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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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The ShropShireVoice
May 2008
BARNESFARMSPh: (740) 494-2125, Fax: (740) 494-29135707 Mooney Road, Radnor, OH 43066e-mail: [email protected]: www.barnesfarms.com
For Sale:5 show quality yearling ewes5 young May born yearling ewes15 bred yearling ewes due to lamb May 15th Entered at the Shropshire Classic2 yearling ewes1 fall ewe lamb2 spring ewe lambs
Rising to a new era...
2007 Shropshire Spectacular Top Selling Ewe LambSold to Tim Roberts, Washington, OK
“A Tradition of Quality since 1976”Darrell and Janet Dockter, Snohomish, WA
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Supreme Champion Ewe2008 Houston Livestock Show
Randy, Julie, Justin, Melissa, Olivia & Zachary Rife2423 Clifton Road, Yellow Springs, OH 45387 • Only 6 miles south of I-70 (Exit 54)
(937) 767-1871 Cell: (937) [email protected]
“Great Genetics Make The Difference”
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Res. Champion ewenaiLe JR. show
Chris Whittaker selected Rife 06-196 by “Duke” out of our consignment in Springfield at the National Sale last summer. She went on to win the yearling class in the Junior Show in Louisville and to be named Reserve Champion Ewe. She is now raising a nice set of twin lambs for Chris. Congratulations to Chris, a most enthusiastic young Shropshire breeder.
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~ The ShropShire Voice ~Volume 28, Issue 2 May 2008
Board of DirectorsAmerican Shropshire Registry
Association
Mark McCabe – Pres. (2009) 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 494-2969 [email protected]
Darrell Dockter – V. Pres. (2010) 19411 S. Carpenter Rd. Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 334-9130 [email protected]
Re Call (2009) 964 Mohawk Trail Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 [email protected]
Robert Dinsmore (2008) 5842 Broad Run Road Jefferson, MD 21755 (301) 371-4483 [email protected] Cody Hiemke (2010) 2324 Webster St., Apt. B Berkeley, CA 94705-1970 (FamilyflockisinWisconsin) (415) 302-8025 [email protected]
Norbert Jackson (2008) 4125 W. State Route 28 Alexandria, IN 46001 (765) 754-7057 [email protected]
Robert Johnson (2009) 569 State Highway Marshfield,MO65706 (417) 859-4452 [email protected]
Roger Snyder (2008) 2537 U.S. Hwy. 67 Monmouth, IL 61462 (309) 734-4446 [email protected]
Ralph Lovely (2008) 292 Cold Stream Farm Rd. Madisonville, TN 37354 Cell: (865)-604-5747 (423) 442-7076
Randy Rife (2008) 2423 Clifton Road Yellow Springs, OH 45387 (937) 767-1871 [email protected]
Tim Roberts (2009) 27954 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 [email protected]
Carol Rueber (2009) 24632 210th Street Sumner, IA 50674 (563) 578-8663 [email protected]
Bill Seals (2008) 2360 B Shafer Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 779-1789 [email protected]
Brad Slutz (2010) 1144 Oxford Circle Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 899-0366 [email protected]
Sandy Cross(2008) 198 Shaws Mill Road Gorham, ME 04038-2233 207-839-8717 [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
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American Shropshire Registry Association
The American Shropshire Registry Association office is now running in full capacity. All registrations and payments are to be made through that office.
