Ohio Holstein News Volume 93 Number 1 January/February 2021 by Dairy Agenda Today

OHIO NEWS

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OHIO NEWS

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Ohio

HOLSTEIN NEWS Official Publication of the Ohio Holstein Association

Volume 93 • Number 1 January/February 2021 Published 5 times per year in February, April, June, October and December by the OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691 www.ohioholstein.com

The Board of Directors of the Ohio Holstein Association has adopted the following: “The Mission of the Ohio Holstein Association is to provide services and programs to its members and young people so that they might attain a better living from their involvement with Holsteins.”

Contents A Message From the Executive Director, Tom Thorbahn...........................................................5

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A Message From the President, Bill Indoe....................................................................................6

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Spring Dairy Expo Classes............................................................................................................14

Maple Valley Farm: The Land of Milk, and Sweeter than Honey..............................................8 Grapevine........................................................................................................................................11 Ohio Holstein Women...................................................................................................................12 Spring Dairy Expo Schedule.........................................................................................................13 Letter to the Editor: My Connection to the Historical Cover..................................................18 NEW FEATURE: I Had No Idea!................................................................................................20

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News from Holstein USA..............................................................................................................23

OFFICE STAFF Executive Director.......................................Tom Thorbahn cell 419-366-8135 crimsonswissrus@aol.com Office Secretary...............................................Diana Miley oholstein@sssnet.com Editor.............................................................Melissa Hart cell 517-398-1957 farm.writer@hotmail.com Webmaster................................................. Laurie Menzie ph. 740-624-6367 Ad & Layout Designer.................................Erin Robinstine erin.robinstine@gmail.com

In Memoriam............................................................................................................................24-25

OFFICERS President: William Indoe, Lodi.....................330-608-9770 Vice President: Chris Lahmers, Marysville....614-306-7194 Secretary: Ethan Steiner, Marshallville........330-466-8916 Treasurer: Kaye Janes, Wooster....................330-464-4134 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Paul Haskins, Butler - Past President...........419-618-4028 Joe Cole, Bloomville....................................740-396-0454 Scott Sprunger, Dalton................................330-465-0622 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Steve Moff, Columbiana .............................330-482-9018 BOARD MEMBERS Dist. 1 Gary Kibler, Warren...........................330-770-8014 Dist. 2 Randall Kiko, Salem..........................330-831-0174 Dist. 3 Steve Specht, Dover..........................330-204-9831 Dist. 4 Open Dist. 5 Dallas Rynd, Ashville........................740-207-5005 Dist. 7 Joe Miley, West Salem......................330-263-7814 Dist. 7 Scott Sprunger, Dalton .....................330-465-0622 Dist. 8 Jeneva Auble, Polk............................419-908-5352 Dist. 9 Joe Cole, Bloomville..........................740-396-0454 Dist. 10 Dan Morlock, Pemberville..............419-265-5771 Dist. 11 Jay Ackley, East Liberty...................937-666-5502 Dist. 12 Ty Etgen, Harrod.............................567-204-6310 Dist. 13 Chris Lahmers, Marysville...............614-306-7194 Dist. 14 Eric Topp, Wapakoneta....................419-953-3427 Dist. 15 Curtis Bickel, Wilmington...............937-728-0174 Postmaster: Send address changes to: Ohio News, P.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691 4

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BarbWire, Awaiting the Challenge of Being Deprogrammed, by Barb Lumley........................28 Yesterday’s Cowpath.......................................................................................................................29 2020 All-Ohio Selections sponsored by COBA/Select Sires..................................................31-38 NEW FEATURE: Bullseye............................................................................................................39 Where is Quality Milk Made? Ohio!............................................................................................39 Ohio Breeders Among Best BAA in Nation...............................................................................40 Retro Cover Winner Announced.................................................................................................40 Calendar of Events.........................................................................................................................45 Advertiser Index.............................................................................................................................46

Just For The Juniors The Queen’s Corner, by Kayla Cring............................................................................................18 Just for Juniors................................................................................................................................18

On The Cover

On the brink of maple syrup season, we are featuring a family who has been on the farm for over a century seeing success as they combine the Registered Holstein business with making maple syrup. Six generations have called Maple Valley Farms home, and four generations are on this cover. From left: Harold, Margaret, Grant, Karen, Lauren and Bryce Sanor with oldest son Everett. Becket is pictured in the later (smaller) photo with Bryce, Lauren, and Everett. Read all about the Sanor family on pages 8-10! COBA is back as the sponsor of our All-Ohio contest! Congratulations to those winners featured on pages 31-38! And thank you to COBA for supporting the Ohio Holstein breeders! Do you know how many dogs Ty Etgen has? Or what food he can’t do without? Find out in one of our new features launched this year, “I Had No Idea!” on page 20. Also, if you want to find out what bulls Ohio breeders are using-- Bullseye is for you! Find it on page 39!

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From the Executive Director By Tom Thorbahn

As I settle into winter mode, this year it definitely seems different from past years; with all the “excitement” of our presidential election through the inauguration of our new President, we are certainly living in different times. Plus, we still have the pandemic of Covid-19 looming -- life certainly is not back to normal! By now you should have received the notice that our Ohio Holstein Annual Meeting has been cancelled for this year. It was necessary to make that decision in late December; the executive committee and annual meeting committee felt it was prudent in regard to the pandemic to cancel all plans. We are planning the 2022 annual meeting to be in Mt. Sterling at the Deer Creek Lodge. Thank you to the committee for all their planning for this year. Along with the cancellation of our meeting, the Ohio Holstein Association officers will remain the same for another year. The board will have an organizational meeting, possibly virtual, later this winter. The Ohio Holstein women’s officers and the queen committee have cancelled the queen contest for this year. Our queen, Kayla Cring has graciously agreed to continue as queen for the 2021 show season. The ladies also decided that there will not be a Women of the Year named this year. The junior association will continue with their awards. Please check the Ohio Holstein Facebook page or website for all junior applications. Watch upcoming issues of the Ohio Holstein News for announcements of winners. The Convention Sale has been cancelled for this year. Discussion with the sale committee felt that with the present dairy economy it was best to cancel. They are planning to hold a Spring Sale in April at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster. Show heifers, springers, fresh cows and more will be offered, watch for the exact date. Congratulations to the All-Ohio winners for 2020 which are highlighted in this issue. A big “Thank You” to COBA for sponsoring the All-Ohio pages; we appreciate all the folks at COBA do for the Hol-

stein breeders of Ohio. The Ohio Spring Dairy Expo is planned for the week of March 31/April 1 & 2. Look for all the particulars on their website and check on updates that may occur as we get closer to the dates. Hopefully that updates you on the next few months at Ohio Holstein. Feel free to call if you have questions, eventually we will get back to a normal schedule. As the short, gray days of winter lengthen into spring, please keep safe.

Holstein Association USA Judges Conference Cancelled Due to current health concerns, Holstein Association USA will not hold a Judges Conference in 2021.

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A Message from the President By Bill Indoe

As we start the new year, unfortunately we are still forced to cancel our meetings and functions. Hopefully by spring show time, things will be back to at least a functional mode. Normally we would be closing in on the convention and sale. Without them we will be focusing on a spring sale in April after the Spring Dairy Expo. I along with others have received a number of calls from people with milk cows and heifers for sale. If you are interested in buying, please contact myself or the office so we can help connect you. Also, please follow our Facebook page and the Ohio Holstein website for other updates and activities. As it has been decided to keep the same officer team for the next year, I want to say thank you to all the officers and directors for all that they do. Also, to the committees, sponsors and volunteers

who make Ohio Holstein what it is. Special thanks to Melissa for making the news second to none! And Diana Miley for keeping our office running so smoothly. As you get ready for another show season, I wish everyone good luck at Spring Dairy Expo. As one of the few places that was able to hold shows in 2020, I am proud of our Ohio people who have continued to forge ahead to make these shows happen. Good luck this year!

