June 2009 Jersey Journal

In this issue: 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. Automated phone: 614/755-5857. Fax: 614/861-8040.

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Volume 56 • No. 6 • June 2009 • ISSN: 0021-5953

Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Assistant Editors: Tracie Hoying, Renée Norman Senior Writer/JerseySites Coordinator: Michele Ackerman http://www.usjersey.com/jerseysites.html

Welcome to New York

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82 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meeting

37 Beef Research Seminar

83 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meeting

96 Dairy Challenge Competitions

19 AJCA Distinguished Service

108 High Herds Ranked by JPI 43 The Empire State

Schedule

Registration

Dr. Robert C. and Helene Z. Dreisbach

18 AJCA Master Breeder

Ahlem Farms Partnership and Ed Fisher

Beef Research Seminar

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20 AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service Dr. Ronald E. Pearson

37 Berry Named to Appraisal Staff, Fall Schedule Posted 14 Domino’s Partners with DMI 104 Get Transfers In Order for Junior Show Season 14 How a Junior Member Reserves a Prefix 71 July 1st Deadline for AJCA Scholarships

Spring Sale Season

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Fresh spring grass tempts the milking string at Chairo Jerseys in Red Creek, N.Y., just two miles south of Lake Ontario. The Registered Jersey herd is owned by Luke and Carol Heagy and their family, who moved their REAP herd to New York after dairying in western Maryland and Pennsylvania.

From July 1-4, 2009, Jersey breeders from around the nation and world will convene in Syracuse, N.Y., for the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings and WJCB Annual Meeting.

Turn to page 43 for a preview of the New York Jersey breeders located in the Empire State.

june 2009

Scheduled for July 2 Conclude

Welcome to New York

26 Young Jersey Breeders

Roger and Cathleen Alexander Kimberly Clauss Eric D. Daggett Jerome and Kate Hardy Shari Strickhouser Ron and Nicolle Wussow

102 Kentucky National Jersey Show 102 Kentucky Kow-A-Rama Jersey Show 111 Kentucky Kow-A-Rama Junior Jersey Show 104 LSU AgCenter Spring Junior Jersey Show

14 Supreme Champion Awards Added to Shows in Louisville

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AJCA, NAJ Board Members

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Advertising Index

111 Buckeye Classic Sale

14 Along the Jersey Road

89 Budjon Futures Sale

10 Calendar

98 Deep South and Southeast Heifer Growers South Sale

17 Editorial

86 Gold Nugget Sale 85 Midwest Spring Special Sale

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Field Service Staff

107 In Memorium 94 Jersey Jargon 6

Jersey Journal Subscription Rates

112, 113, 114 Journal Shopping Center 10 Registration Fees 105 Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Association

10 Type Appraisal Schedule

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Official Publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc.

To improve and promote the Jersey breed of cattle, and to increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk and for Jersey cattle.

Company and Department Heads Executive Secretary: Neal Smith, ext. 327

Treasurer: Vickie White, ext. 345

Development: Cherie L. Bayer, Ph.D., ext. 334

Information Technology: Mark Chamberlain, ext. 324

Jersey Journal: Kimberly A. Billman, ext. 336 Jersey Marketing Service: Daniel S. Bauer, 614/216-5862 National All-Jersey Inc. and Herd Services: Erick Metzger, ext. 339

Research and Genetic Program Development: Cari W. Wolfe, ext. 318

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

Sara Barlass, 614/256-6502 (mobile); 315/402-2240 (fax); sbarlass@usjersey.com. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.

David A. Burris, 209/613-9763 (mobile); 270/378-5434 (phone); 270/378-5357 (fax); dburris@usjersey.com.

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, east Tennessee, Virginia.

Allen J. Carter, 559/259-7825 (mobile); 951/925-0742 (phone); 951/658-2186 (fax); acarter@usjersey.com.

Arizona, California, Nevada.

Justin Edwards, 614/216-9727 (mobile); jedwards@ usjersey.com. Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.

Patty Holbert, 270/205-1300 (mobile); 270/325-4352 (fax); pholbert@usjersey.com. Ohio.

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

Elizabeth Moss, 614/296-4166 (mobile); 731/697-1341 (phone); emoss@usjersey.com. Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, west Tennessee.

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

Blake Renner, 614/361-9716 (mobile); brenner@ usjersey.com. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, 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 Mike Berry, 614/313-5818; mberry@usjersey.com.

Louie Cozzitorto, 209/765-7187 (mobile); lcozzitorto@ usjersey.com.

Justin Edwards, above Patty Holbert, above Leah Johnson, above Elizabeth Moss, above Blake Renner, above

American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors Officers President: David Chamberlain, 1324 Kingsley Rd., Wyoming, NY 14591-9717. Phone 585/495-9996; d3ljersey@frontiernet.net.

Vice President: Libby Bleakney, 165 Towles Hill Rd., Cornish, ME 04020-9740 Phone 207/625-3305; highland_farms@myfairpoint.net.

Directors Libby Bleakney, see above. First District. 2009.

Robin Denniston-Keller, 6476 N. Bergen Rd., Byron, NY 14422-9519. Phone 585/548-2299; rdenkel@aol. com. Second District. 2011.

Richard A. Doran Jr., 3342 Bush River Rd., Newberry, SC 29108. Phone 803/924-1466; bushriver@aol.com.

Sixth District. 2009.

William Grammer, 966 S. 15th St., Sebring, OH 44672.

Phone 330/938-6798; gramjer@agristar.net. Fourth District. 2010.

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

Phone 559/485-1436. PK1JQ@hotmail.com. Twelfth District. 2011.

Craig Rhein, 3789 Sweet Arrow Lake Rd., Pine Grove, PA 17963. Phone 570/345-3383; meadowview@ pennwoods.net. Third District. 2009.

Chris Sorenson, W3995 County Road H, Pine River, WI 54965-8130. Phone 920/987-5495; csorenson000@ centurytel.net. Tenth District. 2010.

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

Phone 785/336-2581; spielman@nvcs.com. Ninth District. 2011.

Charles Steer, 1040 Banks Levey Rd., Cottage Grove, TN 38224 Phone 731/782-3463; sunbow@wk.net. Fifth District. 2010.

Robert Stryk, 629 Krenek Stryk Rd., Schulenburg, TX 78956-5128. Phone 979/561-8468; bobstryk@cvtv.net.

Eighth District. 2009.

James VanBuskirk, 1110 W. Sigler St., Carleton, MI 48117. Phone 734/654-6544; JVBRedHot@yahoo.com.

Seventh District. 2011.

Paula Wolf, 26755 Blaine Road, Beaver, OR 97108; 503/398-5606; SilvaWolf@starband.net. Eleventh District. 2010.

National All-Jersey Inc. Board of Directors Officers President: James Ahlem, 9483 Columbus Ave., Hilmar, CA 95324-9322. Phone 209/632-8656; ahlemie@ aol.com.

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

Directors James Ahlem, see above. District 2. 2009.

Marion Barlass, 6145 E. County Rd. A, Janesville, WI 53546. Phone 608/754-1171; barlassjerseys@gmail. com. Director 6. 2011.

David Chamberlain, see AJCA officers.

Richard A. Doran, ex-officio, see AJCA

David Endres, W9402 Hwy. K, Lodi, WI 53555. Phone 608/592-7856; jazzy@merr.com. District 4. 2010.

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

Phone 605/238-5782. calgraber@yahoo.com. District 7. 2009 William Grammer, ex-officio, see AJCA. James S. Huffard III, see above. District 5. 2012.

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

Phone 413/549-6486; jkokoski@charter.net. District 3. 2009.

Norman Martin, 1820 Marolf Loop Rd., Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone 503/815-3600; martindairyllc@ embarqmail.com. District 1. 2011.

Kelvin Moss, 16155 W. Glendale Ave., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340-9522. Phone 623/935-0163; kel@msdairy. com. District 8. 2010.

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ABS Global................................................... 29 Accelerated Genetics............................. 15, 33 Agri Laboratories................................ 111, 112 Ahlem Farms................................................ 35 All-Lyn Jerseys.............................................. 88 Alta Genetics/Jerseyland Sires................ 4, 31 American Jersey Cattle Association ......................................................... 16, 113, 114 Androgenics.................................................. 30 Arco Farms................................................... 88 Arethusa Farm.............................................. 34 Avi-Lanche Jerseys...................................... 11 Avon Road Jersey Farm............................... 88 Avonlea Genetics Inc.................................... 95 Avonlea Summer Splash II........................... 95 Bachelor Farms.......................................... 104 Bar-K Jerseys............................................... 45 Billings Farm Inc.......................................... 101 Biltmore Farm............................................... 84 Brentwood Farms................................... 12, 13 Bush River Jerseys......................................... 9 Buttercrest Jerseys....................................... 91 California Jerseys.................11, 23, 24, 35, 84 California Jersey Breeders Association....... 35 Cantendo Acres............................................ 90 Carson & Bascom Jerseys......................... 100 Cedarcrest Farms......................................... 88 Celestial Jerseys........................................... 69 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy............................... 106 Circle S Jerseys............................................ 97 Clauss Dairy Farm........................................ 35 Clear Creek Jerseys................................... 106 Clover Patch Dairy........................................ 92 Cloverfield Jerseys....................................... 31 Cooper Farm................................................. 73 Covington Jerseys...................................... 106 Crescent Farm.............................................. 97 D&E Jerseys................................................. 11 Dar-Re Farm Ltd........................................... 90 Dar-View Jerseys.......................................... 63 Deer Creek Feeding LLC............................. 28 DeMents Jerseys.......................................... 30 Den-Kel Jerseys...................................... 45, 52 Diamond S Farm........................................... 94 Domino Farm................................................ 68 Dreamroad Jerseys...................................... 61 Dutch Hollow Farm....................................... 71 Edn-Ru Jerseys............................................ 30 Fairway Jerseys............................................ 22 Forest Glen Jerseys........................................ 3 Fort Morrison Jerseys................................... 97 Four Springs Jerseys.................................... 30 Free-Mar Jerseys.......................................... 38 Friendly Valley Jerseys................................. 46 Gabys Jersey Farm........................................ 2 Genex............................................................ 21 Gi-Me Jerseys and Holsteins....................... 59 Glen Meadow Jerseys.................................. 57 Golden Meadows Jerseys............................ 24 Grammer Jersey Farm................................. 91 Grazeland Jerseys Ltd.................................. 90 Hallet Dairy Farm LLC.................................. 88 Hapalson Jersey Farm................................. 35

Hav’s Farm.................................................. 100 Heartland Jerseys....................................... 106 Heaven Scent Jerseys.................................. 51 High Lawn Farm........................................... 84 High Plains Dairy Council............................. 98 Highland Farms, Inc...................................... 99 Highland Jersey Farm.................................. 92 Hi-Land Farms.............................................. 44 Hill Top Jerseys............................................. 70 Hilmar Jerseys.............................................. 35 Holmes Farm.............................................. 100 Illinois Jerseys..................................... 7, 30, 38 Indiana Jerseys.............80, 103, 104, 106, 107 Iowa Jerseys............................................... 106 Irishtown Acres............................................. 30 JEMI Jerseys................................................ 30 JVB Red Hot Jerseys................................... 80 Jersey Journal............................................ 112 Jersey Marketing Service...........39, 40, 41, 42 Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch......................................... 23 Jordan’s Jerseys........................................... 30 Journal Shopping Center...........112, 113, 114 K&R Jerseys................................................. 94 Kempko Syndicate........................................ 97 Kenny Farm................................................... 30 Lady Lane Farms........................................ 103 Lawtons Jersey Farm................................... 55 Lew-Lin Jerseys............................................. 63 Liberty Jersey Sires..................................... 114 Livestock Exporters Association of U.S.A... 104 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm................................. 97 Lyon Jerseys............................................... 106 M&M Dairy Farm........................................ 103 Margandale Jersey Farm............................. 90 Mason Farm.................................................. 35 McKee Jersey Farm.................................... 102 Meadow View Farm...................................... 36 Messmer Jersey Farm.................................. 80 Michigan Jersey Cattle Club....................... 103 Mills Jerseys................................................. 80 Minnesota Jerseys........................................ 94 Mi-Rose Jerseys........................................... 30 Molly Brook Farms........................................ 97 National Heifer Sale....................39, 40, 41, 42 Nettle Creek Jerseys.................................. 106 New England Jerseys.......34, 97, 99, 100, 101 New York Jerseys.....................................43-80 Nobledale Farm............................................ 25 Normandell Farms........................................ 25 Northeast Kingdom Sales............................ 97 O’Do Acres.................................................... 92 Oakhaven Jerseys........................................ 92 Ohio Jerseys..................................... 90, 91, 92 Oomsdale Farms, Inc................................... 65 Oregon Jerseys...................................... 3, 103 Owens Farms Inc.......................................... 88 Pat-Mar Jerseys............................................ 35 Pennsota Jerseys......................................... 94 Pennsylvania Jerseys.................25, 30, 32, 36 Proctors Bel-Air Farm................................... 99 Queen-Acres Farm..................................... 111

River Valley..................................................... 7 Riverside-F Farms........................................ 30 Romano Farms LLC..................................... 67 Rosevale Jerseys.......................................... 92 Rowzee Jersey Farm.................................. 104 Schirm Jersey Farm..................................... 92 Scotch View Farms....................................... 49 Scot-Lyn Jerseys.......................................... 92 Seacord Farm............................................... 77 Select Sires, Inc............81, 112, 113, 114, 115 Semex................................................... 87, 113 Senn-Sational Jerseys.................................. 90 Shenandoah Jerseys.................................... 24 Shoemaker Jerseys...................................... 92 Silver Maple Farms....................................... 97 Silver Mist Farm.......................................... 103 Silver Spring Farm........................................ 47 Skip-A-Rilla Jerseys........................................ 9 Smith Haven Dairy........................................ 94 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc................................ 90 Spring Valley Farm...................................... 103 Springdale Farm........................................... 80 Springdale Jersey Farm............................... 97 Spruce Row.................................................. 32 Steinhauers Jerseys..................................... 88 Stone House Farm................................. 78, 79 Stoney Hollow Jerseys................................. 30 Stornaway Jerseys....................................... 60 Sturdy Built.................................................. 113 Sugar Grove Jerseys.................................... 23 Summit Farm.............................................. 106 Sun Valley Jerseys...................................... 103 Sunbow Jerseys........................................... 36 Sunny Rox Jerseys....................................... 52 Sunset Canyon Jerseys.............................. 103 Taylor Jersey Farm, Inc................................. 93 Tennessee Jerseys................................... 2, 36 Tierney Farm Jerseys................................... 66 Topline Jerseys............................................. 97 Trans-America Genetics......................... 12, 13 Trinity Jersey Farm....................................... 86 Unkefer Dairy Farm...................................... 90 Valley Oaks Jerseys................................... 103 Van Dell Farms, Inc....................................... 88 Vanderfeltz Jerseys....................................... 32 Vantage Jerseys........................................... 30 Waverly Farm.............................................. 116 Wester Jersey Farm..................................... 30 Westfalia Surge........................................... 114 Wetumpka Farm........................................... 67 Wickstrom Jersey Farm................................ 84 Wilsonview Dairy........................................ 103 Windridge Jersey Farm.............................. 107 Wisconsin Jerseys..........................................88 Wolf River Jerseys........................................ 88 Woodstock Dairy......................................... 103 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, 614/861-3636, 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.

JUNE—North Carolina; Idaho and Utah; Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Colorado; Texas; Florida, Southern Georgia and South Carolina.

JULY—New York; Kentucky, Northern Georgia and Tennessee; Arkansas and Missouri.

Deadlines

JUNE 30—National Jersey Jug Futurity two-year-old fees due on 2010 entries.

JUNE 30—National Jersey Jug Futurity yearling fees due on 2011 entries.

JULY 1—Applications for National Jersey Youth Scholarships are due.

AUG. 1—Deadline to register and/or transfer animals into the name of a junior exhibitor for The All American Junior Jersey Show.

AUG. 18—USDA genetic evaluations released.

SEPT. 20—2009 National Jersey Jug Futurity final payments are due.

OCT. 15—Deadline for National Jersey Queen applications.

DEC. 31—Deadline for entries for the 2012 National Jersey Jug Futurity are due.

Sales

JULY 4—52nd NATIONAL HEIFER SALE, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, N.Y.; 2:00 p.m.; Jersey

Marketing Service, sale mgr.; Lynn Lee, auctioneer; jms@usjersey.com.

JULY 11—AVONLEA SUMMER SPLASH 75 th ANNIVERSARY SALE, hosted by Avonlea Genetics, Brighton, Ont.; 12:00 p.m.; for more information visit http://www.cyr-designs.com/avonlea/.

SEPT. 7— BUSH RIVER AND TREASURE CHEST COMBINATION X SALE, hosted by Bush River Jerseys, Newberry, S.C.; 3:30 p.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

SEPT. 7— D I X I E I N V I T A T I O N A L A N D SOUTHEAST HEIFER GROWERS NORTH SALE, hosted by Bush River Jerseys, Newberry, S.C.; 11:30 a.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com.

SEPT. 19—NEW YORK FALL SALE, Whitney Point, N.Y.; 11:00 a.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

SEPT. 22—73rd VERMONT STATE JERSEY SALE, North Haverhill Fairgrounds, North Haverhill, N.H.; 11:00 a.m.; Vermont Jersey Breeders Association, sale sponsor; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

SEPT. 29—TOP OF THE WORLD SALE, IGENITY Sale Pavilion, Alliant Energy Center of Dane County, Madison, Wis.; 7:00 p.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

OCT. 1—DAIRYLAND PROTEIN SALE, Rock County Fairgrounds, Janesville, Wis.; 11:00 a.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

OCT. 17—OHIO FALL PRODUCTION SALE, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio; 11:00 a.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

NOV. 7—52nd POT O’GOLD SALE, Presented

by Cow’s Match® Jersey Blend, Newmarket Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:30 p.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com.

NOV. 8—THE 56th ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SALE, West Hall B, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 5:00 p.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

Meetings and Expositions

JUNE 12-13—DAIRY PRODUCERS OF NEW MEXICO ANNUAL CONVENTION, Ruidoso Convention Center, Ruidoso, N.M.; for more

Registration Fees Effective April 1, 1999

InfoJersey.com Applications Member Non-Member

All Other Applications Member Non-Member

Under six (6) months................................................ $15.00 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 12-24 months.......................................... 22.00 25.00 24.00 Over 24 months...................................... 30.00 35.00 32.00

$17.00

22.00 27.00 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.

information visit http://www.nmdairy.org.

JUNE 20—IOWA STATE JERSEY PICNIC, hosted

by Lyon Jerseys, Toledo, Iowa.

JUNE 20—OHIO JERSEY BREEDERS PICNIC, hosted by Paul and Dawn Schirm and family, Schirm Jersey Farm, West Salem, Ohio; 11:30 a.m.

JUNE 22-25—PRE-MEETING TOUR, WORLD JERSEY CATTLE BUREAU, Dalhart, Texas; for more information visit http://JerseyWorldsCombine. usjersey.com.

JUNE 25-30—PRE-MEETING TOUR, WORLD JERSEY CATTLE BUREAU, Ohio to western New York; for more information visit http:// JerseyWorldsCombine.usjersey.com.

JUNE 27—IMPROVING THE BOTTOM LINE 7, Clover Patch Jerseys, Millersburg, Ohio.

JUNE 27—ILLINOIS JERSEY PICNIC AND PARISH SHOW, hosted by the Schweigert family, Maple Lawn Jersey Farm, Tremont, Ill.; picnic at noon with show following.

JUly 2—ANNUAL MEETING OF NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC., DoubleTree Hotel, Syracuse, N.Y.; 7:30 a.m.

JUly 3—ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORLD JERSEY CATTLE BUREAU, DoubleTree Hotel, Syracuse, N.Y., 8:00 a.m.

JUly 4—ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION, DoubleTree Hotel, Syracuse, N.Y.; 9:00 a.m.

JULY 5-9—POST-MEETING TOUR, WORLD JERSEY CATTLE BUREAU, New England; for more information visit http://JerseyWorldsCombine. usjersey.com.

JULY 8-10—MISSOURI DAIRY GRAZING CONFERENCE, Joplin, Mo.; for more information visit http://agebb.missouri.edu/dairy/grazing/ conference/index.htm.

JULY 12—MINNESOTA STATE JERSEY PICNIC, hosted by Larry and Cindy Sassen, Little Falls, Minn.; Potluck will begin at 12:00 p.m.; Board of Directors will meet at 11:00 a.m.

JULY 12-16—JOINT ANNUAL MEETINGS OF AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING, Montreal, Que.; for more information visit http://adsa.asas.org/ meetings/2009.

JULY 18—5th ANNUAL FARM FAMILY FIELD DAY, David Hershberger Family Farm, Mt. Hope, Ohio.

JULY 18—NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA FIELD DAY, hosted by Lucky L Jerseys, Dennis Leamon, Statesville, N.C.; 10:00 a.m.

JULY 18—VERMONT AND NEW ENGLAND JERSEY BREEDERS PICNIC, hosted by High Lawn Farm, Lee, Mass.

J U LY 1 9 — W I S C O N S I N S TAT E J E R S E Y BREEDERS PICNIC, hosted by Beechwood H LLC, Kelly Peth and Family, Ripon, Wis. JULY 27-31—JERSEY YOUTH ACADEMY, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; for more information visit http://academy.usjersey.com.

AUG. 24-27—17th ADSA DISCOVER CONFERENCE ON FOOD ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: DAIRY HERD ANALYTICS, Brown County Inn, Nashville, Ind.; for more information visit http://www.adsa.org/ discover/17thDiscover_2009.htm.

AUG. 25-26—63rd NAAB ANNUAL CONVENTION, Hilton Kansas City Airport Hotel, Kansas City, Mo.; for more information visit www.naab-css.org.

AUG. 25-27—ID-INFO EXPO 2009, Western Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo.; for more information visit http://www.animalagriculture.org.

NOV. 2-5—18th ADSA DISCOVER CONFERENCE ON FOOD ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: EFFECT OF THERMAL ENVIRONMENT ON NUTRIENT AND MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF CATTLE, Brown County Inn, Nashville, Ind.; for more information visit http://www.adsa.org/ discover/18thDiscover_2009.htm. (continued to page 100)

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For years Molly Brook Farm, Danville, Vt., has been known for their strong merchandising of their beloved Jersey herd. Walt and Sally Goodrich and son Myles, have sold cattle to 23 states and 12 foreign countries. The family was recently honored by the state of Vermont as winners of the 2009 Centennial Business Award. Each year the award is given to businesses in the state that have been continuously in business for at least 100 years. The Goodriches were awarded the AJCA Master Breeder Award in 1994.

Kristin Natzke, has been selected as the Accelerated Genetics Public Relations and Advertising Intern. She is the daughter of Tim and Barb Natzke, Crestbrooke Holsteins and Jerseys, Fond du Lac, Wis. She is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is majoring in Dairy Science and Life Science Communications. At the university, Kristin is an active member of the Dairy Club and the Association of Women in Agriculture and is on the dairy judging team.

Supreme Champion Awards Added to Shows in Louisville The 2009 North American International Livestock Expo’s (NAILE) dairy show will include three new Supreme Champion awards during the November 7-9 shows.

“Two other national dairy cattle shows take place before November, and they both name Supreme Champions. A cow earning Supreme Champion honors at those two shows and then standing as Supreme Champion at the NAILE would win what amounts to the ‘Triple Crown’ of the dairy cattle industry,” commented Harold Workman, NAILE General Manager and Kentucky State Fair Board President and CEO. “Our board is very intent on maintaining our national leadership status, and they felt this award would benefit both our event and the purebred dairy industry.

It makes sense that Louisville, the home of the first leg of Thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown, would host this kind of national competition.”

Junior Show Supreme Champions On Sunday, November 8, the Grand Champion cows from the six junior dairy Page 14

shows will compete for the title of Supreme Champion Cow and a $2,000 cash award. The selection will take place in the Kentucky Exposition Center’s Freedom Hall prior to the National Jersey Jug Futurity. This is in addition to the $500 cash prize added to the show in 2008 for the Grand Champion of each breed in the Junior show.

In addition to the Supreme Champion Cow, a Supreme Junior Champion heifer will be selected. The six Junior Champions from the respective shows will compete for the title and a $500 cash prize.

“The NAILE has led the livestock show industry since its inception in 1974. The addition of these Supreme Champions is another example of that leadership,” explained Joey Pendleton, Chairman of the NAILE Dairy Advisory Committee. “And, it is a continuation of the Expo’s ongoing support of young people who represent the future of the purebred livestock business.”

New Open Breed Show Supreme Championship is Third Leg in Dairy “Triple Crown” Also added to this year’s NAILE Open Dairy Cattle Show Division is a Supreme Champion Cow award which will earn the winner a $2,500 premium and overall show honors. The Grand Champions from the six breed shows will compete for the honor.

The competition will take place on November 10, the final day of the dairy show.

Domino’s Partners with DMI Dairy Management Incorporated (DMI) has announced the launch of a new partnership between the dairy checkoff and Domino’s Pizza. The partnership is the result of the pizza company’s cooperation with DMI to find ways to sell more cheese on pizza.

Domino’s newest promotion, American Legends, has introduced six pizzas that contain 40% more cheese. Dominos began carrying a message on their delivery boxes congratulating America’s dairy farmers and has released a television commercial called the “Secretary of Taste,” which compliments dairy farmers for producing the milk that makes the cheese on Domino’s pizza.

Through the Domino’s partnership and other checkoff efforts, dairy producers will

How a Junior Member Reserves a Prefix

Any junior that has a customer number can reserve a prefix. There is a $10 fee for the service. The only time there is no charge for a prefix is when a lifetime membership to the association is purchased.

Juniors must be members of the American Jersey Cattle Association to be eligible for Production Awards, Youth Acheivement Contest, Pot O’Gold Contest, Scholarships and showing at The All American Junior Jersey Show. Junior memberships are free to youth between the ages of seven and 20.

For more information on becoming a junior member or purchasing a lifetime membership, contact the Herd Services Department at 614.861.3636. help to boost pizza sales, which in turn will have a direct affect on cheese sales.

More than 25% of cheese sales are used in the pizza industry. This represents more than 2.5 billion pounds of cheese annually and more than 25 billion pounds of milk each year. The potential additional cheese sales for the American Legends pizzas total more than 10 million pounds of cheese annually. This is the equivalent of an additional 100 million pounds of milk.

Farmers across the country are appreciative of Domino’s efforts and have begun promotion of the pizza along with DMI. One such Jersey breeder is Betty Thompson, daughter of Robert and Janine Thompson, Thompson Jersey Farm, Chandler, Okla. Betty, the reigning Miss OSU and 2006 National Jersey Queen, has been helping to promote Domino’s efforts in Oklahoma City, Okla., with DMI. “Through this promotion I learned that more than 1.73 billion pounds of milk goes into making Domino’s cheese,” stated Betty. “That means Domino’s ‘employs’ 91,893 cows a year.”

For more information on the new partnership and about the American Legends pizzas visit Dairy Checkoff’s website at www.dairycheckoff.com.

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A USJersey Management Field Day Presented in cooperation with the Ohio Forage & Grassland Council and the Small Farm Institute Saturday, June 27, 2009

Clover Patch Jerseys, 10061 Township Rd. 301, Millersburg, Ohio

Improving The Bottom Line

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Open house begins at 9:00 A.M. Morning program and guided pasture walk in the afternoon. Lunch available at the farm. Information stations with detailed information on herd and facilities open all day.

The seventh Improving the Bottom Line program will be held at Clover Patch, home of 400-plus Registered JerseyTM cows owned by Alan and Sharon Kozak, Millersburg, Ohio.

The 2008 lactation average for this seasonal grazing herd was19,049M, 845F and 692P (305 days, actual production)—Cheddar cheese yield equivalent of 2,295 lbs. per cow. The schedule includes two feature programs. In the morning session, Alan will talk about the farm, Jersey economics, and biosecurity. The afternoon session will feature Bob Hendershot, NRCS Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Coordinator for Ohio. He will lead a pasture walk, and discuss Some of the 400 Registered JerseyTM cows at Clover Patch managing for quality and quantity, pasture composition and measurement, fertility management including manure, paddock sizing and design, livestock water systems, and electric fencing materials and concepts. Throughout the day, there will be experts available at stations to talk about (1) Jersey calf and heifer requirements for optimum growth; (2) nutritional strategies for cows; (3) reproductive management in seasonal grazing operations; (4) improvements that have been made in support of natural resource conversation and management; and also to the milking parlor.

USJersey American Jersey Cattle Association National All-Jersey Inc. 6486 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-2632 (614) 861-3636 phone USJersey.com website

This program will also be a stop on the World Jersey Cattle Bureau tour. Come early, greet Jersey breeders from 14 countries, and stay late for what will be an outstanding educational and community event.

Registration fee includes lunch and pr ogram. RSVP today program. today..

Clover Patch is a two-hour drive from Columbus, Cleveland or Pittsburgh. From Millersburg, Ohio, take Route 39 west 1.5 miles to Township Rd. 301, turn sharply left. Travel 2.8 miles to dairy.

The Jersey Business, Five Months Into 2009 averages for 2007 and 2008 to the 2009 results.

In this month’s editorial, we pause for a moment to This analysis shows that today’s prices are 16% take the pulse of the Jersey business. We are pleased off from the average of the previous two years, to report that through the first five months of 2009, regardless of whether you look at just the bred heifers participation in nearly every service area tracked by or all consignments—all ages and stages—crossing the USJersey organizations is running at or ahead of the auction block. Yes, some of the profit in selling enrollment or activity at this time in 2008. extra animals as replacements has been squeezed For the American Jersey Cattle Association, out with the recent slide in prices. But it has not that includes REAP herds and enrolled cows, all been erased. performance program herds and cows, the type Following the money through these sales in traits appraisal program, registrations and JerseyTags 2009, it’s clear that quality commands its deserved orders, and also Jersey Journal advertising. premium. Across all heifers—calves to springers— For National All-Jersey Inc., Equity membership is the top 20% for genetic merit (P8s and P9s) sold for up 3% and revenue is 11% above 2008. The ranks an average of $515 more per head than the rest. of All-Jersey® and Queen of Quality® marketers As the dairy economy continues its shake-out, we are growing. stand firm in the conviction that Jersey will come out For Jersey Marketing Service, private treaty orders stronger on the other side, because Jerseys are exactly filled through May are ahead of 2008. The total what the industry needs to sustain profitability. There number of animals sold in public auctions lags are now and will continue to be financial rewards for behind last year. The volume for 2009, however, is breeding Registered Jerseys™ that stack the best of not that far off the same period in 2007. Registered A.I. genetics and come from dams and grandams that JerseysTM are still very much in demand. rise to the top in their own production and functional Auction prices have backed off the historic peaks type—whether of 2007 and 2 0 0 8 , b u t Table 1. Averages for Deep South, New England Spring and New York Spring sales, 2007 you milk them yourself, or sell they are far through 2009. them to expand from the

2007 2008 2009 the Jersey disaster that Sale No. Average No. Average No. Average presence some had across the feared given Deep South 339 $1,823.91 345 $1,946.00 211 $1,642.55 United States. t h e d a i r y Bred heifers 273 1,879.21 250 2,029.60 156 1,637.50 Even so, e c o n o m y.

New England Spring 308 $1,634.92 331 $1,665.79 318 $1,364.47 spanning To illustrate, Bred heifers 111 2,134.91 157 2,001.59 166 1,697.89 today’s rough let’s take a 115 $2,088.91 150 $1,802.17 161 $1,624.22 patches calls closer look New York Spring 80 2,302.50 90 2,059.44 124 1,753.02 for tough a t t h r e e Bred heifers decisions annual sales about expenses. If you are considering cuts, and that share a key similarity. The Deep South, New one of the places you are looking is at USJersey England Spring and New York Spring sales average services, remember that $515 genetic premium. a minimum of 60% bred heifers. These are volume Short-term pressures shouldn’t derail long-term sales designed to attract commercial buyers of genetic decisions. The tools you need to breed and Jerseys and where it is more likely than not that the develop that kind come from continuous use of consignments arriving in groups of two, five, 10 and REAP—registration, Equity, appraisal and production occasionally 15 to 20 are going to be hauled away testing, plus the rest of the service package. It’s not in tractor-trailer rigs loaded to capacity. only cost effective. It’s backed by the “We work for Table 1 summarizes the averages of these sales you” attitude of the USJersey staff. Give us a call so from the past three years, along with the break-outs that we can. for bred heifers. We then compared the combined june 2009

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AJCA MASTER BREEDER

Ahlem Farms Partnership and Ed Fisher

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he Ahlem Farms Partnership and Ed Fisher will be honored as Master Breeders of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) on July 2, 2009, at the Breeders Recognition Banquet in Syracuse, N.Y. The Master Breeder award is bestowed annually to a living AJCA member, family, partnership or corporation that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, has bred outstanding animals for many years and thereby made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed in the United States.

It stated in the first Ahlem Farms Jersey Sale catalog, “If the ‘American Dream’ is ‘the idea that through hard work, courage and determination one can achieve prosperity,” the Registered JerseyTM herd at Ahlem Farms represents nothing less than the accomplishment of the American Dream. The partnership of Bill and Carolyn Ahlem, Sabino Ahlem-Herrera and Mr. Ed Fisher, Hilmar, Calif., combined have set the standard for genetics and big visions in large dairy operations.

Since the operation’s inception 42 years ago, the group has achieved a standard of excellence that can serve as a model for other businesses.

As of December 31, 2008, Ahlem Farms Partnership had: • 3,114 cows that averaged 20,646 lbs. milk, 971 lbs. fat and 738 lbs. protein in 2008, with cheese yield per cow of 2,518 lbs.; • In March 2009, the 3,462 cows averaged 82% for final score, including 226 Excellents and 2,237 Very Goods, with 841 appraised between 85% and 89%; • After the April 2009 genetic summary, 108 Ahlem-bred cows rank on the Top 1½% list for Jersey Performance IndexTM (JPI); 15 rank among the top 400 cows of the breed, including Ahlem Country ossedJan 16633, ranking fifth in the nation for JPI at +297; and six heifers bred by Ahlem Farms rank among the Top 500 PA JPI heifers of the breed; • Ahlem Farms Partnership ranks 69th in the breed for JPI (04/09). The herd has an average PTA of +400M and

+97 JPI on 3,499 cows. They are the largest herd ranked and rank second in California; • 35 bulls have been placed into A.I. service from Ahlem Farms Partnership and bulls have been contracted by every major North American stud.

Another 200 bulls are sold annually from the farm for natural service; • After the April 2009 genetic summary, Ahlem Farms had 27 summarized bulls with an average PTA of +625M, +26F, +20P and +$206CM. Their average JPI was +107.

• This list includes the #7 sire for JPI, Ahlem Lemvig Abe-ET, who has been in the top 10 of the breed for JPI since his release. The Genetic Diversity sire was syndicated in The

All American Jersey Sale and ranked #1 on the JPI list after his initial release in active service; and • 26 sons of “Abe” are currently in A.I. service and 320 daughters of “Abe” are on the Top 1½% list.

One could call the partnership and management team the American Dairy Dream Team, but the people involved are a modest and humble group, who know the hard work and team effort that has gone into building the credibility of Ahlem Farms.

Bill Ahlem Jr.’s dairy career began in 1966, after graduating from Oregon State University. He joined his father, William Sr., on one of the family’s two dairies where he milked 120 cows. Within a year, he was running the second dairy of 100 cows. In 1972, he and his brother, Chuck, formed a farm and dairy partnership. In 1978, their brother, Jim, joined the partnership to form Ahlem Enterprises. The partnership later was split into three independent operations.

In 1979, Bill and his wife, Carolyn, hired Mr. Ed Fisher to improve the genetics of the herd. Fisher had just retired from teaching Vocational Agriculture at Hilmar High School and had taught Bill. With Mr. Fisher’s influence in genetics, the herd went from mostly grade to a 100% Registered Jersey herd through the Genetic Recovery Program offered by the AJCA. He brought thoughtful sire selection, matings and an exceptional record-keeping system to the large dairy.

In 2002 after his graduation from UCDavis, Sabino Ahlem-Herrera joined the partnership. As a veterinarian, Sabino brought his expertise in the day-to-day management of herd health, nutrition, and influenced consistent gains in production. In the past 10 years, the farm has increased their actual production from 15,832 lbs. milk and 2,234 lbs. cheese in 1999, to 19,021 lbs. milk (+3,189 lbs.) and 2,518 lbs. cheese (+284 lbs.) in 2008.

Ahlem-bred Registered Jerseys are popular in the sale ring, as they hosted two highly successful sales at the farm.

The first Ahlem Farms Jersey Sale (March (continued to page 22)

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Dr. Robert C. and Helene Z. Dreisbach

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r. Robert C. and Helene Z. Dreisbach, Mercer, Pa., will be honored as the 59th recipients of the Distinguished Service Award presented by American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA).

The Distinguished Ser vice Award is presented by the Board of Directors to as many living AJCA members and/or members’ families, who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, have rendered outstanding and unselfish service for many years and thereby have made a notable contribution to the advancements of the Jersey breed in the United States.

Formal presentation of the award will be made on July 2, 2009, during the Jersey Breeders’ Banquet held at the 2009 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in Syracuse, N.Y. Robert (Doc) and Helene have been prominent faces in the Jersey community since they first started in the Jersey breed. In 1970, Doc and Helene began their herd of Registered Jerseys™ in Hamburg, Pa., and for 34 years, Wilderness Jerseys resided at the Long Meadows Farm in southeastern Pennsylvania. As strong supporters of the Jersey cow and the AJCA, they were determined to help make the Jersey a more profitable and efficient cow.

The herd grew from nearly 50 cows averaging 8,800 lbs. milk in 1970, to 108 cows with a rolling herd average of over 18,500 lbs. milk in 2003, when the herd dispersed.

Nearly 40 years ago, as Doc and Helene purchased their first cattle and started the farm, they immediately became involved in the Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Association (PJCA). The Dreisbachs have both served on the board of directors for the organization and have helped in all facets by serving on committees and volunteering their time.

The couple was influential in planning two AJCA-NAJ annual meetings hosted by their home state. In 1985, they cochaired the meeting in Lancaster, Pa., and in 2005, Doc served as chairman of the financial committee, while Helene lent a hand as needed for the meetings in Pittsburgh, Pa. On a national level, Helene has served

as AJCA director for the Third District and as National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) director at-large appointed by the AJCA board of directors. Throughout her involvement as an AJCA director, she served as vice president in 1998 and was appointed chair of the Biosecurity Task Force when it was first formed.

