May 2016 Shropshire Voice

May 2016

The

ShropShire

Voice Look for this yearling ewe at the Ohio Classic National Sale

Check out the Shropshire Center Stage in April at Shropshires.org for

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“Great Genetics Make The Difference”

“Fall ewe lambs anxiously awaiting spring! Every farm visitor has just “raved” about this group.

They are exciting!”

Select from our offering at: Midwest Elite Shropshire Show and Sale – April 29-30 Richmond, IN Ohio Classic National Shropshire Show and Sale – May 13-14 in Eaton Ohio Great Lakes Sheep and Wool Festival – May 28-29 All Breeds Sale in Wooster, Ohio Rife Shropshires Family Jewels Stud Ram Sale – June 6th Online ram sale www.wlivestock.com Midwest Stud Ram Sale – June 20-25 - Sedalia, MO Randy, Julie, Justin, Melissa, Olivia, Zachary, & Nicholas Rife 2423 Clifton Road, Yellow Springs, OH 45387 Only 6 miles south of I-70 (Exit 54) (937) 603-0535 randy@rifeshropshires.com _______ Page 2

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Shropshire Voice

Volume 36, Issue 2

~ The Shropshire Voice ~

May 2016

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 of the American Shropshire Registry Association Jim Percival, President (2017) 961 Hoop Rd., Xenia, OH 45385 (937) 374-3371 schoolhousshrops@aol.com Alan Bruhin, Vice President (2017) 2064 Tranquility Lane Sevierville, TN 37876-0101 (865) 453-4767 wabruhin@utk.edu

Rinda Maddox, Voice Publisher

Darrell Dockter (2016) 19411 S Carpenter Rd. Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 327-1428 darrell.dockter@gmail.com Mike Elsbury (2017) 5385 E 500 N, Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 326-4461 elsburyfamily@aol.com Jim Gruenhagen (2018) 7622 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport, IA 52807 (563) 355-6730 ssshrops@gmail.com

Rick Adams (2018) 6898 S 7000 W. Rd., Chebanse, IL 60922 (815) 697-2903 radams1976@hotmail.com

Cody Hiemke (2016) 1773 Koshkonong Rd., Stoughton, WI 53589 (415) 302-8035 cjhiemke@gmail.com

Matthew Anderson (2018) 919 Coates Rd., Macon, MO 63552 (660) 988-3503 anderson_farms@hotmail.com

Mary Anne Keck (2018) 665 Niangua Rd, Niangua, MO 65713 (417) 844-5895 rokajomaj@gmail.com

Re Call (2018) 964 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 doonyc@netscape.net

Danny Rogers (2017) 2435 W. McCracken Rd., Monrovia, IN 46157 (317) 358-3260 crogers821@yahoo.com

R.J. Creamer (2018) 4094 Centerville-Newmans Rd. Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 262-3972 creamer@marion.net

Brad Slutz (2016) 50 W. 735 Old State Rd., Maple Park, IL 60151 (815) 766-0584 bslutz@1stfarmcredit.com

Robert Dinsmore (2017) 5842 Broad Run Rd., Jefferson, MD 21755 (301) 371-4483 cod-cnh@fred.net

Mandy Swartz (2017) 313 Hop City Rd., Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (716) 465-0565 swartzm721@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.

Visit shropshires.org/registrations.

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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.

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

thesidellreporter.com (217) 288-9365 (office) (217) 288-9493 (home) (217) 474-9365 (cell)

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) 360-1103 mamccabe51@hotmail.com Alan Bruhin 2064 Tranquility Lane Sevierville, TN 37876-0101 (865) 453-4767 wabruhin@utk.edu __________________ Shropshire Voice

From the President I hope everyone has had a great lambing season. Spring is just around the corner and I know everyone is beginning to think about the spring sale season. There will be many opportunities for all of us to market quality Shropshires soon. Please remember to

nominate your ewes for the futurity program in the sales. We all benefit from this program and our youth have great opportunities by virtue of this program.

Please remember to take the time to mentor a new shepherd this season. When we bring new people into the breed we all win.

ASRA President, Jim Percival

LEGAL NOTICE Annual Meeting of the Members Official notice is hereby given to all members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Members will be held on or about Sept.

17 in conjunction with the National Shropshire Show at the Big E in West Springfield, MA. 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 2016.

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:

Darrell Dockter – West District (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,

Utah,Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana,Wyoming)

Cody Hiemke – Wisconsin/Michigan District

Brad Slutz – Illinois District 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

Laine Farm l i W – Registered Shropshires – Elaine Jaycox 3758 State Route 30, Middleburgh, NY 12122 518/827-5726 • 518/231-7245 • Email: willaine@midtel.net Facebook.com/WillaineShropshires

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From the Secretary “Hello” from the Shropshire office in 2016.

Spring does not officially arrive for a while yet but it sure is spring-like this week. Our New England winter was very mild compared to recent years.We had two snowfalls of four inches and a couple of other dustings. There was also some ice and plenty of rain. I usually like winter but was grateful this year that we did not enjoy our usual snowfall.

The Shropshire office is gearing up for a busy registration season. In most cases, I expect to have registrations and transfers on their way back to the breeders within three days of receipt in the office. Delays would be caused by incomplete or conflicting information on the applications. If there is more than one Shropshire owner in the family, please take a few minutes to double check the ownership of the dam of the lambs you are registering to make sure the owner of the lambs owns the mother. Frequently Dad transfers a yearling ewe to a son to show and then forgets to transfer her back.

She lambs and Dad really wants to keep the lamb for himself but comes to find that the lamb will be owned by the son because that’s who still owns the mother. Simply stated, the registered owner of the ewe when she lambs is the registered owner of her lambs.

This is definitely the most common cause for questions on my end as I have to verify who the owner is to be before I can complete the process. The other common issue is that people will mistakenly use the wrong dam on an application. I plug her in only to find that she has already lambed a month earlier and I have to have the applicant sort this out before I can move forward. Also, if you’re registering lambs that have been conceived through the new technology of artificial insemination or embryo transfer, please make a note of it on your registration application. Our new software can keep track of it and I’ll feel better registering 10 lambs out of one ewe _______ Page 4

born over a week’s time. Please double check your sires and dams and Q’s and R’s. Perhaps a little extra care in the farm record keeping might help reduce some of the spats after sheep are sold. Sometimes I feel that I’m being horribly meticulous but these are the registry records and I am paid to have them right.

When you send in your dues payment with your first work of the year, I will return five AAJS raffle tickets that I hope you will consider purchasing. The proceeds will go directly to the All-American Junior Show which is a very expensive show to run. There are three prizes again this year: $1000 cash, a Sydell Hydraulic Fitting Stand ($530 value) and a Kindle HD Fire 7 ($130 value). Return the purchased stubs to the show in Michigan or send them to me in the office and I will make sure they get put in the drawing.

Thank you to everyone who has been supportive of our youth programs. We’ve held two fundraisers already this year and we appreciate the generosity and support for the Starter Flock and the All-American Junior Show. Of course there will still be campaigns to fund the scholarship awards, Shropshire website and the Junior Association. We’re all supporters of the Shropshire juniors in the end and I invite everyone to join in.

I will say I was pleased to open the February issue of the Voice and read the article about Shropshire Breed Type. There is a wide spectrum in today’s Shropshires and I am anticipating some productive and honest discussion among our breeders. Variations in traits are important if there are to be changes made but we need conversations and meetings of the minds in order to determine what the Shrop of 2016, and beyond, is supposed to look like and produce like.

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a few breeders might even submit some photos depicting desirable characteristics as well as ones that may be criticized. So how about it? Take a few pictures of things you like about your favorite Shropshire head and equal number of one you don’t like and email them to me, Shropsec@hotmail.com. Perhaps the Breed Type Committee can display them in an anonymous venue and we can have conversation.What can it hurt?

I have had a few inquiries over the winter from people looking to purchase their first Shropshires. I frequently refer them to the Breeders Index that appears in the Voice and on the website. If you keep up your status in the index, I have tried to help your cause. If you chose not to enlist or renew, your flock didn’t get one more bit of exposure. Please try to renew your Breeders Index listing

every year. I keep track which month you are due in and try to let you know when you are running close.The proceeds go to support the expense of the Shropshire website and the Voice and your participation is appreciated.

I expect there will be lots of good sheep offered at the spring sales. There will have been two or three private online sales and two or three open consignment sales already.

We will still see Shrops offered at four other sales this spring and summer. Many of these sheep will be futurity-nominated and will go on and do great things for their young owners. No sooner will sale season finish and the state and local fairs get underway. I hope to be able to get to a Midwest Show this year and take in the festivities. I look forward to seeing some good Shropshires and their people over the coming spring and summer.