Bill Indoe 330-608-9770 • richmanfarmsinc@yahoo.com

Deadline for the March/April issue of Ohio Holstein News is March 8

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M A P L E V A L L E Y F A R M: The Land of Milk, and Sweeter than Honey By Melissa Hart “A 6th generation dairy farm in Northeast Ohio with Registered Holsteins and Maple Syrup production” may be a simple description on a Facebook page, but it packs a powerful punch when one actually

sees inside Maple Valley Farms. In 1896 the deed to Maple Valley Farms had George M. Sanor’s name on it as the first of six generations who would carve out a living producing milk and maple syrup on the Homeworth, Ohio, farmstead. Elgie Sanor took over around 1917, and today there are four generations on the farm: Harold and Margaret Sanor, their son and daughter-in-law Grant and Karen Sanor, and grandson Bryce and his wife, Lauren Sanor, with their two boys, Everett and Becket. The dairy business has been a mainstay for a century, while maple syrup was something they did for fun. “Grandpa tells the story of me when I was young of doing whatever it took to get high enough so I could pour sap when we made syrup,” Bryce recalled. Today, the Registered Holstein herd is still the heart of the farm, but he and Lauren have ramped up the maple syrup business considerably. “We wanted to supplement the dairy with some maple income, and had a goal of selling 500 gallons of syrup,” Bryce said. “Syrup is the polar opposite of milk,” he added, meaning the demand for maple remains steady, unlike the volatile nature of the dairy industry. Maple syrup production has changed over the years. Sap buckets hung on trees were the norm; today, lines are run throughout the maple tree stand where the sap flows to a collection tank. “We are hoping to tap 1,000 trees this year. We used to tap 500 to700 trees with the buckets, but three years ago, we switched to using all tubing. We still don’t have all the woods done yet; we keep adding trees every year,” he explained. Freezing and thawing will make the sap run, and ideally it will begin in early February with the season extending into

the first week of April. “It’s like farming in that it’s all weather-dependent.” The tubes will remain in the woods all year long, “This time of year, we are out there every day replacing broken tubing, cutting tree limbs, and we replace the taps every year. They say the whole system will need to be replaced every 10 to 15 years.” When asked about the workload, Bryce said, “It may sound like a lot of work, but it’s not much compared to farming or milking cows.” The sap is boiled into syrup and bottled on the farm. “Five years ago, we would be out of syrup in June, but now we are managing the supply so that we have syrup all year-round.” Pure maple syrup is not the only product at Maple Valley Farms; they also sell maple nuts, popcorn, candy, cream and maple-covered baked goods. Farmers’ markets are a summer outlet for the maple products. Although it conflicts with milking times at both ends of the day, it builds the customer base. “People don’t need syrup every week, but they love the maple products,” Bryce noted. The family have been making these value-added products for two years. The retail space at the farm is on the expansion list. When they are not boiling sap, they set up a retail space in the sugar house. Bryce said, “We have enough of a demand now that we need to come up with a permanent retail shop.” When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last spring, they thought their business would suffer, but it was just the opposite - they found their grocery store demand doubled, even tripled, in some months. They also hosted a drive-thru market where they invited other vendors to the farm, set them up in the hayfield along the driveway and customers shopped from their cars. “This was very popular, and we

Top photo: Maple Valley Farms began in 1896 with George M. Sanor. The farmstead is nestled in the hills of eastern Ohio, in Homeworth in District 2. Center photo: Everett and Becket Sanor overseeing the farm. Bottom photo: This sign at Maple Valley directs visitors to find delicious maple syrup and other delectable treats. 8

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Top photo: Bryce and Lauren are the fifth generation at Maple Valley Farms and hope their children Everett (on the gate) and Becket will be the sixth. Bottom photo: Everett and Becket are getting exposed to some great learning opportunities at a young age, not only with the cows but in the sugar house during syrup-making season. hope to continue it this year as well,” said Bryce. Having dairy experience has helped with the sap processing, “All the sap runs into a 2,100-gallon tank in the machine shed, and then it’s pumped onto a truck and hauled to the sugar house. It’s just like a milk house; there is a vacuum pump with a receiver jar. A lot of the fittings are the same. We try to get as much stuff from the dairy supply dealer because it’s less expensive than buying it through the maple dealers.” Christmas was their busiest time, as they filled orders to ship all over the country, including California, Alaska, Utah and Arizona. The retail store is open on Saturdays and weekdays by appointment. “We will be on the Maple tour the first two weekends in March. Ohio Maple Madness is where over 40 farms across the state of Ohio will be opening their sugar shacks for tourists.” Bryce added, “We all try to boil sap when the public comes so they can see the process.” Registered Holsteins were introduced into the Sanor Valley herd when Bryce wanted to be more competitive in the show ring. He bought his first Registered animal in 2004. He continued to buy a couple animals every year and transitioned the herd to all Registered stock. All the homebred stock now is at least 87 percent or higher.

The Terrason One of their best animals was out of a cow purchased at Bruce Weaver’s sale in Dalton. Weaverstyle Durham Grand EX-90 produced a Terrason daughter, Sanor Valley Terrason Gem EX-90, who was All-Ohio Winter calf in 2008 and All-Ohio Senior 3-Year-Old in 2011, winning the Senior 3-Year-Old class at Spring Dairy Expo that year. A lot of the present-day herd goes back to that cow family. Beardsly Defiant Georgette When Lauren was working as a tester for DHIA, she spotted a cow Jim Beardsley was going to take to the local sale barn instead of putting her through his dispersal sale. She was dry and just confirmed pregnant. “Lauren just couldn’t let Jim do that, so we bought her up and housed her for seven months until she calved,” Bryce explained. “Jim told me that when she calved in, she would be an excellent cow, and he was right; she went EX-91, and she’s a beautiful cow.” A Defiant out of Beardsly Advent Gingersnap *RC EX-92 3E “She looked like a million bucks, and we had to get her out to the show,” Bryce insisted. They took Georgette to the Ohio Summer Show in Circleville, and she waded through the deep water of the 5-Year-Old class and made a respectable showing. One of Bryce’s favorite young cows is Sanor Valley Bailey Frannie VG-87, a Bailey out of Sanor Valley Darn Fantasy-Red EX-91. Fantasy was Reserve Champion at the District 3 show and went EX-91 as a 3-year-old. The Logo Cow The Queen of the Barn at Maple Valley is one they call the “Logo” cow, Springhill-OH Super Rylee EX-92 3E. “She’s the kind of cow you never forget,” he said. He recalled the day they bought her at

a sale hosted by Springhill Holsteins and Guernseys in 2010: “We had no intention of buying anything, but then this black calf with a nice big rib came in the ring. She had a decent pedigree, and the price was right, so we bought her.” When she calved in, she had a nice udder and just got better with age. “Everything about her is right. She’s moderate in size, open-ribbed, breeds back, has an udder that gives all kinds of milk, and the classifiers always say they wished everyone could make their cows like this one,” Bryce pointed out. “She wouldn’t win a show, but she’s perfect. The only thing continued on page 10

Top photo: Maple Valley Farms syrup can be found in local grocery stores and at the family’s farm retail store. Bottom photo: Bryce switched from collecting sap in buckets on trees to tubing that is strung through the woods, and the sap flows into a collection tank. They hope to tap 1,000 trees this year. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 |

A farm favorite, Springhill-OH Super Rylee EX-92 graces the Maple Valley Farm logo. Bryce says she’s “the kind of cow you never forget.”

continued from page 9 she’s done wrong is she has had a lot of bull calves. We used her on our logo. We don’t want to ever forget her.” The Sanor Valley herd’s current sire list is from the Breeder’s Choice program from ABS and includes Barbarian, Airone, Success, Hancock, Radar, Caught-My-Eye and Awesome-Red. They buy a bull from Paradise Valley Farm to run with the heifers, but use AI for everything else. “I like to

use type bulls; I figure their milk production has more to do with my management,” Bryce said. While they used to flush cows, he admitted they have not had much luck with that over the years. His best story of flushing a cow was when he flushed Grand to Million, and she produced five eggs. He consigned a pick of that flush to the Buckeye Classic at Spring Dairy Expo, and four of the five calves were bulls.

