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"Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little things well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves." -Dale Carnegie
-Mark Johnson
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Company: A&M Ranch
Location: Sandwich, IL
Years in the Field: 30
Education: BS Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Joliet Junior College
Website: www.AandMRanch.com
Contact: aandmranch@aol.com
Specialization: purebred Southdown sheep
Choice of Feed: HSC show lamb starter, HSC Grand Lamb Mixer, champion drive topdress
Hobbies: - Mark is the Agricultural Specialist for Kline Creek Farm, an 1890’s Living History Farm, located in Winfield, IL. There they farm with draft horses, and maintain a small quality flock of sheep as well a few Shorthorn and Angus cows, all of which are used in the educational programs.
- As consultants and custom fitters Mark and Amy have worked with most breeds of sheep including Columbias, Suffolks, Hampshires, Dorsets, Montadales, and Natural Coloreds, club lambs and North Country Cheviots. All of which have competed successfully on the local and national level.
Favorite Sports/Team: Loves all things OSU (Oklahoma State or Ohio State), loves the Red Sox, loves the Cubs and Bears.
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Don’t Forget Mother’s Day! |
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I had great visit to the Walworth, WI to visit the Main Street Country Store. Debbie and Rick Schoenbeck have great facility and team. There was a good turnout for that meeting. We covered a lot of the basics, which included making sure you stack the deck in your favor for a successful show season. If you’re ever near Walworth, WI, be sure to visit Main Street Country Store. They have the show thing covered, but more importantly the cookie dough ice cream and brownies are worth the trip! The best part is, it is all right there under one roof. If I could watch OSU football there, I might never leave!
We are currently headed to the Ohio Showcase Southdown Sale. We have been busy getting pictures of those entries and getting them ready. We have also been selling a bunch off the farm, and we have several to deliver on the way to Ohio. Check our website at www.aandmranch.com for updated photos and info on our sale entries.
Thanks to everyone who has visited the Farm this spring. We consider it quite a compliment when folks come to visit and look at sheep. Especially today, it seems time is our most limited resource.
Prom 2009 has come and gone, and mom and dad survived yet another one. Prom walk was a lot of fun for everyone. That is a big deal in Sandwich. Many of the kids took the train to Chicago the next day to see a Cubs game. They got to see Big Z pitch and D-Lee hit a grand slam. Emily doesn’t know I sent this picture, so don’t tell her.
Don’t forget, Sunday is Mother’s Day. Don’t get caught nappin’!
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