May 2022 Shropshire Voice

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May 2022

SHROPSHIRE

VOICE TRIBUTE TO

Fred Groverman 1933-2022

Groverman 5517

In Remembrance By:

Adams Shropshires __________________ Mapleton Mynd Shropshires May 2022 Knepp-LaFollette Shropshires

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We’ve Got BIG NEWS 2022 Bartender ewe lamb donated by Sand Meadow Farm to be auctioned at Big Ohio Sale to benefit the Northeast Shropshire Association.

All Proceeds will go to Shropshire Youth Events at the All-American and Northeast Youth Show

Sand Meadow 2130 daughter sired

by Bartender

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE IN GREENVILLE FOR THE OHIO SHOWCASE MAY 12-14!

Be sure to stop by our pens to view all of our consignments

Farm Visits & Private Sales Always Welcome Jon, Katherine, Addisen & Oliver Nicholson

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Volume 42, Issue 2

~ The Shropshire Voice ~

May 2022

Official Publication of The American Shropshire Registry Association Published in the interest of Shropshire Breeders each February, May and October Becky Peterson, ASRA Secretary

Rinda Maddox, Voice Publisher

Board of Directors of the American Shropshire Registry Association President Jim Gruenhagen (2024) 7622 Jersey Ridge Rd. Davenport, IA 52807 Vice President Mary Anne Keck (2022) 665 Niangua Rd Niangua, MO 65713 Rick Adams (2024) 10828 W 1000 S Rd Bonfield, IL 60913 Bill Bryant Jr (2023) PO Box 136 Fredericktown, OH 43019 Mandy Curtiss (2023) 1698 Nesbit Rd. Attica, NY 14011

Ashley Fuss (2023) 8608 Hunters Drive Frederick, MD 21701 Caleb Fritz (2023) 104 Sells Rd. Beech Bluff, TN 38313 Adam Moore (2024) 27568 Morgan Way Greentop, MO 63546 Jon Nicholson (2024) 906 Main St. South Windsor, CT 06074 Debbie Petzel (2022) 2037 180th Ave Centuria, WI 45824 Danny Rogers (2023) 2435 W McCracken Rd. Monrovia, IN 46157

Darrell Dockter (2022) 19411 S Carpenter Rd. Snohomish, WA 98290

Tom Slutz (2022) PO Box 177, 602 S Main St LaMoille, IL 61830-0177

Mike Elsbury (2023) 5385 E 500 N Greenfield, IN 46140

Rick Whiting (2024) 1779 Green Rd. Martinsville, OH 45146

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CONTACT US American Shropshire Registry Association All registrations and payments should be made to The American Shropshire Registry Association office. Payments are also available via credit card.

Visit shropshires.org/registrations.

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ASRA Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.–11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Mon. & Thurs. evenings –8-11 p.m. EST

Secretary Becky Peterson will be near the office at most other times and will return calls as soon possible. She will make the best effort to process registrations and transfers within a day or two of receipt.

Contact her at: American Shropshire Registry Association Becky Peterson, Secretary 41 Bell Rd., Leyden MA 01337 Phone/Fax –(413) 624-9652 Shropsec@hotmail.com

Shropshire Voice & Website If you need to place an ad or news item in the Shropshire Voice, or on the Shropshire website, shropshires.org., contact Rinda Maddox, Voice Publisher/Web Coordinator.

Rinda Maddox P.O. Box 475 Sidell, IL 61876 shropshirevoice@ thesidellreporter.com (217) 288-9365 (office) (217) 474-9365 (cell)

Junior Activities For questions on any of the junior events for the Shropshire Association, contact: Taylor Young, Junior Assoc. President 913 Brothers Rd. Bell Buckle, TN 37020 tslivestock18@gmail.com __________________ Shropshire Voice

First inductees to Hall of Fame This program has been in its design stages for some time and finally it has happened. A call for nominations was placed in the spring of 2021 with applications taken until the end of the year. We are honored to announce the first class of inductees to be presented at the National Sale dinner on April 23 in Greenfield, Indiana.

Congratulations to the family of Noble T

Apple (deceased), the family of Jasper Dirlam (deceased), the family of Frederick Groverman (deceased), Dennis Avery and Michael Anderson. Read about these Shropshire breeders on the Hall of Fame page of Shropshires.org and in future issues of the Shropshire Voice.

Applications will be accepted through December 31 for the 2023 class and are available on the website, as well.

FROM PRESIDENT JIM GRUENHAGEN I am pleased to say our Shropshire Registry is growing. We are having many new members and youth join the Shropshire breed. We are well into the sale season by now and hope you have taken advantage of the numerous online auctions or the National Sale at the Indiana Premier sale to add or start your Shropshire flock.

You still have opportunities at the Ohio Showcase sale, Great Lakes Sale and the Midwest Stud Ram sale to do so.

Our National Sale was held in Greenfield, Ind. at the Indiana Premier sale on April 23rd. Exhibitors and buyers enjoyed a great banquet hosted by the Indiana Shropshire Association and a great showing of Shropshire were sold on Saturday.

Thank you to the Indiana Shropshire Association for hosting such a great event for our National Sale.

The Ohio Showcase sale will be held May 13th and 14th with the sale on Saturday, May 14th. We will once again have a silent auction for the ASRA website’s centerstage for you to promote your flock. We will have bid sheets at a table for you to bid starting at $100 for each month on the website. If you are unable to attend but would like to bid for a month, please contact myself or Becky and we will get your bid placed.

The Starter Flock Committee has chosen

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two winners for the starter flock this year, the winner received $1000 to be used on two ewes and the runner up winner received $500 to be used on one ewe to assist them with a new Shropshire flock purchased from accredited and approved ASRA live sales or online sales. Without the help from you for donations to this great program it would not happen. Thank you to those donors and please help this program throughout the year! Our juniors are our future!

Your 15-member board of directors from across the United States work hard to bring new ideas and changes to your registry but we are always looking for new ideas for promoting your breed and any improvements that should be made. We are working on ideas at the present time but could always use more thoughts and members to help us accomplish those ideas. If you have any, please reach out to your director in your region or ask them how you can get involved.

Thank you for your support with memberships, registrations, and transfer work, along with supporting our key programs that take donations to keep them viable and growing for the future. The ASRA had a successful year in 2021 and let’s make it better in 2022.

Good luck with all your Shropshires!

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FROM SECRETARY BECKY PETERSON We’ve made yet another trip around the sun and it is out longer every day and it will be spring here in a few days. In between the multiple changes from winter to spring and back again this year we’re also in our fifth season– MUD. This is by far my least favorite time of year but I try to endure it to get to the good part of green grass and dry ground.

New registration work is arriving almost daily now after some very sparse weeks of late. I urge sale consignors not to wait until the last few days before their sale to send in their work and to double check birth dates and sire and dam information to avoid delays.

We appreciate the support of all of our junior programs as the kids are the future of the breed.

Your futurity nominations on your sale sheep go, yes to a small group of kids, but also contribute to a growing interest in showing Shropshire females and trying just that bit harder to succeed. Last year 182 ewes were nominated and that creates a great deal of interest. We expect some really nice ewes to be nominated this year to keep the program growing.

Your help is also highly appreciated for the Starter Flock. At this writing in early March, we have four really nice applications so far and hope to receive several more to keep the selection committee busy. By the time you read this, the winners will have been selected and hopefully introduced at the National Sale and a couple of kids will have their start in the breed. If you would like to help support the program, please contact me in the Shropshire office with your donation.

If you would like to help a different cause this year, the All-American Junior Shropshire Show is always in need of class sponsors.

Class sponsorships are $35 and your name will be on a large banner hanging at ringside at the show. General AAJS sponsorships are also needed as the show has a huge budget.

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your July family showcation, stay an extra week and enjoy the North East Youth Sheep Show in the same facility on the grounds of the Big E in West Springfield, MA. If you choose to do that, bring along some new or used sheep supplies or equipment. Yours truly has been re-recruited into managing an equipment auction on Saturday, July 16.

We expect 400 or more lots and it draws a lot of interest. Eleven percent of the proceeds go to the New England Sheep & Wool Growers Association, the NEYSS sponsoring organization.

The Shropshire Junior Association will be active again at spring and summer events. There will be the usual fundraising activities that help to support the works of the group. There will be some sort of get-together at the AllAmerican for the Shrop exhibitors and their families. Can we top last years “Slip & Slide Kickball” game? If you were exhibiting at the NAILE Junior Show last November and one of the 15 that came away without a green Shropshire fleece blanket, please let me know where you will be and I can try to make a connection with it.