“So, it wasn’t a pick anymore, and we called her One in a Million,” he chuckled. Calves are always available for sale at Maple Valley Farms. “We have a really nice red Jasper fall calf that would be a great show prospect,” Bryce said. His goal for each of his cows is to end up VG classification, and if it takes them a few lactations to get there, that is fine with him. “We have a lot of big cows; I like big-ribbed, flat-boned cows with a shallow udder.” Fifty head are milked in tie-stalls and are fed a TMR in the freestall barn. Everyone helps with the farm, while Bryce and Lauren do the bulk of the work in addition to some part-time help. “My grandparents are in their 90s and have been married over 70 years, and they still help with the farm,” Bryce said. The future at Maple Valley will always include cows, but they hope to expand their maple business. As for the kids, if they want to continue the family tradition, “that will be up to them,” he concluded.

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Laurie Menzie is accepting Junior award applications; you can find them on the Ohio Holstein website at Ohioholstein.com or on the Ohio Holstein Facebook Page.

Ally Cupps shared her story on the Wilimington College social media page as a student majoring in Agribusiness and Spanish. Her smiling face was featured with one of her beautiful bovines!

The OHA Board will stay the same for 2021 with all the officers agreeing to keep their positions for one more year until we can meet for together for an annual meeting.

Entry forms for the Spring Dairy Expo can be found in this issue on pages 13 & 14.

The OHA Queen contest has been postponed for one year. Kayla Cring will remain the queen for 2021. The OHA Women have decided to table the Woman of the Year award for 2021 and will resume with it in 2022. A seventh grandchild was born in October to Maven Faye Lukens â&#x20AC;&#x201C; congratulations to the family! The Ohio Convention Sale has been cancelled but the Ohio Spring show is on tap for April 17th in Wooster. Contact Ken Janes with your consignment possibilities at 330-464-4134.

Howard and Barb Moff had their 11th GREAT grandchild born on January 16th! They welcomed Caleb Anthony Moff into the world. Grandparents are Steve and Jane Moff, (D2).

Deadline for the March/April issue of Ohio Holstein News is March 8

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Spotlight on: Julie

I grew up on a dairy farm in Western New York, the town of Dansville. I was fortunate to start out in 4-H and reap the benefits of my grandparents Registered Ayrshire breeding program. Our farm prefix known as Galney Farm. Our farm was 300 acres on some very fertile soil and won numerous awards in the

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corn production area. We were motivated to do excellent work and enjoyed the fruits of our labor. My first All-American award went back to a heifer my grandfather bought for my mom from the Lippitt Farms Dispersal in Topsfield, MA, in the early 1950’s. Galney Rose Ann Kon was a great heifer and got me out to the national shows where I exhibited and became more knowledgeable about the industry. In fact, in my senior year I was one place short of winning Premier Exhibitor/Breeder at the NYSF. Additionally, while showing at the New York State Fair, I became acquainted with Danny Weaver and Agri-Graphics. Danny took most of our cattle photographs and with a need for something to do in-between chores I became a helper for Danny and learned the many skills in assisting his craft. Consequently, between my Agricultural Degree in Business I first volunteered, and then was hired by Agri-Graphics to work in their lab out in Cary, IL. It was a great adventure, and I became quite skilled myself in the art of photography and production in the lab. I gained many dairy relationships through Danny and other photographers who worked for Agri-Graphics. Like all dairy farms, help was needed at home, so I returned doing most of the milking of mainly our Holstein herd with a few Ayrshires in the mix. I remember within the first couple of months I actually saw a 2000lb increase in our production. About a year or two after, I received a call to fill in an area that had become vacant in Ohio and Michigan. I agreed, and in the early 1980’s I joined Agri-Graphics as a photographer. You might wonder what kind of life I had traveling around the states especially without any sort of cell phone. Let me clue you in-I knew my one credit card by heart and my telephone charge number by heart, and I would drive up to a phone box on the curb, make hotel reservations, connect and confirm appointments with clients and away I went. After a while, I had great relationships with some clients and I would stay with them in some areas to help with expenses. It was a wonderful experience and I met and exchanged so much with so many in conversations and planning. Around 1989, I was asked if I might

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be interested in becoming an evaluator for COBA/Select Sires, I saw it as an opportunity for a little more stability and expanding my skills in the industry. Along came computer mating so I did expand, like many of us, a new technology, and the interface of genetics on the farm. I also gained an opportunity to become the manager of the developing Spring Dairy Expo. We went from a state show to the MidEast Spring National Show for all breeds along with sales and judging contests. We invited commercial exhibitors to help support these activities and had great dairy fellowship for a long weekend. I did this for over a decade and we found it a very successful enterprise. In the midst of that decade, I was courted to work for a competitor, ABS Global as a District Sale Manager. This brought more expansion into my personal development in business and acumen. One continuing theme during my time in Ohio has been connecting with youth. Initially, with the Dairy Club at Ohio State, as a photographer first and then in mentoring and assisting with dairy judging. I still remember pre-Spring Dairy Expo, the Buckeye Sale at the university. In fact, the current CEO at Select, and a well-known professor at Cornell now, were leaders in those events. In 1999, I made the decision to leave the dairy industry and pursue ministry. I found myself weaving and winding through how I would pursue the call and in 2004 I ended up sharing/mentoring with students at the Ohio State University. I love agriculture and have always tried to instill in others the importance of our industry in the circle of life. Thanks for inviting me to share a little bit about my life, currently I am married to Larry Schirm and live south of Columbus, in District 5 Holstein country.

Because we’re cancelling our 2021 Ohio Holstein Convention, the Ohio Holstein Women have decided to cancel the Woman of the Year Award for 2021. We will look forward to hosting the award in 2022.

2021 Spring Dairy Expo Schedule Event dates: March 28 - April 2, 2021 Sunday - March 28 ● 8 a.m. - Bed down of stalling areas can begin Tuesday - March 30 ● 3:00 p.m. - All cattle in place Wednesday - March 31 ● 9:00 a.m. - Youth Judging Contest ● 12:00 p.m. - Buckeye Dairy Club Sales ○ Approx 60 head total. Sales merge one into the next and breed order is tentative Ayrshire - Jersey - Guernsey - Milking Shorthorn

● 5:00 p.m. - Guernsey ( Judge: Chris Reichard) a nd Milking Shorthorn (Judge: Chad Ryan) S hows Thursday - April 1 ● 7:30 a.m. - Holstein Show (show order: Heifers to Cows) ○ Judge: Chad Ryan

● 12:00 p.m. - Red & White Show ( show order: Cows to Heifers) ○ Judge: Chris Reichard

● 2:00p.m. - Youth All Breeds Showmanship nd Brown Swiss (Judge: ● 5:00 p.m. - Ayrshire ( Judge: Chris Reichard) a Chad Ryan) S how Friday - April 2 ● 8:00 a.m. - Jersey Show ○ Judge: Chris Reichard

● 12:00 p.m. - Supreme Champion • On-line entry form will be available by the middle of February. Entries are $30 per animal, due by March 5th. Late entries ($100) will be accepted on-line until March 28th. • All cattle have the option to be released after their breed show, except for Junior and Grand Champions competing in the Supreme contest. • Judges are tentative depending on individual state restrictions and all COVID mandates in the future.

