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The Shropshire Voice is the official publication of the American Shropshire Registry Association. With issues in February, May and October, this periodical gives breeders a direct channel to the happenings with the breed. All active Shropshire breeders receive a subscription to this publication with their paid annual service fee to the association. The Shropshire Voice is also used for promotion of the breed, being distributed at Shropshire events and mailed to new owners and other interested parties.
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May 2011
The ShropShireVoice
Visit the Avenue of States, Daily Mardi Gras Parade, Storrowton Village. Also nearby are the Basketball Hall of Farm, Yankee Candle, Old Deerfield Village and a host of other attractions!17 Days Every SeptemberThe Big E is among the nations’s top ten fairs, is the largest fair in the Northeast and is recognized by the American Bus Association (ABA) as a Top 100 destination and Internationally Known Event (IKE). Located at the crossroads of new England, the Big E is a short drive from anywhere in the northeast!
Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park
at the Big E, West Springfield, Massachusetts
Sheep arrive by Sept. 15Annual Meeting & Dinner Sept. 16
National Show Sept. 17Entries close August 15!
www.TheBigE.comSee more information on pg 17 & 19
President – Bill Webster • Vice President – Cal Verduin • Secretary – Elaine Lacko-Jaycox • Treasurer – Chip Hallet
Sept 14 – TorontoSept 15 – 18 Tampa BaySept 19 -21 Baltimore
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“Great Genetics Make The Difference”
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Only 6 miles south of I-70 (Exit 54) (937) 767-1871 Cell: (937) 603-0535 [email protected]
www.r ifeshropshires.com
Erik Mrozinski’s 2010 Nat’l Champion Ewe – Our 2010 Classic Sale Reserve Champion Ewe
Select your next Champion from our powerful consignment to the Classic, Great Lakes, Spectacular and Midwest Sales.
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~ The ShropShire Voice ~Volume 31, Issue 2 May 2011
Board of DirectorsAmerican Shropshire Registry
Association
Darrell Dockter – Pres. (2013) 19411 S. Carpenter Rd. Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 327-1428 [email protected]
Brad Slutz – V. Pres. (2013) 1144 Oxford Circle Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 899-0366 [email protected]
Gary Brockmann (2012) 2011 Blake Road Garden Prairie IL 61038 (815) 544-4515 [email protected]
Re Call (2012) 964 Mohawk Trail Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 [email protected]
Robert Dinsmore (2011) 5842 Broad Run Road Jefferson, MD 21755 (301) 371-4483 [email protected] Cody Hiemke (2013) 1773 Koshkonong Rd. Stoughton, WI 53589 (415) 302-8035 [email protected]
Norbert Jackson (2011) 4125 W. State Route 28 Alexandria, IN 46001 (765) 754-7057 [email protected]
Official Publication of The American Shropshire Registry AssociationPublished in the interest of Shropshire Breeders each February, May and October
Becky Peterson, ASRA Secretary Rinda Maddox, Voice Publisher
Robert Johnson (2012) 569 State Highway Marshfield, MO 65706 (417) 859-4452 [email protected] Ralph Lovely (2011) 292 Cold Stream Farm Rd. Madisonville, TN 37354 Cell: (865)-604-5747
Mark McCabe (2012) 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-1103 [email protected] Jim Percival (2011) 961 Hoop Road Xenia, OH (937) 374-3371 [email protected]
Tim Roberts (2012) 27954 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 [email protected]
Carol Rueber (2012) 24632 210th Street Sumner, IA 50674 (563) 578-8663 [email protected]
Bill Seals (2011) 2360 B Shafer Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 779-1789 [email protected]
Sandy Cross(2011) 198 Shaws Mill Road Gorham, ME 04038-2233 207-839-8717 [email protected]
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American Shropshire Registry Association
All registrations and payments should be made to The American Shropshire Registry Association of-fice.
ASRA Office Hours:Monday-Thursday
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Monday & Thursday evenings
8-11 p.m. EST
Secretary Becky Peterson will be near the office at most other times and will return calls as soon possible. She will make the best effort to process registrations and transfers within a day or two of receipt.
Contact her at:American Shropshire Registry Association Becky Peterson, Secretary 41 Bell Rd. Leyden MA 01337 Phone/Fax –(413) 624-9652 [email protected]
Shropshire Voice & Website If you need to place an ad or news item in the Shropshire Voice, or on the website, shropshires.org., contact Rinda Maddox, Voice Publisher/Web Coordi-nator or her husband, Steven Maddox, advertising manager. Steven and Rinda Maddox P.O. Box 475 Sidell, IL 61876 shropshirevoice@ thesidellreporter.com (217) 288-9365 (office) (217) 288-9493 (home)
Junior Activities For questions on any of the junior events for the Shropshire Association, contact Mark McCabe or Tim Roberts.Mark McCabe 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-1103 [email protected] Roberts 27954 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 [email protected]
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It’s nice to see Spring arrive and begin to see the grass start to grow in the Northwest. I’m sure that some of you still can’t see the grass but knowing that nicer weather is on the way gives us hope. It was a very wet and cold February and early March for those of us on the West Coast but we are beginning to see a few days of sunshine and warmer weather. For all of us, it’s an exciting time to begin to sort out the lamb crop and decide who gets to make the “cut.” I hope that you find the quality and promising Shropshires in your barn that you were striving for. Please remember to get your paperwork for registrations into the office early to allow Becky ample time for processing before your show or sale. In 2011, we have some exciting sales planned that are right around the corner. Please take advantage of the opportunity to reach many
From the President breeders and get your Shrops consigned. I re-alize that with the lamb market experiencing some top prices right now, it is tempting to
ship more lambs and hold back less ewe lambs to register. As the price continues to be strong, the mar-ket for breeding sheep will also be good. It is important to promote our breed and recognize that we can offer a very useful commodity for both purebred and commer-cial producers. The strength of the breed and growth of the member-ship is a testament to our quality
product. Remember that your next top stud ram or a child’s winning futurity ewe lamb may be just waiting for your bid. I am looking forward to attending the 2011 National Show at the Big E and hope that you are all making your plans to join us for this exciting event.
Darrell
Official notice is hereby given to all members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Members will be held on Friday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. in West Springfield, Mass. The purpose of said meeting is to hear and approve the reports of the President and Secretary/Treasurer to ratify the acts of the Board of Directors since the last annual meet-ing of the members; to act on any old or new business which may be brought before the meeting; and to elect directors for districts having directors whose terms expire in 2011. Article VI, Section 2 of the By Laws al-lows for the direct election of a director for a district if that district has an active, recognized Shropshire association. Directors whose terms will expire at this time are:Robert Dinsmore – Pennsylvania & South District (Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)Ralph Lovely – Pennsylvania & South DistrictNorbert Jackson – Indiana DistrictJim Percival – Ohio DistrictBill Seals – West District (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah)Sandy Cross – New York & New England District (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) Each membership in the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. is enti-tled to one vote at the Annual Meeting of the Members. Such vote must be cast in person. Those members attending the Annual Meet-ing shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting the business of the Association. All members are encouraged to attend and participate. Becky Peterson, Secretary
LEGAL NOTICEAnnual Meeting of the Members
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Another winter will have come and gone by the time this book is in your hands. As of this writing on March 13, winter is still here on my hill in Massachusetts. We’ve had some warm weather and heavy rains in the past few days but bare ground seems far into the fu-ture. This morning I ventured out on a trek with the dogs, no snowshoes this time, and still went down over my boots. Admittedly my frame is not as tall as most but it still showed 15” of snow in the middle of the field. I quickly gave up that idea and came in to do some writing. Registration
The office has had its winter cleaning and is ready to process the spring paperwork. Several people have asked about register-ing ewes born last year or earlier. So far, there is no increased fee to register older sheep, all registrations for members are still priced at $7. But please, do try to catch up on those registrations as it will help your work go through more quickly. Also please check to make sure the owner of the lambs on the registration application is indeed the owner of the mother. It is a common is-sue to have transferred ewes into one of the kids’ names for last year’s show season, only to forget to transfer them back to Dad’s name before he registers his lambs. Simply stated, the registered owner of the ewe when she lambs is the owner of the offspring and the registered owner of the ewe when she is bred is the breeder of the offspring. You may now access ram and ewe regis-tration applications at www.shropshires.org . You may download these as an Ex-cel spreadsheet and use your computer to complete it and email it to me at the office ([email protected]). Please rename the file with the date and your name before email-ing it. That gives you a printed copy and me a readable one. It will serve as a time saver if you have put a little money on your account here in the office ahead of time. Your state-
ment with your last work done or last pay-ment will tell you what your account status is. We are still a little way from being able to pay online but I hope that will happen this year. Also please remember that you are respon-sible for any fees incurred by special mailing requests. This year, all work will be sent out by first class mail unless you request other wise. Youth
A special effort is afoot by the youth pro-moters of the group. (Aren’t we all youth promoters?) It is felt that the time is right and the need is there for the formation of a Junior Shropshire Association. This is not an easy task and it has been tried before. There is work to do yet but there will be information available at the spring Shropshire events describing what is being done and
how to get involved. Things should really get off the ground at the All-American in Dela-ware and the group should be in place and functioning at NAILE. Look elsewhere in this issue or the website to get more information. Please be aware that the Ambassador pro-gram continues with one change. The current term has been extended to November 2011 to help facilitate the junior association. Appli-cations for the next ambassador will be ac-cepted next fall. Information on the position and an application are available on the web-site. Remember that there are two $400 schol-arships available again this year. If you applied last year and were not successful, please apply again. Applications are available on the web-site and are due no later than June 1st. And lastly, please think of Rinda Maddox, hard-working publisher of this Voice. In January, her Dad’s home was destroyed in a devastating explosion and fire. Her Dad, Art Todd, suffered severe burns and underwent skin graft surgery. He is recuperating now, thankfully. In addition to seeing to his needs while at the burn center in Springfield, Ill.,
From the Secretary
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Shropshire Voice Mailing Policy The Shropshire Voice will be mailed, normally by first class mail, to all ASRA members (defined in the bylaws as hav-ing paid annual dues in two of the past three years). This includes junior mem-bers. Membership or subscription status is noted on the upper right portion of the mailing label. Non-members may subscribe to the Voice for an annual subscription fee of $15 or $5 per issue. Special requests will be handled on an individual basis at the discretion of the editor and/or publisher. The Shropshire Voice is the official publication of the American Shropshire Registry Association and the only mag-azine published by, for and about the American Shropshire Sheep.