As members of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau (WJCB), Doc and Helene have attended numerous international events and have always enjoyed visiting Jersey herds across the world. Friend and patron to the WJCB, Anne Perchard, talks candidly in a letter of support of the couple’s ability to fit into any situation.

“They were popular delegates as we traveled through many countries… especially in developing countries.

Helene’s wonderfully bubbly personality and ability to express her opinions fluently and always in the best interest of the breed stands out.” She concluded, “I am privileged to suppor t their nomination.”

Back on the home front, Doc and Helene are strong supporters of consumer awareness and have been featured on CBS

This Morning to support dairy pricing and the dairy industry. As early Equity investors, Doc began as the state chair and assisted in gaining Pennsylvania herds to support the program founded by NAJ. The couple sponsored the Premier Performance Award for the All American Junior Show for many years. Equally they have each assisted in youth development programs such as 4-H and FFA in their home state. The farm has hosted numerous dairy judging teams over the years and has been the host of many school tours educating the youth about dairy farms.

Helene has served as a chair of Liberty Jersey Sires Inc., Sire Power’s Jersey sire selection committee, Pennsylvania DHIA technician training and certification advisory committee, director of Berks County Farmers Association, Berks County DHIA and a leader of the Northern Berks County 4-H Dairy Club.

Doc was a practicing veterinarian for nearly 50 years and served as president of the BucksMontgomery Veterinarian Association.

Additionally, he was a member of the local planning commission and agriculture security area, director of their milk cooperative, and member of the FFA advisory board. He was a 4-H leader for veterinary science projects and served as a visiting instructor for the University of Pennsylvania veterinary students at the Graterford Prison Ag Complex.

Their numerous years of service were recognized by the PJCA in 1997, when Doc and Helene were awarded the Pennsylvania Distinguished Service Award. The following year, Helene was named the Pennsylvania Dairy Women of the Year. The couple was also awarded the Berks County Public Relations in Agriculture Award in 2002.

Throughout their years farming, Doc and Helene became large supporters of the management-intensive grazing program. At the 120-acre Long Meadows Farm, their grazing experience began in the 1990s following a desire for some changes on the farm. The Dreisbachs began experimenting with pasturing (continued to page 24)

AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE

Dr. Ronald E. Pearson

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r. Ronald E. Pearson, Blacksburg, Va., has been named as the 12th recipient of the Award for Meritorious Service, presented by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ).

This award is given annually to a living individual who, in the joint opinion of the Boards of Directors of the national Jersey organizations, has made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed and the livelihood of Jersey owners in the United States through research, education, development, marketing, or other significant activities of the allied dairy industry.

The presentation will be made July 2 during the Breeders’ Banquet at the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in Syracuse, N.Y. If breed progress hinges on the development of science-based genetic tools that are tailored to the breed, user-friendly and widely-adopted, Jersey success in recent years can be attributed in part to the handiwork of Dr. Ronald E. Pearson.

“Few individuals have contributed more to the creation and refinement of our Jerseyspecific genetic selection tools over the past 20-plus years than Dr. Ron Pearson,” wrote Mike Stiles, President of the Virginia Jersey Cattle Club, in his letter supporting Pearson’s nomination for the award.

“His research has always connected the information in type evaluation programs with the economics of the dairy business, which is both a basic, simple concept and a profound one.”

Pearson helped the AJCA incorporate linear trait information into its Production Type Index (PTI) in 1992 and then adopt its successor, Jersey Performance Index (JPI), a decade later. He played a leading role in periodic updates to the two genetic tools over the years and continues to advise the AJCA on matters related to breed genetic progress.

His research was aided by grants from the AJCC Research Foundation and contractual agreements with the AJCA. Pearson began his scientific career in 1971 as a research geneticist for the USDA. Eight years later, he joined the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Page 14

University as an associate professor and was promoted to full professor within six years. In 1994, Pearson was appointed as a visiting scientist at the highly regarded Wageningen Agricultural University in The Netherlands. While abroad, he also worked with genetic researchers in Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Great Britain. Through 2004, his appointment at Virginia Tech was principally in research, but included teaching as well. In 2005, he devoted a greater portion of his efforts to teaching, but continued some involvement in research. He retired from the university in January 2009.

Along the way, Pearson earned the respect of his peers in the academic field and from allied industry. He received the Animal Breeding Award from the National Association of Animal Breeders in 1992 and the J. L. Lush Research Award in Animal Breeding from the American Dairy Science Association in 1994. He was awarded an Honorary Membership to the American Jersey Cattle Association in 2000, one of just 22 to be given by the organization.

Pearson began working with the national Jersey organizations in the early 1990s, when the AJCA sought his counsel in

revising the PTI formula. He recommended that the organization use an economic index for type in place of final score in the calculation of PTI. He reasoned the change would more closely align PTI with profitability. Pearson’s index included the 13 linear traits the association was then evaluating and assigned a weighting to each based on its relative economic importance in predicting lifetime profitability.

In January 1992, the economic index for type, now called Functional Trait Index (FTI), replaced final score in the calculation of PTI. At that point, the weightings for the new PTI formula were 57.1% protein, 28.6% fat and 14.3% FTI. “Pearson took what Jersey producers intuitively knew about type and developed a tool we could use on a daily basis,” commented James S. Huffard III, Crockett, Va., who worked closely with Pearson in developing FTI as an AJCA board member.

“He placed a dollar value on the type traits and showed us that we could breed more profitable cattle by focusing on those that have the greatest impact on the bottom line. Though the thinking seems obvious to us today, his approach was revolutionary at the time.”

The addition of the economic index for type in the PTI formula gave the Jersey association flexibility to fine-tune the individual components as needed. Pearson played a major advisory role in the development of an increasingly sophisticated genetic selection tool. He counseled the association when Productive Life and Somatic Cell Score were added to the PTI formula in 1994 and when Daughter Pregnancy Rate was included in the mix in 2005. When the AJCA adopted JPI in 2002, it added Functional Udder Index, another tool developed by Pearson to predict mastitis resistance.

Pearson advised Jersey leaders in other ways as well, stressing the need to carefully consider what kind of cow would best match dairy industry needs long term.

In correspondence to Cari Wolfe, Director for Research and Genetic Program Development at the AJCA, summarizing a presentation he made to the AJCA (continued to page 23)

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2006) averaged an impressive $2,930.61 on 196 lots. The 146 cows that sold averaged $3,166.44 to pace the sale. In November 2007, they family hosted the second sale setting a new record for oneday sales—$1,000,000 in sales. It was the first herd promotional sale to exceed the one million dollar mark. The 351 lots sold averaged $2,940.60. The 237 cows led the sale with an average price of $3,011.39.

The partnership is a strong supporter of state and national sales, with their consignments commanding top price many times at the Pot O’Gold Sale, All American Jersey Sale and the Pride of the West Sale. In 2005, they gave a Leadership gift in the all-donation National Heifer Sale.

Just last year, Ahlem Jace Charm 15069-ET won the National Youth Production Contest and Pot O’Gold Contest for her owner, Kaila Wussow, Cecil, Wis. The Very Good-88% daughter of Windy Willow Montana Jace produced 33,550 lbs. milk, 1,546 lbs. fat and 1,048 lbs. protein at 2-1. She was purchased by Wussow in the 2005 Pot O’Gold Sale.

The Ahlems are not just known for their outstanding herd of cows. Bill was appointed to the National Dairy Board in 1999 and served as Board chair. He

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provided leadership to the national effort to strengthen markets for U. S. dairy products. He has served on the boards of Dairy Management Inc., Western United Dairymen, California and American Farm Bureau Federation, Hilmar United School District, and the Benevolent Ministries of the Evangelical Covenant Church.

Bill and Carolyn are among the 12 founders of the Hilmar Cheese Company and Bill is a founding partner of Jerseyland Sires.

The Ahlem Farms Partnership and Mr. Ed Fisher have made a lasting contribution to the dairy industry as leaders off the farm and on the farm. The group has bred thousands of Registered Jerseys that have impacted the breed and are propelling the breed forward in genetic advancement.

1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963

Master Breeders

William MacPherson, Thomasville, Ga.* W. R. Kenan, Jr., Lockport, N.Y.* George W. Sisson, Jr., Potsdam, N.Y.* E. S. Brigham, St. Albans, Vt.* Guy Miller, Modesto, Calif.* Dr. Howard D. Odum, Chapel Hill, N.C.* Judge J. G. Adams, Asheville, N.C.* N. M. Tibbles, Independence, Ore.* Frank W. Barber, Fayetteville, Tenn.* Herman F. Heep, Buda, Texas* Dale Dean, Ridgeway, Mich.* Maurice Pollak, Lincroft, N.J.* J. L. Hutcheson, Jr., Rossville, Ga.* John R. Sibley, Spencer, Mass.* J. Chester Elliff, Tulia, Texas* A. W. Sweet, Sixes, Ore. Col. H. G. Wilde, Lenox, Mass.* C. Edward Knolle, Sandia, Texas Russel Hoar, Newark, Ohio* William Ross Proctor, Pittstown, N.J.*

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Clifton F. Russell, Rossville, Ga.* Chester Folck, Springfield, Ohio* C. Scott Mayfield, Athens, Tenn.* E. E. Greenough, Merced, Calif.* Henry Uihlein, Lake Placid, N.Y.* Charles S. Kelly, Hudson, Wis.* H. Fowler Hupman, Springfield, Ohio* Milton Humberd, Cleveland, Tenn.* Willis Rupert, New Waterford, Ohio* Earl Hutchinson, Tunbridge, Vt.* Antone J. Regli, Ferndale, Calif.* Mrs. Diana Ryan, Newport, R.I.* James and Georgia* Pappas, Modesto, Calif.

Mrs. H. G. Wilde, Lenox, Mass.* Henry W. Black, West Baldwin, Maine* John Bishop VI, Columbus, N.J. * Mrs. A. G. Rankin* and Sons, Faunsdale, Ala. W. L. Payton, Stephenville, Texas* Curtis Hobson, Athens, Tenn.

Stanley N. Chittenden, New Lebanon, N.Y.* Walter H. and Joan Brown, Hughson, Calif.

Newell Mills, Fallon, Nev. John R. Owen, Lewisburg, Tenn.

Robert S. Pike* and Family, Cornish, Maine Ray Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y.* Ralph* and Betty Reichert, Riley, Kans.

Stanley K. Bansen, Dayton, Ore.* Henry P. Knolle, Sandia, Texas* Phil V. Fanelli, Hilmar, Calif.

Dr. J. J. Malnati, Newberry, S.C. Walter and Sally Goodrich, West Danville, Vt. Edward, Harold, and Donald* Wright, White River Junction, Vt. 1996 Elmer D. Larson, Roy, Wash.

1997 Albert Bradford, Turner, Maine 1998 Robert Stiles Family, Clearbook, Va. 1999 Robert and Barbara* Howard, Tillamook, Ore. 2000 Charles L. Lutz, Newton, N.C.* 2001 Duane Kuhlman, Snohomish, Wash.

2002 Duane Wickstrom, Hilmar, Calif.

2003 James Chaney, Bowling Green, Ky. 2004 Charles J. Steer, Cottage Grove, Tenn.

2005 William G. Mason Family, Buhl, Idaho* 2006 Aaron F. Richards, Farmington, Utah* 2007 Robert Bignami, Orland, Calif. and Harlan Askeland*, Orland, Calif.

2008 James S. Huffard III, Crockett, Va. 2009 Ahlem Farms Partnership and Ed Fisher, Hilmar, Calif. * deceased

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Board of Directors in the summer of 1991, Pearson wrote, “The economic values [of the traits included in PTI] need to reflect economic circumstances 5-10 years in the future when the resulting cattle will be in

records and type appraisal scoring, and generate the PTA (Predicting Transmitting Ability) and index values that I now work with every day.”

“In his dual contributions of preparing young people for a wide range of dairy industry career opportunities and provid-

Changes in Weightings (%) Used to Calculate PTI and JPI Year PD$ CY$ Protein Fat PD Type 1978 75.0 25.0 1987 42.9 42.9 14.3 1990 57.1 28.6 14.3 1992 57.1 28.6 1994 53.3 13.3 1998 55.6 22.2 2002 50.0 20.0 2005 50.0 20.0 2006 40.0 20.0

FTI

PL

14.3 13.3 13.30 16.7 15.0 5.00 15.0 3.75 15.0 12.00

SCS

FUI

DPR

6.70 5.30 5.00 3.75 3.00

5.00 3.75 3.75 3.00 7.00

The chart shows weightings as percentages for traits included in Production Type Index (PTI), used from 1978 through 1991, and Jersey Performance Index (JPI), used from 1992 to the present. In the past two decades, a significantly greater emphasis has been placed on fitness traits.

The following codes identify traits: Predicted Difference Dollars (PD$), Cheese Yield Dollars (CY$), Predicted Difference (PD) Type, Functional Trait Index (FTI), Productive Life (PL), Somatic Cell Score (SCS), Functional Udder Index (FUI), and Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR).

production. The value of milk components has changed considerably in the last several years and there are indications that further changes will occur.”

Because of this, and the fact that the Jersey cow herself is ever-changing, the components of JPI, including FTI, have been rethought and revised several times in anticipation of future market conditions.

Once again, Dr. Pearson is leading efforts to update JPI to coincide with the planned base change by the Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory in 2010.

Pearson’s educational work with the AJCA and NAJ was an embellishment for his 24 years of service to graduate and undergraduate students at Virginia Tech.

Through his Applied Dairy Cattle Breeding classes, Pearson touched the lives of many young people who have chosen a career in the dairy industry either by dairying on their own or working in allied industry.

“He never confined his courses to classroom lectures, but always included class visits to successful dairy operations for interaction between his students and dairy business owners, to relate the curriculum to the real economics of dairy business,” reported Stiles.

One of the Virginia Tech students to benefit from his class work was Veronica Steer, who now operates Sunbow Jerseys in Cottage Grove, Tenn., with her family.

“I developed an understanding of, and appreciation for, the complexity of the research involved in developing the formulas that take raw date from both production june 2009

ing research background for devising Jersey-specific genetic evaluation tools, he has done more than many people realize to help the Jersey breed grow so dramatically in recent years,” Steer continued.

In celebration of that extraordinary growth, “It is appropriate to recognize those whose expertise has provided the scientific foundation for devising the valuable, Jersey-specific tools dairy business owners and herd managers are using on a daily basis,” summed Jeff Ziegler, Genomics Program Manager for Select Sires, in his letter of recommendation.

“Few people have contributed more to the development of these tools than Dr. Ronald E. Pearson.”

AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service 1999 Morris B. Ewing, Tucson, Ariz.

2000 Allen D. Meyer, West Fargo, N.D. 2001 Calvin Covington, Ocala, Fla. 2002 John Jeter, Hilmar, Calif.

2003 Charlene Nardone, Orient, Ohio 2003 Merlin D. Woodruff, Urbana, Ohio* 2004 Michael L. Brown, Seattle, Wash.

2005 Rodger S. Hoyt, Delaware, Ohio* 2006 Dr. Clarence S. Olson, Madison, Wis. 2007 Dr. John C. Wilk, Raleigh, N.C. 2008 Henry H. Dowlen, Lewisburg, Tenn.

2009 Dr. Ronald E. Pearson, Blacksburg, Va. * deceased

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and rotated the heifers through summer pastures on a weekly basis. The farm s o o n n o t e d i m p r ove d h e a l t h a n d lower feed costs. Prior to grazing, the farm was cropped with corn for silage and alfalfa for hay and haylage.

As the grazing process became more familiar, the herd began managementintensive grazing with the milking herd in 1999. Gradually more land was diverted to pasture and improved grass varieties were planted. From April through November, 50 acres provided most of the forage for the milking herd.

Under the new system, the rolling herd average continued to increase and profitability dramatically increased as cull rates declined. The improved herd health allowed for cows to remain in the herd longer, which increased the number of replacement heifers sold each year.

The couple has expressed their fondness of the program to other dairy producers.

They hosted many pasture walks to nonJersey breeders and demonstrated the ability of the Jersey cow to adapt to the grazing system, achieve high levels of production, and improve herd health.

During the Improving the Bottom Line management discussion sponsored by the AJCA on April 30, 2004, held at Long Meadows Farm, Helene challenged the attendee’s mindset of conventional profitability.

“You have to be willing to try different things and go at things differently,” Helene stated. “We weren’t looking for the highest production. We were looking

to make money. Doc always groused that half of the milk check was going to feed.

To us, management-intensive grazing has made sense.”

During the Australian WJCB convention, Helene was invited to represent the United States on a grazing panel. She also made presentations to the American Forage and Grassland Convention on her experiences with management-intensive grazing.

The Wilderness Jersey herd dispersed on May 1, 2004. The herd of 178-head was sold to 68 buyers from 14 states and the West Indies. Just prior to the sale of the cattle, the herd ranked 43rd in the nation for JPI herd average with PTA averages of +757M, +27F, +27P, and CM$246. The 2003 AJCA lactation average was 20,444 lbs. milk, 916 lbs. fat and 729 lbs. protein.

While the herd no longer resides at Long Meadows Farm, it is still impacting the the Jersey breed. Currently three cows with the Wilderness prefix are ranked on the top 1½% list for JPI. The Wilderness name continues in the spotlight as Wilderness Blueprint ranks within the top 100 Active A.I. bulls with a JPI of +165.

Following the sale of the cows, the Dreisbachs also relocated and moved to northeast Pennsylvania. Not able to leave the Jersey breed for good, the couple still owns a few cows that are housed in other herds.

The Dreisbachs’ have two daughters, Patty Stroup and Carol Greathouse, who have contributed to the success of Long Meadows Farm. The daughters both continue their involvement in the dairy industry and have children that have participated as well. The couple has three

additional children, Doug, Karl (deceased) and Dyan who were raised before the Dreisbachs moved to the farm.

“Doc and Helene have rendered outstanding service to the Jersey breed at the local, state and national level in a variety of ways,” states John C. Wilk in a letter of support for the couple.

Distinguished Service Awards

1954 W. W. Trout, Springfield, Ohio* 1955 Harold J. Turner, Bethel, Vt.* 1956 Judge Peter J. Shields, Sacramento, Calif.* 1957 R. C. Calloway, Baton Rouge, La.* 1958 Lynn Copeland, Nashville, Tenn.* 1959 Chester Folck, Springfield, Ohio* 1960 Ernest Greenough, Merced, Calif.* 1961 Paul Jackson, Wilmington, Ohio* 1962 Harriet J. Groos, Vancouver, Wash.* 1963 R. K. Stout, Lansing, Mich.* 1964 Herbert G. Myers, Boise, Idaho* 1965 Charles S. Kelly, Hudson, Wis.* 1966 Joseph F. Sawyer, Galt, Calif.* 1967 Henry P. Knolle, Sandia, Texas* 1968 H. I. Sawyer, Hughson, Calif.* 1969 M. L. Baird, Springfield, Ohio* 1970 E. Lea Marsh, Jr., Old Lyme, Conn.* 1971 Stanley N. Chittenden, New Lebanon, N.Y.* 1972 Arthur Dieterich, Sherman, Texas* 1973 Amzi Rankin, Jr., Faunsdale, Ala.* 1974 Capt. T. J.* and Elizabeth Bay*, Lynden, Wash.

1975 Mrs. Thomas H. Carruthers, III, Glendale, Ohio* 1975 Paul Sparrow, Athens, Tenn.* 1976 Wyatt A. Williams, Orange, Va.* 1977 Dr. J. H. Arnold, Newnan, Ga.* 1977 Reuben R. Cowles, Statesville, N.C.* 1978 Jean E. Lemmermen, Tiffin, Ohio* 1979 John Weir Jr., Geuda Springs, Kan. 1980 Clyde K. Chappell, Knoxville, Tenn.* 1980 Newell Mills, Fallon, Nev. 1981 Harold Wright, White River Junction, Vt. 1982 C. L. Collins, Jr., Sylacauga, Ala.* 1983 Ray Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y.* 1984 Dr. C. A. Ernstrom, Logan, Utah* 1985 J. F. Cavanaugh, Columbus, Ohio 1986 W. Charles McGinnis, Mountville, S.C. 1987 G. Joe Lyon, Toledo, Iowa 1988 Dr. John Wilk, Raleigh, N.C. 1989 Robert Lord, Woodstock, Vt.* 1990 Dr. H. Duane Norman, Fulton, Md. 1991 Edwin L. Crotty, Trenton, N.J. 1992 Richard A. Riggs, Evansville, Ind. 1993 Maurice E. Core, Columbus, Ohio 1994 John Giacomini, Eureka, Calif.

1995 W. R. Lutz, Newton, N.C. 1996 Max Gordon, Winchester, Ind.* 1997 Harold Owens, Frederic, Wis. 1998 Richard Clauss, Hilmar, Calif.

1999 Elmer D. Larson, Burlington, Wash.

2000 Dr. J. J. Malnati, Newberry, S.C. 2001 Harold W. Roller, Weyers Cave, Va. 2002 Ray R. Schooley, Marshfield, Mo. 2003 D.L. Strandberg, D.V.M., Alma Center, Wis. 2004 Neal F. Schirm, Canal Winchester, Ohio 2005 J. Lawrence Benson, New Lebanon, N.Y. 2006 Ted Luther, Mount Ulla, N.C. 2007 Alvin Moss, Litchfield Park, Ariz.

2008 David W. Spahr, Findlay, Ohio 2009 Dr. Robert C. and Helene C. Dreisbach, Mercer, Pa. * deceased

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YOUNG JERSEY BREEDER AWARDS

Six Young Jersey Breeders to Be Honored in Syracuse

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he AJCA Board of Directors has named six recipients of the Young Jersey Breeder Award for 2009. They are Roger and Cathleen Alexander, Liberty, Pa.; Kimberly Clauss, Hilmar, Calif.; Eric Daggett, Derby, Vt.; Jerome and Kate Hardy, Belleville, Pa.; Shari Strickhouser, Elkhorn, Wis.; and Ron and Nicolle Wussow, Cecil, Wis. The first Young Jersey Breeder Awards were presented in 1976.

Since then, more than 250 producers have received this award, including this year’s recipients.

The Young Jersey Breeder Award is presented to individuals or couples under the age of 40 on January 1 of the year nominated who merit recognition for their expertise in dairy farming, breeding Jersey cattle, participation in American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) programs, and leadership in Jersey and other dairy and agriculture organizations.

The 2009 honorees will receive their awards during the Young Jersey Breeders Banquet on Wednesday, July 1, in Syracuse, N.Y.

Roger and Cathleen Alexander Zachary, Sarah, and Shelby Kimberly Clauss

Kimberly Clauss

For Roger and Cathleen Alexander of Rog-Al Jerseys, Liberty, Pa., their Jersey tale has two very different beginnings that unite with their marriage.

At the age of 12, Roger acquired his first Jersey calf from Tommy Noble of Nobledale Farms, Gillett, Pa. Over the course of the next eight years, his Jerseys would be housed at three different dairies.

Throughout these years he showed his animals in 4-H and FFA. In 1991, the last dairy at which his animals were housed was sold, and Roger began working fulltime off the farm. A few years later he decided to begin farming on his own.

Cathleen herself was certainly no stranger to the Jersey breed, as she owned and showed Jerseys her entire life while raised on Normandell Farms in Liberty, Pa. The farm owned by her father, Ernest Norman, and uncle, David, gave her a start with outstanding genetics from the nationally-ranked JPI herd.

In 1997, the couple married and Cathleen added one of her Jerseys to Roger’s

Making sure the dairy industry remains strong and viable for the future is Kimberly Clauss’ mission as both a young dairy producer and in her current roll as president of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB).

The 37-year-old agri-business woman from Hilmar, Calif., not only serves the dairy industry as an advocate, but she also has a true passion and love for the Jersey cow. Born into a large Jersey family, she grew up showing her Registered Jerseys and working with her family’s Clauss Dairy Farm, where she is now manager of the dairy. She is also a part-owner of C & S Livestock, along with her father and mother, Dick and Sharon Clauss, and her older sister, Karen Tate, of C & S Livestock. Between the two farms, she manages 2,600 milking Registered Jerseys and over 50 employees at the dairy.

Clauss is involved in the daily activities of the dairy as well. She works with the veterinary herd checks, oversees the daily farm management duties and handles the bookkeeping and payroll for the two dairies. Kimberly makes decisions based on water, air and nutrient regulations for the dairies. Most recently, she was involved in the planning and design of a new milking facility which began operation in November 2008.

The C & S Livestock herd had a December 2008 rolling herd average of 16,899 lbs. milk, 747 lbs. fat and 638 lbs. protein on 1,800 milking cows. The REAP herd is a contributor to Equity and uses the Jersey Mating program and is a member

Slow and steady is the approach Eric D. Daggett has taken to managing Orcutt Brook Farm in Derby, Vt. The third generation Jersey breeder took over operation of the farm established by his grandparents, Fredrick and Gretchen, in the spring of 2002 after graduating from the University of Maine.

Daggett brought Jerseys back to Orcutt Brook Farm after a 16-year hiatus in which his parents, David and Clare, had rented the facilities and acreage to neighboring farmers. He started out with 29 head—10 descendents of his 4-H projects, 15 head from Springdale Farm, Waldo, Maine, where he worked part-time during college, and four head from Fish Family Farm, Bolton, Conn.

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Roger and Cathleen Alexander

Eric Daggett

Eric Daggett

Ron and Nicolle Wussow

Jerome and Kate Hardy Sterling and Tucker

Ron and Nicolle Wussow Colin and Kaila

Jerome and Kate Hardy When Jerome “Jake” and Kate Hardy were married 16 years ago, dairy farming was not a career option the couple had considered. Jake, raised on a Jersey farm, was serving as a corporal in the United State Marine Corp and Kate was attending a community college in northern Arizona.

After Jake’s commitment to the military was complete, the couple moved to central Pennsylvania and he began working on a small dairy farm and taking classes at Penn State Altoona.

Jake’s strong family ties made him dream of returning to a farm with Jersey cattle. He was raised on his parent’s farm, Twix Jerseys, and had spent time with his grandparents at Level Acres Jerseys.

In 1998, they purchased their first heifers and housed them in neighboring Holstein herds. After five years of housing cattle at several facilities, the couple decided to rent a small farm in Bedford County, Pa., and began dairying on their own.

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In 1998, Ron and Nicolle Wussow, Cecil, Wis., began Milkn-More Farms and Harvesting.

After purchasing Nicolle’s parent’s farm, the couple began milking Holstein cows. They recognized early on that in order to be a profitable herd, the herd would need to produce as much milk as possible.

The couple purchased their first Jersey calf as a birthday gift for their daughter, Kaila when she turned a year old. They were amazed by the little calf’s ability to hold her own with the fellow Shari and Dan Strickhouser Holstein herdmates. After she calved, her levels of production, reproduction and minimal health problems Shari Stickhouser impressed the couple. Slowly the herd Though Shari Strickhouser, began to add more Jerseys and soon Elkhorn, Wis., began her career ventured into Registered Jerseys. milking Holsteins and Brown For the Jersey herd, the couple has Swiss in partnership with her adapted the same profitable production parents, Marilyn and the late goal. The herd of 54 Jerseys had a Richard Stephan, she chose to December 2008 rolling herd average of milk Jerseys when she set out 22,395 lbs. milk, 1,129 lbs. fat, and 758 on her own. lbs. protein on 3x milking. In 2008, the Strickhouser joined her herd ranked seventh for milk at 21,865 lbs. parents in the operation of the milk and ninth for fat with 1,086 lbs. fat farm after she graduated from among herds with 10-39 records. the University of Wisconsin The family had expected Registered Madison in 1991. When health issues Jerseys would be the way for the couple’s plagued the Holstein and Brown Swiss children, Kaila, 13, and Colin, 10, to show herd, Strickhouser decided to try Jerseys. at the local county fair. The plan came She purchased her first animal from Gil-Bar to fruition in 2005 when Ri-Jul Deluxe Farm in Janesville, Wis., and was hooked Natalie won Junior Champion honors at on her health, ease of handling and overall the Northeast Wisconsin Protein Show. efficiency.

The summer yearling continued through In October 1997, her father’s battle the show season making stops at the with cancer forced the family to sell the Wisconsin State Show, Central National Holsteins and Brown Swiss. With the goal Show, and All American Jersey Show of dairying still in her heart, she purchased where she was named Reserve National an additional 23 cows from Gil-Bar Farm Junior Champion. in September 1998 and brought them to While attending the All American events the farm to join the Jersey heifers she had that year, the family made a purchase for retained from the original herd.

Kaila from the Pot O’Gold Sale. The family In the years since, the herd has grown to picked a heifer that they felt would be able 62 milking cows, the number of stalls in her to compete in the production contest and stanchion barn, and 48 replacement heifers. their purchase ended up being high seller The herd is enrolled on REAP, a member of the sale. Three years later, their purchase of Dairyland Jersey Sires Inc. and uses Ahlem Jace Charm 15069-ET, Very GoodJerseyMate. The rolling herd average for 88%, went on to win the 2008 Pot O’Gold December 2008 stood at 13,761 lbs. milk, Production Contest with a 305-day record 633 lbs. fat and 495 lbs. protein. Milk is of 33,550 lbs. milk, 1,546 lbs. fat and marketed through Swiss Valley Farms and 1,048 lbs. protein at 2-1. “Charm” was also shipped to Saputo Cheese. Strickhouser has named the winner of the 2007 National received a milk quality award from Swiss Jersey Youth Production Contest, ranks on Valley seven times. (continued to page 34)

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herd of 35 cows. They milked with bucket milkers in a rented tie-stall barn in Columbia Crossroads, Pa. Two years following their marriage, Roger injured his foot in a farming accident and was off work for six months. During this time, the couple hired milkers, but Cathleen, who was expecting the couple’s second child, took over the management of the dairy while attending college part-time. She handled all of the feeding, cleaning and maintenance work on the farm and learned how to breed cows to save money during this financially difficult time.

Two years after the accident, Roger and Cathleen were contemplating selling the herd. At that time, Cathleen’s home herd, Normandell Farms was beginning an expansion and invited the couple to join the herd. In May 2001, the couple moved their herd to Liberty, and construction began on a new freestall barn and double six-herringbone parlor. Within six months, the couple was milking in a parlor and no longer dealing with bucket milkers.

At the Normandell Farm, Roger works with Ernest and David daily, where he cares for the Rog-Al herd of cattle. He also milks the cows, cleans the parlor and heifer barn, and assists with fieldwork.

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Cathleen helps with relief milkings and cares for the couple’s calves.

The 100% homebred herd of cows has been enrolled on REAP for 10 years and is an Equity investor. The herd of 20 cows has a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 18,165 lbs. milk, 1,022 lbs. fat and 626 lbs. protein.

The herd has sold animals through many sales, including the National Heifer Sale and the Kentucky National Sale. PM Becki of Rog-Al-ET, Excellent-90%, sold in the 2003 National Heifer Sale. The Alexanders acquired “Becki” at the Ro-Lin Acres Dispersal, when they purchased a heifer, carrying an embryo out of Sunny Day Montana Belinda, Excellent-91%. The couple flushed “Becki” as a virgin heifer and sold one of her sons, Rog-Al Mor Randy-ET, to ABS Global. “Becki” was purchased by Andy Presley of Telford, Tenn., and made a 4-2 305-day record of 26,360 lbs. milk, 1,537 lbs. fat and 965 lbs. protein.

A second animal to sell through the 2001 Kentucky National Sale was Rog-Al Barber Dee-Dee-ET, E-93%. She is out of Sooners Desire of AHF, E-92% who Roger purchased as he started his herd. At 8-1 “Desire” made 22,440 lbs. milk. “DeeDee” made 21,560 lbs. milk at 4-5 and was purchased by Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M. The couple are both active off the farm.

Roger serves as a director for the BradfordTioga Jersey Cattle Club and enjoys Civil War reenactments with the 42nd Bucktail reenactment group. Cathleen works parttime as a substitute teacher, serves as president of the Liberty Area Partnership Action Team, coaches Odyssey of the Mind program, leads 4-H projects, and is an active member of Salem Lutheran Church.

They have three children, Zachary, 10, Sarah, 9, and Shelby, 7, who are all involved in showing calves at the county fair. The oldest two are active in 4-H.

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of Jerseyland Sires. In 2008, the herd was bred to young sires 23% of the time.

Kimberly is a second generation Hilmar Cheese owner and one of the owners of the Dalhart Heifer Ranch in Dalhart, Texas. She is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University with a degree in agricultural business with an emphasis in agricultural policy.

In a recent interview on the Dairy Today website, the current NDB president Clauss talked of the importance of the dairy industry’s new sustainability initiative.

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footprint of milk. It’s going to take industrywide collaboration [to address the issue]. I see that as a sign of changing times.

“Our goal is to provide nutrient-rich dairy products to consumers in a way that will benefit the industry, the consumer and the world economically, environmentally and socially, now and in the future,” she continued.

In addition to her six years of serving on the NDB, Clauss is currently a director for Dairy Management Incorporated and a director for the U. S. Dairy Export Council.

She is also active in her community, serving as a trustee at the Hilmar Covenant Church and has been an organizer of the Hilmar Dairy Festival. Kimberly has served on the Farm Bureau board and the county planning commission, all in support of the sustainability of agriculture.

“Kimberly is a progressive and proven leader on a local and national basis,” said James Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif., in a letter of support. “She is a great representation of the kind of young leaders that also own Jerseys. They are the type of young people we need for our future.”

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the National Class Leader List and is 82nd in the nation for JPI at +251 following the April 2009 genetic evaluations.

The siblings are each hoping for victory in the 2011 Pot O’Gold Production Contest with their purchases from the 2008 Pot O’Gold Sale. Colin purchased the historical high-selling animal of the series, Gabys Restore Dixie-ET, while Kaila purchased Rocha Iatola Whistle-ET. The success of “Natalie” and “Charm” has kept the family returning to Louisville for the All American Jersey Show. In 2007, Kaila exhibited the Premier Performance Cow of the Junior All American Jersey Show, Michael Centurion Darla, Excellent-93%. A year later, “Darla” was named third Overall Premier Performance Cow of the show. She is jointly owned by Kaila and Colin.

Along with their children’s achievements and activities the couple is active in the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association (WJBA) and many other industry events. Ron is currently serving as an at-large board member for the WJBA and Nicolle served as treasurer and secretary for the association. They jointly coach a dairy quiz bowl and dairy judging team in Shawano County, Wis., june 2009

and organize and teach Adventures in Dairyland to area fourth graders, both in the classroom and at the farm. In 2008, they were named Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer and placed among the top 10 finalists for the National Outstanding Young Farmer.

The family’s goal for the Jersey herd is to continue the balance of showwinning cattle with the production levels to support the dairy. The family has developed some great brood cows and the top cows in their herd are being flushed to enhance the overall genetics of the herd.

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The milk from the first milking of 15 cows barely reached the agitator in the bulk tank, Daggett recalled. By year’s end, though, he was milking 30 cows and able to purchase a pipeline system with two automatic milkers and comfort mats for the stalls.

In the early years, he worked any job he could—logging, writing forest management plans and even working as a mason tender—to earn extra money to buy cows.

By 2005, Daggett owned 95 Registered Jerseys and began to focus on improving the genetics of the herd, taking to heart the advice of his mentor and fellow Jersey breeder, Reginald McDonald, St. Albans, Vt., “You need to get better before you get bigger.”

Early advances in genetics were made rather inexpensively as Daggett purchased older cows or those with special needs. One such purchase was Bittersweet Magic Lulu, Very Good-84%, for $300 as a 14-year-old, two-quartered cow. In the herd today are daughters, Orcutt Brook Topkick Lila, Excellent-90% and Orcutt Brook Vindication Lucy, Very Good-84%.

A huge step for Daggett’s breeding program was taken last summer, when Orcutt Brook Parnell Desiree, a cow he bred, was named Intermediate Champion of the 2007 Eastern States Exposition.

Daggett has been able to up his budget for genetics in recent years. In 2007, he purchased Cowbell Connection Jackpot from the New England Spring Sale.

“Jackpot” is appraised Excellent-91% and has a daughter by SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET, JPI +136*, in the herd today. Another purchase was Hollylane Renaissance Miss-ET. Her dam is Pleasant Nook Regal Madison, EX 92-3E (CAN), Reserve All-Canadian Mature Cow 2003 with 30,103 lbs. milk, 2,006 lbs. fat and 1,212 lbs. protein. Her grandam is Pleasant Nook J Imp Martha, SUP-EX 94-7E (CAN), one of Daggett’s favorite cows.

The current herd numbers 100 Registered Jerseys. The October 2008 rolling herd average stood at 14,272 lbs. milk, 693 lbs. fat and 534 lbs. protein on 61 cows. The herd is enrolled on REAP and a member of New England Jersey Sires.

The same better-before-bigger strategy that Daggett applies to herd management is also applied to land management and facility upgrades. In 2002, Daggett received a nutrient management award from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

A major facility upgrade for 2009 is the june 2009

construction of a calf and dry cow barn.

“Eric seems to soak up any knowledge he can,” wrote Heather Brigham, Secretary of the Vermont Jersey Breeders’ Association, in a letter recommending Daggett for the award. “This, plus what he has already learned should lead him to a successful career as a Jersey breeder.”

When he is not caring for the cows and the land, Daggett serves the dairy community as a director of the Vermont Jersey Breeders Association. He also gives young people the opportunity to participate in 4-H by showing members of his herd at local fairs and shows.

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played out. Two summers ago, the family purchased a 70-cow tie-stall barn in Belleville, Pa. The herd is composed of 135 Registered Jerseys, of which 65 are milking. In 2008, the AJCA lactation average for the herd was 20,149 lbs. milk, 1,060 lbs. fat and 751 lbs. protein. The 30head herd tied for 10th for fat among herds with 10-39 lactations in 2008.

In addition to the morning milkings, breeding, feeding and overall herd health, Jake works as a dairy nutritionist. Kate (continued to page 34)

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manages the farm’s secretarial work, home schools the couple’s sons, and is attending Penn State Altoona.

Their children, Tucker, 16, and Sterling, 14, are valuable to the operation of the dairy. They are both dedicated and knowledgeable with all facets of the dairy and are active in 4-H and dairy quiz bowl competitions.

Last year the profitable herd had two animals that completed Hall of Fame records. SV Heaths Jade Marcia, Very Good-86%, had over 26,210 lbs. milk, 1,642 lbs. fat and 950 lbs. protein and $3,285 lbs. cheese yield at 4-11 to achieve a Hall of Fame record. Peachey Sambo Muffin, Excellent 91%, produced a Hall of Fame record at 4-8 of 27,180 lbs. milk, 1,278 lbs. fat and 930 lbs. protein with $3,213 lbs. cheese yield.