2016 Committees of the ASRA

Executive Alan Bruhin Brad Slutz Jim Percival Becky Peterson

Budget and Finance Re Call, Chairman Jim Gruenhagen Mike Elsbury Brad Slutz Voice and Promotion Darrell Dockter, Chairman Rinda Maddox Mandy Swartz Mary Anne Keck NAILE Sale R.J. Creamer, Chairman Jim Brandt Mark McCabe Jim Isler Dennis Avery Becky Peterson __________________ May 2016

Breed Integrity Rick Adams Tim Barnes Jim Gruenhagen Cody Hiemke Mark McCabe John Mrozinski Matthew Anderson

Performance Cody Hiemke, Chairman Matthew Anderson Don Knepp Danny Rogers Junior/Club Lamb Alan Bruhin, Chairman Mark McCabe Rick Adams Brad Slutz Tim Roberts Mandy Swartz Rylie Miller Historian Randy Rife

Futurity Rick Adams, Chairman Mark McCabe R.J. Creamer Tim Barnes Danny Rogers Fundraising Mary Anne Keck, Chairman Mandy Swartz Re Call Breed Character Alan Bruhin R.J. Creamer Mike Elsbury Mary Anne Keck Bob Dinsmore

Starter Flock Program Alan Bruhin, Chairman RJ Creamer Mandy Swartz Jim Gruenhagen Rick Adams Rylie Miller

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Welcome!

Darin and Kim Merveldt & Family to the big “Shropshire Family.”

Darin was a Shropshire breeder, got out some 30 years ago and wants back in as their grandkids approach 4-H age. He selected eight of these March and April yearling ewes along with a powerful fall ram lamb by Madness.

With this base they are certainly off and running in the right direction.

“Great Genetics Make The Difference”

Thank You! Rife Shropshires Randy, Julie & Justin 2423 Clifton Road, Yellow Springs, OH 45387 (937) 603-0535 randy@rifeshropshires.com

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Photo taken 2-17-16

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

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17th Annual Shropshire Classic to host National Show and Sale If you like Shropshires, be part of the National Sale in Eaton, Ohio on May 13 and 14 where the Shropshire Classic continues the 2016 sale season during the Big Ohio Sale weekend. This event is sponsored by the Ohio Shropshire Sheep Association and is run

by Banner Sale Management. All sheep will be shown slick-shorn, of course, and will be guaranteed “spider-free” (genotype NN). All sheep will be either QR or RR. All yearling rams and fall ram lambs will be accompanied by a negative Elisa test for B. ovis.

Consignors will each have the option of selling half interest in one yearling ram. This allows some of the best yearling rams around to become available! These rams and the arrangements will be announced on the sale block before they are sold. Auctioneers Gary Saylor, Danny Westlake, both of Ohio and Billy MacCauley of Pennsylvania will sell the sale.

Show day will begin on Friday, May 13 at 8 a.m. Shropshires will show as the third breed in the Expo Building. Aaron Crome of Illinois will serve as judge. Ewes will show first, starting with the older classes. Classes are available for yearling ewes and rams, fall ewe and ram lambs, early January ewe lambs, late January ewe, January ram lambs, early February ewe lambs, late February ewe lambs, February ram lambs.

As part of the effort to promote and educate about Shropshire breed character, the judge will select the best breed character ram and ewe from all of the Shrops shown. These two sheep will sell immediately after the grand champion and reserve grand champion rams and ewes in the sale order. The two sheep selected will each receive a full page ad in the next Voice.The Ohio Shropshire Association is sharing the expense of this endeavor with the ASRA. This addition to the show is a step in the right direction in preserving the character of the Shropshire sheep.

Board member RJ Creamer is organizing an

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informal gathering and social hour on Friday evening. The Ohio Shropshire Association is co-sponsoring light snacks and beverages.

All Shropshire breeders, consignors and prospective buyers are welcome to attend. It will be a good place and opportunity to talk about Shrops and enjoy their people.

The Shropshire Preview returns at 9:30 a.m. on sale day, on Saturday. All ewes will be displayed in the racks by class and in the order they were placed. Buyers will have the opportunity to personally inspect their selections. An informal social gathering will be ongoing during the preview. At this time, the Centerstage auction will take off. This is where any interested Shropshire breeder can purchase a month’s advertising on the homepage of the Shropshire website.

The Shropshires will sell third in the order on May 14.There will be an excellent selection of rams and ewes offered. Sheep purchased at this sale have had a history of going on and doing well for their new owners. Futuritynominated lambs and yearlings will be offered and will be marked with an “F” on their back and on the sale order. Please contact the Shropshire office or visit www.shropshires. org with any questions regarding either of the 2016 Ewe Futurity Programs.

And as usual, fundraising must go on throughout the event. We invite supporters to collaborate to bring a basket of interesting items from their state to be sold in a Silent Auction format to benefit the Shropshire College Scholarship fund.

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. For a catalog, contact The Banner at (309) 785-5058 or see www.bannersheepmagazine.com. Contact R.J. Creamer at (740) 262-3972 regarding other Shropshire aspects of the event. See you there! _______ Page 7

Visit New England the Big E!

Come to New England for the 2016 National Shropshire Show at the Big E. Mark your calendar for Sunday, Sept. 18. There will be nine breeds exhibited during the Sheep Week 1. Some will have regional shows to help the Big E commemorate its 100th Anniversary.

Shrops have the only national designation and will be featured at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The Eastern States Exposition offers $6552 in premiums for the open Shropshire show and additional monies for placings exhibited by junior exhibitors. Sheep must arrive by Thursday evening, Sept. 15, and remain until Wed., Sept. 21. Entries can be made online at www.thebige.com. Entries close Aug.15.

The North East Shropshire Association, headed by President Chip Hallet of Massachusetts, is working on additional activities. Ryan Webster of Maine serves as the vice-president. Elaine Jaycox of New York is the hard working secretary and treasurer. She has gathered pledges from all over to sponsor

the class winner awards to be purchased through the Big E. All awards and mementos will have the commemorative artwork.

Plans are underway for a good New England meal on the grounds for the Annual Meeting of the Members. Complete information will be posted on the website and emailed to all members as soon as it is finalized.

There are many things to do in the New England area during your stay.The Boston Red Sox should be playing at home in the early part of the week. The Basketball Hall of Fame is less than 10 minutes away. If you are driving from the Midwest, Niagara Falls might make a nice side trip. The rest of New England is within a half-day’s drive so there can be a lot to see during your week.

For more information on the National Show, contact the Shropshire office, the Big E Agriculture Office (413) 205-5011 or Big E Sheep Superintendent Debra Hopkins (401) 647-7281.

Randy Barr

Rick Whiting

(937) 288-0001

(937) 685-2603

bwbfarmsinc@ frontier.com

Flock Consultant and Professional Fitter

4410 Sorg Rd., Hillsboro, OH 45133

1779 Green Rd., Martinsville, OH 45146

Neal Knapp,

We will be consigning to the Shrop Classic: 2 January and 1 February ewe lambs, sired by “SLOOPY,” the 2014 National Sale Champion Ram. He sired two popular ewe lambs at last year’s sale, the 3rd place early January ewe lamb and the 1st place late January ewe lamb!

We will also consign 1 yearling ewe sired by “POWER-AID,” the 2014 Ohio State Fair Reserve Champion ram.

Please check our website www.bwbfarms.com a few weeks prior to the sale for photos and more information or contact us directly and schedule a farm visit! _______ Page 8

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Majors Show Lambs & Shrops

Majors 1707

“ Supersport “ Cabiness 408-13

Visit majorsshowlambs.com for updates on 2016 show entries and private sales

1707 (sired by Supersport) is a full brother to our “reserve Jr. Champion ram Lamb” and “Best Breed Character” – 2015 Ohio Shrop Show.

1807 is sired by the above ram (1707).

He stands super correct, level, with the top and rump structure of his sire … along with exceptional breed character!

Majors 1807

Majors 2015 Keeper Rams sired

by Supersport.

All sired a super set of lambs for 2016.

Joe & CheryL MaJorS

Milan, MI / 734-439-5651 / www.majorsshowlambs.com / majorsjc@msn.com __________________ May 2016

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Illinois State Fairgrounds

Show:

June 17, 10:30 a.m.

Judge Matt Martin, oh

2015 Champion Ram from City Limits

Sale:

June 18, 10:30 a.m.

auctioneer Billy MacCauley, Pa Sale held in conjunction with the National Cheviot Sale, National oxford Sale, Illinois Montadale Sale, National Polypay Sale and Illinois Columbia & Natural Colored Sales.

Jr. Show ClaSSeS 2015 Champion Ewe from Nob Hill Shrops

ram lambs, Yearling ewes, Fall ewes, early spring ewes, late spring ewes, Junior and Senior showmanship Classes will be flexible and worked in between sale classes.

