See You in Deridder LA for 2015 SCKA Annual Meeting and Private
SCKA Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Association Newsletter Summer 2015 See You in Deridder LA for 2015 SCKA Annual Meeting and Private Treaty Sale June 5 & 6th is the date for 2015 SCKA Annual Meeting and Private Treaty Sale in Deridder LA. Darrell Adams will be the host this year and we look forward to viewing his operation. Location will be at the Beauregard Fairgrounds, 506 West Drive, DeRidder, LA 70634. There will be a farm tour at ADO Sheep, 118 South 7th Street, Singer, LA 70660, about 30 minutes away on Friday at 4:00. Then will go to supper dutch treat. Also, several people are asking about sheep so if anyone is bringing sheep for sale please contact Darrell Adams or Howard Brown and let them know so arrangements can be made. Sheep must have health papers and be read BE- In This Issue President’s Message 2 Meeting Info 3 NRCS 4 NRCS continued 5 Membership Form 6 Katahdins for Sale 7 FORE you unload, please make copies before you come. Sheep can start unloading at 9:00 am Friday. Saturday will start at 9:00 am. Meal Saturday will be provided. Chris Sweat will speak on grading sheep. Mark Dennis will be doing a hoof trimming demo. NRCS reps to talk on soil conservation and different plans available. Tommy & Gabriella Boden on marketing and selling at Farmers Markets. Townsend Equipment will be attending the private treaty sale again this year. If you have any equipment purchase needs get with them and they can deliver. Motels Stagecoach Inn (337)462-0022 Best western Plus (337) 460-2066 Motel 6. (338)462-3450 America's Best value (337) 460-7797 Pine grove RV park (337)460-1800 If you need directions call Darrell Adams and he will try to help. Our Officers Our Board of Directors President—Howard Brown Vice President—Kenneth Jessee Darrell Adams 2015 (405) 567-2559 (276) 794-9214 Frankie Steifel 2016 Sec—Tina Broussard Treasurer—Michelle Stiefel Ryan Jordan 2016 (337) 896-2278 (256) 599-1223 Earl Burris 2017 Newsletter—Robert Walker Promotions—Mark Dennis Kathy Keifer 2017 (931) 510-1322 (337) 364-0422 Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Association 2 As I write the Presidents Corner of the SCKA NL, I feel relieved & excited. In June it will be time for you to get someone new to take over. I had projects, that I started and are not all finished. Maybe your next leader will have better luck. We need active members to get things accomplished. It is hard when you don't meet but once a year. I want to encourage all of you to get involved in your association, that is the only way to make a difference. United we are strong, divided we are not. June 5,2015 SCKA will open our annual meeting at the Beauregart fair grounds, in DeRidder, La. You will find a program for this meeting in this NL. Don't miss this meeting it will be the earliest chance to see fellow breeders and have good Katahdin fellowship, bring pictures of your operation and sheep to share with others. I guess everyone knows I had quadruple bypass the end of February, I'm doing good just dizzy at times. Doctors are trying to get my blood pressure under control. The bottom line is, I will be in your face another 20 years, if you raise Katahdins. I figure it will take that long to pay all the bills. I still believe that the Katahdin breed hasn't scratched the surface, the market may be softer, but think, Katahdins have been upbeat for 10 years. All things have cycles, but if you can't raise Katahdins and put them on the scales for profit, you don't have the right kind of Katahdins, the ones that will reproduce, live, grow, be efficient and will grade ones and twos. Each stage I have mentioned will make your bottom line better. KHSI has been ask many times for several years, to come up with a better breed characteristic (a guide for better Katahdins). I haven't seen anything on this and don't have any hope. So you will have to decide what you think is important for this breed, to be better to survive. Here is what I think, we have to keep reproduction (mothering abilities the Katahdin ewes are famous for). Katahdins are shedding sheep therefore they need to shed. Females need to weigh 200 plus lbs at maturity and rams 280 plus lbs. They need to be polled and mainly white with pigmentation around their eyes, with black hoofs, be sound (strong pastures), good bones (no light boned fat sheep), well muscled (with the right maturity), long (with straight backs), and balanced (front to back & from ground up). I know some of these terms maybe Greek to you. So you come up with your own terms. It doesn't have to be my terms. But KHSI needs to develop some of these terms and define them, so we will all be on the same page. We need leaders for this breed