of the National Geographic Magazine, I was very astonished to see a picture of some animals designated by author as goats, but which vary much fit the description (of hair sheep) in the Encyclopedia Britanica. 12/21/1956. Bond to Piel. The sheep you enquire about are found pretty commonly from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and there are also some in Jamaica. I imagine all West Indian sheep have at least a few drops of European blood, but very few of them show it. They look remarkably slender, not only because of their short hair but because they actually are slender as well, and it is mostly to try and to correct this that English breeds have been imported from time to time. The wool sheep, however, are quite unhappy in this climate, and even the Wiltshire Horn, which is a woolless breed, spends a good deal of energy panting like a dog. The West Indian Sheep (because they have been selected and culled longest and carefully) are in Barbados, and the breed is known as Barbados Black Belly. They are dark brown above, and black below. Ours are white, brown and white or rarely like the Barbadian sheep. Good qualities (from your point of view)1. Lack of wool (I don t know how they would stand your cold). 2) Tameness. 3. Flocking instinct. 4. Lamb and mutton of good flavor. 5. High lambing percentage. Singles are rare and triplets common, especially in Barbados. 10/29/1957 Bond to Piel. You are now the owner of a white ewe lamb, a tan ewe lamb and a white ram. All are without wool, and are not related, at least for many generations. Each is a triplet, and none of the siblings has any wool, either. (Jackson located a good-looking quadruplet ram, but two of its litter mates were wooly. The animals are all less than a year old. 11/1/1957. Piel to Bond. Of special interest to me was your remark that the coat of these sheep somewhat resembles that of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn in summer. This sounds potentially ideal.. In this region, when the temperature suddenly drops overnight from a drizzly 38 Farenheit to -10 and the wind is whipping the drifting show through the shingles and under ones bed, a sopping-wet ten pound fleece does nothing to add to the general comfort and health of the sheep. By the way, I saw some modern type, high bred Suffolks the other day that gave me food for thought. The whole underbelly and legs were naked and the fleeces, although of beautiful appearance, wouldn t have sheared a good big handful. It seems strange to me that none of the fanciers of this breed have thought of a going a step further and converting this splendid animal into a truly single purpose mutton producer. After all the cost of shearing and caring for the wool remains practically as much as for Merinos. Later notes: Lambs left St Croix the 19 th of Nov Arrived at Idlewild on Nov 21, Home to Abbot farm by 5 AM the 22 nd. Zero weather and remained in that vicinity for days. Cost was $10.00 per sheep. All are triplets and are without wool and unrelated. Total cost $ (shipping and dipping etc.) Excerpts from a letter from Bruce R Poulton, Head, Dept of Animal Industry, University of Maine, Orono, ME. To Michael Piel on February 13, This letter was written in response to letters from Michael Piel to Bruce Poulton on January 27 and 30 th. Interesting points include that Bruce Poulton predicted that Piel wouldn t be successful but with hindsight, Piel was correct. Also, that from an early point, Katahdin breeders were interested in performance. I am fascinated by the situation you developed in your letter of January 27, I commend you on having the vision to embark on a program of this type. I certainly don t believe that you are going to be completely successful with it, but there certainly is only one way that you will ever know and that is trying. I cannot close without mentioning that I am in complete agreement with you on the value of production testing. Fortunately for the dairy industry they realized the real value of production testing many years ago. The beef breeders have been much slower to adopt production testing, Continued on page 19 Page 18 The Katahdin Hairald

21 Recognizing Charter Members and Presidents of KHSI Charter Members Registering Katahdins 1987 JW & Henrietta Adams, Texas Leo Burkard, South Dakota Muriel Cole, New Hampshire Roger & Rose Crickenberger, North Carolina Stanley Currier, New Hampshire Russ & Carol Davidson, Oregon Stan & Julie Fon, California John & Betty Haldemann, Montana Heifer Project International, Arkansas Robert Jarrett, Kentucky Donald Jarrett, South Dakota Delbert Kaiser, Missouri Ed Ladd, California Jason & Lloyd Leslie, Pennsylvania Andra Licciardello, New Jersey Steve Manko, Pennsylvania Mark Nestleroth, Pennsylvania Dan & Stephanie Parker, Georgia Van Perryman, North Carolina Russ & Carol Pfeifer, California Piel Farm, Maine Kenneth Soper, Missouri Donald Williams, Pennsylvania Andrea Licciardello is the only charter member to be a continuous member Past & Current Presidents of KHSI Barbara Piel, Maine Mike Bondy, Ontario Steve Camp, Washington Mark Dennis, Louisiana Sharon Shaefer, Saskatchewan Larry Weeks, Virginia Richard Gilbert, OH acting Barbara Pugh, North Carolina David Coplen, Virginia John Stromquist, Illinois Ron Young, Ohio Wes Limesand, North Dakota Lee Wright, Virginia Development of Katahdins, continued from page 18 but they have gained some momentum at this point. Next the sheep breeders should make a real effort to production test I wish you every success in your efforts. September 10, Letter to Secretary Earl L Butz, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Dear Sir: It occurs to me that the enclosed material might suggest some ideas for helping reduce the demand by stockman JUBILEE FARM Laura & Doug Fortmeyer Fairview, Kansas 30+ years experience with Katahdins jubilee@jbntelco.com Registered & commercial breeding stock Born on pasture, Raised on pasture for Federal Wool Price Supports. For the past twenty years I have been working to develop a modern, single-purpose sheep that would be commercially profitable without any wool production at all. I would like very much to discuss some of these ideas with you at your convenience. Sincerely yours, Michael Piel 2016 Dues are Due on January 31 Catch the Early Bird Discount KHSI annual membership dues are due in January for the year. For ten years KHSI annual dues were $50. In the fall of 2014, the KHSI board approved an early bird discount of $5. If a renewing member pays by January 31 st or has their envelop post-marked by January 31 st, dues are $45. After January 31, late dues are $60. Benefits of joining include having your farm/ranch listing with contact information on the KHSI membership list that is handed out at events, having your listing at the website and access to free Katahdin sheep ads at the KHSI website. Members also receive 4 issues of the Katahdin Hairald as part of the membership. If you sell two ewe lambs for $25 more than you would at the sale barn by having your flock listed in our membership rolls, your membership is paid for. Members can also register sheep at member prices. Non-members pay double. Look for your renewal in the mail or by in December. Don t be caught short and pay late fees. Don t lose sheep sales by not being listed with KHSI and don t miss an issue of the Katahdin Hairald. Visit the KHSI website at Past issues of the Hairald & More! Round Mountain Katahdins Performance Selection on Pasture Selecting stock with balanced EBVs, superior Lbs Lamb Weaned and Parasite Resistance check out our Breeder Page at Member NSIP Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer NW Arkansas jlmm@earthlink.net The Katahdin Hairald Page 19

