At Ruppert's Corriedales and Cormo Sheep, we strive for Corriedale sheep that are consistently correct, straight topped, long bodied and sound on their feet and legs. With our recent introduction of Australian Corriedale breeding, our Corriedales now have unmatched fleece quality. We have two lamb crops each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. Our Cormo sheep are selected primarily for their high-quality fleeces.          A Recent Sampling of Our Show Placings Includes: Supreme Champion Ewe and Best Fleece in division at the 2007 Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival Best Fleece Award in Corriedale Show at the 2007, 2006 and 2005 MD Sheep & Wool Festival Best of Show at the 2006 New York Sheep & Wool Festival White Wool Fleece Show 1st and 2nd Place Fleeces at the 2006 National Corriedale Fleece Show Supreme Champion Ewe at the 2005 MD Sheep & Wool Festival 1st Place Corriedale Fleece at the 2005 MD Sheep & Wool Festival Fleece Show Supreme Champion Ram, 6 years, Md. Sheep & Wool Festival 1st Place Corriedale and Cormo Fleeces at the 2004 MD Sheep & Wool Festival Fleece Show Champion Ram at the 2002 Big E, West Springfield, MA 1999 National Corriedale Reserve Champion Sale Ram, Harrisburg, PA   We just sold this fantastic yearling ram to a breeder in Idaho! He is a direct P10 son; check out P10 on the Venters' website, www.liberton.com.au. Geelong Jim (Ruppert 1018) w/11 months fleece growth Best Corriedale Fleece, 2007 MD Sheep & Wool Festival A Liberton P10 son Fleece sample, mid-side, of Ruppert 1018 This classic-headed February ram lamb is now for sale. Sired by Wallaby Jack, he'll carry the Australian quality wool you've come to expect from Rupperts Corriedales. Thanks to Hunter Murray for his purchase of this unique New Zealand Strathblane son at the 2007 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival!   Yearling ewe, Eleanor, carries Australian breeding and was just named Supreme Champion Ewe and Best Fleece winner at the 2007 Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival   Please Contact Us for references and availability of breeding animals.   Our AI Program   Our wool quality took a giant leap forward with the introduction of semen from 2 sires of the Liberton Corriedale flock in Victoria, Australia. Jim and Brenda Venters (www.liberton.com.au) were kind enough to share the wonderful Liberton Corriedales genetics, with their beautiful, soft and lustrous fleeces, with our Corriedale flock. We recently introduced semen from 2 additional Liberton rams, including P10, a national winner in Australia. See his picture and pedigree at the Venters' website. Thanks again to Martin Dally (www.toprams.com) for his AI assistance. We invite you to stop by the farm to see the results.   Introducing Our Cormo Flock   We started our Cormo flock in 2001 with six brood ewes and a ram from Sue Reuser's California Cormo flock. Since that time we have doubled our number of ewes and added a ram with Ingrid Albert's breeding. We have just purchased a very stylish, correct ram with a dazzling fleece from Alice Fields' flock in Lee, Massachusetts.   Our Cormos are selected exclusively for wool quality to serve the most discriminating handspinner.     About the Corriedale Breed   Corriedales originated in New Zealand as the result of crossing Merino (fine-wooled) ewes with English Lincoln long-wool rams. The goal was to establish a true dual-purpose breed that combined the best traits of the wool breeds and the meat breeds.   The result is a sheep that excels in commercial returns, yielding a dense, uniform fleece with pronounced character as well as a high-quality carcass.   Corriedale sheep are stylish, well balanced, heavy shearing, growthy and hardy. They adapt well to a wide variety of geographic regions and production systems.   Corriedale ewes... are early maturing and can be bred as lambs possess outstanding mothering ability have a high multiple birth rate possess excellent potential for fall lambing For more information on Corriedales, visit Ohio State University or the American Corriedale Association.           About the Cormo Breed   The Cormo breed in the U.S. originates exclusively from the I.K. Downie flock in Tasmania.   For more info on the Cormo breed check out the American Cormo Sheep website, www.cormosheep.com.     Geof and Barb Ruppert   |   Ann & Bill Ruppert 271 Crum Road • Fairfield, Pennsylvania 17320   (717) 642-6635 • fax (717) 642-6570 • e-mail:ruppertsheep1977@earthlink.net     © 2006-2001. All Rights Reserved. Designed by the Breeders' World.