2015 July Shorthorn Country

herd reference

july 2015

Shorthorn Country

issue 6 • volume 42 • july 2015

The Voice of the Shorthorn Breed.

WAUKARU PATENT 8166 X

WAUKARU ORION 2047 ET *X

WAUKARU THOR 3063X

Shadybrook Shorthorns, Canada & Spry Shorthorns, Austalia.

Manchee AG, Australia.

Double J Ranch, OK, Crow Creek Farms, OK, & Santa Cecela, La Marca Del Shorthorns, Argentina.

WAUKARU OPTIMUS 4095X

WAUKARU NORSEMAN 4085 ETX

WAUKARU BECKHAM 4007 *XDR

WAUKARU CHANGA 3235*X

Loving Polled Shorthorns, KS.

John Bennett, WA.

Ruder Farms, KS.

Bigelow Farms, CA.

WAUKARU FORWARD 4003X

WAUKARU LUXOR 4106X

WAUKARU CONQUEROR 4110*X

WAUKARU AUSTIN 4090*X

Ryan Chandler, TX.

Warner Ranch Shorthorns, WY. & J Adam Edmund, NE.

James McDonald, IA.

Fischer Farms, IN.

WAUKARU EMERSON 4179X

WAUKARU BENCHMARK 4014X

WAUKARU MARCUS 4130*X

WAUKARU PRECISION 4005X

Devin Birdsong, OK.

Hahn Family Shorthorns, IL.

Turkey Ridge Shorthorns, SD.

Ruder Farms, KS.

Wauarku ‘COW POWER’ Production Sale Saturday, September 12, 2015

Bill and Becky Rasor 1800 Lovers Leap • VanAlstyne, Texas 75495 903.433.8096 • fax: 903.433.9387 www.whrshorthorns.com Jeff Sargent, Show and Sale Cattle - 903.624.7265

at the Farm, Renessaer, Indiana

Selling 90 Lots, Over 100 Head 7577 S. 210 E. • Rensselaer, Indiana 47978 Barry and Anita Jordan: 219-866-3513 • cell: 219-819-0430 Toby and Jodi Jordan: cell: 219-819-4603 Mark and Heidi Jordan: cell: 765-426-1990 TB accredited and certified bangs free, Johnes tested.

WWW.WAUKARU.NET

• Spring bred females.

• Documented bred heifers.

• Top cut of the embryo transfer heifer calves.

• Frozen Embryo Packages from our proven donor dams.

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=Features A Note from the Breeders Meeting from 1910 ........................................124 How Some Scotch Shorthorns Are Made ..................................................26 Valley of the Tees........................................................................................36 How To Register Online ............................................................................50 Builder of the Breed ..................................................................................56 President Atricle ........................................................................................68 Vice President Article ................................................................................76 Polled Shorthorns Past, Present and Future ................................................84 A Look Back - the Don Cagwin story ........................................................90 Donnelly Goes to Australia ........................................................................94 Cull Deep Enough to Find those Freeloaders ............................................98 Alway Record the “S.A.M.E.” ..................................................................120

=Sale Reports Sun Country Sale..................................................................................80 Who’s Your Daddy Bull Sale .................................................................80

=Departments Shorthorn Update ........................................................................8 Association Outlook ..................................................................12 Beef Bits ....................................................................................20 Beef Business ..............................................................................46 News & Notes ............................................................................66 An Aussie Perspective ................................................................102 Junior Corner ..........................................................................112 Tartan Plaid ..............................................................................126 What You Need To Know ........................................................138 Sales Calendar ..........................................................................143 Ad Index ..................................................................................144

SHORTHORN COUNTRY 8288 Hascall Street • Omaha, Nebraska 68124 402-393-7051 • FAX: 402-393-7080 • www.shorthorncountry.net

Don Cagwin, publisher Tracy Duncan, managing editor/art director = 402-212-2594 tracy@shorthorncountry.org

Amy Sampson, graphic designer = 402-393-7051 amy@shorthorncountry.org

Amanda Edwards, accountant = amandacagwin@yahoo.com =Advertising Representative Cindy Cagwin-Johnston – 217-452-3051 cagwincattle@casscomm.com Darryl Rahn – 217-473-1124 drahn@casscomm.com

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The July cover is an old photo on file at Shorthorn Country of a Fracis Barry bull.

=Advisory Board Montie Soules, ASA representative Don Cagwin, Durham Management Co. =Subscriptions US: 1 year- $24 • 2 years - $38 • 3 years - $52 1 year First Class - $54/year Canada: 1 year- $60 • 2 years - $110 • 3 years - $130 Other Foreign: 1 year- $120 • 2 years - $220 • 3 years - $300 SHORTHORN COUNTRY (ISSN 0149-9319) Published monthly by the American Shorthorn Association, 8288 Hascall St., Omaha, NE 68124.

Subscription rates are $24.00 for 1 year, $38.00 for 2 years, and $52.00 for 3 years in the U.S.; $60.00 for 1 year, $110.00 for 2 years, and $130.00 for 3 years to Canada and $120.00 for 1 year, $220.00 for 2 years, and $300.00 for 3 years toother foreign countries. Periodicals postage paid at Omaha Post Office, 1124 Pacific, Omaha, NE. POSTMASTER: send address changes to SHORTHORN COUNTRY, 8288 Hascall St., Omaha, NE 68124.

SBF Hot Shot 88A *x

Shadybrook Qantas 2B x

JSF Sensation 82B *x

SBF Platinum 1-Z *x

• Sired by Free K-Kim Hot Commodity ET *x, out of the Supreme Champion Female, 2013 Royal Winter Fair, SBF Veronica 92Y *x.

• CE: 4.2; BW: 3.6; YW: 84; Milk: 19; REA: -0.14; Marb: 0.11

• The $30,000 Top Seller from the 2015 Jungels Shorthorn Farm ‘Durham Nation’ Sale.

• CE: NA; BW: -0.8; YW: 49; Milk: 21; REA: 0.16; Marb: 0.04

• The $36,000 top seller from our 2014 ‘Decades of Excellence’ Sale • Reserve Grand Champion Bull, 2014 Royal Winter Fair.

• CE: 4.8; BW: 2.0; YW: 56; Milk: 20; REA: 0.06; Marb: 0.17

• Grand Champion Bull 2014 Royal Winter Fair.

• Top 1% in the breed for WW; YW; MW: Milk and CWT. • CE: -0.6; BW: 5.8; YW: 115; Milk: 30; REA: -0.35; Marb: 0.09

Waukaru Patent 8161 *x The Best is Yet to come!

• His sons have dominated Bull Sales world-wide!

• His daughters are becoming Breed Leading Donor Dams!

• Top 1% the breed for WW; YW; MWW: CWT & REA • CE: 2.4; BW: 3.4; YW: 165; Milk: -1; REA: 0.35; Marb: -0.02

Mark YOUR CALENDAR: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015 SHADYBROOK SHORTHORNS ‘Power of Excellence’ ONLINE SALE Featuring The Top of the 2015 Calf Crop, Bred Heifer Selections from the heart of the replacements and embryo packages from our top donors mated to our young sire line-up.

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=Shorthorn Update ASA Dates of Note

July July 3rd

July 1–6

July 6 July 6

July 13 July 21

ASA office closed for 4th of July holiday Registrations will be shut off from Midnight June 30 to Noon July 6 To load the new registry system ET certificates will no longer be needed AI Certificates will become optional per Bull owners and new price for bull owners to purchase AI certificates 7:00 p.m. cst, Webinar training for the new ASA Registry System.

7:00 p.m. cst, Webinar training for the new ASA Registry System.

August Aug. 1 Aug. 31

Ballots for Delegate voting will be mailed to members in good standing.

ASA Fiscal year ends: All registration counted for Century Club must be recorded by Aug. 31.

November Nov. 16 New sale date for North American National Shorthorn Sale in Louisville.

Nov. 17 New Show date on Tuesday for North American in Louisville.

December Dec. 3-5 Impact 2015 Shorthorn Breeders Conference and Annual Meeting

Do You Recieve the Shorthorn Insider E-Newsletter?

Be sure to sign up for the bi-weekly e-newsletter from the ASA at www.shorthorn.org! Don’t miss out on up to date Shorthorn news sent right to your inbox. Sign up today!

REGISTRATION SYSTEM WILL BE SHUT DOWN FROM JULY 1-6 The ASA Registry will be Shut Down July 1-6, back up on July 6 at 12:00 noon CST, to install the New Registration System.

At this time you will not able to register, transfer, request AI certificates or any other activities.

Australian Ambassador Program While in Australia you will stay with Australian Shorthorn breeders and learn about rural Australia and the Shorthorn breed. The ASA will provide transportation to and from Australia for one AJSA member to visit the various Shorthorn operations.

IMPACT 2015 Shorthorn Breeder’s Conference & Annual Meeting

December 3-5 2015 Impact 2015 will feature a wide variety of activities, educational sessions, and discussion opportunities for breeders.

The annual meeting will be held the evening of December 4th, 2015. Mark your calendars to be at Harrah’s Hotel & Casino in Kansas City, MO December 3-5, 2015; you won’t want to miss this event!

Impact 2015 Tentative Schedule: Thur., Dec. 3: Arrive at Harrah’s in Kansas City

1:00pm Panel Sessions & Workshops, Evening Social Fri., Dec. 4: 8:00am Panel Sessions & Workshops 12:00pm Lunch 1:00pm Panel Sessions & Workshops Annual Meeting Sat., Dec. 5: 8:00am Final Sessions & Breeder Summary 11:00am Impact 2015 Conclusion

If you are interested in being the American Shorthorn Association’s next Australian Ambassador, contact Gwen Crawford at gwen@shorthorn.org or 402.393.7200 for information to apply. Or watch shorthorn.org for more information. Deadline is November 1, 2015.

**New Age Qualification - ASA members up to age 25 as of June 1 may apply!

International Year Code: 2015 - C

American Shorthorn Association

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Don Cagwin, owner

Visitors Welcome . . .

Stop by any time!

P.O. Box 77 • Virginia, Illinois 62691 office: 217-452-3051 • cell: 217-341-7552 • fax: 217-452-3053 Kerry and Cindy Johnston: 217-452-3056 • Kerry’s cell: 217-370-6033 cagwincattle@casscomm.com • cagwincattle.com

Farm located five miles east of Virginia on Route 125, then one mile south of the elevator at Philadelphia, Illinois.

Due to a recent increase in private treaty sales, our herd numbers are reduced and we are forced to cancel our scheduled production sale on September 20, 2015.

However, we have been asked to be a part of the

September 19, 2015

We are excited to help make this great event the prime "ONE STOP" sale in the Fall for the selection of great genetics to add to your breeding program.

The BOLD calves are here at Cagwin Farms and they look tremendous.

They will definitely be a feature to our consignment for the sale.

The majority of our cow herd combines the leading bloodlines of Mission and Top Dog. These females have surpassed our expectations as mature cows. They are superior individuals that have great udders and raise a top performing calf every year while maintaining a great look.

Visitors are always welcome so stop by anytime to see what we have accomplished.

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=Association Outlook

Embracing the Future

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n this herd book issue, I’d like to review activities and changes that occurred during the past year, as well as take the opportunity to visit with you about the exciting lineup of events coming in the near future. Some of this information was covered last month, but I feel it merits another mention.

New ASA rules and rule changes are listed on pages 138 under “Things you need to Know”, which includes the new election rules membership requested at last fall’s annual meeting.

The rule allowing only WHR breeders to receive EPDs went into effect January 1, 2015. Since that time a large number of animals have been enrolled in WHR. New show rules for this year’s show season include the addition of three new Tier II National Shows and include the Cow/Calf Champion in the Supreme Female competition. Also explained is the new process for taking DNA on the division and reserve division winners at the Junior National, Louisville and Denver shows. When the new registry is launched, breeders will have the option of designating their AI sires as a certificate bull or a non-

certificate bull when selling semen. The change that eliminates the need for ET certificates in the new registry is also listed. These transitions are intended to help further the advancement of our Shorthorn cattle and breed.

The future at “The future at Shorthorn will be Shorthorn will be exciting. Our new user friendly website exciting.” will be launched by July 1st and the new registry will be up and ready for operation on July 6th.

We will shut down all registry activities at midnight June 30; the data will be loaded into the new system over the 4th of July weekend and is scheduled to be up and ready to go on that Monday morning. Jake Alden is the point person setting this system; his article with more information is on page 46 of this Herd Book edition. Jake and the staff are making instructional videos and webinars will be available to help you navigate the new registry, as well as “GoToMeeting.com”. And we will have workshops at Impact 2015 covering use of the registry. There may be some glitches that Jake and the staff have not found, so remember, patience is a

ASA Board of Directors Mike Bennett, president 59-534-2396 Mark Gordon, vice president 217-737-7905 Marty Loving, 620-786-2018

8288 Hascall St. • Omaha, Nebraska 68124 402-393-7200 • FAX: 402-393-7203 Montie Soules, asa executive secretary/CEO montie@shorthorn.org Jacob Alden, director of member services cell: 402-660-9048 • jake@shorthorn.org Gwen Crawford, director of junior activities gwen@shorthorn.org

James Freed, 405-370-1482 Rick Leone, 719-468-1981 Tom Turner, 614-499-5248 Robert Alden, 816-632-8509 Nancy Grathwohl-Heter, 785-587-7947

Kathleen Prosser, financial manager/controller kathleen@shorthorn.org

Shorthorn Foundation Bill Rasor, president

Megan Brehm, director of communications megan@shorthorn.org

American Junior Shorthorn Association Dustin Smith, president

Kate Petrmichl, customer services speicialist kate@shorthorn.org LeAnna Mann, receptionist • leanna@shorthorn.org

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National Shorthorn Lassies Amanda Gipe McKeith, president

Montie asa executive Soules secretary/CEO

virtue. I feel confident you will like the combination of the new registry and new website.

Your ASA Board of Directors assigned a committee to work on a new WHR program that will be more compatible to the membership. In the past, the normal time to submit inventories has been July and September. Over the past six months, the committee met several times and developed a plan that moves the reporting of your inventories back into November and December, with incentives if the assessment fees are paid early. If the Board approves the committee’s recommendations, you will not have to report your herd inventories until after your cows have been pregnancy checked in the fall and the sale season is over. At that point, you will have a better feel for which animals will need to be on your inventory for 2016. An educational article by Patrick Wall on how to turn in performance data is on page 120 of this issue. Patrick will also be hosting some webinars and producing instructional videos which will be available through the website. This information will also be presented during workshops at Impact 2015.

The new American Shorthorn Association logo and slogan is at the top of this page and on the ASA website and registry. It is the Board’s hope that the new Shorthorn logo, “Performance with Purpose” will become synonymous with the Shorthorn breed in the future.

Planning “Performance with for the Purpose” will become “Impact 2015 synonymous with the S h o r t h o r n Shorthorn breed in the B r e e d e r s future.

Conference and Annual Meeting” is coming along. We have secured livestock industry specialists to explain new technologies in the beef industry. This three-day event, December 3-5, 2015, is structured to identify the Shorthorn direction necessary to regain our share of the (continued on page 26.)

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= Shorthorn Beef Bits Shorthorn.org A New Look The American Shorthorn Association is pleased to announce the complete redesign of Shorthorn.org! After months of work, the new site will launch July 1, 2015.

Our goal for the new website is to provide members with easy access to American Shorthorn Association services. The new, interactive website gives better access to Member Services, Registration, Performance, Marketing, Events, and Junior Activities. Current and prospective members will find useful information about the breed throughout the website.

New features to Shorthorn.org include online event registration, enhanced calendar, and many additional features. We will be constantly updating our content with helpful information, articles, blogs, newsletters, and announcements.

In addition to the new website, banner advertising opportunities are available to breeders. Advertising on the digital face of the Shorthorn breed will provide your operation unparalleled exposure to the entire Shorthorn community. Over the last year, Shorthorn.org has reached over 40,000 visitors to the site. Don’t miss out on the chance to reach Shorthorn breeders and prospective buyers at the site they visit for all things Shorthorn.

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Megan director of Brehm communications & marketing

Shorthorn.org Advertisement Rates Headliner Rotational Banner Ad (Maximum 3 Advertisers): $2,000 /yr., SOLD OUT ‘Slider’ Rotational Banner Advertisement: $1,200/yr.

6-Month ‘Slider’ Rotational Banner Advertisement: $800 3-Month ‘Slider’ Rotational Banner Advertisement: $500 1 Month ‘Slider’ Rotational Banner Advertisement: $150 We hope you find the new website fresh, modern, and easy to navigate. The online face of the American Shorthorn Association will provide members and prospective members a clear, progressive information source about the Shorthorn breed.

Along with the launch of the new Shorthorn.org, the American Shorthorn Association has unveiled a new logo.

Paired with ‘Performance with Purpose,’ the new logo seeks to establish Shorthorn as a leader in performance, profitability, and relevance in the beef industry. =

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As a two?year?old, Copyright has been gaining 4.5 lbs./per day with a Feed Conversion of 7.2 lbs. of Feed/lb. of gain

SEMEN ? $20 per unit (5 unit minimum order) ? Includes certificates.

Semen Stored at Interglobe, Pontiac, Illinois Contact any of the owners today for your order.

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How Some “Scotch” Shorthorns Are Made

By Rank C. Forbes, Marshall Co., Ill. Reprinted from The Breeder’s Gazette, February 17, 1921 It is with the greatest interest that I have been following the controversy between Frank I. Coykendall and George E. Martin. Far be it from my mind to enter the ring on the side, for I most heartily agree with much that has been written by both, but since the affair seems to be a free-for-all I hope I may be pardoned if I touch on parts of each debater’s argument in bringing out my own. One conclusion at which I have arrived with a great deal of satisfaction is that both Mr. Martin and Mr. Coykendall are ready and will to doff their hats to a real Shorthorn, be it Scotch, Scotch-topped or otherwise.

That is as it should be, and if all admirers of the breed would do likewise what a great step forward would be made! I beg to differ with both men, however, in this statement that they have made in common: that the socalled “plain-bred” cattle are good enough for the farmer.

It is my experience that the smaller the breeder, and the less he knows about breeding, the more exacting he is about the pedigree of the beast that he purchases. I have seen men who knew nothing about Shorthorn lineage object strenuously to a “Secret” pedigree because Thomas Bates’ name appeared as the breeder of a bull twelve generations back. I have had buyers insist that they must have a “straight Scotch” bull when they had not a purebred female on which to use him, and had no intention of buying any. It is the fellow with little or no knowledge

of real bloodlines who is generally seen pointing out the phantom “objectionable cross” in a pedigree or who shies most at the name of some breeder who may have been discriminated against in years gone by.

On the other hand, there are but few of our leading breeders who would not gladly recognize merit wherever found, were it not for the discrimination of small breeders, to whom they hope to sell. It is a case pure and simple where”the child is father to the man.”

The only argument in favor of any fad or fancy is monetary. I agree that it is a good one, but so long as it exists we in American will be held back from true constructive breeding, as it is practiced by out contemporaries across the seas.

Mr. Coykendall objects to so many cattle being imported to the detriment of our home trade. I agree with him.

Mr. Martin admits that there are many specimens landed on our shores that we could do without, but he brings out a point that never should be forgotten: we must have fresh blood. We all know that many Shorthorns brought to this country are no better than our commonest sorts. We all know that the best of the imported cattle are no better than our tops, but it is the infusion of new blood that brings results. These are facts of record.

Great Britain is the fountainhead for fresh blood. It is the only country, wherein the purebred industry is carried on extensively, that has free rein

in matter of making pedigree stock.

There five crosses of registered Shorthorn bulls on a grade foundation produce a Shorthorn eligible to registry.

In America 500 similar crosses would still produce a grade. Great Britain is our only salvation so long as our rules of recording remain unchanged.

I have been studying the pedigree of imp. Sharon Queen. It is an example of not only what may be done in Great Britain, but of the inconsistency of our breeders, and the absurdity of our methods. Back in the early days of Shorthorn history in this country Rose of Sharon (by Belvidere) bred by Thomas Bates was imported and placed in the Renick herd. After several years one of her descendants - the eighth generation - bred in Ohio was exported to Great Britain, and became the property of the Earl of Dunmore. Four more generations of pure English breeding were produced, and then the conquering horde from the north swept down in the form of four Scotch bulls, and Sharon Queen came into the world a full-fledged Scotch heifer, later to be imported back into the land of some of her ancestors that never laid claim to being anything but English, back to the very state from which her English ancestress was exported years before, to be made grand champion female at the Ohio State Association Show and Sale, and to top the sale at $1,450. In the words of Harry Lauder, “You canna’ beat it.” =

(continued from page 12.) months. to become set in our ways, but if we market place. Many topics, from continue to do this, the world will pass Once everything is in The future really us by.

“Understanding EPDs and place and we build a full looks exciting to me for Genomicsto “How the Show head of steam, the ride Shorthorn and I challenge all Ring Can Impact the will be smother and S h o r t h o r n I challenge all Shorthorn membership Commercial Industry” will be more productive for breeders.

The Shorthorn membership and all Shorthorn addressed. This will be a fun and everyone. changes and and all Shorthorn enthusiasts to embrace educational time for all. The additions will allow enthusiasts to embrace the future and the annual meeting will be Friday night for greatness tomorrow. I fully the future. policies of the future with a banquet. This packed 3-day understand that this is a lot of that will move your event will begin at 1:00 p.m., on change to ask our membership to work operation and breed forward. The Thursday, December 3rd and end by through, but these transitions all tie to Shorthorn breed can win the race if we 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, December 5th each other in some way and it makes work together and accept the so you can head for home earlier in the sense to get it done for our breed’s technologies our industry demands. I day. Plan to attend the event of the future. Once everything is in place and think this team of Shorthorn breeders year. Everyone is invited. Watch the we build a full head of steam, the ride is the best in the business so let’s show ASA website and Shorthorn Country for will be smother and more productive the industry that we have “Performance more information in the coming for everyone. It is a natural thing for us with Purpose”! =

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Living the Dream!

HC Free Spirit 6Y ET *x We are pleased to announce the sale of the Australian semen rights in HC Free Spirit 6Y ET x* to Gerald and Lynden Spry, Sprys Shorthorns, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. We will be watching with great interest for his calves from some of the breed’s greatest females that are in their herd.

The European semen rights in Free Spirit are owned by Grousehall Shorthorns, Caramba Shorthorns and Rowanberry Shorthorns in Ireland, and his first calves in their herds are certainly getting rave reviews.

After seeing our first complete calf crop from Free Spirit, he has become our senior herd sire. We rank his 2015 calf crop here as being one of the best overall sets ever born here in 98 years of breeding purebred Shorthorns. They are moderate framed, thick and sound structured, just as he is, and they are one of the most uniform sets from any sire we have used.

We have a limited amount of semen available in the US and it is stored at Hawkeye Breeders, Adel, IA. It is priced at $35/ straw until September 1st, 2015. After September 1st, his semen will increase to $50 per straw. No charge for certificates.

Contact us to order your semen while it lasts!

Free Spirit’s dam, New Beginnings Elsie’s Jade is still in our herd at 16 years of age and she is presently being flushed. She is sound and as easy fleshing as ever, and looks like she is half her age.

Also being used in 2015 -

• HC FL Touchdown 123T ET x* - we never get tired of his calves and neither do our customers.

• Waukaru Orion 2047 ET x*- His calves are outstanding and he is being used heavily in our ET program.

• CCS All Gold 120A x- a performance bull supreme! He has sired a great set of calves in 2015.

• Sprys On Target H189 x- check out his video at www.youtube.com Outcross genetics from down under.

We purchased the Canadian semen rights in 2014 from Jake Taylor, Comet Shorthorns in Australia.

• Kamilaroi Meat Packer x- another breed changing sire from the land of OZ. Check out his video on Youtube as well.

• Shadybrook Qantas 2B x- $36,000 bull from Shadybrook.

• HC Bluebook 22B ET x– pictured here at 12 months of age • HC Bedrock 73B x*- a son of Muridale Buster 14K and SBF WHR Janet 65Z.

We are already making plans for the 2016 Sun Country sale which will be held on March 8th, 2016 at Moose Jaw, SK. We will again be offering a solid set of breeding bulls and females. If you wish to be added to our catalog mailing list please contact us.

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HC Bluebook 22B s of age.

pictured at 12 month

One of the greatest feelings I have experienced in a lifetime raising Shorthorn cattle, is seeing commercial producers who make their living from their cattle, bidding and buying our bulls and females. It has been a long term goal of ours to see this breed regain commercial acceptance … and it has started to happen! We are completely sold out of bulls again this year with 90% of them selling to commercial producers. Our two year old bulls averaged $8,580 with all of them selling to commercial herds. Our yearlings averaged $6,160. Our purebred open females averaged $3,645 with 60% of them selling to commercial herds. We are convinced that the time is right for the Shorthorn breed to start reclaiming some market share. We could have sold several more bulls if we had them.

HC Bluebook 22B- $32,000 top selling bull in the Sun Country sale to Maple Stone Farm, East Garafraxa, ON and Goulding Genetics in Ireland.

BW: 85 lbs., actual WW: 692 lbs., actual YW: 1,312 lbs. actual.

Bluebook stood out at birth but he has continued to get better and better with each passing day. His flushmate sister, HC Sparkle Delight 20B is one of the best females we have ever raised. We have US qualified semen at Hawkeye Breeders, Adel, IA and will have semen in Australia shortly. Contact us for semen. Semen is priced at $50/ straw, with no cost for certificates.

Bluebook has stopped cattlemen of all breeds in their tracks at the stud where many of Western Canada’s premier sires of all breeds are being collected. He is simply as right as rain! He has a superb disposition and we feel this is becoming a very important selection consideration in the breed.

Our ET program continues to be a major part of our breeding program. Already in 2015, we have shipped over 200 embryos to all parts of the world. Our genetics have been used to establish 10 new herds of Shorthorns in the UK alone. Many more flushes are being planned combining some of the best genetics we can obtain.

Check our website for more information on our ET program and our breeding herd .

We welcome your visits and inquiries at any time. Shorthorns are what we do- they are our only business!

Find us on Facebook at Horseshoe Creek Farms

Horseshoe Creek Farms Ltd Where Shorthorns Are Our Only Business.

Grant and Chris Alexander

Box 580, Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7 Canada. home: 306-456-2500 • cell: 306-861-5504 Email: horseshoecreek@sasktel.net www.horseshoecreekfarms.com

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GREG & JULIE NORMAN 7234 E. 2700 Road Sidell, Illinois 61876 217-822-2506 • www.normanfarms.net

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FRED RIPBERGER 8463 E. 2700TH Road • Sidell, Illinois 61876 317-694-4273 • frip50@aol.com www.ripbergershorthorns.com Herdsman, James Boose, 217-822-2503

DOB: 2/1/13 Sire: Red Reward Dam: Mirage Forever TH Free PHA Free DS Free A full bother to Simplify & Red Ransom.

Now Then

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Valley Of the Tees

By Esther Lynn Beal Reprinted from The Shorthorn World 55th Herd Bull August 15, 1970

Charles and Robert Colling

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he Original home of the Shorthorn breed of cattle is in northeastern England, in the counties of York, Durham and Northumberland. The North Sea borders this section on the east, with the Cheviot hills of Scotland the boundary on the north. Winding its way through a beautiful grazing country, the river Tees forms the dividing line between Durham on the north, and York, the largest county in England, on the south. Here in the valley of the Tees, the Shorthorn received its early development and improvement, form which it spread out over the rest of Great Britain and the civilized world. This valley country has beautiful, long stretches of rolling grass lands and fields of grain and roots, but farther north in Northumberland and south in York the land becomes rougher and more hilly.” (Charles S. Plumb) Little is known of the type of cattle from which the Shorthorn breed originated. It is presumed that the invaders of England - the Romans, the Saxons, the Danes and finally the Normans - brought with them cattle native to their homelands which were crossed with the original British stock.

