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March-April 2014

THE OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION

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(USPS 404-600) (ISSN: 0899-4862) Official Publication of the Ohio Holstein Association

Volume 78

Number 2

MARCH-APRIL 2014 Published 5 times per year in January, March, May, September and November at Shreve, OH by the OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691 www.ohioholstein.com dairyagendatoday – Click on Industry Links

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

Contents From the President, by Dallas Rynd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 From Your Regional Representative, by Glenn Sageser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2014 OHA Convention Sale Averages $3,441, by Barb Lumley. . . . . . . . . . 6 2014 Ohio Holstein Convention Reports and Award Winners . . . . . . . . . 8-15

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OFFICERS President . . . . Dallas Rynd, Ashville. . . . . . . . 740-983-6690 Vice President . Randall Kiko, Salem . . . . . . . . 330-831-0174 Secretary . . . . Cathy Berg, Bellville . . . . . . . . 419-886-2871 Treasurer . . . . Lisa Kerr, North Fairfield . . CELL 419-606-0527

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Joe Miley, Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-263-7814 Lamar Liming, Mineral Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-770-6206 Greg Conrad, New Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-495-5067

NATIONAL DIRECTOR Mike Jones 760 East 450 North, Marshall, IN 47859. . . . . 765-592-0644

BOARD MEMBERS Dist. 1 Dist. 2 Dist. 3 Dist. 4 Dist. 5 Dist. 7 Dist. 7 Dist. 8 Dist. 9 Dist. 10 Dist. 11 Dist. 12 Dist. 13 Dist. 14 Dist. 15

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Esther’s Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Ohio News Advertising Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Ohio News Subscription Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

From Indiana Mike Jones, National Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Convention Thank Yous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 A Dandy Day at District 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 BarbWire, by Barb Lumley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ohio Holstein Women’s Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 The Queen’s Corner, by Allison Mangun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 In Memoriam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Coming Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

On the Cover The cover photos are from the 2014 Ohio Holstein Convention and Sale, March 7 and 8, at Alliance and Salem.

The top photo shows the officers conducting the business meeting. From left: President Dallas Rynd, Vice-President Randall Kiko, Secretary Cathy Berg and Treasurer Lisa Kerr.

In the photo at left center are Linda and Tom Thorbahn. Tom received the Senior Buckeye Breed Builder Award.

At right center are Adam Whiteleather, who received the Junior Buckeye Breed Builder award, with his daughter Stella and wife Jessica. The entire Whiteleather family was thanked for hosting an open house and judging contest at their farm. Also, Whiteleather Holsteins received the PBR Award for the first year.

The bottom photo shows the high seller at the Convention Sale, Lot 1, Springhill-OH Dorcy Wanda VG, consigned by Chris Lang and purchased by Greg and Mark Brightbill of GEM-Hill Holsteins, Loudonville, for $16,000. Back, from left: Russell Kiko and Chad Griffith, with Ted Renner, pedigrees, and Randall Kiko, auctioneer, in the box. Front, from left: David Lentz, Paul Haskins, Ben Simpson at the halter, Greg and Mark Brightbill, Steve Deam, Glenn Sageser and Ken Janes.

Thank you to Cheri Oechsle, Julie Renner and Karen Welch for photos in this issue, and thank you to Karen Welch for her help with this issue. Also, thank you to Barb Lumley for making an extra effort to contribute to this issue.

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From the President

Spring Update

by Dallas Rynd This past weekend was our state convention, and for those of you who missed it, it was outstanding.

Friday’s events opened with a great lineup of sale cattle and a beautiful day. The sale was hosted by the Kiko Family, who had gone to considerable effort to provide a nice place for both the animals and the bidders.

Congratulations to the Lang Family, whose Dorcy daughter topped the sale at $16,000. As it turned out, the Dorcy, who had contract interest, ended up just down the road from her home farm. The Brightbill Family, neighbors of the Langs, placed the final bid. The sale averaged $3.441 on 70+ lots.

Following the sale, conventiongoers headed to Whiteleather Farms and Campbell Brothers. At Whiteleather Farms, folks were treated to a wonderful meal and a tent filled with 35 head of outstanding cows that traced back to “Miss America,” an Excellent Outside daughter who was standing on the end of the row. At Campbell Brothers, guests were treated to a beautiful herd of cows in a tie stall facility.

Both Campbells and Whiteleathers had a group of animals for those who wanted to participate in the judging contest.

Friday evening brought the queen’s contest and lots of socializing. Allison Mangun is our new state queen, and I expect you will be seeing her a great deal as show season starts up. Morgan McDonnell is our runner-up.

Saturday morning was time for group meetings for the women, the Juniors and the adults. All had interesting business meetings, and the groups came back together for the awards banquet. The All-Ohio and Junior All-Ohio winners were announced, as well as several other awards. Steve Andrews was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for all the time and effort he gives our association. Adam Whiteleather received the Junior Buckeye Breed Builder award. Tom Thorbahn was announced as the winner of the Senior Buckeye Breed Builder award which, as Duane Logan pointed out, “was a long

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time coming.” Mary Liming received the Outstanding Holstein Woman award.

In one of the most touching moments of the convention, District 2, our hosts, opted to single out one of its own members. Bill McKarns was honored by his peers for his contributions to local, state and national associations. His tireless work allowed animals that would not have been recognized by the Holstein Association decades ago to become eligible for registry, classification and many other programs and awards.

As we move through March, we should look ahead to Spring Dairy Expo, which will be old news by the time you read this. Our Spring Sale is scheduled for April 19, and I urge you to attend.

As many of you heard at convention time, I have set up a committee to review the needs and wants of our membership as we move forward. I hope each member will take time to consider what you expect from our association and pass that information on to your local board member. We are currently putting together a questionnaire for the membership to identify the things that

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FROM YOUR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE…

by Glenn Sageser Congratulations on a Great Sale and Great Convention. I was pleased to be a part of them. I am happy to be working in Ohio and am spending about 60% of my time here. I like bringing in national and state memberships.

I will be at Spring Dairy Expo through Thursday helping with the judging conference.

If you would like assistance to answer questions or provide on-farm service, feel free to contact me at 502321-8670 or gsageser@holstein.com.

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2014 Ohio Holstein Association Convention Sale Averages $3,441

by Barb Lumley Mother Nature chose to bring out the sunshine and a beautiful day for the Ohio Holstein Association Convention Sale, held Friday, March 7, 2014, at the R & P Kiko Family Farm, Salem, Ohio. A large crowd was on hand to bid on their choices from the great group of consignments featuring outstanding type, production and pedigrees. An average of $3,441 was achieved on 71 live lots.

Lot 1 in the catalog, Springhill-OH Dorcy Wanda, garnered the top price in the sale at $16,000. A Very Good 85 daughter of Coyne-Farms Dorcy, she was from a great maternal line going all the way back to the well-known Langacres Elevation Hope. She sold with contract interest to Brightbill/Gem-Hill Holsteins, Loudonville, Ohio. Her consignor was Springhill, c/o Chris Lang, Big Prairie, Ohio.

Greenlea Adv Maemay-Red, Lot 10, was the second-high seller at $9,200. Classified Excellent 91, she was sired by KHW Kite Advent-Red from an Excellent 94 dam, and had been the Senior and Grand Champion at the Mid-East Spring National Red & White Show in 2013; she was fresh again for the spring shows. Consigned by William Indoe, Lodi, Ohio, she was purchased by Grant Randle and Bryce & Abbigail Easter, Zionsville, Indiana.

Selling for $8,000 was Jas-K Guth Treasure-Red-ET-VR, Lot 7, classified Very Good 86 as a two-year-old, she carried LOT #

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Brightbill/Gem-Hill Holsteins, Loudonville, OH Grant Randle, Bryce & Abbigail Easter, Zionsville, IN Robert Puskas, Somerset, NJ Paradise Valley Farms, Louisville, OH Bruce McConnell, Volant, PA R & P Kiko Family Farm, LTD, Salem, OH Steve Gasser, Creston, OH Paradise Valley Farm, Louisville, OH Jay Hein, Celina, OH Paradise Valley Farm, Louisville, OH James Beardsley, Damascus, OH Trent Neuenschwander, Dalton, OH

Springhill, c/o Chris Lang, Big Prairie,OH William Indoe, Lodi, OH Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, OH Hez LLC, c/o Tim Abbott, Franklin, VT R & P Kiko Family Farm, LTD, Salem, OH Whiteleather Holsteins, Minerva, OH Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, OH R & P Kiko Family Farm LTD, Salem, OH Whiteleather Holsteins, Minerva, OH Congress Lake Farm, Mogadore, OH Eric Havens, LLC, Fremont, OH James Kemp, West Salem, OH

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the Variant Red gene, which means that when bred to a black and white bull, 50% of her calves will be red. Her sire was Fustead Goldwyn Guthrie, and she was from a Very Good 86 Picston Shottle dam. Her consignor was Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, Ohio, and she was purchase by Robert Puskas, Somerset, New Jersey.

A spring yearling, Hez Goldchip Hada-ET, Lot 5, sold for $6,000 to Paradise Valley Farms, Louisville, Ohio, and was consigned by Hez LLC, c/o Tim Abbott, Franklin, Vermont.

Sired by MR Chassity Gold Chip, her dam was the wellknown show winning Dubeau Dundee Hezbollah, classified Excellent 92.

Twelve consignments sold for $4,000 or more, and 26 consignments sold from $3,000 to $3,900. Volume buyer was Paradise Valley Farm, Louisville, Ohio, purchasing seven consignments for $28,000. Cattle sold to Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohio. Auctioneer was Randall Kiko with Ted Renner reading the pedigrees.

Ringmen were Ken Janes, Rusty Kiko, David Lentz, Steve Deam, Chris Lahmers, Chad Griffith and Paul Haskins.

Cattle preparation was handled by Steven Jordan and his crew. The sale was managed by the Ohio Holstein Association.

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2014 Ohio Holstein Convention Reports and Award Winners 2014 Ohio Holstein Business Meeting The business meeting of the Ohio Holstein Convention as held March 8, 2014, at the Carnation Mall at Alliance, Ohio. Following an opening prayer by Doug Dye, President Dallas Rynd called the meeting to order and made introductions. Secretary Cathy Berg presented the minutes of the 2013 annual meeting as printed in the program.

