Thistledown "Hoosier Daddy" NN, QR

"Hoosier Daddy" had a tremendous show record and sired three outstanding lamb crops for Arden Shaffner. "Hoosier Daddy" was Ch. Ram 2005 IL State Fair, Res. Ch. Ram 2005 IN State Fair, Res. Sr. Ch. Ram 2005 WI State Fair, 3rd Place Yearling Ram 2005 NAILE. We are excited to have this proven stud ram in our battery in partnership with Francis Bros. Dorsets, Wilmington, IL. He produced a super set of 2007 spring lambs and an even better set of 2007 fall lambs. Sire: "Velvet Elvis" who is sired by VanBair "Jiffy Lube" Dam: Bradford 1079 Born: 2/25/04

Peifer 1268 NN, RR

This ram has the pedigree and physical gifts to produce lambs that have vertical extension, beautiful heads, and strong tops with good tailsets. We purschased him off the farm with our partner Steve Ulrich. Peifer 1268 was exposed to some of our very best ewes, including our 2003, 2004, and 2006 lead show ewe lambs. Peifer 1268 is sired by Peifer 1191 "Stokenit", the 2005 NAILE Champion Suffolk Ram. Sire: "Strokenit" Peifer 1191 Dam: Peifer 1148 Born: 3/1/06

"Lucky Strike Son" NN, RR

This ram was leased this fall from Peifer's with our partner Steve Ulrich. He is a son of "Lucky Strike" and exhibits the same muscle mass, volume, and bone. "Train", "Track", and Train's dam are just a few of the elite 9 ewes we exposed to this exciting young ram. Sire: "Lucky Strike" Dam: Peifer 11xx, (one of their top 5 best ewes) Born: 2/27/07

Lost River 546 "Retake" NN, RR

Purchased at 2006 Midwest Stud Ram Sale, this late January ram was Res. Jr. Champion Ram. He is very long and stands on good bone. This stylish ram will be mated mostly to "Pistol" daughters. We are very excited about the pedigree and potential of "Retake's" 2007 lamb crop. Sire: "Reload" Peifer 1156 (Sire "Stocker Ace", Dam "Illini Lady") Dam: Lost River 99-148 (Sire "Northern Exposure) Born: 1/20/06, Tw

Meyer 322 "Pistol" NN, RR

"Pistol" is a proven stud ram with a successful pedigree. "Sea Biscuit" was the $3,750 Res. Ch. ram at Sedalia. "Pistol" has a super straight top and sires extension and growth into his lambs. He measures 40.5" tall by 42.5" long and stands on good bone. To see an example of his offspring, see our Show Success page and the 2nd place ewe lamb to the Res. Ch. at the 2005 IL State Fair Open show. Sire: "Sea Biscuit" Peifer 1116 sired by "White Hot Ace" 5 Start J 119 Dam: Meyer 120 by Peifer 1043 Born: 2/27/03, Tr

Kolb 821 "Trademark" NN, QR

"Trademark" placed 4th at 2004 NAILE Jr. Show. He is very fancy fronted and super headed with short ears. He has a long, straight top, with an explosive hip. "Trademark" sired an outstand 2006 spring and fall lamb crop. We have retained 7 daughters from this group to build up our Dorset flock in quality and quantity. Sire: "Genetic Code" Southfield Dam: Kolb a "Titanic" daughter Born: 10/11/03

Wagner "Hercules" NN, RR

"Hercules" is a big massive stud ram with lots of length and bone. We purchased him at the 2005 National Suffolk Sale in Ohio. We thought he was the longest proportioned ram in the sale. "Hercules" will be mated to our GB3494 daughters and a few "Pistol" ewe lambs. Sire: Wagner sired by "Harold" Eagle Dam: sired by "Harold" Eagle and damned by Miller Born: 9/5/04

