August 28, 2011 by fred.

The stud rams listed below will see service in the Fred Knop Family flock for 2012. We hope you will find their genetics to be interesting and the genetic combinations resulting from their use in our linebred flock to be exciting!

Pay Day (Impact 1023):

Many have said that Pay Day is destined to continue the legacy of his sire–Money Maker! Money Maker progeny win many major shows year after year. Most recently a Money Maker son was named Grand Champion FFA lamb at the 2011 Iowa State Fair. Interestingly, a wether sired by a Money Maker son was named Grand Champion 4-H lamb at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.

Pay Day has grown into a truly awesome yearling. His top reminds me of an aircraft carrier and his hip is like that of a Maine Anjou steer. What really sets Pay Day apart from the crowd is the depth of muscle and muscle dimension he exhibits. His linebred Packin’ Heat maternal pedigree insures showring-appropriate offspring. We humbly and heartily invite you to view his progeny next spring. We plan to expose Pay Day to many of the key, straight Impact Hampshire ewes that we have purchased the last two years. These ewes were the result of our first-pick selections of the mature females that the Reilly family chose to sell. Many of these females were the mothers of stud rams, winning wethers and replacement females raised by Impact the last few years.

Catalyst (Wheaton 0-126, ET):

We are very fortunate to own Wheaton 0-126. He is an April-born flush yearling sired by Untouchable (enough said!). Catalyst’s mother is the famous flush female Wheaton 3093, a daughter of Cabaniss 69 and a Nitro daughter. Wheatons have sold many rams out of 3093 including Majestic (Pipeline), 7005 (Rumor), and 9110 (Exile) plus many others. The Res. Hamp and 4th overall at the 2006 Ohio State Fair as well as the Res. at the New Mexico State Fair were out of 3093. One of Catalyst’s flush brothers won the Jan. ram lamb class at Sedalia 2010 and sold for $8000. Catalyst was used by Wheatons producing 2 keeper females even as an April ram lamb. Many champion lambs have been sired by Untouchable and his sons over the last couple of years.

Catalyst has that perfect “Untouchable” hip, is flawless in his rib structure with tremendous “real” bone, is exceptionally “big-footed” and is absolutely structurally correct and very balanced in his kind. He moves in a very true, fluid manner. We also appreciate the depth of muscle Catalyst exhibits.

Catalyst will also see service on some of the Impact Hampshire females (should be quite interesting) as well as our linebred Mayer Hampshire/Crazy Horse Suffolk brood ewes. Catalyst promises to sire extremely competitive show lambs. Catalyst=Untouchable x Wheaton 3093. Check the record. Then you be the judge!

Apex (Wheaton 1-038, ET):

Apex (ET) has developed into the individual we had hoped for when we purchased him (half-interest) from Wheatons prior to their 2011 sale. Brant described Apex’s pedigree as “the mating of the year” bringing Marcantel 33 together with the Exile daughter of the great flush female Wheaton 7021. Apex’s mother is the flush sister to the following Wheaton stud rams: Epic, 9077, and 9082. Apex’s mother is the maternal half sister to the Wheaton stud rams–Crockett and Napoleon. One of Apex’s flush mate wethers sold for $4700 and a ram lamb brother sold for $8000.

As an individual, Apex has tremendous length of hind saddle and hip. He is dead level, very square made with a very attractive front. Apex will see service on some very powerfully-made Sharp 20 daughters. This genetic combination should make wethers that will compete anywhere.

Excel (Wheaton 1-122):

Excel is a March 5th-born young ram lamb that we are very excited about. Excel is sired by the famous Miller ram–Exile. Check the track record of Exile rams and Exile-sired females, and you will agree not many rams exceed the predictability of Exile! We believe that Excel brings all the “goodness” of his sire to the table with the power and predictability of his maternal genetics which combine TruBlood and Classic with the prepotent 3093 flush ewe (Catalyt”s mother).Talk about “pretty as a picture”! Excel is impecable in his front-end design with dimension of hip not often found. He is also dead level, measures long and moves about the pen without flaw!

Excel will see service on the Impact Hampshire females as well as the Sharp-bred ewe lambs. “Seeing is believing” best summarizes the comments of our customers who have viewed our keeper Sharp 20 and Sharp 24 ewe lambs, and all agree that Excel bred to these ewe lambs could be very special!

Sharp 20:

Not much more needs to be said about Sharp 20 except that “predictability” fills his toolbox! He sired many of the top-selling lambs in our online sale this past spring. We retained many daughters in our flock as well as many sired by 20’s sire–Sharp 24. His daughters are chock full of muscle yet retain that “showring” look. Sharp 20 sires bone, hip and awesome power! His daughters just plain have that “brood ewe” look. We could have easily sold out of the Sharp 20 and Sharp 24 daughters. These daughters, mated to the sires outlined above, promise to be an intregal part of our flock’s genetic future. We believe you will agree that their offspring could very well be unique in the show ring in 2012.

David (Knop 6470):

David is a special ram lamb that we bred and raised. He is sired by Impact 920 (a Money Maker son). His mother is Impact 546, an awesome mature female we purchased from Impact Hampshires. Brian Reilly described 546 as a “Superstar” in their flock. We are blessed to have 546 in our flock. 546 is a half brother/half sister Packin’ Heat combination. 546 is the mother of the Impact ram called “Show Boat”.

David is a mid-sized ram lamb that many descibe as “perfect” for today. David displays a huge top and loin and is very smoothly made particularly considering his overall mass and power. David also moves in a very “fluid” manner. His gait is with purpose and coordination. David is the type of ram that can be bred to about any kind of female. David represents the genetic combination that has propelled the Impact Hampshire flock into the forefront of today’s elite programs.

Also note:

The Fred Knop Family now has 30 straight-bred Impact Hampshire females in our flock. Some of the well-known sires represented include: Money Maker, Full Impact, Livewire, Houston, Buckmaster, Packen’ Heat, Cabaniss 86, Macho Man, Mission Impossible, Primetime, Armani, Showbox, and “LJ” Long John (Duffy). It is with great anticipation that we place the above sires with these Impact Hamp ewes and ewe lambs. We will be among the few offering Wheaton/Miller genetics combined with the old line Impact Hampshire gene pool. We invite your visit next spring. Your next champion could well be here.

We also believe that our linebred Crazy Horse Suffolk/Mayer Hampshire ewe flock will “nick” in an exciting fashion with the above stud ram battery. Both the Impact Hampshire females and our own flock will produce lots of “wool” for our 2012 lambs. We will also offer wethers that will classify Suffolk with the great “crossbred” phenotype that Hampshire genetics in the mix will produce.

Sincerely,

The Fred Knop Family

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August 27, 2011 by fred.

Sold Out!

The Fred Knop Family wishes to extend a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all of our customers who purchased females from us this year! Thank you also to our customers who have placed their names on our female customer list for 2012. We will offer many interesting genetic combinations right for the times.

The Fred Knop Family

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