Sale managed by American Cheviot Sheep Society Jeff Ebert, Executive Secretary

Make plans now to attend!

For catalog information check the Shropshire or Cheviot websites or contact Jeff Ebert at ebertj@wamego.net or call 785-458-9174 _______ Page 10

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Update On Futurity Program

Please note that the Futurity program has updated the point scoring method. It had become evident that the former method of assigning points to Futurity Ewe Lambs and Yearling Ewes was producing some tie scores and possibly didn’t weight lambs placing well in very large classes.The Futurity Committee has changed the point scale as follows:

FUTURITY POINT SCALE (NOTE: New scale in 2016) for both ewe lambs and yearling ewes Placing in Class

No. in class 1-10 11 or more

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - - - - 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1*

*All animals placing below 15th will receive 1 point The complete list of 2016 Futurity Rules,Yearling Ewe Renomination Forms and Point forms are available on the Shropshire website www.shropshires.org.

Donor incorrectly identified

By Re Call This adorable stocking ornament was part of the gift bags provided to the Shropshire exhibitors at the 2015 All American Junior Show. The donor was previously stated incorrectly as the North East Shropshire Association. The stockings were made

by Ellena Weston and Weston Farms of Hancock, NH. Other sponsors of the bags were Call Shropshires of Shelburne, Mass., Sandy Cross of Standish, Maine and the Chip Hallet family of Sterling, Mass. __________________ May 2016

SUBSCRIBE NOW! Promoting The Improvement of the Entire Sheep Industry 1 Year – $25 2 Years – $45 1 Year Canada or Mexico – $60 P.O. Box 500 • Cuba, IL 61427 (309) 785-5058 • Fax: (309) 785-5050 ads.banner@sybertech.net www.bannersheepmagazine.com _______ Page 11

Blake is gearing up for the National at the Big E

Webster Family ShropShireS

413 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, ME 04062 Bill 207-831-0608 • Ryan 207-232-0362

2016 Stars

Plans are underway for the eighth Annual Stars of Louisville Shropshire Sale. The Sale Committee consists of R.J. Creamer, Chairman; Jim Brandt, Dennis Avery, Mark McCabe, Jim Isler and Manager Becky Peterson. Breeders are encouraged to offer one or two elite females. Entry forms will be available by Aug. 1 from the ASRA office or on www.shropshires. org and are due by Sept. 1. Entry fees will remain at $50 per head to ensure quality. We hope to offer space for one photo per entry in the catalog which will be mailed with the Voice in early October and will also be available on the website.

A 10 a.m. time slot has been requested of the NAILE Show Committee. Ewe lambs sold in the sale can be nominated by the breeder to the 2017 Yearling Ewe Futurity. Interstate health charts with Kentucky entry permits will be required for all consigned animals.

The usual sale guarantees will apply. A 10% commission will be charged on the gross sale

For the National Sale at Eaton, we will offer our very best January ewe lamb and a “Stinger” sired ram lamb. Also selling at the Great Lakes Sale in Wooster.

Look for pictures and more information on our website

mccabeshropshires.com Mark, Marilyn, Janice & Andrew McCabe

5154 Nickelson Road, Prospect, OH 43342 • 740-360-1103 Email: mamccabe51@hotmail.com Facebook: McCabe’s Shropshires & Llama _______ Page 12

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amount. Settlement checks will be issued to consignors and transferred papers to buyers within 30 days of the sale.

The 2015 sale reported an average of $851.92 on 13 head. Twelve ewe lambs were nominated to the 2016 Yearling Ewe Futurity.

Junior buyers purchased 11 animals. If you have an interest in selling or purchasing elite Shropshire females, you should save the date: Sat., Nov. 12, 2016! Help maintain the pace!

Spectacular Sale The Spectacular Sale continues this year June 17-18 in Springfield, Ill. at the state fairgrounds. The show will be held on Friday.

Ohio’s Matt Martin will judge. The sale will start at approximately 10:30 on Saturday. Bill MacCauley will sell, as before. The event will be held along with sales for Oxfords, Cheviots and Montadales so there is more opportunity transportation, etc. Jeff Ebert, Kansas Shropshire breeder and head of Associated Sheep Registries, will manage the sale as last year.This event is held the weekend before the Midwest Sale and is only a few hours away. This means there are a lot of transportation opportunities for sheep to be bought and sold.

Illinois Shropshire Association president, Rick Adams, reports there are plans for a junior show again. Classes are for ram lambs, yearling ewes, fall ewe lambs and spring ewe lambs. Classes may be split if entries warrant.

This show will take place during the show for the sale sheep. Juniors interested in participating should contact Illinois secretary Stacy

Josefson, (309) 371-4260 or sjosefson@bluebullets.org. Like the sale on Facebook, Illinois Shropshire Spectacular Sale.

Midwest Studs Sedalia, Missouri can be a very hot place in June but it is the place to be if you want to see what is happening in the purebred sheep industry. It is the home of the Midwest Stud Ram Sale where ewes and wethers are also available. Sedalia is often a connecting point for sheep being hauled to and from lots of places. Shropshire folks attend this event, too.

The sale is managed with new enthusiasm this year by the Heartland Livestock Services, Curt Overcash and crew, and runs from June 22 to 27 on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.

Entry deadline is May 5 for the printed catalog which will be sent out by June 1.

Shropshires will be judged Wed., June 24 after the speckle-faced wethers and before the Club Lambs. Classes for yearling rams and ewes, fall ram and ewe lambs, early spring ram and ewe lambs as well as late spring ram and ewe lambs will be shown.This sale is designated as a Futurity-nominated sale. Shropshires will sell on Friday, June 26 after the Southdowns.

Please note times are approximate. All sales webcast www.dvauction.com.

For entry information or a sale catalog contact Brett Oelke at (218) 770-2428 or boelke@midwestsale.com or go to www. midweststudramsale.com.The mailing address is Heartland Livestock Services, PO Box 72, Milo, IA 50166.

We look forward to visiting with all of you at the Indiana Premier and the Ohio Classic.

J & R Farm Shropshires Norbert Jackson & Family 4125 W. St. Rt. 28 Alexandria, IN 46001

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r h o S ps S S Otto 7 months old and Warren 4 years old

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ture Showmen

We are consigning to the National Sale in Ohio a super January ram lamb, two nice January ewe lambs, and a yearling ewe with genetics like the 2015 National champion ewe!

We will also be consigning to the Springfield, Illinois sale!

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

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Teleconference minutes The ASRA Board of Director’s meeting was called to order at 8:02 EST on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. Present were Jim Percival.

Brad Slutz, Rick Adams, R.J. Creamer, Re Call, Cody Hiemke, Mandy Swartz, Matthew Anderson, Mike Elsbury, Danny Rogers, Jim Gruenhagen, Darrel Dockter and Alan Bruhin.

Bob Dinsmore and Mary Anne Keck did not attend.

The minutes of the November NAILE Board meeting were previously emailed.

Danny Rogers moved to accept them as distributed. RJ Creamer seconded. Motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report – Becky Peterson had emailed the end of 2015 Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss reports and noted they had also been printed in the Voice. Jim Percival asked about a negative $80 in the miscellaneous income category. Becky investigated it and reported that it represented AAJS raffle tickets purchased by ASRA members along with their other work. Payment was then made to AAJS. Becky would correct the way that this is presented in the future. Becky noted that the

Guess Who!

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) 288-9365 or email her at: shropshirevoice@thesidellreporter.com.

total loss of $2889.03 was $95.81 greater than reported in the Voice due to the omission of the expense for the virus protection contract for the office computers. R.J. Creamer moved with a second from Rick Adams to accept the treasurer’s report. Motion passed.

Fund Raising – Thank you to Re Call for gathering sponsorships for the AAJS class awards. Becky noted that MWSRS will no longer be remitting the 1% of the Shropshire gross unless it is a national sale. Previously this income had been applied to the scholarship fund. Last year’s amount was over $300 so it means more fund-raising should be done for this area. Discussion followed about asking Banner Management for 1% of the Shropshire Classic Sale. Since entry forms and information are already available, it was decided to make the request for the 2017 and beyond sales.

Becky is planning on a silent auction at the Classic Sale for the scholarship fund.

Futurity Points – Rick Adams had distributed the Futurity Committee’s revision to the Point Scale as directed by the BOD last November.

It essentially offers two scales based on the number of entries in a class. If there are 10 or less in a class, the points would start at 10 points for first and go to one point for 10th.

