Winners of the Hilmar Cheese Trophy

(continued from page 24) 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Hiding Honey of Star Jersey–ET 1,269 lbs. protein Beths Magical Lana Lanis Lexi of Star Jersey 1,122 lbs. protein 1,465 lbs. protein Hildas History of Star Jersey–ET 1,310 lbs. protein Star Jersey Lucky 1,358 lbs. protein Star Jersey Berretta Harmony 1,459 lbs. protein Ace High DC Honey Bun Lani of Star Jersey 1,448 lbs. protein 1,422 lbs. protein

Normandell Khan Ariel 1,529 lbs. protein

Mainstream Berretta Joy Mainstream Berretta Joy 1,467 lbs. protein 1,284 lbs. protein

Bridon Juno Bango

1,289 lbs. protein Queen-Acres Millenium Sunflower 1,464 lbs. protein Sweet Peas Imperial Kassie 1,643 lbs. protein Queen-Acres Deliverance Figi 1,510 lbs. protein Mainstream Barkly Jubilee 1,501 lbs. protein

Prairie Harbour Legion Jopai Mainstream Jace Shelly 1,433 lbs. protein 1,413 lbs. protein

Hillacres Marinas Nautical Celestial Iatola Silhouette 1,539 lbs. protein 1,368 lbs. protein

Highview TBone Vodka Highview Valentino Paula Highview Valentino Mistle Toe 1,673 lbs. protein 1,512 lbs. protein 1,787 lbs. protein

Highview Magnum 4114 K&K Impact Olga

1,784 lbs. protein 1,465 lbs. protein Cinnamon Ridge Plus Partridge {6} 1,433 lbs. protein SLJ AJ Weijah 1,401 lbs. protein Cinnamon Ridge Method Bulgaria 1,380 lbs. protein

Production Award Winners

(continued from page 24) milk. Her 10-6 record of 29,020 lbs. milk, 1,075 lbs. fat and 887 lbs. milk ranks on the current National Class Leader list for milk. Sadly, “Finess” left the herd in May. The Lawtons will continue to develop her descendants, which include five daughters, and other members of the productive, long-lived “F” cow family at Lawton Jersey Farm.

“Diva-P,” winner of the component divisions of the 2020 lifetime contest, ranks fourth for milk in this year’s contest as well. The Excellent-92% daughter of O.F. Mannix Rebel-ET, GJPI -18, has daily production equivalents of 62.4 lbs. milk, 3.53 lbs. fat and 2.37 lbs. protein.

The 16-year-old has ranked in the contest longer than any of her peers. She made her debut in the 2016 contest and steadily rose in the rankings, earning the top spot for components the past two years.

“Diva-P” has been in the donor dam program at Dutch Hollow Farm and calved with her last calf in December 2015. She has six lactations, with a top record of 28,250 lbs. milk, 1,529 lbs. fat and 906 lbs. protein at 8-6. She added 14,330 lbs. milk, 943 lbs. fat and 619 lbs. protein to her lifetime totals during the calendar year 2020. Though she left the herd in January, her legacy continues with 23 registered progeny to date. Included in this group is a son, Dutch Hollow Lexicon-P, GJPI +28, at Genex. Her dam, Dutch Hollow Klassic Deva-P-ET, Very Good-88%, also placed in the lifetime production contest in 2014.

The winner of the 2019 Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy and the 2016 National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest, SLJ Country Majerle, makes another appearance on the list of lifetime leaders. The matriarch owned by Treasure Clark, Seneca, Mo., and bred by Crystal Renee Hays, also of Seneca, ranks fifth for milk and third for fat and protein. She has lifetime totals of 286,092 lbs. milk, 14,021 lbs. protein and 10,897 lbs. protein in 3,475 days. Among her peers, she is the high producer for daily protein at 3.14 lbs. and ranks second for daily milk and fat production at 82.3 lbs. and 4.03 lbs., respectively.

The 13-year-old is an Excellent-94% daughter of BW Country-ET, GJPI -34, with seven complete lactations. Her fourth and most recent lactations are on the current National Class Leader list. At 5-7, she produced 34,020 lbs. milk, 1,852 lbs. fat and 1,333 lbs. protein, with a cheese yield of 4,614 lbs. At 9-11, she made 33,010 lbs. milk, 1,811 lbs. fat and 1,363 lbs. protein, with a cheese yield of 4,721 lbs.

“Majerle” has been an equity builder for the herd too, with five registered daughters. Cold Run Tex Vex makes an appearance on the top listing again this year ranked second for lifetime fat production. Bred and owned by Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem, Ohio, the 10-year-old has 224,828 lbs. milk, 14,626 lbs. fat and 8,544 lbs. protein in 2,810 days. With average daily production of 80 lbs. milk, 5.2 lbs. fat and 3.04 lbs. protein, she easily leads the group of top producers for daily fat production with a full pound more butterfat per day than her closest peer.

“Vex” is an Excellent-91% daughter of Cold Run Monroe Tex, JPI -30. She has nine complete lactations—seven of them over 23,800 lbs. milk, 1,600 lbs. fat and 870 lbs. protein. She has a top record of 6-5 305 29,420 6.7% 1,965 3.7% 1,082 104DCR. During 2020, she added 28,238 lbs. milk,

Winners of the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy

The Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy is presented to the cow with the highest yeild of 38% moisture Cheddar cheese, calculated from actual production of no more than 305 days and completed during the calendar year.