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“There were two early races of cattle in the British Isles. In Ireland and western England, the cattle had long horns, thick skins, and abundant hair.

The cattle of the eastern districts had thinners skins, shorter hair, and shorter horns.” (Henry W. Vaughan).

“In the seventeenth century there were three distinct types of this eastern race: The pied stock of Lincolnshire which were nearly white the red stock of Somerset and Gloucestershire, and the Holderness of Yorkshire.” (Hilton M. Briggs) The Holderness type resembled the cattle of Denmark, Holstein and northwestern Europe in size, and shape and color.

“They were of extraordinary size, had coarse heads, with short stubbed horns; heavy necks; high, coarse shoulders, flat sides, the chine falling back of the shoulders; the hips wide; the rumps long; the thighs thick, and cloddy. Yet with all these undesirable points which rendered them large feeders and late to mature, they took on flesh rapidly and fattened into heavy carcasses. Their flesh, however was coarse-grained, dark in color, and less savory to the taste than that of the smaller breeds. Their

colors were light dun or yellow red, deep red, pure white, red and white in patches, roan mixed of both red and white, and no uniformity in the laying on of either one of those colors prevailing as accident might govern.

The cows were large milkers yielding quantities, with generous feed, beyond any others yet known.” Lewis F. Allen This Holderness type was improved and was called the Teeswater breed from which descended the Shorthorn breed. Whether outside blood was introduced in this improvement has been a matter of much conjecture.

“It has been said that about the middle of the eighteenth century Michael Dobinson of Durham and Sir William St. Quintin of Scampen, Yorkshire, imported Dutch cattle and used the bulls to improve their cattle.”

Charles S. Plumb “There is no customs record of this importation in any of the ports along the eastern coast of England. Also, at this time, an act of Parliament forbade the importation of cattle into England.” (Lewis F. Allen) The Teeswater type emerges In the eighteenth century there also, along with the older Holderness, was developed the Teeswater type. These cattle had great size and scale, were wide-backed, had deep forequarters, were soft and mellow in their hair and handling, were average milkers and fattened well. They lacked uniformity, smoothness in their hips and shoulders, length of rump, width of chest floor, fullness of forerib, and fleshing in the shoulder area. They were paunchy and too rangy. They were uneven in their fleshing and had too fine a hide. They tended to be a dual purpose, rather than strictly a beef type.

At this time many people worked on the improvement of the breed. As early as 1580 there existed a type of Shorthorned cattle on the estates of the Earls and Dukes of Northumberland.

They varied in color, but some of the more common colors were light dun, yellow, yellowish red, deep red, red and white patched, white and roan.

In Northumberland, along with the Perceys, who were titled nobles, the Aislabies of Studley Royal and the Blacketts of Newby Hall were important breeders. Mr. Millbank of Barningham, Sir William St. Quintin

The Durham Ox of Scamham, Sir James Pennyman of Yorkshire were some of the more important breeders before 1750.

There are a few animals bred at this time that are still remembered because of their quality and the achievements of the progeny. The most important early bull was the Studley bull (626). He was bred by Mr. Sharter of Chilton and was calved in 1737. “He is described, by one who often saw him, as having possessed wonderful girth, depth of forequarters, very short legs. a neat frame and light offal.” (Lewis F. Allen) The Studley bull was the sire of several noted animals including Dalton Duke (188), Lakeland’s bull, and the cow Tripes.

During the time before 1780 it is obvious that Shorthorns were kept as a pure breed and that some improvement was wrought. Not until after 1780, however, was any systematic plan used in their improvement. It was not until this time that accurate records of breeding and pedigrees were kept. This change in the attitude of the breeders marked a new era for the cattle of the Tees Valley and the actual beginning of the Shorthorn breed.

During this period, much of the activity of the breeders centered around the town of Darlington in southeastern Durham. A cattle market was held there, and many of the breeders purchased their foundation stock at this market.

Came Robert Bakewell and the Collings About this time Robert Bakewell began his experiments with livestock improvement. His methods of inbreeding and his application of the principle that “like begets like” were to have a profound effect on the Shorthorn breed. These principles were applied first by the Colling Brothers and later by the breeders that followed them.

Robert Colling was the older brother and was born in 1750. His brother Charles was a year younger. Charles lived at Ketton and Robert at Barmpton which were four and three miles northeast of Darlington, respectively. Although they were both important breeders, Charles is the better remembered of the two.

In 1783, Charles Colling went to Dishley in Leicestershire to the home of

Robert Bakewell. There he studied Bakewell’s methods of inbreeding and the results he achieved.

The next year, in June Charles purchased the cow Duchess at the Darlington market of $65.

“She was a massive, short-legged beast, breast near the ground, a great grower, with wide back, and of a beautiful yellowish-red flaked color.

(Lewis F. Allen) Duchess was the foundation cow of the Duchess family which later became important in the herd of Thomas Bates.

The first bull of importance used in the herd of Charles Colling was Hubback (319). He was sired by Snowdon’s bull (612) and was a descendent of the Studley bull. His dam was a small cow with a lot of quality. She was bred by Mr. Stephenson and was of an old Teeswater line. Hubback was first used

by Robert Colling and Mr. Waistell who bought him from Mr. Fawcett in April of 1783 for about $52. The following November, Charles Colling purchased the bull for $42. He used the bull for two years and then sold him to Mr. Hubback in Northumberland.

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The White Heifer That Travelled Hubback was described as being a Since shows, as we now know them yellow-red color with some white. He were non-existent at this time, Charles was smaller than the average Shorthorn Colling fitted the Durham Ox in order of the day and this may have accounted to publicize for his many owners. t h e Despite his small size, he Shorthorn passed his quality on to all b r e e d his calves. outside the After Hubback, Charles Tees River Colling used the bull area. The Foljambe (263) by Richard Durham Barker’s bull (52). He was a Ox was descendent of Hubback one of the through his dam Haughton. f i r s t Charles then used calves by Bolingbroke (86) by Fa v o r i t e Comet (155) - $5,000 sold for Flojambe. For the 13 years and was The first bull ever following 1795, Charles calved in the Colling used the bull Favorite year 1796. At the age of five years he (262) almost exclusively. He was used weighed 3,024 pounds, In February indiscriminatively in an inbreeding 1801, he was sold to Me. Bulmer of program, even to the fifth and sixth Hamby for $700. Five weeks later John generations, with seemingly no ill Day purchased him for $1,250. In the effects. next few months, Mr. Day refused Favorite’s best son was Comet (155) offers of as high as $10,000 for him, and his pedigree shows the intenseness which is proof of his quality and of the inbreeding that Charles Colling excellence. He was exhibited for six practiced. He traces twice to Favorite years in all parts of England and and five times to Flojambe.

Scotland. He was killed at the age of 11 The Durham Ox years and at that time he weighed 3,400

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pounds.

Robert Colling lived about a mile from his brother at Barmpton. He used many of the same bulls and followed the same practice of inbreeding as did his brother Charles. In some cases, he may have even inbred closer than did Charles. This can be seen in the pedigree of the cow Clarissa that carried 63/64ths the blood of Favorite.

“The White Heifer That Travelled” Even though their breeding programs were closely related, Robert Colling did raise some notable cattle of his own. The most famous of his cattle was a free-martin heifer called “The White Heifer That Travelled.” She was bred by Robert and was calved about 1806. Her sire was Favorite and her dam descended from Hubback. Robert fed her to a weight of 2,300 pounds and exhibited her in the principal agricultural counties of England.

Robert also raised some important bulls and cows, among them “The American Cow” that was imported to America and later brought back to England.

Charles and Robert Colling, in their breeding careers of 30 and 40 years,

respectively, did their best to collect and breed the Shorthorns in Britain. They both ended their careers by selling their herds at public auction. These sales distributed the cattle throughout England.

Charles Colling sold his entire herd of 48 animals at public auctions in early October of 1810. Forty-seven animals sold for a total of $35,579.

The 29 cows and heifers averaged $701 and the 18 bulls averaged $847, for an overall average of $757. The top bull was Comet that brought $5,000.

The top selling cow was a Gallowaycross named Countess that brought $2,100. Three-fourths of the animals were by Favorite or his son Comet, showing the intenseness with which he followed the practiced of inbreeding.

On September 29 and 30, 1818, Robert Colling had a herd reduction sale and sold 61 head. The cattle sold for $39,265, for an average of $643.

The 51 cows and heifers averaged $558, and the 10 bulls averaged $1,079. The half-sister and brother Lancaster (360) and Nonpareil, both by Wellington, topped the sale at $3,260 and $2,042, respectively.

Robert Colling held his final sale on October 3, 1820. At this second sale, he sold 47 animals. They brought a total of $11,369 for an average of $247.

The eight bulls averaged $554, and the 38 cows and heifers sold for an average of $183. The prices of cattle were lower at this second sale because there was a general agricultural depression. At his two sales, Robert Colling sold 107 animals for $50,633 and an average of $473.

The Colling brothers were the chief improvers of Shorthorns in their time.

Not only did they improve the quality of the stock, but they advertised, through the Durham Ox and , “The White Heifer That Travelled,” the breed throughout England. In their breeding programs they collected and concentrated the blood of the best cattle available. In doing this they secured uniformity of type and a prepotency of desirable characteristics.

Through their three sales they spread their cattle over all of northeastern England and provided a foundation for further improvement by the breeders that followed.

The Colling brothers were not the only Shorthorn breeders at this time. In Yorkshire, about 15 miles south of Darlington, Thomas Booth owned the estates of Killerby and Warlaby. On these farms he started a herd of Shorthorn cattle sometime prior to 1790.

Thomas Booth selected cows that were large-framed with plenty of body capacity and a tendency to fatten easily.

He bought several cows of the Fairbolme family from Mr. Broader which seemed to fill his qualifications.

He bred these cows and others of this type to moderate-sized bulls of Colling breeding. He perferred the blood of Hubback and Favorite in the bulls.

Some of the bulls he used were Twin Brother to Ben (660), Suworrow (636), Albion (914), Pilot (496), and Marshal Beresford (415). His herd was developed along the lines of four cow families, the Fairholme or Blossom family, the Halnaby or Strawberry family, the Ariadne or Bright Eyes family, and the Bracelet family. The Fairholme family descended from the cows purchased from Mr. Boarder of Fairholme. Richard Booth bred many cows of the Bright Eyes and Strawberry families. The twin heifers, Necklace and Bracelet, that will be discussed in more detail later, descended from Suworrow and were of the Bracelet family.

The rest of the history of the Booth’s breeding can be divided into the history of three herds. These are the herds at Studley, Killerby and Warlaby.

Richard Booth was in charge of the Studely herd and later the one at Warlaby. John Booth bred Shorthorns at Killerby. Richard and John Booth were both sons of Thomas Booth.

Richard Booth moved to Studley in 1814. He brought with him, from his father’s herd at Killerby, the cow Bright Eyes, from which descended Adelaide, that brought the top price at his sale in 1834. Possibly the best cow raised by Richard Booth was Isabella. She was considered by some to be as nearly a perfect specimen of the Shorthorn breed as existed at this time. Her descendants had heavily-muscled forequarters and good, straight underlines, which were an improvement over the other cattle in the herd.

The first truly superior bull bred by Richard Booth was Julius Caesar (1143). He was a prepotent bull that gave true Shorthorn characteristics to all of his calves. He traced six times to Twin Brother to Ben. which accounts partially for his transmitting ability.

Pilot (496), bred by Robert Colling and purchased in the sale of 1818, proved to be one of the Booths better herd bulls. In 1834, he was forced to sell the entire Studley herd because his best pastures were needed by their owner for other purposes. He moved to Sharrow, near Ripon, In his sale he did not sell the cow Isabella.

In 1835, Richard Booth inherited, upon the death of his father, the farm and herd at Waralaby. The herd there had been bred for a number of years along purely practical lines, and,

Thomas Booth had made no attempt to exhibit th animals.

Richard Booth had many good cattle which he showed at the English Royal Show. One cow, Queen of May, was so beautiful that he was offered 1,500 guineas for her by an American importing company. This offer he refused because she was more valuable to him.

Richard died on October 31, 1864, at the age of 76. His nephew inherited the herd and carried on the breeding programs.

While Richard was carrying on breeding programs at Studley and Warlaby, his father and brother bred cattle at Killerby. Richard’s bother John bred Shorthorns on the Killerby estate after 1819.

After Richard left in 1814, Thomas Booth added cows to the herd that were the foundation of the Farewell, Broughton, and Dairymaid or Moss Rose families. In 1819, Thomas Booth moved to Warlaby leaving Killerby in charge of John. He took with him parts of Fairholme, Old Red Rose, and Halnaby families. Little is known of these two herds for the next 15 years because of a general depression in agriculture prices and, for this reason, a lack if interest in Shorthorn breeding.

After the Royal and Yorkshire shows were started in 1839, John Booth became a well known showman. His most famous show cows were the twins, Necklace and Bracelet. Bracelet won 17 prizes including , in 1841, first prize for extra stock at the Yorkshire show.

Necklace won 16 prizes, one gold medal and three silver medals during her show career. In her last showing at the Smithfield Club in 1846, she won first prize in her class and a gold medal for the best cow exhibited.

The Killerby herd was sold at auction in July of 1852. At this time there was general depression in agriculture prices and cattle sold for comparatively low prices.

The Booth family practiced inbreeding as much as did any of the other breeders of their time. Many of their cattle traced to Favorite as many as 2,399 times, but this is not much more concentrated than some of the Colling or Bates cattle.

The Booth cattle were raised for their beef-making qualities and were generally thick-fleshed animals that fattened easily. They also possessed a good amount of quality but were more robust than the general Shorthorns of that period.

Famous along with the Collings or the Booths, and pronounced in his effect on American Shorthorns was Thomas Bates. He was born in 1775 at Ovington Hall on he river Tyne in

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Northumberland. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and agriculture at Aydon Castle. He became a tenant farmer at Parks End on the North Tyne, under his father. In 1800, he moved to Halton Castle where he began a herd of West Highland cattle.

After seeing the cattle bred by Charles and Robert Collings, he decided he would become a breeder of Shorthorn cattle.

At this time, he purchased his first cow of the Duchess family, which was to make him so famous. She was Duchess by Daisy Bull (186). She was a heavy milker. The first calf she produced for Thomas Bates was the bull Ketton (709) by Favorite. He sold Duchess in 1809 to a Mr. Donkin.

In Charles Colling’s sale he purchased the two-year-old heifer, Young Duchess by Comet, from whom almost all his future Duchesses descended. In 1821, he moved to Ridley Hall and in 1830 he moved to Kirkleavington in the valley of the Tees.

He used only bulls of Duchess breeding on his Duchess cows. This close inbreeding had the ill effect of

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producing a lack of productivity in the cows. Evan with the decreased productivity he did not cease his inbreeding program because he could not find any other bloodlines to his liking.

In 1831, he broke this tradition of strict inbreeding with the purchase of Belvedere (1706).

He paid approximately $250 for the bull.

Although Belvedere was not closely related to the Duchess stock, he did trace several times to Favorite. Thomas Bates used Belvedere freely in his herd, not only with Duchesses but also with the other families.

When bred to his own daughter, Duchess 34th, Belvedere produced Duke of Northumberland (194). Duke of Northumberland was shown and became Champion of England. He was also the greatest breeding bull of the Duchess family.

In 1831, Thomas Bates purchased the Matchem Cow. When bred to his bull, Duke of Cleveland, she produced the Oxford Premium Cow that was the foundress of the Oxford family.

Through the years the Oxford and

Duchess families were mixed so that there was little, if any, difference between them.

He died on July 26, 1849. His herd was sold at auction on May 9, 1850.

The 68 animals sold for $22,240 and an average of $327. By families, the averages were: Duchesses $581, Oxfords $313, Waterloos $297.50, Cambridge Roses $247, Wild Eyes $241, and Foggathorpes $235.

Thomas Bates wrought great improvement on the Shorthorn breed through his Duchess family. Unlike the Booths, he strove to produce a dualpurpose type of Shorthorn and was quite successful.

After the Thomas Bates sale the period of Shorthorn breeding in the valley of the Tees came to a close. The Americans were coming into their own as breeders and improvers of cattle, and farmers were developing a rugged type of Shorthorn able to withstand the rigors of the Highland life. Thus, with the passing of the Collings, Booth, and Thomas Bates the valley of the Tees was no longer the major seat of Shorthorn improvement. =

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= Beef Business Assoication Launches New and Improved Registry System In previous Shorthorn Country articles it has been mentioned that the ASA was in the process of changing registry systems to Digital Beef based out of San Antonio, Texas. By the time most of you receive this magazine the association will roll out the new Digital Beef Registry which is slated to launch Monday, July 6th. The ASA staff and Board of Directors are excited for the new registry system because it will be much more user friendly for staff and membership along with providing some much needed updates.

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educational videos along with step by step guides to make the transition smooth for membership. The ASA staff will also be hosting webinar’s at various times throughout the first couple of months to highlight the features of the registry along with other industry relevant topics. Please watch the ASA website for updated videos, guides and a link to sign up for the webinar’s.

The biggest advantage for membership is that the new Digital Beef Registry is much more than a registry system it is first and foremost a complete cattle management system.

Through the management features you can manage your pasture locations, herd health, breeding along with semen and embryo inventories. These features along with many more tools will allow you to manage your herd effortlessly through one program. If you currently use another cattle management software the new system is already compatible with C o w S e n s e , CattleMax, Cow Keeper, GEM and CattlePro. Registrations and transfers will be s i m p l i f i e d significantly with the new system. Instead of registering one animal at a time multiple animals can be registered at once.

Transfers can also be done online now even if the paper has been issued, so no more need to send your transfers into

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the office. This allows the new owner to receive their pedigree faster.

Another big change will be in the way you receive your DNA results and Ultrasound Reports. Currently all reports are emailed or sent out via regular mail from the office. In the new system all DNA results and ultrasound reports will be uploaded directly into the system and available for you to download.

With the new system there is not enough space to list everything that the system is capable of, this is why we are encouraging you to participate in the webinar’s and view the educational videos online. We realize that with any new system some glitches may arise or if something doesn’t seem right please don’t hesitate to notify us so we can fix the problem immediately. Also if you are having difficulty navigating the system don’t hesitate to call the office, the staff will gladly walk you through the system and show you how it can work for you! =

Registrations will be closed from July 1 to July 6 at Noon for installation of New Registry System.

Correction In the May/June 2015 issue the pictures of the West Region Show Winners were incoreect. There were no photos available on the winners.

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How to Register Calves Online with the New Digital Beef Platform

1 To log into the online Breed Registry system, go to shorthorn.digitalbeef.com or go to www.shorthorn.org and click on the Online Breed Registry link. Enter your username (member number) and password. Your password will remain the same from the old registry system. If you do not know your username or password or do not currently have an online account set up please email info@shorthorn.org or call the office at 402-393-7200.

2 Once you are logged in use the navigation menu on the left to click on Herd Management and then click on Recording and Calves. Please note buttons in Red can be expanded and have additional options below.

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3 After clicking Calves a work order will be opened with a blank for the number of calves you would like to record. Fill in the number of calves in your work order and click continue.

Fill in the desired birth information for the calves you would like to record. For a brief explanation of each column heading click page guide on the top right corner of the screen. If you do not wish to register your animal and only record it for performance purposes uncheck the Register Box?.

Unregistered animals can be registered at a later date.

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5 Once the desired birth information has been recorded click Validate located at the bottom of the screen in the center. This checks the data for errors and saves the data so you can complete the work order at a later date.

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6 After clicking validate the system checks the data for errors. If there are no errors present click Commit to Registry. If errors are present correct the errors and then click re-validate. You must click Commit to Registry for the data to be submitted to the ASA Registry.

7 Once the calves have been committed to the registry a birth report will be automatically generated. A Weaning Worksheet can be printed by clicking Generate Worksheet for Animals Listed Below.

Webinars There will be two webinar training sessions to help you with the New Registry System.

July 13 - 7:00 p.m. cst, Webinar training for the new ASA Registry System.

July 21 - 7:00 p.m. cst, Webinar training for the new ASA Registry System.

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=Builders Of The Breed

Kevin and Kari Vander Wal Vander Wal Shorthorns Volga, South Dakota

There are few junior and senior members involved in the South Dakota Shorthorn Association who have not benefited from Kevin or Kari’s generosity and enthusiasm for our Shorthorn youth. Kevin and Kari have been actively involved with the South Dakota Junior Shorthorn Association since their marriage some 25 years ago by mentoring the future of the breed as junior advisors way before their first child was even born. Anyone who has been attending Junior National’s over the past three decades would have noticed that they have religiously led a small but active group of juniors from North and South Dakota to Ohio in 1989, then as far as Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Texas, just to name a few. They were also a part of the group of local breeders who brought the Junior Nationals to Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 2004. Kevin has served as a past president and vice president of the South Dakota Shorthorn Association along with being chairman of the South Dakota State Fair Shorthorn Steer & Heifer Special.

Kari is the current secretary/treasurer of the State Association.

Their family includes Kevin and Keri and their three sons, Dallis (20), Collin (17) and Lane (13). They are involved in numberous community activities including: Members of the First Reformed Church in Volga where Kevin has served on the church board, Chairmen of Deacons, Church Building & Grounds Chairman, Education Committee, Congregational Care Task Force and Volga Christian School board treasurer.

Kari has served as Reformed Church Women secretary, was a member of the Spiritual Life committee, Worship Task Force secretary and Sunday School superintendent. She was also a member of a the Scattered Seeds musical group with her sister and some of their families. They are also an active part of their children’s local activities which include: 4-H, FFA, baseball,

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football, cross country, basketball, wrestling, Cadets Christian youth group, piano, and band.

Kevin and his brothers, (Scott & David) bought their first Shorthorn heifers from their uncle Gary Engelhorn in Missouri. They purchased semen from the Alden’s in Missouri, who donated straws of Dividend and Improver to help encourage the beginning 4-H project. The herd now consists of approximately 75 head, which includes both purebred seedstock and crossbred recipient mature cows. Prominent sires bred at Vander Wal Shorthorns have included: Winston of Volga, Passenger 57 of Volga, Deep Impact and SRCC Gunsmoke. Notable cow families include Stella Mae, Bonnie, Belinda, Blossom and Broadhooks (all “of Volga”). Sires that Kevin has brought in to improve his genetics have included AF Sudden Impact 9182, and Homedale Kodiak.

Kevin was instrumental in promoting performance and carcass data collection in his own herd. He has earned himself the ASA’s WHR Gold status for numerous years. In the past, he promoted his passion for data collection to other breeders by providing a retained ownership option through the family’s feedlot. The farm collected weights on calves through the feedlot and had the carcass data collected at the packing plant.

As if Kevin and Kari didn’t have enough to do already, they both maintain employment off the farm with Kevin as manager of the South Dakota State University Cow/Calf Unit and Kari as a South Dakota Soybean Processors Soybean and Meal Merchandiser.

Kevin and Kari live on the farm his grandfather purchased over 60 years ago just outside the small town of Volga. Kevin’s parents, brothers and extended families all share important roles in the day to day operations of Vander Wal Farms, Inc. Along with the Shorthorn herd, the farm’s commodities include corn, soybeans, alfalfa and a beef feedlot operation.

Their operation has showed many champions at the local, state and national levels and has had many All American Honorees to their credit, but their priority has always been with the young people of the breed.

Sammy Richardson Richardson Farms Marlow, Oklahoma

Sammy has been a member of Oklahoma Shorthorn Association since 1965. Served on the board as President several years. He attend National Meetings as voting delegate several years. He took my youngest daughter, Shelly, to Junior Nationals for nine years. Two of his daughters went to Lassie Queen Contest and each received miss Congenelity. Shelly served two years on the Junior Board. His oldest was a state Princess. And now he is serving as sale manager for our State Sale.

Sammy’s family includes, wife Wilma of 60 years and four children, son - Danny Ray Richardson, deceased at age 53, daughters - Sherrie and Randy Smith, Sarah and Richard Cardoza, and Shelly and Greg Ramsey. They also have four grandaughters, two grandsons, five great grandsons and two great grandaughters.

In 1945 Sammy started his Shorthorn herd. Sammy and his father bought a small herd from a friend. Then he started showing Shorthorns while in school. He continued growing his herd while his children were showing. All his children have grown up and have children, which some have shown some.

At 78 years old he still raising Shorthorns. He worked and retired from Chevron Oil Co., after 33 years, and now farms 330 acres and leases 180 acres that he cuts and bales hay on. After a few years they started doing some A-I. They bought a baby bull

out of Fifth Avenue owned by Don Stout. Then they bought breeding rights on WF King from Don Cagwin. When they got some HS Rodeo Drive semen from Rick Hoyt they bred one of heifers and got SR Red Riders Drive, which was sold in Denver and was probably a mistake because of what he accomplished.

After that they bought Waukaru Gold Card for his low birth weight and after 10 years he is still here. His off spring steers won the Performance Pen of Steers and is reigning National Performance Sire. Our secondary sire is Waukaru Aussie who produces a lot of red meat.

Sammy’s wife asked him when I was going to quit raising Shorthorns and he said "Probably Never". She said "I thought that is what you would say".

Sammy is involved with his community as a Member of the First Baptist Church in Marlow, Member of Oklahoma Cattlemen Association, served two years as president. Mayor of Town of Bray for past 36 years. Honorary member of Stephens County Fair, served as assistant cattle Superintendent for several years. Also worked the ring for all those years. He also refereed basketball for 25 years and was called to the state tournament for nine years. Also, honored by the Southwest Officials Association for serving those years.

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L. Martin Hamliton Jr. Wind Crest Farm Woodbine, Maryland

Martin purchased his first Shorthorn in the early 1980’s from Leneva Acres (H. F. “Buddy” Eyler - a 1985 Builder of the Breed).

The purchase of that first Shorthorn female to Wind Crest Farm sparked a love of Shorthorn cattle in Martin that continues to burn brighter and brighter each year.

Although acreage limitations have forced Martin’s herd numbers to remain small, his influence on other Maryland cattle breeders, especially junior members, and the cattlemen in the Eastern states is phenomenal. He has continued to breed quality cattle with additions to his herd from Woodside Farm, Hoyt’s, Joe Woods, Rexlaine Farms, Bruce Wallace, the Moore Family, Chuck Johnson, and many other nationally known Shorthorn herds. One of Martin’s greatest assets is his relationship with youth. He worked as a 4-H Livestock Extension Educator in Howard County, Maryland, for over 30 years. His involvement with the young people in his county and in the state of Maryland is unsurpassed and because of his example and promotion of the breed, the popularity of Shorthorn cattle continues at our junior shows throughout the state. As a member of the Maryland Shorthorn Association’s Board of Directors, Martin is a continuous driving force behind many of our activities. His “I’ll be glad to do it” attitude is always evident in every project he takes on. His willingness to be a leader as well as a team player makes him a very valuable member of our association. Under his leadership as chairman, the Eastern Regional Shorthorn Show celebrated its 29th year in 2015. The show has become wellknown as a top preview show for junior and open exhibitors on the east coast. Martin also organizes a major judging clinic and contest for juniors in conjunction with the Eastern Regional to highlight Shorthorn cattle.

