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“Great Genetics Make The Difference”

Our stud power is exciting!

Hot Rod 18-214

by Kaboose and out of a Madness daughter

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by Kaboose and out of a Transformer daughter

Hard Top 19-185

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Volume 40, Issue 2

~ The Shropshire Voice ~

May 2020

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 Jim Percival, President (2020) 961 Hoop Rd., Xenia, OH 45385 (937) 374-3371 schoolhousshrops@aol.com

Jim Gruenhagen (2021) 7622 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport, IA 52807 (563) 355-6730 ssshrops@gmail.com

R.J. Creamer, Vice President (2021) 4094 Centerville-Newmans Rd. Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 262-3972 creamer@marion.net

Caleb Fritz (2020) 104 Sells Rd., Beech Bluff, TN 38313 (615) 653-0867 caf3r@mtmail.mtsu.edu

Rick Adams (2021) 10828 W 1000 S Rd, Bonfield, IL 60913 (815) 228-2903 radams1976@hotmail.com Re Call (2021) 964 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 doonyc@netscape.net Mandy Curtiss (2020) 1698 Nesbit Rd. Attica, NY 14011 (716) 465-0565 swartzm721@yahoo.com Darrell Dockter (2022) 19411 S Carpenter Rd., Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 327-1428 darrell.dockter@gmail.com Mike Elsbury (2020) 5385 E 500 N, Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 326-4461 elsburyfamily@aol.com

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Mary Anne Keck (2021) 665 Niangua Rd., Niangua, MO 65713 (417) 844-5895 rokajomaj@gmail.com Adam Moore (2021) 27568 Morgan Way, Greentop, MO 63546 (660) 676-2825 adam.moore76@yahoo.com Danny Rogers (2020) 2435 W McCracken Rd., Monrovia, IN 46157 (317) 358-3260 crogers821@yahoo.com Debbie Petzel (2022) 2037 180th Ave, Centuria, WI 45824 (612) 578-1528 dspetzel@gmail.com Tom Slutz (2022) PO Box 177, 602 S Main St., LaMoille, IL 61330 (815) 638-2177 tcslutz@gmail.com Paul Young (2020) 913 Brothers Rd., Bell Buckle, TN 37020 (931) 212-5562 wendy.young99@yahoo.com

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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.

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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

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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.

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Junior Activities

For questions on any of the junior events for the Shropshire Association, contact: Rylie Miller, Junior Coordinator: 3710 E 600 S Lafayette, IN 47909 (765) 421-8466 Mill2093@purdue.edu Taylor Young, Junior Assoc. President 913 Brothers Rd. Bell Buckle, TN 37020 tslivestock18@gmail.com __________________ Shropshire Voice

From president Jim Percival Hopefully everyone has had a great lambing season. We are facing unique times. I know that each of us are experiencing things that we haven’t seen in our lifetime. I am still hopeful that our spring sales will happen. I know that the online sales are ongoing and I encourage folks to take a look at the excellent sheep offered in these

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sales. Please remember to nominate your ewes for the futurity.

This program is very important for our youth. Please help mentor a new person to our breed. We will be through the virus situation soon and hopefully things will return to normal.

STAY HEALTHY. Jim

Shropshire Website Center Stage

Please consider supporting the activity of the Shropshire website by participating in the Center Stage auction. Each month features a Shropshire breeder on the home page of the site.You may purchase this space for your flock by bidding for it in the Silent Auction at the National Sale in Greenville, OH. The auction will conclude at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. Months will start with August 2020 and end

with July 2021. Note that September has already been reserved for the Junior Shropshire Association. Minimum bid will be $100. Winning bids must be paid to the ASRA. If you are unable to attend the sale and want to place a bid, please contact Becky in the Shropshire office or Jim Gruenhagen at ssshrops@gmail. com .As always, the Shropshire breed appreciates any support given for its programs.

2020 Committees of the ASRA

Executive Jim Percival R.J Creamer Brad Slutz Becky Peterson

Shropshire Royalty Re Call Danny Rogers Becky Peterson Robin Pardus

Budget and Finance Re Call - Chairman Jim Gruenhagen Mike Elsbury Tom Slutz

Futurity Rick Adams - Chairman Mark McCabe R.J. Creamer Tim Barnes Danny Rogers

Voice and Promotion Darrell Dockter - Chairman Rinda Maddox Mandy Swartz Mary Anne Keck Debbie Petzel Production Danny Rogers - Chairman Don Knepp Cody Hiemke Rick Adams __________________ May 2020

Hall of Fame R.J. Creamer Mary Anne Keck Tom Slutz Fundraising Mary Anne Keck-Chairman Mandy Curtis Re Call Debbie Petzel

Breed Character R.J. Creamer Mike Elsbury Mary Anne Keck Paul Young Debbie Petzel Rick Adams Junior and Club Lamb Rick Adams Mark McCabe Mandy Curtis Paul Young Junior President Taylor Young Junior Coordinator Rylie Miller Starter Flock RJ Creamer Mandy Curtis Jim Gruenhagen Rick Adams Noah Collins –1st Recipient _______ Page 3

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From secretary becky peterson Happy Springtime, everyone! I hope ev- I was delighted to receive 16 Starter Flock aperyone is doing well and not badly impacted plications. All are worthy of consideration and by our recent, and hopefully not continuing, the winner that comes to the top will exemhealth crisis. We’re fine here at this point in plify the program developed through contrimid-March. Lambing finished up nicely and the butions to further the development of young first group has just been weaned. Our snow peoples’ flocks. The winners of the first five is gone and the ground is almost dry which years of the program still have some of their original sheep and their offspring is very rare for this time of year. and have been visible within the It is tempting to start working sheep industry. Please remember some dirt but it is just too early. that the Shropshire scholarships I’m hopeful that the spring are available and the deadline to and summer events will carry apply is June 1. Applications are on as planned. We all have the available on the website. enthusiasm and the need to get Of course we are still in need out to and promote the Shropof help on our youth programs. shire breed but with the current It’s not right to have to depend world situation, we’ll know if on the same people all the time they are taking place closer to so I am hopeful that the folks the event date. If the events have Becky Peterson who have not been hounded low attendance or are not held, I can assure you that it is not because of lack will step up to contribute toward the Starter of interest. We’ll continue to promote the Flock, the All-American Junior Show Shropshire awards, the Shropshire Scholarships or events and will know more as time goes on.

