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May 2008

Rising to a new era...

For Sale: 5 show quality yearling ewes 5 young May born yearling ewes 15 bred yearling ewes due to lamb May 15th

Entered at the Shropshire Classic 2 yearling ewes 1 fall ewe lamb 2 spring ewe lambs

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2007 Shropshire Spectacular Top Selling Ewe Lamb Sold to Tim Roberts, Washington, OK

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Res. Champion ewe naiLe JR. show

Chris Whittaker selected Rife 06-196 by “Duke” out of our consignment in Springfield at the National Sale last summer. She went on to win the yearling class in the Junior Show in Louisville and to be named Reserve Champion Ewe. She is now raising a nice set of twin lambs for Chris.

Congratulations to Chris, a most enthusiastic young Shropshire breeder.

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Volume 28, Issue 2

~ The Shropshire Voice ~

May 2008

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

Becky Peterson, ASRA Secretary

Board of Directors American Shropshire Registry Association Mark McCabe – Pres. (2009)

5154 Nickelson Road

Prospect, OH 43342

(740) 494-2969

mamccabe51@hotmail.com Darrell Dockter – V. Pres. (2010)

19411 S. Carpenter Rd.

Snohomish, WA 98290

(425) 334-9130

dddockter@earthlink.net Re Call (2009)

964 Mohawk Trail

Shelburne, MA 01370

(413) 625-2436

doonyc@netscape.net Robert Dinsmore (2008)

5842 Broad Run Road

Jefferson, MD 21755

(301) 371-4483

cod-cnh@fred.net Cody Hiemke (2010)

2324 Webster St., Apt. B

Berkeley, CA 94705-1970

(Family flock is in Wisconsin)

(415) 302-8025

cjhiemke@hotmail.com Norbert Jackson (2008)

4125 W. State Route 28

Alexandria, IN 46001

(765) 754-7057

njackson@macdermid.com Robert Johnson (2009)

569 State Highway

Marshfield, MO 65706

(417) 859-4452

rokajo6@centurytel.net

Rinda Maddox, Voice Publisher

Roger Snyder (2008)

2537 U.S. Hwy. 67

Monmouth, IL 61462

(309) 734-4446

cmsnyder@farmland.com Ralph Lovely (2008)

292 Cold Stream Farm Rd.

Madisonville, TN 37354

Cell: (865)-604-5747

(423) 442-7076 Randy Rife (2008)

2423 Clifton Road

Yellow Springs, OH 45387

(937) 767-1871

julia.rife@wright.edu Tim Roberts (2009)

27954 Pennsylvania Ave.

Washington, OK 73093

(405) 485-9255

RobertsSheepCo@cs.com Carol Rueber (2009)

24632 210th Street

Sumner, IA 50674

(563) 578-8663

ruebershrops@yahoo.com Bill Seals (2008)

2360 B Shafer

Morgan Hill, CA 95037

(408) 779-1789

sbarssheep@cs.com Brad Slutz (2010)

1144 Oxford Circle

Sycamore, IL 60178

(815) 899-0366

bslutz@1stfarmcredit.com Sandy Cross(2008)

198 Shaws Mill Road

Gorham, ME 04038-2233

207-839-8717 _______

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Contact us American Shropshire Registry Association

The American Shropshire Registry Association office is now running in full capacity. All registrations and payments are to be made through that office.

ASRA Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Monday & Thursday evenings 8-11 p.m. EST

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The secretary 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 website, shropshires.org., contact Rinda Maddox, Voice Publisher/Web Coordinator or her husband, Steven Maddox, advertising manager.

Steven and Rinda Maddox P.O. Box 475 Sidell, IL 61876 shropshirevoice@

thesidellreporter.com (217) 288-9365 (office) (217) 288-9493 (home)

Junior Activities

For questions on any of the junior events for the Shropshire Association, contact Mark McCabe or Tim Roberts.

Mark McCabe 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 494-2969 Mamccabe51@hotmail.com Tim Roberts 27954 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 RobertsSheepCo@cs.com

From the President The sale season is fast approaching for the 2008 year. There will be many club lamb sales and hopefully, as Shropshire Breeders, we all sell at least a few Shropshire wethers. Our breed with good carcass characteristics makes nice projects for 4H and FFA young people. The three main Shropshire breeding sales are the Shropshire Classic in Eaton Ohio, the Shropshire Spectacular our National Sale this year in Springfield, Ill., and the Mid-west Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, Mo. There will also be numerous smaller sales that are good places to buy Shropshires.

This is the seventh year for The American Shropshire Association to sponsor a ewe lamb futurity.The Shropshire ewe lamb futurity not only gives the junior members the ability to purchase high quality breeding females but it also makes it beneficial for the breeders to consign their very best animals. A young person (age 5-21) would need to purchase a nominated ewe lamb from one of three designated sales. The 2008 designated sales are: Shropshire Classic, Shropshire Spectacular, and Shropshire Midwest Stud Ram Sale. A young person can add a top quality female to their flock and possibly win a good portion of the purchase price back in the purse after the Junior NAILE Shrop Show.

Last year’s purse totaled $1700 and the winner, Kaitlyn Fuss, won $340 on her Bryant nominated ewe lamb.

Registrations are now going to our Executive Secretary-Treasurer Becky Peterson. She came on board December 1st and has done an excellent job.

Feel free to contact her for information as well as for registrations.

Rinda Maddox does an excellent job with our website and Voice. Our Shropshire website has a totally new look and server. With our new server, Rinda will be able to put things on the website much faster and the whole Voice now appears on the website, also. We will be able to post the futurity points on a weekly current basis for more excitement. The Shropshire website is: shropshires.org.

The National Sale this year is in Springfield, Ill. The Spectacular is an excellent family setting. They offer a junior breeding show, showmanship classes and we will also have a quiz bowl and other youth events. Plan to attend if possible.

I hope to see many of you this coming summer at the shows and sales.

Mark McCabe

Please Note...

All-American Junior Show Sponsors Needed

Consider sponsoring a class or a trophy at the AllAmerican Junior Show. For the inexpensive cost of $35, you may sponsor either one.

Your support will ensure that Shropshire juniors will continue to be part of this significant event, supporting juniors and providing a showcase of the Shropshire breed. Contact Secretary Becky Peterson to donate. _______ Page

LEGAL NOTICE Annual Meeting of the Members Official notice is hereby given to all members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Members will be held at Louisville in November.

The purpose of said meeting is to hear and approve the reports of the President and Secretary/Treasurer to ratify the acts of the Board of Directors since the last annual meeting of the members; to act on any old or new business which may be brought before the meeting; and to elect directors for districts having directors whose terms expire in 2008.

Article VI, Section 2 of the By Laws allows for the direct election of a director for a district if that district has an active, recognized Shropshire association.

Directors whose terms will expire at this time are: Norbert Jackson – Indiana District.

Robert Dinsmore –PennsylvaniaSouth District (Alabama, Delaware,

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.)

Roger Snyder – Illinois District Ralph Lovely – PennsylvaniaSouth District Randy Rife – Ohio District Bill Seals – West District (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.)

Sandy Cross – New York-New England District (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.)

Each membership in the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting of the Members. Such vote must be cast in person. Those members attending the Annual Meeting shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting the business of the Association. All members are encouraged to attend and participate.

Becky Peterson, Secretary

Smith Sisters Shropshires We are selling our ram, Brockman 935 NNP

Born 2/18/2005, Twin. He is out of: High Life Farm Ace 3027 and Brockman 840 We have pictures we can email upon request.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Special Meeting of the Membership PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE AMERICAN SHROPSHIRE REGISTRY ASSOCIATION, INC be “THE AMERICAN SHROPSHIRE Change of Address A special meeting will take place at the Shropshire National banquet on Friday, June 20 at the Shropshire Spectacular Sale in Springfield, IL. Notice is hereby given to members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the following proposed amendment to the Bylaws has been adopted by the Board of Directors. This amendment will be presented at a special meeting called by the president to be held June 20, 2008 in Springfield, Ill. for action pursuant to Article X of the Bylaws of the association.

Article X states “The bylaws may be amended at any Annual or Special Meeting of the Members by a majority of the voting members present, provided such proposed amendment shall first have been adopted by the Board of Directors and notice of such proposed amendment, including a brief statement thereof shall have been given to the members….”

Article I –Name and Location Current wording: The name of this Association shall be “THE AMERICAN SHROPSHIRE REGISTRY ASSOCIATON, INC” with its principle office at Harvard, Ill.

Proposed amendment: The name of this Association shall

REGISTRY ASSOCIATION, INC” with its principle office in the city and state of the residence of the Secretary-Treasurer.

The proposed amendment was presented by Secretary Becky Peterson. It was approved by the Board of Directors during a teleconference on Jan. 27, 2008. The purpose of the amendment is to allow the office of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc to move to the residence of the newly appointed Secretary-Treasurer and move with the Secretary, should that person change residence.

This amendment needs to be made in order for the principle office to run in accordance with the Bylaws of the Association. The ASRA needs to be registered and incorporated in the state that the office resides in, now Massachusetts, in order to conduct business and hold funds. The monies of the ASRA are currently being held at the Harvard State Bank in Harvard, IL. Work is underway to make all of the necessary changes but the amendment of the Bylaw is very important in order to complete the transition.

This meeting will be called to order

by President Mark McCabe only for the purpose of this By-Law amendment. No other business will be brought forth. _______ Page

LEGAL NOTICE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE AMERICAN SHROPSHIRE REGISTRY ASSOCIATION, INC SLICK SHEARING Notice is hereby given to members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the following proposed amendment to the Bylaws has been adopted by the Board of Directors. This amendment will be presented at the Annual Meeting to be held November 2008 in Louisville, Ky. for action pursuant to Article X of the Bylaws of the association.