Martin has served as chairman of our association’s awards committee for many years. There is no question that the Maryland Shorthorn awards are the most recognizable and sought-after awards in the state as well as at other national Shorthorn Events. He single-handedly cleans up all the old items, delivers them to our “Shorthorn Artist” and sorts and delivers them for all the fairs and shows throughout our state and region.

For many years, Martin helped with our association’s fall calf sale – sending out publicity, organizing registration and health papers, making his famous vegetable soup for the junior association’s food booth, typing the program and just being a

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“jack of all trades.” Whatever needs to be done, Martin is always willing.

Martin and his wife, Joanne, celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary in April, 2015. Joanne was not raised a “farm girl,” but she quickly began to share Martin’s passion for the animals and soon learned the fine art of becoming a “farm wife.” Joanne and daughter, Rebecca, are both strong supporters of agriculture and Shorthorn cattle. Joanne is now retired after many years as an extension educator in the state of Maryland.

Although she is currently facing major health issues, she still helps with many of our Shorthorn activities when she’s up to it – the annual dinner, our social night at the Eastern Regional, and has clerked at our Dynamic Duo Calf Sale. She and Martin host many of the Maryland Association board meetings at their home.

Daughter, Rebecca, completed an incredible 10 year 4H career with her Shorthorn cattle, other livestock and foods projects. In 2006 she was named Miss Howard County (Maryland) Farm Bureau at the Howard County Fair and then went on to become Miss Maryland Agriculture, after competing against 22 other Maryland County representatives at the Maryland State Fair. She spent the year representing Maryland agriculture at schools, legislative events, fairs and other social events. Rebecca was also a member of Maryland’s 1st place livestock judging team in Louisville in 2006 and was invited to participate in the Royal Highland Stock Judging Contest in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her team placed first and she was 2nd High Individual at the Royal Highland. She has represented Maryland and shown her cattle at many Shorthorn Junior Nationals and attended the AJSA Key (Knowledge Empowers Youth) Conference at Purdue University. Rebecca was selected the Maryland Shorthorn Ambassador for several years and represented our association at agriculture events throughout the state. Rebecca is a 2011 graduate of Texas A&M University, with a degree in Animal Science and Ag Communications. While at Texas A&M, she was a member of the Wool Judging Team and the Livestock Judging Team. Upon graduation, she worked for a Texas Congressman on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC through a Texas A&M internship program. She completed her master’s degree at Texas A&M in 2014 and is currently employed there as an Academic Advisor in the College of Ag Food and Nutrition Department.

Martin’s devotion to and love of shorthorn cattle is only magnified when anyone meets him. He loves to talk about Shorthorns and enjoys visiting with many breeders at cattle sales and shows.

Probably most important of all . . . Martin is a wonderful friend. He’s a kind, thoughtful and generous man who’s always willing to lend a hand to a neighbor, friend, or even a stranger.

There’s an old saying that goes, “It’s not important to have the best of everything. The important thing is to do the best with what you have.” Martin is a perfect example of that philosophy.

He doesn’t own hundreds of acres of land; he doesn’t have a large Shorthorn herd; he doesn’t have a huge breeding program; he doesn’t show cattle all over the country; but he does make the best with what he has. While Martin’s contributions to the breed cannot be measured by herd numbers or blue ribbons, his endless energy and devotion to Shorthorn

=Builders Of The Breed 1945: Thomas E. Wilson; James Tomson; L.E. Mathers, Sr.; Wharton Allen; Wallace Campbell; Albert Hultine; and Paul Teegardin.

1946: Russell Kelce; Fred Hubbell; T.D. Jones; Charles Broughton; Will Dryden; L.W. Thieman; and Charles Lynn.

1947: Josef Winkler; Homer Clausen; R.D. Arnold; C.M. Caraway; W.J. Russell; H.L Straus; and Bert A. Hanson.

1948: William Bartholomay, Jr.; Frank W. Harding; E.M. Sims; Dale Bellows; George E. Day; George E. Smith; and Fred A. Johnson.

1949: Byron Hawks; Luther K. Rice; Fred Lee; Otis A. Carter; Fred Blomstrom; and Harold Thieman.

1950: D.M. Gregg; James Napier; George Struve; Kenneth E. Deacon; J.W. Bennett; and Charles H. Nickel.

1951: S.A. Donahoe; W.A. Cochel; George N. Fisher; Stewart G. Bennett; Russell Blomstrom; and Cleo Hultine.

1952: Frank Scofield; C.K. Tomson; Carl Greif; J.W. Durno; Harry McCann; and Carl M. Johnson.

1953: H.H. Allen; W.N. Anderson; Dewey Carnahan; Harold White; J.R. Kenner; and John Bertz.

1954: John C. Blume; Reford Gardhouse; B. Hollis Hanson; Carl W. Retzlaff; Grant Campbell; Gerald Clodfelter; and E.P. Laughlin.

1955: Allan C. Atlason; Cyrus S. Eaton; Autrey Caraway; W.L. Lyons Brown; Miss Emma Allison; W.W. Rapley; and Walter H. Larson.

1956: Louis Cadesky; Stanley G. Harris; Robert A. Collier; A.R. (Sandy) Cross; Otto Thiede; James L. Adams; and Fred W. Smalstig.

1957: Alex Cross; S.J. O’Bryan; John F. Shuman; Dr. O.W. House; Phil J. Sauer; W. Henry Dilatush; F.T. Brown; and P.S. Troubadour.

1958: W.W. Donaldson; John Alexander, Sr.; Thomas B. Hawkins: Don James; Harry Ackerman; B.W. Cooper; and Miles Wertz.

1959: R.E. Smith; David S. Graham; Gilbert Elken, Jr.; W.C. Jones; Wayne A. Carr; F.E. Jackson; and Byron D. Reser.

1960: Robert G. Heine; James G. Tomson; Raymond P. Duer; Miss Betty Royon; Harvey B. Wilson; Ray Clodfelter; and Roland G. Magill.

1961: W.H. Boutell; George T. Richardson; L.E. Mathers, Jr.; Sumption Brothers; W.A. Warters; Daniel J. O’Conner, Jr.; and Jacob Walter, Jr. 1962: C.D. Swaffar; Otto H. Grosse; Levi Johnson; Cecil Steinmetz; Clarence Worden; George Garvin Brown; and W.P. Hix. 1963: Louis Wernicke; Henry Dietz;

Charles Ewald; Russell Held; Louis Latimer; George R. Gallatin; and Fred E. Smalstig.

1964: Mervin F. Aegerter; R.B. Stimson; Dr. Arthur H. Weiland; True Buckmaster; George DePape; Jack Ragsdale; and Otto Johnson.

1965: Ted L. Aegerter; Max L. Cardey; Paul Potter; E.H. Stoltz; Mrs. Hugh Fenwick; Harry McCabe; and Charles Hix. 1966: Dwight McCoy; Herman R. Purdy; Carroll Latimer; Cary A. Colburn; Lyle Brooks; Dave Brockmueller; and Lou Laughlin.

1967: William H. Roda; J.E. Halsey; Albert J. Hamann; Clyde G. Harlow; J.E. Klokkenga; Harry T. Peters, Jr.; and Chris R. Bertz, Jr. 1968: A.C. Buehler; Roger Applegate; Orlyn Oswald; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lorenz; Norman D. Hogg; Roy R. Rutledge; and Ed Rocker.

1969: Burke N. Allison; Jos. Biglands; Ben G. Studer; Ed Hoyt; Howard Snethen; Charles B. Leemon; and Bill Hoewischer.

1970: Truman Kingsley; Bob Gordon; Mrs. W.C. Pitfield; Dewey Lunstra; Mrs. Glenn Miller; Joe Huckfeldt; and Jim and John Humphreys.

1971: James A. Brennen; Mrs. George Garvin Brown; Dick Braman; John Draper; Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Long; Martin Nold; and Milton Nagley.

1972: Lyle V. DeWitt; R. Lee Johnson; Rudolph Kaehler; Mr. and Mrs. Arch Allen; George Inness; William Cruickshank; and Wendell Lovely.

1973: Dr. L. Eugene Byers; Jerry Taylor; Richard Prentice; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coats; Mrs. Frank J. Haumont; Larry A. Hart; and Lloyd Hatch.

1974: Mrs. T.C. Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Vic Taylor; Dover Sindelar; Wertz Bros.; Robert Hahn; Harvey Fulton; and Bert Kessi.

1975: Mark L. Graham, Sr.; A.D. Tilley, Jr.; Buck Bardwell; W.J. Boake; Barry Jordan; Lloyd Waters; and Ernest Esau.

1976: Earl Fieser; R.W. Parrott; Edgar Philpott; Bill Scott; Don and Pat Stout; Louis M. Womack; and Joe Woods.

1977: Robert Miller; Robert Raisbeck; Val and Bev Kjernisted; Gary Englehorn; Charles DeBusk; Donald Kaehler; and W.O. “Bill” Jennings.

1978: Horace Curtis & Sons; Herbert and Harry Krug; Joseph T. Christen; George and Janice Alden; Lester Love; William and Wayne Hartman; and Russell M. Sloan.

1979: Thomas Elias McGee; David W. Clark, Jr.; F.A. Heckendorf, Jr.; Duane Rocker; Sandra and Bert Pepper; Virgil Wegener and Steve Washburn; and Otis

W. Rothlisberger.

1980: Donald W. Schlegel; Harvey W. Schulhauser; Carvin H. Guy; Gilbert Lee Miller; Ronald B. Hofstrand; Richard D. Yarnell; and Rex, Brian, and Randy Cates.

1981: Ric and Judy Hoyt; M.R. and Lil Boake; W.N. and Harriett H. Moore; Scott Dau; Steve and Tom Torgerson; Orville A. Stangl; and Max Tribbett Family.

1982: Robert Dahl; Stanley Melroe; Roger Steiger; Orville and Kendrick Berg; Paul Schrag; Mike Dugdale; and Darrel, Dave, and Dean Steck.

1983: N. Gerald and Grant C. Alexander; Ralph and Don Pope; James A. McAnear, Jr.; Sherman Berg; Edgar and John Wise; Don Cardey; and Archie and Gary Hansen.

1984: Wayne Clark; Stanley H. Harper; Odis A. Lowe, Jr.; William McCullough; Dr. and Mrs. George M. Smith; Dick and Wilma Russell; and Damar Farms, Inc. 1985: Kadel Urice; Howell F. Eyler; Duane Sicht; Roy D. Dedmon; Darrell and Denny Jordan; Art and Luke Bakenhus; and L. Jack Bedwell.

1986: Eddie and Judy Grathwohl; Gladys Dau; Bradley Eisiminger; Gary and Pam Naylor; Jim Scott; Calvin and Steve Hiatt; and Dale Louis Wernicke.

1987: Dale Rocker; Keith H. Lauer; Gary and Chuck Buchholz; G.M. “Mike” and Linda Kahoa; Hugh, Jr., Tom, and Ron Moore; Steve and Linda Haywood; and William Earl Wilson.

1988: Hale Charlton and Jim McCollum; Alfred and Darrell Ippensen; Doug Schrag; Bill Smithers; Herbert Symington; and Paul Wharton & Sons.

1989: Gordon Brockmueller; Don Hoyt; Dr. W.L. Munson; and Charles Meisner & Sons.

1990: Robert and Ronald Alden; Phil and Chuck Johnson; Robert and Dorothy Connell; and Duane and Evelyn Greeley.

1991: Neil and Mary Davis; Bruce and Sandra Wallace; Arden Preheim; and Joseph O. and Joseph F. “Sam” Erhnthaller.

1992: Wayne C. Neely; George W. Slater; Bernie and Norma Bolton; and Mary and J.O. Bass III. 1993: Jesse Duckett and Larry Kohlstaedt.

1994: Don Cagwin and Frank and Mary Kaehler.

1995: William H. Hoskins and James A. Cato.

1996: Gene McDonald and North Dakota State University.

1997: Bill Rasor and Lyle Ewald.

1998: Wayne Temple Sr. & Family and C.F. Martin.

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1999: Dr. George Ahlschwede and Rick and Sandy Osterday, Stangl Shorthorns.

2000: Dale Studer Family Shorthorns and Steve Melroe & Family, Melroe Shorthorns.

2001: Merl Welch, Green Ridge Shorthorns and A. Lorne Edmondson, Bromelee Shorthorns.

2002: The Bertz Family, Meadow Lane Farms and Ronald Gooch, Greenbelt Shorthorns.

2003: Harold and Kay Good, Good Family Shorthorns, and Donald McMillan & Sons, McMillan Shorthorn Ranch.

2004: Dave McFarland Family, Diamond M Shorthorns and Richard C. McElhaney, McElhaney Stock Farm.

2005: Jim and Beverly Freed, Double J Ranch/Jeepetta Cattle Co. and Dick Hahn, Hahn Family Shorthorns.

2006: The Jim Williams Family, V8 Shorthorns and Verl Shell, Milestone Cattle Co. 2007: Nick Steinke Family, Steinke Shorthorns and L.E. ‘Les’ Mathers III, MD, Leveldale Farms.

2008: Randy & Nancy Griffis, Carolina Cattle Company and George & Gail McLachlan, Lakeside Farms.

2009: Ralph S. Larson, Y Lazy Y Shorthorns and John R. Hagie, Cyclone Trace Cattle Co. 2010: Steve & Laura McGill, South Starr Farm, Robert ‘Bob’ & Joyce Wilson, Dr. Larry Wilson, Robjoy Shorthorns 2011: Scott & Janet Leemon & Family, Leemon Stock Farm and Dr. Raymond Ediger, Green Spring Farm.

2012: Derek Jungels, Jungels Shorthorn Farm and Edward Meyer, Meyer Farms.

2013: Marty Loving, Loving Farms, Steve & Julie French, Little Cedar Cattle Company and Don Washburn, Iroquoian Shorthorns.

2014: Charles and Judy Obrect, ODale Farms and Virginia Davis, KV Cattle.

In Memoriam: Hal Longley; Don Longley; and Horace Walker.

Honorary: Charlotte MacLeod. =

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Crow Creek Farms invites you to the

Featuring the Influence & Quality of these ‘Pole Position’ Herd Sires Saturday, October 24, 2015 Marietta, Oklahoma

“Building Breed Leading Genetics With For Your Success!”

REF CCF Ricky Rocket RC1Y *x This deep, soft, stout-made herd bull has both ‘Sonny’ & ‘Bloodstone’ as paternal & maternal grand sires, respectively. His 2015 babies continue to exhibit his same deep, soft attractive look.

KOLT REVOLUTION 031 ET *X 2013 All-American Early Spring Yearling Bull This powerful son of SULL Basic Needs 7713 *x is even more impressive as a four-year-old herd sire. We are very excited about his 2014 progeny, his fancy heifer calves will be an important part of our consignment to the Shorthorn 500 Sale.

Hands to Work, Hearts to God. WAUKARU THOR*X The lead bull from the Waukaru Reserve Champion Pen of Three Bulls, 2014 National Western Stock Show. This powerful son of the legendary sire, “Patent” was purchased with Double J Ranch & Santa Cecela, La Marca Del Shorthorns, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Jerrell & Steven Crow 12901 NE Cache Road Lawton, Oklahoma 73507 Steven: 405.820.9725 Jerrell: 580.585.2522 swcrowesq@aol.com jerrellcrow@crowcreekfarms.com

Double J Ranch and Jeepetta Cattle Company invites you to the

“Building Breed Leading Genetics With Superior Sires & Quality Females!”

Herd Sires:

Saturday, October 24, 2015 Marietta, Oklahoma

Waukaru Thor *x SBF Hennessy 32Z *x

The powerful son of the legendary sire, “Patent” was purchased with Crow Creek Farms, from the Waukaru Reserve Champion Pen of Three Bulls, 2014 National Western Stock Show.

Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion, 2012 National Shorthorn Show. Owned with Trennepohl Farms, Smith Family Farms, Duane Truss & Family, Hill Haven Farm & Shadybrook Farm.

SB PFC Proud Venture WH ET*x We acquired the proven ‘Proud Venture’ from Shadybrook this past summer to shore up our herd sire pasture line-up.

JJ Pride*x Our newest Herd Sire, by JJ Sunrise* out of JJ Winter HZ*x by JJ Horizon ET*x.

Owned with Larry Bridges, Elgin, OK.

SHO ME Mission Improver 6164H*x Sired by Byland Mission 6RD112 out of Sho Me Purity 117*x by CF Trump X*x. Acquired from the Sho Me Dispersion for calving ease & fundamental soundness.

PLM JJ Country Music*x Sired by Jake’s Proud Jazz 266L*x. A mainstay for our program for calving ease & popular show heifer prospects.

Donor Dams:

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ROVS Fantasy Jazz W264*x

FR Augusta Pride 10Z ET*x

DTR Ruby 276Z ET*x

Sired by Jake’s Proud Jazz 266L*x out of WHR Fantasy Girl 3N02 ET*x by CCC Gold Rush*x.

Owned with Matt Davis, Manhattan, KS.

Sired by SULL Prime Time ET*x out of BFS Augusta Pride BS933 ET*x by HD Bloodstone 603 ET*x. Owned with Trey Lowry, Las Cruses, NM.

Sired by Hi View’s Ace of Diamonds*x out of LGS Ruby 522* by SS Dazzle 213*x.

Owned with DTS Cattle Company, Raymond, KS.

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Double J Ranch Jeepetta Cattle Company Jim & Beverly Freed

2763 County Street 2794 • Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018 405-222-0399 • 405-222-9547 • cell: 405-370-1482 doublejf@msn.com • www.doublejshorthorns.com

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Struck Family Shorthorns invites you to the

Saturday, October 24, 2015 Marietta, Oklahoma “Featuring a selection of young, exciting females from the heart of the herd” Our A.I. Sires for 2015: SULL Red Advantage ET *xar NBS Low Rider 42W *x

Struck Family Shorthorns

SULL Payday 1507 ET *x DF Vegas *x

14218 E 770 Rd Kingfisher, OK 73750 Danny Struck & Spencer Struck Home: 405-375-4960 Cell: 405-368-4960 (Spencer) struckspencer@gmail.com

J&M Shorthorns invites you to the Saturday, October 24, 2015 Marietta, Oklahoma J&M SECRET ROSE * Sire: Heritage Ace* • Dam: SULL Secret Rose 8184*x Reserve Grand Champion Female 2015 Oklahoma Youth Expo & 2014 Tulsa State Fair. Shown by Darrell Thomas.

“Featuring an exciting selection of young show heifer prospects.”

HERTITAGE ACE* Reserve All-American; Reserve Division Champion Bull at Louisville, Denver & Fort Worth.

Grand Champion Bull at Arkansas State Fair.

Sire: Hi View’s Ace of Diamonds*x Dam: SULL Solutions Delight*

SULL ATTENTION PAYS ET*X Sire: KL Prime Time Paymaster x Dam: SULL Red Rosemary -2 ET CL*x Top selling bull from the 2015 Sullivan Farms ‘No Bull’ Sale.

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J&MKenShorthorns & Leslie Judge 4104 W 104th, Perkins, Oklahoma 74059 Home: 405-372-1296 Cell: 405-747-6250 llgjudge2011@gmail.com

Felisa Murray Cell: 405-880-1095 CWGL2002@aol.com

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Farewell Gladys Dau, 93, Mandan, died February 9, 2015 at Sanford Health, Bismarck.

Gladys was born December 21, 1921 in Inkster, ND to David and Martha (Horrocks) Bannerman. She grew up at McCanna, ND where she attended grade school. Gladys graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks in 1938. On April 30, 1941 she married Floyd Dau. Together they owned and operated Dauland Shorthorn Farm with their son, Scott, until 1985. Floyd and Gladys shared 33 years together, Floyd died in 1974. Gladys moved to Mandan in 1985 to be closer to her family. Gladys was secretary of the ND

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Shorthorn Association from 1975-1985 and was honored in 1980 as the National Shorthorn Lassie of the Year.

In 1986 she was honored by the ND Winter Show for her involvement in the Winter Show and the state’s livestock industry. She became an active member of First Lutheran Church in Mandan and was a member of Ruth Circle, served on the funeral committee, and church quilting group.

Gladys was also a volunteer for RSVP in Mandan at the Golden Age Center for 19 years. Selfless and giving of her time and talents, Gladys’ family was of most importance to her and they will forever remember and love her.

Blessed to have shared her life are three children, Gayle O’Regan, Waseca, Minn., Scott (Ann) Dau, New York Mills, Minn., and Kristi (Mark) Doll, New Salem; 10 grandchildren, Keith (Barbara) O’Regan, Kevin (Carmen) O’Regan, Kari (Charles) Heid, Gretchen (Tom) Sankovitz, Bethany (Sam) Branstner, Sara (Jon) Baumann, and Andrew, Aaron, Brittany, and Brandie Doll; 11 great grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Betty Anderson, Grand Forks.

Gladys was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; 2 sisters; 3 brothers; 6 sisters-in-law; and 8 = brothers-in-law.

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=President’s Outlook Are We There Yet? Looking back at the economics of our industry over the last year, the numbers were pretty decent, and in some situations outstanding. The cattle market reached an all-time high as producers were paid over $3,000 for bred commercial cows and we saw 700 pound steers bringing $1,800. Crop yields were good. Most of the country, except for parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and California, (where the fish are going to win out over food and people), received moisture that alleviated drought conditions. These economic conditions should have put some jingle in your pocket and allowed you to put some thought into your business that will affect your operation in the future.

A year has passed since I first posed the question, “What’s Your Vision?” in this column. It was posted as a challenge to you. Without a vision of where you want to get to and what you want your business to be, the road to get there will be difficult to travel and maybe impossible. This goes for your cattle as well. What thought have you given to some critical areas, not only concerning our Shorthorn breed, but also of your business goals and structure? Have you decided what you want your business or farm to look like 10 or 20 years from now?

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Have you addressed the issue of birth weights? This is an issue, and a big one.

The commercial cattleman does not want to deal with this problem. Most bull sales have a category specifically delineated to identify calving ease. The old argument about needing a high birth weight to compete in the show ring is not going to work in the commercial world. We, as a breed, need to recognize the importance of creating a greater appeal for our cattle. Mature size of our cattle is another factor that needs to be addressed. The spread between the EPD’s of weaning and yearling weights needs to increase to encourage earlier maturing cattle with a more moderate frame score in order for these animals to be efficient and useful to the cattle industry.

In our efforts to determine a Vision let us not forget who our real customer is. It is alarming to me that in all the discussions at board meetings, committee meetings, round table discussions, and general bull sessions with Shorthorn breeders, the consumer is not recognized as our real customer.

When the show is over, our cattle eventually end up on the rail alongside everyone else’s. Here is where we see differences. Commercial cattlemen with a vision focus on the end product and

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select genetics and traits to make superior beef animals that perform in the field and hang a superior carcass.

Cattlemen buying heifers or cows at auction want a female that they can take home, turn out in their native fields, and get a live calf from every year. We have to think outside of our own situation, and consider where our cattle are going after they leave our farms and ranches. Like it or not, the consumer is having a bigger role in how we operate, and the product we produce Shorthorn Impact 2015 is six months away and everyone needs to be there. Breeders and participants are going to be challenged in the ways that they think about the topics and not just ones that I’ve discussed here, but also in several other areas that some find difficult to discuss or confront. The speakers and moderators will be asked to challenge you not just about ideas, but also about your thought process.

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B Controler’s Jake *x4151274

Our main herd bull, he’s seven-years-old and still going strong. He’s giving us a powerful set of females to build our herd with, he sires cattle with growth moderate birth weight with exceptional carcass quality.

One of the popular bulls at the Iowa Beef Expo., sold to Verl Sievers, Tama La. Sired by Jake. Yearling weight 1,350 lbs. weight/day age REA 15.85.

One of the high selling bulls at the Iowa Beef Expo., sold to AAA Shorthorns, Revere, Mo. Sired by Foxwillow Sovereign, dam is a Jake daughter. This powerful herd sire had the largest REA of any bull in the Iowa Beef Expo., Sale at 17.77

Thanks to the buyers of these two great prospects and all who have shown interest in our program!

Junior Herd Sire- ASH VALLY PRESTIGE 3020 this calving ease bulls first calf crop looks great check them out at the Iowa State Fair and Expo., calves also sired by Foxwillow Sovereign 3S.

Haywood Cattle Co. Steve & Linda Haywood 34675 300th Street Union, Iowa 641-750-5770 • 641-486-2346

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Rexlaine Banshee 8B *x4209278 • Calved 3/13/2014 77 lbs. birth weight • BW: 0.7; WW: 50.8; YW: 62.3; Milk: 22.1 Class Winner at the North American Exposition Sire: Ash Valley SL Legacy 1256 Dam’s Sire: TM Red Count 35R Line Bred JR Legacy 23G & KL Double Duty 6294 Add in GFS Red Cloud 7026 & the Rexlaine Beth Cow

Thank You to our Customers!

Charles & Sharon Curtis & Family

Watch for our cattle at:

PO Box 314 • Rickman, Tennessee 38580 Tennessee State Fair, Regional Shorthorn Show, September 12, 2015 doublecshorthorns@gmail.com Greenhorn Cattle Co., “Where Great Females Make a Difference” Sale, October10, 2015 cell: 931.260.1596 • home: 931.498.2847 Tennessee Beef Agribition, March 12, 2016 Wayne & Christie Key: 931.498.4095 Springlake Farms, “Stars in the Southern Sky” Sale, April 23, 2016 Chris & Carla Pierce: 931.498.4329 Andy & Courtney McBride: 931.498.4413 Herdsmen: Jarrett & Jordan Key Creed & Calla Pierce • Swayer & Colt McBride

Thanks to Greenhorns & Springlake for including Double C!

DF Demi Drive 405P *x

The herd matriarch by Rodeo Drive, pictured at 10-years-old.

Herd Sires:

ADS Triton 25A (Troubadour 37W X JR Conquest 62K) H.T. Roses 4008 (New addition from Haumont Shorthorns.)

Semen For Sale

Kamilaroi Meat Packer H04

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Outcross “Practical” genetics from Australia.

We are thrilled to add him to the program.

TH/DS/PHA Free.

Visitors always welcome.

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Semen For Sale

JSF Troubadour 37W x

His influence has been phenomenal, producing “real world” commercial orientated cattle, low BW, soft made, easy keeping offspring. Deceased. TH/DS/PHA Free.

Sons & Daughters For Sale.

AI Sires used:

• Kamilaroi Meat Packer H04 • GFS Red Cloud 7026 • JR Conquest 62K • Kiwaliks Velvet Leader • Alta Cedar Diablo 98U • Dunbeacon Venture • Brentwood Trailmaker

An Excellent set of Bred Heifers For Sale Fall of 2015

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Sweet was Champion Shorthorn at the Boot Scootin both rings, the Cattle Battle both rings, Cattle for a Cure both rings Arkansas state Spring Fair Arkansas Shorthorn field days. Plus Champion Shorthorn at six jackpot shows. Shown by Lexi Lane of Oklahoma.

These two sold in last year’s sale. Same quality will be available this year.

Reward b embryos to Selling full si ernal sister by Roan at m This and a G oose.

”Undefeated Shorthorn Steer & second in class in Louisville against 11 crossbreds”. Shown

by Noah Holm, Illinois.