You’ve probably been reading or maybe hearing about the NOT NEW Shropshire rule requiring Shrops to be shown without wool on the belly or flank or on the leg above the knee or hock joint. This rule is in print and is announced during the show but some ringside bad attitudes were seen at the 2021 NAILE show. It is quite likely that your Shrops at major shows where the ASRA has contributed funds will be inspected before the show to avoid some of this and to give those exhibitors a chance to correct their presentation instead of being dismissed from showring make-up area. The extra shag left on the upper hind legs or forelegs does little to enhance your breeding sheep. So please help us to avoid making our Shropshire classes look like a wether Continued next page __________________ Shropshire Voice

New Christened Names registered Any person registering Shropshire sheep may designate a name for a specific sheep, either at the time of registration or some time afterward or ahead of time for future use for a $25 fee. Once that name is reserved, it may not be used again for 10 years, either as an informal name or a reserved name.

Names should be submitted in writing, either at the time of registration or by written request submitted with an existing registration certificate in which case a new certificate with the sheep’s Christened name will be issued. The Christened

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show. It is definitely an issue and we ask for your compliance. If you are unsure of how to achieve the proper presentation, please contact me in the office or your state or region director. ‘Nuff said!

Meanwhile, I hope to see lots of Shropshire families this year at the Ohio Showcase Sale, the All-American, maybe a state fair or two and of course, Louisville. Stay positive, test negative and keep working on those sheep!

AAJS Benefit Ram Semen Auction

May 16, 2022 on Integrity Livestock Sales Please consider a donation of 2-5 straws of semen from your best Shropshire rams. This also presents a good opportunity to buy into some great genetics.

Call Mike Crowder 765-366-3135 mike@integritylivestocksales.com __________________ May 2022

name will appear on the pedigrees of all progeny. It is still recommended that a farm or flock name be used and a number matching a tag or tattoo in the sheep’s ear is required.

No sheep will be officially named without payment of this $25 fee.

A list of names recorded in 2021 and added to the list published in May 2021 follows: 465775 “HOMESCHOOL” Slack 8122 466601 “TOP SHELF” Sand Meadow 2109 462527 “STONE COLD” Dirlam 19-19 467417 “LIMITLESS” Adams 21064 465218 “HARRY” Rafter W 20-19 467850 “PRODIGY” AV 8002 467849 “EROS” AV 8001 465224 “FRANKLIN” Rafter W 20-28 (Any or all of these animals may have been named by a subsequent owner).

The Weidauer Family

Greg, Liz, Colin & Sara (320) 424-2543

Greg.Weidauer@gmail.com _______ Page 5

Ohio Showcase set for May 13 & 14 The 2022 Ohio Showcase remains in Greenville this year and is managed again by Select Livestock Services. Come to the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville on May 13 & 14 for your Shropping opportunity at what has been the largest Shropshire show and sale of the last decade.There will be several breeds involved so there would also be likely hauling arrangements if you are unable to attend.

Shropshires will be in the cattle pavilion and show and sell in the second in the order (after Hampshires) so both days will be early. Evan Snyder will judge and establish a sale order.

Auctioneers will be Gary Saylor, Danny Westlake and Bill MacCauley.

Rams will show and sell first and the following classes are offered: Yearling Rams, Fall Ram Lambs, January and February & after Ram Lambs, Yearling Ewes, Fall Ewe Lambs, Early January, Late January, Early February, and Late February and after Ewe Lambs. Shropshires are required to guarantee codons of NN and

RR or QR. No QQ or NS sheep will be allowed to sell.

The ASRA will award banners to the champion and reserve champion rams and ewes.

The sale will be webcast with live bidding at Breedersworld.com. Mail and phone bids must be paid within five (5) days or will incur a 10% added fee. Futurity ewe lambs and yearling ewes will be marked with an “F” on their backs and on the sale order. All transit sheep on the grounds must stay on trailers. Camping is permitted on the grounds and lodging is available in Greenville, Brookville and Richmond, Ind. Catalogs will be mailed to all previous consignors and will also be posted sale and Shropshire websites. For further information consult www.selectls.net The silent auction for the Shropshire website’s Centerstage will take place over the two days. Breeders are encouraged to bid to purchase a month-long ad on the homeContinued next page

A Sample Of Our Ewes Being Offered At Spring Sales...

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1 & 2 Yearling ewes sired

by Avery’s Lockdown 19-23 for the big Ohio sales 3 Ewe sired by our Buckham 18-37 ram 4 Late yearling ewe sired

by Avery’s 19-23 Lockdown

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Mid West Stud Ram Sale One of the country’s largest sheep hub events continues this year in Sedalia, Mo. from June 14-18. Shropshires will be judged in the swine barn at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15

by John Mrozinski. The Larry Mead Supreme Champion Event takes off at 6 p.m., followed by his memorial service. Larry was a fundamental part of the success of the Midwest Sale event.

Shropshires will be the sixth breed to sell on Friday, June 17, following by the Polled and Horned Dorsets. Several breeds are involved in this long-running show and sale and it is a wonderful opportunity to find transportation connections for around the U.S. For further information call 515-442-0950 or email info@ midwestsale.com.

The dates for 2023 are June 12-17.

The MWSRS is managed by Heartland Livestock Services LLC. Bret Oelke, a Heartland representative, spoke briefly at the November board meeting, reporting some 2021 statistics: 1400 head pre-entered, over 1100 head shown, 965 head sold. The record average was $1257 with a gross sale of $1.2M. Online viewing and bidding works well for them. Most notable was the 400 web viewers on both Tuesday and Wednesday, 800 viewers on the

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continued from Page 6 page of Shropshires.org.Voice publisher Rinda Maddox will design your ad and allow you to proof it and it will also get a one-time post on the Shropshire Facebook page. Bidding will be available on Friday but check your bids on Saturday as the sale will close 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Shropshire Sale. Minimum bid is $100. Payment should be made on the day of the sale to the ASRA.The proceeds will keep the website in operation and promoting the breed. __________________ May 2022

wether-sire Thursday. Total of 152 head sold online for $170,000. Thursday’s sales had 700 viewers for 71 head online for $64,300; Friday 1000 viewers sold 56 head for$63,000; Saturday 600 viewers, sold 45 for $41,000.

There seems to be no problem transporting sheep into or out of Sedalia making the online sales work.They will continue to use this technology.

Freedom Fest Jackpot Show Freedom Fest is a Breeding Sheep Jackpot Show held May 27-29 at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Mo. This is in its third year and originated in 2020 after COVID-19 caused a need for show venues.

It has been designated as several regional shows including the Mid-West Regional Shropshire Show. Showmanship classes will be held on Friday, May 27, followed by two days of breed classes.The organizers are doing a great job getting it together, gathering and recognizing sponsors. The show looks like it will be a great deal of fun!

Entries open on April 1st, with classes for rams and ewes in many breeds. Check out the Facebook page Freedomfestsheepshow to follow the details or contact Bobby Spoonster at (636)359-5487 or bjspoonster@me.com

Your sponsorship is always needed for the Starter Flock Fund & All-American Jr. Show Shropshire classes.

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Minutes of Zoom Board Meeting Jan. 30, 2022 The meeting was called to order at 8:04 p.m. by President Jim Gruenhagen. Present were Jon Nicholson, Adam Moore, Danny Rogers, Rick Adams by phone, Rick Whiting, Tom Slutz, Caleb Fritz, Mike Elsbury, Bill Bryant by phone, Ashley Fuss, Mary Anne Keck, Debbie Petzel and Mandy Curtiss. Darrell Dockter did not attend.

Secretary’s Report was previously distributed. Danny Rogers moved to accept with a second by Bill Bryant. Motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report was also previously distributed. The end of year total assets was $59,318.68 and Net Income was $6,954.28.

Registration stats showed 2285 head and 1306 transfers. There was no further discussion. Bill Bryant moved to accept the report with a second from Danny Rogers. Motion passed.

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2022 budget needs to be set and approved. A committee of Adam Moore, Ashley Fuss and Becky Peterson will review and propose budget for May meeting. Any new spending items need to be included.

Voice & Promotion Committee – Chair Darrell was not present. It was noted to plan Centerstage website auction at a spring event. Discussion followed. It was decided to run the Silent Auction again and hold it with the Ohio Showcase Sale in May. Jim Gruenhagen will organize it.

Royalty – Debbie Petzel sent the royalty application info to the committee for review.Any changes will be made and applications posted.

Deadline is March 15. Presentations will be at the National Sale dinner on April 23 in Indiana.

