I figure "do what the alpaca people did" In other words-- create a demand!!! But not on the Alpaca scale--Quite frankly, I like Alpaca. llamas, etc-- but I am NOT going to pay the equivalent of what, for me, is two years of income for one animal! I will visit my extension office tomorrow and see if maybe I can get a foot into the 4-H door. There is not a lot of real animal agriculture going on in this county-- but the two neighboring counties are pretty much nothing but rural. A friend passed on to me, via e-mail, an article on how the mini-cows can actually be used to produce more beef per acre than a full-sized cow, and I am thinking that would be a great way to "sell" the smaller hair sheep to the "bigger is better" mentality. Sheep are a bit smaller boned, proportionately, and they reproduce a lot faster!!!
Terry --- Susan Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terry, County Fairs and State Fairs from my > understanding do the > exotic/different breeds exhibits. > I wish you luck with 4-H. Sue > > > > > >From: Terry Wereb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > >To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > >Subject: Re: [blackbelly] for sale > >Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:56:29 -0800 (PST) > > > >Okay-- when I get my sheep-ses- I will see what I > can > >do for sheep! I am also considering rare breed > >rabbits. Maybe I can go through the ALBC membership > >directory, and "Borrow" a few other breeds/species > for > >"display purposes only" for my local fairs-- there > are > >four on four consecutive weekends here-- and one of > >them is THE GREAT GEAUGA COUNTY FAIR!!! ( Last fair > of > >the year in Ohio. Always well attended-- AND the > one > >of the two local ones that the AMISH attend. And I > >already know that those communities are looking for > >something to help with their farm economics- a few > are > >already raising goats for the ethnic markets, but > have > >few resources to get them there! And I can help > with > >that! > > > >Terry > > > >--- Susan Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I agree that is a great idea Terry! Speaking > from > > > my own experience about > > > puting up an exibit like that at a 4-H Fair, I > ran > > > into a bunch of "well, > > > we'll have to ask the fair board, or there is no > > > monies for extra exibits, > > > etc." There was so much of that I just quit > trying. > > > Not that you all > > > should quit, but after 3 years of it I just > decided > > > to quit trying. I even > > > tried to give preimuns to the children who won > in > > > "all breed" classes as an > > > incentive to show other breeds of sheep, > including > > > Blackbellys and > > > 4-H wouldn't let me. If you could get a lot of > > > people together who have > > > different breeds of anything animal wise then go > for > > > it. I still believe > > > there is a place for Blackbellys at the fairs. > Sue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Terry Wereb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > > >To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > > >Subject: Re: [blackbelly] for sale > > > >Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:19:56 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > > >Would county or state fairs have objections to > > > >"exhibits" that were not competeing? I noticed > at > > > my > > > >county's fair last year that there were no meat > > > >goats-- just dairy breeds. All the sheep were > > > woolies. > > > >One lady had a Scottish Highland cow and her > calf > > > >there-- but I believe it was entered as a beef > > > >contender. There is one person who brings Irish > > > >Dexter's-- and has a stand-up display of them > > > working > > > >under yoke. > > > > Getting a bunch of rare breeds together > under > > > one > > > >tent, so to speak, may be a great way to spread > the > > > >word about other issues-- to more than just > > > >agricultural people! And if the animals have > been > > > >handled so that they are docile (with and > without > > > >horns)and "socialized" to the experience, then > that > > > is > > > >all the better for ambassadorship. > > > > > > > >Terry W > > > > > > > >--- Rick Krach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I learned from him that lambs at our fair > had to > > > > > meet the minimum > > > > > requirement of 80 pounds! No wonder kids > can > > > never > > > > > show Blackbellies! > > > > > > > > > > Rick Krach > > > > > Auburn, California > > > > > (530) 889-1488 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > This message is from the blackbelly mailing > list > > > > > Visit the list's homepage at > > > > > blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > > > > > > > > > > >http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >This message is from the blackbelly mailing > list > > > >Visit the list's homepage at > > > blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > > > > > >http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > Dont just search. Find. 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