22 Thank You to all of our 2015 Buyers JDK Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All JDK Genetics Work! JDK 411 Reserve Senior Champion Ram 2014 National Katahdin Show, N.A.I.L.E. Premier Exhibitor We were named Premier Exhibitor at 2015 Indiana State Fair 2015 Tennessee Valley Fair 4th and 5th Place February Ram Lambs 2015 Midwest Stud Ram Sale JDK 331 Reserve Grand Champion Ewe 2014 National Katahdin Show, N.A.I.L.E. All rams RR A special Thank You to Ricardo Zapater for purchasing JDK 331 (pictured above right) to add to his elite flock. John, Judy & Scott Dyer 834 E. CR 1250N Chrisney, IN (h) (c) jdkatahdins@reagan.com Stud Rams JDK 207 VJ 9048 Foundation ewes from Kennedy-Dosch-Young Page 20 The Katahdin Hairald

23 Originally purchased from Moonshine Katahdins 2013 Champion Ewe - Indiana State Fair Jr & Open 5th Yearling Ewe N.A.I.L.E. Purchased in 2014 from Prairie Lane Farms 2014 Champion Ewe - Indiana State Fair Jr 2014 Champion Ewe - N.A.I.L.E. Jr Show The Steeles built an elite flock for Andrea, buying a select group of ewes from Henry Shultz, Steve Landreth, and me. They were bred to a Buckeye Acres ram that was one of the top yearling rams at the 2013 Midwest Stud Ram Sale. They had excellent lamb crops in 2014 and I purchased the Steele flock after they moved to Texas this year. Moonshine Katahdins started in Our flock was founded on bloodlines from Donna Walkins and Ed Martsolf, like the Heifer Project. My sales have mainly been export, shipping sheep to 22 countries around the world. The goal is big, sound, lowmaintenance sheep that produce under any climate or conditions. Moonshine Katahdins Charles Bedinger 9743 N 1130 E Caitlin, IL shpsht1@gmail.com MSK The Katahdin Hairald Page 21

24 SHEEP RESOURCES Subscribe to the University of Maryland s Wild & Wooly Newsletter. Once per quarter you receive an with links to the newsletter as a PDF or html format. It always has a few articles of note for hair sheep breeders and information about upcoming events. Send an to listserv@listserv.umd.edu. In the body of the message, write subscribe sheepandgoatnews. Dr Van Saun s webinar for the Let s Grow program has been archived. The topic was Dietary Supplements: A Necessity or Folly. If you missed it you can still listen to the presentation. Other recent webinars include Developing and Using Breeding Objectives by Dr Dave Notter and one by Dr Richard Earnhardt on Optimizing Reproductive Efficiency with Strategic Nutritional Management. The links to these and 25 more webinars can be found at category/webinars/ KRK KATAHDINS "Production sheep that show well" Focus on correct, solid meat conformation, lbs of quality lamb weaned, parasite resistance Here's Your Opportunity to Buy our Genetics! We have some nice breeding Ram Lambs. Taking reservations on Ewe Lambs. Member NSIP OPP neg Forage-based production KRK Katahdins We do lambs on grass Hubbard, Oregon krkenagy@hotmail.com Production, Production, Production SCD 2380 and her triplet ewe lambs January 5, 2015 Triplet daughters bred for March October 1, 2015 SCD 2380 and her fall born twins October 16, 2015 If you are looking to add out-of-season or accelerated lambing to your flock, we have the sheep you are looking for! We have over 100 ewes that have fall lambed this fall, with many of those accelerating from the spring lambing group. Visitors Always Welcome! A big Thank You to all our Buyers in 2015! We appreciate each and every one of you. David & Jane Smith Katahdins SCD 3985 N 300 W, Earl Park, IN Page 22 The Katahdin Hairald

