Jersey Journal, February 2013

Official Publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068–2362. Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) weekdays. Phone: 614/861-3636. Fax: 614/861-8040.

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In this issue:

Notice of AJCA, NAJ Annual Meeting

Volume 60 • No. 2 • February 2013 • ISSN: 0021-5953

Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Assistant Editors: Tracie Hoying, Whittney Smith Senior Writer/JerseySites Coordinator: Michele Ackerman

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60 Fall Dairy Judging Contest

52 Sires Ranked by Number of

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56 Visiting Costa Rica and Turkey

Results

Genomics Command Top Prices in 2012

Sons Registered, 2012 in 2012 Brad Barham

43 Notice of AJCA, NAJ Annual Genomics Propel Jersey Sales in 2012 18

Meetings

44 President and Director Elections for 2013

25 Holiday Harvest Sale 27 Illinois PDCA Calf Sale 26 JerseyBid.com Fall Sales 63 Pennsylvania Farm Show Jersey Show

28 South Carolina Bred Heifer Sale

48 Pennsylvania Farm Show Junior Show and Showmanship Contest

32 Starwischer Dispersal

35 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Fall Dairy Judging Contest Results

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50 AJCA Staff Phone Directory 14 Iowa Dairy Expands Through Partnership, Technology

Trisha Stanek, Prairie du Chien, Wis., captured this beautiful young calf at feeding time at her parents farm, Stanek Jerseys.

This issue is the annual year-end sale summary capturing 53 sales this year reported to Jersey Journal.

See the large role that genomics played in setting the price of Registered Jerseys in 2012. It is also time to start making plans for a trip to Amarillo, Texas this summer for the AJCA-NAJ Annual meetings. The call to the meeting is found on page 43.

FEBRUary 2013

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AJCA, NAJ Board Members

30 Ad Rates 8

Advertising Index

14 Jersey Juniors Compete for National FFA Titles

14 Along the Jersey Road

29 Jersey Marketing Service Updates Their Services

17 Editorial

53 Jersey Youth and Research Funds Receive Gifts

67 In Memoriam

10 Calendar 6

Field Service Staff

28 Junior Awards Available

65 Jersey Jargon

48 March 1 Deadline for Production Contest

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47 National Dairy Shrine Award Applications Due March 15

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48 Staff Reassignments and Announcement of the Retirement of David Burris

14 New Contract Advertisers

14 Thompson Returns to Competition on Global Scale

10 Type Appraisal Schedule

Jersey Journal Subscription Rates Journal Shopping Center

55 Letters to the Editor 10 Registration Fees

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Company and Department Heads

Executive Secretary: Treasurer: Development: Jersey Journal: Jersey Marketing Service: National All-Jersey Inc. and Herd Services: Research and Genetic Program Development:

Neal Smith, 614/322-4455 Vickie White, 614/322-4452 Cherie L. Bayer, Ph.D., 614/322-4456 Kimberly A. Billman, 614/322-4451 Jason Robinson, 614/216-5862 Erick Metzger, 614/322-4450 Cari W. Wolfe, 614/322-4453

AJCA-NAJ Area Representatives Director of Field Services: Kristin A. Paul, 209/4025679 (mobile); 608/754-3164 (office/fax); kpaul@ usjersey.com. Illinois and Wisconsin.

Brad Barham, 614/600-8416 (mobile); bbarham@ usjersey.com. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

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Arizona, California, New Mexico.

Londa Johnson, 614/296-3621 (mobile); ljohnson@ usjersey.com. Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Greg Lavan, 740/504-1718 (mobile); glavan@usjersey. com. Michigan and Ohio.

Chris Lundgren, 614/313-5818 (mobile); clundgren@ usjersey.com. Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Ron Mosser, 614/264-0142 (mobile); 260/368-7687 (fax); rmosser@usjersey.com. Indiana, Kentucky.

Kate Rector, 614/216-9727 (mobile); 614/322-4474 krector@usjersey.com. Nevada and Northern California.

Flint Richards, frichards@usjersey.com. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Brenda Snow, 802/249-2659 (mobile); 802/728-3920 (phone); 802/728-5933 (fax); bsnow@usjersey.com.

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.

Type Traits Appraisal Team Senior Appraiser: Ron Mosser, 614/264-0142, above Sara Barlass, above Louie Cozzitorto, 209/765-7187 (mobile); lcozzitorto@ usjersey.com.

Paul Graybill, 614/935-3815 (mobile); pgraybill@usjersey.com.

Londa Johnson, above Greg Lavan, above Chris Lundgren, above Elizabeth Moss, 614/296-4166 (mobile); emoss@ usjersey.com.

Flint Richards, above

American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors Officers President: Chris Sorenson, W3995 County Road H, Pine River, WI 54965-8130. Phone 920/987-5495; csorenson000@centurytel.net.

Vice President: William Grammer, 966 S. 15th St., Sebring, OH 44672. Phone 330/938-6798; gramjer@ centurylink.net.

Directors Jamie Bansen, 3695 SE Lafayette Hwy., Dayton, OR 97114. Phone 971/237-4164; jbansen@gmail.com.

Eleventh District. 2013.

Robin Denniston-Keller, 6476 N. Bergen Rd., Byron, NY 14422-9519. Phone 585/548-2299; rdenkeljerseys@ aol.com. Second District. 2014.

Ralph Frerichs, 5730 Mueller Rd., La Grange, TX 78945-4226. Phone 979/249-5405; frerichs@cvctx. com. Eighth District. 2015.

W. Phil Gordon, 1304 S. Harkless Dr., C-7, Syracuse, IN 46567. Phone 574/361-7214; gordonfarms1304@ yahoo.com. Seventh District. 2014.

William Grammer, see officers. Fourth District. 2013.

Corey Lutz, 4399 Ritchie Rd., Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Phone 704/735-1222; piedmontjerseys@charter.net.

Sixth District. 2015.

David Norman, 7076 Rt. 414, Liberty, PA 16930-9726.

Phone 570/324-5631; drnorman@chilitech.net. Third District. 2015.

Walter Owens, 412 350th Ave., Frederic, WI 54837.

Phone 715/653-2637; wowens@centurytel.net; Tenth District. 2013.

Jim Quist, 5500 W. Jensen, Fresno, CA 93706.

Phone 559/647-1284; PK1JQ@hotmail.com. Twelfth District. 2014.

Wesley Snow, 1601 Ferris Rd., Brookfield, VT 050360113. Phone 802/728-5291. First District. 2015.

Jerry Spielman, 1892 M Rd., Seneca, KS 66538.

Phone 785/336-2581; spielman@nvcs.com. Ninth District. 2014.

Charles Steer, 1040 Banks Levey Rd., Cottage Grove, TN 38224. Phone 731/782-3463; sunbow@wk.net. Fifth District. 2013.

National All-Jersey Inc. Board of Directors Officers President: David Endres, W9402 Hwy. K, Lodi, WI 53555. Phone 608/592-7856; jazzy@merr.com.

Vice President: James S. Huffard III, 165 Huffard Lane, Crockett, VA 24323. Phone 276/686-5201; hdfjersey@ embarqmail.com.

Directors Marion Barlass, 6145 E. County Rd. A, Janesville, WI 53546. Phone 608/754-1171; barlassjerseys@gmail. com. District 6. 2015.

David Endres, see above. District 4. 2014.

Calvin Graber, 44797 281st St., Parker, SD 57053.

Phone 605/238-5782; calgraber@yahoo.com. District 7. 2013

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William Grammer, ex-officio, see AJCA. James S. Huffard III, see above. District 5. 2016.

John Kokoski, 57 Comins Rd., Hadley, MA 01035.

Phone 413/549-6486; jkokoski@charter.net. District 3. 2013.

Norman Martin, 1820 Marolf Loop Rd., Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone 503/815-3600; martindairyllc@ embarqmail.com. District 1. 2015.

Kelvin Moss, 16155 W. Glendale Ave., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340-9522. Phone 623/935-0163; mossdairy@ gmail.com. District 8. 2014.

Chris Sorenson, see AJCA officers.

Jerry Spielman, ex-officio, see AJCA Mike Wickstrom, 5852 Columbus Ave., Hilmar, CA 95324-9754. Phone 209/634.6719; michaelwickstrom@ msn.com. District 2. 2013.

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ABS Global................................................. 15, 70 Accelerated Genetics................................. 51, 63 Ahlem Farms Partnership................................ 33 Alta Genetics/Jerseyland Sires.................... 4, 67 American Jersey Cattle Assoc......... 41, 72, 73, 74 Ameri-Milk Jerseys........................................... 65 Androgenics..................................................... 34 Arethusa Farm................................................. 71 Avi-Lanche Jerseys.......................................... 11 Avon Road Jersey Farm.................................. 65 Bachelor Farms................................................ 26 Bartholomew Hill Farms..................................... 7 Berry College................................................... 50 Billings Farm Inc............................................... 36 Biltmore Farms................................................. 30 Boer Jerseys.................................................... 40 Brentwood Farms............................................... 2 Buttercrest Jerseys.......................................... 66 California Jerseys.......................2, 28, 33, 43, 47 Cantendo Acres............................................... 66 Cedar Mountain Jerseys.................................. 34 Cedarcrest Farms............................................ 26 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy..................................... 42 Circle S Jerseys............................................... 34 Clauss Dairy Farm........................................... 43 Clover Patch Dairy........................................... 66 Cloverfield Jerseys........................................... 34 Covington Jerseys............................................ 42 Crescent Farm................................................. 34 CRV.................................................................. 53 D&E Jerseys.................................................... 11 DLH Jersey Farm LLC..................................... 48 Dar-Re Farm Ltd.............................................. 66 DeMents Jerseys............................................. 70 Den-Kel Jerseys............................................... 40 Diamond S Farm.............................................. 48 Domino Jerseys .............................................. 40 Dreamroad Jerseys.......................................... 40 Dutch Hollow Farm........................................... 50 Edn-Ru Jerseys................................................ 58 Fire-Lake Jerseys............................................. 43 Forest Glen Jerseys........................................... 3 Fort Morrison Jerseys...................................... 34 Four Springs Jerseys....................................... 58 Franchise Kind II Sale...................................... 61 Frederick Farms Inc.......................................... 58 Genex............................................................... 16 Goff Dairy......................................................... 25 Golden Meadows Jerseys................................ 28 Grammer Jersey Farm..................................... 66 Grazeland Jerseys Ltd..................................... 66 Hallet Dairy Farm LLC..................................... 65 Hav’s Farm....................................................... 34 Hawk Pond Jerseys......................................... 33

Heartland Jerseys, Inc. ................................... 76 Heinz Jerseys................................................... 65 Her-Man Jerseys.............................................. 21 Hi-Land Farms................................................. 40 High Lawn Farm............................................... 34 Highland Farms, Inc......................................... 34 Highland Jersey Farm...................................... 66 Hilmar Jerseys................................................. 43 Holmes Farm.................................................... 34 Huffard Dairy Farms......................................... 49 Hy-Capacity Jerseys........................................ 27 Illinois Jerseys............................................ 53, 70 Iowa Jerseys........................................42, 49, 68 Iowa Spring Extravaganza Sale....................... 68 Irishtown Acres................................................. 58 JEMI Jerseys.................................................... 58 JVB Red Hot Jerseys....................................... 42 Jersey Classifieds............................................ 73 Jersey Journal.................................................. 30 Jersey Marketing Service.......................... 12, 13 Jersey Young Sire Program.............................. 74 Journal Shopping Center.....................74, 73, 74 K&R Jerseys.................................................... 48 Kenny Farm...................................................... 58 LKI Jerseys...................................................... 69 Lawtons Jersey Farm....................................... 40 Lindsay’s Pine Hill Jerseys............................... 66 Livestock Exporters Association of U.S.A........ 29 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm..................................... 34 Lyon Jerseys.................................................... 42 Mapleline Farm................................................ 34 Margandale Jersey Farm................................. 66 Martin Dairy LLC.............................................. 54 Mason Farm..................................................... 29 Massachusetts Blue Ribbon Calf Sale............ 34 McKee Jersey Farm......................................... 26 Messmer Jersey Farm..................................... 36 Michigan Jersey Cattle Club............................ 27 Midwest Spring Special Sale...............37, 38, 39 Mill Ridge Jerseys............................................ 58 Mills Jerseys..................................................... 28 Minnesota Jerseys.........................37, 38, 39, 48 Molly Brook Farms........................................... 34 Multi-Rose Jerseys........................................... 49 Nettle Creek Jerseys........................................ 29 New England Jerseys......................7, 34, 36, 71 New York Jerseys...........................40, 49, 50, 69 Nobledale Farm................................................ 58 Normandell Farms........................................... 58 Oakhaven Jerseys........................................... 66 Ohio Jerseys.................................................... 66 Oomsdale Farm, Inc......................................... 69 Oregon Jerseys......................................3, 46, 54 Oregon State University, Beaver Dairy Club.... 54

Owens Farms Inc............................................. 65 Page Crest Jerseys.......................................... 26 Pennsota Jerseys............................................. 48 Pennsylvania Jerseys....................................... 58 Pfizer.......................................................... 31, 32 Queen-Acres Farm.......................................... 70 Quist Dairy....................................................... 47 Ratliff Jerseys................................................... 46 Rawn Jersey Farm........................................... 26 Richardson Family Farm.................................. 34 River Valley Dairy............................................. 53 Riverside-F Farms............................................ 58 Rocha Jerseys................................................. 46 Rowzee Jersey Farm....................................... 29 Scotch View Farms.......................................... 40 Seacord Farm.................................................. 40 Select Sires, Inc...............................9, 73, 74, 75 Semex........................................................ 59, 73 Senn-Sational Jerseys..................................... 48 Shan-Mar Jerseys............................................ 58 Shenandoah Jerseys....................................... 30 Silver Maple Farms.......................................... 34 Silver Mist Farm............................................... 54 Silver Spring Farm........................................... 49 Smith Haven Dairy........................................... 48 Sorensons-Hillview Jersey Farm Inc................ 65 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc.................................... 66 Spring Fashions of Starstruck.................... 12, 13 Spring Valley Farm........................................... 70 Springdale Jersey Farm................................... 34 Spruce Row Jerseys........................................ 58 St. Jacobs Progeny Celebration Sale.............. 23 Steinhauers Jerseys........................................ 65 Stoney Hollow Jerseys..................................... 58 Stoney Point Jerseys........................................ 64 Sturdy Built....................................................... 74 Sugar Grove Jerseys....................................... 30 Summit Farm.................................................... 42 Sun Valley Jerseys........................................... 54 Sunbow Jerseys............................................... 29 Sunset Canyon Jerseys................................... 54 Taurus............................................................... 57 Taylor Jersey Farm Inc..................................... 50 Tierney Farm Jerseys...................................... 40 Trans-America Genetics................................... 72 Twin River......................................................... 40 Unkefer Jersey Dairy........................................ 66 Vanderfeltz Jerseys.......................................... 58 Waverly Farm................................................... 55 Wilsonview Dairy.............................................. 54 Wisconsin Jerseys........................................... 65 Woodstock Dairy.............................................. 54 Youngs Jersey Dairy Inc................................... 66

The American Jersey Cattle Association promotes the use of authentic and unaltered photographic images of Jersey animals, and disapproves of the use of any photographic images that alter the body of the Jersey animal. The American Jersey Cattle Association therefore requests that all photographic images of Jersey animals submitted for publication in the Jersey Journal contain no alterations to the body of the animal.

Despite its best efforts to ensure that only unaltered photographs of Jersey animals are used in this publication, the American Jersey Cattle Association cannot guarantee that every photographic image of a Jersey animal is authentic and unaltered.

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This index is provided as an additional service. The Jersey Journal assumes no liability for errors or omissions. The Jersey Journal does not guarantee quality, delivery time, or availability of items ordered from commercial advertisers. Any advertisements for sales before the 20th of the month of the publication cannot be guaranteed.

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Every effort is made to keep the calendar listings as accurate as possible. However, dates are sometimes changed or events cancelled without notice. When your association schedules an event, notify the Journal staff at least 60 days in advance by sending email to JerseyJournal@usjersey.com or phoning 614/861-3636.

Type Appraisal Schedule

POLICY: Areas will be appraised in the order listed. If you wish to appraise and do not receive an application 30 days prior to the appraisal, please request one from Appraisal Office Coordinator Lori King by telephone, 614/322-4457, or email lking@ usjersey.com. Apply online at http://www.usjersey. com/forms/appraisalapp.com. Applications can also be printed from the USJersey website at http://www. usjersey.com/forms/ttaapplication.pdf.

February—Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana; Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, New York; and Texas.

March—Tennessee and nor thern Georgia; Michigan and Ohio; and Kentucky.

April—California and Nevada.

May—New Mexico and western Texas; Arizona and southern California; Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

June —Arkansas and Missouri; Indiana and Illinois; and Wisconsin.

Deadlines

FEB. 8—Genomic deadline to have samples to lab for March release.

MAR. 1—Entries due for the Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest. Cows alive as of December 31, 2012, are eligible. Minimum DHIR production levels for nominating are 200,000 lbs. milk, 9,500 lbs. fat, and 7,500 lbs. protein.

MAR. 1—National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest applications are due.

MAR. 1—National Jersey Youth Production Contest entries due. Forms available from the USJersey website http://www.usjersey.com/forms/

YProductionContest.pdf.

MAR. 5—USDA genomic evaluation released.

MAR. 8—Genomic deadline to have samples to lab for April release.

APR. 9—USDA genomic evaluation released.

Sales

FEB. 26—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

MAR. 2—OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVER CLASSIC SALE, Oalfield Animal Teaching Facility, Corvallis, Ore.; 6:00 p.m. (PST); Oregon State University Beaver Dairy Club, sale mgr.

MAR. 15—PRESIDENT’S SELECT SALE, Doug Jarrell Sales Arena, Belleville, Ont.; 6:00 p.m. (EST); held in conjunction with Jersey Canada Annual General Meeting.

MAR. 16—STJ PROGENY PROMOTION SALE, Fredrick Md.; 11:00 a.m. (EST); MD Hillbrook Sales, sale mgr.; Chris Hill, auctioneer.

MAR. 23—IOWA SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA SALE, Fayette County Fairgrounds, West Union, Iowa; 11:30 a.m. (CDT); Iowa Jersey Cattle Club, sale mgr.

MAR. 23—MASSACHUSETTS ALL BREEDS BLUE RIBBON CALF SALE, Eastern States Exposition Center, W. Springfield, Mass.; 10:00 a.m.

(EST); for more information contact Moira Poitras at 413/245-4589 or mpoitras@charter.net.

MAR. 23—Spring Fashions at StarStruck, Springfield, Mo.; Dean Dohle, sale co-mgr.; 417/8388036; Jersey Marketing Service, sale co-mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com.

MAR. 25—FRANCHISE KIND II SALE, Rohe Farm, Syracuse, N.Y.; Dusty, Nicole and Wyatt Schirm and Aaron and Caitlin Eaton, sale mgr.; Chris Hill, auctioneer.

MAR. 26—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

MAR. 28—BUCKEYE CLASSIC JERSEY SALE, Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio; 6:30 p.m.

(EST); Buckeye Dairy Club, sale mgr.

APR. 5—51 st KENTUCKY NATIONAL SALE,

Registration Fees Effective April 1, 1999

InfoJersey.com Applications Member Non-Member

All Other Applications Member Non-Member

Under six (6) months................................................ $15.00 $17.00 Applications 1-50.............................. $12.00 $14.00 Applications 51-200............................ 10.00 12.00 Applications over 200 on REGAPP....................................................... 7.00 (All figures based on calendar year) 6-12 months............................................ 17.00 20.00 19.00 22.00 12-24 months.......................................... 22.00 25.00 24.00 27.00 Over 24 months...................................... 30.00 35.00 32.00 37.00 Dead Animals May Be Registered For A Fee of $5.00 Duplicate or Corrected Certificates Will Be Issued For A Fee of $5.00

Transfer Fees Effective January 1, 2008 REAP Herds Non-REAP Herds Regular transfer filed within 60 days of sale date..............$12.00........................... $14.00 Regular transfer filed more than 60 days of sale date............................................... 17.00 Intra-Herd Transfer,...................................................................................................... 2.00 (When all living animals in one family ownership are transferred to another family member.)

• Transfers among owners within the same herd REAP enrollment completed with 60 days of the date of sale will only cost $2.00 each regardless of how many animals are transferred at one time.

• Herds with three years continuous REAP enrollment at the time of a whole-herd dispersal will be charged $7.00 for the sale transfers. The dispersal may occur via public auction or private treaty.

Save by becoming a lifetime member of the American Jersey Cattle Association.

Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Ky.; 3:30 p.m.

(EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

ApR. 6—32 ND ANNUAL COBLESKILL DAIRY FASHIONS SALE, SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, N.Y.; hosted by the Cobleskill Dairy Cattle Club; Cattle Exchange, sale mgr.; 607/743-2911.

