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Volume 39, Issue 3

October 2019

~ The Shropshire Voice ~

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

Rinda Maddox, Voice Publisher

Board of Directors of the American Shropshire Registry Association Jim Percival, President (2020) 961 Hoop Rd., Xenia, OH 45385 (937) 374-3371 schoolhousshrops@aol.com

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

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

Caleb Fritz (2020) 440 Lisbon Rd., Middleton, TN 38052 (615) 653-0867 caf3r@mtmail.mtsu.edu

Rick Adams (2021) 10828 W 1000 S Rd, Bonfield, IL 60913 (815) 228-2903 radams1976@hotmail.com Re Call (2021) 964 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 doonyc@netscape.net Mandy Curtiss (2020) 1698 Nesbit Rd. Attica, NY 14011 (716) 465-0565 swartzm721@yahoo.com Darrell Dockter (2019) 19411 S Carpenter Rd., Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 327-1428 darrell.dockter@gmail.com Mike Elsbury (2020) 5385 E 500 N, Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 326-4461 elsburyfamily@aol.com __________________ October 2019

Mary Anne Keck (2021) 665 Niangua Rd., Niangua, MO 65713 (417) 844-5895 rokajomaj@gmail.com Adam Moore (2021) 27568 Morgan Way, Greentop, MO 63546 (660) 676-2825 adam.moore76@yahoo.com Danny Rogers (2020) 2435 W McCracken Rd., Monrovia, IN 46157 (317) 358-3260 crogers821@yahoo.com Emily Petzel (2019) 2037 180th Ave, Centuria, WI 45824 (715) 475-9922 eapetzel@gmail.com Tom Slutz (2019) PO Box 177, 602 S Main St., LaMoille, IL 61330 (815) 638-2177 tcslutz@gmail.com Paul Young (2020) 913 Brothers Rd., Bell Buckle, TN 37020 (931) 212-5562 wendy.young99@yahoo.com

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

Visit shropshires.org/registrations.

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ASRA Office Hours:

Mon.-Thurs.–11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Mon. & Thurs. evenings –8-11 p.m. EST

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

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

Shropshire Voice & Website

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

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

Junior Activities

For questions on any of the junior events for the Shropshire Association, contact Rylie Miller, Junior Coordinator: 3710 E 600 S Lafayette, IN 47909 (765) 421-8466 Mill2093@purdue.edu Isabella Wolford, Junior Assoc. President 3750 Briarcliff Rd Nashport, OH 43830 izzywolford1@gmail.com (740) 755-9597 __________________ Shropshire Voice

From president Jim Percival Happy fall to everyone. Hopefulcourage us as Shropshire breeders to investigate new technologies ly everyone had a successful show season. I know that there were and see if there is something that will work for you. over 300 Shropshires entered here Hopefully everyone’s breeding in Ohio. It was quite a show. season is going well. I look for Last week I was able to attend the sheep educational event ward to visiting with everyone at sponsored by the American Lamb the National Show in Louisville.

Board and Premier. This event was Don’t forget to attend the Stars of Jim Percival held at Colorado State University.

Louisville sale on Saturday. Please One of the focuses of this event was how remember to mentor a new breeder. That is technology can benefit us as producers. I en- the only way we will continue to grow.

From secretary becky peterson Welcome to the Voice, Shropshire members! This is where you will learn about the activities of the American Shropshire Registry Association, view the advertisements and flock successes of the breeders, see the hopes and dreams of the young members and, of course, learn about Shropshires.

It is still published on paper three times a year and is trying hard to keep up with electronic sheep news. We encourage you to read it from cover to cover, paying attention to event announcements and the minutes of the board meetings where the policies of the association are made. If you skip over these items you may find you have missed a deadline or have forgotten to shear your show animals cleanly all the way to the hock joints! And for sure feel free to contribute items you believe will be interesting and useful to other members.

We’ve had a busy year with lots of sheep being exhibited at several top quality shows around the country, and nearly 250 head sold through six online sales and three event sales and many more sold privately, with about one quarter going to owners new to Shropshires and a good half going to juniors.

So far this year, there have been 2,036 registrations, 1,049 ownership transfers, 12 new memberships, 148 returning adult member__________________ October 2019

ships and 139 junior memberships. Strong numbers have been exhibited at the major shows and state fairs and we are seeing several individual sheep that are having multiple successes.

The ASRA actively supports many junior activities such as a college scholarship, Starter Flock Award, Shropshire Royalty, Regional Support, the All-American Junior Show and of course the upcoming National Junior Show in November. We certainly appreciate the sponsorship by the members in all of these areas as the till would soon be empty without it. The Futurity is going along well though ewe lamb nominations are down slightly.

Point forms are arriving daily and results are starting to look competitive.

A word about registration and transfer turn-a-round time: All mail is opened and checked the day it arrives and any work clearly marked “Rush” and paid for is done at that time and mailed the next day. I make every effort to work in orders that are needed in a hurry but for the most part, orders other than paid rush work are processed in the order in which they are received.

Emailing or faxing applications does not make the process any quicker, it just saves the mail transit time to the office and prompt payment will shorten the wait time. Payment for

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“Your Foundation For Quality”

Adams

SHROPSHIRES See us in Louisville with ewes like this!

She is sired by a Rocket son and damed by a Rocket daughter Rick Adams 10828 W 1000 S Rd., Bonfield, IL 60913 (815) 228-2903 AdamsShropshires.com radams1976@hotmail.com _______ Page 4

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emailed orders can be made through PayPal to the Shropshire email address and I can now take credit card payments over the phone.The small transaction fees through PayPal and phone processing are added to the invoiced amount. I appreciate your understanding on this.

I am happy to email registrations if we are very tight on time but please realize that not every show will accept these copies. I am very reluctant to make duplicate papers to transfer as two certificates with different owners of the same sheep can cause a lot of confusion and can be quite controversial.The best way to order ownership transfers is to mail them to the office. I try to get these in and out quickly ahead of show times.

There has been talk of increasing fees for the registration of older sheep or transfers older than 60 days.The ASRA is one of the few breed associations that has not staggered fees but it may be time to consider it. For sure, if it is enacted, breeders will be given plenty of notice to try to catch up on such work before such a fee increase.

Over the summer, the directors started a

new service for ASRA members. For a fee of $100, individually approved Shropshire-related announcements with some text and/or a link to a website can be sent one time as an “email blast” to all of the member addresses on file.

This generally would include Online Sales or other advertising of dispersal, or other Shropshire opportunity.

Also offered would be a mailing done from the Voice office for $100 plus any printing and mailing cost. This is a paid advertising service available to members. Please note that each instance is to be approved by the directors and that the ASRA does not automatically endorse such content. It was also determined during previous board meetings that the email address list and the mailing list are not available to share.

Meanwhile, we hope to see lots of Shropshires and their families at the big show in Louisville in November. There you can take in the showmanship competition, wether shows, Stars of Louisville Sale, National Shropshire Junior Show and Open Show and lots of Shrop talk. See you then!

LEGAL NOTICE Annual Meeting of the Members Official notice is hereby given to all members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Members will be held on Tuesday, November 19 in conjunction with the National Shropshire Show at NAILE in Louisville, KY. 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 2019.

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.All directors for districts not having an active state or regional Shropshire association shall be elected at the annual meeting of the members.

Directors whose terms will expire at this time are: Darrell Dockter – West District Emily Petzel – Michigan/Wisconsin District Tom 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.

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NAILE 2019 will be held Nov. 5-21 Several Shropshire events will take place in Louisville, Ky. in November at the North American International Livestock Exposition.

NAILE is the largest all-breed, purebred livestock event in the world. Ten different species of livestock compete at NAILE coming from the 48 contiguous states – all under one roof.

The show dates are Nov. 5-21 with sheep on exhibition starting on the 13th.

All junior show sheep must be penned by noon on Friday but activities will start on Friday at 10 a.m. with all breeding sheep showmanship breeds shown together and youngsters divided by age. Four age classes in each of the junior, intermediate and senior divisions will be judged. Champions will be chosen in each division. Pre-entry ($3) is encouraged but you may enter on show day for $10.

The very popular Lead Line event will take over the ring on Friday at 5 p.m. Five classes determined by age and an additional Pairs Class will be judged. The wether show begins

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on Saturday in a separate area at 8 a.m. with the purebreds following with crossbreds on Sunday.There are generally one or two classes of Shropshire wethers.

The 11th Annual Stars of Louisville Sale will run in the in the sale arena on Saturday at 9 a.m. This has proved to be a popular sale.

Some very nice ewe lambs and bred ewes will be offered. Catalog will be available on www. shropshires.org. The junior activities will follow in the late afternoon with fun activities a Junior Association meeting, and refreshments.

The Junior Breeding Sheep Show begins Saturday, Nov. 16 at 8 a.m. utilizing four rings and will run again on Sunday with Shrops starting the day at 8 a.m. The National Junior Shropshire Sheep Association provides a traveling trophy to the champion ram and champion ewe. ASRA and NAILE offer a total of $3730 in premiums for this show.

The January Ewe Lamb and February Ewe Lamb classes will be split if more than 25 en-

Outlaw Sheep Co. WE HAD A GREAT MISSOURI STATE FAIR!

FFA Premier Exhibitor FFA Grand and Reserve Champion Shrop Ewes Premier Exhibitor in the Open Show _______ Page 6

Andy, Jodi, Wyatt, Trey and Olivia Graves El Dorado Springs, MO • 417-876-7136 or 417-296-5909

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tries are checked in. At the conclusion of the Junior Breeding Sheep Shows, the champion Shropshire ewe and ram will be eligible to compete for two $1000 Supreme Champion awards.

Another excellent Shropshire entry is expected for the Open Shropshire Show on Wednesday after the Tunis breed. $4180 is offered in premiums.

Open show exhibitors are reminded that they will be assessed an additional $12 per head entered and will be invoiced directly from the Shropshire office. These entry fees are to be paid prior to the show. Exhibitors are reminded that all Shropshires are to be slick shorn within five days of the show from the knees and hocks up and from the poll back. No wool is to be left above the knees and hocks or on the belly or flanks.

The selection of the open show Supreme Champion ram and ewe will follow the judging of the Rambouillets and Shetlands, followed by the release of all open show sheep. Please look the premium list over to avoid uncomfortable

surprises. The premium book and other information are available on www.livestockexpo.org.

Please note that there is an opportunity for paid members and open show exhibitors to nominate a judge for the open Shropshire show in 2020.There will be a ballot box located in the breed display area. Please take the time to submit the name of a judge for next year.

2020 NAILE Judge Nominations

Please use the form below or the one on the Shropshire website or the form at the Breed Display at the National Show at NAILE to nominate a judge for the 2020 National Open Shropshire Show. One vote per paid ADULT membership will be allowed. The deadline to nominate a judge is Dec. 1. The Board will review the nominations and will submit a list with 3 nominees to the NAILE staff early in 2020.

THE AMERICAN

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REGISTRY ASSOCIATION INC.

I nominate the following person as a judge for the 2020 NAILE Open Shropshire Show. ____________________________________ Your name: _______________________________ _________________________________________

Signature (Must be a paid member)

Please return to ASRA by December 1 Mail: ASRA, 41 Bell Rd, Leyden, MA 01337 Fax: (413) 624-9652 • email: Shropsec@hotmail.com

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H H H Stars of Louisville to be held Nov. 16 While you are in Louisville this November, be sure to take in the 11th Stars of Louisville Sale on Saturday, Nov. 16 in the sale arena just off the sheep facility, near the “office trailer.”

We have been very fortunate to have been able to retain the opening time slot in the day’s sale events. Entries will be evaluated by a judge for a sale order at 8:30 a.m. The entries will be available for buyers’ inspection. The order of sale will be posted and the sale will follow as soon as possible after 10 a.m. in order to maintain the schedule of the remaining breed sales of the day.

Terms of sale are cash or good check paid on sale day. Credit cards also accepted with a small transaction fee. If you are unable to attend the sale, any member of the sale committee can handle a bid for you but requests mail bids should be directed to Sale Manager, Becky Peterson. The sale committee consists of Chairman Mandy Curtiss, R.J. Creamer, Dennis Avery, Mark McCabe and Jim Isler. As in any other sale, ownership transfers will be made in the ASRA office after the sale and will be sent to the buyer as soon as possible.

Nancy Miniter, a Massachusetts’ sheep breeder, vet tech and ultrasound technician, will scan bred ewes for pregnancy status and results will be announced at the sale block.