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Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Red & White Classes Class Name Birth Date Range B. Swiss Guernsey Holstein Event dates: Ayrshire March 28 - April 2, 2021 Winter Heifer Calf 12/1/20 - 2/28/21 A1 B1 G1 H1 Fall Heifer Calf 09/1/20 - 11/30/20 A2 B2 G2 H2 Sunday 28 - 8/31/20 Summer Yearling Heifer- March 06/01/20 A3 B3 G3 H3 Spring Yearling● Heifer 03/01/20 5/31/20 A4 B4 G4 8 a.m. - Bed down of stalling areas can begin H4 Winter Yearling Heifer 12/01/19 - 02/28/20 A5 B5 G5 H5 Fall Yearling Heifer 09/01/19 11/30/19 A6 B6 G6 H6 Tuesday - March 30 Junior Champion & Reserve A7 B7 G7 H7 ● 3:00 p.m.See - All cattle in place Jr. Best Three Females Description A8 B8 H8

Jersey

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7

Milking

Red & White

Shorthorn

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8

R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8

Junior 2 Year Old 3/1/19 - 8/31/19 A9 B9 G9 H9 J9 M9 Wednesday March 31 Senior 2 Year Old 9/1/18 - 2/28/19 A10 B10 G10 H10 J10 M10 ● 9:00 a.m.3/1/18- Youth JudgingA11 Contest Junior 3 Year Old 8/31/18 B11 G11 H11 J11 M11 Senior 3 Year Old 9/1/17 - 2/28/18 A12 B12 G12 H12 J12 M12 ● 12:00 p.m. - Buckeye Dairy Club Sales Intermediate Champion B13 H13 J13 ○ Approx 60- 8/31/17 head total. Sales breed order 4 Year Old 9/1/16 A14 merge B14 one into G14 the next H14 andJ14 M14 is tentative Ayrshire -A15 Jersey B15 - Guernsey Shorthorn 5 Year Old 9/1/15- 8/31/16 G15 - Milking H15 J15 M15 Aged Cow Prior to 8/31/15 A16 B16 G16 H16 J16 M16 ● 5:00 p.m. - Guernsey ( Judge: Chris Reichard) a nd Milking Shorthorn 125,000 lbs Class** See Description S hows 150,000 lbs Class**(Judge: Chad SeeRyan) Description H18 Component Merit Cow See Description B19 Dry Cow Thursday - April Prior1 to 8/31/18 A20 H20 M20 Senior Champion & Reserve A21 B21 G21 H21 J21 M21 (show order: Heifers to Cows) ● 7:30 a.m. Holstein Show Grand Champion & Reserve A22 B22 G22 H22 J22 M22

R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17

Best Three Females See Description A23 B23 H23 ● 12:00 p.m. - Description Red & White Show ( show order: CowsH24 to Heifers) Dam & Daughter See Produce of Dam SeeChris Description B25 H25 ○ Judge: Reichard See Description A26 H26 Breeders Herd (Dairy Herd H30) ● 2:00p.m. - Youth All Breeds Showmanship Best Bred & Owned See Description H27 a nd Brown Swiss ● 5:00 p.m.See - Ayrshire Judge: Premier Exhibitor Description ( A28Chris Reichard) B28 H28 J28 Premier Breeder Chad Ryan) See Description A29 B29 H29 J29 how S

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Component Merit Class - Lifetime Production of at least 7,500 pounds combined fat and protein

Friday - April 2 ● 8:00 a.m. - Jersey Show

Jr. Best Three Females-All under 2-yrs- of age, none fresh, all bred with at least one owned by exhibitor. Intermediate Champion-Brown Swiss, Holstein & Red and White class winners 13,14,15,16; Jersey class winners 13, 14, 15. 125,000 Pound Class-cow that has produced at least 125,000 pounds of milk. (Red and White only). 150,000 Pound Class-cow that has produced at least 150,000 pounds of milk. (Holstein only).

○ Judge: Chris Reichard

**Production papers need to be on file with breed respresentatives to participate.

● 12:00 p.m. - Supreme Champion

Senior and Reserve Senior Champion Female-Winners of classes 13,14,15,16,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 as offered by the respective breeds for those breeds without an Intermediate Champion. Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Female-winners of Classes 12 & 25. • Females-Three On-line entry formany willage, beall available of February. Entries Best Three females, 3 bred andby at the leastmiddle one animal owned by exhibitor.

are $30 per animal, due by March 5th.

Dam & Daughter-Dam and her own daughter, ages. Late entries ($100) will be any accepted

on-line until March 28th. • All cattle have the option to be released after their breed show, except for Junior and Grand Champions Best Bred & Owned competing in the Supreme contest. Premier Exhibitor-The exhibitor winning the most points on not to exceed six animals owned and exhibited by himself in the open single class. See rules page for more details. • Judges are tentative depending on individual state restrictions and all COVID mandates in the future. Produce of Dam-Group to consist of 2 animals, any age, either sex, the produce of one cow. Dam must be named.

Premier Breeder-The breeder winning the most points on not to exceed six animals in the open single classes, exhibited by himself and/or other exhibitors. See rules page for more details.

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4 WAYS NEW DIETARY GUIDELINES SUPPORT DAIRY The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), the cornerstone of official guidance on dietary recommenda�ons for federal food assistance programs, such as those followed in our na�on’s schools. Na�onal Dairy Council (NDC), the nutri�on research and educa�on arm of the dairy checkoff, plays an important role in maintaining dairy’s place in the Dietary Guidelines. On behalf of dairy farmers, NDC funds hundreds of research studies on topics including dairy and type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, whole milk dairy foods, inflamma�on, protein, diges�ve health, sustainable food systems, child nutri�on, bone health and more. NDC staff also par�cipate in the DGA public process - they submit wri�en comments and oral tes�mony to USDA and HHS that summarizes the scien�fic evidence on dairy’s role in healthy diets.

DAIRY REMAINS ITS OWN FOOD GROUP The Dietary Guidelines con�nue to classify dairy as its own food group in the three recommended dietary pa�erns for Americans over the age of 2. The dairy group includes low fat and fat free milk, cheese and yogurt as well as lactose-free versions and for�ﬁed soy beverage and soy yogurt– but no other plant-based alterna�ves.

THREE SERVINGS STILL RECOMMENDED The Dietary Guidelines con�nue to recommend 3 servings of dairy foods in the Healthy U.S.-Style and Healthy Vegetarian Dietary Pa�erns for those 9 years and older, 2.5 servings for those 3 to 8 years of age, 2 servings for those 2 years of age, 1.5 to 2 servings for toddlers 12 to 23 months who no longer consume human milk and small amounts of yogurt and cheese for infants 6 to 12 months, depending on developmental readiness.

NEW GUIDELINES FOR BIRTH-23 MONTHS For the ﬁrst �me, healthy dietary pa�erns are provided for toddlers ages 12 to 23 months who no longer consume human milk or infant formula. These recommended pa�erns include 1.5 to 2 servings of dairy foods per day for toddlers 12 to 23 months. Dairy foods recommended for toddlers include whole milk, reduced fat plain yogurt and reduced fat cheese. Yogurt and cheese as complementary foods for infants star�ng at around 6 months of age.

NO CHANGE TO SATURATED FAT RECOMMENDATIONS While low fat and fat free dairy con�nue to be the recommenda�on for people to choose most o�en, the Dietary Guidelines did not recommend a reduc�on in saturated fat, keeping it at 10% of total daily calories. This leaves some ﬂexibilty for fuller fat dairy, which important given the checkoﬀ’s con�nued investment in science on dairy nutri�on at all fat levels. In fact, NDC has funded 70 studies in this area since 2002.

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Queen’s Corner

Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well! For most of the queens in the past, the January/February Ohio Holstein issue is the last column they get to write. Due to covid many plans have changed. We have witnessed our country shut down, dairy shows being canceled, and different regulations being put into place. Even though many of the district shows were canceled this past summer, it is encouraging to know that the dairy community sticks together and will support one another. If we look in the details, we see many positives that have come out of the past year. We know there is hope for what is to come. While this past year’s reign was an ex-

By Kayla Cring

perience unlike anyone else’s, I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were many opportunities for growth during this past year. Given the unusual circumstances, I have been presented the opportunity to continue my reign of Ohio Holstein Queen into 2021. I am very excited to further my growth and knowledge about the dairy industry over this next year’s reign. I am eager to see what this year’s show season will look like. My goal for this year’s queen columns is to interview some of the people I have met along the way and share their responses. The dairy industry is made up of some incredible people; this will be a great way to be able to share the spotlight with them. Some other activities I would like to accomplish as queen would be to spread awareness about the dairy industry. There are many benefits to drinking milk that can be easily overlooked these days. I would like to do a presentation for local 4th graders in the public school about the importance of dairy products and the dairy industry. I’m hoping to even bring a calf to provide a hands-on experience. Covid has affected everyone differently. I wanted to provide you with some encouragement. As we are getting closer to shows,

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

My Connection to the Historical Cover I just received my November/December issue and while the deadline has past to vote I just want to thank you for publishing the historical covers. As to my favorite, the Nov/Dec issue is, due to the personal connection to the cow in the photo. The Holwyn prefix was owned by my great grandfather, Frank Bouic, and his sons; Henson, Pearl, John, Fay (my grandfather), and Eugene. In 1956, my grandfather took his share of the cattle and started farming on his own with his sons Frank Allen, Don (my father), and Walter. They registered their cattle with the Bouic 18

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prefix. In 1996 I built a new parlor and free-stall barn with my maternal grandfather Art Loschky. At that time, the Bouic and Loschky herds were merged although Frank Allen continued to hold ownership of his cows and use the Bouic prefix for another decade. All the descendants of the Holwyn and Bouic cattle still in the family are registered using the Arlosy prefix. Once again thanks for spurring me to think about my family’s long history in the Holstein business. Sincerely, Rob Bouic

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remember to look in the details for what is good. My life motto is “choose joy”. We may not be able to change the state the world is in, but we can control our attitudes. Only a little over a month until the show season starts back up. The Spring Dairy Expo will be held at the end of March. I look forward to seeing you all there!

Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday and is having a great start to the 2021 year. Even though COVID brought us down in 2020, we are glad that we were able to get some great shows in, a lot of exhibitors and myself hope that 2021 will be better than 2020. Talking about shows, we are extremely excited to have a show, 2021 Spring Dairy Expo at the Pickaway County Fairgrounds in Circleville on March 27 through April 2. Now let’s talk about the annual junior meeting--the meeting will be during Spring Show. Details and updates will be posted on the Ohio Holstein Facebook page and the Ohio Holstein Association website. Until next time, I hope everyone is having a great start to the year and like myself I am very excited to see where 2021 takes us. Sincerely, Lilly Elsass, OHJA Reporter

Youth All-Breeds Showmanship will be on Thursday, April 1 at Spring Dairy Expo!

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On the National Front Spring and the Spring Dairy Expo are fast approaching. Holsteins will be showing April 1st in Circleville, Ohio. I for one am looking towards spring and the start of the show season. The National Board met in person in November near the Hartford Airport. All but two board members were present. The staff was very limited in attendance but all were available virtually. Prayers of healing go out to board member Steve Keene who suffered a stroke just prior to the board meeting but sounded good on the virtual call. The Board approved the National Judges list with a few additions to each list. National Spring shows were approved with flexibility of dates and places. The National Show committee will meet again in late February with the hope of a better vision of what the year may look like. The National Judges Conference has been cancelled for 2021. The 5-year requirement will be waived for the 2022 Judges list. The latest Holstein America on RFDTV was aired on February 8th and is now available on YouTube. Holstein staff is still limited in their travel but virtual events are still happening. Holstein Association USA developed and implemented the first virtual interview contest. Congratulations go out to Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sarah Lehner with her 1st place finish in

the senior division. As International travel came to a halt last March, Carl Kent, who had the main responsibility for International operations, was given the area of Ohio to work as our representative from HAUSA. Congratulations to Steve Peterson on his retirement as National Sales Manager after 36 years with HAUSA. With that we

welcome Barry Cavitt as the new National Sales manager. I am looking forward to our spring board meeting just before our Spring Dairy Expo. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to contact me. Steve Moff, HAUSA Director smouric@aol.com or 614-205-7179

Deadline for the

March/April issue of Ohio Holstein News is March 8

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In Memoriam

Richard T. Bardall

Richard T. Bardall, age 80, of Tippecanoe, Ohio, died the morning of Friday, December 18, 2020 in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, Ohio. He was born August 19, 1940; a son of the late Elmer Theodore Bardall and Ruth Anita Hoop Bardall. Richard was a 1958 graduate of Freeport High School and received the American Farmer Award in 1961. He was a lifetime farmer and a long time Harrison Hills School board member. He was a member of the West Chester United Methodist Church. Surviving is his wife, Mary Marlene Phillips Bardall. They were married June 12, 1959. Also surviving are six children: Mark (Jenn) Bardall, Scott (Tricia) Bardall, Jannette (Dan) Haas, Jay (Leslie) Bardall, Steve (Kristin) Bardall, Rachelle(Kelly Snyder) Bardall; twenty-two grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and one on the way, and two sisters, Judy Luyster and Sandy Devore. Along with Marlene and his children, Richard owned and operated Rich Mar Farms. The farm featured registered Holsteins for over fifty years. Richard was a member of the Ohio Holstein Association and the District 3 Holstein Club. Richard and his family exhibited their Holsteins at the Harrison County Fair for many years and at other district shows and fairs, winning numerous ribbons and awards. Richard was a devoted family man and passionate farmer. He treasured watching his children and grandchildren play sports and show animals, especially the dairy cattle. He also enjoyed traveling in the western states and attending rodeos. He is beloved by his family and will be sorely missed.

Bonnie Jean Mitchell

Bonnie Jean Mitchell, age 70 of Maysville, Kentucky and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, January 10, 2021 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky. Mrs. Mitchell was the owner and operator of the Classic Closet in downtown Maysville for the past seventeen years.She was born January 24, 1950 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of Mary Edith (Payne) Griffith of Georgetown, Ohio and the late Wayne Lawrence Griffith. Bonnie is survived by her husband – David Mitchell, whom she married April 3, 1993; one son Brett Pfeffer and wife Jennifer of Lake Waynoka, Ohio; one granddaughter - Kaitlyn; her mother – Mary Edith Griffith of Georgetown, Ohio; one brother – Larry Griffith and wife Tara of Mt. Orab, Ohio; two nephews – Chad Griffith and wife Ashley and Matt Griffith; great niece Hannah and great nephews – Caleb and Ryan.

Annabelle Moore

Annabelle Moore, 86, of Wooster, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Danbury Woods of Wooster. She was born November 11, 1934 in Wayne County the daughter of Bruce and Ferne Seigfried Hershberger. She married William G. Moore on January 10, 1954. He preceded her in death on November 7, 2020. She was a homemaker and with her husband and her sons, Will and Brad, operated a Dairy Farm in Plain Township. She was a member of the Church of the Saviour. She volunteered with Friends of Boys Village, Franklin Twp. School and The Children’s Nursery 24

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at the Church of the Saviour. She was active in the Wayne Co. Dairy Promoters and the Wayne Co. Farm Bureau. Annabelle was an avid bowler and enjoyed her Thursday Night League. She enjoyed Ohio State and Triway Sporting events and loved watching Women’s College Basketball and Softball and the Little League World Series. She enjoyed traveling with friends and was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed attending their events throughout the years. Surviving are her children Will (Becky) Moore, Brad (Toni Carameros) Moore and Joyce (Bruce) Williams all of Wooster; grandchildren Melanie (Brian) Hochstetler of Wooster, Mindy (Mitch) Griffis of Green, Andrew (Lynn) Moore of Fairlawn, Courtney (John) Ridolfi of Wooster, Aimee (Matt) Welsh of Wooster and Mitch (Maureen) Williams of Ferndale, MI; great-grandchildren Alyssa Hochstetler, Faith Hochstetler, Mason Griffis, Lucas Griffis, Carson Ridolfi, Anna Ridolfi and Emersyn Welsh. In addition to her husband, she was preceded by her parents and a brother Donald “Duck” Hershberger. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Stephanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center, 1145 Olentangy Road, Columbus, OH 43212. The family would like to thank the staff at Danbury and Luann Hartzler for all of their care.

William G. Moore

William G. “Bill” Moore, 87, of Wooster, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Sycamore Run Nursing Home in Millersburg. He was born December 2, 1932 in Wooster the son of William Forest and Helen Bricker Moore. Bill married Annabelle Hershberger on January 10, 1954. She survives. He was a Dairy Farmer and a Realtor and was a member of the Church of the Saviour. Bill was a member of the Wayne Co. Farm Bureau, Wooster Rotary Club, a Director of Wayne Landmark for 18 years, and was on the board of the Wayne Soil & Water Conservation District for 14 years. He directed the Killbuck Creek project in 1996. Bill was an avid believer in soil conservation and an early adopter of no till farming having been awarded the Conservation Farm of the Year in 1976. Bill was an avid deer and turkey hunter, loved golfing, Ohio State and Triway sports, traveling with friends and attending auctions. Surviving in addition to his wife, Annabelle, is his children Will (Becky) Moore, Brad (Toni Carameros) Moore and Joyce (Bruce) Williams all of Wooster; grandchildren Melanie (Brian) Hochstetler of Wooster, Mindy (Mitch) Griffis of Green, Andrew (Lynn) Moore of Fairlawn, Courtney (John) Ridolfi of Wooster, Aimee (Matt) Welsh of Wooster and Mitch (Maureen) Williams of Ferndale, MI; great grandchildren Alyssa and Faith Hochstetler, Mason and Lucas Griffis, Carson and Anna Ridolfi and Emersyn Welsh and a sister Flo Carey of Nashville, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Margene House. Those who wish may make contributions to Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare, 1900 Akron Rd., Wooster, OH 44691.