ApR. 6—MIDWEST SPRING SPECIAL, Holmstead County Fairgrounds, Rochester, Minn.; 11:00 a.m.

(CST); for more information contact Greg Nelson, 320/583-7450.

APR. 23—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

Apr. 26–Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Sale, Vernon County Fairgrounds, Viroqua, Wis.; for more information contact Greg Nelson, 320/583-7450.

Apr. 28–62nd New England Spring Sale, Addison County Fairgrounds, New Haven, Vt.; 10:30 a.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service sale mgr; jms@usjersey.com.

May 18—Oakfield Corners Spring Sensation Sale, hosted by Jonathan and Alicia Lamb, Oakfield, N.Y.; The Cattle Exchange, sale mgr., info@cattlexchange.com.

MAY 23—30 SOMETHING SALE, Fayette County Fairgrounds, West Union, Iowa; Nabholz Sales, sale mgr.; Chris Hill, auctioneer; nabholz@hawkeyetel. com.

MAY 24—FIELD OF DREAMS FINALE, Fayette County Fairgrounds, West Union, Iowa; Nabholz Sales, sale mgr.; Chris Hill, auctioneer; nabholz@ hawkeyetel.com.

MAY 27—OHIO SPRING CLASSIC SALE, Sidney, Ohio; 11:00 a.m. (EST); Sale sponsored by the Ohio Jersey Breeders Association; for more information visit http://jerseysites.usjersey.com/ohiojerseys.

MAY. 28—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

J UNE 2 5 — J ER S E Y B I D. C O M I N T ERNE T AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.

JerseyBid.com.

JUNE 29—56th NATIONAL HEIFER SALE, Amarillo, Texas; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

JULY 13—Avonlea Summer Splash IV Avonlea Genetics, Brighton, Ont.; Avonlea Genetics, sale mgr.

JULY 23—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

AUG. 27—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

SEP. 24—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

OCT. 1—Top of the World Sale, Madison, Wis.; 7:00 p.m. (CST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

OCT. 22—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

NOV. 9—56th Pot O’Gold Sale, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

NOV. 10—The 61ST All American Jersey SALE, West Exhibit Hall, Louisville, Ky.; 5:00 p.m (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com.

NOV. 26—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

Meetings and Expositions

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JERSEY JOURNAL

Richard and Jeanine Riggs, Riggs Jersey Farm, Evansville, Ind., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on December 11, 2012. They celebrated with a family gathering including Riggs their five daughters and their spouses, 10 grandchildren and their spouses, and six great-grandchildren.

David Allen, All Lynn Jerseys, Reedsburg, Wis., was recently elected to the 2013 board of directors for FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative. It is the largest dairy marketing cooperative in the Midwest and represents 5,000 farms in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. Allen is one of 20 producers on the board of directors.

Howvale Farm, Tunbridge, Vt., was featured on the cover of the October 25, 2012, Hoard’s Dairyman. The 41-cow organic herd owned by Rob Howe and his daughter Lucy, has been among Top GJPI herds in the nation throughout the past couple years.

Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Mass., was featured in the Fall 2012 issue of Out Here. The story talks of the rich family legacy of the farm and how the Trustees of Reservations have worked to preserve America’s Oldest Working Farm.

The Queen of Quality producers bottle milk and make cheese on the 370-year-old farm where they house their Registered Jerseys.

Jersey junior Tera Koebel, Three Oaks, Mich., was chosen as the 2012-2013 recipient of the John and Barbara Dilland endowed scholarship through the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation Inc., at Michigan State University (MSU).

The $3,500 scholarship is named in honor of John Dilland, former controller, director of finance and general manager for the Michigan Milk Producers Association and his wife Barbara. The award is presented to an MSU sophomore, junior or senior student majoring in the field of agribusiness management.

Koebel, the daughter of Terry and Jennie Koebel, received the award based on her Page 14

academic achievements and involvement in extracurricular activities. She graduated in December with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in agribusiness management and is employed by AgriLabs managing beef and dairy cattle pharmaceutical sales in Illinois and Wisconsin.

J e r s ey yo u t h E m i ly Wa g go n e r, Pendelton, S.C., was recently awarded a scholarship from Pfizer Animal Health. The University of Georgia student was given the $5,000 scholarship awarded by Pfizer Animal Health and the AABP Foundation for her veterinary medicine studies. Travel and lodging costs also were provided to the scholarship recipients to attend the AABP Annual Conference.

Jersey Juniors Compete for National FFA Titles

Thomas Allen, Reedsburg, Wis., of the Reedsburg FFA Chapter won the National FFA Dairy Proficiency Award. Tommy grew up helping on his grandfather’s farm, AllLynn Jerseys, and has participated in several Jersey youth programs.

Today, those Jersey cows are his supervised agricultural experience. He has been so successful in building and breeding his herd that his bulls have entered into artificial insemination service. Allen has seven bulls in service with contracts for 16 more to soon enter. His herd is 35 strong plus eight bulls. He is supported by his parents, Leigh Toberman and Troy Allen, and his FFA advisors Nick Casey and Todd Cherney.

Jersey junior Kira Andre, Wauseon, Ohio, was named a national finalist for the competition.

Thompson Returns to Competition on Global Scale

Former National Jersey Queen Betty Thompson, Chandler, Okla., will be competing in the World Irish Dance Championships in Boston, Mass., March 24-31, 2013. Thompson has qualified for competition seven times and will be contending in the contest for the sixth time when she takes the stage this March.

Thompson has become accustomed to high pressure performances though, having competed in the 2012 Miss America pageant. She was the 2011 Miss Oklahoma, and first runner-up to Miss America in 2012, where she was also named the People’s

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Choice winner. During the Miss America contest, she performed an Irish dance for the talent portion of the pageant, later being named the talent winner of the pageant. She also served as a television correspondant for the 2012 Miss American pageant.

Iowa Dairy Expands Through Partnership, Technology Excavation and earth work have started for a new robotic milking center and freestall barn expansion at the Dairy Center at Northeast Iowa Community College at Calmar.

The $1.5 million project is a partnership between the community college and the Northeast Iowa Community-Based Dairy Foundation.

The three-row free-stall barn will be expanded to six rows. Iowa’s Robotic Dairy Center will be built on the south end. Two Lely A4 automated milking systems will be installed. One will milk registered Jerseys, and the other registered Holsteins.

Half the Dairy Foundation herd will be milked by robots, and the other half will be milked in the current parlor.

A visitor center that includes a classroom/ board room will be equipped with observation windows so visitors can see cows in the barn and cows being milked by the robots.

The barn expansion will consist of 65 45-inch free-stalls for Jerseys and 59, 51inch stalls for the Holsteins. Bedding will be sand. The free-stall barn will be tunnel ventilated.

About 100 NICC students annually will be exposed to the technology and receive hands-on training for career opportunities through the dairy science program.

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Breaking Records Records are made to be broken.

Each record reported by the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. in the 2011 Annual Report—for Jersey production, registrations, herd service enrollments, and investments in Jersey milk marketing— was rewritten when the books on 2012 closed December 31.

Production. The official Jersey lactation average increased to 18,995 lbs. milk, 903 lbs. fat, and 691 lbs. protein. On a Cheddar cheese equivalent basis, average yield was 2,345 pounds. All are new category records.

Better still, the rate of gain in Jersey production took a dramatic turn upwards. Cheese yield per cow is now increasing at 18.9 lbs. per year, a rate 26% greater than it was at the end of 2011. Increases in the annual gains for protein, fat and milk yield were of a similar magnitude on a percentage basis.

This is based on more information than ever before: 100,211 lactations were processed by the AJCA in 2012, up 10.1% from the 2011 total.

Identification Services. As reported previously, registrations exceeded 100,000 for the first time in history early in the afternoon of Thursday, December 27. In the remaining 106 hours of the year, another 3,345 animals were recorded, establishing the all-time record at 103,345. 2012 was the fifth consecutive year in which the association recorded at least 90,000 animals, with the most recent three-year period (2010-2012) averaging 96,628 per year.

Factoids of note: 74.4% of applications were submitted and processed electronically, and 78.4% of registrations originated from REAP-enrolled herds. JerseyTag sales set a new record of 260,088 units sold, erasing the previous record set in 2011 by 54%. No surprise, then, that 51.7% of calves registered last year were identified by double-matched approved eartags.

Performance Programs. At the close of business on December 31, 149,371 cows were enrolled in AJCA peformance evaluation programs—a gain of 11,456 cows over the 2011 all-time record. The herd count also increased, to 1,104 herds enrolled on all programs. New

FEBRUary 2013

records were also established for REAP cow enrollment at 145,480 (up 12,565 cows from 2011) and REAP herds, at 930 (a gain of 23 from the previous year).

Sustained breed growth culminated in another record when 95,944 cows were scored in the functional type traits program. 2012 was the second consecutive year more than 94,000 cows were evaluated, and the fifth consecutive year over 80,000 scored.

National All-Jersey Inc. The final figures for 2012 will not be known for several months, but it’s clear that Equity investment, projected at $750,000, will set a new record.

Jersey Marketing Service. Of all the USJersey companies, JMS has borne the effects of the cyclical milk prices and rising input costs that impact cattle demand and market prices. Still, 2012 ranked as the ninth-best year for gross sales by JMS at $8,621,175, and saw the introduction of a new service, Jersey Auction Live. JMS managed the 55th Pot O’Gold Sale and the 55th National Heifer Sale to series records, at $5,331.67 and $4,684.09 respectively, and The 60th All American Sale to its second-high average in history at $7,086.32.

Explaining 2012’s broken records sounds like a broken record itself.

The smaller, more efficient Jersey cow is the solution to the challenges of profitability and sustainability confronting dairy herd owners, no matter how small or large their operations are. Jerseys produce the most valuable components of milk—proteins and fat—with less feed, using less energy, water and land, and with a smaller total carbon footprint. And through November, Jersey milk was valued from $1.58 to $3.47 more per hundredweight than the statistical blend price of Federal Order and California markets tracked by National All-Jersey Inc. Will Jersey breed growth continue, even as the U.S. dairy herd consolidates into fewer, ultimately larger herds, consumer demand for dairy products changes, and milk marketing policies evolve? The answer is surely, “Yes,” because of a simple equation.

Registered JerseysTM put more money into their owners’ pockets than they take out.

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2012 SALES IN REVIEW

All Lynns Hendrix Nitro was the high selling individual of 2012.

The young bull was syndicated in The All American Jersey Sale for $34,800. He is sired by PF Lennox Hendrix and out of Spring Creek T-Bone Netty-ET, above. He was purchased by Select Sires and the Nitro Syndicate and consigned by David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. Five of the year’s 15 high selling individuals crossed the auction block at the event, which has been the high averaging sale the past two years.

Her-Man Impress Mandalay-ET was the high selling female of the year. She became the series high seller for the Ohio Spring Classic Sale when she sold for $33,000 to International Genetics/B. Young of Kitchener, Ontario, represented by Kevin Williams, left. She was consigned by Herby and Amanda Lutz of Chester, S.C., center. Also pictured are Michael Hurst, sale manager, second left, Darren Schindel, at the halter, and Erin Williams, Ohio Jersey Queen.

Genomics Command Top Prices in 2012

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n sales arenas across the country, Jerseys were sold at public auction in 2012 auctions managed by Jersey Marketing prices paid for high-end consignments for an average of $1,739.60 and gross Service (JMS) in 2012. As well, Jersey increased dramatically in 2012 as compared receipts of $7.82 million. The average is breeders were able to place bids at several to previous years. During the year, 186 the ninth high in breed history and $150 sales in real time from the comfort of home lots were struck off for $5,000 or more; more than that reported for 2011. using the JMS service, JerseyAuctionLive.

37 sold for $10,000 or more. The numbers This year, a new series record for average com. are nearly double those for 2011 and price was established for the National The 53 sales included in this summary significantly greater than any other year in Heifer Sale and a second-high average were held in the United States in the calendar the past decade. was set at The All American Jersey Sale. year 2012 and submitted to the Jersey Genomics was a driving force behind the A series high-seller crossed the auction Journal as of January 1, 2013. Only sales premium prices, as Jersey breeders proved block at the Ohio Spring Classic Sale and reported with complete catalogs and marked they are willing to invest in genetics that a new benchmark for gross was established with buyers and prices for all animals are have been validated by genotyping. Sixtyat the Kentucky National Sale. The Pot included in the auction sale summary. five percent of the live animals sold through O’Gold Sale set new records for all three Sales with fewer than 10 head are the year’s four high averaging sales—the measures—average, gross and high seller. included in the summary, but not ranked All American Jersey Sale, the Norse Star The internet is continuing to establish its among the high-averaging sales.

Summer Hummer Sale, the Pot O’Gold niche in public auctions. Jersey breeders Sale and the National Heifer Sale—had were able to purchase animals from online Top Sales of 2012 been genotyped prior to the sale. Both the auctions at the Portfolio of Excellence sale During 2012, four sales joined the Pot O’Gold Sale and the National Heifer in January and nine other JerseyBid.com ranks of the breed’s 50 high-averaging Sale were all-genotyped events, sales of all times—The All as was the Heartland Premier American Jersey Sale, the Norse 2012 Auction Sale Summary Production Sale III, a breederStar Summer Hummer, the Pot Number Avg. price Total Value hosted event that auctioned 120 1,577 Cows, two years and over O’Gold Sale and the National $1,795.88 $2,832,100 650.00 5,200 lots for an average of $2,745.83 8 calves, under three mos., sold with dam Heifer Sale. Six others posted 1,606.37 2,362,975 and a gross of $329,500. Nine 1,471 Bred heifers averages in excess of $3,200. rd 1,592.28 1,335,925 839 3 trimester bred heifers of the 13 high selling females 341 2nd trimester bred heifers The 10 high averaging sales for 1,608.50 548,500 of the year were heifer calves 291 1st trimester bred heifers 2012 were managed by seven 1,644.50 478,550 1,333.57 480,085 that ranked on the top lists for 360 Open yearlings different sales management 1,017 Heifer calves 1,795.94 1,826,475 Genomic Jersey Performance 15 Bulls services.

4,816.67 72,250 Index (GJPI) and sold with 18 Embryos or flush packages For the second consecutive 1,998.61 35,975 5,075.00 213,150 written contracts for sons or 42 Choice of calves year, The All American Sale was interest from A.I. organizations. 4,500 Lots the breed’s high-averaging sale, $1,739.60 $7,828,210 In all, 4,500 lots of Registered as reported to the Jersey Journal.

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The Top 10 Sales of 2012

Event

No. Average Sold Price

All American Jersey Sale Louisville, Ky., November 4 Norse Star Summer Hummer Westby, Wis., July 7 Pot O’Gold Sale Louisville, Ky., November 3 National Heifer Sale Fryeburg, Maine, June 30 Ratliff Proof of Progress II Garnett, Kan., May 19 Air-Osa 100th Anniversary Sale Tulare, Calif., February 16 The Franchise Kind Sale Wooster, Ohio, March 10 Reflections of Maple Downs Middleburgh, N.Y., July 21 Midwest Spring Special Sale Rochester, Minn., March 31 Ohio Spring Classic Sale Sidney, Ohio, May 28

53 $7,086.32 86 5,341.86 30 5,331.67 72 4,247.92 82 3,852.44 17 3,791.18 69 3,663.04 13 3,565.38 79 3,282.28 58 3,225.86

The 60th event of the series auctioned 53 lots for an average of $7,086.32 and a gross of $375,575. The sale is the eighth highaveraging sale in breed history and the fourth high-grossing sale of 2012.

Six of the year’s 15 high-selling individuals crossed the auction block at the JMS-managed event on November 4, 2012, in Louisville, Ky., including the high-seller, All Lynns Hendrix Nitro. The young bull was syndicated by a group of 29 breeders for $34,800 and will be sampled by Select Sires in Plain City, Ohio. He was consigned

by David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. “Nitro” is sired by PF Lennox Hendrix, GJPI +184, and out of Spring Creek TBone Netty-ET. His genomic PTA (GPTA) published in the catalog stood at +1,528M, +67F, +56P and +620NM$. He tested free for JH1 and had GPTAs of +4.0 for Productive Life and +2.3 for Type. His Genomic JPI (JGPI) of +251 would have been among the top 15 for G-code bulls at the time.

Another young bull syndicated at The All American Jersey Sale, Wilsonview SyriousET, was the third high-selling individual of 2012. The son of Gabys Arrow, GJPI +187, was purchased by a group of 28 breeders for $29,400 and will be sampled by Semex USA in Madison, Wis. His published GPTAs were +1,441M, +70F, +55P and +5.4PL and his GJPI was +242. He tested free of JH1 and had a GPTA of +1.9 for Type.

“Syrious” hails from the “Sadie” FEBRUary 2013

Two members of the “Sadie” cow family were sold through The All American Jersey Sale and rank among the 10 high selling individuals of the year. Wilsonview SyriousET, a Gabys Arrow son out of GR Wilsonview Garden Silvia-ET, above, was purchased for $29,400 by Semex USA and the Syrious Syndicate. Wilsonview Z Shoshonie-ET, a daughter of “Silvia’s” maternal sister, sold for $19,500 to River Valley Farm. Both consignments were made by Wilsonview Dairy, Tillamook, Ore.

The fourth high selling individual of 2012 was Buttercrest Impress Satin-ET, who was struck off at the record-breaking National Heifer Sale for $27,100. “Satin” was purchased by River Valley Farm, represented

by AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Ron Mosser, left, and consigned by Cooperider & Sons of Croton, Ohio, represented by AJCANAJ Area Representative Sara Barlass, second right. The price is the high for an individual for the series, as is the average of $4,684.09 on 44 lots.

cow family, one of the most prominent developed by his consignor, Wilsonview Farms of Tillamook, Ore. The sixth high-seller overall and high selling open yearling, All Lynns Renegade Viona-ET, was struck off in the West Hall of the Kentucky Exposition Center as well.

River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill., purchased the daughter of BW Renegade-ET, GJPI +155, for $23,500. She was consigned by David Allen and comes from the prominent “Violet” cow family.

“Viona” has GPTAs of +1,436M, +89F and +57P and a GJPI of +221. She had the high GJPI of the sale and sold with interest from six A.I. organizations. She has 29 maternal brothers in A.I., including the breed’s leading G-code bull, All Lynns Legal Visionary-ET, GJPI +266, and the former #1 G-code bull, All Lynns Louie Valentino-ET, GJPI +219.

River Valley Farm purchased the three other individuals that rank among the year’s high sellers and sold through The All American Jersey Sale as well—Wilsonview Z Shoshonie-ET, Sun Valley Critic R Maid and Yosemite Premier Kate V 2.0.

“Shoshonie” is from the same cow family has “Syrious” and was consigned to the sale

by Wilsonview Dairy. River Valley Farm purchased the 10-month-old daughter of ISDK DJ Zuma, GJPI +207, for $19,500.

She has GPTAs of +1,105M, +67F, +44P and +5.8 for Productive Life. She tested free for JH1 and ranks #53 among genotyped females with an index of +232. She sold with a contract to Select Sires and interest from five other A.I. organizations.

River Valley Farm purchased “Maid” for $17,000. The seven-month-old daughter of Schultz Legal Critic-P, GJPI +221, has GPTAs of +957M, +69F and +48P and ranks on the list of the Top 500 Females for GJPI with an index of +216. Her fourth dam is the matriarch of the cow family, Tenn Haug E Maid, with two dozen sons in sampling programs and more than 37,000 paternal granddaughters to date. “Maid” was consigned to The All American Jersey Sale by Thomas L. and Jennie L. Seals, Cloverdale, Ore. River Valley Farm took home “Kate V 2.0” with a final bid of $16,500. The heifer calf is sired by Hawarden Impuls Premier, GJPI +207, and carries GPTAs of +644M, +46F, +32P and +5.2 for Productive Life. She sold with interest from five A.I. organizations and was consigned by Yosemite Jerseys, Richard Clauss and Brett Barlass, Hilmar, Calif.

The second high-averaging and third high-grossing sale of the year was the Norse Star Summer Hummer sale. Hosted

by Norse Star Jerseys and managed by Avonlea Genetics Inc., the event auctioned 86 lots for an average of $5,341.86 and a gross of $459,400 at the farm in Westby, Wis., on July 7. In all, 16 head sold for $8,000 or more. The three high-sellers join the list of the 15 high sellers of the year.

All were purchased by River Valley Farm or its proprietors.