Article X states “The Bylaws may be amended at any Annual or Special Meeting of the Members by a majority of the voting members present, provided such proposed amendment shall first have been adopted by the Board of Directors and notice of such proposed amendment, including a brief statement thereof shall have been given to the members….”

Proposed Amendment: On August 2, 2007 at the Shropshire Annual Meeting in Wisconsin a motion was made by Don Knepp and seconded

by Mike Anderson that the American Shropshire Registry Association mandate that all state fairs and national shows require sheep to be slick shorn.

Tim Roberts then moved to amend the last motion to include that Shropshires would be required to be slick shorn in all shows, seconded by Don Knepp. A secret ballot vote was taken: 18 in favor; 6 against.

In Louisville on Nov. 13, 2007, at the Shropshire Board of Directors Meeting, the Board acted on the motion, as amended, passed at the Annual Meeting of the Membership on Aug. 2, 2007.

Original motion: The American Shropshire Registry Association mandates that all state fairs and national shows require sheep to be slick shorn.

Amendment to motion: amended to require ALL Shropshire shows be slick shorn. Motion passed with one dissent.

Notice will be given in the next Shropshire Voice. The membership will vote to add this to the ASRA Bylaws at the next Annual Meeting in November.

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From the Secretary Here it is, March 15. Winter is sup- plenty of desk space and room to do posed to be winding down. It has been the work of the association. a very interesting winter nationwide. I I traveled to Louisville last week for talk with someone new every day and the Sheep Advisory meeting and was get a new weather story with each con- welcomed by the representatives of the versation. Here in Leyden, Mass., it is still other breed associations. Then I spent winter. Like a lot of northern New Eng- three days in the Dorset office learning land, we’ve had complete snow cover about the registry software. I have prosince early December. We have no­ bare cessed my first Shropshire registrations ground yet up on our hill. Our pastures and transfers. are fenced with your typical five-strand, I feel I’ve met a major deadline but high tensile fence and we can only see I know there is a lot of ground yet to the top two wires in most places. The cover. There is a great deal of behindsnow banks are high and our road is the-scenes paperwork that needs to very narrow. And yet, just 10 miles to get done to get the ASRA back on the south and a few hundred feet lower, track. Little by little, it is happening. I there is no snow at this time. But the have left my former job now as agreed days are getting visibly longer and may- and have more time to research the be we’ll see the ground in a couple of tasks at hand. weeks.

Office hours have been established The American Shropshire Registry now. I will be attending to ASRA-only Association office is up and running in issues in the office between 11 a.m. the new office. and 2 p.m. EST There is a new Monday through computer with a Thursday and flat panel monialso Monday and tor and an all-inThursday eveone laser printer. When submitting registration nings between 8 The office has applications, please specify the name p.m. and 11 p.m. taken over an in which the sheep are to be registered EST. unused room in to help eliminate confusion. This I certainly will our house. There would be your membership name. Do be near the ofis fresh paint on fice – if not in the not include the farm or flock name the walls and a office – at most if the registered owner name is the newly refinished other times and floor. The wall name of the person only. will return calls paper border has Thank you for your cooperation. as soon as I can. little black-faced I will make my Becky Peterson sheep! There is best effort to

Please Note...

Registrations

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process registrations and transfers with a day or two of receipt. So, go ahead and send your applications to the office at American Shropshire Registry Association, 41 Bell Rd., Leyden, MA 01337. Call (413) 6249652 or email the office at shropsec@hotmail.com.

Any work that is sent to the former office in Milo, Iowa – or even Harvard, Ill. Becky is glad to have the ASRA office fully up and running. will be forwarded to the office here.

So meanwhile, I look forward to And be certain to check out the continue meeting and talking with the ASRA website: wwwshropshires.org. Shropshire breeders. I intend to be at It is under the new management of the Shropshire Classic Sale in May and Amanda Rull and she is doing a great also the Shropshire Spectacular in June. job. Any updates to the office informa- Maybe by then, the snow will be gone. tion will be posted there.

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2008 Shropshire Classic Show and Sale will Kick Off Spring Shows The first spring gathering of Shropshire sheep and their folks will take place at the Shropshire Classic in Eaton, Ohio on May 9th and 10th.

The event is sponsored by the Ohio Shropshire Sheep Association. Banner Sale Management will see to the sale details and Mark McCabe is the sale chairman.

Events will happen much like in years past. The Shropshires will show and sell in Bruner Arena at the Preble County Fairgrounds. Look for the sale sheep to be exhibited late Friday morning as the third breed of the day. Steve Myers of Rushsylvania, Ohio will officiate over the Shropshire show.

Sheep will be offered in the following classes: yearling rams and ewes, fall ram and ewe lambs, January, February and March ram and ewe lambs.

Pizza will be provided for youth participants Friday after the show.

The next day brings the preview of the sale sheep at 10 a.m.. The sale entries will be brought to the arena and be available for inspection in the order

that they were placed. Prospective buyers will be able to give them a good inspection at this time.

Halfway through the previewing of the sale sheep, there will be an opportunity for youth to compete in a Yearling Ewe Futurity class with the futurity ewe lambs they purchased at the 2007 Shropshire Classic. Bob Johnson of Marshfield, Mo. will be judging this Futurity class.

The Shropshire Classic Sale will begin at around noon after the completion of the Suffolk Sale with ewes selling first.

The 2008 futurity-nominated lambs will be offered. Auctioneers Gary Saylor and Danny Westlake, both of Ohio, will sell the sale.

According to Banner Sale Management, at press time, there are 152 Shropshires consigned to sell at the Classic Sale.That is up 40 head over last year. For a catalog, contact The Banner at (309) 785-5058 or see www.bannersheepmagazine.com. Contact Mark McCabe at (740) 494-2969 regarding other aspects of the event.

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We will be taking sheep to both the Ohio Classic and Shropshire Spectacular sales.

Watch our web site for pictures of the sale sheep.

2008 National Show and Sale to be held at Shropshire Spectacular The Illinois Shropshire Association will again host the National Show and Sale in 2008. Plan now to attend the event in Springfield on June 20 and 21. Banner Sale Management conducts the show and sale and the event is chaired by Dave Simms.

The show begins at 8 a.m. on Friday.

The sheep will be judged by Steve Reid of Houstonia, Mo.The Shropshires will show and sell slick-shorn.

As usual, the Shropshire Spectacular Junior Show classes will be interspersed with the National Sale Show. Junior Show

Please Note...   The Illinois fairgrounds closed this spring due to electrical problems.

Sale Management has spoken with the fair officials who report repairs are ahead of schedule and expect to open in advance of the Spectacular.

Any unexpected changes would be posted immediately at shropshires.org. The Sale Management assures a back up plan is in place.

classes will be offered for fall ram lambs, spring ram lambs, yearling ewes, fall ewe lambs and spring ewe lambs.A special class for Futurity Yearling Ewes is also offered.

These are ewes that were purchased at the 2007 Spectacular Sale by youth exhibitors as a Futurity Ewe Lamb project.They must still be owned by the young person.

Cash prizes will be offered for all youth classes and are sponsored by Illinois breeders and the Illinois Shropshire Association.

The American Shropshire Registry Association also contributes. There is also a showmanship division with different classes, open to any youth present.A youngster does not need to have sheep entered to participate in the showmanship contests.

Megan Mumm and her mom, Marie Gillett, oversee the junior show.

Shropshire youth event coordinator, Mark McCabe, and assistants will offer other activities for attending youth. Look for a quiz bowl contest or perhaps a public speaking activity. Snacks will be offered during the afternoon to ward off the hunger!

The Shropshire Spectacular Banquet is planned for Friday evening at 6 p.m. ďż˝

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It is a catered event and is held downstairs in the Junior Building next to the barns on the Illinois State Fair grounds. Tickets will be available at the show.

A special meeting to act on the legal notice to change the location of the national office will be the only business brought before the members. After a welcome and some awards, Dave Simms will serve to sell baskets and donated items from regional and Illinois breeders. The proceeds from these items will be split between the Illinois Junior events and the upcoming All-American Junior Show. People are asked to bring items to be sold and regional baskets are encouraged!

Also to be auctioned off will be the Center stage advertising spot on the Shropshire Association’s webpage.

The National Sale begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday and is sold by Curt Overcash of Dixon, Ill. Futurity-nominated lambs will be offered. In 2007, 90 Shropshires were sold at an average of $330.83. Champion Ram was consigned by Rife Shropshires and sold for $850 to Jane Switzer, Indiana.

High-selling ram was a yearling consigned by High Life Farm and sold for $1050 to Mike and Karen Elsbury of Indiana. Champion and high-selling ewe was a yearling consigned by Brockmann Shropshires and sold for $1600 to Bishop and Bishop of New York.

Questions regarding the National Show and Sale can be directed toward Banner Sale Management. Megan Mumm is fielding questions about the Junior Show: (217) 757-3937; meganmumm@hotmail.com.

Put Your Flock on Center Stage!

The American Shropshire Registry Association will again offer to all Shropshire breeders the opportunity to promote their flock in a unique way on the homepage of the Shropshire web page, www.shropshires. org.

An auction will be held at the Shropshire Spectacular Banquet June 20, for the ad space for the months of August 2008 through July 2009.

Shropshire Center Stage is the first thing viewed by visitors to the website, providing effective advertising and promotion for your Shropshire flock.

Purchasers of this exclusive space are encouraged to share with visitors to the site the story of their Shrop_______ Page 14

shire flock, including a history of their involvement with Shropshires, family notes, flock information, etc. Up to four pictures may be included.