Minutes were approved as printed. Treasurer Lisa Kerr reviewed the treasurer’s report as printed in the program, and the report was approved. Tom Thorbahn gave the report on the Ohio Dairy and Holstein Education Fund as printed in the program. Current trustees of the fund are Regina Berg and Julie Renner, and Paul Haskins was nominated and elected to be the third trustee replacing Kevin Lingle, whose term had expired. President Dallas Rynd commented that it had been a challenging year, and he was pleased with the way that the board and membership had worked together.

He added that, with an insurance settlement and several successful sales, the Association is in approximately the same financial situation as a year ago.

The Credentials Committee reported that 43 of a possible 92 delegates were present, which represented a quorum.

Based on the Nominating Committee report printed in the program, Dallas Rynd was re-elected president for his second one-year term, and Randall Kiko was re-elected vicepresident for his second one-year term. Cathy Berg was re-

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elected secretary for her third one-year term, and Lisa Kerr was re-elected for the third one-year term.

The term of office for president and vice-president shall be limited to two successive one-year terms. The term of office for secretary shall be limited to three successive oneyear terms, and the term of treasurer shall be limited to four successive one-year terms.

Scott Higgins presented information on ADA Mideast and ODPA. Lindsay Worden of Holstein USA presented an update on the national association. The following committee reports were printed in the program with additional comments by the committee chairmen: Show Committee with comments from Steve Moff; and News Committee with comments from Cheri Oechsle. The membership report showed a total of 688 adult members to date, compared to 773 members in September 2013. Junior memberships as of March 3, 2014, are 251 compared to 305 as of September 2013. Both Junior and adult memberships continue to come in during the year. There are 26 new members for 2014.

Lewis Jones gave a report on Spring Dairy Expo. Glen Sageser and Daren Sheffield of Holstein USA were in attendance.

President Dallas Rynd opened the floor for discussion to identify member wants and needs.

Following the noon meal, the program turned to awards with Cheri Oechsle as emcee and concluded with the Holstein Women’s Fun Auction.

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Tom Thorbahn, 2014 Senior Buckeye Breed Builder Award PHOTO ON THE COVER

From a young age, Tom would follow his father, Lewis Thorbahn, to the barn for the evening milking, and before long, Tom learned to feed the calves. At the age of five, Tom was promoted to record keeping, perched on a milk can at an old desk in the milk house, recording the milk weights for each cow, as well as recording breeding and calving information in the herd register. He soon learned to milk, and by the age of ten could milk the whole herd of 40 head, carrying the milk to the milk house. The herd was all Registered Holsteins, and Tom did all the registrations for the herd. In 1960 his father and Uncle Richard built a new parlor and expanded the herd to 105 head. Tom was “at home” in the barn and was usually doing the milking and chores while everyone else was in the field.

Following graduation from OSU in 1971, Tom assumed all aspects of the dairy herd: milking, breeding, nutrition and health care. Over the next few years, the herd went back on official test, and later HIR, breeding the herd to 100% AI. By the late 1970’s, they enrolled in the classification program.

During the herd expansion, many grade cows were added to the herd. When HFA adopted the grade ID program, any grade cows in the herd were identified. The herd prefix was “Crimson Lane,” which comes from the old lane lined with red bricks. In the late 1960’s, when Tom’s father and uncle retired, Tom and his younger brother Lewis assumed full management of the farm and dairy. The dairy herd was sold in 2009, a year after Lewis had a disabling stroke. Today, Tom

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Tom and his brothers all showed dairy 4-H and FFA projects at the Sandusky County Fair and District 9 Show. In the 1980’s, they also showed at the Ohio State Fair. The Thorbahn brothers are proud to have bred the Reserve Junior All-American Senior Heifer Calf in 1984. The herd has always sold a few animals, but in the 1980’s they began having regular consignments in state and district sales. One of their consignments was high seller at the Ohio Convention Classic Sale. A private sale of a Bell daughter, to Jake Chardon in 1986, provided embryos that founded a prominent cow family for the Veneriette family of northern Holland. This cow family was later featured in a Holstein International article. One of the greatest compliments to a successful breeding program is the excellent performance of animals that are sold into another herd.

Tom has bred or developed numerous Gold Medal Dams and Dams of Merit, and many young sires were sent to A.I. from his herd. Two of those bulls were returned to active service at Sire Power. One was in the top ten for milk production in the breed following the bull’s release. When the Tom’s herd was sold in 2009, the RHA was 24,988M, 858F, 780P, with a BAA of 106.5.

Tom has been extremely active in the Ohio Holstein Association, serving on numerous committees and offices.

He served as treasurer for the 2000 National Convention in Ohio. He is a 40-plus year member of the HFA; has served as delegate to the National Holstein Convention many times; served on the National Nominating Committee; and in 2003, was elected to the at-large position as National Director of the HFA, where he served on the JAC, GAC and

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Executive committees. He presently is a trustee and the vicechairman of the National Holstein Foundation.

Active as a 4-H leader for many years, he coached the dairy judging team and served on the Sandusky County and state 4-H Extension Advisory Committees. Tom was on the Marketing Panel for the Governor’s Strategic Task Force for the Dairy Industry in the early 1990’s. He has been active on the District 9 board, serving as state director, and on the county dairy board. Tom has also received the Sandusky County Farmer of the Year award and the Outstanding Service Award from the Ohio Holstein Association, along with the Ohio State University Dairy Science Hall of Service Award.

Tom and his wife Linda, a retired Fremont elementary art teacher, married 37 years ago at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Tom has been a church council member and officer, Sunday school teacher, usher, worship leader and choir member. Besides cows, singing is another passion of Tom’s.

He has sung with the Veracious Voice of Victory Choir and is presently president of the Terra Choral Society. This 120member group, now in its 13th year, performs in Northwest Ohio, and for the second time, will return to participate in the National Memorial Day Festival Concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. The choir has presented concerts with guest artists including Elizabeth VonTrapp. This spring they will be working with recording artist Melissa Manchester and record for her new album.

Tom and Linda have one daughter, Ashley, a graduate of Capital University with a degree in chemistry. Presently, Ashley is enrolled in professional school at The Ohio State University in the School of Pharmacy, working toward her doctorate degree.

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Tom concludes that the joy of working with the wonderful Registered Holstein cow has provided the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people across the state and country, plus provided a life with so many cherished memories.

Adam Whiteleather, 2014 Junior Buckeye Breed Builder Award

by Adam Whiteleather

PHOTO ON THE COVER

To my mother, Su Lin Boudler, I am known as Adam John. To my friends in Columbus, I am Whitey. Here at 8208 Bayard Road, I am sometimes anything but my own name. I was born and raised at Whiteleather Hoslteins within a large, close-knit family. With two uncles, nine aunts, 23 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren, you can only imagine what the Columbiana County and District 2 show days are like.

Some of my first farming memories are at the age of six.

My grandfather, Ludwig, assigned strict duties to me of picking up trash and feeding baby calves. However, the only goal I had was to make sure that I rode with dad, Glenn Whiteleather, when planting season started. Throughout my years as a “youngster,” I have been involved with Registered Holsteins as a 4-H’er showing at the county fair and minimal district shows. I did okay, but cows didn’t really give me that “itch” yet. At the age of 16, I was more of a tractor guy at the time, and my only priority was planting corn, combining, raking and baling hay.

After high school, my strong interests in agricultural industry lead me to pursue a B.A. in Science and Agriculture, accompanied by an Associate’s degree in Construction at The Ohio State University. I had worked closely in the past with the Soybean Research Lab as an intern, and my part-time job was on The Ohio State Grounds Crew Team. There I met a great friend and future cow partner named Charlie Henry.

We were responsible for prepping fields and game day setup on The OSU Buckeye football field. While performing maintenance on irrigation lines and ground equipment, Charlie always wanted to talk about “cows.” His knowledge of bulls and information about his own herd inspired me to learn more about my family herd back home.

After graduation, I realized that my life didn’t have to revolve solely around harvesting. I started working with the cows on a daily basis. I began giving I.V. treatments to sick cows when needed, trimming hooves, vaccinating, breeding and helping with the pregnancy checks. Like Grandpa, mating cows is one of my favorite things to do and is the foundation of the herd today. Lawrence and I are dedicated to studying our cows and using the best bulls combined with high profile genetics to maintain that solid pedigree line. It is self-gratifying to watch a two-year-old freshen in with a great frame and mammary system and know that I was responsible for choosing the mating.

Here at Whiteleather Farms, we are currently milking 500 Registered Holsteins. Our rolling herd average is 26,127 lbs. of milk, 964 lbs. of fat, and 807 lbs. of protein. We are continuing to grow at a rapid rate due to all of our flushing/embryo transfer work. We enjoy working with our herd and take pride in flushing. I am very excited to share our growth and development of all our young ET’s. Some of these ET’s have seen the show ring a time or two. Due to our great success in flushing by Dr. Nate Steiner, we have been more active in the show ring than ever before.

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The highlight for me had to be during the 2013 Spring Dairy Expo week. Wednesday, March 27, was the arrival of our first child, Stella Jane. Thanks to some great friends and a VERY understanding wife, Jessica, the cows made it down to Columbus and so did I! I made it down the night before the show, and cows were resting comfortably and could not have looked any better. I cannot give enough credit to Charlie Henry, Todd Unkefer and Rudy Kiko. Whiteleather Holsteins ended up winning Premier Breeder for the first time.

Through my constant studies, work experience and life on the farm. I have gained a strong knowledge of both the dairy and the agricultural business. In the past, I have been elected to serve on the Dairy Advisory Committee for my Columbiana County. I am currently the state board representative for District 2 of the Ohio Holstein Association, and I serve as a representative on both the Show and the Sale committees. I also serve on the DHIA committee. In 2008, I had the opportunity to buy a 128-acre farm in Salem, Ohio, where I custom raise heifers and dry cows for other dairymen. I thank them for their trust and their business.

One of the best parts about this industry is the people you meet and the friends that you make. I was truly surprised and honored to receive this award from the pool of talented young dairy farmers. I didn’t do it without the help and the guidance of several great people; first and foremost, I have to thank my wonderful wife and daughter. Although there are more bad days than good, and more long days than short, they support me on more levels than I can count. Thank you to my father, Glenn, for his tenacity and hardworking mentality that I have picked up. Thank you to my mother for

her patience and understanding that I have somehow acquired. My brothers, who have always been there when I needed the most help. Thank you to Lawrence, Betty, Jill and Eve; I appreciate all of your support and understanding, especially on the hectic days! A special thank you to my grandma, Marjorie Whiteleather; she is known as “Grandma” to all that visit the farm, but I am proud to call her my own.