The high-seller, Shot of Nat Dominican Lady A-ET, sold for $22,000. “Lady A” is the eighth high seller overall and the third (continued to page 20)

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Top 15 High Selling Animals at Public Auction in 2012 All Lynns Hendrix Nitro (bull 8 mos.)................................................................................... $34,800 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 5 Seller: David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. Purchaser: Select Sires Inc. and Nitro Syndicate, Plain City, Ohio Her-Man Impress Mandalay-ET (heifer calf 3 mos.)............................................................. $33,000 Ohio Spring Classic Sale, Sidney, Ohio, May 28 Seller: Herby and Amanda Lutz, Chester, S.C. Purchaser: International Genetics/B. Young, Kitchener, Ontario Wilsonview Syrious-ET (bull 10 mos.)................................................................................. $29,400 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 5 Seller: Wilsonview Dairy, Tillamook, Ore. Purchaser: Semex USA Inc. and Syrious Syndicate, Guelph, Ontario Buttercrest Impress Satin-ET (heifer calf 4 mos.)............................................................... $27,100 National Heifer Sale, Fryeburg, Maine, June 30 Seller: Cooperider & Sons, Croton, Ohio Purchaser: River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. Laurick Giller Missie (cow 3 yrs.)......................................................................................... $24,000 The Franchise Kind Sale, Wooster, Ohio, March 10 Seller: Willy McKay, Dusty Schirm and Rick Brewer and Family, Chebanse, Ill. Purchaser: River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. All Lynns Renegade Viona-ET (open yearling 13 mos.)...................................................... $23,500 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 5 Seller: David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. Purchaser: River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. Ratliff Remake Morgan-ET (cow 2 yrs.)............................................................................... $22,500 Ratliff Proof of Progress II, Garnett, Kan., May 19 Seller: Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan. Purchaser: Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis. Shot of Nat Dominican Lady A-ET (heifer calf 2 mos.) ....................................................... $22,000 Norse Star Summer Hummer, Westby, Wis., July 7 Seller: Natalie and Wade Kessenich, De Forest, Wis. Purchaser: River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. Ratliff Sultan Velvet (cow 3 yrs.) .......................................................................................... $21,000 Norse Star Summer Hummer, Westby, Wis., July 7 Seller: Robert Yeoman, Michael Heath and Scott Stanford, Westminster, Md. Purchaser: Nic, Jeni, Ben and Andy Sauder, Tremont, Ill. Wilsonview Z Shoshonie-ET (heifer calf 10 mos.)............................................................... $19,500 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 5 Seller: Wilsonview Dairy, Tillamook, Ore. Purchaser: River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. Payneside GG Got Milk (cow 2 yrs.)...................................................................................... $18,500 Kentucky National Sale, Louisville, Ky., April 14 Seller: Steinridge Jerseys and Jason Volker, Lawler, Iowa Purchaser: River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill.

Norse Star Premier Taryn-ET (heifer calf 3 mos.)................................................................ $18,000 Norse Star Summer Hummer, Westby, Wis., July 7 Seller: Norse Star Jerseys, Westby, Wis. Purchaser: Nic, Jeni, Ben and Andy Sauder, Tremont, Ill. Cal-Mart Medalist Brenley 5478-ET (heifer calf 9 mos.)...................................................... $17,600 Pot O’Gold Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 3 Seller: Martin Dairy LLC, Tillamook, Ore. Purchaser: Andy Sauder, Tremont, Ill. Sun Valley Critic R Maid (heifer calf 7 mos.)........................................................................ $17,000 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 5 Seller: Thomas L. and Jennie L. Seals, Cloverdale, Ore. Purchaser: River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. Yosemite Premier Kate V 2.0 (heifer calf 8 mos.)................................................................. $16,500 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 5 Seller: Yosemite Jerseys, Richard Clauss and Brett Barlass, Hilmar, Calif.

Purchaser: River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill.

Annual Sale Review (continued from page 19)

high-selling heifer calf. She is sired by Sunset Canyon Dominican-ET, GJPI +190, and out of the “Anthem” cow family that traces to Sunset Canyon MBSB AnthemET, Excellent-95%, winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity in 2000.

“Lady A” has GPTAs of +1,145M, Page 20

+52F, +38P and +5.1 for Productive Life. She ranks on the list of the Top 500 Females for GJPI with an index of +205 and tested free for JH1. She sold with contracts to Jerseyland Sires and the Semex Alliance and interest from three other A.I. organizations. She was consigned to the sale by Natalie and Wade Kessenich, De Forest, Wis.

Laurick Giller Missie was the fifth high seller overall and high selling cow for 2012.

The Excellent-91% three-year-old sold for $24,000 to River Valley Farm in the Franchise Kind Sale in March. She was consigned by Willy McKay, Dusty Schirm and Rick Brewer and Family of Chebanse, Ill.

The second high seller of the Norse Star Summer Hummer, Ratliff Sultan Velvet, was purchased by Sauder siblings, Nic, Jeni, Ben and Andy, of River Valley Farm for $21,000. “Velvet” is the ninth high seller overall and the third high-selling cow of 2012. The fancy-uddered senior threeyear-old is sired by SHF Centurion Sultan, GJPI +57, and appraised Excellent-91% at 3-7. She placed fourth in her class at The All American Junior Jersey Show for Andy Sauder. “Velvet” was consigned by the syndicate of Robert Yeoman, Michael Heath and Scott Stanford, Westminster, Md. Highest Annual Averages, Jersey Auction Sales (1919-2012)

Year

Average Price Number Number Per Lot Sold Sales

2007 $2,435.42 2008 2,303.07 2005 2,257.16 2006 2,016.15 2004 2,007.26 1999 1,881.22 2010 1,754.35 2001 1,742.40 2012 1,739.60 2002 1,717.34

3,462 4,049 3,451 3,936 4,679 2,927 3,746 5,198 4,500 2,184

Total Receipts

37 $8,431,435 48 9,325,150 46 7,789,455 49 7,935,555 49 9,391,950 50 5,506,341 44 6,571,790 60 9,057,005 53 7,828,210 40 3,601,730

Nic, Jeni, Ben and Andy Sauder purchased the third high seller of the day, Norse Star Premier Taryn-ET, for $18,000.

The young “Premier” daughter, who sold with two A.I. contracts and interest from three other A.I. organizations, tested free for JH1 and has a GJPI of +193. She is backed by a Very Good-88% dam with an m.e. of 26,538–1,340–876 on her first lactation.

Her grandam, Norse Star Abe Tinker, Very Good-87%, made a first lactation that tops the National Class Leader list for milk production among yearlings and then produced her best record of 4-4 305 3x 37,140 4.2% 1,577 3.0% 1,125 92DCR. “Taryn” was consigned by sale hosts, (continued to page 22)

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All Lynns Renegade Viona-ET was the high selling female of The All American Jersey Sale and the sixth high selling individual of 2012 at $23,500. She was consigned by David Allen, third right, and purchased by River Valley Farm, represented by Tim Sauder, second left, and David Jordan, third left.

Annual Sale Review (continued from page 20)

Norse Star Jerseys.

The third high-averaging sale of 2012 was the record-breaking Pot O’Gold Sale.

The 55th event of the series auctioned 30 lots for an average of $5,331.67 and a gross of $159,950. The JMS-managed sale also sold the series high seller on November 5 in Louisville when Cal-Mart Medalist Brenley 5478-ET was struck off for $17,600. She was purchased by Andy Sauder and consigned by Martin Dairy LLC, Tillamook, Ore. The nine-month-old daughter of Sunset Canyon Medalist-ET, GJPI +157, carried the highest GJPI of the offering and sold with a contract to ABS Global and interest from five other A.I. organizations. She tested free of JH1 and has a GJPI of +184 today.

The Pot O’Gold Sale ranked third and second for average in 2011 and 2010, respectively, after setting records for average, gross and series high sellers each of the past three years. The sale in 2010 was the first exclusive offering of genotyped females in the dairy industry.

Another record-breaking sale, the National Heifer Sale, was the fourth highaveraging sale of the year. The 55th sale of the series offered 44 lots for an average of $4,684.09 and a gross of $206,100. The average is the high for the series. This is the third time in five years the sale has posted a new series high for average and the second consecutive year it auctioned the series high seller.

The all-genotyped sale, held in conjunction with the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. in Fryburge, Maine on June 30, was managed

by JMS. River Valley Farm purchased the high seller, Buttercrest Impress Satin-ET, for $27,100. The heifer calf is sired by Forest Page 22

Three High Selling Cows

Three High Selling Bred Heifers

Name/Event Price

Name/Event Price

Laurick Giller Missie The Franchise Kind Sale

Heartland Merchant Texhoma-ET $16,300 Heartland Premier Production Sale III

$24,000

Ratliff Remake Morgan-ET Ratliff Proof of Progress Sale II

22,500

Elliotts Cosmo Action-ET Norse Star Summer Hummer

16,200

Ratliff Sultan Velvet Norse Star Summer Hummer

21,000

Partee at Budjon Licorice-ET All American Jersey Sale

12,000

Three High Selling Open Yearlings Name/Event Price All Lynns Renegade Viona-ET All American Jersey Sale

$23,500

Valentino Katey-ET Cedarcrest Sale IV

10,300

Rock Ella Impressive Crystalite The Franchise Kind Sale

10,000

Three High Selling Choices Name/Event Price Heartland Merchant Topeka-ET x $12,500 KCJF Regency Treasure All American Jersey Sale Rock Ella Impression-ET x Ratliff Price Alicia Ratliff Proof of Progress II

13,600

Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET x 9,100 Avonlea Connected to Kanada-ET Top of the World Sale

Three High Selling Heifer Calves Name/Event Price Her-Man Impress Mandalay-ET Ohio Spring Classic Sale

$33,000

High Selling Bulls Name/Event Price

27,100

All Lynns Hendrix Nitro All American Jersey Sale

$34,800

Shot of Nat Dominican Lady A-ET 22,000 Norse Star Summer Hummer

Wilsonview Syrious-ET All American Jersey Sale

29,400

Buttercrest Impress Satin-ET National Heifer Sale

Glen Impuls Impressive, GJPI +187, and traces three generations back to Buttercrest Rocket Snap, Excellent-91%, a fancyuddered cow that has been the poster child for marketing materials developed by Select Sires and a high-visibility foundation cow for “Satin’s” consignor, Cooperider & Sons of Croton, Ohio.

“Satin” has GPTAs of +1,569M, +69F and +54P and ranks #135 among genotyped females with an index of +220. She tested free for JH1 and sold with a contract to Select Sires and interest from six other A.I. organizations.

Rounding out the five high-averaging sales for 2012 is the Ratliff Proof of Progress II sale. The event held on May 19 at the county fairgrounds in Garnett, Kan., was managed by Avonlea Genetics Inc. Eighty-two lots sold for an average of $3,852.44 and gross receipts of $315,900.

The sale was the second sale hosted by Ratliff Jerseys, owned by Ron and Christy Ratliff.

The high seller of the day, Ratliff Remake Morgan, is the seventh high seller of the year at $22,500. The senior two-year-old was purchased by Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis. The daughter of Rock Ella Remake-ET, GJPI +18, is backed by 10 Excellent dams and hails from the “Myriah” cow family, which includes the winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity

and the Kingsmill Farm II International Futurity in 2007, Ratliff Sambo Martina, Excellent-94%.

“Morgan” was raised to Very Good-88% at 2-10 and placed seventh in her class at The All American Jersey Show for her new owners.

Other High Selling Individuals The high selling female of the year, HerMan Impress Mandalay-ET, crossed the auction block at the Ohio Spring Classic Sale. The high-genomic heifer calf was purchased by International Genetics/B. Young of Kitchener, Ontario, for $33,000 and consigned by Herby and Amanda Lutz, Chester, S.C. The “Impress” daughter was just three months old when she was struck off at the sale managed by the Ohio Jersey Breeder’s Association on May 28 in Sidney, Ohio.

She is from the same cow family as the previously mentioned “Maid,” with her fourth dam being Tenn Haug E Maid.

“Mandalay” has GPTAs of +1,276M, +66F, +52P, +2.0 for Type and +3.4 for Productive Life. She ranks on the list of the Top 500 Females for GJPI with an index of +228.

The year’s high-selling cow, Laurick Giller Missie, was auctioned at the Franchise Kind Sale in Wooster, Ohio, on March 10. River Valley Farm placed the (continued to page 24)

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of $24,000 on the Excellent-91% daughter of Shamrock Giller, GJPI -212. The senior three-year-old was consigned by Willy McKay, Dusty Schirm and Rick Brewer and Family, Chebanse, Ill. She placed sixth in her class at The All American Jersey Show in November for her new owners.

The 11th high selling individual, Payneside GG Got Milk, sold for $18,500 at the 50th Kentucky National Sale in Louisville, Ky., on April 10. She was named Grand Champion of the Kentucky National Show in the morning and purchased by River Valley Farm at the sale in the evening. The Very Good-88% daughter of Griffens Governor-ET, GJPI -5, was consigned to the sale by Steinridge Jerseys and Jason Volker, Lawler, Iowa. She was subsequently transferred to the ownership of Nic, Jeni, Ben and Andy Sauder and placed third in the junior two-year-old class at the International Jersey Show and fifth at The All American Junior Jersey Show for Andy.

High Sellers by Category Many of the high-selling animals by category have been mentioned previously.

In the category for bred heifers, the highseller was the high-seller at the Heartland Production Sale III hosted by Heartland Jerseys in Seneca, Kan., on March 24.

David Allen purchased Heartland Merchant Texhoma-ET for $16,500. The daughter of Sunset Canyon Merchant-ET, GJPI +136, is a full sister to the bull, Heartland Merchant Topeka-ET, GJPI +219, and out of the wellknown Heartland Nathan Texas-ET, Excellent-94%. She freshened in mid-October with a heifer calf by Sun Valley Impuls Jupiter, GJPI +195, and has 25 pregnancies by five different bulls coming.

The second high-selling bred heifer, Elliotts Cosmo Action-ET, crossed the auction block at the Norse Star Summer Hummer sale. Maryland Jersey breeders were on both ends of the deal as she was purchased

by Gene Iager and Kevin Ehrhardt of Baldwin for $16,200 and consigned by Ernest Top Five Grossing Sales of 2012

Event

No. Total Sold Gross

Cedarcrest Sale IV 846 $1,131,525 Faunsdale, Ala., April 20-21 Ahlem Farms Partnership Sale 333 628,950 Hilmar, Calif., April 5 Norse Star Summer Hummer 86 459,400 Westby, Wis., July 7 All American Jersey Sale 53 375,575 Louisville, Ky., November 4 Senn-Sational Production Sale 295 360,725 Louisville, Ky., November 4

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Ratliff Remake Morgan-ET was the high selling lot at the Ratliff Proof of Progress Sale II and was the year’s seventh high seller overall at $22,500. The Very Good-88% senior two-year-old was purchased by Peter Vail and Budjon Farms of Lomira, Wis., and consigned

by Christy Ratliff, who hosted the sale with her husband, Ron, in May. The sale is the fifth high averaging sale of the year at $3,852.44.

It was managed by Avonlea Genetics Inc.

W. Kueffner of Boonsboro. The daughter of Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, GJPI +88, sold due to Select-Scott Minister-ET, GJPI -62, in early January. The senior yearling is out of Arethusa Veronicas Comet-ET, Reserve Grand Champion of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in 2009 and Grand Champion of the Canadian show the following year. Her grandam is Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J, Excellent-97%, the 2004 National Grand Champion and 2002 Reserve National Grand Champion.

The third high-selling bred heifer, Partee at Budjon Licorice-ET, was struck off at The All American Jersey Sale for $12,000.

Meadowburn Farm LLC, Vernon, N.J., purchased the intermediate yearling who had been tapped Reserve Junior Champion of The All American Junior Jersey Show a day earlier. “Licorice” is sired by Giprat Belles Jade-ET, GJPI +30, and sold due to Rapid Bay Grandious, GJPI +65, in late November. She was consigned by Emma Olstad, Stoughton, Wis. Her maternal sister, Partee at Budjon Lyndsay-ET, was the high-selling individual of 2009, purchased

by Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M., for $25,500 in the Budjon Futures Sale.

In the category for open yearlings, the second high-seller of the year, Valentino Katey-ET, was offered at the Cedarcrest Sale IV on April 20. The “Valentino” daughter was the high-seller of the day at $10,300, purchased by C.L. Collins III, Alpine, Ala. She has GPTAs of +1,522M, +44F and +51P and a GJPI of +184.

The third high-selling open yearling is Rock Ella Impressive Crystalite. The daughter of Impressive Indiana-ET, GJPI -118, sold in the Franchise Kind sale for $10,000 to St. Jacobs ABC, Starcrest Poultry Inc. and Franchise Genetics, Fairfield, Vt. “Crystalite” is a full sister to Rock Ella Impression-ET, GJPI -35, and out of Huronia Connectn Crystalyn 23L, Grand

Champion of the 2006 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. She was consigned by Lorne Ella, Hornby, Ontario.

The high-selling choice sold through The All American Jersey Sale. With a final bid of $12,500, Buster Goff purchased the opportunity to pick first from four pregnancies sired by “Topeka” and out of KCJF Regency Treasure. The pregnancies are due in early spring. “Treasure” is sired

by Renaissance Kims Regency, GJPI -25, and the most recent Registered Jersey to be appraised Excellent-97%. She is a two-time winner of the NASCO International Type and Production Award and the reigning All American Lifetime Cheese Production Cow. She was named Reserve National Grand Champion in 2008 and Reserve Grand Champion of The All American Junior Jersey Show in 2004.

The choice was consigned by Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky. The second high-selling choice of the year was purchased by Ed and Meagan Cooper, Lexington, Ind., at the Ratliff Proof of Progress Sale II. For $11,500, the father/ daughter duo purchased the right to choose first from 10 female implants sired by “Impression” and out of three-time National Grand Champion, Ratliff Price Alicia. The pregnancies were due in December.

The Excellent-95% “Alicia” is sired by Ratliff Jade Price, PA JPI -7, and was also named Supreme Champion of the North American International Livestock Exposition in 2009 and 2010.

The choice was consigned by sale hosts, Ron and Christy Ratliff.

The third high-selling choice of the year was the high-selling lot of the Top of the World Sale held on October 2 in Madison, Wis., in conjunction with World Dairy Expo. For $9,100, the partnership of Bailee and Calla Mazzaro and Duane Cole, Williamsfield, Ohio, purchased the right to choose first from four calves born in early October sired by Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET, GJPI -51, Premier Sire of the 2012 International Jersey Show, and out of Avonlea Connected to Kanada-ET, Excellent-94%.

“Kanada” is sired by Giprat Belles Connection-ET, JPI +27, and was named Intermediate Champion of the New York Spring Carousel in 2009. She hails from the “Kitty” cow family at Avonlea Genetics, which traces to Avonlea Valiant Kitty 15N, who was named All-Canadian four times in milking form.

The choice was consigned by Craig Walton, Pleasant Plain, Ohio.

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IV. Hosted by the A.G. Rankin family at the farm in Faundsdale, Ala., the JMS-managed event on April 20-21 auctioned 846 lots for an average of $1,337.50 and gross receipts of $1,131,525. The gross is the second high in breed history behind the K&K Jerseys Dispersal in 2011, which grossed more than $1.6 million.

In all, 62 buyers from 19 states made purchases. The sale was held to downsize the herd and is the fourth in 12 years to be hosted by the Rankins, who received the AJCA Master Breeder Award in 1980.

The second high grossing sale was another hosted by a recipient of the AJCA Master Breeder Award. The third Ahlem Farms Partnership Sale was held on April 4 at the farm in Hilmar, Calif. Auctioned were 333 lots for an average of $1,888.74 and a gross of $628,950. The high seller was Ahlem Celebrity Maid 34645-ET, who sold for $6,100 to Robert and Victor Fanelli and Guell Animal Breeding of Hilmar.

The Very Good-81% daughter of Galaxies Celebrity-ET, GJPI +129, ranks among the top 1.5% for GJPI with an index of +170.

The sale was managed by JMS. The third and fourth high grossing sales, the Norse Star Summer Hummer sale and The All American Jersey Sale, have been mentioned previously with respective grosses of $459,400 and $375,575.

Rounding out the five high grossing sales is the Senn-Production Sale. The event sold 295 lots of Registered Jerseys from the heart of the Senn-Sational Jerseys herd owned by Charles and Ann Senn and their family. The sale held at the farm in Newberry, S.C., on June 16 posted an average of $1,222.80 and gross receipts of $360,725. Thirteen Jersey breeders from nine states made purchases. The high seller was Senn-Sational Ajays Golda, purchased

by Jake Blackburn and Oakhaven Jerseys, Galloway, Ohio, for $7,100. The sale was managed by JMS.

$19,000 High Seller for Holiday Harvest Sale

Pro-Hart Colin Cherry topped the Jersey edition of the Holiday Harvest Sale for $19,000. She was purchased by John Weller, fourth left, and consigned by Melanie Provoast, at the halter. Also pictured left to right are Sarah and Mike Weimer, Gary Blair, Nick and Rhoda Clark, Steve Berland and Ken Hall. In the box are Michael Heath and Jason Lamoreaux.