With 11 or more in a class, points would start at 15 for first and on down to one point for 15th and every place thereafter. This revision is in attempt to eliminate tie scores. Class winners and large classes would receive more points than before. The revision originally was intended for just the ewe lamb futurity. Rick Adams moved with a second from Danny

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Rogers to adopt the revision to the futurity point scale and also apply it to the Yearling Ewe Futurity in 2016. No further discussion.

Motion passed. Becky will add it to the futurity rules, have it posted on the website and also email it to the members.

NAILE Judge Nominations–Becky reported on the results of the nomination of judges for the 2016 NAILE Open Show. Paid members nominated the following: Bill Bryant (7), Jeff Poynter (5), Tom WIllwerth (5), Alan Bruhin (2), Dale Davis (2), Mark Johnson (2), Dan Spilde, Sam Wiford, Kyle Thayer, Jeff Ebert, Rod Crome (one point each). The BOD voted to submit the top three to the NAILE staff in that order. NAILE makes the contacts.

National Sale – RJ Creamer reported on the upcoming Classic Sale. RJ and Cody Hiemke will coordinate a social hour on Friday evening. The ewe preview will be held on Sat., May 14 at 9:30. Aaron Crome will judge. RJ has requested in writing to Banner Sale Management to hold a separate best breed type class for rams and ewes. Each consignor will be able to bring one entry to each class.

Breed Type – The committee was instructed to meet after the NAILE meeting. Mary Anne Keck had talked about getting photos of various heads. RJ feels the breed standards still need updating. The committee was instructed to meet prior to the May board meeting.

Starter Flock – Alan Bruhin has the applications distributed to all of the state extension offices. Becky reported that $1350 has been pledged so far but still slightly short of the goal. Becky will email an application and a second funding request to all members.

The question remains about the eligibility of applicants who already have Shropshires. It was decided to leave this decision up to the selection committee consisting of Alan Bruhin, RJ Creamer, Mandy Swartz, Jim Gruenhagen and Rick Adams. Alan moved to add junior association president Rylie Miller. Seconded

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Jaycox are working on sponsorships for the class awards. Becky is looking into options for a dinner/annual meeting venue for Saturday evening. Information will be sent to board members when available. Also will need to arrange for a board meeting, probably offsite as before.

Regional Youth Funding requests – Becky asked to confirm the various regions’ youth funding needs. Illinois, Ohio, New England/ New York, Pennsylvania & South, South West and Indiana regions will each use $300 for a total of $1800. North Central and Michigan/ Wisconsin don’t usually fund anything. West District used allotment in 2015.

Committee assignments – 2016 committee list had been distributed. Discussion followed with a few changes made. 2016 Committees assigned and will be posted.

Midwest Elite Sale – Jim Percival relayed information from Dan Willoughby on new Midwest Elite Sale (April 30, Richmond, Ind.) He is willing to pay 1% of the Shropshire gross to the ASRA for a member mailing list. Jim will have sale management contact the office.

Past Futurity awards – Becky reported that 2015 and 2014 Futurity winners were inquiring about acknowledgement awards.

Discussion followed. Danny Roger moved with a second from Mandy Swartz to provide plaques for yearling ewe winner, overall ewe lamb and regional ewe lambs. Motion passed.

NAILE meeting – Becky reported that the NAILE Sheep Advisory meeting has not been scheduled but expects that it will be in March. Alan and Danny both said they would be willing to attend, depending on their schedules, if Becky couldn’t.When the meeting is announced Becky will contact them both.

Next meeting to be held with National Sale in Eaton, Ohio. Decided to try to schedule for 2:30 Friday afternoon, May 13. RJ or Jim would arrange a location.

With no other business to come before the board, RJ Creamer moved to adjourn with a second from Mike Elsbury. Motion passed.

Meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.

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Youth encouraged to apply for 23rd Shropshire Scholarships 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 2016-2017 academic year. These scholarships are not intended for graduate studies.

Both scholarships will provide $400.

High school seniors, or students currently

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Silent auction to support scholarship fund A silent auction will be held at the Shropshire Classic May 13-14 to support this year’s scholarship fund. Consider contributing a worthy item and/or bidding on the featured item:Volume 25 American Shropshire Sheep Record, edited and compiled in 1912 by J.M. Wade, Secretary.The book was donated

by Kent Flora, past ASRA president. Please contact the Shropshire office for details of providing an item to be auctioned.

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 reapply.

Selection criteria will include the applicant’s scholastic record, leadership, extracurricular activities and involvement with the sheep industry and in particular, Shropshires. The application must be completed and returned to the Shropshire office by June 1, 2016. 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 returned to the Shropshire office by June 1.

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Response for Flock Starters has been great The Starter Flock Program is in its third year in Shropshire world. You may recall receiving an email or two from Rylie Miller, the President of the National Junior Shropshire Sheep Association, or Alan Bruhin, the ASRA Vice-President and junior motivator. They were seeking contributions to support a grant of $1500 to be awarded to this year’s Starter Flock winner.The response was almost immediate and very generous.

The ASRA is very appreciative of the following members for coming forward to support this program: Chip Hallet, Sterling, Mass.; Knepp Shropshires, North Barrington, Ill.; Alan Bruhin, Sevierville, Tenn.; Jim and Denise Percival, Xenia, Ohio; Danny and Cynthia Rogers, Monrovia, Ind.; Rick Adams, Chebanse, Ill.; Emily Washburn, Gouverneur, N.Y.; Plainview Farms, Doug, Tammy and Chris Whittaker, Laura, Ill.; JN Dirlam and Sons and Matt Dirlam, Mooresville, Ind.; Isler Shropshires, Prospect, Ohio; and Kevin Klotz and Family, Richmond, Ind. These Flock Starters join Mark McCabe, Glenn and David High and Randy and Julie Rife, who provided Shropshire ewes for the 2014 award which were won by Noah Collins of Morristown, Tenn. Knepp Shropshires, Alan Bruhin, Percivals, Danny Rogers and the Whittakers are repeat contributors from

2015 Starter Flock winner Justin Weckler learns to shear at an Ohio show.

2015 with Crimson Ridge Shropshires, Austin and Trent Bechtold, Snyder Shropshires, Jim and Donna Gruenhagen, Avery Shropshires, Erik Mrozinski, Gary Brockmann Family and Stacy Josefson who helped to fund the program benefitting Justin Weckler of Beaver Creek, Ohio.

The winner of the award this year will be announced and introduced at the National Shropshire Sale in Eaton, Ohio in May. The award will be a credit voucher for $1500 to be used to purchase two or more Shropshire ewes at any of the designated sales in 2016. For more information about the Starter Flock program, information is available on the Shropshire website. To learn how to contribute to the program and be a Flock Starter, contact Becky in the Shropshire office.

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All-American Junior Show The 2016 All-American Junior Sheep Show is going to be held at the Michigan State University Livestock Pavilion, East Lansing, Mich. from July 1-3.The All-American is the premier junior breeding sheep show in the country.

The breeds participating this year are: Polled Dorsets, Horned Dorsets, Dorset Advantage, Hampshires, Southdowns, Border Leicesters, Cheviots, Cotswolds, Shropshires, Oxfords, Montadales, Romneys, Shetlands, Lincolns, Natural Coloreds, Tunis, Dorpers, Columbias and Corriedales.

Several meat breeds will feature slick shorn classes, once again, at the All-American and several wool breeds will be highlighted. Judges will be Mike Bishop, Rio, Wis., Gary Saylor, Belle Center, Ohio and Lacie Hoffman, Zell, S.D. The National Junior Southdown Show and National Junior Tunis Show will be held in conjunction with the All-American.

If you have never attended an All-American Junior Show please make plans to attend this very special event! It is much more than just a sheep show, as there are several activities for the whole family. The show features a lamb camp for the young sheep owners, a 3-on-3 basketball tourney for the exhibitors, a sheep skil-a-thon competition, a sheep judging contest, free pizza and BBQ dinners for exhibitors and their families, free show morning breakfasts and an ice cream and pie social, a team showmanship competition, wool show, promotional contests for

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exhibitors once again featuring a power point presentation category and an adult photography category, a college scholarship program for older exhibitors, and much more!

When we go to Michigan, one of the highlights, besides the great show facility, is the Cherry and Apple Pie Ice Cream social held on Friday afternoon.

On Saturday night there will be a free BBQ for all of our show’s attendees along with some fun activities. Also, later on Saturday evening an Adult Showmanship Challenge is going to be conducted for the purpose of raising funds for the participating breeds’ junior associations. This will include individual and team showmanship divisions for adults.

Nominations and buyouts will take place all day Saturday with the actual classes taking place that night. Come join in on the fun and raise money for your breed’s junior association! If your breed does not have a separate junior association then the money will go towards the AAJS Scholarship program.