25 2016 University of Maryland Webinar Series for Small Ruminants 2016 University of Maryland Webinar Series for Small Ruminants Date Time Topic Speaker Affiliation February 4 7 pm EST Toxic Plants Jeff Semler University of Maryland February 11 7 pm EST EBVs for Beginners Susan Schoenian University of Maryland February 15 7 pm EST Mineral and vitamin nutrition Dr Dan Morrical Iowa State University February 25 7 pm EST Sericea lespedeza Dr Tom Terrill Fort Valley State University March 3 7 pm EST The Big Five Dr Gareth Bath University of Pretoria, South Africa March 10 7 pm EST Natural Dewormers Dr Dahlia O Brien Virginia State University Webinar times may change. All webinars will be recorded. They will also be converted to YouTube videos. Power Point presentations will be uploaded to SlideShare. Links to Adobe Connect presentations, YouTube videos, and PowerPoint presentations will be available at This an outstanding group of presenters. They are all excellent speakers and very knowledgeable in their fields. Country Oak Ranch Genetics make the Difference 2015 Christmas Season is near and I want to wish all those in the Katahdin Family a Merry Christmas and a Very Prosperous New Year. I appreciate those Katahdin Breeders who acquired Country Oak Ranch (COR) Genetics in Thank Ewe. They are: John and Mistie Lee Limerick Farms LLC Tipton, OK Charles E. Wyatt Moundville, AL Robert and Kim Walker West Fork Farms Alpine, TN Bill and Vivian Wentling Beulahland Farms Lititz, PA James and Paula Dillon Master's Creek Katahdin Ranch Oakdale, LA Valerie Samutin Freedom Run Farm Shelbyville, KY Kenneth and Connie Jessee Jessee Farms Castlewood, VA Scottie and Susan Duncan Lazy D Ranch Duffield, VA Brandon and Amy Tavalin Tavalin Tails Farm College Grove, TN Rick and Liz Lobell Lobell's Lake Katahdins Pastures Lake, LA "If it's in the Ram, it will be in the Lambs" 2015 Fall Breeding Program will have a vast variety of Genetics available June Five Rams were utilized. New and Proven Rams. Country Oak Ranch Mark Dennis New Iberia, LA denn907@bellsouth.net The Katahdin Hairald Page 23

26 Focus on Ewe-TH: Four 2015 KHSI Youth Scholarships Awarded. This year, KHSI was able to give 4 scholarships since we had generous contributions from our members (see Katahdin Hairald Fall 2015 back cover). Check out pictures of the four recipients on the back cover of this issue. Paul Shanks, Belle, Missouri Paul is currently a student at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton, OK. For as long as I can remember I have always been excited and interested in sheep. My experiences have increased my awareness of many aspects of the sheep industry. When I was two, I got my first bottle lambs while living in Montana. My father was the manager of the Montana State University Fort Ellis Sheep Research Ranch, where we lived. After Montana, my family and I lived in Eastern South Dakota and raised a few commercial wool sheep on a small farm there. Then we moved to Missouri and continued our involvement in sheep production. The show sheep industry is something I m very passionate about and has played an important role in my involvement in the sheep industry. Since I was 10 years old, I have shown a market lamb at my local county fair. I ve had grand champion 6 times in the past seven years, have won mul- The scholarship recipients were announced at the 2015 KHSI Expo: Bryce Everett of Valdosta, GA; Rachel Hatfield of Mt Vernon, IN; Paul Shanks of Belle, MO and Cody Yakel of Ft Scott, KS. A big round of applause is deserved by all of our applicants and 2015 KHSI Scholarship Winner Essay Paul Shanks tiple showmanship awards, and have got the chance to take a lamb to the Missouri State Fair. Recently, I started raising my own club lambs and have shown commercial rams and ewes in open shows around my hometown. My flock has grown to eight ewes and one ram. I have purchased some of them at the Midwest Stud Ram Show and Sale. One thing I have picked up on with raising club lambs was my shearing skills. I ve taught youth around my hometown about shearing and fitting at clinics in Pulaski, Maries, and Cole Counties. I m also the proud owner of a 100 head commercial Katahdin-based hair sheep flock and a junior member of the Katahdin Hair Sheep International breed association. I started with a just a few ewes and increased my flock while selecting for parasite resistance and foot rot resistance. My dad and I have a partnership where I own the sheep and provide the labor, and he pays for the expenses. In return, we split the lamb crop. The main market for my low input operation is other winners who are all now in college and studying. In Fall 2015 issue, KHSI published the essays of Bryce Everett and Rachel Hatfield. Below are the essays for Paul Shanks and Cody Yakel.The essays were submitted as part of their applications. producers, ethnic populations, or sale barns like Midwest Exchange Regional Stockyards in Mexico, MO. My sheep flock is part of my FFA SAE project which has helped improve my flock and my knowledge of sheep production. As part of this, I was selected as the winner of the Area 14 Sheep Production Proficiency award. I m very thankful for my experiences and awareness of the sheep industry. I m enthusiastic about the future of the sheep business and am proud to be a part of the rapidly growing Katahdin markets. I ve been involved in several aspects of the sheep industry, but the low input, producer friendly Katahdin breed has truly impacted my passion for the industry. I hope to further my knowledge on small ruminants while attending college along with helping continue the rapid spread of the Katahdin breed. Thanks for considering me for this scholarship. Continued on page 27 Did you forget to donate to KHSI Youth? Send donations for Youth Scholarships or Premiums. Can write donations off as Farm/Ranch Expense All stock from Howard Brown's Lazy B Livestock Our Ram is a son of Wildman ariseandshinefarm@gmail.com Small Farm Great Genetics Bill & Peggy Gray Farmington, AR Fairview Farm RR Rams/RR Ewes Certified Scrapie Free flock Katahdins Superior Genetics to build your flock Lambs arriving in March. Call NOW!! Roland & Caryn Laliberte Hockley, TX or FVFkatahdins@yahoo.com Page 24 The Katahdin Hairald