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=Vice President’s Outlook In doing my annual “spring cleaning” at home this year I decided to tackle the garage and go through some old boxes that had been taking up some room. In my cleaning process, I found a box of old Drovers Journal magazines (30+ years old). Needless to say, my cleaning came to a halt as I started looking through these magazines. I carried the box into my house and started reading certain articles that were written by various livestock industry leaders. I came across one particular article written in the “1984 Herd Reference Issue” by Dr. Harlan Ritchie, a renowned Animal Scientist both then and now. Dr. Ritchie has long been a respected and forward thinking asset for the Beef Industry.

This certain article, that caught my eye was entitled, “ Where Is The Beef Industry Headed?” Remember now in 1984, the trend was towards making our cattle larger framed. He talks about cow efficiency and having cows in your herd that can maximize their production based on minimal inputs. He also states that we should be aware of some less than desirable traits such as high birth weights, large framed cattle with high maintenance costs and “shallow bodied”

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cattle that may end up being hard doing and have a low reproductive rate.

Structural correctness is vitally important in cow longevity, and selecting cattle with more capacity and fleshing ability is very important. Using your Breed Sire Summary and other data collected will become important in your selection of bulls to be used in your herd. He also says, “In most environments, cattle should not be extreme in any one production trait.” “They should be moderate in most traits so as to withstand changes that occur in climate, cattle prices and production costs.”

He went on to say, Advancement in reproduction and breeding technology will grow. The use of embryo transfer and sexing of semen will grow to where the quality of our product and the increased competition amongst seed stock producers could result in a 50% decline in the number of registered cattle breeders; and because of reduced revenues and increased costs, breed organizations will have to become more efficient with their resources.

In his closing comments he says,” Avoid intense selection pressure for extremes in type such as frame, trimness,

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etc. Too often our showing standards encourage us to go too far, and we need to resist the temptation.” “Do not over –emphasize type; keep it in perspective.”

What Dr. Ritchie said 31 years ago still stands true today. Even with the trends we have gone through, our objective should still be the same for profitable beef production.

Let’s continue to use these same perameters that Dr. Ritchie wrote about in 1984, within our own herds and continue to make advancements in the beef cattle industry. Let’s take credence in Dr. Ritchie’s statements and continue to implement the newest technology tools and innovative management practices available today. Let’s be progressive together and take this breed to even greater heights. =

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=Sale Reports 2015 Sun Country Shorthorn Sale Sale Summary 31 bulls ....................$ 205,000..avg. $ 6,613 22 heifers ................$ 78,750..avg. $ 3,679 53 lots ................$ 283,750..avg. $ 5,354 March 10, 2015 Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK Auctioneer: Ward Cutler

by Grant Alexander

Besides those in attendance, there was a large number of people who watched and bid on the internet through Cattleinmotion. The Sun Country sale group consists of Horseshoe Creek Farms, Weyburn, SK, Anwender Cattle Company, Radville, SK. and Rocking L Cattle Co., Wawota, SK. Several commercial producers purchased their first Shorthorn bull in this sale this year. 27 of the 31 bull offered sold to commercial producers.

Top selling bull, at $32,000 was lot 10, HC Bluebook 22B, a consignment of Horseshoe Creek. He is a son of Waukaru Orion 2047 ET and HC FL Sparkle Delight 2X ET. This bull is

moderate framed, with tremendous thickness and length, and he was popular with purebred and commercial producers alike. The successful buyers were Maple Stone Farm, East Garafraxa, ON, and Goulding Genetics in Ireland.

Second top selling bull at $9,000, was Lot 1, CCS All Gold 120A again from Horseshoe Creek. He exhibited tremendous growth and weighed in at 2,230 lbs., as a two year old after a full breeding season as a yearling. He was selected by Delbert Nostadt, Kendal, SK, for his good commercial herd. A semen interest was retained by Horseshoe Creek for use in their herd.

Two bulls tied at $8,750 for next top selling bulls and both sold to commercial producers. ACC Bugle Boy 29B, sold to Roy and Heather Klindt, Crane Valley, SK. This white bull was popular for his tremendous capacity and volume and he was consigned by Anwender Cattle Company. He was sired by ACC Yagermeister 2Y who was a previous top selling bull in this sale.

HC Accent 84A, also brought $8,750 from Fairlane Farm Ltd, Hartney, MB.

This son of HC Timeline 17T ET and SULL Red Pride 8016 was another Horseshoe Creek consignment.

Fairlane Farms were the volume buyer, purchasing four bulls in the sale. These were their first Shorthorns they have ever purchased for their large commercial herd.

The replacement heifer offering was very popular as well, with over 70 % of the heifers selling to commercial herds.

The top selling heifer at $6,750, was lot 115, HC Leah 29B ET to Galbreath Farms, Enderlin, ND. She is a daughter of Shadybrook Perfection 35S and Six S Leah 55L and she came from the Horseshoe Creek offering.

Anwender Cattle Company offered two Shorthorn X Simmental heifers that were very popular. Lot 111, ACC Primadona 7B was the second high selling heifer at $5,000 to Maple Lake Stock Farm, Hartney, MB. Lot 110, ACC Blue Diamond 60B, a blue roan female sold for $4,800 to Richard and Dana Gallinger, Carlyle, SK. There were an additional 14 Bulls that sold from $8,000 down to $5,750. =

12th Annual Who’s Your Daddy Bull Sale Sale Summary 30 two-yr-old bulls ..$ 211,600..avg. $ 11 yearling bulls ......$ 47,650..avg. $ 9 open heifers ........$ 27,300..avg. $ 50 lots ................$ 286,550..avg. $

6,295 4,227 3,033 5,731

April 2, 2015 Saskatoon, SK Auctioneer: Micharl Fluery

by Richard Moellenbeck

The 12th Who's Your Daddy Shorthorn Bull sale was one of the best yet. There were loads of people from all across North America came to check out Bell M Farms, Saskvalley Stock Farms and Muridale Shorthorns cattle.

The stands were full with an additional 200 people viewed the sale online at Cattle In Motion which resulted in 60 registered bidders online. The bulls and females on offer was one of the strongest offerings with quality running deep. A snappy sale with active bidding both live and on the internet.

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HIGH SELLERS Lot 28- $28 000- A crowd favorite.

Things sure heated up when Thermal Energy stepped into the ring. This big red powerful Saskvalley Tradition son was purchased by Bowman Superior Genetics of Green Forks, Ind., and Gerfen Family Farms Marion, Ohio.

He was brought to town by the Muris.

Lot 48- $12 250- This roan, calving ease bull had some impressive numbers also. This Double Star SVR Xman 26X son was purchased by Rocking L Cattle Company of Wawota, Sk. He was consigned by Saskvalley Stock Farms Lot 1- $10,000- Bell M Farms brought this stout, roan, bull sired by Bell M Visionary, who sold through ring two years ago, to town. This impressive individual not only had an great show show record to his name but also has some impressive progeny on the ground already. He was purchased buy Gordon Turner of Blackie, Ab.,

who is a repeat buyer.

Lot 29- $10,000 Gilman Shorthorns of Stuart, Iowa have a new herd bull with this red, Bonanza son. This calving ease son was offered by Muridale Shorthorns.

Lot 47- $9,000 Saskvalley brought this white, Yesterday son. A bull that has some impressive EPD numbers he will be seeing use on a set of black cows at Langco Land and Cattle, Viking, Ab. Lot 15- $5,100- The high selling, yearling bull was a long bodied, red, son out of Trademark and the Annabelle cow family was bought by Creekside Shorthorns of Holden, Ab. and offered by Bell M Farms.

Lot 22- $3,700- The high selling heifer was bought by Rocking L Cattle Company of Wawota Sk. She is out of Bell M Farms best cow family the = Missie's.

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“Polled Shorthorns” Past, Present and Future

By F.A. Murray, a Director of the American Polled Shorthorn Breeders’ Association Reprinted from The Breeder’s Gazette, Thursday, February 9, 1922

It was in the fall of 1888 that I purchased my first Shorthorn cow Duchess Agatha 12th, a roan of the Bates type, with a heifer calf at foot.

Within the next three years I bred and collected some 14 registered Shorthorns, with the idea that pure blood would make more money to the carcass, from a feeder’s standpoint.

About this time it was discovered that a few men throughout the states were breeding muley cattle of the Shorthorn type, and in November, 1889, a meeting was called in Chicago which resulted in an organization known as the Polled Durham Breeders’ Association. The association received its charter in the following year, and proceeded at once to record cattle, known at this time mostly as single standards. It was then that I got the “fever,” and discovered that I had the foundation laid for breeding Polled Durhams, and also realized that my chances would be better with the founders of a new breed than if I were to attempt selling in competition with the old-established Shorthorn owners.

The result was that in the following spring I had produced from one of my Shorthorn cows a Polled Durham bull, to be recorded as Grundy Boy X 209.

The single standards, however, were not satisfactory, in as much as the horned calves from such breeding were not eligible to record anywhere, but shortly the double standard bulls were discovered, and the majority of breeders got over into this line, which gave them the two records to contend with, but also gave them an added outlet for their bulls to head horned Shorthorn herds, as well as polled herds. Since Polled Shorthorns were an American breed, development has been slow, with a limited supply of suitable bulls to select from to head herds, and those of us who have gone back to horned bulls for new blood have had to sacrifice some good young prospects on account of a

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nice little pair of horns, finding from experience that a larger percent of the bull calves develop horns from horned sires than from horned heifers.

At the annual meeting of the Polled Durham Association a year ago the breed name was changed from Polled Durham to Polled Shorthorn by unanimous approval of the breeders present, and with this change there began to be manifested an added spirit of enthusiasm for the breed.

The Polled Shorthorn, with the color, contour and improved bloodlines of the Shorthorn, offers the greatest inducement to the farmer or breeder through the advantage of “no horns.”

The Shorthorn is foremost today and our ideal cow, but why the horns? They serve no purpose but endanger the life of man, and are against the safety and general welfare of his herd.

I know of no breed or fashion that was founded upon a more logical basis than the hornless Shorthorn. The right of man to improve upon nature’s work is plain. Knowing the majority of the breeders, I find no millionaires among them, but a lot of good, sound thinking fellows, who are breeding Polled Shorthorns as a business, combining pleasure with promotion and profit, in conjuction with their farm work.

Surplus bulls are being sold at remunerative prices, and the quality of the breed steadily is improving; but we must get them better and not deal too much in fads and fashions along the line of the “in-and-out” speculator, who does himself no good, and works injury to the breed.

It is the constructive breeder, who sits steady in the boat, enlarges his opportunities when business is good, culls and strengthens his herd when the tide is against him, who reaches his goal. We are facing a new era. Some are going, others are coming, but the man who has founded his herd judgement on a sound business basis is staying.

When the mists have cleared away he will be nearer the top, with added strength and a greater faith in his cattle, biding the time when the two breeds will be known as one great family hornless Shorthorns.

In order to be successful a man should not attempt to breed registered cattle without a love for his cattle.

When he has this it will not be necessary to inquire about his success.

His surroundings will answer for him, and will add much to his success as a salesman. His conduct, his cattle, his home, his ability to read human nature and to understand and affiliate with different types of men, all have their breeding types of men, all have their bearing on the achieving of success.

If you have good cattle, know that you have good cattle, and are able to make it known to your customer that you have good cattle, you will make sales, but one important point yet remains: you must make a customer, not just for the present alone, but one whom you hope to have back again.

When he buys your cattle for breeding see that they prove to be such, and make your word good. It is the biggest asset that a breeder may possess.

I have no fear as to the future of Polled Shorthorns. The central states have a number of good herds. The south and the northwest are just beginning to enlarge their ideas of the polled head, and, as a result, breeders in thos localities are unable to supply the increasing demand for Polled Shorthorn bulls. Men not acquainted with the breed would find it well worth while to investigate the advantages and popularity of the Polled Shorthorn in comparison with the horned Shorthorn. When they have done this to their satisfaction, let them ask themselves this question, “Why breed Shorthorns with horns?” =

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The Cagwin Family - from l-r. Darryl Rahn, Kyle Edwards, Amanda (Cagwin) Edwards, Cindy Cagwin-Johnston, Mike Bennett, ASA president, Don Cagwin, Montie Soules, ASA executive secretary/CEO, Jeff Cagwin, Brooke Cagwin, Kylie Cagwin, Ella Cagwin and Dalton Johnston.

Don Cagwin: A Look Back Kathleen in the year 1960. To their union three children were born, Cindy (Kerry) Johnston, Jeff, and Amanda (Kyle) Edwards. Their family has since grown to include five grandchildren.

“A dream doesn’t In 1962, Cagwin accepted the on Cagwin’s become reality through farm manager position at the dreams took root magic; it takes sweat, Royal Tartan Shorthorn Farm in in the Shorthorn determination, and Lemont, Illinois. Major business sixty years ago. In hard work.” accomplishments while 1955, Don Cagwin, a managing the Royal Tartan Lockport, Illinois native —Colin Powell program include exhibiting the shook John Schumann’s Grand Champion Bull at the hand to become the owner of his first International Livestock Exhibition in Shorthorn female. That day, a tradition Chicago. began as Don opened the door to a Following his tenure at Royal Tartan, lifetime of involvement within the Don accepted a position with the Shorthorn breed.

American Shorthorn Association Cagwin, the 2014 Shorthorn Show serving as the Eastern Field Honoree at the North American Representative from 1965-1968. Don International Livestock Exhibition in describes this experience as a pivotal Louisville, Kentucky, has been point in his career. “The experience instrumental to the Shorthorn breed truly shaped me as a Shorthorn for years. Involvement in all facets of enthusiast. I was able to travel to many the industry has paved the way for of the great Shorthorn operations of the Cagwin to be recognized and respected day, meet breeders, and learn successful within the breed and beef industry. management techniques that truly helped prepare me for management After purchasing his first Shorthorn positions in the future. My time spent female in 1955, success soon followed studying cattle and what set certain the young Cagwin, capturing the title operations apart was truly a wonderful of Grand Champion Shorthorn Steer at experience.” the 1957 National Western Stock Show, the first of many accolades to In 1968, Questing Hills Farm, come. Following several busy years Chandlerville, Illinois offered Don the establishing himself throughout the position of farm manager. One of the cattle industry, Don married his wife, all-time career highlights for Cagwin “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.”

—Colin Powell

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occurred in 1971 when Kenmar Ransom 32Z, known to many as “Tank,” claimed three victories at the International Livestock Exhibition in Chicago, American Royal in Kansas City, and the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The bull was the first to grasp all three highly coveted titles and was honored by the American Shorthorn Association with a special registration number in honor of the outstanding feat.

In 1971, Cagwin set sail on a venture of his own establishing Cagwin Cattle

Services, a full service sale management firm to serve the Shorthorn breed. In later years, Cagwin Cattle Services established itself as the predominate Shorthorn marketing service, handling many sales each year. To date, the service continues to be operated by the Cagwin Family and is involved in a number of sales each year.

Two years after establishing Cagwin Cattle Services, Don started a Shorthorn Farm of his own after purchasing land near Virginia, Illinois.

The herd has been quite successful since its incorporation, boasting National Western and North American Champions. The operation hosts a successful production sale each fall offering high quality Shorthorn breeding stock.

A notable accomplishment for Cagwin includes the first large scale importation of Irish Shorthorns to the United States in the late 1970s. After

(1970) International Grand Champion Polled Shorthorn Female was QH Felicity Jewel x by Kinnaber Leader 6th x. She was exhibited by Questing Hills Polled Shorthorns, Chandlerville, Ill. From left are judge Jerry Taylor; Lassie Chris David and Joyce Harness; owners Ed and Aldyth Long; ASA president, John Shuman; Tom Studer, and manager Don Cagwin at the halter.

visiting a farm with high quality Irish position at Shorthorn Country. For Shorthorn genetics, and industry over twenty years, Cagwin has met the demand for larger framed cattle, Don challenge of developing a useful, wellvisited Ireland. Cagwin was impressed read publication for all Shorthorn with high quality and functionality of enthusiasts. Today the Shorthorn the Irish cattle he found. After the visit, Country is distributed to over 3,000 a plane load of cattle was purchased, readers and is published 11 times each approximately 80 head, for sale in the year.

United States. Cagwin recalls “the Throughout the years, many things acceptance and demand for the cattle have changed, but one constant was great, with many remains. Don Cagwin is still as of the leading “I can tell you that the passionate about the Shorthorn bloodlines of the late Shorthorn breed is breed as ever. Few individuals are 1970s and 80s tracing everything to me. able to make as profound and to the imported Shorthorn cattle have impact on the breed they love cattle.” After the initial been my whole life. than notable individuals such as popularity and They’ve paid the bills, Don Cagwin. When asked what demand for the cattle raised a family, and the Shorthorn breed means to grew, Cagwin recalls bought a farm. I couldn’t him, he commented “I can tell with a smile, “I went ask for anything more you that the Shorthorn breed is back and purchased a than that, one way or everything to me. Shorthorn second plane load another, it’s always been cattle have been my whole life. bound for the United Shorthorn.”

They’ve paid the bills, raised a States.” family, and bought a farm. I In 1993, Cagwin assumed yet couldn’t ask for anything more than another role within the Shorthorn that, one way or another, it’s always breed by accepting the publisher been Shorthorn.” =

1998 Grand Champion Bull, NAILE. Grand Champion Bull was Royal Tartan’s King.

From Left are judge John Shuman, Lassie Queen Lisa Buck, ownder Sherman Swanson and Royal Tartan manager Don Cagwin.

(1971) Grand Champion Bull of the 125th Anniversary Show held at the National Western was Kenmar Ranson 32 Z, the first bull to be undefeated Grand Champion in one season at the American Royal, the International and the National Western.

He was shown by Questing Hill, Chandlerville, Ill..

Bob Lee Farm Inc., Fredericktown, Ohio and owned

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1998 Grand Champion Bull, NWSS.

1996 Grand Champion Bull, NWSS.

Don Cagwin with the 1957 Grand Champion Shorthorn Steer, NWSS..

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My Trip to Australia Dan Donnelly Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch trade winds in your sales. Explore. Dream.

Discover…”

Australia, honestly I don’t know where to begin this article because I have so many amazing experiences and stories from my six months in the “Land Down Under”. The time I was privileged to spend in Australia, was a part of my life that will never be forgotten. Words cannot describe my expedition, but I will do my best to paint a picture for you of my “once in a lifetime” experience.

My adventure started when I was leaving Minneapolis in February 2014. As I was on my way to the airport I had a million thoughts running through my mind, but one thing that stuck out was the fact that I was leaving the harsh winters of North Dakota, and heading to a place where the average temperature was 75 degrees. I boarded the plane in Minneapolis and flew to Los Angeles, from there it was off to Sydney. I was dreading the 15+ hour flight over the ocean but the free food, beverages, and personal TV actually made the trip rather enjoyable.

I was greeted at the airport by the parents of a young man who actually came over to the states about five years ago who I got to know through the cattle industry. We spent the first few hours sightseeing, and then resting for the next day or two due to the time change. I spent my first night out on the town with their daughter and a few of her friends. Sydney night life is extremely different than anything I had experienced in the states. None the less after a few days in the big city I was ready to get into the country.

I met up with a fellow by the name of Trent Johnstone, who was in charge of coordinating my trip. Trent’s stud (farm/ranch name) is located in Lyndhurst, NSW and is called Trojon Shorthorns, his parents call theirs

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Ronnelle Park, both of which are very prestigious and well known studs in the Shorthorn industry. I spent the next week with Trent, getting to know his family and a few traditions of the Australian folk. Trent and his father Ross run about 250 Shorthorns along with some commercial cattle. It was here where I got to see and shoot my first Kangaroo; it was an adrenalin rush that I will never forget.

Of course for all of them it was n o t h i n g because Roo’s are like deer for people in the states.

After leaving Trent’s place I moved around frequently, calling home to Kilkee Shorthorns, Royalla Shorthorns, Nagol Park Shorthorns, and Dunbeacon Poll Shorthorns - each stud was beautiful! I was fortunate to attend a few country shows. This was a big eye opener as hair on the animal is something that basically doesn’t exist. Everything is done at a much slower pace and less stressed is involved.

Then it was off to the Sydney Royal Easter show. I arrived at the show with Roger and Niaomi Evans to work for them with their team of Nagol Park Shorthorns.

The show itself was m u c h different than I had expected.

For example, no tie outs, cattle were bedded with sandy type bedding, many were fed hay in nets, and almost no hair to clip and fit on.

Between staying right in the barns with the cattle, meeting so many new people, and really learning the way they run shows over there, I had an absolute

blast. I thoroughly enjoyed the parading (showmanship), because it displayed the passion everyone has for the industry.

One of my next stops down the road was to Spry Shorthorns in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Owned by Gerald and Lynden Spry. They are a well-respected breeder over there and I was fortunate enough to be at their place during their bull sale, which was my first sale while being there. The sale itself was a huge success with the high seller being a bull called “Double Barrel” for $28,000 going to Tasmania. It was Spry’s 50th Anniversary Bull Sale, so I was able to partake in the celebration.

After leaving Spry’s I went down to South Australia and attended a music festival with a few mates that I met at the Sydney Royal show - What a blast that was! I didn’t know much of the music but the atmosphere of a concert down there is like none other. I was lucky enough to go with a great group of people who made it a one of a kind experience for me.

Over the next few weeks I was able to view some great cattle at studs like Belmore and Comet Shorthorns and see a small part of what Australia is known for, their sheep industry. It’s not unusual to see a sheep stud run approximately 10,000 ewes. I assisted in preg., checking, along with putting in embryo’s, something I had never seen done before. I quickly found out that sheep and cattle dogs are a necessity for farmers because of the vast ranges they run their stock on, and needless to say these dogs are incredible.

The next stop was Eloora Shorthorns in Cavendish, Victoria.

They had an extremely deep set of powerful, attractive females that I felt compared to a lot of Shorthorns here in the states. They had some of the oldest Patent’s Ace sons in the country. Ace has the record for the highest selling Shorthorn bull in the

country at $40,000. These were some very functional, heavy muscled, soggy and easy fleshing cattle that have American genetics in them from Waukaru Shorthorns. He was heavily used (via AI) after he was sold, so it was good to see the first calves were nothing but as good as their sire.

Further down the road I ended up at Futurity Shorthorns in the northern part of NSW, home of Jason and Kylie Catts. Jason was the current President of the Shorthorn Association so it was nice getting to know him and sharing my experiences thus far. During my time at Futurity, they were extremely dry and all of their cows were six hours away on adjistment (rented pasture ground) because there was nothing left for them to survive on at the homestead. Thankfully, I was able to take a day and go see the cows, which ended up being one of my favorite herds I had seen. An experience that I will never forget was when I got to go “Piggin” with Jason for the first time.

Chasing wild hogs around with dogs and spotlights in the dead of the night definitely gets the blood pumping.

After hunting the way they do, it almost makes hunting things like deer in the states not even worth it, because the rush just can’t compare.

After leaving Futurity I made a few more stops at Shorthorn studs such as Southern Cross Shorthorns and The Grove, whose stud is located in Queensland. Then working my way south for the National Shorthorn Show and Sale. The impact this show and sale has on the breed over there is tremendous! People from all over bring their bulls here to sell and they literally sell to all corners of the country. I was blown away by the passion the Shorthorn breeders had for an event. With just about every major stud bringing their best progeny to sell, it made for a very powerful set of bulls in the barn.

After the sale I returned back to South Australia to spend some time at Bayview Shorthorns, Bundaleer Shorthorns, and Southcote Shorthorns.

This area is greener and has breathtaking views that overlook the ocean, prairies, gorges, and mountains.

Before heading back north I spent some time at Cowarie Station on the Birdsville track, it is family owned and approximately 1.1 million acres.

Cowarie Station is essentially eight

hours from anything that resembled a town. Mail was flown in weekly on their private airstrip and the entire place was run by generators. It takes “days” to do a complete water check at this place, it was a bigger operation then I thought I would ever encounter. The cattle on a station are truly impressive. If you think you’ve seen rugged, tuff cattle before think again. While I was at the station, they were encountering one of the worst droughts in many years.

With minimal grass, these cows needed willpower if they were going to survive. Water troughs were on average 10 kilometers apart, with a day’s worth a feed at least that far as well. On top of “not ideal” conditions, the cows had to be on the watch for Dingo’s.

Every single Ute (their version of a pickup) always had a loaded gun handy in case one was spotted while out working. Dingo’s are not large but can do an immense amount of damage.

I was able to shoot a few myself. I guess you could say I got to experience the real out back while I was at Cowarie. Some would wonder how people can live in the middle of nowhere, but after spending some time there, it is very easy to see how one can adapt to such a lifestyle.

As my trip was coming to an end with over 30 places called home across five states, I got to spent a little time with my parents who flew over to see me. We spent time up in Cairns getting a look at the great barrier reef, visited some studs that I had previously been to, and even got to walk across the Sydney Harbor bridge. It was really great to show them some of the places I had been and was able to call home.

My journey to Australia opened my eyes to how differently other countries run their cattle operations. During my

six months, I saw just two corn fields, meaning corn is non-existent in their diets. They are able to find alternative nutrients, while still keeping the cattle in good condition, despite the fact their weather conditions are usually not stable.

I found it very intriguing how often I found some American or Canadian genetics in the cattle herds. They would also mate some their genetics with ours to see how the progeny was exceling within their studs. Shorthorn cattle have a very large impact on their beef industry, not only as cows but in the meat locker as well. Shorthorn beef is very popular and marketed in extremely influential ways.

My time down under at the different studs, allowed me to acquire new marketing, breeding and feeding techniques to get the most out of your herd while being as conservative as possible. Especially during times of severe drought that many were enduring while I was over there. The typical Shorthorn breeder is concerned with doing the best they can to meet the demands of the market and making sure their cattle excel when selling either at the locker or to another stud for genetic enhancements.

The breeders here opened my eyes as to what the beef industry needs to thrive to be. I truly believe American breeders and producers could learn a great deal and essentially better their practices from Australians, who have mastered the ways of feeding and producing cattle that look the part without being fed out of a bunk their entire life.

I would like to say thank you to the AJSA and the Shorthorn breeders for allowing me this tremendous opportunity. I will never forget these six months, along with the friendships I have made and the families who hosted me and made me feel at home. For all of you juniors who are looking for a once in a lifetime experience, I encourage you to apply to be an ASA Australian Ambassador – It’s one you will not regret! =

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Cull Deep Enough to Find Those Freeloaders by: Kris Ringwall, North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock specialist and the Dickinson Research Extension Center director.

Today, with an aggressive bidding for weigh-up cows and market bulls, why take the risk of pushing a cow an extra year? As condition and body weight decline, so does value, but managerial inputs and labor increase.

As we move into the fall season, cattle work begins. Part of that work is culling cows, which is not fun. The cows have dedicated their lives to the operation, but there is no reward. The cows must produce or move to the pen destined for market.

Even though cow numbers are down, keeping cows that are not likely to produce a worthy calf next year is fruitless. Culling really is a process of drawing a line in the sand, and those cows that cannot cross the line are sent to market. At the Dickinson Research Extension Center, the line is a combination of managerial chute-side judgments and data.

On the judgment side, cows without

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teeth and/or low body condition are culled.

One asks, “Is that one tooth, two teeth, three teeth or no teeth? Is a body condition score of 1 or 2 too low, or maybe even a 3? Oh, don’t forget to check the udder, as well as limbs, joints, bumps, lump jaw, eye health and any other notable problem, including temperament.”