Dale Edward Putt

John M. Smith, Sr.

Dale Edward Putt of Ragersville, the family patriarch, passed on to his heavenly home early morning December 25, 2020 at Union Hospital in Dover with his family by his side. Dale was born on May 11, 1937 to the late Milton and Alice (Bleininger) Putt and married Rita Fanning on January 20, 1962, his treasured wife of 58 years. Together they had four children, Deborah (Craig) Hershberger of Sugarcreek, Todd (Kress) Putt of Ragersville, Sherry Lynn (stillborn) and Scott (Stacey) Putt of Ragersville. Love and life continue on through his children, grandchildren, Renee (Jason) Zimmerman, Katelyn (Derek) Kaufman, Rachelle (Toby) Miller, Courtney (Ethan) Slentz, Samantha Putt, Katelynn Putt, Ryan (Cassie) Putt, Taylor (Tyler) Kutscher, Alexa Putt, Rylee Putt; great grandchildren Sophie Kutscher, Berkleigh Zimmerman, and Cash Kaufman. Dale had four sisters, Doris (Wayne, Deceased) Burger, Ann (James, deceased) Campbell, Marjorie, deceased (Ron) Shell and Eileen (Donald) Murphy. Dale was a lifetime member of Zion United Church of Christ in Ragersville and member of the Ragersville Community Council. Dale was a hardworking, accomplished dairy farmer. He had little time for hobbies by he and Rita enjoyed extensive traveling with a special group of friends. Aruba was his favorite place to vacation. His greatest joy was his family. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and loyal friend to many. His presence will be missed.

John M. Smith Sr. passed peacefully on January 13, 2021 at the age of 92. John was born on November 28, 1928 in Graves County, Kentucky to C.B. and Edith Smith. He was the youngest of three siblings. The family moved to Pinconning, Michigan where John attended school and graduated in 1946. He attended Michigan State College earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Husbandry and a Master’s Degree in Dairy and Poultry Nutrition. John met and married Jane Ellen Palmer while he attended Michigan State College. He and Jane operated their family dairy farm, where he taught work ethic and responsibility to his nine children. He continued to instill character in his children through farm chores and showing prize-winning cattle. John was active in the Michigan Holstein Association and Holstein USA, holding officer positions at the State and National level. He was active in community service being Mayor of Williamston from 1957-1961 and serving on the Williamston School Board. John spent summers in his younger years showing and transporting dairy cattle via rail. His agricultural degree was actively used by helping his father, C.B. Smith, at the Auction Pavilion in Williamston, Michigan where top National Holstein herds were auctioned. Later, John worked in sales at Farm Bureau and Harvestore silos. In 1984 he moved to Wapakoneta, OH where he worked for Ohio State University (OSU) as an Agricultural Extension Agent for 30 years, retiring at 85-years-young. After retirement from OSU, one would rarely see John in anything other than his Scarlet and Gray attire and driving his red SUV with “MSU2OSU” license plate and OSU decals on the doors. John was predeceased by his wife Jane; parents C.B. and Edith Smith; son Brian Craig Smith; infant grandson Derek Smith; sister and husband Jean (Smith) and Robert Wolf; brother and wife, C.B. (Sonny) and Grace Smith; and recent spouse, Norma Hunt (2013). He is survived by eight of his nine children: Gary (Carol), Ron Smith, Jerry (Debbie), Kevin (Traci), Joy (Joe) McDevitt, John Jr. (Wendy), Dean (Janet), and Marc (Michelle). John is also survived by 24 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. John is lovingly remembered for being “Papa John” to his grandchildren, for his happy birthday songs for everyone, his legacy Christmas ornaments, and especially his “Papa John Fish Camp” which was held every summer for his grandchildren. John was an active member of Dimondale United Methodist Church. Remembrances or donations may be made to the Dimondale United Methodist Church, 6801 Creyts Rd, Dimondale, MI 48821 or Meals on Wheels/Tri County Office on Aging, 5303 S Cedar St, Lansing, MI 48911. Memorial services will be scheduled in the future.

Jeffrey L. Rupp

Jeffrey L. Rupp, 60, of Sterling, passed away on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at home with his wife, Lisa at his side after an unexpected illness. Jeff was born July 30, 1960 in Akron to the late Ralph and Arlene (Mullet) Rupp and was a 1978 graduate of Norwayne High School where he was a tremendous basketball star having earned numerous Wayne County and Ohio recognitions. Jeff was inducted into the Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. On July 9, 1983 he married the former Lisa A. Wiles and together they made their home in Sterling. Jeff was a lifetime dairy farmer having been a partner in the family farm, Rupp-Vue Farms in Sterling and was a member of the Holstein Assoc. He will be remembered for his love of teaching his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews about farming and showing at the Wayne County Fair and he will be greatly missed. His family was his life and he will be missed by his wife, Lisa; his children and their spouses, Kimberly and Blair Pritchard of Winchester, VA, Mark and Jordan Rupp of Burbank and Bradley and Samantha Rupp of Orange City, FL; his 5 grandchildren, Theo and Mira Pritchard, Josie and Maddie Rupp and Parker Rupp; brothers, Earl (Pat) Rupp of Sterling, Ron (Peggy) Rupp of Wooster and Tom Rupp and Bill (Sandi) Rupp of Sterling; a sister, Sue Rupp of Seville; a sister-in-law, Sharon Rupp of Rittman; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dan and Diane Wiles and their family; nieces and nephews and Bella, his faithful sidekick. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Jim and John. Memorial contributions may be made to the Norwayne Athletic Boosters, 350 S. Main St., Creston, OH 44217.

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By Barb Lumley

I am waiting for that knock on my door that will mean the “Deprogramming Police” are here to “fix” me. They seem to think that I am a threat to the country. I have to admit that I have always been one to speak out and express my opinions about many subjects. As I have aged I have become braver about doing that and less worried about the consequences. After all, what can they do to an old lady like me…put me in jail? That might not be so bad! I would be kept warm and fed three meals a day. My laundry would be done for me. While those jail suits are not very stylish, they look loose and comfortable and no one else there would be more fashionable than me! I would be taken to doctor appointments. Exercise equipment and television would be available. I wouldn’t be alone, there would be people to talk to and many of them would probably be very interesting. I would be well cared for by taxpayer’s dollars! What do “they” think can be changed about me? Will they try to deprogram me from being a Holstein person to wanting to own and be involved with a different breed? To my way of thinking a beautiful cow is a beautiful cow regardless of her breed. I just happened to get started breeding registered Holsteins. I grew up

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with all different breeds represented in our barn. My family was just grateful to have a few cows to milk and bring in a few dollars of income. At one time we milked two young cows that were half Hereford. In those days if you didn’t have your own bull for one reason or another, the right bull wasn’t always available at the neighboring farms. The important thing was getting the cow bred back! One of my favorite cows was a Guernsey three year old that could have brought home her share of ribbons from the county fair had she been registered. Her butterfat test was usually six percent. We called her “Oleo”! It is my understanding that the “Deprogramming Police” want to change my choice of friends and people I hang out with. I am so lucky to have many friends in all walks of life and all over the country. We don’t always agree on everything but we do respect each other’s right to express an opinion and disagree. Give up any of my friends? No way! Do they plan on trying to deprogram my way of life? Sorry, it is too late now! I have settled into my way of life over a period of several years. I have my likes and dislikes and I don’t plan on changing them. I have become “set in my ways”! (I am sure my family would agree!) I was raised by a mother who wasn’t afraid to “speak her piece” and often did, and a father who was a little more “diplomatic” but was listened to and respected when he spoke. The kids who rode his school bus for over thirty years always said he didn’t have to speak, all he had to do was look at them in the rear view mirror! I would hope that I have inherited a combination of both my parents. Evidently I did a “certain thing” that some people believe was wrong and therefore I need to be deprogrammed! They will probably “blacklist” my book, “Black and White and Read All Over” and