Honor Show Chows has become a major show sponsor and will be back with us in Michigan. Sydell has generously donated the trimming stand for the All-American Raffle fundraiser.Weaver Leather is also a major show sponsor including providing embroidered wether blankets for the champion and reserve champions market lambs. Banner Publications, Kalmbach Feeds and Novel Designs along with other companies are donating high ticket

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items to be sold at the Big Ohio May Sales and Midwest Stud Ram Sale for the special AllAmerican benefit auctions.

Featured this year at the Michigan AllAmerican will be the Friday Pie & Ice Cream Social sponsored by the MSU Animal Science Dept., Michigan Cherry Institute & Grand Traverse Pie Co.; the Morning Exhibitor Breakfasts sponsored by the Michigan Sheep Breeders, Jiffy Mix & Pioneer Sugar; and a Saturday night BBQ sponsored by MSU Vet Clinic, Willowcreek Farm Dorpers & Wolverine Packing. The Friday night pizza party will be sponsored by Carbon Bio-Green Energy. Tractor Supply will be providing prizes for the ever popular exhibitor thank-you booth and the American Lamb Board will be donating some of the thank-you notes. A BIG THANK-YOU to all of these sponsors as without their assistance this show would not be possible!

Our Michigan host committee is being organized by Karen Scovill and Judy Moore.

Thanks 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.

Camping is available at the Michigan State Livestock Pavilion grounds across the parking lot, $20 per night for electric. Water sources available to fill tanks and two dump stations.

14 new sites have both electric and water.

Room blocks have been reserved at the following area hotels: Fairfield Inn-East, 2335 Woodlake Dr., Okemos, MI 48864, (517) 3471000, $91 per night plus taxes; Candlewood Suites, 3545 Forest Rd., Lansing, MI 48910, (517) 351-8181, $89 per night plus tax; and Holiday Inn Express, 2209 University Park Dr., Okemos, MI 48864, (517) 349-8700, $109 per night plus tax.

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

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www.allamericanjuniorshow.com for entry and further information.

The All-American Junior Show Committee has three major fundraisers 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: All-American Gift Basket Silent Auction Gift baskets will be on display during the duration of the All-American Show for bidding. Bidding will close on Sunday, July 3 at noon. Basket donations would be greatly appreciated. Just bring them to the show in East Lansing or contact Sarina Rinker at rinckersouthdowns@hotmail.com.

Raffle Tickets Cost $5 each or 5 for $20. 1st Prize: $1000 Cash, 2nd Prize: Sydell Hydraulic Trimming Stand ($530 value), 3rd Prize: Kindle HD Fire 7 ($130 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! Final drawing will take place on Sunday, July 3. Need not to be present to win.

Fundraiser Auctions Big Ohio May Sales, May 14 at Preble County Fairgrounds, Eaton, Ohio.

Wednesday, June 22, during the Midwest Stud Ram Sale Supreme Champion Show, in the evening, at the swine barn, at Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo.

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Avery “Your source for quality Shropshires”

2016 Ohio Classic National Sale Entries Fall Ram

This fall ram and ewe lamb are twins sired by “Mosey.”

Fall Ewe

Their dam, Avery 11-24, “Sadie,” is the dam of our record selling fall ewe lamb at the 2015 Ohio Classic and also the dam of the high selling fall ram lamb at the 2014 Ohio Classic.

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shropshires Going to Ohio with two yearling ewes, three fall ewe lambs and one January ewe lamb.

Fall Ewe

Fall Ewe

Two fall ram lambs and one January ram lamb coming to the Classic.

Fall Ram

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“Your Foundation For Quality”

Adams Shropshires

We will have similar ewes available like this Illinois State Champion at the Midwest Elite Sale April 30, Shropshire Classic May 13-14 and Shropshire Spectacular June 17-18.

Rick Adams 6898 S 7000 W Rd., Chebanse, IL 60922 (815) 228-2903 AdamsShropshires.com radams1976@hotmail.com _______ Page 26

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Put Your Flock on Center Stage!

Shropshire Center Stage is the first thing viewed by visitors to the Shropshire website www.shropshires.org, 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 flock, including family notes, winnings, etc. Proceeds from the sale of this advertising go to support the promotional efforts in the Voice and on Shropshires.org.

This year, the website sale will be held during the National Sale Shropshire Ewe Preview on Sat., May 14. Twelve months will be available starting with August 2016 and ending with July 2017.The highest bidder will win the month of his or her choice until all of the months have been sold.The minimum bid is $75 and the sky is the limit after that.

If you cannot attend this sale, all is not lost. Submit your bid through the secretary or through another breeder attending the sale. Payment must be made to the American Shropshire Registry Association that day.

Owners of each month will be reminded in advance of their time slot so materials can be submitted to Rinda Maddox, website coordinator, in plenty of time for the ad to be designed and approved.

...in the next issue of the Voice with an ad promoting your flock.

Contact Rinda Maddox Story ideas, photos and letters always welcome.

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We’re back‌

Yearling Ewes are bred like our Late Spring Ewe Lamb class winner at 2015 KILE

Quality Genetics

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After a 5 year hiatus from the show/sale ring, to transition from a junior show flock and build a professional career, we will have a powerful set of Shrops to offer!

See you at the spring sales!

Southern Tier Shropshires

Exciting January Ewe Lamb Prospect Denise Hardisky, DVM Jeff Benjamin Horseheads, NY (570)-687-7967 dmh268@cornell.edu __________________ Shropshire Voice

R & A shrops

One of the two fall ewe lambs we will be consigning to the Big Ohio sale. They are half sisters to the National Futurity winner from last year that sold in this sale.

This is our lead stud buck.

This January buck lamb is out of Future Direction and has a twin sister that is coming to the Ohio sale.

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Congrats to Addisen Nicholson, CT 4th Overall Futurity Winner purchased at Ohio sale.

Congrats to Chloe Stonesifer, PA for the National Futurity Winner purchased at the Ohio sale.

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We have an exciting lamb crop

sired by Isler 1307 “Jackson” and BWB 1417 “Jet”

Step Ahead 2672 Fall ram sired by Jackson

Take a look at this yearling ewe at the Classic

Consigned to the Ohio Classic

Sired by Avery 13-80 “PowerMax”

2015 Fall ewe lambs

One is headed to the Midwest Elite and one to the Ohio Classic Consigning at the Indiana Midwest Elite, Ohio Classic & Illinois Spectacular Stacy Josefson Step Rd Gilson, IL 61436 • 309-371-4260 • s_jo6@hotmail.com www.stepaheadfarm.weebly.com

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Dalton Hicks Shropshires

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Supreme Champion Ewe Over All Breeds 2016 Houston Livestock Show and 1st Place Yearling Ewe Class 2015 NAILE

Breed Champion Ram and Champion Ewe 2016 Houston Livestock Show

Breed Champion Ram and Champion Ewe 2015 Houston Livestock Show

Many thanks to Rebecca Krinsky and Evan Snyder for all their help!

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NORTH EAST SHROPSHIRE ASSOCIATION

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2016 National Shropshire Show September 15-21!

Congratulations to the Big E

on their 100th Anniversary!

Thanks to our sponsors for this year’s show: R&G Farm / Danny and Cynthia Rogers Maple Lawn Farm/ Pimm Family SS Shrops/ Jim and Donna Gruenhagen Mandy swartz Valley Ridge Shrops / Alyssa Wager Webster family Elsbury shrops Rueber Shrops Call Shropshires Orchard Valley farm/ Peterson Family Mandy swartz Dennis Avery R & A Shrops / Rinker and Anderson Windcrest Farm / Hallet Family

If you would like to sponsor a class, contact Secretary Elaine Jaycox, willaine@midtel.net or (518) 231-7245. __________________ May 2016

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Richard Harrison of Bradford, Ohio shares photos of his grandchildren showing their Shropshires at their local fairs last summer.

Below, Brandon Jones and his sister, Navah enjoyed the Miami County Fair in Ohio. At left, younger brother, Ryan, waits with his entry for the Pee Wee Showmanship at Darke County Fair.

