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Goals and Objectives

Management Philosophy

• Breed ewes to lamb at one year of age
• Shear during Christmas vacation; vaccinate with CD-T, Vitamin A-D, and deworm
• Wean at 45 days of age
• Dry treat ewes, if necessary
• Lambs gain 1 lb. per day of age
• Use 60-day adjusted weaning weights
• Maximize use of pasture
• Minimize use of drugs
• Aim for a 200 percent lamb crop
• Keep feed costs manageable (feed whole barley, soybeans, dicalcium phosphate, and trace mineralized salt

Breeding Philosophy

• Place priority on performance and carcass traits
• Use carcass measurements to increase carcass value
• Keep "type" in mind

Achievements

• Top 3 rams at Pennsylvania Ram Performance Test over last 10-12 years
• Champion Suffolk Ewe at 2002 Maryland State Fair 4-H Show
• 1st place commercial ewe lamb at 2003 Maryland State Fair
• Top 5 in market lamb classes at Maryland State Fair over last 6 years

Sales

• Sell 8 to 10 club lambs per year
• Sell 3 to 5 breeding rams per year
• Sell 4 to 6 breeding ewes per year
• Sell market lambs to freezer market