ASRA Office Hours:Monday-Thursday
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Monday & Thursday evenings
8-11 p.m. EST
The secretary will be near the office at most other times and will return calls as soon possible. She will make the best effort to process registrations and transfers within a day or two of receipt. Contact her at:
American Shropshire Registry Association Becky Peterson, Secretary 41 Bell Rd. Leyden MA 01337 Phone/Fax –(413) 624-9652 [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) 494-2969 [email protected] Roberts 27954 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 [email protected]
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From the President The sale season is fast approaching for the 2008 year. There will be many club lamb sales and hopefully, as Shrop-shire Breeders, we all sell at least a few Shropshire wethers. Our breed with good carcass characteris-tics makes nice projects for 4-H and FFA young people. The three main Shropshire breeding sales are the Shropshire Classic in Eaton Ohio, the Shropshire Spectacular our National Sale this year in Springfield, Ill., and the Mid-west Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, Mo. There will also be numer-ous smaller sales that are good places to buy Shropshires. This is the seventh year for The Amer-ican Shropshire Association to sponsor a ewe lamb futurity. The Shropshire ewe lamb futurity not only gives the junior members the ability to purchase high quality breeding females but it also makes it beneficial for the breeders to consign their very best animals. A young person (age 5-21) would need to purchase a nominated ewe lamb from one of three designated sales. The 2008 designated sales are: Shropshire Classic, Shropshire Spectacular, and Shropshire Midwest Stud Ram Sale. A young per-son can add a top quality female to their flock and possibly win a good portion of the purchase price back in the purse after the Junior NAILE Shrop Show. Last year’s purse totaled $1700 and the winner, Kaitlyn Fuss, won $340 on her Bryant nominated ewe lamb. Registrations are now going to our Executive Secretary-Treasurer Becky Peterson. She came on board Decem-ber 1st and has done an excellent job.
Feel free to contact her for information as well as for registrations. Rinda Maddox does an excellent job with our website and Voice. Our Shrop-shire website has a totally new look
and server. With our new server, Rinda will be able to put things on the website much faster and the whole Voice now appears on the website, also. We will be able to post the futurity points on a weekly current basis for more excitement. The Shropshire web-site is: shropshires.org.
The National Sale this year is in Spring-field, Ill. The Spectacular is an excellent family setting. They offer a junior breed-ing show, showmanship classes and we will also have a quiz bowl and other youth events. Plan to attend if possible. I hope to see many of you this coming summer at the shows and sales.
Mark McCabe
Please Note...
All-American Junior Show Sponsors Needed
Consider sponsoring a class or a trophy at the All-American Junior Show. For the inexpensive cost of $35, you may sponsor either one. Your support will ensure that Shropshire juniors will continue to be part of this significant event, supporting juniors and providing a showcase of the Shropshire breed. Contact Secretary Becky Peterson to donate.
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LEGAL NOTICEAnnual Meeting of the Members
Official notice is hereby given to all members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Mem-bers will be held at Louisville in November. The purpose of said meeting is to hear and approve the reports of the President and Secretary/Treasurer to ratify the acts of the Board of Direc-tors since the last annual meeting of the members; to act on any old or new business which may be brought before the meeting; and to elect directors for districts having directors whose terms expire in 2008. Article VI, Section 2 of the By Laws allows for the direct election of a direc-tor for a district if that district has an ac-tive, recognized Shropshire association. Directors whose terms will expire at this time are: Norbert Jackson – Indiana Dis-trict. Robert Dinsmore –Pennsylvania- South District (Alabama, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.) Roger Snyder – Illinois District Ralph Lovely – Pennsylvania-South District Randy Rife – Ohio District Bill Seals – West District (Arizo-na, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.) Sandy Cross – New York-New England District (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.) Each membership in the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meet-ing of the Members. Such vote must be cast in person. Those members attend-ing the Annual Meeting shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transact-ing the business of the Association. All members are encouraged to attend and participate. Becky Peterson, Secretary
We are selling our ram, Brockman 935 NNPBorn 2/18/2005, Twin. He is out of: High Life Farm Ace 3027 and Brockman 840
We have pictures we can email upon request.
Smith Sisters Shropshires
Inquiries can be directed to Lance or Brenda Smith2129 130th Ave., Russell, MN 56169-3072
(507) 823-4784 [email protected]
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Change of Address A special meeting will take place at the Shropshire National banquet on Friday, June 20 at the Shropshire Spectacular Sale in Springfield, IL. Notice is hereby given to members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the following pro-posed amendment to the Bylaws has been adopted by the Board of Direc-tors. This amendment will be presented at a special meeting called by the presi-dent to be held June 20, 2008 in Spring-field, Ill. for action pursuant to Article X of the Bylaws of the association. Article X states “The bylaws may be amended at any Annual or Special Meeting of the Members by a majority of the voting members present, pro-vided such proposed amendment shall first have been adopted by the Board of Directors and notice of such proposed amendment, including a brief statement thereof shall have been given to the members….”Article I –Name and Location
Current wording: The name of this Association shall be “THE AMERICAN SHROPSHIRE REGISTRY ASSOCIATON, INC” with its principle office at Harvard, Ill.