Consignors are asked to guarantee that sale entries are free of the “spider gene” and be resistant to scrapie by being either QR or RR at codon 171. A veterinarian will be on hand to issue health certificates. If you are planning to make a purchase and your state requires an entry permit, please contact your state veterinarian’s office ahead of time to make the necessary arrangements. All sheep will be identified by a USDA approved ear tag or tattoo.

Classes will be available for yearling ewes and fall, January, February March ewe lambs and new this year bred 2-4 year old ewes.

Consignors will be able to nominate ewe lambs entered in this sale to be eligible to compete in the 2020 Shropshire Yearling Ewe Futurity, if purchased by youth buyers. Also, sale management has been able to allow con_______ Page 8

signors to retain rights to show their entries in the open show on Wednesday, Nov. 20.This encourages the breeder to consign a sheep that he considers worthy of showing in the National Show in Louisville and making that quality available to buyers. We will assist purchasers who are not exhibitors in obtaining an early release for purchased animals only after the junior or open show if the animal is entered. Also, with exhibitors attending from across the country, consignors and the sale committee will work with buyers needing transportation of sheep purchased at the sale.

A sale catalog may be obtained by contacting ASRA secretary and sale manager Becky Peterson at (413) 624-9652 or shropsec@ hotmail.com. The catalog is also available on the Shropshire website www.shropshires.org and will be emailed to the Shropshire email list and mailed to all past buyers. Photos of all sale entries will be posted on the Shropshire Facebook page prior to the sale So be sure to join us in Louisville in November for the Stars of Louisville Shropshire Sale.

It is just another good reason to come and celebrate our 135th year of Shropshire sheep in the United States!

NAILE Event calendar

Friday, Nov. 15 All juniors check-in by noon Junior Showmanship, 10am Lead Class, 5 pm Saturday, Nov. 16 Stars of Louisville Shropshire Sale, 9am Shropshire Jr. Association meeting, 4pm Sunday, Nov. 17 National Junior Show, 8am Board of Directors’ meeting, 2pm Tuesday, Nov. 19 Open Show check-in by noon Annual Meeting of Members, 6pm Wednesday, Nov. 20 Open Show (following Tunis breed) Thursday, Nov. 21 NAILE Open Supreme Champion All sheep released www.livestockexpo.org __________________ Shropshire Voice

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RESERVE CHAMPION RAM IOWA STATE FAIR

SUPREME CHAMPION RAM ROCK ISLAND FAIR

SUPREME CHAMPION RAM MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FAIR CHAMPION RAM CHAMPAIGN COUNTY FAIR, OHIO FOR TAYLOR RUFF

CHAMPION RAM ERIE COUNTY FAIR, NEW YORK FOR LIZ KRON

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

October 2019 SS Shrops Sheep For Your Success!

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Breed Character Evaluation Contest At the National Sale held in Eaton, Ohio in May the National Board sponsored a Breed Character Evaluation Contest. There were two classes for everyone to evaluate. There were four sale credits of $100 given to the top placers in the junior division. Class 1 Aged Ewes.The official placing was 4, 3, 2, 1. There were five questions on each class.

Class 1, Q1: Which ewe has the darkest most open face? Answer: Number 1 Q2: Which ewe has the most desirable flat or dished face? Answer: Number 4 Q3: Which ewe has the shortest and thin-

nest ears? Answer: Number 4 Q4: Between 2 and 3, which ewe has the shorter muzzle? Answer: Number 3 Q5: Which ewe has the most dark fiber in her fleece? Answer: Number 1 Class 2 Yearling Ewes. The official placing was 2, 3, 4, 1.

Class 2, Q1: Which ewe has the most complete wool cap? Answer: Number 3 Q2:Which ewe has the most desirable flat or dished face? Answer: Number 3 Q3: Which ewe has the shortest and thinnest ears? Answer: Number 2 Q4: Between 2 and 3Â which ewe has the

Class 1, Ewe #1

Class 1, Ewe #2

Class 1, Ewe #3

Class 1, Ewe #4

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shorter muzzle? Answer: Number 2 Q5: Which ewe has the darkest most open face ? Answer: Number 1 In total, 24 juniors and 66 adults turned in cards. Each Shropshire director filled out a score card and these were averaged to derive the official placings.

The goal was to help start a dialogue about breed character. The event was very

well attended and many non-Shropshire breeders came and looked at the classes.We received a lot of positive comments.

Winners of the sale credits:Tait Bias, Dash Heeg, Luke Raudebaugh and Megan Raudebaugh.

The sponsors of the sale credits were Emily Petzel, SS Shrops, RoKaJo and Vince and Jerry Pardus.

Having an Online Sale or need to make an Announcement?

For $100 the ASRA will send an email blast to all member addresses on record with limited text/graphics and a website link for Shropshire promotion; OR they will mail a printed announcement by U.S. Postal Service to association members. (Printing cost and postage extra).

Please note: ❖Each instance must be approved by the ASRA Board of Directors. ❖The ASRA does not necessarily endorse advertisement content. ❖For more information on this opportunity, please contact Becky in the Shropshire office. __________________ October 2019

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City Limits

Sheep Farm Thank You To All Our 2019 Buyers!

You’ve made it a great year!

We sold 18 stud rams, 38 ewe lambs and 3 yearling ewes to 16 states.

Quincy & Penelope Moore, MO Addison & Oliver Nicholson, CT Brad Stoll, IA Greg Weidauer, MN Steve Elsbury, IN Mason Kisman, IA Matt Mueller, IL Jane Strand, MN Ronnie Miner, NH Jared Clausen, IL Anne Fitt Hayter, MO Dirks Farms, IL R&R Brown, PA Denise Hardisky, NY Peiter Shrops, MO Erica Nightengale, OK Andy LaFramboise, OR Annie Saling, OH Husdon Weisend, OH _______ Page 12

Katelyn VonBehrens, IL Brody Horstmeier, MO Owen Walker, OK Mike Torrone III, OK Kashen & Brecken Nelson, KS Megan Raudebaugh, OH Connor Priest, MA Isla Mae Steckel, IL Brady Miller, IN Jackson Musselman, MN SS Shrops, IA Morgan Anderson, WI Lane Falch, MO TJ Belt, MO Melinda Raudebaugh, OH Midnight Star Farm, OH Ashley Fuss, MD Lizzy Miller, MD Layne Lingley, IL __________________ Shropshire Voice

CLSF 1838 Champion 2019 All American Junior Show & Illinois State Fair Junior Show

CLSF 1862 Champion 2019 Illinois State Fair Open Show

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CLSF 1804 Champion Ewe 2019 Wisconsin State Fair

We will be consigning to the Stars of Louisville Sale.

Watch for our online sales in March and April!

Tom Slutz & Family

P.O. Box 177, LaMoille IL 61330 (815) 638-2177 • (815) 915-5624 (c) tcslutz@gmail .com

Brad Slutz & Family Maple Park, IL 60151 (815) 766-0584 brad.slutz@compeer.com

www.citylimitssheepfarm.com

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Minutes of Board Meeting

May 10, 2019, Eaton Ohio The meeting was called to order by President Jim Percival at 9:12 a.m. Also present were Re Call, Darrell Dockter, RJ Creamer, Rick Adams, Mandy Curtis, Danny Rogers, Mary Anne Keck, Jim Gruenhagen, Paul Young, Caleb Fritz, Tom Slutz, Adam Moore, Junior Coordinator Rylie Miller and Secretary Becky Peterson. Emily Petzel and Mike Elsbury were not present.

Secretary’s report - Becky had previously distributed the minutes of the Teleconference of Feb. 17, 2019.There was no discussion. Rick Adams moved to accept the report as sent, Danny Rogers seconded.The report was accepted.

Treasurer’s Report – Becky had also sent ahead the financial reports. She noted a change to the End of 2018 due to an error of $4.95 in the Interest Income and Insurance Expense and also the omittance of $24.22 from the December 2018 CD interest income. The corrected Net Income for the End 2018 was $971.38.The

Balance Sheet for the first four months of 2019 shows Total Assets of $53,478.65. The Profit & Loss showed a net loss of $2872.74 as of April 30.The major difference from the previous year was that the May Voice expense and income had not been recorded at that time.

Becky noted regions that were still due for youth support for this year. Ohio, Indiana and Southwest districts had already received $300 each. NE/NY, PA & South, Illinois, West and MI/ WI still need to request funds for 2019. Revolving Funds showed a net income of $484.21 for the Junior Association, Stars of Louisville Sale and the Starter Flock program. The Revolving Funds show a total available for those activities of $4314.74.There was no further discussion of the finances. Motion made to accept the report

by RJ Creamer and seconded by Tom Slutz. Report accepted.

Committee reports Voice & Promotion – Darrell & Rinda reported that Voice was going well and advertising is always needed. Total income over two issues was $9135.25, expense was $9254.51. Discussion followed on printing schedule. It was felt

We want to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to

Dennis & Nancy Avery and John Mrozinski for their guidance, mentorship, and friendship and for helping make our first year of returning to the Shropshire breed such a successful one!

We also want to thank those who purchased lambs from us this spring, especially Mark Fiegl of New York, and Lane Falch of Missouri. We wish you the best of luck with your purchases and in your breeding programs!

STREET SHROPSHIRES

Mitch, Brittany, Leila and Landree Street • Gary and Pat Simmons 4753 W. 1400 N., Elwood, Indiana 46036 (317) 606-5234 (Mitch) • (765) 215-3811 (Gary) _______ Page 14

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that February and May issues were too close together but no way to change that schedule.

Stars of Louisville Sale – There was discussion about allowing two-year-old bred ewes to sell as a way to get more entries. Buyers seem to be looking for ewes to lamb out, not lambs to grow out. There was discussion about the timing of the Voice before the sale. Rick Adams moved to allow bred 2 to 4-year-old ewes and have the Voice ready by October 1st and advertise the sale in it. Mary Anne Keck seconded.

Note: Sale will be on Saturday at NAILE, Open Sheep penned by Saturday noon, Open Show Wednesday. Motion passed.

Discussion followed regarding getting photos of consignments posted on Facebook and website ahead of the sale. Becky noted that had been done in the past and it was hard to get consignors to send photos. Discussion followed and it was agreed this needed to be done somehow. Consignors will need to provide a timely photo. Becky suggested that a small ad be put in the Banner in the issue prior to the sale. Sale committee will discuss it.

Production – Rick Adams encourages breeders to utilize the NSIP program. Becky noted that the sale program now allows an individual NSIP ID number to appear on a registration certificate with a link to the NSIP searchable database. Breeders who utilize NSIP are encouraged to submit ID numbers with registrations.

Junior Committee – Rylie Miller reported that there is new Royalty to be introduced and there has been some fundraising for the Starter Flock. She inquired about having a prepaid debit card to simplify making purchases for the junior activities. Discussion followed.There is a budget of $1,500 for the Junior activities (AAJS lunch, NAILE meeting, Royalty sashes, first year senior member upgrade membership fee waiver, etc.).

Danny Rogers moved to provide Rylie with a prepaid debit card for $500 for purchases that can be refilled until the budgeted $1500 is reached. Mandy Curtis seconded. Motion passed. Rylie is working on ideas for the AAJS in Kansas.

Breed Character – Rick Adams described the event later in the day to evaluate the character of two classes of ewes. Board members will view them first to make an official placing.

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There are funds for three $100 sale credits for the winning scores in junior age groups. Photos will be taken and Rick will write an article for the October Voice.

Starter Flock – only two applications were received. Apparently there are two others that were submitted but not received. Should add to the form “application is not considered received until a confirmation is received.” $890 has been pledged, $610 is needed to complete the fund for this year. The fund is $446 short from 2018.

Discussion followed regarding adjusting the award amount if funds are short.

Futurity – Information from the Spring Online Sales is nearly complete and came in much better with the new reporting forms. 19 yearlings and 50 ewe lambs have been nominated prior to the Ohio Sale. Becky noted that the online sale photos are heavily scrutinized for scrapie tags.

Budget – the 2019 Budget had been discussed at the February teleconference and an error had been found. Finance Committee reviewed and made some recommendations.

It was also agreed to purchase a D&O insurance policy (quoted amount is $1801). Mandy Curtis moved to purchase the D&O policy, seconded by Adam Moore. Jim Gruenhagen moved to amend the budgeted insurance amount to $2058, seconded by Darrell Dockter. Motion passed.