She is our matriarch of the family and the heart of Whiteleather Holsteins. Words cannot express my love and admiration for this woman! Thank you to my good friend Nevin L’Amoreaux, who’s always there for support, information and guidance. Also, thank you to Rudy Kiko, Todd Unkefer, Grant Cope, the Henry family, Stan-MarDale/Express Holsteins, Lorawae Holsteins, Buck Owen, Todd Locke and Bryan Whinnery. I would also like to recognize the other board members for all their hard work and dedication to the association. This year has been particularly challenging regarding the state of the association. To Dallas Rynd and Randall Kiko, your persistence and phenomenal work that was done within the past year should not go unnoticed. I am honored to have you as President and Vice-President of the association. To my neighbors, the Kiko Family, you have all been so gracious and eager to help me no matter what; to Joe Stryffler, for giving me the opportunity to buy his family farm and assist me any time I needed it; to Jim Beardsley for all his help; to Hugh and Justin Fraser, who never say no! All of these individuals are irreplaceable, and I hope that I can somehow pay it forward. In closing, I want to thank everyone who voted for me. I’m honored that my peers think that I’m worthy of such a distinguished title. Thank you to all bidders, buyers and owners of Whiteleather cattle.

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Ohio Holstein Women’s Report

by Kathy Whiteleather Johnson, President

March 7, 2014, was the nicest day of the whole year in so many ways. The weather was sunny and in the 50's; the auction held at Kiko's had so many outstanding Holsteins with buyers from several states; the tours at Campbells’ and Whiteleathers’ were such a pleasant experience, and the activities at the Comfort Inn were enjoyed by all. Those who were unable to attend did miss a great Ohio convention.

Please read about it in the upcoming Farm and Dairy, because Susan Crowell editor of Farm and Dairy was there as one of the queen’s judges and also taking lots of notes for the paper.

The Ohio Holstein Women would like to thank Katie Lora and her committee for a great 2014 queen contest.

Congratulations to Queen Allison Mangun of District 7, daughter of Roy and Lisa Mangun, and to runner-up Morgan McDonnell of District 8, daughter of Kyle and Becky McDonnell. A tremendous amount of work from the contestants, their parents and the committee is required to make the contest a success.

Congratulations to Mary Liming from District 2, who was selected as the Outstanding Holstein Women of the Year. Be sure to read her interesting bio found in anther part of this issue. $650.00 was given to each of the two recipients, Allison Mangun and Makayla Conrad, for the scholarship awards. May they both continue their college education and enter into a career in agriculture. America needs more great individuals to meet the agricultural needs of the country.

Allison Mangun also received the Memorial Scholarship.

Thanks to these committees: Cow Auction, Farm Tours, Food, Decoration, Table, Juniors, Queens, Scholarship, Women of the Year, Dairy Bar, Men’s, Awards, and Fun Auction, and to any other committee I may have omitted. It takes many people and their great efforts to make the convention successful. It is always a lot of work, and yet so rewarding when everything comes together. If you missed this year, start making plans for next year. Also, a big thanks to the officers, Vice-President Betty Whiteleather, Secretary Sara Twining and Treasurer Lisa Mangun.

Mary Liming of Lou-Ida Farm, 2014 Ohio Holstein Woman of the Year

by Lamar Liming

PHOTO ON PAGE 14

My mother, Mary Liming, was born and raised on our farm, and this year marks 97 years of raising registered Holsteins there. She was an only child; therefore, she was my grandfather’s “son.” When she joined 4-H, she became very active with the cattle. Her father, Lamar Young, was a contractor besides running the farm. He gave her the job of registering the calves, which she continues to do. She loved the cattle, and to this day, her passion is the cattle. Seldom does a day go by that she has not been to the barn.

She was in the 4-H Dairy Club, and she showed at the local fairs and the Ohio State Fair. At that time, our Trumbull County cattle were grouped together and taken to Columbus on two railroad cars. Trumbull County was always written up at the State Fair, because it was the only county club who brought their cattle to the fair on the train. She was also in her mother’s cooking club and on the Junior Fair Board. She was the Ohio Holstein Queen in 1956. In later years, she composed words to the “Miss America” melody to be used for the “Miss Futurity” song. She was happy that she and 12 | OHIO NEWS | 3-4/2014

Greta Cummings were never taken to jail for the copyright infringement. She attended several national Holstein conventions with my grandparents, Lamar and Lillian. She was so impressed by meeting the famous breeders of that time at the national meetings. My grandfather Lamar was a state director and was the Ohio Holstein President from 1956 to 1958. Mary accompanied him when he attended meetings and to meet so many good breeders. At this time in her life, Mary was the church organist.

My mother graduated from Youngstown State University, where she was a member of Phi Mu Sorority. She became a fourth grade teacher. Along with teaching, she was a 4-H club advisor. She married my father, A. Lee Liming, and they lived on Lou-Ida Farm. His farm had been sold for coal. Even though busy with this life, promoting Holsteins was always what Mary tried to do for others. She encouraged farmers to register their cattle, would help draw the cattle of others, and helped others complete registration applications. She thought that it was sad not to register a calf. Lamar Young preached the value of registration to her and also the merits of using good bulls. He taught her about pedigrees and their value. Her father was a great student of the breed and loved the cattle. My mother and her father had their first excellent cow in the early 1950’s, and from then on, they tried to classify each time it was offered. They thought that classification and production testing were important tools to use in developing a good herd. This year marks 97 years of raising Registered Holsteins on Lou-Ida Farm.

Even though she was busy at home, she tried to be active in church and community. She has served on various boards and committees as well as serving as chairperson of the church trustees. She also has been a member of the Lordstown Garden Club and was chair of the summer garden club show. She belonged to the Lordstown CCL, PTA, Historical Society, District 1 & 2 Ohio Holstein District Clubs, Ohl Family Reunion committee, and in most of these organizations, she was the treasurer.

In summary, we all have continued to build our herd with the help of A. Lee; myself, Lamar Liming; my wife, Estell; and our children, Louis and Marlena, who are the seventh generation to live on our family farm. Each is interested in improving and promoting the Lou-Ida herd because of my mother Mary’s enthusiasm and encouragement. Lou-Ida is different from some other farms, as the largest GM plant in the country is on our road. Because of GM locating in Lordstown, city water was available, and our cows now drink city water. Probably because of my grandfather’s love of showing, which his daughter Mary continued, we exhibit our cattle at the county fairs. Mary has encouraged her grandchildren and their friends to join 4-H and show our cattle. We also show at the Ohio State Fair.

Mary usually is the one who gets the papers in order, and plans and executes the display. She does the accounting using QuickBooks and keeps most of the cattle information on the computer. Her computer work has helped the farm.

It has been my pleasure to write this introduction for my mother’s 2014 Woman of the Year Award.

Ohio Holstein Queen Contest PHOTO ON PAGE 14

The 2014 Ohio Holstein Queen Contest on Friday evening, March 7, brought youth and beauty to the convention. The contestants were Megan Cornish, 18, of North Fairfield, Ohio, District 8, the daughter of Dave and

Daphne Cornish; Hannah Dye, 17, of Beloit, Ohio, District 2, daughter of Doug and Marty Dye; Allison Mangun, 19, of Burbank, Ohio, District 7, daughter of Roy and Lisa Mangun; and Morgan McDonnell, 18, Wellington, Ohio, District 8, daughter of Kyle and Becky McDonnell.

Members of the Queen Committee were Katey Lora, Jacquelyn Sherry and Mikayla Conrad, all former Ohio Holstein Queens. Helping to plan the event were Suzanne Lora, Dianne Shoemaker, Pam Kiko and Jane Moff. Judges were Susan Crowell, editor of Farm and Dairy; Allison Ryan, Director of Communications, ADA Mideast; and Jane Hogan, Director of Academics at Mahoning County Career Center.

Allison Mangun was named as the 2014 Ohio Holstein Queen with Morgan McDonnell named as runner-up. MC for the evening was The Fish 95.5 radio announcer Josh Booth.

Special thanks go to Carla Inkrott, 2013 Ohio Holstein Queen; to Ohio Holstein Women’s Association and Ohio Holstein Association for continued financial support; to contest sponsor Farm and Dairy; and to food sponsors Cope Farm Equipment, Hill’s Supply, Farm Credit Service MidAmerica and Harold’s Equipment.

Junior Convention Report PHOTO ON PAGE 15

The following are the directors of the Ohio Junior Holstein Association: Anna Miley, Alli Mangun, Allison Janes, Korey Oechsle, Morgan McDonnell, Matt Oechsle, Louis Liming and Keaton Topp.

Jacqueline Sherry will be a new Junior OHA advisor along with Matt Lawson.

The results of the raffle to support the Ohio Junior Holstein Association are as follows: PRIZE

DONOR

WINNER

Sullivan Upright Show Box 36” hanging fan $250 voucher Photo session $250 cash donation

Topp Family Hills Supply Ohio Valley Show Supply Cybil Fisher, Jenny Thomas Beck’s Hybrids

Loren Hippely Tim Miller Ben Simpson Ken Janes Matt Lawson

The Juniors will continue the raffle as a fund raiser. They decided to invest $10,000 with Spreng Capital to set aside for Junior activities in the near future when the National Holstein Convention will be hosted by Ohio.

This year’s National Holstein Convention will be in Dubuque, Iowa, in June.

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Woman of the Year Front: Mary Liming, son Lamar Liming Back, from left: grandson Louis Liming, granddaughter Marlena Liming, daughter-in-law Estell Liming

The Kiko family was thanked for hosting the 2014 Sale and Tour.

Front, from left: Elizabeth, Pam holding Elaina, Jodi, Russell Back, from left: Randall, Wyatt, Rusty, Ward, Wayden Kikkos also received their first-year PBR award.

AT LEFT:

Progressive Breeder Registry Winners Front, from left: John Lora, Jim Sheffield Back, from left: Doug Dye, Paul Haskins, Dustin Campbell

District 2 Special Award Front: Bill and Pauline McKarns Back, from left: granddaughter Sara Fraser, daughter Anne Marie Fraser AT RIGHT:

Reserve All-Ohio Winner Ava Budny, granddaughter of Tony and Laurie Menzie, accepted the Reserve All-Ohio award for White Light Gold Kolor-ET, owned by White Light and Quietcove, Curran and Koster.

