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Show Ten stud rams and sixty-seven yearling range rams were consigned by John K. His sales average was ninety dollars per head and most of his sheep went to Lander, and Rock Springs, Wyoming, and to range men in Monroeville, Oregon, with a few going to Utah sheepmen. He was very encouraged and left the Sale with the feeling that he had been a part of an important venture in the history of the sheep breeding industry- And he knew for sure that he would continue to support the efforts of National Wool Growers Association in its future plans to meet the progress of the times. ON THE WAY Most of-the consignments to that first sale were black faced, or coarse wooled sheep. Rambouillets were in the minority. Until that time the pictures and advertisements of Rambouillets in the magazine had been few compared to the other breeds of sheep. But after that first Sale, the regular monthly issues during the next year carried much more advertising of Rambouillet breeders in their own ads-and also, more of the magazine articles included pictures of the breed. Such a trend indicated that breeders of Rambouillets were suddenly aware of more possibilities and they had decided it would pay to advertise. And the magazine itself seemed to show an increased interest in the breed, for many Rambouillet pictures (not in paid ads) were distributed throughout the pages in the articles of current matters. 147 |