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Welcome Dear Attendees & Members, The Empire Alpaca Association and the New England Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association would like to thank and welcome all who are attending the Showtacular 2015 as well as the members who support both organizations. Associations are only as strong as the people who belong and contribute to them and it is evident that these two organizations have truly engaged memberships. The idea of holding two Alpaca shows together in the same venue is probably not a new one, however the 2015 Showtacular
Board of Directors President Vice President Secretary Treasurer
Ken Clark Joe Crocco Jeanne McLeod-Lang Holly Jacobs
Board Members at Large:
Robin Shatzkin Lynn Edens
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is the first time that it has been done. From inception to execution, the show committee has worked to bring a product to exhibitors and vendors that would add value to their businesses while also creating a quality event in which both people and animals could participate. Thus the “Two Shows, One Weekend� concept was implemented allowing attendees to recognize significant savings of both time and money. Thank you all for contributing to making the 2015 Showtacular a success!
Board of Directors President Vice President Treasurer Secretary & Membership Marketing Events & State Rep Liaison
Karrie-Ann Myer Michael Olson Lennie Foss Julie Butler Ruth Fegela Jen Baum
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ON THE COVER:
Contents
Accoyo America Mika at Little Creek Farm in North Salem, NY. Photo by Lynn Edens.
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Executive Editor Susanne Bienenstock
2015 ACOA National Alpaca Fleece Collection Initiative Perspectives by a Fiber Grader By Wini Labrecque
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Many Roads to Success: Highlights from one farm’s path to profitability. By Vern Butler
Production Design Selle Design Group Jared Johnston Ryan Price Deidré Cole Printing: Smart Source, LLC No material from the magazine may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way without the express written permission of Showtacular. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of copyright and other proprietary rights.
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Contact: Susanne Bienenstock Susanne@LCFAlpacas.com
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Get the Picture? Simple photography tips to help you improve sales. By Lynn Edens
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The Ruche Panel Tuque Knit Something Special Pattern by Susan Anderson Reprinted with permission of Our Back 40
44 Showtacular Show Sponsors & Show Committee 46 Empire Alpaca Association Roster 52 New England Alpaca Owners & Breeders Association Roster Showtacular 2015 | 5
2015 NATIONAL ALPACA FLEECE COLLECTION INITIATIVE Sponsored By Alpaca Coalition of America (ACOA)
Perspectives by a Fiber Grader Author - Wini Labrecque
By the time this article is published, the 2015 collection will have come to a close, all fiber collected, graded and baled ready for shipping to buyers. I feel honored and privileged to have been a part of this ground breaking effort in moving alpaca fiber into commercial production hands at this level. It was with great excitement as well as a little trepidation that I accepted the offer to be part of the team. Developing, coordinating and executing a process for alpaca fiber collection, grading, baling and subsequent sale to pre-approved buyers was a challenge that required research, observation of wool pool practices, feedback and teamwork. The driving force behind the scenes was Stacie Chavez from Albuquerque Alpacas and Lynn Edens from 8 | Showtacular 2015
Little Creek Alpacas. Their unending drive, dedication and undaunting efforts in logistics, planning, locating and qualifying buyers, arranging collection points, arranging grading facilities along with access to a fiber baler machine as well as coordinating a volunteer base to move things along smoothly were tackled with precise and thoughtful process. This has laid the groundwork for future collections. Understanding and observing American wool pools was critical to understand moving large quantities of fiber efficiently. Facility layout, fiber flow from intake to grading to weighing to combining and finally baling had to be
done smoothly and quickly. From the first collection and grading location to the last, the system established was fine-tuned at each location to enhance ease of operation. The basic process started with collection points for farms to drop off their clip. Fiber was either graded at the collection point or relocated to a more centralized facility that had the necessary space for what was to follow. All fiber was kept together by farm, each established with an account record to aid in following the fleece consignment through the grading/baling process for ultimate payment by grade/length/ color and to establish confidentiality. For grading, it was not necessary for any of us to know what farm we were working on, just that we stuck with one color group within a given farm account record. Individual farm clips were first organized by color. While this would seem to be a quick and easy task, it was complicated by some fiber being received in opaque or black bags which required opening to see what was inside. This took time better spent at other tasks. The collection requirements asked that fleece be in clear plastic,
contributing farms can help in the future by ensuring they follow this basic request. This small issue actually would save a significant amount of time during the organizing and subsequent grading of the fleece. In this process, time is money. The next request was for blanket fiber only. Unfortunately some of the bags held additional smaller bags of neck and/or 3rds. These had to be removed and piled away from the grading area. At some point determination had to be made what to do with it since a buyer had not been established for ungraded fiber. This added additional work to the team to locate a buyer at a price point that made sense in handling ungraded fiber of low commercial value. While the artisan or cottage industry often uses neck fiber and/or 3rds on some projects on a small scale, especially for rugs, at this volume (100’s if not 1000’s of pounds) it is neither practical nor economical for a commercial market at this time. This fiber was relegated to non-graded bales of varied micron fiber and lengths. This is one area under discussion to try and find a solution. A market needs to be developed that will enhance its value and make collection worthwhile.
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ing the highest grade in the fleece. A uniform blanket would have a grade based upon the micron range of primary/secondary fibers and the entire blanket would be moved to the weigh station, record keeping then combined in a designated area by color/length/grade. If the fleece had not been skirted and exhibited a high amount of guard hair and coarser fiber around the perimeter, the blanket had to be graded up based on the coarser fiber. So a beautiful Grade 1 or 2 fleece that had not been skirted would end up being graded up to possibly a 4 or 5 due to the high amount of coarse fiber present.
At this point, grading could begin. Each grader had their own station and volunteer runners to handle fleece. Working with one color group within one farm account, graders would evaluate individual fleeces by looking at fiber samples from across the entire blanket and establish-
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We were grading a fleece approximately every 2-3 minutes. If we could, we would do minor skirting to allow fleece to be graded to a lower grade. We did not have time to spend on each fleece to sort into grade batches. For this process, each blanket was graded as a whole and relegated to the proper combined pile for grade/ length/color. All of us felt the pain of having to put fleece into a higher grade knowing that it affected its economic
value to the farm. For an effective commercial collection and to establish the highest purchase price from buyers, fleece blankets must be received relatively free of VM, clean, edge skirted to remove coarser guard hair and belly fiber and removal of off color spots. This does not mean taking excessive time to skirt fleece as you would for showing but rather taking the time to do a quick cleanup of your fleece at shearing to ensure giving you the best financial return on your crop. Fellow alpaca breeder Norm Johnson, who volunteered at one of the grading locations, made great observations of the process. He commented, “We as producers have to get better at skirting our fleeces prior to submitting them for processing. It is true that some of the fleece may come out in a de-hairer, but wouldn’t we want the fleece to go into the process as a grade 2/3 vs 4/5 just because we didn’t put forth the effort to skirt our fleece better? Collectively I believe we all want to see high quality fleece bales enter the process. Increasing the potential quality begins with us as the producers in our pastures, shearing and skirting processes. Increased quality is the path to increased ROI.”
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production, handspinning or felt. It will be thrown away if sent to commercial collection. Separate out the neck fiber (bag separately for possible future collection) and put leg/ belly fiber into a different bag. This collection only accepted blanket fiber. Your neck fiber and/ or leg/belly fiber may be better utilized in craft and/or cottage markets. Bag all fiber into clear bags to aid in color identification quickly.
Some basic observations give practical ways to ensure the highest value for your fleece. Pasture management goes a long way in producing clean fleece. Even for those on dry lot, a clean environment lends to a clean fleece free of burrs, sticks, and excess hay or chaff. Keep alpacas clean and dry prior to and during shearing. Put hay outside of pen area so they are not laying in it and have to put their heads out to eat instead of dragging fiber all over their neighbors. Have your shearing area clean and free from contamination.Shear in color order starting with white, ending with black. Be sure that mats and area around the mats are swept or vacuumed clear of all remnant fiber. Color contamination in bales can be a huge issue when it comes to dollar value.
Tie bags loosely – some knots were so difficult to open we had to tear open bags. We recycled some bags when possible. If torn this was not possible. This is also a time management issue when working on the commercial level. Work with others to establish a collection point. Shipping larger quantities of fleece is more economical when possible. This experience has proven to be an incredible effort by dedicated people to help move American alpaca fiber into commercial production. It has been an educational process in dealing with a commodity product all the way back to growing and harvesting it. The process is a stepping stone for continued improvement of fleece production, harvesting, collection, consolidation and sale. All of this will give increased value to our beautiful alpacas and the fleece they produce.
When possible shear cria tips so the first full year fleece growth fiber does not have fiber break. When tips break, the fleece must be downgraded, often to cast-offs or even into the discard pile as it cannot be utilized in a commercial bale. If you know your fleece has tips that break, keep that fleece for personal use.