Meanwhile, the mail pile is getting a little to the Junior Association in general. Anything larger each week as breeders are picking will help offset the burden to the checking acout their sale sheep and getting some work count. And I thank you in advance! in ahead of the rush. As always I appreciate You will receive some newer forms with those who do not wait until the last day to your processed applications. Of course the register their consignments but also will work fee schedule has had some revisions. I will to get their papers where they need to be also include a form to help me keep track of when they are needed. There are a lot of semen sales and embryo flushes. Completion things that go on behind the scenes in the of- of these at the time of the sale or work done fice during the slow winter months. Applica- will help avoid the delays that would occur tions are revised and made available for the when I try to track down sires and how about youth Starter Flock and royalty programs.The those ewes that lamb on multiple dates.

Futurity Committee looks carefully at the As far as the embryo flush forms, if you program to make necessary adjustments. The would present them to your technician when financial statements are studied and a budget you have the work done, it will be a much is crafted for the coming year that hopefully easier task. And I certainly will appreciate seewill address all facets of the Shropshire breed ing them complete as I do with all of the work with a great deal directed toward the youth that comes through. Thanks for your considprograms. Sponsorships are sought in order eration on this matter. to keep them afloat without emptying the till. I do truly hope to see all the Shrop folks in We appreciate anything and everything sent May in Greenville. Let’s do a good job staying well and keep our fingers crossed that everytoward these successes.

In the midst all of the negative news of late, one else does too. Keep calm and carry on!

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National Show and Sale

The National Shropshire Show and Sale is entering its third decade this year. With the understanding at this moment that the event could be cancelled or rescheduled due to the Corona Virus, plans are still forging ahead at press time. Save the dates of May 8 and 9 and make an effort to get to the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Ohio to attend the Ohio Showcase Sale. This could likely be the first live sheep event of the year and won’t it be great to get out and see positive happenings!

The sale this year will be run by new management Select Livestock Services LLC in the hands of Gary Saylor, Pat Myers, Jim Brandt and Danny Westlake, all people with a strong presence at the former Big Ohio Sale.

Shropshires will show as the next to last breed, following Oxfords, on Friday in the cattle pavilion and will be judged by Mark Johnson of Sandwich, Ill. They will sell on Saturday in the same breed order. Classes will

be held for yearling rams and ewes, fall ram and ewe lambs, January ram and ewe lambs and February ram and ewe lambs. January and February ewe lambs will be split into early and late classes. All Shropshires will be guaranteed to be NN and either RR or QR. No QQ or NS animals will be allowed to show or sell. Genotypes will be listed on the Sale Order.

Webcasting and online bidding is being planned. Mail bids will be allowed but must be approved by sale management and must be paid within five days of the sale.The ever popular Preview will be held on Saturday morning. All ewes will be presented in “sale order” in racks and be available for your inspection.

Shropshire Futurity yearling ewes and ewe lambs will be offered. All nominated ewes will be marked with an “F” on the backs and scrapie tags recorded. Individual junior buyers will be able to campaign these ewes throughout the 2020 show season and hopefully earn

Rick Whiting

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

Neal Knapp, Flock Consultant and Professional Fitter _______ Page 6

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back some of their purchase price. The 2019 Overall Futurity Ewe Lamb was purchased at this sale last year! The 2020 Futurity Rules are published elsewhere in this issue and also are available on the Shropshire website.

Other Shropshire events will take place at this venue. Again, fingers crossed, the winner of the 2020 Starter Flock will be introduced, as well as new members of the Shropshire Royalty. All in attendance will also be encouraged to participate in the Breed Character Evaluation. And of course there will be two silent auctions to raise funds for the junior associations and to sell the monthly ads on

the Shropshire website. Activities are also planned for the Shropshire junior members on the grounds.

Several other breeds will be selling at this sale on the same grounds on Saturday. There should be ample transportation available to several areas of the country if you are unable to attend in person. The sale catalog can be found on the Select Livestock Services website SelectLS.net and will also be posted on the Shropshire site when it becomes available.

Contact R.J. Creamer at 740-262-3972 or Secretary Becky Peterson regarding other Shropshire aspects of the event. See you there!

Breed Character With the Breed Character of Shropshire sheep being a popular subject, please plan on stopping at the ASRA event at the National Sale in Greenville, Ohio to continue the discussion of identifying good and poor Shropshire Breed Character.

There will be two classes of four animals to be placed, based solely on the breed character of the sheep. The classes will be set up at the start of the weekend and will be available to judge at your convenience. Each class will have questions to answer as well as place.The official will be the average of the responses from the Board of Directors. There will be at

least one sale credit awarded to a high scoring junior. Everyone is encouraged to take part and to help get all of the juniors to participate.

Johnson Bob & Karen & Family

569 State Hwy DD Marshfield, MO 65706 417-859-4452 • rokajo6@centurytel.net __________________ May 2020

Providing lamb for dinner for folks in Southwest Missouri!

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New Name! New Location! New Management!

May 7-9, 2020

Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, Ohio 800 Sweitzer St, Greenville Formerly “Big Ohio Sale”

134 Entries Shrops close entered March 1!

Grand Champion Ewe, R&A Shrops

Res. Grand Champion Ewe, Mrozinski

SHOW SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, MAY 8 CATTLE PAVILION, 8 A.M.

AUCTIONEERS: Gary Saylor Danny Westlake Bill MacCauley

SALE SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, MAY 9 CATTLE PAVILION, 9 A.M.