In reality, the chute operator has just a few seconds to determine which pen the cow goes to. The secret of good culling is in knowing and understanding cattle and assessing the potential of integrating that cow back into the operation. It only takes seconds, but the fate of the cow hangs in the balance.

“Out the door,” says the chute boss, only to see the next cow cut off to the holding pen. Cows are seldom, if ever, cut back out of the main group.

However, cows in the holding pen get another once-over as well as verification of the tag number.

Because the decision is final and mistakes are not appreciated, a second look is appropriate.

More than anything, visually reviewing those cows that no longer will be in the herd certainly begs the question of why they won’t be. A little more feed here, a timely rain there or maybe just age: This is the time for the manager to ask questions.

We often talk about developing numeric systems to evaluate and score cows for all the numerous problems.

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precalving shots. However, from a ranch perspective, once that cow returns to the main herd at weaning, there is little incentive to cull her.

Each day, she is one day closer to calving, and unless she does not have a calf to turn out for grazing, she is good to go until next year. The only time judgment culls are skipped is when the cow is pregnancy checked as open. In that case, the cull is automatic.

Sometimes, when those good cows come down the chute and the call is open, the heart sinks just a little.

Again, it may not have been the cow’s fault, but the bottom line is that open cows are market beef.

So where does the data fit in? Data is critical, but during the workday, its use is not always obvious. Granted, the chute-side evaluator needs to make a keep-or-market decision, but reviewing the previous year’s data is critical to guiding the operation.

Did those changes get made the previous year? Did one see a change in cow longevity? Will a change be seen in this year’s data? Actually, given all the activity, the majority of culls are determined chute-side, so a lot, if not most, of the culling is done before the data sheets are reviewed.

A pondering point: I occasionally hear the comment that a producer does not keep any performance data.

Performance data is key to moving a herd forward. However, in reality, for many reasons, performance data tends to be a long way down the priority list.

Although the actual work is done at the same time, the total number of culls is not known until the end of the day.

How many cows can a producer afford to sell? Many times, by the time all the chute-side calls are made, the list already has met the needed criteria for the herd.

That being said, cows that do not produce are just one notch above those cows that are open. Some pressure needs to be maintained to allow the good looking, nonperforming cows (free loaders) a chance at the market gate.

As a thought for the day: Why not spend a little time finding the “freeloaders” and use the funds they chew up to give the help a raise? =

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=An Aussies Perspective An Aussie perspective continued…

Well what an incredible adventure I am having. At the time of writing this article I have visited 20 states. Since my last article I have again seen too many things to mention. I left Waukaru and headed to Cates Farms for a few days around Easter.

Thank you to the Cates Family for making me feel welcome during the Easter period, which is obviously a time that family are in our thoughts. The mid-west continued to redefine what I thought a muddy yard is. The Cates are a family that raises show cattle for a living, which is no doubt a challenging feat to achieve. For such a high input beef cattle operation to be economically viable the sale animals must be consistently successful in the show ring.

And there is no doubt that the Cates Family are able to achieve this. Success takes a lot of dedication and hard work.

My next destination was Bowman Superior Genetics (BSG). The Bowmans have a strong focus on producing commercially focused practical cattle. Data recording is a key part of BSGs breeding program. When seeking a new herd sire, commercial producers use data to make their selection decisions. Thus consistent long term data measurement is essential to create numbers with high enough accuracies to be useful for producers.

BSGs sire battery is impressive and includes Saskvalley Stampede, Saskvalley Taskforce, Mapelton Colonel Gus and the recent addition of Muridale Thermal Energy. This group of bulls provides a great balance between performance and practicality the essential requirements for commercial production. A solid group of replacement females present shows that BSGs future is bright. Also thanks for the Mexican restaurant birthday experience Luke (wasn’t even my birthday).

I then made a quick trip to JT Mooreland Shorthorns. This is a herd that puts great emphasises on “convenience traits”. Selection for calving ease is forefront. It was only a quick visit to JT Mooreland but it was clear lower input cattle were sought after. Interestingly like many other breeders some crossbred bulls are bred to try and attract commercial cattlemen to try some shorthorn genetics. It is

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currently quite a challenge to prove to commercial cattlemen that some Shorthorns are very profitable cattle and not all are strictly show ring performers. Another advantage of this is that greater data links can be created with other breeds that are included in the multi-breed EPD’s available.

Luke Bowman then took me on a tour of Select Sires in Ohio. It is quite incredible to see 1,900 bulls all individually stalled and managed to optimise semen collection for a range of domestic and international markets, in both the beef and dairy industry’s. A thorough tour allowed me to visit everything from the bull pens right up to the processing and shipping of semen. The Gerfens then picked me up from Select Sires. The Gerfens are new to Shorthorn breeding but have managed to acquire a good group of cows and sire JSF Capiche. What I really enjoyed was getting to spend some time in their commercial farrow to finish pig farm. It’s an experience that people don’t often get due to the biosecurity challenges of intensive animal production.

The efficiency of production in the pork industry is astounding. An interesting difference with the beef industry is that there is much less debate on how much selection emphasises should be placed on each trait. It’s clear that the ability to control the environment and nutrition makes this possible and is a key reason for why pork is often a more consistent product then beef. Luke Bowman brought up an interesting point that the beef industry is unique from other livestock industries in that you can “do what ever the hell you want”. This statement refers to genetic selection.

I’m sure many would agree there is a huge diversity of opinions and selection remains quite subjective. Objective measurement is essential to ensure selection decisions are consistently seeking the same direction. If a consistent direction is not pursued then progress is inevitably hampered.

My next host was the Miller Family at Paint Valley Shorthorns in Ohio.

The Millers are located in an area in which there is a very high

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concentration of Amish people. I was able to go to an Amish horse auction which was packed to the rafters with buyers that all had their horse drawn buggies outside. I met several Amish people and had dinner at an Amish restaurant called Mrs Yodas. It was interesting to get some insight into the Amish culture which to the uninitiated is really difficult to understand. There are many things I still cannot understand but there is no doubt they are very industrious people as manufacturing industry thrived in the district. Paint Valley Shorthorns is an operation that aims to sell bulls to commercial clients. It is currently very challenging for a USA Shorthorn breeder to enter this market particularly in the mid-west where the show industry is so strong.

Paint Valley though is defiantly a herd that is showing initiative to push for a greater commercial bull market.

The following week I spent at Byland with the Byers. As Jeff is a vet I really enjoyed following him around on calls. I was able to visit a range of dairy’s and beef producers in the area. I have found the dairy industry in the US very interesting because of its differences from the predominantly pasture based systems in Australia. I have been able to see a range of designs including a robotic dairy. There is considerable capital investment required but successfully reduces labour requirement. Large modern dairies are generally all very good at data recording and monitoring. The implementation of technologies to monitor performance and identify areas that require improvement is generally much greater than the beef industry. Regular vet herd visits and discussions with advisors to optimise production and profit are essential. While at one dairy I was able to trial a new app that was designed to identify components of the production system that could be improved to promote discussion. The app simply

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the herd. While I was there it was time to put cows and calves out on pasture.

Inevitably there were a couple of hectic days. Drafting and processing a few hundred cows and calves to be hauled 12 different ways to pasture takes some time, but it was good to be busy. The commercial focus of Derek Jungels breeding program is obvious. The breeding of blue roan cattle is a good example of this. Blue roans are used to increase m a r k e t acceptance but still make it clear there is Shorthorn in the bulls pedigree when he stands in the c o m m e rc i a l mans pasture.

Jungels also purchase heifers back from their commercial clients, breed them and sell them privately. It facilitates the sale of a larger volume of commercial females with Jungels genetics. I think initiatives like these are critical to gain a good commercial reputation.

Particularly as it facilitates volume which is essential in this market as the average commercial buyers want good value cattle which requires scale to achieve while remaining profitable.

I also met Ryan Galbreath and toured the nearby Galbreath Farms.

This herd aims to sell commercial bulls. Some older genetics is also incorporated into the program to help maintain moderation, doability and calving ease. Sire DMH Cherry Fillet is a good example of this, his sire Weston Trademark was born in 1967.

I find it very interesting that over time the type of animal desirable in the beef industry has shifted so much. These changes are market driven as the industry is just meeting specifications that equate to the most profit. But what causes such drastic shifts in which types are most desirable?

I then was briefly at the Pearsons in Sioux Falls followed by Schrag Shorthorns in South Dakota. While at Schrags I made a visit to Trans Ova’s Sioux Centre facility. It truly is incredible how far reproductive and genetic technology has come. The facilities ability to create clones and transgenic animals is pretty incredible.

There is no doubt that the potential efficiency gains in livestock production via this route is exciting. However it will also be a challenge to decide as a global community how far is too far. It is defiantly an ethical debate which factors in finding a balance between producing food efficiently enough to

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asked questions which essentially resulted in benchmarking the enterprise with the gold standard according to latest research. Innovations like this may seem small but are essential steps to facilitate progression. Byland Shorthorns are a well-known herd that has had some influence in Australia with sires such as Byland Mission. It was clear that there were some very high quality cattle present.

I was also fortunate enough to here Temple Grandin speak while with the Byers. Unfortunately the talk did not offer much detail into her work with the livestock industry but she did highlight an issue in the beef industry.

She stated that her new obsession is lameness in the beef cattle industry.

There is no doubt this is an issue that can be and needs to be improved upon.

My next host was Tom and Susie Turner. The Turners have a highly muscled herd and target the steer show market. They have a beautiful property that was really enjoyable to visit. Once a Silica mine the site has many exposed rock faces that makes it very unique.

The Turners took me for a tour of Ohio State Animal Science and Veterinary Science schools. I was really impressed by the facilities, from the huge football stadium to all the specialist capabilities of the veterinary school.

While at the Vet school surgery on a Tiger was taking place. Another one of those things I never could have anticipated seeing but seems to happen most days on this trip. It’s amazing how many unique things I have been able to see.

My next destination was North Dakota. It was the longest drive I’ve been on so far throughout the trip. Joe Donnelly picked me up with a trailer load of cattle and we travelled 17 hours to Jungels. On the way we stopped to see Lake Michigan. The volume of fresh water in the great lakes is so hard for me to get my head around, it’s another incredible sight. I spent two weeks in North Dakota predominantly at Jungels but also made visits to NDSU and Galbreaths. Jungels is a herd that has gained a significant commercial reputation. They are moderate easy doing cattle that are sound and fertile. Throughout my trip I have been seeing Jungels genetics all over the country so it was good to finally arrive in North Dakota to see

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feed the world with the resources we have but also our moral compass with reference to manipulating natures processes. One concern I have is that as genetic technologies progress into the future our selection will capability improve and thus efficient more animals will be isolated and then propagated.

Inevitably reducing genetic variation within the bovine species. To quote Charles Darwin “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”. Obviously genetic variation is the key to a species adaptability to change. The simultaneous increase in intensification of production system and narrowing of the gene pool will result in enhanced susceptibility to disease. There is no doubt that efficiency of production must increase to feed the world, but I think a large amount of this production increase will come from improvements of nutrition and management on a global scale.

I was then at Omaha with Gwen and the two new interns Victoria and Will.

After hearing all the classic jokes like “throw a shrimp on the barbie” (heard that one a few times) and perfecting eating with chop sticks at a Kobe restaurant (thanks Victoria). We

followed tradition and visited Aussies Pub in Omaha. I then finally made it to the American Shorthorn Association office for a day. From here Patrick Wall an extension officer from Iowa State picked me up. While with Patrick I was able to participate in some extension programs, one that was designed for veterinarians in the local area to update them on the latest research. There was a series of interesting presentations. One of them focussed on the potential to dry lot cows all year round. As cattle prices are at record highs and many producers are trying to increase their herd size this inevitably means a greater number of people are competing for available pasture. Large amounts of pasture in the mid-west has been converted to farmland, thus it is increasingly difficult to find pasture. Currently it is very feasible to run breeding cows in a dry lot all year. Inevitably there will be different challenges with this production system including both disease and welfare. Nonetheless it is an interesting concept that will be driven by economic viability.

I then made a brief visit to Bert Moore’s. It was very interesting seeing his “tie out lounge” which is filled with Shorthorn history. I think a key piece of information you can obtain from looking at Shorthorn history is that they were once a dominate breed.

There is defiantly potential to increase

market share and rival Angus if the right selection goals are put in place across the breed. Genetic variation is required to allow genetic selection to progress a population. Thus a larger population with similar selection goals will inevitably have greater progress. As a result consistent breeding objectives between producers is essential, particularly with a large number of small herds. There is no doubt on my travels I have seen a huge amount of diversity in breeding direction. Bert then took me to Studers to tour the herd with Dale for a day. I was impressed by the herds focus on commercial profitability. They have been using some Canadian genetics in recent times, which have kept the cows easy keeping and functional.

I then met up with Gwen and the interns again to travel to Kansas City and watch the Royals beat the Cardinals with a sold out crowd. I sampled some more food including a funnel cake. I have to admit the American food is starting to make me crave fruit and vegetables. But I am also aware I get a particularly unhealthy food experience because I’m constantly travelling.

Thank you again to all of my hosts.

I’m having an amazing time and I’m still surprised constantly about the things I have been able to see and do. =

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Saturday October 17, 2015, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Preview photos updated all summer at www.woodsideshorthorns.com

Again this year, several heifers and two outstanding herd sire prospects will sell sired by Woodside Revolution, shown at right along with two of his 2015 daughters. Woodside Bold Bankers will be popular again, they are as good as past calf crops. Both sires are out of tremendous cows that are maternal sisters.

All the sale consignors maintain very strong cow herds so you can buy with confidence. Quite often some of the sale offering are daughters of females sold in previous Keystone Autumn Klassics. There is a reason it is the longest running Shorthorn cattle auction in the country.

Reputation herds from six states and Canada will sell bred and open females, and cow/calf pairs again this year. The quality is always strong from a variety of solid Shorthorn bloodlines, including Little Cedar Cabrera 24, the Reserve National Champion Bull shown at left.

If you would like to join our catalog mailing list, just contact us by phone or email. Check often for updated sale photos at www.woodsideshorthorns.com.

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Oakview Gainesville 217P *x 4196748 dob: 9/11/12 sire: WHR V8 El Paso 9204 *x

Fieser’s Wesley *x 4199898 dob: 9/21/12 sire: Fieser’s Conestoga *x DS-F

Other Bulls in use: Oakview King Jake x (Proud Jazz grandson), PVSF Leader 826Z x (sired

by Kinnaber Leader 9th x) and JA Ruff Neck HC 4J41 x (sired by Hot Commodity).

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For more information contact: Dave Greenhorn, Mike Carper, Quinton Keeran or Jason Workman Agle Family Shorthorns Bob Agle 480 S. Urbana Lisbon Rd. South Vienna, OH 45369 937-215-7363 raagle@prodigy.net

Blue Rock Shorthorns Bill Bates Family 4355 Brunt Mill Rd. Chandlersville, OH 43727 740-647-4377 740-252-1690 – Bill 740-252-1083 - Jared shawnna.bates@yahoo.com Bateson Farms William L. Bateson 20368 Township Rd. 68 Arlington, OH 45814 419-957-6012 batesonfarms@aol.com

Stone Springs Shorthorns Jay & R.J. Benham 4733 LeFevre Rd Troy, OH 45373 937-335-1622 – home 937-216-0777 – Jay 937-216-3770 – R.J. jillbonthefarm@frontier.com Victorian Acres Michael & Karen Bihl 4815 Eagle Creek Rd. West Union, OH 45693 937-544-2576 937-974-2477 michael_bihl@yahoo.com

Bradywine Farms Cattle Co. Aaron Birge & Dustin Snyder 9378 N 750 Carthage, IN 46115 206-703-0501 - Dustin Boyert Cattle Company Mike, Jared, Jacob & Clay Boyert 4557 Paradise Rd. Seville, OH 44273 330-416-4105 - Jared 330-635-6825 – Jacob 330-410-4232 - Clayton info@boyert.com

Sarambil Farm/Sam Braun 14378 Santa Fe Rd. Wapakoneta, OH 45895 419-751-1634 Cornerstone Farms Jason Newcom 1834 N 300 W Winchester, IN 47394 765-546-0796

JAMS Farms Jane & Andy Brautigam 6379 Pasco Montra Rd. Sidney, OH 45365 937-492-2985 – Jane 937-622-0444 - Andy jamsshorthorn@watchtv.net

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Brown's Idle Hour Farm Thomas C. Brown 22303 TR. 51 Bluffton, OH 45817 419-358-1054 shorthornbeef@hotmail.com

Bye Well Shorthorns Clair Bye 7349 S US Highway 27 Portland, IN 47371 260-729-2324 byewellshorthorns@gmail.com Burt Farms 196 Chenango Rd. New London, OH 44851 419-541-7817

Byland Polled Shorthorns Marilyn, Jeff, & Jon Byers 500 Township Rd. 2802 Loudonville, OH 44842 419-994-3712 419-651-7293 – Jeff 419-651-0501 – Jon mbyers2007@yahoo.com byland@skyrunner1.net

Cairns Shorthorns Doug Cairns 49043 Stick Rd. Amherst, OH 44001 216-215-7123 440-221-5579 cairnsshorthorns@yahoo.com Carper Family Shorthorns Mike, Beth, & Marla Carper 6371 Giehl Rd. Delaware, OH 43015 740-815-2216 mbcarper00@gmail.com

Michael Cartee 1739 Disterdick Rd. Franklin Furnace, OH 45629 740-574-8735 740-935-2516 mcartee@amrefractories.com Clark Cattle Company Tyler Clark 1889 County Rd 26 Gibson, OH 43431 419-307-8878 clarkcattle11@gmail.com Dingman Farms James Angus 6434 S. Ionia Rd. Bellevue, MI 49021 269-763-9182 269-420-7783

Maple Brook Farms Richard & Angela Cronley 19646 St. Rte. 292 Ridgeway, OH 43345 937-363-2715 419-767-0361 angelacronley@yahoo.com

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Lazy Man's Rest Shorthorn Ron & Cathy Cronley 22265 County Rd. 245 Mt. Victory, OH 43340 937-354-3994 937-935-1464 22265shorthorns@gmail.com Matt Dahse 436 Centerpoint Rd. Thurman, OH 45685 740-245-5186 740-645-2000 madahse@yahoo.com

D & D Cattle/Ron Davis 1855 Perry Ln. Frankfort, OH 45628 740-998-2685 ornpmcol@aol.com

KSD Farms Kip & Sarah Denlinger 4918 Oxford Gettysburg Rd. 1 Eaton, OH 45320 937-472-4075 937-533-0146 ksdfarms@embarqmail.com Durban Cattle Company Steve, Joyce, & Beth Durban 4269 St. Rte. 29 West Jefferson, OH 43162 614-879-9556 ndurban212@aol.com JD Shorthorns Don & Jackie Duvelius 854 Eaton Fort Nesbit Rd New Paris, OH 45347 937-997-2384 jduvelius53@qmail.com GJD Cattle Company Jerry, Glenna & David Duvelius 4664 Trenton Rd. Hamilton, OH 45011 513-896-7260 513-288-6991 gjdcattle@gmail.com

Esselburn Grain & Cattle Farm Tom & Kelly Esselburn 5911 Snoddy Rd. Shrefe, OH 44676 330-496-2091 330-201-1318 – Tom 330-201-1345 – Kelly aggiemom62@yahoo.com

Fisher Farm/Randy Fisher 530 Boggy Hollow Rd. Coolville, OH 45723 740-667-3852 740-336-5658 Fairview Farms Shawn Fisher 1248 St. Rte. 235 Ada, OH 45810 614-378-6413 acowguy@aol.com

Forni Farms/Noah Forni P.O. Box 24 St.Clairsville, OH 43950 740-213-2895 noah.forni@akapparel.com Frame Family FarmsRaymond Frame 14356 Old Glory Rd. Lore City, OH 43755 740-432-3032 740-541-8195 Fries Farms/Ben Fries 1208 Thomas Rd. Willard, OH 44890 567-224-2131

Gerfen Family Farms Steve, Clay, & Nole Gerfen 5901 Harding Hwy. W Marion, OH 43302 740-225-4154 claynolefarm@aol.com 7 Rivers Farms Shawn Gilmore 452 December Lane Morgantown,WV 26501 304-282-9936 gsp7rivers@yahoo.com

Greenhorn Cattle Company Dave & Josh Greenhorn 3450 Middle Run Rd. Waynesville, OH 45068 937-470-6552 – Dave 937-681-1948 – Josh

M & L Cattle Company Mike & Leanne Helmk 5125 Renner Rd. SW New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330-308-0090 330-340-0515 leanne.wisehelmke@hotmail. com Twin Oak Farms Mark & Mary Henry 4145 County Rd. 38 Auburn, IN 46706 206-925-5036 260-908-0778

Brand H Dave & Kathy Hiltbrand P.O. Box 196 Seven Mile, OH 45062 513-726-6815 513-461-4196 hiltbrand@fuse.net

Hittle Farms/Jarrod Hittle 8330 McGlade School R Dresden, OH 43821 740-819-3854 – cell jmhittle@hotmail.com

Hively's Highland Far Curt & John Hively 47060 Hisey Rd. New Waterford, OH 44445 330-457-2033

Householder Family Farm Timothy Householder 2347 Twp. Rd. 45 Somerset, OH 43783 740-743-9850 740-621-1441 tim@householderfarm.com

Ippensen Family Shorthorns Darrel W. Ippensen 48 N County 2700 E Bowen, IL 62316 217-440-6847 Jester Farms/Wayne Jester 5596 N. Co. Rd, 550 E Mooreland, IN 47360 317-509-3112

Jodrey Family Farm Adam & Tracy Jodrey 12715 Barnes Rd. Georgetown, OH 45121 937-551-1147 937-515-9035 shorthornfarmer@yahoo.com Mill Brook Shorthorns R. Lee & Frances Johnson 16005 Spohn Rd. Fredericktown, OH 43019 740-694-5346 740-501-0910 Next Step Livestock Marketing Quinton & Nikki Keeran 45 E 4th St. London, OH 43140 740-808-3381 - Quinton 614-208-0135 - Nikki qkeeran@gmail.com Windy Hill Farms Don & Kaci King 5467 St. Rte. 540 Bellefontaine, OH 43311 937-592-2252 937-539-2677 kaci@kaciking.com

TKS Shorthorns Terry & Joyce Knight & Sons 8185 E Casstown-Clark Casstown, OH 45312 937-857-9451 937-654-1078 terryknight8185@att.net Katheen Kosman 31899 Hamilton Rd. Richwood, OH 43344 216-513-7509 khkosman@selectsires.com

White Oak Farms, LLC William T. Lawhon, Jr. 7052 Berkholt Rd. Mt. Vernon, OH 43050 740-427-1260 614-309-4350 wlawhon@ohiotechserv.com Lawrence Cattle Co. Kerry & Lori Lawrence 827 Beaver Run Rd. Hebron, OH 43025 614-395-9513

LeVandersoa Farms Hank LeVan 9617 Urbana Woodstock Pike Woodstock, OH 43084 937-826-1065 937-441-7242 woodsideenterprises@frontier .com Foster Farms Barry, Renae & Desi Logsdon 6355 Julian Rd. Amanda, OH 43102 740-969-2363 740-503-3470 fosterfarmsshorthorns@gmail .com Wolfridge/Kelly Long 4844 Anderson Rd. Hillsboro, OH 45133 937-763-0931

Leemon Stock Farms Scott Leemon 42274 N 1300 East Rd. Hoopeston, IL 60942 217-283-7922 – home 217-304-0057 – Scott Mastock Shorthorns Jason & Denise Mast 5210 Twp. Rd. 353 Millersburg, OH 44654 330-763-0808 Kenwood Farms Neil McClester 303 West Lincoln Way Lisbon, OH 44432 330-853-7603 jneilmc@neo.rr.com

10 M's Polled Shorthorns Robert J. McLaughlin 45904 Piatt Park Rd. Woodsfield, OH 43793 740-472-1083 Du-Lynn Farm Duane L. Miller 5861 Township Rd. 331 Millersburg, OH 44654 330-674-8827 330-231-3431 duanemillerhc@gmail.com Triple L Farm Frank & Beverly Miller 5600 New Castle Rd. Lowellville, OH 44436 330-536-6547

Miller’s Registered Shorthorns Scott Miller 52030 Bates Rd. Wakeman, OH 44889 440-965-5055 Paint Valley Farms Lee & Dawn Miller 10949 Twp. Rd. 506 Shreve, OH 44676 330-231-6834 lee@paintvalleyfarms.com Walt & Lori Minges 1051 Weaver Rd. Oxford, OH 45056 513-756-0249 513-839-0091 wlwcminges@aol.com

Moder Farms/Ron Moder 15641 Clapper Hollow Rd. Laurelville, OH 43135 740-332-7111 614-619-7638 rmoder@hocking.net

Mooreland/Keith Moore P.O. Box 101 Decatur, OH 45115 937-373-2791 937-763-2132

Taylor Made Cattle Morbitzer Family Farm Andy, Jenni & Taylor Morbitzer 1080 White Rd. Grove City, OH 43123 614-875-9859 614-439-4309 jenni5445@aim.com morbitzer3318bam@aim.com JT Moreland Farms Josh & Tiffany Moreland 2273 Israel Somers Rd. Camden, OH 45311 937-336-1088 jtmoreland@gmail.com

Muhlenkamp Show Cattle Tyler Muhlenkamp 4177 Cassella-Montezuma Rd. Celina, OH 45822 419-268-2885 419-953-4318 tylermuhlenkamp@hotmail.com Hard Luck Farms Randy & Trista Nelson 5377 Price Rd. Malta, OH 43758 740-962-2640 740-516-8433 – Randy 740-516-8581 – Trista hardluckfarms2008@hotmail. com Shawnee Farm Harrison Patton 12110 Devils Hole Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402 419-350-3589 S & J Cattle Company Scott & JoAnn Pfeiffer 4315 Marion-Johnson 740-593-5090 740-707-4618 sjcattleco@frontier.com

Home Sweet Home Craig & Rhonda Phillips 9836 Sigler Rd. New Carlisle, OH 45344 937-689-7822 craigandrhondaphillips@gmail.com Place Family Farm Tim Place 16992 St. Rte.198 Wapakoneta, OH 45895 419-738-7336 419-234-6655 timplace@woh.rr.com

JAM Cattle Company Melissa Ritchie 2199 County Rd. 8 West Mansfield, OH 43358 937-355-7424 ritchie.30@osu.edu

Rumpke Family Farms Steve & Margie Rumpke 7795 Camden Sugar Valley Rd. Camden, OH 45311 937-452-3236 m_rumpke@hotmail.com RC Show Cattle Ron Rutan & Christy Campbell 7878 Dixon Rd. Eaton, OH 45320 937-603-1319 – Ron 937-533-7051 – Christy rcshowcattle1@gmail.com

Hickory Lane Show Cattle Kenneth Sakosits 2773 Road 197 Cloverdale, OH 45827 419-771-9178 joeysakosits@yahoo.com

Clover Mountain Farm Steve & Patsy Samples P.O. Box 694 Hurricane, WV 25526 304-562-0482 stevesamples@frontier.com

White Birch Farms Mike, Cindy, Shannon, & Michael L. Schneider 5220 Elliott Rd. Bulter, PA 16001-8106 724-285-9851 724-496-1122 sms52585@zoominternet.net