Junior Activity – Mary Anne is looking at awards for NAILE and possibly AAJS Showmanship awards and will provide pricing for chairs and banners. She is also planning on the meal and activity for the AAJS exhibitors. The Northeast Association is working to co-sponsor the event.

Futurity – Is there a need to look at the payouts. Ewe lambs pay four regional and

Did you miss seeing the snapshot page of Shropshire youth in this issue?

So did we!

Please share your spring and summer show and barn photos of the kids and their sheep for the next issue of the Voice. Deadline Sept. 1.

Send photos to Rinda at: shropshirevoice @thesidellreporter.com __________________ Shropshire Voice

Semen for Sale from my Proven Sires!

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seven overall places. Yearlings pay 10 places and not all of them were used in the past two years and some money was not used. Becky will send a little history to the committee to review and recommend changes at the May meeting. Chair Caleb Fritz remarked that the photo plaques awarded in the past have been a little plain and would like to award Silver buckles to the ewe lamb and yearling winner. Caleb Fritz moved to work on this with a second from Adam Moore. He will look for prices and look into sponsorships so as not to impact the budget. Perhaps banners could be used for the regional ewe lambs. Futurity committee will make final choice.

Starter Flock – Application needs to be reviewed and updated if necessary and publicized for March 15 deadline. Committee chair Rick will follow November discussion pointed toward two awards for $1000 and $500 to go toward the purchase of two or more ewes and for one or more ewes respectively. Sponsorships are still needed.

National Sale – Jim Gruenhagen will order

the banner sashes for the champion and reserve champion ram and ewe. Mike Elsbury’s committee is working on local grants to help.

Consignors will have banquet tickets, class winner prizes.They are working on hats, shirts and have a photo backdrop ordered.They will make an email blast with the entry form and for the catalog. John Mrozinski will judge the sale sheep. This sale will meet the Indiana 4-H ownership deadline.

Competition – Committee is to look at the “DNA project”. The Southdown Association has a policy to test for the Dwarf gene.

Southdown consignors will have to attest to freedom of Dwarf and Spider gene as well as at least QR for Scrapie. They also test four winners and one random at NAILE. Becky will forward the Southdown email to the board members. Bill Bryant will look into the logistics and funding and also details of the parentage testing. Committee will have a Zoom meeting with that info.

Belly and Leg Wool – Jim Gruenhagen reviewed the ringside scuffle during the junior

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Consigning 1 fall ewe & 2 January ewe lambs to the Ohio Showcase Sale.

JIM & DONNA GRUENHAGEN 7622 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport, IA 52807 // (563) 355-6730 // ssshrops@gmail.com

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show. Mary Anne Keck discussed implementing a code of ethics. Discussion followed.

The Belly and Leg Wool rule is not new and has been printed in national event rules and is announced on site. There is no excuse for not following it or for parents etc, to denigrate the persons trying to enforce it. There needs to be a penalty for such activity. Tom Slutz asked if show staff would support any action taken by the ASRA. Becky will bring this to the NAILE advisory committee in March.

Could we pay a non-Shropshire exhibitor to be ringside and inspect? Is there a possibility to pre-check all Shropshires on the day before the show at these events? Discussion followed. Mary Anne moved to try one year with prior day pre-checking all Shrops for the NAILE Junior and Open Show, AAJS and National Sale events. Mike Elsbury seconded. Discussion followed, noting the difficulty involved in finding all Shropshires in the NAILE barn or hauling 12 head to a central point. Mary Anne amended her motion to say the prior day PreCheck will take place at only the National Sale

Merveldt 21-1 RRNN FF

Yearling buck we raised and used last fall, I will have a few lambs out of him I will sell off the farm.

Contact me anytime.

Merveldt Shropshires Darin & Kim Merveldt 8104 N. Alfadale Road, El Reno, OK 73036 (405) 206-6473 • dkmerveldt@aol.com

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in Indiana as a starting point. Jon Nicholson seconded.

A committee of three appointed by the Board will be on hand for Thursday’s check-in and paint branding at the Indiana Sale in April.

Motion passed. Ashley Fuss is working on a flyer/banner to be distributed/displayed and will have it worked up by March.

Hall of Fame - Five applications were submitted (Mike Anderson, Jasper Dirlam, Dennis Avery, Fred Groverman and Noble Apple).

Tom Slutz moved to name all five this year.

Second from Rick Adams.These will all be put on the website and in the May Voice. Introductions will be made at the Friday night dinner at the National Sale in Indiana. Ashley Fuss is looking into a physical memento for recipients. A scrap book will be made and displayed at Shropshire events. Jon Nicholson moved that the secretary and president should send a letter to the living recipients and families of the deceased with an invitation to the Indiana event. Seconded by Tom Slutz. Motion passed.

Old Business NAILE Judge nominations – Becky provided a tally of the nominations received at the NAILE event and afterward as follows: Bobby Spoonster (7), Evan Snyder (4), Tim Gatsby (3), Jason Mumm (3), Craig Beckmier (2), Jason Heeg (2), and Jim Percival, Alan Johnson, Skip Anderson, Clink Rust, Joel Parker, Bill Bryant,Aaron Crome, and Mark Johnson (1 each).

Mike Elsbury moved to accept these and submit them to NAILE in that order.Adam Moore seconded. Motion passed. Discussion followed about the nomination method which currently allows any paid adult member to submit a judge name. A suggestion was made having only NAILE Open exhibitors of the last three years to submit names. Others countered suggesting all members should be a driving force.

Discussion followed. Rick Adams felt that any change should be done at an Annual Meeting though it is not a By-Law.The issue will be put on the agenda for November 2022.

Committee Assignments – President Jim Gruenhagen had set up committees and the list has been sent to place in the February Voice and will also be on the website. _______ Page 11

Election of Officers – This had to be delayed from November since current president and vice presidents’ terms were up and they had to be renominated to the BOD at the annual meeting. As stated in Annual Meeting minutes this did happen. Mary Anne Keck nominated Jim Gruenhagen as president.

Tom Slutz seconded. Mike Elsbury moved to close nominations for president and to cast one ballot for Jim Gruenhagen. Mike Elsbury

Calendar May 12-14........... Ohio Showcase Sale May 27-29........... Freedom Fest Jackpot May 28-29 .......... Great Lakes Sale June 14-18.......... Midwest Stud Ram Sale June 1 ................. Scholarship deadline June 31-July 3 ..... All-American Jr. Show Nov. 2022............ NAILE

nominated Mary Anne Keck as Vice President.

Seconded by Adam Moore. Tom Slutz moved to close nominations and cast one ballot for Mary Anne Keck as vice-president.

New Business Regional Youth Funds allocations – NE/NY, PA/South, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan/Wisconsin and Southwest regions are eligible for the $300 youth funds. Directors should request funds, date needed and recipient Conflict of Interest Forms – Becky asked again for Board members to complete these forms as they are required to be kept on file for the D&O Insurance. Becky will email them again.

Next meeting – Typically held in conjunction with National Sale. Several directors didn’t think they would get to Indiana and most would not go to both Indiana and Ohio.

It was decided to hold the Board meeting between the sales as a Zoom meeting on May 1.

With no other business to come before the Board Mary Anne Keck moved to adjourn at 10:17 PM, seconded by Adam Moore.

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WANT TO SEE WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON IN OUR BARNS? We always welcome farm visits!

Check out our online sale April 19 with Mrozinski Farms & Avery Shropshires through Willoughby’s.

The National Sale (Greenfield, IN) Ohio Showcase (Greenville, OH)

STREET SHROPSHIRES Mitch Street and Family Dennis and Nancy Avery

4753 W. 1400 N., Elwood, Indiana 46036 (317) 606-5234 (Mitch’s Cell) (574) 209-0988 (Dennis’ Cell) streetshropshires@gmail.com www.facebook.com/StreetShropshires __________________ May 2022

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May 12-14, 2022

Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, Ohio 800 Sweitzer St, Greenville

2021 OHIO SHOWCASE SHROPSHIRE SALE AVERAGED $939.69 ON 97 HEAD!

Entries close March 25!

The Fritz Champion ram was sold to Mandy Curtiss of New York.

The Fleener Champion Ewe was sold to Phil Colwell of Tennessee.

