The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-03-19
SHEEP CLUB MEMBERS Get
THEIR PUREBRED ANIMALS
Distribution Was Made Monday
Nineteen Boys and Girls by
County Agent Jester

A strong impetus was given the
production of better sheep on Mary
land farms when nine new flocks of
purebred Shropshires were establish
ed IN Garrett county on Monday, the
10th inst, at which time County
Agent W. c. Jester, who organized
sheep club work with ten boys and
girls on nine different farms, received
and distributed twenty-eight regis
tered Shropshire bred ewes that
should make real impression upon
the sheep industry of Garrett county,
which for years has had a larger
number of sheep than any other coun-
ty in Maryland.
B. E. Carmichael, Animal Industry
specialist of the University of Mary
land extension service, was present
and assisted Mr.. Jester in allotting
the ewes among their new owners
and took occasion to make few re-
marks concerning the Importance of
good purebred sheep and the essen
tials of good rations and manage
ment.
The sheep were purchased through
Mr., Melvin Thomas, county agent of
Coles county, Illinois, and were selec-
ted for the Garrett county boys sheep
CLUB by Prof. ". G. Kammlade, sheep
specialist at the University of Hi
nois. The project was financed by the
Garrett National Bank of Oakland,
whose officials have shown a keen in
terest in the improvement of live
stock in Garrett county.
1t is expected that number Of the
sheep included in this splendid con-
signment will be shown at the Oak
land and Cumberland fairs this fall.
Special classes for club live stock
will be included in the premium lists
Of both these fairs, and Garrett coun-
tT clubs have been regularly repre-
scented by excellent exhibits. How
ever, this will be the first year that
sheep club exhibits will be a possibil-
ity at the shows.
The following are members of the
club who received the ewes: Arthur
Steyer, Deer Park; James Sanders,
Hutton; Karl McClintock, Accident;
Charles Lewis, Grantsville; Clarence
Leighton, Oakland; Martha Jane
Scott, Hutton; Paul Sanders, Hutton;
Harvey Sanders, Hutton; Marvin Cal
lis, Accident; Luther McClintock, Ac-
cident; William Kelley, Oakland;
Ralph Leighton, Oakland; Gladys
Sanders, Hutton; Lawrence Sanders,
Hutton.
Farmers of the county who are in
terested in better sheep will do well
to visit the farms where these excel
lent focks have been established and
examine the high class animals which
these enthusiastic, progressive young
farmers have purchased.
1t is believed that this is only the
beginning of sheep club work in Gar
rett county where farmers have for
some years been making good profits
on sheep and where there is a grow
ing appreciation for good sheep. The
large acreage of productive pasture
lands in the county provide conditions
which favor the autumn marketing of
large numbers of attractive lambs.
There can be no doubt that these
focks of purebred ewes will make a
definite impression upon the uniform
ity and excellence of Garrett county's
lamb crop through the good purebred
mutton type rams which will be avail
able from them for use in commercial
lamb production in the county.
There are a number of excellent OBJ
ject lessons of the value of a good
purebred ram to sire good market
lambs, and the fine results which
have been secured from the use of
these purebred rams have been large
ly instrumental in bringing about the
purchase of these foundation fiocks
of purebred ewes for nine different
farms upon which purebred ewes have
not heretofore been kept.