Schrock Solid Shorthorns Josh & Anna Schrock 8317 State Rte 45 North Bloomfield, OH 44450 440-685-4726 440-479-4844 schrocksolidshorthorns@yahoo.com Meadowbrook Farms Donald Selhorst 272 County Rd 113 Rushsylvania, OH 43347 937-407-1111

Esquire Cattle Co. David K. Schaffner 132 Fair Ave. NW New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330-204-4351 schaffner@schaffnerlaw.com STS Cattle Company Ed & Kendall Shonkwiler Justin Shonkwiler 7476 Opossum Run Rd. London, OH 43140 614-877-4027 614-419-8022 shonkwilerk@yahoo.com Shoufler Shorthorns Dennis, Kyle, & Justin Shoufler 6484 N 50 W Fortville, IN 46040 317-409-6905 – Dennis 317-650-7999 – Kyle 317-695-3082 – Justin

Simon Farms/Allen Simon 3020 Wilson Rd. Rockford, OH 45882 419-302-3160 419-305-3971 & 3973 alsi9902@aol.com M & M Shorthorns Matt & Mike Sloan 207 County Rd. 30-A Jeromesville, OH 44840 419-685-0960 419-685-4777 mike.30a@hotmail Apple-Creek Farms Derek Snider 9877 T R 120 Kenton, OH 43326 419-675-5164 567-674-5592 ddsnider91@gmail.com

Hobalara Farm Charles Specht & Family 7726 Specht Rd. SW Sugarcreek, OH 44681 330-852-4298

Redwind Farm Richard, Luanne, Shannon, & Lauren Strow 9605 Weston Rd. Custar, OH 43511 419-669-3384 redwingfarm@metalink.net

Swallow Farms Shorthorns Mark & Joan Swallow 51166 Kings Hwy. Beallsville, OH 43716 740-926-9201 740-827-9460 joanswallow2013@gmail.com Waymar Show Cattle Wayne Temple 3261 E 3 Rd. LaSalle, IL 61301 815-252-4605

Tilton Beef Farm Trudi, Hunter & Caroline Tilton 5969 Ankneytown Rd. Bellville, OH 44813 419-886-FARM (3276) 419-564-6386 tatilton94@gmail.com Bill Tom 2745 Center Creek Circle Spring Valley, OH 45370 937-694-5378 theosuagr@reagan.com

Turner Shorthorns Tom & Susie Turner 11075 St. Rte. 757 NW Somerset, OH 43783 740-743-2939 614-499-5248 tom@turnershorthorns.com

CU Shorthorns/Craig Ulry 5018 Bennington-Chapel Rd. Johnstown, OH 43031 740-817-0435 Backwoods Farm Jeff & Melinda Ulry 7367 Harmony Church Rd. Johnstown, OH 43031 614-361-4619 - Jeff melinda.ulry@westerville.org Vances Hilltop Shorthorns Brian & Tina Vance 5710 Pleasant Chapel Rd. Mechanicsburg, OH 43044 937-828-1339 vancefarm@yahoo.com Warne Farms Shorthorn Jim & Leslie Warne 3320 County Rd. 1 Bellefontaine, OH 43311 937-593-9493 937-935-0612 jwarne86@gmail.com

Weihl Farms Harold & Mary Weihl 14282 King Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402 419-823-1057

Wendt Livestock Kevin & Megan Wendt 14730 Middleburg-Plain City Plain City, OH 43064 419-566-1599 kevin@thewendtgroup.com BT Cattle/Travis West 2290 Factory Rd. Albany, OH 45710 740-698-3014 740-519-7423 west.222@osu.edu

JW Cattle Company Jonathan Wilson 10444 Duck Creek Rd. Salem, OH 44460 330-614-6627 jonwilson215@gmail.com

Cedar Lane Farm Jeff, Sue, Scott, & Kelsey Winkle 5006 Gravel Pit Rd. Cedarville, OH 43431 937-694-1871 cattlejock9@yahoo.com Twin Oak Farms, LLC Jason Workman 915 St. Rte. 95 Perrysville, OH 44864 419-571-3044 419-651-2442 twinoakfarms@gmail.com caseih460@yahoo.com

Key Ridge Shorthorn Farm Robert, Brent & Rick Workman 54905 Fulton Hill Rd. Bellaire, OH 43906 740-676-5112 740-310-4637 – Bob 740-310-4361 – Brent 740-344-8056 – Rick krsffarm@localnet.com

109 Cattle Company Dave & Serina Yoder Mark & Janella Yoder P.O. Box 225 Mt. Eaton, OH 44659 330-201-0521 – Dave 330-495-0593 – Mark dave@109woodproducts.com mark@109woodproducts.com Lazy W Farm Patrick Waldock 10608 E. County Rd. 12 Bloomville, OH 44818 419-983-1002 567-278-1025 donna_waldock@yahoo.com

Northeast Regional Show Ohio State Fair Thursday, July 30, 2015

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=Junior Corner As I brainstormed for my last article topic, there was one thing that kept popping into my head: Involvement.

Involvement is the biggest thing that employers preach about. They want their future employees to have been involved with something that can show that they know how to take responsibility, manage time, and be

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productive.

A few weeks ago my little sister mentioned to me she wants to get more involved within the agricultural industry but she didn’t know where to start. This led me to start thinking about how I led myself on to serve on the American Junior Shorthorn Association Board of Directors and

Dustin ajsa Smith president

various other leadership positions.

Looking back to my younger years I realized it all started by applying myself to a club or organization, whether it was volunteering to decorate a birthday bulletin board at a local nursing home or holding a position in my local FFA Chapter. As I participated in more and more events within different organizations I was able to find which ones interested me most. In 2006, I became a member of the American Junior Shorthorn Association (AJSA) and the Iowa Junior Shorthorn Association. Participating in my first Shorthorn Junior Nationals that year in Des Moines, Iowa, I really fell in love with the breed and the feeling of family the Shorthorn Association gave me.

Knowing I wanted to eventually get involved with the AJSA, I needed a starting point so I became a director of the Iowa Junior Shorthorn Association.

This was a great starting point because it provided me with the experience I would need if I wanted to further my involvement. I also attended KEY Conference to learn more about the Shorthorn breed and agricultural industry.

In 2011, I ran for the AJSA Board of Directors; however, I did not make it on but I did gain experience and further prepared for the next year when I would run for the board again. In 2012 I was elected onto the AJSA Board of Directors.

As you can see, it takes time to build up to the position you may want to be in but it is important to get involved now. For those of you in high school, as you approach senior year and begin applying for scholarships, many scholarship applications have a large part allotted strictly to involvement.

I hope you are able to understand the importance of involvement, even at an early age, and can see that starting off small is an excellent way for finding what fits you best. I challenge each of you to find one more activity that you can get involved with within your community and encourage others to join you. =

Shorthorn Juniors Recognized as BEST Winners Shorthorn BEST (Beef Exhibitor Show Total) winners were honored at the 2014-2015 Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s BEST Banquet on May 9, 2015. Pictured in front row from left are: Emily Dahse, Thurman, Ohio, Champion and Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifers; Logan Test, Cedarville, Ohio, 3rd Overall Shorthorn Heifer; Samantha VanVorhis, Bowling Green, Ohio, 4th Overall Shorthorn Heifer; and Mya Hetrick, Fremont, Ohio, 5th Overall Shorthorn Heifer. Pictured in back row from left are: Landon Richards, Pemberville, Ohio, Champion Shorthorn Steer; Preston Chilcote, Mt.Gilead, Ohio, Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer; Adison Niese, Shelby, Ohio, Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer; Thane Kaufman, Millersburg, Ohio, Reserve Champion (MARYSVILLE, Ohio) - The 2014ShorthornPlus Heifer; Kendra Gabriel, Stoutsville, Ohio, Champion ShorthornPlus Steer; 2015 Ohio Cattlemen’s Association and Dawson Osborn, Lynchburg, Ohio, Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Steer.

(OCA) BEST (Beef Exhibitor Show Total) Program wrapped up on May 9 with its annual awards banquet held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.

“The banquet is a time to celebrate providing consumers with safe and ET. Her parents are Michelle Krantz the many achievements of our BEST wholesome beef. and Dean VanVorhis of Bowling Green, participants, both in and out of the Champion Reserve The Ohio. show ring,” says Stephanie Sindel, 5th Overall Shorthorn Heifer goes to ShorthornPlus Heifer belongs to Thane BEST coordinator. “Each participant is Mya Hetrick of Fremont, Ohio in Kaufman of Millersburg in Holmes recognized for their hard work by Sandusky County. Mya is the daughter family, friends and BEST supporters County. His March heifer was sired by for Cyle and Shawna and her heifer was alike.”

Monopoly. Thane is the son of Aaron sired by SULL PAYDAY 1507 ET. Several representatives from program and Cara.

This year’s Champion Shorthorn sponsors, Bob Evans Farms, Burroughs Kendra Gabriel, from Pickaway Steer honors went to Landon Richards Frazier Farms, Farm Credit MidCounty, exhibited the Champion from Wood County. Landon’s steer was America, Franklin Equipment LLC, ShorthornPlus Steer this season. sired by Asset. Landon is the son of M.H. Eby, Ohio Farm Bureau Kendra is the daughter of Troy and Curt & Kim from Pemberville, Ohio.

Federation and Weaver Livestock, were Vonda of Stoutsville, Ohio. Kendra’s Preston Chilcote exhibited the on hand to help present awards totaling steer is out of I-80.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer, more than $50,000 in belt buckles, Champion Reserve The sired by Jake’s Proud Jazz. Preston is the furniture, show materials and other was shown by Steer ShorthornPlus son of Randy and Julie Chilcote from awards.

Dawson Osborn. Dawson’s proud Mt. Gilead, Ohio in Morrow County.

This year’s BEST program featured parents are Jake and Wendy Osborn of The Champion ShorthornPlus 15 sanctioned shows that weaved its Lynchburg, Ohio in Highland County.

Heifer was exhibited by Adison Niese way across the state with 401 youth Dawson’s steer was sired by Power and of Shelby, Ohio in Richland County. participants showing 562 head of Balance.

Her heifer is a daughter of SULL Blue market animals and heifers.

A belt buckle was awarded to these ET. Adison is the daughter of Roger This year, the Champion Shorthorn and Terri Niese.

Shorthorn juniors. The case for their and Reserve Champion Shorthorn The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association is belt buckle was sponsored by the Ohio heifers belong to Emily Dahse from a non-profit membership organization Thurman, Ohio in Gallia County. Her Shorthorn Breeders Association. that represents the business interests Champion March heifer and her BEST is a youth program of the and way of life important to Reserve Champion Heifer are sired by OCA that recognizes Ohio’s junior beef farm families that raise cattle. It Cloud 9. Matt and Angie from exhibitors through a series of shows. serves as the voice and issues manager Thurman are Emily’s proud parents.

Juniors who participate in these for all of Ohio’s beef cattle business Logan Test of Cedarville, Ohio in sanctioned shows earn points for their including cattle breeders, producers Greene County owns this year’s 3rd placing at each show. The OCA BEST and feeders. It is the beef industry’s Overall Shorthorn Heifer. The heifer program promotes educating Ohio’s grassroots policy development was sired by JA Commotion HC 0J04. juniors about the beef industry’s issues organization and is an affiliate of the Logan is the son of Dale Test. successful the rewards and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Samantha VanVorhis from Wood work of hard and accomplishments The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association County claimed the 4th Overall producers. beef junior those = strives to maintain profitability and Shorthorn Heifer honors. Samantha’s growth of Ohio's beef industry, while heifer is a daughter of DF WACO 6W

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Steer Sale - September 29, 2015 • Heifer Sale - October 27, 2015 Both Sales on-line at breedersworld.com

Agle Family Cattle 480 S. Urbana Lisbon Rd. • South Vienna, Ohio 45369 Bob Agle 937.215.7363 • Lucas Regula 419.236.2584

Ponderings From The Pasture • Is there a mandatory retirement age for this job?

• Should I be concerned that a "plus" tops a Shorthorn production sale?

• Who determines what is showring "cool"-- cowboys, hobbyists, professors, cattlemen?

• Will production cattle ever look like show cattle?

• Why is the first calf I sell black?

• When should Shorthorns be black? NEVER! • Are we serious about genetic defects or just seriously propogating them?

• Am I still having fun?

• Are 30 cows really no more work than 10?

• Am I really thinking or just out standing in my field?

SHORTHORNS SINCE 1942

W.L. Good Farms 2015 AI calves by: Starburst, Bearcat and I Believe

6636 N. Co. Rd. 600 W. • Mulberry, Indiana 46058 home: 765-379-3681 • cell: 765-605-0365 wisugood@geetel.net

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Passing from one generation... to the next!

TYNYWTRA’S J&J Humphreys

Andy: 219-279-2971 • ajh@ffni.com Josh & JR: 219-863-3984 7229 W. 200 N. •Wolcott, Indiana 47995

We liked our first calves out of Vol x so well that we didn’t AI much. Here he is in his working clothes.

We think he’s the right kind and he seems to “nick” well on our B Good Red Warrior x daughters.

Red, polled, practical, performing cattle with eye appeal is our goal. In addition to the Shorthorns, we maintain a few registered Angus females and 100+ commercial cows (mostly Red Angus X Simmental composites) and they all run together….which is a pretty good reality check.

Got a very interesting bull calf we’re watching we call South Starr Red RX. Stay tuned!

Hillside Vol x Hillside Leader X Muridale Buster 14K

CE +4.1; BEPD +1.8; WEPD +64, YEPD +72; Milk +16; $BMI +133

South Starr Farm Steve & Laura McGill, Iva South Carolina (864) 376-9407 steve.mcgill@merial.com www.facebook.com/steve.mcgill.750

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Thanks to Shirley Show Cattle, Commerce, GA; The Morgan Family, Roberta, GA; and Martindell Shorthorns, Hardyville, KY for your recent purchases!

Color pictures and the latest happenings are best found on our Facebook page.

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Always Record Performance the “S.A.M.E.” Contemporary groups are truly the cornerstone of any genetic evaluation.

By definition, a contemporary is nothing more than two or more individuals that have had the same opportunity to perform. Unfortunately, as the popularity of EPDs grew, no one took the time to explain the value of contemporary grouping to the vast majority of breeders. The following paragraphs outline a few cardinal rules to follow when establishing contemporary groups while recording performance data. Your decisions can impact the potential value and EPDs of every animal in your herd.

If you can remember the acronym “S.A.M.E.,” you have very little to worry about. Sex, Age, Management, & Environment are the four main considerations in forming a performance report. Sex – This one is obvious, but bull calves do not compare against heifers. The registry system will split these groups automatically, but you can do it as well entering data. Age – Usually, the decision here is whether to include those “stragglers” in a group, or leave them behind in their own group in favor of a larger more powerful contemporary group. For example, if you have two bull calves in late May and 30 bull calves from February through April, don’t include the Aprils with the two stragglers.

Management – This rarely enters in, but if ignored can cause considerable error. Creep feed is a form of management; if one pasture gets it and the other does not, the groups should be split at weaning. However, if feeding your bred heifers more energy (as you should be), their calves DO NOT need to be split from the mature cows. Once they go to grass, it should all equal out.

Environment – Similar to management, but refers more to location. Example: If you have a fescue pasture that some pairs endure and a forage field of ryegrass and turnips, those groups should be split for weaning weights.

Here are some other rules to

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consider: Rule #1: It Takes Two. The basis of genetic evaluation is a comparison of animals given the same environmental opportunities. No matter how proud you may be of your top animal, his/her performance information has no value by itself and no impact on the EPDs of the elite animal, his/her sire or dam, relatives, etc. Individual animals need at least one other pen mate with which to compare.

There are some additional breed, sex, and age requirements to follow in order to make the animals true contemporaries. As the number of animals in a contemporary group goes up, the power of the information increases. In turn, EPDs will change at a faster rate and EPD accuracies will increase, moving cattle closer to their “true” genetic estimate.

Rule #2: Contemporary Groups Never Get Larger.

As cattle age, breeders make decisions that determine the fate of each calf in the herd. In many cases, the decision is performance based, keeping the faster growing genetics back in the herd. Contemporary groups are established at birth on the original farm or ranch where the calf was born.

Purchased weaning or yearling cattle obviously come from different operations, so they can never be contemporaries of your own homeraised progeny. Even if the animals are fed in the same pen since weaning, their environmental opportunities (and their mother’s) were different prior to that, potentially affecting performance traits. In the complex matrix of performance records, herd of origin is the first limiting step in determining contemporary groups. As a result, any weaning and yearling data collected can dramatically influence the EPD profile of sires and dams. On the other hand, purchased bred heifers/cows should have their progeny recorded with the rest of the herd.

Rule #3: The Bad Ones Make The Good Ones Better.

Patrick Area Beef Field Specialist - SE Iowa Wall Marion County, Extension Office O: 641-842-2014 C: 515-450-7665 patwall@iastate.edu

This statement seems like an oxymoron of sorts, but the disadvantages of selective reporting cannot be made any clearer. Many breeds are migrating to a performance system that mirrors the ASA Certified Performance Registry (CPR) system, only participation is required. This system encourages breeders to submit ALL records for their calf crop, creating a data set that is a much truer reflection of the herd’s genetic value. Reporting only calves that remain in the herd skews data and actually hurts the resulting EPDs of the most elite progeny. For example, in order to maximize the benefit of EPDs, weaning weights should be reported on all live calves prior to making culling decisions. The resulting ratios of the heaviest calves go up, and in turn, Weaning Weight EPD. Rule #4: Make Fair Comparisons.

The basic numbers that establish an animal’s performance profile are only as good as the person submitting the information. However, in some cases, breeders are unknowingly misleading themselves. Proper contemporary grouping and data submittal ensures more accurate EPDs and increases the chances for happy, repeat customers. At birth, it’s important to compare calves born in similar environments. January babies should not be compared to May calves born in much warmer conditions as climate and temperature affects birth weight. The registry system will count 90 days from your first calf and split the contemporary group after that birth date if you do not. If bulls or heifers are pulled away from contemporaries to be prepared for sale or exhibition, they should immediately be put in their own one head contemporary group from that day forward. In the case of females, reporting a hefty weaning weight from a show heifer against others being fed less could devastate her Milk EPD as a mature cow. Her data suggests she should wean the heaviest calf, but her genetic ability does not allow that to

happen. Other treatments like creep feeding will also impact performance and should separate contemporaries.

What Can I Do? The following example explains how to maximize contemporary groups in a

small herd without sacrificing data integrity.

The following calf crop of 23 head has been properly split into four contemporary groups based on sex and date of birth. (Reader’s Note: All male calves should be reported as bulls, even if castrated at birth to avoid an unnecessary contemporary group break.

Change bull calves to steers at weaning, regardless of castration date.) If these records had been submitted differently,

the resulting groups may be different by ASA system default. For example, if submitted one at a time, the June heifer may have been separated to her own group, and no performance records would result in EPD changes. If all submitted together, the system would count 90 days from the oldest animal and separate the group between animals #517 and #523, even though they were

born one month apart. In the case of bulls, animal #522 would have been sorted by itself, again eliminating any EPD accuracy change. When calving intervals exceed 90 days, animals should be split in at least two groups to avoid the above cases. Consult an ASA representative if you need help establishing contemporary groups at any reporting stage. =

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Shorthorn Country Subscription ASA account number

Farm Name Name Address

Zip

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Phone number Credit Card Type

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MINNESOTA SHORTHORN ASSOCIATION For further information and a directory, contact Alan Nelson, Secretary 20840 870th Ave. • Renville, MN 56284 320-894-6271

Borst Family Silver Creek Shorthorns Dave, Becky, Meghan & Parm Borst 5400 Silver Creek Rd NE Rochester, MN 55906 507-282-5816 borstfamilysilvercrkshorthorns@gmail.com

Oak Center Shorthorns and Sanctified Designs Breeding functional, practical Shorthorns

Don and Kathy Heise 67059 345th Ave • Lake City, MN 55041 651-345-4997 • cell: 612-618-6333 ocs@lakes.com Where carcass and maternal cattle are made

Adam Donnelly 398 95th Street Clear Lake, WI 54005 651.470.4069

Perrys Shorthorns

NELSON FAMILY SHORTHORNS -On Target For Quality Shorthorns-Stop in for a visit and a cup of coffeeAlan and Crystal: 320-329-3759 Cody and Melanie: 507-720-2998 Chris and Jen Corey, Kristy & Family Troy, Michelle & Family Alan.Nelson@state.mn.us

20840 870th Ave., Renville, MN 56284

TRAMM’S SHORTHORNS Robert and Mary Tramm 1674 320th Ave. Isle, MN 56342 320-679-5599

Stop by. Coffee’s always on.

Whole Herd Reporting Member

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LYNN, GALE, AND JEFF NELSON 25994 725TH AVE. ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 507-826–3184 • cell: 507-383-4172 www.topnotchstockfarm.com

17595 Weaver Lake Drive Maple Grove, MN 55311 • 612-387-4533

Jim and Diane Perry gotnoranch@comcast.net

Frick Family Shorthorns Ted, Paula, Justin & Samantha Frick

16553 220th Street Where Quiet Hutchinson, MN 55350 and Quality are 320-587-3525 the goals! cowdoc@hotmail.com

Shorthorn Country Subscription Rates United States Subscribers ❏ One Year ......................$24.00 ❏ Two Year ......................$38.00 ❏ ThreeYear ....................$52.00

Canadian Subscribers - All First Class ❏ One Year ......................................$60.00 ❏ Two Years....................................$110.00 ❏ Three Years ................................$130.00

❏ First Class - One Year....$54.00 Other Foreign Subscribers ❏ One Year Air Mail ....................................................$120.00 ❏ Two Years Air Mail ..................................................$220.00 ❏ Three Years Air Mail ................................................$300.00

Next Generation

FARMS

Steve & Kathy Wesley 51717 147th Avenue • Waterville, MN 56096 Cell: 507-838-5109 • srwesley@frontiernet.net Registered Shorthorns, ShorthornPlus & Belgian horses

Junior herd sire- WH To The Max ET x4199360 Visitors Welcomed • Cattle for sale

Willow Creek Stock Farm Registered Shorthorns Shorthorn Performance Records Herd sire: Homedale Pioneer 225 *x

Bred Females For Sale

Gene Robben Kathy Marcussen

BARRETT STOCK FARM Ed Barrett

19346 464th St. Verndale, MN 56481 218-924-2337

LIT’L BIT SHORTHORNS Russell and Donna Scheller 7843 County Road 37 NE St. Michael, MN 55376

763-497-2673 • Private Treaty Sales Welcome • Bulls & Females

Registered Shorthorn Cattle Mike Barrett

651-470-7492 507-645-7090 bsf_shorthorns@hotmail.com 30220 Sciota Trail • Randolph, MN 55065

Breeding Stock & Club Calves

Joe and Linda Laban

26846 S. Garryowen Rd Bernard, IA 52032-9288 Home: 563.879.3154 • Cell: 563.542.3155 jjlaban@yahoo.com showcattlepage.com/LabanRoanoke/homepage.html

Our cow herd is strong with outcross genetics. Our first cows came from Gordon Brockmueller. His guidance provided us a strong foundation.

in Studer’s Crazy Tra Our extended family has been in the Shorthorn business for over 40 years. We’ve been building on that foundation for over 20. We truly belive we’re breeding - Genetics That’ll Work & Win.

Franz Farms Todd, M.K., Ryan & Tayler Rae • Bingham Lake, MN 507-678-2347 (home) • 507-920-8601 (Todd) 507-822-1671 (M.K.) • franzfarms.com

Respecting the past Building the future...

One generation at a time.

Dave Peckat

Family Shorthorns

Shorthorns & Durham Reds Park Rapids, Minnesota 218.252.3887

Established in 1971

Laban’s Roanoke Farm Featuring registered Shorthorn breeding cattle and show prospects

Contact: Ed Gillis 507.365.8720 cell: 507.272.1091 www.nextgenerationfarms.com

Kaehler’s Homedale Farms St. Charles, MN

Ralph • Mena • Cliff • Seth Ralph: 507-932-3623 • cell: 507-269-5721 FAX: 507-932-3882 • homedale@ix.netcom.com 2.5 miles north on Hwy. 74; east on Hwy. 39

Winebrook Farm Registered Shorthorns FARMS Lance, Sharon, Randene and Kenra Davis 87002 State Line Road Glenville, MN 56036 507-325-4739

Breeding Stock For Sale

Doug & Pam Ruble Maddy, grady & Riley 727 46 Cty. Rd. 46 winebrook@deskmedia.com 507-377-9722 Albert Lee, MN

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A Note From The Breeders Meeting at the International, Chicago, Ill. Reprinted from The Breeders Gazette, December 7th, 1910 Herewithin we present for your consideration a detailed report of the business transactions of the association for the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 1910, with its present financial condition. There are not sufficient funds in the association treasury to make full settlement with all of the fairs and shows for premiums offered for the current year, so that to meet these expenditures, as they come in it will be necessary to draw upon the incoming funds of 1911 to some extent to complete these settlements. The total amount of money appropriated for premiums at the fairs and shows of 1910 amounted to $45,755 at 47 different shows.

The following statement gives the comparative receipts of pedigrees with fees therefor for the years 1909 and 1910: For the year ending Oct. 31, 1909 there were received: 46,093 pedigrees at $1.00 each.......$46,093 481 pedigrees at 10.00 each ..........4,810 54 pedigrees at 100.00 each...........5,400 a total of 46,628 pedigrees and fees to the amount .......$56,303 There were returned to breeders: 3,304 pedigrees at $1.00 each.........$3,304 60 pedigrees at 10.00 each..............600 a total of 3,364 pedigrees returned with fees to the amount of .........$3,904 leaving the net number of pedigrees received in 1909 as

43,264, and the net amount of ......$52,399, For the year ending Oct. 31, 1910, there were received: 40,766 pedigrees at $1.00 each.......$40,766 488 pedigrees at 10.00 each...........4,480 63 pedigrees ar 100.00 each...........6,300 a total of 41,277 pedigrees and fees to the amount of .......$51.546 There were returned to breeders: 2,874 pedigress at $1.00 each .........$2,874 36 pedigrees at 10.00each ..............360 2 pedigrees at 100 each ..............200 at total of 2,912 pedigrees returned with fees to the amount of .........$3,434 leavinf the net number of pedigrees received in 1910 as 38,365 and the net amount of fees ......$48,122, showing a loss of 4,899 pedigrees with a loss in fees of .........$4,287 In 1909 the net receipts from certified cop fees were.. ....$7,569.75 In 1910 the net receipts from certified copy fees were ....$6,575.75 showing a loss for the year on this account of $994, and making the total loss of pedigrees and certifying, and copying, $5,281.

Since our last meeting, Vol. 73 of the Herd Book containing 20,000 pedigrees of which 8,000 were bulls numbered from 299,001 to 307,000, and 12,000 cows numbered from 35,001 to 47,000; as also Vol. 74, containing 20,000 pedigrees of which 9,000 were bulls numbered from 307,001 to 316,000, and 11,000 cows numbered 47,001 to 58,000 have been sent to stockholders. Vol. 75, containing 20,000 pedigrees will be ready for distribution in about thirty days. Col. 76, also containing 20,000 pedigrees is ready for the printer, and Col. 77, with 20,000 pedigrees will close Nov. 30, after which the current receipts will be filed for Vol. = 78.

Australian Ambassador Program While in Australia you will stay with Australian Shorthorn breeders and learn about rural Australia and the Shorthorn breed. The ASA will provide transportation to and from Australia for one AJSA member to visit the various Shorthorn operations.