SHOW SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, MAY 13 CATTLE PAVILION, 8 A.M. Hampshires, Shropshires, Oxfords, Polled & Horned Dorsets, Suffolks, Southdowns)

SALE SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, MAY 14 CATTLE PAVILION, 9 A.M. Breed order same as Show

AUCTIONEERS: Gary Saylor Danny Westlake Bill MacCauley JUDGE FOR SHROPSHIRES: Evan Snyder

Online Entries are available www.selectls.net Gary: 937-597-7214 – gary@selectls.net Pat: 937-935-1975 – pat@selectls.net Jim: 937-658-3119 – jim@selectls.net Dan: 937-243-5111 – dan@selectls.net P.O. Box 25, Rushsylvania, OH 43347 _______ Page 14

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National Shropshire Futurity 2022 For the 21st year, The American Shropshire Registry Association will sponsor a Shropshire ewe lamb and yearling ewe futurity in 2022.

The futurity will not only enhance the junior members ability to purchase extremely high quality breeding stock but will also make it more beneficial for the breeders to consign their very best animals.

The rules of the futurity are relatively simple and are outlined below. You can buy a top quality ewe at one of the designated sales that has been nominated for the futurity, exhibit the ewe at the shows you normally attend and then send in your results on the point record form. A junior can add a top quality female to his or her flock, and possibly win back a sizable premium.

The 2022 designated sales will include the following: Indiana Premier Shropshire Sale, Greenfield, Ind.; Shropshire Showcase, Greenville, Ohio; Great Lakes Sale, Wooster, Ohio; Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, Mo. and Online Sales (if they meet the conditions listed in the sale nomination rules.) To have a new sale designated as a Futurity Sale, notification must be made in writing to the Board of Directors at least three months in advance of the sale.

SALE NOMINATION RULES 1. Entries are open to all ewe lambs born September 1, 2021, thru March 31, 2022, and to all yearling ewes born September 1, 2020, thru May 31, 2021.

2. A nomination fee of $20 is required and payable to The American Shropshire Registry Association. Sale management may deduct nomination fee from sale settlements or consignors will be invoiced from the ASRA office within 30 days after the sale.Any animal not selling but receiving bids will be assessed the nomination fee.

Animals that do not receive a bid (nosale) will not pay the fee. Animals will be nominated for that sale only; nomination will not carry over to another sale.

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3. Each ewe must be properly identified, according to the registration certificate.

Futurity ewes will be recorded by their scrapie tag number and paint branded with an F before entering the sale ring.

The flock tag number will also be recorded for identifying purposes 4. Each ewe must conform and abide by the rules and regulations of the individual sale to which it is consigned. All normal entry and commission fees will apply.

5. The American Shropshire Registry Association will not be responsible and shall be held harmless for any disputes and/or disagreements between buyers and sellers.

6. Animals sold privately will not be eligible for nomination.

7. Ewes may be nominated from online sales (if they meet the following conditions) a) The Sale Management Company agrees to all terms of the ASRA show and sale policy. b) The Sale Management Company is bonded. c) Consignor pays direct to ASRA office a $20 nomination fee for each animal that receives a bid d) The nomination of the animal is indicated for the entire time the sale listing is on the internet and identified by the scrapie tag number. e) The consignor sends to the ASRA office a list of all animals nominated with name of the purchaser within 14 days. f) Only sales conducted by a management company qualify, if an individual breeder has an online sale. g) Sales that have 5 or more ewes nominated can qualify as Futurity designated. h) All registered Shropshire ewes in an online sale must be nominated if any are nominated. i) Sale management will notify the ASRA office of intent to hold an online sale at least 48 hours before the sale and a list of nominated lambs must be available before the sale starts. j) Online sale photos must include a face _______ Page 15

Look for the the catalog online at midwestsale.com (515) 442 0950 info@midwestsale.com

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2021 Grand Champion Ewe, 1ST place Fall Ewe Lamb from Mennon Club Lambs, sold to Lane Falch, MO at $800

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EXHIBITOR RULES 1. Up to date paid junior membership in the American Shropshire Registry Association.

2. Not more than 21 years of age on January 1 of the current year.

3. Junior member must be at least 5 years of age with no partnerships or joint registrations.

4. Ewes and points earned in the Futurity are not transferable to any other person, nor are the points from one ewe to another.

5. Ewes are to be registered to individuals only, no “and family”, no partnerships, and no joint registrations.

6. No immediate family transfers will be allowed to be exhibited as Futurity animals.

Sales to children, grandchildren or siblings will not be eligible.

7. No Futurity entrant can compete with more than two ewe lambs. Total points earned by two ewe lambs may not be combined into one lamb’s total.

8. No Futurity entrant can compete with more than two yearling ewes. Total points earned by two yearling ewes may not be combined into one yearling’s total.

9. Junior members must exhibit their own Futurity ewes within a class. If they have two ewes in the same class, another junior member may exhibit the second ewe.

10. If an exhibitor that owns a ewe is not present at the respective show-Futurity points are not eligible and should not be submitted.

11. If either the scrapie tag or the flock tag is lost the Shropshire office must be notified about the replacement, immediately.

12. Point reporting forms are available from the ASRA office and also on www. shropshires.org REGIONS FOR EWE LAMB FUTURITY East 20 states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware,Virginia,

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West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee) Mid-West 4 states (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky) West 24 states (Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma,Texas, Montana,Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California) Yearling ewes: 2022 will be the 12th year for the Yearling Ewe Futurity. Junior exhibitors may renominate their 2021 Futurity ewe lamb as 2022 Futurity yearling ewes for a fee of $20.These ewes may not have been sold or transferred to another owner. This renomination needs to be done

by May 1, 2022. A renomination form can be found on www.shropshires.org. Another option for juniors wanting to participate will be to purchase a futurity nominated yearling ewe at one of the designated futurity sales.

The yearling ewe will need to be consignornominated at the sale ($20).

POINT SCORING 1. A point card must be filled out for each show and forwarded to Becky Peterson, 41 Bell Road, Leyden, MA 01337 within 21 days of the show. Must have a post mark of 21 days or fewer to count. The card must be signed by the superintendent of the appropriate show.

The point card can also be scanned and e-mailed to shropsec@hotmail.com 2. At each individual show the ewe lamb or yearling ewe may earn Futurity points from the open division, the junior division, or from both (when a different judge or day is involved) except at NAILE, where only the junior show placing will be counted.

3. Ewe lambs and yearling ewes can compete at an unlimited number of shows. The exhibitor may submit as many cards as they want for that ewe. Each ewe’s point cards will be kept separately. The five highest point award cards will be recorded as Futurity points. (Note for 2022, in the event _______ Page 17

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that many shows are cancelled because of the Pandemic, only the 3 highest point cards will be counted. If such a decision is made, all info will be posted on the Shropshire website and mass member email) 4. Points will be awarded on a sliding scale based on the number of entries in the class.

5. At two shows double points are awarded.

These shows are The All-American Jr. Show and the National Jr. Show (at NAILE in 2022).The higher placing lamb at NAILE in Louisville will break ties. In the event there is still a tie for 1st place, please allow 30 days for awards to be made.

2022 Point Scale for both Ewe Lambs and Yearling Ewes Placing in class 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th # in Points awarded class 1-6 6 5 4 3 2 1 -7-12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 13 + 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All placings below 18th will receive 1 point

Ewe Lamb Futurity Payout Premiums based on percentages of the total amount of money collected for futurity ewe lamb entries.

Payout Region Overall FIRST 8% 12% SECOND 6% 8% THIRD 4% 6% FOURTH 2% 5% FIFTH 4% SIXTH 3% SEVENTH 2%

Yearling Ewe Futurity Payout Premiums-based on percentages of the total amount of money collected for Futurity Yearling Ewe entries.

Payout FIRST 25% SECOND 20% THIRD 15% FOURTH 10% FIFTH-TENTH 5%

In the event that regions or divisions are not full, unused Futurity premium payment will be directed to the Shropshire Starter Flock program. Premiums and awards will be sent from the ASRA office as soon as possible after the NAILE Junior Shropshire Show. Additional recognition for the exhibitors and breeders will appear in the Shropshire Voice and on the Shropshire Website.

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All-American Junior Show

By Deb Hopkins

2022 All-American Junior Show Heading Back East To New England At The Big E Fairgrounds July 4th Weekend The 2022 All-American Junior Sheep Show is going to be held at the BIG E Fairgrounds, West Springfield, MA from June 30July 3, 2022. This will be the third time the All American has visited New England and we are looking forward to bringing the show back to where we play the 3-On-3 Basketball Tournament at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

It is a special evening for the whole family as not only do we host the tourney there but the museum is open exclusively to the AAJS Families for their browsing pleasure on Friday night! It has been recently re-worked so there are a lot of new exhibits. Another important activity is the following weekend at the exact same venue, another premier junior breeding sheep show will be held. It is the Northeast Youth Sheep Show and runs from July 8th10th. Sheep can remain in the facility and arrangements are being made for some special activities for the stay-over families between the shows, or you can go off on your own as there are plenty of activities in New England to check out! You can truly make it a “Showcation” and enjoy attending two premier junior shows in one trip!