Proposed amendment: The name of this Association shall
LEGAL NOTICENotice of Special Meeting of the Membership
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE AMERICAN SHROPSHIRE REGISTRY ASSOCIATION, INC
be “THE AMERICAN SHROPSHIRE REGISTRY ASSOCIATION, INC” with its principle office in the city and state of the residence of the Secretary-Trea-surer. The proposed amendment was pre-sented by Secretary Becky Peterson. It was approved by the Board of Direc-tors during a teleconference on Jan. 27, 2008. The purpose of the amendment is to allow the office of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc to move to the residence of the newly ap-pointed Secretary-Treasurer and move with the Secretary, should that person change residence. This amendment needs to be made in order for the principle office to run in accordance with the Bylaws of the As-sociation. The ASRA needs to be regis-tered and incorporated in the state that the office resides in, now Massachusetts, in order to conduct business and hold funds. The monies of the ASRA are cur-rently being held at the Harvard State Bank in Harvard, IL. Work is underway to make all of the necessary changes but the amendment of the Bylaw is very important in order to complete the transition. This meeting will be called to order by President Mark McCabe only for the purpose of this By-Law amendment. No other business will be brought forth.
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by Mike Anderson that the American Shropshire Registry Association man-date that all state fairs and national shows require sheep to be slick shorn. Tim Roberts then moved to amend the last motion to include that Shropshires would be required to be slick shorn in all shows, seconded by Don Knepp. A secret ballot vote was taken: 18 in favor; 6 against. In Louisville on Nov. 13, 2007, at the Shropshire Board of Directors Meet-ing, the Board acted on the motion, as amended, passed at the Annual Meeting of the Membership on Aug. 2, 2007. Original motion: The American Shropshire Registry Association man-dates that all state fairs and national shows require sheep to be slick shorn. Amendment to motion: amended to require ALL Shropshire shows be slick shorn. Motion passed with one dissent. Notice will be given in the next Shropshire Voice. The membership will vote to add this to the ASRA Bylaws at the next Annual Meeting in November.
SLICK SHEARING Notice is hereby given to members of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the following pro-posed amendment to the Bylaws has been adopted by the Board of Direc-tors. This amendment will be presented at the Annual Meet-ing to be held November 2008 in Louisville, Ky. for action pursu-ant to Article X of the Bylaws of the association. Article X states “The Bylaws may be amended at any Annual or Special Meeting of the Members by a majority of the voting members present, pro-vided such proposed amendment shall first have been adopted by the Board of Directors and notice of such proposed amendment, including a brief statement thereof shall have been given to the members….”
Proposed Amendment: On August 2, 2007 at the Shropshire Annual Meeting in Wisconsin a motion was made by Don Knepp and seconded
LEGAL NOTICEPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE
AMERICAN SHROPSHIRE REGISTRY ASSOCIATION, INC
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From the Secretary Here it is, March 15. Winter is sup-posed to be winding down. It has been a very interesting winter nationwide. I talk with someone new every day and get a new weather story with each con-versation. Here in Leyden, Mass., it is still winter. Like a lot of northern New Eng-land, we’ve had complete snow cover since early December. We have no bare ground yet up on our hill. Our pastures are fenced with your typical five-strand, high tensile fence and we can only see the top two wires in most places. The snow banks are high and our road is very narrow. And yet, just 10 miles to the south and a few hundred feet lower, there is no snow at this time. But the days are getting visibly longer and may-be we’ll see the ground in a couple of weeks. The American Shropshire Registry Association office is up and running in the new office. There is a new computer with a flat panel moni-tor and an all-in-one laser printer. The office has taken over an unused room in our house. There is fresh paint on the walls and a newly refinished floor. The wall paper border has little black-faced sheep! There is
plenty of desk space and room to do the work of the association. I traveled to Louisville last week for the Sheep Advisory meeting and was welcomed by the representatives of the other breed associations. Then I spent three days in the Dorset office learning about the registry software. I have pro-cessed my first Shropshire registrations and transfers. I feel I’ve met a major deadline but I know there is a lot of ground yet to cover. There is a great deal of behind-the-scenes paperwork that needs to get done to get the ASRA back on track. Little by little, it is happening. I have left my former job now as agreed and have more time to research the tasks at hand. Office hours have been established now. I will be attending to ASRA-only issues in the office between 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. EST Monday through Thursday and also Monday and Thursday eve-nings between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. EST. I certainly will be near the of-fice – if not in the office – at most other times and will return calls as soon as I can. I will make my best effort to
Registrations When submitting registration applications, please specify the name in which the sheep are to be registered to help eliminate confusion. This would be your membership name. Do not include the farm or flock name if the registered owner name is the name of the person only. Thank you for your cooperation.