All-Ohio Winners Front, from left: Jenny Thomas, Ben Simpson, Brenda L’Amoreaux Back, from left: Greg Conrad, Adam Whiteleather, Glenn Whiteleather, Lawrence Whiteleather, Lindsay and Lauren L’Amoreaux

AT LEFT:

Ohio Holstein Queen and Court Front, from left: 2014 Ohio Holstein Queen Allison Mangun, District 7; Runner-up Morgan McDonnell, District 8 Back, from left: 2013 Ohio Holstein Queen Cayla Inkrott, District 12; Hannah Dye, District 2; Megan Cornish, District 8 14 | OHIO NEWS | 3-4/2014

Senior Judging Contest Winners From left: Curtis Bickel, 1st place; Don Bickel, 2nd place; Jason Miley (not pictured), 3rd place

PHOTOS BY KAREN WELCH

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Ohio Junior Board of Directors at the Convention Back, from left: Louis Liming, Matt Oechsle, Korey Oechsle Front, from left: Anna Miley, Allison Mangun, Morgan McDonnell, Allison Janes

Junior Judging Contest Winners From left, Brice Walker, 3rd place; Allison Janes, 2nd ; David Miley, 1st

Junior Production Awards Louis Liming

Junior All-Ohio Awards Back, from left: David Miley for Adam Miley, Victoria Deam Front, from left: Emma Matthews, Emily Deam

Reserve Junior All-Ohio Awards Back, from left: Daniel Montgomery, Victoria Deam Front, from left: David Miley for Adam Miley, Emily Deam

Memorial Scholarship Recipient Allison Mangun

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2013 Progressive Breeders Registry Award Recipients THE FOLLOWING ARE OHIO RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARD. YRS. QUALIFIED HOMEBRED %

HERD NAME

BALMORAL FARMS, OH

AVG. BAA

AVG. MILK

AVG. FAT

AVG. PROTEIN

4

84.6

108.2

25,643.0

939.0

765.0

CAMPBELL BROS., INC., OH

27

85.5

107.8

29,679.0

1,241.0

890.0

DAVID L. KLINGENSMITH, OH

10

87.1

110.7

28,519.0

1,196.0

863.0

DOUGLAS S. DYE, OH

8

75.0

108.4

28,494.0

945.0

833.0

ERIC J. HAVENS LLC, OH

4

84.6

109.9

26,291.0

1,058.0

824.0

JALODA FARMS, OH

5

97.6

105.5

25,327.0

948.0

781.0

JOHN S. LORA, OH

18

95.6

110.5

27,554.0

961.0

824.0

KEITH A. BLAIR, OH

13

100.0

106.4

26,847.0

1,060.0

844.0

MILL-STONE ACRES, OH

12

100.0

106.4

25,961.0

960.0

779.0

1

87.5

105.0

27,063.0

991.0

825.0

ROBERT W. HASKINS, OH

14

95.9

104.9

27,160.0

1,020.0

851.0

SPRINGHILL, OH

13

94.7

105.3

27,663.0

959.0

829.0

1

88.0

104.9

27,133.0

1,022.0

854.0

17

92.8

105.6

27,725.0

1,156.0

842.0

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In order to qualify for the Progressive Breeders’ Registy (PBR) award, a herd must qualify under the following criteria: • Herd owner must be a member of both their national and state associations, and enrolled in the Deluxe or Premier TriStar options and Herd Classification programs.

• Percent B.A.A. for Herd Classification must be in the top 25% of herds classified during the 18month time period just prior to March 1 of the current calendar year.

• Must have a minimum of twenty 87% RHA and higher cows in the milking herd, of which at least 75% bear the herd owner’s prefix.

Automatic evaluation of all herds is done annually. The PBR recognition is given to approximately 10% of herds enrolled in the Deluxe or Premier TriStar options. TriStar Herd Mature Equivalent Lactation Averages are adjusted by each state’s average production. A milk component cutoff is based on combined fat and protein, which is calculated by multiplying the milk cutoff by 3.6% for fat and 3.1% for protein, and totaling the two components.

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Congratulations and thank you to District 2 and to everyone who helped make the sale and convention so successful and enjoyable.

District 2 presented a special award to a very surprised Bill McKarns recognizing him for all his service to the District and to the State and National Holstein Associations and for his dedication to the Holstein breed.

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Reminder to Juniors: You must be a member of the Junior Ohio Holstein Association by May 1 of the current year in order to be eligible for Junior All-Ohio awards.

• Phil and Shirley Kerr, D-8, Falling Star Farms, Polk, Ohio, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on December 25, 2013.

• Clarification of All-Ohio Calendar: Southern-Hills Dami Melrose was owned solely by Kyle Andrews for both All-Ohio and Junior All-Ohio 5Year-Old. • Bob Sommers wants the readers of the News to know that the truck that he drives at the Ohio State Fair National Holstein Futurity is a 1935 Ford truck.

• The Ohio State University participated in the Dairy Challenge, and traveled to northeastern Wisconsin. Participating universities and technical schools included Dordt College, Fox Valley Technical College, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Lakeshore Technical College, University of Minnesota, The Ohio State University, Purdue University, South Dakota State University, Southwest Technical College, University of WisconsinMadison, University of WisconsinPlatteville and University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

On Farm 2, judges selected team Renaissance Nutrition for the top award.

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INDIANA Mike JONES

From

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Hello, everyone; what a winter! As I write this, we have had 14 days below zero and 40 inches of snow. I hope everyone has had a good winter, because I know all the problems that go along with cold and snow. I will be heading to the type conference in Wisconsin next week, and then our board meeting is March 20 and 21, and then to the judges conference and the Ohio Spring Show the last week of March.

On other Holstein news, at yearend there were 278,703 animals in 1,831 herds enrolled in Holstein Complete as compared to 2012. This is one percent decrease in animals and a one percent increase in herds. There were 360,180 animals registered, which is a decrease of one percent.

Seventy-five percent of the animals registered were less than three months old. Transfers were up 84% with a total of 120,698 animals being transferred due to the fact that we had one herd doing a family transfer, which amounted to 46,583 animals.

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Without this herd, we still transferred 74,115 animals, which is an increase of 13%. In the Basic ID program, 219,505 animals were identified. This is a seven percent increase over last year. There were 701 new adult members and 936 new junior members, an increase of 11% for adults and a three percent decrease in junior members.

In the classification program, we evaluated 224,908 animals in 4,705 herds. This is a two percent decrease of animals and a three percent

decrease in herds. In the SET program, 81,558 animals in 5,222 herds were evaluated, which makes a decrease of eight percent in animals I hope to see many of you in Columbus; not only is this your Spring Show, but Ohio will be hosting the HAUSA judges conference that coincides with the show.

On a personal note, if I don’t see you in Columbus, I want to invite you to our dispersal on April 5.

Stay warm!

Indiana Jones — Mike Jones

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ATTN: JUNIOR MEMBERS!

To the Spring Sale April 19, Wooster

Krisp’s Mogul Granddaughter with GTPI +2211

Check out this pair with SOLID PEDIGREES for a SOLID FOUNDATION for the FUTURE!!

April 19th at the Ohio Holstein Spring Sale in Wooster at 11 a.m.

TWO December calves from our BEST FAMILIES!

Consignment #1 Ten-Penny M-O-Shan Goldie, born 12/15/13 +1928G +1325M +68F +.07% +47P +.03% +2.06T +1.51UDC +1.48FLC (Feb/2014) Daughter of Ten-Penny JS Golden-ET GP-83 4-06 3x 365d 30,744M 3.7% 1,149F 3.1% 944P LIFETIME 1,213d 89,189M 3.6% 3,177F 3.2% 2,814P Granddaughter of Ri-Val-Re Abe Goldie-ET EX-92 2E 4-08 2x 365d 43,040M 3.9% 1,683F 2.9% 1,236P LIFETIME 1,444d 129,360M 3.8% 4,892F 3.0% 3,838P 10th generation EX or VG

Consignment #2 Ten-Penny Shamrock Dare, born 12/1/13 +1966G +581M +56F +.13% +28P +.04% +2.30T +1.78UDC +1.46FLC (Feb/2014) Daughter of Ten-Penny Pontiac Darta-ET VG-88 4-09 3x 358d 31,412M 3.7% 1,158F 3.0% 934P LIFETIME 1,254d 100,357M 3.8% 3,753F 3.1% 3,108P Milking 138# on last test date Granddaughter of Ladson O-Man O-Dart-ET VG-86 DOM 4-10 2x 365d 37,974M 3.7% 1,388F 3.3% 1,241P LIFETIME 2,313d 203,758M 4.2% 8,495F 3.3% 6,722P

Ten-Penny Holsteins The “Little Spike Farm”

Peter & Jean Spike 4380 Byers Road, Delaware, OH 43015 Ph: 740-363-2184 E-mail: spikeptr@aol.com

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Schultz Shottle Krisp EX-92 She still looks great at 8 years!

2-01 365d 28,600M 1,019F 831P 3-09 365d 33,371M 1,309F 1,057P 5-02 365d 30,933M 1,243F 962P LIFETIME: 153,221M 6,108F 4,804P

SELLING

JALODA MOGUL KAYLA Born June 22, 2013 GTPI +2211 PTA 1,833 Milk 62 Fat PTAT 3.44 UdderCon 3.24 F+L Com 2.65 Her Dam: JALODA DOMAIN KELLY GP-83 2-07 345d 19,185M 692F 553P Inc.

ALSO SELLING

A SEPTEMBER HILL DAUGHTER Dam is VG-85

PGH 22 Years PBR 5 Years Cell: 440-935-6378 • Fax: 440-775-7147 Email: jalodafarm@yahoo.com Jim, Dan and Daren Sheffield 45555 St. Rt. 303 Wellington, OH 44090

Cheers to the Sale Staff & Crew!

Russell, Randall and Rudy Kiko, Nevin L’Amoreaux, Steve Jordan and crew, and all other Kiko auctioneers. You all made this sale a great success!