I couldn’t say it better than Andrew Munn from Southern New South Wales in a report on commercial collection - “The craft and cottage market has its position in the marketplace. However, commercial production and use of alpaca fibre will provide long term sustainability and growth for the alpaca industry. This long term growth will not only provide a market for the fleece produced by growers but will also prove the sustainability of the industry. This will in turn show the industry as a viable alternative to potential entrants into the world of alpacas and have the flow on effect of maintaining demand for good quality breeding stock. It is therefore imperative that the alpaca fleece industry is supported by all growers in order to continue to grow the industry in both breed and fleece areas for the ongoing benefit of the industry as a whole.”
Check all fleece for tender breaks. Again, if the fleece breaks it is not of commercial value and will be discarded. Your tender fleece may be put to use in personal
For information on future collections and baling projects please visit the Alpaca Coalition of America’s website at alpacacoalition.com.
Brush out and/or pick out excess VM from the alpaca’s blanket prior to shearing. If fleece is going into production and not show, maintaining crimp or lock structure is not critical. It will (for the most part) be processed out anyway.
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Many Roads to Success: Highlights from one farm’s path to profitability by Vern Butler
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Once upon a time . . . we bought 11 alpacas.
Morning Beckons Farm started like most alpaca farms. We were enamored by these timid beautiful animals that magically produced tax write-offs and were the source of elite fiber. We purchased a small starter herd from a local breeder and learned how to care for them by reading everything we could find and talking to other alpaca farmers. We jumped right in to breeding and went through the stress of the birthing process with little guidance and a lot of wine for Julie. After a few rough moments, when we thought we understood the basics we realized we needed to improve our herd. We searched out and purchased a few herd dispersals to improve our program and started to formulate our goals.
consumer of alpaca feed products, we were able to negotiate the best pricing we could for the volume we bought, and pass a portion of that savings along to other farms. This meant they got a better price and we made a little extra income. It also meant that we would see these potential customers on a regular basis. Another feed related issue in our region is the availability of affordable, quality hay. The worst time of the year for us to find hay is March/April - just when you’re starting to think spring cria season; lactating moms need
Over the next two years we enjoyed growing our herd and breeding to bring us to that next level, but this still didn’t produce any significant income.
Now what?
Enter the large farm mentor. We were introduced to David and Vicky Brooks, owners of a successful large farm. Everything changed. We went from about 50 alpacas to over 150 literally overnight. Most of these new alpacas were pregnant females which meant we needed to get serious about our marketing efforts. We started showing, hoping to increase our visibility and sales opportunities. Showing did get us our first sales, but that proved to be just a small piece of the larger puzzle. One year later, at 250 alpacas and growing rapidly, it was time to hire part time help. We also realized that feed costs were growing with the herd and taking a toll on our bank account. We REALLY needed to do something quickly to cut costs and increase income in the process.
How did we do this?
We realized size can matter in alpaca farming; at least when it came to buying feed products. As a large
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still didn’t give us any online presence. We were so busy taking care of our alpacas that we didn’t have time to do the marketing we desperately needed to do. Time to change our priorities. We made several decisions that would dramatically change our cash flow.
quality nutrition. How did we solve that problem? Enter Chaffhaye. After much research and negotiation we became one of the few Chaffhaye distributors in New England. We use the alfalfa based product for the portion of our herd with the highest nutritional requirements. As a distributor we are able to buy by the tractor trailer load, turning over approximately 40 ton per year. This helps offset a significant portion of our feed cost and offers a high protein product which can be affordably shipped in from Texas for other area farms.
Okay, costs are cut, but what about income?
Although I am a 30 year veteran of the technology industry we didn’t have a website. Many failed attempts
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The very first thing we did was to start listing our alpacas on one of the sales sites. We also decided a “sales site” based website was better than no website at all. We setup a Facebook page and created accounts for most of the major social media sites. We expanded our marketing to include all the alpaca sites and started creating marketing material for the shows. This made a big difference in sales of show quality animals and breeder stock. We had some local interest but we still needed to sell more fiber alpacas. This is where local events helped. We took some alpacas to our local Tractor Supply which generated more leads and resulting sales than we had seen in a long time. Any event that attracted people interested in agriculture was something we tried to attend. These efforts were so successful we ran out of fiber boys and started asking others if they had fiber animals they wanted us to sell for them. With the fiber boy sales going well, we needed to develop a market for our breeding stock and show quality alpacas. Although the show system does not support a specific set of breeding goals, it is the only available avenue to build your reputation as a breeder of high quality alpacas. We realized if we wanted to sell higher quality alpacas at a fair market price we needed to build our reputation by participating in shows, regional/breeder sales and auctions. Unfortunately each of these events has a cost. We carefully weigh the sales opportunities against the costs to make sure we can profit from attending. With our reputation solidly established, we now have a well-
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not yet reached their fullest potential, we make enough money from the sales to cover shearing and some other expenses. The cottage market is also a great outlet for colors that are not commercially viable. We sell whole fleeces, fiber by the pound, or trade raw fiber for finished goods to sell in our store.
rounded alpaca sales program. We have a market for our fiber, breeding stock and show quality alpacas. However, we became so focused on alpacas sales that we neglected the primary product we raise these wonderful animals for: Fiber! What do we do with all this fiber and how can we make money from it? The quickest and easiest income comes from the highest quality fiber. This year we sold that fiber through the ACOA National Fleece Collection Initiative and we participated in the local fiber cooperative. Although alpaca fiber prices have
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So what about the alpacas that don’t fit into a breeding program and aren’t fiber quality alpacas?
A farm our size inevitably has a number of alpacas that just don’t fit into any program yet still cost about $300 a year to properly care for. We had some decisions to make. Do we stop breeding, which means no new stock to sell and eventually only pet quality or older breeders on our sales list? Obviously not an option… Any farm that wants to continue to be a financially viable farming entity needs to continuously work to improve their herd.
What about the terminal market?
Having experience with other livestock farming helped us to understand that culling our herd is a very effective way to manage expenses while allowing us to improve our herd. Since we had such good success with our overall sales effort, we only need to cull a few animals a year. This meant that we could create food products for our own use and sell the tanned hides for a profit. This process results in cost savings mostly in terms of cutting future expenses for non-producing alpacas and reduced personal grocery expenses by creating our own meat products. The profit from hide sales covers our time to process the alpacas.
What about the rest of the story?
In the true spirit of farming we are always trying to use more of what we produce to either reduce costs or increase income. We try to provide goods and services that others will see value in. Here are a few examples: • Alpacas create manure on a daily basis and someone has to clean it up. When we started treating the manure as a saleable product rather than a nuisance we found that a little extra effort gave us a few extra dollars for our efforts. • As a large farm we have seen and experienced a tremendous amount of unique information related to alpaca farming. We tell our clients “learn from our mistakes and experiences.” If it can happen to an alpaca, it has happened here. We frequently host classes at our farm to share this information with others. In addition to income from the classes, we have an opportunity to meet with potential customers. • We serve as a teaching farm working in cooperation with Tufts University as part of their Adopt a Vet program and as a host farm for Dr. Purdy’s Camelid Studies program. The students are wonderful and frequently return to the farm. • We diversify the animals we raise at the farm to attract visitors and to provide additional income. The cuteness fact of Nigerian dwarf goats is too much for most people to resist. We have many visitors who love this part of our farm and have purchased goats from us. Anything unusual will draw more people. We have peacocks, miniature donkeys, emus and a mix of various poultry species. They don’t take much additional time to care for and they provide excellent sales opportunities. Showtacular 2015 | 21
the tour ends at the farm store, your guest leaves with a memory of their visit and a bag of merchandise--you just paid for your help at the farm that day! • We installed a pay “gumball” feed dispensing machine near the nursing moms and newly weaned alpaca pens. The machine is kept filled with our regular grain products and some low calorie/low protein treats. This helps to defer the grain costs with our highest consumption alpacas. It also helps to make our newly weaned crias more people friendly so they are easier to sell. • We were recently approved by the USDA for a grant to improve our infrastructure as well build a high use winter housing complex and manure management plan. A nine month application process that was well worth the wait and effort.
• We recently signed up with a website that allows people to book farm tours with us. These visitors are willing to pay a fee to get dedicated time with us to take them on a tour of our farm and tell them all about alpacas. When
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It has been a slow road full of hard lessons to make the alpaca lifestyle into an alpaca farming business. Every day we learn something new and we think of some new way to create income from our farming passion. The key to this business is to continually consider every aspect of your farm as an income producing opportunity.
Happily, there is no “the end” to this story . . .
Get the Picture? Simple photography tips to help you improve sales.