The couple’s oldest son, Tucker, exhibited the 2008 Junior All American Aged Cow, Sniders Future Fenola, Excellent-93%, at The All American Junior Jersey Show in Louisville, Ky. “Fenola” was additionally awarded the best udder and second Premier Performance Cow in her class. She was named the seventh Overall Premier Performance Cow. “The Hardy family has come far on their

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journey as Jersey breeders,” stated Susan Wicker in her letter of recommendation for the Hardys. “It has been rewarding watching them progress and grow along the way. By working together toward the goals they have set for themselves, by maintaining their enthusiasm and quest for improvement and by continuing to practice good stewardship of the Jersey cow, this family can certainly look forward to a unique and exciting future for themselves.”

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Strickhouser and her husband, Dan, rent the farm from her mother and raise crops on other rented ground and a 35-acre farm the couple purchased in 2002. Shari manages the herd and the milkings. Dan is responsible for field work and equipment and balancing the ration. They also receive help from one part-time employee. A total mixed ration was adopted in 2004, with vast improvements in herd health, especially among two-year-olds.

Strickhouser merchandises 10-15 head each year through private treaty and consignment sales, including the Wisconsin State Sale, the Midwest Spring Sale, the Illinois Invitational Sale, the Ohio Spring

Classic Sale and the Field of Dreams sale.

Many animals that bear her Stephan prefix have done well for their new owners.

Stephan Counciller Bambi, purchased in the Field of Dreams III sale by Sheldon and Rosella Sawyer, Walpole, N.H., is appraised Excellent-92% and has 23,857 lbs. milk, 1,395 lbs. fat and 930 lbs. protein at 5-0.

Stephan Sparkler Vera-ET, Excellent-92%, now owned by Greg and Joel Bourne, Ansonia, Ohio, placed second in the fouryear-old class at the Central National Jersey Show in 2007 and was nominated AllBreeds Access All-American Four-Year-Old the same year.

Two other traits that set Shari apart are her gift for leadership and ability to get things done. She currently serves as vice president of Parish 2 Jersey Breeders, after serving five years as president, and represents the parish on the board of the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association.

She recently donated the calf that was given to the outstanding junior member at the state organization’s annual meeting.

Strickhouser is a member of the Wisconsin State Show Committee and the planning committee for the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings, to be hosted by Wisconsin in 2011. She has been the secretary for the Elkhorn FFA Alumni Association since

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“The great aspect about Shari is that she is always there and dedicated to the Jersey breed and dair y in general,” wrote Lisa Konkel, Chair of the Walworth County Fair Dairy Committee, in her letter supporting Strickhouser’s nomination. “She doesn’t do it for fame and attention, june 2009

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“She sees the importance of dairy literacy and education, and gives of her time and talents to make that a reality,” Konkel continued. “I feel that this sets her apart from others.”

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• 72 heifers sell with 50 P9 (top 10% within age group) based on combined genetic merit for productiontion and type • Dam’s 305-day production average is 19,504M, 934F, 698P and 2,374 lbs. cheese yield • Dam’s average NM$ 288 and CM$ 299, with an average final score for type of 87% She sells

SSF Legion Prada

This “Legion” daughter sells due in January to “Action.” Her dam is an E-91% “Comiskey” with over 23,000M and was 2nd 4-year-old and 5-year-old, 2008 and 2009 New York Spring Carousel. The next dam is also Excellent with records over 20,000M. Charles Luchsinger, NY

She sells

Her daughter sells

Free-Mar Blackstone Beeves, P9

This December “Blackstone” heifer sells from the “Sunny Day Becky” family. Her first two dams are both appraised E-91% and have over 20,000M. Her third dam is Sunny Day Bold Belinda-ET, E-94% with over 38,000M. David Freeman and Bryan Marcoot, IL

Her daughter sells

Gabys Artist Ambrosia, E-90%

Projected to 25,330-1,098-773 ME at 3-8 Ranks 1st in the nation for JPI at +325

Her P9 “Blackstone” heifer ranked 63rd on the Top 300 PA JPI Heifer list sells. Lots of A.I. interest from the prolific “Roxette” family. The next three dams are Excellent.

Henry Gaby, TN

Her daughter sells

Her daughter sells Oomsdale Gratitude Country CC, E-90% Projected to 24,442-1,034-924 ME at 3-7 Ranks 110th in the nation for JPI at +245

Pick from two of her July “Jevon” heifers who rank 111th on the Top 300 PA JPI Heifer List. “CC” is a maternal sister to “Gannon” and “Dale” both #1 on their respective sire lists. Michael Ooms, NY

Her daughter sells

Dutch Hollow Jace Melinda-ET, E-92% 4-2 305 3x 24,090 4.3% 1,047 3.5% 836

Her November P9 “Jevon” heifer sells with with a PA of +1,371M. The next dam is SC Millie, E-93%, who ranks on the Top 1½% JPI Cow List and has over 230,000M out in 7 lactations! Paul Chittenden, NY

Her daughter sells

Lawtons Rescue Finess, E-90%

Longview Rosecrans Barb, E-95%

Her P9 “Iatola” daughter sells and is a potential sixth generation Excellent. She is due in July to “Grieves.” The grandam is an E-92% “Khan” with five lactations over 23,000M. Timothy Lawton, NY

Her July “Jevon” daughter sells and is a potential fifth generation Exellent. The grandam is E-90% with five lactations over 20,000M. Timothy and Patricia Everett, NY

2-11 305 22,880 4.1% 930 3.2% 727

5-4 305 22,170 3.5% 778 3.1% 685

Sunbow Jace Lady-ET, VG-84%

2-3 305 18,900 4.9% 927 3.6% 671 Ranks 50th in the nation for JPI at +260

Her P9 “Rampant” daughter sells due in August to “Jevon.” She has a PA of +1,563M. The next dam is VG with two records over 22,000M. Alex Steer, TN

Her daughter sells

WF Jace Julia-ET, E-90%

4-0 305 23,080 4.7% 1,087 3.7% 865

Her P9 “Louie” daughter sells and is a potential fifth generation Excellent. The next three dams all have over 20,000M with the third dam over 36,000M. BK/DK Syndicate, NY

Her daughter sells

Dutch Hollow Max Dagmar, E-91% 3-0 305 16,520 4.4% 729 3.6% 589 4th 4-year-old, 2009 NY Spring Carousel

Her P9 “Dale” daughter sells with a PA of +1,208M. A direct descendent of “Mistress-P” at Dutch Hollow. Phillips Ferry and Family, NY

A P9 “Impuls” sells out of an E-90% “Hallmark” with 19,090M. The consignment is a potential fifth generation Excellent.

Kempko Syndicate, MA A P9 “Impuls” sells and ranks on the Top 300 PA JPI Heifer list. Her dam is a Very Good “Champ” projected to 19,663M m.e. at 2-9 and ranks on the Top 1½% JPI Cow List. Irishtown Acres, PA From “Nathan’s” family sells a P9 “Blueprint” daughter. The dam is a VG89% “Jace” and is backed by an Excellent dam with 21,050M. Cheryl Carlson, NY Selling a P9 “Dale” with a PA of +1,347M. The dam is a VG “Nathan” and is backed by a VG-87% “Rogue” with four records over 20,000M. Spruce Row Farm, PA

Her daughter sells

MVF Abe Junes Jace 1387-ET, VG-82% Projected to 20,101-929-632 ME at 2-0 Ranks on the Top 1½% JPI Cow List

Her P9 “Dale” daughter sells. From the same family as “Jacinto.” The next four dams are Excellent. Erika Rhein, PA

Her daughter sells

Her granddaughter sells

Nobledale Mor Veranda, E-92%

Jo-Gep Hallmark Party Time, E-90%

Her December P9 “Dale” daughter sells.

Her third dam is the great Nobledale Juno Vermont, E-94%, with over 30,000M and has nine Excellent daughters and 12 sons in A.I. sampling. Maria Jo Noble, PA

Selling her P9 “Jevon” granddaughter.

The dam is a Very Good “Rebel” projected to over 26,000M m.e. at 1-11. A direct descendant of Amitys Barber Pine, E-94%. D&E Jerseys, CA

A P9 “Mecca” sells out of an Excellent “Jace” with 21,240M. The next dam is an E-90% “Berretta.” Summit Farm Inc., IA

Selling a P9 “Jevon” out of an E-91% “Avery” with 21,760M. The next dam is an Excellent “Berretta” with two records over 22,000M. Yosemite Jersey Dairy, CA

4-1 305 21,470 4.3% 917 3.5% 744

A P9 “Jevon” sells out of an E-90% “Lemvig” with four lactations over 20,000M. The next dam is a VG-88% “Barber.” C & S Livestock, CA From the Highland “Delores” family a P9 “Jevon” sells out of a Very Good “Artist.”

The next dam is a VG-87% “View.”

Highland Farms Inc., ME All proceeds from the sale of this P9 “Impuls” go to support the 2010 Annual Meeting Fund in Portland, Oregon. The dam is a VG-89% “Mecca” with 17,590M and 6.1%F. Martin Dairy LLC, OR

Her daughter sells

Rancher Prestige, VG-85%

2-1 305 16,320 5.1% 827 3.6% 588

Her “Matinee” daughter sells due in November to “Sambo.” The next dam is Very Good with over 20,000M. Doris Rankin, AL

5-1 305 19,980 3.9% 772 3.4% 673

A P9 “Iceman” sells out of a Very Good dam with 16,350M and 5.6%F. The next dam is a VG-87% “Freedom” with 24,320M. Steinhauers Jerseys, WI A P9 “Impact” sells out of a Very Good “Rebel” with 16,440M. The next dam is an “American.” Mark and Lisa Hansen, NY Selling a P9 “Jevon” with a PA of +1,439M and ranks on the Top 300 PA JPI Heifer list. Her dam is an Excellent “Parade” with 23,000M. Wickstrom Jersey Farms Inc., CA

Her daughter sells

Cowbell Duke Constitution, E-92%

Her “Country” daughter sells. A maternal sister to the consignment was 2006 All New York Winter Calf and was 9th intermediate calf at The 2006 All American Show. Christine Sheesley Rozler, NY

Her granddaughter sells

Ahlem MBSB Caprice 6540-ET, E-94% 4-10 274 19,650 4.2% 828 3.6% 711

Her granddaughter sells

Alf Belle-ET, E-92%

4-1 305 21,050 4.9% 1,024 3.9% 820

Her granddaughter sells

Woodstock Alf Leslie, E-90%

5-10 305 23,720 4.6% 1,095 3.7% 870

Her P9 “Jacinto” granddaughter sells and is due in October to “Ace.” The dam is a VG-86% “Jace” with 24,610M. William Ahlem, Jr., CA

From the same maternal line as Duncan Belle a “T-Bone” granddaughter of Alf Belle-ET sells. The dam is a VG-84% “Avery.” Prairie Harbour Jerseys LLC, MN

Her P9 “Dale” granddaughter sells. The dam is a VG-87% “Lemvig” with 19,240M and 5.4%F. Many bulls have gone to A.I. from this family. Paul Zimmerman, CA

A polled P9 “Abe” daughter sells. Her dam is a Very Good “Fanfare” and is backed by an Excellent “Barber.” Joanna Samuelson, CT

A P9 “Militia” sell due in October to “Gannon.” The dam is a Very Good “Impuls” and is backed by a Very Good “Hallmark.” The next two dams are Excellent. Richard Seacord, NY

A “Governor” junior yearling sells. The dam is an E-92% “Malcolm” and is backed by a VG-87% dam. Eric Partridge, NY

From a high components family sells a P9 “Miltia” out of a VG-87% “Paramount” with 23,480M and 5.4%F. William Grammer, OH Selling a P9 “Impuls” out of an Excellent “Berretta” with a 9 lactation average of 20,143-860-691 m.e. The next dam is a Very Good “Dexter.” Greg and David Chamberlain, NY An “Iatola” sells due in September. Her dam is a VG-85% Millenium and is backed by a Very Good “Blue Moon.” Neil Walton, NY

Her granddaughter sells

Selling a P9 “Abe” out of an Excellent “Catamount.” The next dam is VG-87% with 21,510M. - Robert Darling, NY Selling a P9 “Impuls” out of a VG-85% “Rogue” with 25,515M. The next dam is Very Good with 21,330M from the “Patty” family. High Lawn Farm, MA High components with this “Miltia” daughter out of a Very Good “Flyer.” The dam has 20,370M and 6.3%F and the grandam has fat tests up to 5.5%. Rhett Proctor, MA

Her great-granddaughter sells

SHF Flash Fash, VG-87%

Normandell Sherwood Vanessa, E-91%

Selling her P9 “Militia” granddaughter who is due in October to “TBone.” The dam is a Very Good “Jace.” Roy Denniston and Robin Denniston-Keller, NY

Selling a P9 “Impuls” out of a Very Good “Mor” with over 17,000M. The grandam is VG-86% with 20,160M and is backed by “Vanessa.” Normandell Farms, PA

2-0 305 18,850 4.6% 871 3.2% 610

4-6 305 19,710 4.2% 820 3.3% 660

Selling a P8 “Impuls” out of a VG-88% dam with 20,359M. The grandam is a VG87% “Topkick.” Ronald Meeder, NY A P8 “Jacinto” sells out of a VG-89% “Paramount” with 24,140M. The next dam is a Very Good “Pitino.” Alan Kozak, OH A P9 daughter of Den-Kel Maximus Justice-ET sells. The dam is a VG-85% “Dale.” Jerald Stewart, NY A P9 “Abe” sells out of a VG-88% “Futurity” projected to 19,830M. The next dam has three lactations with 5.0%F and above. Steven Shoemaker, OH

Her granddaughter sells

Buttercrest Rocket Snap, E-91%

3-1 305 19,730 5.9% 1,169 3.9% 755

Selling her P9 “Dale” granddaughter who has a full brother going to Select Sires.

The dam is a VG-86% “Mecca” with 20,530M. Cooperrider & Sons, OH

Her granddaughter sells

A family member sells

Her granddaughter sells Jenks Berretta Trolley, E-90%

Long Distance Lester Babe, E-92%

A “Jimmie” daughter sells. The dam is a VG-85% 2-year-old and is projected over 27,000M m.e. at 1-5. The grandam is an Excellent “Bold” sister to “Trolley” and has 4 records over 25,000M. Jim Jenks, WI

Selling her August 2008 “Jacinto” granddaughter and is a potential sixth generation Excellent. The dam is an E-92% “Exceed” with 25,450M. Vanderfeltz Jerseys, PA

3-0 305 3x 28,190 4.2% 1,176 3.6% 1,022

4-4 305 28,070 4.6% 1,296 3.5% 994 6 Excellent daughters and 11 sons in A.I.

Her great-granddaughter A family member sells sells

Her daughter sells

K&K Impuls Gari Paige, VG-84%

2-8 305 22,410 4.4% 976 3.6% 806 Ranks on the Top 1½% JPI Cow list at +198

Her P9 “Artist” daughter sells with a low EFI of 3.9%. The next four dams all have over 22,000M. David Allen, WI

Family members sell

Montana Linda of Fairway, E-90%

3-9 305 20,220 4.2% 841 3.5% 711

Her P9 “Redwood” granddaughter sells.

The dam is a VG-84% “Abe” and is projected to 25,046M m.e. at 1-9. She is a direct descendent of “Althea.” Fairway Jerseys, VA

Her daughter sells

WF Justin Bess-ET, E91%

BW Centurion Peggy K798, E-92%

A “Lennox” daughter sells out of an E-91% “Barber.” The grandam is a “Berretta” and is backed by “Bess.” The next dam is JRS Volunteer Britani, E-95%. Waverly Farm, VA

Her P9 “Blackstone” daughter sells. The next two dams are Excellent with over 24,000M. Brentwood Farms, CA

Winner, 1997 National Jersey Jug Futurity

Family members sell

2-0 305 20,530 5.5% 1,123 3.4% 706 9 sons in A.I. sampling

A “Maximus” daughter sells due in October to “Rebel.” Her first two dams are Excellent. 5Ts Farms, NY A P8 “Telmark” sells. Her dam is an E-93% “Avery” and is backed by an E-90% “Berretta.” Paul and John Kokoski, MA

Celestial Fanclub Fortress, E-90% 4-8 305 24,410 4.4% 1,077 3.7% 899

Her May 2008 “Jacinto” daughter sells.

The grandam is an E-90% “American” with three records over 21,000M and ranks on the Top 1½% JPI Cow List. Scott and Kristin Carson, NY Also selling is a P9 “Dale” granddaughter of “Fortress.” The dam is a VG-87% “Action.” Mark & Shannon Gardner, PA

Vantage Lemvig Mamme, E-90%

4-4 305 3x 27,440 4.8% 1,316 3.6% 996

Her P9 “Action” daughter sells. Five maternal sisters to the consignment rank on the Top 1½% JPI Cow List and 7 brothers are in A.I. TJF/Lee Syndicate, MS “Mamme’s” P9 granddaughter by “Jevon” also sells. The dam is sired by “Rebel” and ranks on the Top 1½% JPI Cow List.

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An “Ace” daughter sells out of a VG-86% “Impuls” and is backed by an Excellent “Sambo.” Donald Evans, NY Selling a “Tomahawk-P” daughter out of a VG dam. The grandam is an E-90% “Rocket” with 23,550M. Gordon Schofield, NH Selling a “Maximus” daughter out of a VG-86% dam projected to 18,109M m.e. at 4-11. Christopher Romano, NY A P9 “Jacinto” sells. The dam is an Excellent “Garth” with over 21,000M. Scotch View Farms, NY A P8 “Blueprint” sells out of a VG-88% “Duke” projected to 30,307M m.e. at 2-11.

Biltmore Farms, NC

Sale co-chairs Brian Seacord and George Wilson Sara Barlass, AJCA-NAJ Area Rep. 614/256-6502 Kristin Barlass Paul, AJCA-NAJ Area Rep. 209/402-5679 Ron Mosser, AJCA-NAJ Area Rep. 614/264-0142 Patty Holbert, AJCA-NAJ Area Rep. 270/205-1300 David Burris, AJCA-NAJ Area Rep. 209/613-9763 Elizabeth Moss, AJCA-NAJ Area Rep. 614/296-4166

The Empire State For some, the name “New York” conjures images of Times Square, Wall Street and the Statue of Liberty. But the glitz and glamour of Gotham hardly represents the state as a whole. Agriculture returns nearly $4.5 billion to the state’s economy each year, with dairy products representing a bulk of this value at nearly $2.4 billion.

Farmers may be apt to display “I Love NY” bumper stickers because of the state’s vast, bountiful land, which includes the Finger Lakes region near the center of the state, and fertile lowlands near Lake Ontario in the north and the Champlain and Hudson Valleys in the east. About 25% of the state’s land area, or 7.5 million acres, is devoted to production agriculture.

As diverse as the countryside of New York are the dairy producers who milk Jerseys. Included in this group are dairy producers who have been milking all-Jersey herds for several generations and those who are in Jersey infancy, adding brown cows to their black and white operations. Dairy producers from this state have many milk marketing options for their product and an equal number of opportunities to earn a living, milking small herds with just a handful of cows or large herds with thousands.

In 2008, Jersey breeders from New York registered 3,460 animals, a mark that ranked the state seventh in the nation. Seventy-eight

WESTERN NEW YORK Den-Kel Jerseys

Den-Kel Jerseys is owned and operated

by Kip Keller and Robin Denniston-Keller in Byron. Herd management is a priority for the couple as all feed is purchased, with all of the farm’s acreage set aside for barns and pastures. The Kellers purchase standing crops locally and are responsible for harvesting.

The Den-Kel herd was established in 1994, when the couple married. Each

Robin Denniston-Keller and Kip Keller operate Den-Kel Jerseys, nationally ranked for production and Jersey Performance Index.

herds from the state are enrolled on REAP, the national Jersey organization’s core performance program.

New York is a key dairy state, ranking third behind California and Wisconsin for gross milk production. The state produces more cottage cheese and sour cream than any other and is the nation’s second high producer of apples and its third high grower of grapes, many of which are used by local wineries.

Seventy-three dairy producers who milk Registered Jerseys and use key services of the national Jersey organizations are featured in the article below. The dairies have been divided by region—western, central, northern and eastern—and then alphabetically within region.

brought Jerseys and Holsteins to the partnership. Kip’s first Jersey purchase was Ogston Vertols Jayne, from the Ogston Dispersal in 1989. Robin’s first Jersey was Hi-Land Top Brass Farah, purchased as a 10-day-old calf at the New York Fall Sale in 1984. Both have descendents in the herd today.

Den-Kel Jerseys is 83 Jersey cows and 14 Holstein cows and becoming browner each year thanks to Jersey reproductive efficiency. The farm has sent numerous bulls to A.I. and is raising several that will head to bull studs in the coming months. Den-Kel Jerseys is enrolled on REAP, uses JerseyTags for permanent identification, is a contract advertiser with the Jersey Journal, and members of New England Jersey Sires Inc. and Dixieland Jersey Sires Inc. The herd has a 2008 lactation average of 21,084 lbs. milk, 1,103 lbs. fat and 767 lbs. protein, a measure that ranks 10th (tie) in the nation for protein among its peers with 40-79 cows. With the April 2009 genetic evaluations, Den-Kel Jerseys is ranked seventh in the nation for Jersey Performance Index (JPI) with an average JPI of +125 on 70 cows.

Milking cows are housed in a freestall barn and milked in a double-seven herringbone parlor. Calves are raised in hutches and then moved to group hutches at weaning. The Kellers recently built a new heifer raising barn that will house calves from weaning through calving.

Robin is the current president of the New York Jersey Cattle Association and also serves as the AJCA director for the Second District.

Durfee Hill Farm

Durfee Hill Farm is proving that dairy producers can make a living with a small herd of cows. Part of the success comes from grazing, which requires a smaller investment in capital and equipment, and part comes from Jerseys, which are ideal milk-making machines on grass. In two months, the farm will pay off its note with the bank, years ahead of schedule.

Durfee Hill is owned by Rudd Wetherwax and his wife, Nancy, and their children, Natalie, 20, Nicholas, 18, and twins, Jacob and Jordan, 10. The farm established by his grandfather started with Guernseys and then added Jerseys from (continued to page 44)

Rudd and Nancy Wetherwax enjoy a spring pasture walk at Durfee Hill Farm in Wyoming.

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Hi-Land Farms, which borders Durfee Hill Farm, in 1985. Rudd purchased the farm from his father in 1989.

Today, the all-Jersey herd is 50 milking cows and 40 replacement heifers. The herd is enrolled on REAP and merchandises 1012 bred heifers each year in the New York Spring Sale and the New York Fall Sale.

With the last herd appraisal in December 2008, Durfee Hill Farm is home to 13 Excellent and 34 Very Good cows and has an appraisal average of 86.5%.

The Wetherwaxes diversified the business this past summer by opening Durfee Hill Ice Cream, which serves Hersey’s ice cream from a small stand in the village of Wyoming.

Rocky and Patricia Ellsworth

The dairy herd owned by Rocky and Patricia Ellsworth in Hilton is a selfdescribed 4-H project gone wild. The couple started dairying in 1969 with Holsteins. Today, the herd includes every

dairy breed—descendents of 4-H projects for their now-grown children, Patrick, Kristy and Andy.

The first Jersey was introduced to the farm by way of the Herbert Wheeler Memorial Scholarship, which gives a Jersey calf to a junior member of the Niagara Frontier Jersey Cattle Club. Kristy was the recipient. In the years since, her brothers have also earned a calf through the scholarship program.

Kristy’s heifer was especially prolific and profitable as she gave her six heifer calves. One of her daughters had five heifer calves. At the recent Spring Preview Jersey Show in Hamburg, N.Y., Kristy won Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor and exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion and Best Bred and Owned, RocElls Amber Adventure, Excellent-90%, a granddaughter of the original Jersey.

The Jersey herd of 19 milking cows

Jerseys came to the Ellsworth farm through a scholarship program operated by their local Jersey club. Kristy holds RocElls Amber Adventure while Patricia is at the halter of Roc-Ells Waffles Piedmont. Both are descendents of the farm’s first Jersey. Also pictured is Rocky Ellsworth.

and 10 replacement heifers is enrolled on REAP. With the December 2008 appraisal, the farm is home to two Excellent and 15 Very Good cows and has an average appraisal of 84%.

Though the children have careers off the farm, they lend a hand at the family farm on weekends and days off. Patrick is a mechanical engineer at ITT Space Systems. Kristy is a veterinary technician at Hilton Veterinary Hospital and Andy is a recent graduate of Alfred State College.

The family also operates a vegetable stand in the summer, selling sweet corn grown on the farm and other local produce.

Friendly Valley Farm

Mark and Lisa Hansen have been operating Friendly Valley Farm in Machias since May 1981. They receive help from sons, Eric, Bryan and Matt, who also work off the farm, and Mark’s father, Donald.

The fully-registered Jersey herd is 75 milking cows and 60 replacement heifers.

The farm is enrolled on REAP and uses JerseyMate to recommend service sires for heifers. The rolling herd average for February 2009 was 16,763 lbs. milk, 759 lbs. fat and 600 lbs. protein. The average appraisal on the herd (December 2008) is 85.8%, with 14 Excellent and 37 Very Good cows.

The herd is intensively grazed. Milking cows are housed and milked in a 60-cow tie stall barn and dry cows are raised on a bedded pack.

Friendly Valley Farm is a routine consignor to the New York Spring Sale and the New York Fall Sale, the National Heifer Sale, the Top of the World Sale and The All American Jersey Sale.

The farm also exhibits at the New York State Fair, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Jersey Show and The All American Jersey Show. Family members of one of the farm’s foundation cow families, Friendly Valley Moe Starlight, Excellent-95%, have placed first in the class for 100,000 lbs. milk cows at the Mid-Atlantic and been named Grand Champion of the New York State Fair Junior Show. (continued to page 46)

Friendly Valley Farm in Machias is operated by Lisa and Mark Hansen and Mark’s Dad, Donald.

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The All American Jersey Sale and also merchandises 50-75 head privately a year.

David is the current AJCA president, a position he has held for two terms.

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The Hansens have recently begun to raise and finish Jersey steers to increase the value of their Jersey bull calves.

James and Mitzi Kendrick

Hi-Land Farms

Hi-Land Farms has been owned by the Chamberlain family since 1888. The farm today is owned by brothers, David and Greg Chamberlain, and their wives, Dana and Jodi, respectively. Their mother, Arlene, remains active on the farm and does the herd’s registration work.

Though the herd has been Jersey from the beginning, it became fully-registered through Genetic Recovery when the program first became available in 1974.

The herd is enrolled on REAP, a contract advertiser with the Jersey Journal and a member of Liberty Jersey Sires Inc. HiLand Farms milks 664 cows and raises 600 replacement heifers on the farm in Wyoming. The 2008 lactation average is 19,761 lbs. milk, 942 lbs. fat and 685 lbs. protein on 622 cows.

The family works 1,500 acres, with elevations that range from 900-1,600 feet, and supplies 100% of the herd’s forage needs and 50% of its energy requirements.

The Chamberlains have supported Project Equity since its inception in 1976.

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Hi-Land Farms has been operated by the Chamberlain family since 1888. Pictured left to right are: Dore Baker, David and Dana Chamberlain with son, Lowell, Arlene Chamberlain, and Greg and Jodi Chamberlain with children, John and Lindsay. Missing from the photo is Ben Chamberlain.

David and Greg’s father, the late Ray Chamberlain, was influential in getting component pricing adopted in milk markets across the country and earned the AJCA Distinguished Service Award in 1983 for his efforts. Today, the Chamberlains are working with Sorrento through Dairylea Cooperative to develop a casein payment program, the first of its kind in the nation.

The work includes neighboring Jersey breeder, Durfee Hill Farm, and Den-Kel Jerseys of Byron.

Hi-Land Farms is a routine consignor to the New York Spring Sale, the New York Fall Sale, the National Heifer Sale and

James and Mitzi Kendrick have two passions—intensive grazing and Jerseys.

Fortunately, the two work beautifully together.

The Kendricks began dairying in August 2000 and moved the herd three times before settling at their present home, owned by Mitzi’s parents, in Sinclairville in April 2004. The Kendricks refurbished the old barn that stood on the place, refacing its exterior and gutting its interior and constructing 52 stalls for cows and 22 stalls for heifers. The farm earned (continued to page 48)

Mitzi, Jim and Cleo Kendrick ham it up with the newest member of their Jersey herd.

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the Dairy of Distinction award from the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification Program in 2008.

Though the herd is a mix of Jerseys and Holsteins, it is becoming more Jersey every year as the Holsteins are being bred to Jersey bulls. The herd today numbers 30 Jerseys or Jersey crosses and 22 Holsteins.

The Kendricks’ decision to milk Jerseys was an investment in their future. The couple wanted to put their breeding efforts into a cow that met what they predicted would be long-term demand for dairy products—milk solids.

The herd is enrolled on REAP, uses JerseyTags and JerseyMate and is a member of Liberty Jersey Sires Inc. Both James and Mitzi work off the farm as well. James drives a school bus in the mornings and afternoons and Mitzi in central service at Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Kevetta Farms

Kevetta Farms is proving that intensive grazing and high production can go handin-hand. The REAP herd of a dozen milking cows has a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 19,679 lbs. milk, 813 lbs. fat and 679 lbs. protein. The farm is home to one Excellent and 10 Very Good cows and has an appraisal average of 85%

(December 2008).

The farm in Dansville is owned by Kevin and Annetta Herrington and their children, Jessica, 18, and Tyler, 14.

Grazing and overall herd management are Kevin’s passion and herd statistics and genetics are Annetta’s. Jessica and Tyler are involved with chores, feeding and field work and enjoy exhibiting their cattle at local and regional shows.

The farmstead has been in Annetta’s family for three generations. The barn in which the cows are now milked originally served as the family’s heifer raising facility.

It was converted to a 12-stall flat parlor in 2004, when the Herringtons returned to milking cows, and was recently refaced.

A bedded pack for the milking string was built in 2005.

The herd is intensively grazed from May through October and fed pasture and grain. During the winter, cows are given baleage and dry hay free choice and fed supplemental corn silage and concentrates twice a day. The farm has 65 acres set aside for pasture—a good part of the reason for the farm’s success with grazing, the Herringtons believe.

The 35-cow milking string is mostly Jerseys and Holsteins, along with a few Ayrshires. The first Jersey came to Kevetta Farms through the Herbert Wheeler Memorial Scholarship, awarded to Jessica in 2002 by the Niagara Frontier Jersey Cattle Club. The Jersey herd has grown from this heifer and several other purchases, including a first choice granddaughter of Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J, purchased from the Spring Sensation Sale at Oakfield Corners Dairy in May.

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The Herrington family with Hi-Land Brazo Bobtail, Very Good-88%. Left to right are Jessica, Kevin, Annetta, Tyler and Jessica’s boyfriend, Eric Green. “Bobtail” earned a great deal of local press when she became a passion for the Herrington’s neighbor boy, Michael Murphy, who passed away after a battle with leukemia.

Peggy Bennett’s interest in Jerseys dates back four decades, when she purchased a Jersey calf from a neighbor and showed her as a 4-H project. Her herd grew over the years and when she married Bill Bennett, she moved to his family farm in Albion and brought six Jerseys with her.

The Bennetts rebuilt the dairy herd and milked a mixed herd of Jerseys and

Peggy Bennett raises her heifers at MeriAcres Farm in Albion, while her cows are at George Farms in Interlaken.

Holsteins until 2007, when injuries to both Bill and Peggy forced the couple to disperse the herd.

Today, heifers are raised by Peggy on the farm and milking cows are housed at George Farms in Interlaken. The herd is enrolled on REAP and has a December 2008 appraisal average of 87.4%, with two Excellent and three Very Good cows.

Peggy remains active in the show ring at the New York State Fair, the MidAtlantic Regional Jersey Show, the Central National Jersey Show and The All American Jersey Show. A recent standout is Smart Gypsy Nate Gunner Glory, who was the All American Intermediate Heifer Calf in 2007 and named Junior Champion of the Central National Jersey Show in 2008. “Glory” is owned in partnership with Purple Fever and Fred Petzold.

Meri-Acres, though, is best known for another former resident who earned her share of accolades—Maplerow Mercury Aron-PTL-P. “Aron” is the 1986 National Grand Champion and former all-time leading living lifetime milk and protein production champion, with credits of 301,154 lbs. milk, 13,926 lbs. fat and 10,694 lbs. protein. Her descendents are in the herd today, including a 17-year-old granddaughter who is no longer producing but content to roam the pastures at MeriAcres Farm.

Carl and Kris Neckers

The adage “good things come to those who wait” could apply to the dairy farm Carl and Kris Neckers purchased in 2005.

The Neckers family has been milking Registered Jerseys since the fall of 2005, when a group of bred heifers was added to the Holstein herd. Pictured are Kris, Corey, Kelsey, Dylan and Carl.

The couple had rented facilities for their dairy herd for 15 years before they had opportunity to purchase the herd’s present home, Ridgeline Dairy, in Clymer.

The first Jerseys—a group of 100—was purchased in the fall of 2005 from the New York Fall Sale and several New England Jersey breeders.

Today, the Neckers milk a mixed herd of 650 cows: 500 Holsteins, 140 Jerseys, 25 Brown Swiss and a handful of Ayrshires, Guernseys and Milking Shorthorns.

The herd is enrolled on REAP and uses JerseyTags for permanent identification.

The farm is operated by the Neckers and their children, Kelsey, 15, Dylan, 11, and Corey, 9, and 20 employees. Gary Stoddard of Genex/CRI manages the herd’s reproduction. Cows are housed in free-stalls and milked in a parallel parlor. Jerseys are grouped with firstlactation Holsteins. Calves are raised in a greenhouse barn. A new heifer barn is being constructed, with move-in scheduled for June 2009.

Ridgeline Dairy is home to the state’s first anaerobic digester, installed in November 2001. In addition to farm waste, the digester also takes in a semiload of food waste every day. The New York Power Authority gives the Neckers credit for power they produce in excess of what they use on the farm.

Oakfield Corners

When Jonathan and Alicia Lamb began to add Jerseys to their high-visibility Holstein herd in 1999, it was natural that the couple brought in Jerseys with equally-visible pedigrees. The herd now includes descendents of notables such as Glenamore Gold Prize 25X, SUP EX-976E (Canada), five time Grand Champion of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J and Llolyn Jude Griffen.

Lamb Farms Inc./Oakfield Corners Dairy, located in Oakfield, is a herd of 4,200 milk cows operated by Jonathan and june 2009

Alicia and Jonathan’s father, Gordon, his brother, Matthew, and Jim Veazey. Cows are housed in two freestall facilities. The farm has been in the Lamb family for three generations.

The Jersey herd is 15 milking cows and 25 replacement heifers. The herd is enrolled on REAP and has a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 19,959 lbs. milk, 967 lbs. fat and 706 lbs. protein on eight cows.

The Lambs recently hosted the third edition of their Spring Sensation Sale at the farm in May. The eight Jersey lots sold for an average $3,817. (continued to page 50)

Jonathan and Alicia Lamb milk a prominent herd of Holsteins and added Jerseys in 1998. The couple hosted the third edition of the Spring Sensation Sale at the farm in Oakfield this past May.

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Plato Brook Ballad Fiesta, Very Good-86%, right, and three generations of her descendants reside at Plato Brook Farms. Pictured left to right are Janet Miller, Kyle Carpenter, Shane Lockwood, Beth Hobin, Katie Carpenter with son Gavin, Josh Carpenter and Russell Miller.

The Ruches are with one of their favorites, Ca-Jacs MML Remake Vicky, Excellent-90%.

Left to right are Jason Ruch, with Deven and Emma Ruch, Dr. Lynne Catania, with Christopher and Jenna Catania, Jack Ruch Jr. (back), Matthew Catania and Dakota Ruch.

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cows and most of the heifers were sold in the spring of 1985. The Ruchs retained a few Holstein and Jersey heifers and began milking again in the fall of 1987.

The family opted to sell the Holsteins and purchased more Jerseys, and the herd became all Jersey.

The REAP herd today is 25 cows and 15 replacement heifers. The family enjoys showing and exhibits at several local shows, the New York State Fair, the MidAtlantic Regional Jersey Show and The All American Jersey Show.

Ruch also works off the farm driving a school bus in the mornings and afternoons.

His family lends a hand with chores and includes son, Jason, and his wife, Julie, and their children, Dakota, 5, Deven, 2, and Emma, six months, and daughter, Lynne Catania, DVM, and her husband, Bill, and their children, Matthew, 9, Christopher, 5, and Jenna, 2. Lynne does the herd veterinary work and also is a veterinarian at Animal Hospital of Waterford, with 65% large animal work and clients in western New York and Pennsylvania.

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Plato Brook Farms L.L.C.

An interest in showing has given Plato Brook Farms a renewed enthusiasm for Jerseys. The farm is a partnership between Russell and Janet Miller, and their son, Kent, and Josh and Katie Carpenter.

Located on the Plato Brook in Arcade, the farm was established by Russell’s greatgrandfather in 1888. Jersey was the breed of choice then and continued to be so until 1964, when Russell introduced Holsteins and gradually phased out the Jerseys. The brown cow was brought back to the farm in 1975 when Russell and Janet purchased three Jerseys for each of their children as 4-H projects.

Plato Brook Farms milks about 1,000 Holsteins and 30 Jerseys. The herd is enrolled on REAP and has a 2008 actual average of 16,164 lbs. milk, 748 lbs. fat and 573 lbs. protein on 20 cows. The farm also works more than 2,250 acres.

In the past two years, Plato Brook Farms has begun exhibiting animals at local shows. The activity has helped foster the farm’s motto of being a “funfamily-farm.” Many employees have volunteered to get the show string ready for the fair, lending a hand in a variety of ways, from breaking animals to lead to clipping in advance of the event. Showing is a great opportunity to demonstrate the fact that every employee has a role in the development of the animals and can share in the success.

True Farms

True Farms, Perry, is a mixed herd of Jerseys, Holsteins and Brown Swiss owned by brothers, Brian, Glenn and Jeff True.

True Farms milks 900 cows—35 of them Jersey—and farms nearly 1,000 acres.

Three decades ago, urban sprawl forced the family to move its herd of 50 cows from a small farm near Rochester to its present location 40 miles southwest of the city.

Twenty years ago Jerseys were brought to True Farms because Jeff couldn’t pass on the chance to add a solidly-bred heifer from a neighbor’s dispersal to the herd.

