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Our Family
Mitch, Ted, Regina, Nolan, Morgan, Jake
Ted & Regina Laird Home
From Indiana SR 52 Turn south on 900W. Go to the second crossroads (Amphitheater Rd). Turn left and we are the first house on the right.
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OUR FOUNDATION
Hampshires, Polands, Berkshires, & Crossbreds
Ted Laird & Family Hampshires
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Our aim is to keep Jesus Christ as the head of our home. We strive, but know we sometimes fail, to bring a Christ-like attitude to everything we do. Below are some of the scriptures that are foundational to our faith.
John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
Joshua 24:15
…....…but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Mark 12:29-31
.......... Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. “There is no commandment greater than these."
Jeremiah 29:11-13
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Malachi 3:10
"Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.
We worship at Shelbyville Community Church in Shelbyville, Indiana. We love SCC as we believe it is comitted to searching for and teaching biblical truth with its arms wide open to those seeking to find and follow Christ. If you live in this area or are travelling through, we invite you to worship with us. Dress is casual so your show clothes will be fine. Find more info @ www.sccconnect.net
This page was last updated: August 28, 2010
J-Mac
Model T x Easy Rider
August 2009 gilt purchased from Jerry McLemore. Jake's foundation Hamp gilt. As unique a rear hip and hind leg pattern as we have seen in a Hamp. Also brings an awsome classic Hampshire head and earset.
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Seedstoock Edge Ad Jan 2010
Morgan and J-Mac
Stimulus January Gilts
Nibbs x Fast Forward January 4th Litter
Miss Hathaway x All U Want January 28th Berk Litter
Stimulus January Boars
Package January Gilt
Package January Males
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All You Want x Miss Hathaway January 28th Gilts
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All You Want x Miss Hathaway January 28th Boars
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Bill Laird Home - Sale Barn
2903S 800E Waldron IN 46104
From the West - Take I74 to exit 123. Go right off the exit to the stoplight flashers. Go right at the flasher. Go thru the 2nd crossroads (300S) and the farm will be on your left. Large green barns and brick home.
From the East - Take I74 to exit 123. Take a left off the exit. Go thru the 2nd crossroads (300S) and the farm will be on your left. Large green barns and brick home.
Welcome to Laird Hampshires. We appreciate your visit to our site.
Our family began raising purebred showpigs in 1916 when my Grandfather Chester Meal purchased his first purebred Poland Chinas under the Home Place Farm banner. Home Place Farm was extremely succesful in the 1930s thru the 1950s including showing FIVE purebred Poland Barrows to Grand Champion 4-H honors @ the Indiana State Fair in '33, '40, '47, '48 & '49. Chester judged most every major show of the day and worked as a fieldman for the Poland Association for a few years.
The baton was passed on to my father Bill Laird, who purchased his first Polands from Chester Meal in 1951 - a boar named Kinsman and a gilt named Faith B. He liked the pigs so much he decided to marry Chester & Faye Meal's youngest daughter - Faith. Bill Laird & Family exhibited several champion Poland gilts & boars at the Indiana State Fair and National Shows and placed three Poland barrows in the 4-H Spotlight sale @ the Indiana State Fair.
Ted Laird Hampshires began in 1981 with the purchase of the Reserve Champion Hampshire gilt from Larry & Joe Rule @ the Indiana State Sale. Long-time family friend John L. Fox offered to breed this gilt to the Indiana State Fair Champion Boar from Ken Dorrel and we showed gilts out of this sow to 1st, 3rd & 4th in her first litter @ the 1982 Indiana State Fair Open Show. That kind of got us hooked on Hampshire females and breeding better Hampshire females remains our primary passion.
We strive to continue the tradition of breeding winning showpigs and doing so with integrity.
Farrowing House Candids
Morgan from "Into the Woods"
Morgan as "Susie Boyle" in Briar Patch 2009
Mitchell Selling Miss Molly 2009
$11,000 STC Champion Duroc Gilt
All You Want x Miss Hathaway (Head of the Class Son) January 28th Gilt
Planned to go to DesMoines, Springfield, & Indiana
Another great year at the 2010 Rush County Fair - Grand Gilt Overall with a Landrace (Zeus) (pictured below) & Reserve Grand Barrow Overall with a Dozer x Fatal son - pictured below. Both raised by Rohls Showpigs. Thanks to Wells Fargo Bank, Dr. Rob Jackman, CGS Services & Bill Laird for contributing to the $1300 purchase. We also showed the Champion Chester gilt, Reserve Hamp Gilt, & Reserve Cross gilt. Congratulations to Nolan for his Expert Showman win.