Great photographs of alpacas are often key to high value sales, especially on-line. The good news is we don’t need to be professional photographers to represent our animals and breeding program with high quality images. By planning ahead, following the basic guidelines below, and taking photographs at opportune times rather than waiting until the moment they are needed, every program can build a library of high quality animal images that ultimately become a substantial business asset. 26 | Showtacular 2015
Great photographs of alpacas are often key to high value sales, especially on-line. The good news is we don’t need to be professional photographers to represent our animals and breeding program with high quality images. By planning ahead, following the basic guidelines below, and taking photographs at opportune times rather than waiting until the moment they are needed, every program can build a library of high quality animal images that ultimately become a substantial business asset. As with so many aspects of our business, planning ahead is key. There are good times of year, times of day, and weather conditions in which to take pictures, and those times do not necessarily coincide with marketing and sales demands. Step one of producing good sales images is therefore to take them when conditions are favorable so you have them when conditions are not. At our farm, that means we seek the illusive combination of sunny, snow-free days when the animals are as fully-fleeced as possible without being overgrown. We try to take photographs on those days even with no immediate plans for those photographs’ use, and store them up just like hay in the loft for when they are needed. But what else is important to good sales images? Keep these four key things in mind: Location; timing; preparation; and perspective. Location. The background of your animal’s photograph is a very important part of the image, and something that can help develop your farm’s brand identity as well as contribute to the impression of the quality of the animal. Too often high-value animals are photographed in settings that do not convey value – the site may be muddy or overgrazed for instance, or farm tools are scattered in the background. Often sale animals are photographed in their pens with other animals present, which may make it harder for a potential buyer to identify what makes it special, or even identify which animal in the picture is for sale. Start your photography process by identifying good locations for photographs on your farm. The background should be attractive and convey the sense that your farm is an appealing place. You don’t need wide-open vistas to do this – a pretty stand of grass or bushes can be as good or better. Where possible, consider how the background speaks to the brand image of your farm. Finally, choose locations with no or minimal slope, so
“The location where this photograph was taken, as well as the perspective on the animal, reflects some conscious thought about what overall image we want to convey regarding our farm and brand.”
This animal is shown in a location that works for us on a sunny winter morning, because the light is fantastic. We don’t use that spot in the summer because there is too much shade and vegetation.
Left: Clearly we should have started preparing this one for his star turn a bit sooner!
Right: I knelt to photograph this cria at his level, so that the image accurately represents his proportions. And his relaxed profile stance reveals what a potential buyer needs to know about everything from his conformation, to his head style, to his coverage.
that your animal’s topline looks correct when it stands there. When possible, using locations where your animal will feel relatively relaxed will also make the process a bit easier on everyone. And speaking of location: Show photos are often used in advertising, and for obvious reasons. But we do sacrifice the opportunity to brand our farms directly through these images when we choose them to represent our animals. In those instances, try to use other aspects of the format to convey your farm’s branding, including such things as the type and number of other images present, the presence of your logo, and so on. The ultimate goal is to have people recognize the animal as yours before they even read its name or description. Timing. Now that you have chosen your photograph locations, make sure you know the times of day when those locations are best. Full sunlight is highly desirable for high quality sales images, so don’t choose a location where your animal will be dappled by shade. For the same reason, east-facing locations tend to be better in the mornings and west-facing in the afternoon. Preparation. You can usually anticipate when the right time of year, weather conditions, and so on are coming together for a perfect photo day – but that doesn’t mean you can wait until the last minute to get everything and everyone ready. Make sure your animals are prepared in advance. Trimmed heads and halter training are both key and can be done well in advance so you can just grab your camera and go when the time is right. Penning ani28 | Showtacular 2015
mals in a shed overnight will keep the dew off of them for a morning shoot. A clean, plain halter and lead will help keep the prospective buyers’ focus on your animal. And so on. If you think of photo days as a bit like show days, your animals will be ready when you are. Perspective. The right perspective is key to conveying as much information as possible about the animal, and conveying it accurately. Halter your animal and have a helper pose it in profile or three-quarters profile, so that potential buyers can easily evaluate the animal’s overall proportions, topline, leg set, head style, and so on. Make sure the animal is standing on level ground in a reasonably relaxed and correct way, with its head up and also in profile. In most settings, you should crouch down to take the photograph, which helps avoid any foreshortening of the limbs that happens, however subtly, when you stand above the animal and take the photograph at a downward angle. Take plenty of images, and alter the composition of your photos a bit (portrait/landscape; near/far; full profile/ three-quarters; and so on) so that later you can crop them and change the proportions for different uses – website thumbnails versus magazine ads, for instance. By consistently following these guidelines, working in advance of need, and thinking of our farms’ photo libraries as business assets that we invest in developing, we can both improve the quality of information we are conveying to potential customers and increase the likelihood that they will purchase a suitable animal from us. Get the picture? We know you will!
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Knit Something Special for Someone Special:
The Ruche Panel Tuque
This adorable, stylish hat will help you welcome winter with a smile – and it’s a quick knit with your favorite soft alpaca yarn! Enjoy this design by Susan Anderson, reprinted here with permission of Our Back 40.
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Materials:
Abbreviations:
200 yards worsted-weight yarn of your choice – we recommend 100% alpaca! (Sample shown in Our Back 40 Ne Plus Ultra yarn in the color “Timothy.”)
co = cast on
Size 7 (4.5 mm) 16 inches (41 cm) circular knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
k1f&b = knit into the front and back of the same stitch
Set of 4 double-pointed needles, size 7 (4.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge. 3 stitch markers Tapestry needle
Gauge:
dpn = double-pointed needles k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together m = marker p = purl
pm = place marker
rem = remain(s); remaining rep = repeat; repeating rib = ribbing
rnd(s) = round(s)
20 sts and 28 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch.
sm = slip the stitch marker
Size:
* repeat = starting point (i.e., repeat from *)
st(s) = stitch(es)
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Directions: Rnd 9: k to first m, sm, p12, sm, k to the end of the rnd. Rnd 10: knit. Rnd 11: rep rnd 9. Repeat rounds 1-11 two more times (3 times total). Repeat rounds 1-8 one time. Knit 2 rounds even.
Top of Hat (decrease rounds)
Rnd 1: (k6, k2tog) rep to the end of the rnd (84 sts rem). Rnd 2: knit. Rnd 3: (k5, k2tog) rep to the end of the rnd (72 sts rem). Rnd 4: knit. Work the next round on dpns placing 20 sts on each of the three needles. Rnd 5: (k4, k2tog) rep to the end of the rnd (60 sts rem).
Brim
With circular needles, CO as follows: CO 42 sts, pm, *CO 4 sts, pass the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th sts over the 1st stitch and off the right needle, rep from* until there are 12 sts after the marker, pm, CO 42 sts, 96 sts. Join to work in the round being careful not to twist the stitches. Place stitch marker on the first stitch. Rnds 1-8: (k2, p2) rep to the end of the rnd.
Body of Hat
Rnd 1: k to first m, sm, k1f&b in each st to the next m, sm, k to the end of the rnd. Rnds 2-7: knit. Rnd 8: k to first m, sm, k2tog to the next m, sm, k to the end of the rnd. 36 | Showtacular 2015
Rnd 6: (k3, k2tog) rep to the end of the rnd (48 sts rem). Rnd 7: knit. Rnd 8: (k2, k2tog) rep to the end of the rnd (36 sts rem). Rnd 9: (k1, k2tog) rep to the end of the rnd (24 sts rem). Rnd 10: (k2tog) rep to the end of the rnd (12 sts rem). Rnd 11: (k2, k2tog) rep to the end of the rnd (9 sts rem). Cut the yarn and place the end on a yarn needle. Pull the end through the rem sts, pull up tight to close the hole. Secure the yarn by pulling the end through the sts once more, pull the end to the inside of the hat, weave in and trim. Weave in all ends to the inside of the hat and trim. Block as desired.
