Sheep Farming Merit Badge History

Earned through 198130,195

Best year19741,969 earned

All-time popularity#184official, as of 2020#191by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1974 with 1,969. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

192863 earned#87 of 88

1929182 earned#88 of 89

1930335 earned#84 of 92

1931475 earned#86 of 96

1932463 earned#82 of 98

1933450 earned#88 of 101

1934360 earned#88 of 101

1935428 earned#88 of 101

1936362 earned#89 of 101

1937410 earned#94 of 102

1938459 earned#92 of 105

1939452 earned#93 of 106

1940523 earned#90 of 106

1941538 earned#88 of 106

1942349 earned#91 of 110

1943404 earned#94 of 112

1944486 earned#96 of 111

1945582 earned#91 of 111

1946449 earned#97 of 111

1947447 earned#96 of 111

1948296 earned#102 of 111

1949409 earned#97 of 111

1950510 earned#97 of 111

1951612 earned#96 of 111

1952640 earned#104 of 120

1953583 earned#92 of 105

1954665 earned#92 of 103

1955636 earned#94 of 100

1956788 earned#93 of 100

1957817 earned#93 of 100

1958800 earned#93 of 101

1959756 earned#96 of 101

1960828 earned#95 of 100

1961704 earned#95 of 101

1962753 earned#96 of 101

1963678 earned#99 of 102

1964767 earned#100 of 107

1965728 earned#100 of 109

1966519 earned#108 of 110

1967533 earned#107 of 112

1968512 earned#108 of 112

1969587 earned#109 of 113

1970578 earned#110 of 113

1971573 earned#111 of 113

19721,211 earned#114 of 124

1973795 earned#111 of 122

19741,969 earned#113 of 121

19751,532 earned#117 of 128

1976711 earned#127 of 130

1977331 earned#126 of 130

1978137 earned#129 of 131

19795 earned#129 of 132

19808 earned#129 of 132

19817 earned#131 of 134

"#131 of 134" means the badge was number 131 of the 134 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

192863#87 of 88

1929182#88 of 89

1930335#84 of 92

1931475#86 of 96

1932463#82 of 98

1933450#88 of 101

1934360#88 of 101

1935428#88 of 101

1936362#89 of 101

1937410#94 of 102

1938459#92 of 105

1939452#93 of 106

1940523#90 of 106

1941538#88 of 106

1942349#91 of 110

1943404#94 of 112

1944486#96 of 111

1945582#91 of 111

1946449#97 of 111

1947447#96 of 111

1948296#102 of 111

1949409#97 of 111

1950510#97 of 111

1951612#96 of 111

1952640#104 of 120

1953583#92 of 105

1954665#92 of 103

1955636#94 of 100

1956788#93 of 100

1957817#93 of 100

1958800#93 of 101

1959756#96 of 101

1960828#95 of 100

1961704#95 of 101

1962753#96 of 101

1963678#99 of 102

1964767#100 of 107

1965728#100 of 109

1966519#108 of 110

1967533#107 of 112

1968512#108 of 112

1969587#109 of 113

1970578#110 of 113

1971573#111 of 113

19721,211#114 of 124

1973795#111 of 122

19741,969#113 of 121

19751,532#117 of 128

1976711#127 of 130

1977331#126 of 130

1978137#129 of 131

19795#129 of 132

19808#129 of 132

19817#131 of 134

Grand total through 1981:

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Sheep Farming: workbook data

Printings (32)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	UPC	HC
c	1929		3B			1929
x	1929	July	3B			1929
x	1929	October	3B			1929
	1930	not made
x	1931	July	3B			1929
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
	1934	not made
x	1935	May	3B		1M
	1936	not made
	1937	not made
x	1938	January	3B		1M		39.99
	1939	not made
	1940	July	3B		1M
x	1940	December	3B		1M
	1941	not made
	1942	not made
x	1943	August	3B		1M
	1944	not made
x	1945	September	3B		1M
	1946	not made
x	1947	May	5B		1M			HCF
	1948	August	5B		1M
x	1949	August	5B		1M
	1950	not made
x	1951	September	5B		1M			HCI
	1952	October	6		1M	1952
	1953	not made
	1954	April	6		1M	1952
	1955	December	6		1M	1952
c	1956	November	6		1M	1952
x	1957	July	6		2M	1952		HCJV1
	1958	not made
x	1959	March	6		1.5M	1952
x	1960	May	6		1.2M	1952
x	1961	November	6		1.2M	1952
	1962	not made
	1963	January	6		1.2M	1952
x	1964	August	6		1.2M	1952
x	1965	September	6		1.5M	1952
	1966	not made
x	1967	June	6		1.5M	1952
	1968	not made
x	1969	May	7		1M	1952
x	1970	June	7	back-7	1M	1952		HCM
x	1971	May	7	back-7	1M	1952
x	1971	December	7		1.2M
	1972	not made
x	1973	January	8		3M
x	1974	May	8		2M
	1975	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	63	87	88
1929	182	88	89
1930	335	84	92
1931	475	86	96
1932	463	82	98
1933	450	88	101
1934	360	88	101
1935	428	88	101
1936	362	89	101
1937	410	94	102
1938	459	92	105
1939	452	93	106
1940	523	90	106
1941	538	88	106
1942	349	91	110
1943	404	94	112
1944	486	96	111
1945	582	91	111
1946	449	97	111
1947	447	96	111
1948	296	102	111
1949	409	97	111
1950	510	97	111
1951	612	96	111
1952	640	104	120
1953	583	92	105
1954	665	92	103
1955	636	94	100
1956	788	93	100
1957	817	93	100
1958	800	93	101
1959	756	96	101
1960	828	95	100
1961	704	95	101
1962	753	96	101
1963	678	99	102
1964	767	100	107
1965	728	100	109
1966	519	108	110
1967	533	107	112
1968	512	108	112
1969	587	109	113
1970	578	110	113
1971	573	111	113
1972	1,211	114	124
1973	795	111	122
1974	1,969	113	121
1975	1,532	117	128
1976	711	127	130
1977	331	126	130
1978	137	129	131
1979	5	129	132
1980	8	129	132
1981	7	131	134