Thanks to all for your positive comments and to all who help put on the show.
Grand Gilt Rush County 2010 - Landrace ( Zeus x Hotwire Daughter) - Raised by Scott & Gayle Rohls
Reserve Grand Barrow Rush County 2010 - Dozer x (Fatal x Hamp) - Raised by Rohls Showpigs
2nd Place Class 5 @ NJSS - Behind class-winning Stilmulus Gilt above. Jan 10th Package x T-Bone Daughter- Shown by Nolan & raised by Ted Laird & Family. We are huge fans of this gilt and are anxious to see what 50 days of feed will do.
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Angus
Champion Chester Gilt Rush County 2010, 2nd in class to Mench's reserve Champ @ WPX, & 3rd @ Springfield - Jan 16th Clear Out x Crawfish Daughter - Raised by Wintex Farms
Reserve Champion Cross Gilt Rush County 2010 Big Blast x Fatal Daughter- Raised by Rohls Showpigs
Congratulations to niece Caitlin Laird on 2010 Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog @ Shelby County (Ind). PowerPlant x Fast Pace purchased in our March on-line sale
Stimulus x Quiet Giant Jan 9th Gilt - 1st Place Class 5 Shown By Jacob & raised by Ted Laird & Family. As unique a Hampshire female as we have ever put together.
A great day @ NJSS with the two Hampshire gilts shown below taking 1st & 2nd in class 5.
Jan 28th All You Want x Miss Hathaway daughter. Grand & Top-selling gilt InSF. We are thrilled to have her home.
It was a good day @ Team Purebred in Springfield as the Berk gilt took 2nd & the Chester gilt stood 3rd.
Our Home
The Pig Zone
"Big" Barn
6 - 5' x 8' Pens Inside
6 - 5' x 16" Pens Outside
3 "New" Barns
4 - 5' x 18" pens in each
Old Farrowing House
8 - 5' x 8' pens
Sow Lots
10 - 16' x 160' lots
Congratulations Jordyn Poulson for her Champion Poland barrow @ Huntington Co. AND to Bryce & Seth Robertson with littermates that were Champion & Reserve Poland barrows @ Hancock Co. (pictured below) AND the Gideon family with another littermate who was Champion barrow @ Randolph Co. AND the Mench sisters with another littermate that was Reserve Champion barrow @ Henry Co. and has been champion or reserve several times including one 5th overall selection on the IJSC. One more littermate barrow and gilt remain to show in Indiana as well as a gilt in Illinois and a gilt we are planning to take to the state fair (pictured below).
Nibbs x Fast Forward January 4th Litter
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It has been a great end to our summer show season @ the Indiana State Fair.
Highlights include:
- Grand & top selling Berk gilt - it took $3500 to bring her back home. We are honored that Todd Harvey was contending on this great gilt despite already owning her $3600 full-sister purchased in 2009 and her $1550 littemate that he bought this Spring. Repeat customers are the ulitimate compliment in the hog business.
- Grand & top selling Berk boar selling to the Huff family for $1300.
- Pair of 7-litter Stimulus boars placed 3rd & 4th and sold for $2000 & $1900 respectively. The $2000 boar sold to Brian Hines and Ron Iverson. He is named White Collar and semen is available by calling Ron.
- Package Hampshire gilt won her class at the 4H & open show and sold to Delbert Peters for $1900
- 7-Litter Stimulus Hampshire gilt won her class at the 4H Show and 3rd in the open show selling to the Wehmeir family for $2000.
- Package Hampshire barrow placed 2nd in 4H show.
Our customers had great success as well:
-Champion Hamp and 4th overall 4H barrow was a grandson of a gilt sold to the Smoot family. a few years ago.
- Champion Berk and 6th overall 4H barrow being a son of the $3600 full-sib gilt to this years Berk litter. This litter also contained Acton's 5th overall barrow @ Montgomery Co and Hendrickson's 2nd place gilt @ InSF 4H show.
-The 1st place class 8 Hamp barrow was out of the gilt we sold to the Smoot family last year.
Finally, we were thrilled to have our Fast Forward x Nibbs daughter selected as the Hog College representative for the Poland China breed.
2010 Poland China Hog College Gilt. Fast Forward x Nibbs (Hi Definition). STRESS NEGATIVE/ Jan 5th. Litter of 15.
2010 Poland China Hog College Gilt - Sellls Sept 15th
Grand Gilt 2010 InSF - She's staying home
2010 NJSS Class WInner - She's staying home
White Collar - Sold to Hines & Iverson
More photos coming soon