Rinda and Steve managed to keep her news-paper, The Sidell Reporter, the Voice and two other sheep breed magazines on the presses and out to their readers. One can only imag-ine how stressful and exhausting it all must have been. Rinda, we thank you for your dedi-cation to your work. You are a very important member of our Shropshire family.
Thanks❊ Schoolhouse Shropshires
❊ Leon Hicks Drywall❊ Sheepman Supply (Robert Dinsmore)
Tim Roberts & FamilyRegistered Shropshire Sheep
405-314-3370
for their generosity and contributions to the Youth
Ambassador Fund!
6508 W ‘R’ Ave.Schoolcraft, MI 49087
(269) [email protected]
www.buckhamfarms.com
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“Your Foundation For Quality”Brad and Rick Adams
6898 S 7000 W Rd., Chebanse, IL 60922 (815) 228-2903 [email protected] • AdamsShropshires.com
Adams Shropshires
ChangerChampion Ram at the Shropshire Classic
Purchased with Gayle Hoffman
We have some very nice lambs out of this ram.Look for them at the Classic and Spectacular andavailable at home. We will also have lambs out ofBreakthrough, Discovery, and Brockman 1149.
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Show and Sale May 13-14
May 13th and 14th are the days to be in Eaton, Ohio where the Shropshire Clas-sic takes place. This event is sponsored by the Ohio Shropshire Sheep Association and is run by Banner Sale Management. A few changes have been made to this year’s event. Shropshires have moved to the Expo Building to join the Hampshires, Suffolks and Southdowns and will show and sell as the last breed both days. Greg Fogel of Ohio State University will officiate over the classes. Ewes will show first, starting with the older classes. All sheep will be shown slick-shorn, of course, and will be guaranteed “spider-free” (genotype NN). All rams will be either QR or RR. All yearling rams and fall ram lambs will be accompanied by a
negative Elisa test for B. ovis. Sale day Shropshire activities will begin around noon with the “Preview.” Ewes only will be displayed in “wether racks” by class in the order they were placed. Prospective buyers will be able to give them a good in-spection at this time. Snacks and beverages will be available during this social event. The Shropshires will sell after the con-clusion of the Southdown sale on Saturday, May 14. There will be an excellent selection of rams and ewes offered. Sheep purchased at this sale have had a history of going on and doing well for their new owners. The 2010 Ewe Lamb Futurity Winner was pur-chased at this sale last year as was the 2010 NAILE Champion Ewe. Consignors will each have the option of selling half interest in one yearling ram. These rams and the ar-rangements will be announced on the sale block before they are sold. Auctioneers Gary Saylor and Danny Westlake, both of Ohio, will sell the sale. Futurity-nominated lambs will be of-fered and will be marked with an “F” on their back and on the sale order. Junior buyers are reminded that their new Fu-turity Lambs will need to be nose printed following the sale and before leaving the grounds. The location of this activity will be announced during the sale. Please contact Mark McCabe with any questions regarding the 2011 Ewe Lamb Futurity Program. Several other breeds will be selling at this sale on the same grounds on Satur-day. There should be ample transportation available to several areas of the country if you are unable to attend in person. For a catalog, contact The Banner at 309-785-5058 or see www.bannersheepmagazine.com. Contact Jim Percival at 937-374-3371 regarding other aspects of the event. See you there!
12th Annual Shropshire Classic
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ShropShire Show:5:00 P.M. Wednesday
ShropShire Sale:saturday Morning
16 Breeds...
ShropShire Show:2:00 P.M. Wednesday
ShropShire Sale:saturday Morning
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The Illinois Shropshire Association is host-ing the National Show and Sale at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on June 17 and 18. Banner Sale Management sees to the details of the Show and Sale. Rick Adams, as president of the group, oversees all of the events activities. As before, there are other breeds holding events on the grounds. This year the Shrops will be penned, shown and sold in the center sheep barn. The show will be judged by Brian Mohr of Carlock, Ill., starting at 8 a.m. on Friday. All Shropshires will show and sell slick-shorn. Buyers will be able to view consignments from the following classes: Yearling Rams, Fall Ram Lambs, Early Spring Ram Lambs, Late Spring Ram Lambs, Yearling Ewes, Fall Ewe Lambs, Early Spring Ewe Lambs, Intermediate Spring Ewe Lambs, and Late Spring Ewe Lambs. Con-signors are invited to nominate their ewe lamb entries for the 2011 Shropshire Futurity Program. Consignors will also be required to
guarantee Codon 171 results for Scrapie resis-tance and are free of the “Spider” gene. A junior show is held at the same time as the sale show and is open to any junior Shrop-shire exhibitor. Classes will be held for Fall and Spring Ram Lambs, Yearling Ewes, Fall and Spring Ewe Lambs and Showmanship. It is not-ed that Yearling Ewes competing in the Yearling Futurity will receive double points. The classes are held along with the judging of the sale sheep with the classes being interspersed. The Illinois Breeders sponsors this junior event with the help from the American Shropshire Registry Association.Pre-entries for this ju-nior show are not required but Megan Mumm would appreciate hearing of your intentions at 217-687-2874; [email protected]. There is no entry fee for this junior show. Rounding out Friday’s activities is a catered banquet for Shropshire buyers and consignors. This will be held at 6 p.m. in the junior building on the fairgrounds. A highlight at the banquet
A “Spectacular” event is planned
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will be the live auction of sheep related crafts or other items. The proceeds from this fun time will be split between the Spectacular Junior Show and the ASRA’s portion of the support of the All-American Junior Show. Banquet attend-ees are encouraged to bring an item to sell. Also available that evening is an opportunity to bid on a month’s advertising on the official Shropshire website homepage. Saturday begins promptly at 7:30 a.m. with a Preview of the ewes followed by the National Shropshire Sale at 9 a.m. Curt Overcash will be doing the auction honors. Sale catalogs will be printed in the May issue of The Banner and also will be mailed and found online at www.bannersheepmagazine.com. Junior buyers are reminded that their Futu-rity Lambs purchased at this sale must be nose printed before leaving the grounds. The loca-tion for this activity will be announced. There is a great variety of motels available in the area, not far from the sale grounds. Springfield is lo-cated in central Illinois and is a good place to visit the various Abraham Lincoln attractions. See you there!
1300 S. Hwy 75 P.O. Box 188
Pipestone, MN 56164
Call for a free catalog ~ Order or Catalog Only:
(800) 658-2523Information: (507) 825-4211
Fax: (507) 825-3140
Sheep FarmCity Limits
Tom SlutzLaMoille, IL 61330
(815) 638-2177
Brad SlutzSycamore, IL 60178
(815) 899-0366
We will be consigning to theOhio Classic & Shropshire Spectacular.
Pictures of our sale entries to be posted soon at www.citylimitssheepfarm.com
See our show flocks at state fairs,the National and Louisville.
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The American Shropshire Registry Association will again offer to all Shrop-shire breeders the opportunity to pro-mote their flock in a unique way on the homepage of the Shropshire web page, www.shropshires.org. An auction will be held at the Shrop-shire Spectacular Banquet June 17, for the ad space for the months of August 2011 through July 2012. Shropshire Center Stage is the first thing viewed by visitors to the website, providing effective advertising and pro-motion for your Shropshire flock. Purchasers of this exclusive space are encouraged to share with visitors to the site the story of their Shropshire flock, including a history of their involvement with Shropshires, family notes, flock infor-
Put Your Flock on Center Stage!mation, etc. Up to four pictures may be included. The minimum bid for the coveted space is $75 and the sky is the upper lim-it! Payment must be made the evening of the auction. Be sure to take advantage of this special opportunity. Be in attendance at the Spectacular banquet and be ready for spirited bid-ding to secure one of these spaces for yourself. Put yourself and your flock on “Shropshire Center Stage!”
Bid! Even if you can’t attend! If you are unable to attend the ban-quet but still want the opportunity to bid on the Center Stage, you can submit a bid to Secretary Becky Peterson or ask your district director, or a friend to bid for you.
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bidders choose the month they want.
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ASI ConferenceBy Jim PercivalXenia, Ohio
The American Sheep Industry Conference was held January 19-22, 2011 in Reno Nevada. The conference is a gathering of Sheep indus-try leaders from across the nation. Denise and I have been fortunate enough to attend the last few conferences. This conference is held in conjunction with the National Make it with Wool contest and the American Lamb Board. I am fortunate to be the State of Ohio rep-resentative to the Legislative Committee of ASI and also served this past year as a member of the predator management committee. The general mood of the conference was very up-beat based on the current status of lamb prices and the industry in general. One major initiative of this year is an at-tempt to grow the inventory of the sheep industry. This program is called the “2+2+2= Rebuild” plan. It is estimated that if successful this will add 315,000 lambs to the inventory by
128 Old Barrington Road North, Barrington, IL [email protected] • 847-381-5872
Brian Mohr, Shepherd | Carlock, IL 61725 | [email protected] | 309-275-3526
Knepp - LaFolletteShropShireS
Since Brian will be judging the Spectacular we will make all of our sales this year at the
Ohio Classic. Look for two Tommy yearling daughters, one a full
sister to our top selling yearling at the 2009
Stars of Louisville Sale. Our lamb offerings will
be three ewe lambs and two ram lambs sired by Knepp 911.