Bierle Suffolks 175-S "Le-Train" NN, RR

"Le-Train" is an extremely long and deep bodied ram with super size and scale. He's sired by "Le-Monster" and dammed by Bierle's best "A-Train" daughter. He was our pick of ram lambs at the '03 Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, MO. Bought in partnership with Steve Ulrich we used him on 12 of our very best ewes. He bred 30 ewes this fall, kept growing, and never lost any condition! He sired a very fast growing, big bodied, and big boned set of 2004 lambs, including the IL. Jr. Preview show Res. Ch. Ram and 3rd place early spring ewe lamb at the IL State Fair Jr. Show. Sire: "Le-Monster" Bierle Suffolks 87BK-RR-NN a "Baltimore" grandson Dam: Jeffs Suffolks 9731G an "A-Train" Buckeye Acres 92-38 daughter Born: 2/26/03, 15 lbs, Tw

George Bros./ Davidson 3494 "Silver Streak" NN, RR

"Silver Streak" is growing into a big time stud. He is dammed by a "Tractor" granddaughter and sired by "Little Steven" a "Silver Charm" son. He has a super hip with excellent width of loin. He sired a first class set of lambs in 2004 and is at service for 2005 lambs on 6 big frame ewes. Sire: "Little Steven" a "Silver Charm" son Dam: Davidson Livestock 634C a "Tractor" granddaughter Born: 2/15/03, 14 lbs, Tr

Haven Point 19'03 NN

Super length and extension in this ram. "Profiler" was the 2003 NAILE sire of the year and Martin 6064 was the Ch. Ewe at the '98 Ohio Dorset sale. We have some outstanding fall lambs by HPD 19'03. We have 3 ewes bred to HPD 19'03 for January 2005 lambs. Sire: "Affirm" Riverwood 3059 sired by "Profiler" and dammed by Martin 6064 Dam: McCrumb F112 sired by "VIP" HPD 9849 and dammed by McCrumb 7103 Born: 2/27/03, Tw

Haven Point 268 NN, QR

This ram has phenotype and genotype power. He is sired by "Image" and dammed by Haven Point 9941 who stood 2nd place as a fall ewe lamb at the '99 NAILE Jr. Show. We are grateful to Steve and Bill Francis for allowing us to breed some ewes to this 1st place '03 Ohio Dorset Sale Fall Ram lamb from Haven Point Dorsets. He has tremendous bone, body mass, and muscling. He is deep ribbed and wide hipped; 2 areas we want to emphasize with our Dorsets. HPD 268 lambs are really coming on as they become yearlings. Sire: "Image" Highfield 488 by "Profiler" by "Upper Deck" Dam: Haven Point 9941 by Spilde 6005 ET by "Bad Attitude" Born: 9/7/02, Tw

Kimm 28'02 "Just RRight" NN, RR

We were looking for a ram that would add rib shape, width of hip and lots of muscle while not give up too much frame size and growth rate. We think we found this combination in "Just RRight". He is long, thick and level topped. There is not a hole in this lamb and on top of it all he is RR!! He's sired by Kimm 0086 and damned by a Bar-Zel ewe that was 2nd place in the '01 IA State Fair slick sheared yearling ewe class. "Just RRight" will be exposed to 4 Suffolk ewes for 2005 lambs. Sire: Kimm 0086 Dam: Bar-Zel 7083 (granddaughter of Wrigley's dam) Born: 2/2/02, Tw 90 day wt. = 119 lbs.

Quarter Mile Farms 65'02 "KeepeRR" NN, RR

"KeepeRR" was one of our top ram lambs from the '02 lamb crop. He has the phenotype and the genotype ("Abe" son, Tw, RR at codon 171). Lots of extenstion in this ram lamb. He is very straight down the top with a perfectly placed tailset. His full brother won the WIU ram test last year at 1.57 lbs. per day rate of gain. His complete package and correctness earned him "Reserve Champion Land of Lincoln" honors at the Illinois State Fair Jr. show. Sire: "Abe" Sponaugle 342'99 Dam: QMF 370'99 (granddaughter of ECM-105, '94 Nat. Jr. Ch. Ram) Born: 1/25/02, 14 lbs, Tw 60 day wt. = 84 lbs.

