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At the present time there arc 28 or 29 ewes remaining from the original 35. I purchased an additional 35 ewes last summer.” —
Dan is also a feeder calf producer on his Culpeper county farm He was not farm reared and hense did not have the advantages many of us had in getting such valuable experience. He is conducting a successful farming operation,
WHAT WILL IT COST TODAY TO GET A SHEEP FLOCK???? Westerning yearling ewes are selling nearby for $25.00 to $22.50 per head. While none of the purebred ram sales, have held so far this year my guess is they yill fetch $75.00. Thus you could today have a flock equal to that of Dan’s at about the same cost. This year the early “blue circle” lambs fetched from $31.00 per hundred weight down to $26.00. It is still possible to pay for that flock, ram,- and their feed in the first year.
Several farmers have given me several REASONS WHY THEY DON’T WANT SHEEP. Probably first and foremost has been the DOG PROBLEM. The best advice I can give is that cows with calves are the best natural-around-the-clock protection anyone can have for sheep. How many times have you known *
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