JUDGE FOR SHROPSHIRES: Mark Johnson, IL

Southdown followed by Suffolks, Polled Dorsets, Horned Dorsets, Oxfords, Shropshires (National Show & Sale), Hampshires (Eastern Regional Show & Sale)

Breed order same as Show

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 8

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Midwest Junior Preview now in Illinois The Midwest Junior Preview Show is an annual breeding sheep show opened to all registered breeds of sheep as well as commercial breeding sheep! The show had been previously located in Sedalia, Mo. but has a new location this year in Mendon, Illinois at the Adams County Fairgrounds. Each year the show has successfully handed out over $5,000 in cash awards to young sheep breeders from all over the county! Last year’s event hosted over 600 sheep and over $15,000 in premiums was awarded! The 2019 Champion Shropshire ram was a January ram lamb exhibited by TJ Belt. The champion ewe

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was a yearling ewe shown by Riggin Klotz.

The show has been designed to be a laid back, FUN and educational day for everyone involved from the newest showman to the experienced shepherd!

Families are invited to join us in Mendon for the 10th annual show from Thursday, May 28 thru Sunday, May 31. However, sheep and exhibitors do not have to be in place any longer than Saturday during their shows.You and your family are free to come and go as necessary!

Online entry is open now. Sheep can also be entered in person by exhibitors or family/friends that are present or over the phones between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, May 29. Please call 636-295-6015 to make phone entries.

Donations for the breed classes or general show expenses are being accepted. They can be mailed to: MJPS, 91 Ram Lane, Hawk Point, MO 63349. Specific questions can be directed to Kacy Schniedermeyer, 636-295-6015 (call or text), midwestshow@hotmail.com.

We should note that progressive breeders in Wisconsin also looked within the breed to correct type issues back in the early 1950s.

McKerrow’s General Brown’s Bold Type Son of Imported Sherlow Choice Son of Imported Tibberton Lady 19 People and Pedigrees You Can Trust.

Traditional Genetics with a Modern Purpose.

Contact us with interest in ewes, rams, and/or semen.

Mapleton Mynd Shropshires Stoughton, WI cjhiemke@gmail.com

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Groverman Shropshires Petaluma, CA fredgroverman@gmail.com

Kerr Shropshires Shiocton, WI allforagefarms@gmail.com

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Midwest Stud Ram Sale Mark your calendars for June 22-27 for the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, Mo. The sale manager, Heartland Group, is committed to continuing and improving the biggest and best sheep sale in North America. The standards of excellence that make the Midwest Sale a long-standing tradition will continue with this year’s sale.

Entry deadline is April 20 to make the printed catalog which will be sent out by June 1. An online catalog will be available also which may include two photos and one video of each entry.

All Shropshires will be judged in one division by John Mrozinski on Wed., June 24 as the first breed of the day. Classes will be shown for rams and ewes in the following age groups: yearlings, fall, December, January, February and

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March lambs.This sale is designated as a futurity-nominated sale. Shropshires will sell on Fri., June 26 after the Horned and Polled Dorsets.

All shows and sales will be webcast by www. dvauction.com This event is often a connecting point for sheep being hauled to and from lots of places and this alone may be a good reason to make the trip. Animals not consigned to the sale are dubbed transit animals and will be housed in the horse barn at a charge per pen per day of $5 for consignors and $15 for non-consignors.

All transit animals must have separate health papers from sale entries.

No other sale comes close to offering top purebred breeders a stronger market or environment in which to merchandize top animals.

Each year upwards of 2,000 buyers register at this sale from over 40 states and two or three foreign countries. Note that the schedule will change next year with the new dates being June 14-19, 2021. Plan now on attending!

At Ohio Classic Sale

Website Auction

Saturday, May 11, 2019

at conclusion of ewe preview

Classic Sale

If you are unable to attend, mail your bids to the ASRA office or contact your district director to bid for you. Minimum bid $75.

Exclusive opportunity to have your flock on the Shropshire homepage for a month. High bidders choose the month they want.

www.shropshires.org

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We have breed character solutions for you.

Rams like this available at the farm.

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Rick Adams 10828 W 1000 S Rd., Bonfield, IL 60913 (815) 228-2903 AdamsShropshires.com radams1976@hotmail.com _______ Page 12

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Minutes of Teleconference Feb. 23, 2020 The meeting was called to order at 8:02 p.m. by President Jim Percival. Also present were Tom Slutz, Re Call, Debbie Petzel, Paul Young, Jim Gruenhagen, Rick Adams, RJ Creamer, Mike Elsbury, Danny Rogers, Darrell Dockter and Becky Peterson as secretary.

Mandy Curtiss, Caleb Fritz, Mary Anne Keck and Adam Moore were not on the call.

Secretary’s Report – Minutes from the Nov. 17, 2019 meeting at NAILE were previously sent.

There were no additions or corrections. Paul Young moved to accept the report as sent with a second from RJ Creamer. Report accepted.

Treasurer’s Report – Becky had also sent an End of Year Report as of Dec. 31, 2019 which showed total assets to be $52,719.88 and a net loss of $3,214.42. Becky reviewed the reports line by line.There was no further discussion. RJ Creamer moved to accept the report as read with a second from Danny Rogers.

Report accepted.

Committee Reports Voice & Promotion – Voice seems to be going along well. February ads sold well. Rinda wishes that more $50 quarter page ad would be purchased by others not as active in addition to the breeders that regularly advertise.

Production – Rick Adams reported nothing new. Breeders still encouraged to enroll flock in NSIP. Breed Character Event – Will still happen if room allows at the new venue in Greenville, Ohio. Rick Adams will provide a class of year-

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ling ewes and there is a possibility of a class of yearling rams. Questions on the classes will be similar to last year and also will address leg wool and opinions of breed character. Sale credits would be available if there are sponsors.