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The Jersey edition of the Holiday Harvest Sale reported an average of $3,652 on 25 lots, led by the sale of Pro-Hart Colin Cherry for $19,000. Held on December 20, 2012, at the Michigan State University Livestock Pavilion in East Lansing, Mich., the sale was managed by CanAm Sales Management.

John Weller, Double Eagle Dairy, Middleton, Mich., placed the final bid on “Cherry,” who is sired by Cal-Mart Vito Colin, GJPI +238, and turned three months old on sale day. She ranks #13 among genotyped females with a GJPI of

+253 (January 2013) and tested free for JH1 with the 50K chip. She was consigned

by Melanie Provoast, Prescott, Mich., and hails from the “Cherish” cow family at Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Provoast purchased “Cherry’s” dam, Dutch Hollow Plus Charla-ET, at the Pot O’Gold Sale in 2011.

Entourage Farms, Welch, Okla., purchased the second high selling lot for $16,500. The farm purchased the right to choose one of two November 2011 daughters of sired by Bridon Excitation, GJPI -50, and out of Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J. The choice was consigned by Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn.

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Fall 2012 Online Sales Seventy-four lots of open heifers and embryos sold in the last five JerseyBid sales of 2012.

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MRcKee JFarm egistered erseys

P.O. Box 5, Faunsdale, Alabama 36738 George, Nancy, Robert

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Amzi McKee

Cell (334)352-2448 Residence (334)628-6103

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Sale Analysis

Avg. Price Total Value

22 Open yearlings 47 Heifer calves 5 Embyro packages

750.00 750.00 2,215.00

16,500 35,250 11,075

74 Lots Median price

$848.99 $750.00

$62,825

Topping the five sales was an embryo lot consigned by Matthew Steiner, Rittman, Ohio, in the November sale. He sold 10 #1 embryos sired by Cal-Mart Renegade Hilario-ET, GJPI +212, and out of PBJ Val Annie, for $3,625. She is a P9 heifer out of a Very Good daughter of ISDK Q Impuls, GJPI +167. The next dam is Very Good with more than 16,000 lbs. milk at 2-1.

The embryos were purchased by Travis Lehnertz, Plainview, Minn.

Selling for the second high price of the sale was another embryo package for $2,625.

William Karrells, Port Washington, Wis., consigned five #1 embryos out of Integrity Chilly Dee-Lite-P-ET and from a mixed flush of Heartland Merchant Topeka-ET, GJPI +219, and Orthridge Da Bomb-P-ET, GJPI +164. “Dee Lite� is a P9 daughter of Integrity Brazo Danni, Excellent-91%, with two records exceeding 17,000 lbs. milk.

The next dam is also Excellent and has produced in excess of 19,000 lbs. milk on her best record.

The embryos were purchased by Clemson University Dairy Farm, Clemson, S.C. The largest group of animals sold in the October sale when Chris Kemper, Dane, Wis., purchased 69 head of open yearlings and heifer calves from Bill Grammer, Sebring, Ohio, for $750 a piece and a gross total of $51,750.

JerseyBid.com auctions are held the fourth Tuesday of each month.

Consignments for the pending sale are posted two weeks before the sale closes.

For more information on consigning or buying on JerseyBid.com, please contact Jersey Marketing Service at 614/322-4460 or log on to the website at www.JerseyBid. com.

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Illinois PDCA Holds Annual Calf Sale The Illinois Purebred Dairy Cattle Association sponsored a calf sale at the University of Illinois in Urbana on April 14, 2012, in conjunction with the organization’s annual meeting. Forty lots of Ayrshires, Brown Swiss, Jerseys and Holsteins were auctioned at the round barn on the university’s dairy farm.

The nine Registered Jerseys sold for an average of $886.11.

Number

Sale Analysis

9 Heifer calves

9 Lots Median price

Avg. Price Total Value

$886.11

$7,975

$886.11 $950.00

$7,975

Sale Management: Illinois Purebred Dairy Cattle Association Auctioneer: Creighton Barker

Trent Kilgus, Fairbury, Ill., purchased the high seller, Triple S Govenor Palin Herminie, for $1,200. The fancy senior heifer calf is sired by DeMents Govenor Palin, PA JPI -1, a son of Griffens Governor-ET, GJPI -5, out of DeMents Socrates Pearl, Excellent-94%, Reserve Junior All American Five-Year-Old Cow and Reserve Grand Champion of the Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Show in 2010. Her dam is a daughter of PR Oomsdale Jace Grat Grieves-ET, GJPI +47.

“Herminie” was consigned by Savannah Ropp, Strawn, Ill. A pair of heifer calves with fancy pedigrees sold for $1,100 each. Kevin G. Knapp, Larchwood, Iowa, selected Maple Lawn Tequila Tracy. The summer yearling is sired by the breed’s #1 bull for type (+2.4), Tower Vue Prime TequilaET, GJPI -51, and entered in the Illinois

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Her dam, Maple Lawn D Chief KirstyET, Excellent-90%, made 20,260 lbs. milk, 818 lbs. fat and 740 lbs. protein in her third lactation. “Kirsty’s” full sister, Maple Lawn D Chief Christy, Excellent-93%, was Grand Champion of the Illinois State Fair in 2004 and 2005 and has a 365-day record of 24,370 lbs. milk, 1,023 lbs. fat and 844 lbs. protein at 4-9.

A maternal sister, Pitino Phoebe of Maple Lawn, Excellent-92%, produced a 365day record of 25,581 lbs. milk, 1,187 lbs. fat and 951 lbs. protein at 5-0. “Christy” and “Phoebe” topped the produce of dam class at the Illinois State Fair in 2004.

“Tracy’s” grandam, Funk Berretta Kirsten, Excellent-92%, has a seven lactation m.e. average of 20,442–662– 672 and lifetime production in excess of 170,000 lbs. milk. “Kirsten” and “Christy” stood first in the dam and daughter class at the Illinois State Fair in 2002.

“Tracy’s” third dam is appraised Very Good-87% and has an m.e. average of 19,333–703–707 on two lactations. Three of the next four dams are Very Good.

Dan Schweigert, Tremont, Ill., consigned “Tracy” to the sale.

Calie Yoder, Congerville, Ill., purchased the other heifer that sold for $1,100, K&M Eclipse Jollie. The senior heifer calf sired

by Maack Dairy Eclipes-P-ET, GJPI +81, and backed by eight Very Good or Excellent dams. Her dam is a Very Good85% daughter of SC Golddust Connection

Instant, GJPI -12; her grandam is a Very Good-88% daughter of Rock Ella Paramount-ET, GJPI +95.

“Jollie’s” third dam, Responses Gigi, Excellent-90%, produced 19,120 lbs. milk, 824 lbs. fat and 607 lbs. protein in her second lactation. Her fourth dam, Rexs Patrick Goldie, Excellent-90%, has an m.e. average of 19,675–813–654 on nine lactations and a best record of 22,240 lbs. milk, 837 lbs. fat and 745 lbs. protein at 10-0. Her fifth dam is appraised Excellent-90% and also has eight lactations.

“Jollie’s” sixth dam, K.J.F. Greenview Golden Promise, Excellent-92%, topped the junior two-year-old class at The All American Jersey Show in 1981 and was reserve winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity the following year. Her seventh dam is Jester Golden Princess, Excellent-94%, Grand Champion of The All American Junior Jersey Show in 1976.

“Jollie” was consigned by Ken Borgmann, Dakota, Ill. The overall sale average was $1,676.87 and the overall gross was $48,750.

Sales $975 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Trent Kilgus, Fairbury, Ill. Triple S Govenor Palin Herminie, heifer calf 7 mos..... $1,200 (Savannah Ropp, Strawn, Ill.) Kevin G. Knapp, Larchwood, Iowa Maple Lawn Tequila Tracy, heifer calf 8 mos.................. 1,100 (Dan Schweigert, Tremont, Ill.) Calie Yoder, Congerville, Ill. K&M Eclipse Jollie, heifer calf 6 mos............................. 1,100 (Ken Borgmann, Dakota, Ill.) Brett M. Yoder, Congerville, Ill. Billings Grand Prix Libby, heifer calf 4 mos....................... 975 (Ted DeMent, Kenney, Ill.)

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South Carolina Bred Heifer Sale Average Up in 2012 The South Carolina Bred Heifer Sale was held on October 12, 2012, at the state fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C. Auctioned were seven bred heifers for an average of $1,625 and gross receipts of $11,375. The average betters that reported for the 2011 sale by more than $130 and is $425 over that posted for the sale two years ago.

Sale Analysis

Number

Avg. Price Total Value

7 Bred heifers

7 Lots Median price

$1,625.00

$11,375

$1,625.00 $1,550.00

$11,375

Sale Management: Clemson University Auctioneer: Lynn Smith

The event culminated a journey with the South Carolina Bred Heifer Project that began 18 months earlier, when a lottery matched youth to the Jersey heifers, which had been donated to the project by breeders across the state. Throughout the next year and a half, the juniors cared for the heifers, showed them at the state fair and then consigned them to the sale.

The partnership of Bush River, Skip-ARilla and Tabb French, Newberry, S.C., purchased the high seller, Senn-Sational Sparky Flyer, for $1,900. The daughter of Mainstream Iatola Sparky, GJPI +198, sold due to Richies Jace TBone A364, GJPI +130, in mid-January.

Her dam is a Very Good-83% daughter of Elliotts SD Valiant-ET, GJPI -151. Her

grandam is sired by BW Zukor-ET, GJPI -52, and has an m.e. average of 19,402– 789–639 on two lactations. Her third dam, Senn-Sational Declo Flyer, Very Good85%, has a best record of 3-3 305 23,810 3.9% 930 3.3% 792 93DCR. Her fourth dam is also appraised Very Good-85% and made 20,440 lbs. milk, 857 lbs. fat and 650 lbs. protein at 5-5.

“Flyer” was consigned by South Carolina junior, Grayson Branch, McConnells.

She was bred and made available for the South Carolina Bred Heifer Project by Charles and Ann Senn, Newberry, S.C. Eastglen Farms, Laurens, S.C., purchased the second high seller, Eastglen Bach Hannah, the heifer they made available to the South Carolina Bred Heifer Project. She is a maternal sister to the high seller of last year’s sale and is backed by seven Very Good or Excellent dams.

“Hannah” is sired by Gabys Iatola Bach-ET, GJPI +87, and sold due to All Lynns Louie Valentino-ET, GJPI +219, on November 14. She calved four days early and gave 50 lbs. milk on her December test. She has a projected m.e. of 19,361– 907–690 on her first lactation.

Her dam is a Very Good-86% daughter of Schultz Brook Hallmark, GJPI +48, with an m.e. average of 24,899–1,038– 796 on three lactations. Her grandam is a Very Good-85% daughter of Long Distance Barber Barkly, GJPI +29. Her fourth dam, Sweet Grass 254 Greeta, Excellent-91%, has a four lactation m.e. average of 21,387–818–766. Her Very Good-86% fifth dam has 21,340 lbs. milk, 934 lbs. fat and 819 lbs. protein at 3-2. Her sixth

dam is also appraised Very Good-88% and made 25,080 lbs. milk, 886 lbs. fat and 862 lbs. protein at 7-0.

“Hannah’s” seventh dam is the wellknown Daniel Jupiter Gunda, Excellent-91%, with five lactations and a high record of 25,560 lbs. milk, 1,042 lbs. fat and 906 lbs. protein in 365 days in her second lactation.

“Hannah” was consigned by South Carolina junior, Helen Smith of Saluda.

Eastglen Farms was the volume buyer of the day, selecting two lots for $3,250.

Walt Waddell, Wellford, S.C., also purchased two lots for $3,125.

Other South Carolina youth who sold heifers and participated in this year’s project include: Douglas J. Chapple Jr., Clover; Katie Martin, Pendleton; Elizabeth McLead, Kinards; Cassie Sansbury, Newberry; and Jacob Smith, Saluda.

This year’s sale marked 38 years of the project. Also auctioned were 17 Holsteins and three Guernseys.

Sales $1,550 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Bush River/Skiparilla/Tabb French, Newberry, S.C. Senn-Sational Sparky Flyer, bred heifer 2 yrs............. $1,900 (Grayson Branch, McConnells, S.C.) Eastglen Farms, Laurens, S.C. Eastglen Bach Hannah, bred heifer 2 yrs...................... 1,750 (Helen Smith, Saluda, S.C.) Walt Waddell, Wellford, S.C. BL&Boys Vermeer Daisy, bred heifer 23 mos................ 1,625 (Jacob Smith, Saluda, S.C.) R & M Jersey Farm, Lamar, S.C. R&M Jumpstart Jill, bred heifer 23 mos......................... 1,550 (Douglas J. Chapple Jr., Clover, S.C.) Adam Diem, Olar, S.C. BRJ Rocket Vindic Spice L-88, bred heifer 2 yrs. ......... 1,550 (Katie Martin, Pendleton, S.C.)

Junior Awards Available

Throughout the year, awards for shows and production and judging contests are provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) at events specifically for Jersey juniors.

For junior shows at county, district, and state levels, the AJCA will provide ribbons for the first, second, and third place animals, plus a Grand Champion rosette. In addition to the rosette, a special award is provided for the Grand Champion at state fairs and AJCA-designated regional shows. Awards are also provided for showmanship contests exclusively for Jersey juniors.

Awards must be requested annually.

Contact the AJCA Director of Development at 614/322-4456, at least two weeks in advance of the event. Regretfully, requests made within two weeks of the show date cannot be filled.

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Jersey Marketing Service Updates Service Plans

At the November 2012 National-All Jersey board meetings, the board voted to make changes within the structure of Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) to fit the growing online sale services and alleviate costs to JMS and sales it currently manages.

Catalogs Now Available By Request Only With the exception of national sales, printed catalogs for JMS managed sales will be mailed only upon request. All JMS managed sale catalogs will be available online through the sale websites at http://jms.usjersey.com. To request a printed catalog, contact the JMS office at 614.322.4473 or via email at sstine@usjersey.com.

Health Testing and Parentage Verification Through JMS-Sales Health testing is important to the success of JMS and protecting both its buyers and sellers. For 2013, the following tests will be required at all JMS sales.

Volume sales National level sales Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Brucellosis Brucellosis BVD-PI BVD-PI

Shipping Fever Booster (9 way) Leukosis

Milk cows: Staph aureus and Anaplasmosis

Mycoplasma species Shipping Fever Booster (9-way)

Official calfhood vaccinated, advised Johnes on lactating animals

Milk cows: Staph aureus and

Mycoplasma species

Official calfhood vaccinated, advised

All donor dams for choice lots and dams of embryos that sell in a sale must be parentage verified before sale time. Rules of the American Jersey Cattle Association require all donors be parentage verified before registration of offspring can be done.

Changes to Health Papers at JMS Managed Sales Recent USDA regulatory changes will affect health papers at JMS sales. The paper must include the permanent ID for the animal selling—American ID, 900 series, 949, 982, 985 and 840 Electronic ID tags, or National Uniform Eartag System tags (Brite tags starting with state code, nine digit alphanumeric tag, an example of which is the orange brucellosis calfhood vaccination tags) are acceptable—and must be written on the individual health paper. Farm tags and tattoos are not acceptable forms of ID for health papers. American ID tags and 840 tags are available through USJersey.

All test results must be written on the interstate health paper and accompany the animal upon arrival at the sale. A copy of tuberculosis test results must be included as supporting test information. It cannot be just a negative result on an interstate paper.

Other supporting test information should only be an addition to the health paper for the individual animal. For all JMS national sales (i.e. All American, National Heifer Sale, Pot O’Gold, Kentucky National and Top of the World), one health paper per consignment is needed.

New Fees for JMS-Volume Sales Beginning with the spring sale schedule in large commercial sales, an additional 2% commission will be included for milking cows selling. A $5 clipping fee (for heads, tails, and udders) will be issued if an animal arrives at the sale unclipped.

For more information on JMS changes, please contact the manager, Jason Robinson, at 614/216-5862 or jrobinson@usjersey.com.

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Starwischer Dispersal Dissolves Partnership The Starwischer Jerseys Dispersal was held on December 1, 2012, at the farm in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, to dissolve a partnership between the Hoewischer and Starkey families. The sale wrapped up the calendar year for Jersey Marketing Service and auctioned 287 lots for an average of $1,188.76 and gross receipts of $341,175.

The dispersal is the sixth high-grossing sale reported to the Jersey Journal in 2012.

Sale Analysis

Number

Avg. Price Total Value

128 Cows, two years and over 77 Bred heifers 16 1st Trimester 44 2nd Trimester 17 3rd Trimester 24 Open yearlings 57 Heifer calves 1 Bull

$1,504.49 $192,575 1,255.19 96,650 967.19 15,475 1,281.25 56,375 1,458.82 24,800 826.04 19,825 560.53 31,950 175.00 175

287 Lots Median price

$1,188.76 $1,300.00

341,175

Sale Management: Jersey Marketing Service Auctioneer: Todd Woodruff

Starwischer Jerseys had been owned and operated by Mark and Sara Hoewischer and their daughter, Shelly, and her husband, Gene Starkey, and their families. To enable Gene to pursue a job off the farm and the Hoewischers to continue milking, the entire herd was dispersed to establish fair market price. All partners in the farm reserved the right to bid at the dispersal.

At the end of the day, the partnership of Starwischer Jerseys and grandchildren, Ethan, Kadey and Heath Starkey, Gus, Max, McKenze and Sam Hoewischer and Lydia Dibert, Mechanicsburg, Ohio, was the volume buyers of the day. They purchased 48 lots for $76,475, including several of the high-selling lots. Twenty-seven other Jersey breeders from eight states made purchases. S&S Jerseyland Dairy LLC, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., took home 46 head for $60,700 and Barton Farms, Newark, Ohio, selected 29 head for $42,050.

Starwischer Jerseys, Ethan, Kadey and Heath Starkey, Gus, Max, McKenze and Sam Hoewischer and Lydia Dibert placed the final bid on the five high sellers. They chose the high seller, Star Wischer Ernie Lola, for $4,000. The fancy-uddered daughter of JWH Devine Ernie, PA JPI -93, was fresh with her first calf in midSeptember.

Her maternal sister, Starwischer Pajama Sam Lavinnia, Excellent-90%, was fourth-place senior two-year-old in the junior show at the Ohio State Fair in 2009 and stood third in her class at the Ohio Page 32

Spring Dairy Expo Junior Show the following year.

Their dam is a Very Good-87% daughter of Elliotts Renaissance Duke-ET, GJPI -186, with a best record of 6-0 305 17,460 4.9% 853 3.8% 663 95DCR. She placed ninth in the milking yearling class at The All American Jersey Show in 2005.

The next dam is appraised Very Good80%.

The partnership purchased the second high seller, GR Starwischer Dynamite Irma, for $3,750. The Excellent-91% fiveyear-old is sired by Dukes Dynamite, PA JPI -124. She freshened in late August and sold due to Rock Ella BW Vivitar, PA JPI -46, in late August.

“Irma” was ninth-place senior yearling at The All American Junior Jersey Show in 2009 and placed fourth as a senior twoyear-old in the open show the following year. She also stood second in her class at the Ohio Spring Dairy Expo Junior Show and the Ohio State Fair in 2010.

She has an Excellent-90% maternal sister. Their dam is a Very-Good-85% daughter of Molly Brook Berretta Future-ET, GJPI +28.

Starwischer Action Mabel was the third high seller at $3,200. The 10-month-old heifer calf is sired by Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, GJPI +88.

“Mabel’s” full sister, Action Mandi of Starwischer, Excellent-93%, was the cover girl for the sale catalog. She was fourth senior two-year-old at the Ohio State Fair Junior Show in 2008 and placed fifth in her class at the fair the next year. She placed fourth at the Ohio Spring Dairy Expo in 2010 as a four-year-old.

“Mabel’s” dam, Counciller Patrick Myrtle, Very Good-87%, has a best record of 7-4 305 19,070 4.4% 848 3.0% 572 94DCR. Her third dam is an Excellent-90% daughter of Gusto Samson Jim, GJPI -180. Her fourth dam is Butterfield MS Micki, Excellent-92%.

A pair of daughters of Family Hill Cir Coalition-ET, GJPI -48, sold for $2,500 each—the fourth high price of the day.

Starwischer Coalition Foxy, a Very Good84% three-year-old was fresh in midSeptember. Her dam is a Very Good-82% daughter of Renmoor Jade Keeper, PA JPI -74. Her grandam, Ash Lawn Faiths Felicity-ET, was named Junior Champion of the Michigan Spring Show in 2002. Her third dam is SUP-EX 91-4E and made 16,937 lbs. milk, 878 lbs. fat and 664 lbs. protein in Canada. The next two dams are Very Good in Canada.