Budgeted Net Loss projected to be $1049. RJ Creamer moved to approve and seconded by Adam Moore. Motion passed. Rick noted that the negative budget is a reminder that expenses have to be watched and more income should be generated. Becky said she is reluctant to nitpick on the members but thought it possible to increase the fees slightly for registering sheep over one year of age or transferring sheep purchased over 60 days ago as many other breeds do. Jim asked Becky to bring a recommendation to the November Board meeting.

Office registration stats as of April 30 showed 697 registrations (601 in 2018), 206 transfers (148 in 2018) including three flocks that have consolidated family ownerships with half price transfers.

Shropshire Store – Promotion committee (Darrell, Rinda, Mandy, Mary Anne, Emily) as_______ Page 15

Class Winner Yearling Ram at the Open 2019 Ohio State Fair and Indiana State Fair Shows

Early Spring Ewe Lamb Class Winner

2019 Ohio State Fair Open Show

Yearling Ewe Early Class 2nd to the Grand

2019 Ohio State Fair Open Show

Spring Ewe Lamb Class Winner

2019 Ohio State Fair Open Show

Fall Ewe Lamb Class Winner

2019 Ohio State Fair Open Show

Fall Ram Lamb Class Winner

2019 Ohio State Fair Open Show

Jerry Flanders, DVM

16260 Atlantic Rd., Noblesville, IN 46060 317/508-4738 • vip@vipanimalcare.com • www.vipclublambs.com _______ Page 16

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signed to work up a shirt opportunity in time for the All-American.

Hall of Fame – RJ Creamer reports there has been no information from the Suffolk Association on their process. Other breeds have been investigated.Add Adam Moore to the committee.

Junior Coordinator Position – Rylie is now (May) beginning her second term. Discussion followed regarding changing the year to January to December. Interviews, if needed, can take place in Louisville and position starts January 1.

Darrell moved to retain Rylie until January 1 and new period salary is prorated to January 1 and then proceeds to annually. Coordinator would have a one year contract and will be renewed at the Board’s discretion. Adam Moore seconded. Motion passed.

Financial Review – 2018 Review has been completed and copies distributed to the board members. Accountant has also filed the 990 EZ NonProfit Return. Adam Moore moved to accept the Review report, Seconded by Danny Rogers. Motion passed. Same accountant has agreed to do the 2019 year.

NAILE Schedule – The three open judges ap-

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proved by the board were submitted to NAILE in February. #1 choice declined to judge until breed character sorts out. #2 is available to judge if he wants to. Junior sheep penned by noon on Friday, Nov. 15. Shropshire Junior Show to be judged by Tor Sorenson on Sunday, Nov. 17, 8 a.m. Open Show to be Wednesday, Nov. 20 after Tunis (judge still TBA). All open sheep to be penned by noon on Saturday. Board meeting Sunday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. Annual member meeting Tuesday evening, Nov. 19.

Bank Account Signers – Paperwork to add Jim Percival and Re Call as signers, and to remove Darrell Dockter and Mark McCabe, to be completed and submitted to the Greenfield Cooperative Bank in Greenfield, MA. Danny Rogers reported that there were 21 head exhibited by eight kids at the Noble Apple Show at the Indiana Premier Sale.

With no further business to come before the Board, RJ Creamer moved to adjourn at 11:07 a.m. Second by Danny Rogers. Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted, Becky Peterson, secretary

Mike & Karen Elsbury & Family 5385E 500N, Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 326-4461

Premier Breeder and Exhibitor

at the 2019 Indiana State Fair We plan to consign at the April 25, 2020 Indiana Premier Sale in Greenfield, Ind.

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Indiana Premier Sale The live event Shropshire sale season kicked off in Greenfield, Ind. on April 27 with the Indiana Premier Sale and Noble T Apple Junior Show. The event is managed by the Indiana Shropshire Association and also offers Oxfords, Southdowns and Katahdins.

Thirty-one Shrops were cataloged, 23 (four

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rams, three yearling ewes, five fall lambs, 10 spring lambs and one wether) were sold at an average of $501.09.The high selling sheep was a January Ewe Lamb consigned by JN Dirlam & sons and Matt Dirlam. She sold at $1000 to Claire Bodell of Indiana. Dirlams sold a ram lamb to Brady Miller for $625. City Limits had $900 and $925 ewe lambs going to Claire Bodell and a $775 ewe to Quincy Moore.

The Indiana Association provides “Shrop Bucks� buyers credits to juniors and allowed four $250 and five $100 credits to encourage junior participation. The junior show follows the sale portion of the day. Young exhibitors can bring their own animals and/or show those just purchased. Premiums are paid to fifth place.

Champion Ram honors were won by Brady Miller. Champion Ewe award went to Westin Poynter. Justin Proper won the Market Lamb class. Camden Cory won the Come-back Class with a yearling purchased in the 2018 sale as a lamb.

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2019 National Show & Sale The Classic Show and Sale took place as part of the Big Ohio Sale in Eaton May 9-11.

There was a barn full with 15 other breeds participating. The entire sale event was managed by Banner Sale Management with the input of breed representatives.

Friday’s show was the last of the day and was judged by Adam Heffelfinger who evaluated 110 Shropshire ewes and 45 rams. With the late day on Friday, there was no Ohio Shropshire dinner but the long morning wait on sale day made time for the always popular Ewe Preview allowing for the buyers to inspect the entries of each class up close. It draws a big crowd in a small area and happens fast but is a great opportunity to see the sheep.

Shrops were the last breed to sell on Saturday.The Grand Champion Ram was the Senior Champion Fall Ram from VIP Shropshires.The

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Junior and Reserve Grand Champion Ram was a January lamb from City Limits selling to Denise Hardisky of New York for $1700.

The Reserve Senior Champion was a yearling from City Limits and was purchased by R&R Brown of Pennsylvania. Nine yearlings averaged $494.44.

After the champion, the 2nd Fall Ram sold from City Limits to Dirks Farms of Illinois for $900. The next ram was a Mrozinski entry chosen by Emily Petzel of Wisconsin at $1200.

Step Ahead Shrops received $700 from Taylor Young of Tennessee, same price from Schoolhouse Shrops for the SS Shrops entry. The nine fall rams sold averaged $587.50. The Reserve Junior Champion Ram came from Fleener Livestock and brought $700 from Evans Shropshires of Ohio. Highlife Farm received $700 from Luke Raudebaugh of Ohio and BWB Farms paid $600 for another Fleener ram. The 11 January rams averaged $531.82. There was one February lamb sold from Merveldt Shrops going to Midnight Star Farm in Ohio for $300.The 29 rams averaged $527.58.

The ewe portion of the sale started off with its usual bang with the Senior and Grand Champion Ewe, a yearling, from R&A Shrops bringing the high selling price of $6500 from Rockin K Livestock of Indiana. City Limits received $1200 from Melisa Musselman of Minnesota on the next ewe. Leila and Landree Street of Indiana found the next VIP ewe for $900. City Limits sold another one to Quincy Moore of Missouri for $1500 and yet another for $1100 to SS Shrops of Iowa.

Mrozinski sold a second ewe to R&A Shrops for $1500 and 3-D Sheep Co. from Washington grabbed one from Joe Majors for $1000.The 32 Yearling ewes sold at an average of $746.09.

The Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion was a Mrozinski Farms Fall Ewe Lamb bringing $3000 from Lane Falch from Missouri. Further down O’Neill Shrops sold a bell ringer at $1000 to Avery Shropshires of Indiana. High Life sold an $1100 entry to Megan Raudabaugh of Ohio and then 3G Shrops sent a $1000 ewe to Oregon to LaFramboise _______ Page 19

Livestock. Taylor Young got her second Step Ahead ewe for $1000.The Fall Ewe Lamb class had the highest average of $923.08 on 13 head.

The January Ewe Lambs sold as earlies and lates. Emily Stevens bought an early lamb from Caleb Fritz for $2200. Melinda Raudebaugh got a City Limits lambs for $1000. Fleener sold the next one to Tanner Beckmeier of Illinois for $1600.

The Bishops from New York paid $900 for a SS Shrops ewe. The 11 Early January Ewe Lambs averaged $840.91. The Late Class of Januarys led off with a City Limits Lamb going to Lane Falch for $700. Their second lamb in class went for $1200 to Addisen Nicholson of Connecticut. Kennedy Algire of Ohio chose a $750 ewe lamb from R&A Shrops. The next two lambs went to Tennessee, an Adams entry to Claire Beaty for $550 and a Rockin K lamb to Starter Flock winner LeeAnn Martin for $700. The 13 lambs in this class averaged $553.85.

R&A Shrops started the Early February class with the Junior Champion. She sold to Bishop & Bishop for $1150. Sand Meadow Farm sold the second lamb for $1000 to Leila and Landree Street who also bought the Fleener ewe for $850. City Limits sold the next pair to TJ Belt of Missouri for $500 and Midnight Star for $550.The 15 Early February Lambs averaged $490.

The sale rounded out with the Late February ewe lambs which started with the R&A’s

Reserve Junior Champion going to Emily Stevens at $1500. R&A sold the second lamb at $350 to Timmy Smith of Tennessee. City Limits sold the next two lambs to Ashley Fuss of Maryland for $900 and Quincy Moore of Missouri for $700. The next lamb came from Joe Majors and sold to Lane Falch for $850.

Thirteen lambs sold from the Late Class at an average of $567.31. There were 97 ewes sold that day with an average of $691.24 Overall, 126 Shropshires sold at the National Sale at an average of $653.57. Twenty one yearling ewes and 60 ewe lambs were nominated for the Futurity. Forty-six of those were purchased by junior exhibitors for the 2019 program. Congratulations to City Limits for being named Best Shropshire Consignor.

Complete sale results are posted on www. shrosphires.org..

2019 National Sale Res. Grand Champion Ram - City Limits

2019 National Sale Reserve Grand Champion Ewe - Mrozinski

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2019 National Sale Grand Champion Ewe – R&A Shrops

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State Fair Results Delaware State Fair

July 24 • Judge: Evan Snyder Yearling Ram 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore Grand Champion Ram 2. Shawn Mitchell Senior Ram Lamb 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Larry & Sharon Larimore Early Jr. Ram Lamb 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore Reserve Champion Ram 2. Shawn Mitchell 3. Ashley Gouge 4. Shawn Mitchell Late Jr. Ram Lamb 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Larry & Sharon Larimore 3. Shawn Mitchell 4. Shawn Mitchell Pair Ram Lambs 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell Yearling Ewe 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell 3. Kaitlin Klair 4. Larry & Sharon Larimore 5. Shawn Mitchell Pair Yearling Ewes 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell Senior Ewe Lamb 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore Grand Champion Ewe 2. Larry & Sharon Larimore Early Junior Ewe Lamb 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore Reserve Champion Ewe 2. Larry & Sharon Larimore 3. Ashley Gouge 4. Shawn Mitchell 5. Shawn Mitchell Late Junior Ewe Lamb 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell 3. Shawn Mitchell Pair Ewe Lambs __________________ October 2019

1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell Mixed Pair Yearlings 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell Mixed Pair Lambs 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Ashley Gouge 3. Shawn Mitchell Pen of 4 Lambs 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell Young Flock 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell Get of Sire 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell Breeder’s Flock 1. Larry & Sharon Larimore 2. Shawn Mitchell

Indiana State Fair

Aug. 14 • Judge: Steve Reid Yearling Ram 1. Rachel Flanders 2.Vivian Stephenson 3. Dave Elsbury 4. Camden Cory 5. Mark Wisehart 6. Mike & Karen Elsbury 7. Mike & Karen Elsbury 8. Duane Elsbury 9. David Harrell 10. Samuel McDermit Fall Ram Lamb 1. Street Shropshires Champion Ram 2.Westin Poynter 3. Duane Elsbury 4. Mike & Karen Elsbury 5. Mike & Karen Elsbury 6.Vivian Stephenson 7. Rachel Flanders 8. BWB Farms Inc. Early Spring Ram Lamb Class 1-11 shown 1. J. N. Dirlam & Sons 2.Vivian Stephenson 3.Timothy Elsbury 4. Mrozinski Farms 5. Rylie Miller 6. Mike Fox