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Shrops are part of 4-H program for Anderson family My name is Andrew Anderson. I am 10 This will be my fifth year in the Macon Easy years old and home schooled in the fourth Riders 4-H club. My projects last year were grade. This is my third year in the Macon Easy sheep, dogs, poultry and crochet. My favorite Riders 4-H club. My projects were poultry, project this year was sheep. My family raises robotics and sheep. Poultry was my favorite registered Shropshire and Natural Colored project. For my robotics project I built a so- sheep. I love showing, competing in showmanship and working with my lar powered robot called sheep. a Quadru-bot that was I started off the show chosen for state fair. I like season with the Midwest to learn about how things Junior Preview Show where work and have lots of ideas I exhibited 26 head of sheep for next year. and was awarded the first I exhibited Shropshires High Point Individual award and Natural Colored sheep and received a traveling at Macon County Fair where plaque. I also applied for the I had Champion Shropshire MJPS Board of Directors Ram. It was fun to beat my and was chosen to represister! We also went to the sent the Natural Colored Midwest Junior Preview, breed! One of the highlights Ozark Empire Fair and MisAndrew Anderson was showmanship. I worked souri State Fair. I showed the Reserve Champion Shropshire Ewe and the with my Natural Colored yearling ewe, Lula, first place pair of ewe lambs in the open show since she was a lamb and it paid off this year. at the state fair. My sister, Emily, and I also won I was able to win showmanship at the Macon County Fair, Randolph County Fair and Misthe 4-H Shepherd Award at state fair. souri State Fair.

I am getting to be an We went to Ozark Emexpert at setting legs and pire Fair in Springfield, Mo. I’m learning to trim sheep. for the first time. The best Showing the sheep is fun but part is helping friends show my favorite part is making their sheep and them helpnew friends at the shows. ing me. I ended with Re I also entered a dryer ball serve Supreme Champion made from wool roving at Ewe on Lula. the Macon County Town The summer came to an and Country Fair which was end with the Missouri State chosen to go to state fair. I Fair. My brother, Andrew, had fun making it and plan and I exhibited six of the on making more to sell for eight possible champions in Show-me Wares next year. the junior show and both I had a great time in 4-H Reserve Champions in the and look forward to another open Shropshire show, as year. I plan on being in poulwell as winning every group try, robotics and sheep again class we were entered in. I this coming year.

Emily Anderson won my age division in Lead ~~~ My name is Emily Anderson. I am 12 years Line for the second year in a row.Andrew and old and home schooled in the seventh grade. I also won the 4-H Shepherd Award.

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One of these yearling ewes will sell at Eaton.

Sires for 2016 Crop:

Dirlam’s Indy, Avery’s Ignite, VIP’s Sampson and Trump.

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Bruhin trades in wool for woof Jared Bruhin was a recipient of the Jared’s time at UTK has not been all play. He American Shropshire Registry Association is maintaining a major in animal science and Scholarship in 2013. Today, Jared is a junior continues his good scholastic record, being at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville named to the Dean’s List each semester. He and is now working with a different breed of has also added agri-business to his studies to animal. provide for more opportunities in the future.

Jared has been a member of the Alpha Jared has been fortunate to land an Gamma Rho Fraternity since being a freshman internship with Farm Credit Mid-America at UTK. That has given him the opportunity which is the second largest Farm Credit to be a handler of the Volunteer’s mascot, Association in the US. He spent the summer a bluetick hound named Smokey. Smokey of 2015 working out of the home office makes appearances at all of the UTK home evaluating a new credit program called the and away football games, tailgate parties and Bank Referral Program for the company. fundraisers.

He has been working with loan officers The current Smokey is Smokey #10, and made a presentation to the Board of owned by Cindy and Directors on his findings.

Charles Hudson. As a He will spend this Watch a video of handler, Jared’s job is to summer in Greeley, Colo. pick Smokey up on Friday Jared and Smokey at with JBS USA, a leading afternoon before the processor of beef, pork https://www.youtube.com/ weekend football events, and lamb in the U.S and watch?v=CiM3O25h7xg. give him a bath and prep the largest cattle feeder him to meet fans. During in the world. His duties the games, they run the end zone and meet there are yet unknown. lots of fans. Only members of the Alpha Jared, recently turning 21, is the younger Gamma Rho have been eligible to escort the son of Alan and Debbie Bruhin of Sevierville, Vol mascots since 1977.

Tenn. He has been involved with a sheep “This is a thrilling experience that has project since he was in the fourth grade. been unparalleled,” Jared said.

He has shown his Shropshires on all levels Jared has completed his second year with through the years. Though he has no sheep Smokey and has made a transition to Davey at home right now, he does plan on returning Crockett, the UTK Volunteer that carries the to the industry when his education is Tennessee flag and rifle at the men’s football finished. and basketball games.

Jared was highly involved in the formation

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Jared escorts Davey Crockett across the field at a home game. of the Junior Shropshire Association, serving as its first president as well as the Shropshire Ambassador. Jared’s older brother, Tyler, was also a ASRA Scholarship recipient in 2009.

Tyler is currently the vet tech with the

Jared and Smokey.

Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

Jared is emphatic about his appreciation for the ASRA scholarship program and is thankful to all of the Shropshire producers that support the junior activities.

To be held during National Social

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Saturday, May 14, 2016

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By Guest Historian Kent Flora

purity of their flocks.”

Mortimer Levering served as the first secretary. It is excellent evidence of the hiring skills of Shropshire boards that during the 71 year existence of the office prior to the You don’t see her name around much hiring of Mrs. R, only three individuals held anymore – maybe on an old and forgotten the office of secretary! pink or blue registration A Lafayette resident paper found stuffed in herself, Mrs. R had worked a drawer in the barn at the Shropshire office desk, perhaps. Or, you part-time under the might see her handtutelage of legendary written signature at secretary Julia Wade. the bottom of your She was employed by grandfather’s Certificate the Indiana State Police of Membership in The when she applied for the American Shropshire position of secretary Registry Association.To upon the resignation younger breeders, it’s of Charles Osborn. I just someone’s name.To think it’s safe to say that those of us privileged working for the Indiana to know and work with State Police was probably her, it recalls memories of a lot more calm and an exceptionally hardless stressful than the working and delightful position she embarked upon in 1955! person who was instrumental in holding Importation of large, growthy, open-faced our association together during arguably the most tumultuous and disheartening period of Shropshires from England by McKerrow, Chambers and others caused controversy and our history.

The name Jessie F. Ritenour should eter- distress among lifetime conventional breeders nally remain at the forefront alongside those of the type best described by the old breed whose hard work and sacrifice helped forge slogan, “Wool from the tip of the toes to the our breed’s very continuation and evolution tip of the nose.” However unfairly, much of this animosity found its way into today’s vibrant organito the association office in zation.

Lafayette, where many dis The American Shropgruntled breeders chose to shire Registry Associavent their frustrations on tion was organized and a lady who had only been founded at what was hired as a record-keeper. then called the Purdue As these frustrations Agricultural College in mounted, registrations and Lafayette, Ind. in 1884. The membership declined. Ofpurpose of this organizafice expenses did not, of tion was to keep a “reliable course. We (the board) record which may be acasked Mrs. R to cut back on cepted as final authority in office help and she respondquestion of pedigrees and ed by dismissing all staff and to unite the experiences Jessie F. Ritenour working nights and weekand interests of all in guardends by herself, asking no ing and perpetuating the ASRA Secretary 1955-1970 President, The American Shropshire Registry Association 1971-1973

Jessie F. Ritenour

The Fractured Years 1955–1970

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increase on her modest monthly salary. Her before that term came into popular usage. husband, Harry, passed away during this I remember in 1967 our Annual Meetperiod and she began to work even harder. ing was held in Harrisburg, Penn. Something She became an “advertising committee” of unforeseen had occurred and Mrs. R found one, and a field representative as well, atherself without a ride back to her home in Latending fairs and expositions at her own fayette. I immediately volunteered my services expense. Mrs. R carried all this on her shoulders as the association continued to crumble.

Perhaps most remarkable during all this turmoil was her sense of civility and diplomacy to all the disparate factions as they interacted with the Lafayette office.

Unfailingly kind and generous of her time with all who came in contact with her, it speaks well for everyone who registered sheep during that time that there were never any requests for her to step down. A great pleasure in her life was her membership in The Sweet Adeline’s singing group and I am sure that was a definite way of relieving her stress and tension!

Although the photo at left might suggest otherwise, Jessie Ritenour was a warm and compassionate person who was a very enjoyable companion, both Jessie Ritenour gives the Champion Ram across the board table and the dinner award to Kent Flora at the Indiana State Fair table. Unfailingly very proper, she in 1965. By the standards of many breeders of was rarely seen without a hat placed the day, this ram was ext remely bare-faced. squarely on her head and a black trench coat.The best way to describe the esteem in which she was held is that no and she readily accepted. (I had conveniently one … no board member or failed to mention that I had just taken delivery breeder … ever addressed her by anything of a new red Corvette Sting Ray convertible other than Mrs. Ritenour. with racing suspension and I couldn’t wait to Her attention to detail was legendary. I will stretch its legs on the Pennsylvania Turnpike). always remember our Annual Meetings at the Well, Mrs. R took one look at it, secured her Stockyard Inn during the Chicago Internation- hat squarely on her head, grinned, and said, al. Here she’d come, lugging this gigantic suit- “Let’s go!” I think it’s safe to say we made the case-sized two reel Wollensak tape recorder 700 miles to Lafayette in record time! She that she had rented for the occasion. No never made a comment. board meeting was allowed to start until she The last time I saw her was at the Shrophad placed that huge instrument precisely in shire 100th Anniversary at Louisville in 1984, the center of the board table. Then came her where she was an honored guest. She greeted sound testing, so that the utterances of every me with a big hug and her first words were, member could be preserved for posterity in “Kent, do you still have that car?” her incredibly detailed minutes. By any stan- Mrs. Ritenour enjoyed the Ilwwwlinois dard of comparison, she was an over-achiever State Fair. It was always a big show and not too

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far from the Lafayette office. One of the worstkept secrets of the Illinois show was that every year my best friend and fellow Shropshire breeder, Ralph Livengood, and I would buy the largest watermelon we could find and, over the course of the fair, infuse the melon with a fifth of vodka.After the show ended, we would invite breeders and friends to our pens where we would cut the melon and enjoy its “unique” flavor.

