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S H E P H E R D S H E P H E R D A M e m o i r Richard Gilbert Michigan State University Press East Lansing Copyright © 2014 by Richard Gilbert ♾ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5245 Printed and bound in the United States of America. 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Gilbert, Richard, 1955– Shepherd : a memoir / Richard Gilbert. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-61186-117-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-1-60917-407-1 (ebook) 1. Gilbert, Richard, 1955– 2. Sheep ranchers—Ohio—Biography. 3. Sheep farming—Ohio. 4. Family farms—Ohio. I. Title. SF375.32.G54A3 2014 636.3'1092—dc23 [B] 2013025307 Book design by Scribe Inc. (www.scribenet.com) Cover design by Shaun Allshouse, www.shaunallshouse.com Cover image is of Freckles and two of her lambs, and is used courtesy of Richard Gilbert. G Michigan State University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative and is committed to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more information about the Green Press Initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www.greenpressinitiative.org. Visit Michigan State University Press at www.msupress.org For Kathy, Claire, and Tom And to the memory of my parents: Charles Churchill Gilbert Rozelle Rounsaville Gilbert What tickles the corn to laugh out loud, and by what star to steer the plough, and how to train the vine to elms, good management of flocks and herds, the expertise bees need to thrive—my lord, Maecenas, such are the makings of the song I take upon myself to sing. —from Georgics, Virgil (Peter Fallon trans.) S H E P H E R D ...