SCKA August 2013 August 2013 | Page 7

7 Southcentral Katahdin Hair Sheep Association
Market Report
Mark Dennis
Have you made any changes in your Marketing program since last N / L , I have a New Brochure for the asking it was surprising how little it cost , you may want to put one together , If I can help contact me , been talking with members who want a web site , ( must have to be successful in
Katahdin Marketing ), a few are working at this time getting pictures together , a friend had SCKA do a website for him three years ago , sold all his sheep for two years in a row , this year he over looked payment due for web site , it was deleted , has not received one call this Spring , has not sold any lambs from 2013 lamb crop , he is now a believer in a web site , Marketing is harder than lambing out your flock , a breeder called me she too has not been receiving any calls for lambs this year , she is up dating all her web site pictures to show 2013 born lambs , keep your pictures current ,
I attended the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in MO . Katahdin sale order show was Monday , Sale day was Wednesday , If you are entering Katahdins in Sales do some Marketing before arriving and at the sale , gave out lots of cards , have a brochure , and pictures of your breeding stock and Ranch , available on your table near your Katahdins , notice not in front of your pen that space is for folks to come and view your sheep and visit with you , I have seen pens with a nice big banner in front of the pen , folks walking by can ’ t see your sheep if they are laying down , the most importation Marketing tool in my opinion is performance records posted with Registrations & DNA test results , not one breeder in the MO Sale had performance info available that I saw , to be successful you must do some Marketing or take them to the Sale Barn .
Let us at SCKA help you review or suggest ways to assist in Marketing your Katahdins , I trust you got your new up to date Ad in this N / L , if so it will be posted on SCKA World Wide Web site .
I Thank Ewe again , those folks who have done so much over pass years to move SCKA to the status it has today , these are some of the dedicated , John Cannon Past President , Roxanne Newton Past Vice President , Mickey Burris Past Treasure , Dan Drinkard Past Board Member , and don ’ t forget our Friend Desie Duhon who put the N / L together , we all appreciate the time and work you gave us . See you in Cookeville , TN . This is going to be a Great KHSI Expo .
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 Duration of cycle : 20-42 hrs Gestation : 144-152 days Age of Puberty : 5-7 mo .
Round table discussion at Gathering in Laurel , MS , L-R , SCKA Board Members Mark Dennis , Darrell Adams , John Cannon and Earl Burris answer questions and discuss various topics .