to survive. SCKA has had a lot of impact in the past & we will again. Someone needs to do something even if it is wrong. We should have our brochures for SCKA ready by June 5th. Thanks to all for your hard work. A special thanks to Kathy Keiffer for all the leg work. HLB 3 Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Association Important Reminders regarding Gathering: ** Health Certificates must be provided prior to unloading sheep. ** Only SCKA members can sell at the Private Treaty Sale. There will be no charge for selling sheep. The Private Treaty Sale will be ongoing throughout Friday /Saturday. ** Please bring some folding chairs if it is convenient for you ** Ken from Townsend Equipment will be onsite with sheep handling equipment. Not to late to give him a call and get free delivery. *****Be thinking of hosting the 2016/2017/2018 Meeting. Contact Board Members or Officers for more information. Annual Meeting and Elections Want to be more active and help our Association grow? Come to the annual meeting and become an officer. Any successful organization needs lots of active Shepherds Chart: Body Temperature: 100.9-103.8 Pulse Rate: 70-80 per minute Breathing Rate: 12-20 per minute Interval of cycle: 14-20 days In order to utilize SCKA funds wisely, all members will receive the SCKA Newsletter via e-mail. Hard copies will be mailed upon request or to members without e-mail addresses. Duration of cycle: 20-42 hrs Gestation: 144-152 days SCKA Motto: We only do positive things for Katahdins Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Association What can NRCS do for you? With the annual meeting in Deridder to include some NRCS representatives, I thought it would be a great time to ask our members, “What can NRCS do for you?” The reason I ask that is I just received funding through NRCS EQIP program to do crossing fencing and water supply to take roughly 50 acres and make into paddocks. When I shared my great news to some sheep friends, no one seemed to know these programs even existed. So, I can tell you a little about my deal so you can get your mind thinking in time to ask the representatives on hand how you can take advantage of these programs. The pic included is a Google map layout of what they are paying me to do. The red dots represent locations of waterers. The waterers will be bias ply ag loader tires with tops 4 5 Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Association NRCS continued…. cut out and float in middle. They have been used forever with great results. They will gravity flow from a 4000 gallon tank that I already have that is located on high point at corner of the black square in the pic. The black square will be the location for future covered working facility. The black lines represent water lines from 2 different sources. One source being a pond that I will pump into tank. The other source is city water to use as a backup. The paddocks will be connected with each other and the working facility by lanes which are shown in the pic. Each paddock will range in size from 4 acres to 7 acres. Total payment on this setup is just shy of $18,000! It will be a huge help for us as we grow our flock and allow us to better utilize parts of the farm we haven’t used for sheep yet. Will be able to better rotate pastures and to plant different forages for different seasons. Will also allow us to stockpile even more for prolonged winter grazing. This past year we fed zero hay until first weekend in Feb! From the NRCS website, The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers through contracts up to a maximum term of ten years in length. These contracts provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns and for opportunities to improve soil, water, plant, animal, air and related resources on agricultural land and nonindustrial private forestland. In addition, a purpose of EQIP is to help producers meet Federal, State, Tribal and local environmental Articles written in this newsletter may or regulations. ATTENTION! may not be the thoughts and suggestions Do some research online or go by your of all the membership nor its officers or board of directors, but merely the opinion local NRCS office and see what programs might work for you. Then bring all your ideas of the one writing the article. to Deridder and ask lots of questions. Sponsor:_______________________________ Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Association Membership Form Date: _______________________ New Member Dues Attached ($20.00) Renewal Dues Attached (due Jan 1st ) Dues & renewals are $20.00 per year when paid before January 31. Renewals- a $5.00 fee is due if paid after January 31 in order to be re-instated. One vote per membership. SCKA invites you to visit our website: