Sires of 2008 lambs:

Bullock 0460, the 2005 National Champion Ram

Banklea 639/03 Twin (Imp). We thank Richard Brown for this 'top ram'

Weymouth Walk 0206B

Tresco 360/02 Triplet. He is bred and owned by Peter and Jan Wishart, Winton NZ, used by us via artificial insemination. With 400 breeding units of semen gone to the U.K. and 200 to Australia, this New Zealand ram may the most widely propagating Romney in the world. We are very pleased to be in the front row with him in the United States. He has the Wishart trait, which looks like an autosomal dominant that raises substantially the number of lambs born to progeny (Davis GH et al, Animal Reprod Sci 2006; 92:65-73) Moreover, he has strongly positive estimated breeding value for weaning weight. If you did not see the Anchorage newsletter about the Wishart trait and 360/02 Tr, you can download a PDF version here.
At the 2007 North Island Ram Sale (November) a son of 360/02, Tresco 148/03 Tw, had sired 13 (22%) of the 64 rams consigned. No other sire was so heavily represented. This was not flooding the market, however, as demand was high. Sons of 148/03 fetched an average price 44% higher than rams from all other sires and generated 30% of total prices. They included the top-selling ram and three others of the ten in the top quintile of price.
R.A. Brown (Banklea Stud) consigned the top-priced ram and had the highest average. He is no stranger to either of these distinctions.

Pitchfork Ranch 461-07 (by Bullock 0561B out of Moosehill 241B) Our latest addition from this illustrious Michigan flock

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Show Highlights 2002-2007:

• NYS Sheep and Wool Festival 2007
  White longwool division
  2nd junior ram lamb
  2nd yearling ewe
  1st jr ewe lamb, who was Champion ewe
  
  Natural-colored longwool division
  2nd junior ram lamb
  3rd yearling ewe
  2nd junior ewe lamb
  
  
• Premier Exhibitor natural-colored Romneys, Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, May 2007
  
  
• 2006 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Res Ch natural-colored ewe.
  
  
• At the 2006 NYS Bred Ewe and Ewe Lamb Sale Anchorage 430-04 Tw was the Ch Romney ewe and top-selling sheep of the entire sale. Anchorage 592-06 Tw was the Res Ch Romney ewe of the sale.
  
  
• At the Champlain Valley Exposition 2006 (ARBA District 1 Regional Show) we had
  In white Romneys
  Res Ch ram (594-06 Tw), 1st pair ram lambs,
  Res Ch ewe (596-06) 1st pair ewe lambs,
  2nd pr yrlg ewes; 1st get, 2nd flock
  
  In natural-colored Romneys
  1st pair ram lambs
  1st pair ewe lambs,
  Res Ch ewe (453-05 Tw)
  1st pair yrlg ewes
  1st get, young flock and flock
  
  
• NYS Sheep and Wool Festival 2006
  White longwool division
  Res Ch ram (595-06 Tw), 2nd pair ram lambs
  2nd pair ewe lambs
  2nd pen of 3 lambs
  Best fleece (Anchorage 596-06)
  Natural-colored longwool division
  2nd pair ram lambs
  2nd pair ewe lambs
  2nd pen of 3 lambs
  
  
• Justine Swartz bought 556-06 Tr at the N.E. sale July 2006. He was first white Romney ram lamb for her in the Youth Show next day.
  
  
• 2005 New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, Long-wool Sheep Show: Reserve Ch white ram; 2nd place natural-colored ram lamb

  
  
• At the 2005 National Natural-colored Romney show we had 3rd place junior ram lamb, 2nd pair of yearling ewes, 2nd flock.
  
  
• 2005 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Ch natural-colored Romney ram, and best fleeced n/c Romney, both with Pitchfork 388. Thank you Cindy and Margaret! Also at that festival, second pair of natural-colored yearling ewes, second n/c flock.
  