Yesterday’s Cowpath By Barb Lumley The following is from the Holstein-Friesian World, Volume 46, Number 1, January 1, 1949. M. S. Prescott, Editor The herd of Mrs. G. U. Clark and Sons, Hanford, California, was featured on the cover. An article reported, “After a continuous Holstein breeding achievement of 38 years, Mrs. G. U. Clark and Sons of Hanford, California, have recently divided the herd with Mrs. Clark retiring. The two sons, Wesley and Wallace will each operate separate units and herds. Mr. G. U. Clark purchased his first registered bull in 1906 and his first purebred female four years later. In 1919 Mr. Clark was killed by a bull”. A full page ad featured “The Dunloggins of Ohio”. One half of the page featured an ad from M. & F. Dellinger, Inc., Plain,City, Ohio. It included a picture of Manfdell Fobes Prilly Lass a daughter of Dean Barbetts Fobes with her best record of 3y 6m 2x 365d 22,308m 3.6% 793f. The other half of the page featured ads from H. D. Andreas & Sons, Beach City, Ohio; OTCO Farms (Ohio Tool Company), Strongsville, Ohio; Delwood Farms, Don Phillips, Damascus, Ohio; Caroldale, C. T. Shreve, Damascus, Ohio; Templeogue Farms, Hudson, Ohio; Larwood Farms, Glenn Shreve, Damascus, Ohio; Apple Creek Dunloggins, Dr. V. W. Zuercher, Apple Creek, Ohio; Weaverdale Farm, Louisville, Ohio; Meadow Springs Farm, F. C. Baughman, Alliance, Ohio. The Ohio Breeder’s Sale was held October 20, 1948 at Wooster, Ohio, under the management of the Ohio State Association. Buyers came from all parts of Ohio. Sprunger, Fenstermaker, and Coon called the sale. Fifty five (55) Females two years of age and over sold for $23,850 and averaged $433.63. Five (5) Calves under three months of age sold with the dams for $420 and an average of $84.00. Seven (7) Bulls over two months sold for $2330 and averaged $375.71. Topping the sale was a Very Good Canadian three year old, Abbekerk Pabst Dewdrop, consigned by Eldor Gerken, Napoleon, Ohio and purchased by Frank G. Hoover, North Canton, Ohio. Top price for males was $600 paid by Walter Deist, Waynesburg, Ohio for a yearling son of Dunloggin Follow On consigned by Meadow Springs Farm, Alliance, Ohio. Other buyers of consignments selling for $500 or higher included Buxton Brothers, Scio, Ohio; Jerry Mac Millan, Uniontown, Ohio; Ralph Tugend & Son, Jeromesville, Ohio; Clair J. Brugler & Son, Burghill, Ohio; Roger M. Roberts, Polk, Ohio; C. B. Riddle, Lisbon, Ohio; Paul B. Jennings, Smithfield, Ohio; John H. Ferguson, Salem, Ohio; Ferdinand Mueller, Mineral City, Ohio; C. H. Wagner, Canton, Ohio; C. B. Thompson, Adena, Ohio. Pabst Farms, Inc., Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, advertised Wisconsin Admiral Burke Lad who has a total of twenty four (24) Excellent offspring and a total of one hundred fifty eight (158) classi-

fied offspring that average a score of 85.4. Following a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America on November 18 & 19, 1948 changes were voted in the Herd Classification rules effective January 1, 1949. A new rule was that the classification rating and date of inspection shall be stamped on all certificates of registry officially by the inspector, with a rubber stamp, and with an inspection seal. Amendments were also made to Rule 6. Curtiss Candy Company Farms featured Curtiss Candy Lad’s Sunshine by Carnation Imperial Madcap Lad in their full page ad, as she was Junior Champion Holstein Female at the 1948 Dairy Cattle Congress. An article by Austin A. Dowell and Arnold Brekke, Minnesota was titled, “Trends in Prices of Purebred Cattle” and filled four and a half pages. It was condensed from Bulletin 398 of the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota. Spectators were actually hanging from the rafters in the judging arena of the Lebanon, Ohio Fairgrounds where the herd of the late Earl Hart was dispersed on December 15, 1948. The buyer’s list included men from twelve different states and interest in owning their choice animals resulted in the third highest U. S. sale average of the year. Pabst Bonnie Burke, popular Excellent senior herd sire and son of Wisconsin Admiral Burke Lad topped the event at $5400. J. C. Ellis, veteran breeder at Franksville, Wisconsin was the buyer. The top female, Mountain Ash Rose DeKol a seven year old, sold for $2250 to Dr. J. A. & Verna Allen Pape of Chicago. Total of the sale on eighty-five (85) head was $73,890 and average was $869.29. Under a section titled “From The World Files” was the following: “Ten years Ago This Month” January 1939---In review of Public Sales of 1938 the World stated, “4,082 Holsteins in 54 sales brought $710,330—an average of $174. 01. Ten sales of the year exceeded the $200 average mark. The highest consignment sale of 1938 was the Royal Brentwood Sale, held at Pabst Farms, which made an average of $369.66 for 88 head. Butterfly Farms owned by R. Austin & Jay W. Backus featured 10 outstanding daughters of Montvic Lochinvar on the back cover. Gilbert Welch was the herdsman.

Barbwire (continued) remove it from Amazon! They have stopped people from getting their books published, however I don’t think they will stop my publisher. He inherited some “strong willed” genes! I look forward to the challenge of being deprogrammed. That would definitely make my days more interesting. I always enjoyed debate in speech class. I have no idea who might be sent to undertake the task. I do know that anyone who tries it will have their work cut out for them! JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 |

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Plain Knoll Farms in New Weston: Steve Buschur provided the following insight: Bulls they are using: 7H15167-Gameday-Extreme GTPI and very high pounds of fat with great PL, SCS, and positive DPR. Great udders and decent F&L. 14H15181-Tribute-Extreme GTPI with great NM$. High milk. Exceptional on all health traits and CE. Solid udders and F&L. A little wider teat placement. 14H15223-Conway-Great GTPI and NM$,High fat %, great DPR, Nice balance to frames, Renegade son and I really like his daughters, decent udders, longer teat with central placement. 7H15465-Crusher-Extreme fat and protein%, Love the family, well balanced frames, correct leg set, Great RU with central placement with added length of teats. 7H15139-Faneca-Great pounds of fat, Good udders and F&L, outcross for me, well balanced frames. 7H15085-Parfect-High GTPI with great frame and width for those that need it. Great udders and F&L.

7H15173-Dobbins-High pounds fat, good SCS, good udders. 250H15087-Rozline-High pounds fat, good SCS, length to teats, but no holes linear that can be used on most any cow. 7H15069-Top Dog-Good fat pounds, PL, SCS, DPR, medium sized with good udders. 14H15179-Trooper-Love the cow family, good production, good fitness traits, medium sized with no holes linear. 250H14465-Ronald RC-nice type and production bull to use on our red bloodlines. Beef bulls- Breeding approximately 25% of the herd to beef bulls. Favorite bulls they are milking daughters from: A few years back: Supersire, Mogul, Yoder, Bayonet, Shamrock, Montross, Jedi, Legendary More recently: 7H12787King Royal daughters are some of the best in our herd, milking around 65 and they are great type with great udders and feet and legs. Most pleasing thing is their production with high fat. 7H14125-Huey-milking 10-well balanced with good production. 7H12978-House-milking 10-very sound type, medium sized, great udders, good production. 7H12868-Advance-milking 24-outstanding consistency in type. Medium sized with great udders and feet and legs. Get better with age. Trouble free. 7H12945-First-milking 11-very good production with functional type. 7H12999-Brennan-milking 8- great udders and very good production. 7H13740-Rolan-milking 5- outstanding production from nice udders. 7H13572-Gomes-milking 4-extreme production and great udders.