http://www.hair-sheep.com • SCKA will help you design a World Wide Web page for $125.00 • Each year thereafter with up to 5 changes will only be $100.00 • To link your own web page to SCKA is only $45.00 annually • 1st Year Web Design & Web Page ________ ($125.00) Web Page ________ ($100.00) Web Link ________ ($45.00) Please PRINT name and address exactly as you would like it to appear on SCKA records and website. Membership Name (s)____________________________________________________________ Farm/Ranch Name _____________________________________________________________ P.O. Box or Street _____________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code______________________________________________________________ Phone ________________________________________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________________________________ E-mail_________________________________________________________________________ Web address____________________________________________________________________ Please Mail your check and completed form to: To save funds, all newsletters will be emailed to SCKA – Treasurer the email address listed above. If you would like Michelle Stiefel one mailed also, please check the box bellow as 175 County Rd 612 well. Section, AL 35771 updated : Feb 8, 2015 I would like a printed copy of newsletter 7 Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Association Only SCKA members may list here. Listings will be renewed every newsletter. SCKA will assist you in buying and selling Katahdin sheep. Keep us informed of your needs by telephone or e-mail. Check the membership list for more information, including all contact information, SCKA members will treat you right! Call for Pricing! 1. Alabama - For sale in Alabama-Registered Katahdin Ewe lambs and two RR ram lambs out of our Ram from Steven Bull In Iowa. Lambs Born Dec-Feb. weaned and ready for new homes. www.ricochetfarms.com 251-229-3838 We are also taking reservations for lambs to be born in Sept/Oct this year ,expecting lambs from both our Rams Alabama (GF9398 son) and Warlock(Bul). Come by and visit. 2. Alabama - For Sale Now: Registered 100% Katahdin Ewe Lambs and 2 Ram Lambs born Jan. 2015, Scrapie Free Flock. Weaned, Wormed and Vaccinated. Contact Dan Drinkard D-D Ranch 251-769-3606. 3. Arkansas - Register Katahdin lambs born March 2015, ready for new homes June 1. All of our sheep come from the Lazy B Farm and our ram is a son of Wildman. Howard Brown bred and raised our ram. Small Farm, Great Genetics. Contact Bill Gray at 479521-3024 or email [email protected]. Website. www.ariseandshinefarm.com 4. Louisiana — FOR SALE NOW---Registered Katahdin Ewe and Ram Lambs born Jan. to March 2015. Lambs are RR or QR, polled, have A or AA white hair coats. Several blood lines available. Lambs will be available for pickup in June. Vaccinations Given. Health records available. Flock is Certified (SFCP Flock# LA65) Please see our website: www.ptbkatahdins.com. Contact Tina at: [email protected], or by phone 337/2886121 to set up an appointment to visit the Farm. PTB Farms is located near Scott, LA. 5. Tennessee - Registered Katahdin sheep from certified scrapie free flock. Lambs are RR or QR and are bred for growth, bone size, mothering ability, meat and still have eye appeal. Contact Robert Walker, 931-510-1322 for more info, www.westforkfarms.com , Alpine, TN 38543. Check us out on Facebook! www.facebook.com/westforkfarms 6. Tennessee - Akbash/Anatolian female pups for sale. Can deliver to Deridder. Pups were born April 3rd. Contact Robert Walker, 931-510-1322 for more info, www.westforkfarms.com , Alpine, TN 38543. 7. Virginia --Registered Katahdin ewe and ram lambs born Jan., Feb., and March 2015 Sired by SWP 08-142 Wildman. These lambs have super length and an excellent hair coat. Free delivery to Deridder, LA and Sedalia, MO. and locations in between. Call Kenneth and Connie Jessee at 276-298-5118. Things to Ponder for New Year! Renew Membership! Get your checklist for lambing ready Check your pasture/hay supply Start thinking about new genetics Consider doing Promotions for SCKA Take lots of sheep pics for SCKA Work on writing a couple articles for this newsletter. They don’t write their selves and I am sure you guys have years of wisdom that needs to be shared. Start early and take your time. Write about equipment you have built or modified, write about your goals or marketing plans. We could all learn from each other. Got pictures or Articles of Interest? E-mail them to Robert at [email protected] Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Newsletter Robert Walker 429 Wilder Hwy Alpine, TN 38543 We only do positive things for Katahdins PLACE STAMP HERE
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