7. Mark Wisehart 8. BWB Farms Inc 9. Kennedy Algire 10. Danny Rogers Early Spring Ram Lamb Class 2 – 11 shown 1.Timothy Elsbury 2. David Harrell 3. Dave Elsbury 4. Rachel Flanders 5. Dave Elsbury 6. Mike & Karen Elsbury 7. Mrozinski Farms 8. Mike & Karen Elsbury 9. Samuel McDermit 10. Samuel McDermit Late Spring Ram Lamb – 11 shown 1.Westin Poynter Reserve Champion Ram 2.Timothy Elsbury 3. Kennedy Algire 4.Vivian Stephenson 5. J. N. Dirlam & Sons 6. Mike & Karen Elsbury 7. Mike & Karen Elsbury 8. Mike Fox 9. Norbert Jackson 10. Danny Rogers Pair Ram Lambs – 13 shown 1.Westin Poynter 2.Timothy Elsbury 3.Vivian Stephenson 4. J. N. Dirlam & Sons 5. Kennedy Algire 6. Rachel Flanders 7. Mrozinski Farms 8. Mike Fox 9. Samuel McDermit 10. Mike & Karen Elsbury Yearling Ewe Class 1 – 13 shown 1. Rockin K Livestock 2. Mike & Karen Elsbury 3.Vivian Stephenson 4. BWB Farms Inc 5. Duane Elsbury 6. Mackenzie Padgett 7. Rachel Flanders 8. Camden Cory 9. Rylie Miller 10. Danny Rogers Yearling Ewe Class 2 – 12 shown 1. Kennedy Algire _______ Page 21

Champion Ewe 2.Timothy Elsbury 3. Mrozinski Farms 4. Steve & Nancy Elsbury 5. Dave Elsbury 6. Mark Wisehart 7. Justin Proper 8. Miley Williams 9. Norbert Jackson 10. Street Shropshires Yearling Ewe Class 3 – 12 shown 1. Duane Elsbury 2. Rockin K Livestock 3. Savanna Elsbury 4. Mark Wisehart 5. Savanna Elsbury 6. Kenyon Buckland 7. Dave Elsbury 8. Camden Cory 9. Norbert Jackson 10. BWB Farms Inc Yearling Ewe Class 4 – 13 shown 1.Vivian Stephenson 2. Kennedy Algire 3. Mike & Karen Elsbury 4. Steve & Nancy Elsbury 5. Ethan Elsbury 6. Ethan Elsbury 7.Timothy Elsbury 8. Abby Elsbury 9. Mrozinski Farms 10. Street Shropshires Pair Yearling Ewes – 22 shown 1. Rockin K Livestock 2. Kennedy Algire 3.Vivian Stephenson 4. Mike & Karen Elsbury 5.Timothy Elsbury 6. Duane Elsbury 7. Mark Wisehart 8. Steve & Nancy Elsbury 9. Ethan Elsbury 10. Mrozinski Farms Fall Ewe Lamb Class 1 1. Street Shropshires 2. Mike & Karen Elsbury 3.Westin Poynter 4. Mrozinski Farms 5. Mike & Karen Elsbury 6. Rachel Flanders 7. Mrozinski Farms 8. Dave Elsbury 9. Danny Rogers _______ Page 22

Fall Ewe Lamb Class 2 1. Street Shropshires 2. Steve & Nancy Elsbury 3. Norbert Jackson 4.Vivian Stephenson 5. Rachel Flanders 6. BWB Farms Inc 7. Duane Elsbury 8. Duane Elsbury Early Spring Ewe Lamb Class 1 – 12 shown 1. J. N. Dirlam & Sons 2. Duane Elsbury 3.Vivian Stephenson 4. Steve & Nancy Elsbury 5. J. N. Dirlam & Sons 6. Mark Wisehart 7. Mark Wisehart 8. Brant Cagle 9. BWB Farms Inc 10. Duane Elsbury Early Spring Ewe Lamb Class 2 – 13 shown 1. Kenyon Buckland 2.Timothy Elsbury 3. Mike & Karen Elsbury 4. Rachel Flanders 5. Dave Elsbury 6. Mrozinski Farms 7. Samuel McDermit 8. Justin Proper 9. Savanna Elsbury 10. Rachel Flanders Early Spring Ewe Lamb Class 3 1. Mike & Karen Elsbury 2. Street Shropshires 3. Kennedy Algire 4.Timothy Elsbury 5.Vivian Stephenson 6. Ethan Elsbury 7. Abby Elsbury 8. Brady Miller 9. David Harrell 10. Danny Rogers Early Spring Ewe Lamb Class 4 1. Dave Elsbury 2. Savanna Elsbury 3. Kennedy Algire 4. Kenyon Buckland 5. Rylie Miller 6. Mrozinski Farms 7. Drew Miller 8. Samuel McDermit 9. Mike Fox

10. Street Shropshires Late Spring Ewe Lamb Class 1 – 13 shown 1.Westin Poynter Reserve Champion Ewe 2. Rockin K Livestock 3. Rachel Flanders 4. Mike & Karen Elsbury 5. Abby Elsbury 6. Ethan Elsbury 7. Mrozinski Farms 8. Rachel Flanders 9. Norbert Jackson 10. Danny Rogers Late Spring Ewe Lamb Class 2 – 14 shown 1.Westin Poynter 2. Kennedy Algire 3.Vivian Stephenson 4. Rylie Miller 5. Rockin K Livestock 6. Mike & Karen Elsbury 7.Vivian Stephenson 8.Timothy Elsbury 9. Mrozinski Farms 10. Dave Elsbury Pair Ewe Lambs – 25 shown 1. Street Shropshires 2.Westin Poynter 3. Kenyon Buckland 4. J . N. Dirlam & Sons 5. Steve & Nancy Elsbury 6. Kennedy Algire 7.Vivian Stephenson 8.Timothy Elsbury 9. Rockin K Livestock 10. Rylie Miller Mixed Pair – 18 shown 1. Street Shropshires 2.Westin Poynter 3.Vivian Stephenson 4. Mike & Karen Elsbury 5.Timothy Elsbury 6. J. N. Dirlam & Sons 7. Rylie Miller 8. Kennedy Algire 9. Rachel Flanders 10. Dave Elsbury Best 4 Head – 21 shown 1.Westin Poynter 2. Street Shropshires 3.Timothy Elsbury 4. Steve & Nancy Elsbury 5. Kennedy Algire 6.Vivian Stephenson __________________ Shropshire Voice

7. J. N. Dirlam & Sons 8. Mike & Karen Elsbury 9. Rylie Miller 10. Dave Elsbury Flock – 13 shown 1. Duane Elsbury 2.Vivian Stephenson 3. Kennedy Algire 4.Timothy Elsbury 5. Mike & Karen Elsbury 6. Rachel Flanders 7. Mrozinski Farms 8. Mark Wisehart 9. Rylie Miller 10. Dave Elsbury Premier Exhibitor Mike & Karen Elsbury

Ohio State Fair

Aug. 2 • Judge: Stan Poe Yearling Ram - 14 shown 1. Rachel Flanders 2. Kennedy Algire 3. Brady Clark 4. Mike Fox 5. David High 6. Petry Family 7. Pence Farms 8. Luke Laudebaugh 9. Melvin Family 10. Grady Page Fall Ram Lamb 1. Rachel Flanders 2. Jim Percival 3. Caleb Fritz 4. BWB Farms Inc 5. Annie Saling Early Spring Ram Lamb 28 shown 1. Kennedy Algire - Champion Ram 2. Brady Clark 3. Brady Clark 4. Mile Fox 5. David High 6. Addisen Nicholson 7. Kennedy Algire 8. Colby Clark 9. Evans Shropshires 10. Addisen Nicholson Late Spring Ram Lamb 18 shown 1. David High - Reserve Champion Ram __________________ October 2019

2. Emily Stevens 3. Brady Clark 4. Brady Clark 5. Schindel Shropshires 6. Rachel Flanders 7. Kennedy Algire 8. David High 9. Kennedy Algire 10. Evans Shropshires Pair Ram Lambs - 8 shown 1. Kennedy Algire 2. David High 3. Brady Clark 4. Addisen Nicholson 5. Rachel Flanders Class 1 Yearling Ewe 27 shown 1. Rockin K Livestock Champion Ewe 2. Rachel Flanders 3. Brady Clark 4. Jackson Crawford 5. Melinda Raugabaugh 6. Emily Stevens 7. Brady Clark 8. Addisen Nicholson 9. Mike Fox 10. Pence Farms Class 2 Yearling Ewe 27 shown 1. Rockin K Livestock 2. Kennedy Algire 3. Brady Clark 4. Emily Stevens 5. Bryant Shrops 6. Rachel Flanders 7. BWB Farms Inc 8. Petry Family 9. David High 10. David High Class 3 Yearling Ewe 17 shown 1. Brady Clark Res. Champion Ewe 2. Melvin Family 3. David High 4. Brady Clark 5. Rockin K Livestock 6. Rachel Flanders 7. Kennedy Algire 8. Luke Raudebaugh 9. Oliver Nicholson 10. BWB Farms Inc Pair Yearling Ewes - 13 shown 1. Rockin K Livestock

2. Brady Clark 3. Rachel Flanders 4. Kennedy Algire 5. David High 6. Emily Stevens Fall Ewe Lamb - 10 shown 1. Rachel Flanders 2. Rachel Flanders 3. David High 4. BWB Farms Inc 5. Addisen Nicholson 6. Emily Stevens 7. Skilar Burch 8. Megan Raudebaugh Class 1 Early Spring Ewe Lamb - 32 shown 1. Rachel Flanders 2. Brady Clark 3. BWB Farms Inc 4. Emily Stevens 5. Brady Clark 6. Rachel Flanders 7. Colby Clark 8. Rockin K Livestock 9. Annie Saling 10. Josh Sargent Class 2 Early Spring Ewe Lamb 28 shown 1. Kennedy Algire 2. Brady Clark 3. Oliver Nicholson 4. Rachel Flanders 5. Emily Stevens 6. Brady Clark 7. Josh Sargent 8. Caleb Fritz 9. BWB Farms Inc 10. Addisen Nicholson Class 3 Early Spring Ewe Lamb 23 shown 1. Rachel Flanders 2. Kennedy Algire 3. Schindel Shropshires 4. Rockin K Livestock 5. Brady Clark 6. Addisen Nicholson 7. Colby Clark 8. Kinley Tenney 9. BWB Farms Inc 10. Oliver Nicholson Late Spring Ewe Lamb 18 shown 1. Brady Clark 2. Rachel Flanders 3. Kennedy Algire _______ Page 23

4. Colby Clark 5. David High 6. David High 7. Rockin K Livestock 8. Josh Sargent 9. Emily Stevens 10. Victoria Kovacs Pair Ewe Lambs - 14 shown 1. Rachel Flanders 2. Kennedy Algire 3. Brady Clark 4. Oliver Nicholson 5. Rockin K Livestock 6. Emily Stevens Best 4 Lambs - 6 shown 1. Kennedy Algire 2. Rachel Flanders 3. Brady Clark 4. Emily Stevens Flock - 7 shown 1. Kennedy Algire 2. Brady Clark 3. Rachel Flanders 4. Emily Stevens 5. David High Premier Exhibitor Brady Clark

Wisconsin State Fair

Aug. 10 Judge: Randall Van Krosigk Yearling Ram 1. David Elsbury Res. Sr. Champion Ram 2. Vivian Stephenson Fall Ram Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz Sr. & Reserve Grand Champion Ram 2. Vivian Stephenson 3. Stacy Grohmann January Ram Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz Jr. & Gr. Champion Ram 2. James Kipp 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Vivian Stephenson 5. Morgan Anderson 6. David Elsbury 7. Timothy Elsbury 8. Stacy Grohmann February Ram Lamb _______ Page 24

1. Jaedyn Slutz 2. Timothy Elsbury 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Stacy Grohmann 5. Vivian Stephenson 6. Timothy Elsbury 7. Morgan Anderson 8. David Elsbury 9. Stacy Grohmann March/April Ram Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz Res. Junior Champion Ram 2. Stacy Grohmann 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Vivian Stephenson Pair Ram Lambs 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2. Vivian Stephenson 3. Morgan Anderson 4. Timothy Elsbury 5. Stacy Grohmann 6. David Elsbury Early Yearling Ewe 1. Drake Slutz Sr. & Gr. Champion Ewe 2. Jaedyn Slutz 3. Stacy Grohmann 4. Vivian Stephenson 5. Timothy Elsbury 6. David Elsbury 7. Camden Cory Late Yearling Ewe 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2. James Kipp 3. Drake Slutz 4. James Kipp 5. Stacy Grohmann 6. David Elsbury 7. Timothy Elsbury 8. Vivian Stephenson 9. Morgan Anderson Pair Yearling Ewes 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2. Drake Slutz 3. James Kipp 4. Vivian Stephenson 5. Stacy Grohmann 6. David Elsbury 7. Timothy Elsbury Fall Ewe Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz Res. Sr. Champion Ewe 2. Stacy Grohmann 3. Jaedyn Slutz