27 HLB Genetics HLB Genetics All Sheep Originated from Scrapie Free Flock We have Katahdin rams for sale yearround Stop By & Talk Sheep Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to All! Thank you to Mr. Baker from Texas for purchasing 13 Katahdin breeding rams. Lazy B Livestock, LLC Howard & Lavonne Brown 8362NS 3550 Rd. Prague, OK NEW lazybkatahdin@yahoo.com NEW WEBSITE Photo courtesy of Stablerock Katahdins, Jamestown, KY The Katahdin Hairald Page 25

28 Red Haute 2014 Grand Champion Ram N.A.I.L.E Rack of Lamb Corral $5, Red Haute is one of the top proven Katahdin Rams in the nation. His son sold for $3, at the 2015 Midwest Stud Ram Sale "There Is A Reason" Happy Holidays to All! We Built a Dream Flock from Some of the Best 2015 Grand Champion Ewe Midwest Stud Ram Sale 2015 Reserve Champion Ewe Midwest Stud Ram Sale $2, Two more Champions added to our Dream Flock at Rack of Lamb Corral. $2, The barn door is always open for visitors. Rack of Lamb Corral Owners/Operators Todd and Renee Bauer 3020 Hwy 56 Windom, KS toddbauer@ks-usa.net TRB The Rack of Lamb Corral Guarantee: You will be 100% satisfied with any sheep purchased from our ranch or you don t own it. I don t care if you don t like the way it s breath smells, we will replace it. No further questions asked. Page 26 The Katahdin Hairald

29 Focus on Ewe-Th, continued from page KHSI Scholarship Winner Essay Cody Yakel Cody Yakel, Fort Scott, Kansas. Cody is currently a student at North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit, KS. My name is Cody Yakel and I graduated in May from Fort Scott High School in Fort Scott, Kansas. I will be attending North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit, Kansas this coming fall studying diesel technology, with the dream of becoming a diesel mechanic. I have shown sheep in 4-H for many years at the fair, even though they were wool sheep. It wasn t until my freshman year of high school that I bought my first breeding ewe and ram, both Katahdins. I was in FFA all four years of high school and was required to have an SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience) to keep records on. My dad and I thought sheep would be a good SAE since I had previous experience through 4-H. So, in February 2012 I bought the two Katahdins for my SAE by getting JAG 100% RR Breeding Stock Certified Scrapie Free 1/6/10 Note our new Silver Maple Sheep Farm EHJ 508 Reserve Grand Champion Ram 2015 Midwest Stud Ram Sale owned with Hillcrest Katahdins a $500 loan from my uncle. We decided on Katahdins because of their low maintenance and the fact that they shed. In April, the ewe had a set of twin ewe lambs. I had total of three ewes unrelated to the ram. Around September, I turned the ram out to start the next lambing season. Each year I also keep ewes back to help grow the flock and have more lambs. Every lamb crop since 2013, I have shown a Katahdin at our local fair. They have never placed as well as the wool lambs, for the reason that any breed of hair sheep was unheard of in this area. Since they were so unfamiliar they would be put into classes with wool lambs and placed toward the bottom. Around September of 2014, my dad, my veterinarian and I wanted to pursue a hair sheep market at our local fair. To accomplish this we had to speak in front of the local fair board. After a few meetings and a little discussion the hair classes for the 2015 fair were approved. You're not buying a sheep, You're buying a Program At Work! Thanks to All our Buyers. We've had a Great Year. Mark your Calendars for our Online Sale July 20 & 21, 2016 Silver Maple Sheep Farm Jay & Irma Greenstone Rose Hill, VA (c) silvermaplekatahdin@yahoo.com Through FFA I have received several awards which include: a Sheep Proficiency award in entrepreneurship in 2014 and I received the Star Farm award at my chapter s banquet in I also received the FFA State Degree award for keeping records of my sheep involvement. To expand my knowledge base I attended a Sheep Producer Day at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas in February With the addition of hair sheep classes at the fair, I have sold lambs to 4-H kids. I currently have thirteen ewes and two fair lambs. I desire to expand my flock to a thirty ewe capacity to help pay for college tuition. I hope to be an advocate for youth involvement through 4-H and FFA projects to help expand knowledge of hair sheep. I feel that I would benefit from a KHSI scholarship as I currently do not have enough funds to cover my freshman year of college. With help from this scholarship, it will help make my future goals a success. Accelerated Lambing ~ Ewes are Lambing every 8 months Pasture Raised ~ Rotational Grazing ~ Raised with Cattle Sheep For Sale at the Farm Ewes and Rams The Katahdin Hairald Page 27