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K-O’s Krystal Star of CSAF ARI: 32705423 DOB: 9/16/2014 Color: Beige Sex: Female Status: Maiden Bundles and bundles of tightly wrapped fiber with a soft buttery hand. Champion pedigree on both sides, this girl has it all. Strong bone, perfect conformation and fiber coverage down to her belly. Bright, soft bundles with high amplitude crimp structure. Consigned By: Copper Star Alpaca Farm Barbara@copperstaralpacafarm.com
Vencel’s Autumn Lily ARI: 32472530 DOB: 9/13/14 Color: Med. Silver Grey Sex: Female Status: Maiden Looking for a nice grey female and a chance to get Aussie 38 Special genetics in your breeding program? Lily is a great choice she has great conformation and very soft crimpy fleece and she comes with a breeding to Aussie 38 Special. Consigned By: Elf-Paca Meadows, LLC Lennie@elfpacameadows.com
Nether Walnut Hill’s Iris ARI: 35058939 DOB: 9/9/2014 Color: White Sex: Female Status: Maiden Yearling girl out of MFI Phantasm with Scimitar and Pperuvian Leon from her side. Her sire is Sonador with 4Peruvian Legacy, Maple Butter and Zeph’s Cormorant in his lineage. Histogram 5/9/15: AFD 17.3, SD 3.9, CV 22.6 Consigned By: Nether Walnut Hill Alpacas woodruffbwads@aol.com
Elf-Paca Meadows Akeila
Nigella of Nether Walnut Hill
ARI: 32629446 DOB: 7/20/2014 Color: Med. Fawn Sex: Female Status: Maiden Looking for a medium fawn female to add to your breeding program? Then look no further Akeila is your girl. She has a nice square frame and her fleece is bright and soft. To top it all off she is friendly as well. Consigned By: Elf-Paca Meadows, LLC Lennie@elfpacameadows.com
ARI: 35161011 DOB: 9/19/2014 Color: Light Fawn Sex: Female Status: Maiden Nigella is out of Stella of NWH, a Peruvian Lancaster granddaughter and she is sired by El Dorado Prospector, a 6Peruvian Accoyo Titan grandson. Histogram: AFD 18.5, SD 3.2, CV 17.6 Consigned By: Nether Walnut Hill Alpacas woodruffbwads@aol.com
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Nether Walnut Hill’s Pinky ARI: 35058922 DOB: 10/13/2014 Color: Med. Fawn Sex: Female Status: Maiden Yearling out of NWH’s Sadie out of a line with persistently low variation in fiber size for many years. Sire is Sonador who brings persistent fineness from 4Peruvian Legacy/Maple Butter. Histogram: AFD 17.9, SD 3.3, CV 18.6 Consigned By: Nether Walnut Hill Alpacas woodruffbwads@aol.com
MFI Peruvian Delayed Reaction ARI: 31895040 DOB: 7/24/2009 Color: Med. Fawn Sex: Female Status: Open For the Breeder who values a pedigree with a short history in the US this is your opportunity. Delayed is a rock solid foundation girl who can produce . . . take a look at her boy Del! Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com
Topgun’s Esme ARI: 32367195 DOB: 10/3/2011 Color: Light Fawn Sex: Female Status: Open 2 Reserve Championships and a host of 1st place ribbons attest to this girls quality. A rare TopGun daughter with a royal pedigree on the Dam’s side and an Aristides cria at side. Wow…. Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com
Stonegate Aristedes Esmerelda ARI: 35170822 DOB: 8/22/2015 Color: Light Fawn Sex: Female Status: Juvenile Daughter of Alpaca Royalty with banners on both sides of the pedigree! A beautiful light fawn that we think will be outstanding. Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com
MFI Promiseland ARI: 30624412 DOB: 8/16/2006 Color: Med. Brown Sex: Female Status: Open Rock solid conformation with a classic Accoyo look Promiseland always passes it down the line and every cria placed in the ribbons – even her white offspring! A solid investment for any program. Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com
Stonegate Peruvian Santana ARI: 31911450 DOB: 8/24/2009 Color: White Sex: Female Status: Open 3 Time Color Champion, 1 judges choice and proven producer of champion offspring. With a cria sired by the incomparable champion Snowshoe Aristides. This is an incredible combination for any program. Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com Showtacular 2015 | 41
Females Stonegate Penelope Quix
Cagneys Heidi
ARI: 35170785 DOB: 7/27/2014 Color: Dark Brown Sex: Female Status: Maiden 2nd at Mapaca 2015, 2nd at the NA in 2015, Pen has a great future in store for a colored program. With a stacked pedigree on either side and cute as a button this girl has much to offer and with Quixotic as her sire, grey is an option. Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com
ARI: 32751383 DOB: 6/9/2012 Color: Light Fawn Sex: Female Status: Exposed Due Date: August 2016 Sired by multi champion El Duro’s Magnum, Grand Sire, Accoyo the Last Don Imp., Heidi’s genetics are proven to pass density, staple length, excellent crimp architecture, soft hand and flawless conformation. Consigned By: Copper Star Alpaca Farm Barbara@copperstaralpacafarm.com
Males Chatham Alpacas Peruvian Beckham ARI: 31716314 DOB: 05/21/2013 Color: Med. Fawn Sex: Male Status: Unproven Sired by multi-champion MFI Peruvian Jericho and champion dam, Chatham Alpacas Lancaster’s Peruvian Willow Bee, Beckham hails from top bloodlines. Extremely dense, high amplitude crimp architecture and soft bright bundling fleece – this boy has fleece! Sweet disposition, spot on conformation and correct bite. Consigned By: Copper Star Alpaca Farm Barbara@copperstaralpacafarm.com
Snowshoe Aristides ARI: 31315104 DOB: 5/17/2008 Color: White Sex: Male Status: Proven 5X Champion, 5X Reserve Champion! Snowshoe Aristides is an exceptional proven macho who maintains a fine, crimpy and long-stapled fleece at the age of seven. Solid bone on a large, correct frame and an excellent temperament complete the package. Consigned By: Snowshoe Farm, LLC terry@snowshoefarm.com
Buck Brook’s Rockefeller
Stonegate Presumed Dellamore
ARI: 32130294 DOB: 7/20/2013 Color: True Black Sex: Male Status: Unproven Buck Brook’s Rockefeller is a true black with high frequency crimp from top to bottom. He has a soft handle and perfect structure. Rocky is performance trained in obstacle. He is easy to handle and very familiar with being around kids. His structure and tight crimp is sure to complement your color breeding program. Consigned By: Buck Brook Alpacas buckbrookalpacas@yahoo.com
ARI: 31618823 DOB: 6/23/2014 Color: Beige Sex: Male Status: Unproven Del as we call him carries an elite fleece, dense, highly organized, and consistent with a high amplitude crimp style. He stood tall at the 2015 North American with a third place Juvenile finish just behind the industries best. Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com
Males Stonegate Jemehra’s Jorgen ARI: 35170846 DOB: 9/6/2014 Color: White Sex: Male Status: Unproven Son of a Jeremiah daughter, Jorgen is showing an advanced fleece top to bottom. From Dam to Grand Dam, density has been a consistent heritable trait and this young male no exception Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com
Stonegate Aristedes Stradivarius ARI: 35170839 DOB: 8/15/2015 Color: White Sex: Male Status: Juvenile A son of true Alpaca Royalty, Stradivarius has much to live up to with Judge’s Choice parents on both sides. He is showing one of the more advanced cria fleece we have seen to date. Consigned By: Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne. stonegate@gmail.com
Swansdown The Caped Crusader ARI: 31327039 DOB: 05/11/2008 Color: Beige Sex: Male Status: Proven Great Herdsire and beautiful cria from him. Handles well on a lead and competed well as an older alpaca. Consigned By: Acappella Alpaca Farm Kathy@AcappellaFarm.com
Swansdown Flash Gordon ARI: 31539906 DOB: 09/18/2008 Color: Med. Brown Sex: Male Status: Proven Great disposition on this proven herdsire. Great fleece quality that transfers nicely to his offspring. Has been a great handling animal with children. Consigned By: Acappella Alpaca Farm Kathy@AcappellaFarm.com
Beethoven’s Zeus ARI: 32109290 DOB: 8/23/2011 Color: Med. Brown Sex: Male Status: Unproven Sired by NM Beethoven, winner of 12 Championships, this guy is DENSE DENSE DENSE...with crimp and brightness from topknot to tail. His excellent conformation, bite and presence complete this males striking look. Consigned By: Copper Star Alpaca Farm Barbara@copperstaralpacafarm.com
Buck Brook’s Matrix’s Joy ARI: 31596985 DOB: 7/16/2013 Color: Dark Brown Sex: Male Status: Unproven Powerhouse genetics combine in this boy; Matrix’s Joy is the son of Snowmass Matrix and Snowmass Peruvian Legacy’s Joy, a Legacy daughter. His conformation and bone structure is extraordinary. His fleece has high amplitude crimp with density from top to bottom. We expect Matrix’s Joy to become an award winning stud for years to come. Consigned By: Buck Brook Alpacas buckbrookalpacas@yahoo.com Showtacular 2015 | 43
Sponsors The Empire Alpaca Association and NEAOBA would like to thank the following farms, vendors, exhibitors and show committee members for their dedication in making this show a success.
