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These people where a herder's link to the ranch and the outside world.
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This is when ewes give birth inside a barn.
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In Turner County, SD, farmers used sheep to eat off the green tops of this plant that was commonly grown.
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This is a more intensive production system requiring more hands-on management where sheep are raised on fewer acres.
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Wool acts as a natural (answer) by wicking away water and keeping a layer of air next to the skin.
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This town is where the headquarters of the South Dakota Wool Growers Cooperative was located.
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This South Dakota city is where the first large sheep flocks were brought in the state.
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The term for when you move one lamb to another ewe so that ewe can adopt the lamb as her own.
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The name of the meat-processing plant in Sioux Falls processed lamb until the late 20th century.
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This is a smaller fenced area used for finishing (feeding to grow and fatten) lambs for market.
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These funded the 1954 National Wool Act.
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The season sheep are usually shorn.
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What were soldiers fed oversees during their deployment during WWII.
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The neighboring state that sheep herders moved their sheep to during the summer.
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Besides guard dogs and donkeys, ranchers use this animal to help protect their sheep.
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The B vitamin found in lamb that promotes healthy skin, nerves, and aids in digestion.
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The other commodity sheep offered besides meat.
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