Tom & Val,
We purchased a ram from your flock three years ago and we'd
like to purchase another RR/NN ram lamb or yearling ram this
summer. The majority of the ewe lambs sired by Slack 5191I
(a Total Blast son) have remained in our flock. We'd like to
purchase a ram that may add additional height to our lambs.
I thought I'd also let you know we entered a ram lamb out of
our Slack ram and a Slack Aged ewe we purchased from you in
the Penn State Ram Test last summer and he was the high
selling Suffolk Spring Ram Lamb.
Thanks,
Jeff Bollinger of Blue Spruce Suffolks
Tom,
Hey, this is Justin Fitzwater from Garrett County Maryland.
We bought about 8 lambs, 2 yearlings, and one ram lamb. They
are the best set of sheep we have ever had. I want to thank
you for all your help in doin that. They are extremely
muscled with a lot of bone. It's just unbelievable the
change in one year. I don't know if Dad told you, but we
took Supreme Champion Ewe at the Maryland State Fair. And
the ram lamb was Champion Suffolk at every show, even the
state fair. I wanna say thanks again, I'm happy.
Thanks,
Justin Fitzwater
Hi Tom,
My husband, Everett, and I bought your fall cross bred
ram entry at Sedalia. What a buck! We love him. He
arrived in good shape. We are very excited about the
prospect of his lambs next year.
Meredith Byrne
Slack Family
Just wanted to say Congratulations to you all and
especially Brett! It is a true accomplishment to achieve
what you all have as a farm and as a family. We
purchased our second ram lamb from you this summer and
look forward to bringing some more of your great
genetics to Virginia. The genetics we've purchased from
you have greatly improved our flock, not only in
quality, but health and hardiness too.
Thanks,
Aaron and Ashley - Shady Hill Suffolks
Thanks for all you have done for us! We really
appreciate your support, help, and friendship. Again,
thank you so much.
Tom Dawson Family
Tom,
I am truly impressed with the quality and consistency of
our sheep. Seldom do you see such uniformity in a set of
sheep. You have stayed the course and continue to
produce genetically sound animals that are reliable and
consistant breeders. Once again, thank you!
Kyle Smithwick
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Slack,
We recently purchased one of your rams. We are extremely
pleased with his overall size and disposition. We thank
you for the work you've put into your rams and can't
wait to see what the lambs we get from him will look
like.
Mike, Stacey, Lindsey & Andrew Murphy
Tom and Val,
I am Brent Larson, the shepherd at the University of
Wyoming. We bought the first place yearling ram this
past year at Sedalia. It appears that he did a good job
of getting the ewes bred. We are just starting to lamb
and they look very promising. Thanks again.
Brent Larson
We bought ram number 7550 from you at Sedalia last year.
We bred him to 15 ewes and boy has it paid off so far.
His lambs are big, healthy, and thrifty. We have had
more ewe lambs out of him as well which to us is a plus.
We are very excited to watch them grow. We were also
very pleased that he settled all his ewes, we didn't
even need a clean up ram.
Very pleased,
Jessica White and Travis Nelson
The auction Saturday was phenomenal. I was expecting to see
the quality of lambs that I saw two years ago when I
attended your sale. I was really impressed by the step up in
the lambs. I didn't think that you could improve on what you
had two years ago, but I was wrong. What a great set of
sheep.
Andrew Tolley
With deep appreciation for your support of my 4-H lamb
project , the 4-H Program , and the Indiana State Fair; I
thank you. Your kindness in making the sale of the
2007 Grand Champion 4-H Market Lamb a record breaker will
always be one of my greatest memories. Whether friends,
family, business, or organization, you truly make a
difference.
Thank you!
Brett Slack
Dear Tom,
Just wanted to let you know we are very pleased with our lambs this year. We
have ended up with good lambs out of the ewes and ram we purchased from you.
Travis is starting to shear the lambs, but you can see the muscle expression
through the wool. We had 37 lambs out of 20 ewes, felt like we had a great year.
Thanks,
Travis & Mandi Marshall
Tom & Val,
My wife and I purchased a ram lamb from you in June of 2006, Slack 5191I a
"Total Blast" son and he has worked out great for us. Using him on our larger
frame Suffolk ewes has produced our most complete set of lambs we have ever
raised and we now have the choice of showing our breeding stock slick shorn or
fitted. Our ewes will begin to lamb within the next week and we are looking
forward to lambing season once again. "Norman" (Slack 5191I) will not be leaving
our barn anytime soon, however he have kept a number of his daughters and I
would like to purchase another RR/NN ram lamb or Yearling Ram this spring or
early summer.
Thanks Again!
Jeff Bollinger
Tom and Val,
I am quite proud to be a shepherd and proud of the new ram
from you that we have to grace our farm. I believe he will
make a “powerful” contribution to our club lambs this coming
spring. I wanted to send you a copy of a letter I wrote to a
person who saw our ram.
"Our ram was purchased from Tom Slack (Slack’s Suffolk and
Club Lambs) of North Manchester, Indiana. Tom himself has
been in the sheep business for 35+ years. As Tom will
quickly tell you, this is how he makes his living and the
preservation of his reputation is very important. Therefore,
he produces only top quality. He is a fulltime shepherd with
3 sheep farms. It is truly one of the premier operations in
the nation. I spent a day examining his operation and hope
to return again and take more notes. He is also a well
respected judge of sheep and has called for standardization
in sheep judging across the nation. Thus, all said, he is
quite serious about his work. He currently has approx. 450
sheep and will lamb approx. 600 lambs from December to
March. Tom does not intentionally raise sheep for market.
Most of Tom’s sheep will make their way into breeder’s
flocks. He should be considered the breeders’ breeder. Tom’s
sheep consistently win at the Stud Ram Show in Sedalia, MO,
the Indiana State Fair, and the Kentucky State Fair. Friends
I know in Kentucky put me on his trail some time ago. He has
sold sheep in at least 40 states, 27 states just last year.
Recently breeders in Texas have shown considerable interest
in his rams. His top tier ram “Total Blast” put his
operation on the map years ago. If you are interested in the
direction breeders are going, the saying “How Texas goes in
the sheep business, so goes the nation” could be a harbinger
of things to come.
For Arkansas sheep,
Tom Nowlin
Tom,
I purchased one of your rams (three year old) through
another producer in Oregon as a clean-up buck on my purebred
Suffolk flock. His lambs were unbeatable at every show they
were entered.
Colleen Russell of the Russell Family Farm
Hello,
My name is Gina Riebel and I bought two lambs from you last
April at your sale. I just wanted to let you know how happy
I was with them I took Grand Champion lamb and pen at my
county fair (Armada Fair in Michigan) and one a jackpot show
(Midland Summer classic) with them this past summer. I just
thought you would like to know how they did.
Thanks!
Gina
Slacks,
We are having a ball with our sheep. 5153 is making quite an
impressive sheep. His lambs grow like
weeds and are packed full of muscle. We have some lambs
being shown by 5153 and the ewes we got from you, they are
good. Thanks for all your help in getting us started in the
sheep business in the right way.
Friends,
Richard and Judy Krebs
Tom,