One particular year Mrs. R was at the fair, which presented a problem as she was a teetotaler and we weren’t sure how to not invite her to the festivities.We ended up solving the problem by NOT solving the problem – we invited her and said nothing. At the end of the show, we all gathered ’round the melon and Ralph did the slicing. Mrs. R said she would like a piece, so Ralph gave her one and served the rest of us. By that time we had a nice crowd. I was eating my piece and Mrs. R was doing serious damage to hers. A couple of minutes passed.

Mrs. R got a big smile on her face and said,“You know, I believe that was the best watermelon I ever tasted! I believe I’ll have another!”

No matter how hard the board worked, or how much Mrs. R economized, by 1970 there was no realistic way to continue association operations in Lafayette.That location had been our home since 1884 and Mrs. R was the heart of it all. An exceptionally generous offer from Everett and Elizabeth Glasgow was made to relocate to Monticello, Ill. and that offer was gratefully accepted by the board. All of us on the board at that time was relieved and happy to learn that Mrs. Ritenour had immediately accepted a position with the American Yorkshire Club, with offices in the same building. The hard work of Jessie Ritenour paved the way for a new renaissance of Shropshires under Everett and Libby Glasgow and we shall forever be in the debt of this great lady.

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gentleman who could (and did) talk for hours about the importance of the color of the nose of the “ideal” Shropshire.

“Appearance” (I’m not going to use the word “type” here) became a hot topic once again in the 1970s. Some individuals took it upon themselves to modify the size and appearance of their flocks by, shall we say, creativity and imagination when selecting breeding stock. Over the years, dilution of established bloodlines has led to the extreme differences we see among flocks today. So, the path to uniformity remains elusive and increasingly difficult.

What, then, can today’s breeders hope to accomplish for the betterment of our beloved Shropshire breed? I might suggest start by learning from – and getting to better know– one another as people rather than only competition. When I began my Shropshire enterprise in 1959 and then my first showing at the Illinois State Fair in 1961, that show alone meant a 10-day commitment at the fairgrounds. Ample time was available to get to know my competitors first as breeders, then as friends. Watching them interact as members of society, with other breeders, how they prepared to exhibit their animals, was a deeply enriching experience Today’s necessity of fairground arrival, exhibition, and hitting the road leaves virtually little time beyond conducting business. I am not advocating going back to the old days.

What I am advocating is becoming more creative about interacting with your fellow breeders, either professionally or socially. Whatever it will take to identify common goals and then working together to achieve them will suffice.

If, as a group, Shropshire breeders realize the uniformity of the goals we wish to achieve, is it not then within the realm of possibility that over time, more uniformity might result in the animals we produce? No way could this be interpreted as a short term goal. It has to be ongoing and generational ... with no short cuts.When we grow to recognize that the lives of our fellow breeders and their goals are not much different from our own, then perhaps once again breed type can move to a center uniformity of which we can all be proud. __________________ Shropshire Voice

Breeder’s Index

This list is a paid subscription published both in the Voice and on shropshires.org. Contact Becky Peterson, ASRA Secretary, to have your name included for only $30 for 3 issues.

Adams Shropshires 6898 S 7000 W Road Chebanse, IL 60922 (815) 697-2903 radams1976@hotmail.com adamsshropshires.com Anderson Farms Matthew, Christie, Emily & Andrew 919 Coates St. Macon, MO 63552 (660) 988-3503 anderson_farms@hotmail.com facebook.com/AndersonFarms Anderson, Michael L. 346 N 1600 E Paxton, IL 60957 (217) 379-3189 Cell: (217) 781-3348, mike.anderson3@frontier.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

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Bechtold, Austin & Trent 4068 E 1100 N N. Manchester, IN 46962 (260) 578-7769 bbechtold@outlook.com Brandt, Jim Brandt Sheep Farms 8181 SR 274 Anna, OH 45302 (419) 629-1188 Cell: (937) 658-3119 brandtfarms@hotmail.com Brockmann Shropshires Gary, Vicky, Brianna & Austin 2011 Blake Road Garden Prairie, IL 61038 (815) 544-4515 Brown, Rob & Ron Clay-Nob Farm 17527 Maple Drive Saegertown, PA 16433 (814) 763-3140 claynob@peoplepc.net BWB Farms, Inc. 1779 Green Road Martinsville, OH 45146 Randy Barr (937) 288-0001 Rick Whiting: (937) 685-2603 bwbfarmsinc@frontier.net www.bwbfarms.com Call, C. Donald 964 Mohawk Trail Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 doonyc@netscape.net Corder, Ronnie Ronnie, Diane, Ryan 448 Corder Farm Road Monticello, KY 42633 (606) 348-6588 Cell: (606) 307-2419 rcorder@windstream.net

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Crago Brothers Shropshires Steve & Louise Crago & Sons 1499 Hiatt Road Clarksville, OH 45113 (937) 289-3167 steven_crago@AOL.com Crago, Mark & Jennifer Crago Family Ranch 22 Maki Hill Rd. Columbus, MT 59019 (406) 322-9935 markcrago@netzero.com facebook.com/cragofamilyranch Creamer, R.J. & Molly 4094 Centerville-Newmans Rd. Prospect, OH 43342 RJ: (740) 262-3972 Molly: (740) 391-8314 creamer@marion.net www.creamershropshires.webs.com Diehl, J.L. & G.L. 902 St. Rt. 14 Deerfield, OH 44411 (330) 584-2192 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, Stacy & Jason 3-D Sheep Company 19411 S. Carpenter Road Snohomish, WA 98290 Cell: (425) 327-1428 darrell.dockter@gmail.com 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 (785) 494-2436 Cell: (785) 458-9174 ebertsheepfarm@gmail.com www.ebertsheepfarm.com

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Elsbury, David & Colleen 7800 N 250 E Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 326-3893 ecolleen4@hrtc.net Elsbury, Mike & Karen Elsbury’s Shropshires 5385 E 500 N Greenfield, IN 46140-8939 (317) 326-4461 elsburyfamily@aol.com www.elsburyfarms.com Elsbury, Tim 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 Fitzpatrick, Dan and Lynn Shamrock Farms 8408 Carney Hollow Road Wayland, NY 14572 Office: (585) 669-2179 Cell: (585) 721-3038 fitzfence@aol.com Flanders, Rachel VIP Club Lambs 16260 Atlantic Rd Noblesville, IN 46060 (317) 773-3232 email vip@vipanimalcare.com www.vipclublambs.com Groverman, Fred, DVM F & L Groverman Shropshires 400 Ormsby Lane Petaluma, CA 94954 (707) 763-3132 Cell: (707) 782-8152 fredgroverman@gmail.com

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Gruenhagen, Jim & Donna SS Shrops 7622 Jersey Ridge Road Davenport, IA 52807 (563) 355-6730 ssshrops@gmail.com Hardisky, Denise Southern Tier Shropshires 598 Lattabrook Rd. Horseheads, NY 14845 (570) 687-7967 dmh268@cornell.edu Hawkins, Emma Joy EJ & AJ the Joyful Shrops 30737 Green Valley Rd. Shedd, OR 97337 (541) 990-2913

Isler, Jim Isler Shropshires 1340 Klingel Rd. Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-7682 islerjk@ngamail.net Jack Show Lambs Heinecke Family 29771 Rt U Stoutsville, MO 65283 (573) 721-2149 heinecke@parismo.net Jackson, Norbert 4125 W. State Route 28 Alexandria, IN 46001 (765) 754-7057 njackson@macdermid.com

Heaton, Fred & family 622 Fessler-Buxton Rd. Russia, OH 45363 (937) 526-3118 heatonfarms@centurylink.net heatonshropshires.com