The All-American is the premier and largest junior breeding sheep show in the country.

The breeds participating this year are: Polled Dorsets-Fitted & Slick Shorn, Horned Dorsets, Dorset Advantage, Hampshires-Fitted & Slick Shorn, Southdowns, Border Leicesters-White & Natural Colored, Cheviots, Cotswolds, Shropshires, Oxfords, Montadales, RomneysWhite & Natural Colored, Shetlands, LincolnsWhite & Natural Colored, Natural Coloreds, Targhees, Texels, Tunis, Dorpers, White Dorpers, Columbias, Corriedales, Katahdins, Meri-

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nos, Babydoll Southdowns and Suffolks-Fitted & Slick Shorn. Polled Dorsets, Hampshires and Suffolks will have two completely separate shows for Fitted and Slick Shorns, while Lincolns, Romneys and Border Leicesters are going to feature two separate breeds shows for the white and natural colored. Judges for this year’s event will be Dustin Cruit, IL; Troy Longenecker, PA; and Nick Miniter, CT. The National Junior Southdown Show, National Junior Tunis Show and National Junior Suffolk Show will be held in conjunction with the All American Junior show this year. Thank you to all of the National Breed Associations and their breeders for their continued special sponsorship of this show!

If you have never attended an All-American Junior Show please make plans to attend this very special event! It is much more than just a sheep show, as there are several activities for the whole family.The show features a lamb camp for the young sheep owners, a 3-on-3 basketball tourney for the exhibitors, a sheep skil-a-thon competition with several participation awards being sponsored, a sheep judging contest, free complimentary food service for exhibitors and their families, individual and team showmanship competitions, wool show, promotional contests for exhibitors that also features an adult age photo division, a college scholarship program for older exhibitors, a thank-you note writing booth where participation awards are given away, a fun virtual shearing contest, and a lead line and dress-asheep competition, plus much more!

New to the show this year will be the Supreme Champion Ram and Ewe drive on Sunday afternoon after the breed show are completed and prior to the closing ceremonies.

The AAJS is planning some very special awards for our winners! Also, new is the implementation of a minimum age limit of 4 years old by January 1st for a junior exhibitor to enter the breeding sheep or market lamb classes.Younger exhibitors are still more than welcomed to participate in the showmanship classes, the lead line and dress-a-sheep contests, attend lamb camp, assist older exhibitors in the breeding sheep show rings and participant in _______ Page 23

all of the promotional contests and other fun activities associated with the show.

The All-American extended the show schedule by a half day three years ago and will continue to do so this year as it worked out very well for all of the attendees and staff.

Sheep need to arrive by Thursday, June 30th at noon as all check-in will take place on Thursday. Activities actually start Thursday afternoon with the Judging Contest, Fitting Demos, Lamb Camp and Leadline & Dress-A-Sheep Contests. Hood Ice Cream will be sponsoring the Ice Cream Treats for everyone.

The Opening Ceremonies will kick things off on Friday morning, July 1st followed by Showmanship Classes and some Breed Shows.

On Friday night there will be the ever popular 3 on 3 three basketball tourney and the Harry & Mary Blome pizza party. The site for this year’s basketball tournament will be at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame starting at 6:30 PM so; we will host the pizza party at the fairgrounds starting at 5:30 PM. There will be a family Chicken BBQ on Saturday night with the fun activity Ag Olympics taking place for all, with prizes given out. Come and enjoy the family fun!

The Eastern States Farmers Market & Wine Café will be open during our show, on Saturday and Sunday for you to visit. Products on sale include sweaters, shawls, gourmet foods, kitchenware, cheeseboards, wine accessories and more.Wine by the glass, and wine slushies are also available.The Farmers market is located right our front of the Mallary Ag Complex next to the rotunda.

THE AJSS is excited to announce a new platinum show sponsorship from Sydell. Not only will they continue with their trimming stand donation for the AAJS Raffle but they are going to sponsor all the exhibitor t-shirts and staff clothing as well as sponsoring the showmanship class winning awards.The showmanship show is going to be named the “Sydell Showmanship Competition” in recognition of their great support. Sydell is also going to be donating a couple of their products for the silent auction held during the show itself. The AAJS welcomes’ Sydell as its first platinum _______ Page 24

show sponsor!

Honor Show Chows is a major show sponsor and will be back with us in Massachusetts.

Weaver Leather is also a major show sponsor providing embroidered wether blankets for the champion and reserve champions market lambs as well as an AJJS hanging show box for our new junior raffle ticket selling incentive program. Kalmbach Feeds is returning as a Major Show Sponsor for the show in New England. Hopkins Southdowns has donated the wireless Bose headphones for the AAJS raffle and Tractor Supply will be providing prizes for the ever popular exhibitor thank-you booth and has also become a general show sponsor. The American Lamb Board will be donating 600 thank-you notes for the booth.

Profiles Show Supplies and Stockyard Style will continue their vendor show sponsorship.

Select Livestock Services and Milton Mobile Vet Care-Dr. Richard & Judy Schambow have also joined the All American family becoming a general show sponsor. Novel Designs is donating their services as the AAJS web site host and thank-you to them for doing a great job. Theisen Designs will be at the show once again doing our show apparel. They donate back a portion of their proceeds directly to the All American Junior Show, thank-you!

The AAJS will once again be hosting a benefit Ram Semen Online Sale Auction on May 16, 2022.The sale hosting services and organization has been donated by Integrity Livestock Sales. Please contact Mike Crowder directly at 765-366-3135, email: mike@integritylivestocksales.com with your consignments. We are looking for 2-5 straw lots donations of stud rams to be sold with all benefits going to the AAJS. If you want to support the All American and don’t necessarily have ram semen to sell, other items can be consigned also.

At the Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO during the Supreme Champion Show on Wednesday, June15, the AAJS Benefit Auction will be held and this year we will be auctioning off some very exceptional items! Ketcham Sheep Equipment has donated an A-Frame 10’ Feeder, Reproductive Specialty Group has donated an ET flush and transfer surgery and 5 __________________ Shropshire Voice

LAI surgeries, Banner Magazine has donated a one color page ad, Mumm Sheep Equipment has donated two folding gates, and Premier 1 Supplies has donated a pair of their new cordless shears. We have a new item donator Sullivan Supply, who will be donating a mini-air express blower. Thank-you to them for joining our special Big Ticket Benefit Auction! Specifics and details on all items can be found on the AAJS web site.Thanks to Heartland Group for allowing us to do this special benefit at the sale as this has become a major fundraiser for the show. Please be on hand or contact the AAJS chow committee to bid on these special items!

Our New England host committee is being organized by Chair Nancy Miniter, Becky Peterson, Duckey Chute, and several other New England and New York sheep breeders. They are all working hard on fundraising activities.

A big thank-you also goes to all the Northeast sheep families involved in the local planning committee. Several local sheep breeders and youth supporters have stepped up to the plate to organize events and volunteer to help out.

It is thanks to all of you that this show will be a special All American for our junior sheep exhibitors and their families.

The New England planning committee is in the middle of fundraising for the show. Thank you to the following major sponsors that have stepped forward to date: Eastern States Exposition, New England Sheep & Wool Growers, Farm Credit East, Dutchess County Sheep & Wool Growers Association, Syngenta, Scituate Lumber,Tufts Vet Field Service, Jack Miller’s Tractor & Truck, INC., George Fiske, Bayer, Salmon Run Farms, Twist of Fate, Wilson’s Skyview Farm, Thistle Down Farm, Hardwick Farmers Co-Op, Yered Trailers, Mt. Salem Suffolks, A & B Insurance Group LLC, Two Rock Farm, TK Farm, Snow Cap Cheviots, Lightning Ridge Farm, Scott & Duckey Chute, Claudette Choma, Orchard Valley Farm, Azuluna Foods, Langebec Wood Shavings, Araujo Farms, Campo’s Express, Benchmark Graphic Co., The Barnyard, Garden State Sheep Breeders, New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Growers, Hukowicz Farm,Wanczyk Nursery, Greenfield Cooperative Bank, Betts Sheep Farm, BAAY State

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Blanket, New England Southdown Breeders Association, The Local Butcher, Kyle Farms and Aaron’s Shearing.