The minimum bid for the coveted space is $75 and the sky is the upper limit! Payment must be made the evening of the auction. Be sure to take advantage of this special opportunity.

Be in attendance at the Spectacular banquet and be ready for spirited bidding to secure one of these spaces for yourself. Put yourself and your flock on “Shropshire Center Stage!”

Bid-even if you can’t attend!

If you are unable to attend the banquet but still want the opportunity to bid on the Center Stage, you can submit a bid to Secretary Becky Peterson or ask your district director, or a friend to bid for you.

Ohio Extravaganza Sheep Show The Ohio Extravaganza Breeding Sheep Show is a one-day show held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, June 14, 2008.All breeds are welcome.

There are showmanship classes with a guaranteed premium for all ages. Breeding sheep classes will be offered for fall and spring ram and ewe lambs and yearling ewes. The entry fee is $10 per head and premiums are paid on a sliding scale.

Ownership deadline is June 1, 2008.

All sheep must carry official identification tags and have appropriate health charts.

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2008 National Shows to be at NAILE The 2008 National Shropshire Show and the 2008 National Junior Shropshire Show will be held at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. in November. The North American In­ternational Sheep Show will run from Nov. 14-21.The National Junior Shropshire Show will be on Nov. 15; the date for the National Shropshire Show had not been set as of press time. It will be announced later (it will probably be held on Nov. 17 or 18).

In conjunction with the 2008 National Shropshire Show, the Annual Meet­ing of the Members of the American Shropshire Registry Association will also be held in Louisville. This meeting will be set by the Board of Directors at their summer meeting but it will probably be a brunch meeting on the morning of show day.Watch for the date on the website as soon as it becomes available and in the October issue of The Shropshire Voice.

Other events of interest to Shrop­ shire breeders and exhibitors during the North American are the North American Lead Classes on Nov. 14 and the North American Junior Wether Show on Nov. 15.

Deadline for entry for the 2008 Na­

tional Shropshire Show and the 2008 National Junior Shropshire Show, as well as the wether show, is Oct. 1. Deadline for Lead Classes is Nov. 1.

Premium catalogs and entry forms may be obtained by contacting the North American International Livestock Exposition, P.O. Box 36367, Louisville, KY 40233-6365; phone (502) 595-3166, Fax: (502) 367-5299 or visit www.livestockexpo.org. The show committee encourages the use of the online entries.

Please Note...

Regional Baskets Needed

Please bring your donated items and regional baskets to the Shropshire Spectacular to be auctioned at the Sale Banquet. The proceeds from these will be split between the Illinois Junior events and the All-American Junior Show.

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Quality from the Nation’s Finest Shropshire Flocks sell, including the bloodlines that bred the sheep below.

All Shropshires will sell slick-sheared!

Sale sponsored by the Ohio Shropshire Sheep Association.

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SHOW: FRIDAY, LATE MORNING Following the Ohio Cheviot Showcase & Ohio Oxford Showcase Shows.

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2nd Annual Northeast Livestock Expo set for May 16-18, 2008 Mark your calendars now for the second annual Northeast Livestock Exposition (NELE) sponsored in part by the Maine Sheep Breeders Association (MSBA) where it will hold its second annual sheep show and sale at the Windsor Fair Grounds May 16-18, 2008 in Windsor, Maine.

NELE is quickly becoming the most exciting livestock event in the Northeast. NELE is a multi-species event combining several past individual events, including the Maine/New England Beef Expo where you can enjoy shows and sales for purebred cattle, feeder calves, Boer goats, and sheep, as well as education sessions for all producers at all levels and youth activities and shows.

Producers in the Northeast have different challenges and opportunities than producers in other regions of the country. One of these challenges is the ability to buy and sell top quality stock.

The sheep show and sale will offer producers throughout the northeast opportunity to do just that, buy qual-

ity breeding stock and market lambs that will support their overall program needs. The Sale Committee is currently seeking and considering top quality sheep consignments at this time, including all breeds of sheep (purebred wool and meat breeds, as well as feeder lambs and market lambs).

The deadline for consigning sheep is May 1, 2008. If you are interested in consigning sheep to the sale or want more information on the overall event please contact Wendy Reinemann at (207) 7852978 or guiniridge@gmail.com.

If you are interested in buying sheep at NELE please call or send an email to be added to the sale catalog mailing list or visit our website where consignment will be updated weekly beginning in mid-April.

Whether you are a sheep or other livestock producer, make sure you don’t miss NELE. For more details, schedule of event, directions, forms, rules and list of vendors can be found at www.northeastlivestockexpo.org.

Due to strong sales from the farm, we will not have any consignments to offer this summer. _______ Page 19

A sample of our brood ewe flock.

Easy doing, productive animals, with muscle and style, making them competitive in the show ring and dynamite in the lambing barn.

Alyssa Lynn Crago, our fourth generation shropshire producer, invites you to see our entries, in Ohio at the Shropshire Classic.

We have two tremendous RR ram lambs and four ewe lambs (3 RR & 1 QR) coming.

Mark and Jennifer Crago 22 Maki Hill Road Columbus, Montana 59019 406-322-9935 markcrago@netzero.net _______ Page 20

Website Gets New Host, New Look The American Shropshire Registry Association’s website, shropshires.org, has a new look, along with a new host.

If you haven’t checked it out lately, you’ll want to take a look.

Amanda Rull of aRull Designs was hired by the ASRA to be the new host of the site and launched the new look in late February.

Breeder’s World, had hosted the site since it was first launched in 2002. They announced in February they were closing their business.

Amanda will work closely with the Shropshire webmaster, Rinda Maddox to keep the site current and up-to-date.The two have a great working rapport since Amanda is Rinda’s daughter. Their goal is to make the site an important tool for all Shropshire breeders to keep up with the happenings in the association. News submitted to Rinda will be quickly posted, usually the same day they are sent, instead of only a couple times a month.

So you will want to include the website in your “favorites” tool bar of your web browser and check it often.

Rinda and Amanda want to hear your feedback on the site, or any problems you have using the site. They also strive for accuracy so anything noticed that is incorrect, please contact Rinda immediately at shropshirevoice@thesidellreporter.com.

The Center Stage ads will be auctioned in June so you don’t want to miss a chance to have your flock spotlighted on the front page.

And if you haven’t had your name included yet in the Breeder’s List, you will want to do that soon. It’s the best phone directory to other Shropshire breeders. $30 gives a year listed on the website and in three issues of The Voice.

Rinda invites you to report summer fair results from your area and notify her of any items to be posted on the calendar.Your submissions are welcome.

J & R Farm Shropshires

We are pleased with our lambs out of the new Buckham ram. We think you will be, too.

Norbert Jackson & Family 4125 W. St. Rt. 28 • Alexandria, IN 46001 • (765) 754-7057 Inquiries always welcome

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Trew 108 RR DOB 1/30/07 37” long, 38” tall

He is sired by Avery’s Juice and placed 2nd in the Junior Show and 3rd in the Open Show at NAILE. He is entered in the Shropshire Spectacular in Springfield, IL in June.

More ram lambs like this one, with the same Juice breeding, will be available.

Look for one of 108’s ewe lambs at Springfield.

Bill Trew • Ocoee, Tennessee

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For the Seventh Year ASRA will Sponsor a Ewe Lamb Futurity The American Shropshire Association, in an effort to get junior members more interested and involved, have again decided to have a Shropshire Ewe Lamb Futurity for 2008. 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 lamb at one of the designated sales that has been nominated for the Futurity, exhibit the lamb 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 2008 designated sales will include the following: Shropshire Classic at Eaton, Ohio; Shropshire Spectacular at Springfield, Ill.; Shropshire Midwest Stud Ram Sale at Sedalia, Mo. Consignor Rules 1. Entries are open to all ewe lambs born Sept. 1, 2007 thru March 31, 2008.

2. A nomination fee of $20 is required and payable to The American Shropshire Registry Association. Payment of nomination fees must also be made prior to the sale of the animal.

3. Each ewe lamb must be properly identified, according to the registration certificate. Futurity ewe lambs will be tattooed in one ear and paint branded with an “F” before entering the sale ring. A representative of the Na-

tional Junior Committee will do the tattooing.

4. Each ewe lamb 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.

Exhibitor Rules 1. Up-to-date paid membership in the Junior Shropshire Breed Association.

2. Not more that 21 years of age at the date of the N.A.I.L.E. in November.

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

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

5. Ewe lambs are to be registered to individuals only, no family, no partnerships, and no joint registrations.

6. 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.

7. Junior members must exhibit their own lamb within a class. If they have two lambs in the same class, another junior member may exhibit the second lamb.

8. If an exhibitor that owns a lamb is not present at the respective show Futurity points are not eligible and should not be submitted. � _______ Page 23

9. Premiums-Based on percentages of the total amount of money collected for Futurity entries.

First________ 20%

Second_ ____ 15%

Third_______ 12%

Fourth______ 11%

Fifth________ 10%

Sixth_______ 8%

Seventh_____ 6%

Eighth_ _____ 5%

Ninth_______ 4%

Tenth_______ 2% All futurity entries that have sent in at least two point cards will receive some payout.

Premiums and awards will be presented in November at the N.A.I.L.E. after the Junior Shropshire Show. Additional recognition for the exhibitors and breeders will appear in the Shropshire Voice and on the Shropshire website.

Point Scoring 1. A point card must be filled out for each show and forwarded to Mark McCabe, 5154 Nickelson Road, Prospect, Ohio 43342 within 10 days of the show. The card must be signed by the superintendent of the appropriate show.

2. At each individual show the ewe lamb may earn Futurity points from the open division, the junior division, or from both (when a different judge or day is involved) except at N.A.I.L.E., where only the junior show placing will be counted.

