O-H-M Show

2. Pleasant View Farm 3. David Schillawski

Senior Two-Year-Old

1. Tollgate Farm 2. Watch-Hill Holsteins 3. Millbrook Holsteins

Junior Three-Year-Old

1. Tim Coon 2. Kenneth J. Beneke 3. Watch-Hill Holsteins

Senior Three-Year-Old

1. Ed & Laura Millus 2. Liliana, Emily & Arvine Coon 3. Ivy-Moon Holsteins

Four-Year-Old

1. Kenneth J. Beneke 2. Watch-Hill Holsteins 3. Millerhurst Farm Partnership

Five-Year-Old

1. Tim & Beth Coon, Carly Coon, James Perotti, Anthony Perotti, Clark Woodmansee III 2. Ken-Ray Farm

Aged Cow

1. Kenneth J. Beneke 2. Watch-Hill Holsteins 3. Edward C. Hackett IV

Produce of Dam 1. Lo-Nan Farms 2. Tollgate Farm 3. Sarah Cotter

Dam & Daughter

1. Tim Coon 2. Watch-Hill Holsteins 3. Tollgate Farm

Best Three Females

1. Willow-Brook Farm 2. Watch-Hill Holsteins 3. Tollgate Farm

Family Herd

1. Liliana, Emily & Arvine Coon

Highest Milk Record

1. Liliana, Emily & Arvine Coon

2020 Futurity

1. Willow-Brook Farm 2. Ivy-Moon Holsteins 3. Shannon Fletcher

2021 Futurity

1. Shilldale Farm 2. Pleasant View Farm 3. Willow-Brook Farm

O-H-M Show Report

Virginia Wolfe, Reporter

Fonda, NY – The O-H-M (Otsego, Herkimer, Montgomery) Holstein Club held their annual club show on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the Fonda Fairgrounds. Over 100 exceptional Holsteins were paraded before Judge Ken McEvoy of Marathon, NY. Both junior and senior members from the three county area participated as well as several breeders from neighboring counties.

Five showmanship classes started the show for the junior members with Justin Wolfe, of Otsego County winning Master Showman followed closely as Reserve Master Showman was Mason Ziemba of Oneida County.

Following the judging of the individual heifer classes Judge McEvoy chose the Summer Yearling Heifer, Maple-Down Sdkck Aurora-ET, owned by Alexis Payne of Schoharie County as the Jr. Champion of both the jr. division and open division of the show. Ava Canary, Montgomery County, first place Fall Heifer Calf, Canary Doorman Ruby, was named the Reserve Jr. Champion as well as the Best Bred & Owned Heifer of the Jr. division. The Reserve Jr. Champion of the Open division of the show went to the second place Summer Yearling Heifer Bred & Owned by Ziemba, Oster & Vail, ZBW-Retso-PV Denver Lockdown.

Championship winners in the milking cow classes went to 6 different breeders. In the Jr. Division of the Show Isaac Conard’s, Montgomery County, Sr. 3 Year Old cow, Ridgedale Raquel was declared the Intermediate Sr. Champion. And Charlise Canary’s, Montgomery County, Jr. 3 Year Old Cow, Canary Crush Aspen, was awarded Reserve Intermediate Champion. Winning Sr. Champion honors in the Jr. Division of the show was Isaac Conard’s 4 Yr. Old cow, Plum-Line Absolute Calypso and Austin Ainslie’s, Otsego County, 5 year old cow, Oakfield Lo Scarlett-Red-ET. The two Intermediate Champions in this division went on to also be declared the Grand and Reserve Grand Champions for the Jr. division of the show.

Intermediate Champion of the open division of the milking cow classes went to Elmvue’s, Montgomery County, Sr. 3 year old, Jacobs Gold Chip Lizel-ET. Reserve honors was awarded to the Jr. 3 Year Old, Rivercross Doorman Alice bred & owned by Rivercross Holsteins, Otsego County. The Senior and Grand Champion of the open division of the show was awarded to the first place

4 year old cow, Ovaltop Ladd-P Ranait-Red, bred and owned by Ovaltop Holsteins, Otsego County. Reserve Sr. and Reserve Grand Champion was awarded to the first place Aged Cow, Maple-Downs Armani Glamor bred and owned by Maple Down Farm II, Schoharie County.

Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor banners were won by Ovaltop Holsteins of Richfield Springs, NY.

SHOW SUMMARY

Spring Heifer Calf: 1. Kaylee Byma – E-Skinner Milio Hickup-ET; 2. Elmvue Farm – Elmvue Siidekick Rhiann

Winter Heifer Calf: 1. K&B Ziemba; B. Oster; P Vail – ZBW-Retso-PV AD Lyselle; 2. Andy Post & Dan Menendez-Posthaven Unstop Sasophras-Red-ET

Fall Heifer Calf: 1. Ava Canary- Canary Doorman Ruby; 2. Alexis Wolfe- Ovaltop Warrior Ripley-Red

Summer Yearling: 1. Alexis Payne-Maple-Downs Sdkck Aurora-ET; 2. Ziemba, Oster, & Vail – ZBW-Retso-PV Denver Lockdown

Spring Yearling: 1. Retso Holsteins- Retso Sidekick Charlee-ET; 2. Elmvue Farm- Ms Elmvue Doorman LaMarca Winter Yearling: 1. Mason Ziemba – Liddleholme Avalan Margo; 2.Elmvue Farm- Elmvue Doorman Kinetic-ET

Junior Show Junior Champion: Maple-Downs Sdkck Aurora-ET (Summer Yearling by Walnutlawn Sidekick) exhibited by Alexis Payne and Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Canary Doorman Ruby (Fall Calf by Val-Bisson Doorman) exhibited by Ava Canary.

Junior Champion Open Show: The Summer Yearling, Maple-Downs Sdkck Aurora-ET exhibited by Alexis Payne was named Junior Champion of the Open Show as well and Reserve Junior Champion was ZBW-Retso-PV Denver Lockdown (2nd place Summer Yearling by Brenland Denver) exhibited by Kevin and Barb Ziemba, Brian Oster, and Peter Vail, she was also named Best Bred and Owned Heifer of the show. Intermediate Champion JR Show: Ridgedale Raquel, Isaac Conard’s Senior 3-year-old by Diamondback was Intermediate & Grand Champion of the Junior Show and Canary Crush Aspen, Charlise Canary’s Junior 3-year-old was Reserve Grand & Reserve Intermediate Champion. Daniel McClure’s Senior 2-year-old, Pineyvale Twizzle Rip, was Honorable Mention.

Intermediate Champion Open Show: In the Open Show, Elmvue Farm won Intermediate Champion with Jacobs Gold Chip Lizel-ET the winning Senior 3-year-old and Cassie Menendez won Reserve Intermediate Champion with Rivercross Doorman Alice the winning Junior 3-year-old.

Fall Yearling: 1. Eric Worden- Wormont Jordy Maggie 2606

Best Three Jr. Females: 1. K&B Ziemba, B. Oster, P.Vail; 2. Canary Family

Fall Yearling In Milk: 1. Maple Downs & Cole Goodhue- Maple-Downs-DT Unix Alanna

Summer Jr. 2 Year Old: 1. Maple-Downs & Peter Vail- Pineyvale Solomon Acie; 2. Ridgedale Farm- Casview Ridgedale Khloe

Jr. 2 Year Old: 1.Maple Downs & Duane Tillpaugh- Liddleholme DM Preciouus-ET; 2. Elmvue Farm – Arolene Duhibou Apple Elmay

Sr. 2 Year Old: 1.Daniel McClure – Pineyvale Twizzle Rip; 2. Maple-Downs Farm II – Maple-Downs Awesome AylaET

Jr. 3 Year Old: 1. Rivercross Holsteins- Rivercross Doorman Alice; 2. Charlise Canary- Canary Crush Apen

Sr. 3 Year Old: 1. Elmvue Farm – Jacobs Gold Chip Lizel-ET; 2. Ridgedale Farm – Ridgedale Raquel