4. Morgan Anderson 5. Vivian Stephenson 6. David Elsbury Early January Ewe Lamb 1. Drake Slutz Res. Jr. Champion Ewe 2. James Kipp 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Timothy Elsbury 5. Vivian Stephenson 6. Stacy Grohmann 7. Timothy Elsbury 8. Camden Cory Late January Ewe Lamb 1. Drake Slutz 2. Jaedyn Slutz 3. Stacy Grohmann 4. David Elsbury 5. Vivian Stephenson 6. Morgan Anderson 7. Camden Cory February Ewe Lamb 11 shown 1. Jaedyn Slutz – Junior & Res. Gr. Champion Ewe 2. Drake Slutz 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Timothy Elsbury 5. Stacy Grohmann 6. Stacy Grohmann 7. David Elsbury 8. Vivian Stephenson 9. Timothy Elsbury 10. Vivian Stephenson March/April Ewe Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2. James Kipp 3. David Elsbury 4. Vivian Stephenson 5. Timothy Elsbury 6. Vivian Stephenson 7. Stacy Grohmann Pair Ewe Lambs 1. Drake Slutz 2. Jaedyn Slutz 3. James Kipp 4. David Elsbury 5. Stacy Grohmann 6. Vivian Stephenson 7. Timothy Elsbury 8. Morgan Anderson 9. Camden Cory Exhibitor’s Flock 1. Jaedyn Slutz Continued Page 29

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Introducing Street 18-04,

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Game Changer, our fall ram lamb that was

Grand Champion Shropshire Ram

at the 2019 Indiana State Fair!

His semen will be available soon.

Some of our other outstanding placings at the 2019 Indiana State Fair Shropshire Show:

Champion Indiana Shropshire Ewe 1st place fall ram lamb (2) 1st place fall ewe lambs 2nd place spring ewe lamb 1st place pair of ewe lambs 1st place mixed pair 2nd place Best Four Head (in a class with approximately 100 total head!)

Leila & Landree, Owners of Street Shrops, with their Spring Ewe Lamb

Indiana Champion Ewe

1st Place Fall Ewe Lambs We are already working toward, and looking

forward to, 2020!

STREET SHROPSHIRES

Mitch, Brittany, Leila and Landree Street • Gary and Pat Simmons

4753 W. 1400 N., Elwood, Indiana 46036 • (317) 606-5234 (Mitch) • (765) 215-3811 (Gary) __________________ October 2019

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m r a F k c o t S Poynter

A NORTHERN DIVISION OF POYNTER SHEEP FARM

Announcing the purchase of

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Poynter 19-12

Brockmann Shropshires (46 years of genetics)

Adding to the 86 years our family has been in the Shropshire business.

Reserve Champion Ewe Indiana State Fair

Poynter 19-16

Reserve Champion Ram Indiana State Fair

Give us a Call for your Shropshire Needs Stud Rams, Ewes and Market Lambs

Yearling Ewes Sired by “Special K” (Rocking K) 2020 Lambs Sired by “BRICK” and “FUZZY” (Dirlam)

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Poynter 19-4 2nd Place Fall Ram Lamb Indiana State Fair

Supreme Champion Ram Kendall Co. Fair Looking forward to this continued family affair!

THANK YOU

Poynter 19-3 3rd Place Fall Ewe Lamb Indiana State Fair

Brockmann 1592 1st Place Late February Indiana State Fair

to the Gary Brockmann Family, Mike Elsbury Family, Brad & Tom Slutz Family & John Dirlam Family for assisting in the building of our flock.

Jeff & Jan Poynter (Senior Advisors) 12709 E. 750th Rd., Paris, IL 61944 (217) 251-9984

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2019 Nebraska State Fair

“STRAIGHT TALK” Champion Ram

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Carol Rueber • Aimee Rueber and Jesse Stayner 2530 280th St., Marshalltown, IA 50158 Aimee: 319-230-9739 Carol: 319-231-7626 _______ Page 28

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2. James Kipp 3. Stacy Grohmann 4. David Elsbury 5. Vivian Stephenson 6. Timothy Elsbury Premier Exhibitor Jaedyn Slutz

Ozark Empire Fair

July 26 • Judge: Henry Schulz Yearling Ram 1. Faith Calvin Champion Ram 2. Colby Chastain 3. Hagan Martin 4. Taylor Kemp 5. Taylor Kemp 6. Wyatt Graves Fall Ram Lamb 1. Colby Chastain Spring Ram Lamb 1. Kirsten Keck Reserve Champion Ram 2. Kirsten Keck 3. Wyatt Graves 4. Taylor Kemp 5. Lori Shrum 6. Colby Chastain 7. Hagan Martin 8. Faith Calvin Pair Ram Lambs 1. Kirsten Keck 2. Colby Chastain Early Yearling Ewe 1. Taylor Kemp Reserve Champion Ewe 2. Lori Shrum 3. Kirsten Keck

4. Faith Calvin 5. Kirsten Keck 6. Faith Calvin 7. Olivia Graves 8. Colby Chastain 9. Lori Shrum Late Yearling Ewe 1. Trey Roberts Champion Ewe 2. Hagan Martin 3. Wyatt Graves 4. Colby Chastain 5. Wyatt Graves 6. Taylor Kemp 7. Hagan Martin 8. Olivia Graves Pair Yearling Ewes 1. Kirsten Keck 2. Hagan Martin 3. Faith Calvin 4. Wyatt Graves 5. Taylor Kemp 6. Olivia Graves 7. Lori Shrum 8. Colby Chastain Early Spring Ewe Lamb 1. Faith Calvin 2. Taylor Kemp 3. Colby Chastain 4. Hagan Martin 5. Taylor Kemp 6. Wyatt Graves 7. Kirsten Keck Late Spring Ewe Lamb 1. Taylor Kemp 2. Wyatt Graves 3. Colby Chastain 4. Colby Chastain 5. Faith Calvin

6. Trey Roberts 7. Lori Shrum 8. Hagan Martin Pair Ewe Lambs 1. Taylor Kemp 2. Faith Calvin 3. Kirsten Keck 4. Wyatt Graves 5. Hagan Martin 6. Olivia Graves Best Mixed Pair 1. Faith Calvin 2. Kirsten Keck 3. Taylor Kemp 4. Hagan Martin 5. Colby Chastain 6. Lori Shrum 7. Wyatt Graves Young Flock 1. Taylor Kemp 2. Kirsten Keck 3. Wyatt Graves 4. Colby Chastain 5. Faith Calvin 6. Hagan Martin Pen of 4 Lambs, Both Sexes 1. Taylor Kemp 2. Kirsten Keck 3. Colby Chastain Exhibitor’s Flock 1. Taylor Kemp 2. Kirsten Keck 3. Faith Calvin 4. Wyatt Graves 5. Colby Chastain 6. Hagan Martin

Johnson Bob & Karen & Family

569 State Hwy DD Marshfield, MO 65706 417-859-4452 • rokajo6@centurytel.net __________________ October 2019

Providing lamb for dinner for folks in Southwest Missouri!

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Junior Shrop Association News The juniors had a great time in Hutchinson, Kansas! We were so excited to see everyone over the summer and how hard all the juniors had been working with their animals.

The Shropshire breed was represented well with 58 juniors and 151 head of sheep. The juniors participated in many great activities like showmanship, team showmanship, the 3-on-3 basketball tournament, virtual shearing and much more!

However, we cannot forget about the annual cookout and meeting. Everyone got together to enjoy walking tacos and the juniors and their families were given the opportunity to get to know one another.

I would like to take a minute to con-

gratulate all the junior members on their county and state fairs this summer. It is always exciting to see the Shropshire breed represented well throughout the nation.

Also, I would like to wish all members of the association luck as they prepare for the upcoming lambing season.

We hope to see everyone in Louisville, Ky. for NAILE this upcoming November. Junior members, please remember that we will have a pizza party and short meeting the day before the junior show.

This is a great time to get to know the other kids in the breed and the opportunity to pick the members that will represent your interests on the National Junior Shropshire Board. We also hope to see you all at the Stars of Louisville Sale. This is always a great opportunity to expand your flock!

I am looking forward to seeing everyone there and wishing you all safe travels!

Rylie Miller – (765) 421-8466 Junior Coordinator

Thank You New Shrop Flocks & New Genetics from New Zealand Thank you to all the buyers of ewes and rams over the last few years that have trusted in our programs. To the four Christmas Tree Farms that now have Shrop flocks, to the half-dozen production-oriented breeders, and to the repeat commercial ram buyers…

Thank you for your support.

Straws from three Highley Station studs landed at LAX in August.

These three studs will be used to develop new genetic lines within our flocks.

These rams will be AI’d to approximately 30 ewes each, 10 per flock.

Highley 338-14

Highley 614-16

Highley 882-18

Mapleton Mynd Shropshires

Groverman Shropshires

Kerr Shropshires

Stoughton, WI cjhiemke@gmail.com

Petaluma, CA fredgroverman@gmail.com

Shiocton, WI allforagefarms@gmail.com

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Sprinkling“Sugar” from Coast to Coast!

Group of 6 Sold to West Virginia

1 of 5 Sold to Wisconsin

1 of 2 Sold to Wisconsin

1/2 Interest to Illinois

1 of 3 Sold to Ohio

Sold to Oregon

A sincere thank you to ALL our 2019 buyers!

Sugar Ridge Ranch

StephenSon Jon, Charlotte & Vivian

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

www.sugarridgeranch.com

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Shropshire Futurity as of 8/30/2019 Yearling Ewe Current Rank

Name

Flock tag

1 2 tie 2 tie 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Emily Stevens Mackenzie Padgett Drake Slutz Riggin Klotz Bo Wolford Allison Wolford Sophia Wolford MattilynWolford Lizzy Miller Camden Cory

Rife 18-104 Rife 18-011 Fleener R&A 2333 CLSF 1819 Shippy HLF 1864 HLF 1862 Rife 18-087 JEM 1816

# of Shows

5 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 3 1

Points

75 53 53 46 25 22 16 15 13 4

Regional Ewe Lamb East

Current Rank 1 2 tie 2 tie 4 5 6 7 8 tie 8 tie

Name Addisen Nicholson Brooke Young River Lease Taylor Young Lizzy Miller Taylor Young Taylor Young Timmy Smith Timmy Smith

Flock tag # of Shows CLSF 1931 3 Majors 19-2055 2 Majors 19-2070 5 Step Ahead 2846 1 CLSF 1945 3 Schoolhouse 1927 2 High Life 1902 1 R&A 2463 2 S&N Elsbury 44 2

Points 33 30 30 28 25 24 16 12 12

Mid-West 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Emily Stevens Emily Stevens Brady Miller Megan Raudabaugh Isabella Wolford Megan Raudabaugh Allison Wolford Melinda Raudabaugh Camden Cory Camden Cory

Fritz 1903 R&A 2466 CLSF 1944 High Life 1889 Sugar Ridge 19-07 CLSF 1904 Sugar Ridge 19-41 CLSF 1913 Double Doc 19-05 JEM 1919

5 4 5 5 3 5 3 5 1 1

84 71 55 29 25 20 19 17 4 3

West 1 2 3 4 5

Drake Slutz Faith Calvin Tanner Beckmeier TJ Belt Faith Calvin

Fleener Majors 19-2079 Fleener CLSF 1963 Majors 19-2065

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Name Emily Stevens Emily Stevens Brady Miller

Flock tag Fritz 1903 R&A 2466 CLSF 1944

4 4 2 5 3

# of Shows 5 4 5

51 49 44 43 40 Points 84 71 55

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tie 10 tie 12 13 14 tie 14 tie 16 17 18 19 20 21 tie 21 tie 23 24

Drake Slutz Faith Calvin Tanner TJ Belt Faith Calvin Addisen Nicholson Brooke Young River Lease Megan Taylor Young Lizzy Miller Isabella Wolford Taylor Young Megan Allison Wolford Melinda Taylor Young Timmy Smith Timmy Smith Camden Cory Camden Cory

Fleener Majors 19-2079 Fleener CLSF 1963 Majors 19-2065 CLSF 1931 Majors 19-2055 Majors 19-2070 High Life 1889 Step Ahead 2846 CLSF 1945 Sugar Ridge 19-07 Schoolhouse 1927 CLSF 1904 Sugar Ridge 19-41 CLSF 1913 High Life 1902 R&A 2463 S&N Elsbury 44 Double Doc 19-05 JEM 1919

4 4 2 5 3 3 2 5 5 1 3 3 2 5 3 5 1 2 2 1 1

51 49 44 43 40 33 30 30 29 28 25 25 24 20 19 17 16 12 12 4 3

Note that the All American Junior Show and NAILE Junior Show are Double Point Shows. All ties will be broken at NAILE. Futurity Rules can be found on www.shropshires.org. Questions should be directed to Becky Peterson at 413-624-9652 or shropsec@hotmail.com

Thank you to the following consignors for nominating 119 Ewe Lambs and 48 Yearling Ewes to the 2019 Shropshire Futurity. Your promotional and financial support of this program is extremely important and appreciated.