Becky Peterson
Please Note...
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process registrations and transfers with a day or two of receipt. So, go ahead and send your applications to the office at American Shropshire Registry Asso-ciation, 41 Bell Rd., Leyden, MA 01337. Call (413) 624-9652 or email the office at [email protected]. Any work that is sent to the former office in Milo, Iowa – or even Harvard, Ill. will be forwarded to the of-fice here. And be certain to check out the ASRA website: wwwshropshires.org. It is under the new management of Amanda Rull and she is doing a great job. Any updates to the office informa-tion will be posted there.
So meanwhile, I look forward to continue meeting and talking with the Shropshire breeders. I intend to be at the Shropshire Classic Sale in May and also the Shropshire Spectacular in June. Maybe by then, the snow will be gone. We can always hope!
Becky is glad to have the ASRA office fully up and running.
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The first spring gathering of Shrop-shire sheep and their folks will take place at the Shropshire Classic in Eaton, Ohio on May 9th and 10th. The event is sponsored by the Ohio Shropshire Sheep Association. Banner Sale Management will see to the sale details and Mark McCabe is the sale chairman. Events will happen much like in years past. The Shropshires will show and sell in Bruner Arena at the Preble County Fairgrounds. Look for the sale sheep to be exhibited late Friday morning as the third breed of the day. Steve Myers of Rushsylvania, Ohio will officiate over the Shropshire show. Sheep will be offered in the follow-ing classes: yearling rams and ewes, fall ram and ewe lambs, January, February and March ram and ewe lambs. Pizza will be provided for youth par-ticipants Friday after the show. The next day brings the preview of the sale sheep at 10 a.m.. The sale en-tries will be brought to the arena and be available for inspection in the order
2008 Shropshire Classic Show and Sale will Kick Off Spring Shows
that they were placed. Prospective buy-ers will be able to give them a good in-spection at this time. Halfway through the previewing of the sale sheep, there will be an oppor-tunity for youth to compete in a Year-ling Ewe Futurity class with the futurity ewe lambs they purchased at the 2007 Shropshire Classic. Bob Johnson of Marshfield, Mo. will be judging this Futu-rity class. The Shropshire Classic Sale will be-gin at around noon after the completion of the Suffolk Sale with ewes selling first. The 2008 futurity-nominated lambs will be offered. Auctioneers Gary Saylor and Danny Westlake, both of Ohio, will sell the sale. According to Banner Sale Man-agement, at press time, there are 152 Shropshires consigned to sell at the Classic Sale. That is up 40 head over last year. For a catalog, contact The Banner at (309) 785-5058 or see www.banner-sheepmagazine.com. Contact Mark Mc-Cabe at (740) 494-2969 regarding other aspects of the event.