Breed Character Flyer – Deb Petzel reports that she needs good jpg format photos of heads and legs, ideal and non-ideal. She will send the file of the flyer as it was last worked on to the board.With input it will get finished up. We will get a quote from Rinda for the printing and report to the board. Finished flyer would be available to members and included with all work sent out.

DNA Committee – Jim has discussed with committee and hopes to have something by the May meeting.

Junior Activities – Royalty applications are on website. Deadline was March 15. Two Bo Peep have been received. Committee is Re Call, Danny Rogers, Becky and Robin Pardus.

Starter Flock applications are on website.

Taylor Young, junior president, has written a letter seeking pledges that Becky emailed to the membership. With the 2020 award being $1250 and the deficit of $556, $1806 will be needed to be at $0 at the end of this project year. $150 has been pledged so far.

Taylor Young has suggested a silent auction to raise funds for the Junior Association activities.

Becky will work with her on it to get it going.

Becky expressed concern about difficulties in communication over the Junior Association and hopes that it will improve.

Futurity – No changes have been made to the rules for consignors or exhibitors this

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Jim & Denise Percival

961 Hoop Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385 • 937-3SHEEP1 (374-3371)

www.schoolhousehropshires.com • schoolhousshrops@aol.com __________________ May 2020

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year. There will probably be six online sales in addition to the four usual live events.

Old Business NAILE Judges – Becky reported that there were 21 responses with nominations for the 2020 NAILE National Open Show judge.

Paid member nominations were as follows: Mark Johnson (4), Alan Bruhin (4), Jeff Ebert (3), Jason Heeg (2), Skip Wright (Anderson?), Tim Gadsby, Aaron Crome, Nick Fowler, Mike Torrone (one nomination each). Tim Fleener received three votes from non-members. Discussion followed. Mark Johnson has agreed to judge the national sale in May and did not want to judge NAILE. Rick Adams moved to submit nominations in this order to NAILE: Alan Bruhin, Jeff Ebert and Jason Heeg. RJ Creamer seconded. Motion passed.

Shropshire Store – Promotion Committee needs to settle on one or two artwork designs to be printed on T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies. Becky and Re will go to a local vendor and arrange for another online store so that items can be ordered in advance of Ohio Showcase Sale. Discussion followed. Committee members are Darrell Dockter, Mandy Curtiss, Mary Anne Keck and Debbie Petzel. A design would need to be done by April 1 to make the schedule. Re Call also mentioned a design contest for the juniors to find new ideas.

National Sale – RJ had no new announcements.The Ewe Preview should be able to run on Saturday morning. Shrops would show and sell next to last in the order. There is no meal planned. Motels are available in Greenville.

Mike Elsbury also said that Winchester, Ind. was close by.

Hall of Fame – RJ reports no progress and will get with committee of Tom Slutz and Mary Anne Keck and also Tim Barnes.

New Business Committee List – Debbie Petzel and Paul Young both asked to be put on committees.

Becky will send the list to the board members.

NAILE Sheep Advisory Committee meeting is March 9. Becky will attend by phone. There were no issues brought by the board to bring to the meeting.

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event at the National Sale has been slipping in the past couple of years. Jim Gruenhagen suggested it be a silent auction as it is very hard to hear bidding and hard to keep people together for it. Discussion followed. Jim moved to go to a silent auction with bid sheets and have a $100 minimum. Tom Slutz seconded.

Motion passed. Jim will bring bid sheets for 11 months. September is reserved for the Junior Association. Anyone not able to attend can give Becky a bid ahead of time.

2020 Budget – The Finance Committee of Jim Gruenhagen, Tom Slutz, Mike Elsbury and Re Call have studied a budget suggested by the treasurer. It will be fully dependent on staying level with registrations and transfers and making sure to cover the Junior Association and the Starter Flock with fundraising. Proposed income would be $58,853, expense would be $56,093 for a net income of $2,759. Discussion followed. RJ Creamer moved to accept the suggested budget. Seconded by Tom Slutz.

Motion passed.

There was no other new business. RJ Creamer moved to adjourn at 9:13 p.m. Seconded by Jim Gruenhagen.

Respectfully submitted, Becky Peterson, ASRA Secretary

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

So did we!

Please share your photos of the kids and their sheep for the next issue of the Voice. Deadline Sept. 1. __________________ Shropshire Voice

Sugar Ridge Ranch

StephenSon Jon, Charlotte & Vivian

Viroqua, WI 54665 608-637-6474 (H) 608-774-3151 (C)

Like mother; like daughter.

Consistently quality genetics.

In an effort to support the Shropshire Futurity program and juniors: Purchase a Sugar Ridge Ranch Futurity ewe and we will MATCH any Futurity winnings and PAY for renomination of lambs as yearlings. We sincerely appreciate all our customers. As always, don’t hesitate to contact us with questions. We love to talk sheep!

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27th Annual Shropshire Scholarship The American Shropshire Registry Association will award two scholarships to students planning to enroll in post-secondary, undergraduate program (university, college, junior college, vocational/technical school) during the 2020 - 2021 academic year. These scholarships are not intended for graduate studies.

Both scholarships will provide $400.

High school seniors or students currently enrolled in an under-graduate program are eligible to apply.The applicant must be directly involved with Shropshire sheep. Previous scholarship winners are ineligible. However, previous applicants that have not received the award are highly encouraged to re-apply.

Selection criteria will include the applicant’s scholastic record, leadership, extracurricular activities and involvement with the sheep industry and in particular, Shropshires.

The application can be downloaded from the

Shropshire website www.shropshires.org or requested from the office.

An official transcript of all high school and college work must accompany the application as well as two letters of recommendation. Forms are provided for these letters and they should be forwarded to the Shropshire office. The evaluator should comment on the applicant’s academic ability, leadership skills, involvement with extracurricular activities and involvement with Shropshires. The application will not be considered complete without the transcript and two recommendations. Only complete applications will be considered.

