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H e r i t a g e F a r m S u r i A l p a c a s |
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Valuing Our Past, Breeding for the Future |
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Spring is in the air! If you are anything like us, you are ready for it. It seems like this time of year, it just can’t get here fast enough. In January, we were teased by extraordinarily weather. That got us to thinking that maybe winter would be kind to us this year. Well, January was followed by a cold and cloudy February and March treated us to a late season snow storm. So much for an early spring! But now, as we are into April, there are signs that spring is finally here. One sure sign is that show season has begun. Crias everywhere are being halter broke and fleeces are picked of winter debris. Farm displays are getting spruced up with those cute pictures of last season’s crias. As we rush off to the show, we worry about what we’ve forgotten or how well our youngsters will do against the tough competition. But for us, important as it is, showing alpacas is just a part of our Alpaca Lifestyle. The things we love most are the everyday joys of watching a newborn cria stand for the first time on wobbly legs or seeing a band of youngsters chasing each other around the pasture. It’s the simple things that draw us to the farm and this lifestyle that provides us with recreation from our fast-paced and stressful city jobs. Boy are we glad we discovered it! Tim and Beth |
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Firecraker checks out the spring pansies—”these look good enough to eat!” |
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The Alpaca Lifestyle! |
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Volume I, Issue 3, Spring 2006 |
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Are You Ready for the Country? ~ Adapted from Ranch & Country* |
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A place in the country! - Finding that special piece of rural land is fast becoming the "American Dream." For some, the dream may be for an acre or two - just enough room for a garden, or a horse, or maybe both. For others, the dream may be for land that extends as far as the eye can see. The demand for ranches for sale, farms for sale, vineyards for sale, horse property, groves, orchards, and just rural retreats has simply skyrocketed. And to what end? For privacy, peace and quiet, a little bit of |
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Barn and Suri Roof Our circa 1904 barn got a new roof in 2004 with a suri proudly watching over the pastures |
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In the United States, the alpaca industry is currently experiencing a breeders’ market, which could be described as the development phase of any new livestock introduction. This period is necessary to accumulate the genetics to allow U.S. breeders to be competitive in world markets, and to build the number of alpacas necessary to support a high production fiber mills in the U.S. |
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Lovely Lady was awarded a blue ribbon in the juvenile medium fawn class at the Kentucky Classic Alpaca Show in March. She then went on to win Reserve Champion in her color class. |
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Spring Show Schedule |
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We will be attending the following shows this spring with our yearling male Firecracker and juveniles Lovely Lady, Silken Mist, Patriot and Avalanche. Be sure to look us up if you go to any of these events! Kentucky Classic — Done
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F l o r a, I n d i a n a |
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A L P A C A W o r k s |
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the vision are, you can bet on one thing: there's romance involved, something stirred from deep within the recesses of a "collective unconscious" that knew and tamed the wild elbow room, clean air, billions of stars in the night-time sky, a chance to try one's hand at growing grapes or lavender or olives trees, to have room for dogs, horses, maybe even cattle, or perhaps alpacas or llamas or some other non-traditional breed. Whatever the specifics of west in an earlier century, one that retains the pioneering spirit, and continues to treasure the expansive riches of the great outdoors and intimate involvement with God’s spectacular creation. |
