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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 33rd 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 seven lambs
from three breeds in the Grand/Reserve drive at the
Indiana State Fair Coliseum in the past four years.
In our home collage’ we say “Congratulations” to the
showmen who have earned success at the state level.
Pictured clockwise starting at the left is the
Reserve Champion Suffolk Market Lamb at the 2009
Indiana State Fair shown by Ashley Ferrell, the
Champion Dorset Market Lamb at the 2007 Indiana
State Fair shown by Andrea Holderman, the Champion
Suffolk Market Lamb from the 2008 Indiana State Fair
shown by Brett Slack, the Reserve Champion Cross Ewe
Lamb at the 2009 Indiana State Fair shown by Ashley
Ferrell, the Champion Dorset Market Lamb at the 2008
Indiana State Fair shown by Elizabeth Michel, the
Grand Champion Market Lamb at the 2007 Indiana State
Fair shown by Brett Slack, the Champion White-Face
Cross Market Lamb at the 2009 Indiana State Fair
shown by Tyler Boganwright and the Reserve Champion
Cross Yearling Ewe at the 2009 Indiana State Fair
shown by Jesse O’Hara. The Slack family would like
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 280 customers in
27 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 the
33rd Formula for Champions, 107 lambs sold to 51
buyers from 7 states. 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 2010:
• 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 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm EST you are
invited to the 34th 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 five
years. Several will be sired by 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 34th
annual “Formula for Champions” Market Lamb sale will be held on
April 7, 2012, 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 34 year sale history. 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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