Best of Luck to the following buyers: • Rudy Kiko for purchasing Whiteleather Hero 2212-ET • Kiko Farms for purchasing Whiteleather Goldchip 2000-ET • Jay Hein for purchasing Whiteleather Jordan 1931-ET and Whiteleather Bradnick 2085-ET We wish them unlimited success with these purchases.

Congratulations to: Mary Liming, Ohio Holstein Women of the year; Tom Thorbahn, Sr. Buckeye Breed Builder Award; Adam Whiteleather, Jr. Buckeye Breed Builder Award; and Bill McKarns for his help and dedication to the Holstein breed.

Special thanks to the following friends and family who helped make this day possible: Steve Jordan, Todd Unkefer, Mark Owen, Bryan Whinnery, Autumn Smith, Hannah Dye, Evan Dye, Levi Cooper, Wayne Zimmerman, Bill Altenhof, Josh Howell, Travis Johnson, Wes Johnson, Nikki Howell, Matt Borland, Rodney Borland, Deb Collen, Jill Whiteleather, Jessica Whiteleather, Gretl Whiteleather, Steve Hippley, David Abbadi, Ruth Whiteleather Orell, Alexa Bates, Shirley Whiteleather Fox, Margie Wilson, Betty Whiteleather, Tom Hagan, Evan Robb, Esther Whiteleather, Vikki Salter, Nate Steiner of Fulton Road Genetics, Kathy Whiteleather Johnson. Thank you to our tent sponsor, James Rhodes of First National Bank, Salem, Ohio, 330-277-1463 (Ag-Loans). Thank you to ABS and Select Sires for sponsoring the judging contest, and to Paul Colley, our Purina Nutritionist.

Thank you to all that attended the Ohio Holstein Association Sale and tours.

You made the 94th Annual Holstein Convention a success!

Visitors Always Welcome

WHITELEATHER HOLSTEINS

Betty, Glenn, Lawrence & Jason Whiteleather 8208 Bayard Road, Minerva, OH 44657 Phone: 330-868-5250, Lawrence’s Cell: 330-904-1806 Wesley Johnson’s Cell: 330-853-6446

Service Age Bulls Available Inquiries Welcome Harvester Silo Parts and Unloaders For Sale

Adam Whiteleather 29468 Tower Road, Salem, OH 44460 Home Phone & Fax: 330-222-1642 Cell: 330-205-1738, Email: ajw116@frontier.com OHIO NEWS | 3-4/2014 | 25

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Ohio Spring Sale Ri-Val-Re Abe Goldie-ET EX-92 2E SELLING 12/13 SHAN gr-dtr with 115# CFP. Potential project calf from 10 gen VG-EX Dams.

– Ten-Penny –

Krull Encore Elsie-ET EX-94 2E VG-85 DESTRY daughter SELLS due to REDLINER with 2nd calf 4/25.

3rd Dam is Elegance.

– Spreng, Eberly, Welch –

Schultz Shottle Krisp EX-92 2E DOM SELLING 6/13 MOGUL gr-dtr with +2211G. Backed by 9 gen VG-EX Dams.

– Jaloda Fm –

Budjon Stormatic Allison-ET EX-94 2E 12/13 Acme gr-dtr SELLS from EX-92 Jasper, making 5 gen EX dams.

– Stein Creek Fms –

RC-LC Goldwyn ATM EX-92 DOM SELLING Pecos dtr fresh with 2nd calf. Also two 9/13 SHINE dtrs with over 2100G SELL. – Steiner –

Ja-Bob LB Honalulu-Red-ET VG-87 Polled dtr SELLS, due 5/17 to CLIQUE-PP-Red. Two brothers being tested for AI. 10 gen VG-EX dams.

– Yeazel –

Diamond-Oak Blitz Alison-ET VG-88 DOM Braxton dtr SELLS due 5/15 DOORMAN. Mat sister w/over 30,000# at 2 yr.

– Idyl Brook –

Pine-Tree 1782 Toubi 4831 VG-85 SELLING 3/13 heterozygous POLLED dtr by EARNHART. 4th dam is Rudy Missy.

– Gasser & Steiner –

Androscoggin-I Redlight-Red EX-92 3/13 REDBURST dtr SELLS. Mat sister to Miss Redlights Raven- Red. – Van Exel & Triple-T –

Caline 1342 EX-91 SELLING Embryo Lots by ATWOOD or HILL. – Stein Creek Fms –

Ladson O-Man O-Dart-ET VG-86 12/13 SHAMROCK gr-dtr SELLS from deep pedigree with test and production. Potential project calf.

– Ten-Penny –

Dreamstreet Renee EX-91 2E SELLING Red 6/13 SECURE heifer from 11 gen EX dams.

– Wil-O-Rae –

Elm-Park Intuit-Red EX-93 3E GMD ADVENT dtr SELLS from this great Champion R&W show veteran.

Will be fresh.

– Steiner –

Carpsdale-J Gld Anniversary EX-91 2E SELLING Embryo Lots by SANCHEZ and AFTERSHOCK. – Racha –

Ricecrest Terry Tory-ET EX-93 2E SELLING Red MR BURNS gr-dtr, is fresh in Jan. – Leininger –

Indianhead Rub Rosa-Red-ET EX-90 SELLING 7/13 red & polled gr-dtr by COLT-P. – Stein Creek Fms –

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Wayne Co. Fairgrounds, Wooster, OH April 19, 2014 • 11 a.m.

Pine-Tree Shamrock Monet-ET An early dtr of SHAMROCK SELLS from MOLLIE. Fresh in Feb at 1-11 after great flushes as a heifer.

– Idyl Brook –

Topp-View Eland Electra EX-90 2E 3/14 ATWOOD gr-dtr SELLS from 3 gen of EX dams.

– Bickel –

MILKING and SPRINGING COWS Conrad Fms . . . . . APPLE-RED – Fresh in Feb. Already milking 120# Beachy . . . . . . . . . TALENT – DUE 3/22 to SANCHEZ SILKY DAIRY Griffith . . . . . . . . . TALENT – FRESH ~93# Griffith . . . . . . . . . MILLION – FRESH 12/25/13 ~96# short bred Mill-Stone . . . . . . . BAXTER Grd-dtr FRESH 2/1/14 Golden Briar Fm . . ATWOOD – DUE 3/19/14 to BRAXTON – DEEP FAMILY Steiner . . . . . . . . . BIG TIME X VG-85 Armstead X VG-87 Goldwyn Fox . . . . . . . . . . . FRESH 1 Mo. 1st Lactation – 2-O0 337 22,779M 885M 700P Steiner . . . . . . . . . ATLANTIC X EX-90 DURHAM – 2ND Lactation Besancon . . . . . . . LIGHTNING 3-yr-old – FRESH Feb Raber . . . . . . . . . . BOXER – FRESH 2/16/14 – Super Udder Doughty Valley . . . DEUCE – DUE 4/7 to 7HO10233 MIZZOU Hershberger . . . . . JAVA – DUE 3/22 to 7HO10228 Schlabach. . . . . . . BOLIVIA – DUE 3/29/14 3rd Dam EX Alden . . . . . . . . . . E STREET – FRESH 2/7/14 Raber . . . . . . . . . . SHOT – FRESH 3/8 Mill-Stone . . . . . . . JAMMER – FRESH Powelson . . . . . . . LAUTHORITY – FRESH Rupp-Vue . . . . . . . FORK – FRESH 12/6, 112# in Jan & 94# 4.4% Fat in Feb Powelson . . . . . . . FRESH SANCHEZ Gasser . . . . . . . . OSMOND – FRESH 1/16 Gasser . . . . . . . . SHOT – FRESH 2/4/14 Horning . . . . . . . . MORPHEUS – FRESH FEB MORE SPRINGERS/YEARLINGS: Fox. . . . . . . . . . . . Due 4/30/14 to GABOR 7HO8477 Gilbert . . . . . . . . . ALEXANDER – DUE 4/23/14 to DEMPSEY Horning . . . . . . . . SLEET-RED – DUE late March Gilbert . . . . . . . . . WINDBROOK – DUE 6/3/24 to AFTERSHOCK (ultrasound fem) Landers/Weber . . . SOCCER-RED – DUE 5/3 to Mr. Morningview Aladdin Shoemaker . . . . . . IOTA – DUE 5/28 to 11HO10661 Brown. . . . . . . . . . ANIGMA – BRED 10/14/13 to 54HO553 Rainyridge Barnie Shoemaker . . . . . . RAZOR – DUE 5/9 to 11HO10661 Shoemaker . . . . . . MILLION – DUE 5/26 to 1HO10296 Berg . . . . . . . . . . . LARGE BRED 3/7/14 to 7H12021 DE-SU LTM PONDER 11345-ET

Wolboldt. . . . . . . . BOLTON – DUE 4/25 to 29HO12209-SHOTTLE Wolboldt. . . . . . . . FREDDIE – DUE 4/25 to 29HO12209-SHOTTLE Sprunger . . . . . . . . Fancy DAMION Winter Yearling Sells

Pintail-Point R Goldie EX-91 SELLING her daughter, Pintail-Point B Rhonda EX-92, and her 7/15/13 GUTHRIE grd-dtr. Very typy pair!!

– W-W Associates –

CALF/HEIFERS Steiner . . . . . . . RC ALCHEMY Jr Yearling Brown . . . . . . . TWIN Fall Calf by GUTHRIE Brown . . . . . . . TWIN Fall Calf by GUTHRIE Gunkleman . . . . COLBY from 3 8th generations VG-EX Hershberger . . . GLEN; Dam VG-87 GrDam EX Durham Kerr . . . . . . . . . JASPER; Silky Black Sept Calf 2 EX dams Jaloda Fms . . . . HILL Fall Calf from VG-85 Dam Yeazel . . . . . . . Red SPECIAL EFFECT-P Berg . . . . . . . . . DREAMER Sept Calf Velvet-View . . . . SNAZZY FROM Multi-gen EX DAMS Hunsberger . . . . POLLED COLT-P X 86pt Talent; 4 EX dams to Mandy Lingle . . . . . . . . CHELIOS Dec 13 Calf Simpson . . . . . . HILL Dec CALF Kerr . . . . . . . . . CHELIOS X 3 gen EX Dams Steiner . . . . . . . DALLAS Feb 2014 dtr of ATLANTIC 118

SALES FORCE Auctioneer Steve Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-465-8498 Pedigrees Ted Renner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-466-1196 Cattle Prep Steven Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-749-7089 Night Crew Vaughn Rahl Sale Staff Steve Deam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937-477-6616 Ken Janes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-464-4134 Barb Lumley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-739-2038 Paul Haskins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419-618-4028 Randall Kiko. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-831-0174 Russell Kiko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-853-0401 HA-USA Regional Representative Glenn Sageser . . . . . . . . . . . . 502-321-8670

Catalogs will be available by calling the Ohio Holstein office at 330-264-9088. Also available at www.ohioholstein.com or at www.DairyAgendaToday.com.

