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At the Slack Farm, Tom places emphasis on stylish
ewes that milk well, lamb easily and are sound on
their feet and legs. Multiple births, length of
hindsaddle, and prime legs are also critical to
building Tom’s complete sheep. While others may
scramble to add thicker sheep for the current market
trends, Slacks have always made muscle a priority.
Many of the ewes are highly line-bred with
bloodlines based on a ram that Tom raised; known as
Total Blast. Tom feels that this ram was one of the
best rams ever in the Suffolk Breed. Consistency is
the key to Slack’s success.
In 1979 Tom initiated the first Formula for
Champions Sale held in Warsaw, Indiana. Fifty
breeding ewes and thirty-three market lambs were
sold and two of them went on to become Grand
Champion and Reserve Grand Champion at the North
American International Livestock Expo in Louisville,
KY and Champion on the rail. The sale grew and is
now entering its 35th year; the Formula for
Champions Sale is the longest running club lamb sale
in Indiana. Six breeds are sold in the FFC sale:
Suffolk, Black-face Cross, Hamp, Dorset, Natural
Color and White-face Cross. We have put nine lambs
from three breeds in the Grand/Reserve drive at the
Indiana State Fair Coliseum in the past five years.
In our Countdown collage, we appreciate the showmen
who have earned success at the state level.
Congratulations Jesse O’Hara, Grant Friesen, Ashley
Ferrell, Wesley Carroll, Amber Ferrell, and Brett
Slack. We want to thank them for selecting Slack
Sheep for their projects and commend them for a job
well done. We’re proud of you!
Tom’s sheep business spans the nation. Twenty times
Slack Suffolks have been the first or second largest
registry of Suffolks in the National Suffolk Sheep
Association/United Suffolk Sheep Association since
1991. Last year Tom sold sheep to 288 customers in
29 states. He sells over 100 rams annually and many
customers returned to purchase a second, third, or
fourth ram because they trusted the genetics. In
addition, the Slack consignment at the Mid-West Stud
Ram Sale has excited buyers for the past seven
years. Some of the awards won by the Slack flock at
the Mid-West sale include Reserve Supreme Champion
Wether Sire Ram, Champion Dorset Wether Sire,
Champion Dorset Wether Dam, Res. Champion Dorset
Wether Sire, Res. Champion Suffolk Wether Dam, Res.
Natural Color Wether Sire, eighteen first place
winners in three years and the Best Consignment
Award. The genetics are proven. Listed below are a
few awards from 2007 to 2011:
• Grand Champion Commerical Ram -
Indiana State Fair 2011
• Champion Dorset Market Lamb -
Indiana State Fair 2011
• Reserve Champion White Face Cross
Market Lamb - Indiana State
Fair 2011
• Champion Dorset Wether Sire -
MidWest Stud Ram Sale 2010
• Champion Dorset Wether Dam -
MidWest Stud Ram Sale 2010
• Reserve Champion White Face Cross
Market Lamb - Indiana State Fair
2010
• Grand Champion Commercial Ram -
Indiana State Fair 2009
• Grand Champion Market Lamb -
Indiana State Fair 2007
• Grand Champion Market Lamb -
Delaware State Fair 2008
• Grand Champion Market Lamb
(Slack Breeding) - Alabama National Fair
• Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb
(Slack Breeding) - Alabama National Fair
• Supreme Ram - Wisconsin State
Fair 2008
• Champion Dorset Market Lamb
-
Indiana State Fair 2008
• Champion Dorset Market Lamb
-
Indiana State Fair 2007
• Reserve Champion Dorset Wether - Ohio State Fair 2008
• Reserve Champion Dorset Wether - Ohio State Fair 2007
• Champion Pair of Comm. Yearling
Ewes - Indiana State Fair 2008
• Champion Pair of Comm. Ewe Lambs
- Indiana State Fair 2008 & 2009
• Champion Yearling Commercial Ewe
- Indiana State Fair 2007
• Champion Pair of Commercial
Yearling Ewe - Indiana State Fair
2007
• Champion White Face Cross Market
Lamb - Indiana State Fair 2009
• Reserve Champion Dorset Wether Sire
- Midwest Stud Ram Sale 2009 |
On Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 1:30 pm EST you are
invited to the 35th Formula for Champions Lamb Sale.
It will be held in Columbia City at the Whitley
County Fairgrounds, just ½ mile south of State Road
30. Many lambs in this year’s sale will be
half-siblings to the champions from the past six
years. Several will be sired by Casino’s half
brothers, Miller the Driller, Wheaton 2042, Slack’s
Hurk, and sons of Caesar and Houston, better known
as the Orphan, and/or dammed by Total Blast
daughters.
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Champion Dorset Wether Sire and Champion Dorset Wether Dam - Midwest
Stud Ram Sale 2010
Reserve Champion Dorset Wether Sire — Midwest Stud Ram Sale 2009
Champion Dorset Wether Ram and Champion Dorset Wether Ewe — Midwest
Stud Ram Sale 2006
Best Consignment Wether Sires 2006
Champion Suffolk and Reserve Supreme Ram — Midwest Stud Ram Sale 2004 |
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In addition, we raised the Champion Ram and Champion Ewe at the
Hoosier Classic Sale 2002 to 2009. For over 40 years Tom Slack has
been breeding quality Suffolks. Need ewes? Slack Suffolks of North
Manchester is a one stop shop, if you are searching for long
muscular sheep. Need a ram? The next time you need to purchase a
stud ram, look no further. We have rams to fit anyone’s needs in
both quality and price. We sell over 100 rams, including commercial
rams, annually from coast to coast. Need a market lamb? The 35th
annual “Formula for Champions” Market Lamb sale will be held on
April 6, 2013, at the Whitley County Fairgrounds in Columbia City,
IN beginning at 1:30 PM EST . This fall we are looking forward to
the most exciting matings in our 35 year sale history. Miller the
Driller is now part of our Stud battery as well as Wheaton 2042
sired by Master Copy. Take advantage of our quality and quantity,
remember, we have several hundred to choose from! Call us; we always
have breeding stock available at the farm.
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