Adams Shrops-5 Attica Loc-Up, Mandy Curtiss-1 Bryant Shrops-2 BWB Farms-5 Christine & Monica Ebert-5 Dash Heeg-1 Dirlam Shrops-2 Double Doc Farms, Tim Elsbury-1 Mike & Karen Elsbury-3 Erik Mrozinski-6 Caleb Fritz-4 Greenbrier Acres-2 __________________ October 2019

Glenn & Joan High-2 High Life Farm-6 Isler Shrops-3 Jaedyn Slutz-31 Jason Heeg-5 Kashen & Brecken Nelson-1 Chole Stonesifer-1 Majors Show Lambs-6 Merveldt Shrops-2 Mike Fox-1 Duane Elsbury-2 O’Neill Shrops-2 Jason & Beth Percival-2 R&A Shrops-5

Rachel Flanders-4 Rife Shrops-5 Rockin K Livestock-4 Royal Star Farm-4 Rueber Shrops-4 Sand Meadow Farm-2 Sando Farms-1 Schindel Shrops-1 SS Shrops-4 Step Ahead Shrops-4 Tim & Sarah Fleener-6 Vivian Stephenson-4 2018 Ewe Lambs Renominated-14 _______ Page 33

Second trip back to Kansas bigger, better than before for All-American Junior Show

By Deb Hopkins, Show Chairman The 26TH Annual All-American Junior Show just recently completed its second trip back at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson from July 4-7 and it was bigger and better than the first visit. The 2019 show in Kansas had 474 exhibitors exhibiting 1897 head of sheep.There were 25 states represented with 24 breeds of sheep participating in the show which also featured the 2019 National Junior Southdown Show, National Tunis Junior Show and the National Suffolk Junior show, which was new this year, as part of the All-American Show. The show went to a new show schedule that started activities earlier on Thursday, and it seemed to have worked really well for our show families and staff. It will be definitely something we will continue in the future.

The total numbers shown by breed are as follows: Southdown 351; Hampshire 315; Suffolk 184; Shropshire 151; Polled Dorset 128; Dorper 98; White Dorper 89; Natural Colored 78; Oxford 67; Dorset Advantage 59; Montadale 53; Romney 47; Tunis 42; Lincoln 29; Horned Dorset 28; Merino 27; Columbia 25; Border Leicester 24; Cheviot 24; Corriedale 21; Katahdin 20; Rambouillet 13; Targhee 11 and Shetland 10. The last visit to Kansas had 1150 sheep from 272 exhibitors so we grew the number of sheep exhibited by almost 750 head by just over 200 more junior exhibitors.

The All-American Show is a sheep show where the major focus is on the exhibitors and their families with many awards given out over the course of the weekend the show is designed for our junior exhibitors and their families. The exhibitors participated in many events besides the breeding sheep and market lambs shows including the 3-on-3 basketball tournament, pizza party, skill-a-thon, judging contest, pie social, lamb camp, wool _______ Page 34

show, family BBQ night, promotional contests, virtual shearing contest, free breakfasts, individual and team showmanship competitions and scholarship programs. New this year a leadline competition and Dress-A-Sheep contest were added to the show with great participation. The show had a new expanded show schedule that helped out tremendously in the flow of the show and activities, folks never had too late of a night.

This show would not have been possible without the many volunteers that helped us out during and prior to the show. It basically takes a village to successfully put this show on. I don’t have a complete list of all of the different breed reps at the show that helped check in entries and run their shows, but thank you all for your help! THANK YOU also goes out to all the following people: Show Volunteers: Sheep Judges: Tim Hall, Matt Scramlin, Ryan Hendricks Ring Stewards: Jo Bernard, Jake Herrig, Jared Gilmore, Dennis Beckmier, Judy Moore, Becky Peterson, Melanie & Lee Ann Hall, Jansyn & Ted Van Horn, Emily Overs, John & Taylor Peck, Richard Schambow Judging Contest: Ben Williams, Brad Angus, Craig Beckmier Skill-A-Thon: Pat & Sam Wiford, Karen Vozarik and the many station attenders Basketball Tournament & Pizza Party: Lee Ann Hall and the volunteer refs Show Office Staff: Carrie Kelly, Donna Woolam, Kasey Gordon, Jess Miniter, Holiday Thomas, Gail Donkers, Judy Moore, Judy Schambow, Janet Hukowicz,Vanessa Herrig Photographers: Kendra Fleck, Facebook: Nancy Miniter Promotional Contest: Nancy Miniter, Emily Overs, Pam Van Horn Lamb Camp: Kym Leib & her assistants Welcome Bags & Table: Gillmore Family and __________________ Shropshire Voice

the other Kansas Sheep folks that pitched in to help assemble the bags Wool Show: Melanie Hall, Tamara Kott Promotion Salesperson: Marie Gillett, Judy Schambow Leadline & Dress-A-Sheep: Janet Hukowicz, Brenda Lobdell, Gail Donkers Gift Basket Silent Auction: Jeff Ebert and his office staff Amber, Megan, Mary Market Lamb Weighers & Classifiers: Jared Gillmore, Ron Waldron, Jake Herrig Announcer: Dave Trotter Vet Check: Richard Schambow, Kristy Mull Virtual Shearing: Judy Moore, Betsy MacCauley, Gail Donkers, Stephanie Formo, Associated Sheep Registry Staff:Amber & Megan Kansas Coordinators: Jeff Ebert & Ted Van Horn Executive Committee: Deb Hopkins, Carrie Kelly, Jo Bernard, Dave Trotter, Jeff Ebert, Nancy Miniter, Barb Bishop, Judy Moore, Richard & Judy Schambow A thank you also goes out to Kansas State Fair staff for all their help. They were always there assisting us with all of our needs and were a great team to work with! Of course there were many others who helped out as needed during the show and thank you also for everything!

The All-American Committee would once again like to thank all of the National Breed Associations for their financial support. Many individual donors and sheep breeders across the country supported the show in one way or another by sponsoring classes, selling ewe lambs, buying raffle tickets, donating items to be auctioned off, donating raffle items, or donating gift baskets.

Your support is truly greatly appreciated!

We have many special corporate/business supporters that either donated financially or through supplying us with products and services for our show. They are: Honor Show Chows, Weaver Leather, Novel Designs, American Lamb Board, Sydell Equipment, Tractor Supply Co., Profiles Show Supply, Ketcham Sheep Equipment, The Banner Sheep Magazine, Reproductive Specialty

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Group, Willoughby Livestock Sales, Hopkins Southdowns, Red Dirt Downs, Mumm Sheep Equipment, and Finder Hampshires.

Since being in Kansas this year many local companies and organizations came forward and supported the show. Thank you to: Hutchinson Convention & Visitors Bureau, Kansas Dairy Commission, Kauffman Seeds, Tom & Sandy Clayman and Ebert Sheep Farm. As you can see it was truly an organized cooperative effort and THANKYOU to you all!

Plans are under way for next year’s show, which will be taking place at the Michigan State Livestock Pavilion, East Lansing, MI from July 2-5, 2020. If anyone is interested in helping out with the show in any way or has any ideas please feel free to contact Deb Hopkins (401)647-4676, email: cdcdorset@cox.net .

As you can see it takes a lot of willing people to assist and we welcome all. Look forward to seeing everyone next year in Michigan!

Jo Jo

January ewe lamb out of Tornado RRNN

We have this quality of sheep for sale – rams and ewes off the farm.

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

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Shropshire Scholarship winners

Each year the ASRA offers two $400 college scholarships to students directly involved with Shropshires and enrolled in an undergraduate program. Students must submit an application, two letters of recommendation and complete transcript by June 1.This year seven applications were received and they were all very impressive, requiring a little extra study by the evaluators.

The winners were Ethan Elsbury of Greenfield, Ind. and Wyatt Graves of El Dorado Springs, Mo. Look for Wyatt’s introduction in the February issue.

The first award will be made to Ethan Elsbury of Greenfield, Ind. Ethan is the son of Molly and Gary Elsbury and graduated this past June from the Greenfield-Central High School and will attend Purdue University to study Agricultural Systems Management and Agricultural Economics.

He was well recognized through each of his past four years as Outstanding Student in Agriscience and was a United States President’s Youth Community Award Finalist in 2018. He won the Principal’s Leadership Award in 2017 among others. He was a member of the National Honor Society for three years and maintained a high school GPA of 4.109. As an FFA member in the Greenfield Central FFA Chapter, he has distinguished himself by participating in various FFA Activities and community service projects.

He has served as the chapter treasurer, reporter and president. Moreover, he has also been elected to serve the eight-county, 20-chapter

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Ethan Elsbury

District FFA as their vice-president for the 2018-2019 school year. One of his community service projects was establishing an 80x90 foot community garden at the high school. He solicited financial and in-kind donations of services and materials and spent untold hours managing the plot whose products went to the summer lunch program at the school.

Ethan was also very active in 4-H with Shorthorn cattle and of course Shropshires and exhibiting at the Indiana State Fair multiple times.

He describes his Shropshire involvement over the years below: I have shown Shropshires for all 10 years of my 4-H eligibility. I got my start working with and showing Shropshires for my aunt and uncle.

After my first year of showing, I was hooked. I have attended over 25 shows, ranging from the Wisconsin State Fair to the Indiana State Fair and to the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival. I am very fortunate to be able to represent my breed at shows all over the country.

My own flock started four years ago with one yearling I bought at a sale. I showed that yearling all summer and then exposed her to a ram owned by my uncle. In the late winter, she birthed two ram lambs that my sister and I went on to show at many local shows. I have slowly increased the number of my flock by buying a second yearling at a sale, and saving all female offspring from my two ewes. I am now up to three active breeding ewes, three yearlings and six lambs (four ewes and two wethers).

My parents don’t currently have a sheep flock. All aspects and responsibilities of my flock fall on my shoulders. From administering dewormer to show prep, I am in charge of the success of my flock. From 2015-2017, I was fortunate enough to be able to represent the Shropshire breed as the Indiana Shropshire Ambassador. This position allowed me to be in contact with other Shropshire breeders, both junior and adult, and to help increase the impact and reach of the Shropshire breed. I look forward to continuing the growth of my flock in the coming years with the help and support of my family.

Congratulations to Ethan on all of his hard work and best of luck to him in the future. __________________ Shropshire Voice

Adam, Laura, Quincy and Penelope Moore

660-676-2825 MOBO Junction 126

Paradise City

First Place February Ewe Lamb, First Place Pair Of Ewe Lambs MO State Fair Open Show

CLSF 1865

Champion Ewe,

First Place Yearling Ewe Class 1, First Place Pair of Yearling Ewes, MO State Fair Open Show

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CLSF 1932

Public Enemy Champion Ram

2019 All American & Illinois State Fair Junior Show

Check us out on Facebook @ MOBOJunctionFarms

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Judge Bruce Betts announcing the club winners in one of the NorthEast Youth Sheep shows.

