ID—Lancaster Farming. Saturdoy, March 7.1970
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Penn State Specialist Warns
Sheep Producers Must Overcome Problems
Dramatic changes are needed
in Pennsylvania sheep produc
tion, or the state will be out of
the sheep business, Frank Cruz
berger. Penn State specialist,
told Lancaster County Sheepmen
Thursday.
Cruzberger was relaying senti
ments of top state sheep produc
ers who met recently to discuss
problem? in the industry. The
■umber of sheep in Pennsylvania
in 1969 was 124,00 n head, down
9,000 from a vear earlier and 4,-
COO from 1967
A major problem, he said, is
that U S sheep growers just are
not selling their product. In the
1930’s the individual consump
tion of lamb averaged 7.5 pounds
per person By the early 19695,
be said, that figure dropped to
five pounds, and is expected to
dip even lower in 1970, to 3 4
pounds per person
Parasite Control
low the farmer to keep tiack of
Dr Sam Guss, extension veter- S°°d producers also is a pait of
inaiian, also spoke on the pio- management.
gram on conti oiling parasites
He particularly emphasized averaging about 20 head, creates
that any Lancaster County sheep problems Sheep i aising is most
producers whose flocks were not ly a sideline since only 20 head
yet inspected during the winter can’t provide a laving, and those
for sheep scabies should contact few don’t receive the attention
the Extension office here. they should have.
“Pennsylvania had more cases Along these same lines, Cruz-
Of sheep scabies last year than berger said that theie has been
the rest of the nation,” he said, too much attention focused on
Some flocks in the county had puiebreds and not enough on
ecabies last year he said. commercial production.
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Major problems facing veteran
sheep raisers Cruzberger stfid,
included:
AGE—Vounger people appear
to be entering other fields or
raising other animals such as
steers. Getting young men and
women interested in raising
sheep would be an important
step in increasing sheep produc
tion.
MANAGEMENT Despite a
general opinion of farmers who
raise both sheep and steers that
the sheep make them greater pro
fit per animal, fewer sheep and
more steers are being raised.
Management may be the rea
son, Cruzberger said, because
sheep will require more attention
than cattle. More information
from Penn State on sheep rais
ing and management also was
cited.
Record keeping which will al-
FLOCKS—The size of the flock,
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St Sons
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Roy H. Buch, Inc.
Ephrata, R.D. #2
Landis Bros., Inc.
Lancaster
He stated that lamb producers
have to be able to provide the
type of meaty carcass packers
want and in a steady supply. It
doesn’t do any good to have
lamb on the market one week,
but off the next, he said. Lamb
customers turn somewhere else
when they can’t find lamb and
the packer loses when he has no
lamb to sell.
Cruzberger urged careful con
sideration when choosing ewes
for breeding stock, emphasizing
the importance of selecting mea
ty qualities, length and strength
and soundness.
The speaker also urged produc
ers not skimp when buying rams,
stating that the ram should
have good meaty qualities and
scale He said a good ram should
requne a good price.
Ram To Ewe Ratio
A good ram to ewe ratio also
is important, he said, with 30 to
35 ewes per ram. Production will
not be as good with a higher
ratio, he said.
Cruzberger also listed the 12
per cent protein feed i ation used
by Penn State which has provid
ed the best results.
The ration should include 250
pounds of soy bean oil meal; 200
pounds of alfalfa meal; 1,400
pounds of finely ground ear corn
and cob, which provides both
nutrients and roughage; 150
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Nelson Habecker .
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