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in Ohio and west virginia: 2,104 parents and teachers volunteered as FUTP 60 Program Advisors

representing 1,294 schools.

More than 3,800 schools are enrolled in FUTP 60.

There are 94 touchdown schools, which is an increase from 65 schools in 2012.

Since it’s inception in 2007, FUTP 60 has awarded $918,871 in grants to 297

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$252,698 awarded in grants 2014 SNEAK PEEK: Two new Healthy Eating videos featuring Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas and Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Michael Johnson (pictured left).

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Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60), created by the dairy checkoff, in 2008, is the nation’s largest in-school wellness program with more than 73,000 schools enrolled. FUTP 60 partners, which include the National Dairy Council and National Football League, along with the support of the USDA, renewed a five year partnership in 2013 to demonstrate their shared commitment to children’s health and wellness in our nation’s schools.

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From the Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The 2014 Officers and Program Work reports are due in the office.

Here is the summary of reports received before the annual meeting. This is a way to share information on district officers and activities throughout the state and to encourage other districts to share their information.

DISTRICT 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State President Dallas Rynd State Director Greg Conrad President Adam Gross Vice-President Alison Gross Secretary Judy Wolford Treasurer Dallas Rynd Show Chairmen Dallas Rynd and Dick Lewis Activities Held in 2013 — Feb. 15 Annual Meeting, Circleville June 17 District Show, Circleville Activities Planned for 2014 — Feb. Annual Meeting, Circleville June 23 District Show, Pickaway Co. Fairgrounds DISTRICT 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State Director Lisa Mangun President Scott Sprunger Vice-President Buck Owen Secretary Chelsi Lingle Treasurer Lisa Mangun News Reporter Chelsi Lingle Show Chairman Jason Miley Activities Held in 2013 — July 13 District 7 Show, Wayne Co. Fairgrounds, 77 head shown July 13 Showmanship, Wayne Co. Fairgrounds, 20 youth Activities Planned for 2014 — Jan. 20 Annual Meeting, Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen, Mt. Hope, 90 present July 12 District 7 Show, Wayne Co. Fairgrounds July 12 Showmanship, Wayne Co. Fairgrounds

DISTRICT 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State Director Ryan Welch President Dave Conrad Vice-President Dave Cornish Secretary Patrick Twining Treasurer Lisa Kerr Show Chairman Ray Twining Youth Chairman Daren Sheffield Activities Held in 2013 — Jan. 19 Annual Meeting, Huntington Twp. House, 30 present Aug. 20 District 8 Show, Lorain Co. Fair Aug. 20 District 8 Showmanship, Lorain Co. Fair Sept. 9 Barn Meeting and Tag Sale, Conrad Farm, 50 present Activities Planned for 2014 — Feb. 1 Annual Meeting, Wellington Metro Parks Reservoir Community Room, 30 present TBA Tag Sale, date to be announced Aug. 19 District 8 Show, Lorain Co. Fair Aug. 19 Showmanship, Lorain Co. Fair President Dave Conrad welcomed everyone to the District 8 Annual Meeting on February 1, 2014. He thanked Jeneva Auble for reserving the Community Room. The outstanding Junior Breeder Award was presented to Justin Wolff of Medina. Tom Packard of Lodi was named the recipient of the Senior Breeder Award, but was unable to attend the meeting.

Justin Wolf, Medina, received the District 8 2014 Outstanding Junior Breeder Award.

Justin is pictured with Dave Conrad, President of District 8.

Photo by Karen Welch

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DISTRICT 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State Director Marvin Steinke President Alan Brown Vice-President Richard Steinke Secretary Lou Brown Treasurer Lou Brown Membership Chairman Tom Strasburg News Reporter Lou Brown Sale Chairman Loren Elsass Show Chairman Lou Brown Youth Chairman Cheri Oechsle Youth Rep Matt Oechsle Activities Held in 2013 — Jan. 16 Membership, New Breman Pizza Hut, 12 present June 17 Homan Drive-Thru Barn Tour, New Breman, 60 present July 29 District 12 Show and Junior Show, Auglaize Fairgrounds, 80 present July 29 District 12 Jr. Showmanship, Wapakoneta, 22 present Activities Planned for 2014 — Jan. 15 Membership, New Breman Pizza Hut, 13 present June Frankenburg Robotic Dairy, New Knoxville July 28 District 12 Show and Jr. Show, Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.

July 28 District 12 Jr. Showmanship, Wapakoneta, 7:00 p.m.

DISTRICT 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State Director Jenny Thomas President Leslie Maurice Vice-President Jenny Thomas Secretary Cindy Howman Treasurer Chris Lahmers Membership Chair Kim Broshes News Reporter Tony Broshes Sale Chairman Cindy Howman Youth Chair Jeremy Adams Activities Held in 2013 — Mar. 9 State Holstein Convention, Sydney Mar. 13 Host Dairy Judging Practices June 22 District 13 Show, Urban June 22 District 13 Showmanship, Urbana AT LEFT: District 8 officers Front, from left: Lisa Kerr, treasurer; Dave Cornish, vice-president; Dave Conrad, president Back, from left: Ryan Welch, state board member; Patrick Twining, secretary; Ray Twining, show chairman; Daren Sheffield, youth chairman Photo by Karen Welch

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Activities Planned for 2014 — Feb. 18 Annual Meeting, Mad River Market Mar. 14 Dairy Judging Clinic, various farms June 21 District 13 Show, Sidney DISTRICT 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State Director Eric Topp President Matt Andrews Vice-President Eric Topp Secretary Diane Andrews Treasurer Diane Andrews Show Chairman Matt Andrews Youth Rep Keaton Topp Activities Held in 2013 — Feb. 16 District 14 Meeting, Bob Evans, Sidney, 6 present July 21 Pizza Party, Shelby Co. Fairgrounds, 15 present Activities Planned for 2014 — Feb. 16 District 14 Meeting, Bob Evans, Sidney July 20 Pizza Party, Shelby Co. Fairgrounds

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have any questions, please contact the NDS office at info@dairyshrine.org.

Winners of these awards will be announced this summer, with the presentation of awards to be held at the annual NDS awards banquet in Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday October 2, 2014.

• For information on Holstein USA youth programs, contact Kelli Dunklee at 800.952.5200, ext. 4124 or kdunklee@holstein.com.

• Columbus, OH — The American Guernsey Association is pleased to announce that Lewis Jones has been hired as Chief Business Administrator.

He will be responsible for the financial management and staff oversight of the American Guernsey Association, (AGA) and Purebred Publishing, a division of the AGA. He was selected after an interview process of board members, industry representatives and AGA members.

Jones will assume these duties beginning mid-April. David Trotter, AGA President and Interim Executive Secretary, said, “We are excited about the experiences that Lewis Jones brings to AGA and strongly believe that we are heading in the right direction for the future of the Guernsey breed and membership with the management expertise he brings to the organization.”

A graduate of The Ohio State University, Jones currently oversees the Spring Dairy Expo as show

manager. The Expo presents multiple breed regional and national dairy shows and sales held annually in Columbus, Ohio. For 15 years he was with the State of Ohio Department of Agriculture, where his responsibilities included directing the Ohio Department of Agriculture Dairy Division sanitation program, including the assurance of safe and wholesome milk and dairy products for the consumer. His most recent title was Department Deputy Director.

Prior to that, he spent several years as an auditor of milk and products receipts and distributions with the Federal Milk Market Administrator, Federal Order 33, in Columbus, Ohio.

His list of experiences also includes Investment Advisor, and he was an Operations Manager at The Pillsbury Company’s Grain Division.

Jones is a lifetime member of the National Dairy Shrine, a member of the Ohio Agricultural Council, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Alumnus of Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity, and has served as a past president and vice president of the National Association of Dairy Regulatory Officials. He is also the recipient of the 2011 Ohio State University Dairy Science Hall of Service Award.

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Congratulations to Allison Mangun(seated left) for being chosen as the 2014 Ohio Holstein Queen, and congratulations to Morgan McDonnell(seated right), First Runnerup. We’re proud of you!

Also pictured, standing from left: Cayla Inkrott, D12, 2013 Queen; Hannah Dye, D2, and Megan Cornish, D8.

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• Laura Gordon has joined the ABS Global, Inc. team as an ABS Cornerstone® specialist for California.

A graduate of The Ohio State University, Gordon majored in animal science and agricultural systems management and has strong work experience in dairy calf management, farm marketing and advertising.

As an ABS Cornerstone specialist, Gordon will be responsible for assisting in the development of new herds, as well as working with staff to evaluate and maintain data in herds already participating in the ABS Cornerstone program. She will be responsible for on-farm evaluating, coordinating and picturing of ABSsired progeny, as well as arranging and conducting ABS daughter and herd tours. Gordon will be based in California and will work with herds throughout that state.

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Convention Thank Yous — District 2 would like to thank all the Convention Sale consignors and buyers.

The Kiko Family was pleased to host the sale and thanks the following sponsors for their support: COBA/Select Sires, Genex/CRI, DHI, Priority One, First National Bank, Kiko Auctioneers, Witmer’s Feed, Whiteleather Farms, Campbell Bros.

Farm, Morris Milk Transport, Homeworth Feed, Mycogen Seed, Renaissance Feed, Dairy Farmers of America, Columbiana County Dairy Boosters, and Doug and Evan Dye for transporting chairs and benches.

Thanks to all the Kiko Family members and Kiko Farm employees: Luke Hilton, Brian and Matthew Kolm, and Don Brown, who also helped. Thanks to the sale night crew for their hard work: Bryan Whinnery, Todd Bricker, Austen Shoemaker, Brian Moff, Jon Dye, Ryan Kiko and Mark Miller. Also thanks to the fitting and sale crew.