They have also gained donations for the contents for the exhibitor welcome bags.

So far, Kringle Candle, Webs, Massachusetts Cranberry Growers, Vermont Maple Producers, and Pleasant View Farms have committed to donating items.Thank-you to them for their support! We look forward to getting more local New England show supporters on board.

If you are interested in supporting the 2022 show contact Nancy Miniter: (508)740-3839, jnen@aol.com 2022 All American Hotel & Camping Information West Springfield, Massachusetts Hotels with Group Rates: La Quinta by Wyndham (30 rooms) 100 Congress St Springfield, MA 01104 413-781-0900 Standard Rooms at $95.00 (non-smoking, double queens), pet friendly, free breakfast, indoor pool, 2.5 miles to fairgrounds Group Name: All American Junior Sheep Show, cutoff date for group rate 6/15/2022 Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel (10 rooms) One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA 01144 413-781-1010 Standard Rooms at $129.00 (non-smoking, double queens), indoor pool, pet friendly, parking height restrictions apply, 2.0 miles to the fairgrounds Group Name:All American Junior Sheep Show 2022, cutoff date for group rate 5/31/2022 Candlewood Suites (25 rooms) 572 Riverdale St W. Springfield, MA 01089 413-739-1122 Standard Rooms at $129.00 (non-smoking, double queens), indoor pool, full kitchen with fridge, microwave, dishwasher, coffee maker, 2 burner stovetop, dishes, pots, pans, utensils, 2.7 miles to fairgrounds Group Name: All American Junior Sheep Show, cutoff date for group rate 5/31/2022 _______ Page 25

Hampton Inn (25 rooms) 1011 Riverdale St W. Springfield, MA 01089 413-732-1300 Standard Rooms at $129.00 (non-smoking, double queens), free breakfast, outdoor pool, pet friendly, 3.4 miles to fairgrounds Group Name: All American Junior Sheep Show, cutoff date for group rate 5/31/2022 Hilton Garden Inn Springfield (15 rooms) 800 Hall of Fame Avenue Springfield, MA 01105 413-886-8000 Standard Rooms at $135.00 (non-smoking, double queens), indoor pool, located right next to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, 2.0 miles to the fairgrounds Group Name:All American Junior Sheep Show 2022, cutoff date, 5/31/2022 Residence Inn by Marriott (25 rooms) 64 Border Way W. Springfield, MA 01089 413-732-9543 Standard Rooms at $159.00 (non-smoking, single queen with sofa bed & king beds suites), pet friendly, oven, dishwasher, microwave, stove, utensils, pots/pans, toaster, free breakfast, 5.8 miles to fairgrounds Group Name: All American Junior Sheep Show, cutoff date for group rate 5/30/2022 Camping: BIG E Fairgrounds (actual show site): Camping rate is $25.00 per night. Campground is located right next to the sheep barn.

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Campground includes electricity, sewer and water. Showers are available in the sheep barn.

No reservations required, pay at the entrance gate when you arrive at fairgrounds.

Entries close: MAY 25th, 2022. There will be a higher entry fee for any late entries submitted after the deadline date and post entries at the show. Check out the All-American Website: www.allamericanjuniorshow.com for entry and further information.

The All-American Junior Show Committee has four major fundraising activities that are held to help raise funding for this special junior show. Following is information on these activities and the show would certainly appreciate your support in these fundraising efforts: AAJS Ram Semen Online Benefit Auction Sale will be held on May 16, 2022 on Integrity Livestock Online Sale Site at: www.integritylivestocksales.com Please support this major fundraising event by bidding on semen lots, and some specialty items will also be offered.

All proceeds will go directly towards the All American Junior Show.

All-American Gift Basket & Specialty Item Silent Auction Gift Baskets and specialty items will be on display during the duration of the All-American Show for bidding. Bidding will close on Sunday, July 3rd at noon. Basket and item donations would be greatly appreciated. Just bring them to the show in West Springfield!

All-American Jr. Show Raffle Cost $5.00 each or 5 for $20.001st Prize: $1000 Cash Prize2nd Prize Sydell Hydraulic Trimming Stand ($720 value)3rd Prize: Bose Quiet Comfort 45 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones ($300 value) Tickets are available at the Continental Dorset Club Office, P.O. Box 506, North Scituate, RI 02857. Many sponsoring breeds mail out raffle tickets with their office work and annual dues notices so when you see them PLEASE lend your support! Junior show exhibitors also have raffle tickets to sell and they will be trying to be top salesman in our popular ticket incentive program so help them out __________________ Shropshire Voice

by buying tickets from them! Final drawing will take place on Sunday, July 3rd. Need not to be present to win.The high selling raffle ticket juniors will be receiving some great prizes!

All-American Jr. Show Auctions WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022 (During the Midwest Stud Ram Sale Supreme Champion Show) EARLY EVENING, SWINE BARN MISSOURI STATE FAIRGROUNDS, SEDALIA, MO Ketcham Sheep Equipment has donated an A-Frame 10’ Feeder; Reproductive Specialty Group has donated ET Flush & transfer surgery and LAI surgeries; Banner Publications has donated a one page color ad in “The Banner,” Mumm Sheep Equipment has donated two folding gates; Premier 1 Supplies has donated a set of cordless electric shears; Sullivan Supply has donated an Air Express Mini Blow Dryer.

We are also encouraging support of the Northeast Youth Sheep Show. Here is some important information about the event and one of their major show fundraisers: 37th Annual North East Youth Sheep Show July 8 - July 10, 2022 Mallary Complex, Eastern States Exposition West Springfield, Massachusetts Entry Deadline: June 10, 2022 Entry Fee: $15.00 per head Camping Fee: approximately $25 per night -Complete show and entry information can be found at: www.nesheep.org/north-eastyouth-sheep-show 2022 Used Sheep Equipment Auction Consignments should arrive on Friday, July 8th between 9am and 6pm Auction starts at 10am on Saturday, July 10th Contact Becky Peterson, (413)624-5562 Email: shropsec@hotmail.com *Consignors must be paid members of the NEWSGA, dues can be deducted from settlement.** Anyone coming for the All American can bring items to enter in the auction, even if you aren’t staying! The sales commission collected goes directly towards the NEYSS youth show. __________________ May 2022

Houston Livestock Show February 28

Judge: Dr. Mike Salisbury

Two-Tooth Ram 1. Parker Lowrey , Res. Champion Ram Ram Lamb 1. Kord Henry, Champion Ram 2. Christi Keeton 3. Christi Keeton 4. Christi Keeton Pair of Rams 1. Christi Keeton Four to Six Tooth Ewe 1. Tatum Duncan, Res. Champion Ewe 2. Christi Keeton Two-Tooth Ewe 1. Kannon Travis 2. 2M Livestock 3. Christi Keeton Ewe Lamb 1. Haydan Lowrey, Champion Ewe 2. 2M Livestock 3. Tatum Duncan 4. Parker Lowrey Pair Ewes 1. 2M Livestock 2. Kannon Travis 3. Christi Keeton Best Pair of Sheep (Both sexes) 1. Parker Lowrey 2. Christi Keeton Exhibitor’s Flock 1. Christi Keeton

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One of the oldest Shropshire flocks moves to a new home Written by Everett J. Douce 21 April 2021 One of the oldest Shropshire flocks in the United States has moved from the farm near Caledonia, Marion County, Ohio to a farm near Columbia, Missouri.

In the fall of 1926, R. E. Douce bought eight bred registered Shropshire ewes from J. G. Sterts, Plymouth, Ohio. There have been registered Shropshires on the same farm for 95 years. Countless ewes and rams have improved a great number of flocks.

Richard Earl Douce’s oldest son, Lowell Douce (Douce Farms, Washington C. H., Ohio) got his foundation flock from this flock. In 1946, Richard Earl’s youngest son, Everett Douce, went in partnership, now as R. E. Douce and Son. Later on, grandson, Allen Douce, came into the partnership, known as Douce & Douce, which then became Douce & Douce and Family.

Over the years, two sons, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, all showed Shropshires at the Ohio State Fair and many county fairs.

We are now selling the flock to another grandson near Columbia, Mo.They will be registered as Douce & Douce & Family, owned

by Philip E. Douce, 5917 North O’Neil Rd., Columbia, MO 65202.

Everett Douce, right and his grandson, Philip.

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The 1946 farm sign when Everett joined his father, Richard Earl, in raising Shropshires.

Everett Douce

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~ In Memoriam ~ Dr. Fred Groverman Dr. Fred Groverman, a Petaluma, Calif. native and an institution in Sonoma County agriculture, died Feb. 12, 2022 at home. He was 88.

