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Now a new breed of local ranchers are hoping to replace the sound of hoofbeats with the sound of flapping ostrich wings. U.S. sanctions against South Af rica — supplier of most ostrich prod ucts to this country — in 1986 have sent ostrich products such as feath ers, hide and meat into short supply and their prices skyrocketing. As a result, Americans across the country are jumping into ostrich breeding. People in the Southwest in partic ular have flocked to the industry in the last two years, with Texans and Oklahomans taking a particularly strong interest in the bird. While the exact number of breeders is difficult to determine, it is known Texas has the largest number, followed by Ok lahoma. Angelo Picerrello, financial mar keting analyst with the Texas De partment of Agriculture in Austin, estimates the ostrich-breeding in dustry in Texas is a $7 to $15 million industry right now. “Within four to five years, though, it could be a $100 million in dustry,” he adds. The TDA feels the industry has great potential and is assisting in the preparation of information on breeding problems, and other needs such as pen size and diet recommen dations and marketing strategies for ostrich breeders. A number of Midlanders have plunged into the industry, which they see as a chance to diversify the local economy — by introducing a new product — and because they see a chance at getting an excellent re turn on an investment. One of the first, and largest, os trich-breeding farms in the area is the Yellow Rose Ranch south of Odessa, owned by Dr. John Sheets and his wife, Rachel. The ranch cur rently houses 70 birds and has incu bating facilities to handle 600 to 700 chicks. Cooper Campbell, manager of the ranch, says that when Sheets decided to get out of the horse-breeding business a couple of years ago, he did some research into exotic ani mals, and found that the ostrich was the only exotic with a viable market. “South Africa’s had an established market in ostrich products such as meat and hide for 100 years,” Camp bell points out. “Due to our sanctions against the country, it gave U.S. breeders a chance to get our foot in the door and develop an industry in the U.S.” Prosecutor shows relief over rejection of new trial AUSTIN (AP) — A federal pros ecutor says he is relieved a judge has ruled that convicted psychologist Lucy Marrero isn’t entitled to a new trial despite allegations of jury mis conduct in a fraud and embez zlement trial. Marrero, 35, is scheduled to be sentenced next week for her Feb ruary conviction on 37 charges of fraud and theft of money from U.S. military medical insurance funds. She faces a sentence of up to $850,000 in fines and 285 years in prison. U.S. District Judge James Nowlin, who earlier this month interviewed four of the 12 jurors who convicted the Austin psychologist, wrote in an opinion released Tuesday, “The court is firmly convinced that there has been nothing raised requiring a new trial or a judgment of acquittal in this case.” During the three-week trial, the jury heard evidence that Marrero’s Psychotherapy Institute in Austin falsified insurance claims and “doubled billed” military insurance funds between 1983 and 1985. Lawyers for Marrero had filed a request for a new trial charging jury impropriety. They filed affidavits from two jurors who alleged they were pressured by other jurors to vote guilty despite believing Marrero was innocent. In his six-page ruling, Nowlin noted that when he polled each ju ror after the verdict was read, all said they agreed with the conviction. Nowlin also ruled that the allega tions of jury misconduct raised in the case were without merit under the federal rules of evidence. Dan Mills, the assistant U.S. attor ney who prosecuted the psycholo gist, said the government “is relieved that (Nowlin) ruled the way he did.” Mills said he agreed with Nowlin’s judgment that the allegations of jury misconduct had no merit under fed eral court rules. Mills accused Marrero’s lawyers of “badgering the jurors” by telephon ing them after the trial and question ing them about the deliberations. Frank Maloney, one of Marrero’s lawyers, said he could not comment on Nowlin’s ruling. But he said Mar rero plans to appeal her conviction after sentencing. Since her conviction, Marrero has transferred ownership of the clinic to her husband, Bernie, who also is a psychologist. Marrero continues to treat patients, Maloney said. He notes a three-month-old chick will bring $3,000 while a three-year- old pair of breeding ostriches can fetch $45,000. The eggs themselves can bring as much as $500. The average hen begins laying at about three years, and lays an aver age of 60 eggs a year until the age of 40 or 45 years. The only red- meated, two-toed bird in the world, an ostrich will grow to stand an aver age eight feet tall and weigh as much as 345 pounds. The ultimate goal of U.S. breed ers is to increase the herd enough to support a U.S. products industry, processing U.S.