The completed application, official transcripts of high school and college work and two letters of recommendation must be received in the Shropshire office by Monday, June 1, 2020.

In Memorial

Charlene Carol Martin On Dec. 11 2019, Charlene Carol Martin, loving and adored wife, mother and grandmother, was called to her eternal home.

She was born on Dec. 27, 1945 in Glendale, Calif., the daughter of Alvin and Marguerite (Robinson) Booth. On Sept. 18, 1965, she married Jim Martin in San Bernardino, Calif.

Together they owned and operated a jewelry manufacturing company while raising two daughters.

Charlene was an artist and shared her talent through her work. Charlene and Jim moved to Florence, Ore. in 2010 and opened the Silver Sand Dollar on Bay Street. They were members of Florence Christian Church where they attended regularly. She loved the Lord and often shared her faith with others. Even with a pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2016 she would cheerfully tell you,“I’m walking with Jesus here and I’ll be waking with Him there.” Charlene and Jim spent many years serving and making _______ Page 16

wonderful memories with this great community.

Charlene is survived by her husband Jim, daughters, Robyn (Erick) Smith, Florence, Ore. and Christie (Matthew) Anderson, Grant City, Mo.; grandchildren, Joshua Smith, Kaylee Smith, Emily Anderson, and Andrew Anderson and a brother, Raymon Booth, Cottonwood, Calif.

A Celebration of Life will be held in Florence in the spring. __________________ Shropshire Voice

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2nd place Late Spring Ram at the 2019 NAILE. A son of Brick.

Half interest sold to Jerry Flanders/VIP. He’ll be used in our 2021 breeding program.

Semen available.

Dirlam 19-5

Dirlam 19-13

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1st place Early Spring Ram at 2019 IN State Fair. Son of Kaboose.

Sold to Brant Cagle.

2nd place Early Spring Ram at the 2019 NAILE Jr. Show for Rylie and Brady Miller. Son of VIP Terminal.

Dirlam 19-8 NNRR

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Claire Bodell’s Champion Ewe at the 2019 Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.

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Street 18-04

“Game Changer” Combining Breed Type And Champion Background.

He Is A “Game Changer.”

Semen Now Available.

Check Her And Others Out On The Farm Or See Her In Person At The National Sale.

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Street Shropshires

Mitch, Brittany, Leila and Landree Street • Gary and Pat Simmons 4753 W. 1400 N., Elwood, Indiana 46036 • (317) 606-5234 (Mitch) • (765) 215-3811 (Gary) Facebook: StreetShropshires or streetshropshires@gmail.com __________________ May 2020

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Super Sale starts April 1, 2020 and ends June 30, 2020. To receive the discounted price, sale items must be at least paid for by June 30, 2020. Discount does not include shipping/delivery charges. No shipping or delivery charge if items are picked up at any events we attend. Discount cannot be used on previous orders, any Kustom equipment, or combined with any other discounts. We reserve the right to limit excessive quantities.

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All-American Junior Show

By Deb Hopkins The 2020 All-American Junior Sheep Show is going to be held, fingers crossed, at the Michigan State Livestock Pavilion, East Lansing, MI from July 2-5, 2020. This will be the sixth time the All-American has visited Michigan as it is a perennial favorite site for show exhibitors and the Michigan folks are premier hosts!

The committee is still planning the show and are committed to doing our due diligence now, and ask all involved to do the same, so our country will be moving once again in a couple of months.

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

The breeds participating this year are: Polled Dorsets, Horned Dorsets, Dorset Advantage, Hampshires, Southdowns, Border Leicesters, Cheviots, Shropshires, Oxfords, Montadales, Romneys, Shetlands, Lincolns, Natural Coloreds,Tunis, Dorpers,White Dorpers, Columbias, Corriedales, Katahdins, Merinos, Suffolks and Rambouillets.Two new breeds have joined the All-American this year, Texels and Babydoll Southdowns will also have breed shows.

Several meat breeds will feature slick shorn classes at the All-American and several wool breeds will be highlighted once again this year.

Judges for this year’s event will be Skip Anderson, ND; Neal Knapp, IN; and John Mrozinski, IN.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.

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 skillathon competition with several participation awards being sponsored, a sheep judging contest, free pizza and BBQ dinners for

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exhibitors and their families, complimentary breakfast for exhibitors and their families, a team showmanship competition, 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-a-sheep competition, plus much more! The Michigan host committee is also planning a fun Corn Hole Tourney for the Saturday Night fun event to be held in conjunction with the BBQ dinner.

The All-American extended the show schedule by half a day last year and will continue to do so this year as it worked out very well for all of the attendees and staff. Sheep actually need to arrive by Thursday, July 2nd 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-ASheep Contest. Grand Traverse Pie Company and Michigan State University College of Ag & Natural Resources will be hosting the Ice Cream and Pie Social for everyone.

The Opening Ceremonies will kick things off on Friday morning, July 4th 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 sponsored by the Michigan Sheep Producers Association. The site for this year’s tournament will be Court One Athletic Club-North in Lansing, MI. On Saturday night, July 5th, there will be a free BBQ and Corn Hole for all of our show’s attendees. Come and enjoy the family fun!

Complimentary exhibitor & family breakfast will be served on Saturday & Sunday mornings, a family Saturday night BBQ and Corn Hole Tourney along with free water bottles for the weekend are being sponsored by several local sponsors. The Michigan committee has lined up several local general sponsors for the show: MSU AGBioResearch, MSU Veterinary Medical Center, and MSU Extension. Thank you to them for their support of the Michigan All-American! _______ Page 21

Honor Show Chows has become a major show sponsor and will be back with us in Michigan.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 Michigan. We also have two new major Corporate Show Sponsors: Diamond D Ranch, Warner, OK and Ewe-Nigue Gifts, Lake Geneva, WI. Welcome them to the All-American Family and thank-you! Sydell has generously donated the hydraulic trimming stand for the All-American Raffle fundraiser and Hopkins Southdowns has donated the wireless Bose headphones for the raffle. 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 some of the thank-you notes for the booth. Finder Hampshires will be donating the halters for lamb camp. Willoughby Livestock Sales, Profiles Show Supplies, Stockyard Style and Corner Post Farm are also on board as general show sponsors.