The other $2,500-priced lot was Starwischer Coalition Candy. The Excellent-90% four-year-old freshened in late (continued to page 40)

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2. Huronia RBR Cherish 18Y, Hollylane Jerseys, Corbyville, Ont. 3. Charlyn Reagan Rosebud, Charlyn Jerseys, Warwick Twp., Ont. Summer yearling heifer (20 shown) 1. M-Signature Verbatim Tia Marie (S: Arethusa Verbatim Response-ET, D: Blue Mountain Tequila Tina Marie), Lookout Jerseys and FJS Jersey, North Hatley, Que., res. jr. champ.

2. Drentex Reagan Satin, Michael and Monique Bols, Russell, Ont. 3. Charlyn Perennial Tequila Nite, Charlyn Jerseys and Bryan Weldrick, Warwick Twp., Ont. Junior yearling heifer (20 shown) 1. Tierneys Tequila Linda Lou (S: Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET, D: Tierneys Ren Linda Lou), Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard and Callum McKinven, Boonsboro,

Md., jr. champ.

2. Rapid Bay Indiana Grace-ET, Rapid Bay Jersey Farm Inc., Ormstown, Que. 3. SV Heaths HGun Beaucoup, Spring Valley Farm Jerseys, Westminster, Md. Intermediate yearling heifer (10 shown) 1. Golden Reagan Evonna, Glen and Sheila Burgess, Mildmay, Ont. 2. Buckland BS Babydoll, Lookout and Buckland, North Hatley, Que. 3. Select Ress Milina, Select Jerseys and Melanie Potvin, Montreal, Que. Milking senior yearling (19 shown) 1. Milo V R Summer-ET, Avonlea Genetics Inc. and Tom Breakell, Brighton, Ont. 2. RJF Unique Ontime Marathon-ET, Unique Stock Farm and Robert Jarrell, Corbyville, Ont. 3. Scottiere Talina Max, Ferme Scottiere Enr., St. Paul d’Abbotsford, Que. Junior 2-yr.-old cow (17 shown) 1. Arethusa On Time Vogue-ET, Whisky River Holsteins, Flamborough, Ont. 2. Oakfield Amedeo Vanity-ET, Daniel and Helene Meier, Petra and Jamie Black and Michael Maloney, Constable, N.Y. 3. Enniskillen BV Suzy, Enniskillen Jerseys, Enniskillen, Ont. Senior 2-yr.-old cow (21 shown) 1. Page-Crest Excitation Karlie (S: Bridon Excitation, D: Karson 222 of Page-Crest), D. Page, Stan and Barb Stiles, Entourage and K. Stiles, Mount Vernon, Mo., int. and res. gr. champ.

2. Marynole Excite Rosey, Ernest W. Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md. 3. Lookout Iatola Gloria-ET, Lookout and FJS Jerseys Futurity (11 shown) 1. Pleasant Nook Giller Caprice, Pleasant Nook Jerseys.

Ayr, Ont. 2. Paullor Giller Glinda, Paul and Lorraine Franken, Clinton, Ont. 3. Lencrest Last Dance-ET, Gary and Maureen Bowers, Coaticook, Que. Junior 3-yr.-old cow (14 shown) 1. South Mountain R Master Jamaica (S: Family Hill Ringmaster, D: Justines Valiant Jemini-ET), Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn., res. int. champ.

2. Hidden Dream Connect Micky-ET, Bridon Farms Inc., Paris. Ont. 3. Blue Star Olly-ET, Ferm Scottiere Enr. Senior 3-yr.-old cow (6 shown) 1. Pleasant Nook Giller Caprice, Pleasant Nook Jerseys 2. South Mountain Ringmstr Justify, Arethusa Farm 3. Paullor Giller Glinda, Paul and Lorraine Franken 4-yr.-old cow (16 shown) 1. Arethusa Response Vivid-ET (S: Hollylane R Response-ET, D: Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J), (continued to page 36)

Arethusa Response Vivid-ET 1st 4-yr.-old cow Senior and Grand Champion

Page-Crest Excitation Karlie 1st Senior 2-yr.-old cow Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion

Big Guns Jamaica Vanilla 1st Junior 2-yr.-old cow Reserve Senior Champion

South Mountain R Master Jamaica 1st Junior 3-yr.-old cow Reserve Intermediate Champion

Tierneys Tequila Linda Lou 1st Junior yearling heifer Junior Champion

M-Signature Verbatim Tia Marie 1st Summer yearling heifer Reserve Junior Champion

• • • • • • • • • • • • •

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November 9-10, 2012, Toronto, Ont. Jeff Stephens, Troy, Ont., judge 234 head shown Senior and Grand Champion female—Arethusa Response Vivid-ET, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn.

Reserve Grand and Intermediate Champion female—Page-Crest Excitation Karlie, D. Page, Stiles, Stan and Barb, Entourage and K. Stiles, Mount Vernon, Mo. Reserve Senior Champion female— Big Guns Jamaica Vanilla, Madison Fisher and Josh McKay, Claysburg, Pa. Reserve Intermediate Champion female—South Mountain R Master Jamaica, Arethusa Farm Royal Futurity Champion—Pleasant Nook Giller Caprice, Pleasant Nook Jerseys. Ayr, Ont. Junior Champion female—Tierneys Tequila Linda Lou, Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard and Callum McKinven, Boonsboro, Md. Reserve Junior Champion female—M-Signature Verbatim Tia Marie, Lookout Jerseys and FJS Jersey, North Hatley, Que. Premier Sire—Shamrock Giller, Shamrock Farms, Guelph, Ont. Premier Breeder—RF Farms, Corbyville, Ont. Premier Exhibitor—Lookout Jerseys and FJS Jerseys, North Hatley, Que. Class Winners

Junior heifer calf (23 shown) 1. Morningside BS Charlotte, Lookout Jerseys and Frank Borba, North Hatley, Que. 2. Sikmas Tequila Sunrise, D. and N. Schirm/T. and C. Mazzaro/Duane Cole, Williamsfield, Ohio 3. Homeridge Reward Violet, Belfontaine Genetics, St. Marc, Que. Intermediate heifer calf (20 shown) 1. Scottiere Marika Verbatim, Ferme Scottiere Enr., St Paul d’Abbotsford, Que. 2. ZJF Tequila Betsy, Purple Fever Cattle Co. and Lookout Jerseys, North Hatley, Que. 3. Elliotts Tequila Seniorita-ET, Ernest W. Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md. Senior heifer calf (27 shown) 1. South Mountain Socrates Lavish-ET, Matt Bean and Anthony Raymond, Franklin, Pa.

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Arethusa Farm, sr. and gr. champ.

2. Charlyn Nevada Emma, Charlyn Jerseys, Forest, Ont. 3. RJF Iatola Sadie, Robert Jarrell, Corbyville, Ont. 5-yr.-old cow (10 shown) 1. Big Guns Jamaica Vanilla (S: Bridon Jamaica-ET, D: Big Guns Hercules Veranda), Madison Fisher and Josh McKay, Claysburg, Pa., res. sr. champ.

2. Lencrest Giller Belle-ET, Gary and Maureen Bowers 3. Drentex Amedeo Gloria-ET, Cory Dickson/Riview Jerseys/Rapid Bay Jersey Farm Inc., Ormstown, Que. Aged cow (10 shown) 1. Milo Vindication Season-ET, Arethusa Farm 2. Extreme Electra, Entourage Farm, Cybil Fisher and Triple T, Gaithersburg, Md. 3. Glen Caro Nan 2, Arthur Bracken, Caledon, Ont. Junior breeders herd (8 shown) 1. Callum McKinven, Canton d Hatley, Que. 2. Willowcreek, New Hamburg, Ont. 3. Avonlea Genetics, Brighton, Ont. Breeders herd (8 shown) 1. Arethusa Farm 2. Pleasant Nook Farm 3. Lookout Jerseys

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Starwischer Dispersal (continued from page 32)

January and is due to “Vivitar” in late February. She produced 19,310 lbs. milk, 805 lbs. fat and 671 lbs. protein in her second lactation.

Her dam is a Very Good-84% daughter of Shell Ray Furor Pajama Sam, PA JPI -85. Her third dam is a Very Good-88% daughter of Lester Sambo, GJPI +3.

Sales $1,500 and Over Starwischer Jerseys/Ethan, Kadey and Heath Starkey, Gus, Max, McKenze and Sam Hoewischer and Lydia Dibert, Mechanicsburg, Ohio Star Wischer Ernie Lola, cow 2 yrs.............................. $4,000 GR Starwischer Dynamite Irma, cow 5 yrs.................... 3,750 Starwischer Action Mabel, heifer calf 10 mos................ 3,200 Starwischer Coalition Candy, cow 4 yrs......................... 2,500 Starwischer Coalition Foxy, cow 3 yrs............................ 2,500 Alphas Fillpail Emma, cow 4 yrs.................................... 2,400 Starwischer Pajama Sam Jamboree, cow 6 yrs............ 2,300 Starwischer Iatola Maisy, cow 2 yrs............................... 2,300 Starwischer Ernie Lucille, cow 3 yrs.............................. 2,300 Starwischer Ernie Bumble Bee, cow 2 yrs..................... 2,300 Starwischer Pajama Sam Ruth, cow 5 yrs..................... 2,100 Starwischer Tequila Miranda, open yearling 13 mos..... 2,100 GR Starwischer Dominic Ida, cow 4 yrs......................... 2,000 Starwischer Action Josie, cow 4 yrs............................... 1,950 Starwischer Bam Linda, cow 3 yrs................................. 1,900 Starwischer Action Annie, cow 2 yrs.............................. 1,900 Starwischer Elmer Booboo, cow 2 yrs........................... 1,900 Starwischer Bam Binki, cow 3 yrs.................................. 1,800 Starwischer Sexy Boy Niki, bred heifer 23 mos............. 1,800 Starwischer Vivtar Ellenora, heifer calf 5 mos................ 1,800 Starwischer Melvin Vera, bred heifer 2 yrs..................... 1,700 Star Wischer Blackstone Juliette, cow 2 yrs.................. 1,700 Lydick Bros Governor Victoria, cow 4 yrs....................... 1,700 Starwischer Action Natasha, cow 4 yrs.......................... 1,700 Starwischer Spectacular Pansie, open yearling 14 mos..1,700

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Resurrection Top Shelf Mirian, cow 4 yrs....................... 1,700 Starwischer S Boy Snow Angel, bred heifer 23 mos..... 1,600 HLF R Emmie-ET, cow 3 yrs.......................................... 1,550 J-Kay Wonderboy Elle, cow 3 yrs................................... 1,500 David F. Blough Family, Goshen, Ind. Starwischer Exclamation Marlee, cow 3 yrs.................. 2,400 Starwischer Excitation Citrus, cow 3 yrs........................ 1,700 Govener Mary Lou of Starwischer, bred heifer 2 yrs..... 1,600 Ethan, Kadey and Heath Starkey, Mechanicsburg, Ohio Starwischer Jamaica India, bred heifer 2 yrs................. 2,400 GR Starwischer Lucious Isla, bred heifer 2 yrs.............. 2,100 Big Dry Creek Dairy, Brighton, Colo.

Starwischer Spartacus Ivy, cow 3 yrs............................ 2,000 Governors Cee-Cee of Starwischer, cow 2 yrs.............. 1,600 Jade Rock Carla, cow 5 yrs........................................... 1,500 J1 Starwischer Lucious Baby, cow 2 yrs........................ 1,500 Stephen H., Bradley S. and John M. White, New Castle, Ind. Starwischer Design Penelope, cow 2 yrs....................... 2,000 Barton Farms, Newark, Ohio PR Starwischer Dynamite Maevin, cow 4 yrs................ 1,800 Starwischer S Boy Bonita, cow 2 yrs............................. 1,700 PR Starwischer Jrmark Carol, cow 2 yrs....................... 1,700 J1 Starwischer Comerica Lady, cow 2 yrs..................... 1,700 Starwischer Militia Beatrix, cow 2 yrs............................. 1,700 PR Starwischer Lucious Anie, cow 2 yrs....................... 1,700 Action Anna of Starwischer, cow 2 yrs........................... 1,600 J1 Starwischer Comerica Jayma, cow 2 yrs.................. 1,600 J1 Starwischer Ace Joy, cow 2 yrs................................. 1,600 J1 Starwischer Carlo Lila, cow 2 yrs.............................. 1,600 J1 Starwischer Spartacus Billie, cow 3 yrs.................... 1,600 J1 Starwischer JRM Rickie, cow 2 yrs........................... 1,600 Starwischer Comerica Eliza, cow 3 yrs.......................... 1,500 Starwischer Melvin Lynette, cow 2 yrs........................... 1,500 J1 Starwischer Lucious Joanie, cow 2 yrs..................... 1,500 Starwischer Lucious Pria, cow 2 yrs.............................. 1,500 J1 Starwischer JRM Hollie, cow 2 yrs............................ 1,500 J1 Starwischer Lucious Jade, cow 2 yrs........................ 1,500 J1 Starwischer Ace Gabby, cow 2 yrs............................ 1,500 Gary L. Coppersmith, Columbiana, Ohio GR Starwischer Rocket Cupcake, cow 4 yrs................. 1,800 Craig Fortner, Navarre, Ohio Starwischer Bam Kelli, cow 3 yrs................................... 1,800 Grove Amedeo Mary, cow 5 yrs..................................... 1,750 GR Starwischer Dynamite Dixie, cow 5 yrs................... 1,700 Starwischer Spartacus Toni, cow 3 yrs.......................... 1,700

J1 Starwischer Comerica Crush, cow 2 yrs................... 1,700 Starwischer Spartacus Xandy, cow 3 yrs....................... 1,600 Vernon Miller, Fredericksburg, Ohio PR Starwischer Vertigo Gillette, cow 2 yrs..................... 1,800 Starwischer Excitation Xena, cow 3 yrs......................... 1,750 Genteel Eric Regan, cow 4 yrs...................................... 1,600 Vantress Jerseys, Xenia, Ohio Starwischer Tequila Jada, open yearling 14 mos........... 1,700 Starwischer Comerica Tipsy, bred heifer 2 yrs............... 1,650 S&S Jerseyland Dairy LLC, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. GR Starwischer Lucious Cybil, cow 2 yrs...................... 1,650 Starwischer Lucious Dolly, cow 2 yrs............................. 1,600 Starwischer Excitation Butter, cow 3 yrs........................ 1,600 PR Starwischer Bozo Mildred, cow 5 yrs....................... 1,600 Starwischer Charasmatic Karson, cow 4 yrs................. 1,550 GR Starwischer Dynamite Dorie-Twin, cow 5 yrs.......... 1,550 GR Starwischer Eric Alice, cow 4 yrs............................. 1,500 Starwischer SBoy Laura, bred heifer 2 yrs..................... 1,500 GR Starwischer Comerica Tammy, cow 3 yrs................ 1,500 GR Starwischer Rocket Lydia, cow 3 yrs....................... 1,500 GR Starwischer Big Show Polly, cow 6 yrs.................... 1,500 GR Starwischer Tiger Delite, cow 3 yrs......................... 1,500 Miss CF Cuban Cigar, cow 5 yrs.................................... 1,500 Jakob Alley, Muncie, Ind. Starwischer Mark Kindle, bred heifer 2 yrs.................... 1,500 Milky Way Farms, Pickton, Texas Starwischer Ernie Jinx, bred heifer 2 yrs....................... 1,500 Adrie Vanderjagt, Sulphur Springs, Texas Starwischer J I Nate Eric Piney, cow 3 yrs..................... 1,500 Mike and Robbie Watson, Decatur, Texas Starwischer Tequila Jayjay, bred heifer 16 mos............. 1,500 Orris Wengerd, Millersburg, Ohio Mar-Mi-Chris Verdict Tiny, cow 3 yrs.............................. 1,500

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Feb. 9—Michigan Jersey Breeders annual meeting, Bavarian Inn Lodge and Conference Center in Frankenmuth, Mich.; 1:00 p.m.

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FEB. 12-14—WORLD AG EXPO, International AgriCenter, Tulare, Calif.; for more information visit http://www.worldagexpo.com.

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JULY 8-12—ADSA-ASAS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING, Indianapolis, Ind. July 14-19—Jersey Youth Academy, Columbus, Ohio.

July 20—VERMONT AND NEW ENGLAND STATE PICNICS, Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock, Vt. NOV. 10-16—AGRITECHNICA 2013, Hanover, Germany; for more information visit www.agritechnica. com.

Shows

FEB. 15—Florida State Fair open show, Tampa, Fla.; 8:30 a.m. (EST).

FEB. 17—Florida State Fair Junior Show, heifers, Tampa, Fla.; 9:30 a.m. (EST).

FEB. 18—Florida State Fair Junior Show, cows, Tampa, Fla.; 9:30 a.m. (EST).

MAR. 29—SPRING DAIRY EXPO JERSEY SHOW, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; 11:30 a.m. (EST). (continued to next page)

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Notice of AJCA, NAJ Annual Meetings To the Members of the American Jersey Cattle Association

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the constitution, the 145th annual meeting of the members of the American Jersey Cattle Association will be held at the Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas, on Saturday, June 29, 2013. The annual reports of the officers will be received, the election of the President and four Directors will be announced, and all other business properly coming before the meeting will be transacted.

Voting for President and Directors is by ballot only. Proxies are for use in voting on any other business that may come before the meeting, in the event members are not present at the time such votes are taken.

The notice of the annual meeting, the official ballot, and the official proxy will be mailed to all members eligible to vote not less than 30 days before the meeting date.

All active members shown on the membership books of the Association on the date 50 days (May 9, 2013) prior to the annual meeting are those eligible to vote.

An active member is an owner of one or more Registered Jersey cows and who has registered or had transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal within two (2) years.

An active member who does not register or have transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal for a period of two (2) years shall automatically become an inactive member. An inactive member shall again become an active member automatically upon registering or having transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal. Inactive members have until May 9, 2013, to again become active members and eligible to vote in the 2013 elections.

Nominating Procedure A written petition signed by 30 or more active members of the American Jersey Cattle Association will nominate a person for president, provided the petition is filed with the Executive Secretary of the Association not less than 65 days prior to the annual meeting.

Nominations for Director require the signatures of 20 active members who live in the district. These must also be filed with the Executive Secretary 65 days prior to the meeting. All nominations must be filed by April 24, 2013.

APR. 5—51 st KENTUCKY NATIONAL SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:00 p.m.; Mike Berry, Albany, Ore., judge.

APR. 14—NEW YORK SPRING JERSEY SHOW, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, N.Y.; 12:00 noon (EST).; Adam Liddle, Argyle, N.Y. APR. 26-27—The 15th Annual WISCONSIN Jersey Spring Spectacular Show, Vernon County Fairgrounds,Viroqua, Wis. JUNE 15—INDIANA STATE JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Richmond, Ind.; 9:00 a.m. (EST).

JUNE 17—INDIANA STATE JERSEY SHOW, Richmond, Ind.; 9:00 a.m. (EST).

JULY 19—ALL-MICHIGAN JERSEY SHOW, Michigna State University Livestock Pavilion, East Lansing, Mich.

OCT. 1—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 2:00 p.m.; Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Que., judge; Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que., associate judge.

OCT. 2—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Cows, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m.; Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Que., judge; Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que., associate judge.

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A President will be elected for a one-year term. Four Directors with three-year terms are to be elected. The President and Directors may succeed themselves, with a Director not being elected for more than two regular, successive terms.

The Directors whose terms expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting are: William Grammer, Sebring, Ohio, Fourth District; Charles Steer, Cottage Grove, Tenn., Fifth District; Walter Owens, Frederic, Wis., Tenth District; and Jamie Bansen, Dayton, Ore., Eleventh District.

Directors Grammer and Steer are not eligible to succeed themselves. They have served two consecutive three-year terms.

Directors Bansen and Owens are eligible to succeed themselves.A Director from newly created Twelfth District will be elected.

To the Members of National All-Jersey Inc. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the constitution, the 55th annual meeting of the voting members of National All-Jersey Inc. will be held at the Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas, on Friday, June 28, 2013, when the annual reports of the officers will be received, the election of two Directors will be announced and all other business properly coming before the meeting will be transacted. Voting for Director is by ballot only. Proxies are for use in voting on any other business that may come before the meeting, in the event members are not present at the time such votes are taken. Voting members are producer members, those who pay fees as established by the Board of Directors.

The notice of the annual meeting, the official ballot, and the official proxy will be mailed to all members eligible to vote not less than 30 days before the meeting date.

Two Directors, with a four-year terms, will be elected. The elected Directors whose terms expire are Mike Wickstrom, Hilmar, Calif., District 2 and John Kokoski, Hadley, Mass., District 3.

Both are eligible to succeed themselves.

Nominations for District Directors can be made by written petition signed by 10 or more voting members living in the district. The petition must be filed with the Executive Secretary at least 60 days (April 28, 2013) prior to the annual meeting.

Neal Smith, Executive Secretary

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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY COMMENTS

President and Director Elections For 2013

O

ur organizations have two tremendous assets. The first is the image of the Jersey cow as a profitable producer that also has the longest productive life in the business today. The second is the reputation our organizations have. As I travel the country, I hear over and over, “Jersey has great programs.