3. Ewe lambs can compete at an unlimited number of shows. The exhibitor may submit as many cards as they want for that ewe lamb. Each ewe lamb’s point cards will be kept separately. The five highest point award cards will be recorded as Futurity points. In the five

Buckham Farms Senior Champion Reserve Champion Ram 2007 Shropshire Spectacular

George Buckham 6508 W ‘R’ Ave., Schoolcraft, MI 49087 (269) 375-7676 • buckhamfarms@yahoo.com _______ Page 24

point award cards you can include up to, but no more, than three county fairs.

4. Ten points is the most number of points that can be awarded per class.

5. At two shows double points are

awarded. These shows are The All American Junior Show and the National Junior Show (at N.A.I.L.E. in 2008). The higher placing lamb at N.A.I.L.E. in Louisville will break ties.

Futurity Point Scale

Placing in Class No. in class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 1 3 3 2 1 5 5 4 3 2 1 6-10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 11-15 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16+ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Shropshire Ewe Lamb Futurity Point Record Form I ___________________________________________have exhibited the Shropshire ewe lamb, _______________________________________, Association Registry Number___________________. This ewe lamb placed ________ in a class of _______ fall/junior ewe lambs. This lamb was shown in the ______________________________ division of the following show: __________________________________________________________ Lamb tattoo no.-____________On the date of ______________________.

This placing was verified by the superintendent/management of the above listed show: __________________________________________________ Signature __________________________________________________ Title & Phone Number Please fill out form completely and accurately and mail to Mark McCabe within 10 days. Incomplete forms will be invalid.

Mark McCabe 5154 Nickelson Rd. Prospect, Ohio 43342.

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Photo and Slogan Contest Seeks Sheep Photos, Slogan for 125th

The popular ASRA Photo Contest will be held again in 2008 with a little different format than previous contests.

And the association is still seeking a new slogan to replace the “Shropshire Farm Flock Favorite” which currently appears on many of the awards sponsored by the ASRA, as well as the registration certificates.

The Board of Directors has approved $150 for a photo and slogan contests which are open to all Shropshire breeders. Junior members are encouraged to submit entries for all three contests, too.

Unlike previous photo contests where there were various categories for shooting photos, this contest is seeking photos of sheep only. The slogan contest could put the two together.

Class divisions and prizes are as follows: 1. Shropshire photo* only: $30 first place, $15 second place 2. Shropshire slogan only: $30 first place, $15 second place 3. Shropshire photo with slogan: $40 first place, $20 second place The Board would like to use the winning photo with a slogan on the cover of the Voice in early 2009 promoting the _______ Page 26

National Show in Louisville.The winning “Photo Only” and “Slogan Only” entries will be used in other promotions by the ASRA for the National Show or future Shropshire ads. All first and second place winning photos will become the property of the American Shropshire Registry Association for future promotions.

Please submit your photo entries as 8x10 color photos printed on photo quality paper. Slogans should be designed in high resolution and suitable for printing in color and black and white. They should also be presented as 8x10’s.

Mark your entries on the reverse with your name and address. Please be able to provide digital back-up of your work. All entries must be received

by Sept. 15, 2008 so that they can be organized and then seeks to replace displayed at The contest this current slogan. the National Shropshire Show in Louisville this fall.

Shropshire breeders, exhibitors and spectators will choose their favorites.

So get out and start recording those “Kodak moments” and put your inner artistic talents to work!

All entries should be mailed to the American Shropshire Registry Association, 41 Bell Rd., Leyden, MA 01337.

Norm Jackson, director from Indiana, is coordinating the contest.

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Champion Ram 2007 Illinois State Fair

The same quality will be offered at the Shropshire Classic and the Shropshire Spectacular.

Brood ewes for sale!

Michael L. Anderson 346N 1600E, Paxton, IL 60957  (217) 379-3189 _______ Page 27

’08 Pennsylvania Farm Show January 2008 Judge: Mark Johnson, Sandwich, IL

Yearling Ram 1. Derek Spayd, Manheim, PA 2. Denise Hardisky, Nicholson, PA 3. R&R Brown, Saegartown, PA Fall Ram Lamb 1. Jeffrey McConn, West Alexander, PA Early Spring Ram Lamb 1. Derick Bollinger, Manheim, PA 2. R&R Brown 3. Derek Spayd 4. Derek Spayd 5. Britteny Valtin, New Oxford, PA Late Spring Ram Lamb 1. R&R Brown 2. R&R Brown 3. Denise Hardisky

4. Denise Hardisky 5. Derek Spayd 6. Derek Spayd Pair of Ram Lambs 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Denise Hardisky 4. Derek Spayd Champion Ram Derek Spayd- Yearling Ram Reserve Champion Ram Denise Hardisky-Yearling Ram Yearling Ewe 1. Denise Hardisky 2. Derick Bollinger 3. R&R Brown 4. Derek Spayd 5. Derek Spayd 6. R&R Brown 7. Derick Bollinger 8. Denise Hardisky 9. Britteny Valtin

Riddick Family Shropshires Remaining True to Quality Don’t Overlook Us!

See what you’re buying when you buy a yearling from us!

We’ll have yearlings for sale at the Shropshire Classic, Shropshire Spectacular and West Springfield, Mass. Sales.

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“Flockmakers”

Vermont

Daniel H. Riddick Mayo Mountain Sheep Company 680 Mayo Road, Huntington,VT 05472 (802) 434-2745

Pair of Yearling Ewes 1. Denise Hardisky 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Derek Spayd 4. R&R Brown Fall Ewe Lamb 1. Jeffrey McConn Early Spring Ewe Lamb 1. R&R Brown 2. R&R Brown 3. Derek Spayd 4. Derick Bollinger 5. Jeffrey McConn 6. Dereick Bollinger 7. Denise Hardisky 8. Derek Spayd 9. Shane Raffensperger, Manheim, PA 10. Shane Raffensperger 11. Britteny Valtin 12. Britteny Valtin Late Spring Ewe Lamb 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Derick Bollinger 4. Derek Spayd 5. Denise Hardisky 6. Denise Hardisky 7. Jeffrey McConn 8. R&R Brown 9. Jeffrey McConn 10. Derek Spayd Pair of Ewe Lambs 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Derek Spayd 4. Denise Hardisky 5. Jeffrey McConn 6. Shane Reffensperger 7. Britteny Valtin Champion Ewe Denise Hardisky- Yearling Ewe Reserve Champion Ewe R&R Brown- Early Spring Ewe Lamb Breeders Young Flock

1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Derek Spayd 4. Denise Hardisky 5. Britteny Valtin Pen of Lambs 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Denise Hardisky 4. Derek Spayd 5. Jeffrey McConn Flock 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Denise Hardisky 4. Derek Spayd Premier Breeder R&R Brown Premier Exhibitor R&R Brown

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

March 2008 Roberts Farm, Tim Roberts of Oklahoma, won Champion Shropshire Ram in the two-tooth ram class, as well as Champion and Reserve Champion Shropshire Ewes in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

He also exhibited the Best Pair of Sheep, Supreme Champion Ewe and was named Exhibitor’s Flock in the Shropshire show.

Joe Steichen of Oklahoma won Reserve Champion Shropshire Ram and exhibited the first place pair of Shropshire ram lambs and pair of ewe lambs at the show. _______ Page 29

S elling high quality

CREAMER SHROPSHIRES

emphasis sheep

with an

on breed character.

We will be selling four RR lambs at the National Sale in Springfield, Illinois. Ewe lambs will be futurity nominated.

All should be competitive show lambs for the 2008 show season.

We also will be selling privately off the farm.

We will have for sale Shropshire: • Wethers • Ewe lambs • Ram lambs • Mature ewes.

We welcome your visits and inquiries.

Mark, Marilyn, Janice & Andrew McCabe

R.J. Creamer and Family

5154 Nickelson Rd. Prospect, Ohio 43342

4094 Centerville Newmans Rd. Prospect, OH 43342

(740) 494-2969 mamccabe51@hotmail.com www.mccabeshropshires.com

(740)-262-3972 creamer@marion.net www.creamershropshires.com

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Meet your Directors Sandy Cross New York-New England District I was elected to the American Shropshire Registry Board of Directors at the Directors’ 2007 NAILE meeting.

I am 62 years of age and spent most of my adult life as a school teacher (38 years) and a realtor (23 years). My wife and I moved to Maine in 1969, a year after we were married, and bought an old (and I mean old) 96acre farm where we started raising a family (three children – Jennifer, Stacy and John) and sheep during the 1970’s.

All the children were in 4-H with their sheep projects. My son, John, and his wife, Amanda, still show our Shropshires at local and regional shows. Our farm’s name is Spring Run Farm, named after a Brethren

Church in McVeytown, Penn. where my wife’s family originates.

We have had registered Shrops since the late 1970’s and have had as many as 80 head of sheep. Today we are limiting ourselves to 12–15 brood ewes with our show flock due to time and expense.

I retired from teaching in 2006 but still do real estate work full time. However, with real estate being so slow at the moment (Spring 2008), I’m spending a lot of time in the barn.

Shropshires really are the most intelligent breed of sheep. I used to say that often at the “Big E” 4-H weekend when I was the Superintendent of Sheep and announcer during the late 1980’s.

My best to all Shropshire people.You remain a cut above the rest of exhibitors.

14 Breeds...

Shropshire Show: 5:00 P.M. Wednesday Shropshire Sale: Saturday Morning

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Choices, Choices, Choices

By Don Call Shelburne, Mass.

New England Shropshire Breeders at their meeting in September 2007 voted to recommend to our National Board of Directors that fairs and shows be encouraged to offer both slick shorn and fitted classes.