2011
- Get in the Winner’s Circle
2010 Jr ChampionClassic Ewe
Sold to Tim Roberts, OK
Our 2011 lamb crop,out of Knepp 911
who we call “T-Plus”,are arguably some of the best if not best of our lamb crops since we acquired “Tommy”
a few years ago. T-Plus is a Tommy son
that wasChampion Ram
at the 2010 Indiana State Fair.
2014. This will be critical if we hope to maintain the viability and infrastructure of our industry. I encourage all of our Shropshire Breeders to become involved in the ASI. The networking opportunities with other producers from across the country proves to be of intangible value. While it is not a Conference dedicated to only pure bred sheep breeders, the closer all seg-ments of our industry work together the stron-ger our industry will be as a whole. Next year’s conference will be held in January in Scotsdale, Ariz. Denise and I hope to see you there.”
We don’t want to LEAF you behind when we do the October issue so be
sure to have your ads and articles in by September 1!
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Plans are underway for the Third Annual Stars of Louisville Shropshire Sale. The Sale Committee will consist of Chair Randy Rife, Mark McCabe, Jim Brandt, Bob Johnson, Steve Majchrzak and Manager Becky Peterson. Like last year, a tentative list of 20 or more entries will be required by the June Board meeting in order to proceed with plans. Breeders are encouraged to offer one to two elite females. Entry forms will be available by August 1st from the ASRA office or on www.shropshires.org and are due by September 1st. Entry fees will remain at $50 per head to ensure quality. We hope to offer space for one photo per entry in the catalog which will be mailed with the Voice in early October and
will also be available on the website. A 10 a.m. time slot has been requested of the NAILE show committee. Ewe lambs sold in the sale can be nominated by the breeder to the 2012 Yearling Ewe Futurity. Interstate health charts with Kentucky entry permits will be required for all consigned animals. The usual sale guarantees will apply. A 10% commission will be charged on the gross sale amount. Settlement checks will be issued to consignors and transferred papers to buyers within 30 days of the sale. The 2010 sale reported a $633.93 average on 14 head. Ten of the 11 ewe lambs were nominated to the 2011 Yearling Ewe Futurity. Junior buyers purchased eight animals. If you have an interest in selling or purchasing elite Shropshire females, save the date: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011! Help maintain the pace!
LouisvilleStars of
2011 Shropshire Committees
6471 Miller Drive, Edwardsville, IL 62025(618) 656-5388 • cell: (618) 581-3554
Call for a fee catalog or visitwww.ketchamsheepequipment.com
Budget and Finance Re Call, Chairman Carol Rueber Sandy Cross George Buckham
Junior and Club Lambs Tim Roberts, Co-Chair Mark McCabe, Co-Chair Monica Ebert Brad Slutz
Voice and Promotion Brad Slutz, Chairman Darrell Dockter Rinda Maddox Jim Percival
Sale (NAILE) Randy Rife, Chairman Robert Johnson Jim Brandt Steve Majchrzak Becky Peterson
Performance Cody Hiemke, chairman Matthew Anderson
Executive Darrell Dockter Brad Slutz Mark McCabe Becky Peterson
Futurity Mark McCabe, Chairman Tim Barnes Rick Adams
Fundraising Sandy Cross, Chairman Re Call Bill Seals Jim Percival
Historian Randy Rife
Judges Evaluation Gary Brockmann
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ONLINE ENTRIES AVAILABLE!Complete Sale Catalog will appearin the April issue of The Banner.
P.O. Box 500 • Cuba, IL 61427309/785-5058
www.bannersheepmagazine.com
SHROPSHIRESHROPSHIRESHROPSHIREClassicClassic
Rife Shropshires sold their GrandChampion Ram to Adams
Shropshires and Gavin Arvin, Illinois.
Brandon Niemeier sold hisGrand Champion Ewe to
Gavin Arvin, Illinois.
MAY 13 & 14 • EATON, OHIOExposition Building, Preble County Fairgrounds
BE PART OF A GREAT OHIO WEEKEND!
SHOW: FRIDAY AFTERNOONFollowing the Southdown Show
Judge: Greg Fogel, Ohio
SALE: SATURDAY AFTERNOONAuctioneers: Danny Westlake &
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All Shropshireswill sell
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Salesponsoredby the OhioShropshire
SheepAssociation.
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March 15!
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We’ve got the quality you want!R.J. Creamer & Family
4094 Centerville Newmans Rd., Prospect, OH 43342 • (740)[email protected] • www.creamershropshires.webs.com
Big.Stout.Powerful.
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CF Ogre 1032(Pence “Cooper” x
Breakthrough’s maternal half sister)
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Barry Barr 4401 Sorg Road, Hillsboro, OH 45133 • (937) 288-5004
Rick Whiting 1779 Green Road Martinsville, OH 45146 • (937) 685-2603
Randy Barr 4417 Sorg Road, Hillsboro, OH 45133 • (937) 288-0001
Website: www.bwbfarmsinc.com Email: [email protected]
BWB Farms, Inc. Shropshire Sheep
These 2 lambs finished6th and 9th in the 2010 Futurity.
They were 2nd January and4th Febuary in NAILE Junior show.Along the way they brought home
Champion ewe at the Nebraska State Fair, Reserve Champion ewe at the
Midwest Junior Preview and Reserve Champion at the Tulsa State Fair.
Look for us at the Classic withmore quality ewe lambs like these.BWB 1212 and BWB 1202
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The time of the 2011 National Shrop-shire Show is almost here! Join us in West Springfield, Massachusetts on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Big E. What a neat opportunity this is to promote your sheep in a differ-ent area! There has been a lot of interest in attending this show from the outside of New England so there should be a whole new set of Shrops for the viewing. The New England Shropshire Association will be your host along with the Big E staff, who you will find pleasant and easy to work with. As stated before, sheep must arrive by Thursday evening, Sept. 15 and will be re-leased on Wednesday, Sept 21. Other meat breeds being shown during this week are Cheviots, Polled Dorsets, Horned Dorsets, Hampshires, Oxfords, Montadales, South-downs and Suffolks so, if you would like to exhibit another breed, you may. The facility is indoors, well ventilated and convenient. Washing and fitting areas are ample. Entries are due August 15 and can be made online. Exhibitor passes, parking passes and camper
stickers will be mailed after entries are re-ceived. The usual classes are offered. The Board of Directors meeting is ten-tatively scheduled for 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 16. The Annual Meeting and dinner will be held at 6 p.m. that evening at the Stor-rowton Tavern on the grounds. The cost for the dinner is $25 per person. The show is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday. The judge will be Kyle Thayer of Cummington, Mass. There has been talk of a lobster or clam festivity following the show. Sunday and the rest of the week will be available for fairgo-ing and sightseeing. If you choose to bring a camper or RV, it will be parked almost outside the door. The cost of hookup is very reasonable. If you choose to stay in a motel, the Big E Staff has been kind enough to reserve a block of 20 rooms at the Sheraton in Springfield, just across the river, about five minutes away. The cost is $100 including tax and garage parking. The number to call there is 413-781-1010. For a map and directions, go to www.starwoodhotels.com Most of the standard chains have motels in the area. You might try the following site to check local rates http://hotelguides.com/hotels/massachusetts/west-springfield. Also, Enfield, Conn. is very close by. If you wish to be a class sponsor, please contact Elaine Jaycox at 518-231-7245. For more information regarding the Big E, go to www.thebige.com or call their agricultural office at 413-205-5011. Further information will be available at the Classic, the Spectacular, the All-American and always on www.shropshires.org. The folks in the northeast, the staff at the Big E and the oth-er sheep exhibitors are all looking forward to a really nice show. We all hope to see you there!
Big E gearing up to host Shropshire National Show Sept. 17
Colby Clark with his yearling ram in September 2010 at the Big E.