Much of the herd today can be traced to that foundation animal. The herd is enrolled on REAP and has a 2008 lactation average of 20,807 lbs. milk, 947 lbs. fat and 742 lbs. protein on 20 lactations.

Cows are milked on two farms, with all breeds grouped together. Fresh and highproducing cows are housed and milked on the main farm. Pregnant and low somatic cell cows are located at another farm to obtain maximum milk quality with minimum labor.

True Farms is using sexed semen heavily on its Jersey herd, even on milking cows. Down the road, the farm may establish a larger, separate Jersey herd in one of its older barns as it is the ideal size for Jersey cows.

CENTRAL NEW YORK 5Ts Farm In 1989, the 5Ts Jersey herd was established by the Tucek family near Bainbridge, and is now managed by Tim Tucek, with the help of his fiancé, Heather.

In February 2009, the mixed herd had a rolling herd average of 15,004 lbs. milk with a 5.0% fat test and 3.6% protein test on 51 cows. The farm milks 45 Registered Jerseys in a tie-stall barn. The herd markets its milk to Worchester Creamery and the milk is bottled in New York City under the Elmhurst Dairy label.

The REAP herds uses JerseyTags for identification and JerseyMate to help select matings. The herd sells animals annually through the New York state sales and has also consigned to the Kentucky National Sale and National Heifer Sale.

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Jack Ruch

One of New York’s westernmost Registered Jersey herds is owned by Jack Ruch Jr. and his family. The dairy, located in Westfield and just a quarter mile south of Lake Erie, was purchased by Ruch’s grandfather in 1933.

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Jeff True, left, and herdsman, Curtis Hinz, milk mostly Holsteins, but appreciate their Jerseys for their feed efficiency. At True Farms, it is not uncommon for the Jerseys to be giving 100 lbs. milk a day and for first-calf heifers to produce 70-80 lbs. a day.

5Ts Farm has been in operation for 20 years and is managed by Tim Tucek.

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the larger breeds. This appreciation of the breed is evidenced by the few Holsteins in the herd, all of which are being bred to Jersey semen or are carrying Jersey embryos. The herd is currently using 100% young sires in their breeding program.

Angelrose Dairy

For the Kemmeren family of Bainbridge, Jerseys were added to the Holstein herd when Dianne married John Kemmeren.

Dianne was raised with Registered Jerseys at her home farm and John’s family had always milked registered Holsteins. John’s father attended a sale with Dianne and purchased two Jersey heifers that began their herd of Jerseys.

The mixed herd of 22 Jerseys and 70 Holsteins remains profitable with high production levels. The REAP herd had a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 19,431 lbs. milk, 817 lbs. fat and 680 lbs. protein on 13 cows.

In 2004, the milking cows were sold after the passing of John’s father. The following year the couple purchased the farm and the family began milking again in March 2005. The herd is rotationally grazed and the family is pleased with the success of the Jerseys on pasture.

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The Kemmeren family operates Angelrose Dairy with 22 Jerseys. Posing with Angelrose Miss Kylie, Very Good-88%, is Dianne Kemmeren, part-time employee, Shawn Wade, and Katy, Peter and John Kemmeren.

Today their children, Katy, 18, and Peter, 15, exhibit Jersey cattle along with other breeds of cattle at their local shows.

and Margaret Lawton, Newark Valley, as a youth showing cattle and credits the couple for his start with the breed. Before branching out on his own farm, he was employed by ABS for 10 years.

At Antique Valley, the couple strives to produce functional and show-winning type animals. While the breeding philosophy has remained the same, in recent years the service sires have changed as Campbell has adjusted the breeding program to include New Zealand-bred animals.

The farm has bred 40 Excellents since they have been breeding Jerseys. With the last herd appraisal in November 2008 the herd is home to 14 Excellents and 17 Very Good cows and has an appraisal average of 87%. The farm seeks to calve

Antique Valley Jerseys

Keith Campbell and Janet Pfromm operate a rotational grazing Jersey herd located in Greene. Campbell began his herd of Jersey cattle 15 years ago in Owego and soon moved to the current location.

The REAP herd milks 24 Registered Jerseys and has 20 replacement head.

The herd’s 2008 AJCA lactation average was 16,225 lbs. milk, 743 lbs. fat and 573 lbs. protein on 26 cows.

Campbell was introduced to the breed by fellow New York Jersey breeders, Merle

The Antique Valley Jersey herd is a rotational grazing herd operated by Keith Campbell and Janet Pfromm.

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first calf heifers early at 17 months.

The herd consistently maintains a low somatic cell count, currently at 89,000, and has received the Super Milk award from Dairy One for 15 consecutive years.

Campbell is quick to note that profitability doesn’t always follow the trend. This progressive grazing herd has a unique breeding philosophy that produces animals that excel in milk quality, type and longevity.

Five years ago, Bapton Farms Livestock added Registered Jerseys to their registered Holstein herd. The Worden family has been operating the dairy for 36 years.

Bapton Farms Livestock

Situated alongside the Susquehanna River in Ouaquaga is Bapton Farms Livestock. The farm operates three distinct businesses: Ag-Trucks, LLC, Quarter Horses and the dairy.

Five years ago, Ken and Pat Worden added Registered Jerseys to their herd of registered Holsteins. Today, the Jersey herd contains 18 cows and 26 heifers.

Currently the REAP herd is ranked within the top 25% of the breed for JPI at +80.

Herd member, Nobledale Jace Whitney, Excellent-90%, is ranked on the top 1½% list with a JPI of +187.

The couple’s daughter, Laura West and husband, Tim, along with their son, Derek, are involved in the farm. Additionally, Ken and Pat’s son, Glenn Worden, and his fiancé, Gabby Bohn-Blodgett, lend a hand in the operation of the farm.

The Worden family feels that the Jersey’s versatility, temperament and personality make the breed unique and a reason that she is a favorite with the visitors on the farm. They recognize the dedication of the AJCA area representatives and staff who have helped to start the couple with the Jersey breed and continue to guide the herd.

Chairo Jerseys

Luke and Carol Heagy are in the process of building their herd after the family moved from Pennsylvania in November 2002 and a fire destroyed their heifer barn and 30 head this past year.

It was 24 years ago that the couple married and began dairying on rented

The Heagy family enjoys the scenery at Lake Ontario with a young member of the Chairo Jerseys herd. Accompanying her, left to right, are Bethanie, Carol, Shana, Cherish, Luke and Faith.

facilities, first in western Maryland and then in Lebanon, Pa. Jerseys and Guernseys were added to the Holstein herd in Maryland because the stalls were too small for the black and whites.

The Jersey herd has since won the hearts of the Heagys because they are efficient and easy to work with. Luke comments there is less feed to haul, less manure to spread and less water to ship. Today, the milking string is 98 Jerseys and just two Holsteins.

The herd is enrolled on REAP and a member of Liberty Jersey Sires Inc. The farm has sent several bulls to A.I., including Chairo Mor Excitement, who is ranked #68 on the list of Active A.I. Jersey Bulls (April 2009) with a JPI of +166.

The 350-acre farm is located in Red Creek, just two miles south of Lake Ontario. The family farm is operated entirely by Luke and Carol and their children: Bethanie, 22; Faith, 19; Abel, 16; Shana, 11; and Cherish, 5. Micah, a twin to Faith, also works off the farm building grain bins.

The family hopes to be able to begin merchandising again when the herd has grown large enough to accommodate sales.

Cooper Farm

Ed and Taryn Cooper have taken a less-traveled road in the dairy business enroute to their current home in Marathon. In 1998, the couple was faced with a choice—get out of the dairy business altogether or make changes. Having grown up with cattle, it was hard to even consider selling the cows. So, they reduced the size of the herd to onethird, moved to a smaller farm and made do with a work force of Ed and one part-time employee.

Though the Coopers moved to the new operation with a mix of Holsteins and Jerseys, the small stalls were more suited to Jerseys. Additionally, component pricing hit the market at about that time.

So, the Holsteins were phased out.

Today, the Registered Jersey herd at Cooper Farm is 40 milking cows and 30 replacement heifers. Cooper Farm is enrolled on REAP and home to 18 Excellent and 21 Very Good cows with an average appraisal of 88.2%. The Coopers own two cows appraised Excellent-94%: Cooper Farm Spot Kay and Cooper Farm Sambo Asia.

The Coopers merchandise 10-15 head each year privately or through leading Jersey sales.

Cows are housed and milked in a 50cow tie stall barn with two box stalls for calves. Baby calves are raised in the barn as well. The farm is 117 acres, with 40 tillable acres and the balance set aside for pasture.

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The Cooper family opted to downsize and focus on Jerseys when they moved to Marathon in 1998. Pictured are Taryn, with Eden, Ed, Mary Jane and Evan (front).

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newspaper in Binghamton. Ed and Taryn have three children: Meghan, a sophomore at Cortland State, Evan, 5, and Eden, 1.

Roger and Betsy Czadzeck

Meadow Winds Farm is owned and operated by Roger and Betsy Czadzeck.

The couple started the dairy in Clyde in 1996 when they married. It was a match made in heaven, so to speak, as Roger provided the 180-acre farm and Betsy the Registered Jerseys.

Betsy, a third-generation Jersey breeder and the daughter of the late Fred and Betty Luchsinger, brought with her several cows when she moved from Silver Spring Farm in 1996. Others joined the herd at Meadow Winds Farm a year later, an inheritance from her father at his passing.

Michael and Jennifer Sherwood, own the Gi-Me Jersey and Holstein herd. They are pictured with their sons, Moses and Cormac.

Holsteins. The REAP Jersey herd had a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 15,412 lbs. milk, 755 lbs. fat, and 553 lbs. protein on 18 head.

Michael is the third generation on the family farm that originated in Delaware, N.Y., and moved to Verona in 1991. He was introduced to the Jersey breed at the mere age of 5 when his parents purchased Michael his first Jersey calf from George Wilson, Scotch-View Farms, Stamford.

Michael and Jennifer have two young sons, Moses and Cormac.

Glenshane Jerseys

Betsy Czadzeck is a third-generation Registered Jersey breeder. She and her husband, Roger, established Meadow Winds Farm when they married in 1996.

The fully-registered Jersey herd is 55 milking cows and 50 replacement heifers.

Cows are housed and milked in a tie-stall barn and grazed in the summer. Heifers are raised in a bedded-pack barn with headlocks, built when cows came to the farm.

Meadow Winds Farm has capitalized on a niche market of selling show heifers privately to dairy producers in New York and New England. Many are repeat buyers or those who purchased from her father in years past. The business has been lucrative, giving the Czadzeck’s opportunity to pay off the farm debt early Growing up with Jerseys, it is the friendships with fellow Jersey breeders that Betsy most cherishes.

Gi-Me Jerseys

Young and enthusiastic Jersey breeders, Michael and Jennifer Sherwood, operate Gi-Me Jerseys and Holsteins, with Michael’s parents, Gary and Kathy Sherwood, of Gar-Sher Holsteins. The two herds are housed jointly on the family’s farm in Verona.

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What started with one cow being hand-milked for table milk for 15 years has developed into a complete dairy operation today.

Don and Jean Mugglin, Willet, purchased their first two Jerseys in 1983.

From there, they began raising heifers and housed them at a friend’s farm. Don worked as a G.E. technician and when the plant closed, the couple rented a farm in Morrisville. In 1991, they began to ship milk on their own.

Lucinda George and their son, Johnnie.

The farm is situated on 650 acres on Lake Cayuga near Interlaken, in the heart of wine country. George Farms milks 300 Holstein and 40 Jersey cows, including the milking cows owned by Peggy Bennett of Albion.

George Farms is enrolled on REAP and has a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 19,329 lbs. milk, 1,011 lbs. fat and 705 lbs. protein on six cows. With the December 2008 appraisal, the farm milks five Excellent cows and six Very Good cows and has an average appraisal of 85%.

Johnnie George and his parents, John and Lucinda, milk 300 Holsteins and 40 Jerseys in Interlaken, on Lake Cayuga.

The dairy herd was established by John’s father, Harold William George, in 1957 with Holsteins. The family moved to its present farm in 1988 and Jerseys came to George Farms in 2000. The first Jersey purchase was appraised Excellent-93% and encouraged future purchases. In the herd today are several of her descendents.

The Georges are building a new 250cow freestall barn and will convert the present barn to a parlor and two rows of tie stalls and box stalls for elite cows. The family built a new greenhouse barn for heifers in 2007.

Grace Farms

Glenshane Jerseys is owned and operated

by Don and Jean Mugglin of Willet.

Six years later, the couple purchased a 73-stall tie-stall farm with 357 acres in Willet. At this time they were milking an equal number of Jerseys and Holsteins.

Since then, the REAP herd has phased out the Holsteins and is milking 43 Registered Jersey cows and raising 23 replacement heifers.

George Farms

George Farms is owned by John and

Ed and Peggy Clarke own a Registered Jersey herd that resides on a farm that has been in Peggy’s family for more than 200 years. Grace Farms is located in Lowman just two miles north of the state’s border with Pennsylvania.

Though Peggy grew up with Holsteins and began her own herd with the black and whites, she is a Jersey girl today.

The Clarkes introduced Jerseys to their small herd of Holsteins in 1984 and have never looked back. The herd is all-Jersey today and has grown from that initial purchase of eight head from a sale in western Pennsylvania.

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Peggy Clarke manages the Registered Jersey herd at Grace Farms, which has been in her family for more than 200 years.

are identified using JerseyTags. Peggy manages the herd and employs the equivalent of four full-time employees.

Cows are housed in a simple slope barn that was built in 1995 and milked in a double-four side-open parlor. The milking herd has been intensively grazed for the past 25 years. Grace Farms rents another freestall barn and use of its parlor to a Holstein breeder.

Peggy merchandises 20-25 head each year privately and through the New York Spring and Fall Sales and appreciates that the breed is easy to market.

Harkway Farm

Loren and Myra Harkness are just two years into dairying on their own.

The couple is milking a mixed herd of Jerseys and Holsteins on a farm owned

by Myra’s parents, Bill and Judy Corson, in Newark Valley.

Though the Corsons milked Holsteins, Jerseys came to the farm with Loren, a third-generation Jersey breeder. The first Jersey at Harkway Farm was a wedding gift from Loren’s parents, Butch and Barbara Harkness of Gillett, Pa. Twin Towers Forever Pansy, Very Good-85%, is a direct descendent of one of the cows Loren’s grandfather began dairying with in 1939.

The Harkness’ purchased other Registered Jerseys from the New York Spring Sale and from Don and Jean Mugglin of Willett and Lawton’s Jersey Farm of Newark Valley when they took over the operation of the dairy.

The milking string is 65 Holsteins and 10 Jerseys. The herd is enrolled on REAP and uses JerseyTags. Cows are housed in a 78-cow tie stall barn. Heifers are raised in a separate freestall barn with headlocks.

Feed is purchased from the Corsons.

Myra also raises Quarter Horses and is active in barrel racing.

Loren and Myra Harkness pose with their favorite cow, Lawtons Parade Vine, Very Good-84%. Though Jerseys are firstgeneration at Harkway Farm, Loren is a thirdgeneration Jersey breeder.

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Heaven Scent Jerseys Heaven Scent Jerseys, owned by Jerry Stewart, is just getting settled into its new home on an Amish farm in Lodi after it

made the move this past August. With scenic views of Lake Seneca from the farm and lush pastures on which to graze, the Registered Jersey herd may have found a little bit of cow heaven on earth.

The herd of 106 milking cows and 63 replacement heifers is enrolled on REAP and uses JerseyTags. With the December 2008 herd appraisal, Heaven Scent Jerseys includes four Excellent and 28 Very Good cows and has an average appraisal of 84.5%. Steve Stoltzfus is the farm manager and his brother, Henry, is the herd manager. (continued to page 56)

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Heaven Scent Jerseys, owned by Jerry Stewart, reside on an Amish farm on Lake Seneca, in the heart of wine country.

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The herd has been built primarily on purchases made from Ralph and Alice Taylor, Walton, the Gunning family, Trumansburg, and Wayne Kester, Springville.

Cows are housed in two facilities. The main barn was recently converted from a freestall barn to a 56-cow tie stall barn with two box stalls. The second barn is a 41-cow tie stall barn with two box stalls. Calves are raised in hutches and then moved to pens in the barn when they are weaned.

Stewart also operates Balanced Biological Solutions, which strives to balance soil and rations using natural and biological methods. Clients are predominantly from western New York, Vermont and Massachusetts and many operate organic dairies. Down the road, Stewart would like to begin bottling milk at the farm and selling through Pittsford Farms Dairy out of Rochester.

Intervale Farms

For Janice Sears, farming was never the intended plan for her future with her husband, Russ. The couple lived in Hingham, Mass., and both worked in Boston, Mass.

Janice was a registered nurse and Russ was a paramedic in the city.

In November 1996, the couple purchased a 174-acre farm in Homer. A year and a half later they began milking Holsteins in the facilities. At the Sycamore Hill Farm Sale, the couple purchased a Jersey calf for their son, Matthew.

Following the passing of Russ in 2005,

the herd of 25 Jerseys and 50 Holsteins is now managed by Janice and Matthew with the help of two full-time employees.

Janice still works as a registered nurse off the farm. Matthew takes an interest in showing cattle locally at the New York Spring Carousel, New York State Fair and the local fairs, as well as nationally in Harrisburg, Pa., Madison, Wis., and Louisville, Ky. With both breeds, the farm believes in breeding for type, followed by component percents. Janice noted that while high components were a large part of the Holstein herd before they added the Jerseys, she notices the ease of breeding and calving ease as the largest advantage.

“They are easy to breed, easy to calve, what more could you need,” she stated.

SSF Big Time Impatient, Excellent-90%, grazes in the pasture at Intervale Farms. The herd of 25 Jerseys is owned by Janice Sears and her son, Matthew.

Lawton’s Jersey Farm

Lawton’s Jersey Farm is owned and operated by Merle and Margaret Lawton and their son, Tim. Another son, Mike, is employed off the farm but helps with equipment and field work.

The farm in Newark Valley has been in the Lawton family since 1938, when Merle’s parents made the purchase.

Jerseys have been on the place from the beginning and Registered Jerseys since the early 1950s.

Lawton’s Jersey Farm is 80 milking cows and 70 replacement heifers. The herd is enrolled on REAP, a contract advertiser in the Jersey Journal, a member of New England Jersey Sires Inc. and uses JerseyTags for permanent identification.

The herd has a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 22,077 lbs. milk, 1,041 lbs. fat

Jerseys have resided at Lawton’s Jersey Farm from the beginning in 1938. Pictured are Merle, Margaret and Tim Lawton.

and 767 lbs. protein on 57 cows—a mark that ranks the herd fifth in the nation for milk, eighth for fat and 10th (tie) for protein among herds with 40-79 cows. With the April 2009 genetic evaluations, the herd is ranked among the top 60 herds in the country for Jersey Performance Index (JPI) with an average JPI of +98. Lawton’s Jersey Farm is a routine consignor to the New York Spring Sale, the New York Fall Sale, the National Heifer Sale and The All American Jersey Sale.

Cows are housed in a 65-cow comfortstall barn and pastured in the summer.

Calves are raised in hutches all year and moved to a freestall barn with headlocks when they are weaned.

In building the herd, the Lawton family has benefitted from participation in the Pot of Gold program. Both Tim and Mike purchased animals from the state’s Pot of Gold Sale. And Tim’s sons, Nathan, 12, and Ryan, 8, have purchased from the New York and Pennsylvania Pot of Gold Sales, respectively, and the Pot O’Gold Sale in Louisville, Ky.

Lew-Lin Jerseys

Jerseys are making a comeback at LewLin Farms, owned by Lewis and Linda Stuttle, in Dryden. Lewis grew up on the family Holstein farm established by his father and began showing Jerseys as a youth in the 1950s. When Lewis married Linda and began dairying on his own in 1963, it was with Holsteins.

Jerseys returned to Lewis’ life in 1999, when the couple purchased an animal from Sycamore Hill Farm consigned to the Welch’s Farm Sale. Several other members of the Lew-Lin herd are backed by the genetics of Sycamore Hill Farm, including

Jerseys are making a come-back at LewLin Farm. Left to right are Linda, Bryant, Salina and Lewis Stuttle, Emily Monnant with Hilltophaven Jade Karmel-ET, Very Good-89%, MacKenzie Weaver, Pat Gregory with Lew-Lin Remake Kinky, Excellent-92%, Grand Champion of the 2007 New York State Fair, and Steven Stuttle.

Hilltophaven Jade Karmel-ET, whose dam was purchased by Nevin Martin of Moravia in the Grand Finale of Sycamore Hill Farm Sale in 2004 and sold to the Stuttles in December 2007. “Karmel” recently placed second in the four-year-old class at the New York Spring Carousel Show.

The Lew-Lin Farms milking string includes 36 Jerseys, 280 Holsteins and a half dozen Milking Shorthorns owned by herdsperson, Emily Monnant. The herd is enrolled on REAP and uses JerseyTags for permanent identification. The 2008 lactation average on 11 cows is 16,445 lbs. milk, 805 lbs. fat and 608 lbs. protein.

All breeds are grouped together in a freestall barn and intensively grazed. The farm is feeding about 60% of the TMR it feeds during the winter, with no drop in production.

Pat Gregory, a jack-of-all-trades man, and several family members lend a hand in the operation of the farm as well, including the couple’s youngest son and daughterin-law, Steven and Lisa, who are taking over the farm, and grandchildren, Bryant Stuttle, Selena Stuttle, MacKenzie Weaver and G. T. Weaver.

This past summer, the family established the Frosty Cow, an ice cream stand on the roadside edge of the farm. The business specializes in old-fashioned ice cream shakes and has been strongly supported by the Dryden community.

McGarr Farms

A change in the direction of the farm has brought about a change of breeds for McGarr Farms in King Ferry. The well-known Holstein farm added a group of Jerseys last summer and plans to begin producing and marketing artisan cheese this fall.

McGarr Farms is owned by Dan and Connie McGarr and three of their children, Keeley, 26, Meghan, 24, and Patrick, 22.

Keeley is the cheese maker, Meghan is the herd manager and Patrick handles the june 2009

show string. Another son, Jim, works with computers and lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

McGarr Farms has been in the dairy business since 1947, when Dan’s father began milking. The family milked 400 Holsteins until they reduced cow numbers with a production sale last year. Today, the farm milks 140 Holstein and 55 Jersey cows. The Jerseys were purchased from Celestial Jerseys in New Lebanon, Stone House Farm in Sharon Springs and a Jersey breeder in Canada. The herd is enrolled on REAP and has a 2008 lactation average of 18,565 lbs. milk, 882 lbs. fat and 665 lbs. (continued to page 58)

McGarr Farms added Jerseys to its Holstein herd in the summer of 2008. The family plans to begin selling artisan cheese this fall. Pictured are Dan and Meghan McGarr.

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protein on four cows.

The 450-acre farm is situated on the east side of Lake Cayuga and plans to market artisan cheese through wineries and other local businesses. The farm has been successful in placing bulls in A.I. and earning blue ribbons in the show arena with its Holsteins and hopes to attain the same success with Jerseys down the road.

Silver Springs Farm

Silver Springs Farm has a long history with the Jersey breed. The farm located outside of Syracuse was founded in 1914

by John Luchsinger and was passed on to his son, Fred Luchsinger. In 1986, Chuck and Sue Luchsinger with children, Charlie, Jenny and Ali, began managing the deeppedigreed Silver Springs herd.

The 109-cow tie stall barn houses cows sired by a diverse variety of sires. The cows in the herd are “complete cows” as Chuck refers to them—they are high producers with the potential for success in the show and sale ring.

The REAP herd is recognized in the show ring across the nation for their superior quality of cattle. In November, they exhibited the Reserve Junior Champion at The 2008 All American Jersey Show, SSF Governor Iris. The Luchsinger family has exhibited at the

Silver Springs Farm has been breeding Jerseys for 95 years. Currently the farm is operated by Chuck and Charlie Luchsinger and family.

New York State Fair for 85 consecutive years. The herd was honored with 39 consecutive Premier Breeder banners at the state show and has received the honor over 50 times in the past 68 years.

The profitable type of cow the herd breeds for is represented through their 2008 AJCA lactation average which was 16,794 lbs. milk, 802 lbs. fat, and 604 lbs. protein on 107 head.

Chuck and Sue are co-chairing this year’s AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in Syracuse, N.Y., and the farm will serve as a tour stop for the meetings. Chuck served as an AJCA director from 1995 to 2002 and was the organization’s vice president in 2001.

Thomas Murphy, right, stands in the pasture with his herd of 70 Jerseys, with friend and employee, David Lawrence, left.

The Stornaway herd currently ranks 19th in the nation for JPI at +113.

Stornaway Jerseys

Twenty-two years ago, Thomas and Cassie Murphy had never milked a Jersey. Then, they purchased the breed to fit the small stalls in a rented barn in Massachusetts. Thomas says, “It’s one of the best things that ever happened to me.”

The couple began rotational grazing soon after beginning the herd. In 1989, they moved the Stornaway Jersey herd to Earlville, where it resides today. In five years, Thomas grew the herd from the original 25 cows to 70 Jerseys without purchasing any animals.

The 100% home-bred herd is ranked 19th in the nation for JPI at +113 following

the April 2009 genetic evaluations. The REAP herd of 55 cows has a Predicted Transmitting Ability of +470M, +24F, +18P, +$218CM, +$211NM, and +$196NM. The herd has a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 19,818 lbs. milk, 846 lbs. fat, and 711 lbs. protein on 52 cows.

Thomas and one part-time employee, David Lawrence, provide all the labor.

Romano Farms LLC

Christopher Romano proves that a passion for cows can be a contagious thing.

Though the 26-year-old did not grow up on a farm, his experience with 4-H led him to pursue the career he enjoys today.

Romano purchased his first animal when he was 16 years old. Five years later, the family was milking a dozen cows on their five-acre home in New Jersey. Outgrowing their facilities, the Romano family picked up roots and moved to the farm in Locke in 2004. Christopher owns the dairy and his parents, Lewis and Pat, own the 270acre farm.

Christopher’s appreciation for Jerseys also grew from his work experience at Cedar Lane Farm in Oldwick, N.J., from which his first Jersey purchase was made.

Milk & Honey TP Tish, Very Good-87%, is now seven years old.

The 48-cow herd at Romano Farms is a mix of Jersey, Brown Swiss and Holstein.

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Milk & Honey TP Tish, Very Good-87%, was the first Jersey purchased by Christopher Romano. Also pictured are fiancé, Stacy Pierson, and daughters Payge, and Payton.

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24 milking cows and 21 replacement heifers. The April 2009 lactation average stands at 19,584 lbs. milk, 940 lbs. fat and 685 lbs. protein on an m.e. basis.

Cows are housed in an 80-cow tie stall barn and intensively grazed. Plans are to phase out the Holsteins and focus on the component breeds.

Romano Farms is a family business, operated solely by members of the family, which also include Christopher’s fiancé Stacy Pierson, daughters, Payge, 2, and Payton, 7, and his sister, Sara Curtis.

Underground Genetics

In May 2007, Anthony and Debbie Crothers moved to New York from Maryland with their twin daughters and began milking that August in Pitcher, N.Y. Before the move the couple had farmed on Anthony’s home farm for eight years.

They purchased their first Jersey 12 years ago and the once “hobby” has taken over the herd. Currently the REAP herd is represented by nearly 70% Jerseys. The 58 Jerseys combined with the Holsteins had an April 2009 test of 15,300 lbs. of milk.

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Kennedy, Debbie with Camryn, Blake and Anthony Crothers operate Underground Genetics. The family began milking in New York in August 2007 and has converted the herd to primarily Jerseys.

is the “Mamie” family. The couple purchased both Mid-Del Sambo Mamie, Excellent-90%, and her dam, Enniskillen Ren Mamie, Excellent-93%, in 2001.

Offspring from both animals have sold through high profile sales across the country.

Two of “Sambo Mamie’s” outstanding daughters are Mid-Del Nate Mammie, Excellent-93%, and Underground Mamies Spark-ET, Excellent-91%. “Nate Mammie’s” family is a potential nine generation Excellent family with a twoyear-old “Duaiseoir” granddaughter out of an Excellent-90% “Centurion.” Currently these four animals are enrolled in the flush program at the farm.

Anthony and Debbie both believe that

the Jersey cow’s largest advantage is that she breeds truer, is trouble-free, and has more potential to earn money. With the recent unpredictable milk prices, the couple relies heavily on the high components and have found that the secure marketability of good genetics is equally as important.

Off the farm, Anthony is a hoof trimmer.

The couple acknowledges Debbie’s father, Elmer Warren, for his support and volunteer work on the farm, and the help of one full-time employee. Debbie’s parents journey back and forth from Delaware to help the couple with the farm.

Their 10-year-old twin daughters, Kennedy and Blake, are active on the farm, have knowledge for the herd of cattle, and exhibit their own cattle. The couple welcomed their third daughter, Camryn, in January 2009.

Wetumpka Farm

Wetumpka Farm is the home to “high octane milk producers.” Owners, Cheryl Carlson and husband, Dave Frank, operate Wetumpka Farm, Tully. Cheryl is in charge of the dairy, while Dave, an employee of the Cornell Veterinarian School, crops the hay, baleage and oats. The corn is custom planted and harvested.

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Owner, Cheryl Carlson, manages the herd of 53 Jerseys, who are ranked fourth in the nation for JPI at +130. The herd is also known for breeding Wetumpka Lemvig Nathan-ET.

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was 17,383 lbs. milk, 861 lbs. fat, and 680 lbs. protein on 52 records. Following the April 2009 genetic evaluations the herd is ranked fourth in the nation for JPI with a JPI of +130 and a Predicted Transmitting Ability of +424M, +44F, +25P, +$279CM, +$253NM, +$210FM. Carlson bred the well-known sire, Wetumpka Lemvig Nathan-ET. “Nathan” was a surprise success, as Accelerated Genetics called asking if Carlson had a bull to fill a vacant slot and he was purchased sight unseen. There were no expectations for “Nathan,” until he proved that he could produce profitable daughters.

The REAP herd utilizes JerseyTags, is a founding member of Liberty Jersey Sires and is a contract advertiser in the Jersey Journal.

NORTHERN NEW YORK Ace High Jerseys

Conrad and Linda Frennier of Ellenburg Depot have endured joys and hardships throughout their four decades of farming.

Though Conrad has been milking Jerseys since he was 10-years-old, the couple had just three Jerseys when they purchased the farm in 1966.

In 2003, the herd was built to 160 head.

At the time the herd was producing over 18,000 lbs. milk and consisted of 31 Excellents and 47 Very Good cows. That same year, the herd was lost to a fire.

As Conrad rebuilt the herd, he purchased

four animals from Cedarcrest Farm, Faunsdale, Ala., and has eight descendants from these purchases in the herd today.

Conrad is an advocate of the Genetic Recovery Program. He has purchased many unregistered animals and enrolled them in the program to build the pedigrees to fully Registered Jerseys.

The REAP herd is the last Registered Jersey herd in Clinton County, N.Y. The herd is milking 20 Jerseys in a tiestall barn and owns 40 replacement heifers. This winter, 35 milking cows were sold. Following the downsizing, an emphasis was placed on heifer raising and merchandizing.

The couple has shown their Jerseys for 53 years at the county fair. They receive part-time help from Brian Coons.

The 20-head of milking Jerseys at Ace High Jerseys are owned by Conrad and Linda Frennier. The herd has recently downsized to focus on raising more heifers.

Cowbell Acres

Located in the heart of the village of Canton is Cowbell Acres. Carol and Tracy Sheelsey purchased a 25-acre farm in 1970 and purchased two Jersey heifers to show. The herd of 24 Jerseys can be traced back to five original brood cows.

After several years of purchasing calves and selling them as bred heifers, the couple decided to keep some heifers after they calved and placed them into friends’ milking herds. In 1984, the barn was remodeled so the family could milk some of their own cows and ship milk. In 1996, the herd was moved to its current location following a fire at the original farm.

The REAP herd of 23 cows has a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 15,888 lbs. milk, 795 lbs. fat and 590 lbs. protein.

Carol Sheelsey holding Chase Rozler, Matt Rozler holding Graham Rozler and Christine Shesley Rozler are pictured with Cowbell Guapo Sneakers. “Sneakers” was the second place senior calf at the 2009 New York Spring Carousel.

Additionally, in the milking herd are four Ayrshire cows.

Besides each working full-time off the farm, the herd is managed, fed and milked by Carol, while Tracy cares for the machinery. Daughter, Christine, cares for the herd while at shows and her husband, Matt Rozler, cleans calf pens daily. Each helps with chores when available. The family employees one part-time employee to assist with evening chores. The couple’s son, Tim, now resides in Virginia but still loves to visit the farm.

Christine was a National Jersey Queen in 1989 and received the Young Jersey Breeders award in 2007.

Craig Moor Farm

Eric Craig sold his herd of Holsteins in 1987 and decided that when he began milking again he would milk the cows that made him happy. Just one year later he started purchasing Jersey and Guernsey calves and in 1990 began milking again in (continued to page 64)

Scott LaVoie, Eric, Sarah and Joel Craig are pictured with Craig-Moor Legions Victory.

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the facilities located near North Bangor.

Eric was raised with Jerseys but the farm had switched to Holsteins soon after he graduated college.

He recalls, “At that time the banks didn’t even want to talk to you if you didn’t milk black and whites.”

Today the milking herd consists of 58 Jerseys with an equal number of Guernseys.

The herd’s 2008 AJCA lactation average was 16,983 lbs. milk, 797 lbs. fat and 618 lbs. protein on 53 head.

The cattle are milked in a tie-stall barn and housed in a tie-stall and freestall barn. For the past 20 years, the herd has rotationally-pastured and is also fed a limited TMR. The REAP herd uses JerseyTags for permanent identification and sexed semen on all heifers.

Craig Moor Farm is owned by Eric and his wife, Karen. Their son, Joel and his wife, Sarah, and son, Joshua, own cattle jointly with their father. Joel is the driving force of the dairy and does all of the milking, while Eric cares for the young cattle and crops. Karen and Joshua are both registered nurses at the local hospital and Joshua helps at the farm on his days off. Additionally, Scott LaVoie, a high school student, works on the farm nearly every day.

Hy-Light Farms LLC

For Todd and Heather Hyman, their start to farming was fast-paced. Five years ago, the couple began milking 20 cows and today they manage two herds that contain over 1,000 cows.

In 2004, the couple began their herd near Adams. A year later, Heather’s parents, Jerry and Mary Stockman, joined the operation and the herd increased to 105 head. The same year, the herd added

Todd and Heather Hyman milk 1,050 dairy cows at Hy-Light Farms LLC with Heather’s parents, Jerry and Mary Stockman. Heather is pictured with the couple’s oldest child, Elizabeth, who is holding Hy-Light Christmas Lights, an intermediate calf.

their first Jersey cows from the Maplerow Farm herd dispersal. Five years following the start of their herd, this young couple is now milking 1,050 dairy cows and raising 1,012 heifers. The primarily Holstein herd has several Brown Swiss cows, as well as 18 Registered Jersey cows and 23 Jersey heifers.

The REAP herd is split between two locations. The original farm houses 350 milking cows, while the second farm was purchased just one year ago and milks 700 cows.

In 2008, the herd’s AJCA lactation average on seven cows was 18,895 lbs. milk, 1,041 lbs. fat, and 718 lbs. protein.

Maplerow Paramount Melody, Very Good-86%, an original purchase from the Maplerow dispersal, produced the herd’s first record over 30,000 this year.

“Melody” produced a 305-day record of 31,770 4.2% 1,340 3.3% 1,047 at 4-5.

The couple has three children, Elizabeth, 5, Garrett, 3, and Charles, three months.

LaVack Farms L.L.C.

For Lavack Farms Jerseys were not the original breed of choice. But one young girls’ fascination has allowed the

Jersey breed to move into the primarily Holstein and Ayrshire herd and now represents over one-third of the cattle.

Alton LaVack showed registered Holsteins all of his life. Yet his daughter, Karen LaVack Rizza, found a fascination in the Jersey cow. In 1985, when Karen was only three, her parents purchased her first Jersey calf, Fascinator Ella Emily-P. Shortly after that purchase, two additional Jerseys were added to the herd. All descending from those original three Jerseys, the herd now consists of 90 Jerseys, with 46 milking. The herd also milks 92 Holstein cows.

The farm in Gouveneur is owned by Karen; her grandparents, Frederic and June LaVack; mother, Ellen Harper; and uncle, David LaVack. Karen cares for the day-to-day management of the herd, completes daily milkings, and attends to the herd health. Her husband, Jay Rizza, takes care of the field work, maintenance of equipment and breeding of the cows.

The farm has one full-time employee, Jonathon McAdam, who assists with a wide variety of tasks.

Karen’s younger siblings, Jeanne and Jared, also assist on the farm. Jeanne, a high school senior has been preparing

Jay, Karen and Austin Rizza pose by LaVack Farms Darleen Roulette, a first calf heifer who was fresh in December. She is out of an Excellent-91% “Berretta” with over 17,500 lbs. of milk at 3-1.

for a career as a pharmacist and though she no longer has time to help in the barn, she often helps with registrations, hay and shows at the county fair. Jared assists with daily chores and is an enthusiastic equipment operator.

Parkview Jerseys

Parkview Jerseys is located in West Lowville and has been milking Jerseys for three generations. The mixed herd began as a 100% Jersey herd and added Holsteins to the herd.

The operation is managed by Lois Staring and her children, Mary and Tim. The farm is completely family run with the help of Lois’ three other children and their families.

The milking herd consists of 55 Jerseys and 24 Holsteins. The herd follows the philosophy of breeding for type and feeding for production.

In April, the herd exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Jersey at the New York Spring Carousel, Parkview Centurion Special, Excellent-93%, and took the blue ribbon for the best three senior females.

“Special” was also in the spotlight in 2007 at the Mid-Atlantic Junior Jersey Show, when she was awarded Grand Champion and named the best bred and owned senior animal for owner, Jordan Thomas.

For the last three years, the herd was the Premier Breeder and Exhibitor at the New York State Fair Jersey Show.

Purple Fever Cattle Company

The Parkview Jersey herd has been milking Jersey cattle for three generations.

The Staring family is pictured at the 2006 New York State Fair.

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In the three short years that Purple Fever Cattle Company has started with Jersey cattle, their name is already commonly heard in the Jersey show circuit. The herd is owned by Jack Lomeo and Michelle Ritschard of Lowville.

The mixed herd had Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns before the first Jersey entered the herd as a birthday present for Michelle. Today, the farm milks 12 Jersey cows and has 20 replacement heifers.

