Leverage - $50,000 Champion Weanling Pig ’06 Fall Classic Purchased from Mike Watson with Jerry McLemore, Wintex Farms, Jerry Masters & Steve Malcom.
The first crop of pigs sired by this boar hit the ground this summer and they have exceeded expectations. We look forward to possibility of exhibiting a boar at the SWTC and we have a great set of gilts to retain. This boar will impact the Hampshire breed.
Moose – (The Judge X The Natural) Purchased from John Graber at the ’07 National Barrow Show
The first pigs sired by Moose have hit the ground and we’re excited! We still feel like we stole this boar at
$24,000 Champion York Boar, '07 NBS
Purchased from Kent McLemore with Jerry McLemore.
Semen: $200/dose
In our opinion, Roundtrip is one of the best York boars to hit the show ring in the past 2-3 years. He was named Champion at Austin with relative ease and the phone hasn’t stopped ringing since he returned to Oklahoma. Speaking of Oklahoma, this boar did take a roundtrip from Ninnekah to Austin and back again, and that has certainly raised plenty of eyebrows and stirred up the gossip columns. Face facts with facts: the boar was shown and sold, and we were lucky enough to hold the winning bid.
Perhaps we should’ve named him Fundamental, because without a doubt, he has them all covered. The trendy thing to talk about these days is bone, structure, foot size, etc. and Roundtrip is all of that and more. More importantly, he does all of that with an extremely balanced skeleton and a super correct hip. He takes a huge comfortable stride off both ends with unmatched reach. He has the right look and muscle pattern to make Champion barrows and gilts, yet his biggest value may be in the daughters he produces. The folks interested in making better hogs are calling and breeding sows. We’re doing the same. Everyone else is just talking about it. Limited amount of semen available, so don’t miss out!
Semen: $100/dose
Standby is the littermate to Roundtrip that didn’t get shown. Is he better than the Champion? NO! Are there many similarities to the Champion? YES! Standby has the same balance and design, the same correct hip, plenty of muscle and is super good on the move. A true breeding hog man will tell you the only way to determine which boar is better is by evaluating their offspring. We’ll let you know. Limited amount of semen available.
Black Oak x Dirty Sanchez
Our intentions were to exhibit this boar at the Fall Classic in
This sow was purchased from Wintex at the ’06 Fall Classic. She was scratched from the show due to injury, however, we felt she was easily one of the best gilts in the barn last year. Her first litter didn’t disappoint with this boar and 2 gilts retained. Her September litter sired by After Darque is very deep with a very exciting herd boar prospect and 3 awesome gilts. This sow is quickly becoming a foundation female in our Hampshire herd.
Fancy Pants
Champion Cross Gilt, '06 Crossbred Classic - Indiana State Fair
Purchased from Gary Childs
This sow exemplifies the type of female needed in today’s industry. Her structure is impeccable, which is easy to see when she takes a comfortable, fluid stride off both ends. Her overall balance, design and build should be standard, but it’s too difficult to attain, and perhaps that’s why she’s special. Her attitude is great and it is becoming fact that her generating power will exceed our expectations.
In her first litter she produced the Reserve Grand Overall at
Top Selling Hampshire Gilt, ’07 National Barrow Show Purchased from Drake Purebreds
We were very excited to have the opportunity to own this great Hampshire female. Her future looks very bright.
Champion and Top Selling Crossbred Gilt, ’07 IN State Fair Crossbred Classic Purchased from Cobb Farms.
This gilt looks better than ever. We own this gilt with our good friend Jay O’Bannon and we look forward to her February litter.