Double Diamond Sponsors
A Paca Fun Farm • Alpaca Palace • Cas-Cad-Nac Farm • Ice Pond Farm Little Creek Farm • Morning Beckons Farm • Pactamere Alpaca Farm • Rosehaven Alpacas Stillmeadow Farm • West Penn Alpacas
Diamond Sponsors
Copper Star Alpaca Farm • Faraway Farm Alpacas/Quarry Ridge Alpacas • Heaven’s Hill Alpacas • Mary’s Alpaca
Platinum Sponsors Buck Brook Alpacas
Gold Sponsors
Elf-Paca Meadows • Cabin View Alpacas • Long Acres Alpaca Farm • Sugartown Farms
Silver Sponsors
7 Springs Alpaca Farm • Arrow Acres Farm, LLC • Cinco C’s Alpacas • Harley Hill Farm • Jay Mountain Alpacas Kendall Creek Farms Alpacas • Sallie’s Fen Alpacas • Shalimar Alpacas • Shepherd’s Creek Alpacas Stonegate Alpacas LLC • Stonycroft Farm • Tall Grass Farm
Championship Sponsors
Breezy Meadows Alpacas • Marble River Alpacas
Halter Class Sponsors
Alpacas of NH • Big Red Acres • Hill Crest Alpacas
Vendor Sponsors
Classic Alpaca • Eastern Hay • Peruvian Link
Showtacular Staff Show Coordinators Barn Managers Show Superintendent Fleece Show Superintendent Showtacular Liaison Youth Exhibition Liaison Silent Auction Product Booth Showbook Editor
Ken Clark & Joe Crocco Julie Butler & Lennie Foss Sue Ives Cheri Seiler Sue Foss Cindy Cuykendall Holly Jacobs Jennifer Tomkins Susanne Bienenstock
Our Sponsors
The Empire Alpaca Association and NEAOBA would like to thank the following farms, vendors, exhibitors and show committee members for their dedication in making this show a success.
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A~C Acappella Alpaca Farm Kathy Reczko 183 Silver Lake Road Hollis, NH 03049 603-566-6094 Kathy.reczko@acapellafarm.com www.acapellafarm.com Alpacalachin Farms Don & Jennifer Tompkins 2571 Chestnut Ridge Road Apalachin, NY 13732 607-972-4617 don@alpacalachin.com www.alpacalachin.com Alpaca Delights Ellen Wood 10311 Bethany Center Road East Bethany, NY 14054 585-300-7419 maidblush@gmail.com Alpacas In The Glen Todd & Holly Jacobs 701 Route 41 Smithville Flats, NY 13841 607-863-3180 hblod625@aol.com Alpacas of Breezy Hill Ranch Lisa & David Proulx 2215 County Route 47 Salem, NY 12865 518-854-3680 www.alpacasofbreezyhillranch.com lproulx1@yahoo.com Alpacas of NH at Sleeping Monk Farm Sue & Bob Evon 116 Ashby Road/PO Box 261 New Ipswich, NH 03071 603-878-2183 www.sleepingmonkfarm.com sue@sleepingmonkfarm.com Alpacaville Shauna & Dan Anderson 4463 Mahanna Road Bemus Point, NY 14712 716-664-0663 anrsun@yahoo.com 46 | Showtacular 2015
Amore Alpacas XoXo Nancy & Gregory Whelan 5299-F Chestnut Ridge Road Orchard Park, NY 14127 716-983-2786 xoxoalpacas@verizon.net www.xoxoalpacas.com Andes Dandies, LLC Sue Zelazny & Dona Masters 5245 Salt Road Middleport, NY 14105 585-798-0867 sue@andesdandies.com www.andesdandies.com Autumn Hill Alpacas Cynthia & Curtis Vars 3763 Barrett Road Andover, NY 14806 607-478-5254 www.autumnhillalpacas.com cindy@autumnhillalpacas.com Autumn Kiss Alpacas Robin Shatzkin 3510 Howard Blvd Baldwin, NY 11510 516-379-6455 www.autumnkissalpacas.com robin@autumnkissalpacas.com Autumn Mist Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill LLC Jeff & Leslie Jorritsma 11579 Wessie Road Prattsburgh, NY 14873 607-868-5401 www.autumnmistalpacafarm.com autumnmistalpacafarm@gmail.com Blooming Field Farm Cindy & Brian Kettlehone 836 West Bloomfield Road Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 585-705-3785 www.bffalpaca.com sales@bffalpaca.com Breezy Meadows Alpacas Conrad Arnold 2061 Moravia Venice Townline Road Moravia, NY 13118 315-497-0168 www.breezymeadowsalpacas.com breezymeadowsalpacas@yahoo.com
Buck Brook Alpacas Justin & Kara McElroy 99 Bestenheider Road Roscoe, NY 12776 845-807-3104 www.buckbrookalpacas.com BuckBrookAlpacas@yahoo.com Cabin View Alpacas Christine & David Houseworth 9435 Congress Street Ext Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-279-3567 www.cabinviewalpacas.com info@cabinviewalpacas.com Cinco C’s Alpacas Chris & Carol Howard 198 Sartwell Creek Road Port Allegany, PA 16743 814-544-2626 www.cincocsalpacas.com carol@cincocsalpacas.com Claddagh Farm Alpacas Sarah & Carl Lamanna 6905 Stebbins Road LaFayette, NY 13084 315-243-3782 www.claddaghfarmalpacas.com claddaghfarms@gmail.com Cleo’s Alpacas, LLC Betty Lou Herter and/or Cleo Ellen Kuhl 211 Cedarcrest Drive Mooresville, NC 28115 704 663-9785 www.keuka-lake-pitos.com/alpacas bherter66@aol.com Copper Star Alpaca LLC Barbara & Joe Crocco 132 Carson Road Millerton, NY 12546 914-924-9197 www.copperstaralpacafarm.com barbara@copperstaralpacafarm.com
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D~H Danladi Williams 681 Maple Ridge Rd Harrison, ME 04040 207-583-4293 danladiwilliams58@gmail.com Dresserville Alpacas John & Kathi Sovocool 5196 Dresserville Road Moravia, NY 13118 315-406-1774 sovocool@verizon.net Dun Roving Farm Darlene Lander 454 Dodge Road Frewsburg, NY 14738 716-569-2198 www.dunrovingfarm.com darlene@dunrovingfarm.com Elf Paca Meadows LLC Lennie & Sue Foss 296 Walnut Street Rochester, NH 03867 603-765-4696 www.elfpacameadows.com lennie@elfpacameadows.com Enchanted Forest Alpacas David & Martha McCutchen 7477 Selden Road Leroy, NY 14482 585-786-7219 mamccutchen@earthlink.net Faraway Farm Alpacas Leda Blumberg & Steve Cole 1315 Baptist Church Road Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914-962-2110 www.FarawayFarmAlpacas.com ledabc@optonline.net Finger Lakes Alpacas Polly & Ken Michaelis 8418 Cooper Road Weedsport, NY 13166 315-258-8770 www.FingerLakesAlpacas.com info@fingerlakesalpacas.com
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Florys Alpaca Farm & Transport Michael & Kathy Flory 833 County Route 62 Sandy Creek, NY 13145 315-771-0524 www.florysalpacafarm.com kmfluvsmdf@yahoo.com Four Season Alpacas Brett Wicker 4418 Six Corners Rd Dundee, NY 14837 607-243-7076 floydwicker@frontiernet.net www.fourseasonalpacas.webs.com Foxrun Farms Alpacas Dick & Debbie McCoy 10877 Slayton Road Cato, NY 13033 315-626-2672 www.alpacafarms.com dmccoy@alpacafarms.com Hickory Meadows Alpaca Farm LLC Bob & Kelly Foster 382 Ridge Rd Newton, NJ 07860 973-300-0388 www.hickorymeadow.openherd.com Dksfoster123@earthlink.com Highland Airs Alpaca Ranch Joy & Colin Scott 10 River Rd Hackettstown, NJ 07840 908-852-2241 www.highlandairsalpacaranch.com joyscott@highlandairsalpaca.com Hillcrest Farm John & Judy Hargreaves 9987 Roberts Road Sauquoit, NY 13456 315-737-0244 www.openherd.com/farms/3702 hargreaves01@roadrunner.com Humming Meadows Alpacas Denise Spina & Mitch Sparrow 131 Halsey Road Newton, NJ 07860 973-362-0429 www.hummingmeadowsalpacas.com hummingmeadowsalpacas@gmail.com
Hy-Haven Farm Debby Carlson-Filer & Mike Filer 516 Johnson Hollow Road Cuba, NY 14727 716-378-0457 www.hy-havenfarm.com grandmagoats1@hotmail.com