The small herd breeds for show type and

Michelle Ritschard and Jack Lomeo of Purple Fever Cattle Company have become well-known in the show ring and are pictured with the Grand Champion female at the New York State Fair, Amlaird Counciller Emmy, Excellent-90%.

markets their cattle across the country. At the New York State Fair, the farm exhibited the Grand Champion, Amlaird Counciller Emmy, E-90%, and the Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion, AF Noble Gretchen-ET, VG-88%. Three weeks later, at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Jersey Show, “Gretchen” was named the Reserve Intermediate Champion.

Michelle notes that they find that the Jersey has high marketability and is adaptive which work well with the other breeds present on the farm.

Thankful Hearts Jerseys

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Glen and Mary Blow own Thankful Hearts Jerseys. Glen’s family has milked Jerseys in northern New York for over five decades.

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Bangor, sold their herd of Registered Jerseys. Just over a year later, Glenn had the strong desire to begin milking again.

The couple was able to purchase two animals from the original herd along with numerous additional Jerseys to restart their herd of Jerseys.

While not located in the original location of the first farm, the Blow family has been raising Jerseys in northern New York since 1957. In 1968, the farm was progressive for its time and built a freestall barn. Two years later, the handmade double-three parlor was built. These same facilities are still used today. Prior to the sale of the cattle in 1998, the herd had been a closed herd for nearly six decades.

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Patrick, Kathryn, Jennifer and Charles Bolsey are pictured with one of the herd favorites Tierneys Jude Leticia, Excellent-94%.

“Leticia’s” dam Tierneys Ren Linda Lou, is also appraised Excellent-94%.

The March 2008 rolling herd average was 17,499 lbs. milk. For 14 years, the herd has been recognized with the Super Milk award from Dairy One for high quality milk. The herd’s somatic cell count is consistently around 100,000.

Tierney Farms

Charles and Jennifer Bosley of Malone purchased Jennifer’s family farm just one year ago. The couple has owned Jersey cattle for 12 years. Throughout that time they have purchased only two animals to add to their herd of nearly all home-bred Jerseys.

Tierney Farms is home to 44 milking Jerseys and 42 replacement heifers. The REAP herd of 100% Registered Jerseys is

home to 16 Excellent cows, 33 Very Good (of which 18 are Very Good-85% to Very Good-89%).

The couple credits the prominent “L” family for consisting of nearly 70% of their herd today. The foundation for this family was OA Loni of Tierneys, who was appraised Excellent-92% at 9-6. Currently, there are 11 Excellent animals in the herd that stem from the “Loni” family As evidenced with “Loni” the Genetic Recovery Program has a critical role in the development of the Tierney herd. Today the herd is known for their correctness and uniform type that compete impressively in the show ring. The herd is also a contract advertiser in the Jersey Journal.

Charles runs the day-to-day operation of the farm with his wife. Along with being actively involved in the care of the cattle and marketing responsibilities, Jennifer additionally works for the Farm Service Agency. The couple’s two children, Kathryn, 8, and Patrick, 5, are interested in the farm and assist with chores daily.

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Bud and Cynthia Pickard are semi-retired, but still own some Registered Jerseys. The couple is pictured here with Appleridge Nathan Adriana, Very Good-87%.

slightly. Cynthia had shown Jerseys in 4-H and convinced Bud to visit their neighbors, the Phillips Ferry family, to purchase a few Jerseys. Now semi-retired, the Pickards are enjoying their Jerseys more than ever.

For years Bud bred for good udders and feet and legs, and it is evident from their recent appraisal. They had one new Excellent and six two-year-olds scored Very Good. The REAP herd uses JerseyTags to identify their Registered Jerseys.

In 2008, they began exhibiting their heifers at the local fairs and won four classes and had a reserve junior champion.

The Pickards small herd of Jersey cows show their tremendous will to survive as they are housed with a Holstein herd on the farm. The dairy facilities are rented to Windrift Holstein Farm since the Pickards dispersed their milking herd in 2007.

Not only have the Pickards bred good Jersey cows, but for over 50 years Bud has bred champion German Shepherds.

Several years ago, they competed in the Westminster Dog Show with one of their prized Champion Shepherds, Champion Pickard’s Jazmin V. Appleridge.

Celestial Jerseys

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Barb and Larry Benson have traveled with their family to the AJCA-NAJ annual meetings for years. Recently their daughter Kristin and husband Scott sold their Celestial Jersey herd. Pictured are (front row) Larry Benson, Ron Sears, Daniel Benson, Scott Carson; (middle row), Madelyn and Olivia Sears, Keegan Carson, (back row) Kerri Sears, Barb Benson, Kayla Carson and Kristin Carson.

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their entire life. Kristin knew the Jersey cow would always be a part of her life as she grew up on Shaker View Jerseys with her parents, Larry and Barb Benson. She also spent a lot of time at her grandparent’s place, Fair Weather Farm. Jerseys were in her blood.

When she left for college at Virginia Tech in the 1980s, she met her future husband, Scott Carson, an Ayrshire and Holstein breeder from Vermont. Upon graduation, the young couple returned to New York and went into partnership with Kristin’s parents.

Scott and Kristin were honored with the Young Jersey Breeder Award in 1998.

The couple has bred many high-indexing individuals over the years and currently is the breeder of 13 animals on the Top 1½% list for JPI. In the fall of 2008, Scott and Kristin made the hard decision to sell the milking herd and keep their heifers. Scott recently took a job as a sire analyst with Genex and Kristin continues to teach at the local school. Currently they own 20 replacement heifers and eight milk cows that are housed in Vermont at Scott’s brother’s farm.

The Benson-Carson family are a familiar sight each summer at the AJCANAJ Annual Meetings.

Crossbrook Farms

Located just outside of Cobleskill is a large Holstein herd, with a hint of brown beginning to show in the herd.

Jon and Heather Prokop milk 350 Holsteins on their Middleburgh farm. Since their three young boys, Hunter, 9, Devin, 7, and Connor 2½, have begun to show an interest in 4-H, they have added some smaller more docile animals to the herd.

Jon contacted some friends and now the couple has added 15 Jerseys to the herd.

Prokop says he was careful to only buy highly-recognizable genetics so that he can, not only build the herd, but also market the offspring anywhere in the U.S. He is currently flushing the Jerseys and

Jon and Heather Prokop recently added Jerseys to their 350-cow Holstein herd for their sons to show. Pictured with the couple are Connor, 2½, Devin, 7, and Hunter, 9.

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using his Holstein heifers as recipients to help the larger breed calve easier. He has been impressed with the Jerseys fertility and how well they have fit into the large Holstein operation.

The April 2009 rolling herd average on the nine Jerseys is 20,373 lbs. milk, 929 lbs. fat and 733 lbs. protein. He recently joined REAP and the herd has an average appraisal score of 89%.

Danforth Jersey Farm

Shannon Mason is the sixth generation of Danforths to raise and breed Jerseys on the Centennial Farm located in Jefferson. And, as her ancestors before her, she is happy to keep things on a small, manageable level.

Shannon Mason, center, is the sixth generation to dairy at Danforth Jersey Farm.

She is pictured with her Uncle Russell, mother, Gail Peake, and son, Gus. They are pictured with DJF Jace Xtra, Very Good-83%.

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The land was purchased in 1811 by Nahum and Esther Danforth. They built a farm and passed it on to their son, George Washington Danforth. His wife, Martha, took over the farm when he passed on and made butter as her main source of income.

Her butter won an award at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Her son, Everett, took over the farm and passed it along to his son, George Russell Danforth.

George and his son, Russell, took the farm to new heights as it ranked fifth in the country at one time for production.

George’s daughter, Gail, and her husband, David Peake, raised their daughter, Shannon, on the farm. Today, alongside her Uncle Russell, Shannon manages the 35-cow REAP herd. Her four-year-old son, Gus, and newborn daughter, Daisy, are the seventh generation to live on the farm. Also helping with chores when needed is Shannon’s husband, Hamilton Mason.

As a grazing operation the health of the herd is important to Shannon. She chooses sires that produce strong, well-rounded individuals. JerseyMate is used to help select for corrective breeding. Her goals are to honor the previous generations on the farm, bring it into the future, make a profit and have happy, healthy cows.

Dar-View Jerseys is home to 180 milking cows. The farm is run by Jim and Russ Darling and their families.

Dar-View Jerseys

Though the farm has been in existence since 1849, Jerseys have only been a part of the Darling family since 1932, when they purchased 25 Jersey cows. In 1979, they entered the herd on Genetic Recovery and traced all of the cows back to four of the original animals.

The farm, located near Delancey, has gone through several stages of expansion to its current size of 180 milk cows and 140 replacement heifers. The farm is run by Jim and Russ Darling and Russ’ children, Amber and Charlie. The herd is now milked in a double-10 herringbone parlor. Future plans for the dairy include an expansion to 300 milking cows as the next (continued to page 70)

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generation comes into the farm. The April 2009 rolling herd average was 16,475 lbs. milk, 745 lbs. fat and 575 lbs. protein.

The REAP herd uses several services associated with the program including JerseyMate, which makes their mating decisions easier. The Darlings breed their herd to high production sires and focuses on good feet and legs and udder traits. They are currently using Sunset Canyon Militia-ET, ISDK Q Impuls, Schultz Rescue Headline, Ahlem Lemvig Abe-ET and Lencrest Blackstone-ET. They have put several bulls into A.I. service, including Dar View Abe Chaos-ET, 14JE0516, currently being sampled with Dixieland Jersey Sires Inc. This year, Russ’ oldest son, Charlie, made 225 gallons of maple syrup under the Dar-View Maple label and marketed it locally.

time she left for college in 1976, her herd had grown to 35 head mixed in amongst her family’s Holstein herd. In 2008, the herd totaled 185 Registered Jerseys in the milking herd—all from internal growth.

On the April test day, the 168-cow herd averaged 63.8 lbs. milk and had a rolling herd average of 20,500 lbs. milk, 1,016 lbs. fat and 793 lbs. protein. In 2008, the herd ranked fourth nationally among herds with 80-149 lactations for milk and protein and sixth for fat.

The herd is bred to the top 20 JPI sires of the breed and DeWitt breeds half of the herd to young sires to make quicker genetic gains. They are currently milking over 30 Windy Willow Montana Jace daughters.

Dreamroad Jerseys

Domino Farms

Jersey cows are where Margaret DeWitt’s passion lies. The breed quickly endeared itself to the former Holstein breeder when it proved that producers could get the same production results, but get paid for the extra components they made.

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The REAP herd is a member of several young sire groups, including New England Jersey Sires Inc. They have three cows currently ranked on the Top 1½% list for JPI and milk several Hall of Fame cows each year.

Margaret receives help on the farm from her sister-in-law, Janet, her brother, Meade, niece, Katherine, and milker, Sherry Cannizzaro. She also employs three other part-time workers. Katherine is active in the New York Jersey Juniors and the national production contests. In 2007, she placed sixth in Division 1 with Dominos Furor Muffin.

Margaret received the Young Jersey Breeder award in 1993.

Janet, Margaret and Katherine DeWitt are pictured with one of the herd favorites, Dominos Bill Bellagio. She is appraised Excellent-91% and has a 4-8 record of over 24,000 lbs. milk.

Dreamroad Jerseys is a family-owned and operated farm located just outside Johnstown. Phillips “Flip” and Sue Ferry are the primary workforce along with their daughters, Pam, Sandy and Becky, helping out on weekends, at the shows, and during hay season.

Flip’s parents purchased a farm in 1946 and Jerseys were a part of the purchase.

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Youth Achievement winner, is a farm loan officer for Farm Service Agency.

Durma Dale Farm

Sue, Flip, Sandy and Rebecca Ferry take time out of their busy schedules to pose with two of their herd favorites: Dreamroad Lester Carly, Excellent-95%, and Dreamroad Golden Charo, Excellent-90%.

Durma Dale Farm is located just 80 miles west of New York City. The Durma family has been dairying on the current farm since 1934. In the 1950s, Joseph Durma purchased the farm from his father and milked Holsteins until 1976. That was the year he purchased 10 Registered Jersey heifers from Stanley Chittenden in New Lebanon. Today, at the age of 76, Joe still remains active in the everyday chores with help from his son, James.

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bought a Jersey calf for Pam to show. By 1987, they had enough cows they had to begin shipping milk.

The 55 cow herd has a January rolling herd average of 16,186 lbs. milk, 722 lbs. fat and 564 lbs. protein. The herd is home to 56 replacement heifers. Flip is currently breeding about one-half of the herd to sexed semen to help improve internal herd growth. When selecting sires, the family sorts the top production bulls based on udder traits and feet and legs. They are currently using the following sires: Richies Jace TBone A364, BW Carrier-ET, SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET, and Forest Glen Avery Action-ET. The family knows the milk check is what pays the bills, but the strong type traits they select for help in the show ring and at appraisal time.

After the December 2008 appraisal Dreamroad Jerseys had 21 Excellents, 35 Very Goods and four Desirable cows with an 87% average.

Flip and Sue’s daughters have remained active on the home farm as they have grown and taken careers. Pam is married and a teacher. She and her husband and children are building a herd of their own.

Daughter Sandy works for Cooperative Extension as a dairy educator. Youngest daughter, Becky, the 2002 National Jersey

Joe and James Durma own and operate Durma Dale Farm. Joe has been farming in the same location since 1934. James’ wife, Kim, and two daughters, Kathleen and Ashley, help with chores as needed.

James’ wife, Kim, and the couple’s two daughters, Kathleen, 11, and Ashley, 10, all help with the farm as well as several kind-hearted volunteers. Kathleen and Ashley, both in 4-H, have a keen interest in showing. Each own several animals and have done well at the local fairs with them.

The herd currently totals 64 milking cows and 44 replacement heifers. Joe and James share a breeding philosophy of choosing sires that will improve feet and legs and udders. They are currently using sires such as SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET, Fairway Topkick Deacon-P, Vindication, Griffens Governor-ET, Forest Glen Avery Action-ET and Bridon Centurion Garnett (CGar) to name a few.

Much of the foundation of the herd

traces back to Master Breeders in the northeast, such as Chittenden, Henry Black and High Lawn Farm.

Dutch Hollow Farm

The construction of the latest barn at Dutch Hollow is complete and by the end of 2009, the Chittenden family will be milking 550 Registered Jerseys. New York’s second largest Jersey herd had an April rolling herd average of 19,983 lbs. milk, 958 lbs. fat and 709 lbs. protein.

The farm located in Schodack Landing is home to the Paul Chittenden family. The farm started in 1976, after Paul spent 15 years at his parents’ farm, Fair Weather.

He and his wife, Melanie, then moved to the present location and began building their herd along with their children. The REAP herd now milks over 400 cows and farms 2,000 acres.

Today, Dutch Hollow is a Limited Liability Company (LLC), owned and operated by Paul, Melanie, and their sons, Brian, Alan and Nathan. Paul fills in where needed whether it be the crops of helping with the cows. Melanie handles the bookkeeping and calf feeding. Brian is the crop manager and Alan manages the milking herd and bred heifers. Son Nathan manages the young cattle and oversees the milking crew. The wives, Beth (Brian), Donna (Alan) and Jill (Nathan), all help out as needed too.

Tracey Wechter manages the feeding and

The next generation of Chittendens are active in state and national youth activities. Pictured in front of the parlor are Meagan, Emily, Maxwell with Zachary, Lydia, and Cassie.

assists with the herd management and Pat Lafferty is Brian’s right-hand-man in the fields.

Paul and Melanie’s daughter, Karin, and her husband, Corey Couch, have built a strong herd of Jerseys in their home country of Australia, where they live with their five children.

Juniors have always been an integral part of Dutch Hollow and today that is no exception. The next generation of Chittendens—Cassie, 16; Meagan, 13; Emily, 13; Maxwell, 11; Lydia, 7; and Zachary, 2—are often found in the barn helping wherever they can.

Future plans for the dairy include a new calf and heifer facility in the coming year to accommodate the growing number of animals. Dutch Hollow will be hosting an open house following the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings.

David and Cathy Anusesky are now semiretired from the dairy business, but still raise Jersey heifers on their Stillwater farm.

Edgewater Farms

David Anusesky hasn’t milked cows since 2006, but he is still active in breeding and marketing top quality Jersey heifers. The “retired” dairy farmer now operates a successful heifer-raising operation in the heart of Stillwater, N.Y., along with his wife, Cathy.

Anusesky raises between 18 to 35 heifers a year on his small farm. He uses the top sires for JPI on the breeding age heifers and then markets the herd through the New England Spring Sale and the Vermont Fall Sale each year. The heifers are fed a simple diet and graze on pasture during warmer weather.

Since beginning with Jerseys in 1983, David has always admired their disposition and the heartiness of the Jersey. They are easier to breed and calve in easier, making his life all that much simpler.

Fair Weather Farm

While Jerseys no longer roam the barns at Fair Weather in New Lebanon, the history and the love of the breed is still evident as you walk the barns and talk with Chittenden matriarch, Jane Chittenden, june 2009

One of the founding herds of the breed is Fair Weather Farm in New Lebanon. The farm is now owned by K.B. Chittenden and his mother, Jane.

and her son, K.B. Chittenden.

The Chittenden name is synonymous with Jersey cattle, particularly polled Jersey cattle. Jane’s husband, Stanley, built the farm’s reputation on breeding the best polled genetics the breed offered during his life. He was recognized as a Master Breeder (1983) and served the American Jersey Cattle Club as president from 19641967 and again from 1978-1980.

But what makes Jane Chittenden (or Lady Fairweather as some call her), the most proud is the legacy her children and grandchildren are leaving. All of her children have stayed in the Jersey business with dairies of their own.

Daughter Barb and her husband, Larry Benson, owned and operated Shaker View Jerseys until their retirement. Son, Paul, owns Dutch Hollow Farm with his family.

Craig is the owner of Sugar Bush Farm and K.B. still owns some heifers, but now runs a beef operation on the home farm.

Three of her children, Barb (1976), Paul (1979), and K.B. (1994) have been honored with the Young Jersey Breeder Award by the AJCA. Three of her grandchildren have received the award as well. Paul and K.B. both placed in the Jersey Youth Achievement contest as youth and six of her grandchildren have placed among the top 10, with two winners—Alan in 1988 and Karin in 1994. Following in his father’s footsteps, son, Paul served as president of the AJCA from 1997-2001.

Jane still travels to the annual meetings with her good friend, Arlene Chamberlain, as often as she can.

80 acres of pasture and fed heavy grain in the barn during milking time.

The REAP herd is currently milked in a stanchion barn with a pipeline. In the next couple of years, the barn will be converted to a parallel parlor and a four-row freestall barn. They will look to expand their 70-cow herd to support the addition of two more families.

The April 2009 rolling herd average was 18,900 lbs. milk, 815 lbs. fat and 679 lbs. protein on the rotationally grazed herd.

The herd is bred primarily to young sires that have high production traits. By using a heavy amount of young sires, they are making faster advances in their genetics.

Glen Meadows has utilized JerseyTags since its inception as an accepted form of identification.

Glen Meadows Farm is nestled deep in a valley outside of Fultonville. The intensivelygrazed herd is owned by brothers, Bill and Dennis Egelston, and their families.

Hedges Homestead

Eric and Janet Partridge and their children are the fifth and sixth generations to farm at Hedges Homestead Jerseys in East Durham. Jerseys were introduced to the farm in 1913 when Clarence Jennings (Eric’s great-grandfather) first brought them to the herd.

After taking over the farm in 1994 from Eric’s parents, Alfred and Frances Partridge, the couple has worked side-byside with their three children, Kacie, 17, Courtney, 14, and Cole, 2, to continue the strong family values set by the generations before them. Eric and Janet were awarded (continued to page 74)

Glen Meadows Farm

Bill and Dennis Egelston are the third generation to milk Registered Jerseys on the Fultonville farm. As the fourth generation is preparing to come on to the farm, the two brothers are thinking ahead to modify the farm to keep it a viable source of income for their nephew, Neil Walton, and Dennis’ son, Clark.

Glen Meadows is a production herd utilizing a rotational pasture approach.

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Janet and Eric Partridge of Hedges Homestead Jerseys received the Young Jersey Breeder Award in 2003 from Dennis Egelston. Also pictured are the couple’s daughters Kacie and Courtney.

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the AJCA Young Breeder Award in 2003 and their children have been active in county and state Jersey activities. Both of the girls compete on the judging team and Kacie placed fifth in the 4-H division at the North American International Livestock Exposition in 2008.

The REAP herd is home to 38 Registered Jersey cows and 46 replacement heifers that are grazed heavily during the spring and summer.

Because of the girl’s strong interest in showing, a strong emphasis has been placed on breeding cows with good feet and legs and strong udder attachments.

The herd is fed a basic diet, as Eric and Janet have always planned the farm around what they can handle on their own to not rely on hired help.

Earlier this year, the farm celebrated 100 years in the ownership of the Evans family.

Fourth generation dairyman Don Evans is the current owner of the farm that his greatgrandfather, Austin Evans, established in 1909, just outside of Worcester. Dairying and the Jersey cow have always been in Don’s blood, but he took several different paths before he came full circle in doing what he loves.

After growing up and helping his grandfather, Eddie Evans, around the farm, Don headed off to college at Cobleskill and then on to Albany State, where he received his master’s degree in education.

After a career in teaching and another in the furniture business, Don returned home to farm in a partnership from 1991-1993.

He purchased the farm in 1996 from his grandmother. A year later, he purchased the first five Registered Jerseys from Welch’s Livestock. Today the herd totals 40 cows and 35 replacement heifers.

With his brother Charlie’s help, Don was able to continue working full-time after purchasing the farm and when he was able to return home, he remodeled and modernized the tie-stall barn. He doubled the size of the tie-stall area and put in a barn cleaner and a pipeline in 2001.

Evans selects sires based on production

Hill Top Jerseys

When visiting Hill Top Jerseys, it is easy to see how the farm came about with its name. At the highest point on the farm, a person can see four miles in a clear day and it is one of the highest points in the Westford area.

The Evans family recently celebrated their 100th year anniversary on the family farm.

Don Evans is pictured with one of his favorite cows, Hill Top Pitino Leslie, Excellent-92%.

traits. He currently has seven Excellent and 26 Very Good cows in the herd. The REAP herd is grazed during the summer and he markets several animals a year privately off the farm.

Jay and Lori Hoyt and their son, Eric, milked a mixed herd of Holsteins and Jerseys. The are pictured here with two of their favorites, “Humble” and “Kubit.”

Hoyt-Top Jerseys

After custom-raising Holstein heifers for a neighbor for many years, Jay and Lori Hoyt, Fort Ann, never expected they would one day be milking cows on their own.

Though Jay was brought up with Ayrshires, the Jersey cow always intrigued him as he was impressed with her ability to produce large quantities of milk for her size. He was impressed as well with the AJCA and their commitment to putting dollars into research that would benefit Jersey breeders around the world.

Fifteen years ago, he visited a good friend in Vermont, Jane Culver, and purchased her best heifer, “Maiden.” She went on to be appraised Very Good-89% and was named Grand Champion at the Washington County Fair, N.Y. For several years, he and Lori continued to raise their own heifers, but farmed their cows out to milking dairies.

In the summer of 2008, Jay and Lori decided to build a milk house and a

freestall barn and bring their cows back home. They shipped their first load of milk in July 2008 and are now milking 28 cows—14 Jerseys and 14 Holsteins—in their nine-stall flat barn parlor.

The couple still runs their custom-heifer raising program. They can house up to 150 Holstein calves. The calves arrive at one day old and leave at 100 days. The business has helped them to become experts in the neighborhood on what to do when a calf gets sick.

Within the next couple of years, they hope to be milking 30 Jerseys. They are currently working with Billings Farm, Woodstock, Vt., on an embryo program.

Stanley Korona has raised his five children and 10 grandchildren on the family farm. Stanley is pictured here with his grandson, Brandon.

Korona Farms

Stanley Korona has been dairying his entire life. In 1955, the first Jerseys joined the Holstein herd located just outside of Amsterdam. The family farm has been the home to Stanley’s five children and his 10 grandchildren. Today, the 95-cow milking herd consists of 30 Jerseys, 30 Ayrshires and 40 Holsteins.

While Stanley is still involved in the daily chores, two of his sons have taken over the primary management of the dairy—Tim and Jerry. Also, Stanley’s 15-year-old grandson, Brandon, has taken a large interest in the Jersey herd.

He has exhibited at many local county fairs, New York State Fair, New York Spring Carousel and the Eastern States Exposition. Last year, he exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show at the Eastern States Exposition.

Both Stanley and Brandon take pride in the fact that everything in their barn is homebred with the exception of two cows. They focus on type for the Jersey herd and are using sires such as Family Hill Signature, Bridon Remake ComericaET, RJF Big Show, and SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET. The emphasis on type is evident with their most recent appraisal results—15 Excellents and 17 Very Good cows.

Martin and Helene Kraham and their sons, Keelan and Kyle, all have jobs off the farm. They manage to juggle their busy schedules and still care for their herd of Jersey cattle.

Lentsville Jerseys

Martin and Helene Kraham, Cherry Valley, owe their start with Jerseys to their two sons, Kyle, 19, and Keelan, 17.

When Kyle was four years old, they purchased their first Jersey calf. A couple of years later, another was added for Keelan. As their herd grew, they knew they needed to do something. Both parents had jobs off the farm, but they made the decision to go ahead and begin milking a mixed herd in 1996. In 2008, they sold the last of their crossbred cattle and are now 100% Registered Jerseys.

Today, all four family members hold jobs off the farm, but still manage to care for their 31 milk cows and 30 heifers without any outside hired help. The REAP herd utilizes the rolling hills at the farm to graze the herd in warmer weather.

They supplement their grazing program with grain, corn silage and baleage in the evenings and hay in the morning.

The herd is bred to increase components and type in the herd. Current sires being used are Lencrest Talent-ET, Lencrest Blackstone-ET, Sunset Canyon Militia-ET, and Hollylane Lilibets Legacy.

Future plans for Lentsville Jerseys include Kyle’s graduation from Cobleskill and return to the farm full-time. He would like to purchase the current farm they rent and continue to grow his milking herd and breed profitable show-winning cows.

Oomsdale Farm

Mike Ooms and his family are at the top of their game in genetic circles. The 65-cow REAP herd in Valatie, currently ranks first in the nation for JPI with an April 2009 PTA of +926M, +43F, +34P, +$279CM, +$268NM, +$247FM and a JPI of +146 on 54 cows with genetic summaries. Not only is the herd #1, but they have two bulls ranked in the top spot on

two different sire lists. Oomsdale Jace Gratit Garden-ET, JPI +285, ranks first on the Top 100 Historical Sire list, and his full brother, Oomsdale Jace Gratude Gannon-ET, JPI +273, ranks first among Active A.I. sires. On the female side of the genetic summaries, Oomsdale Farm has bred eight of the current Top 200 cows on the JPI list.

Mike and his dad, Antonie, moved to the current farm in 1978 and they were milking all Holsteins. Jerseys were added to the herd in 1980, and today the herd consists of 65 Registered Jersey cows, 30 Holsteins and 35 Jersey/Holstein crosses.

There are 160 replacement heifers on the farm, with 85 of them Registered Jerseys.

The REAP herd is a production bred herd, selecting bulls based on JPI and sires that transmit high rear udders with a type score of +2.0 or higher. They are currently breeding to “Gannon,” Richies Jace TBone A364, and Galaxies Celebrity-ET. They have placed over 20 bulls into A.I. service and have several cows currently contracted for sons. High-indexing cows are flushed frequently, using the crosses (continued to page 76)

The Ooms family: Zachary, Mike, Danielle, Haley, Cathy, Antonie, and Elena. The Oomsdale herd currently ranks first in the nation for JPI. Not pictured is Mike’s wife, Judy.

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and has developed a small herd within the Scotch View herd.

Scotch View bred animals are synonymous with sales such as the National Heifer Sale and The All American Jersey Sale.

The brothers have supported the New York state sales and tend to offer consignments from their deepest cow families. They have also supported these sales with many purchases throughout the years.

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and Holsteins for recipients to preserve the Jersey genetics.

The Ooms family are contract advertisers in the Jersey Journal and use JerseyTags to identify the herd. Mike’s oldest daughter, Elena, 17, was recently selected to attend the first Jersey Youth Academy in Columbus this July. Mike and his wife, Judy, have three other children, Haley, 16, Zachary, 15, and Danielle, 14.

Brian Poole and his fiance, Tracey Tryon, are pictured with two of their favorite Jerseys. On the left is Poole Legion Maya, Excellent-90%, and on the right SHF Blackstar Society, Excellent-92%.

Poole’s Jerseys

Rebecca Osborne has been living her dream for the past six years—managing her own dairy herd.

Rebecca Osborne

It has always been Rebecca Osborne’s dream to own and manage her own Jersey herd. Today she is living that dream.

Her first Jersey calf arrived off of a veal load when Rebecca was 10-years-old and it was love at first sight. Now 21 years later, she is milking a combination of 85 Jerseys, Holsteins, Ayrshires and Brown Swiss on her rented facilities in Sharon Springs. She has been on her own for two years after farming with her aunt in Connecticut before her move to New York.

She and her boyfriend, Tony Delfino, have been managing the cows and cropland and are in the process of moving to Clinton, N.Y., to a larger rented facility with more acreage to grow their own feed.

Osbourne’s 42-head Jersey herd has an April 2009 rolling herd average of 17,208 lbs. milk, 747 lbs. fat and 570 lbs. protein and averaged 63 lbs. milk on test day. She recently received a Quality Milk award and a Super Milk award from the Schoharie County Co-op, where her milk is shipped.

While she does milk three other breeds, her favorite breed is the Jerseys as she admires their ability to convert feed to milk and the amount of milk they produce when on the correct feeding program. She knows the importance of reproductive efficiency as well, because if they aren’t milking, they aren’t making you money.

She uses sires that are plus for milk and type and young sires that come from deeppedigreed families.

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Brian Poole of Cobleskill, didn’t grow up on a dairy farm but remembers helping his grandfather with his cows as a young boy. During his school years, he helped his neighbors, Tim and Patti Everett, and fell for the little brown cow.

Six years ago, he purchased 15 cows from the Everetts and has been milking on his own ever since.

Brian and his fiancé, Tracey Tryon, have grown the herd to 46 milking cows consisting of 32 Jerseys and 12 Ayrshires.

Their April 2009 rolling herd average was 15,228 lbs. milk with a 4.7% butterfat test and a 3.6% protein test.

Brian makes the breeding decisions on the herd based on sires that are plus for components and milk and plus for JPI and Jersey Udder Index. He is currently using Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, BW Carrier-ET, and BW Legion along with several other sires. The couple recently joined REAP to take advantage of the many extras the program offers.

Brian and Tracey enjoy working with quality animals on a daily basis and enjoy watching their Jersey herd grow before their eyes.

Scotch View Farm

Brothers George and David Wilson own and operate Scotch View Farms in Stamford along with George’s wife, Nadine.

George purchased the farm in 1965 after graduating from college and David joined him six years later after completing college and a stint in the Army. The farm is located in an area with a short growing season and a high elevation of 1,900 feet.

Today, George and David milk 123 Registered Jerseys in a double five parlor and the cows are housed in a tie-stall barn. Henry Aldrich has been working with the Wilsons for the past 20 years

Scotch View Jersey farms is owned by David, Nadine and George Wilson. Henry Aldrich has been with the dairy since 1989 and is an important part of the work force.

The REAP herd breeds mostly to the top 20 JPI sires and uses young sires from New England Jersey Sires and Liberty Jersey Sires. They have participated in many years in The All American bull syndicates as well. The herd has an April 2009 rolling herd average of 16,545 lbs. milk, 748 lbs. fat and 595 lbs. protein.

George was awarded the Young Jersey Breeder award in 1977.

Seacord Farms

Managing and milking in two different types of facilities a mile apart can at times be challenging for Brian and Richard Seacord, Greenwich. The son and father split their milking responsibilities between their freestall barn with a flat-barn parlor where they milk their 95 younger cows and top producers and their tie-stall facilities where the remaining herd is milked.

The duo has been involved in dairying most of their adult lives. Richard’s dad and his brother had a Jersey herd many years ago and had the highest Jersey herd

Brian and Richard Seacord milk their 150-cow herd in two different locations. The home farm hosts the tie-stall facility, while the other dairy is a nine-stall flat barn with a freestall facility.

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average in the state in the 1960s. They then sold the herd to milk Holsteins. In 1984, Richard purchased a Jersey calf for Brian’s brother, Mark. They never looked back from there.

Fifteen years ago they ventured out on their own and began milking 27 Registered Jersey cows in the tie-stall facility. In 2005, they moved over half of the herd to the freestall operation down the road and now only milk the show herd, older cows and hospital cows in the tie-stall facility. Today they milk over 150 cows with a March 2009 rolling herd average of 16,000 lbs. milk with a 4.9% fat test and a 3.8% protein test.

The REAP herd breeds for an all around combination of type and production, as well as longevity. Brian emphasizes strong udder attachments and teat placement when selecting sires. They are currently using Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, Oomsdale Jace Gratude Gannon-ET, Richies Jace TBone A364, SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET, Bridon Remake Comerica-ET, and Griffens Governor.

The Seacords market their Jerseys through the state sales, National Heifer Sale and The All American Jersey Sale.

They appreciate the value that the Jersey cow holds in good times and bad. It is a steady market and not only are they

june 2009

paid more for their milk, but for their replacement heifers as well.

Currently the herd participates in appraisal and uses JerseyTags for both breeds of cows. The Moody family has exhibited for over 50 years at the Delaware County Fair and also shows annually at their local Jersey club show.

Stone House Farm

William and Jeff Moody, owners of Springdale Farm, are pictured with M-Springdale Ralph Song Sonnet, Very Good-88%.

While Registered Jerseys are the way of life at Stone House Farm, Tim and Patti Everett and their daughters, Amy and Randi, and Randi’s husband, Tim Korona, know the value of diversity in volatile agricultural markets.

In addition to managing a 30-cow milking herd in Sharon Springs, the (continued to page 79)

Springdale Farms

Springdale Farm, owned by William and Patsy Moody and their son Jeff, is located in Hamden. From the early 1940s to mid1970s, when the farm was established, the farm had milked 50 Jerseys. In 1976, the Moodys added Holsteins to the primarily Jersey herd.

The joint herds of 127 milking cows are housed in two separate tie-stall facilities. The March 2009 rolling herd average for the 35-cow Jersey herd was 16,173 lbs. milk, with a 4.7% fat test and 3.5% protein test.

Patti and Tim Everett not only operate a successful Jersey dairy, but each spring they open their pancake house to the public and sell their maple syrup. In 2009, they fed over 3,000 individuals.

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Everetts also have a thriving maple syrup business. Through out maple season they produced 550 gallons of syrup and fed over 3,000 people pancake breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday mornings in 2009.

This is the ninth consecutive year they have done this and the largest year yet.

While the syrup is an added bonus in the spring time, it is the Jersey cow that has their focus the rest of the year. Longview Jerseys is a TPE herd and makes use of the AJCA’s type appraisal program to aid in marketing their herd. After their 2008 appraisal day the herd averaged 88%, with 15 Excellent and 14 Very Good cows.

The herd had an April 2009 rolling herd average of 19,112 lbs. milk, 856 lbs. fat and 677 lbs. protein Tim’s philosophy of breeding for a combination of production and type has done well for the family as they have marketed animals in The All American Sale, the National Heifer Sale and state sales. They are currently using sexed semen on both their heifers and cows to be able to grow their heifer herd over the next few years. They have placed a bull into A.I. service at Taurus Services—Longview Rocket Big Boy. He is an O.F. Barber Rocket son out of Longview Legion june 2009

Bingo, Excellent-91%. His grandam is a family favorite, Longview Rosecrans Barb, Excellent-95%.

The farm has been in Tim’s family since 1964. Tim and Patti purchased their first Registered Jerseys from Uncle Bill Stangel in 1978 and have maintained their high standards for dairying ever since.

Sugar Bush Jerseys

Craig Chittenden’s new farm sign tells the tale of his very busy life. The sign boasts photos of a maple leaf, a border collie, sheep and a Jersey cow.

The son of Stanley and Jane Chittenden left the family farm 28 years ago to begin farming on his own. Today, he is a oneman show with weekend help caring for his 85-head milking herd and 70 Registered Jersey heifers. He uses 95% young sires when breeding his REAP herd. He currently has three daughters of the number one Active A.I. sire, “Gannon,” on their second lactation and has a first lactation Galaxies CelebrityET daughter.

But maintaining his top production herd, isn’t the only “project” Craig and his wife, Kathy, have on their plate. Several years ago the couple got involved with dog agility training. They now have constructed a 90’ x 90’ outdoor

Craig Chittenden’s sign shows the diversity of his Sugar Bush herd. He and his wife, Kathy, own a dog agility training business and manage the 85-cow Jersey herd.

fenced agility field and a 40’ x 96’ coverall building with a sand floor for agility and other dog sports. Several times throughout the year, the Chittendens host dog agility meets and both Kathy and Craig travel on weekends around the country for Kathy to judge or to compete in meets with their border collies.

Craig has four children, Jessica, Jeremy, Owen and Ashley.

Ralph and Alice Taylor

As heifer growers, Ralph and Alice Taylor, Walton, are pleased with how the Jersey cow has held her value in the marketplace.

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Alice and Ralph Taylor are proud to have been in the dairy business since 1947. The couple raises heifers today and markets them through the New York State sales.

Scott Tuttle and his wife, Eve, are excited to introduce their daughter, Hannah Claire, to their Registered Jersey herd. The couple milks 65 cows just outside of Windham.

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Scott’s parents, Howard and Susan Tuttle, began the farm in 1970 in Windham.

Scott joined them in 1996 and they retired 10 years later. They milked a mixed herd for many years and have now converted to a 100% fully registered Jersey herd.

The 65 cow REAP herd is currently averaging 60 lbs. daily and had an April rolling herd average of 16,801 lbs. milk, 815 lbs. fat and 590 lbs. protein. Scott’s breeding philosophy is simple: breed for good udders and feet and legs, then add components into the mix to be paid equitably for your milk. He is currently using sires such as ISDK Q Impuls, Richies Jace TBone A364, Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, Forest Glen Meccas JevonET, and Margandale Cherry Champ. The couple currently has two cows that rank on the Top 1½% list for JPI and they hope to one day to put a bull into A.I. service.

Scott takes great pride in what his parents accomplished and he and Eve hope to keep the good things going.