Piller 108'02 "Big Jim" NN, QR

"Big Jim" was purchased at the '02 IL Dorset sale, a "Montanna" grandson. He is long, tall fronted, and has a real nice rib and hip shape. He also is super smooth with lots of bone. He was Champion Dorset ram and Supreme Champion ram at the HOI fair and stood 3rd place at the IL State Fair Jr. show. "Big Jim" did an excellent job putting bone and length into our Dorset flock. Sire: Saylor's Twin Oaks F011 (Ch. ram at '01 IL Dorset Sale) Dam: Spilde 6120 (sired by Van Bair 9836) Born: 1/02/02, Tw

Quarter Mile Farms 69'02 "Taken RReal Seriously" NN, RR

"Taken RReal Seriously" is a "Point Taken" son that has an even wider loin and more length of body than his sire. He has continued to grow and impress us as he develops. He also is a Tw, RR ram that will put correctness, style and the RR factor into his lambs. His dam is a very big loined and full butted ewe. He gave us a very nice set of 2003 fall lambs and was used for clean up on the Dorset ewes lambing in the spring of 2004. Sire: "Point Taken" Haven Point 0048 Dam: Rader 125'99 (same sire as Y2K) Born: 1/25/02, 13 lbs, Tw 60 day wt. = 80 lbs.ADG = 1.35 lbs./ day

VanArkle 2693'02 "Pattern MakeRR" NN, RR

We purchased "Pattern MakeRR" with Steve Ulrich because of his powerful genetics, beautiful head, straight lines and bone structure. He was young and green when we bought him, but he has continued to grow and mature into the ram we envisioned he would be. We bred "Pattern MakeRR" to 7 ewes and have 3 daughters in our flock. Sire: "ASAP" sired by "CEO" $23,000 selling ram at '01 Midwest Dam: E VanArkle 8777AR (Armani daughter and Klondike granddaughter) Born: 2/22/02, Tw

Quarter Mile Farms 02'01 "Honest Abe" NN, QR

"Honest Abe" was our pick of the '01 lamb crop. His Dam, 281'97, is our best brood ewe. His length of body and heavy bone come from his sire,"Abe". "Honest Abe" is very wide and level topped and has an excellent tail set. He stands correct on his feet and legs with deep capacity and lots of meat and muscle.

Haven Point 48'00 "Point Taken" NN, QR

"Point Taken" was a ram that we purchased at the 2001 Ohio Dorset Sale. We felt he was one of the widest hipped dorset rams out there. His hip structure and tail set are excellent. He has a full leg, level top and perfect breed character. "Point Taken" sired 3 excellent lamb crops for us we sold him only becuase we are retaining an RR son, "Taken RReal Seriously" of his who is longer and better than "Point Taken".

Ulrich 40'00 "Uro" NN, RR

"Uro" was our pick of Steve Ulrich's '00 lamb crop. "Uro" is smooth shouldered with nice neck extension. He has a long and hard top with wide loin and full leg. He's sired by "McIllrath" and dammed by an Ulrich x Slack ewe. He was Champion Suffolk Ram at the Fairbury Open Show. He's breeding style, extension and muscling in his lambs.

Quarter Mile Farms 128'00 "General Pattern"

"General Pattern" is a super, super correct Dorset ram, hence his name. He was the Supreme Champion ram at the 2000 Wo. Co. 4H Fair. He's sired by "Pounce" and damned by Spilde 5859.

Sponaugle 342'99 "Abe" NN, QR

	We purchased this outstanding STUD ram at the 2000 Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, Mo. "Abe" is long bodied, with a very straight top and good bone and extension. He measures an honest 40 1/2" tall and 42 1/2" long. He moves out easy and stood up square on his feet and legs. "Abe" was sired by George Bros "Grottoes" and dammed by Sponaugle who goes back to 'BA 179'. He sired an excellent 2001 and 2002 lamb crop! 30% of our ewe flock is sired by "Abe".