  
• Reserve Ch ewe, white longwool division, Wool-Sheep Show Rhinebeck 2004
  
  
• Premier Exhibitor, white Romneys, MD Sheep and Wool Festival 2001, 2002
  
  
• Big E 2002: Reserve Champion ram, 1st place Ewe Lamb, 1st place Pair of Ewe Lambs, 1st place Flock, Best Fleeced
  
  
• Sarah Jean Griffin of East Suffield CT showed her Anchorage-bred yearling ram to Ch Ram at the Eastern States Exposition in Sept 2003. The ram was also Supreme Ch in the Youth Show next day.
  
  
• Mike Torrone of Palmerton PA showed his ram lamb Anchorage 471 to Supreme Ch at the Carbon County Fair and had first in class or Ch at three other county fairs in 2005.

Further Information

• In December 2006 Steve and Elizabeth received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association, "in honor of Steve and Elizabeth Shafer's many years of endless work promoting the sheep and wool industry in the Hudson Valley."
  That means an awful lot to us.
  
  
• Since 1995, we have sold to breeders in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Ontario
  
  
• As of Feb 2004, Anchorage Farm has “Certified” status in the USDA Scrapie Flock Certification Program. We're one of four Romney flocks certified that are also in ARBA
  
  
• Buyers in 2007:
  
  

  	Justin Andress	PA
  	Nicky Carley	NY
  	Charlene Carlisle**	NJ
  	Colby Clark	NH
  	Wendy Fisher*	NJ
  	Sydney Gerdes	NY
  	Julie Hartford	ON
  	Christie Hegarty	NY
  	Carla Hellander**	MA
  	Haley and Josie James	OH
  	Ethan Kennedy	NY
  	Vicky and Ed Lentz**	NY
  	Debi Manwiller	PA
  	Judy McMahan*	GA
  	Sylvia Murray*	CT
  	Chris Posbergh	NY
  	Liz Russell	NJ
  	Saejin Trombley**	NY
  	Weymouth Walk**	NJ
  	Elizabeth Willis**	VT
  	* second-time buyer    ** has bought at least two sheep from us before 2007 The people who buy sheep from us do us honor. Thank you all.

  
  We plan to consign in 2008 to the New England Sale in July and to the New York State Bred Ewe and Ewe Lamb Sale in October.
  
  
• In 2007 we reclaimed a bit more pasture from inside the overgrown 1940s fence lines. We have about 20 acres of pasture, mostly rolling with some steeper hillsides. We use rotational grazing, fertilize with barn manure and (new this year for us) foliar spray made from kelp.
  
  
• Recording with National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP). Look at our NSIP pages for more information and also at the link below
  
  
• Read our statement on OPP
  
  
• Assorted links:
  
  American Romney Breeders Association
  
  Info on National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP)
  
  OPP information
  
  Quality writing paper made from sheep dung
  
  www.foxfallsfarm.com reciprocating their courteous link to us: n/c Romney fleeces
  
  Building insulation made from sheep wool
  
  Organic soil enhancers in Ohio
  
  Organic soil enhancers in Vermont
  
  Composting toilets
  
  Yarn made from small lots (single fleece)
  
  Yarn and socks made from small lots
  
  MD Sheep and Wool Festival (May)
  
  NY Sheep and Wool Festival (Oct)
  
  Green Mountain Spinnery, makes yarn from larger lots (50+ lbs)
  
  
  
• Discover our history
  
  
• Farm visits welcome, by appointment:
  Graeme Stewart, Mgr, 845-246-7685

Two-Generation Genealogical Snapshot

     As of March 10 2006, the following New Zealand flocks were in the family trees of our sheep at the parent or grandparent level: Anui ( founded 1945), Banklea (1917), Clay-Moor (1972), Eden Bank (1937), Green Corner (1937), Kia Ora (1949), Kikitangeo (1922), Leedsvale (1965), Meadowslea (1929), Offord (1977), The Brook (1978), View Hill (1967). Flock names in italics are no longer reported in the 2005 Flock Book.

     The NZ Romney Sheep Breeders’ Association has numbered 4321 flocks since its beginning. In the 2005 flock book 130 are active, of which thirty-four were founded before the year 1950. Seven of the names on the grandparents’ roster above are from these thirty-four longest-running ones. We like that.