A32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,1984
V
Breezeview Farm
(Continued from Pape AB3)
the meat breeds, in 15 minutes with
a hand shears.
But this year’s wet weather has
been cramping the veteran
Chester County sheep barber’s
style somewhat. Shearing a wet
sheep can be a “shocking” ex
perience according to Joan, and
wet wool quickly develops mold if
not dried promptly. Since a soggy
animal takes longer to dry out than
Uncle Horace after a Friday night
bender, Bill finds himself waiting
impatiently for the sun to shine.
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But waiting doesn’t come easily
to the active shepherd who sand
wiches his farming activities
between shifts at Diversified
Printing in Atglen. Bill also sells a
line of livestock supplements, and
somehow finds time to stay active
in the Pa. Suffolk Sheep
Association, acting as the
organization’s vice president for
the past five years, and being
inducted as president during this
year’s Farm Show. Bill muses that
aboiit the only thing he can’t seem
to find the time to do is sleep.
In addition to caring for the flock
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rounds out her own busy schedule
by serving as advisor to the Junior
Suffolk Sheep Association.
The MacCauleys seem to thrive
on their hectic pace, content in the
realization that doing things right
can lead to gratifying results.
The family attends the Maryland
State Fair each year, “which tells
you just what you’ve got in com
parison to others,” says Bill.
And what they’ve got is
winning flock of Suffolks. The
MacCauleys have,shown champion
rams and ewe at the Maryland
Fair for the past five years, and
Breezeview sheep are consistent
winners, both as show animals,
and on-hoof and on-rail carcass
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Recognizing that bigger is not
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“Our goaf is good genetics,” Bill
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one, and after all, these sheep are
nut here for meat production. So
far, nobody’s produced the perfect
sheep and there’s plenty of room
for improvement.”
And when better Suffolks are
built, there’s a good chance that
the MacCauley family will be right
in there building them.
Congratulations, Joan Niemyer.
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