Jersey has the best customer s e r v i c e . We r e a l ly e n j oy working with the Jersey association.”

Building on these assets is the role of Neal Smith your elected Executive Secretary leadership, the people who serve as Directors and Presidents of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. Perhaps you, or a person you know, should become a candidate for one of these positions.

Governace Structure The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) are each governed by a Board of Directors.

The AJCA Board consists of a President and 12 Directors. The responsibilities of the Board include establishing Association policies and programs, setting fees, authorizing expenditures, hiring the Executive Secretary and Treasurer, and being responsible for the overall wellbeing of the Association.

The active members of the Association elect the President and Directors. A member is considered active when he or she has registered or had transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal within the past two (2) years.

The NAJ Board is composed of 11 Directors. Five Directors are elected by the voting members in the District they represent, three Directors are appointed by the AJCA Board, and there are three exofficio Directors. The ex-officio Directors are the AJCA President and chairs of the AJCA Finance and Development committees. The President is elected from the Board by the Directors. The responsibilities of the NAJ Board are Page 44

similar to the AJCA Board.

and NAJ business every year.

Qualifications What are the qualifications to be President or a Director and what are the nomination and election procedures? The AJCA Constitution states, “Each Director including the President shall be an active member of the Association who is actively engaged in ownership or management of a recognizable Jersey herd.” In addition, each Director must be a resident of the District from which elected. The NAJ Constitution states that Directors shall be “members of the American Jersey Cattle Association and who are producer or honorary members of National All-Jersey Inc. . . .” The elected NAJ Directors must reside in the District they represent.

In addition to constitutional qualifications, the following are other qualities and considerations for potential President and Director candidates.

Leadership. The Presidents and Directors are the elected leaders of the Jersey organizations.

Financial Responsibility. The AJCA Board of Directors manages an annual budget of about $3.5 million. The NAJ Board manages an annual operating budget of approximately $1.4 million and cattle sales of $11 million. Combined net assets of the organizations is $2.4 million.

The Boards determine the fees for their respective organizations’ services and how all funds will be used. All programs for the improvement and expansion of the breed depend upon the financial well-being of each organization. The Presidents and Directors should be good business and financial managers.

Responsiveness. The Presidents and Directors must be willing to listen to the concerns of every breeder of Jersey cattle and producer of Jersey milk, then faithfully pass those concerns on to the Boards and management.

Time. The Presidents and Directors soon discover that their responsibilities take more time than they had originally anticipated. The Boards have regular sessions in March, June, and November of each year. The Presidents and Directors will attend state and regional meetings and sales, and represent their organizations at other dairy functions. The Presidents and Directors must be willing to spend much time reading and studying various materials and talking with fellow members and others in the dairy industry in order to make informed and intelligent decisions.

They spend weeks—not days—on AJCA

National Perspective. Even though a Director is nominated from a particular area or District of the country, they need to be mindful that actions must be made in the best interests of the entire Jersey membership, not just the interests of their particular District.

Professionalism. Not all suggestions the Presidents and Directors hear are in the best interest of the Jersey organizations.

The Presidents and Directors must sort through the facts and fallacies in all arguments. They must reach a decision, then be able to defend it. If they disagree with the majority vote of the Board, they must be able to abide by and support the decisions of the majority.

Loyalty. The Presidents and Directors are ambassadors for the Jersey breed. They need to present a positive image of the Jersey breed, the owners of Jersey cattle, and the organizations.

AJCA Nominations A person meeting the constitutional qualifications can be nominated for either AJCA President or Director. Nominations for President must be made by petition signed by any 30 active members of the Association. Nominations for Director must be made by petition signed by 20 active members residing in the District for which the person seeks to serve as Director. Petitions can be obtained by writing or calling the Executive Secretary.

The petitions must be received by the Executive Secretary no later than 65 days in advance of the Annual Meeting. The 2013 Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 29. Therefore, nominating petitions for this year’s election for President or Director must be received by the Executive Secretary on or before April 24, 2013.

Terms and Voting. The President is elected for a one-year term at each Annual Meeting. There is no limit on the number of terms a President may serve.

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Four Directors are elected at each Annual Meeting for a term of three years. A Director can serve two consecutive terms.

A former Director is then eligible to serve another term one year after completion of two consecutive terms. If appointed or elected to fill an unexpired Director term, the person shall be eligible for election to serve two, three-year terms after service for the unexpired term is completed.

Voting for President and Directors is by ballot only. All active members of the AJCA, 50 days prior to the Annual Meeting, are eligible to vote. They receive a ballot by mail. The candidate for each position receiving the plurality of votes is elected.

Director Districts. The United States is divided into 12 Districts. The District boundaries are drawn in geographic regions to provide equal representation based on number of members and participation in AJCA programs. The 12 Districts are: First District: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Second District: New Jersey, New York Third District: Pennsylvania Fourth District: Ohio and West Virginia Fifth District: Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Sixth District: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee Seventh District: Wisconsin Eighth District: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Ninth District: Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Tenth District: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming Eleventh District: Arizona, California— all counties except Merced—Nevada, Hawaii, Utah Twelfth District: California—Merced County Directors to be elected by District are as follows: 2013 Fourth, Seventh, Tenth, and Twelfth Districts 2014 Second, Sixth, Eighth, and Eleventh Districts FEBRUary 2013

2015 First, Third, Fifth, and Ninth Districts 2013 AJCA Elections At the 2013 Annual Meeting, elections will be held for President and four Directors.

Current President Chris Sorenson’s one-year term expires at the next Annual Meeting and is eligible to seek re-election.

The Directors and their current districts whose terms expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting are: William Grammer, Sebring, Ohio, Fourth District; Charles Steer, Cottage Grove, Tenn., Fifth District; Walter Owens, Frederic, Wis., Tenth District; and Jamie Bansen, Dayton, Ore., Eleventh District.

Directors Grammer and Steer are not eligible to succeed themselves. They have served two consecutive three-year terms.

Directors Bansen and Owens are eligible to succeed themselves.

The following summarizes the 2013 AJCA elections with new districts: • Election for the President; • Fourth District (current Director William Grammer has served two successive three-year terms and is ineligible for re-election); • Seventh District (current Director Walter Owens was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Chris Sorenson and is eligible for election); • Tenth District (current Director Jamie Bansen has served one three-year term and is eligible for re-election); and • Twelfth District, the new district.

NAJ Director Nominations A person meeting the constitutional qualifications can be nominated for one of the five elected NAJ Directors.

Nominations for Director must be made by petition signed by 10 voting members residing in the District for which the person seeks to serve as Director. Petitions can be obtained by writing or calling the Executive Secretary. The petitions must be received by the Executive Secretary no later than 60 days in advance of the Annual Meeting. The 2013 Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, June 28. Therefore, nominating petitions for next year’s election for President or Director must be received by the Executive Secretary on or before April 28, 2013.

Terms and Voting. Directors are elected or appointed at the Annual Meeting for

a term of four years. There are no term limits. Voting for the elected Directors is by ballot only. All eligible members of NAJ residing in the District for which a Director election is being held, 60 days prior to the Annual Meeting, are eligible to vote. They receive a ballot by mail. The candidate for each position receiving the plurality of votes is elected. The three Directors appointed by the AJCA Board are appointed for a term of four years. The ex-officio members’ terms on the NAJ Board coincide with their AJCA positions.

Director Districts. For the elected Director positions, the United States is divided into five Districts. The District boundaries are drawn in geographic regions based on revenue. District lines are drawn to keep all Districts with close to the same amount of revenue. The five Districts are: District 1: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming District 2: California, Hawaii District 3: Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont District 4: Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin District 5: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia 2013 NAJ Elections At the 2013 NAJ Annual Meeting, two Directors, with a four-year terms, will be elected. The elected Directors whose terms expire are Mike Wickstrom, Hilmar, Calif., District 2 and John Kokoski, Hadley, Mass., District 3. Both are eligible to succeed themselves.

If you have questions regarding the election of the AJCA and NAJ Boards, please do not hesitate to contact me.

We encourage all AJCA and NAJ active members to consider seeking these positions. The Jersey organizations have been blessed with outstanding leadership.

For that tradition to continue, we need willing and qualified candidates to serve.

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National Dairy Shrine Award Applications Due March 15 National Dairy Shrine (NDS) is again seeking nominations for its most prestigious awards: Guest of Honor, Pioneer, Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder, Progressive Dairy Producer, and Graduate Production Award.

The Guest of Honor is given to a contemporary dairy leader for outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the dairy industry. It has been awarded every year since 1949 when Dean H. Kildee was named the first Guest of Honor. Each year, three to four living or deceased Pioneers of the dairy industry are honored by NDS for their service and leadership in the dairy industry.

Meanwhile, the Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder is an award which recognizes active, progressive dairy producers who, through their expertise in managing a dairy breeding herd based upon sound genetics and business principles, serve as a model of success for fellow breeders throughout the country. All these award winners’ accomplishments are on permanent display in the Dairy Hall of Fame at the NDS Museum in Fort Atkinson, Wis. One of NDS’s newer awards, the Progressive Dairy Producer Award, is given to producers ages 21 to 45 who have introduced and applied effective management and business practices that help achieve more profitable dairy businesses.

Two $2,000 awards for education and travel are given annually, one for herd sizes with 300 milk cows or less and a second for herds with over 300 milk cows.

The Graduate Dairy Production Award recognizes and assists qualified two-year and four-year agricultural college graduates efforts to pursue a career in commercial dairy farming and to gain ownership of dairy cattle with the intent of growing their dairy herd. The applicant must be employed in a herd management role on a commercial dairy when completing the award application. The winner will receive a $2,500 award from NDS. Nominations or applications must be submitted on official forms by March 15. If you know someone who should be nominated for these awards, please visit the NDS website at www.dairyshrine. org and click on “Adult Awards” to view a complete listing of each award form.

Then you can download the application for the respective award desired. You can also request an application for the respective award via email at info@dairyshrine. org or by mail at PO Box 725, Denmark, FEBRUary 2013

WI 54208.

The annual NDS awards banquet will be held on September 11, 2013, during the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa. For more information about the banquet please contact Dr. David Selner, Executive Director, at 920/863-6333. NDS membership information is also available online at www.dairyshrine.org. Dairy enthusiasts are encouraged to become a part of this important organization to help honor our heritage, inspire future leaders and promote the dairy industry.

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Staff Reassignments and Announcement of David Burris Retirement Neal Smith, Executive Secretary and CEO of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., announced today the retirement of David Burris, effective March 1, 2013, and reassignments for two staff members, Brad Barham and Elizabeth Moss.

“David’s retirement comes after twenty years of service in multiple roles serving the needs of Jersey owners nationwide,” said Smith. “He has been effective in his position as area representative for the southeastern United States, as an evaluator for the AJCA linear type appraisal program, and marketing Jerseys through public auctions and private treaty sales with Jersey Marketing Service. We wish him well in his retirement.”

Brad Barham, who joined the AJCA staff in January of 2012 as Business Development Specialist, will relocate to Calhoun, Tenn., and transition into the role of Southeast Area Representative starting January 1. Barham will continue working with young sire development programs, in JMS marketing, and as a linear type evaluator.

Elizabeth Moss will move to join the AJCA headquarters staff January 1. In addition to her current responsibilities as an AJCA type evaluator, she will support the association’s marketing and program development efforts as Development Specialist. Moss will also assist with JerseyTags customer service and marketing.

In a related move, the field territory assigned to Ron Mosser has been changed to include Indiana and Kentucky. Mosser retains his responsibilities as senior appraiser for the AJCA linear type appraisal program.

Entries are due no later than March 1 for the Living Lifetime Production Contest and the National Jersey Youth Production Contest.

To be eligible for the Living Lifetime Production Contest, cows must be alive as of December 31, 2011, with either minimum production credits on DHIR test of 200,000 lbs. milk, 9,500 lbs. fat, and 7,500 lbs. protein.

To enter the contest, submit a DHI cow page with lifetime production credits for each animal nominated to Erick Metzger, Herd Services Manager at the AJCA office, 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-2362. Entries may also be faxed to his attention at 614/861-8040.

Entries are also due March 1 for the National Jersey Youth Production Contest.

Contestants between the ages of 9 and 19 on January 1, 2012, are eligible if they are the recorded owner of the cow on or before her freshening date. Registered Jerseys completting DHIR or DHIA records of 305-days or less between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012, may be entered.

Call the Development Department for entry forms at 614/322-4456. The form is also available from the USJersey website at http://www.usjersey.com/forms/Y ProductionContest.pdf.

Show News Pennsylvania Farm Show Junior Jersey Show

The Pennsylvania Farm Show Junior Jersey Show was held on January 11, 2013, at the Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pa. Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio, judged the 19 head of Registered Jerseys.

Taking home the Senior Champion and Grand Champion honors was the first place three-year-old cow, Klinedell H Gun Paline-ET, exhibited by Jacob D. Kline, Myerstown. Jared T. Wetzel, Manheim, earned Reserve Grand Champion laurels for his second place three-year-old cow, Reich-Dale Hurley Silence.

In the heifer show, Hayden Reichard, Chambersburg, took home the Junior Champion banner for the winning senior heifer calf, Reich-Dale Hurley Shinesse.

Way Har Tequila Mischief, exhibited

by Laura Lynn Lesher, Bernville, was named Reserve Champion of the show after winning the intermediate heifer calf class.

Pennsylvania Farm Show Showmanship Contest

Twenty-three youth participated in the all-breeds showmanship contest upon completion of the junior show.

Five Jersey youth placed among the top three in all four showmanship classes.

Michala Kuhlam, Rome; Lauren Nell, Gettysburg; Miranda Black, Berlin; Stephanie Younker, Mohrsville, and Jared Wetzel, Manheim.

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AJCA Staff Phone Directory

Below is a guide to direct lines for each office staff member at the American Jersey Cattle Association office. These numbers are availabe to provide easier access for our customers. The primary office number is still 614/861-3636 to reach the receptionist. If you call after hours and would like to leave a message you may use the last four digits of the numbers below as an extension, or during hours ask for a department or specific staff person.

If you wish to use the direct line for an employee, the numbers are listed below.

Administration Neal Smith Paula England

614.322.4455 614.322.4469

Accounting Vickie White Cindy Watson Connie Hoy

614.322.4452 614.322.4465 614.322.4500

Herd Services Lori King Stephanie Mack Kathy White Melanie Tipton

614.322.4457 614.322.4458 614.322.4459 614.322.4461

Information Technology Larry Wolfe 614.322.4463 Lee Morgan 614.322.4479 Development Cherie Bayer Elizabeth Moss

614.322.4456 614.322.4462

Genetics and Research Cari Wolfe 614.322.4453 Claire Stanley 614.322.4466 JerseyTags Kate Rector 614.322.4474

or cell 614.216.9727 Jersey Journal Kim Billman Michele Ackerman Tracie Hoying Whittney Smith

614.322.4451 614.322.4470 614.322.4471 614.322.4472

Jersey Marketing Service Jason Robinson 614.322.4454 Sally Stine 614.322.4473 Erica Davis 614.322.4460 National All-Jersey Inc. Erick Metzger 614.322.4450 Sarah Gilbert 614.322.4468

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GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

Sires Ranked by Number of Sons Registered, 2012 A record number of Jerseys were recorded by the American Jersey Cattle Association in 2012. The 103,345 Jerseys were sired by 3,281different bulls (3,226 Jersey sires). Which bulls are used most widely? Who are the leading sires of sons?

A total of 69 bulls sired 10 or more sons registered in 2012. In total, these bulls sired 43.5% of all Jerseys—male and female—and 69.6% of all males (3,598) recorded during the year. The 40 bulls siring 19 or more sons are listed below.

Studying the top 10, 20 or 30 of these bulls is important for two reasons. First, they are largely determining the breed’s production capability in the near future. Second, they are going to continue to exert their influence upon the breed’s genetic merit for production and functional fitness for many years through their registered sons.

Jersey breeders are utilizing the genetic progress genomics gives them. The list reflects that as 13 genomically tested young sires are among the top 40 sires. Fifty percent of the top 10 sires are G-code sires.

The relative genetic contribution of the 69 proven sires with 10 or more sons to the genetic pool for 2012, is indicated by the weighted Rank 2012 2011 Sire Name

G Code JH1

Registered Progeny Sons Daus. Total

average (bottom line of the table). The average GJPI is +162 of the sires and they have a +3.4 Productive Life. This average is higher than the raw average of their PTAs. The bulls with the highest PTAs are contributing the most to the average genetic merit of sons registered in 2012.

Bulls by Group The top 10 bulls ranked by the number of sons registered sired a total of 12,343 offspring, of which 1,076 were sons. Their GPTA production averages increased for the dollar traits compared to 2011 numbers. The 10 bulls average $546 Cheese Merit Dollars (+53); $484 for Net Merit dollars (+32) and $434 for Fluid Merit dollars.

Other averages are +856M, +58F and +39P; Final Score of +1.5 and a +190 GJPI. These bulls sired more than twice as many registered offspring as the next group of 10 bulls, that had 473 sons registered. This group has the highest PTA average Type score at +1.8.

The final group of bulls accounted for 238 registered sons with the highest GPTA Milk at +945. % REL

Milk

Genomic Predicted Transmitting Ability % PTA Fat Protein CM$ NM$ FM$ SCS PL EFI REL FS GJPI

1 HAWARDEN IMPULS PREMIER * C 187 1,242 1,429 2 SUNSET CANYON DOMINICAN-ET * F 133 790 923 3 1 MAACK DAIRY ECLIPES-P-ET F 121 2,439 2,560 4 SCHULTZ LEGAL CRITIC-P * C 113 759 872 5 SUNSET CANYON MEDALIST-ET F 111 1,063 1,174 6 5 ALL LYNNS LOUIE VALENTINO-ET C 97 2,099 2,196 7 6 ISDK DJ ZUMA F 84 1,184 1,268 8 ALL LYNNS LEGAL VISIONARY-ET * C 79 328 407 9 2 BW RENEGADE-ET F 76 1,168 1,244 10 SUNSET CANYON DIMENSION-ET * F 75 195 270 Summary for Bulls 1-10 1,076 11,267 12,343

63 611 66 1182 94 224 65 1229 68 522 87 1795 87 18 66 1798 94 456 64 726 75 856

64 55 42 54 47 60 52 73 74 63 58

37 656 39 497 17 214 47 590 26 477 58 488 22 729 67 680 33 537 45 596 39 546

576 512 2.96 5.3 481 478 3.07 4.6 171 137 3.00 1.1 537 493 2.85 4.2 429 390 2.93 4.7 465 459 3.03 2.4 618 508 2.61 5.8 614 567 2.90 3.8 455 389 2.97 3.3 495 413 2.93 3.8 484 434 2.92 3.9

6.8 59 1.4 207 7.1 62 1.4 190 8.3 85 1.6 81 7.4 61 1.8 221 7.6 65 1.6 157 8.8 76 2.3 219 2.8 51 0.8 207 6.4 62 1.9 266 5.9 91 1.1 155 6.6 60 1.5 197 6.7 67 1.5 190

11 HEARTLAND MERCHANT TOPEKA-ET * F 72 114 186 12 24 TOWER VUE PRIME TEQUILA-ET F 66 734 800 13 4 SCHULTZ RESCUE HEADLINE F 48 1,030 1,078 14 30 PF LENNOX HENDRIX C 44 579 623 15 7 SUNSET CANYON MERCHANT-ET C 44 191 235 16 SUNSET CANYON DIGNITARY-ET * F 42 198 240 17 GR OOMSDALE TBONE GOLDA-ET * F 41 851 892 18 3 TOLLENAARS IMPULS LEGAL 233-ET C 40 1,042 1,082 19 8 FOREST GLEN AVERY ACTION-ET F 38 1,242 1,280

20 BW VENERABLE-ET F 38 652 690 Summary for Bulls 11-20 473 6,633 7,106

66 974 67 39 583 543 517 3.03 4.6 8.2 62 2.2 219 94 -1138 -8 -22 -141 -177 -205 3.19 -0.8 3.7 90 2.4 -51 98 1178 12 23 287 335 385 3.06 4.6 8.8 97 1.4 134 65 1003 49 32 564 540 514 2.76 5.1 7.0 61 1.1 184 94 608 56 26 326 298 284 3.10 1.5 8.9 95 2.1 136 65 834 67 44 548 468 407 2.99 3.1 6.9 61 1.8 188 62 1371 66 53 449 400 371 3.06 1.3 5.5 58 2.4 203 98 1052 38 38 459 423 397 2.92 3.8 5.5 97 1.9 172 99 116 6 5 233 225 218 2.96 3.4 9.7 99 1.9 88 87 1192 88 40 462 441 432 3.02 1.8 5.8 87 1.2 169 83 719 44 28 377 350 332 3.01 2.8 7.0 81 1.8 144