In 2008 the Eastern States Exposition will do just that.

Offering both is an excellent opportunity to create additional classes, and offer the option to breeders and consignors to present their animals as they CHOOSE. I want the CHOICE of breeding frame sheep or wether sheep.

I want the CHOICE of how I can present my animals.

We talk about only allowing slick shorn sheep at sales. To show slick shorn, an animal needs more finish than an animal shown in wool. Some think that novice buyers cannot see past the wool when purchasing a sheep. But, can a novice buyer see beyond the extra conditioning that is needed to show slick shorn? Novice buy-

ers can be discouraged with the animal underneath when that extra conditioning has worn off and there is very little growth left in the animal.

Some breeders are actually concerned with the quality of the wool on the animal.

How is the buyer going to evaluate wool quality when there is none? Isn’t the buyer going to be upset when in three months his new ewe has a fleece full of gray fibers?

Do we offer only one product to our potential customers? NO! We should be offering a variety of choices to these buyers. Some want long and tall, some the wether type, some like short ears, some longer, others wool on the muzzle and legs. Some still want dark color, others lighter.The slick shorn wether type is not necessarily what everyone wants.

Don’t forget, different parts of the country have different ideas of what the perfect SHROPSHIRE is. Customers will not buy if we don’t offer what they want.

Slick shearing every seven days does not fit the schedule of every exhibitor.

Youth in New England have the opportunity of attending shows every weekend from June through October. They often start out slick shorn and can go four or five weekends before they need to do much more. Between jobs and showing

CESSNA FAMILY SHROPSHIRES Offering from our small flock only RR, Spider-free sheep Jim & Nancy Cessna 11100 Jerry City Rd., Cygnet, Ohio 43413 (419)655-3209 • jhcessna@dacor.net _______ Page 32

every weekend they do not have the time available to re-shear every week. Mandating how they present their animals will eliminate some of these young breeders.

In 2007, at the annual meeting held in Wisconsin, 18 members voted to require all Shropshires be shown slick shorn. 18 members are not an accurate representation of the entire membership.

In November 2007 our Directors voted to require all sheep be shown slick sheared.

This motion will now go forward for a vote of the membership at the Annual Meeting to be held in Louisville during the North American in November 2008.

Last year at the North American– other than the exhibitors and directors, there were not more than 15 other Shropshire Breeders present for the show.

Is this where you want the bylaw of your breed to be voted on?

Our association should not pass new bylaws, or set new policies, that hurt our members or take away their right to make choices.

Therefore: 1. My recommendation to the Board is that the slick shear vote be tabled.

2. That members be surveyed by mail for their opinions as to where they want the breed to go.

3. That the members be contacted by mail for their opinion as to where they feel the location of the annual meeting should be.

A possible good location for the annual meeting would be Springfield, Ill., during the Shropshire Spectacular weekend. This sale appears to attract the most members from across the country.

I am from New England, but hardly think it would be right to have an annual meeting at the fair in Skowhegan, Maine.

Lets be realistic and hold the meeting where the majority of the membership will be present.

Currently, bylaw changes are voted on at the Annual Meeting. I recommend to the Board that at the Special Meeting to be held in Springfield, Ill. (June 2008) that the process begin to change the bylaw to: 4. The membership will vote by mail ballot on bylaw changes.

If you, “the membership,” agree with any of the above suggestions, please try and attend the special meeting of the members to be held at the Shropshire Spectacular this June 2008.

If you cannot attend, but have other suggestions, send a letter to the Secretary of the Association, Becky Peterson, to be presented at the meeting in June.

Our directors are ELECTED to represent us.

Hope to see you in Illinois.

Sincerely, C. Donald Call March 2008

Please Note...

Photos Wanted

Do you have old photos of sheep events or shepherds? Perhaps you have some vintage photos of Shropshires when they were much shorter and much woollier than they are today. Photos are needed for use in the Voice for the “Guess Who” and other photo opportunities. Contact Rinda Maddox, (217) 2889365 or email her at: shropshirevoice@ thesidellreporter.com. _______ Page 33

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Is the Baby Being Thrown Out with the Bath Water?

By Sandy Cross Director New York-New England District I’ve agonized for a long time over the rather emotional topic of “Slick vs. Fitted” for the Shropshire breed.

I guess one of the advantages, or disadvantages depending on your perspective, of being 62 years of age and having registered Shrops since the late ’70s allows me to remember when wool was a valuable product and a definite factor in the judging

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of Shrops at local and regional fairs.

I can remember with much regret when one of our Shrop yearling ewes lost a class at the “Big E” when she appeared to have too much black fiber.

I can remember when Shrops were promoted as a “dual purpose” breed, when meat and wool went hand-in-hand through history. Sheep and wool seem synonymous.

I can remember discussing in history class (I taught school for 28 years) the reasons for cultures expanding their empires. Julius Caesar made note in the book Gaulic Wars that agricultural land in Gaul, present day France, would allow the Roman sheep flocks to prosper and the great Roman wool trade would prosper as well, i.e., Roman Toga.

So what am I trying to say without rambling on?

Can we as a breed association just ignore and disregard, figuratively and philosophically, wool not only in the show ring but also in the market place?

I know since wool incentives have gone away that wool has been less than profitable, but does that mean forever? The Asian market is certainly making wool profitability more attractive.

I’ve looked at past directors’ meeting notes pertaining to this issue. Concerns have ranged over a variety of issues, including: • Expense of professionals to trim show flocks.

• Juniors will find it easier to slick shear.

• Confirmation faults are easily hidden when fitted. � _______ Page 35

• Shropshires will be set apart from Oxfords and Hampshires by slick shearing.

Personally, I’m aware from my children’s experiences that it’s not an easy experience to really fit a sheep well, but good things are not always easily learned at first. (Remember having to memorize the times tables in math? Today you don’t have to memorize because of the use of calculators.)

I know professional fitters who will help juniors free of charge. Sarah Kuykendall helped my children.

Just because something is easier does not necessarily make it better.

Are Shropshires just a breed of sheep to be present in the show ring like a wether type? Can’t competent judges tell if rumps slope or shoulders need tightening even if Shrops are not slick sheared?

If an unethical exhibitor is going to put a Hampshire or Oxford in a Shropshire class, is a slick sheared sheep going to look any different?

Are our fairs at all levels only for the benefit and enjoyment of the breeder/exhibitor?

A lot of great public relations take place on the trimming stand between moms and dads with their children asking questions about what they are doing. I know of many lambs sold and children getting into 4-H through those conversations.

Ask yourself which product looks better in the ring: a fitted or slick sheared Shropshire?

Finally, at the last Annual Meeting held in Wisconsin in 2007, 18 members voted what all Shropshire exhibitors must do now at their local _______ Page 36

fairs.

Why not adopt a policy which will allow the different regions to decide whether they want slick sheared and/ or fitted classes?

Why not adopt a policy to support both fitted and slick shorn classes at all shows, fairs, etc? This will give association support to breeders of both frame sheep as well as wethertype sheep.

If all national shows sanctioned by the Shropshire Association required slick shearing, I don’t believe most people would object. But, local fairs like the Fryeburg Maine Fair (Maine State Fair) being forced to tell all Shropshire exhibitors that they must show slick sheared is a bit much.

Why not have a national vote either by mail or email by all Shropshire members?

It is obvious that the vast majority of the membership do not have the time available or can afford to attend a meeting half way across the country to participate in the decision making for the association.

Other than the exhibitors at NAILE there are very few other Shropshire breeders present. Conducting a membership vote on such an important bylaw change at the Annual Meeting to be held at the NAILE in 2008 is just not right. Will you be able to attend this fall?

If there is enough interest in at least having the option of showing slick sheared and/or fitted in local and regional shows, it might be worth while to petition the Association in writing for that variance.

Sandy Cross Northeast Director, American Shropshire Association

2008 All-American Junior Show The 15th Annual All-American Junior Show will be held July 4-6, 2008 in Sedalia, Mo. Participants are guaranteed a weekend chuck-full of sheep fun and social activities.

There are four classes for ram lambs, four classes for ewe lambs and a class for yearling ewes. There are also group classes for pairs of yearling ewes, pairs of ewe lambs, young flock, best four head and market lambs.

In addition there is showmanship and team showmanship, a skillathon, wool judging, sheep judging and promotional contests. Let’s not forget the three-on-three basketball tournament, the pool party and the Top Gun Awards.

There is also the Lamb Camp for the little shepherds to hone their skills.

Funding for this event comes from a variety of sources. Raffle tickets are available from the breed secretaries.

First prize is a $1500 Best Buy Gift Card. Second prize is a $250 gift card and third prize is a $100 card.

Tickets sell for $5 each or 5 for $20.

The drawing is on July 6 at the event.

Jump in and buy a fist full to help support America’s premier youth sheep event!

For information, call Associated Sheep Registries at (641) 942-6402 or see www.countrylovin.com/AAJS/.

Entries are due June 1, 2008.

North East Youth Sheep Show in July Plans are in the final stages for the 2008 North East Youth Sheep Show, sponsored by the New England Sheep & Wool Growers, along with many of the national and Northeast breed associations as well as many, many private donors.

This year the show will be held July 18-20 in the Livestock Complex at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, Mass. The show is open to all youths under the age of 21 years with all breeds of sheep being invited.The exhibitors must solely own or lease his/her sheep or co-own his sheep in a youth partnership.

The sheep and exhibitors must arrive on Thursday, July 17 with animals being penned by 11 p.m. Activities for the junior exhibitors will begin on Friday and will continue right through the weekend with the finale being the Supreme Champion Ram and Ewe drive late Sunday afternoon.