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train from Tennessee in 1939. The farm in Walton was established in the early 1940s

by Ralph’s father. In 1947, Ralph joined his father in the operation until his father’s passing nearly 20 years ago.

Today he and his wife, Alice, continue sharing their passion of the Jersey breed through the heifers they raise after selling their milking herd in 2001. The couple is well-known around the state for their aid in helping young Jersey breeders just getting started. Their advice to young breeders is, “Be patient. Don’t expect big things right away. Dairying is a good life and a great way to raise your family.”

They raise between 20-40 heifers a year on their farm and market the majority of their bred heifers at the New York State Sale in both the spring and fall. The Taylors have sold nearly 100 heifers through the sales since their milking herd dispersal.

Their breeding philosophy is simple: breed for production and look for a total package when you select a bull. Heifers are currently being bred to O.F. Barber Rocket, Griffens Governor-ET, and Sunset Canyon Mecca-ET, to name a few. They continue to show at fairs around their area and are proud to say that three generations of the their family have won the Jersey showmanship class at the New York State Fair: Ralph in the 1950s, Bill in the 1970s and Shirley Taylor in the 1990s.

Scott Tuttle

Nestled at the base of the Windham Mountain Ski Resort, is a beautiful farm situated on 110 acres. This is the location Scott Tuttle, his wife, Eve, and their sixmonth-old daughter, Hannah Claire, milk 65 production-bred Registered Jerseys.

Terry View Farm

In 2000, Matthew Terry, along with his parents and five siblings, began Terry View Farm in Franklin. The mixed herd of all seven dairy breeds began with Matthew’s first 4-H animal, a Jersey calf.

Today the family milks 50 Registered Jerseys, with a total of 70 milking head.

The herd has been enrolled in REAP for one year.

The February 2009 rolling herd average for 40 Jerseys was 16,051 lbs. milk, with a 5.2% fat test and 3.7% protein test.

For this mixed herd, the largest feat is having the capability to own and develop all seven dairy breeds along with having the skills to allow each animal to excel within its own breed.

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The nine-year-old herd, Terry View Farm, began in 2000 when Matthew Terry began their herd with the help of his family. The herd houses animals of all seven breeds and is currently milking 50 Jerseys.

Sycamore Hill Gardens

On July 3, travelers to the Empire State will have the opportunity to tour one of central New York’s most prized gardens– Sycamore Hill Gardens.

The nationally-acclaimed gardens consist of 25 landscaped acres and are owned by George and Karen Hanford, Marcellus, the former owners of the reputable Sycamore Hill Jersey herd. Gardening has always been the Hanford’s passion.

The gardens are named for a 300-year old tree towering over the home of the Hanford’s. Highlights of the gardens include three large Koi ponds, 500 species of trees, 600,000 spring and summer flowering bulbs, 100-plus varieties of flowering shrubs, and thousands of perennials.

Statues, ceramics, wooden sculptures, benches, bells, gongs, an old English maze, towers and a pagoda, complete with a bronze dragon, add interest to the many gardens. Two miles of gravel road make the gardens accessible to everyone.

The gardens are open only a few days each year for the public. This will be a special opportunity for Jersey enthusiasts from around the globe to visit the gardens.

Bring your cameras for the Friday evening event which will be enjoyed by all. The evenings events includes dinner and fireworks within a beautiful setting during the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings.

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AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings Syracuse, New York Invitation

The New York Jersey Breeders invite you to join us in Syracuse, N.Y., for the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., July 1-4, 2009.

Co-Chairs: Chuck and Sue Luchsinger Phone: 315/492-6927 Email: silverspf@aol.com

website: http://jerseyworldscombine.usjersey.com Hotel Information Headquarters are the DoubleTree Hotel Syracuse, 6301 St. Rt. 298, East Syracuse, N.Y. Rooms are $109 for single, double, king suite, executive king. Call 315.432.0200 for reservations before June 19, 2009; mention AJCA. Free self-parking. There is free shuttle service available from the airport.

Annual Meeting Schedule Wednesday, July 1 12:00 noon Registration opens

1:00 p.m. Option 1: Tour downtown Syracuse Option 2: Rosamond-Gifford Zoo

5:30 p.m. International Welcome reception

Childcare available through end of banquet

7:00 p.m. Young Jersey Breeders’ Recognition Banquet Thursday, July 2

6:30 a.m. Registration opens

6:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet

7:30 a.m. 51st Annual Meeting of National All-Jersey Inc.

9:30 a.m. Seminar: Targeting Jersey Beef Production, Chad Mueller, Ph.D. and Garrett Tschida, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Oregon State University 10:00 a.m. North American Regional Jersey Cheese Awards (judging not open to the public) 11:00 a.m. First buses leave for Silver Spring Farm for tour, lunch

1:30 p.m. AJCC Research Foundation Benefit Auction

6:00 p.m. Social

Childcare available through end of banquet

7:00 p.m. Jersey Breeders’ Banquet

Friday, July 3

6:30 a.m. Registration opens

6:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet

8:00 a.m. World Jersey Cattle Bureau Annual Meeting 10:00 a.m. Buses leave for Forest Glen Meadows Open Golf Tournament 10:30 a.m. Option 1: Buses leave for New York State Fairgrounds to view National Heifer Sale line up and then continue on to Skaneateles 11:00 a.m. Option 2: Buses leave for Skaneateles Lake Village; browse village, shopping, lunch on your own

Boat tour of Lake Skaneateles and/or winery tour

available (number participating will determine times)

5:00 p.m. Arrive at Sycamore Hill Gardens: tour, wine and cheese tasting, dinner, and fireworks Saturday, July 4

7:00 a.m. Breakfast buffet

8:00 a.m. Junior award presentations

9:00 a.m. 141st Annual Meeting of the American Jersey Cattle Association 12:00 p.m. First buses leave for New York State Fairgrounds

1:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. 52nd National Heifer Sale

8:00 p.m. Evening event and dance for all

Junior Schedule for the 2009 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings Wednesday, July 1

5:30 p.m. Verona Beach State Park for games and barbeque (youth will return at 10:00 p.m.)

Thursday, July 2

9:00 a.m. Talk Jersey contest begins

9:30 a.m. Youth Seminar: How to talk to the public about the dairy industry, Jessica Chittenden, Public Information Officer for the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets

11:15 a.m. Buses travel to Silver Spring Farm for tour, lunch and the Youth Dairy Challenge begins

6:00 p.m. Junior Banquet and Dance (Sunday dress)

Friday, July 3

8:00 a.m. Buses leave for Cornell University and the Youth Challenge continues; lunch provided by Cornell; participants will work in rotating groups, visiting the Cornell lab with nutrition research; tour the Cornell campus; and have a computer lab working with JerseyMateTM; youth will gather back at the Dairy Bar for ice cream.

5:00 p.m. Arrive at Sycamore Hill for dinner and fireworks Saturday, July 4

8:00 a.m. Junior award presentations Cow Pie Bingo contest during National Heifer Sale

There is still time to attend the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings. Make checks payable to the New York Jersey Breeders Association. Mail form with payment to Mary Giroux, PO Box 426, East Syracuse, NY 13057. For more information call 315/432-9927. _________________________________________________________________ ARRIVAL DATE/Time DEPARTURE DATE/Time FLYING OR DRIVING

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Young Jersey Breeders’ Recognition Banquet

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Jersey Worlds Combine in 2009

No matter where you live in the world, if you are a Jersey enthusiast, you will want to participate in this year’s program. For information, visit http://jerseyworldscombine.usjersey.com Pre-Meeting Tours June 22-25 — Dalhart, Texas June 25-30 — Ohio to New York

Post-Meeting Tours July 5-9 — New England

All international registrations and U.S. participants in pre- and post-meeting tours handled by: Harvest Travel International • 5020 Pierpoint Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602 • Phone 510-482-5535 • Email harvestt@sbcglobal.net

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The high seller was a first choice female out of Alexvale Made Me Giggle, reigning Grand Champion of the Central National Jersey Show and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The choice by a mutually-agreeable sire was struck off at $22,500 to Dereck Sokolowski, center. Contending bidder was Craig Martin, second right. The consignment was made by Avonlea Jerseys, represented by Andrew Vander Meulen, second left, and Cybil Fisher. Also pictured are Robert Yeoman, far left, and Ron Mosser.

In the box are Greg Nelson, sale manager, and Ron Ratliff, auctioneer.

The second high seller of the Midwest Spring Special Sale was Lot 1, Ratliff Governor Ashtyn-ET, purchased for $15,250 by River Valley Farm, represented by Ted DeMent, second right, and David Jordan, far right.

“Ashtyn” was consigned by Ron and Christy Ratliff, center. Also pictured are Robert Yeoman, Ole Nelson and Kate Heeren at the halter. In the box are sales staff, Andrew Vander Meulen, pedigrees, Greg Nelson, manager, and Ron Ratliff, auctioneer.

$22,500 Top Seller for Midwest Spring Sale

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lue ribbon quality through-andthrough meant for premium prices for the Registered Jerseys that crossed the auction block at the Midwest Spring Special Sale on March 28, 2009. Consignments out of cows that earned the top prize at big-time shows in the U.S. and Canada paced the sale to an average of $3,368.50 on 100 lots, with 16 head bringing $5,000 or more. The sale was held at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester, Minn., and featured consignments from 16 states and Canada. Buyers represented 14 states and Canada.

Commanding the top dollar of the day at $22,500 was the lot saved for the back of the catalog—a first choice female by a mutually-agreed sire and out of the reigning Grand Champion of the Central National Jersey Show and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Derek Sokolowski, de Forest, Wis., outlasted Craig Martin, Olivet, Mich., in a bidding war to select a first choice female out of Alexvale Made Me Giggle, EX 96-3E (CAN) and sired by the bull of his choice.

“Made Me Giggle” has earned other laurels in the show ring as well, including the title as Reserve All-Canadian FourYear-Old in 2006 and Reserve AllCanadian Five-Year-Old in 2007. The daughter of Giprat Belles Jade-ET, JPI +99, has 19,518 lbs. milk, 985 lbs. fat and 754 lbs. protein in 300 days at 5-7. Her full sister, Alexvale Gennie’s Gadget, EX 90 (CAN), was named Junior Champion at the Royal Winter Fair in 2000 and the Central National Jersey Show a year later.

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Number

Sale Analysis

Avg. Price Total Value

33 Cows, two years and over 3 under 3 mos., s.w.d.

18 Bred heifers 15 Open yearlings 30 Heifer calves 4 Choices of calves

$3,159.09 $104,250 683.33 2,050 2,938.89 52,900 3,383.33 50,750 2,933.33 88,000 9,725.00 38,900

100 Lots edian price M

$3,368.50 $336,850 $2,400.00

Sale Management: Greg and Ole Nelson Auctioneer: Ron Ratliff

A maternal sister, Alexvale Gennie’s Gizmo-ET, was All-Canadian Junior Yearling in 2003.

Their dam is a VG 87 (CAN) daughter of Hollylane Renaissance, JPI -47. Their grandam is EX 90 and completed nine lactations in Canada, with a best record of 20,000 lbs. milk, 802 lbs. fat and 743 lbs. protein at 4-7.

The choice was consigned by Avonlea Jerseys and Cybil Fisher, Brighton, Ont. The individual cataloged at the other end of the catalog, Lot 1, brought the second high price of the day—$15,250.

River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill., placed the final bid on Ratliff Governor AshtynET, a stylish intermediate yearling for the upcoming show season. She is sired by Griffens Governor-ET, JPI +93*, and out of Ratliff Price Alicia, Excellent-91%, the current National Grand Champion.

“Alicia” was also named Grand Champion of the Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Show and Reserve Champion of the Southern National Jersey Show in

2008. She is sired by Ratliff Jade Price, PA JPI +82, and made 20,880 lbs. milk, 1,014 lbs. fat and 760 lbs. protein in her second lactation.

“Ashtyn’s” grandam, Bridon Ethan Almond, is Excellent-91%, with 20,260 lbs. milk, 1,071 lbs. fat and 716 lbs. protein at 5-5. “Almond’s” maternal sister, Ratliff Res Raizel-ET, is the 2008 Reserve Junior All American Junior Yearling Heifer.

“Ashtyn’s” third dam is Rozeview Dorie D Rachel, Excellent-95%. “Rachel” was Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Royal Winter Fair in 2002 and has two records over 19,000 lbs. milk. The next two dams are VG 85 and EX 90-2E, respectively, in Canada.

Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan., consigned “Ashtyn” to the sale.

Continuing with the blue ribbon theme was a pair of consignments that sold for $10,000 each. The partnership of Madison Moyer and Havenfield Partners, Elkton, Mich., selected Cloverfield Centurion Éclair-ET, a December 2008 daughter of Sooner Centurion, JPI +80*, and out of Smart Remake Enchantment. The Excellent-93% “Enchantment” has a lengthy list of show credentials under her belt, including Supreme Champion of the World Dairy Expo Junior Show in 2005, Reserve Grand Champion of The All American Junior Jersey Show in 2006 and four-time Grand Champion of the All Michigan Jersey Show. Sired by Rock Ella Remake-ET, JPI +67*, she also puts her heart in the milk pail with 20,041 lbs. (continued to page 86)

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milk, 781 lbs. fat and 662 lbs. protein in 304 days at 5-0. “Éclair’s” full sister, Cloverfield Centurion Essence, Excellent-92%, is the 2007 All American Junior Three-YearOld Cow and was the Overall Premier Performance Cow of the All American Jersey Show the same year. “Essence” is a two-time Junior All American winner (2006 and 2007). She made 17,809 lbs. milk, 826 lbs. fat and 656 lbs. protein in 293 days at 3-0.

The consignment’s third dam is Excellent in Canada and has a best record of 5-9 305 17,164 5.2% 895 4.1% 717 and lifetime credits of 153,184 lbs. milk, 8,309 lbs. fat and 6,175 lbs. protein. Her fourth and fifth dams are Very Good and her sixth dam is Excellent in Canada. “Éclair” was consigned by Craig Martin, Olivet, Mich.

Nelson Farm, Dassel, Minn., chose the other $10,000 individual—Jaspar Iatola Elysse. The fancy-uddered two-year-old is sired by SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET, JPI +136*, and sold fresh in December and bred to “Governor” in mid-March. “Elysse” is backed by six dams that are Very Good or Excellent in Canada. Her dam is a VG 86 (CAN) daughter of Giprat Bellevue, JPI +39*.

Her grandam is VG 87 (CAN) and has three Excellent full sisters, including Jaspar Renaissance’s Evening, three-time All-Canadian and Grand Champion of the 1999 Royal Winter Fair.

“Elysse” was consigned by Jim and Tammy Sparling, Varna, Ont. Two consignments garnered the fourth high price of the sale at $7,500 each.

Brittnee Weness, Leroy, Minn., purchased a first choice female out of two-time National Grand Champion, Pleasant Nook F Prize Circus, and sired by one of three bulls. Weness’ options included a female born in April 2008 and sired by Vindication, JPI +6*, a female born in March 2008 and sired by Bridon Excitation, JPI -24*, or two females born in December 2008 and

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sired by “Iatola.” Weness selected the choice sired by “Excitation.”

“Circus,” one of just two living cows to be appraised Excellent-97%, is sired

by Bovi-Lact First Prize-ET, JPI +22.

She has five completed lactations—four of them over 21,000 lbs. milk, 1,000 lbs. fat and 750 lbs. protein. “Circus” was also named Reserve National Grand Champion in 2005 and is a three-time Grand Champion of the Western National Jersey Show.

She sent three sons to A.I. and has two Excellent daughters, including Family Hill Connection Chilli, who stood first in the senior two-year-old class at the MidAtlantic Regional Jersey Show and the Maryland State Fair in 2007. Another daughter, Family Hill Amedeo Colbi, sold for $11,500 in The All American Jersey Show in 2006 and tied as the event’s high selling female. She recently was appraised Excellent-91% for her new owners, Nico and Lavon Farms of Plano, Texas.

The choice was consigned by Ryan Lancaster, Ferndale, Wash.

The second lot to bring $7,500 was Dakato Dejaveux. The partnership of Nelson Farm and Brittnee Weness, Dassel, Minn., took home the intermediate yearling sired by Duaiseoir Dakato, PA JPI -110.

Five of her six closest dams are Excellent or Very Good. “Dejaveux” was consigned

by Michael Hardy Rider, Upton, Ky.

(Craig A. Martin) Stanfield Jerseys and Hannah and Heath Geyer, Fort Loramie, Ohio Kellcrest Eva-ET, bred heifer 20 mos............................. 5,100 (Mike and Julie Hemp and Steve McDonald, Chebanse, Ill.) Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan. Valhalla Indiana Lucky, cow 2 yrs................................... 5,100 (Martin E. Hall, Westby, Wis.) Sandy Dale Farms Ltd., Dover, Okla.

Maple Ridge Nevada Jasmine, bred heifer 18 mos....... 4,800 (Pete and Michelle Stern, Drumbo, Ont.) The Billings Farm, Woodstock, Vt. Ratliff Kaptain Vanna, cow 3 yrs..................................... 4,500 (Ron and Christy Ratliff) GD Lord Lilly, cow 7 yrs.................................................. 4,100 (Nelson Farm, Dassel, Minn.)

Susan M. Green, Elsie, Mich.

RJF Remake Cherish-ET, heifer calf 9 mos................... 4,400 (Robert Jarrell, Corbyville, Ont.) Allison, Corey and Nicole Popp, Rice, Minn.

WH Jurisdiction Megan, heifer calf 11 mos.................... 4,000 (Logan and Jordan Elmore, Elizabethtown, Ky.) Mark Metzger, Larchwood, Iowa Forever Hopeful Com Jazzle-ET, heifer calf 6 mos........ 3,900 (Kraig Skarka, Ballston Spa, N.Y.) Jason and Kayla Steinlage, West Union, Iowa Elliotts Valiant Rita-ET, open yearling 13 mos................ 3,900 (Ernest W. Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md.) Nicolette and Austin Nauman, Sparta, Wis. Sunny Lea R M Tulip, heifer calf 6 mos.......................... 3,800 (Larry J. Sullivan, Viroqua, Wis.) Alyssa and Kate Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis. Rockledge Minister Larissa-ET, heifer calf 9 mos.......... 3,700 (Quinton Keen, Baldwin City, Kan.) David Kuhns, Waseca, Minn.

Rexlea Jade Judith, bred heifer 2 yrs............................. 3,600 (Rexlea Jerseys Inc., Schomberg, Ont.) Steven and Debra L. Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis. Maple Ridge Excitation Cameo, bred heifer 19 mos..... 3,500 (Ralph F. Uhe and Family, Janesville, Wis.) Michelle Strandberg, Alma Center, Wis. Bell City Comerica Panda, open yearling 15 mos......... 3,400 (Bell City Jerseys, Princeton, Ont.) Joe Stanek, Reedsburg, Wis. First choice female sired by Margandale Cherry Champ and out of Gabys Action Micka............................................. 3,400 (Gaby Jersey Farm, Greeneville, Tenn.)

Micheal Heath and Micheal Fremstad, Westby, Wis. Oblong Valley Sunshine-ET, open yearling 14 mos....... 3,250 (Kenneth Beneke, Millerton, N.Y.) Travis Lehnertz, Plainview, Minn.

MB Ministers Willow, cow 2 yrs...................................... 3,250 (Michels Bros. Jerseys, Pelican Rapids, Minn.)

* JPI created by a genomic evaluation Sales $3,250 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Derek Sokolowski, de Forest, Wis. First choice female sired by a mutually-agreeable sire and out of Alexvale Made Me Giggle-ET................................ $22,500 (Avonlea Jerseys and Cybil Fisher, Brighton, Ont.) Oblong Valley Sign Jazz-ET, heifer calf 11 mos............. 4,300 (Peter Vail and Ken Beneke, Millerton, N.Y.) River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. Ratliff Governor Ashtyn-ET, open yearling 15 mos...... 15,250 (Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan.) Madison Moyer and Havenfield Partners, Elkton, MIch. Cloverfield Centurion Eclaire-ET, heifer calf 3 mos...... 10,000 (Craig A. Martin, Olivet, Mich.)

Nelson Farm, Dassel, Minn.

Jaspar Iatola Elysse, cow 2 yrs.................................... 10,000 (Jim and Tammy Sparling, Varna, Ont.) First choice female sired by Piedmont Prize Socrates and out of Extreme Electra.......................................................... 5,500 (Diamond C/Entourage/Fisher C/JCL Lnd & Ctl/Triple T Hlstn, Cable, Ohio) Woodmohr Jade Lace, cow 2 yrs................................... 4,250 (Woodmohr Jerseys, Bloomer, Wis.) Brittnee Weness, Leroy, Minn.

First choice female sired by Bridon Excitation and out of Pleasant Nook F Prize Circus . ..................................... 7,500 (Ryan A. Lancaster, Ferndale, Wash.)

Nelson Farm and Brittnee Weness, Dassel, Minn.

Dakato Dejaveux, open yearling 15 mos....................... 7,500 (Michael Hardy Rider, Upton, Ky.) Ratliff Rocky Chantel, bred heifer 2 yrs.......................... 5,000 (Frank Pretz and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan.) Matt Linehan, River Falls, Wis. Arethusa Comerica Vierra-ET, heifer calf 6 mos............ 7,200 (Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn.)

Phil Suess and Family, Grand Meadow, Minn.

WF Invention Lilly, cow 5 yrs.......................................... 7,100 (W. Phil Gordon, Syracuse, Ind.) KCJF Jades Karissa, cow 3 yrs..................................... 5,000 (Brady Core, Salvisa, Ky.) Steve and Lynda Bachelor and Family, Angola, Ind. Ratliff Verify Kimber-ET, heifer calf 9 mos...................... 6,100 (Ron and Christy Ratliff) Stephanie L. Kasper, Owatonna, Minn.

Cloverfield Jewels J Beatrice, bred heifer 2 yrs............. 5,200

Gold Nugget Sale The Gold Nugget Sale was held in conjunction with the Midwest Spring Special Sale. Open to juniors, the sale offered five lots selling for an average $760.

Sale Analysis

Number

Avg. Price Total Value

5 Heifer calves

5 Lots Median price

$760.00

$3,800

$760.00 $800.00

$3,800

Matthew Struss, Courtland, Minn., purchased the high seller—How Now Iatola Beyonce—for $900. The sixmonth-old “Iatola” daughter is out of a Willoa Laser, JPI +92*, daughter. Her grandam and third dam are both appraised Very Good-83%.

Other juniors to make purchases were: Clay Steven Gieseke, St. James, Minn.; Tatum Piere Fernholz, Kensington, Minn.; Isaac Nelson, Dassel, Minn.; and Hannah Linehan, River Falls, Wis. Sales $800 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Matthew Struss, Courtland, Minn.

How Now Iatola Beyonce, heifer calf 6 mos.................... $900 (Nelson Farm and Phil Suess and Family, Dassel, Minn.)

Hannah Linehan, River Falls, Wis. How Now Iatola Zelda, heifer calf 7 mos........................... 850 (Nelson Farm, Dassel, Minn.)

Clay Steven Gieseke, St. James, Minn.

Giesekes Vertigo Roper, heifer calf 8 mos........................ 800 (Peter and Amy Louise Gieseke, St. James, Minn.)

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Partee at Budjon Lyndsay-ET was the high selling individual at the April Budjon Futures Sale. The senior two-year-old was purchased by Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M., for $25,200. She was the winning senior yearling in milk at the 2008 Central National Jersey Show.

The well-known Stora of Oblong Valley was the second high seller of the sale. The Excellent-93% brood cow was purchased for $20,000 by Elegance Futures, a partnership of Budjon Farms and Joel Kietzman, Lomira, Wis.

A Jersey Tops High-Profile Mixed Breed Sale

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rom nearly the first day that Kelli and Tom Cull added Jerseys to their Budjon Holstein herd, they had dreamed of being able to put together a sale of their best to offer to dairy breeders around the world. On April 4, 2009, they did exactly that with their Budjon herd. It was an offering of some of the most decorated cows in both breeds and they held nothing back.

The early spring day was picture perfect as a crowd of nearly 500 breeders from around the country gathered at the Great Northern Sales Arena in Fond du Lac, Wis. Not only was the weather perfect, but the Jersey cow held her own against very wellknown Holsteins from the Budjon herd. As each Jersey entered the ring, it was evident that dairy enthusiasts of all breeds had much respect for the Jersey and her ability to compete in the show ring and at home in the bulk tank. The 57 Jerseys offered in the sale averaged $6,269.30, ranking the sale as the eighth highest averaging sale in breed history. The 70 Holsteins averaged an impressive $6,711.

But it was a Jersey that sold for the high price of both breeds.

Partee at Budjon Lyndsay-ET first caught the eye of the world in 2008 when she won the milking yearling class at the Central National Jersey Show. Her baby sister, Partee at Budjon Luxury, had been named Reserve Junior Champion of the heifer show and was then offered to the Top of the World Sale that evening. Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M., was the winning bidder in Madison, Wis. “Luxury” went on to be named All American Junior Yearling for Goff.

After the success with “Luxury” in 2008, it was no surprise to see Goff place june 2009

Number

Sale Analysis

Avg. Price Total Value

19 Cows, two years and over 2 under 3 mos., s.w.d.

10 Bred heifers 7 Open yearlings 16 Heifer calves 2 Choice of calves 3 Bulls

$9,044.74 $171,850 2,850.00 5,700 6,555.00 65,550 3,442.86 24,100 4,003.13 64,050 11,150.00 22,300 1,226.67 3,800

57 Lots edian price M

$6,269.30 $357,350 $3,850.00

Sale Management: Great Northern Land and Cattle Company Auctioneer: Chris Hill

the final bid of $25,200 on “Lyndsay” at the Budjon Futures Sale. The beautiful senior two-year-old is sired by Giprat Belles JadeET, JPI +99, and is due in August to Bridon Remake Comerica, JPI +40*, carrying an ultrasounded male calf. She is appraised Very Good-89% as a two-year-old and is entered in the National Jersey Jug Futurity and the World Dairy Expo Kingsmill II International Futurity in 2010.

She has two full sisters that have also made a name for themselves in the show ring. Partee at Budjon Loretta-ET, was named Honorable Mention All-American Fall Yearling in the AllBreed Access contest in 2008 and was fourth senior yearling at the Central National Jersey Show. Partee at Budjon Last Call, Very Good-89%, was named All American Milking Yearling in 2007 after winning the class at The All American Jersey Show.

Their dam, Homeridge F P Lisa 2, is appraised Excellent-92% and produced 23,411 lbs. milk, 1,227 lbs. fat and 872 lbs. protein at 5-11 in 365 days. The daughter of Bovi-Lact First Prize-ET, JPI +22, was the first place junior two-year-old at the 2004 Central National Jersey Show. Her

dam is a Supreme Excellent 90-2E (CAN) daughter of Rock Ella Perimiter-ET, JPI +139*, and backed by another Supreme Excellent 90 (CAN) dam. “Lyndsay” was consigned by Budjon Farms, Lomira.

One of the most publicized Jersey cows in recent years was the second highest selling individual – Stora of Oblong Valley.

The Excellent-93% daughter of Piedmont Nadine Furor, JPI -67*, made world headlines in 2006 when the partnership of Budjon Farm, Joel Kietzman, and Les Davis purchased her in the Carrousel Farms Dispersal for $92,000—becoming the highest selling Jersey in U.S. public auction history as reported to the Jersey Journal. Since that time, the partnership has merchandised over $100,000 in offspring from “Stora.”

Two of the original partners—Budjon and Kietzman—retained ownership in “Stora” as they bought out partner, Les Davis, Riverdale, Calif., for $20,000.

“Stora” has won at two of the largest Jersey shows in the world: The All American Jersey Show and the Central National Jersey Show in Madison, Wis. “Stora” produced over 21,000 lbs. milk at 4-8 in 365 days and is due in June to SHF Centurion Sultan-ET, JPI +102*, carrying an ultrasounded heifer calf. Her dam is an Excellent-93% daughter of Crooker Brook N Tradition-ET, JPI -126, with two records exceeding 22,000 lbs. milk in 365 days. The next dam is Very Good 85 in Canada and backed by four more dams that are scored Very Good or Excellent in Canada.

New York Jersey and Holstein breeders, Jonathan and Alicia Lamb, Oakfield, N.Y., selected a daughter of two-time National (continued to page 90)

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Grand Champion, Llolyn Jude GriffenET, Excellent-94%, to join their growing Jersey herd.

Budjon-Vail Furor Baby Girl, a senior yearling for 2009, was purchased for $17,600. She sold due in August to “Comerica” and carrying an ultrasounded heifer calf. “Baby Girl” was the 2008 Reserve All-American Senior Calf in the AllBreed Access contest. She placed second in a competitive senior calf class at the Central National Jersey Show and was also named Reserve All-Wisconsin Senior Calf. She is sired by “Furor.”

Before the Culls and their partners purchased “Stora,” they had rewritten the history books by purchasing “Griffen” for an impressive $80,000 price tag. After joining the Budjon herd, “Griffen” won two National Championship titles and has been named both Grand and Reserve Grand Champion of the Central National Jersey Show, Reserve Supreme Champion of the 2007 World Dairy Expo, the Wisconsin Spring Show and the New York Spring Shows. She was Supreme Champion of the World Dairy Expo Junior Show in 2004 and Reserve Grand Champion at the 2005 Central National Show. She is backed by three Excellent dams in Canada. “Baby Girl” was consigned by the partnership of Budjon Farms and Peter Vail, Lomira, Wis. A “Comerica” junior two-year-old daughter of “Stora” brought the fourth high price of $16,100. Storas Comerica Sophie was purchased by the Sophie Syndicate, c/o Frank and Diane Borba, Modesto, Calif. She is due in June to “Sultan” and carrying an ultrasounded female. “Sophie” is entered in the 2010

Pictured with “Lyndsay,” the high seller of the sale are: John and Mary Cull; Dan Bauer representing buyer Buster Goff; Norm Nabholz; Rick Bovre and Chris Hill, sales staff in the box; Melanie Nifong on the halter of “Lyndsay;” and Tom and Kelli Cull.

National Jersey Jug Futurity and the World Dairy Expo Kingsmill II International Futurity. She was consigned by Budjon Farms, Joel Kietzman, and Les Davis.

By the day’s end, 10 Jerseys sold for over $10,000 each. Volume buyer of the sale was Beechwood H LLC, Ripon, Wis., as they selected five head for $29,600. Dave Mutter, Union Grove, Wis., purchased four individuals for $17,100.

Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa, provided grilled cheese sandwiches, chips and brownies as a complimentary lunch to the sale attendees. * JPI created by a genomic evaluation Sales $6,200 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M. Partee at Budjon Lyndsay-ET, cow 2 yrs................... $25,200 (Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis.) Budjon Farms and Joel Kietzman, Lomira, Wis. Stora of Oblong Valley, cow 6 yrs................................20,000* (Budjon Farms, Joel Kietzman and Les Davis, Lomira, Wis.) Alicia and Jonathan Lamb, Oakfield, N.Y. Budjon-Vail Furor Baby Girl, bred heifer 19 mos......... 17,600 (Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis.) Sophie Syndicate, Modesto, Calif.

Storas Comerica Sophie, bred heifer 22 mos.............. 16,100 (Budjon Farms, Joel Kietzman and Les Davis) Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis. Budjon-Vail Sultan Gucci-ET, cow 2 yrs.....................15,300** (Peter Vail and Budjon Farms) Budjon-Vail D Gotta Go-ET, cow 2 yrs.......................14,700**

(Peter Vail and Budjon Farms) Edgebrook Dustin Melinda, cow 4 yrs........................14,500** (Peter Vail and Budjon Farms) Pleasant Nook Iatola Perfect, heifer calf 3 mos............. 6,200 (Pleasant Nook Jerseys and T&B Gurney, Fisherville, Ont.) Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis. First choice female sired by Lester Sambo and out of Llolyn Jude Griffen-ET...........................................................15,100* (Peter Vail and Budjon Farms) First choice female sired by Giprat Belles Jade-ET and out of Llolyn Jude Griffen-ET.................................................. 7,200* (Peter Vail and Budjon Farms) Beechwood H and Hunter Stenholt, Ripon, Wis. Budjon-JK Furor Haley, cow 2 yrs................................ 11,000 (Budjon Farms and Joel Kietzman, Lomira, Wis.) Partee at Budjon Lady Be Good, bred heifer 19 mos.... 6,200 (Budjon Farms) Lloyd Heinz and Abby and India Tauchen, Shawano, Wis. Milk-N-More Sultan Brynn-ET, cow 2 yrs..................... 10,700 (Ron and Nicolle Wussow, Cecil, Wis.) Jason Luttropp and Rebecca Fuchs, Berlin, Wis. Just-A-Few Renaissance Eliza-ET, cow 5 yrs................ 8,450 (Budjon Farms, Joel Kietzman and Jordyn Kamps, Lomira, Wis.) Ratliff Comerica Mindy-ET, open yearling 13 mos......... 8,000 (Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan.) Brett Woker, Greenville, Ill. Budjon Duaiseoir Giselle-ET, cow 2 yrs......................... 8,200 (Budjon Farms) Lordan Farm and Emily, Sydney and MacKenzie Day, Silver Lake, Ind.) Storas Comerica Summer-ET, heifer calf 10 mos.......... 8,100 (Budjon Farms, Joel Kietzman and Les Davis) Beechwood H and Brett Peth, Ripon, Wis. Partee at Budjon Loretta-ET, cow 2 yrs......................... 7,700 (Ken and Kathy Elliott and Budjon Farms, Marshall, Wis.) Ben Sauder, Tremont, Ill. Lyon Duke Dutchy, cow 7 yrs......................................... 7,400 (Ken and Kathy Elliott and Budjon Farms) Mitch Schulte, Watkins, Iowa BBDN Furor Encina-ET, heifer calf 4 mos...................... 7,200 (Budjon Farm, Nabholz, Dyment, and Sayles, Lomira, Wis.) In the terms and conditions of the sale catalog and through announcements at the sale, members of partnerships reserved the right to bid on all partnership animals. Those purchases made by members of partnerships are marked with an asterisk. *Animal purchased by one or more of original partners **Percentage of original partnership shares were redefined with the purchase.

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July 1 Is Deadline to Apply for 2009-10 Scholarships

July 1, 2009 is the postmark deadline to submit applications for scholarships administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Awards exceeding $13,000 will be made for the 2008-09 academic year.

Applicants must be a junior or life member of the AJCA upon submitting their application. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) is required to apply for these scholarships. A copy of the applicant’s high school or college transcript must be included with the application form.

A Russell–Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies of $5,000 will be awarded.

Undergraduate students who have completed at least one-half of coursework credit hours required for a degree in dairy science, animal science (dairy emphasis), large animal veterinary practice, dairy production or manufacturing, or dairy product marketing, and graduate students in those program areas are eligible to apply.

The William A. Russell Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 will be presented to a student who will begin a program of study at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2009.

The Cedarcrest Scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student seeking a degree in large animal veterinary practice, dairy production, dairy manufacturing, or dairy product marketing.

The V. L. Peterson Scholarship ($1,000) and Paul Jackson Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) will be awarded to students who have completed at least one year of college or university work. Also to be awarded is a $1,500 Bob Toole Jersey Youth Award.

Residents of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia who are at least high school graduates, but not older than 36 years of age as of January 1, are eligible to apply for the Reuben R. Cowles Jersey Youth Award. Applicants must state whether the award money will be used for to support their education or to fund a trip to the All American Jersey Show and Sale, the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings or other Jersey educational activities. The value of this award is variable; the 2008 award was $1,400.

A $1,500 Jack C. Nisbet Scholarship will also be presented to a eligible nominee for the 2008 National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest.

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Award presentations are among the highlights of the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) each summer. While many of the long-running awards that honor individuals for their contributions to the breed may be familiar to Jersey enthusiasts, others may be less familiar, including the awards that recognize production or honorary memberships to the national Jersey organization.

In this month’s Jersey Jargon column, we’ll take a closer look at the awards that are given at the Jersey Breeders’ Banquet, the Young Jersey Breeders’ Recognition Banquet and the AJCA Annual Meeting.

Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy The Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy is awarded each year to the cow with the highest yield of 38% moisture Cheddar cheese, calculated from actual production of no more than 305 days and completed during the calendar year.

This year, the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy will be presented for the 17th time at the AJCA Annual Meeting. The award was first presented in 1992 and two cows have earned the award twice—Bridon Juno Bango (2004-2005) and AU Tillies Legend Twinkie (1992 and 1994).

President’s Trophy The President’s Trophy is an annual award recognizing the cow that produces the high record while on an official AJCA testing program of the previous year.

The first President’s Trophy was given in 1923. The award has been presented 80 times in all, with six cows winning the award more than once and one cow, Rocky Hill Debbie 1st, earning the award three

consecutive years (1974-1976).

Since 1990, the President’s Trophy has been awarded to the cow completing the top record for m.e. pounds protein. Previously, the award was given on the basis of standardized 3.5% fat, 3.2% protein yield (1987-1989); 4% fat-corrected milk (1983-1986); dollar value (1975-1982); m.e. milk record (1964-1974); high m.e. fat record (1961-1963); and high actual fat record (prior to 1961).

Lifetime Production Cows that place in the top 10 in the milk, fat and protein divisions of the Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest are identified in the Jersey Journal and recognized at the AJCA Annual Meeting.

The contest was adopted in 1940 to recognize lifetime production. To qualify for this year’s contest, cows alive as of December 31, 2008, needed to have produced a minimum of 200,000 lbs. milk, 9,500 lbs. fat or 7,500 lbs. protein.

The cow with the high milk production in the Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest is given the Ogston Trophy at the AJCA Annual Meeting. The cow with the high fat production receives the High Lawn Trophy and the cow with the top lifetime protein record is given the Edyvean Farm Trophy.

Honorary Membership Honorary Memberships of the AJCA have been presented to just 22 individuals in the history of the national Jersey organization. They are awarded by the AJCA whenever the organization’s board of directors deems it appropriate to honor an individual with the award. The most recent recipients of Honorary Memberships are Dr. Robert E. McDowell, Raleigh, N.C., and Dr. John M. White, Blacksburg, Va., presented last year.

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The Master Breeder award is presented annually to a living AJCA member, family, partnership, or corporation that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, has bred outstanding animals for many years and thereby made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed in the United States.

Distinguished Service Award The Distinguished Service Award is presented by the Board of Directors to as many living AJCA members and/or members’ families, who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, have rendered outstanding and unselfish service for many years and thereby have made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed in the United States.

The Distinguished Service Award has been given to 58 individuals since was first awarded in 1954, with the 59th recipients recognized at this year’s annual meeting.