21 32 SUNSET CANYON BUNGEE F 38 211 249

22 BW FASTRACK-ET * F 37 55 92 23 18 SWEETIE PLUS IATOLAS BOLD F 35 1,621 1,656 24 10 TOLLENAARS IMPULS LOUIE 260-ET C 32 1,194 1,226 25 9 RICHIES JACE TBONE A364 F 31 2,237 2,268 26 29 SV JADE HIRED GUN-ET F 31 529 560 27 11 ISDK Q IMPULS F 30 1,263 1,293 28 28 SUNSET CANYON ANTHEMS ALLSTAR-ET F 29 1,376 1,405 29 CAVE CREEK KANOO-ET F 26 735 761 30 15 SUNSET CANYON KYROS-ET F 26 659 685 Summary for Bulls 21-30 315 9,880 10,195

67 838 59 24 473 473 474 2.92 4.7 8.9 64 1.9 158 65 647 61 31 547 500 467 3.04 5.3 6.6 62 1.7 190 89 1404 58 46 478 455 441 2.93 2.4 7.5 78 1.9 204 98 1396 64 36 471 485 500 2.89 3.8 5.9 96 0.8 175 99 277 56 30 356 267 195 3.01 0.2 10.8 99 2.0 130 94 -830 6 -9 273 218 173 3.15 5.1 4.3 92 1.8 60 99 448 59 39 530 431 357 3.11 3.1 2.7 99 0.6 167 93 186 86 30 561 454 360 2.89 2.0 5.7 92 0.8 162 90 866 44 30 424 411 410 3.09 4.0 3.4 92 0.6 156 93 686 43 28 178 149 134 3.10 -0.4 7.0 78 1.5 89 89 592 54 29 429 384 351 3.01 3.0 6.3 85 1.4 149

31 AVONLEA CF GT BALLS OF FIRE-ET * F 26 296 322 32 ALL LYNNS LEGAL VOLCANO-ET * F 26 124 150 33 SUNSET CANYON DAVID-ET * F 26 105 131 34 PETERSON IMPULSIVE ROY C 25 192 217 35 SUN VALLEY IMPULS JUPITER F 24 192 216 36 GR OOMSDALE LOU CC CHARNESA-ET* C 24 187 211

37 GABYS VALENTINO ARRIVAL-ET * C 24 72 96 38 19 SC GOLD DUST PARAMOUNT IATOLA-ET F 23 561 584 39 CHASIN-RAINBOWS ACT RILEY-ET F 21 1,383 1,404 40 ABBOTT OF D&E F 19 1,282 1,301 Summary for Bulls 31-40 238 4,394 4,632

67 -77 -2 -1 139 131 121 2.94 2.5 7.2 61 1.4 47 66 1907 64 59 565 551 550 2.97 3.9 6.4 62 1.6 236 66 1279 49 49 560 512 481 3.01 4.7 8.6 61 1.9 219 63 939 78 49 663 565 483 2.84 3.3 6.4 59 1.0 214 91 1401 75 54 473 431 414 3.19 1.5 6.1 85 1.5 195 58 1385 68 43 569 555 550 2.95 5.0 3.3 54 1.4 210 64 1281 48 44 560 531 514 2.96 5.2 7.5 59 1.9 210 99 2 28 10 271 228 191 2.98 1.1 9.3 99 1.8 93 92 394 4 10 300 299 296 2.90 4.3 8.5 86 1.9 110 89 941 60 40 480 427 388 2.97 2.8 7.3 86 0.8 167 76 945 47 36 458 423 399 2.97 3.4 7.1 71 1.5 170

or 69 bulls siring 10 or more sons: F Genetic Evaluation Average

2,505 42,501 45,006

82

716

45

29

407

373

349

3.00

3.1

6.7

78

1.4 147

Weighted Average of Sires of Sons (69 proven sires)

79

747

50

32

455

411

379

2.98

3.4

6.8

74

1.5 162

Jersey Youth And Research Funds Receive Gifts

A number of generous gifts were received in late December and early January by the American Jersey Cattle Association Educational, Youth Activities and Special Awards Fund, the AJCC Research Foundation and Jersey Youth Academy.

Richard L. and Marilyn Hughes of Bodega, Calif., made a Dean-level contribution to Jersey Youth Academy.

This is their second such gift to the program created in 2008 by the AJCA Board of Directors to attract, educate and retain talented young people for careers in the Jersey dairy business. The program is conducted every two years, with all program costs paid by the Academy fund.

Gifts in memory of Donald S. Sherman, Hilmar, Calif., were received for the youth programs fund from Richard L. and Marilyn Hughes; Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger, Kinards, S.C.; Raymond and Thelma Jacobs, Corunna, Mich., David E. Parkinson, Sahuarita, Ariz.; the DallamHartley Counties Historical Association, Dalhart, Texas; and David R. and Agnes D. Norman, Liberty, Pa. The Normans also made a contribution in memory of Newell J. Mills, Fallon, Nev., recipient of both the AJCC Distinguished Service Award and the Master Breeder Award who passed away December 10, 2012.

Contributions to the Vic Peterson Memorial Scholarship Fund and the AJCC Research Foundation in memory of Sandra Place, Perry, Mich., were received from members of the Michigan Jersey Cattle Club.

A significant gift to the William A. Russell Scholarship Fund was received from Marilyn L. Malnati, Newberry, S.C. David and Linda Spahr, Findlay, Ohio, sent contributions to the AJCC Research Foundation in memory of Donald S. Sherman and Newell J. Mills.

Lastly, William and Carolyn Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif., made a gift to Jersey Youth Academy in memory of Nanette ShermanTaylor, Hilmar, Calif.

Contributions to these educational and research funds are exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information on contributing to these or other permanent funds managed by the American Jersey Cattle Association, contact the Development Department at 614/322-4456.

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Sun Valley Farm 10350 Meda Loop Road Cloverdale, Oregon 97112 Bearl, Joanne, and Jeff Seals 503/392-5870 Tom and Jennie Seals • 503/392-4224 Email: tjseals@oregoncoast.com

Silver Mist Farm

Kevin and Annette Thomas 2065 McCormick Loop, Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone 503/842-2658 Fax 503/842-5747 Email silvermist@oregoncoast.com

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Letter To The Editor Thank you to the American Jersey Cattle Association for selecting me to receive the 2012-13 Cedarcrest Scholarship. This is an extreme honor to me.

I grew up on a Jersey dairy farm in northeastern Pennsylvania. The health and care of Jersey cattle has been a concern of mine since I was very young. I have shown Jerseys at the local, district and state level. I made the decision to become a veterinarian and am currently enrolled at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. This financial assistance will greatly aid in helping me attain my veterinary degree.

Thank you again for your generosity and belief in the future of Jersey cattle. It is people such as you who make the dreams of young people possible.

Robyn T. Terrel, Honesdale, Pa. I just wanted to tell you how much it means to me to be able to receive the V. L. Peterson Scholarship. Now that I have begun my second year at Cal Poly, I am quickly realizing just how fast these four years are going by!

Your contribution to my education will have a very great impact on my remaining years. I am hoping to continue my education by attending veterinary school after I receive my bachelor’s degree in dairy science.

I can’t tell you how grateful I am for your kind support. Thank you so much again for this opportunity!

Amy McBirney, San Jose, Calif.

Thank you so much for your support of the 2012 National Jersey Queen Contest.

It was an honor to compete in this contest and I am truly honored to be serving on the queen’s court.

Representing the breed I love is an amazing and humbling experience that I will forever treasure. Your support of this contest is greatly valued, and the monetary award will definitely assist me in paying for books in my last year of college. Thank you!

American International Livestock Exposition.

It was such an honor to receive this award after working so hard practicing all year as a member of the Virginia Tech team. This award was especially important to me because it was for my favorite breed! Thank you again for your support.

Kelli Carstensen, Petaluma, Calif.

Jessica Sentelle, Jefferson, Md.

Thank you so much for the award for high individual for the Jersey breed at the college dairy judging contest at the North FEBRUary 2013

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Visiting Costa Rica and Turkey in 2012

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erseys here, Jerseys there, Jerseys everywhere, sums up the past year in the life of Business Development Specialist and Southeast Area Representative, Brad Barham. In the 2012 calendar year, Brad represented the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) on two trips abroad— Costa Rica and Turkey and has talked with Jersey Journal to give a summary of his visits to these two growing dairy countries.

Costa Rica It had been nearly a decade since the AJCA had made an official visit to Costa Rica. One of the main objectives of Barham’s trip was to re-establish relationships with the dairy producers visited previously and talk to them about areas the association might be able to aid them with their Jersey population.

In July, 2012, Barham traveled to the South American country and met with various Jersey dairy owners and industry allies.

Throughout the trip he saw how versatile and adaptable to the climate and terrain the Jersey cow is. Much of the land in Costa Rica is rugged and many of the herds are grazed in this environment.

The Jersey is also a great choice for the Costa Rica milk market as they are paid on components similarly to how much of the U.S. is paid. The largest cooperative in the small country is Dos Pinos Cooperative, located in Alajuela. It has approximately 60% of the market share on the milk produced in the country. The cooperative also produces a variety of other dairy products, including powders and cheeses for export.

Barham visited more than 15 herds in the week long trip. Most of the dairy operations were grazing herds based on the lush grasses grown in the country. Whether in the mountainous regions of Costa Rica or in the humid lowlands, there was an abundance of green grass everywhere for cows to graze. In addition to grazing, these herds used the top U.S. bred bulls for their breeding stock, including some of today’s top genomic young sires.

The cows were long-lasting, fertile and beautifully made Jerseys. For Barham, it was interesting to see the similarities of their cows to the U.S. bred cows, based on their sire selection.

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In Costa Rica, Brad Barham toured many herds in the scenic, but rugged farm land of the country that the cattle graze daily. Here he is pictured at the dairy of Alfonso Fernandez.

and his son Alfonso. The herd has more than 100 head of Jersey cows bred with American sires since 1909. Among the sires currently used were O.F. Montana Saber-ET, BW Legion, WF/L&M Duncan Barber-ET, Richies Jace TBone A364, and Sil-Mist Montana Blair 3753-ET. The milking herd was averaging more than 50 lbs. of milk while grazing the ridge side of farm. In addition to breeding with American sires for generations, Arturo and generations before him have kept a collection of Jersey Journals for as long as he can remember for reference on breeding decisions and U.S. Jersey news.

Barham commented on his return, “It is easy to see how well the Jersey fits perfectly in Costa Rica because of the limited land base, rough terrain, varying climates, and component pricing.

“Her efficienies stand out because of her adaptability, size, and excellent component production,” concluded Barham.

Agro Expo Eurasia in Turkey This was a new event for the AJCA in September 2012. For Barham, attending the annual trade show was slightly different trip than the visit to Costa Rica, but carried the same objectives—building business relationships.

This trip was a joint venture between the AJCA and Larry Baker with Livestock Exporters Association. Throughout the four-day event, expo traffic was strong early

in the week, and many returned in the following days allowing for more individual time with those interested in information about the AJCA or the Jersey in general.

Throughout the past several years, importation of dairy cattle has been well publicized around the world after years of inactivity in the country for imports. Barham, upon talking with and listening to different presentations at the Expo, found why there had been such a boom of exporting interest to the country in recent years.

In 2011, the Turkish government wanted to boost the dairy population and industry so they offered 0% interest to start up dairies or expand in the country. Following the initial dairy boom of mostly Holstein breed, the government backed up the commercial loan to between 3-5% therefore slowing down interest. Consequently, many of the new farmers were from the industrial sector looking to diversify. One man in particular was a large textiles owner who had an interest in agriculture so he started up a new dairy with the capacity for 1,000 head just outside of Izmir.

The growing numbers of dairy cattle in Turkey have caused some problems due to the quick growth. Feed costs rose very quickly and price of milk dropped equally as fast due to market saturation in the country.

With those two obstacles and the dry and warm climate in Turkey, the Jersey and her adaptability again seem to fit best in the dairy sector. While, one side of the country (continued to page 58)

At the Agro Expo Euraisa, the AJCA and Livestock Exporters Association had a joint booth that saw much traffic and interest in the Jersey breed.

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President:

Gary Miller 814/398-2422

Secretary: Jessica Peters 814/282-5206 AJCA-NAJ Area Representative: Sara Barlass 614/256-6502 Visit us online at: http://pennsylvaniajerseys.usjersey.com

Four Springs Jerseys

J. Craig and Susan Wicker 2147 Upper Brush Valley Road Centre Hall, PA 16828 814/364-9807 wickfsvetclin@aol.com A REAP Herd • Equity Investor

JEMI Jerseys

Kenny Farm

“We show our milk cows and milk our show cows.” Bob and Alma Kenny • Clayton and Renée Kenny

Jeff and Michele Reasner

Phone: 717/530-7784 • Email: jemi@earthlink 7382 Sunset Road, Newburg, PA 17240 Website: http://www.holsteinworld.com/jemi/

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Nobledale Farm

Registered Jerseys since 1888 RR 2, Box 626, Gillett, PA 16925 Stuart and Elaine Phone/Fax 570/537-2066 Steve and Donna 570/537-2314 E-mail: senoble@npacc.net

Stoney Hollow Jerseys

Don, Jill, Garrett, and Jason Stonerook 231 Stonerook Rd., Martinsburg, PA 16662 Phone: 814/793-3059 Email: jstonerook@dishmail.net

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is bordering the Middle East and the other side (Izmir) is on the Mediterranean coast, there are many variances in climate. Most of the nation uses flood irrigation from the melting snow of the mountains in order to grow crops. Much of the terrain is rough, so grazing in not an option in most areas.

The trip was successful in growing business relationships and selling the attributes of the Jersey. One of the most exciting relationships established was with Cagdus Yuksel, who in December 2011 became the first dairy producer to import Jerseys into Turkey. He was very excited about his cows and inquisitive about the products and services that the AJCA has to offer Jersey breeders.

Vanderfeltz jerseys Visitors Welcome

Joe and Melinda VanderFeltz RR 1, Box 1255, Lawton, PA 18828 570/934-2406 • Fax 570/934-0124 E-mail vanfel2@epix.net

our industry friends and funding from the United States Livestock Genetics Export, the U.S. could see a big impact on the growth of the Jersey cow in many additional countries around the globe.

Barham summarized his two trips in the following statement. “As the association

continues these international ventures, we will continue to gain new ideas and ways to make the breed the best it can be. We will continue to learn more about markets world-wide and identify ways the AJCA and other countries can have mutually beneficial partnerships.”

Future Work Abroad With the continued partnerships between Page 58

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JUDGING RESULTS

Fall Dairy Judging Contest Results

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ach year, students aspiring to become top-notch dairy judges practice their craft so they can earn a spot on local and state dairy judging teams across the country. Along the way, they improve their reasoning and public speaking skills and boost selfconfidence. In the fall, the best of these teams are pitted against each other in regional and national 4-H, FFA, post-secondary and collegiate dairy judging contests. The results of several of these dairy judging contests are listed below.

Big-E Dairy Judging Contest September 15, 2012, West Springfield, Mass.

Collegiate Division (9 teams) High Team: Virginia Tech Team A—Ashley Martin, Jessica Sentelle, Alex Patch and Hayley Potts; coached by Dr. Michael Barnes and Dr. Katharine Knowlton Other Top Five Teams: Penn State University—high team reasons, Cal Poly, Ohio State Team B, Virginia Tech Team B High Individual: Rebecca Shaw, Penn State Other Top Five Individuals: Ashley Martin, Virginia Tech—high individual reasons; Hayden Bush, Oregon State; Karessa Mast, Cal Poly, and Jessica Sentelle, Virginia Tech Team A High Jersey Team: Penn State University High Jersey Individual: Rebecca Shaw Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Karessa Mast; Jessica Sentelle; Tyler Boyd, Virginia Tech; Stephen Gould, Cornell; Kassandra Abrams, Cornell; Manuel Silveira, Cal Poly; Jacob Conway, Cal Poly; Taylor Pires, Cal Poly; Hayden Bush; Jared Smith, Ohio State, and Casey Arlig, Cornell Post-Secondary Division (2 teams) High Team: SUNY Cobleskill—Emily Pelletier, Rayne Paddock, MaryBeth Shults and Sara Andrew; coached by John Tryon—high team reasons Other Top Teams: Modesto Junior College High Individual: Sarah Andrew Other Top Five Individuals: Marybeth Shults—high individual reasons; Rayne Paddock; Brian Lopes, Modesto Junior College and Roger Silva, Modesto Junior College High Jersey Team: SUNY Cobleskill High Jersey Individual: Rayne Paddock Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Sarah Andrew; MaryBeth Shults, and Emily Pelletier 4-H Division (9 teams) High Team: Vermont Team A—Kathryn Wright, Tiffany Tracey, Brian McGarry and Kristen Breau; coached by Robin Severy and Dean Wright—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: New Hampshire Team A, Maine, Massachusetts Team A, Connecticut High Individual: Brooke Clark, New Hampshire Team A Other Top Five Individuals: Kathryn Wright—high individual reasons; Tiffany Tracey; Kristen Ciarlo, Connecticut, and Leah Caverly, Maine

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High Jersey Team: New Hampshire Team A High Jersey Individual: Britney Hill, Vermont Team B Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Alexandra Laprise, Rhode Island; Colleen Schofield, Maine, and Sarah Belder, Massachusetts Team B; Britney Hill; Tristan Phillips, New Hampshire Team A; Margaret LaPrise, Rhode Island, and Matthew Fletcher, Massachusetts Team A.

Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest September 16, 2012, Viroqua, Wis. Collegiate Division (17 teams) High Team: University of Minnesota—Jon Schmitt, Doug Petzel, Tyler Otte, and Laura Rosenhammer; coached by Dr. Les Hansen, Scott Ellinghuysen and Alicia Thurk—high team reasons Other Top Three Teams: University of Wisconsin-Platteville, South Dakota High Individual: Jon Schmitt, University of Minnesota Other Top Five Individuals: Erik Warmka, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Aaron Mitchell, University of Illinois; Doug Petzel; Sarah Endres, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and Tyler Otte High Jersey Team: University of Wisconsin-Madison High Jersey Individual: Cassie Endres, University of WisconsinMadison—high individual reasons Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Aaron Mitchell The overall Jersey team award was presented to the University of WisconsinMadison. Pictured are, left to right, back row: Mackenzie Nichols, Anna Blake and Chad Wethal, coach. From left to right in the front row, Cassie Endres and Laura Finley.

Pennsylvania All-American Judging Contest September 17, 2012, Harrisburg, Pa. Collegiate Division (18 teams) High Team: University of Minnesota—David Hanson, Theresa Twohey, Jayne Esch and Jacob Achen; coached by Jennifer Becker—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Cornell University, Penn State University High Individual: David Hanson—high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Labecca Johnson, University (continued to page 62)

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Judging Contests

World Dairy Expo Judging Contest

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The University of Minnesota received first place in the Jersey por tion of the Pennsylvania All Amer ican Judging Contest. From left to r ight: Jacob Acher, Jayne Esch, Theresal Twohey, David Hanson and coach Jennifer Becker.

of Wisconsin-River Falls; Stephen Gould, Cornell University; Theresa Twohey, and Jayne Esch High Jersey Team: University of Minnesota High Jersey Individual: Theresa Twohey Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Labecca Johnson; Abbey Wethal, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jessica Sentelle, Virginia Tech; Stephen Gould; Jacob Conway, Cal Poly; Doug Wicker, Purdue, and Casey Arlig, Cornell Post-Secondary Division (3 teams) High Team: SUNY Cobleskill—Emily Pelletier, Rayne Paddock, MaryBeth Shults and Sara Andrew; coached by John Tryon—high team reasons Other Top Three Teams: Morrisville State College and Modesto Junior College High Individual: Marshall Hinz, Morrisville State College— high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: MaryBeth Shults; Emily Pelletier; Sarah Andrew and Rayne Paddock High Jersey Team: SUNY Cobleskill High Jersey Individual: Marshall Hinz Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Marshall Hinz; Sarah Andrew; Katlin Smith, Morrisville State College; MaryBeth Schults, and Scott Smith, Morrisville State College 4-H Division (12 teams) High Team: Ohio—Emily Dudash, Hillary Jackson, Laura Bond and Meghan Thurston; coached by Bonnie Ayers Other Top Five Teams: New York, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania— high team reasons, Maryland High Individual: Trent Miller, Wisconsin Other Top Five Individuals: Emily Dudash, Ohio; Abigail Jantzi, New York; Hillary Jackson, Ohio, and Laura Bond, Ohio High Individual Reasons: Dyllan Himmelberger, Pennsylvania High Jersey Team: Maryland High Jersey Individual: Emily Hoefacker, Wisconsin Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Casey Porter, New York; Caitlyn Pool, Pennsylvania; Meghan Thurston; Tessa Wiles, Maryland, and Cassidy Delong, Florida FFA Division (9 teams) High Team: Minnesota FFA—Haely Leiding, Travis Troendle, Kayla Leiding and Jared Troendle; coached by Stacy Leiding Other Top Five Teams: Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, West Virginia High Individual: Haely Leiding Other Top Five Individuals: Kayla Leiding; Emma Eckrote, Indiana; Travis Troendle, amd Taylor Gunter, Georgia High Jersey Team: Minnesota High Jersey Individual: Kayla Leidling Page 62

October 1, 2012, Madison, Wis. Collegiate Division (19 teams) High Team: Penn State University—Isaac Haagen, Ariel Taxdal, Rebecca Shaw and Dustin Gates; coached by Dale Olver—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin-River Falls High Individual: Isaac Haagen Other Top Five Individuals: Hayden Hauschildt, University of Wisconsin-Madison—high individual reasons; Ariel Taxdal; Jayne Esch, University of Minnesota, and Abbey Wethal, University of Wisconsin-Madison High Jersey Team: University of Minnesota High Jersey Individual: Jayne Esch Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Abbey Wethal, UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,andJessicaSentelle,VirginiaTech T h e ove ra l l J e r sey team award was presented to the University of Minnesota, Pictured right to left, Alicia Thurk, Scott Ellinghuysen, Jacob Achen, David Hanson, Jayne Esch, Theresa Twohey, Les Hanson, and AJCA representative Londa Johnson.