30 THANK YOU to all who made our Expo Sale a GREAT one. High Selling Ewe 2nd High Selling Ram 3rd High Selling Ewe We sincerely thank all who purchased privately from us this year. Contact us for top quality fall and spring born lambs EHJ Wishing Everyone Happy Holidays JULIAN and MOORE SHEEP CO. Ed and Helen Julian Family 4th High Selling Ram EHJ Join us on Facebook. Julian and Moore Katahdins 3009 State Route 44 Rootstown, OH ejulian781@ gmail.com Page 28 The Katahdin Hairald

31 Doyle Weaver Katahdins We would like to send a big THANK YOU to our Expo and direct-farm buyers. Doyle & Judy Weaver Nevada, MO doyle_judyweaver@yahoo.com Educational Events Calendar Contact the KHSI Operations Office to ask for your event or sale to be posted or info@katahdins.org December 12, Buckeye Shepherd s Symposium will be held at OARDC - Shisler Center - Wooster - Saturday December 12, Always a great program. Contact Roger High for more information at or rhigh@ofbf.org January 27-30, American Sheep Industry s Annual Convention. Scottsdale, AZ. Several days of presentations, seminars and chances to learn and meet sheep producers from across the US, and usually a few from Australia and New Zealand. Or call for more information. **February 4 March 10, PM EST. University of Maryland s 2016 Small Ruminant Webinar Series. Six webinars, one webinar per week. See article on pg 23 for more information about program and speakers. **- Indicates there is an article with more information in this issue of the Hairald. DOSCH KATAHDINS RAISED TO WORK FOR YOU! Introducing "Odin" BAG 2379 our new stud ram from Ron Young. We are very excited to add him to our breeding program and anxious to see his lambs in February. "Monty" ADS 0129 He sired our Champion Ram TMD 1470 at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in June & our Reserve Overall Supreme Champion TMD 1525 at the Brown County Fair. (They are full brothers) "Odin" and "Monty" together after being pulled off the ewes. Happy Holidays TOM & MARIA DOSCH rd Ave. P.O. Box 517 Frederick, SD / The Katahdin Hairald Page 29

32 Our Stud Rams in their working clothes All sheep look great in a show picture. DOC P297 DOC P297, "First Ever", Champion Ram at Louisville 2012, a May 25 th yearling whose twin sister was second to champion ewe in class. DOC P617 DOC P617 a double bred son of the Brown ram. We have been limited in the ewes we could breed him to but his lambs have performed well and we had him with a super good set of ewes this fall. DOC 664 DOC 664, son of ADS 0105, dam is DOC P45, twin sister to DOC P46, sire of First Ever. DOC P186 DOC P186, Second Coming second place fall, second place yearling Louisville, maternal half brother to First Ever. SCD 3333 Outstanding stud ram prospect we purchased from Jane Smith at the KHSI Expo. We bred him to a number of ewes. ADS 0105 Our choice of the ram lambs at the 2011 Expo held in Pipestone. SHU 3616 Shultz ram was the top selling ram lamb at the Expo. A number of ewes have been bred to him. First Ever mother with her lambs this year. First Feb Lamb at NAILE, First Ever son. Bred ewes for fall, then purchased by Mike Nelsh. Thanks to Midwest Stud Ram Sale Buyers! CONSIGNING EWES to the North Star Sale. Expect to show at Louisville. SHU 3581 Our other Shultz Ram we purchased at Midwest has been used on some of our fall lambing ewes. Pictured here with other yearling prospects, he is developing well. All 2015 sale females have been spoken for. Rams available at the farm Pipestone Katahdins G.F. & Deb Kennedy, and Gary Gorter Pipestone, MN gkennedy@pipevet.com Page 30 The Katahdin Hairald

