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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I'll be d*mned, I didn't know any of that, and I eat Roquefort.  I've never 
seen sheep real up-close.  There were no sheep farmers in my little pocket of 
the deep South , when I was a boy.  I would like to see a picture of someone 
milking a sheep if you ever run across one and don't mind providing the link 
.....bobford


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--- On Sat, 11/8/08, Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Another wood-fired oven production
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 7:37 AM
> The US has a handful of sheep dairies but importing stock
> from Europe,
> which has established sheep dairies, is difficult because
> of scrapie.
> I'm not sure but there may be a ban on imports,
> although some may come
> in from Canada. Sheep have a much shorter period of milk
> production
> than goats and they produce a much smaller volume (though
> much higher
> in milk solids). Some cheeses -- Roquefort is maybe the
> most famous --
> are made only with sheep's milk.
> 
> Marie
> 
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 8:09 AM, bob ford
> <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Are you thinking of having milk "sheep",
> Gene?  I have never heard of anyone having dairy
> "sheep".  I know they can produce plenty for their
> lambs, but ...?  :-)