J~O Jay Mountain Alpacas Calvin & Pat Coolidge 284 Glen Road Jay, NY 12941 518-946-7617 www.jaymtnalpacas.com silentcal@frontiernet.net Lazy Acre Alpacas Inc. Mark & Sharon Gilbride 8830 Baker Road Bloomfield, NY 14469 585-455-1203 lazyacrealpacas.com lazyacrealpacas@frontier.com Limestone Creek Alpacas Leslie Oliver 3537 Pompey Hollow Road Cazenovia, NY 13035 315-655-4898 www.limestonecreekalpacas.com lcalpacas@windstream.net Little Creek Farm Alpacas Lynn Edens 321 Hardscrabble Rd North Salem, NY 10560 917-952-5184 www.lcfalpacas.com ledens@nyc.rr.com Log Cabin Alpacas Karen Clark & Helen Harris 178 Hurd Road Harpursville, NY 13787 607-693-2299 www.logcabinalpacas.com logcabinalpacas@tds.net
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Lone Spruce Alpacas Jeanne Angell 683 County Road 13 South Otselic, NY 13155 315-653-7582 www.lonesprucealpacas.com jeanne@lonesprucealpacas.com
Never Ending Alpaca Farm Jerry & Kathy Scutt 1285 Lillibridge Road Portville, NY 14770 716-933-8561 www.openherd.com/farms/478 jkscutt@roadrunner.com
Quarry Ridge Alpacas Faith & Herb Perkins 453 Quarry Road Salem, NY 12865 518-854-7008 www.quarryridgealpacas.com faith@quarryridgealpacas.com
Long Acres Alpaca Farm Michael & Sarah Donahoe 9703 Blue Spring Road Mercersburg, PA 17236 717-491-0036 www.longacresalpacafarm.com sarah@longacresalpacafarm.com
Nyala Farm Alpacas Andy & Ann Merriwether 104 Rockwell Road Vestal, NY 13850 607-785-8226 www.alpacanation.com/nyalafarm.asp andym@binghamton.edu amerriwe@binghamton.edu
Rosehaven Alpacas Michele Armour & Rob Bruce 540 County Road #164 Callicoon, NY 12723 914-953-2506 www.rosehavenalpacas.com michelearmour@yahoo.com robbruce2@yahoo.com
Outback Alpacas Chris & Steve Mills 507 Peck Road Spencerport, NY 14559 585-704-0300,585-704-0202 585-392-3639 www.openherd.com/farms/1070 milacres@rochester.rr.com
Ruebarb Alpacas Larue S. & Barbara E. Austin 10089 Co. Rd. #23 Houghton, NY 14744 585-567-8255 www.ruebarbalpacas.com larue_barb@ruebarbalpacas.com
Mager Mountain Alpacas Paul & Suzanne Mager 69 Mountain View Drive Little Valley, NY 14755 716-938-9077 www.magermountainalpacas.com sue@magermountainalpacas.com Marble River Alpacas Susan Holbrook 127 County Route 39/PO Box 44 Chateaugay, NY 12920 518-497-6009 www.marbleriveralpacas.com hobysue2@gmail.com Merry Hill Farm Rudy & Linda Horlbeck 653 Shellstone Road Amsterdam, NY 12010 518 843 8867 www.alpacanation.com/merryhillfarm.asp merryhil@localnet.com Misty Ridge Alpacas Ken & Tammy Brant 1634 Mt. Zoar Road Pine City, NY 14871 607-481-9442 kbmetald@aol.com Nether Walnut Hill Alpacas Rebecca W. Wadsworth 4516 DeNeef Road Lyons, NY 14489 315-483-6443 www.netherwalnuthill.com woodruffbwads@aol.com 50 | Showtacular 2015
P~S Pactamere Alpaca Farm Eric, Jaime, Tom & Carolyn Evans 5008 Tori Lane Goochland, VA 23063 804-640-4874 www.openherd.com/farms/3220 pactamere.alpacas@comcast.net Patchwork Meadow Alpacas Susan & Ike Caston 151 S Buel Road Canajoharie, NY 13317 518-673-5130 www.patchworkmeadowalpacas.com sue@patchworkmeadowalpacas.com Pohopoco Creek Alpacas, LLC Mary Baxter 216 Merwinsburg Road Effort, PA 18330 570-242-3587 www.PohopocoCreekAlpacas.com PCAlpacas@gmail.com
Russell’s Alpaca Acres Jay & Jean Russell 4047 Newtown Road Burdett, NY 14818 518-817-1805 www.russellsalpacaacres.com jrussell7522@yahoo.com Scottland Yard Andrea & Duane Scott 262 Harford Road Brooktondale, NY 14817 607-539-6865 www.openherd.com/farms/4666 shawnelizabeth322@gmail.com Shepards Creek Alpacas Barb & Marc Sodums 5797 Stilwell Rd Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-7260 www.shepardscreekalpacas.com shepcreekalpacas@aol.com Sixth Day Farm Wayne & Leann Jarvis 1192 Clarkson Parma TL Rd Brockport, NY 14420 585-721-0498 www.sixthdayfarm.com home@sixthdayfarm.com
Song Meadows Alpacas Cindy & Karl Cuykendall 5197 DeWitt Road Skaneateles, NY 13152 315-685-7410 www.songmeadows.com cuykendallfarms@aol.com Split Rock Farms Glen & Lynda Finbow Ridgeway, ONT LOS 1N0 Canada 905-382-7777 www.splitrockfarmsbb.com splitrockfarmsbb@aol.com Spruce Ridge Farm Steve McCarthy & Jeff Lick 434 Route 13 Old Chatham, NY 12136 518-330-6294 www.spruceridgefarm.com spruceridgefarm@aol.com Stoney Elm Alpacas Farm Roger & Jessie Keymel 4836 Walworth Ontario Road Walworth, NY 14568 315-524-9205 www.alpacanation.com/stoneyelm.asp Rkeymel@Rochester.RR.Com Sugar Town Farms Helen & Timm Herman 6277 Sugartown Road Elicottville, NY 14731 716-699-2902 www.sugartownfarms.com helen@sugartownfarms.com
T~Z Tall Grass Farm Marion & Michael Beaudry 125 Christian Lane Whately, MA 01373 413-665-6622 www.tallgrassfarm.biz info@tallgrassfarm.biz Tartan Acres LLC Brenda & Ken Clark 707 Houghton Hill Road Homer, NY 13077 315-729-9358 www.tartanacres.com tartanacres_2001@verizon.net The Farm at Rainbow’s End Lori walker, DVM & Larry Scheer 92 Old Beaver Run Rd LaFayette, NJ 07848 973-940-0233 www.openherd.com/farms/1001 drloriw@aol.com Thistlecreek Alpaca Farm Jeanne MacLeod-Lang; Brad Lang 1091 Ostrander Road East Aurora, NY 14052 716-725-8199 www.thistlecreekalpacas.com thistlecreekalpaca@gmail.com
Two Chicks Farm Alpacas Colleen Masterson & Mary Dealing 13720 Heath Road Rodman, NY 13682 315-232-3573 www.twochicksfarmalpacas.com colleenm17@frontiernet.net Windy Meadows Farm & Fiber Factory, LLC Jill Fielder 408 Drake Rd Hamlin, NY 14464 585-709-5099 www.thefiberfactory.com Info@TheFiberFactory.com Woodland Meadow Farm Chuck & Elaine Gerber 40 Bullard Lane Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-368-1106 woodlandmeadowfarm@gmail.com Woodside Farm Alpacas Manfred & Anne Richter 12858 Gowanda State Road Lawtons, NY 14091 805-338-5479 www.woodsidefarmalpacas.com woodsidefarmalpacas@gmail.com
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A~C A-1 Alpacas Jan Pressler 330 Rupert Hill Road Pawlet, VT 05761 jpressler@vermontel.com 802-325-2679 Abby Normal Farm McQuilkin’s 757 Oenoke Ridge New Canaan, CT 06840 qskidz@optonline.net 203-554-2752 Abenaqui Alpacas Karrie-Ann and Steven Myer 128 Mount Hope Road Sanford, ME 04073 karrie@abenaquialpacas.com 207-490-1739 www.abenaquialpacas.com Acappella Alpaca Farm Kathy Reczko 183 Silver Lake Road Hollis, NH 03049 kathy.reczko@acappellafarm.com 603-566-6094 www.acappellafarm.com Acorn Alpaca Ranch, LLC Robert and Louise Hebeler 99 Acorn Street Millis, MA 02054 acornpaca@aol.com 508-376-4566 www.acornalpacaranch.com Alpaca Obsession, LLC Amylynn Kemp 386 Porter Pond Road Moosup, CT 06354 alpacaobsession@live.com 860-564-6960 www.alpacaobsession.com Alpacas of NH at Sleeping Monk Farm Sue Evon 116 Ashby Road New Ipswich, NH 03071 sue@sleepingmonkfarm.com 603-878-2183 www.sleepingmonkfarm.com 52 | Showtacular 2015
