KELLEHER SUFFOLKS INC. Florence, Mt. (406) 777-3131 e-mail: kelleher_suffolk@andiamo-tel.com WELCOME! AND THANKS FOR VISITING OUR WEB SITE. updated April 23rd A BRIEF HISTORY: 1981 KUNA,IDAHO: KELLEHER SUFFOLKS STARTED WITH TEN EWE LAMBS PURCHASED FROM COX SUFFOLKS OF IDAHO. OVER THE YEARS, WE ADDED TO OUR BLOODLINES, USING STUDS FROM MANY RENOWND BREEDERS SUCH AS: ANDRUS, DOUGHERTY, GEORGE BROTHERS, LUXFORD, NELSH, PLEASANT VALLEY, PRAIRIE ROSE, & SYRINGA SUFFOLKS. 2004/2005: WE MOVED INTO THE BITTERROOT VALLEY NEAR FLORENCE, MONTANA. HERE WE CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO PRODUCE PRACTICAL, SOUND, & BEAUTIFUL SUFFOLK BREEDING STOCK. OUR GOALS & OBJECTIVES: WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED "IN THE RING OR ON THE RANGE" THEREFORE: WE RAISE SHEEP WITH THE STRUCTURAL CORRECTNESS NEEDED TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE SHOW RING AND WITH THE FRAME AND MUSCLE REQUIRED BY THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCER. RESULTS: WE RAISE BIG, CORRECT, USEFUL SUFFOLK SEED STOCK. 75% OF THIS YEARS SALE LAMBS WILL TEST RR! 100% ARE NN! OUR PIT CREW WITH #0733A: THE NATIONAL SALE JUNIOR CHAMPION EWE IN RENO 6/07. SPECIAL THANKS TO JOSH & KIRK TEWALT, SEAN KELLEHER, AND MY WIFE LE, FOR ALL THE THEIR HELP. RECENT SHOW & SALE HIGHLIGHTS: 2006: YEARLING EWES #5014 & 5036A were 4th in classes 1 & 3 @ RENO TWO FEB EWE LAMBS WERE 6TH & 7TH @ RENO OUR NEWMAN SIRED FEB. RAM LAMB, #0612, WAS 4TH @ RENO. APRIL YEARLING #5050, WAS THE RESERVE CHAMPION EWE @ THE NORTHWEST SALE IN COEUR d'ALENE(Cd'A). OUR FEB. EWE LAMB WAS FIRST @ Cd'A. OUR FEB. RAM LAMB WAS FIRST @ Cd'A. FINALLY: OUR YEARLING EWE ENTRY WAS RESERVE CHAMPION @ THE NEWELL S.D. SALE IN SEPT. '06. 2007 NATIONAL SALE (RENO) JUNE: KELLEHER 0733A, OUR FEB. EWE LAMB, WAS CROWNED THE JUNIOR CHAMPION EWE. KELLEHER 0710B("MAGNUM"), OUR JAN. TRIPLET, WAS THE SECOND HIGH SELLING JUNIOR RAM LAMB, SELLING INTO WYOMING. PICTURED ON OUR "LAMBS & SALE INFO" PAGE. KELLEHER 0630B("RAMROD"), 5TH IN YEARLING CLASS 2, SOLD TO THE SCHMIDBAUER RANCH OF CA. SEE OUR "HIGHLIGHT PHOTOS. OUR TWO YEARLING EWES BOTH STOOD IN THE TOP HALF OF THEIR CLASSES AND SOLD TO WYO.& ID. SEE "HIGHLIGHT PHOTOS" PAGE. JUNE 9TH, IN COEUR d'ALENE, OUR FEB EWE LAMB STOOD SECOND. THANKS TO THE CAMPBELLS OF CORVALLIS, MT. FOR PURCHASING BOTH OF OUR FEB. EWE LAMBS. AUG. 11TH THE MONTANA FAIR: GRAND CHAMPION RAM, IST & 2ND YEARLING RAMS, 1ST PAIR. 2ND & 3RD RAM LAMBS, 1ST PAIR. 1ST & 2ND AGED EWES, IST PAIR. 3RD & 4TH YEARLING EWES,(BREEDERS OF 2ND EWE), 1ST PAIR. 3RD & 5TH EWE LAMBS, 2ND PAIR 2ND FLOCK & 2ND GET OF SIRE. SEPT. 13th Montana Ram Sale(Our First): Miles City, Mt. We sold our range Rams for a $575 average. Sept. 21st Newell Ram Sale, S.D. We Sold Out of all of our Range Ram Lambs.