33 The Katahdin Hairald is the official publication of Katahdin Hair Sheep International, which provides education about: registering individual Katahdin sheep and recording performance maintaining the distinct identity of the Katahdin breed approaches to promotion and marketing summaries of research and development related to the breed Board of Directors President: Lee Wright, , Virginia Vice President: Maria Dosch, , South Dakota Secretary: Roxanne Newton, , Georgia Treasurer: John Dyer, , Indiana Director: Lynn Fahrmeier, , Missouri Director: Michelle Canfield, , Washington Director: Jane Smith, , Indiana Honorary: Charles Brown, Piel Farm, Maine Honorary: Charles Parker, Ohio Honorary: Laura Fortmeyer, , Kansas KHSI Registry: John Savage, 1039 State Route 168, Darlington, PA Phone ; Contact the Registry with questions about registration and transfer procedures. Send the following to the Registry: - Completed forms for registering, recording, transferring and naming Katahdins Office Hours (Eastern time): Monday to Friday 8 am- 4pm. KHSI Committees: (Call to volunteer; Committee Chairs listed with committee) Promotion: Roxanne Newton Youth: Henry Shultz Expo Sale: Lee Wright NSIP: Lynn Fahrmeier Publishing/Hairald: Roxanne Newton KHSI Member s Guide 08/15 KHSI Operations: Jim Morgan and Teresa Maurer; PO Box 778; Fayetteville, AR Phone: ; info@katahdins.org Send the following to KHSI Operations (Arkansas)-Completed membership and renewal forms and $45 for calendar year dues (renewals due by January 31 each year) Note: new memberships and renewals can be paid online by Paypal at website. Contact Operations for the following: - Request coat inspections before May 15 - Address changes or other corrections for print or web - Copies of histories, breed standards, etc - BLANK work orders and registration applications. Note: forms and materials are printable from website - Brochures (20 free per member per year; additional at cost) & promotional items - Information on members with sheep for sale, anyone wanting to buy sheep - Articles, ads, and comments to be published in the Katahdin Hairald - Volunteer for KHSI Committees - Annual meeting information Office Hours (Central time): Monday, Wednesday, Friday (10 am - 3 pm). Calls at other times including evenings and weekends will be answered personally whenever possible. Answering machine and available for messages 24 hours per day. Registry Liaison: Michelle Canfield Show: Henry Shultz Website: Michelle Canfield Roxanne Newton The Katahdin Hairald Page 31

34 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Goldstrike Mountain Farms Our Breeding Sires: Cash In on Our Genetics "Cowboy" "Cash" "Cisco" Excellent Bloodline Breeding Stock from Dosch Katahdins Lazy B Livestock CMG Katahdins Ewe & Ram Lambs Available solid black, black & white, all colors Many to Choose From 400+ Breeding Ewes Some of our Young Yearling Ewes 100% Registered Katahdins Tested for Codon 171 Goldstrike Mountain Farms Curtis & Teresa Elliott Scottown, OH New goldstrikemtnkatahdins@yahoo.com CTE New Website Page 32 The Katahdin Hairald

35 Katahdin Recipe Forum Edited by Maria Dosch, Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer Ingredients: Dill & Rosemary Roasted Leg of Lamb plus Sauce O'Gold Submitted by Jane Smith, Indiana Leg of Lamb 2 tsp dill weed 1 tsp salt ½ tsp rosemary leaves ¼ tsp pepper Instructions: Before roasting rub meat with seasoning. Bake at 325 degrees until internal temperature reaches 175 degrees (or your preferred doneness: 130 rare, 145 medium, 175 well done). Sauce O Gold Part 1 of 2 Ingredients: 1/2 cup prepared mustard 1/2 cup honey 1/2 tsp rosemary leaves 1/4 tsp pepper Instructions: Mix all ingredients and warm the sauce (microwave works great). Sauce can be used to either baste meat or serve it on the side. Our family prefers to serve the sauce on the side and dip pieces of lamb into sauce. If you have a recipe that you and your family like, send it to KHSI Operations at info@katahdins.org or PO Box 778, Fayetteville, AR We look forward to your recipes. If your recipe is based on (or copied from) a published recipe, please provide the proper credit. The Katahdin Hairald Page 33

36 Classified Ads Classified sale ads for Katahdin or Katahdin-cross sheep are free to all KHSI members in the Katahdin Hairald and at the KHSI website. For the Hairald, please limit length to 40 words. Sheep Wanted Ads can be placed for free for non-khsi members. Classified Ad Content due January 26, 2016 to KHSI Operations Office for the Spring 2016 Hairald. Contact KHSI Operations, or Sheep Wanted OHIO Commercial Ewes. Looking for commercial Katahdin and/or percentage Katahdin ewes 1-3 years old to expand our commercial flock. Would like to purchase to breed from end of November to first of December. Would prefer from a single flock, but would consider other options. Jason Garber, Greenville, OH. (937) or jason@krautcreek.com VIRGINIA North Central VA. Registered/Commercial Ram. We are looking for a Katahdin Ram to turn in with ewes in November. We are strictly producing meat sheep so are more concerned about muscling than show ring features. Looking preferably for an older ram that is not being used or switched out due to keeping daughters in the flock. RR preferred. Located in North Central Virginia. Reid Cook of Rocky Knoll Farm in Ridgeville, VA. info@rockyknollhomestead.com or (540) Business Card Ads in Hairald for members advertising sheep are currently $25 B/W or $30 Color. Henry Shultz & Family 6219 Audrain Rd 125 Centralia, Missouri Sheep for Sale FLORIDA SW FL. Registered Proven Ram. Born Sires both colored & white lambs. Used for 2 lambing seasons. Huge ram. Throws very large lambs. Photos available upon request or can be seen on our website at www. floridakatahdinsheep.com Price $500. Anthony Mastropole, FKS Farms, Punta Gorda, FL. (239) avm@crystek.com INDIANA Central IN. Registered Ewes. Twenty 2 & 3 year old, multi colored ewes. Great hair coats, beautiful stock. $250 each. Lori Howard of Hundred Acre Woods Farm Canaan, IN or Haw@seidata.com. MARYLAND Eastern MD. Registered RR & QR Ram Lambs. Feb born. Twin, RR. Brown with white face. $400. White, twin, QR, great configuration. $350. for pix or questions. Will Dorsey, Homeplace Katahdins. Port Republic, Md. (410) or HomeplaceKatahdins@gmail.com Happy Holidays Everyone! Sheep for Sale MISSISSIPPI SW MS. Registered Rams. 7 Rams ($ ). 3 grandsons LHB 20 Grand, 1 grandson MVF Big Apple, 1 grandson The Old Man. Feb 2014 born. Great length, heavy bone/muscling.$ yr & 4 yr old JM blooded rams.. $400. SFCP Export Monitored. Earl & Mickie Burris, Shackaloa Creek Ranch, Smithdale MS. (601) , shackaloa@aol.com MISSOURI Registered Proven Rams & Yearling Rams. Two 3 yr old proven rams; HLB ram, RMK ram. RR $300 ea. 4 RR/QR yearling rams by HLB rams & TOR. Rams top 5% of our 2014 lamb crop. Correct, thick, heavy boned and muscled. $350 ea. Al DeWit, DeWit Grass and Livestock, Armstrong, MO or aldewit72@gmail.com NEBRASKA SE NE Registered RR Ram & Ram Lambs. March born ram lambs. Single from yrling or triplet from older ewes. A Coat - White - $300 each. RR proven 2010 Ram - Twin, A Coat - Pinto - $550 - Available after Oct. 30th. Using him before then. Lori French, Nemaha Hills, Ceresco, NE , lori. french@nemahahill.com Member NSIP beckyshultz@msn.com Page 34 The Katahdin Hairald