Groverman, a longtime veterinarian and rancher in south Sonoma County, spent his entire life on a 50-acre parcel between Petaluma and Penngrove, raising the world’s oldest registered flock of Shropshire sheep while making his mark on the agricultural community – and beyond.

He was a volunteer firefighter and school board member, was on the hospital board that got Petaluma Valley Hospital built and he helped established the Sonoma County 4-H Foundation. The result? A Sonoma County Farm Bureau Hall of Fame induction – jointly, with his late wife, Pat – and a community packed with people who knew, respected and loved Fred Groverman. That was perhaps never more apparent than when Judy Walker, one of Groverman’s four children, took to Facebook to share the news of his passing.

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Dr. Fred Groverman

Walker, who said she grew up thinking every family was involved in multiple boards, committees and other volunteer efforts, called the community response to Groverman’s passing “amazing.”

“I saw him as a veterinarian and a volunteer fireman,” said Walker. “He was always involved in trying to make the community better.”

Lynge Simone, Groverman’s wife of the past eight years, said a public celebration of Groverman’s life was to be held April 23, at Herzog Hall in the Petaluma Fairgrounds.

The hall holds 900 people, and that capacity was a key reason for its selection. She also offered plenty of praise for her late husband, as she listed off decades of accomplishments, pausing several times to say, “I’m a pretty proud wife.”

Simone originally met Groverman when she worked at the Cotati veterinary hospital he co-founded with Bill Kortum, saying she was lucky to work with both men, pillars of south Sonoma County.

Groverman worked as a vet in some capacity until 2015, and he kept his skills sharp volunteering his services at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds to vet check the livestock each year.

Along the way, Groverman tended to his flock of Shropshire sheep, a breed that originated in England during the 1840s.

Groverman’s flock would eventually become the oldest registered flock in the world, and in the past several years, he has worked with others to share that gift with ranchers in Oregon, Washington, Texas, Wisconsin, New York, Connecticut and Ohio, selling registered Shropshires to __________________ Shropshire Voice

others looking to carry on the tradition.

He also served for a time as the campus veterinarian for Sonoma State University, where he was also on the president’s advisory board for nearly two decades. If you’re getting the impression that Groverman was involved in a little bit of everything, you’d be right.

“When I grew up, I didn’t realize everybody else’s parents weren’t the same as my parents,” Judy said. “We grew up volunteering, and Dad was always involved in one board or another.”

Petaluma and Sonoma County was his birthplace, but Groverman, who attended Waugh Elementary School, Petaluma Junior High and Petaluma High School, made it his home.

Born Dec. 30, 1933, to parents Bernard Groverman and Ida Petersen, Fred eventually obtained his veterinary degree from University of California Davis.

He married Patricia “Pat” Humble June 20, 1957, and the couple welcomed chil-

dren Karen, James, Judy and William while cementing their place in Sonoma County agriculture for more than 50 years, before Pat died in 2012. Groverman had six grandchildren as well.

Perhaps Groverman’s proudest accomplishment, Simone says, is his work as a member of the Petaluma Valley Hospital board, where he quite literally secured funding to build the hospital, flying to New York to seal the deal on a loan. Groverman Hall is named in his honor.

Sonoma County Supervisor David Rabbitt, a former Petaluma City Council member, called Groverman “a force within the youth ag community,” including FFA and 4-H, thanks to his countless hours volunteering and mentoring.

“I had many interactions with Fred over the years, and his passion for Sonoma County and in particular agriculture was always evident,” Rabbitt said. “He will be missed.

We lost another stalwart of ag in the county with Fred’s passing.”

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1779 Green Rd., Martinsville, OH 45146 (937) 685-2603 Rick.Whiting@cascorp.com

Neal Knapp, Flock Consultant and Professional Fitter __________________ May 2022

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BREEDER’S INDEX

This list is a paid subscription published both in the Voice and on shropshires.org.

Adams Shropshires 10828 W 1000 S Rd Bonfield, IL 60913 Cell: (815) 228-2903 radams1976@hotmail.com adamsshropshires.com Anderson Farms Matthew, Christie, Emily & Andrew 15884 W State Hwy NN Grant City, MO 64456 (660) 988-3503 anderson_farms@hotmail.com Facebook.com/AndersonFarms andersonfarmsmissouri.com Averill, David Village Farm 115 Cape Cod Hill Rd. New Sharon, ME 04955 (207) 778-9421 saverill48@yahoo.com Avery, Dennis & Nancy Avery Shropshires 151 Beechwood Dr. Bremen, IN 46506 (574) 209-0988 davery@etproducts.com Floyd & Sharon Avery (229) 942-3415 www.averyshropshires.com Barnes, Shane & Kim SKB Shropshires 1122 Browns Creek Rd. Sycamore, PA 15364 (724) 852-2673 kmbarnes@mail.wvu.edu Barnes, Tim & Deb Barnes Farms 5707 Mooney Road Radnor, OH 43066 (740) 494-2125 Cell: (740) 815-2402 troytongrn@gmail.com www.barnesfarms.com _______ Page 32

Brown, Rob & Ron Clay-Nob Farms 17527 Maple Drive Saegertown, PA 16433 814-431-8133 claynob75@gmail.com Bryant, Bill Jr 6838 Bryant Rd. Fredericktown, OH 43019 (740) 398-2053 bbryant4@hotmail.com Call, C. Donald 964 Mohawk Trail Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 doonyc@netscape.net Curtiss, Mandy Attica Loc-up 1698 Nesbit Rd. Attica, NY 14011 (716) 465-0565 swartzm721@yahoo.com Dirlam, J.N. & Sons & Matt Dirlam 11673 N. Bethesda Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158 (317) 831-2130 dirlamjd@aol.com www.dirlamshropshires.com Dockter, Darrell & Janet 3-D Sheep Co 19411 So Carpenter Rd. Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 327-1428 darrell.dockter@gmail.com Ebert Sheep Farm, Jeff, Christine & Monica Ebert 10015 Flush Rd. St. George, KS 66535 (785) 458-9174 Cell: (785) 458-9174 ebertsheepfarm@gmail.com www.ebertsheepfarm.com __________________ Shropshire Voice

Edmondson, Andy Lazy E Ranch 4456 Fruitland Rd Loma Rica, CA 95901 (541)281-2311 sheep00@live.com Elsbury, David & Colleen 7800 N 250 E Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 326-3893 ecolleen4@hrtc.net Elsbury, Mike & Karen Elsbury’s Shropshires 5385 E 500 N Greenfield, IN 46140-8939 (317) 326-4461 elsburyfamily@aol.com www.elsburyfarms.com Elsbury, Tim & Family Double Doc Farm W 7112 Cherry Hill Dr Adell, WI 53001 262-483-4668 doubledoctim@gmail.com Evans, Dave 5884 St Rt 292 West Mansfield, OH 43358 (937) 363-3610 david_evans_5884@hotmail.com Flanders, Jerry Flanders & Rachel Flanders 1626 Atlantic Rd Noblesville, IN 46060 317-508-4738 vipdvm2355@gmail.com www.vipclublambs.com Fleener, Tim & Sarah 273 South Mountain Rd. Robesonia, PA 19551 (717) 413-5181 fleenerlivestock@gmail.com Facebook/Fleener Livestock Fritz, Caleb 104 Sells Rd. Beech Bluff, TN 38313 (615) 653-0867 caf3r@mtmail.mtsu.edu __________________ May 2022

Fuss, Ashley Greenbrier Acres 8608 Hunters Dr Frederick, MD 21701 (240) 405-9383 afuss95@gmail.com www.facebook.com/Greenbrier-Acres Graves, Andy, Jodi, Wyatt, Breanna, Trey & Olivia Outlaw Farm 3010 East 1370 Rd. El Dorado Springs, MO 64744 417-876-7136 417-296-5909 jgraves@tigersk12.org Grohmann, Stacy Step Ahead Shrops 994 Step Rd Gilson, IL 61436 Cell: (309) 371-4260 Farm: (309) 876-2364 s_jo6@hotmail.com Groverman, Fred, DVM F & L Groverman Shropshires 400 Ormsby Lane Petaluma, CA 94954 (707) 763-3132 Cell: (707) 782-8152 fredgroverman@gmail.com Gruenhagen, Jim & Donna SS Shrops 7622 Jersey Ridge Road Davenport, IA 52807 (563) 355-6730 ssshrops@gmail.com Hardisky, Denise Southern Tier Shropshires 254 E Sullivanville Rd. Horseheads, NY 14845 (570) 687-7967 dmh268@cornell.edu Heaton Farms Fred & Pam Heaton Family 622 Fessler Buxton Rd. Russia, OH 45363 (937) 526-3118 heatonfarms@centurylink.net

