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Targhee Starter Flock Winner
Jamie Skinner of Felicity, Ohio
We are proud to award Jamie Skinner of Felicity, Ohio the 2010 USTSA Starter Flock. An incoming high school freshman, he is the fourteen year old son of John and Susie. Jamie and his family raise sheep, cattle, chickens, horses, and hay. Jamie says his dad was raised on a large sheep farm in southeastern Ohio, and his mom worked her way through college in the Ohio State University sheep barns. Jamie says his intentions are to use his Targhee flock for an FFA project, in a grazing rotation with his family’s cattle, show at local fairs and the Ohio State fair, and finally market the lamb and wool. Jamie is especially interested in developing a market for the fiber from his flock. Jamie is excited to have sheep with good mothering instincts that produce high quality lamb and wool without expensive supplements.
Jamie will receive an aged ewe, a yearling ewe, a ewe lamb, and $300 toward the purchase of additional sheep at the 2010 National Sale. He is also being awarded a USTSA lifetime membership. Congratulations Jamie! Welcome to the Targhee family.
The U.S. Targhee Sheep Association was founded September 27, 1951 in Dubois, Idaho. The goal of these pioneers was to develop profitable range raised sheep requiring minimal human intervention. They succeeded!
Today's Targhee sheep are hearty enough to withstand the elements while producing high quality lamb and wool for market.
For more information about the U.S. Targhee Sheep Association, email Tracie Roeder.
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