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January 30, 2011
The meeting was called to order at 8 p.m. Present were President Darrell Dockter, Bob Dinsmore, Re Call, Brad Slutz, Norm Jackson, Bob Johnson, Carol Rueber, Sandy Cross, Gary Brockmann, Mark McCabe, Ralph Lovely, Tim Roberts and secretary Becky Peterson. Unable to attend were Cody Hiemke, Bill Seals and Jim Percival. Darrell stated that one of the purposes of the meeting was decide on the regional Futurity competitions. Mark had previ-ously drawn up and distributed a proposal for three regions for the 2011 Ewe Lamb Futurity. There would be no special points available at any regional shows. Only the Ewe Lamb Futurity would have regional competitions. The Yearling Ewe Futurity would remain as done in 2010 (National only). Carol asked about the nose printing pro-cedure. Norm Jackson will coordinate the process. All futurity nominated ewe lambs that are purchased by youth will be nose printed at the sale. The purchaser or agent will be asked to sign the print card which will be kept on file. The top two winners at NAILE will be reprinted and compared with their original print. There was no further discussion on the region designation or the prize allocation. Bob Johnson moved and Norm Jackson seconded to approve the Ewe Lamb Futurity Program as proposed. The motion passed with one vote against. The next item was that there had been a bill turned in by the last NAILE Open Show judge for mileage. Discussion followed. Mark moved to thank the judge but to state that the contract is with NAILE and not with the ASRA. Carol Rueber seconded this motion. The motion passed. Darrell then moved that perhaps the ASRA should form a contract with the judge that was hired
that states that there will be no additional compensation. Mark seconded this motion and it passed. (Secretary’s note: Further in-vestigation showed that NAILE mistakenly did contract with the judge for partial mile-age reimbursement and agreed to pay the judge for part of his expense). Becky had presented the Board of Directors with the 2010 year end finan-cial report. There was no discussion at this time. It was to be printed in the February Voice and the Board would discuss it in June at the Springfield meeting. 2011 Committees: Darrell commented that he added Rick Adams to the Futurity committee. Jim Percival was added to the Fundraising committee. Bob Dinsmore commented on his ap-preciation of Hallie Walker’s work as the Ambassador. Hallie has responded that she would be very happy to remain as Ambas-sador until November 2011 and also asked to have a definite list of the events she was expected to attend this year. Funding for the program was discussed. $406 has been raised or committed so far to help with the expenses of the program. Tim Roberts dis-cussed selling ball caps with the Shropshire logo and ambassador notation. He would look into it further as well ask inquiring of Kim Ketchum about a fitting stand to raffle. A conference call will be set up with a committee to form a Junior Associa-tion. Darrell appointed the following to this committee: Tim Roberts (Chair), Alan Bruhin, Mark McCabe, Erik Mrozinski, Molly Creamer, Brad Slutz, Monica Ebert and Hall-ie Walker. There was no further business to discuss. Gary Brockmann moved to adjourn and Bob Dinsmore seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,Becky Peterson, secretary
ASRA Board of Directors Teleconference
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By Cody HiemkeStoughton, Wisconsin
The NSIP Shropshire database was fully transferred into LambPlan’s system at the end of January. Pedigree Wizard, the pro-gram used to submit NSIP data to LambPlan, is now available. To acquire Pedigree Wizard (PW) you must pay the NSIP flock enrollment fee (visit www.nsip.org for the enrollment form). Flock fees are as follows:
1 to 20 ewes ________ $ 5021 to 35 ewes _______ $10036 to 50 ewes _______ $15051 to 75 ewes _______ $20076 to 100 ewes ______ $250101 to 150 ewes ______ $300151 or more ewes ____ $350
In 2009 there were six inaugural Shrop-shire flocks in NSIP. Since PW became avail-
NSIP Database updated in LambPlan Pedigree Wizard is now available
able in January there are three flocks re-en-rolled into NSIP (two of those six inaugural flocks combined into one in 2011). I have updated production data for two flocks in PW and was pleasantly surprised with the ease of use. One of the great advantages to the new NSIP arrangement is the fast turnaround of EBVs. I submitted updated production data to LambPlan Sunday night, February 27. I re-ceived updated EBVs back from LambPlan on Friday, March 4. LambPlan evaluates the NSIP data base twice per month – on the 15th and the last day of the month. The new system is incredible. I encour-age fellow Shropshire breeders interested in evaluating production traits to join NSIP. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me directly; 415-302-8035 or [email protected]. Respectfully sub-mitted, Cody Hiemke.
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Rams•2 yearling rams •2 two-year-old rams•1 aged ram •1 St. Croix teaser ram.
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“My primary interest is a good home for the sheep, thus a reasonable price and flexible payment plan can be worked out.”
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Klair makes it work with wool Kaitlin Klair, of Wilmington, Delaware, re-cently attended the National Make it With Wool Competition in Sparks, Nevada. She was recognized by the Mohair Council of America for the use of mohair in her outfit. Kaitlin has a keen interest in sewing and fashion. She says her grandmother was a great help to her. Kaitlin writes: “I represented Delaware out at the Na-tional Make it With Wool Competition. This was my third year winning in the Delaware contest and my second attending the con-vention. I had a lot of fun at the contest and met many young girls that are involved in sewing but not so much raising sheep. They were all very nice and easy to get along with. “While there we were taught how to al-ter a pattern to your body type, different pressing techniques, and made a visit to a bakery where we learned to make cream-puffs. “The ASI convention was fun, we did not spend a lot of time with the attendees but we did go to their benefit auction and showed the ASI women our outfits. The ex-
perience is once in a life time and I think that if you have the chance you should try and go.”
Kaitlin Klair on the stage at the make It With Wool contest in Sparks, Nevada in January.
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By Kate Lambert
The 2nd Annual Midwest Junior Preview Show will be held on June 11, 2011 in Chilli-cothe, Missouri. The show will be hosted at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center, in their indoor, air-conditioned facilities. Last year’s event welcomed over 80 exhibitors from eight different states with over 300 entered sheep! Entries open online April 1 at www.MoTu-nis.com. If participants prefer to enter by mail, please call Kate Lambert to be added to the mailing list or enter over the phone. People may also enter the day of the show, but are not guaranteed a T-Shirt and goody bag if en-tries are not received by June 1. All breeds are welcome, including com-mercial breeding sheep in the newly added commercial division! Last year 14 breeds were represented. Again this year Larry Mead, of the Mid-west Stud Ram Sale, has generously donated $600 to provide a $300 cash award for each
Supreme Champion Ram and Ewe. Helen Swartz, long time Missouri sheep producer, is again making it possible for each showman-ship winner to receive a $100 cash award! The breed shows will again pay out several thousand in premium awards, with all checks being written the day of the show. Ketcham’s Sheep Equipment, Inc. has also become a big sponsor by sponsoring all of the goody bags that will be handed out to each junior member who is registered by June 1. This year’s show will again host the Regional Suffolk Junior Show as well as the Regional Junior Shropshire Show. New addi-tions for 2011 include a Friday evening Pizza Party and an ice cream social sponsored by the Missouri Dorset Association and a com-mercial breeding sheep division. Registration begins Saturday morning at 7 a.m., with shows beginning promptly at 9 a.m. If you have any questions on this event, please contact Kate Lambert at 660-541-0468 or email [email protected]. You may also visit us online at www.MoTunis.com.
Southwest Regional Show to be at Midwest Junior review Show
Their were 80 exhibitor’s in the first Midwest Junior Preview held in 2010.
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All-American Junior to be in Delaware The 2011 All-American Junior Sheep Show is going to be held at Delaware State Fair-grounds, Harrington, Del. from July 1-3, 2011. The All-American is the premier junior breed-ing sheep show in the country. The breeds par-ticipating this year are Polled Dorsets, Horned Dorsets, Hampshires, Southdowns, Cheviots, Columbias, Shropshires, Oxfords, Monta-dales, Shetlands, Natural Coloreds, Romneys, Tunis and Dorpers. Also, the All-American welcomes one new breed Lincolns and possibility of Cotswolds also to the show. Several meat breeds will feature slick shorn classes once again this year at the All-American. Judges for this year’s event will be Ryan Hendricks, Indiana and Aaron Crome, Marshall, Ill. The National Junior Suffolk Show will also be held at the same time and place this year so all the junior exhibitors and their families can make travel arrangements together. With the All-American and National Junior Suffolk Junior Show being held out East in Delaware another prestigious junior sheep show event, the Northeast Youth Sheep Show featuring the National Junior Southdown Show, has been moved to be held on the im-
mediate following weekend on July 8-10 at the BIG E Fairgrounds in West Springfield, Mass. This has been done to assist families traveling from greater distances to be able to attend these all these national events in one trip. The agriculture complex at the Big E Fairgrounds will be open to receive sheep as early as Sunday night, July 3. If you have never attended an All-American Junior Show please make plans to attend this very special event! It is much more that just a sheep show, as there are several activities for the whole family. The show features a lamb camp for the young sheep owners, a 3-on-3 basketball tourney for the exhibitors, a sheep skillathon competition, a sheep judging contest, a family beach trip, free pizza and crabfest dinners for exhibitors and their families, a team showmanship competition, wool show for all breeds, promotional contests for exhibitors once again featuring a power point presentation category and an adult photogra-phy category, a college scholarship program for older exhibitors, and much more! With the All-American being in Delaware this year, the area Delaware sheep breed-ers have been very active in helping out with the organization of the show and getting additional sponsorship. A big THANK-YOU goes out to them for all their help! This year, a beach trip to Rehoboth Beach and Boardwalk is being planned for Thursday afternoon for exhibitors and their families, Saturday and Sunday complimentary conti-nental breakfasts sponsored by Harrington Raceway and Casino, and a crabfest Saturday evening sponsored by Ketchum Equipment followed by an ice cream social. Pre-reservations will be needed for the beach trip so buses can be pre-arranged. Look for more information and make reservations on the show’s entry forms. Camping is available on the fairgrounds for $20 a night. Room blocks have been reserved at the following area hotels: Holiday Inn Ex-press, 17271 S. Dupont Hwy., Harrington, DE 19952, Phone: 302-398-8800; AmericInn, 1259 Corn Crib Rd., Harrington, DE 19952, Phone:
The juniors at the All-American in 2010 get to tour the farm at Michigan SU.
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The American Shropshire Registry Associa-tion will award two scholarships to students planning to enroll in a post-secondary, under-graduate program (university, college, junior college, vocational/technical school) during the 2011-2012 academic year. These scholarships are not intended for use of graduate studies. Both scholarships will provide $400. Each will be awarded in full in November while in Louis-ville during the Junior Association activities. High school seniors or students currently enrolled in an under-graduate program are eligible to apply. The applicant must be direct-ly involved with Shropshire sheep. Previous scholarship winners are ineligible. Selection criteria will include the applicant’s scholastic record, leadership, extra-curricular activities and involvement with the sheep in-dustry and, in particular, the Shropshire breed.Application Information: The application must be completed and re-turned to the address listed at the bottom of the application NO LATER than June 1. An official transcript of all high school and
college work completed must accompany ap-plication. The applicant should have two letters of recommendation forwarded to the office of The American Shropshire Registry Associa-tion. Forms are provided for these letters. An applicant can also download the scholarship forms from the Shropshire web-site (shrop-shires.org). An application will not be con-sidered complete until the letters of recom-mendation are received. The evaluator should comment on the applicant’s academic ability, leadership skills, involvement with extra-cur-ricular activities and involvement with the sheep industry. The completed application, official tran-scripts of all high school and college work completed and two letters of recommen-dation must be returned to the following address or can e-mail by JUNE 1, 2011.
