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| Sheepmen are a special breed of people |
| They are gentle because their sheep require it. They are fierce because conditions are almost always adverse. They are rugged because they are outdoorsmen. They are businessmen because their sheep are their livelihood. They are good providers because they have the welfare of their families and employees at heart. Perhaps more than anything else, they are fighters. They fight droughts, predators, bad feeding grounds, inflation, depression and every kind of sickness and disease known to sheep. - Albert Poquette, Sheepman Gentle fierce fighters - that phrase does indeed describe that very special role that sheepmen and their families have played in America. They have come from all walks of life and from widely varied backgrounds. They have been represented by sophisticated innovators, roguish entrepreneurs, preserving stalwarts, presidential aspirants. But most of all, the story of the American sheep industry is the story of families - families loyal to each other and loyal to their sheep enterprise. Without suce dedication, the industry would never have survived the obstacles it has encountered since its first beginnings in the New World to the present day. What is ahead for the sheep industry? No one can forsee the events that will shape the future of the sheep business. However one thing is certain. As long as American families continue to commit themselves to their flocks with the devotion they have committed in the past, the American sheep industry will always survive - and succeed. - American Sheep Producers Council The above citations are from the Wyoming Wool Growers Association's Historical Phases of the Sheep Industry in Wyoming, 1940. |
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