NorthEast Youth Sheep Show

July 21,West Springfield, MA Judge: Bruce Betts Intermediate Ram Lamb 1. Addisen Nicholson Champion Ram 2. Addisen Nicholson Res. Champion Ram 3. Joanna Jaracz, 4. Citrus Triplett Junior Ram Lamb 1. Lizzy Miller 2. Citrus Triplett Pair Ram Lambs 1. Addisen Nicholson 2. Citrus Triplett Yearling Ewe 1. Addisen Nicholson Res. Champion Ewe 2. Connor Priest

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3. Oliver Nicholson 4. Addisen Nicholson 5. Annabelle Miller 6. Oliver Nicholson 7. Chloe N Stonesifer 8. Lizzy Miller 9. Chloe N Stonesifer 10. Jessica Rugar 11. Faustyna Jaracz Pair Yearling Ewes 1. Nicholson 2. Oliver Nicholson 3. Chloe N Stonesifer Senior Ewe Lamb 1. Addisen Nicholson Intermediate Ewe Lamb 1. Callie Taylor Champion Ewe 2. Oliver Nicholson 3. Oliver Nicholson 4. Addisen Nicholson 5. Addisen Nicholson 6. Lizzy Miller 7. Chloe N Stonesifer

8. Connor Priest 9. Jessica Rugar 10. Adam Jaracz 11. Connor Priest 12. Adam Jaracz 13.Valerie Rakoczy Junior Ewe Lamb 1. Addisen Nicholson 2. Faustyna Jaracz 3. Oliver Nicholson 4. Connor Priest 5. Faustyna Jaracz 6. Sam Yankocy 7.Valerie Rakoczy Pair Ewe Lambs 1. Addisen Nicholson 2. Oliver Nicholson 3. Faustyna Jaracz 4. Connor Priest 5. Adam Jaracz 6.Valerie Rakoczy Exhibitors Flock 1. Addisen Nicholson 2. Lizzy Miller

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Royal Shropshire Kids selected

The National Shropshire Royalty Program is in its third year in 2019. The opportunity is open to both boys and girls and this year we had applications from each. Information was made available during the winter and we were delighted to receive a total of six applications for all three divisions. A selection committee of Robin Pardus, Re Call, Danny Rogers, Emily Petzel and Becky Peterson was assembled and each member enjoyed learning about these youngsters and their interest in Shropshires. Presentations were made at the National Shropshire Sale in Eaton, Ohio last May. The youngest division had two applicants and the committee opted to award the title of Shropshire Bo Peep to Faith Calvin of Missouri. Faith is nine years old and is the daughter of Kenlee and Sarah Calvin and loves to show sheep and make friends with other exhibitors. She said Shropshires are her favorite breed and she wants to travel and meet more of the people.

Dash Heeg hails from Montana and is the 10-year-old son of Jason Heeg and Denise Linford and is the first young man to be chosen as Shropshire Royalty and therefore has been awarded the title of Boy Blue.

Dash travels with his family to the shows and works hard with his family to make good Shropshire sheep.

Both Faith and Dash were on hand at the All-American to help with the Shrop awards and photos.

The middle division of the Royalty program had four applicants ranging from 11-13 years of age. This year Addisen Nicholson of Connecticut was chosen as the Shropshire princess. Addisen is 11 years old and is doing a bang-up job with her Shrops. She also is active in sports, playing soccer, basketball and lacrosse. She is eager to get more kids to learn how to raise this breed.

Addisen was unable to attend the Ohio Sale in May as she was completing a school choral project.

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fans and know they will continue to help promote this breed and their projects!

Applications for the 2020 Royalty will be available from the Shropshire office or on the website early next year.

Faith Calvin, Shropshire Bo Peep

Dash Heeg, Shropshire Boy Blue

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All-American Junior Show

Hutchinson, KS July 7 Judge: Matt Scramlin Fall Ram Lamb 1.Taylor Young 2. Jaedyn Slutz 3. Annie Saling 4.Vivian Stephenson 5. Austin Bartholomew January Ram Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz Champion Ram 2.Vivian Stephenson 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Brady Miller 5. Lane Falch 6. Morgan Anderson 7. Ava Mull 8. Lane Falch February Ram Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz Res. Champion Ram 2.Vivian Stephenson 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Emily Stevens 5.Wyatt Graves 6. Morgan Anderson 7. Kylie Adams 8. Faith Calvin March Ram Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2.Vivian Stephenson 3.Taylor Kemp 4. Mikey Torrone 5. Shelby Frost Pair Ram Lambs 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2.Vivian Stephenson 3. Lane Falch Yearling Ewe Class 1 1. Jaedyn Slutz Senior Champ & Grand Champion Ewe 2. Riggin Klotz Reserve Senior Champion Ewe _______ Page 42

3. Drake Slutz 4.Vivian Stephenson 5. Emily Stevens 6. Mackenzie Padgett 7. Mikey Torrone 8. Katelyn Von Behrens 9. Lane Falch 10. Kylie Adams 11.Trey Graves 12. Brady Miller 13. Kirsten Keck 14. Maggie Bova 15.Taylor Kem 16. Camden Cory 17. Faith Calvin 18. Jane Strand 19.Taylor Kemp Yearling Ewe Class 2 1. Riggin Klotz 2. Dalton Payne 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Drake Slutz 5.Trey Roberts 6. Jordyn Leininger 7. Emily Stevens 8.Wyatt Graves 9. Lane Falch 10. Katelyn Anderson 11.Trey Graves 12.Wyatt Graves 13. Morgan Anderson 14. Kirsten Keck 15. Rylie Miller 16. Mikey Torrone 17. Kaylee Shenold 18. Faith Calvin 19. Jane Strand Pair Yearling Ewes 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2. Riggin Klotz 3. Drake Slutz 4. Emily Stevens 5.Wyatt Graves 6. Lane Falch 7.Trey Graves 8. Faith Calvin 9. Kirsten Keck 10. Mikey Torrone Fall Ewe Lamb

1. Katelyn Von Behrens 2. Jaedyn Slutz 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Morgan Anderson 5.Taylor Young 6.Vivian Stephenson 7. Emily Stevens 8. Kaylee Elsbury 9. Lane Falch 10. Dash Heeg 11. Kasey Copeland 12. Austin Bartholomew 13. Shelby Frost 14. Kaylee Shenold January Ewe Lamb Class 1 1. Emily Stevens 2. Jaedyn Slutz 3. Katelyn Von Behrens 4. Drake Slutz 5.Vivian Stephenson 6.Tanner Beckmier 7. Brooke Young 8. Brianna Hill 9.William Taylor 10.Wyatt Graves 11.Taylor Young 12. Camden Cory 13. Austin Bartholomew 14. Kirsten Keck January Ewe Lamb Class 2 1. Jordyn Leininger 2. Annie Saling 3. Jaedyn Slutz 4. Riggin Klotz 5. Drake Slutz 6. Shelby Frost 7. Kyle Gross 8. Morgan Anderson 9. Kylie Adams 10. Kaylee Elsbury 11. Kaylee Shenold 12. Jane Strand 13. Brady Miller 14.Taylor Kemp 15. Camden Cory February Ewe Lamb Class 1 1 Jaedyn Slutz Junior Champ & Res. Champion Ewe

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Some of the Shropshire junior exhibitors gather for a group photo at the All-American.

1. Drake Slutz 2. Jordyn Leininger 3. Emily Stevens 4.Vivian Stephenson 5.Wyatt Graves 6. Kylie Adams 7. Dash Heeg 8. Kaylee Shenold 9. Taylor Young 10. Maggie Bova 11. Jane Strand 12. Faith Calvin 13. Kirsten Keck 14. Shelby Frost February Ewe Lamb Class 2 1. Jaedyn Slutz Res. Jr. Champion Ewe 2. Drake Slutz 3. Emily Stevens 4. Abigail Conner 5. Morgan Anderson 6. Kashen Nelson 7. River Baker 8. Dash Heeg 9.Trey Graves 10. Hunter Keck 11. Lane Falch __________________ October 2019

12.Trey Graves 13.Taylor Kemp March Ewe Lamb 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2. Brecken Nelson 3. Kaylee Shenold 4.Vivian Stephenson 5. Rylie Miller 6. Mikey Torrone 7. Kaylee Shenold 8. Cade Charmasson Pair Ewe Lambs 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2. Emily Stevens 3. Drake Slutz 4. Morgan Anderson 5.Vivian Stephenson 6. Shelby Frost 7. Kaylee Shenold 8.Wyatt Graves 9. Kylie Adams 10. Dash Heeg 11.Trey Graves 12. Lane Falch 13. Camden Cory Young Flock 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2.Vivian Stephenson

3. Emily Stevens 4. Morgan Anderson 5. Kylie Adams 6. Lane Falch 7.Wyatt Graves 8.Taylor Kemp 9. Shelby Frost Best Four Head Ewes 1. Jaedyn Slutz 2.Vivian Stephenson 3. Emily Stevens 4. Morgan Anderson 5. Kaylee Shenold 6.Wyatt Graves 7. Lane Falch Market Lamb 1. Kaitlyn Hicks Champion 2. Colby Thiesen Res. Champion 3. Jordyn Leininger 4. Caroline Mattingly 5. Kaylee Shenold 6. Halle Barker

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Mrozinski FarMs shropshirEs

2019 Indiana State Fair

Reserve Champion Indiana Ewe & 1st Early January Ewe Lamb

Looking for a show ewe of this quality?

Don’t hesitate to contact us!

Erik Mrozinski

6333 N 600 E, Rolling Prairie, IN 46371 (219) 716-4921 • emrozins@gmail.com _______ Page 44

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All American Thank You Thank you to all of the sponsors of the Class Winner Awards at the 2019 All-American Junior Show!

Fall Ram Lamb - Illinois Shropshire Association January Ram Lamb - Dirlam Shropshires February Ram Lamb - Creamer Shropshires March Ram Lamb - Caleb Fritz Champion Ram - Poynter Sheep Farm Reserve Champion Ram - Triple J Farm Yearling Ewe (Class 1) - Shropshire Voice, Rinda & Amanda Yearling Ewe (Class 2) - Illinois Shropshire Association Pair Yearling Ewes - City Limits Fall Ewe Lamb - Sand Meadow Farm, the Nicholsons January Ewe Lamb (Class 1) - Schoolhouse Shropshires January Ewe Lamb (Class 2) - Greenbrier Acres, the Fuss Family February Ewe Lamb (Class 1) - Illinois Shropshire Association February Ewe Lamb (Class 2) - Victoria Kovacs March Ewe Lamb – Shropshire Voice, Rinda & Amanda Pair Ewe Lambs – Shropshire Voice, Rinda & Amanda Champion Ewe – Rife Shropshires Reserve Champion Ewe - Sugar Ridge Ranch, Stephenson Family Young Flock - Step Ahead Shrops Best 4 Head of Ewes - Bryant Shropshires Market Lamb Light - VIP and Adams Shropshires Ram Fleece - Mark & Marilyn McCabe Top Gun - Illinois Shropshire Assoc., R&A Shrops, Mrozinski Shrops __________________ October 2019

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LeeAnn Martin winner of 10th Shropshire Starter flock The 2019 Starter Flock winner is 10th grader LeeAnn Martin from Corryton, Tenn.

She and her parents, Marty and Cathy Martin, live on a working cattle farm and have had Katahdins for a few years. LeeAnn was seeking experience with other breeds and was drawn to the muscling of the Shropshires. She knows she has a challenge of learning to shear sheep and having to manage two different breeds.

LeeAnn is active in livestock judging in the Knox County 4-H and also Wildlife and Forestry. She provided the evaluation committee with a well thought out budget for her project. LeeAnn received a $1500 stipend which she used at the Ohio Classic Sale last May. She purchased a yearling ewe from Chloe Stonesifer, a January lamb from Rockin K Livestock and a February Ewe

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LeeAnn Martin

Lamb from Caleb Fritz.

She recently sent us an update about her project. She has exhibited her Shropshires at the Knox County Fair, the State 4-H Fair, a Regional 4-H Show and was getting ready for the Tennessee Valley Fair. Her yearling was Grand Champion Breeding Ewe at the county fair, first at the regional and third on the state level. The Fritz ewe has placed first twice and second once. The Rockin K ewe has been first, third and fourth.

“The Shropshires are a bit less temperamental than the Katahdins and are pretty calm most of the time,” LeeAnn said. “They are better at bracing, as well. I am excited to learn more about the Shropshire as I progress with lambs. Thank you to all who made my project possible!”