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302-398-3900; and Comfort Inn Suites, 23420 Sussex Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973, Phone: 302-628-5400. The Super 8, 17010 South Dupont Hwy., Harrington, DE, Phone: 302-398-4206 also has rooms available at the time of this press release but they will go fast. Entries close May 20. Check out the All-American: www.allamericanjuniorshow.com
for entry and further information. The All-American Junior Show Committee has three major fundraising activities that are held to help raise funding for this special ju-nior show. One is a third year activity to be held during the May Ohio Sale Weekend. The All-American Junior Show committee will be hosting a spaghetti supper once again on Fri-
Exhibitors at the 2010 All-American Junior Show.
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Learning about lambs during Lamb Camp at the 2010 All-American Junior Sho.
day evening. Following is information on these activities and the show would certainly appre-ciate your support in these fundraising efforts: All-American Gift Basket
Silent Auction Gift Baskets will be on display during the duration of the All-American Show for bid-ding. Bidding will close on Sunday, July 4 at noon. Basket donations would be greatly ap-preciated. Just bring them to the show in Har-rington!
All-American Junior Show Raffle Tickets
Cost $5.00 each or 5 for $20. 1st Prize: $1000 cash prize; 2nd Prize: Shear-Delite Hydraulic Trimming Stand ($500 value); 3rd Prize: Outdoor Pop-Up Canopy (12’ X 12’). Tickets are available at the Continental
Dorset Club Office, P.O. Box 506, North Sci-tuate, RI 02857. Many sponsoring breeds mail out raffle tickets with their office work and annual dues notices so when you see them PLEASE lend your support! Final drawing will take place on Sunday, July 4. Need not to be present to win.
All-American Junior Show Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 The supper will be held during the May Ohio Sale Weekend. A buffet dinner will be served from 5-7 p.m. Take-out containers will also be available! Tickets are $10 adult and $6for children under 12 at Preble County Fairgrounds poultry building at Eaton, Ohio. Special door prizes will be given. Come and support the All-American Junior Show!
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Rueber Scholarship The deadline to return applications for the Royce Rueber Memorial scholarship is June 1. Your application should be mailed to Carol Rueber, 24632 210th St., Sumner, IA 50674 A $250 scholarship available to undergrad-uate student majoring in an animal science
Illinois Royalty Any youth interested in being a repre-sentative for the Illinois Shropshire Royalty should contact Carol Slutz. They are seeking someone for Miss Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue and Junior and Senior Ambassador. Anyone interested should contact Carol at (815) 899-0366 or by email: [email protected] by June 1st. The applicant must be from Illinois. He or she does not have to own Shrops, but they must be involved with Shropshires.
Junior Association to help youth By Hallie WalkerJunior Ambassador
2011 is an exciting year for Shropshire youth. The ASRA has put the interests of young breeders at the forefront of their efforts, and we are here to reap the benefits of their Youth Committee’s hard work of creating a Junior Association. Although the concept is in its be-ginning stages, a Junior Association would be a network of Shropshire youth across the coun-try, there to help its members buy the best sheep for the best prices, and to be a forum for young people to interface with our breed’s most influential breeders. Serving on the Youth Committee, chaired by Tim Roberts, are Alan Bruhin, Mark McCabe, Brad Slutz, Monica Ebert, Becky Peterson, Hall-ie Walker, and Erik Mrozinski. We are working to include all 125 registered Shropshire youth into the nescient Junior Association by host-ing events at shows and sales and revamping a Facebook page. Look for events at the Classic in Eaton and the Spectacular in Springfield, as well as an input and hand-out session at the All-American on Saturday evening after the crab feast and ice cream social! Keep an eye on the Shropshire website for up to date informa-tion on the progress of this program. Already, the committee has designed a Ju-nior Association T-shirt, and is hoping to put together a list of the names of sponsors on
the back and members of the “Shropshire Youth Booster Club,” who are helping to sup-port the youth of our breed. Please contact the Shropshire office if you support our efforts and would like your name to appear on the T-shirt that will be worn by Shropshire youth throughout the nation. As we move in to the show season, keep an eye out for ways you can help your flock move forward at the events of the Junior Association, where youth is leading the way into the future.
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Houston Jr. ShowMarch 5, 2011 Junior Shropshire Show
Judge: Rick Klampe, ORRam Lambs1. Hunter Brockelman, Sherman, TX2. Hunter Brockelman
Champion Ram Hunter BrockelmanReserve Champion Ram Hunter BrockelmanEwe Lambs1. Coy Harris,Breckenridge,TX2. James Schrah,Van Alstyne,TX3. Hunter Brockelman
Two-Tooth Ewe1. James Schrah
Four to Six-Tooth Ewe1. Hunter Brockelman2. Hunter Brockelman
Champion Ewe Coy Harris (Ewe Lamb)Reserve Champion Ewe Hunter Brockelman (4-6-Tooth Ewe)Pair of Ram Lambs1. Hunter Brockelman
Pair of Ewe Lambs1. Hunter Brockelman2. James Schrah
Best Pair of Sheep1. Hunter Brockelman
ASRA Futurities The Ewe Lamb and Yearling Ewe Futurity Programs are in place to continue this year. These have proven to be a wonderful meth-od to promote Shropshire Ewe Lambs and Shropshire Youth Ewe Lamb In short, futurity nominated ewe lambs can be purchased by youth at the following sales: Ohio Classic in Eaton; Great Lakes in Wooster, Ohio; Shropshire Spectacular in Springfield, Ill. and Midwest Sale in Sedalia, Mo. This year, all Futurity lambs must be nose printed before leaving the sale where they were purchased. Lambs can accumulate points in open and ju-nior shows through the NAILE Junior Show in November. Double points will be awarded at the All-American Junior Show and NAILE Junior Show. This year, the Exhibitors will be divided into regions as follows:East – 10 states ME, NH, VT, NY, MA, RI, NJ, MD, CT, DEMid-East – 10 states MI, OH, PA, WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL,West & Central – 28 states IN, KY, TN, MS, LA, AR, MO, IL, WI, IA, MN, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, NM, CO, WY, MT, ID, UT, AR, NV, CA, OR, WA, The purse will be divided as follows: 40% to the overall winner and 20% to each of the 3 regions. Regional contests will pay four places; the overall contest will pay seven places. The total amount paid out to the 2010 Ewe Lamb Futurity was $2180 over 31 lambs. Yearling Ewe Here any 2010 Futurity Ewe Lamb can be renominated in 2011. Ewe lambs nominated
and purchased at the 2010 NAILE sale are also eligible to compete. The contest will have only one division. Yearling Ewe points would ac-cumulate like the Ewe Lambs except that the Spectacular Junior show will also be double point show. Ten places will be paid. $510 was distributed in the 2010 Yearling Ewe Futurity with 13 ewes having points tallied. All rules regarding both programs and point forms are available on the Shropshire website www.shropshires.org or can be requested from the office. Please review these carefully. Specific questions should be directed to Fu-turity Chairman Mark McCabe at (740) 360-1103 or [email protected].
related field who has exhibited for more than four years (does not have to be consecutive years) at the All-American Junior Show. Applications are available on shropshires.org website or the All-American Junior Sheep Show website or by contacting Carol Rueber at (563) 578-8663.
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By Cody HiemkeStoughton, Wisconsin
Early November last fall I was in the barn and the phone rang. It was Fred. We hadn’t talked or emailed for about three weeks – probably the longest time we had gone not communicating since May when Ruth and I moved from California back to Wisconsin. It was strange because I was thinking of calling him at the time the phone rang. I answered. Something wasn’t right. Fred seemed very emotional, like he had been crying. He said that he and his wife, Pat, were in the hospital parking lot at the University of San Francis-co. Pat has frequent doctor visits to USF for her Parkinson’s. Fred said he couldn’t wait to call me. I was worried. Fred asked if I could do him a favor. Scared, not knowing what was wrong, I replied, “Yes, anything, what’s wrong?!” Fred replied that I should be careful not
to answer so quickly – his voice emotionally breaking more now – and said, “Claire called. They asked me to judge their national show, and I want you to be there with me…” I was introduced to Fred Groverman when I asked Dale Blackburn, then ASRA Secretary, where I could go to find a flock with traditional, true, repeatable breed type and that also utilized ultrasound for selec-tion of Shropshires on carcass merit. In March 2003 I called and introduced myself. Fred mailed me photos of his ewe flock, 15 additional ewes separated to AI to New Zealand semen, and 19 rams and 17 ewes to be grown out to yearlings that year. My first impression was that these sheep were the truest Shrops I had seen, but they also seemed rather small. Fast forward to February 2005, I had just finished my MS at Madison and was about to move the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho in April. Prior to my move I took a road trip to the remote sheep station in the high desert of eastern Idaho in order to move in some living supplies. I then con-tinued west to spend a week in California to visit Ruth. It was during this week in late February 2005 that I met Fred for the first time. It was the first time we talked since that initial introduction. I’m sure Fred was skeptical of this young guy that was curious about his sheep, but we both learned that we had many synergies in our thoughts about the breed, sheep meat production, and pro-duction practices. After six months in Dubois I found myself with an opportunity to move to the Bay Area to a great job opportunity and to be close to Ruth. It was after this move that Fred and I embarked on a great friendship. We con-firmed those initial suspicions regarding our similar thoughts on sheep production. We developed a mutual appreciation for our re-spective experiences in the sheep industry. I spent nearly every other week from 2006 through 2009 traveling to Petaluma on the
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weekend helping weigh lambs, evaluate and grade lambs, shear, ultrasound, or just talk. It was early on in the spring of 2006 while handling the yearling rams that I realized these smaller framed sheep had consider-ably more mass than I thought from those original photos. In 2008 Fred, Ruth, and I traveled to Eng-land for the 125th Anniversary of the Shrop-shire Flock Book Society and the first ever World Shropshire Sheep Congress. We were immersed in Shropshire sheep for 10 days. The trip concluded with the Tri-Counties Shropshire show at Malvern, where the guest German judges evaluated one of the largest UK Shropshire sheep classes in many decades… …and back to that phone call a few months back. Fred, still emotional but with some composure regained, asked if I re-membered what he told me in England that “we could do that” referring to the German
judges at Malvern. Since our trip to England Fred remained in contact with our new friends overseas. They have developed great respect for Fred and unanimously came to the decision to ask him to judge their national show and sale in 2011. Ruth (my wife) and Judy (Fred’s daughter) will join us on the trip to England this sum-mer. The show and sale will be July 2nd. I informed the ASRA board of the upcom-ing trip at our board meeting in Louisville. This is truly an honor for Fred, and for me by association. Fred is humbled by the invitation and views it as probably the greatest honor in a long history of Shropshire sheep. In fact, we learned from the English breeders that the Groverman flock has the longest contin-uous history of ownership of any Shropshire family in the world. The Board asked me to chronicle our trip for a Voice article this fall. But first to
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A young Fred Groverman with two sons of imported New Type 2, as New Type 2 looks on.