If you are interested in being the American Shorthorn Association’s next Australian Ambassador, contact Gwen Crawford at gwen@shorthorn.org or 402.393.7200 for information to apply. Or watch shorthorn.org for more information. Deadline is November 1, 2015.

**New Age Qualification - ASA members up to age 25 as of June 1 may apply!

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"The pastures are full with a great set of spring calves. We have another great set of bull calves by Martindell Jazz 9040. Stop in and take a look anytime, we will be glad to show you our cattle."

Martindell Jazz 424 *x Jazz 9040 son.

February Martindell Our junior herd sire. A E: 2.8 58; YW: 70; Milk: 22; MC CE: 6.7; BW: 2.3; WW:

A.I Sires Ash Valley Prestige 0590 Alta Cedar Real Steel 14Y Sull Red Resolve 3262 HD Swagger

A Final Answer female with a Martindell Jazz 9040 bu ll calf.

Herd Sires Martindell Jazz 9040 Ash Valley Prestige 3209 Martindell Answer 2103

Junior Herd Sires Martindell Jazz 424 Sharben RS Dap Advantage

Martindell Member of Century Club

FARMS

C.F. & Martha Martin

6489 Bunnell Crossing Road • Hardyville, Ky 42746 270-528-3686 • cfmartin@scrtc.com

Jason Martin

6263 Bunnell Crossing Road • Hardyville, Ky 42746 270-528-3658 • cell: 270-590-8689 • jasmar@scrtc.com

Franklin & Carol Martin 7754 Bunnell Crossing Road • Hardyville, Ky 42746 270-528-3071 • franklinmartin@scrtc.com

www.martindellshorthorns.com

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=Tartan Plaid We want you...to run for National Shorthorn Lassie Queen!

By: Amanda Gipe McKeith, president

The National Shorthorn Lassie was organized in 1956 at the Chicago International Livestock Show. W. Henry Dilatush is known as the “father” of the Lassie movement and gave a donation to help start the Lassie organization. Ann Hertzler Bullock from Missouri was selected as the National Shorthorn Lassie Queen in 1956. In 1958, the organization elected to crown an Alternate National Shorthorn Lassie Queen in order to allow the queens to attend more events and represent the breed more efficiently. Since that year we have had two young ladies serve as ambassadors for Shorthorns by serving as the National and Alternate National Shorthorn Lassie Queens. The location where these young ladies have been

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selected, but the time-honored traditions have pretty much stayed (with some minor changes).

The time-honored tradition of wearing the Lassie Outfit has been in place since 1956. The ladies wear the outfit to reflect the heritage of the Shorthorn breed originating from the British Isles. The outfit may not be hip by today’s standards, yet it helps us remember where we came from and the advances that have been made to the Shorthorn breed. It is an honor to be one of the selected few ladies to wear the tartan. The Royal Stewart tartan is the tartan for the British Royal family.

I was fortunate enough to serve as the 2002-2003 Alternate National Shorthorn Lassie Queen and wear the tartan. I will say that year of traveling all over the country to shows, sales, and numerous other events still ranks as one of the highlights in my life. I made lifelong friends and met numerous Shorthorn breeders across the country that year. That year I gained so much confidence in public speaking, talking to new people, and traveled to numerous states that I had not had the opportunity to visit. In that year I attended events in and/or traveled to Illinois, California (my home state), Kentucky, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri, and Indiana.

The friendships I made that year helped me successfully gain a position on the American Junior

Shorthorn Association Board of Directors. I was fortunate enough as a junior to serve the Shorthorn breed for three years (one as a National Shorthorn Lassie Queen and two as an AJSA Board of Director). Additionally, the contacts I made during my year as a Lassie Queen made it easier for me to interact with breeders when I served on the AJSA Board of Directors as I already had relationships with many of them. The skills and life lessons I gained during the year as Alternate National Shorthorn Lassie Queen have helped me tremendously in my career and life.

Why am I telling you all this? The National Shorthorn Lassie Association is looking for young ladies 16-21 years old to apply to serve as the 2015-2016 National Shorthorn Lassie Queen. The National and Alternate National Shorthorn Lassie Queens will be selected during the North American International Livestock Exposition. It is a life changing opportunity. The young ladies who are selected as the National and Alternate National Shorthorn Lassie Queen will receive a scholarship and some reimbursement of travel expenses. National Shorthorn Lassie applications are due September 1, 2015 to Christine Heverly (Queen CoChair).

If you look at our current National Shorthorn Lassie Board of Directors, you will notice many of us had the pleasure serving as a State, Alternate National, or National Shorthorn Lassie Queen or one of our children served in these roles. Please reach out to them or any board member if you have questions about running for National Shorthorn Lassie Queen.

Will you take the challenge and apply for the National Shorthorn Lassie Queen? Will you be selected to serve as the 2015-2016 National Shorthorn Lassie Queen or the Alternate National Shorthorn Lassie Queen and be part of the elite group of ladies to wear the tartan? =

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Alden Farms Ron and Judy Alden 32570 225th St Hamilton, MO 64644 Ron: 816.465.0777 Judy: 816.465.0353

Cattle for sale at all times!

Herd Sire: Muridale Seal 33X

Bill

Fugate

&

Family

1099 E 1000 N Linden, Indiana 47955 765.399.7365 cell: 765.366.5481 wafug50@yahoo.com

Stop by for a herd visit.

Cattle for sale at all times.

K ircleCompany CCattle Marlan, Brenda, Jody and Cody Korthaus 19593 272nd Ave Udell, Iowa 52593

Marlan: 641-895-2295 Cody: 641-895-2391 circlekcattlecompany.com

D Heart Bar Livestock

Clinton Dean PO Box 1227 • Cortez, Co 81321 970-570-7933 s_and_dshowpigs@yahoo.com

Gottschalk Farms Larry, Pat & Rhonda

3740 S Co. Rd. 300 W • Greencastle, IN 47955 Larry: 765.721.0236

Foose Show Cattle

Nathan & Tammy 22928 W Wasson Rd. • Elmwood, IL 61529 Tammy:812.243.0647

HORTON FARMS SHORTHORNS Scott Horton, Owner Ryan Wernicke, Herdsman

Studer’s Red Dawn 13A *x reg. #4199283 • DOB 2/1/13 CE: 4.3; BW: 3.6; WW: 56; YW: 60; MILK: 17; MCE: 14.2 His calves are great! They come unassisted and all are polled.

FOR SALE! Bred Cows • Show Heifers • Bull Calves

Hansen Shorthorns 6529 125th Ave. SE Lisbon, North Dakota 58054 Gary and Lynn Hansen-(701)-683-4924 Gary-(701)-680-7316

Horton cell: 630-965-1710 Wernicke cell: 815-739-7754 4N010 Town Hall Rd. • St. Charles, IL 60175 Office: 630-365-1444

L O N E S T A yR

cattle compan

calves & thorn Show Texas Shor k. oc st ng 12395 FM556 breedi ompany.com starcattlec Pittsburg, TX 75686 www.lone

Jim & Paula Archer

903-725-6178

shorthorns@lonestarcattlecompany.com

Follow us see our calves on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/lonestarshorthorns

“Your Midwest Weaver Dealer” 8090 E State Route I-17 Saint Anne, IL 60964 773.251.3709 Pro-Fit@usa.com www.pro-fitsupply.com

Sandy Ridge SHORTHORNS, INC.

DALE MUCK 1963 Kelley Road • Caledonia, IL 61011 cell: 815-494-5588 Come visit us any time.

Heifers, bulls and steers for sale.

W

oodrange FARM

Mike Davis Family 403 Martin Lane Cottontown, TN 37048 cell: 615-202-7106 • 615-672-7259 mroancow@bellsouth.net

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Gary -217.257.3145 Cheyenne -217.257.5353

Curt, Angie, Jared, & Jenna

217.257.3146

Roger & Dianna Dickson

Wright Cattle Co. Trey & Hailey Wright Steve & Marsha Wright Route 2, Box 55 Beecher City, Il 62414 home: 618-487-5559 Trey: 618-367-0764 Steve: 618-267-3229

Look for us on Facebook become a fan!

Gary, Marilyn & Cheyenne

SHORTHORNS Calves for sale from popular sired by Starburst and Payday 4281 S Bolton Rd. • Freeport, IL 61032 815-235-3242 • 815-275-3424 rdshortn@icwifi.com

Your independent source for top-quality show supplies. Let us know what you need - we've probably got it.

starcows@adams.net

1835 East 2100th Street Camp Point, Illinois 62320 Visitors Welcome

ZWILLING FAMILY SHORTHORNS Becky, Jason and Clay Morris and Lloyd

SULL Roan Goose

9020

2230 90th Ave. • Aledo, IL 61231 Zwillings: 309-754-9158 Farm: 309-582-2727 Located 40 minutes from I-80 and 30 minutes from I-74.

Club Calves Show Heifers

BARTELS

AAA Shorthorns

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BB

Cattle For Sale At All Times Route 1, Box 41 • Revere, MO 63465 660-948-2786 Hwy. 81 North of Kahoka 9 miles, or 7 miles south of Farmington, IA.

BROTHERS

Alan • Adrian and Mary • Angela

Tecumseh, NE Leroy: 402-335-2613 Roger: 402-335-2667

SHORTHORNS

Bernie Bolton Family 38995 Honeysuckle Road Oakland, Iowa 51560-4326 712-482-3386 • cell: 402-350-9430 bolton.norma29@gmail.com www.bernadaleshorthorns.com

BF

Bigelow Farms

PRACTICAL IDEAS. PRACTICAL CATTLE.

Phillip Bowman & Family 9898 Garrett Rd. Greens Fork, IN 47345 TEL: 765.886.5777 bsgshorthorns@hotmail.com

Frank and Barbara, Frank Jr., Kasey, Matt, Stacey, Taylor, and Tenley Bigelow P.O. Box 43, 47233 Road 200 • O’Neals, CA 93645 Matt: 559-647-2817 • Frank: 559-868-3433 www.bigelowfarms.com

BR

Broken Road Cattle Company Show Cattle

Ken Fairchild 318-282-7411

3209 Roundhill Rd Oak Grove, LA 71263

brccshowcattle@yahoo.com

Polled Shorthorns

Bulls and females for sale at all times.

Mrs. L. EUGENE BYERS, Owner

500 Township Road 2802 • Loudonville, OH 44842 JEFF BYERS, D.V.M.: 419-994-5054 • FAX: 419-994-3702 JON BYERS: 419-994-3440

PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN

Modoc, Indiana

POLLED SHORTHORNS

R.R. 1, Box 358 • Modoc, IN 47358 Brian/FAX: 765-853-5255 • cell: 765-969-0373 Randy: 765-853-5819 • Tyler: 765-576-0035 www.catesfarms.com

Gordon & Sally Crawford 519.287.3837 519.870.2396 Glencoe, ON, Canada gordcrawford@sympatico.ca

Reed & Jane Crawford 519.287.5286 519.857.7333 Glencoe, ON, Canada riverpointcc@hotmail.com

View cattle on-line at www.crawfdownfarms.com

John R. Hagie 1001 8th Ave. NW • Clarion, IA 50525 Days: 1-800-247-4885 • Evenings: 515-532-3005 jhagie@hagie.com Herdsmen: Pete Hunter: 515-571-5630 Jess Recknor: 507-383-8529

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MEIEROTTO’S

DAVE MCFARLAND & FAMILY

Come By And Talk Cows

Dean, Janice Craig and Crystal Steck

Cattle in Minnesota and Illinois Dave: 618-401-0744 drdavemcfarland@gmail.com Stuart: 561-912-0788 • cell: 561-289-9009

501 N. Line Street • Knoxville, IL 61448 309-289-2367 Craig cell: 319-453-7937 • home: 402-453-7937 info@djsshorthorns.com • www.djsshorthorns.com

www.diamondmshorthorns.com

Breeders of Australian Shepherds

EA-RA-BA-H Farm

DUIS FARMS DTR Cattle Company Ryan and Nancy Grathwohl Heter Josie and Ryder 745 Ave. S • Raymond, Kansas 67573 785-587-7947

The southeast’s largest herd . . . bulls, bred and open females for sale at all times.

Performance is our by-word Visitors welcome!

BOB DUIS

2 Lake Metonga Grant Park, IL 60940 815-278-1065 www.duisfarms.com

Bruce Humble 6653 Smithwood Road • Liberty, NC 27298 Bruce: 336-264-1496

Fieser’s

Our cow herd is strong with outcross genetics. Our first cows came from Gordon Brockmueller. His guidance provided us a strong foundation.

Polled Shorthorns

in Studer’s Crazy Tra

Dean Fieser Box 363 Plains, KS 67869 620-563-9533 cell: 806-979-0027 Lori www.fieserspolledshorthorns.com Working Border Collies available.

TIME For *xAR58091 GOLD

Our extended family has been in the Shorthorn business for over 40 years. We’ve been building on that foundation for over 20. We truly belive we’re breeding - Genetics That’ll Work & Win. Gregg, Leann, and Stacey Fischer Jeff Stump, Herdsman 1853 N. US Highway 281 Great Bend, Kansas 67530

Home: 620-458-3621 Jeff: 620-282-8364 Stacey: 620-786-0752 fischercattlecompany.com

Franz Farms Todd, M.K., Ryan & Tayler Rae • Bingham Lake, MN 507-678-2347 (home) • 507-920-8601 (Todd) 507-822-1671 (M.K.) • franzfarms.com

HAUMONT SHORTHORNS

GREENHORN

since 1919

ShorthornPlus

Beef-Milk-Dual Registry 100% Native- True Dual Purpose

LLC GJD Cattle Co. 513-288-6991 513-896-7260 RC Show Cattle 937-603-1319 937-533-7051 Michelle Neagle • 765-993-4973

Dave and Josh Greenhorn

Kevin Cooksley Family

Dave’s cell: 937-470-6552 Josh’s cell: 937-681-1948

80165 Rd 451 • Weissert, NE 68814 308-872-2617 • kscooksley@gmail.com

Consultant: Col. A.E. Greenhorn Herdsman: Kolten Greenhorn

Homeplace is the new home of FF Redman.

Carey Thomas Johnston 219 Johnston Rd, Kingsbury, Que, Canada J0B 1X0 TEL 819-826-5779 • CELL 819-574-4350 EMAIL highridge@hotmail.ca

Winkie Barnes CELL 613-885-6904

Shorthorn Breeders Since 1915

Homeplace Farms Burke N. Allison & Co.

925 E. 400 S., Washington, IN 47501-7533 Dale - 812-254-6185 • bovine08@gmail.com

Inness Shorthorns

IROQUOIAN SHORTHORNS

Doug, Nancy, Matt & Nick Inness 1339 Knox Hwy 25 Galesburg, IL 61401 309-343-6462 - 4th Generation Shorthorns -

Don Washburn & Family

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Bulls For Sale all year, Heifers: Nov.-May

3450 Middle Run Road • Waynesville, Ohio 45068

3306 W 1250 S Kentland, IN 47951 219-474-5008 cell: 219-869-0758 washburndon@gmail.com

Haumont Shorthorns

1 mile Washburns

Wegeners

HUB RANCH SHORTHORNS

U.S. 36

U.S. 383

OWNERS:

2 mile

SHORTHORN BREEDERS • SHORTHORN BREEDERS • SHORTHORN BREEDERS • SHORTHORN BREEDERS • SHORTHORN BREEDERS • SHORTHORN BREEDERS

Our featured herd sire DF Tuscaloosa 8T

Steve & Cynthia Washburn 8717 Road K • Norton, Kansas cell: 785-202-0338 • home: 785-877-3004 cwashburn08@yahoo.com 53 years of breeding over 100 head of attractive, productive beef type Shorthorns. Heifer, Steers & Bulls Available.

Herd Bulls CF Star Bucks *x TG/RRA Complete 421U *xar A&T Renegade 124 *x

Josh & Tiffany Moreland 2273 Israel Somers Rd • Camden, Ohio 937-336-1088 • jtmoreland@gmail.com www.jtmorelandfarms.com

11600 Shabbona Grove Rd. Waterman, IL 60556

815-264-3468: home 815-739-3578: Dave’s cell 815-739-3575: Dave, Jr.’s cell dmkearns@mycbsi.com Visitors Welcome!

Kilgore

KJ German’s G Shorthorns Cattle available For Sale!

K. Justin, Colene, Ryan and Emilia German 21360 E. 24th Rd Nokomis, IL 62075 217-827-1465 • german_justin@live.com

Laban’s Roanoke Farm Registered Shorthorn Cattle

Shorthorn Farm 22195 Hand Rd., Acthison, KS 66002 Shorthorn Bulls and Show Calves For Sale call for information 913-773-8359 • cell: 913-758-7892 kristinkilgore@wildblue.net

Breeding Stock & Club Calves

Joe and Linda Laban

26846 S. Garryowen Rd Bernard, IA 52032-9288 Home: 563.879.3154 • Cell: 563.542.3155 jjlaban@yahoo.com showcattlepage.com/LabanRoanoke/homepage.html

The Workman Family 54905 Fulton Hill Rd Bellaire, Ohio 43906

Bob: 740-676-5112 • Brent: 740-310-4361 Rick: 724-344-8056

EVELDALE FARMS

contact: L.E. Mathers III: 309-263-4233 mathers@leveldale.com or cattle@leveldale.com or Scott Wall: cell: 309-212-5450 swall_otg@yahoo.com 10442 N Co. Rd 2980 E • Mason City, IL 62664 309-678-4230

Visit our website at www.Leveldale.com

Masonic VillageFarm

CATTLE FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES

Gerald Tracy and Frank Stoltzfus

One Masonic Drive Elizabethtown, PA 17022 717-371-0798 fstoltzf@masonicvillages.org

www.masonicvillagefarm.com

McKee Family Shorthorns

Meadow Lane Farms

Wayne and Aileen McKee

15186 Wheatley Road Mayview, MO 64071 Ron: 816-661-1980 FAX: 660-237-4989

5827 155th Avenue • Indianola, IA 50125 515-961-2073

MEYER FARMS

ED & CONNIE MEYER AND FAMILY

1550 E. 450 S. Rushville, IN 46173 765-938-1204 • Ed cell: 765-561-1232

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REGISTERED SHORTHORN

Chaddrick R. Sumner

1885 Cranford Sumner Rd. • Lenox, GA 31637 229-546-4512 • cell: 229-388-7038 kssumner@planttel.net Eph. 2:8-9 New Herd Sires: Code Red • PLM Blanco

The Bertz’s

Located just east of Kansas City on I-70 at the 44 mile marker!

Millvale 2➞ Shorthorns

2➞

Robert Miller Family 6010 Hwy. 32 Fordville, ND 58231 800-807-6499 • 701-284-6844 cell: 701-331-1153 millvale@polarcomm.com Gene and Roberta Francis Crosley, Riley and Phoebe 6012 Hwy. 32 Fordville, ND 58231 Gene cell: 815-867-2192 Roberta: 701-331-2403 email: rfrancis@live.com

BULLS & FEMALES FOR SALE on the farm.

Call for information. DVD available.

Alan, Kathy, Allison, and Craig Greensburg, IN

812-663-4967 Alan cell: 812-525-4615 • Craig: 812-525-3428 Allison: 812-525-3993 mfshorthorns@hotmail.com www.meyerfamilyshorthorns.com

MOON CREEK RANCH

Danny Holland: 918.413.1212 Marie Cole, MD: 918.413.5435

12186 SE 230 Road • Talihina, OK 74571 mooncreekranch@hotmail.com

www.mooncreekshorthorns.com

Greg, Julie, Grant & Jillian 7234 E. 2700 Rd • Sidell, Il 61876 217-822-2506

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Dave & Mary Lou Kearns Dave Kearns Scott, Lynette & Koby Kearns

Steve & Cindy Oler

9058 Manning Road Home: 765-886-5737 Economy, IN 47339 Cell: 765-993-0839 olerfs@olerfs.com Business: 765-886-4444

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PF PF

Ron Martin & Family

2699 E. 700 N. Greenfield, IN 46140 317-326-2568 cell: 317-727-4904 phildonfarms@aol.com

Shorthorns

ARMS

Sammy and Wilma Richardson

3703 Hwy 29 • Marlow, OK 73055 580-658-2709 richardsonfarmsshorthorns@gmail.com

RC Show Cattle

Ron Rutan • 937.603.1319 Christy Campbell • 937.533.7051

If it says ROBJOY in the pedigree, you know they’re gonna be good!

ICHARDSON

Ricky and Lance Guidry 9256 Robinson Rd. Bell City, LA 70630 337-598-3258 • cell: 337-540-2825 office: 337-775-5928

ROBJOY SHORTHORNS

Bob and Joyce Wilson Home: 217-348-6750 Dr. Larry Wilson Cell: 217-276-5964

Home: 847-814-7301 28 Buchanan Court • Charleston, IL 61920

Rocky Branch Shorthorns

Rob Sneed Shorthorns 28402 Griessen Road • Sedalia, MO 65301 home: 660-826-1718 • cell: 660-620-1718 robsneedshorthorns.org

Bob and Mark Gordon 1160 600th Ave, • Middletown, IL 62666 Bob: 217-732-7596 Mark: 217-737-7905 mark.gordon@plantpioneer.com Shelden Tibbs, Herdsman

ROD Shorthorn Farms

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21965 3150 East St. • Arlington, IL 61312 office: 815-849-5700 • cell: 815-703-4553 email: rodney.rod@plantpioneer.com

Rodney, Cynthia, Rodney II, Brody & Jolett Rod

✰ Home of the Rock Stars! ✰

27634-443 Avenue • Marion, SD 57043

Cory, Melissa, Samantha and Jaxon Schrag 605-925-4804 • 605-941-5241 schrag@svtv.com

Lee & Joy Kerby Hannah Lynch 1581 Paint Rock Valley Road Philadelphia, TN 37846 home: 865-213-3357 cell: 865-250-8809 email: RCKYBRNCH@AOL.COM http://SHORTHORNS.com

SharBen Shorthorns Ben & Sharon Wilson

947 Bald Eagle Road • Sharpsburg, Kentucky 40374 606-247-3023 • cell: 606-782-0754 benwilson@windstream.net

Rick, Sandy, Blane & Clay Osterday

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31728 US Hwy 12, Java, SD 57452 605-285-6761 Rick: 605-281-1175 • Blane: 605-281-0301 www.stanglshorthorns.com

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SHORTHORN CATTLE ECONOMY, INDIANA

Damn Proud

PHILDON FARMS

Registered Shorthorn Show Cattle

Nick, Patti, Savannah, Lane and Lily Steinke

9504 W. 300 S. • Rensselaer, IN 47978 219-866-5814 • cell: 219-863-7072 pnsteinke@yahoo.com • www.steinkeshorthorns.com

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tone Springs S Shorthorns The Jay Benham Family

4733 LeFevre Road Troy, Ohio 45373 937-335-1622 Visitors Always Welcome!

Strode Family Shorthorns Purebred Shorthorns Since 1967

9300 Boyd Farm Rd. • Rochester, Il 62563 home: 217-498-9621 Curt: 217-836-9621 • Rob: 217-725-4955 Cattle available For Sale!

Sutherland Shorthorns

701 Iowa Ave. • Dunlap, IA 51529 www.maternallegends.com

David Ragsdale

building maternal legends . . .

3100 Locke Lane Prospect, KY 40059 cell: 502-396-6533 Find us on Facebook J Davy Farm Products & John David Ragsdale

farms

Visit us at www.sutherlandshorthorns.com

Ten Mile Farm Shorthorns Doug & Rhonda North 5544 Stone Road Clinton, IL 61727 217-622-4466 tenmileshorthorns@live.com

TOWNVIEW SHORTHORNS BRENT ELAM & BOYS

LYNN, GALE, AND JEFF NELSON 25994 725TH AVE. ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 507-826–3184 • cell: 507-383-4172 www.topnotchstockfarm.com

4163 HALMAN ROAD CEDAR HILL, TN 37032 615-384-3355 • CELL: 615-730-0132 STEVE ELAM: 615-268-5630 brent.townview.elam@gmail.com

Ar Su Lu Spear 320 x

2519 Cty Rd 200E • Mahomet, IL 67853 217-202-2484 mainstreetfenching@yahoo.com

Hauxdale Shorthorn Farm 5106 169 R Ave SE Kindred, ND 58051 Steve: 701.261.3426

TYNYWTRA’S J&J Humphreys John: 219-279-2374

Bulls, females and show prospects for sale.

Andy: 219-279-2971 • Josh: 219-863-3984 7229 W. 200 N. • Wolcott, IN 47995

Vogel Shorthorn Farm 10631 24th St SE • Rogers, ND 58479 vogelshorthornfarm@hotmail.com Justin: 701.320.4054 • Whitney: 701.261.1667

The coffee pot is always on!

Bryan

Cattle always For Sale at the Farm.