The Committee is pleased to announce the judges for this year’s show are Steve Taylor and Stacy Taylor from Pennsylvania and Ed Julian from Ohio.

Entry forms will be mailed by the end of May. If an interested youth has not previously shown at this Youth Show, for more information contact Polly � _______ Page 37

Hopkins at khop4811@aol.com or 494 Evans Road, Chepachet, RI 02814. Youths who have shown in the past will be receiving entry information automatically.

The weekend holds many sheeprelated activities, including the New England Sheep & Wool Growers Annual Meeting followed by Friday night’s Family Lamb Barbeque, the New England Sale Supreme Ram and Ewe Awards and Ice Cream Social, the New England Sheep Sale, a used sheep equipment auction.

Specific junior activities include a quiz bowl on Thursday night, skillathon and judging of market lambs on Friday, with fitting and showmanship classes and breeding sheep classes held on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

One of the reasons this show has become such a major junior event in the Northeast is to the thanks of all the loyal supporters. Telescope Furniture has again donated the NEYSS directors chairs for the four Supreme Fitting and Showmanship winners. They have made this donation for quite a few years and the show really appreciates their loyal support.

The many New England and Northeast breed associations and their breeders have contributed time and money over the past 24 years to make this event the major Youth Sheep Show of the Eastern United States. Many national breed associations also contribute to the show by providing premiums and awards.

Claudette Choma of Connecticut, a loyal supporter of youth, graciously

Adams Shropshires “Your Foundation For Quality”

We will be consigning lambs out of “Breakthrough” to the Shropshire Spectacular.

Come see us for your club lambs and breeding stock needs.

Brad and Rick Adams

6898 S 7000 W Rd., Chebanse, IL 60922 (815) 697-2903 radams@daca.net • adamsshropshires.com _______ Page 38

donates her hand-made Champion banners for the Supreme Ram, Ewe and Market Lamb winners, given in memory of Ernest Flebotte, Phyllis Flebotte and Ed Peckham, respectively, three of the founding committee members of this show. Seldom Seen Farm generously donates the cash prizes for the three Supreme winners, also.

The funds for this very successful show are raised in many ways: (a) donated items sold through the equipment auction; (b) profits made in the food booth (which is open the entire weekend of the show); (c) items donated and sold in the Fiber Nook at Eastern States Exposition; and (d) private donations. Any one wishing to make a monetary donation towards the Youth Show should contact Scott Poitras, 95 Hollow Rd., Brimfield, MA 01010.

Another fund raiser, as well as a form of publicity for our supporters, is the annual NEYSS T-shirts. The committee presents each youth exhibitor with a free T-shirt commemorating the event.

For $25 a farm, individual or business can have their name listed on the back of the T-shirt as an official supporter of the 2008 North East youth Sheep Show.

The goal each year is to cover the costs of the T-shirts – and so far we have always met our goal!

A BIG THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has supported the Youth Show in the past. If you are interested in having your name on the back of the NEYSS T-shirt with all the other supporters, send your $25 (made payable to NES&WG) to Deb Hopkins, 1125 Danielson Pike, North Scituate, RI 02857.

Deadline for this is May 15. 2008.

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Hunter Brockelman of Sherman, Texas won Champion Shropshire Ram in the Houston Livestock Show with her Highlife Farm ram. She won Champion Shropshire Ewe with her Cole Farms ewe. Hunter also won Best Pair of Sheep in the junior show.

Deadline June 1

Deadline to apply for the Shropshire Scholarship is June 1, 2008. Contact Mark McCabe, (740) 494-2969 or mamccabe51@ hotmail.com.

Tim Roberts & Family Registered Shropshire Sheep

405-314-3370

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Excitement of First Born Lambs Publisher’s Note: New breeder Jen Piechocki of Thompson, Conn. contacted me recently to tell me that she had received the new issue of the Shropshire Voice and the back issues I had sent her.

“They are great!” Jen said. “I’m still doing a lot of reading and will always look forward to the next issue.”

Jen told me she was proud to have had their first two babies ever (one boy and one girl born Feb. 11 and March 3, 2008) and both were healthy.

“I can honestly say Shropshires are the best sheep!” Jen exclaimed.

After hearing of the excitement Jen has had as a new breeder, I invited her to share with the Voice readers about her experience of lambing her first Shropshires. She was excited and pleased that I invited her to share her experiences.

Perhaps some of you newer breeders will relate well to some experiences you have been going through recently yourselves and perhaps some of you veteran breeders will be reminded of

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the excitement you felt in your early years.

Thanks Jen, for your story.

Rinda Maddox ### Dear Rinda, Thank you for asking me to share our experience. It was very happy and very scary all at the same time. So I thought about it and decided to write our story about our little lambs.We will be registering our lambs with the registry as soon as I get our scrapie farm number, she (Connecticut vet) called to see how many tags we needed, so hopefully we will be receiving them soon.

Jen

Little Lambs The days have now passed and some nerves have been settled since the births of our new lambs. Back in September and all through the winter, I couldn’t wait for the day the babies would be here.

4-H, two years ago, introduced us to the Shropshire breed. We knew nothing about sheep at all. My daughter had a choice of different breeds to pick from, so she picked a little black lamb that was different from the rest. After the show year was over and the decision had to be made to send to market or take home as a pet, she just had to bring her home. So we bought our first sheep and built a small barn with tons of help from my dad. Later on, a good friend gave us a second ewe. And we also bought a used horse trailer and fixed it up for transporting.

This is our first year having lambs. acting a little different. So I threw on my Our two ewes were bred in September boots and went to see. and October 2007.We used our friend’s She seemed uncomfortable, but with ram. My children no real signs of had shown our birthing soon. So ewes at the local I let her rest and fairs for the past sent hubby back two years, and to bed and stayed did very well for up for awhile to themselves. see if anything So, when Feb. was going to 11 comes around happen. Fortuand it was very nately we had a cold. The day our camera hooked first ewe decided to a TV on the it was time, about back porch, so 9:30 a.m., it was we could see frigid outside, only from the house.

Daisy at two weeks old. about 20 degrees I watched for a and very windy, and I was due at work in while and nothing. But I think around a half hour. I said there is no way I can go 2:30 a.m. her water broke and I knew to work now, so I called out and waited it was time. Again, only around 20 dewith her in the barn, with a large cup of grees out and in the middle of a snowhot coffee. My husband soon followed. storm. I made coffee and � Everything went great, no problems, and a big healthy ram. Oh! It was sweet!

I spent most of the day after that hovering and cooing at him, I was pretty proud of myself. I had read a lot of books and articles on what to do if there were any problems with the birth, and many phone calls to a friend. I was ready with whatever should happen, and everything went great with no problems. My husband made a few trips to the store for more shavings, a milk replacer if needed, and more coffee.

So after two weeks, he was growing so much. And I knew I was ready for the second ewe. After all we were pro’s now, or so we thought. This stuff was easy. So we waited and waited. Finally, around midnight on March 1, my Jen’s daughter, Isabella, with the ewe, Tehya, husband woke me up and said she was which means “precious” in Navajo. _______ Page 41

headed out to the barn.

Everything seemed to be going as planned, like our first one. After a little while I could see the two hooves started to show, and I knew it wouldn’t be long. My husband came out to see and waited with me, but went back in to check on kids. They missed the first birth, so he woke up our daughter and her friend, and told them it was time.

They came out to see, but soon got too cold and tired.

She was starting to push shortly after 3:00, but nothing more was happening. So I checked her and baby was in right position and so I didn’t worry too much. So around 4 a.m. and still nothing more than the hooves and part of nose out, we decided to call on a friend. She said we have to get the baby out, and soon. The ewe was getting exhausted and the vet lived 25 minutes away.

I started to panic with worry and guilt. But my husband (who normally is kind of squeamish) took off his coat, put on a pair of gloves and told me what we needed to do. He was so calm and focused and I was so scared. Well, we did it though.We thought we might lose them both; she was so tired and the baby was choking after its head came out. I took a small handful of water to the mom’s mouth, it seemed to help.

But the lamb’s front legs were bent at the knees instead of diving out straight. We thought the ewe was going to prolapse. It all happened so fast, but after we did manage to get her out, we prayed there was only one in there.

Luckily there was only one. We quickly dried off the lamb while we let the ewe rest. After a couple minutes I placed her near her head and she immediately

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Duke at four weeks old.

started cleaning her and talking and grunting to her.

Within 10 minutes our baby girl was standing and nursing and wiggling all around with life. My husband and I took a few deep breaths and congratulated each other on a job well done, both exhausted, too. I was so proud of my husband for staying so calm, I am so glad he was there with me. And I know he feels the same way.

Well, now that our nerves have calmed, we are really enjoying our very own Shropshire lambs, one boy and one girl. They are just the sweetest little things and we are enjoying every minute of them. Both babies and ewes are doing great!! I still can’t seem to shut the barn cam off, I had spent so many countless hours looking out the back door onto the porch waiting for signs of birth and then to make sure they were okay. Now I just love to watch them sleep and play. We look forward to showing our lambs this year at the local fairs. Our Shropshires have such a place in our lives now. A few years back I would have told you that you were crazy if you told me I would be raising sheep.

I couldn’t imagine it any other way!

Sheep Industry Newsletter Out The February/March issue of the North Dakota Sheep Industry newsletter is now available and is free to all sheep producers.

To be placed on their emailing of the newsletter contact Justin Luther, Ph.D.: Justin.Luther@ndsu.edu or you can view the newsletter at www.ndlwpa. com.

ASRA Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Monday & Thursday evenings 8-11 p.m. EST

The secretary 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: (413) 624-9652

08 calendar

May 9-10..........Shropshire Classic, Eaton, Ohio

June 1..........DEADLINE for Shropshire Scholarship Applications

June 19..........Board of Director’s Meeting, Illinois fairgrounds, 7 p.m.