Also very much appreciated are the sponsors for the convention activities held at the hotel and mall: Cope Farm Equipment, Hills Farm Supply, Farm Credit Services, Harold’s Equipment, Unkefer Equipment, Farm & Dairy, Nova Vet Services, and Damascus Hardware & Water Conditioning.

Other convention sponsors listed on the program included ABS and COBA/Select Sires, sponsors of Friday’s Judging Contest; W. G. Dairy Supply; Gerber Feed Service; The Commercial & Savings Bank; D. C. Curry Lumber Company; Brewster Dairy; IBA of Ohio; Millersburg Tire; Habrun’s Insurance; Spreng Capital Management; Robert J. Matthews/PBS Animal Health; and ADM Alliance Nutrition, Roger Schrader.

Dairy Bar sponsors included ADA Mideast, Smith Dairy, Guggisberg Cheese, Holmes Cheese, Bunker Hill Cheese and Pearl Valley Cheese.

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Exciting Fresh Shamrock Selling!

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Dam: Pine-Tree Outside Mollie

PINE-TREE SHAMROCK MONET SELLS! Mollie’s Daughter SELLS 4/19/14 at the OHIO HOLSTEIN SPRING SALE in Wooster, Ohio.

Fresh 2/21/14. Monet currently has a GTPI of 2019 and is 2.89 Type 2.02 FLC and 2.57 UDC. Monet made 17 good embryos in two flushes as a virgin heifer and still calved in at 23 months.

DIAMOND OAK BLITZ ALISON-ET

Also Selling Are — ➜ A Springing BRAXTON out of Diamond-Oak Blitz Alison (at left), due 5/15 to DOORMAN

➜ A VG-85 DESTRY from Budjon Encore Elsie, due 4/25 to REDLINER!

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Red, White & You!

Our first group of daughters from Fairmore Red-Mark Loni Lois (EX-93) have arrived, with more due in June.

We also have Female-Sorted IVF Embryos for Sale from Lois by Advent, Atwood, Damion, Goldwyn and Redburst.

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We would like to give a very big thanks to all the sponsors that pitched in to help. They include COBA Select Sires, CRI/Genex, DHI, Priority One, First National Bank, Kiko Auctioneers, Witmer’s Feed, Whiteleather Farms, Campbell Bros. Farm, Morris Milk Transport, Homeworth Feed, Mycogen Seed, Renaissance Feed, Dairy Farmers of America, Columbiana Co. Dairy Boosters, and Doug and Evan Dye for bringing and picking up the chairs and benches.

ALL OUR FAMILY MEMBERS pitched in and helped, leading up to and during the week of Convention.

We had a great time working with the fitting and sale crew, and a big thank you goes to our farm employees: Luke Hilton, Brian and Mathew Kolm, and Don Brown for helping with all the extra work.

Thanks to the buyers of Kiko cattle: Bruce McConnell of PA, Paradise Valley Farms of Louisville, and Alan Amstutz of Orrville. Thanks to ALL who attended and puchased at the sale.

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BarbWire Recently the decision was made at Lumley Farms to purchase a piece of equipment. The original idea was to go to a farm sale to check out and possibly purchase a used one. It was Barb Lumley my idea to check on the price of new ones and consider that option before going to farm sales.

Since I am the person with extra time on my hands, it was suggested that I do that. So with Farm & Dairy in hand, I began to look for dealers and phone numbers. I soon discovered that some are hard to find, and some of those dealers could use Esther’s help in preparing ads. I then decided to go to the computer and search for dealers, which I found most helpful. However, they should learn the importance of putting brand names in their ads, as well as making it easy to find phone numbers and locations.

Next step was calling and asking for a salesman. One receptionist or secretary who answered the phone was very interesting and blunt. Even though it was early in the afternoon, she informed me there was no salesman available, but she could tell me what I wanted to know!

She told me the price — period! No details, no would I like a salesman to call, no thanks for calling!

One salesman’s question was, “Is the government going to pay for it?” I am not sure how that was supposed to affect the price, but I assured him that they weren’t because if they did they would want to tell me how to use it! He explained that he thought I was calling for some office (maybe the County Highway Department or ODOT). After all, this was a woman calling about a piece of machinery who actually knew what she as talking about. Obviously some man had to have written it down for her! Wrong!!

In the process of trying to deal for this piece of machinery, I found some very interesting salesmen. One fellow I talked to on a Friday afternoon proceeded to tell me all about how his week had gone and how tired he was, but he finally did come up with a price for me. I really thought he should have knocked a couple hundred off for the therapy session. One dealer couldn’t help me because their salesman worked someplace else during the day and was only there after 4:00 p.m., and their computer was down, and all the information was in it. So much for the efficiency of computers! There were only a couple of salesmen that I knew personally; most were complete strangers. I will give the guys credit: most were very pleasant and very helpful, but I found that some of them could use a course in public relations.

Later on we also visited several dealers. A friendly “Hello, how are you” and a handshake can be very important. I realize that salesmen have bad days, just like

the rest of us, but when approached by someone interested in a deal, please smile and try to be pleasant.

And if we just happen to get there 15 minutes before closing time, please don’t act like you didn’t want to see us walk in. After all, we may have driven a long way just to look at your equipment.

I am a believer in the importance of public relations, whether selling machinery or registered Holsteins. Greet people pleasantly and be willing to give them some time, even though it might be quitting time or you might have 30 acres of hay waiting to be baled. Selling them the current item they are interested in and future sales may depend on it. If you promise to call me right back with the information I need, please be prompt and don’t take all day to do so. I might have other things to do besides sit by the phone. One salesman never did call me back. I guess he had sold his quota for the month! Please listen to what I want, and don’t try to sell me something else that I don’t want. Advertising is important; people can’t buy from you if they don’t know what you are selling and where you are located. I actually found some owners who do not advertise because they feel they don’t need the business!

Rest assured, if I don’t know they are out there, I won’t be buying from them!

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Ohio Holstein Women’s Auction DONATED BY

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District 2 Picnic Items District 2 Pitch Forks Columbiana Co. Dairy Boosters Got Milk Items Consumers Bank Feed Basket North East Ohio Vet Association Bucket, Halter & Supplies Whiteleather Farms Hitch Pins Buckeye View Farm Cheese/Crackers Basket Jodi Kiko Garden Basket District 3 Bull/Cow Picture District 7 Smucker’s Basket Columbiana Co. Dairy Boosters Mystery Milk Box Farm & Dairy T-shirts, Hat & Subscription Whiteleather Holsteins Living Life Print Columbiana Co. Dairy Boosters Got Milk Items Leftover Pie Leftover Pie District 2 OSU Basket Eastern Buckeye Vet Services Soaps/Candle Basket District 5 Cheese/Crackers District 7 Farmers Wife Plaque Whiteleather Farms Pitch Fork/Tie Strap District 10 Gift Card/Shower Supplies Whiteleather Farms Hitch Pins Columbiana Co. Dairy Boosters Got Milk Items Sebring Hardware Misc. Hardware District 12 Wine & Cheese Basket District 7 Bonnie Moore Prints Shoemaker Dairy Tea Basket Bob & Linda Hippely Cow Items/Lotion Basket Adam and Jessica Whiteleather Garden Basket Columbiana Co. Dairy Boosters Got Milk Items Whiteleather Grains Utility Knife/Tie Strap Agland Coop Fun in the Sun Basket Whiteleather Grains Scoop/Shovel District 7 Wine & Cheese Basket Elaina Zehentbauer, Columbiana Co. Dairy Boosters, Hanover Farms, Neil & Richard Zehentbauer Families

PURCHASED BY & AMOUNT

Jim Kiko, $30.00 Dallas Rynd, $85.00 Nevin L’Amoreaux, $30.00 Jim Kiko, $30.00 Steve Moff, $110.00 Paul Haskins, $40.00 Zimmer, $60.00 McKarns, $60.00 Lamar Liming, $250.00 Cathy Berg, $60.00 Don Bickel, $60.00 Judy Wolford, $60.00 Nevin L’Amoreaux, $275.00 Jen Bouton, $20.00 Lisa Kerr, $20.00 Lauren L’Amoreaux, $110.00 Ben-Alli Holsteins, $50.00 Lewis Jone,s $80.00 Adam Whiteleather, $500.00 Nevin L’Amoreaux, $60.00 Lisa Kerr, $200.00 Nevin L’Anoreaux, $45.00 McKarns, $40.00 White-Light Holsteins, $50.00 White-Light Holsteins, $80.00 White-Light Holsteins, $200.00 Ted & Penny Renner, $50.00 McKarns, $50.00 Cathy Berg, $60.00 Russell Kiko, $30.00 Marvin Steinke, $70.00 John and Becki Hartline, $60.00 Steve Moff, $80.00 Triple-T Holsteins, $130.00

$50.00 Total: $3,185.00 Thank you to all who contributed to the Ohio Holstein Women’s Auction to make it a great Success.

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Alliance Framed Sale Bill “In Sunshine and Shadow” black & white quilt Block of cheese Block of cheese

Rusty Kiko, $325 Ken and Kaye Janes, $650 Dallas Rynd, $50.00 Ben Simpson, $70.00 Total for Ohio Holstein Association $1,095.00

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The Queen’s Corner

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I began showing Holsteins as a five-year-old girl.

Through the years I have shown and exhibited animals at the Wayne County Fair, district shows, Ohio State Fair, World Dairy Expo and North American International Livestock Exposition. I have always loved meeting new people at the shows and exhibiting quality animals. In addition to showing, I have also been very involved in the Ohio Junior Holstein Association. I have attended numerous national conventions, where I participated in Quiz Bowl and public speaking.

As my year is beginning, I am looking forward to the opportunity of meeting new people and sharing my passion, but most importantly representing the Ohio Holstein Association. If you need to contact me, you can reach me on my cell phone at 330-749-9036 or by email at acmangun@gmail.com.

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— In Memoriam — JEFFREY C. HIGGINS, 49, of Mount Gilead, died January 15, 2014. He was born in Columbus on December 24, 1964, to Jerold and Marcia (Snyder) Higgins, who survive.

Jeff was a graduate of Mount Gilead High School in the class of 1983. He was a lifelong farmer and loved raising cattle. Jeff owned the Mid-Ohio Fastener and Supply Company and did custom haymaking. He was a member of the Morrow County Cattleman’s Association. Jeff had been active in 4-H and was an FFA State Farmer. Along with his parents, Jeff is survived by his two brothers, Joel (Jenny) Higgins of Claypool, Indiana, and their children, Abby and Anna; and Jon (Ann) Higgins of Roann, Indiana, and their children, Micah, Malachi and Millie Grace.