Jaycox, Elaine Willaine Farm 3758 State Rt. 30 Middleburgh, NY 12122 (518) 827-5726 Cell: (518) 231-7245 willaine@midtel.net www.willainefarm.net

Hicks, Dalton Dalton Hicks Shropshires 2724 Golden Oaks Drive Stillwater, OK 74075 (405) 880-2785 khicks@gmail.com

Johnson, Bob & Karen RoKaJo Farm 569 St. Hwy. DD Marshfield, MO 65706 (417) 859-4452 rokajo6@centurytel.net

Hiemke, Cody Mapleton Mynd Shropshires 1773 Koshkonong Rd. Stoughton, WI 53589 (415) 302-8035 cjhiemke@gmail.com www.facebook.com/MapletonMyndShropshires High Farms Glenn & Joan High 7078 Co. Rd. 47 Lexington, OH 44904 (419) 362-3666 High Life Farms David & Jodi High & Family 3388 McDermott Pond Creek Road McDermott, OH 45652 (740) 259-1907 highlifefarm2000@yahoo.com

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Josefson, Stacy Step Ahead Shrops 994 Step Rd Gilson, IL 61436 Cell: (309) 371-4260 Farm: (309) 876-2364 sjosefson@bluebullets.org 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 Knepp Shropshires 128 Old Barrington Rd. Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 381-5872 trbear@mc.net knepp-lafollette-shropshires.com

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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) 398-4680 Cell: (302) 233-8912 threejfarm@gmail.com McCabe, Mark & Family McCabe Shropshires 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-1103 mamccabe51@hotmail.com www.mccabeshropshires.com Melvin Family Shropshires 9347 White Oak Rd. Mount Sterling, Ohio 43143 (740) 207-0786 pjmelvin46@hotmail.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 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 Nicholson, Addisen Sand Meadow Farm 906 Main St So. Windsor, CT 06074 (860) 490-7238 addisen.nicholson@gmail.com Peiter Shrops Craig & Andrea King Weston King 860 CR 315 Taylor, MO 63471 (573) 767-0003 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 www.schoolhouseshropshires.com Powell, Doris & Destiny 40405 Route 187 Rome, PA 18837 (570) 247-7316 dorisap@frontiernet.net Pratt, Jake & Hailey JHP Livestock 3406 Hepworth Lane Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 681-6755 jhplivestock@gmail.com Reason, Sandra M High Desert Hay & Livestock P.O. Box 3819 Tonopah, NV 89049 (775) 482-8208 highdesertwinds@hotmail.com

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Rife, Randy & Julie Rife Shropshires 2423 Clifton Rd. Yellow Springs, OH 45387 (937) 603-0535 randy@rifeshropshires.com www.rifeshropshires.com Rincker, Dusty R&A Shropshires 422 ST Hwy 32 Stewardson, IL 62463 (217) 493-1629 drincker@hotmail.com Roberts, Tim Roberts Farms 27954 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 Cell: (405) 314-3370 timrobertsfarms@gmail.com Rogers, Danny & Cynthia R&G Farm 2435 W. McCracken Road Monrovia, IN 46157 (317) 996-3301 Cell: (317) 358-3260 crogers821@yahoo.com Rueber, Carol & Aimee Rueber Shropshires 24632 210th St. Sumner, IA 50674 Carol: (319) 231-7626 Aimee: (319) 230-9739 www.freewebs.com/ruebershrops 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 Smith, Lance or Brenda Smith Sisters Shropshires 2129 130th Ave. Russell, MN 56169-3072 (507) 823-4784 lbsmith@woodstocktel.net

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Smith, Gordon & Alyce Cedar Bend Farm N 7922 U.S. Highway 12 Elkhorn, WI 53121 (262) 742-3580 cedarbendfarm@elknet.net Snyder Shropshires 2537 US Hwy 67 Monmouth, IL 61462 cmsnyder@farmland.com (309) 255-9500 Stephenson, Jon, Charlotte & Vivian Sugar Ridge Ranch E8977 Pierce Hill Rd. Viroqua, WI 54665 (608) 774-3151 sugarridgeranch@frontiernet.net www.sugarridgeranch.com Switzer, Jane, and Steve Ford Switzer Shropshires 6741 S. 1150 W Redkey, IN 47373 (765) 369-2844 Cell: (260) 729-2066 fordswitzer@hotmail.com switzershropshires.com Taylor, Callie 1467 Ringgold Timblin Rd Timblin, PA 15778 (814) 360-1202 stctylr@aol.com Ware, Kimberly KW Shropshires 565 N. Sunset Ridge Ln Kuna, ID 83634 Kim: (208) 921-3706 Floyd Avery: (208) 921-8740 KWshrops@hotmail.com Warren-Allen, Rachael A. Silver Cliff Farm 968 Drift Creek Rd NE P.O. Box 319 Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 873-4005 rawa@joyofdoing.com

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Washburn, Emily Washburn Shrops 1755 Lead Mine Road Gouverneur, NY 13642 (315) 408-2478 nyshrops@yahoo.com Webster, William 413 Roosevelt Trail Windham, ME 04062 (207) 831-0608

Weidauer, Greg Rafter W Shropshires 17624 340th Ave Starbuck, MN 56381 (320) 424-2543 Greg.Weidauer@gmail.com

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April 23.......Indiana Premier Sale, Greenfield, Ind. www.facebook.com/Indiana-Premier-Sheep-Sale

Mike Elsbury 317-498-5861 | elsburyfamily@aol.com)

April 30.......Midwest Elite Shropshire Show and Sale/Willougby Sales

Dan Willougby | www.wlivestock.com/ May 13-14.......Big Ohio Sale - National Shrop Sale - Eaton, Ohio

Greg Deakin 309-785-5058 | www.bannersheepmagazine.com May 28-29.......Great Lakes All Breed Sale, Wooster, Ohio

Greg Deakin 309-785-5058 | www.bannersheepmagazine.com

June 4.......Midwest Junior Preview Show, Sedalia, Mo. www.midwestjuniorpreviewshow.com June 17-18.......Spectacular, Springfield, Ill. www.cheviots.org/Forms/2016/natsaleentryfrom_31116.pdf

Jeff Ebert 785-458-9174 | ebertj@wamego.net June 20-25.......Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, Mo.

Curt Overcash 815-210-7000 | www.midwestsale.com

July 1-3.......All-American Jr. Show, East Lansing, Mich. ww/AAJSS Sept. 15-21.......Big E - National Shrop Show - W. Springfield, Mass.

Sheep Supt. Deb Hopkins 401-647-7281 | www.thebige.com

Nov. 12.......Stars of Louisville Sale, Louisville, Ky.

Becky Peterson 413-624-9652 | Shropsec@hotmail.com

Advertisers Index Adams.....................................26 Avery.................... Front, 24-25 Banner/Subscription............11 Banner/Classic.......................31 Big E.........................................18 Creamer.................................15 Dirlam.....................................37 Flanders .................................21 Gene Check..........................34 Gruenhagen...........................14 Hardisky..................................28

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Heartland...............................27 Heeg.......................Inside Back Hicks........................................32 Jackson....................................13 Jaycox........................................3 Johnson...................................19 Josefson...................................30 Ketcham ................................38 Majors.......................................9 McCabe...................................12 Milk Specialties......................17

Mrozinski............... Back cover N.E. Association....................33 Rife.......................Inside Cover Rife/Merveldt...........................6 Rincker....................................29 Sheepman Supply.................36 Spectacular.............................10 Stephenson............................22 Townsend...............................20 Webster..................................12 Whiting.....................................8 __________________ Shropshire Voice

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Our studs fOr this year’s Lamb crOp

“Rebar” (CHCL G468)

NatioNal Sale eNtrieS —

2 Spring ram lambs , 2 Fall ewe lambs, 2 Spring ewe lambs.

MiDweSt StuD raM Sale eNtrieS — 1 Fall ewe lamb, 2 Spring ewe lambs.

Please stop by the pens, say howdy and take a look!

Jason, Skip and Dash Heeg P.O. Box 217, Shepherd, MT 59079 / H- 406-947-2093 / C- 406-855-1478 crazyhclambs@outlook.com / www.crazyhclublambs.com

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Look for these two falls at the Classic National Sale

This ewe is sired by Fritz 0144, her dam is Avery 09-09, an Avery “Juice� daughter purchased from first Stars of Louisville sale. She is a maternal sister to the yearling fall ram that was purchased by RoKaJo Shrops at the 2015 Classic.

This ram is sired by Mrozinski 12-10 and dam is a Bechtold ewe. He is a very stylish showring-look type of ram that will be a great purchase for a stud ram.

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6333 N 600 E, Rolling__________________ Prairie, IN 46371 Shropshire Voice (219) 716-4921 emrozins@gmail.com