Luke, Amanda, Madeline, Gavin, Callie, Alexa & Josie Turner

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=Show

Schedule

Fair California State Fair California State Fair California State Fair Ohio State Fair Ohio State Fair Ozark Empire Fair Ozark Empire Fair Indiana State Fair Indiana State Fair Wisconsin State Fair Wisconsin State Fair Wyoming State Fair Iowa State Fair Indiana State Fair Illinois State Fair Wyoming State Fair Wisconsin State Fair Montgomery Cnty Agricultural Fair Montgomery Cnty Agricultural Fair West Virginia State Fair West Virginia State Fair Illinois State Fair Illinois State Fair West Virginia State Fair Iowa State Fair Missouri State Fair Montgomery Cnty Agricultural Fair Missouri State Fair Missouri State Fair Iowa State Fair Western Idaho State Fair Minnesota State Fair Maryland State Fair New York State Fair Michigan State Fair Michigan State Fair Maryland State Fair Colorado State Fair Colorado State Fair Colorado State Fair Nebraska State Fair Nebraska State Fair Nebraska State Fair Eastern Idaho State Fair Western Washington State Fair Tennessee State Fair Tennessee State Fair Tennessee State Fair New Mexico State Fair New Mexico State Fair New Mexico State Fair Kansas State Fair Tri-State Fair Tri-State Fair AkSarBen Livestock Show World Beef Expo North Alabama State Fair AkSarBen Livestock Show Tri-State Fair Kentucky State Fair State Fair of Oklahoma State Fair of Oklahoma Mid-South Fair AkSarBen Livestock Show World Beef Expo

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Location Sacramento, CA Sacramento, CA Sacramento, CA Columbus, OH Columbus, OH Springfield, MO Springfield, MO Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI Douglas, WY Des Moines, IA Indianapolis, IN Springfield, IL Douglas, WY Milwaukee, WI Gaithersburg, MD Gaithersburg, MD Lewisburg, WV Lewisburg, WV Springfield, IL Springfield, IL Lewisburg, WV Des Moines, IA Sedalia, MO Gaithersburg, MD Sedalia, MO Sedalia, MO Des Moines, IA Boise, ID St. Paul, MN Timonium, MD Syracuse, NY Detroit, MI Detroit, MI Timonium, MD Pueblo, CO Pueblo, CO Pueblo, CO Grand Island, NE Grand Island, NE Grand Island, NE Blackfoot, ID Puyallup, WA Nashville, TN Nashville, TN Nashville, TN Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Hutchinson, KS Amarillo, TX Amarillo, TX Omaha, NE West Allis, WI Muscle Shoals, AL Omaha, NE Amarillo, TX Louisville, KY Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City, OK Memphis, TN Omaha, NE West Allis, WI

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Show Junior Market Steers Super Regional Show Super Regional Open Show Junior Breeding Heifer Show Open Show- Regional Junior Show Open Show 4-H Heifer Show 4-H Steer Show Junior Heifer Show Junior Steer Show Open Heifer & Steer Show FFA Breeding Beef Show Open Show- Super Regional Junior Show Youth Breeding Beef Show Open Show Junior Heifer Show Open Show Open Show- Regional Junior Heifer Show Open Polled Show Open Horned Show Junior Market Steer Show 4-H Breeding Beef Show Steer Show Junior Market Steer Show 4H/FFA Show Open Show Open Show- Regional Junior & Open Show 4-H Beef Show Junior Heifer Show Open Show Youth Show Open Show Open Show Junior Breeding Heifer Show Open Bull Show Open Female Show Open Show- Regional 4-H Breeding Beef 4-H Market Beef Junior Heifer Show Regional Show ShorthornPlus Junir & Open Show Junior Shorthorn Show Regional Shorthorn Open Show Junior Market Steer Show Junior Breeding Beef Show Open Show Junior Heifer Show Youth Heifer Show Open Show- Regional Feeder Calves Junior Show Heifer Show Market Beef Show Youth Steer Show Youth Heifer Show Junior Show Open Show Breeding Heifer Show Breeding Beef Show Open Show

Date 7/12 7/14 7/17 7/29 7/30 7/31 8/1 8/9 8/10 8/11 8/12 8/12 8/13 8/13 8/14 8/14 8/15 8/15 8/15 8/15 8/16 8/17 8/17 8/17 8/18 8/18 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/22 8/27 8/27 8/28 8/29 8/29 8/30 8/30 8/31 9/1 9/2 9/3 9/6 9/7 9/8 9/12 9/12 9/12 9/12 9/16 9/17 9/19 9/19 9/19 9/20 9/25 9/25 9/25 9/26 9/26 9/26 9/26 9/26 9/26 9/27 9/27

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Shane Meier Matt Leo

Fair Kentucky State Fair Keystone International Keystone International Tulsa State Fair Keystone International Tulsa State Fair Tulsa State Fair State Fair of Texas Tulsa State Fair Arkansas State Fair State Fair of Texas Georgia National Fair Georgia National Fair Arkansas State Fair South Carolina State Fair South Carolina State Fair State Fair of Louisiana State Fair of Louisiana American Royal American Royal North Florida Fair North Florida Fair NAILE NAILE NAILE NAILE Arizona National Livestock Show Arizona National Livestock Show Arizona National Livestock Show Arizona National Livestock Show NWSS NWSS NWSS

Location Louisville, KY Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA Tulsa, OK Harrisburg, PA Tulsa, OK Tulsa, OK Dallas, TX Tulsa, OK Little Rock, AR Dallas, TX Perry, GA Perry, GA Little Rock, AR Columbia, SC Columbia, SC Shreveport, LA Shreveport, LA Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ Denver, CO Denver, CO Denver, CO

Show Open Show- Super Regional Major Atlantic Show ShorthornPlus Show Open Show- Super Regional Junior Breeding Heifer Show Junior Prospect Steer Show Junior Market Steer Show Pan American Show Junior Heifer Show Junior Show Junior Heifer Show Junior Heifer Show Junior Steer Show Open Show Open Show Junior Show Junior Show Open Show- Regional Junior Heifer Show Open Heifer Show- Tier II National Junior Steer Show Junior Heifer Show Junior ShorthornPlus Show Junior Heifer Show Open ShorthornPlus Show Open Shorthorn Open Show Junior Heifer Show Junior Market Show Open Show Open Show Pen Show Junior Heifer Show/Nat. Bull Show Nat. Female Show/Open Plus Show

Date 9/29 10/3 10/3 10/3 10/4 10/6 10/7 10/9 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/11 10/11 10/23 10/24 10/24 10/24 10/29 10/29 11/14 11/15 11/14 11/15 11/15 11/17 12/29 12/30 12/30 12/31 1/16 1/17 1/18

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HOMOZYGOUS POLLED 4 GENERATIONS CALVING EASE SEMEN AVAILABLE

PHA-F • TH-F • DS-F JG CACTUS JACK C9340 *x GFS CREOLE 9590 ET *x BG BANNER DUCHESS 924 x MOLLIE'S DEFENDER ADAIR x HOMEDALE RUBY S 914 *x HOMEDALE RUBY B 7728 *x EPDs CE: 12.1; BW: 1.5; WW: 60; YW: 75; Milk: 20; MCE: 7.0; CWT: 16; REA: -0.18; Fat: -0.02; Marb: 0.16; $CEZ: 40.33; $F: 57.28; $BMI: 131.96

Kaehler Frank Kaehler Family Homedale Farms 20030 25th St. SE • St. Charles MN 55972 507-932-3388 • cell: 507-269-6148

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The American Shorthorn Association will launch its new registry July 6, 2015 at 12pm. Prior to launch, the registry will be closed from July 1-6th at12pm in order to reload data into the new registry.

All Usernames and Passwords will remain the same.

At the launch of the new registry, A.I. Certificates will be optional to register cattle. Owners can determine if their bull will be a certificate or non-certificate bull. The cost of an A.I. Service certificate from ASA will increase from $5 to $20 with the change. Classifying a bull as a non-certificate bull is permanent. Until the office is notified, all bulls will stay as certificate bulls.

Upon the launch of the new registry ET certificates will no longer be required. A $5 fee will be applied to the registration of ET calves.

The American Shorthorn Association Board of Directors has voted to restructure the process to elect delegates and ASA Board Members. Full details of the changes and realignment of districts to include a district for each state can be found in last month’s issue of Shorthorn Country or at www.shorthorn.org. Look to receive your ballot for this year’s election of delegates after August 1st.

Several webinars will be held to assist members in transition to the new registry system. The first webinar will be held July 13, 2015 at 7pm (CST) followed by an additional session July 21, 2015 at 7pm (CST). Check www.shorthorn.org for additional information to come.

Dates for the Impact 2015 Shorthorn Breeder’s Conference and Annual Meeting have been set for December 3-5, 2015 at Harrah’s Casino in Kansas City, Missouri. The annual meeting will be held the evening of December 4, 2015.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact the office for more information. Mark your calendars for this exciting new event! You won’t want to miss it!

New Show Rules for 2015-2016 o Cow/Calf Champions will compete against the Grand Champion Heifer for the Supreme Champion Female title at ASA sponsored national, regional, and junior national shows. o Regional Show System is still in place • Two National Shows have been established : NWSS and NAILE • No points will be awarded for either show • Three Tier II National Shows have been established; points will count towards exhibitor’s cumulative regional points • Keystone, Pennsylvania • American Royal, Missouri • Fort Worth Stock Show, Texas • Super-Regional Shows accumulate points in respective region • Regional Show Bull & Heifer awards will be given • Must exhibit at 2 regional point shows to receive points • P.A.C.E. Show System, P.A.C.E. point credits, and All-American Awards no longer exist. o Check-In Policies • Exhibitors will be responsible for providing registration number and birthdate of entries • All Champions, Reserve Champions, Supreme Champion, Division, and Reserve Division Champions will have DNA collected to enhance the integrity of the breed.

• Heifers 20 months of age and older, without calf at side, will have a blood sample collected to verify pregnancy • All entries at the Jr. National, Louisville, and Denver will be weighed When sending semen samples to the ASA office for genetic testing, please enclose the sample in cardboard packaging or place the straw in an ink pen to protect your sample during shipping.

Effective January 1, 2015, EPD’s will only be available to Whole Herd Reporting (WHR) members of the American Shorthorn Association. As a reminder, regardless of membership status of owner, an animal registered by a WHR breeder will have access to EPDs for the lifetime of that animal.

All A.I. Sires and Donor Dams are required to have all genetic conditions tested (TH, PHA, DS) and DNA genotype (SeekSire) completed before registration of progeny. In the event that the A.I. sire or Donor Dam is not tested, offspring can be tested for missing tests to complete registration.

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Performance Polled Shorthorns Mrs. L. Eugene Byers, Owner 500 Township Road 2802 Loudonville, Ohio 44842

Jeff Byers, D.V.M. 419-994-5054 • cell: 419-651-7293 FAX: 419-994-3702 email: byland@skyrunner1.net Jon Byers, 419-994-3440 cell: 419-651-0501

Leveldale Rolex 276Z ET *x4200455 Sire: Ar Su Lu Masterplan 355 *x Dam: Leveldale Rosewood 606S x BW: 98 lbs.; YW: 1,249 lbs.

EPD’s: CE: 2.9, BW: 2.9, WW: 59, YW: 70, Milk: 18 MW: 48, MCE: 2.0, $CEZ%: 10.59/80, $F%: 54.54/10, $BMI%: 115.39/30

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JSF McCoy *x4190253 Sire: Jake's Proud Jazz 266L *x Dam: WR Shadow MO 644 *x PHA-F • TH-F • DS-F BW: 98 lbs.; YW: 1,249 lbs.

Owned with Paint Valley Farms, Shreve, Ohio EPD’s: CE: 13.8, BW: -3.5, WW: 34, YW: 26, Milk: 44 MW: 44, MCE: 4.9, $CEZ%: 55.93/2, $F%: 43.85/80, $BMI%: 134.23/2

JSF Gauge 137W x4164807 Sire: SBR Tsunami 20T x Dam: KL Mina Star 1051 x BW: 89 lbs.; WW: 609 lbs.; YW: 1,114 lbs.

PHA-F; TH-F; DS-F Owned with Select Sires, Semen available through Select Sires.

EPD’s: CE: 12.3, BW: -0.2, WW: 56, YW: 60, Milk: 15, MW: 43, MCE: 4.9, $CEZ%: 44.12/10, $F%: 55.77/10, $BMI%: 134.53/20

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Give us a ca Studer’s Snapchat 22B x4207892 Sire: Eionmor Marquis 86G x Dam: Muridale Red Jay 22Z x BW: 83 lbs.

EPD’s: CE: 10.5, BW: -0.5, WW: 51, YW: 61, Milk: 20 MW: 45, MCE: -0.9, $CEZ%: 37.79/15, $F%: 52.35/20, $BMI%: 115.44/30

Studer’s Universal 10B x4207767 Sire: Saskvalley Tradition 106T x Dam: DSF Primrose 55S BW: 80 lbs.

EPD’s: CE: 6.1, BW: 1.9, WW: 58, YW: 66, Milk: 21 MW: 49, MCE: 0.9, $CEZ%: 22.09/50, $F%: 54.97/10, $BMI%: 124.10/15

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=Sales Calendar Sept. 5 - Cates Farms and Friends “Star Search” Production Sale, Modoc, Ind. Sept. 12 - Waukaru “Cow Power” Production Sale, Rensselaer, Ind. Sept. 19 - Leveldale Farms Investment Sale, Mason City, Ill. Sept. 19-20 - Johnson Shorthorns “4th Annual Private Treaty Sale” Niantic, Ill. Sept. 26 - Great Shorthorn Revival, Beaverton, Mich.

Sept. 26 - Missouri State Shorthorn Sale, Sho-Me Shorthorn Farm, Columbia, Mo. Sept. 27 - Eyes on the Midwest Shorthorn Sale, Newman, Ill.

Oct. 16 - Cyclone Trace Cattle Company, “Shorthorns UpFront” Sale, Clarion, Iowa.

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Oct. 17 - Keystone Autumn Klassic 35th Edition, Waynesburg, Pa.

If we can help you with further information regarding these sales, feel free to contact us.

Oct. 17 - Studer Family Shorthorns “Family Legacies” Production Sale, Creston, Iowa.

Oct. 18 - Sullivan Farms “Maternal Legends” Production Sale, Dunlap, Iowa.

Oct. 20 - DTR 2nd Annual Online Sale, Raymond, Kan. Oct. 24 - Cedar Valley Shorthorn Sale, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

September 19 - Leveldale Farms Production Sale, Mason City, Ill. October 4 - KOLT Cattle Company “Simple Choices” Production Sale, Seward, Neb.

Sept. 27 - “Off The Beaten Path” Online Sale, Minonk, Ill.

Oct. 24 - Double J & Crow Creek “Shorthorn 500” Production Sale, Marietta, Okla.

Sept. 29 - Agle Family Cattle Online Steer Sale, South Vienna, Ohio.

Oct. 25 - Illinois Best of the Midwest Sale, Macomb, Ill.

Sept. 29 - Meyer Family Shorthorns 2nd Annual On-Line Sale, Greensburg, Ind. on showstock.com

Oct. 25-26 - Turner Shorthorns, 2015 Fall Open House & Online Auction, Somerset, Ohio.

Oct. 3 - Supanchick Shorthorns & Warner Shorthorns “Fall Harvest” Production Sale, Grand Island, Neb.

Oct, 27 - Agle Family Cattle Online Heifer Sale, South Vienna, Ohio.

Oct. 4 - KOLT Cattle Company “Simple Choices” Production Sale, Seward, Neb.

Oct. 31 - Jungels Shorthorn Farm “Durham Nation” Production Sale, Kathryn, ND.

Oct. 4 - Hill Haven’s “Semi-Annual Fall Selection Sale”, Duntroon, Ont., Canada

Nov. 1 - Schrag Shorthorns “Family Event” Sale, Marion, SD.

Oct. 9 - Wasinger Cattle Company Online Sale, Winnebago, Minn.

Nov. 14 - Donors On Ice, Louisville, Ky.

Oct. 9 - Moore Shorthorn, Spring Born Online Sale, Jerseyville, Ill. cwcattlesales.com

September 5 - Cates Farms and Friends “Star Search” Production Sale, Modoc, Ind.

October 16 - Cyclone Trace Cattle Company, “Shorthorns UpFront” Sale, Clarion, Iowa.

October 18 - Sullivan Farms “Maternal Legends” Production Sale, Dunlap, Iowa.

October 25 - Illinois Best of the Midwest Sale, Macomb, Ill. November 16 - NAILE National Shorthorn Sale, Louisville, Ky.

Nov. 15 - Greenhorn Cattle Company “Where Future Generations Are Created” Sale, Louisville, Ky. Nov. 16 - NAILE National Shorthorn Sale, Louisville, Ky.

Oct. 10 - Greenhorn Cattle Company “Where Great Females Make a Difference” Production Sale, Waynesville, Ohio.

Nov. 24 - Shadybrook Shorthorns OnLine Sale, West Brome, Quebec, Canada

Oct. 11 - Rod Shorthorns, Waymar Shorthorns, & Kohlstaedt Farms “Swing The Gate” Production Sale, Dixon, Ill.

Nov. 28 - Bollum Family Shorthorns, Red, White & Roan Online Sale, Austin, Minn.

Oct. 14-15 - Hahn Family Shorthorns, Practical and Profitable Online Bred Female Sale.

Dec. 13 - Gana Farms “Foundation Female” Sale, Martell, Neb.

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=Ad Index 10M Polled Shorthorns ................................119 AAA Shorthorns ..................................129, 144 Aegerter Marketing Services, Inc. ..........17, 134 Agle Family Shorthorns ................................115 American Livestock/Markel............................77 AMS Shorthorns ..........................................129 B&CS Shorthorns ..........................................98 Bad Water Cattle Company ..........................85 Bar N Cattle Company ..................................61 Bartels Bros ..................................................129 Bell M Farms................................................106 Bennett Land & Cattle ................................129 Berg Shorthorns ..........................................129

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Bern-A-Dale Shorthorns ........................60, 129 Bert Moore ..................................................134 Best of the Midwest Sale ..............................118 Bigelow Farms ..............................................129 Bo’s Shorthorns ......................................96, 129 Bollum Family Shorthorns ............................41 Bowman Superior Genetics ..............23-25, 129 Brindle Path Ranch ......................................129 Broken Road Cattle Company ....................129 Bruce Brooks........................................126, 134 Bull Brothers Shorthorns................................22 Bye Well Shorthorns ....................................129 Byland Polled Shorthorns ....................129, 141

Cabrera Syndicate ..........................................31 Cagwin Farms ................................................10 Carolina Cattle Co. ........................................53 Cates Farms............................................11, 129 Cattle Visions ..............................................134 Cedar Lane Farm............................................55 Cedar Valley Shorthorn Sale ........................124 Circle K Cattle Company ............................128 Cornerstone Farms ........................................71 Crawfdown Farms ..................................78, 129 Cross Country Shorthorns ..........................129 Crow Creek Farms ........................................62 Cyclone Trace Cattle Co.........................16, 129 D Heart Bar Livestock..................................128 Dale Studer Family Shorthorns ....................6-7 Dav Mar Way Farms ....................................129 Diamond M Shorthorns ..............................130 Diamond Shorthorns ....................................97 DJS Shorthorns ............................................130 Donnelly Shorthorns......................................70 Double C Shorthorns ............................70, 130 Double G Shorthorns ....................................72 Double J Ranch..............................................63 DTR Cattle Co ......................................49, 130 Du-Lyn Farms ................................................19 Duis Farms ..................................................130 Ea Ra Ba H Farm ........................................130 Element Syndicate..........................................18 Eyes on the Midwest Sale ............................139 Farrer Stock Farms ..................................67, 99 Fickbohm Farms Shorthorns ..........................82 Fieser Family Polled Shorthorns ............87, 130 Fischer Cattle Company ..........................9, 130 Foose Show Cattle........................................128 Franz Farms..................................................130 Fugate Shorthorns ........................................128 Galbreath’s ..................................................100 Gellerman ....................................................46 Gilman Shorthorns ......................................101 GJD Cattle Company ..................................130 Gottschalk Farms ........................................128 Great American Insurance ............................134 Great Shorthorn Revival ................................27 Greenbelt Shorthorns ..................................128 Greenhorn Cattle Co., LLC ................130, 146 Greg Crawford Family....................................86 Hansen Shorthorns ......................................128 Haumont Shorthorns ............................68, 130 Hauxdale Shorthorn Farm............................133 Haywood Cattle Co ......................................69 High Ridge Farm LTD ................................130 Hill Haven Shorthorns ..................................44 Hively’s Highland Farm................................117 Homeplace Farms ........................................130 Horseshoe Creek Farms ............................28-29 Horton Farms Shorthorns ............................128 Hub Ranch Shorthorns ................................130 Hugh Moore Jr and Sons ............................140 Iberg/Frey Cattle ..........................................100 Inness Shorthorns ........................................130 Ippensens Family Shorthorns ..................22, 81 Iroquoian Shorthorns ..................................130 J&M Shorthorns ............................................64 James F. Bessler, Inc. ....................................134 JCC Jeepetta CattleCo. ..................................63 Johnson Shorthorn ........................................89 Jordan Acres ..................................................30 JT Moreland Farms, LLC ............................130 Jungels Shorthorn Farm ............................74-75 Kaehler’s Homedale Farms ..........................137 Kearns Farms................................................131 Key Ridge Shorthorn Farm ..........................131 Keystone Autumn Klassic ............................108 Keystone International ................................127

Kilgore Shorthorn Farm ..............................131 KJG German’s Shorhtorns ............................131 Kohlstaedt Farms............................................86 Laban Roanoke Farm ..................................131 Lathrop Livestock Inc...................................128 Lauer Polled Shorthorns ................................83 Leveldale Farms ................................14-15, 131 Little Cedar Cattle Co. ..........................13, 131 Lone Star Cattle Company ..........................128 Loving Farms..................................................48 Maple Brook Farms......................................131 Martindell Farm ..........................................125 Masonic Village Farm ............................93, 131 Matlock Stock Farm ......................................66 McCall Show Cattle ....................................117 McKee..........................................................131 Meadow Lane Farms ....................................131 Meyer Family Shorthorns ............................131 Meyer Farms ..........................................73, 131 MFK Shorthorns ..........................................117 Millvale Shorthorns ......................................131 Minnesota Shorthorn Assoc ..................122-123 Mitchell Shorthorns ......................................54 Moon Creek Ranch......................................131 Moore Cattle Company ................................79 Muridale Shorthorns ......................................82 NAILE National Shorthorn Sale ..................142 New River Cattle..........................................131 Norman Farms ......................................32, 131 O-Dale Farms ..............................................117 Oakview Shorthorns ....................................109 Ohio Shorthorn Breeders Association ..110-111 Oler Farm ....................................................131 Paint Valley Farms ..........................................45 Peak View Ranch............................................35 Phildon Farms ..............................................131 ProFit ..........................................................128 RC Show Cattle ..........................................132 Red Barn Designs ........................................118 Richardson Farms Shorthorns ......................132 Riggs Farms....................................................43 Ripberger Farms ............................................32 RL Cattle Company ....................................132 Robert & Bev Alden ......................................65 Robjoy Shorthorns ................................22, 132 Robsten Shorthorns......................................116 Rockin’ G Land & Cattle ......................21, 132 Rocky Branch Shorthorns ......................76, 132 Rod Shorthorns ............................................132 Ron Alden....................................................128 Sandy Ridge Shorthorns ..............................132 Schrag Shorthorn Farms ..........................3, 132 Sears Marketing Services ..............................145 Shady Maple Farms ......................................100 Shadybrook Farm ............................................5 SharBen Shorthorns ..............................33, 132 Shorthorn Foundation....................................92 ShorthornShop ............................................134 Simon Farms ..................................................47 Smoky Mountain Farm and Ranch ........88, 132 Sneed, Rob Shorthorns ................................132 South Starr Farms ........................................116 Springlake Farm ............................................34 Stangl Shorthorns ................................121, 132 Starman Cattle ............................................128 Steinke Shorthorns ......................................132 Stone Springs Shorthorns ....................112, 132 Strode Family Shorhtorns ............................132 Struck Family Shorthorns ..............................64 Sullivan Farms ......................................133, BC Sullivan Supply ............................................134 Sutherland Shorthorns ..........................78, 133 Swallow Farms..............................................118 Swing The Gate Sale ......................................72

Ten Mile Farm Shorthorns ..........................133 The National CUP Lab ..............................134 Top Notch Stock Farm ........................103, 133 Townview Shorthorns ..................................133 Trennepohl Farms ..........................................40 Turner Family Shorthorns ..........................133 Turner Shorthorns ..........................................42 Twin Oak Farms ..........................................107 Tynywtra’s ............................................116, 133 V8 Shorthorns..............................................133 Venture Show Cattle ....................................106 Vogel Shorthorn Farm ..................................133 W.L. Good Farms ........................................115 Walnut Spring Farm ....................................105

Warner Ranch ..............................................133 Wasinger Cattle Company............................118 Waukaru Shorthorns............................133, IBC Wendt, Kevin ..............................................134 Whisman, Jim ..............................................119 White Birch Farm ........................................119 WHR Shorthorns ........................................IFC Wilson Livestock Agency..............................134 WJM..............................................................61 Woodrange Farm..................................108, 128 Wright Cattle Co. ........................................128 Zwilling Family Shorthorns..........................128

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Cates Farms & Friends "Star Search" Production Sale, Modoc, IN RC Show Cattle Sale, Eaton, OH Waukaru "Cow Power" Production Sale, Rensselaer, IN Leveldale Farms Production Sale, Mason City, IL Great Shorthorn Revival, Beaverton, MI Ripberger/Norman “Eyes on the Midwest” Production Sale, Sidell, IL Fall Harvest Shorthorn Production Sale, Grand Island, NE KOLT Cattle Co., "Simple Choices" Production Sale, Seward, NE Greenhorn Cattle Co "Where Great Females Make a Difference" Production Sale, Waynesville, OH Rod Shorthorns, Waymar Shorthorns, & Kohlstaedt Farms "Swing the Gate" Sale, Dixon, IL Cyclone Trace Cattle Co., "Shorthorns UpFront" Sale, Clarion, IA Studer Family Shorthorns "Family Legacies" Production Sale, Creston, IA Sullivan Farms "Maternal Legends" Production Sale, Dunlap IA Shorthorn 500 Production Sale, Marietta, OK Jungels Shorthorn Farm "Durham Nation" Production Sale, Kathryn, ND Schrag Shorthorns "Family Event" Sale, Marion, SD Donors On Ice, Louisville, KY North American Heifer Calf Futurity, Louisville, KY Greenhorn Cattle Co, "Where Future Generations are Created" Sale, Louisville, KY Gana Farms "Foundation Female" Sale, Martell, NE

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October 10, 2015 , Waynesville, Ohio

SULL Solutions Pride 7125

WHR Homecoming Queen 99

SULL Right Augusta Pride ET

A former Junior National Champion whose Flush highlights our Embryo Sale in November in Louisville.

Watch for New and Exciting genetics out of Queen 99 at “Where Future Genetics Are Created” in Louisville.

Her Red Reward daughter highlights the Open Heifers, October 10th. A featured Lot!

CF Margie 9105 SOL X ET

RL Sonny Charm 7102

D&D Margie’s Beauty 610S

Two daughter by SULL Red Blood and SULL Beef SELL, October 10th. Continuing the Margie tradition.

Watch for her bull calf sired by SULL Red Knight.

This breed leading donor SELLS, October 10th. Along with two outstanding daughters.

The Highlight of the Fall Sale Season!

One of the greatest line up of donors in the breed representing the most maternal cow families being mated to the hottest sires November 15, 2015 Where Future Generations Are Created, Louisville, Kentucky

SULL Red Blooded Pride Our newest donor whose genetics SELL in our Embryo Sale in November.

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WAUKARU PATENT 8166 X

WAUKARU ORION 2047 ET *X

WAUKARU THOR 3063X

Shadybrook Shorthorns, Canada & Spry Shorthorns, Austalia.

Manchee AG, Australia.

Double J Ranch, OK, Crow Creek Farms, OK, & Santa Cecela, La Marca Del Shorthorns, Argentina.

WAUKARU OPTIMUS 4095X

WAUKARU NORSEMAN 4085 ETX

WAUKARU BECKHAM 4007 *XDR

WAUKARU CHANGA 3235*X

Loving Polled Shorthorns, KS.

John Bennett, WA.

Ruder Farms, KS.

Bigelow Farms, CA.

WAUKARU FORWARD 4003X

WAUKARU LUXOR 4106X

WAUKARU CONQUEROR 4110*X

WAUKARU AUSTIN 4090*X

Ryan Chandler, TX.

Warner Ranch Shorthorns, WY. & J Adam Edmund, NE.

James McDonald, IA.

Fischer Farms, IN.

WAUKARU EMERSON 4179X

WAUKARU BENCHMARK 4014X

WAUKARU MARCUS 4130*X

WAUKARU PRECISION 4005X

Devin Birdsong, OK.

Hahn Family Shorthorns, IL.

Turkey Ridge Shorthorns, SD.

Ruder Farms, KS.

Wauarku ‘COW POWER’ Production Sale Saturday, September 12, 2015

Bill and Becky Rasor 1800 Lovers Leap • VanAlstyne, Texas 75495 903.433.8096 • fax: 903.433.9387 www.whrshorthorns.com Jeff Sargent, Show and Sale Cattle - 903.624.7265

at the Farm, Renessaer, Indiana

Selling 90 Lots, Over 100 Head 7577 S. 210 E. • Rensselaer, Indiana 47978 Barry and Anita Jordan: 219-866-3513 • cell: 219-819-0430 Toby and Jodi Jordan: cell: 219-819-4603 Mark and Heidi Jordan: cell: 765-426-1990 TB accredited and certified bangs free, Johnes tested.

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herd reference

july 2015

Shorthorn Country

issue 6 • volume 42 • july 2015

The Voice of the Shorthorn Breed.