National Mastitis Council (NMC) recognized the U.S. dairy industry’s “elite” for producing quality milk at its recent virtual National Dairy Quality Awards (NDQA) program, held in conjunction with the NMC 60th Annual Meeting. Farms were nominated by professionals, such as dairy plant field staff, veterinarians, extension specialists and Dairy Herd Improvement supervisors, who serve the dairy industry. The following are the Ohio dairies that won awards:

GOLD Kiko Farms (James, Louanne, Evan and Harrison Kiko), Paris, Ohio Mil-View Jerseys (Mark and Sara Ann Miller), Millersburg, Ohio SILVER Cantendo Acres/Grazeland Jerseys LLC (Thomas and Rosalie Noyes, Russel and Cheryl King), Creston, Ohio Mud Val-E Farm (John Christian and Rhoda Chupp), Sugarcreek, Ohio The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio

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Bullseye is a new feature with dairymen from around Ohio providing their insider knowledge of what bulls they are using in their herd and what observations they are making about the daughters.

7H12788-Frazzled- milking 6-well balanced and trouble free. 7H12942-Resolve- only milking 2 but exceptional udders and production. Richman Farms in Lodi: Bill Indoe said their current sire list includes 250HO15236 Crush, 250HO15329 Thunderstruck, 007HO14477 Warrior-Red and 7HO15023 Analyst-Red. Plainfield Farms in Belmont: Don and Ben Simpson have had a lot of luck with 076HO00551 Solomon. They have nine VG or EX Solomons on the farm. They say his daughters remind them a lot of the Durham daughters, only getting better with each lactation. They also like the 200HO06480 Doorman daughters they have in their herd. Other bulls they are liking are 151HO00690 Denver, 777HO03913 Unix and the 200HO10992 Sidekick’s really stand out in their heifer barn. While they are using a wide variety of bulls in the herd, 200HO1099Sidekick and 551HO03379 Delta Lambda are getting used the most. Don said that while 551HO03379 Delta Lambda is little different bull than they are used to using, he mates well on cows that are too extreme for stature and frame. He also commented, “Remember Doorman was a Bookem son and the type breeders were late in using him.” Maple Valley Farms in Homestead: Bryce Sanor said their current sire list includes a few from the Breeder’s Choice program from ABS among others: 100HO11760 Barbarian-Red, 094HO19402 Airone, 080HO01118 Success, 250HO14579 Hancock, 001HO13882 Radar, 566HO1306 Caught-My-Eye and 076HO01603 Awesome-Red.

Where is Quality Milk Made? Ohio!

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Ohio Breeders Among the Best BAA in the Nation

The Holstein Breed Age Average (BAA%) value provides a way to compare the score of an animal (and herd average) to the average of the breed, taking into account age of the animal and stage of lactation. All animals receive an individual BAA value on your herd classification report, and herds participating in the Classic or Standard options of the Holstein Classification program receive an overall BAA for the herd. For the purposes of this list, if a herd classified twice in a year (between 1/1/2020 and 12/31/2020) and received an official herd BAA for both classifications, only the most recent BAA was used. To appear on this lists, a herd must have at least 10 cows included in the BAA calculation. In 2020, 947 herds had a BAA value eligible for inclusion in these lists. The average number of cows included in the BAA calculation for the entire group was 68, and the average BAA% was 107.2. The following are the Ohio breeders included in this list and where they ranked:

Ohio Top-Ranking BAA Herds

Rank Name 5 Eric A. Topp 6 Triple-T Holsteins 16 Phillip W. Topp 20 Springhill 38 Velvet-View Farms 70 Molly J. McGuire 70 Tyler James Etgen 98 John Mark Weaver 107 Chelsea Skidmore 118 David L. Klingensmith 135 Walter & Joanna Zimmerman 142 Eric J. Havens LTD

BAA 114.8 114.7 113.3 113.0 112.0 111.0 111.0 110.5 110.4 110.2 109.9 109.8

# Cows 10 19 21 20 36 15 54 45 12 58 44 31

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 20 23 25

The Results Are In! Celebrating a century of Ohio Holstein Association provided several great covers of the 2020 Ohio Holstein News. We hosted a contest asking which cover was YOUR favorite, and the results are in! The favorite retro cover of 2020 is… the May-June issue featuring Wapa Bootmaker Mandy! Here is how they ranked: 1. May-June 2. Jan.-Feb. 3. Sept.-Oct. 4. March-April 5. Nov.-Dec.

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Top 25 BAA Herds in the Nation

Name Matthew T. Mitchell Arethusa Farm, LLC Conant Acres, Inc. Eaton Holsteins Eric A. Topp Triple-T Holsteins Milk Source LLC Juniper Farm Inc. Michael & Julie Duckett Douglas S. & Jennifer K. Boop CLF, LLC Rocco Cunningham Allen L. & Carolee McClure Brian J. Oster Jeffrey Wallace Sharts Phillip W. Topp D. Ludwig Farms LLC Gregory A. & Marcia L. Clark, JT Kenneth & Charles McEvoy Richard Nisen Scarlet Summer Holsteins Springhill Crisdhome Farm, Inc. Ridgedale Farm Dorsland Farms

State BAA # Cows TN 116.5 11 CT 115.9 10 ME 115.2 85 NY 114.9 13 OH 114.8 10 OH 114.7 19 WI 114.3 41 ME 114.2 24 WI 114.1 57 PA 113.9 34 NJ 113.8 27 CA 113.8 12 NY 113.7 32 NY 113.4 48 NY 113.4 13 OH 113.3 21 IL 113.1 21 NH 113.1 23 NY 113.1 22 IN 113.0 36 PA 113.0 84 OH 113.0 20 WI 112.9 93 NY 112.9 103 WI 112.8 24

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April

OHN Ad Deadline Spring Dairy Expo, Circleville Youth Judging Contest, Spring Dairy Expo, Circleville Buckeye Dairy Club Sales, 12 pm, Spring Dairy Expo, Circleville

1 Mid-East Spring National Holstein Show, 7:30 am, Chad Ryan - Judge, Circleville 1 Mid-East Spring National Red & White Show, 12 pm, Chris Reichard - Judge, Circleville 1 Youth All-Breeds Showmanship, 2 pm, Spring Dairy Expo, Circleville 17 Ohio Holstein Spring Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster

May 8

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19 21-25

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Advertiser Index Ack-Lee Registered Holsteins................................................................ 17 ADA Mideast............................................................................................... 15 AK-Philips Holsteins.................................................................................. 21 Andrews Auctioneers..................................................................................5 BillyBob Genetics....................................................................................... 27 Bucks-Pride, LLC......................................................................................... 22 COBA/Select Sires...................................................................................... 48 Commodity Specialists............................................................................ 11 Computermixx........................................................................................... 22 Dairy Agenda Today....................................................................................7 Dairy One..................................................................................................... 28 DHI Cooperative, Inc................................................................................ 28 Farmers National Bank............................................................................. 16 Field of Dreams Genetics, Corp............................................................ 29 Harold’s Equipment, Inc.......................................................................... 19 Kalmbach Feeds......................................................................................... 47 Kidron Auction, Inc................................................................................... 23 Kim R. Davis-Nationwide........................................................................ 20 Lowe & Young............................................................................................. 30 Maple Valley Farms................................................................................... 42 Meaden & Moore....................................................................................... 23 Mennonite Mutual.................................................................................... 19 New Pittsburg Vet Clinic......................................................................... 21 Ohio Beef Council...................................................................................... 41 PBS Animal Health.................................................................................... 10 Pine Tree Dairy...............................................................................................3 Plain-Knoll Holsteins...................................................................................2 Prengers, Inc...................................................................................................6

R&P Kiko Farms........................................................................................... 43 Ren-Bow....................................................................................................... 44 Richman Farms, Inc................................................................................... 17 Rohaven Holsteins.................................................................................... 45 Spike Rentals............................................................................................... 46 Stein-Way Dairy.......................................................................................... 43 Stein-Way Equipment.............................................................................. 30 Trent Insurance-Nationwide.................................................................. 45 U-Dean Farms................................................................................................5 Walnut Hill Feeds, Inc............................................................................... 19 Wenger’s Sharpening Service............................................................... 23 White Light Holsteins............................................................................... 26 Whiteleather Grain, LLC.............................................................................6

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