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provide some background on Fred and the Groverman flock in this issue of The Voice. The following is a history of the Groverman Shropshire flock; the first was part written by Fred and was current into the 1980s. I provided some updating. I hope you enjoy the story and can take away some interest-ing points from the Groverman Shropshire History. Before we get to the history though: Fred – from me to you – a most sincere thank you to you and your family for the great friendship and all the knowledge you’ve passed along. Looking back, it is surpris-ing that it has only been six years since we finally met.
The Legacy
Talk to the California old timers around here - those that lived in the Sonoma Coun-ty from before the turn of the century and around the time of World War I - and they will tell you of the popularity of the open
faced Shropshire sheep and how that breed was by far the most often seen on the roll-ing Sonoma County hills. Even 90 miles away from Petaluma when the California Ram Sale was held at the University of California at Davis, Shropshire was King. The highest sell-ing rams and largest number of rams sold were all Shropshires. Bernhard Groverman was born in 1894 in San Francisco, California and fled the great shake of 1906 to come to the rolling hills of Petaluma. In 1927 Bernard married Ida Petersen. They had two children: Elsa, born in 1930, and Frederick, born in 1933. It was to no great event then when he added six Shropshire ewes to his flock of eight thou-sand hens in 1934. Bernard’s first registered Shropshire ewes were purchased from Petaluma High School students. The Petaluma High ewes were previously purchased from the University of California and Oeste Bros. flocks of Davis, California, and the P.E. Smith and A.J. Gugielmetti of Petaluma. These ewes first
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lambed in 1935. The early years were difficult. Sheep were new to the family. Chickens paid the bills and it was difficult to handle the management of the sheep, shearing, diseases, and other hus-bandry requirements. They weren’t like the few cows or the large flock of chickens that roamed the rolling fields. The sheep seemed to multiply however, and by 1943 Groverman was lambing out 61 ewes. The greatest problem he discussed with animal husbandry professor Dr. Jim Wil-son, University of California-Davis, was the darned wooly faces. The chicken manure was surely good for the foxtail grass which was excellent food for the sheep in the fall and early spring, but come summer the seeds managed to creep into the wooly legs and coat and penetrate into the eyes causing temporary blindness. This wooly faced trait, which many breed-ers felt was a good one, was the subject of a scathing article written by Dr. Wilson on the front page of the California Wool Growers magazine. It was written just after the heat of the day when the good animal husbandry professor had watched a wool blind Shrop-shire lamb crash into the side of a weighing box in chaotic fear. Bernhard Groverman used several rams in those early years from the flocks of D.B. Burbank, Vasser, Wm. Knudtsen, and P.E. Smith, to mention a few. These were all local breeders since the world was much larger then. It wasn’t easy to transport rams across
the country. Still, his desire was to find a ram similar to those he had heard about and read about – open faced. In 1946 he found a throw-back – a bare-faced ram lamb – in Lolita, California, a small town south of Eureka. W.E. Elliot was the owner, but because of the ram’s stature (he was small) Elliot wasn’t too keen on selling him for a stud. Groverman prevailed and by 1950 he had a flock of 85 open or partly open-faced ewes. Because of his contacts with the Universi-ty of California at Davis, Groverman became acquainted with Howard Vaughn. Vaughn was a renowned livestock man and a Suffolk breeder from Dixon, California. Also a world traveler, Vaughn was traveling to England to import a Suffolk sheep to Canada and then the United States. Vaughn sympathized with the plight of the Shropshire and Groverman and agreed to select and import a Shrop-shire ram. Late in the fall of 1950 the new arrival came to Petaluma, California. “California New Type 2”, ASRA Registry #M140602, arrived through the efforts of Howard Vaughn. He was just a lamb, but at one year he sheared 19 pounds of wool and at ma-turity weighed 315 pounds. In his first year, last summer of 1951, New Type 2 bred 86 ewes and all of them lambed – 76 percent dropped in January. Bernard Groverman was destined not to see the ram’s offspring. He died suddenly of a heart attack in October 1951. Bernard’s
Elsa and Frederick Groverman, with Shropshires, circa 1937
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breeding program pressed on by Ida, his widow, and his son Fred with encourage-ment that fall from an Oregon visitor with a new-found interest in Shropshires – Douglas Chambers. With son Fred’s interest in a veterinary medicine career intense, Ida was determined to keep the ranch running until her son could get an education. By 1944 the 8000 chickens had been replaced by turkeys. The last of them were sold in 1951 after Bern-hard’s death. At that time the ranch went back to laying hens and Shropshires. The years of veterinary schooling for Fred, 1952 to 1958, were the hardest for the widow Groverman. During this time the ranch was managed by Ida. As many as 100 registered Shropshire ewes were lambed and cared for, with only weekend and sum-mer help from Fred, sheep dog Tippy, and an occasional hired man. The ewes seemed to always lamb in the storms, and without a good barn it was a lot of work. Weekends were devoted to shearing, worming, dock-
ing, and sorting; studying veterinary medicine during the week was the rule of thumb for the budding veterinarian. Living at the UC-Davis sheep barn for a year, and three years work at the University fire department, gave Fred an opportunity to make ends meet. Summer jobs were close at hand – feed mill work on the swing shift. California New Type 2 produced some huge sheep. One was even purchased by the University of Alberta, Canada. The entry of these “foreign” looking sheep caused quite a stir on the show circuit. The registration papers were carefully checked and judges were very reluctant to place them high at all. Other breeders looked closely at them and the show jockeys were upset. Generally they graced the bottom of the class. In September 1955, after Fred completed 18 days as barn superintendant at the Cali-fornia State Fair, he left with a pickup truck to visit the famous Farrell Schultz in Ohio to purchase a ram and to see the offspring of other imported rams in the Midwest.
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The English blood was very impressive and looked very similar to the lambs from Cali-fornia New Type 2. Rams used after the Schultz ram were another Schultz ram previously used by Moklumne Farms, several McKerrow rams, and a Chamber’s ram. Following that series of rams, outside rams were used from Her-rerias, Glasgow, Moklumne Farms, and Russ Titus. Also, a constant presence in the Gro-verman breeding program has always been the use of home-raised rams in a line breed-ing program. During his senior year of veterinary school Fred married Pat Humble. This estab-lished the “P” in F & P Groverman Shrop-shires. Starting a veterinary practice eight miles from home and building a veterinary hospital occupied Fred’s first five years out of school. After that, moving to the home ranch finally gave Ida Groverman the rest she deserved after 12 years of operating the ranch and keeping the Shropshire flock and breeding program intact. The Grovermans did not show sheep at major exhibitions before 1952. However, for the next three decades Groverman Shrop-shire could be seen on the local show cir-cuit. While at show, sheep were often under the care of a shepherd. Such people were Douglas Hogue, George Crane, Steve Dorf-man, Gordon Swenson, Larry Poncetta, Jim Neumiller, Wes Jacobsen, and Jim Mickelson. The new generations of Grovermans – Karen, Jim, Judy, and Bill – were each born three years apart from 1959 to 1968 and all
Bernard Groverman with an imported New Type 2 Shropshire.