-grown ostrich hide, feathers and meat, which is a deli cacy in Europe but in short supply in the United States. Currently South Africa slaughters 85,000 birds annually, while esti mates put the number of birds in the United States at around 8,000. Campbell figures it will be another five to six years before this countn has the number of ostriches needed to make a processing industry viable. He offers this example of what kind of production ostriches area- pable of: 14-month-old chicks (the age most South African ostrichesate sent to market) would average 80 pounds when slaughtered. If one pair produced at least 30 chicks a year, Campbell says that would equal 2,400 pounds of meat annually from that tone pair. For Midlander Roy Kimsey, one pair of birds will outdo a typical West Texas oilwell. “If a hen lays5(1 eggs a year for 40 years, that’s 2,000 eggs. If current prices hold, those chicks would sell for $3,000 a piece, See Ostrich/Page 10 What’s Up I Thursday WOMEN’S STUDIES/CLASSICAL STUDIES: will present "Sappho and He Companions" at 7:30 p.m. in 203 Blocker. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Davis Scholarships and the Longevity Awards Ceremony will be at 2:30 p.m. in 204C Sterling C. Evans Library. SUGAR LAND/MISSOURI CITY/STAFFORD HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet and elect officers at 7 p.m. in 105 Heldenfels. MEXICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet and those seeking election must present a work plan at 8:30 p.m. in 308 Rudder. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM: will elect officers at 7 p.m. in502 Rudder. STUDENTS OVER THE TRADITIONAL AGE: will meet at 5 p.m. at Duddleys Draw. VIETNAMESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will elect officers at 8:30 p.m. in226 Rudder. R.E.A.C.H.: will have a panel discussion about world hunger at 12:30 p.m. in the MSC flagroom. There will also be a canned-food drive from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Rudder fountain. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845- 0280 for more information. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: will meet at 6 p.m. Call the C.D.P E for more information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. LATIN AMERICAN CATHOLIC STUDENTS: will meet to discuss current issues in Spanish at 8:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Student Center. TAMU ATARI USERS GROUP: will meet at 7 p.m. in 027 MSC. Friday AGGIE SPACE SOCIETY: Valentin Lebedev, a Soviet cosmonaut, will auto graph his books and answer questions from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in 601 Rudder. DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS: will have statistical science awareness day from 2-5 p.m. in 701 Rudder. MANAGEMENT SOCIETY: Joe B. Foster, president of Newfield Exploration Inc., will speak at 10 a.m. in 114 Blocker. STERLING C. EVANS: will have a used book sale from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on the south side of the library. RECREATIONAL SPORTS: will have registration from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. in 159 Read for a fun run and frisbee golf. MELTING POT: will meet at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Student Center. HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTER: will have Shabbat services at 8 p.m.at Hillel. Items for What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald,; no later than three business days before the desired run date We only publish the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What's Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are run on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. IIyou have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. MSC Political Forum DP SARAH WEDDINGTON featured speaker on ROE v.WADE Where It's Been Where It’s Going Monday, April 24 MSC 201 8:30 p.m. Reception to follow This program is presented for educational purposes, and does not neccessarily reflecH the views of MSC Political Forum. Bookstores 3 Locations Northgate Redmond Terrace Southgate Open 24 Hours Kinko f s the copy center 201 College Main 846-8721 The Battalion __ 845-2611 : ik \ rsr Agg now By Juliette Riz STAFF WRITER Nine childrei for Dr. Patrick wife Goldie of F youngest son, Jo John, the last dren in the Hi nated his paren of the Year. 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