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Hiemke, Cody Mapleton Mynd Shropshires 1773 Koshkonong Rd. Stoughton, WI 53589 (415) 302-8035 cjhiemke@gmail.com Facebook.com/MapletonMyndShropshires High Life Farms David & Jodi High & Family 3388 McDermott Pond Creek Road McDermott, OH 45652 (740) 259-1907 highlifefarm2000@yahoo.com Hubbard, Brenna Land Run Shrops 354636 E 750 Rd Cushing, OK 74023 (918)225-9743 megafarms1@yahoo.com J&R Farm Norbert Jackson & Family 4125 West St Rt 28 Alexandria, IN 46001 (765) 754-7057 JRFarm1977@outlook.com Johnson, Bob & Karen RoKaJo Farm 569 St. Hwy. DD Marshfield, MO 65706 (417) 859-4452 rokajo6@centurytel.net Mary Anne Keck 417-844-589 rokajomaj@gmail.com

King, Craig & Andrea Weston King Peiter Shrops 860 CR 315 Taylor, MO 63471 (573) 767-0003 Kipp, James & Terri Grey Feather Farm E 5085 Irish Ridge Rd. Viroqua, WI 54665 (715) 255-8300 info@greyfeatherfarm.com www.greyfeatherfarm.com Kovacs, Sandy & Victoria Cross Country Shropshires 239 Cunard St.Fulton, OH 43321 (740) 751-3183 sbushatz@gmail.com Larimore, Larry & Sharon Triple J Farm 3370 Cattail Branch Road Harrington, DE 19952 302-233-8912 threejfarm@gmail.com Larson Livestock Ashley & Gerry Larson PO Box 454 Tenino, WA 98589 (360) 790-1671 glarson@scattercreek.com Lutz, Candy 3 Point Farm 314 W Easton Rd West Salem, OH 4427 (330) 464-0430 3pointfarm@gmail.com

Kalina Family Sue and Bessie Kalina 35586 Oakville RD SW Albany, OR 97321 (503) 939-0303 skalina26@gmail.com

McCabe, Mark & Marilyn McCabe Shropshires 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-1103 mamccabe51@hotmail.com

Kemp, Taylor Kemp Shropshires & New Horizons Farm 31522 Kennel Street Macon, MO 63552 (660) 346-0121 Kempshropshires@gmail.com _______ Page 34

Melvin Family Shropshires 9347 White Oak Rd. Mount Sterling, Ohio 43143 (740) 207-0786 pjmelvin46@hotmail.com __________________ Shropshire Voice

Merveldt, Darin & Kim 8104 N. Alfadale Road El Reno, OK 73036 (405) 206-6473 dkmerveldt@aol.com Mies, Ed & Family 10000 Waverly Rd. Waverly, IL 62692 (217) 435-7091 jmies3@hotmail.com Moore, Adam MoBo Junction Farms 27568 Morgan Way Greentop, MO 63546 660-676-2825 Facebook.com/MOBOJunctionFarms/ Motter, Jan Lane’s End Farm 12211 W. Rt. 973 Jersey Shore, PA 17740 (570) 398-2078 Mrozinski, Erik 6333 N 600 E Road Rolling Prairie, IN 46371 Cell: (219) 716-4921 emrozins@gmail.com Nicholson Family Sand Meadow Farm 906 Main St So. Windsor, CT 06074 (860) 490-7238 sandmeadowfarm@gmail.com

Petzel, Debbie Windswept Crest Farm 2037 180th Ave Centuria, WI 45824 (612) 578-1528 dspetzel@gmail.com Powell, Doris 40405 Route 187 Rome, PA 18837 (570) 247-7316 dorisap@frontiernet.net Reason, Sandra M. High Desert Hay & Livestock PO Box 3819 Tonopah, NV 89049 (775) 482-4191 Roberts, Tim Roberts Farms 29754 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, OK 73093 Cell: (405) 314-3370 timrobertsfarms@gmail.com Rogers, Danny & Cynthia R&G Farm 2435 W. McCracken Road Monrovia, IN 46157 (317) 996-3301 Cell: (317) 358-3260 crogers821@yahoo.com

Pence Farms 1083 W. Co. Rd. 61 Tiffin, OH 44883 Mike: (419) 992-4305 Doug: (419) 986-5848 Jay: (419) 992-4701

Rueber, Carol & Aimee Rueber Shropshires 2530 280th St Marshalltown, IA 50158 Carol: (319) 231-7626 Aimee: (319) 230-9739 aimeer_@hotmail.com www.freewebs.com/ruebershrops

Percival, Jim & Denise Schoolhouse Shropshires 961 Hoop Road Xenia, OH 45385 (937) 374-3371 schoolhousshrops@aol.com __________________ May 2022

Shrum, Lori and Darron New Horizons Farm 31522 Kennel Street Macon, MO 63552 (660)651-8881 Newhorizonsfarm@hotmail.com _______ Page 35

Slutz, Tom City Limits Sheep Farm P.O. Box 177, 602 S. Main St. LaMoille, IL 61330 (815) 638-2177 Tom: (815) 866-5031 Brad: (815) 766-0584 tcslutz@gmail.com www.citylimitssheepfarm.com

Warren-Allen, Rachael A. Silver Cliff Farm 968 Drift Creek Rd NE P.O. Box 319 Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 873-4005 rawa@joyofdoing.com

Smith, Lance or Brenda Smith Sisters Shropshires 2129 130th Ave. Russell, MN 56169-3072 (507) 823-4784 lbsmith@woodstocktel.net Stephenson, Jon, Charlotte & Vivian Sugar Ridge Ranch E8977 Pierce Hill Rd. Viroqua, WI 54665 (608) 774-3151 sugarridgeranch@frontiernet.net www.sugarridgeranch.com Street, Mitch, Brittany, Leila and Landree Street Shropshires 4753 W. 1400 N. Elwood, IN 46036 Mitch: (317) 606-5234 Dennis Avery: (574) 209-0988 Facebook.com/StreetShropshires Ware, Kimberly KW Shropshires 565 N. Sunset Ridge Ln Kuna, ID 83634 Kim: (208) 921-3706 Floyd Avery: (208) 921-8740 KWshrops@hotmail.com

Webster, William 413 Roosevelt Trail Windham, ME 04062 (207) 831-0608 Weidauer, Greg Rafter W Shropshires 17624 340th Ave Starbuck, MN 56381 (320) 424-2543 Greg.Weidauer@gmail.com Whiting, Rick BWB Farms, Inc. 1779 Green Road Martinsville, OH 45146 (937) 685-2603 Rick.Whiting@cascorp.com

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ADVERTISERS ‘ INDEX Adams............................. 28 Anderson........................ 22 Banner................................8 Flanders..............................9 Gruenhagen................... 10 Issacs................................ 13 _______ Page 36

Johnson........................... 21 Merveldt.................................11 McCabe/Kovac..... Inside Back Midwest Stud Ram.............. 16 Moore.............Back Cover Mrozinski............................6

Nicholson.......Inside front Ohio Showcase.............. 14 Rife............................18-19 Street................................ 13 Weidauer...........................5 Whiting........................... 31 __________________ Shropshire Voice

Cross County Shrops Unfortunately for the girls, we can’t keep all the lambs!

We have had an abundance of beautiful, quality ewe lambs in our late lamb crop and are looking to sell a group. They will be weaned just prior to the Ohio Sale.

We would love for you to visit the farm and see the sheep.

High on style & breed character – the lambs are sired by Apollo, our 2021Ohio State Fair Grand Champion Ram

The Lord has really blessed us with 80% ewe lambs in our last two groups.

McCabe Shropshires “Shrops With Tops”

5154 Nickelson Rd., Prospect, OH 43342 740-360-1103 • mamccabe51@hotmail.com FB: McCabe Shropshires & Llama

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Kovacs Family

239 Canard St., Fulton, OH 43321 Sandy’s cell 740-751-3183 Victoria’s cell 740-341-8129

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Thank you to City Limits

for offering these stud yearling ewes to us – this is one genetic powerhouse group of stud ewes!

We also want to thank all of the visitors this Spring and a special thank you to: _______ Page 2

Belt Kids Shrops, MO Doyle Brothers, IL & __________________ Voice Bailey ShowShropshire Lambs, MO for your purchases!!