Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-15 | Page 11 | Boys' Sheep in National Show

BOYS SHEEP IN NATIONAL SHOW Students of Heber City Attain Renown In InBreeding InBreeding Breeding SALT LAKE Aug Aur By H-By 14 ByTh The Associated Press Press-By Press Dr con con- consigning con signing a II small lot of oC Its best beet bestram rams to the th eleventh annual na na- na national na ram show and sale of ot the National Wool Growers Gronert Gro ers association association association tion at Salt Lake on A August uJ 30 31 and September 1 I the th Wasatch HampshIre club achieves the tho die die- dis distinction of oC being the th first boys pure puro bred sheep club ever er to ap- ap appear appear ap appear pear In the samo same ring with the biggest breeders breeder of ot high hish grade sheep In the United States Slates The preliminary tabulation of at consign consign- consignments consignments ments shows the tho Wasatch county boys will have hav about 30 JO head ot of at tho the event By Dy environment and Inclination the tho boys of oC this club mostly I students In vocational I In the Wasatch High Hith school In Ue er City are ar Junior Their fathers are aro the tho leaders In Inthe inthe Inthe the sheep Industry of tho the lIeber valley alley Il a a section whose tall fall lambs consIstently top tho the west middle ern markets The Th boys felt they I wanted to get a start In sheep early carly so they elected sheep as 1 their heir high school The club began becan in 1924 1824 1 24 with six boys owning 30 pure pUle bred Hampshire ewes Sixty siX addi- addi additional addi additional foundation ewes e were wre wr pur pur- purchased purchased chased this spring and the th membership mem mem- membership membership doubled From the th start the club was recognized almost as asan asan asan an Institution and the th progress ot of the tho boys bos with their sheep ascend ascend- ascended ascended ed d to almost Ido country country-aldo Import import- importance Importance ance The first year a club show was held and this year ear another Is scheduled for tor August 20 at which time tim the rams to be sent sent to to the national sale MIl will bo be shown Mrs Minnie W Miller of ot Salt LAke president of ot the th American Hampshire Sheep association will attend the th club show The Th youn young are hoping their entries will bring brine their club credit when compared with the animals developed by the th older and better known private breeders They have hav sought soucht the th aid ald of ot one of oC tho the best sheep titters fitters In the west to help them prepare tor for the national show