Post-Secondary Division (12 teams) High Team: SUNY Cobleskill—Sarah Andrew, Rayne Paddock, Marybeth Shults and Emily Pelletier; coached by coached by John Tryon—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: Morrisville State College, University of Madison Farm and Industry Short Course, Michigan State Ag Tech and Northeast Iowa Community College High Individual: Austen Schmidt, University of Wisconsin Farm and Industry Short Course Other Top Five Individuals: Samantha Ropp, Kaskaskia College—high individual reasons; Sarah Andrew; Duncan Bailey, Morrisville State College, and Whitney Lian, University of Minnesota-Crookston High Jersey Team: SUNY Cobleskill High Jersey Individual: Samantha Ropp Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Samantha Ropp; Sara Andrew, and Marshall Hinz, Morrisville State College 4-H Division (31 teams) High Team: Michigan—Megan Filhart, Hayleigh Geurink, Megan Bush and Savannah Katulski; coached by Joe Domecq and Sarah Black—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin High Individual:Tony Garcia, California—high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Megan Bush; Megan Filhart; Dyllan Himmelberger, Pennsylvania, and Emily Pieper, Minnesota High Jersey Team: Minnesota High Jersey Individual: Jacob Dueppengiesser Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Tony Garcia and Megan Filhart. (continued to page 64)

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Pennsylvania Farm Show Jersey Show

• January 11, 2013, Farm Show C o m p l e x a n d E x p o C e n t e r, Harrisburg, Pa. • Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio, judge • 60 head shown • Sr. and Gr. Champ. female— Klinedell H Gun Paline-ET, Jacob D. Kline, Myerstown • Res. Sr. and Res. Gr. Champ. female—Coredale Simba Dannie, Amanda Thompson, Wellsville • Jr. Champ. female—Dream-Valley Verbatim Turn It, Michael Lamar Bosley, Glenville • Res. Jr. Champ. female—ReichDale Hurley Shinesse, Hayden Reichard, Chambersburg • Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor—Gregory S. McMurtrie, Pleasant Gap Class Winners

Junior heifer calf (6 shown) 1. Blue Mountain R Janice Joplin, Jill Dice, Fredericksburg 2. TJ Classic Vera Wang-ET, Michael Lamar Bosley, Glenville Intermediate heifer calf (7 shown) 1. Way Har Tequila Mischief, Laura Lynn Lesher, Bernville 2. Blue Mountain Jackknife Natasha, Andrew E. Dice, Fredericksburg Senior heifer calf (6 shown) 1. Reich-Dale Hurley Shinesse (S: Reich-Dale HurleyET, D: Reich-Dale GC Sequal-ET), Hayden Reichard, Chambersburg, res. jr. champ.

2. Dream-Valley Attaboys Schnapps, Michael Lamar Bosley Summer yearling heifer (4 shown) 1. Dream-Valley Verbatim Turn It (S: Arethusa Verbatim Response-ET, D: Dreamvalley Shysters Tauntra), Michael Lamar Bosley, jr. champ.

2. Reich-Dale Hurley Vanish, Skyler Reichard, Chambersburg Junior yearling heifer (2 shown) 1. Fame of Baron Pride, Jared T. Wetzel, Manheim Milking senior yearling (4 shown) 1. Coredale Simba Dannie (S: Reich-Dale Simba-ET, D: Coredale Legion Dandie), Amanda Thompson, res. sr. and res. gr. champ.

2. Edn-Ru Comerica Lorissas Lexann, Gregory S. McMurtrie, Pleasant Gap Junior 2-yr.-old cow (7 shown) 1. Klinedell Iatola Pansy, Jesse S. Kline, Myerstown 2. Edn-Ru Justice Carmels Cheyenne, Gregory S. McMurtrie Senior 2-yr.-old cow (4 shown) 1. WF Signature Bree, Spatz Cattle Company 2. Reich-Dale Remake Skylet-ET, Hayden Reichard, Chambersburg Junior 3-yr.-old cow (6 shown) 1. Klinedell H Gun Paline-ET (S: SV Jade Hired GunET, D: Oakfield Golden Penelope), Jacob D. Kline, Myerstown, gr. champ. udder, sr. and gr. champ.

2. Reich-Dale Hurley Silence, Jared T. Wetzel, Manheim Senior 3-yr.-old cow (2 shown) 1. Edn-Ru Action Ivankas Ivana, Gregory S. McMurtrie 4-yr.-old cow (4 shown) 1. Edn-Ru Hired Gun Desirea Dessie, Gregory S. McMurtrie 2. Dreamvalley Julians Tahiti, Michael Lamar Bosley 5-yr.-old cow (1 shown) 1. Edn-Ru Action Lois Livia, Harold Harpster, Boalsburg Aged cow (4 shown) 1. Bridon Be Wink, Spatz Cattle Company 2. Edn-Ru Furor Dani Destiny, Gregory S. McMurtrie Dry cow (2 shown) 1. BAF Carrier China Crisp, Cody C. Davis, Middleburg Junior best three females (1 shown) 1. Andrew Dice Exhibitor herd (6 shown) 1. Jacob Spatz, Lititz

FEBRUary 2013

Coredale Simba Dannie 1st Milking senior yearling Res. Senior and Res. Grand Champion

WF Signature Bree 1st Senior 2-yr.-old cow

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Judging Contests (continued from page 62)

NAILE Dairy Judging Contest November 6, 2012, Louisville, Ky. Collegiate Division (16 teams) High Team: University of Minnesota—Tyler Otte, Doug Petzel, Isaac Salfer and Jon Schmitt; coached by Les Hansen Other Top Five Teams: University of Florida—high team reasons, The Ohio State University, University of WisconsinPlatteville, Virginia Tech High Individual: Issac Salfer—high individual reasons OtherTop Five Individuals: Chanse Huggins, University of Florida; Robin Alder, The Ohio State University; Joshua Joseph, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and Doug Wicker, Purdue University High Jersey Team: University of Florida High Jersey Individual: Jessica Sentelle, Virginia Tech Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Jessica Sentelle and Doug Wicker Post-Secondary Division (5 teams) High Team: SUNY Cobleskill—Sarah Andrew, Rayne Paddock, Emily Pelletier, MaryBeth Shults; coached by John Tryon Other Top Five Teams: Morrisville State College—high team reasons, Michigan Ag Tech, Modesto Junior College, Kaskaskia College High Individual: Adam Hill, Morrisville State College—high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Rayne Paddock; Vincent Migliazzo, Modesto Junior College; Austen Schmidt, Wisconsin Farm and

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The overall Jersey team award was presented to the University of Florida, Holly Whetsell, Fallon Curren, Pamelo Mayo and Chanse Huggins.

T h ey a r e p i c t u r e d with coach Mary Sowerby and AJCA representative Brad Barham.

Industry Short Course, and MaryBeth Shults High Jersey Team: SUNY Cobleskill High Jersey Individual: Britney Zondlak, Michigan Ag Tech Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Sarah Andrew; MaryBeth Shults; Adam Hill and Marshall Hinz, Morrisville State College 4-H Division (19 teams) High Team: Minnesota—Michael Schmitt, Christine Leonard, Justin Siewert and Nathan Donnay; coached by Karen Anderson— high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, Missouri High Individual: Michael Schmitt, Minnesota—high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Ethan Dado, Wisconsin; Nathan Donnay; Katelyn Allen, Maryland, and Laura Jensen, Wisconsin High Jersey Team: Maryland High Jersey Individual: Julia Doody, Maryland Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Steven Nelson, Missouri; Lauren Luther, North Carolina; Lauren Hill, New York; Laura Lesher, Pennsylvania, and Tucker Peterson, Missouri.

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As genotyping advances, new uses for the technology are continually being developed. Jersey breeders can now test for three additional traits—polled/horn status, casein A1/A2 status and BVD-PI status— as add-ons to the low-density genotyping test for Registered Jersey females.

In this month’s Jersey Jargon column we’ll take a look at these options and review some of the basics for ordering genotyping kits.

Polled/Horned Genetics Polled genetics have gained broader appeal in recent years in part because genotyping has identified polled animals that rival their horned peers from a genetic standpoint. In 2011, the polled sire Maack Dairy Eclipes-P-ET was the most heavily used sire of sons registered with the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA).

This past year, he ranked #3 and another polled G-code bull, Schultz Legal Critic-

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P, ranked #4. As well, the AJCA is now publishing a listing of the top 100 polled females for Genomic Jersey Performance Index (GJPI) in the Green Book.

Results of the add-on test will be reported as homozygous horned, heterozygous polled/horned or homozygous polled.

The price of the polled/horned add-on when ordered and processed with genotyping is $25 per sample for REAP herds and $30 per sample for all others. The fee when ordered separately is $45 per sample for REAP herds and $50 for all others.

Casein A2 Jersey breeders can now determine whether animals are homozygous or heterozygous for the beta casein gene A1/A2.

Like the polled/horned gene, results of this test will be reported as homozygous A1, heterozygous A1/A2 or homozygous A2. Jersey breeders should note that the reporting and publication of casein A2 information is restricted by trademark laws.

The price of the casein A2 add-on when ordered and processed with genotyping is $12 per sample for REAP herds and $14 for other herds. When the test is ordered separately, the cost is $15 per sample for REAP herds and $17 for all others.

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BVD-PI Bovine Viral Diarrhea-Persistent Infection (BVD-PI) occurs when an animal is infected with BVD before birth. The animal will remain infected with BVD through its life and shed the virus continuously. Registered Jersey females consigned to most sales, including those managed by Jersey Marketing Service, must test negative for BVD-PI. Results of the genomic add-on test for will be reported as either negative or positive.

The price of the BVD-PI add-on is $4.50 per sample for REAP herds and $5.50 per sample for other herds. There is no difference in price whether the add-on is ordered concurrently with genomic testing or separately.

Ordering Add-ons Currently, the add-ons can only be ordered directly from AJCA staff by calling 614/322-4482.

Genotyping Kits To order genotyping kits, use the Genomic Testing Express Order System located on the menu bar on infoJersey.com. (continued to page 66)

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Or, call 614/322-4482 and request a kit.

The genotyping kit is a one-page form preprinted with the cow or heifer’s AJCA identification number.

When you are ready to take the hair sample from the animal, verify her identification on the preprinted form, then collect the hair sample and tape it to the form where indicated. Make sure the AJCA identification number is included on the form and with the sample. If you are submitting multiple samples, be sure to use a separate envelope for each. Send the form and hair sample to the laboratory at the address provided using first class mail.

The rule of thumb is to allow four weeks for samples to be processed and genomic evaluations to be completed. Samples submitted early in the month will generally yield genomic evaluations the following month. For a detailed schedule, visit www. usjersey.com/Programs/genomictest.htm.

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Keep in mind that the lab receives many samples right at the deadline. Because of this, not all samples can be processed for the subsequent genomic evaluation even though they were received by the deadline.

The further in advance of the deadline samples are received, the better the chance they will be completed by the next release of genomic evaluations.

The person who is the owner of the animal recorded with the AJCA will receive the genomic results. The report will list the Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs) and the Genomic PTAs for all traits. A result for genomic inbreeding will also be provided with a comparison to the animal’s estimated pedigree inbreeding.

The breed’s top females for GJPI are identified in several lists (Top 500 Females for GJPI, Top 200 Cows for GJPI, Top 1.5% Cows for GJPI, Top 500 Heifers for GJPI and Top 100 Polled Females for GJPI) in the Green Book and the Jersey Journal.

Effective January 1, 2013, the low-density 8K test is $38 per animal for REAP herds and $48 for all others. The 50K test is $100 per animal for REAP herds and $115 for all others.

Other Genomic Resources For a modest investment in genotyping, you can accelerate genetic progress and breed a more uniform and consistently profitable herd.

To keep abreast of genomic news and see how genomics can help you better manage your herd, be sure to participate in the webinar series, This Month in Jersey Genomics, aired the third Wednesday of each month at noon Eastern Standard Time. To register for the webinar or view previous programs, visit www.usjersey. com/News/webinars.htm.

For further information, contact Cari Wolfe, Director Research and Genetic Programs Development, at 614/322-4453 or cwolfe@usjerseycom.

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In Memoriam Florence Lenahan M.D. Florence Lenahan M.D., Galena, Ohio, 74, passed away on September 25, 2012.

She was born on November 23, 1937, to the late Dr. Norris and Ernestine Lenahan. She came from a family of physicians and knew at an early age that she wanted to follow in their footsteps. She graduated from Linden McKinley High School and received her bachelor’s degree in home economics from The Ohio State University (OSU). She entered medical school at Loyola of Chicago and then transferred to OSU, where she earned her medical degree in 1963.

After interning at Grant Hospital, she opened an office for the general practice of medicine in 1964 and continued working there until her passing.

Dr. Lenahan also owned a small herd of Registered Jerseys and was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association.

She was a co-owner of Generators Imp, Excellent-94%, who was the high-selling female of the Kentucky National Sale and Reserve Grand Champion of the All American Junior Jersey Show in 1974.

She was twice named Grand Champion of the Ohio State Fair and is the dam of Milestones Imperial and Favorite Saint, who sired more than 13,400 registered progeny combined.

In addition to her medical practice, Dr. Lenahan was a medical director for Willow Brook Christian Home and a staff physician for the Lenahan Medical Clinic at Wesley Glen Retirement Center. For 25 years, she was the company physician at Orton Ceramic Foundation.

She belonged to the Ohio State Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the Columbus and Franklin County Academy of Medicine and the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners.

Dr. Lenahan became the first woman in Ohio to be elected to the office of county coroner in 1988. As well, she was the first woman elected to the Columbus Society for the Scientific Detection of Crime and the first to hold a leadership position in the organization having been elected vice president in 1995. She attended deputy sheriff school and received her mounted deputy sheriff’s commission from Franklin County in 1987.

Dr. Lenahan served on the Delaware County Republican Central Committee and was a member of the executive committee of the Delaware County Republican Party. She is a past president and vice president of the Delaware County RepubFEBRUary 2013

lican Women’s Club.

She is survived by a brother, Norris; a sister, Jan (Ron) Dwyer; and other relatives and friends.

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Delaware County, 4920 St. Rt. 37 East, Delaware OH 43015, or The James Cancer Hospital, 300 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus OH 43210.

Marshal F. Stone Marshal F. Stone, Staunton, Va., 83, passed away on December 7, 2012.

He was born on May 5, 1929, in Readsboro, Vt., son of the late Floyd Newton

Stone and Karen Moxley Stone. He grew up in Halifax, Vt., and graduated from Whitingham High School in 1947. He then graduated from the Vermont School of Agriculture.

He was a dairy farmer who farmed in six states and most recently was herdsperson at Clover Hill Farm in Staunton, Va. He had a special interest in Jerseys and was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association.

Stone is survived by three daughters, Marsha (Donald) Rehrmann of Orange Park, Fla., Jeanette Sutherland of Pough(continued to page 68)

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keepsie, N.Y., and Pam (Tim) Hoysradt of Waynesboro, Va.; two sons, Jerry (Marion) Stone of Ancram, N.Y., and Colin (Regina) Stone of Inverness, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lucille (Harold) Rice of Wilmington, Vt., and Corrine (Raymond) Boyd of Jacksonville, Vt. He was preceded in death by his wife, Colleen M. Stone, who passed away in October 2009, and a brother, Carl N. Stone.

Memorials may be made to August HealthHospice of the Shenandoah, P.O. Box 215, Fishersville, VA 22939; the Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 260, Stuarts Draft VA 24477; or to a charity of your choice.

Bobby Ray Atkins Bobby Ray Atkins, Troy, N.C., 79, Page 68

passed away on December 18, 2012, at First Health Montgomery Hospital.

He was born on February 15, 1933, to the late Howard and Ora Blake Atkins in Troy. He graduated from Troy High School in 1950 and married Sara McIntyre four years later. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years and was discharged in 1957 with a rank of staff sergeant.

Atkins began his lifelong career as a dairy farmer in 1959, milking eight cows by hand on Roads End Farm in Troy. In 1961, he added his first Jerseys—a pair of heifer calves—to the Holstein herd.

In 1964, he was the first to supply AllJersey milk for the Montgomery Dairy processing plant. Roads End Farm was a tour stop during stop the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. in 1993 when North Carolina hosted the meetings.

During his dairying career, Atkins received numerous honors. He was a member of the inaugural group to receive the AJCA’s Young Jersey Breeder Award in 1976. He also earned the Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Jersey Breeders Association and the Marvin E. Senger Distinguished Dairy Farmer Award from the North Carolina State University Animal Science Department.

He was presented with the Montgomery County Young Farmer of the Year Award, the Soil and Water Conservation Farmer of the Year Award and the Outstanding Grassland Award. The state department of natural resources appointed Atkins to the Yadkin River Basin Citizens Advisory Committee and the family was named Conservation Farm Family of the Year.

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and the AWARE Committee of Randolph Electric Membership Corporation. He sat on the board of the Carolina Farm Credit Bank for more than 29 years and was a director emeritus at his passing. He also was a current member of the board of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau. He was a 32nd degree mason, a member of the Troy Masonic Lodge #718 and an active member of Love Joy United Methodist Church, which he served as a member of the administrative council.

In addition to his wife of 57 years, Atkins is survived by three daughters, Sherron (Ken) Harris, Ronda (Billy) Haywood and Cynthia (Alan) Ziccarelli, and a son, Dereck Atkins, all of Troy; nine grandchildren; and three brothers, John Lewis (Edith) Atkins and Doyle (Faye) Atkins, both of Troy, and Royce (Joyce) Atkins of Biscoe.

Memorials may be made to Love Joy United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 219 Dast Drive, Troy NC 27371.

James Pappas James Pappas, Modesto, Calif., 95, passed away on December 28, 2012, after a short illness.

Pappas graduated from California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo

with majors in dairy husbandry and agriculture education. He then became a vocational agricultural instructor and parttime dairy producer.

He purchased his first Jersey in 1937 and was longtime owner of Stardust Jersey Farms, which used the slogan, “Where the search for superiority never ends” in its promotional pieces. Pappas was wellknown in the dairy community for his prowess as a breeder of Registered Jersey cattle and mentor for younger breeders. The Stardust Jersey Farms bloodlines found their way into important herds all over the U.S. and abroad, including the herd owned by the Queen of England.

Pappas bred and developed numerous Excellent cattle, including the first Jersey bull to be appraised 95%. More than 100 members of milking string at Stardust Jersey Farms produced Ton of Gold, Double Ton of Gold or Hall of Fame records.

Pappas was an approved judge for the five major dairy breeds and judged cattle across the country. He was the associate judge for the National Jersey Jug in 1970 and official for the glamorous event in 1978.

He and his late wife, Georgia, were the first husband-wife team to receive the Master Breeder Award from the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) in 1976.

He earned the Master Breeder Award from

the California Purebred Dairy Cattle Association in 1975 and the Senior Breeder Award from the California Jersey Breeders Association in 1976. He also received the Senior Master Breeder Award from the San Joaquin Jersey Breeders Association.

He was an honorary member of the Cal Poly Los Lecheros Dairy Club and a member of the board of directors of the California Jersey Cattle Club, the California Holstein Association, the East West Dairyman’s Association and the San Joaquin All-Jersey Association. He served the Stanislaus County Jersey Breeders Association as secretary-treasurer and president and the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association as president. He was editor of the California Jersey News for five years.

Though he retired from the world of active dairy production more than three decades ago, Pappas, a lifelong enthusiast of Big Band music, continued to be active in the world of agriculture, converting his dairy, named for the song, “Stardust,” into almond production.

He is survived by five children, James Pappas, Laura Thompson, Marilyn Taylor, Dorothy Davis and Robert Pappas; six grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.

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