[Jacob-list] Comment on "American Jacob"

[Mark Essen]

As Joan Franklin said:
    "Very good point, and one that I have made often, too. In Michigan, I can show     you more Jacobs that aren't registered than are, and I remember Edd making 
    that comment about Jacobs in his part of the country. People buy them for 
    many different reasons, and a lot of those people aren't interested in 
    registering them. "
There are a lot of Missouri breeders of Jacobs, but not many can be found in the membership list of either major association.   It does make one wonder if the associations are failing in some way.  Three thoughts come to mind:
1.  In this area prices are not better for registered sheep.
2.  Sheep can be registered any time as long as the registries are open.
3.  Why should anybody want to join either of the associations when all they can agree on is that they are better than the other?
Mark Essen
Famous Acres
6701 County Road 353
Fulton, Mo.  65251
(573)642-0350
messen at socket.net
Jacobs 4-Horn Sheep, Pygmy Goats, Pyrenees, Peafowl, Highland Cattle, Yak, Emu, and Fallow Deer all living together in the Kingdom of Callaway
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