Yesterday’s Cowpath

By Barb Lumley

From the September-October 1973 Ohio Holstein News Volume 39 Number 4

Cal Wilcox, Editor — Herd Sire Issue

Officers: President, Richard Indoe, Lodi; Vice-President, Ivo Osterloh, Minster; Secretary, Bryce Weiker, Republic; Treasurer, Karl Havens, Fremont; Executive-Secretary, Cal Wilcox

National Director: James Lewis, Hamilton; Executive Committee; Sterling Timmons, Chagrin Falls; Kenneth Koegler, Ashland

The cover featured Straight Pine Bell Big Boy EX bred by Norb & Larry DeLoye, Ft. Laramie, Ohio, and developed by Syndicated Sires, Fort Laramie. Pages 6 & 7 featured pictures of him and two of his daughters and announced that he was now available at NOBA.

Cal Wilcox announced that the Fall Quality Sale had been cancelled due to a lack of consignments. High beef prices, plus the rising price of milk made many decide to keep their excess cattle. He encouraged breeders to send entries for the All-Ohio Contest.

The Challenge of Convention ’77 Committee reported donations to date $9,554.46 or 32% of Quota. The Quota is $30,000. Committee members are Clair E. Jones, Chairman; Charles Lewis, Leroy Leininger, Reuben Jones, John Fenstermaker, and Bob Stewart. A full page listed donors from each of the 15 Districts.

At the State Holstein Show, 213 high quality Holsteins were paraded before the keen-eye of Judge Duane Green on July 14th. The Junior Champion and Grand Champion Bull was the Senior Yearling, Shanghigh Telestar Ivan Deb, shown by the Struna Family and Lewis & Sons. The Grand Champion Female and Senior Champion Female was the Three Year Old, Shanghigh Ivan Fury Kate, Shown by Lewis & Sons, Hamilton, Ohio. The Junior Champion Female was the Senior Yearling, Shanghigh Thornlea Jazzgal, shown by Lewis & Sons. In the Junior show, the Junior Champion Female Junior Division was the Intermediate Calf, Gloryland Radiant Banner, shown by David Tait, Lodi. The Senior Champion and Grand Champion Female Junior Division was the Aged Cow, Berards Reflection

Fobes, shown by David Tait, Lodi.

The Kel-Wil Dispersal to be held on Saturday, September 22 at 12:00 Noon was advertised on three full pages. The herd is owned by Harold and Wilda McCullough and is located six miles south of Salem, Ohio. The sale featured 65 head to be sold, including 8 great daughters of Fond Matt and three young sires by Happy Crusader. Several cows were pictured. The sale is being managed by the Ohio Holstein Association with John Fenstermaker, Auctioneer.

The Walbea Dispersal owned by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, Homeworth, Ohio was advertised on two full pages. The sale will feature 110 head selling and included Walbea Burke Triune EX, who was pictured, as well as her family members. Mr. Johnson was awarded the Senior Buckeye Breed Builder award in 1972.

Other sales advertised included the Central Holstein Sale managed by District 4 Holstein Club with 40 head selling on October 1st at the Morrow County Fairgrounds and the Celina (Ohio) Fall Production Sale with 50 head selling on Monday, September 24th at the fairgrounds. The sale is sponsored by the Mercer County Holstein association. The Hickory Nut Farm Registered Holstein Dispersal was advertised to be held at Williamsfield, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 3, 1973 at 11:30 a.m. The herd is owned by Mrs. D. W. Shallenberger with Elmo Rodgers, Farm Manager and Debbie Rodgers, Herd Manager. J. O. Fenstermaker, Auctioneer.

Walter Lee Johnson, Homeworth, Ohio, has accepted a position as Holstein Program Director for Holstein-Friesian Association of America in the Southwest field territory, which includes the states of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. He is the son of Walter and Beatrice Johnson.

The Ohio Classic Sale held July 13th averaged over $2,000 with 48 head selling. Topping the sale at $18,000 was a junior yearling bull, Dewbrook Bootmaker Dewmore, consigned by Kenneth & Dean Beer & Lewis & Sons. He was purchased by the Dewmore Syndicate. Top selling female was Ro-An-Jolene Reflector Sue Eve consigned by Forest Hills Farm, Inc. Mt. Vickery. She sold for $5,000 to George Passmore, Warnock, Ohio. Two full pages of pictures from the sale were featured.

The Ohio Dairy Princess, Kathy Snoddy, was featured on the Ohio Holstein Homemakers page. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snoddy of Shreve in Wayne County. She is from District 7, which includes Wayne and Holmes counties. Kathy is a 1971 graduate of West Holmes High School. She attended Ohio State University for two years majoring in home economics. She attended summer classes at Ashland College and plans to finish her degree there.

The Mistress Muses by Jean Timmons was titled “A Midsummer Night’s Scheme” (A penetrating drama in one act). The scene was a farm kitchen table on a mid-summer evening where the “head farmer” and his family attempted to make a decision on which Holsteins and how many to take to the county fair! The dialog was very interesting!

There were numerous reports from District Shows and included:

District 2, 108 head shown at Stark County Fairgrounds, Judge Jim Lewis –Grand Champion Bull shown by Howard Moff; Grand Champion Female shown by Paradise Valley Farms; Junior Champion Female shown by Dennis Smith. District 3, 117 head shown at Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds, Judge Ron LongGrand Champion Bull shown by Warren Harding; Grand Champion Female shown by James Kemp; Junior Champion Female shown by Cindy Lumley.

District 4, 86 head shown at Hartford County Fairgrounds, Judge Robert Stewart – Grand Champion Bull shown by Levering Farms; Grand Champion Female and Junior Champion Female shown by Rustling Brook Farm.

District 9, 73 head shown at the Seneca County Fairgrounds, Judge Jim Patterson - Grand Champion Bull shown by Weston Payne & Sons; Grand Champion Female shown by Brookview Farms; Junior Champion Female shown by Weston Payne & Sons.

District 13, 120 head shown at the Champaign County Fair, Urbana, Judge Harold Kaesar – Grand Champion Bull was shown by Kenneth Michael & Son; Grand Champion Female was shown by Kenneth Michael & Son; Junior Champion Female was shown by Jim Wish.