Those wishing to make a memorial contribution are asked to consider the Jeff Higgins Memorial Agricultural Scholarship.

CHRIS PACKARD, 49, of Lodi, passed away January 27, 2014, at Lodi Community Hospital following a sudden illness.

He was born in Lodi on March 10, 1964, to Thomas and Lenore (Gray) Packard.

Chris was a 1982 graduate of Cloverleaf High School and a lifetime resident of Lodi where he and his family operated L & T Farms. He was a member of the Farm Bureau and Ohio Holstein Association.

Surviving are his wife Kathy (nee Roder); children Jaime Packard of Lodi, Justine (Philip) Mueller of Lodi, Jase Packard of Burbank, and Jacob Packard of Lodi; parents Tom and Lenore Packard of Lodi; sisters Wendy Packard of Cincinnati and Tracy (Eric) Deeks of Lodi; and brother Todd (Tiffany) Packard of Burbank.

JOHN JUNIOR YODER, 74, of Orrville, went to be with the Lord on February 9, 2014, at his residence.

He was born February 20, 1939, in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, the son of John D. and Lydia (Tice) Yoder. He was united in marriage to Lois Yoder on April 22, 1962, in Salisbury, Pennsylvania. She survives.

John received Jesus as his personal Savior in his youth and was a member of the Mennonite Church. He loved music and sang in The Mountain Anthems Chorus for many years. He was a dairy farmer all his life until his health prevented him from working.

He enjoyed watching children show cattle in 4-H. Cheering for his grandchildren while they played sports was a highlight for him.

His love of horses was well known. John’s sense of humor will be missed.

In addition to his wife, Lois, he is survived by eight children, Linda (James) Nissley of Tucson, Arizona; Delbert (Heather) Yoder of West Salem; Daniel Yoder of Marysville; Glenda (Marvin) Zuercher of Wooster; Myron Yoder of Moraine; Anita (Ryan) Hostetler of Mechanicsburg; Marla Yoder of Columbus; and Martin (fiancée Sarah) Yoder of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; grandchildren Derrick (Viktoriia), Bradley (Alison), Jason and Stephen Nissley; Austin, Evan, Adriane and Nathan Zuercher; Kiyomi and Shannon Hostetler; brothers Olen J. Yoder of Grantsville, Maryland, Marvin (Cora Anna) Yoder of Salisbury, Pennsylvania, Monroe Yoder of Bronx, New York, and Daniel (Kathy) Yoder of Huntington, Maryland; sisters Lois Stutzman of Wooster and Dorothy Yoder of Grantsville, Maryland; and sistersin-law Mary Yoder of Wooster and Virginia Yoder of Salisbury, Pennsylvania.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Roy, Cloyd and Raymond J. Yoder; and two sisters, Iva Lantz and Verda Mast.

Memorial gifts may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800, or to Wycliffe Bible Translators 44 | OHIO NEWS | 3-4/2014

(payable to Wycliffe Translators) P.O. Box 628211, Orlando, FL 32862-8211, and should be given in memory of John Junior Yoder for the ministry of James and Linda Nissley.

HARRY L. BARR, AGE 92, of Plain City, born in Bethesda, Ohio, passed away March 7, 2014. He was a WW-II veteran of the European Theatre, 102 Infantry Division, and received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Combat Infantry Badge. Harry received a Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Dairy Science from The Ohio State University. He joined the faculty at OSU in 1955 and was a professor of Dairy Science, a student advisor and State Cooperative Extension Service Dairy Specialist. He also judged many dairy cattle shows at county fairs around Ohio. He received numerous dairy awards and was a member of the American Dairy Science Association.

Preceded in death by wife Elizabeth Ann and parents John A. and Belle Barr, Harry is survived by four children, Sue Ann (Clair) Sanders of Kenton, James A. (Phyllis) Barr of Dublin, Katy (Jim) Denner of Plain City, and Ruth (Dan) Beam of Galena; brother Harold A. (Lois) Barr of Morristown; grandchildren Eric Sanders, Emily (Phil) Boltz, Tammy Kerr, Michael (Rhonda) Burnside, Spring (Travis) Moore, Josh (Janine) Burnside, Christy (Eric) Dameron, Andrea (Nate) Garnett, Mark (Allison) Denner, Grant Beam and Tyler Beam; and 21 great-grandchildren.

KYLE M. GARRISON, 23, of Tiffin, passed away Monday morning, March 17, 2014, in McArthur, Ohio.

He was born on February 1, 1991, to Brian D. Garrison and Ann M. (Corcoran) Garrison.

He is survived by his parents, Brian D. Garrison of Dublin and Ann Garrison of Tiffin; sisters, Erin M. Garrison of Johnstown and Kaitlyn M. Garrison of Tiffin; the love of his life, Lyndsie N. Woosely of Johnstown; grandparents, Mary Jo Garrison of West Salem and Joanne Corcoran of Chillicothe; aunts and uncles, Dr. Brad and Jane Garrison of West Salem and Lisa Garrison of Wooster, Kevin and Del Corcoran, DVM, of Xenia, Pat and Diane Corcoran, Kendall and Maureen Rice and Tim and Karen Corcoran, all of Chillicothe, Tom and Mary Becker of Austin, Texas, Don and Celica Corcoran of West Lafayette, Indiana, Dr. Morris and Teresa Ross of Pensacola, Florida, Dan and Donna Corcoran of Piketon, Chris and Rachel Corcoran of Chillicothe, Brian and Kaylene Corcoran of Circleville, Shawn Corcoran of Columbus, and Dennis and Laura Corcoran of Chillicothe; and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Harold D. Garrison and Donald W. Corcoran.

Kyle was baptized at St. Mary Catholic Church and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He graduated in 2009 from Tiffin Calvert High School, from Ohio State University ATI in 2011, and from The Ohio State University in 2013. In high school, he was a member of the football, track, wrestling and basketball teams.

Kyle worked at Lithko Contracting in Plain City as a working foreman. He had completed two internships with American Electric Power, one with S&S Construction and one with Lend Lease Construction, and he also worked at Fleet Farms, Genex and Campus Area Busing Service while in school. Kyle was a past member of 4-H and enjoyed trucks, hunting and the outdoors. He loved his Golden Lab, Spike, and he enjoyed being with his friends and family.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Letters of condolence may be sent and the guest book signed at www.hgmackfuneralhome.com.

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Three New Very Good Two-Year-Olds • Lorawae Sanchez Theedge VG-85 • Lorawae HP Gldwyn Dreama- ETS VG-85 • Budjon-JK-RS Atwood Eavie VG-86

Two New Excellents • Lorawae Sanchez Heather EX-90 at 4 years • Lorawae Fortune Aimee EX-90 at 5years

Congratulations to: • Adam Whiteleather for the Junior Buckeye Breed Builder Award • Mary Liming for her Ohio Holstein Woman of the Year Award

Thank you to Trent Neuenschwander of Dalton for his purchase of Lorawae Sanchez Vera at the Ohio Convention Sale.

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LORAWAE HOLSTEINS John, Suzanne & Katey Lora 14094 Garfield Road, Salem, Ohio 44460 • 330-537-3797 RHA 23,991M 1,005F 854P 45 Cows, BAA 110.5 PBR 18 years – NO BST

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Index ABS Global, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ADA Mideast, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Ag Credit/Country Mortgages . . . . . . . 6 Agri-King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Agri-Sales & Consulting. . . . . . . . . . . 39 Andrews, Steve & Seth — Auctioneers . 32 Ashland Implement, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ben-Alli Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Bickel Family Farms (Ray-Jo). . . . . . . . 38 Cargill Animal Nutrition. . . . . . . . . . . 50 COBA/Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Commodity Blenders/Ohio News. . . . 18 Commodity Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . 45 ComputerMixx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Curry Lumber & Pole Building Co.’s . . . 6 Davis, Kim. R — Nationwide Insurance . 9 Embryo Transfer Services. . . . . . . . . . 13 First National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Garver, Merlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Genex Cooperative, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 30 Gloryland Holsteins Tag Sale . . . . . . . 15 Habrun’s Insurance Service, Inc. . . . . . 43 Harold’s Equipment, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Idyl Brook Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Impact Communications . . . . . . . . . . 21 Jaloda Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 K & M Builders, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Keim Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Kidron Auction, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 L-G Animal Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lehman, Eileen — Livestock Hauling . . 22 Lorawae Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Lowe & Young, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Meaden & Moore — CPA’s. . . . . . . . . 20 Mennonite Mutual Insurance Company. 34 Midwest Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Miley Holstein Farms, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 17 New Pittsburg Large Animal Clinic . . . 46 Ohio Beef Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 OHA Sale Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Ohio Holstein Spring Sale . . . . . . 28-29 Ohio State University-ATI . . . . . . . . . . 13 Paradise Valley Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 3 Pine Tree Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC . . . . . . . 22 Ratta Applied Construction. . . . . . . . . 23 Renaissance Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Richman Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Shearer Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Spike, Pete & Jean — Vacation Rental . 41 Stein-way Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Taurus Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ten-Penny Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Town & Country Co-op Feed . . . . . . . 33 U-Dean Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 W. G. Dairy Supply, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 36 Wenger’s Sharpening Service . . . . . . 34 Whiteleather Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Wil-O-Rae Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Zimmerview Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Coming Events MEETINGS and EVENTS June 8 – Open House at Gloryland, Grottoes, VA June 27-28 – National Holstein Convention, Dubuque, IA

SALES March 27 – The Best of Triple-T and Heath, Columbus, OH April 19 – Ohio Spring Sale, Wooster, OH June 9-11 – Le Grande Finale, Gloryland Tag Sale, Grottoes, VA June 27 National Holstein Convention Sale, Dubuque, IA

SHOWS March 27-28 – Spring Dairy Expo, Columbus, OH June 23 – D-5, Circleville, OH July 12 – D-7 Show, Wooster, OH July 28 – D-12 Show, Wapakoneta, OH Aug 19 – D-8, Lorain County Fair, Wellington, OH This index is provided as an additional service.

Publisher assumes no liability for errors or omissions.

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However, the Ohio News reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising or submitted written material at any time.

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