have had a hand in the sheep operation. Each had their own flocks at an early age and each showed at local and state fairs. A small flock of Dorsets still runs with the Groverman Shropshires; the Dorset flock is a descen-dent of Bill’s 4-H flock. Karen’s greatest show ring achievement was “Showcase,” a ram she bred, owned, and showed as the winner of the 1977 Cow Palace Classic Show. The Classic was de-signed by Doug Chambers. Sheep were judged on three criteria: performance reg-istry scores, weight gains, and phenotypically by those in attendance at the event with membership in the American Shropshire Registry Association. The Groverman flock was last shown in mid 1980s, except for the 2007 National
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Show in Wisconsin. Production traits have always been an emphasis of F & P Groverman Shropshires. Since 1964 weights have been taken on at least 85 percent of all the lambs. Perfor-mance weights and ranking of all the ewes and their lambs had been the standard for goal setting and selection. Culling and breed-ing for weight gains and physical traits along with improved management has seen an in-crease of nearly one pound of gain in each of the first 18 years of taking weights. Show placement has always been secondary to measurements of performance. Records of all sheep and their lambs are kept. These are very complete and are iden-tified by ewe families. Records of early ewe families date back to 1934. Very rarely have outside ewes been introduced to the flock. The flock has been closed to outside ge-netics – except for New Zealand semen in the early 2000s and English semen in 2008 – since the early 1990s. This line breeding
and focus on type and production traits has stamped very predictable results into the Groverman flock. For decades, many commercial flocks in California have used Groverman Shropshires to produce commercial lambs. Fred has al-ways believed it is of the greatest importance to have rams of quality and predictable ge-netic heritability to reproduce growth when placed on commercial ewes. “If you can’t put bucks in the pocket of the commercial sheep man you don’t have the right bucks!” Fred has continued his focus in produc-tion-oriented practical sheep by adding ultrasound evaluation for larger loins to his selection practice in the late 1990s. In 2009 The Groverman flock was one of six Shropshire flocks in the country to join into the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP), a program that generates Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) to provide an excel-lent tool in selection of high performance sheep and the culling of poor performance sheep. With the Groverman children grown, Fred continues to diligently care for his flock of 58 Shropshire ewes – down from around 100 ewes a few years back - and 20 Dorset ewes. Fred has reluctantly come to the conclu-sion that the flock will need to be greatly re-duced in 2011. At 77 it’s become increasingly difficult to manage the flock at its current size. And, crazily, Fred still puts in time at his veterinary clinic. By the time this article publishes most of the Dorset flock will have sold to Tom Crane; Fred insisted the ewes remain local to fill the demand for Dorset rams he cre-ated. Fred is hoping to cut the Shropshire ewe flock down to 20 ewes this year. But there is some hope for the continua-tion of the Groverman Shropshire flock into the future. This year Fred has been extreme-ly proud to have his granddaughter, Megan, at his side helping him in the barn with lambing and feeding. We are hopeful that Megan can continue the Groverman Shropshire legacy, and that Fred will be there to guide her through that for many more years to come.
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By Randy RifeASRA Historian
The New England folks are hosting the National Shropshire Show at the “Big E” September 17th! This will be their first Na-tional since 1991 when they put on a fantas-tic experience! As I look back, due to time constraints, Julie and I drove out while Sara and Kevin Kuykendall hauled, prepared, and presented our sheep. Outside of meeting and getting better acquainted with Shropshire enthusiasts from “out east,” they had a great show in a wonderful facility with loads of hospitality. Three things come to mind as I reflect on this trip. When walking into the barn we passed an outstanding display of simply gor-geous llamas. These animals were big and beautifully presented. This was my first ex-posure to llamas and, to say the least, I was most impressed. Second was Judge Bud Martin. They had him judge Hampshires, followed by our National Show. I remember the show
started at 9 a.m. and by 3 p.m. Bud was giv-ing oral reasons on each and every mem-ber in the five head Hampshire flock class, clear down to the fifth and sixth place flocks. This was not their National and the Shrop-shire National Show committee had a ban-quet and annual meeting of the Association scheduled to start at 7:00 that evening. As I remember, we had a large show and the banquet started at about 9 p.m. There was lots of fretting and concern that afternoon and I’m sure the caterers were not happy campers. The final thought concerns the annual meeting. It was brought before the mem-bership the necessity to raise registration and transfer fees. Billy Webster from Maine voiced concern about the vast majority of the Association’s promotions and youth activity budget staying in the Midwest. He rightfully brought up that other areas of the country should receive a fair share. His comments that night triggered the National Board to establish the “Junior Activity Dol-lars” that each director can receive annu-ally to support activities within their district.
Remembrances of 20 Years Ago…
1991 National Show at the Big E– At far left, Kyle Thayer (left) and Bud Martin (judged the show that day). At table, the late Phyllis Flebotte (left) and Barbara Thompson. Kerby Thompson behind Barbara. Far right, Mike Anderson (back to camera) and Tim Barnes.
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This has been a most positive program that came about only because a National Show
1991 National Show at the Big E–Winning Breeder’s Flock belonging to Peter D’Ambra, standing far left. Champion Ram on the left.
1991 National Show at the Big E – Cham-pion Ewe shown by Kenny Moore of Rome, Pennsylvania. Also winner of the Premiere Breeder and Exhibitor award.
was held where someone could be heard! These National Shows “out and about” help build a breed. Plan now to be there in 2011!
More hot air: As most of you are aware, I’m quite a con-noisseur of pie. On the return trip across I-90 near Erie, Penn. we stopped at an exit where concord grapes were being sold at a roadside stand. Lo, and be-hold, they were also selling homemade grape pie. Had never heard of grape pie, but bought two to try and shortly after arriving home that evening just had to sample a piece. Well, the first bite was a real shock! Possibly they made a mistake and this was a persimmon pie? After the taste buds became acquainted it was delightful. The fringe benefits of going to a National Show! Now 20 years later, I still only like two kinds of pie: Hot! & Cold!
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Adams Shropshires 6898 S 7000 W RoadChebanse, IL 60922 (815) 697-2903 [email protected]
Agrall, LewisR.R. 1, Box 230athens, IL 62613(217) 636-8151
Anderson FarmsMatthew, Christie, emily & andrew919 Coates St.Macon, MO 63552(660) [email protected]
Anderson, Michael L.346 N 1600 ePaxton, IL 60957(217) 379-3189(Cell) 217-781-3348,[email protected]
Avery ShropshiresDennis & Nancy avery1500 Douglas RoadBremen, IN 46506(574) [email protected] & Sharon avery(229) 942-3415
Barnes, Shane & KimSKB Shropshires1122 Browns Creek Rd.Sycamore, Pa 15364(724) 852-2673 [email protected]
Barnes, Tim & DebBarnes Farms5707 Mooney RoadRadnor, OH 43066(740) 494-2125Cell: (740) [email protected]
Benson, RobertBenson Brothers Shropshires3839 e. 169th StreetNoblesville, IN 46062(317) 896-2213
Botsford, JasonRolling Hill Farms4646 Rt. 536Punxsutawney, Pa 15767(507) [email protected]
Bradish Family Farmgeorge and Brenda Bradish3865 St. Rt. 982Latrobe, Pa 15650(724) 539-8386 or 3808
Brockmann Shropshiresgary, Vicky, Brianna & austin2011 Blake Roadgarden Prairie, IL 61038(815) 544-4515
Brooks, Wayne, Blaze & Jenny3760 N 700 eDecatur, IN 46733(260) [email protected]
Brown, Rob & RonClay-Nob Farm17527 Maple DriveSaegertown, Pa 16433(814) [email protected]
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Bryant ShropshiresBill Bryant6838 Bryant RoadFredericktown, OH 43019(740) 398-2053Cell: (740) [email protected]
Buckham Farms 6508 West R avenueSchoolcraft, MI 49087 (269) 375-7676 [email protected]
Burlingame, Jim & SteveBurlingame Farm91 Burlingame RoadDanielson, CT 06239(860) 774-5975Jim: [email protected]: [email protected]
BWB Farms, Inc.1779 green RoadMartinsville, OH 45146Randy Barr (937) 288-0001Rick Whiting: (937) 685-2603Barry Barr: (937) [email protected]@frontier.com
Call, Don & Re964 Mohawk TrailShelburne, Ma 01370(413) [email protected]
Cessna, Jim & NancyCessna Farms11100 Jerry City RoadCygnet, OH 43413(419) [email protected]
Crago Brothers ShropshiresSteve & Louise Crago & Sons1499 Hiatt RoadClarksville, OH 45113(937) 289-3167
Crago, Mark & Jennifer & Family22 Maki Hill Rd.Columbus, MT 59019(406) 322-9935Cell: (406) [email protected]
Creamer, R.J. & Molly4094 Centerville-Newmans Rd.Prospect, OH 43342RJ: (740) 262-3972Molly: (740) [email protected]
Diehl, J.L. & G.L.902 St. Rt. 14Deerfield, OH 44411(330) 584-2192
Dirlam, J.N. & Sons & Matt Dirlam 11673 N. Bethesda Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158(317) [email protected]
Dockter, Darrell, Janet, Stacy & Jason3-D Sheep Company19411 S. Carpenter RoadSnohomish, Wa 98290Cell: (425) [email protected]
Douglas, Donnaapril aire Farms11802 Pleasant Valley RoadWoodstock, IL 60098(815) 337-0598
Ebert, Jeff, Kerri, Christine & Monicaebert Sheep Farm10015 Flush Rd.St. george, KS 66535Home: (785) 494-2436Cell: (785) [email protected]
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Elsbury, David & Colleen7800 N 250 egreenfield, IN 46140(317) [email protected]
Elsbury, Mikeelsbury’s Shropshires5385 e 500 Ngreenfield, IN 46140-8939(317) [email protected]