Alpacatrax, LLC Elyse and Joshua Arnow 12 Fancher Road Pound Ridge, NY 10576 arnow@optonline.net 914-764-4778 www.alpacatrax.com Andean Dawn Alpacas Lisa Prozzo 313 Ball Hill Road Princeton, MA 01541 prozzo@icloud.com 978-464-2671 Angel Hair Alpacas Maureen Agley & Jay Cohen 66 Wesson Street N Grafton, MA 01536 www.angelhairalpacas.webs.com Autumn Leaves Farm Alpacas LLC Glen and Sue Raymond 67 Wooster St Naugatuck, CT 06770 Autumnleavesfarm@live.com 203-710-6825 www.openherd.com/farms/4909 Baby Bird Farm Madelyn Jamieson 74 Old Milford Rd Mont Vernon, NH 03057 madelyn.jamieson@gmail.com 508-843-0371 Bags by Suzi Suzi Mancuso 20 Natures Crossing Middleborough, MA 02346 smancuso@verizon.net 508-989-7961 www.bagsbysuzi1.webs.com Big Red Acres Jennifer and Tom Boshar 159 Holt Road Andover, MA 01810 bigredacres@verizon.net 978-475-8913 www.bigredacres.com
Blue Opal Alpaca Farm, LLC Ruth Fegela 24 Mohawk Trail Way Strafford, NH 03884 malibruthi@metrocast.net 603-332-9833 Blueberry Farm Abigail Fitzgerald 170 Melvin Heights Road Camden, ME 04843 bbf@roadrunner.com 207-236-3606 blueberryfarmalpacas.com Blueberry Fields Alpaca Farm, LP Steve &Hope Rowley 40 Birch Hill Road York, ME 03909 hrowley@maine.rr.com 207-752-4747 www.blueberryalpaca.com Borgstein Alpaca Farm Karen & Niels Borgstein 86 Plain Street Medfield, MA 02052 borgsteinalpacas@earthlink.net 508-654-0225 www.borgsteinalpacafarm.com Bramblecroft Farm Michael & Stephannie Quick 1354 Lancaster Ave Lunenburg, MA 01462 mike@bramblecroftfarm.com 480-229-1848 www.bramblecroftfarm.com Burgis Brook Alpacas Mark & Alisa Mierzejewski 44 North Canterbury Road Canterbury, CT 06331 info@burgisbrookalpacas.com 203-605-0588 www.burgisbrookalpacas.com Carrageen Alpacas Carol & John Furman 82 West Gray Road Gray, ME 04039 carrageens@securespeed.us 207-657-3678
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Cas-Cad-Nac Farm, LLC Ian & Jennifer Lutz 490 Wheeler Camp Road Perkinsville, VT 05151 alpacas@cas-cad-nacfarm.com 802-263-5740 www.cas-cad-nacfarm.com Clear Mountain Alpacas LLC Ed and Cindy Garrow 45 Pioneer Heights Somers, CT 06071 cindy@clearmountainalpacas.com 860-749-2510 Clearmountainalpacas.com Contoocook Alpaca, LLC Karen and Tom Berry 897 Gould Hill Rd. Hopkinton, NH 03229 contoocookalpaca@gmail.com 603-746-3385 www.contoocookalpaca.com Cooper Shearing Malcolm Cooper 37 Tarbell Rd. Peterborough, NH 03458 CooperShearing@gmail.com 603-924-6684 www.coopershearing.com Copper Star Alpaca Farm Barbara & Joe Crocco 132 Carson Road Millerton, NY 12546 copperstaralpacafarm@gmail.com 914-924-9197 www.copperstaralpacafarm.com Countryside Alpacas Pam & Jon Stenman 172 Rugg Brook Road Winsted, CT 06098 info@countrysidealpacas.com 860-738-1490 www.countrysidealpacas.com Coventry Falls Alpaca Mary & Jim Cobb 380 Heermanville Rd. Irasburg, VT 05845 tigger00123@hotmail.com 802-754-9365 54 | Showtacular 2015
D~G DB Farms Drew Burns Dream a Little Dream Alpaca Farm Tammy Armstrong 156 Armstrong Lane Cavendish, VT 05142 Tammyjarm@gmail.com 802-484-7360 El-Dorf Alpacas Doris Foss 244 Willowick Way Venice, FL 34293 Elf-Paca Meadows LLC Lennie & Sue Foss 294 Walnut Street Rochester, NH 03867 lennie@elfpacameadows.com 603-332-9276 www.elfpacameadows.com Everafter Farm Pamela Bennett 525 Waterman Road Lebanon, CT 06249 psbnt@yahoo.com 860-306-5983 www.everafteralpacafarm.com Faraway Farm Alpacas Leda Blumberg & Steve Cole 1315 Baptist Church Rd Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Leda@FarawayFarmAlpacas.com 914-962-2110 www.FarawayFarmAlpacas.com Farrell, Jeanne 1606 Long Plains Road Boxton, ME 04093 jfarrell@twc.com Five Bridges Farm & Inn Ann Messenger 152 Pine Street Rehoboth, MA 02769 Ann.messenger@comcast.net 508-252-3190 www.fivebridgeinn.com
Foggy Bottom Ranch Alpacas, LLC Tracey Upton & Kathy Parsons 814 Merrill Mountain Road Landaff, NH 03585 info@foggybottomranch.com 603-838-6515 www.foggybottomranch.com Foss Mountain Farm Lana Nickerson 35 Foss Mountain Road Eaton Center, NH 03832 fossmtnfarm@msn.com 603-447-6548 www.fossmtnfarm.com Gager Hill Farm James Ross 280 Gager Hill Road Windham, CT 06280 waterfowlfever94@yahoo.com 860-207-5469 Gott Alpacas Steve & Sela Saunders 72 Chestnut Hill Road Stafford Springs, CT 06076 sedie2555@cox.net 860-684-2545 www.openherd.com/farms/3481
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Happy Snowman Alpaca Farm Janice & David Ciszkowski 51 Slater Street Attleboro, MA 02703 Happysnowmanalpacafarm @yahoo.com 774-254-0332 www.openherd.com/farms/4520 Hill Crest Alpacas Shirley Lanouette Roger Lanouette 338 Old Fall River Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747 shirlrog@comcast.net 508-998-2414 www.hillcrest-alpacas.com Homewood Farm Jane Phillips 17 Platts Hill Road Newtown, CT 06470 203-733-3818 www.openherd.com/farms/4749 Indigo Moon Farm Kris Moody & Ellen Willis 550 1st Crown Point Road Stafford, NH 03884 Info@IndigoMoonFarm.net 603-905-9705 www.indigomoonfarm.net Island Alpaca Company Barbara Ronchetti 1 Head of the Pond Road Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 info@islandalpaca.com 508-693-5554 www.islandalpaca.com Juniper Knoll Farm Thomas & Gail Garfield 307 Bean Hill Road Belmont, NH 03220 juniperknollfarm@gmail.com 603-267-5905 Just A Dream Farm Kathleen LaRoche 138 Durrell Mtn. Road Belmont, NH 03220 klaroche@metrocast.net 603-528-1824 www.justadreamfarmnh.com 56 | Showtacular 2015
Kilblaan Farm John and Liz MacEachran 402 Spring Hill Road Sharon, NH 03458 kilblaan@aol.com 603-924-6113 www.kilblaanfarm.com
Misty Acres Alpaca Farm Connie Laliberte 3071 West River Road Augusta, ME 04330 cllaliberte@roadrunner.com 207-547-2268 www.mistyacresalpaca.com
Kings Highway Alpacas Ellen Barlow & Gary Barlow 108 Kings Highway Middleton, NH 03887 e.barlow@kingshighwayalpacas.com 603-473-8341 www.kingshighwayalpacas.com
Moonlightrose Alpacas David Rose 91 Chace Street Swansea, MA 02777 drose15095@aol.com 508-642-3767 www.moonlightrosealpacas.com
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Morning Beckons Farm LLC Julie and Vern Butler 343A Sand Dam Road Thompson, CT 06277 Julie@morningbeckonsfarm.com 860-821-0627 www.morning beckonsfarm.com
Lyman and Weston Alpaca Farm Lawrence W. Swezey 39 Indian Hill Groton, MA 01450 LWSwezey@Verizon.net 978-448-2583 Maple View Farm Alpacas Deborah Bratton 185 Adams Road Brandon, VT 05733 mvfalpacas@gmail.com 802-247-5412 www.mapleviewfarmalpacas.com Marble River Alpacas Sue Holbrook 127 County Route 39 PO Box 44 Chateaugay, NY 12920 hobysue2@gmail.com 518-497-6009 www.marbleriveralpacas.com Marlee Farm Alpacas Barry Meinerth 330 Rupert Hill Road Pawlet, VT 05761-4414 Meinerth@aol.com 802-325-2668 McNamara Shearing Services Dan McNamara 755 Mill River Road Saint Albans, VT 05478 mcnamarashearing@gmail.com 802-524-6378
Morning Mist Alpacas LLC Roger & Judy Wasilonski 51 Lenor Drive Harwinton, CT 06791 judy@morningmistalpacas.com 860-485-1533 www.morningmistalpacas.com Mother Teresa’s Alpaca Farm Teresa Cotnoir 242 Reservoir Road Westhampton, MA 01027 tmcbooks@comcast.net 413-374-1940 Mystic Meadow Alpacas Michael Olson & Marlene Souligny 210 Olson Drive Brattleboro, VT 05301 contact@mysticmeadowalpacas.com 802-ALPACAS www.mysticmeadowalpacas.com Mystical Manor Alpacas Don & Hollie Evans 222 Ross Hill Road Charlestown, RI 02813 evansdht@cox.net 401-322-1893