In the history of the Master Breeder award and the Distinguished Service Award, nine members have earned both prestigious honors.

Award for Meritorious Service The newest of the awards to be offered through the national Jersey organizations is the Award for Meritorious Service.

This award was first given in 1999 and will be presented to the 12th recipient this summer.

The Award for Meritorious Service is given annually to a living individual who, in the joint opinion of the Boards of Directors of the national Jersey organizations, has made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed and the livelihood of Jersey owners in the United States through research, education, development, marketing, or other significant activities of the allied dairy industry.

Young Jersey Breeder The Young Jersey Breeder Award is presented to individuals or couples under the age of 40 on January 1 of the year nominated who merit recognition for their expertise in dairy farming, breeding Jersey cattle, participation in AJCA and NAJ programs, and leadership in Jersey and other dairy and agriculture organizations.

Since 1976, when the award was established, 247 producers from 34 states have received the award. This year, six additional young Jersey breeders will be recognized with the award.

For more information on any awards program, visit www.usjersey.com and type your subject into the Google Search field.

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DAIRY CHALLENGE

Dairy Challenge Competitions Conclude

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he mission of the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) is to facilitate education, communication and an exchange of ideas among students, agribusiness, dairy producers and universities that enhances the development of the dairy industry and its leaders.

The f inal of four regional Dairy Challenge competitions concluded with the Western Regional event held in late February. The best of the best from all four regions then went on to compete during the national event in Syracuse, N.Y., on March 27 and 28, 2009.

Wisconsin–Madison and The Ohio State University earned the highest award—first place platinum—in the eighth annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), held March 27 and 28, 2009, in Syracuse, N.Y. Organized by the Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge Committee, NAIDC 2009 attracted teams from 31 universities located across the United States and Canada. Each team of four was challenged to put their textbook and practical knowledge to the ultimate test—analyzing dairies. The contest started with a walk-through at one of the four host dairies, followed by the opportunity to ask questions of the owners and analyze farm-specific data.

Teams then used this information and their observations to develop management recommendations, and then presented their recommendations to the herd owners and a panel of five dairy industry judges.

Host dairies for the 2009 NAIDC

Members of the Minnesota team were Jennifer Becker, Eden Valley, Minn.; Brett Boyum, Battle Lake, Minn.; Adam Husfeldt, Gaylord, Minn.; and Amanda Rasmussen, Rothsay, Minn. They were coached by Dr. Marcia Endres.

The Ohio State team of Jordan Beck, Wauseon, Ohio; Paige Gott, Greenwich, Ohio; Renee Starkey, Spokane, Wash.; and Kyle Uhlenhake, Coldwater, Ohio; was coached by Dr. Maurice Eastridge.

UW–Madison team members were Laura Bahn, Berlin, Wis.; Patrick Kusilek, Baldwin, Wis.; Phil Monson, Brodhead, Wis.; and Annette Zwald, Hammond, Wis. Team coach was Dr. Dave Combs.

Western Dairy Challenge Each of the first place platinum team members received $200 scholarships.

Forty-two students from six universities Scholarships of $100 were presented to competed in the Western Regional Dairy members of the second place platinum Challenge contest February 27 and 28, teams: University of Guelph, Cornell 2009, at the Holiday Inn in Visalia, Calif.

University, Penn State University, and Students from California Polytechnic State University of Wisconsin–River Falls.

University, California State University– Guelph’s team that earned Fresno, University of Idaho, South second place platinum honors Dakota State University, Texas A&M University and Washington “The industry as a whole has a great future with was compiled of team members State University competed in the plenty of opportunity for the young leaders—all 124 that Lori Pynenburg, St. Mary’s, Ont.; participated in this year’s Dairy Challenge.”

Michael Schouten, Richmond, fourth annual contest.

Participants were assigned to Barry Putnam, NAIDC Co-Coordinator and Ont.; Martin Snyder, New one of 10 teams to observe the district sales manager Genex, Ithaca, N.Y. Hamburg, Ont.; and Matthew Walpole, Tiverton, Ont. The operation of Mineral King Dairy, team was coached by Dr. John Visalia, Calif. Throughout the Walton. Members of the Cornell team were Elmer Richards and Sons, LLC, farm visit on February 27, teams analyzed were Chris Blauch, Annville, Pa.; Gwen Skaneateles, N.Y.; Twin Birch Dairy, LLC, the entire farm operation, and the following “Libby” Gaige, Trumansburg, N.Y.; Betsey also at Skaneateles, N.Y.; Venture Farms, morning they presented their team analysis Howland, Candor, N.Y.; and Clayton Wood, LLC, Tully, N.Y.; and Currie Valley Farms, to an expert panel of industry judges.

Littlestown, Pa. The team was coached by Tully, N.Y. During the presentation, they discussed the Dr. Mike Van Amburgh. The Penn State “The Dairy Challenge was a very strengths of the operation and identified team was coached by Dr. Lisa Holden and satisfying experience that we would opportunities for improvements.

Dr. Chad Dechow, and consisted of team recommend to both the dairy student and The platinum-ranking team for the event members Amanda Koons, Waynesboro, farm owner,” commented Dirk Young of was Team Coronado, composed of students Pa.; Michael Phelps, Caledonia, N.Y.; Twin Birch Dairy. “As one of the host farms Matt Strickland, Fresno State University; Jennifer Rassler, Kempton, Pa.; and David it was impressive and encouraging for us Samantha Wahls, South Dakota State Wilson, Port Royal, Pa. The River Falls to see so many young people from the best University; Shane Smith, University of team of Jillian Becker, Turtle Lake, Wis.; agricultural universities around, interested Idaho; and Luke de Jong, Cal Poly State Michael Johnson, Fountain, Minn.; Sam and committed to the program. It was a University.

Kreidermacher, Rollingstone, Minn.; and complete, hands-on opportunity for all of The Western Regional Dairy Challenge Brianna Pfluger, Green Bay, Wis.; was the participants and a positive experience was the final of four regional contests held coached by Dr. Dennis Cooper. to be remembered for a lifetime.” by the North American Intercollegiate Gold awards were presented to teams from

This was the second consecutive year Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) before the California Polytechnic State University; for teams from Purdue and Minnesota to national competition in Syracuse, N.Y. California State University, Fresno; earn the contest’s highest ranking. Purdue’s Delaware Valley College; University of team, coached by Dr. Mike Schutz and 2009 North American Illinois; Iowa State University; McGill Dr. Tamilee Nennich, consisted of Austin Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge University; Michigan State University; Deardorff, Macy, Ind.; Kurt Fischer, Teams from the University of Minnesota, University of Vermont; Virginia Tech; and Attica, Ind.; Megan Kron, Evansville, Purdue University, the University of (continued to page 104) Ind.; and Jared Roberts, Westfield, Ind. Page 96 JERSEY JOURNAL

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“Mamme” Daughters Top Deep South Sale

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Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif., for $4,550. TJF/Lee Action Mamme 841-ET, born in October 2008, is a maternal sister to the high seller. She and nine of her full sisters are the high-ranking daughters of Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, JPI +167*, on the breed’s top 500 PA or GPTA JPI (April 2009), with a PA JPIs of +241.

“Mamme 841” was consigned by the TJF/Lee Syndicate.

Wisconsin Jersey breeder, Christopher Kemper, Dane, purchased the third high seller, Dixie Militia Tenellena, for $3,100.

The daughter of Sunset Canyon RP Militia-ET, JPI +228*, sold due to Richies Jace TBone A364, JPI +252*, in late May. She is out of a Very Good-83% daughter of Barbs MBSB Declo, JPI +59*, with four records in excess of 21,000 lbs. milk and a best record of 4-1 305 24,450 4.1% 1,103 3.5% 865 95DCR. Her grandam is sired by B Bells Lester, JPI +24, and made 26,350 lbs. milk, 1,069 lbs. fat and 946 lbs. protein at 3-7. Her grandam has two Excellent and two Very Good maternal sisters with records to 22,420 lbs. milk, 936 lbs. fat and 767 lbs. protein. The consignment’s third dam is Boomer Tenellena, Excellent-92%, with a four lactation m.e. average of 26,943– 1,105–975. Her fourth dam is Very Good81% and has an m.e. of 17,765–837–678 on three completed lactations.

“Tenellena” was consigned by the Dixie Syndicate, Sylacauga, Ala. Volume buyer was D&E Jerseys, Hilmar, Calif., who purchased 47 head for $72,700. Other volume buyers were Christopher Kemper, who selected 25 head for $46,900 and Jim Stephenson Dairy, Hartselle, Ala., who took home 27 head for $46,125. *JPI created from a genomic evaluation.

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Maternal sisters out of Vantage Lemvig Mamme, a cow family found on many of the breed’s top genetic-merit lists, topped the Deep South and Southeast Heifers Growers South Sale on April 18, 2009.

The sale, hosted for the seventh time by Clint Collins III and his family at Arco Farms in Sylacauga, Ala., auctioned 210 lots for an average $1,650.48 and a gross of $346,600. The largest offering was the group of 160 bred heifers, nearly half of them in their third trimester. By day’s end, 22 Jersey breeders from a dozen states coast-to-coast had made purchases, with 51 lots headed to two dairies in California and 45 to four dairies in Alabama.

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47 Cows, two years and over 1 under 3 mos., s.w.d.

160 Bred heifers 13 1st Trimester 69 2nd Trimester 78 3rd Trimester 3 Heifer calves

210 Lots Median price

$1,645.21 650.00 1,633.13 1,398.08 1,623.90 1,681.73 2,441.67

$77,325 650 261,300 18,175 112,049 131,175 7,325

$1,650.48 $346,600 $1,600.00

Sale Management: Jersey Marketing Service Auctioneer: Lynn Lee

The two Registered Jerseys cataloged as Lot 1 and Lot 2 brought the top dollars. The TJF/Justin Syndicate of Booneville, Miss., placed the final bid of $4,700 on Rescue Mamme 675 of TJF/ Lee. The syndicate stands to capitalize on its investment quickly as the Very Good-

80% daughter of Schulz Declo Rescue, JPI +137*, sold with a $4,000 contract to Jerseyland Sires and is due to BW Carrier-ET, JPI 204*, in mid-November.

Six months into her first lactation, she produced 65 lbs. milk, with tests of 5.6% fat and 3.8% protein, and has an m.e. of 22,372–1,244–816.

With the April 2009 genetic evaluations, she ranks on the list of the Top 200 Cows for Jersey Performance Index (JPI) with an index of +240. She has four maternal sisters ranked among the top 1½% for JPI, including Vantage Curtis Mame, Excellent-90%, with 23,150 lbs. milk, 927 lbs. fat and 759 lbs. protein in 292 days (3x milking) and a JPI of +233. She has six maternal brothers in A.I. Their dam is Vantage Lemvig Mamme, an Excellent-90% daughter of ISDK FYN Lemvig, JPI +123, with four completed lactations—all of them over 22,000 lbs. milk—and a best record of 4-4 305 27,440 4.8% 1,316 3.6% 996 84DCR. “Mamme” has a JPI of +315. She was purchased by the TJF/Lee Syndicate for $5,300 in The All American Jersey Sale in 2005 from Vantage Jerseys, Fredonia, Pa. “Mamme’s” dam is a Very Good87% daughter of Mason Boomer Sooner Berretta, JPI +73*, with a four lactation m.e. average of 19,155–808–636. Her grandam is Excellent-90% with four lactations over 20,000 lbs. milk and a best record of 22,030 lbs. milk, 877 lbs. fat and 786 lbs. protein at 3-0.

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(Consignors in Parentheses) TJF/Justin Syndicate, Booneville, Miss.

Rescue Mamme 675 of TJF/Lee, cow 2 yrs................ $4,700 (Lynn Lee, Smyrna, Tenn.)

Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif.

TJF/Lee Action Mamme 841-ET, heifer calf 6 mos........ 4,550 (TJF/Lee Syndicate, Booneville, Miss.)

Tenn Militia FAH Maid, bred heifer 19 mos.................... 2,550 (University of Tennessee Dairy Experiment Station, Lewisburg, Tenn.)

Christopher Kemper, Dane, Wis. Dixie Militia Tenellena, bred heifer 21 mos..................... 3,100 (Dixie Syndicate, Sylacauga, Ala.) Tarlow R Bowlina, bred heifer 2 yrs................................ 2,300 (Rowzee Jersey Farm, Newton, Miss.)

Sunbow Rampant Veneto, bred heifer 20 mos.............. 2,250 (Sunbow Jerseys, Cottage Grove, Tenn.)

Gabys Jacinto Neckless, cow 2 yrs................................ 2,250 (Gaby Jersey Farm, Greeneville, Tenn.)

Sno-Krest Iatola Alona, bred heifer 19 mos................... 2,100 (C. L. Collins III, Alpine, Ala.) GR Keewaydin Lieutenant Mickey 280, bred heifer 19 mos. .................................................................................. 2,075 (C. L. Collins III) All Lynns Action Frederica, bred heifer 17 mos............. 2,025 (John T. McReynolds, Starkville, Miss.)

Deerview Country Ruth, cow 2 yrs................................ 1,925 (Charles W. Lutz, Mocksville, N.C.) Militia R Hope, bred heifer 21 mos................................. 1,875 (Rowzee Jersey Farm) TJF Constantine Madison 751, bred heifer 20 mos....... 1,775 (Taylor Jersey Farm Inc., Booneville, Miss.) (continued to page 100)

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New England Jerseys

Sponsor of the annual New England Jersey Breeders’ Spring Sale

President: AJCA-NAJ Area Representative: Mike Ooms, New York Brenda Snow 802/728-3920

june 2009

Secretary: Jennifer McReynolds, Vermont

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Calendar (continued from page 10)

MARCH 10-12, 2010­­­—HIGH PLAINS DAIRY CONFERENCE, Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas; for more information visit http://www. highplainsdairy.org/.

JUNE 23-27, 2010­­­—ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC., DoubleTree Hotel and Executive Center Portland-Lloyd Center, Portland, Ore.

Shows

JUNE 27—ILLINOIS JERSEY PARISH SHOW, hosted by the Schweigert family, Maple Lawn Jersey Farm, Tremont, Ill. JULY 23—ALL MICHIGAN JERSEY SHOW, heifers, Pavilon, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.; 8:00 a.m., Norman Nabholz, West Union, Iowa, judge.

JULY 24—ALL MICHIGAN JERSEY SHOW, cows, Pavilon, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.; 8:00 a.m., Norman Nabholz, West Union, Iowa, judge.

AUG. 6—OHIO STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; 10:00 a.m.; Jeff Brown, New Knoxville, Ohio, judge.

AUG. 7—MASSACHUSETTS ALL BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIP JERSEY SHOW, Franklin County Fairgrounds, Greenfield, Mass.; 8:00 a.m.; Scott Carson, New Lebanon, N.Y., judge.

AUG. 7—OZARK EMPIRE STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Missouri Entertainment and Event Center, Springfield, Mo.; 10:00 a.m.

AUG. 8—OHIO STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, bulls and heifers; Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; 10:00 a.m.; Brian Sayles, Paris, Ont., judge.

AUG. 8—OHIO 50th JERSEY FUTURITY, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; 6:00 p.m.; Brian Sayles, Paris, Ont., judge.

AUG. 9—OHIO STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, cows; Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; 9:00 a.m.; Brian Sayles, Paris, Ont., judge.

AUG. 9—OZARK EMPIRE STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Missouri Entertainment and Event Center, Springfield, Mo.; 12:00 p.m.

AUG. 13—IOWA STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa; 7:30 a.m.

AUG. 14—IOWA STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa; 7:30 a.m.

AUG. 16—INDIANA STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.; 8:00 a.m.

AUG. 19—INDIANA STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.; 8:00 a.m.

AUG. 19—5 th ANNUAL WISCONSIN STATE JERSEY SHOW, Central Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Wis.; 9:00 a.m.; Mark Rueth, New Oxford, Wis., judge.

AU G . 1 9 — W I S C O N S I N S TAT E J E R S E Y FUTURITY, Central Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Wis.; 12:30 p.m.; Mark Rueth, New Oxford, Wis., judge.

AUG. 20—ILLINOIS STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill., 8:00 a.m., Jeff Core, Salvisa, Ky., judge.

AUG. 22—KENTUCKY STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Exposition Center,

Lousiville, Ky.; 9:00 a.m.

AUG. 21—MIDWEST JERSEY JAMBOREE, Owatona Fairgrounds, Owatona, Minn.

AUG. 21—MISSOURI STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo.; 2:30 p.m.

AUG. 20—ILLINOIS STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill., 1:00 p.m., Chad Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis., judge.

AUG. 22—KENTUCKY STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, heifers, Kentucky Exposition Center, Lousiville, Ky,; 1:00 p.m.; Ryan Lancaster, Ferndale, Wash., judge.

AUG. 22—MISSOURI STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, heifers; Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo.; 6:00 p.m.

AUG. 23—KENTUCKY STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, cows, Kentucky Exposition Center, Lousiville, Ky,; 9:00 a.m.; Ryan Lancaster, Ferndale, Wash., judge.

AUG. 23—MISSOURI STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, cows; Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo.; 10:30 a.m.

SEPT. 4—COLORASO STATE FAIR OPEN AND JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, heifers; Colorado State Fairgrounds, Pueblo, Colo.; 11:00 a.m.

SEPT. 4—COLORASO STATE FAIR OPEN AND JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, cows; Colorado State Fairgrounds, Pueblo, Colo., 9:00 a.m.

SEPT. 5—VERMONT STATE JERSEY SHOW, Essex Junction, Vt.; Tom Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom, Pa., judge.

SEPT. 19—PENNSYLVANIA JUNIOR DAIRY SHOW, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Equine Arena, Harrisburg, Pa.; 9:00 a.m.

SEPT. 21—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Large Arena, Harrisburg, Pa.; 8:00 a.m., Jeff Ziegler, Plain City, Ohio, judge.

SEPT. 23—THE BIG E JERSEY SHOW, Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, Mass.: 9:00 a.m.

SEPT. 23—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JERSEY SHOW, calves, heifers and dry cows, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Large Arena, Harrisburg, Pa.; 1:00 p.m., Andrew Vander Meulen, Brighton, Ont., judge.

SEPT. 24—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JERSEY SHOW, cows, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Large Arena, Harrisburg, Pa.; 9:00 a.m., Andrew Vander Meulen, Brighton, Ont., judge.

SEPT. 29—CENTRAL NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, bulls and heifers; Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 1:00 p.m.; Michael Heath, Westminster, Md., judge.

SEPT. 30—CENTRAL NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, cows; Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m.; Michael Heath, Westminster, Md., judge.

NOV. 7—THE ALL AMERICAN JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 8:00 a.m.; Herby D. Lutz, Chester, S.C., judge; Craig Padgett, Waynesburg, Ky., consultant.

NOV. 8—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:00 p.m.; Wayne Sliker, St. Paris, Ohio, judge; Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio, consultant.

NOV. 9—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 8:00 a.m.; Brian Sayles, Paris, Ont., judge; Hank Van Exel, Lodi, Calif., consultant.

New England Jerseys

Sponsor of the annual New England Jersey Breeders’ Spring Sale

Hav’s Farm

Fredrick G. Havill 413/243-1582 Box 13, Tyringham, MA 01264 A REAP herd and member of New England Jersey Sires, Inc.

Holmes Farm Jeff and Steven Holmes 55 Ball Hill Road • Langdon, NH 03602 603/835-6832 Steve • 603/445-7033 Jeff “Home of the Holmes, Holmesland, and S-B-H prefixes”

Carson &

Bascom Jerseys P.O. Box 298, Newbury, Vermont 05051 Steve and Vickie Carson 802/866-5419 Scott Bascom 540/961-4353

Deep South Sale (continued from page 98) Piedmont Legion Pat, cow 2 yrs..................................... 1,775 (Corey A. Lutz, Lincolnton, N.C.) Piedmont Rocket Babe, bred heifer 19 mos.................. 1,775 (Corey A. Lutz) Piedmont Future Bits, bred heifer 18 mos..................... 1,775 (Corey A. Lutz) Will Do Brazo Levi, cow 2 yrs......................................... 1,775 (Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger, Kinards, S.C.) Will Do Reflection Belfast, bred heifer 2 yrs................... 1,750 (Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger) Kevin Campbell, McDonough, Ga. Slye Ridge Militia Guess, bred heifer 18 mos................ 2,700 (C. L. Collins III) Deerview Deaver Guiltless, cow 2 yrs............................ 1,725 (Charles W. Lutz) Joe G. Blankenship, Sugar Grove, Va. Springdale Headline Poker, bred heifer 2 yrs................. 2,600 (Wesley Bowden, Sylacauga, Ala.) Brian J. Moore, Mount Ulla, N.C. MRJ Doughnuts Gracie Mae, bred heifer 14 mos......... 2,600 (Maple Hill Farm, Reynoldsburg, Ohio) Lalu Action Lori, bred heifer 19 mos.............................. 2,300 (Sam S. McReynolds, Starkville, Miss.)

Pearlmont Lencrest R Hush, bred heifer 20 mos........... 2,100 (C. L. Collins III) Piedmont Reflection Lib, bred heifer 20 mos................. 1,875 (Corey A. Lutz) Heartland Jerseys, Seneca, Kan. McReynolds Geronimo Delilah, bred heifer 19 mos...... 2,500 (Sam S. McReynolds) Jim Stephenson Dairy, Hartselle, Ala. BRJ Deerview Iatola Susan, cow 2 yrs.......................... 2,350 (Charles W. Lutz) Trinitys Rebel Milady, bred heifer 20 mos...................... 2,000 (Trinity Jersey Farm, Newberry, S.C.) Piedmont Kenai Bell, cow 2 yrs...................................... 2,000 (Corey A. Lutz) Sunny Day Rocket Julie, cow 2 yrs................................ 2,000 (Sunny Day Farm, Chester, S.C.) Cowbell Country Glitz, bred heifer 21 mos.................... 1,950 (C. L. Collins III) Memphis Meccas Marcie, bred heifer 21 mos............... 1,875 (John T. McReynolds) Waybee Bowtie Ginnie, bred heifer 21 mos................... 1,800 (Lutheridge Farm, Mount Ulla, N.C.) Highland Artist J Nell, bred heifer 20 mos...................... 1,775 (C. L. Collins III) Highland Iatola J Delores, bred heifer 22 mos............... 1,750 (Wesley Bowden, Sylacauga, Ala.) Piedmont Legion Peach, cow 2 yrs................................ 1,750 (Corey A. Lutz) Clint Dawn, cow 2 yrs..................................................... 1,750 (M. W. McKee and Son, Faunsdale, Ala.) Gerfen Family Farm, Morral, Ohio Gabys Avenue Cranberry, cow 2 yrs.............................. 2,100 (Gaby Jersey Farm) SVF Impuls Purple, bred heifer 19 mos......................... 2,100 (C. L. Collins III) White Rock Abe Ferguson, bred heifer 17 mos............. 2,050 (C. L. Collins III) Gabys Saul Salem, bred heifer 2 yrs............................. 1,950 (Henry Gaby, Greeneville, Tenn.)

Deerview Rocket Hope, cow 3 yrs................................. 1,925 (Charles W. Lutz) Sunny Day Rasmus Beads, bred heifer 2 yrs................ 1,800 (Herby D. Lutz, Chester, S.C.) Sunbow Matinee Pendant, cow 2 yrs............................. 1,775 (Alex Steer, Cottage Grove, Tenn.)

Tarlow R Win, bred heifer 23 mos.................................. 1,750 (James Rowzee, Newton, Miss.)

D & E Jerseys, Hilmar, Calif.

McReynolds Geronimo Cecile, bred heifer 19 mos....... 2,075 (John T. McReynolds) McReynolds Mecca Ivory, bred heifer 20 mos............... 1,800 (John T. McReynolds) GR LRF Elliott Ellie, bred heifer 20 mos........................ 1,725 (Lutheridge Farm) Gabys Ralph Matilda, bred heifer 21 mos...................... 1,725 (Gaby Jersey Farm) Barham Jersey Farm, Calhoun, Tenn.

Deerview Legion Degalaxy, cow 2 yrs........................... 2,000 (Charles W. Lutz) Gabys Gameplan Gabbie, bred heifer 2 yrs.................. 1,825 (Gaby Jersey Farm) Piedmont Militia Robin, bred heifer 20 mos................... 1,825 (Corey A. Lutz) Carl Heatwole, Olar, S.C. Grawals Seth Update, bred heifer 19 mos..................... 1,900 (Grant and David Walters, China Grove, N.C.) Doug Hatcher, Columbia, Ky. All Lynns Blair Frannie, bred heifer 18 mos................... 1,775 (John T. McReynolds) Jim Giles, Pearl, Miss.

PR MRJ Sugar BS Curly Bell, bred heifer 17 mos........ 1,750 (Arco Farms, Alpine, Ala.)

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Kentucky National Jersey Show

April 3, 2009, Louisville, Ky. Herby Lutz, Chester, S.C., judge 51-head shown Sr. and Gr. Champ. Female— Country Place, Cedarcrest Farms, Faunsdale, Ala. • Res. Sr. and Res. Gr. Champ.

Female—Millers Easton Tia, Dick Miller and Family, Osgood, Ind. • Jr. Champ. Female—Hawk Pond Jamaica Skyler, Caleb Squires, Elkland, Mo. • Res. Jr. Champ. Female—Remake Dottie of Ratliff-ET, Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan.

2. Miss Fury Judith, Ravenwood - E.C.C. Junior 2-yr.-old cow (3 shown) 1. HLF Suspect Montaga, Shannon N. Anderson Beavers, New Philadelphia, Ohio 2. Bishop Babe, Michael Hardy Rider, Upton, Ky. Senior 2-yr.-old cow (3 shown) 1. Country Place (S: BW Country-ET, D: Rancher Love), Cedarcrest Farms, Faunsdale, Ala., sr. and gr. champ.

2. Chapmans TC Rocket Sandy, Bill Chapman, Taylorsville, N.C. Junior 3-yr.-old cow (1 shown) 1. Millers Centurion Contessa, Dick Miller and Family, Osgood, Ind. Senior 3-yr.-old cow (4 shown) 1. Millers Easton Tia (S: Just A Few Jude Easton, D: Millers Response Tracy), Dick Miller and Family, res. sr. and res. gr. champ.

2. Jake Kava, Brooks Rankin, Faunsdale, Ala. 4-yr.-old cow (2 shown) 1. Gabys Klassic Missy, Gaby Jersey Farm, Greeneville, Tenn.

Class Winners

Intermediate heifer calf (1 shown) 1. Starwischer Tiger Frilly, Mark and Sara Hoewishcher Fa m i l y / G e n e a n d S h e l l y S t a r k e y Fa m i l y, Mechanicsburg, Ohio Senior heifer calf (7 shown) 1. O Bryans BWB Terrie Lee, David M. O’Bryan, Mount Washington, Ky. 2. Trinitys Big Show Frivolous, Trinity Jersey Farm, Newberry, S.C. Summer yearling heifer (4 shown) 1. Cloverfield Comerica Pristine, Craig A. Martin, Olivet, Mich.

2. Ravenwood-ECC Iatola Salena, Ravenwood - E.C.C., Peterson, Minn.

Junior yearling heifer (2 shown) 1. Remake Dottie of Ratliff-ET (S: Rock Ella Remake-ET, D: Pine Creek Ren Dove), Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan. Intermediate yearling heifer (5 shown) 1. Hawk Pond Jamaica Skyler (S: Bridon Jamaica-ET, D: Hawk Pond Silky Jade), Caleb Squires, Elkland, Mo., jr. champ.

2. Shotgun Shine, Nancy Rankin McKee, Faunsdale, Ala. Senior yearling heifer (8 shown) 1. Covingtons Belles King Charm, Lindsey C. Smith, Smyrna, Tenn.

2. Suess Jacinto Tammy, Nelson Farm, Dassel, Minn.

Uncalved 2-yr.-old cow (11 shown) 1. Brazo Order, Olympic Horned Dorsets Inc., Bonduel, Wis.

Cedarcrest Farms received top honors at the show with Country Place, the Grand Champion. The Reserve Grand Champion honors were awarded to Millers Easton Tia, owned by Dick Miller and Family. Judge Herby Lutz, left, and Elizabeth Chaney, right, congratulate George Rankin, center left, and Dick Miller, center right.

The Junior Champion female, Hawk Pond Jamaica Skyler, is held by Lynn Lee, left, for owner, Caleb Squires. Alta Mae Core holds the Reserve Grand Champion, Remake Dottie of Ratliff-ET, for Ron and Christy Ratliff. Herby Lutz, far left, and Elizabeth Chaney, right, presents the awards.

Kentucky Kow-A-Rama Jersey Show The Kentucky Kow-A-Rama Jersey Show was held on April 4, 2009, in Louisville, Ky. Lynn Lee, Smyrna, Tenn., judged the 22 head of Registered Jerseys.

Taking home the Senior and Grand Champion honors was the first place four-year-old, HHC Socrates Lullaby, exhibited by Lavon Farms, Plano, Texas. Exhibiting the Reserve Grand and Reserve Senior Champion, Millers Easton Tia, was Dick Miller and Family and Jodi Johnson, Osgood, Ind. “Tia” was the first place senior three-year-old.

Judge Lee named Millers Henry Mallory, the winning senior calf, as the Junior Champion. “Mallory” was exhibited by Dick Miller and Family, Osgood, Ind. The first place senior yearling, Lavon Farms Sultan Julie, exhibited by Todd A. Moore, Plano, Texas, was named the Reserve Junior Champion.

Judge Lynn Lee congratulates the Grand Champion females. HHC Socrates Lullaby was named the Grand Champion female.

“Lullaby” is held by Todd A. Moore, center, for Lavon Farms. The Reserve Grand Champion is Millers Easton Tia and held by Dick Miller, right. Dick Miller and family and Jodi Johnson own “Tia.”

Be sure to cast your vote, for AJCA and NAJ Directors. Look on pages 26 and 27 of the May Jersey Journal for more details.

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Millers Henry Mallory, owned by Dick Miller and family, was named the Junior Champion female. Receiving Reser ve Junior Champion honors was Lavon Farms Sultan Julie. Judge Lynn Lee presents the banner to Dick Miller and his granddaughter, Rhea Miller, center. Owner, Todd A. Moore holds the Reser ve Champion female, right.

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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

The 2010 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings will be held in Portland, Oregon on June 23-27, 2010.

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

Where the cows are as sweet as the candy!

Dyon and Lisa Helmuth Melvin and Marcia Helmuth 2010 S. 800 W., Hudson, IN 46747 Dyon: 260/665-6002 Email: dyhelmu@aol.com

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LSU AgCenter Spring Junior Jersey Show

Caldwells Barber Iris Elsie was Grand Champion for Avery J. Boone, Calhoun, La., at the LSU AgCenter Spring Junior Jersey Show on February 21, 2009. Annas Golden Windy was named Reserve Grand Champion for Anna Beth Robinson, Heflin, La. Judge Lon Peters, Mechanicsburg, Ohio, placed the 90 entries that were shown at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La. Class Winners

Senior heifer calf (9 shown) Samanthas Sweetheart, Rebecca Frances Pearce, Maringouin, La., best bred in Louisiana Summer heifer calf (6 shown) 1. Star Hill Jace N2-Twin (S: Jaces Jake-ET, D: Samanthas Bold Angel), Nancy Ann Bickham, St. Francisville, La., best bred in Louisiana, jr. champ.

2. Star Hill Jace S2-Twin (S: Jaces Jake-ET, D: Samanthas Bold Angel), Samantha Bickham, St. Francisville, La., res. jr. champ.

Junior yearling heifer (8 shown) Miss Minnies Baby, Katherine Rashall, Ida, La. Best bred in Louisiana— Misty Action Fawn, Danny Charles Pearce Jr., Maringouin, La., 2nd in class Intermediate yearling heifer (9 shown) LCF Boomerang Tidy Grateful, Ashley Varnado, Franklinton, La., best bred in Louisiana Senior yearling heifer (8 shown) LCF Mayberrys Mecca September, Daniel Thompson, Folsom, La., best bred in Louisiana Summer yearling heifer (6 shown) Windys Legion Annie, Anna Beth Robinson, Heflin, La., best bred in Louisiana Junior 2-yr.-old cow (2 shown) Chappepeela Cal 701, Hannah Ruth Addison, Loranger, La., best bred in Louisiana Senior 2-yr.-old cow (10 shown) Caldwells Barber Iris Elsie (S: Long Distance Barber Barkly, D: Caldwells Al Sissy Iris), Avery J. Boone, Calhoun, La., best bred in Louisiana, sr. and gr. champ.

Junior 3-yr.-old cow (4 shown) LCF Mecca Ringo Tyler, Delos A. Thompson III, Folsom, La., best bred in Louisiana Senior 3-yr.-old cow (7 shown) Bobbys Stockings, Emaleigh Corken, Loranger, La., best bred in Louisiana 4-yr.-old cow (6 shown) Annas Golden Windy (S: Golden Boy of Ferreira, D: Kjar Barber Sarah Beth), Anna Beth Robinson, best bred in Louisiana, res. sr. and res. gr. champ.

Aged cow (15 shown) Nix Eve, Joyce Marie Shattuck, Folsom, La. Best bred in Louisiana— LCF Tidy Faith Bluebell, Brett Saucier, Ville Platte, La., 2nd in class

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UW-Platteville.

Silver awards were presented to teams from Alabama A&M University; Clemson University; University of Connecticut; University of Idaho; Kansas State University; University of Kentucky; University of Maine; University of Massachusetts; North Carolina State University; South Dakota State University; Texas A&M University; Utah State University; and West Virginia University.

2009 NAIDC coordinators were Mike Van Amburgh, associate professor at Cornell University, and Barry Putnam, district sales manager for Genex, Ithaca, N.Y. Putnam stated, “The industry as a whole has a great future with plenty of opportunity for the young leaders—all 124 that participated in this year’s Dairy Challenge.”

National Dairy Challenge The program is fully funded through the generous support of companies and producer associations serving the dairy industry, as well as a growing number of individual dairy business owners. For more information or to become a sponsor of the Dairy Challenge program, visit www.dairychallenge.org or contact Molly J. Kelley, NAIDC Executive Director, at naidc@wdexpo.com.

All contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Contributing sponsors are recognized on the Dairy Challenge web site, as well as brochures and programs issued throughout the year.

The 2010 national contest will be held April 8 through 10 in Visalia, Calif., with four regional contests scheduled for late fall 2009 and winter 2010.

Rowzee Jersey Farm

James and Oneva Rowzee and Family 5043 Highway 15, Newton, Mississippi 39345 601/683-2954 • FAX 601/683-3901

Get Transfers In Order For Junior Show Season

A new year, and parents’ thoughts turn to, “What are the kids’ project animals going to be this year?”

The next question goes like this: Please advise me as to what steps a junior (under 20 years of age) needs to take in order to show a Jersey at all shows. Can an animal be leased or does the animal need to be transferred into the junior’s ownership?

The answer is simple. File a transfer of ownership so that the junior is listed as a Recorded Owner on the registration certificate.

Ownership rules vary from state to state. Some do allow leasing. Others allow animals to be registered in the farm name, but require that paperwork be completed and filed certifying that an animal is the junior’s 4-H or FFA project.

What about the All American Junior Jersey Show, the biggest junior show of the year? The ownership policy is as follows: Animals must be registered in the Herd Register of the American Jersey Cattle Association or by the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club. The exhibitor must be listed as Recorded Owner on the registration certificate, either (1) as the sole owner or (2) by his/her name in joint ownership. If the joint ownership includes more than one eligible exhibitor, one of them must be declared as the exhibitor during check-in. Animals must be registered and/or transferred to meet one of the above ownership requirements no later than August 1, 2009. The recording date is the postmark date and will be considered the date of registration and/or transfer.

So, submit the transfer of ownership as soon as you figure out which animals are going to be the projects this year. That one step will save you the effort of researching the exhibitor ownership requirements for all the shows you are considering.

A final note: Exhibitors at the All American Junior Jersey Show are also required to be members (junior or lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association. Applications for membership are available online at www.usjersey.com.

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Pennsylvania Breeders Honored at Meeting

The Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Association (PJCA) held their annual meeting, sale and banquet over the weekend of April 3 and 4, 2009, in Mercer, Pa. Throughout the two-day event members were honored for their achievements, business meetings were held, and a new queen was crowned.

Kicking off the weekend’s events was the directors meeting on Friday, April 3, where new officers were elected. Officers elected for 2009 are Shannon Gardner, Dayton, president; Gary Miller, Centerville, vice president; and David Norman, Liberty, secretary/treasurer.

During the directors meeting, youth par ticipants offered their speech presentations to other breeders in attendance. Later that evening, the state sale and Pot of Gold Sale were held with the Western Pennsylvania Spring Spectacular at the Mercer 4-H Park.

The 2009 Pennsylvania Pot of Gold Production contest awards were presented at the start of the sale. Austin Vance, Mt. Pleasant, won the production contest and a check in the amount of $882 for his entry, Pengwen Paramount Cepheus Costar.

“Costar” produced a first lactation record with a cheese yield dollar value of $2,044 and was purchased in 2006 from David Medic, DVM, of Pengwen Jerseys, Clarks Mill. Placing second was Sarah Wright, Cambridge Springs, and third was Wesley Vanderstappen, Transfer.

Banquet and Awards On Saturday morning, Al Wester, Jamestown, past president and emcee, welcomed the Pennsylvania Jersey breeders and guests to the annual meeting and awards ceremony.

The featured speaker was Cari Wolfe, American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) Director of Research and Genetic Program Development. Wolfe presented the guests with an overview of genomic testing and evaluations and explained how the latest addition to the evaluations will benefit the

Autumn and Curtis Reichard, Pennsylvania Young Jersey Dairyman recipient, are pictured with sons Skyler, back left, and Hayden, back right, and daughter Shaylin.

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dairy industry.

During the meeting, Sara Barlass, AJCA-National All-Jersey (NAJ) Area Representative, spoke to the crowd about the tremendous year that that AJCA had in 2008. She also thanked the state organization for becoming the most recent dean of Jersey Youth Academy, as they pledged $5,000 to the youth event.

Patty Rassau, Sarver, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for her numerous years of service to the Pennsylvania Jersey youth. Rassau has served as the Pennsylvania Youth coordinator for 10 years and has accompanied the state youth herd to The All American Jersey Show during that time. Patty and her husband, Charles, along with their children, Crystal, Matthew, Nathan and Jacob, own and exhibit cattle under the Rassau Farm prefix.