Elsbury, TimDouble Doc FarmW 7112 Cherry Hill Drive.adell, WI 53001(920) 994-2538
Fiegl, MarkLindenview Meadow Farm5550 eddy Ridge Rd.Marion, NY 14505(315) [email protected]
Groverman DVM, FredF & P groverman Shropshires400 Ormsby LanePetaluma, Ca 94954(707) 763-3132(Cell) [email protected]
Gruenhagen, Jim & DonnaSS Shrops7622 Jersey Ridge RoadDavenport, Ia 52807(563) [email protected]
Hardesty, Megan & MollyCome again Farm00427 Clover Four RoadNew Bremen, OH 45869(419) [email protected]
Harold, Ashley11316 Durgin Road SeOlympia, Wa 98513(360) [email protected]
Heaton, Fred & family622 Fessler-Buxton Rd.Russia, OH 45363(937) 526-3118
Hiemke, CodyHiemke Family andMapleton Mynd Shropshires1773 Koshkonong Rd.Stoughton, WI 53589(415) [email protected]
High Farmsglenn & Joan High7078 Co. Rd. 47Lexington, OH 44904(419) [email protected]
High Life FarmsDavid & Jodi High & Family3388 McDermott Pond Creek RoadMcDermott, OH 45652(740) [email protected]
Isler, JimIsler Shropshires1340 Klingel Rd.Prospect, OH 43342(740) 494-2798Cell: (740) [email protected]
Jackson, Norbert4125 W. State Route 28alexandria, IN 46001(765) [email protected]
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Jaycox, ElaineWillaine Farm3758 State Rt. 30Middleburgh, NY 12122(518) 827-5726Cell: (518) [email protected]
Johnson, Bob & KarenRoKaJo Farm569 St. Hwy. DDMarshfield, MO 65706(417) [email protected]
Josefson, StacyStep ahead Shrops994 Step Rdgilson, IL 61436Cell: (309) 371-4260Farm: (309) [email protected]
Kane, Michelle and Peg Dutcher2376 Cty Hwy 11Mt. Vision, NY 13810(607) [email protected]
Kipp, LeRoyBox 44North Prairie, WI 53153(262) 392-2713
Knepp Shropshires Donald Knepp128 Old Barrington Rd.Barrington, IL [email protected]
Kowalyshyn, LisaKindred Crossings LLC868 Route 32North Franklin, CT 06254(860) 642-4243(860)[email protected]
Maddox, Steven & RindaMaddox Shropshires6503 e 700 North RoadSidell, IL 61876(217) 288-9493Cell: (217) [email protected]
Majchrzak, Steve, Beth, Ashley & TylerLan-O-Lin acres3745 Bradley RoadFederalsburg, MD 21632(410) 754-7531Cell: (410) [email protected]
McCabe, Mark & FamilyMcCabe Shropshires5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342(740) [email protected]
McCall, CynthiaCMaC Shropshires1673 22nd RoadWashington, KS 66968(402) [email protected]
McKinzie, Chris and SarahMcKinzie Farms8230 N Fox Hollow RdBloomington, IN 47408Chris - 812-219-2432Sarah - 812-219-2903 [email protected]
McNeal, Robert J.1511 S.e. eaton Blvd.Battle ground, Wa 98604(360) 687-3410
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Miller, Bryan, Fabiola & Edith L.15525a Motters Station Rd.Rocky Ridge, MD 21778-9711(301) 253-3530(301) [email protected] www.shropshires.info
Miller, Sam D. & FamilyMiller’s Back achers3075 e. Rusk RoadTroy, OH 45373(937) [email protected]
Moon, Justin & CharleneFive Stars elite LLC6501 N 300 WMichigan City, IN [email protected]
Motter, JanLane’s end Farm12211 W. Rt. 973Jersey Shore, Pa 17740(570) 398-2078
Mrozinski, Erik5906 e 650 N RoadP.O. Box 306Rolling Prairie, IN 46371Cell: (219) [email protected]
Mumm, Megan49 CR 1300 NWhite Heath, IL 61884(217) 687-2874
Oehler, NellieOehler Family Shropshires5570 SW West Hills RoadCorvallis, OR 97333-2623(541) 757-3937 Peiter Shrops5580 Shelby 234Shelbyville, MO 63469(573) 769-0003
Pence Farms1083 W. Co. Rd. 61Tiffin, OH 44883Mike: (419) 992-4305Doug: (419) 986-5848Jay: (419) 992-4701
Peppmeier, Christine & SaraPeppmeier Family Shropshires29323 SW Land Hill RoadSherwood, OR 97140 (503) [email protected]
Percival, Jim & DeniseSchoolhouse Shropshires961 Hoop RoadXenia, OH 45385(937) [email protected]
Proffitt, Jim38208 Brady Creek RoadRichmond, MO 64085(816) [email protected]
Riddick, DanielMayo Mountain Sheep Company680 Mayo RoadHuntington, VT 05462(802) [email protected]
Rife, Randy & JulieRife Shropshires2423 Clifton Rd.Yellow Springs, OH 45387(937) [email protected]
Roberts, TimRoberts Farms27954 Pennsylvania avenueWashington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255Cell: (405) [email protected]
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Rogers, Danny & CynthiaRogers Shropshires2435 W. McCracken RoadMonrovia, IN 46157(317) [email protected]
Rueber, Carol & AimeeRueber Shropshires24632 210th St.Sumner, Ia 50674(563) 578-8663www.freewebs.com/ruebershrops
Sargent, TomTom Sargent & Family9811 grandview Dr.Bradford, OH 45308(937) [email protected]
Schimm, Katie29131 Winterbauer ave.athens, IL 62613(566) 415-0671
Seals FamilyS Bar S Ranch2360 B Shafer ave.Morgan Hill, Ca 95037(408) 779-1789(Cell:) (408) [email protected]
Slutz, TomCity Limits Sheep FarmP.O. Box 177, 602 S. Main St.LaMoille, IL 61330(815) 638-2177Cell: (815) [email protected]
Smith, Lance or BrendaSmith Sisters Shropshires2129 130th ave.Russell, MN 56169-3072(507) [email protected]
Smith, Gordon & AlyceCedar Bend FarmN 7922 U.S. Highway 12elkhorn, WI 53121(262) [email protected]
Roger Snyder Family2537 US Hwy 67Monmouth, IL 61462(309) 734-4446Cell: (309) 255-9500
Sommer, LindseySommer Springs Farm2370 New Park Rd.New Park, Pa 17352(717) [email protected]
Switzer, Jane E.Switzer Shropshires6741 S. 1150 WRedkey, IN 47373(765) 369-2844Cell: (260) [email protected]
Trew, Emily389 York RoadOcoee, TN 37361(888) [email protected]
Verduin, CalvinVerduin’s apple Hill Farm4391 Miller RoadDansville, NY 14437(585) [email protected]
Visocky ShropsMatt, Marc, Ben & Ken7220 Richmand RoadSpencer, OH 44275(330) 667-1023
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Washburn, EmilyWashburn Shrops1755 Lead Mine Roadgouverneur, NY 13642(315) 578-2443Cell: (315) [email protected]
Webster, Ryan471 Falmouth RoadWindham, Me 04062(207) 232-0632
Webster, William413 Roosevelt TrailWindham, Me 04062(207) [email protected]
Wilbur, Dellane and Brian RW Farms5004 e Lewis LaneNampa, ID 83686(208) 461-8966email [email protected]: rwfarms.net
Wisehart, Mark & Patty & Sons9372 N 400 egreenfield, IN 46140(765) 778-7707
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May 12-15 .............. Ohio Shropshire Classic, eaton, OH May 28-29 .............. great Lakes Sale, Wooster, OH June 11 .............. Midwest Junior Preview, Chillicothe, MO June 17-18 .............. Shropshire Spectacular Show & Sale, Springfield, IL June 22 .............. Midwest Ram Sale Shropshire Show June 25 .............. Midwest Ram Sale Shropshire Sale June 30-July 3 ............ all-american Junior Show, Harrington, De July 7-10 .............. North east Youth Sheep Show & New england Sale West Springfield, Ma Sept. 1 .............. DeaDLINe for news and adsvertising in Oct. Voice. Sept. 17 .............. National Shropshire Show, West Springfield, Ma
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2011
Adams ........................................................ 6
Anderson ................................................ 21
Avery ........................................................ 43
Banner/Shropshire Classic .................. 13
Banner/Shropshire Spectacular .......... 16
Banner/Subscription ............................. 31
Big E ......................................................... 19
Biogenetics .............................................. 44
Brockmann .............................................. 33
Buckham .................................................... 5
Cabaniss .................................................. 42
Creamer .................................................. 15
Dockter .................................Front Cover
Gene Check ........................................... 51
Gruenhagen ............................................ 20
Jackson ..................................................... 23
Jeffers ....................................................... 14
Ketcham .................................................. 12
Knepp-LaFollette ................................... 11
Overcash ................................................. 37
Pence ........................................................ 38
Peterson .................................................. 35
Percival..................................................... 36
Pipestone .................................................. 9
Riddick ..................................................... 22
Rife..............................Inside Front Cover
Roberts ...................................................... 5
Rueber ..................................................... 39
Sheep Breeder ......................................... 8
Sheepman Supply ................................... 30
Shepherd Magazine ............................... 28
Slutz ............................................................ 9
Sydell .......................................................... 7
Townsend ............................................... 32
Washburn .................. Inside Back Cover
Whiting .................................................... 15
Advertiser’s index
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Emilywashburn1755 Lead Mine Rd., Gouverneur, NY 13642
Home: 315.578.2443 • Cell: [email protected]
Washburn’s Spitfire 644
ChampionRam
at 2010 Big E
January ewe lamb
Expect Qualitylike this from us at the shows & sales.
Come see our entries at the Shrop Classic in May!
We also have a nice selection at the farm. Visitors always welcome.
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Visit the Avenue of States, Daily Mardi Gras Parade, Storrowton Village. Also nearby are the Basketball Hall of Farm, Yankee Candle, Old Deerfield Village and a host of other attractions!17 Days Every SeptemberThe Big E is among the nations’s top ten fairs, is the largest fair in the Northeast and is recognized by the American Bus Association (ABA) as a Top 100 destination and Internationally Known Event (IKE). Located at the crossroads of new England, the Big E is a short drive from anywhere in the northeast!
Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park
at the Big E, West Springfield, Massachusetts
Sheep arrive by Sept. 15Annual Meeting & Dinner Sept. 16
National Show Sept. 17Entries close August 15!
www.TheBigE.comSee more information on pg 17 & 19
President – Bill Webster • Vice President – Cal Verduin • Secretary – Elaine Lacko-Jaycox • Treasurer – Chip Hallet
Sept 14 – TorontoSept 15 – 18 Tampa BaySept 19 -21 Baltimore