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 18, 2020. 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.

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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 and Mineral Feeder, Reproductive Specialty Group has donated an ET flush and transfer surgery and 5 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.

Specifics and details on all items can be found on the AAJS web site. Thank you 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 Michigan host committee is being organized by Karen Scovill, James & Donna Averill, Judy Moore, Scramlin Family and other fellow Michigan sheep breeders. A big thank-you also goes to all the Michigan 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.

Room blocks have been reserved at the following area hotels: Show Headquarters Fairfield Inn East Lansing 2335 Woodlake Drive, Okemos, Michigan 48864 517-347-1000 $89 plus taxes (4 miles from the MSU Livestock Pavilion) Book your group rate for the All-American Junior Show.

Candlewood Suites 3545 Forest Road, Lansing, MI 48910 517-351-8181 (.7 miles from the MSU Livestock Pavilion) $89 plus taxes Best Western 2209 University Park Drive, Okemos, MI 48864 517-349-8700 (4.5 miles from the MSU Livestock Pavilion) $99 plus taxes __________________ Shropshire Voice

Other Motels Comfort Inn & Suites 2187 University Park Drive, Okemos, Michigan 48864 517-347-6690 (4.5 miles from the MSU Livestock Pavilion) Hampton Inn & Suites 2200 Hampton Place, Okemos, Michigan 48864 517-349-6100 Red Roof Inn (Lansing East) 3615 Dunkel Rd., Lansing, Michigan 48910 517-332-2575 (1.5 miles from the MSU livestock Pavilion) Camping: Camper Sites Available $20.00 Per night with electricity at MSU Livestock Pavilion (2 water sources to fill water tank & 2 dump stations. No reservations required, pay when you arrive at show at the Welcome Desk.

Entries close: MAY 25, 2020. There will be a higher entry fee for any late entries submitted after the deadline date and post entries at the show. Depending on country circumstances this extra fee maybe waived this year for late mailed entries only, post entries at the show will still be charged the extra fee.

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 5, 2020 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 AllAmerican Junior Show.

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ALL-AMERICAN GIFT BASKET and 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 5th at noon. Basket and item donations would be greatly appreciated. Just bring them to the show in East Lansing!

ALL-AMERICAN JUNIOR SHOW RAFFLE TICKETS Cost $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00 1st Prize: $1000 Cash Prize 2nd Prize Sydell Hydraulic Trimming Stand ($530 value)3rd Prize: Bose Quiet Comfort 36 II Wireless Bluetooth Headphones ($279 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 new ticket incentive program so help them out by buying tickets from them! Final drawing will take place on Sunday, July 5th. Need not to be present to win.The high selling raffle ticket juniors will be receiving some great prizes!

ALL-AMERICAN JUNIOR SHOW BENEFIT AUCTIONS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 (During the Midwest Stud Ram Sale Supreme Champion Show) EARLY EVENING, SWINE BARN MISSOURI STATE FAIRGROUNDS, Ketcham Sheep Equipment has A-Frame 10’ Feeder and Mineral Feeder Reproductive Specialty Group had 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 I Supplies has donated a set of cordless electric shears. _______ Page 23

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SS Shrops 19-23

Reserve Champion Ram Iowa State Fair

He will be going to the 2020 National Sale in Ohio along with 1 yearling ewe, 1 fall ram lamb, 1 fall ewe lamb and 2 January ewe lambs.

The SS Shrops consignment will be sired by Rogue.

See you in Ohio!

JIM & DONNA GRUENHAGEN 7622 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport, IA 52807 // (563) 355-6730 // ssshrops@gmail.com _______ Page 24

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From Junior Association President Taylor Young Hi Everyone!!

I hope this finds everyone well and almost done with lambing season. Hard to believe it’s almost April again! I am writing just to pass around some information and upcoming events for the Ohio Showcase Sale and also the AAJS this year.

Recently, I wrote an article asking for help in fundraising for our starter flock program that awards $1250 to an applicant to assist in the start of building their Shropshire flock. I appreciate all the donations we got from that and thank all of you for your support of this program. We hope to continue to get the donations built up a little bit more, so if you would like to pledge anything towards this program please contact Becky to do so. Our junior board is also going to be calling breeders in their region to ask for donations.

This year at the Ohio Showcase Sale in Greenville, the Junior Association will be putting on a silent auction.We encourage anyone who would like to bring items to donate for the silent auction to do so and we will get it all set up, if you have any questions about the silent auction or would like to donate, you can contact myself, Becky or Rylie.

Also at the Ohio Sale, we will again be holding the breed character contest for the juniors to compete in and we encourage everyone to stop by and check it out! This contest is designed to allow you to take a look at ideal and non-ideal examples of breed type in Shropshires and what the breed is striving for! At

the Ohio Sale, we also plan on holding a junior activity for all of the juniors within the breed, and would like to invite everyone to come out and play some games, meet some new friends and get to know each other better! I think that this will be a good way to come together and enjoy an afternoon with fellow breeders; the location and time are to be announced closer to the sale.

Additionally, as we look forward to the AAJS, in Michigan, this coming summer we are planning another 50/50 raffle, with all proceeds going to the Junior Association. We plan on having the annual cookout and meeting for the juniors and their families, and we hope you will come join us for that! There may even be some fun prizes offered, just for attending! We look forward to another fun year and show season with everyone. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Rylie or myself.

Again, thank you to everyone for your continuous support of our juniors and the Shropshire breed!

Taylor Young, American Shropshire Junior Association President

Share your photos!