37 Classified Ads, continued Sheep Wanted Sheep for Sale Sheep for Sale NEW YORK West Central NY. Registered Ewe Lambs. Born May Pastureraised. Most are twins. Healthy flock. Strong maternal traits. Serious inquiries only. Transportation to be determined. For more information contact me. Jean Louis-Bigourdan, Kita s Farm. Bloomfield, NY. (585) or jxbpph@rit.edu OKLAHOMA NE OK. Registered RR Ram & Ewe Lambs. April born. These lambs are by an excellent ram I bought from Howard Brown, Nu D Sign. Three ewe lambs and several nice large ram lambs, $300 each. Jill Deck in Tulsa, OK. Call/text or jilldeck2000@yahoo.com TENNESSEE Eastern TN. Registered RR Yearling Rams & Ram Lambs. 14 wonderful yearlings & ram lambs (Jan 2015). Spider negative. All extremely parasite resistant, consistent high FAMACHA scores. all completely shed. Great genetics & all progeny from this line have been prolific breeders. Call/ with questions. Jeff & Becky Bailey, Rybridi Farm, Chuckey, TN. (423) or jb@rybridi.com rybridi.com NE TN. Registered RR Ram & Ewe Lambs. February born. Excellent confirmation, bone, muscle & and hair coat. Docile in nature. Ready to go to work on your farm today. Delivery available. Serious inquiries only. Call, text or Hidden Springs Katahdin, Powder Springs, TN. Jodie & Aimee Winstead at or jaw013198@aol.com NE TN. Registered Proven Ram. Big colored boy (BHL 0193 Feb 2012 born) sires both colored & white lambs. Used for last 3 lambing seasons & settled every. Keeping daughters. Throws nice growing, well built lambs. Photos available. Price $400. John & Sandara Coward, Round House Farm, Speedwell, TN. (606) or diamondcunl@netscape.net. WISCONSIN SE WI. Registered Ram Lambs. $350 spring ram lambs. March-April born. Sires and dams (60) on site for viewing. Flock goal is large sized grassfed lambs. Lambs raised on 100% pasture May-November and typically at 7 months old. Phone calls only Terry Groth, Farm 45 LLC, Jackson, WI Sand Mountain Katahdins We love the adaptability of our Katahdins. Taking orders for January lambs NOW. Thank you to all of our 2015 Buyers Merry Christmas Isaiah 9:6 Frankie & Michelle Stiefel 175 County Road 612 Section, AL smksheep@gmail.com Warm Springs Katahdins David & Nancy Maddox Warm Springs, GA dbmaddox@windstream.net The Katahdin Hairald Page 35