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 AU Tillies Legend Twinkie Beths Magical Lana 3,722 lbs. cheese yield 3,527 lbs. cheese yield

AU Tillies Legend Twinkie Lanis Lexi of Star Jersey

3,748 lbs. cheese yield 3,952 lbs. cheese yield Hildas History of Star Jersey–ET 3,765 lbs. cheese yield Hildas Hiccup of Star Jersey-ET 3,917 lbs. cheese yield Star Jersey Berretta Harmony 4,248 lbs. cheese yield Lester Duncan Alet Greenridge Berretta Accent Normandell Khan Ariel Saybrook Patrick Lucky Cottonwood Merry Violet 4,082 lbs. cheese yield 4,145 lbs. cheese yield 4.970 lbs. cheese yield 4,224 lbs. cheese yield 4,574 lbs. cheese yield

Bridon Juno Bango 4,462 lbs. cheese yield

Bridon Juno Bango Sweet Peas Imperial Kassie

4,777 lbs. cheese yield 4,761 lbs. cheese yield Queen-Acres Millenium Libby-ET 4,813 lbs. cheese yield Mainstream Barkly Jubilee 5,099 lbs. cheese yield

Hi-Land Paramount Patric Mainstream Jace Shelly 4,815 lbs. cheese yield 4,768 lbs. cheese yield

Hillacres Marinas Nautical Celestial Iatola Silhouette 5,087 lbs. cheese yield 4,712 lbs. cheese yield

Highview TBone Vodka Highview TBone Vodka Highview Valentino Mistle Toe 4,465 lbs. cheese yield 4,672 lbs. cheese yield 4,873 lbs. cheese yield

Highview Valentino Mistle Toe K&K Impact Olga

5,170 lbs. cheese yield 4,811 lbs. cheese yield Cinnamon Ridge Plus Partridge {6} 4,685 lbs. cheese yield SLJ Country Majerle 4,721 lbs. cheese yield

1,636 lbs. fat and 1,137 lbs. protein to her lifetime totals to move up from a fifth-place finish in last year’s contest. Though she left the herd in mid-May, the family continues to be developed at Cold Run through six daughters.

Rounding out the top five ranking cows is a newcomer to the list, Will Do Jace Healer-ET, bred and owned by Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger, Kinards, S.C. The 16-year-old has lifetime totals of 283,594 lbs. milk, 13,318 lbs. fat and 10,528 lbs. protein in 4,336 days. The marks rank fifth for protein and sixth for milk and fat.

The daughter of Windy Willow Montana Jace {6}, GJPI -20, is the highest appraised cow among the top 10 in the contest at Excellent-95%. A member of the “H” cow family, she is one of the foundation cows at Will Do Jerseys. She has 20 registered progeny to date and is backed by five Excellent dams with stellar production records. “Healer” has a dozen complete lactations. Eight of them are over 20,000 lbs. milk. She made her top record of 25,050 lbs. milk, 1,106 lbs. fat and 922 lbs. protein at 9-3.

Hilmar Cheese Yield and President’s Trophy

The Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy is presented 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. The award was first given in 1992. The President’s Trophy is awarded annually to the Jersey cow with the highest m.e. protein yield during the test year and has been presented since 1923.

As previously mentioned, the winner of the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy is SLJ AJ Weijah. The Excellent-90% daughter of Steinhauers Iatola Applejack, GJPI -62, produced an actual record of 30,810 lbs. milk, 1,857 lbs. fat (6.0%) and 1,354 lbs. protein (4.4%) and a cheese yield of 4,694 lbs. to win the award. The record also ranks on the current National Class Leader list for fat, protein, and cheese yield production among senior three-year-olds.

“Weijah’s” previous lactation as a junior two-year-old earned the 2020 President’s Trophy and ranks for cheese yield on the National Class Leader list. The actual 305day record is 24,660 lbs. fat, 1,392 lbs. fat (5.6%) and 1,045 lbs. protein (4.2%), with a cheese yield equivalent of 3,621 lbs. The m.e. for protein is 1,401 lbs.

This year’s winner of the President’s Trophy is the previously mentioned Cinnamon Ridge Method Bulgaria. In her second lactation at 2-10, she produced a record with an m.e. of 30,002–1,828–1,380. Actual production is 25,780 lbs. milk, 1,613 lbs. fat (6.3%) and 1,209 lbs. protein (4.7%), with a cheese yield of 4,194 lbs. The record ranks for protein and cheese yield on the National Class Leader list.

“Bulgaria” is a Very Good-83% daughter of Blue Mist Visionary Method, GJPI +63. She was in the donor dam program at Pine Tree Dairy, Marshallville, Ohio, for some time and has 34 registered progeny to date. Several rank on the top genetic lists, including daughters owned by Matthew Steiner of Pine Tree and also by Sexing Technologies, South Charleston, Ohio.

She is a product of the Pot O’Gold program, as Kara Maxwell purchased her dam, Hilmar Magnum 43054, in the 2014 sale from Charles Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif. She placed fifth in the production contest in 2017.

2021 Lifetime Production Contest

Entries for the 2021 Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest are due March 1, 2022. Cows alive as of December 31, 2021, are eligible. Minimum DHIR production levels for nomination are 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs. fat and 8,000 lbs. protein.