June 20..........National Shropshire Show, 8 a.m., Springfield IL

Junior show interspersed with open show

June 20..........Shropshire Spectacular Banquet, 6 p.m., fairgrounds

Special National Meeting, website & basket auction

June 21..........National Shropshire Sale, 9 a.m., Springfield, IL

June 25..........Midwest Stud Ram Show, Sedalia, Mo., 5 p.m.

June 28..........Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, Mo., morning

July 4-6..........All-American Junior Show, Sedalia, Mo.

Sept. 1..........DEADLINE for October issue of VOICE Sept. 15..........DEADLINE for Photo/Slogan Contest

Oct. 1..........DEADLINE for National Show entries

Nov. 16..........National Shropshire Junior Show, Louisville, Ky. Nov. 17(?)..........Annual Meeting of the Members Nov. 17(?)..........Open Show, Louisville, Ky. Have your shows and sales included in the calendar on both the website and in the Voice by contacting Rinda Maddox, shropshirevoice@thesidellreporter.com. _______ Page 43

Copies of Stock Certificates Offered

Tim Moore of Unionville, Iowa found two Shropshire $5.00 stock certificates dated 1893 and 1913. He reports they are in good shape and quite colorfull. If anyone in the Shropshire Assosiation is interested in receiving copies of these certificates, contact Tim at Box 54, Unionville, Iowa 52594. He asks $2 to cover copy costs.

Tim also stated he enjoyed looking at the Shropshire web site even though he raises Suffolk!

www.shropshires.org

Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Spectacular Banquet

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.

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www.shropshires.org

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Website Auction

Hiemke Family Shropshires The focus of our small flock is to: 1. Produce Shropshire seedstock for commercial and purebred Shropshire flocks that will adapt well to all environments and whose progeny will exhibit fast muscular growth to market weight when raised on grass and a small amount of grain.

2. Maintain a moderate-framed Shropshire ewe flock sustained efficiently on low feed inputs; that breeds, lambs, and milks without assistance and is managed with minimal labor inputs; is structurally sound; and exhibits consistent and exemplary Shropshire breed type without Roman noses or big ears; and traditional Shropshire body capacity and muscling.

F&P Groverman 5517 QR, Twin ram weighed 65 lbs at Ă&#x2026; 66 days with no creep Ă&#x2020;

In 2007 HFS ewes were bred to a new flock stud that will help us achieve our goals... ...and so far the 2008 lambs show exciting results!!

We will be bringing a few sheep to the Shropshire Spectacular this year.

Stop by our pens for a visit.

Hiemke Family Shropshires

Lynn and Mary y Cody y Clayton, Heidi & Hope y and Carissa N87 W35753 Mapleton Rd, Oconomowoc, WI 53066 920-474-4589 (Home / Farm) or 415-302-8035 (Cody)

cjhiemke@hotmail.com (Cody) y chiemke@smartmotors.com (Clayton) y cmhiemke@hotmail.com (Carissa)

Located between Milwaukee & Madison, 10 miles north of I-94 Visitors are always welcome and sheep are usually available off the farm.

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Breeder’s Index The following breeder’s list is a paid subscription published both in the Voice and on the shropshires.org Web site. To have your name included see the info box at end of list.

Agrall, Lewis R.R. 1, Box 230 Athens, IL 62613 (217) 636-8151 Adams Shropshires 6898 S 7000 W Road Chebanse, IL 60922 (815) 697-2903 radams@daca.net adamsshropshires.com Anderson Farms Matthew, Christie, Emily & Andrew 24355 N. Elliott Rd. Acampo, CA 95220 (209) 368-5738 home (209) 642-1137 cell anderson_farms@hotmail.com Anderson, Michael L. 346 N 1600 E Paxton, IL 60957 (217) 379-3189 Avery Shropshires Dennis & Nancy Avery 1500 Douglas Road Bremen, IN 46506 (574) 209-0988 Floyd & Sharon Avery (229) 942-3415 Tim & Deb Barnes Barnes Farms 5707 Mooney Road Radnor, OH 43066 (740) 494-2125 troytongrn@acc-net.com barnesfarms.com _______ Page 46

Benson Brothers Shropshires 3839 E. 169th Street Noblesville, IN 46060-9763 (317) 896-2213 Biogenetic Services, Inc. 801 32nd Ave. Brookings, SD 57006 (800) 423-4163 Fax: (605) 697-8507 biogene@brookings.net Black, Carol & Bob Ewesful Gifts 7868 State Road 73 Columbus, WI 53925 (920) 623-3536 Cell: (920) 296-0326 carol@ewesfulgifts.com Jason Botsford Rolling Hill Farms 4646 Rt. 536 Punxsutawney, PA 15767 (507) 301-1034 jgbotsford@yahoo.com Bradish Fam ily Farm George and Brenda Bradish 3865 St. Rt. 982 Latrobe, PA 15650 (724) 539-8386 or 3808 Brill, Debra & Laura Shrop ‘til You Drop 7029 Pleasant Grove Rd. Pleasant Grove, CA 95668 (530) 656-1040 debraann71@wildblue.net Brockmann Shropshires Gary, Vicky, Brianna & Austin 2011 Blake Road Garden Prairie, IL 61038 (815) 544-4515

Brooks, Wayne, Cyndi, Blaze & Jenny 3760 N 700 E Decatur, IN 46733 (260) 592-6732 brooksshropshires@yahoo.com

Crago, Mark & Jennifer & Family 22 Maki Hill Rd. Columbus, MT 59019 (406) 322-9935 Cell: (406) 298-0015

Brown, Rob & Ron Clay-Nob Farm 17527 Maple Drive Saegertown, PA 16433 (814) 763-3140 claynob@peoplepc.net

Creamer, R.J. & Family 4094 Centerville-Newmans Rd. Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 262-3972 creamer@marion.net creamershropshires.com

Bryant Shropshires Bill Bryant 6838 Bryant Road Fredericktown, OH 43019 (740) 398-2053 Cell: (740) 398-2053 bryantb3@hotmail.com bryantsheepandhorses.com Buckham Farms 6508 West R Avenue Schoolcraft, MI 49087 (269) 375-7676 buckhamfarms@yahoo.com BWB Farms, Inc. 1779 Green Road Martinsville, OH 45146 Randy Barr (937) 288-0001 Rick Whiting: (937) 685-2603 Barry Barr: (937) 403-4411 bwbfarmsinc@aol.com www.bwbfarmsinc.com Calvert, Robert E. & Family 735 N. Perry Hwy. Mercer, PA 16137-4737 (724) 475-3119 Crago Brothers Shropshires Steve & Louise Crago & Sons 1499 Hiatt Road Clarksville, OH 45113 (937) 289-3167

Diehl, J.L. & G.L. 902 St. Rt. 14 Deerfield, OH 44411 (330) 584-2192 Dirlam, J.N. & Sons & Matthew Dirlam 11673 N. Bethesda Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158 (317) 831-2130 dirlamjd@aol.com Dockter, Darrell, Janet, Stacy & Jason 3-D Sheep Company 19411 S. Carpenter Road Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 334-9130 Cell: (425) 327-1428 dddockter@earthlink.net www.3dsheepcompany.com Douglas, Donna April Aire Farms 11802 Pleasant Valley Road Woodstock, IL 60098 (815) 337-0598 Ebert, Jeff, Kerri, Christine & Monica Ebert Sheep Farm 10015 Flush Rd. St. George, KS 66535 Home: (785) 494-2436 Cell: (785) 458-9174 ebertj@wamego.net www.clublambpage.com/ebertvanhorn/ â&#x20AC;&#x192; index.htm

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Enterline, Samuel Enterline Shropshires 317 W. Jamestown Road Jamestown, PA 16134 (724) 932-5550 senterline@alltel.net Elsbury, Mike Elsburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shropshires 5385 E 500 N Greenfield, IN 46140-8939 (317) 326-4461 elsburyfamily@aol.com www.elsburyfarms.com Galvin, Samantha & Jenny P.O. Box 835 Turner, OR 97392 (503) 743-2744 jmgalvin53@yahoo.com Gillett, Marie LMG Farm 2551 N 850 E Road Moweaqua, IL 62550 (217) 768-4601 Cell: (217) 972-3470 lmgfarm@yahoo.com Groverman DVM, Fred F & P Groverman Shropshires 400 Ormsby Lane Petaluma, CA 94954 (707) 763-3132 fgroverman@sbcglobal.net Gruenhagen, Jim & Donna SS Shrops 7622 Jersey Ridge Road Davenport, IA 52807 (563) 355-6730 ssshrops@netins.net Hardesty, Megan & Molly Come Again Farm 00427 Clover Four Road New Bremen, OH 45869 (419) 629-7205 msac@bright.net _______ Page 48

Hargrave, Kim & Katie 3759 State Rt 21 Wayland, NY 14572 (585) 534-5382 Harold, Ashley 11316 Durgin Road SE Olympia, WA 98513 (360) 456-3897 asheeper@aol.com Heaton, Fred & family 622 Sessler-Buxton Rd. Russia, OH 45363 (937) 526-3118 Hiemke Family Shropshires Lynn, Mary, Cody, Carissa & Clayton, Heidi & Hope 35753 Mapleton Rd. Oconomowoc, WI (920) 474-4589 Cody: (415) 302-8025 cjhiemke@hotmail.com High Farms Glenn & Joan High 7078 Co. Rd. 47 Lexington, OH 44904 (419) 362-3666 highfarms@cs.com High Life Farms David & Jodi High & Family 3388 McDermott Pond Creek Road McDermott, OH 45652 (740) 259-1907 highlifefarm2000@yahoo.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 Kipp, LeRoy Box 44 North Prairie, WI 53153 (262) 392-2713 Lisa Kowalyshyn Kindred Crossings LLC 868 Route 32 North Franklin, CT 06254 (860) 642-4243 kindredcrossings@msn.com Maddox, Steven & Rinda Maddox Shropshires 6503 E 700 North Road Sidell, IL 61876 (217) 288-9493 ssmaddox@hotmail.com