38 Katahdin Recipe Forum Edited by Maria Dosch, Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer Part 2 of 2 Ingredients: Mutton Ribs Cooked Slowly in Oven Over Dried Apricots Submitted by Teresa Maurer, Arkansas (based on a recipe from Chichi Wang, Lamb or Mutton Ribs 2 cups dried apricots 2 medium onions, thinly sliced A few tablespoons of oil for sautéing, or some trimmed off pieces of lamb/mutton fat Spice Rub: 1 Tbs salt Freshly ground black pepper 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground chili pepper, or to taste Instructions: 1. In a small bowl, mix the ingredients for the spice rub and set aside. 2. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the oil or lamb fat. Sauté the onions until they re softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. 3. To assemble the braise: Cover the bottom of your pan with the sautéed onions and the apricots. Rub the spice mix onto the ribs. Nestle the rack of ribs into the onions and apricots. Pour in enough water so that the ribs are 1/3 of the way submerged, about 2 cups. Cover the pan with foil. 4. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 275 F. Braise the ribs in the oven until very tender, about 3 hours. Uncover the pan and turn the heat to 375 F. Continue braising until the fat on the surface is browned and the onions are very brown, about 30 minutes longer. Pour off the rendered lamb fat in the pan, setting it aside for another use. Serve hot or warm. Leftovers may be reheated in a 250 F oven until warm, about 30 minutes. NOTE: For the fat lovers, take some of the fat/apricot paste from the bottom of the pan and use as you would butter. Spread on some sour dough or French country bread. We used this recipe on the massive ribs from a 12 year old Katahdin ewe and it was heavenly. The apricot/mutton fat spread on the bread was exceptional. Websites Brochures Ads Trailer Decal designs Banner design Since 1992 You Name It! We will help promote your operation. Gail M. Hardy gail@xpressionsonline.us Page 36 The Katahdin Hairald

39 Advertisers Index (listed alphabetically) Arise and Shine Farm, Bill & Peggy Gray, Arkansas...24 Banner Publications, Illinois Big Ohio Sale...17 Birch Creek Farms, Brad & Tracy Williams, Oklahoma...9 BoNus Angus Farm, Bob & Amanda Nusbaum, Wisconsin...6 Brokaw Farm Katahdins, Patrick, Brenda, & Lee Brokaw, Illinois...36 Caney Creek Farms, Dwayne & Kathy Kieffer, Tennessee...2 CMG Katahdins, Carl & Marcia Ginapp, Iowa...7 Country Oak Ranch, Mark Dennis, Louisiana & 34 Croftland Farm, LLC, Maralyn Fowler, Wisconsin...16 David & Jane Smith Katahdins, David & Jane Smith, Indiana...22 Dosch Katahdins, Tom & Maria Dosch, South Dakota...29 Double Ewe Farm, Vince & Nancy Pope, Wisconsin...14 Doyle Weaver Katahdins, Doyle & Judy Weaver, Missouri...29 Dyer Family Katahdins, John, Judy & Scott Dyer, Indiana & 20 Fahrmeier Katahdins, Lynn & Donna Fahrmeier, Missouri...15 Fairview Farm Katahdins, Roland & Caryn Laliberte...24 Goldstrike Mountain Farms, Curtis & Teresa Elliott, Ohio...32 Hillcrest Katahdins, Dr David & Jodi Redwine, Virginia...12 Hound River Farm, Milledge & Roxanne Newton, Georgia...4 Jubilee Farm, Doug & Laura Fortmeyer, Kansas...19 Julian & Moore Sheep Company, Ed Julian, Ohio...28 KRK Katahdins, Karen Kenagy, Oregon...22 Landreth Farm, Steve Landreth, Illinois...5 Lazy B Livestock, Howard & Lavonne Brown, Oklahoma Lazy D Katahdins, Scottie & Susan Duncan, Virginia...11 LC Ranch, Leon & Christine Gehman, Pennsylvania...8 Lillehaugen Farms, Luke & Maynard Lillehaugen, North Dakota...8 Misty Oaks Farm, Jeff & Kathy Bielek, Ohio...16 Moonshine Katahdins, Charles Bedinger, Illinois...21 Pipestone Katahdins, Dr G.F. & Deb Kennedy, Minnesota...30 Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Dr G.F. Kennedy, Minnesota...33 Prairie Lane Farm, Henry & Becky Shultz, Missouri...34 Rack of Lamb Corral, Todd & Renee Bauer, Kansas...26 Riviera, Mike & Leslie Nelsh, Ohio...13 Round Mountain Farm, Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer, Arkansas...19 Sand Mounain Katahdins, Frankie & Michelle Stiefel, Alabama...35 Silver Maple Sheep Farm, Jay & Irma Greenstone, Virginia...27 Spraberry Acres, Clifford Spraberry, Texas...35 Springlake Livestock LLC, Aaron & Sarah Scyphers...8 Strelow Ranch, Sid & Julie Strelow, North Dakota...5 West Fork Farms, Robert Walker, Tennessee...7 Warm Springs Katahdins, David Maddox, Georgia...35 Xpressions, Gail Hardy, Arkansas...36 The Katahdin Hairald Page 37

40 KHSI c/o Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer P. O. Box 778 Fayetteville, AR Congratulations to our 2015 KHSI Scholarship Recipients We thank all the members who donated to the fund. See the back page of the Fall 2015 Hairald for a list of those who contributed. Rachel Hatfield of Mt Vernon, IN Rachel Hatfield is attending Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa and majoring in Animal Science Bryce Everett of Hahira, GA receiving check from KHSI Secretary, Roxanne Newton. Bryce Everett is majoring in Pre-Veterinary studies at Mercer University in Macon Georgia. Cody Yakel of Ft Scott, KS being congratulated by his instructor, Roger Meier at North Central Kansas Technical College. Cody Yakel is attending North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit Kansas and planning to get a degree in diesel mechanics. Paul Shanks being congratulated by Jade Jenkins, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science and Livestock Judging Coach at Eastern Oklahoma State Paul Shanks is attending Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton, Oklahoma and is on the Livestock Judging Team.