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NODROG Farms Gordon & Robin Long 125 Mallego Road Barrington, NH 03825 nodrog@metrocast.net 603-664-7206 www.nodrogfarms.com
Parris Hill Farm Alpacas Linda and Bill Ley 637 Brownsville Hartland Road Brownsville, VT 05037 Leys@ParrisHillFarm.com 802-484-3200 www.ParrisHillFarm.com
Quinnipiac Valley Alpacas Linda Hettrick 30 Homestead Place Cheshire, CT 06410 Leolalin5@sbcglobal.net 203-271-0773 www.openherd.com/farms/4625
North Brook Farm & Mill Laura & Mike Busky 96 South Street Berlin, MA 01503 laura@northbrookalpacas.com 978-838-7391 www.northbrookalpacas.com
Phillips, Laurie PO Box 622 Wallingford, VT 05773
Red Maple Sportswear Co. LLC David Stensland 619 Haley Road Kittery Point, ME 03905 david@redmaplesportswear.com 207-451-9678 www.redmaplesportswear.com
Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm, LLC Robin Fowler Pratt & Corry Pratt 141 Crosby Brook Road Unity, ME 04988 northernsolstice@uninets.net 207-948-3828 www.northernsolsticealpaca.com OWL Acres Alpacas, LLC Pam DesJardins 112 Burnett Street Granby, MA 01033 Info@OWLAcresAlpacas.com 413-530-9515 www.owlacresalpacas.com Owl Brook Alpacas, LLC Bruce & Beverlee Carpenter 257 Perch Pond Road Holderness, NH 03245 owlbrookalpacas@hotmail.com (603) 536-5404 www.owlbrookalpacas.com
Pine Hill Alpaca Farm LLC Howard & Becky Hopps 148 Pine Hill Road Sterling, CT 06377 info@PineHillAlpacaFarm.com 860-564-7204 www.PineHillAlpacaFarm.com Pine Meadow Alpacas Jeff & Heidi Paine 150 White Hollow Road Sharon, CT 06069 aparts@snet.net 860-364-8077 www.pinemeadowalpacas.com Plain View Farm Keith Tetreault 130 Gardner Road Hubbardston, MA 01452 ktetreault@charter.net 978-820-1199 www.plainviewfarmalpacas.com
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Purgatory Falls Alpaca Farm Timothy Welch 195 Purgatory Falls Road Lyndeborough, NH 03082 twelch11@mac.com 603-654-7690 www.purgatoryfallsalpaca.com
Paca-Luv Farm Miriel & Bill Dorsey 210 Town Farm Road Pascoag, RI 02859 townfarmgirl@cox.net 401-568-7961 www.openherd.com/farms/4574
Quarry Ridge Alpacas Faith & Herb Perkins 453 Quarry Road Salem, NY 12865 Faith@QRAlpacas.com 518-854-7008 www.quarryridgealpacas.com
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Rock and Pebble Farm Marilyn Plowman 19 Bridges Point Rd Penobscot, ME 04476 mcaplowman@gmail.com 207-326-9748 Rock ‘n Root Ranch Donna A. Young 70 Coffey Hill Road Ware, MA 01082 ruhorsingaround@comcast.net 413-967-9087 Rough Cut Farm Betty Anders 7 Candle light Road Rindge, NH 03461 betty@roughcutfarm.com 603-398-2717 www.roughcutfarm.com Round Hill Alpacas Randy & Cindy Hall 56 Round Hill Road Coventry, CT 06238 roundhillalpacas@gmail.com 860-742-5195 www.openherd.com/farms/2554 Sallie’s Fen Alpacas Jack Dibb 186 Swain Road Barrington, NH 03825 jack.dibb@unh.edu 603 664 2916 www.sfalpacas.com
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Seacoast Alpaca Suzanne & Raymond Cullen 18 Laurel Leaf Drive Gales Ferry, CT 06335 rwcullen@snet.net 860-464-8229 Semper Fi Farm Walter Radziszewski 42 Victoria Road New Britain, CT 06052 walterradz@comcast.net 860-209-1745 September Morning Alpacas Maryann & Dominick Giglio 30 County Route 59 Buskirk, NY 12028 dmgig1947@gmail.com 518-686-7330 www.septembermorningalpacas.com Shimmering Pond Farm Alpacas Judy & Brian Rafferty 2103 Stagecoach Road Morrisville, VT 05661 snowpugs@comcast.net 802-888-0020 www.shimmeringpondfarmalpacas.com Silver Oak Farm Pamela & Mark Welty 1258 West Road Ashby, MA 01431 pam@silveroakalpacas.com 978-386-2515 www.silveroakalpacas.com Six Paca Farm Linda Adelman 38 Bozrah Street Bozrah, CT 06334 bozrahsss@aol.com 860-887-8168 www.sixpaca.com Skyeview Alpacas Sue King PO Box 299 102 Wilmot Ctr Rd Elkins, NH 03233 swking@tds.net 603-526-2580 www.skyeviewalpacasnh.com
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Snow Pond Farm Robert, Pamela & Wendy Lundquist 2 Winter Street Windham, NH 03087 info@snowpondfarm.com 603-883-7582
Spudland Alpacas Richard A. Porter 140 Bubar Road Box 43 Blaine, ME 04734 raporter@mfx.net 207-425-5121 www.spudlandalpacas.com
Snowfield Alpacas Sandra Chouinard & Doug Evans 105 Oak Hill Road Enfield, NH 03748 snowfieldalpacas@yahoo.com 603-632-7274 www.snowfieldalpacas.com
Stagecoach Trails Alpacas LLC Alyssa Hallstead 255 Promenade St Apt 345 Providence, RI 02908 ajhallstead@att.net 775-843-1005 www.stagecoachtrailsalpacas.com
Snowshoe Farm, LLC Ron & Terry Miller POB 280/520 The Great Road Peacham, VT 05862 terry@snowshoefarm.com 802-592-3153 www.snowshoefarm.com
Stone Bridge Farm Denise Curran 116 Crary Road Griswold, CT 06351 stonebridgealpacas@ ct.metrocast.net 860-376-5027 www.stonebridgealpacas.com
Someday Farm Alpacas Barbie Tilton 65 Pickard Road Canterbury, NH 03224 somedayfarmnh@aol.com 603-783-9436 www.somedayfarm.com Southwind Farms, LLC James & Penny Mullen 223 Morris Town Line Road Watertown, CT 06795 info@southwindfarms.com 860-274-9001 www.southwindfarms.com VT 05672 pchaynes55 Spring Pond Farm Ray & Debbie Cilley 每81 Muzzey Hill Road Greenfield, NH 03047 rcspringpond@aol.com 603-547-2964 www.springpondfarm.com
Stonegate Alpaca LLC Suzanne Provost 638 Poker Hill Road Underhill, VT 05489 Suzanne.stonegate@gmail.com 802-858-9910 www.stonegatealpacas.com Stonycroft Farm Pam & Sandy Stoddard 340 Moose Hill Road Guilford, CT 06437 pamstod@hotmail.com 203-453-1408 www.stonycroftfarm.com Sugarbush Alpacas of Stowe, VT. LLC Michael & Patricia Haynes 865 Ayers Farm Road Stowe, VT 05672 Pchaynes55@aol.com 802-253-6262 www.sugarbushalpacas.com
Sunny Knoll Farm Alpacas Jennifer Baum & Andrew Baum 119 Williamsville Rd Hubbardston, MA 01452 sunnyknollfarmalpacas@gmail.com 774-364-2154 www.sunnyknollfarmalpacas.com Sweet Brook Farm LLC Pete & Beth Phelps 580 Oblong Road Williamstown, MA 01267 413-884-4246 www.sweetbrookfarm.com Tall Grass Farm Marion & Michael Beaudry 125 Christian Lane Whately, MA 01373 info@tallgrassfarm.biz 413-665-6622 www.tallgrassfarm.biz The Richards Group Kyle Matulionis 8 Pine Brook Ln., #d7 North Springfield, VT 05150 kylem@therichardsgrp.com 802-952-9047
Three Niece Farm Susan & Mitch Beauregard PO Box 163 Hampton, CT 06247 sueb@threeniecefarm.com 860-455-0485 www.threeniecefarm.com
Wildwood Acres Alpacas Vikki Butynski 8 Wildwood Acres Newfane, VT 05345 bellawolf@hotmail.com 802-365-7053 www.alpacanation.com/ wildwoodacres.asp
Tortuga Ranch Alpacas Julian D. Leon 242 Elm Hill Street Springfield, VT 05156 julian-d-leon@hotmail.com 802-885-1444
Windsong Acres Michael Frank 139 Kaulback Road Sanbornton, NH 03269 m20kflyer@gmail.com 603-527-8286 www.windsongacresnh.com Wright Choice Alpacas Deb Wright 161 Howland Road Hubbardton, VT 05735 deb@wrightchoicealpacas.com 802-273-2713 www.wrightchoicealpacas.com
Tsuga Hill Farm Alpacas Janet Heitert 516 Brooklyn Road Canterbury, CT 06331 jgheitert@gmail.com 860-774-7648
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