We would like you to share your vintage photos for a “Guess Who” and other photo fillers for the Voice. Contact Rinda Maddox at (217) 2889365 or email her at: shropshirevoice@thesidellreporter.com.

We will be consigning a select group to the Ohio Showcase Sale Look for photos on our Facebook page The Nicholson Family 906 Main Street South Windsor, CT 06074 860-490-7238 facebook.com/sandmeadow/ __________________ May 2020

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Meet Director Debbie Petzel Windswept Crest Farm is located in northwestern Wisconsin near Centuria, where Debbie Petzel shepherds her current flock of 40 purebred Shropshire ewes and lambs and about 50 Hampshire wether style ewes.

Debbie grew up on a dairy and beef farm in Cushing,Wis. and after college married a dairy farmer.The dairy herd was sold about 15 years ago and with husband, Mark, the couple transitioned to beef cattle, now grown to a 150cow herd. It wasn’t until about 20 years ago that they began their sheep operation, which started when daughter Emily, now 26, wanted to show sheep.

Like many families that start youth livestock projects, a few lambs eventually grew to a significant and competitive purebred breeding flock. Debbie currently lambs out approximately 70 ewes in mid-January to mid-March and another 20 ewes in September to produce replacement ewes for the flock, breeding stock, market lambs for youth projects, as well as commercial lambs that are finished on the farm and sold through a variety of meat markets. In addition, she and Mark also raise corn and hay and have put acreage into a rotational grazing system.

The Petzel family includes daughter Lindsay, who teaches sixth grade at Grantsburg, and her son eight-year-old son, Morgan; and daughters, Katie and Emily, who both graduated from UW-Madison. Katie is a district techni-

Debbie Petzel, shown next to husband Mark, along with daughters, from left, Lindsay, Emily and Katie and grandson, Morgan.

cian for the Pine County, MN Soil and Water Department. Emily is working on her PhD in Ruminant Nutrition at University of MissouriMizzou, Columbia, Mo. 2019 marks Petzel’s fifth year as a board member for Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative, where she has served on both the Communications and the Scholarship Committees. Her responsibilities at the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival include coordinating the photo contest, setting up the decorations and backdrop in the open and junior sheep shows, assisting at skillathon and generally helping wherever needed. Her family was a member of the Indianhead Sheep Breeders Association (ISBA) for about 10 years, where she

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served a term on the ISBA Board of Directors, helping to develop and maintain a new website, creating an ISBA Facebook page and serving as the Chairperson of the ISBA Youth Clinic.

She has been a member of the Polk County 4-H Sheep Committee, Sheep Project Leader for the Northern Lights 4-H Club, a member of the Interstate Livestock Show Committee, helped form the Northern Show Circuit organization and has conducted sheep skillathons for youth at various events. Having retired from nearly 30 years of teaching at Unity Elementary School, Debbie is currently a substi-

tute teacher for several school districts. As an avid photographer, she often travels to county fairs in Minnesota and Wisconsin to judge photography and arts and crafts.

She also makes the six hour trek to Milwaukee work at the Wisconsin State Fair in the sheep department during both open sheep show weekends, which she says is a great way to help inform urban fairgoers about the livestock industry and sheep. She has also applied for an American Lamb Board grant put together the Baa Booth as an educational outreach at the state fair.

Not all Methods of Castration by Ligation are Equal Properly tensioned band is critical St. Francis, Kansas – Proper tension is essential in ligating a body part. Studies of hightension banding have demonstrated that the complete negation of blood flow triggers a natural analgesic effect that reduces pain, while minimizing swelling and related complications.

This effect is called compression analgesic.

Compression analgesic was the term used by researchers in New Zealand when developing a humane and drug-free method of velvet antler removal.Without a band placed below the antler pedicle, the level of pain when removing the antler was excruciating (full body movement); with a properly tensioned Callicrate VELVET ANTLER Band, the level of pain was undetectable (no eye movement).

The Callicrate WEE Bander, as with the Callicrate SMART Bander and the Callicrate PRO Bander, also provides compression analgesic. It is the only castration tool for newborns that achieves a level of tension sufficient to shut off the blood supply, while providing immedi-

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ate pain relief. Proper tension is achieved with every application.

Managing stress is especially important with calves, lambs, and kids in developing healthy immune systems essential to a healthy drugfree life. Another advantage of the WEE Bander – you do not have to worry about incomplete castration when a testicle slips back up above the band. Keeping both testicles below the band with the elastrator pliers and ‘cheerio’ rings is a challenge.

The elastrator ring is inexpensive but fails to provide sufficient tension for either proper ligation or pain relief. Other castration products on the market are either bigger versions of the elastrator ring or depend on operator hand strength for tightening, failing to provide the proper tension.

Callicrate Banders, recommended by veterinarians and animal handling specialists worldwide since 1995, are the most humane and effective castration tools on the market.

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A Historical Look back at the Shropshire breed 1950 ASRA Brochure

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Breeder’s index

Brown, Rob & Ron Clay Nob Farms 17527 Maple Drive Saegertown, PA 16433 (814) 431-8133 claynob75@gmail.com

Adams Shropshires 10828 W 1000 S Rd Bonfield, IL 60913 Cell: (815) 228-2903 radams1976@hotmail.com adamsshropshires.com

Call, C. Donald 964 Mohawk Trail Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 doonyc@netscape.net

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

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 www.anderson-farms.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 1500 Douglas Road 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

Crago Brothers Shropshires Steve & Louise Crago & Sons 1499 Hiatt Road Clarksville, OH 45113 (937) 289-3167 steven_crago@AOL.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 Douglas, Donna April Aire Farms 11802 Pleasant Valley Road Woodstock, IL 60098 (815) 337-0598 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 Elsbury, David & Colleen 7800 N 250 E Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 326-3893 ecolleen4@hrtc.net __________________ Shropshire Voice