McNeal, Robert J. 1511 S.E. 20 Street Battle Ground, WA 98604 (360) 687-3410 Miller, Edith, Bryan & Fabiola 24417 Ridge Road Damascus, MD 20872 (301) 253-3530 (301) 514-7955 bryan.miller@shropshires.info www.shropshires.info Miller, Sam D. & Family Miller’s Back Achers 3075 E. Rusk Road Troy, OH 45373 (937) 339-7811 srmiller3075@netzero.com Motter, Jan Lane’s End Farm 12211 W. Rt. 973 Jersey Shore, PA 17740 (570) 398-2078

Majchrzak, Steve, Beth,Ashley & Tyler Lan-O-Lin Acres 3745 Bradley Road Federalsburg, MD 21632 (410) 754-7531 Cell: (302) 542-8763 FFABigToe@dmv.com

Mrozinski, Erik 5906 E 650 N Road P.O. Box 306 Rolling Prairie, IN 46371 (219) 716-4921 (219) 778-1060 emrozins@purdue.edu

McCabe, Mark & Family McCabe Shropshires 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 494-2969 mamccabe51@hotmail.com mccabeshropshires.com

Mumm, Megan 49 CR 1300 N White Heath, IL 61884 (217) 687-2874

McCall, Cynthia CMAC Shropshires 1673 22nd Road Washington, KS 66968 (402) 730-9213 cmacsheep@sheepempire.com sheepempire.com

Oehler, Nellie Oehler Family Shropshires 5570 SW West Hills Road Corvallis, OR 97333-2623 (541) 757-3937 Peiter Shrops 5580 Shelby 234 Shelbyville, MO 63469 (573) 769-0003

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Pence Farms 1083 W. Co. Rd. 61 Tiffin, OH 44883 Mike: (419) 992-4305 Doug: (419) 986-5848 Jay: (419) 992-4701 Peppmeier, Christine & Sara Peppmeier Family Shropshires 29323 SW Land Hill Road Sherwood, OR 97140 (503) 625-6691 peppmeier@worldnet.att.net Percival, Jim & Denise Schoolhouse Shropshires 961 Hoop Road Xenia, OH 45385 (937) 374-3371 schoolhousshrops@aol.com www.schoolhouseshropshires.com Pipestone Vet Clinic 1300 S. Hwy. 75 Box 188 Pipestone, MN 56164 (507) 825-4211 www.pipevet.com Proffitt, Jim 38208 Brady Creek Road Richmond, MO 64085 (816) 470-6842 jproffitt6842@esagelink.com Riddick, Daniel Mayo Mountain Sheep Company 680 Mayo Road Huntington, VT 05462 (802) 434-2745 riddicks@att.net Rife, Randy & Julie 2423 Clifton Rd. Yellow Springs, OH 45387 (937) 767-1871 rifeflockmaster@dishmail.net www.rifeshropshires.com _______ Page 50

Roberts, Tim Roberts Farms 27954 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 Cell: (405) 314-3370 robertssheepco@cs.com Rogers, Danny & Cynthia Rogers Shropshires 2435 W. McCracken Road Monrovia, IN 46157 (317) 996-3301 dcrogers821@yahoo.com Rueber, Carol & Aimee Rueber Shropshires 24632 210th St. Sumner, IA 50674 (563) 578-8663 ruebershrops@yahoo.com www.geocities.com/ruebershrops Sargent, Tom Tom Sargent & Family 9811 Grandview Dr. Bradford, OH 45308 (937) 448-6154 terry45308@yahoo.com Seals Family S Bar S Ranch 2360 B Shafer Ave. Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 779-1789 (Cell:) (408) 472-8195 sbarssheep@cs.com Slutz, Tom City Limits Sheep Farm P.O. Box 177, 602 S. Main St. LaMoille, IL 61330 (815) 638-2177 Cell: (815) 866-5031 tws46@excite.com

Silvertop Farm 6151 West Fountain Road Ponca City, OK 74601 (580) 765-3727 marchodgson@TheSilvertop.com Smith Sisters Shropshires 2129 130th Ave. Russell, MN 56169-3072 (507) 823-4784 lbsmith@woodstocktel.net

Washburn, Emily Washburn Shrops 1755 Lead Mine Road Gouverneur, NY 13642 (315) 578-2443 Cell: (315) 408-2478 nyshrops@yahoo.com

Smith, Gordon & Alyce Cedar Bend Farm N 7922 U.S. Highway 12 Elkhorn, WI 53121 (262) 742-3580 cedarbendfarm@elknet.net

Webster, Ryan 413 Roosevelt Trail Windham, ME 04062 (207) 892-3824

Sommer, Todd 2370 New Park Road New Park, PA 17352 (717) 382-1320 Switzer, Jane E. Switzer Shropshires 6741 S. 1150 W Redkey, IN 47373 (765) 369-2844 steve.jane@switzershropshires.com switzershropshires.com Trew, Emily 389 York Road Ocoee, TN 37361 (888) 831-2619 billtrew@comcast.com

Verduin, Calvin Verduin’s Apple Hill Farm 4391 Miller Road Dansville, NY 14437 (585) 335-3703 calv8@hotmail.com

Wisehart, Mark & Patty & Sons 9372 N 400 E Greenfield, IN 46140 (765) 778-7707 Woods, Molly Jo Woods Wools Etc. 31359 County Hwy 2 Baylis, IL 62314 (217) 335-2001 Cell: (217) 242-4698 woodwool@adams.net

Be sure your name is listed in the Breeder’s Index It’s the best “phone directory” to Shropshire breeders

Shropshire breeders can have their name, phone, address and e-mail addresses listed in three issues of the Voice and on the Shropshire website for a 12-month period for only $30. A link to personal websites can be included for an additional $20. E-mail info to Rinda Maddox: shropshirevoice@thesidellreporter.com. _______ Page 51

On The Cover—The first Shropshire ewe was purchased by 3D

Sheep Co. in 1975. She began a tradition of quality and consistency that spans over thirty years. Located in the West, we are many miles from the heart of the action but our program has emerged as one of the premier Shropshire flocks in the United States. We believe in breeding sheep that will continue to produce and perform. Carefully selecting breeding stock has allowed us to maintain breed character, size and capacity, along with style and correctness. We are passionate about Shropshires and hope that we can share our enthusiasm with you.

Watch for photos of our Ohio Classic and Shropshire Spectacular entries online at www.3dsheepcompany.com

3D Sheep Co. Darrell & Janet Dockter 19411 S. Carpenter Rd., Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 334-9130 Cell: (425) 327-1428

Index Advertisers Adams........................................................38 Anderson..................................................27 Avery..........................................................16 Barnes.......................................Back Cover Buckham....................................................24 Cessna.......................................................32 Crago.........................................................20 Dockter.................................. Front Cover Elsbury.......................................................12 Gene Check.............................................22 Gruenhagen..............................................16 Hiemke......................................................45 Jackson.......................................................21 Johnson......................................................19 Ketcham....................................................17 Maddox......................................................15 McCabe.....................................................30 Merricks....................................................10 Midwest Stud Ram Sale..........................31 Percival.........................Inside Back Cover Pipestone..................................................15 Roberts......................................................39 Riddick.......................................................28 Rife.............................Inside Front Cover _______ Page 52

Rueber.........................................................9 Rull.............................................................11 Sheepman Supply.......................................7 Shropshire Classic...................................18 Shropshire Spectacular..........................34 Smith............................................................4 Sydell..........................................................35 Tobey/Eizinger..........................................13 Townsend....................................................6 Trew...........................................................22 Articles All-American Juniorsa............................37 Center Stage Auction.............................14 Ewe Lamb Futurity..................................23 Houston Livestock Show............... 29, 39 Legal Notices......................................... 4-6 Meet your Director................................31 NAILE........................................................17 Northeast Livestock Expo....................19 Northeast Youth......................................37 Ohio Extravaganza..................................15 Pennsylvania Farm Show........................28 Photo/Slogan Contest............................26 Shropshire Classic...................................11 Shropshire Spectacular..........................13

www.schoolhouseshropshires.com

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The 2008 lamb crop looks great!

Look for us at the Ohio Classic and the Mid-West Stud Ram Sale — or even better — We’d love to see you at the farm!

Jim & Denise Percival Xenia, Ohio Give us a call!

(937) 3-SHEEP-1 E-mail us at

SchoolhousShrops@aol.com

May 2008

Rising to a new era...

For Sale: 5 show quality yearling ewes 5 young May born yearling ewes 15 bred yearling ewes due to lamb May 15th

Entered at the Shropshire Classic 2 yearling ewes 1 fall ewe lamb 2 spring ewe lambs

BARNES FARMS

Ph: (740) 494-2125, Fax: (740) 494-2913 5707 Mooney Road, Radnor, OH 43066 e-mail: troytongrn@acc-net.com web: www.barnesfarms.com

The

Shropshire

Voice Supreme Champion Ewe 2008 Houston Livestock Show

2007 Shropshire Spectacular Top Selling Ewe Lamb Sold to Tim Roberts, Washington, OK

“A Tradition of Quality since 1976” Darrell and Janet Dockter, Snohomish, WA www.3dsheepcompany.com