The Starter Flock project was begun in 2014 by the National Junior Shropshire Association and is funded by donations by Shropshire breeders. Sponsors this year include Chip Hallet, Rick Adams, Avery Shropshires, Knepp & LaFollette Shrops, Slutz Family/City Limits, Dennis & Carol Lingley, Orchard Valley Farm, Sugar Ridge Ranch, Tim Elsbury, Sand Meadow Farm Nicholson Family, Rife Shropshires, Creamer Shrops, Jim & Donna Gruenhagen, Tim & Debbie Barnes, Bill Bryant Jr, BWB Farms, Wolford Shrops, Mark & Marilyn McCabe, Dave Evans, Jim Isler, John Melvin and Schoolhouse Shropshires.

As usual, with a lot of junior programs, sponsorship is continually needed to make it successful. Contact Junior Coordinator Rylie Miller or the Shropshire office to find out how you can help. To be considered for the award youngsters must submit an application, an essay, one or more letters of recommendation and a budget outlining the management of three or more ewes for a year. Applications should be available early in 2020 from the Shropshire office or on the registry website. __________________ Shropshire Voice

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

Adams Shropshires 10828 W 1000 S Rd Bonfield, IL 60913 Cell: (815) 228-2903 radams1976@hotmail.com adamsshropshires.com Anderson Farms Matthew, Christie, Emily & Andrew 15884 W State Hwy NN Grant City, MO 64456 (660) 988-3503 anderson_farms@hotmail.com Facebook.com/AndersonFarms www.anderson-farms.com Anderson, Michael L. 346 N 1600 E Paxton, IL 60957 (217) 379-3189 Cell: (217) 781-3348 mike.anderson6947@gmail.com Averill, David Village Farm 115 Cape Cod Hill Rd. New Sharon, ME 04955 (207) 778-9421 saverill48@yahoo.com Avery, Dennis & Nancy Avery Shropshires 1500 Douglas Road Bremen, IN 46506 (574) 209-0988 davery@etproducts.com Floyd & Sharon Avery (229) 942-3415 www.averyshropshires.com Barnes, Shane & Kim SKB Shropshires 1122 Browns Creek Rd. Sycamore, PA 15364 (724) 852-2673 kmbarnes@mail.wvu.edu __________________ October 2019

Barnes, Tim & Deb Barnes Farms 5707 Mooney Road Radnor, OH 43066 (740) 494-2125 Cell: (740) 815-2402 troytongrn@gmail.com www.barnesfarms.com 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) 509-5401 Brandt, Jim Brandt Sheep Farms 8181 SR 274 Anna, OH 45302 (419) 629-1188 Cell: (937) 658-3119 brandtfarms@hotmail.com Brown, Rob and Ron Clay-Nob Farms 17527 Maple Drive Saegertown, PA 16433 (814) 431-8133 Claynob75@gmail.com Call, C. Donald 964 Mohawk Trail Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 doonyc@netscape.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 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 Dirlam, J.N. & Sons & Matt Dirlam 11673 N. Bethesda Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158 (317) 831-2130 dirlamjd@aol.com www.dirlamshropshires.com Dockter, Darrell & Janet 3-D Sheep Co. 19411 So Carpenter Rd. Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 327-1428 darrell.dockter@gmail.com Douglas, Donna April Aire Farms 11802 Pleasant Valley Road Woodstock, IL 60098 (815) 337-0598 Ebert, 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 Elsbury, David & Colleen 7800 N 250 E Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 326-3893 ecolleen4@hrtc.net _______ Page 48

Elsbury, Mike & Karen Elsbury’s Shropshires 5385 E 500 N Greenfield, IN 46140-8939 (317) 326-4461 elsburyfamily@aol.com www.elsburyfarms.com Elsbury, Tim Double Doc Farm W 7112 Cherry Hill Drive Adell, WI 53001 (920) 994-2538 www.doubledoc.net Evans, Dave 5884 St. Rt. 292 West Mansfield, OH 43358 (937) 363-3610 david_evans_5884@hotmail.com Fiegl, Mark Lindenview Meadow Farm 5550 Eddy Ridge Rd. Marion, NY 14505 (315) 576-1930 mfiegl1@rochester.rr.com Flanders, Jerry Flanders & Rachel Flanders 1626 Atlantic Rd Noblesville, IN 46060 317-508-4738 vipdvm2355@gmail.com www.vipclublambs.com Fleener, Tim & Sarah 273 South Mountain Rd. Robesonia, PA 19551 (717) 413-5181 fleenerlivestock@gmail.com Fuss, Ashley Greenbrier Acres 8608 Hunters Dr Frederick, MD 21701 (240) 405-9383 afuss95@gmail.com www.facebook.com/Greenbrier-Acres __________________ Shropshire Voice

Grohmann, Stacy Step Ahead Shrops 994 Step Rd Gilson, IL 61436 Cell: (309) 371-4260 Farm: (309) 876-2364 s_jo6@hotmail.com Groverman, Fred, DVM F & L Groverman Shropshires 400 Ormsby Lane Petaluma, CA 94954 (707) 763-3132 Cell: (707) 782-8152 fredgroverman@gmail.com Gruenhagen, Jim & Donna SS Shrops 7622 Jersey Ridge Road Davenport, IA 52807 (563) 355-6730 ssshrops@gmail.com Hampton, Cassandra 16941 Oasis Rd Caldwell, ID 83607 (208) 899-2357 hollslyons@gmail.com Hardisky, Denise Southern Tier Shropshires 254 E Sullivanville Rd. Horseheads, NY 14845 (570) 687-7967 dmh268@cornell.edu Heaton Farms Fred W. Heaton & Family 622 Fessler-Buxton Rd. Russia, OH 45363 (937) 526-3118 heatonfarms@centurylink.net Hiemke, Cody Mapleton Mynd Shropshires 1773 Koshkonong Rd. Stoughton, WI 53589 (415) 302-8035 cjhiemke@gmail.com Facebook.com/MapletonMyndShropshires __________________ October 2019

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 Isler, Jim Isler Shropshires 1340 Klingel Rd. Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-7682 islerjk@ngamail.net Jackson, Norbert 4125 W. State Route 28 Alexandria, IN 46001 (765) 754-7057 njackson@macdermid.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 Kalina Family Sue and Bessie Kalina 35586 Oakville RD SW Albany, OR 97321 (503) 939-0303 skalina26@gmail.com Kemp, Taylor Kemp Shropshires & New Horizons Farm 31522 Kennel Street Macon, MO 63552 (660) 346-0121 Kempshropshires@gmail.com _______ Page 49

Kerr, Ryan W 8843 Old 54 Rd Shiocton, WI 54170 920-250-2783 allforagefarms@gmail.com

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

King, Craig & Andrea Weston King Peiter Shrops 860 CR 315 Taylor, MO 63471 (573) 767-0003

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

Kipp, James & Terri Grey Feather Farm E 5085 Irish Ridge Rd. Viroqua, WI 54665 (715) 255-8300 info@greyfeatherfarm.com www.greyfeatherfarm.com Knepp, Donald Performance Shropshires 128 Old Barrington Rd. North Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 846-6354 trbear@mc.net knepp-lafollette-shropshires.com Kowalyshyn, Lisa Kindred Crossings LLC 868 Route 32 North Franklin, CT 06254 (860) 642-4243 (860) 642-6210 kindredcrossings@msn.com www.kindredcrossingsfarm.com Larimore, Larry & Sharon Triple J Farm 3370 Cattail Branch Road Harrington, DE 19952 302-233-8912 threejfarm@gmail.com McCabe, Mark & Family McCabe Shropshires 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-1103 mamccabe51@hotmail.com _______ Page 50

Mies, Ed & Family 10000 Waverly Rd. Waverly, IL 62692 (217) 435-7091 jmies3@hotmail.com Miller, Bryan, Fabiola & Edith L. 15525A Motters Station Rd. Rocky Ridge, MD 21778-9711 (301) 514-7955 fabm1ll@yahoo.com Moore, Adam MoBo Junction Farms 27568 Morgan Way Greentop, MO 63546 660-676-2825 Facebook.com/MOBOJunctionFarms/ Motter, Jan Lane’s End Farm 12211 W. Rt. 973 Jersey Shore, PA 17740 (570) 398-2078 Mrozinski, Erik 6333 N 600 E Road Rolling Prairie, IN 46371 Cell: (219) 716-4921 emrozins@gmail.com Oehler, Nellie Oehler Family Shropshires 5570 SW West Hills Road Corvallis, OR 97333-2623 (541) 757-3937 Cell: (541) 868-6897 oehlershrops@gmail.com __________________ Shropshire Voice

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

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

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

Rogers, Danny & Cynthia R&G Farm 2435 W. McCracken Road Monrovia, IN 46157 (317) 996-3301 Cell: (317) 358-3260 crogers821@yahoo.com

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

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

Powell, Doris & Destiny 40405 Route 187 Rome, PA 18837 (570) 247-7316 dorisap@frontiernet.net

Sheehan, Jock Performance Shropshires Roaring Fork Sheep LLC CR 702 Dixon, WY 82323 (970) 629-3555 roaringforksheepllc@yahoo.com

Reason, Sandra M. High Desert Hay & Livestock PO Box 3819 Tonopah, NV 89049 (775) 482-4191 Richardson, Dave & Family 3G Shropshire 221 E Ashton Ave. Grand Island, NE 68801 308-390-2750 richardsonshrops@gmail.com Rife, Randy & Julie Rife Shropshires 2423 Clifton Rd. Yellow Springs, OH 45387 (937) 603-0535 randy@rifeshropshires.com www.rifeshropshires.com __________________ October 2019

Shrum, Lori and Darron New Horizons Farm 31522 Kennel Street Macon, MO 63552 (660)651-8881 Newhorizonsfarm@hotmail.com Slutz, Tom City Limits Sheep Farm P.O. Box 177, 602 S. Main St. LaMoille, IL 61330 (815) 638-2177 Tom: (815) 866-5031 Brad: (815) 766-0584 tcslutz@gmail.com www.citylimitssheepfarm.com Smith, Lance or Brenda Smith Sisters Shropshires 2129 130th Ave. Russell, MN 56169-3072 (507) 823-4784 lbsmith@woodstocktel.net

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

Webster, William 413 Roosevelt Trail Windham, ME 04062 (207) 831-0608 Weidauer, Greg Rafter W Shropshires 17624 340th Ave Starbuck, MN 56381 (320) 424-2543 Greg.Weidauer@gmail.com Whiting, Rick BWB Farms, Inc. 1779 Green Road Martinsville, OH 45146 (937) 685-2603 bwbfarmsinc@frontier.net www.bwbfarms.com Weston, William T. Rocks & Rills Farm 20 Weston Rd. Hancock, NH 03448 603-899-9735 westonc9735@gmail.com

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Adams....................... 4

Merveldt..................35

Banner.....................52

Moore......................37

Curtiss.....................18

Mrozinski..... Cover, 44

Dirlam......................41

Poynter.............. 26-27

Elsbury.....................17

Rife......... Inside front cover

Flanders....................16 Graves........................6 Gruenhagen............. 9 Hiemke....Back cover, & 30

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Johnson...................29

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Sugar Ridge Ranch

StephenSon Jon, Charlotte & Vivian

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

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Watch for Lambs Out of “Newsworthy” in 2020 In Other News –

Consistently “Sweet” Results...

All American Junior Show 8 in the top 5 / 2nd place flock WI State Fair 9 in the top 5 IN State Fair 10 in the top 5 / 2nd place flock (Record number of nearly 200 head shown and 15 flocks exhibited)

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IA State Fair 9 in the top 5 / 2nd place flock

KY State Fair 9 in the top 5 / 1st place flock, Champion and Res. Champion rams and Premier Exhibitor with 11 head

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Shropshire Breed Type has eroded over the last three to four decades due to crossbreeding and lack of breeder integrity.

We still select based on breed standards.

Here are snippets of the Shropshire Breed Standards: Head …Nose straight, masculine on rams, feminine on ewes.

Straight or slightly dished face. Eyes bright and alert.

Ears Alert and well set, thin to moderate thickness, medium length…

DISCRIMINATIONS …Ears thick-skinned, coarse or excessively long or drooping. Coarse or Roman nose…

Stop using rams that don’t meet Shropshire standards.

Stop using sheep from other breeds to win a ribbon.

People and Pedigrees You Can Trust.

Traditional Genetics with a Modern Purpose.

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

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

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

Kerr Shropshires Ryan & Aiden Kerr Shiocton, WI __________________ 920-250-2783 Shropshire Voice allforagefarms@gmail.com

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