The Pennsylvania Young Jersey Dairyman award was presented to Curtis Reichard, Chambersburg. Curtis and his wife Autumn, along with Curtis’ family operate Reich-Dale Jerseys. Reichard represents the eighth generation to farm on the family’s farm. He has mentored many youth interested in showing Jerseys through local 4-H and FFA organizations.

The couple’s children Skyler, Hayden and Shaylin, will be the ninth generation to farm and have begun exhibiting through 4-H. In 2008, the Reich-Dale herd exhibited two All American Jerseys and the National Reserve Intermediate Champion.

The Norman Genetic Award was awarded to William Eick, Windy Acre Jerseys, Columbia Crossroads, for owning the highest Jersey Performance Index (JPI) herd within the state. His herd of 63 cows ranks 18th in the nation with an average JPI of +113 and Predicted Transmitting Abilities of +672M, +30F and +23P. Breeders from across the state earned awards for herd averages and individual cow production for cheese yield dollars in a number of age categories. David Myers, Summerhill, was the top herd for milk and protein among herds with 7-29 cows with a herd average of 21,154 lbs. milk and 752 lbs. protein on 21 cows. Myers’ herd was also named the high herd for protein within Pennsylvania. In the same category, Phillip Petersheim, Meyersdale, took top honors for fat production with a herd average of 958 lbs. fat on 30 cows. In the category for herds with 30-59 cows, Shar-Lynn Jerseys, Leola, placed first for milk and protein with a herd average of 20,716 lbs. milk and 635 lbs. protein on 60 cows, while JEMI Jerseys, Newburg, placed first for fat with a herd average of 862 lbs. fat on 34 cows.

Ryan Clark, Tyrone, was top for milk, fat and protein among herds with 60-99 cows.

His herd of 72 cows produced 19,078 lbs.

Pennsylvania Jersey youth recognized at the PJCA meeting are pictured above.

Front row (L-R): Jaydyn Isiminger, Allison Waltemyer, Amanda Mitcheltree, Becky Theobald, and Laura Lesher. Back row (L-R): Andrew Theobald, Daniel Greathouse, Maria Noble, Jaylene Lesher, Tucker Hardy, Logan Karchner, Walter Greathouse, Wesley Noble, and Sawyer Whitenight.

milk, 876 lbs. fat, and 683 lbs. protein.

In the largest herd size, Ray and Heather Campbell, Stoneboro, ranked at the top for milk, fat and protein with a herd average of 20,148 lbs. milk, 934 lbs. fat, and 721 lbs. protein on 3x milking.

Cows earning certificates in individual cow categories for highest cheese yield dollar were: senior yearling, Hackline Rebel Joy 540, owned by Hackline Jerseys, Sandy Lake; junior two-year-old, Hackline Bambro Spark 520, owned by Daniel Greathouse, Sandy Lake; senior twoyear-old, Edn-Ru Doughboy Lorans Della, owned by Amy E. Filson, Lewistown; junior three-year-old, Kulp Gen Pmont Rosita-ET, owned by Delaware Valley College, Doylestown; senior three-yearold, My-Try Maximus Dippy, owned by Paul R. Shenk, Myerstown; four-yearold, WF Centurion Calista, owned by Claire Dufford Burdette, Mercersburg; five-year-old, Normandell Cheviot Diana, owned by Normandell Farms, Liberty; six and seven-year-olds, Ladyholm-N Jewels Jade, Heather Pease, Susquehanna, eight and nine-year-olds, Pleasant Nook Sambo Teal, Scott M. Walton, Carlisle; and 10 years and older, OBryans Merit Trena Mae, Jeffrey and Michele Reasner, Newburg. Sweet Peas Ren Dash-ET, owned by Heather Pease received the award for the high protein cow within the state with 1,107 lbs. protein at 7-8.

Youth Awards During the youth award presentations, four enthusiastic and knowledgeable contestants vied for the crown of the 2009 Pennsylvania Jersey Queen. The contestants were Amanada Holub, EightyFour; Jesse Kline, Chambersburg; Amanda Mitcheltree, New Castle; and Allison Waltemyer, LeRaysville.

Outgoing Pennsylvania Jersey Queen, Becky Theobald, crowned Mitcheltree (continued to page 106)

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division was Rhonda Mitcheltree, New Castle, second was Jaylene Lesher, third was Logan Karchner, Nescopeck, and Laura Lesher, Bernville placed fourth.

Allison Waltemyer won the senior division of the speech contest.

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the 2009 Pennsylvania Jersey Queen and Waltemyer was named the 2009Pennsylvania Alternate Jersey Queen.

Erika Rhein, Pine Grove, placed first in the senior achievement division, and Stacey Theobald, Waymart, won the senior scrapbook award. In the intermediate division, Tucker Hardy, Belleville and Jaylene Lesher, Bernville, were each awarded the intermediate achievement awards. Jaydyn Isiminger, Union City, was awarded the first year project award and the junior scrapbook award.

Scholarship awards were given to Erika Rhein, Stacey Theobald, and Allison Waltemyer.

In the Jacob Brunges Production Contest, Daniel Greathouse, was awarded first with Hackline Bambro Spark 520. The award is given to the state’s high producer of protein on a mature equivalent (m.e) basis.

“Spark” produced a 2-3 record of 21,932 lbs. milk, 1,027 lbs. fat, and 793 lbs. protein with an m.e. of 1,006 lbs. protein. Placing second through 10th were Sterling Hardy, Belleville; Becky Theobald, Waymart;

The 2009 Pennsylvania Jersey Queen, Amanda Micheltree, center, sits with 2009 Pennsylvania Alternate Jersey Queen, Allison Waltemyer, left, and 2008 Pennsylvania Jersey Queen, Becky Theobald, right. In rear are fellow contestants, Jesse Kline, left, and Amanda Holub.

Austin Vance; Nicole Black, Liberty; Rebecca Black, Liberty; Maria Noble, Gillett; Tucker Hardy; Andrew Theobald, Waymart; and Ashley Derr, Linden.

The first place speech presentation winners of each division delivered their award winning speeches from the previous day. Sawyer Whitenight, Stillwater, won the junior division, with Jaydyn Isiminger placing second and Andrew Theobald, in third. Placing first in the intermediate

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In Memoriam June Lenore Bachelor June Lenore Bachelor, Angola, Ind., 84, passed away on January 9, 2009.

She was born on February 9, 1924, in Wolcottville, Ind., to James and Gladys (Hanson) Koon and graduated from Kendallville High School.

She married Max L. Bachelor on January 2, 1944. The couple operated Bachelor Jersey Farms, which got its start in 1953 as a 4-H project for their son, Steve.

The Bachelors bred many outstanding Registered Jerseys over the years and were especially active in the show ring. Bachelor Farms earned the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor banners at The 1995 All American Jersey Show and exhibited the 1998 and 1999 National Grand Champion, Bolle-Acres MJ Willie May, with fellow Indiana Jersey breeders, Max Bollenbacher and Family. The family exhibited the winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity in 1995 and 2002 and the reserve winner in 1985, 1990 and 1991. Bachelors Sambo Emmy 661, winner of the 2002 futurity, is also the only cow to be named Premier Performance Winner of The All American Jersey Show back-to-back.

Bachelor was a member of the Nevada Mills United Methodist Church near Angola and the Order of Eastern Star #229 of Ashley, Ind. In addition to her son, Steve, and his wife, Lynda, Bachelor is survived by three grandsons, Cory (Stacey) Bachelor and Shawn (Jackie) Bachelor, both of Orland, and Curtis (Jenny) Bachelor of Angola. She is also survived by seven great-grandchildren.

Bachelor was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Max, in May 2006, and two sisters, Jean McClue and Jessie Barroquillo.

Memorials may be made to Nevada Mills United Methodist Church, 4710 Bachelor Rd., Angola, IN 46703.

Arlyn Meyer Arlyn Meyer, Fargo, N.D., 75, wife of Allen Meyer, passed away on April 13, 2009.

She married Meyer on August 15, 2000.

He coordinated the American Jersey Cattle Club’s type appraisal program for more than 15 years beginning in the late 1960s and was presented with the company’s Award for Meritorious Service in 2000.

Arlyn was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, both in Tower City and West Fargo.

In addition to her husband of eight years, she is survived by a son, Richard (Cindy) june 2009

Rice, Mill Creek, Wash.; three daughters, Reta Rice, Fargo, Renee (Jerry) Short, Detroit Lakes, Minn., and Rosemary (Tim) Cruz, Morgan Hill, Calif.; two step-sons, Kent (Barb) Meyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., and David (Toni) Meyer, Hubert, N.C.; a brother, Russell (Ruth) Ball, Sebring, Fla.; three sisters, Shirley (Omar) Pederson, Ephrata, Wash., Ardith (Jerry) Helgeson and Sharon (George) Bourbonnie, both of Desert Aire, Wash.; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by husband, Jack, son, Curtis, daughter, Patricia, stepson, Larry, brother, Roger, and sisters, Marilyn and Elaine.

Sheldon Bernett Dunks Sheldon Bernett Dunks, Union City, Mich., 96, passed away on April 18, 2009.

He was born in the family home on Dunks Jersey Farm in Union City on December 23, 1912, to Fredrick Sheldon Dunks and Jean Gunn Gow-Dunks.

After his mother passed away in 1917, the family relocated to Monroe, Mich., where he graduated from Monroe High School.

The family operated a dairy store until 1932, when they returned to Union City and began running the family dairy farm.

Dunks studied agricultural science at Michigan State College.

He married Nina L. Sackett in Sherwood, Mich., on December 12, 1952. The couple and their family operated Dunks Jersey Farm, which has been enrolled on official test longer than any other Jersey herd in the state. Dunks was active on the farm well into the 1990s, enjoying his responsibilities of feeding calves and making sure his “friends” the cats were always fed.

Today the family farm is operated by Dunk’s son, Jon, and his wife, Delores, and their son, Matthew, and his wife, Tina.

Dunks was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association, the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, the Branch County Soil Conservation, and 4-H. He was a member of Union City Congregational Church, president of the American Association of Retired Persons and a frequent Red Cross blood donor. He was an avid jogger and received several medals in his senior years. He had a passion for bicycling and went on several rides with his grandsons across Canada and his home state with the Pedal Across Lower Michigan organization.

In addition to his son and daughter-in-law and grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Dunks is survived by a daughter, Bonnie (Joe) Morrison of Union City; four other grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents,

a brother who lost his life in World War II, and his wife, Nina, in 2001.

Memorials may be made to the Congregational Church of Union City.

Grant Ralph Egelston Grant Ralph Egelston, Glen, N.Y., 83, passed away on April 23, 2009, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on November 18, 1925, to Ralph and Lovina (Barbin) Egelston.

Egelston took over operation of Glen Meadows Farm in Fultonville, N.Y., from his father and expanded the herd of awardwinning Registered Jersey cattle, as well as the farm’s acreage and barns. Glen Meadows Farm is now operated by his sons, William and Dennis, and their families.

His passion for his farm and devotion to his work motivated and inspired those around him. He believed in making the most of his days, and he did just that until the very end. On his final day at home, he chose to work the fields and drive his tractor.

Though his advances in agriculture were great, he considered his greatest accomplishment to be the creation of a strong, close-knit family.

Egelston was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and served his community as a volunteer fireman and town councilman. He also was active in youth farming activities.

In addition to William (Linda) and Dennis (Judy), Egelston is survived by his wife of 61 years, Norma (Barnes); three other sons, Michael (MaryEllen), Patrick (Donna), and John (Michelle); five daughters, Janie Egelston, Sandra (Bartle) Avery, Nancy (David) Langdon, Amy (Michael) Augustine, and Beth (David) Carpenter; 37 grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren; a sister, Marion Foster; a brother-in-law, William (Linda) Barnes; a sister-in-law, Beverly (Ronald) Spreckels; and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Egelston was preceded in death by his parents, a brother-in-law, Monte Foster, and a niece, Kelly Barnes.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the Cystic Fibrosis Northeastern New York Chapter, 423 A New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205 (www.greatstrides.cff. org) or to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Northeast New York, 6 Greenwood Drive, East Greenbush, NY 12061 (www.jdrf.org).

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PERFORMANCE REPORT

High Herds Ranked By JPI Average The top 25% of U.S. Jersey herds ranked by the average Jersey Performance IndexTM (JPI) of the cows in the herd are listed below.

This list includes qualifying herds with an average JPI of +72 or greater.

Herds must be enrolled in official AJCA performance programs to be included in the ranking and have at least 10 Registered Jerseys with Jersey Performance Indexes. For a cow to be included in a herd’s average, she must have calved after January 1 and have an April 2009 JPI. In the case of ties, the herd ranked higher for PTA Protein (PTAP) is listed first. Any herds that remain tied are then listed in order of herd average for Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$).

There are 212 herds listed with an average JPI of +92. Topping the

list for the second consecutive genetic run is Oomsdale Farm, Valatie, N.Y. The 54 cow herd has a JPI of +146. Following close behind is Tollenaar Jerseys, Elk Grove, Calif., with an average JPI of 140 on their 111 cows.

Ranking third after the April genetic summary is David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. His 60-cow herd has an average JPI of +133. The 51 cow herd of Cheryl A. Carlson, Tully, N.Y., ranks fourth with a JPI of +130 and a PTAP of +25. Benjamin White, East Ryegate, Vt., has a 31 cow herd with an average JPI of +130 and a PTAP of +23.

Averages continue to improve. There were 96,117 cows summarized in the April 2009 genetic evaluations with an average JPI of +70 (up four points). Predicted Transmitting Ability (PTA) averages were +307M, +17F, +11P, +135 CM$, +132 NM$ and +126 FM$.

Herd/Owner Address

Cows PTAM PTAF PTAP CM$ NM$ FM$

Herd/Owner Address

Cows PTAM PTAF PTAP CM$ NM$ FM$

OOMSDALE FARM VALATIE, NY

54 926 43 34 279 268 247 TOLLENAAR JERSEYS ELK GROVE, CA 111 638 43 25 294 282 259 ALLEN, DAVID REEDSBURG, WI

60 692 38 26 276 267 248 CARLSON, CHERYL A. TULLY, NY

51 424 44 25 279 253 210 WHITE, BENJAMIN R. EAST RYEGATE, VT

31 588 30 23 250 240 222 SULLIVAN JERSEY FARM ELROD, AL

10 713 36 26 254 246 DENNISTON-KELLER ROBIN / KELLER KIP BYRON, NY

70 596 35 23 259 249 COOPERRIDER AND SONS CROTON, OH 114 788 33 26 250 245 GREENE, WAYNE JR. CADOTT, WI

25 662 34 23 232 226 MARCKS, BARB AND KEVIN SEYMOUR, WI

33 659 35 25 248 238 GABY JERSEY FARM 144 667 33 HOWE, LUCY V.

14 371 22 BERRY COLLEGE

30 652 33 SUMMIT FARM INC. 255 805 31 MAXWELL, JOHN AND EDWIN

54 674 32

JPI

146 140 133 130

128

232

125

235

124

215

124

219

122

ST BRIGIDS FARM KENNEDYVILLE, MD

91 693 34 25 244 235 219 KORTUS, RANDY AND JANA LYNDEN, WA

23 688 31 21 205 204 201 EICK, WILLIAM COLUMBIA X RD, PA

63 672 30 23 218 213 204 MURPHY, THOMAS F. AND CATHERINE F. EARLVILLE, NY

55 479 24 18 218 211 196 WOODSTOCK DAIRY BEAVER, OR 182 509 31 20 222 213 196 COVERT DOUG AND MOLLY

12 485 35 WILTERDINK, DON

52 626 31 D.B.A. EBERT DAIRY ENTERPRISES

17 410 27 MARTIN DAIRY LLC 892 492 35 WILSONVIEW DAIRY 219 493 29

HUDSON, MI 16 227 224 217 SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI 24 226 216 199 ALGOMA, WI 15 146 141 133 TILLAMOOK, OR 21 236 223 200 TILLAMOOK, OR 20 214 205 187

HEINZ, LLOYD

SHAWANO, WI

204

108

184

108

196

107

196

107

215

106

130

231

GREENEVILLE, TN 23 238 233 222 TUNBRIDGE, VT 19 237 220 192 MOUNT BERRY, GA 24 237 229 214 LESTER, IA 25 227 226 223 DONAHUE, IA 23 246 242 234

55 746 32 24 210 208 MARTIN, DAN AND LISA GRATIOT, WI

15 533 32 20 207 199 ALBERS, JAMES R. DALHART, TX 104 613 31 21 211 206 FOREST GLEN JERSEYS DAYTON, OR 1,364 576 25 21 215 209 DESERT PARK JERSEYS JEFFERSON, OR 476 769 28 22 207 211

JPI

121 121 120 117

SPRUCE ROW FARM 167 656 30 VANDELL FARMS INC.

93 617 33 MOLLY BROOK FARMS 111 642 31 SPRING VALLEY FARM

66 456 33 SNOW, WESLEY AND BRENDA

40 601 27

MEADVILLE, PA 22 220 216 206 SHARON, WI 22 219 211 197 WEST DANVILLE, VT 21 204 201 194 MILLERSBURG, OH 21 226 212 187 BROOKFIELD, VT 19 212 210 205

TOHL, PATTI TILLAMOOK, OR

24 536 35 21 212 201 182 ETTINGER, EDWIN R. AND CHERYL F. KINARDS, SC 166 668 26 20 196 198 198 PEARL, WILLIAM H. BARNET, VT

65 624 25 19 196 197 197 BELLVIEW FARM /HAROLD L. AND GLEN BELL DRESDEN, TN

65 640 30 22 214 209 198 D & D JERSEYS NEWTON, WI

42 510 29 20 214 204 187

106 106 106 106 106 105 105 105 104 104

116 115 114 113 113

FLORY, TIM JAMESPORT, MO

19 696 27 19 192 197 CHAMBERLAIN, GREG AND DAVID WYOMING, NY 632 579 30 21 214 207 KEEWAYDIN FARM STOWE, VT

69 554 29 20 207 201 RHEIN, DAWN F. PINE GROVE, PA 179 688 29 22 193 192 SHENANDOAH JERSEYS BOONSBORO, MD 113 578 26 18 187 186

203

103

193

102

189

102

189

101

181

100

176

100

177

100

193

99

181

99

201

99

182

99

112 111 110 110 109

PETERSON ERIC AND ROY 242 432 27 KNUTH, DOUGLAS D.

37 356 23 MILLS, NEWELL J. 324 644 26 OWENS FARMS INC. 660 506 27 WHITESIDE JERSEY FARM

77 543 26

TILLAMOOK, OR 18 204 193 FALL CREEK, WI 17 215 201 FALLON, NV 20 197 196 FREDERIC, WI 20 206 197 HUTCHINSON, KS 19 214 209

JENKS, WILLIAM H. (JIM) 347 538 24

MARATHON, WI 19 196 191

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Herd/Owner Address

Cows PTAM PTAF PTAP CM$ NM$ FM$

KIRCHDOERFER, JOE CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 113 550 22 18 186 183 177 GRABER JERSEY FARMS PARKER, SD

36 440 27 17 205 198 185 HALDEMAN DAVID L AND ANN LOUISE DANVILLE, PA

11 292 24 12 215 208 196 CLEAR VU FARM/HAROLD L OR BUDDY BELL DRESDEN, TN

74 657 31 19 193 195 196 LAWTON, MERLE NEWARK VALLEY, NY

78 624 23 18 186 189 191 LINDSAY SCOTT AND TRACIE NEW WATERFORD, OH 438 495 28 18 199 193 182 ROWZEE JERSEY FARM NEWTON, MS 160 493 27 18 198 193 183 YODER, WILLIAM R. MEYERSDALE, PA

45 483 26 16 187 184 179 MCGARR FARMS / MCGARR DAN KING FERRY, NY

46 339 21 14 182 175 162 EVERGREEN DAIRY ANTIGO, WI

45 -912 -28 -27 -102 -104 -105 FOREST GLEN JERSEYS DAYTON, OR 280 559 23 20 196 190 179 DOMINO FARMS ACCORD, NY 164 602 28 19 189 189 187 KENNY FARM ENON VALLEY, PA 139 538 30 19 195 190 180 NOBLEDALE FARM GILLETT, PA

74 608 21 18 189 191 192 PEELER, L. D. STARR, SC 109 512 24 17 191 187 180 GIELOW FARMS NEW LONDON, WI

26 367 23 17 195 183 164 DUTCH HOLLOW FARM SCHODACK LANDING, NY 452 430 24 16 190 185 175 AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP HILMAR, CA 3,499 400 21 14 190 185 177 STAUFFER, WILLIAM WASHOUGAL, WA

17 418 21 13 163 164 162 HOLMES, STEVEN B. AND JEFFREY A. LANGDON, NH

55 751 27 23 186 186 185 CANTENDO ACRES-GRAZELAND JERSEYS WOOSTER, OH 104 569 27 20 205 200 191 HYLAND ACRES JERSEYS LTD BIG PRAIRIE, OH 421 575 25 19 193 191 186 KARRELS, WILLIAM J. PORT WASHINGTON, WI

20 381 20 17 193 182 163 TUTTLE, SCOTT O. WINDHAM, NY

57 355 28 15 203 193 177 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS, OH

56 415 24 14 186 184 PARKS, DANIEL DVM MORRISTOWN, TN

34 558 23 19 176 172 SCOTCH VIEW FARMS STAMFORD, NY 122 560 24 18 186 184 MYERS, PHILIP H. LOUISVILLE, OH

53 561 22 17 169 169 KAUFFMAN, DALE W. AND FAMILY SHREVE, OH 124 420 25 17 194 184 KARL, RUSSELL AND SUSIE NEILLSVILLE, WI

18 458 26 16 181 178 VANDOORN, GARY TONY, WI

36 391 23 16 167 158 NICHOLS, BRIAN LYNDONVILLE, VT

30 395 25 15 176 170 TRUE FARMS PERRY, NY

13 672 22 20 163 164 HEARTLAND JERSEYS SENECA, KS 270 568 25 20 192 185 ANGELL, TIMOTHY AND JANET

55 545 28 BLANKENSHIP, JOE G.

40 559 25 DIAS, PAUL 329 459 23

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JPI

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179

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164

95

178

95

167

95

167

95

171

95

142

95

158

95

162

94

173

94

RANDOLPH CENTER, VT 19 200 197 188 SUGAR GROVE, VA 17 190 190 188 HILMAR, CA 16 184 180 171

94 94 94

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SPRING CREEK FARMS

88 564 25 BOYD-LEE JERSEYS

53 491 27

HIXTON, WI 18 185 182 177 PARROTTSVILLE, TN 17 191 188 181

JALLO, WAYNE

21 360 22 ORTHRIDGE FARMS

64 337 19 SUN VALLEY FARM 452 267 26 WINDY WILLOW FARM

22 393 21 SUNBOW JERSEYS

98 763 26

FORDVILLE, ND 14 193 187 175 LANCASTER, WI 14 151 144 131 CLOVERDALE, OR 14 191 179 159 BELLINGHAM, WA 12 176 177 176 COTTAGE GROVE, TN 22 183 186 189

ARNOLD, JAMES POSEYVILLE, IN

62 564 23 18 175 172 167 BRADY, JOHNNY RICEVILLE, TN

94 351 20 13 196 190 180 SAR-BEN FARMS INC. SAINT PAUL, OR 169 549 27 19 191 187 178 SORENSONS HILLVIEW JERSEY FARM INC. PINE RIVER, WI

89 445 30 18 186 176 158 CLEVELAND, WILLIAM L. AND BARBARA A. WELLSBORO, PA

63 477 24 17 174 169 158 KRACHT, ALLEN NEWTON, WI 605 448 27 17 186 178 WRIGHT DERRICK OR BEVERLY RANDOLPH, VT

47 419 29 17 205 195 WEAR, THOMAS J NICOLLET, MN

59 419 27 16 193 185 HACKLINE JERSEYS SANDY LAKE, PA

81 378 27 16 193 183 BRIXEY JAMES AND JANA NORWOOD, MO

43 581 23 15 126 133 LYON JERSEYS TOLEDO, IA 362 261 23 12 185 177 HUFFARD DAIRY FARMS CROCKETT, VA 443 542 21 17 177 176 NORMANDELL FARMS LIBERTY, PA

91 580 28 20 182 179 TRESCHER, ANNETTE CASHTON, WI

19 422 27 16 164 158 SHIPLEY JERSEY FARMS NEWARK, OH

22 390 21 15 164 158 EVERETT, TIMOTHY AND PATRICIA

32 419 22 CHITTENDEN, CRAIG A.

77 546 26 ENDRES JAZZY JERSEYS 515 525 27 BOK, SAMUEL A. 270 440 26 MASON, WILLIAM AND BARBARA 175 436 22

93 93 93 93 93 93 92 92 92 91 91 91

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179

91

172

91

167

91

142

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162

91

174

90

171

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146

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147

89

SHARON SPRINGS, NY 13 176 175 172 STEPHENTOWN, NY 19 175 170 160 LODI, WI 18 184 179 169 DEFIANCE, OH 17 181 173 160 BUHL, ID 17 183 175 159

YODER, MERLE HUTCHINSON, KS

74 337 27 16 185 172 WICKSTROM BROS. HILMAR, CA 494 560 23 18 174 172 YOSEMITE JERSEY DAIRY HILMAR, CA 2,084 523 23 18 176 172 STAAS FARM INC. MARYSVILLE, CA 803 522 27 18 173 169 DANFORTH, RUSSELL JEFFERSON, NY

32 475 27 18 177 171

JPI

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150

88

166

87

163

87

161

87

158

87

COVINGTON JERSEYS/COVINGTON HANNAH AND TITUS LEON, IA

65 60 18 7 177 165 145 D & E JERSEYS HILMAR, CA 496 591 24 19 174 172 168 DEEBEE JERSEY FARM LYNDEN, WA 374 477 21 16 167 165 159 KOEHN, STEVEN B. MENO, OK

85 474 18 15 161 160 157 PERK FARM FRANKFORD, WV

87 86 86 86

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11 410 23 13 176 176 175 WICKSTROM JERSEY FARMS INC. HILMAR, CA 1,673 543 23 18 174 172 166 OLYMPIC HORNED DORSETS INC. BONDUEL, WI

91 423 25 15 178 174 165 BOHNERT JERSEYS EAST MOLINE, IL 268 415 24 15 167 162 154 KOZAK, ALAN MILLERSBURG, OH 325 336 21 14 171 163 151 HETTINGA, JASON ORANGE CITY, IA

70 313 23 14 174 165 150 MEYER, JAMES L. AND FAMILY ROCA, NE 188 610 25 18 158 159 158 HIGH LAWN FARM LEE, MA 208 578 19 18 171 171 169 MASON, SCOTT AND HEIDI NORTH STRATFORD, NH

73 543 19 18 148 146 139 HIGHLAND FARMS CORNISH, ME 256 517 21 17 173 171 167 QUIST, JIM FRESNO, CA 298 525 23 16 157 158 LUCKY HILL FARM DANVILLE, VT 107 416 23 16 168 161 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY/DAIRY FARM CLEMSON, SC

49 487 20 15 161 161 KING HOWARD AND FAMILY FREMONT, OH

92 467 23 15 155 154 WINDRIDGE JERSEY FARM DANVILLE, IN

50 420 24 15 166 160

86 86 85 85 85 85 85 84 84 84 84

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148

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160

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SCHONECK, WADE L. MARION, WI

21 377 21 15 168 161 149 84 FRONTIER DAIRY BUHL, ID

17 488 18 14 170 171 172 84 WAGNER, LEONARD AND FAMILY LITCHFIELD, MN 239 411 20 13 158 156 153 84 KLINE, DAVID SHREVE, OH

45 200 29 12 172 159 137 84 MACCAUSLAND STEVE AND WOLCOTT JULIE ENOSBURG FALLS, VT

25 497 29 21 177 164 142 83 CHILDS, DAVID LORING ORANGE, VT

42 438 26 18 186 176 VOS, AMY JO AND BEN MARIBEL, WI 122 416 21 15 157 153 GREEN VALLEY DAIRY KERMAN, CA 367 434 20 14 160 158 SCHIRM, PAUL AND DAWN AND FAMILY WEST SALEM, OH 160 375 20 13 161 158 JOHNSON, ROBERT I. ASPEN, CO

32 113 32 11 188 171 STEINHAUERS JERSEYS 130 337 17 EVANS, DONALD T.

35 295 22 PAULO BROS. 166 289 19 STRANDBERG, DR D. L.

63 188 21 CLOVER FARMS 351 571 20

MATTOON, WI 13 169 164 WORCESTER, NY 12 171 165 HANFORD, CA 11 161 157 ALMA CENTER, WI 9 169 162 DUNDAS, IL 17 148 149

EASTGLEN FARMS 272 563 21 SILVER MAPLE FARMS INC.

45 420 17 BILTMORE FARMS 367 442 19 MEEDER, RONALD

16 275 23 UNKEFER, WILLIAM OWEN 202 353 21

LAURENS, SC 16 158 161 ALBION, ME 16 158 150 FLETCHER, NC 15 152 150 LITTLE VALLEY, NY 14 166 155 COLUMBIANA, OH 13 162 158

HOGAN, DAVID L. 433 203 33

TILLAMOOK, OR 10 159 150

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HELMICK, AARON K.

29 285 12 C & S LIVESTOCK 1,609 507 23 RICHARDSON FAMILY FARM

64 381 27 MARTIN, BRIAN L.

66 443 17

WEST COLUMBIA, WV 9 145 144 142 HILMAR, CA 17 165 162 156 WOODSTOCK, VT 16 183 174 156 KUTZTOWN, PA 14 146 145 142

DOCHEFF, JAMES C. OR KRISTIE JO 138 370 22 OSU AGRIC TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

44 386 22 HANNA, GARY FRANKLIN, VT

89 370 17 BAPTON FARMS LIVESTOCK

10 231 19 AVERY, CRAIG W.

40 249 20

LONGMONT, CO 13 146 142 WOOSTER, OH 12 156 155

VAN DE JERSEYS 179 158 18 AHLEM, JAMES 2,510 490 23 QMS DAIRY 400 529 23 IRISHTOWN ACRES 435 414 22 RIALS FARM 111 479 22

TRANSFER, PA 8 164 156 HILMAR, CA 17 160 157 TURLOCK, CA 16 152 151 GROVE CITY, PA 15 164 158 KOKOMO, MS 13 151 154

MULTI ROSE JERSEYS INC. 545 344 21 VANDYKEN, KEN AND SUZI

72 334 22 SILVA, ERIC LEONARD 180 99 21 MOUNTAIN SHADOW DAIRY 1,182 570 21 EICK, FREDERICK E.

65 505 21

ROCK RAPIDS, IA 13 157 152 144 ZILLAH, WA 12 149 146 138 BEAVER, OR 8 149 137 118 LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ 17 156 157 158 COLUMBIA X RD, PA 16 160 160 157

12 159 157 OUAQUAGA, NY 12 146 134 COLRAIN, MA 11 168 161

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KNEGENDORF, ALBERT AND SONS SPRING VALLEY, WI

11 364 23 16 170 159 140 GRAMMER, WILLIAM P. SEBRING, OH 723 492 20 15 148 150 150 BECKMANN DAIRY CENTER, NE

58 517 22 13 156 163 171 WAGGONER, STEVE E. AND KITTY B. PENDLETON, SC

14 351 14 12 139 136 129 PICKARD CYNTHIA S. AND HOBART L. FONDA, NY

10 56 20 8 160 146 124 FISHTRAP DAIRY LLC LYNDEN, WA 257 444 23 15 152 149 BARLASS JERSEYS JANESVILLE, WI 305 376 22 15 162 155 SILVER MIST FARM TILLAMOOK, OR 387 440 21 14 156 154 EVANGELO, ANTHONY HANFORD, CA 147 302 19 12 146 141 CASCADIA FARM CANBY, OR 114 335 20 11 143 141

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69 548 19 SHOEMAKER, STEVEN R.

89 514 21 FLEURY, STEPHEN AND ELIZABETH

30 498 24 DUGGAN, MARVIN

29 370 23

LINCOLNTON, NC 8 141 141 FULTONVILLE, NY 16 149 150 SALEM, OH 15 147 148 RICHFORD, VT 15 161 163 BUHL, ID 15 138 131

CURTIS, CHRISTOPHER T.

70 440 22 CHANEY FARMS

46 369 21 HAVILL, FREDERICK G.

64 429 18

CORRY, PA 14 148 147 143 BOWLING GREEN, KY 14 139 134 124 TYRINGHAM, MA 13 157 158 159

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Buckeye Classic Jersey Sale Averages $1,870

The 15th edition of the Buckeye Classic Jersey Sale added a feather to the cap of The Ohio State University Buckeye Dairy Club. Held during some of the most trying times for dairy farmers in nearly 40 years, the annual sale boasted a $1,870.31 average on 16 lots of Registered Jerseys, with a median price of $2,000.

Sale Analysis

Number

Avg. Price Total Value

4 Cows, two years and over 4 Bred heifers 8 Heifer calves

16 Lots Median price

$1,475.00 2,100.00 1,953.13

$5,900 8,400 15,625

$1,870.31 $2,000.00

$29,925

Sale Management: Buckeye Dairy Club Auctioneer: Andy White

The sale, held on April 10, 2009, at the Ohio Exposition Center, is managed entirely by the students of the Buckeye Dairy Club. This year, the Jersey portion of the sale was managed by Adam Shipley, a senior club member from Newark, Ohio.

Deep-pedigreed individuals paced the sale with only $500 separating the top nine sellers. Oakhaven Jerseys, the Jerry Lemmermen Family, Galloway, Ohio, selected two of the top three high sellers, including the high seller, Tri-Koebel Iatola Mouse-ET, for $2,500. The fancy senior calf is sired by the breed’s #2 sire for Jersey Udder Index (+8.68), SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET, JPI +136*, and out of an Excellent-94% dam. Her dam is JVB Red Hot Aerohurts Maybelle who was Reserve Grand Champion at the 2006 All-Michigan Jersey Show. She was second Premier Performance Cow in the aged cow class at The 2004 All American Junior Show and was fourth in her class.

She has a best record of 20,560 lbs. milk, 1,045 lbs. fat and 775 lbs. protein at 3-11.

“Mouse” was consigned by Greta Koebel, Three Oaks, Mich.

Selling for the second high price of the day was Sa-Fire Sultans Sissy for $2,450.

The October 2008 calf was purchased by long-time Ohio Jersey breeder, Robert W. Brown, Centerburg, Ohio. Sired by SHF Centurion Sultan, JPI +102*, “Sissy” is out of a Very Good daughter of Vindication, JPI +6*. The next dam is Very Good-89% with a three lactation m.e. average of 16,053-815-611. “Sissy” was consigned by Kenneth L. Gerber, Monroeville, Ohio.

The next two high sellers both sold for a price of $2,400. A P9 September heifer, Ohio Jevon Hallmark 4464, was selected

by Oakhaven Jerseys, while Grammer Monarch Button, an open yearling, was june 2009

Tri-Koebel Iatola Mouse-ET was the high selling individual at the 15th annual Buckeye Classic Jersey Sale. She was purchased

by Oakhaven Jerseys, represented by John Lemmermen on the left. Also pictured are sale chair Adam Shipley, center, and Buckeye Dairy Club president, Ryan Langenkamp, on the halter.

purchased by Shipley Farms, Stacey Atherton, Newark, Ohio.

Volume buyer of the day was Gerfen Family Farms, Marion, Ohio, who purchased six head for $11,200.

Sales $2,050 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Jerry R. Lemmermen, Galloway, Ohio Tri-Koebel Iatola Mouse-ET, heifer calf 7 mos............. $2,500 (Greta Koebel, Three Oaks, Mich.)

Ohio Jevon Hallmark 4464, heifer calf 7 mos................ 2,400 (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) Robert Brown, Centerburg, Ohio Sa-Fire Sultans Sissy, heifer calf 6 mos......................... 2,450 (Kenneth L. Gerber, Monroeville, Ohio) Shipley Farms, Newark, Ohio Grammer Monarch Burron, bred heifer 15 mos............. 2,400 (William P. and Debra Grammer, Sebring, Ohio) Gerfen Family Farms, Marion, Ohio Grammer Abe Fuzi, heifer calf 11 mos.......................... 2,050 (William P. Grammer, Sebring, Ohio) Meggie Foster, Greenfield, Ind. NY Eric Funny Girl, heifer calf 8 mos............................. 2,050 (Norris Young and Jacob, Joshua, and Lucas Hershberger, Troy, Ohio)

Show News

Kentucky Kow-A-Rama Junior Jersey Show The Kentucky Kow-A-Rama Junior Jersey Show was held on April 4, 2009, in Louisville, Ky. Placing the seven head of Registered Jerseys was judge Lynn Lee, Smyrna, Tenn.

Tyler Williamson, Burgin, Ky. exhibited the Grand Champion female, Cedar Crown Victoria, the winning senior two-year-old. Taking home the Junior and Reserve Grand Champion honors was the top senior yearling heifer, Smith Bros Legion Rosey, exhibited by Lindsey C. Smith, Smyrna, Tenn. The first place senior calf, Smith Bros Saber Naomi, claimed the Reserve Junior Champion title. “Naomi” was exhibited by Lindsey C. Smith.

Queen-Acres Farm P.O. Box 88, Keymar, MD 21757 James & Sharon Osborn • 410/775-2420 Deborah C. Osborn • 410/775-0558 Email: littlebrowncows@hotmail.com

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BROWN, JEFF

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SEQUIM, WA 13 140 141 VOLANT, PA 13 151 150

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COUNTRY AYRE FARM LLC SPENCER, MA

17 297 17 11 159 154 147 HOOVER, MARTIN MOHNTON, PA

34 266 19 10 155 152 146 MORETTI FRED AND LINDA TILLAMOOK, OR

15 102 21 8 162 151 134 UNIV OF TENNESSEE DAIRY EXP STATION LEWISBURG, TN 181 683 24 17 148 156 166 SUNWEST JERSEY DAIRY HILMAR, CA 1,465 479 22 16 157 155 149

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LIVE OAK DAIRY HILMAR, CA 465 463 19 16 147 144 GYPO JERSEY FARMS TILLAMOOK, OR 130 382 24 14 158 153 PUTT DAIRY FARMS SUGARCREEK, OH

52 458 14 13 126 129 HUGHES RICHARD AND MARILYN BODEGA, CA 211 355 23 13 155 151 MENN, HARVEY NORWALK, WI

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HORNEY JERSEYS INC. 100 256 20 WOODEN BRIDGE FARM

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SHERIDAN, IN 10 158 152 KUTZTOWN, PA 10 161 154

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