Jim Thoreson talks about the early history of this farm.
My great grandfather bought the farm in 1876, it has been in the family for 5 generations. My sons, Blake and Colton, mark the 5th
generation raising sheep.
1930 My grand father raised Oxfords.
1960 My father raised Columbias and crossed to Suffolk rams.
1970 I started raising purebred Hampshires and later went to South Dakota to buy purebred Rambouillets.
1980 Raised mostly Rambouillet
1990 Began to cross the Rambouillet with Polled Dorsets.
2000 Started using Polypay rams and developed a nice commercial flock.
2006 My son Blake won a purebred Polypay starter flock and purshased more purebred Polypay ewes. This is the basis of our purebred breeding stock flock.
After this: My younger son Colton was interested in haired breeds and together we went to South Dakota to buy purebred White Dorper ewes and a ram. White Dorper breeding ewes are now sold from this starter flock.
Taryn has also started a small spinner flock for the wool, Icelandic, Shetland, Teeswater and the newest addition, Blue Faced Leicester. Both ewes
and rams are in this small flock. Some wool is crossbred, some is pure.
Thoresons also sell freezer lambs from White Dorper and Polypay, also crossbred lambs.
My great grandfather bought the farm in 1876, it has been in the family for 5 generations. My sons, Blake and Colton, mark the 5th
generation raising sheep.
1930 My grand father raised Oxfords.
1960 My father raised Columbias and crossed to Suffolk rams.
1970 I started raising purebred Hampshires and later went to South Dakota to buy purebred Rambouillets.
1980 Raised mostly Rambouillet
1990 Began to cross the Rambouillet with Polled Dorsets.
2000 Started using Polypay rams and developed a nice commercial flock.
2006 My son Blake won a purebred Polypay starter flock and purshased more purebred Polypay ewes. This is the basis of our purebred breeding stock flock.
After this: My younger son Colton was interested in haired breeds and together we went to South Dakota to buy purebred White Dorper ewes and a ram. White Dorper breeding ewes are now sold from this starter flock.
Taryn has also started a small spinner flock for the wool, Icelandic, Shetland, Teeswater and the newest addition, Blue Faced Leicester. Both ewes
and rams are in this small flock. Some wool is crossbred, some is pure.
Thoresons also sell freezer lambs from White Dorper and Polypay, also crossbred lambs.