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 Double Doc Farm W 7112 Cherry Hill Drive Adell, WI 53001 (920) 994-2538 www.doubledoc.net Evans, Dave 5884 St Rt 292 West Mansfield, OH 43358 (937) 363-3610 david_evans_5884@hotmail.com Fiegl, Mark Lindenview Meadow Farm 5550 Eddy Ridge Rd. Marion, NY 14505 (315) 576-1930 mfiegl1@rochester.rr.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 Fuss, Ashley Greenbrier Acres 8608 Hunters Dr Frederick, MD 21701 (240) 405-9383 afuss95@gmail.com www.facebook.com/Greenbrier-Acres Groverman, Fred, DVM F & L Groverman Shropshires 400 Ormsby Lane Petaluma, CA 94954 (707) 763-3132 Cell: (707) 782-8152 fredgroverman@gmail.com __________________ May 2020

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 W. Heaton & Family 622 Fessler-Buxton Rd. Russia, OH 45363 (937) 526-3118 heatonfarms@centurylink.net 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 Isler, Jim Isler Shropshires 1340 Klingel Rd. Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-7682 islerjkjk@gmail.com Jaycox, Elaine Willaine Farm 3758 State Rt. 30 Middleburgh, NY 12122 (518) 827-5726 Cell: (518) 231-7245 willaine@midtel.net Johnson, Bob & Karen RoKaJo Farm 569 St. Hwy. DD Marshfield, MO 65706 (417) 859-4452 rokajo6@centurytel.net

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

Larson Livestock Ashley & Gerry Larson PO Box 454 Tenino, WA 98589 (360) 790-1671 glarson@scattercreek.com

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

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

Kerr, Ryan W 8843 Old 54 Rd Shiocton, WI 54170 920-250-2783 allforagefarms@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 Knepp, Donald Performance Shropshires 128 Old Barrington Rd. North Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 846-6354 trbear@mc.net knepp-lafollette-shropshires.com Kowalyshyn, Lisa Kindred Crossings LLC 868 Route 32 North Franklin, CT 06254 (860) 642-4243 (860) 642-6210 kindredcrossings@msn.com www.kindredcrossingsfarm.com Larimore, Larry & Sharon Triple J Farm 3370 Cattail Branch Road Harrington, DE 19952 302-233-8912 threejfarm@gmail.com _______ Page 34

Melvin Family Shropshires 9347 White Oak Rd. Mount Sterling, Ohio 43143 (740) 207-0786 pjmelvin46@hotmail.com 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 Miller, Bryan, Fabiola & Edith L. 15525A Motters Station Rd. Rocky Ridge, MD 21778-9711 (301) 514-7955 fabm1ll@yahoo.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

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Oehler, Nellie Oehler Family Shropshires 5570 SW West Hills Road Corvallis, OR 97333-2623 (541) 757-3937 Cell: (541) 868-6897 oehlershrops@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

Nicholson, Addisen Sand Meadow Farm 906 Main St So. Windsor, CT 06074 (860) 490-7238 sandmeadowfarm@gmail.com

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

Pence Farms 1083 W. Co. Rd. 61 Tiffin, OH 44883 Mike: (419) 992-4305 Doug: (419) 986-5848 Jay: (419) 992-4701 Percival, Jim & Denise Schoolhouse Shropshires 961 Hoop Road Xenia, OH 45385 (937) 374-3371 schoolhousshrops@aol.com Powell, Doris & Destiny 40405 Route 187 Rome, PA 18837 (570) 247-7316 dorisap@frontiernet.net

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

Reason, Sandra M. High Desert Hay & Livestock PO Box 3819 Tonopah, NV 89049 (775) 482-4191

Smith, Lance or Brenda Smith Sisters Shropshires 2129 130th Ave. Russell, MN 56169-3072 (507) 823-4784 lbsmith@woodstocktel.net

Rife, Randy & Julie Rife Shropshires 2423 Clifton Rd. Yellow Springs, OH 45387 (937) 603-0535 randy@rifeshropshires.com www.rifeshropshires.com

Stephenson, Jon, Charlotte & Vivian Sugar Ridge Ranch E8977 Pierce Hill Rd. Viroqua, WI 54665 (608) 774-3151 sugarridgeranch@frontiernet.net www.sugarridgeranch.com

Roberts, Tim Roberts Farms 29754 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 Cell: (405) 314-3370 timrobertsfarms@gmail.com __________________ May 2020

Ware, Kimberly KW Shropshires 565 N. Sunset Ridge Ln Kuna, ID 83634 Kim: (208) 921-3706 Floyd Avery: (208) 921-8740 KWshrops@hotmail.com

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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

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 www.bwbfarms.com

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Late January Ewe Lamb Entry for the Ohio National Sale.

Sired by our new Buckham ram and out of a Fritz dam that is out of a Cabaniss ram and a Barnes ewe. Â Look in and first come first serve, visitors welcome to the farm to purchase her or other ewes before the sale.

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6333 N 600 E, Rolling Prairie, IN 46371 (219) 716-4921 • emrozins@gmail.com __________________ May 2020

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As Breed Type Is Becoming a (Re-)Focus (Again) Make sure you use purebred and repeatable Shropshire genetics to fix type issues That’s what Bernard Groverman and Farrell Shultz did in the early 1950s Their breeding goals were to correct from a small-and-overly-wooly Shropshire-trend-dujour

Fred Groverman with first-cross lambs out of wooly-type ewes and imported “California New Type 2”, who looks on at right.

Farrell Shultz with imported ram, “Tern Cambridge”

Focus on type is great. That focus needs to be a long-term approach and implemented within the breed and over many generations. Form, function, and breed characteristics should be repeatable over generations.

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Contact us with interest in ewes, rams, and/or semen.

Mapleton Mynd Shropshires Cody Hiemke Stoughton, WI 415-302-8035 _______ cjhiemke@gmail.com Page 2

Groverman Shropshires Fred Groverman Petaluma, CA 707-763-3132 fredgroverman@gmail.com

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