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High Selling Dorset Wether sire at $3,100


This Slack ram was the most talked about Dorset wether sire at Sedalia. At $3,100 he was also the highest selling ram of the group. He is sired by Slack 9120 and a half brother to the MWSRS Reserve Champion Dorset wether sire that sold for $3,000.


 
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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.
 


 

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

        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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Slack Suffolks
Tom & Val Slack
1022 W. 1300 N  
North Manchester, IN  46962
Phone:  260-982-8714