 Started in 1957 with the
purchase of 3 ewes in the Lakefield Farm Dispersal Sale, Wheaton
Hampshire’s has gained a national reputation for both frame and club lamb
type of Hampshire’s. Since that time many things have changed, however our
dedication to breeding top quality purebred livestock has remained the
focus in our program.
Even though we raise both purebred frame sheep and club lamb sheep our
dedication is equally dispersed and our goals are the same.
Although we have raised purebred breeding
stocksince
the mid-50s we expanded out flock in 1989 and got more
actively involved in the wether side of the industry. It was
then we purchased our first ram from Cabaniss Hampshire’s (
“Star”: An 801 son ) and started our wether flock by
breeding “Star” to our tall fronted, angular, straight lined
frame sheep. This cross didn’t yield a large number of
top-end wethers, however it did produce a strong foundation
of females that have been the catalyst in our program. We
believe this cross has given us a competitive advantage
because of the added growth, style and unique female base.
We have maintained to build our wether-style sheep from
selecting off the female end and are dedicated to the
production of sound, muscular wether’s and breeding stock
that are stylish.
All of our success comes from our families’
dedication and hard work to raise sheep we like by selecting
superior stud rams and mate them to large framed females
that have muscle, correctness, superior breed type and
style. We have long recognized that both the frame and Club
Lamb type sheep produce valuable Sheep that possess these
traits.
We are very fortunate that our flock of Hampshire’s has
provided our family with opportunities to meet many great
people. In so many ways the “sheep business is the people
business”. The relationships formed and the friendships that
come while competing with people of like interest is what
makes the purebred livestock industry the great
family-building experience that it is. |
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