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The Illinois Shropshire Association will again host the National Show and Sale in 2008. Plan now to attend the event in Springfield on June 20 and 21. Banner Sale Management conducts the show and sale and the event is chaired by Dave Simms. The show begins at 8 a.m. on Friday. The sheep will be judged by Steve Reid of Houstonia, Mo. The Shropshires will show and sell slick-shorn. As usual, the Shropshire Spectacular Junior Show classes will be interspersed with the National Sale Show. Junior Show
2008 National Show and Sale to be held at Shropshire Spectacular
classes will be offered for fall ram lambs, spring ram lambs, yearling ewes, fall ewe lambs and spring ewe lambs. A special class for Futurity Yearling Ewes is also offered. These are ewes that were purchased at the 2007 Spectacular Sale by youth exhibi-tors as a Futurity Ewe Lamb project. They must still be owned by the young person. Cash prizes will be offered for all youth classes and are sponsored by Illinois breed-ers and the Illinois Shropshire Association. The American Shropshire Registry As-sociation also contributes. There is also a showmanship division with different class-es, open to any youth present. A youngster does not need to have sheep entered to participate in the showmanship contests. Megan Mumm and her mom, Marie Gillett, oversee the junior show. Shropshire youth event coordinator, Mark McCabe, and assistants will offer other activities for attending youth. Look for a quiz bowl contest or perhaps a public speaking activity. Snacks will be offered during the af-ternoon to ward off the hunger! The Shropshire Spectacular Banquet is planned for Friday evening at 6 p.m. �
Tobey - eizinger ShropShireSFamily raised Shropshire Sheep on the same farm since 1919
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The Illinois fairgrounds closed this spring due to electrical problems. Sale Management has spoken with the fair officials who report repairs are ahead of schedule and expect to open in advance of the Spectacular. Any unexpected changes would be posted immediately at shrop-shires.org. The Sale Management assures a back up plan is in place.
Please Note...
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The American Shropshire Regis-
try Association will again offer to all Shropshire
breeders the op-portunity to promote their flock in a unique way on the homepage of the Shropshire web page, www.shropshires.org. An auction will be held at the Shrop-shire Spectacular Banquet June 20, for the ad space for the months of August 2008 through July 2009. Shropshire Center Stage is the first thing viewed by visitors to the website, providing effective advertising and pro-motion for your Shropshire flock. Purchasers of this exclusive space are encouraged to share with visitors to the site the story of their Shrop-
It is a catered event and is held downstairs in the Junior Building next to the barns on the Illinois State Fair grounds. Tickets will be available at the show. A special meeting to act on the le-gal notice to change the location of the national office will be the only business brought before the members. After a wel-come and some awards, Dave Simms will serve to sell baskets and donated items from regional and Illinois breeders. The proceeds from these items will be split be-tween the Illinois Junior events and the up-coming All-American Junior Show. People are asked to bring items to be sold and regional baskets are encouraged! Also to be auctioned off will be the Center stage advertising spot on the Shropshire Association’s webpage.
The National Sale begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday and is sold by Curt Overcash of Dixon, Ill. Futurity-nominated lambs will be offered. In 2007, 90 Shropshires were sold at an average of $330.83. Champion Ram was consigned by Rife Shropshires and sold for $850 to Jane Switzer, Indiana. High-selling ram was a yearling con-signed by High Life Farm and sold for $1050 to Mike and Karen Elsbury of Indi-ana. Champion and high-selling ewe was a yearling consigned by Brockmann Shrop-shires and sold for $1600 to Bishop and Bishop of New York. Questions regarding the National Show and Sale can be directed toward Banner Sale Management. Megan Mumm is field-ing questions about the Junior Show: (217) 757-3937; [email protected].
Put Your Flock on Center Stage!shire flock, including a history of their involvement with Shropshires, family notes, flock information, etc. Up to four pictures may be included. The minimum bid for the coveted space is $75 and the sky is the upper limit! Payment must be made the eve-ning of the auction. Be sure to take ad-vantage 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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The Ohio Extravaganza Breeding Sheep Show is a one-day show held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, June 14, 2008. All breeds are wel-come. There are showmanship classes with a guaranteed premium for all ages. Breeding sheep classes will be offered for fall and spring ram and ewe lambs and yearling ewes. The entry fee is $10 per head and premiums are paid on a sliding scale. Ownership deadline is June 1, 2008. All sheep must carry official identification tags and have appropriate health charts. For information, contact Tim Barnes, 5707 Mooney Rd., Radnor, OH 43066; (740) 494-2125 or email Tim at: [email protected] or visit their website at: www.ohiosheep.org.
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Avery ShropShireS
Give us a call today for your next Stud Ram
Our lambs are sired by “Juice” - Champion Ram 2005 NAILE and “Breakthrough” – who
we bought last summer from Randy Rife.
Look for us at the Ohio Classic & Shropshire Spectacular.
Dennis & Nancy Avery Floyd & Sharon Avery Bremen, Ind. Cell: (574) 209-0988 Cell: (229) 942-8754
Your source for quality Shropshires
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Breeding quality Shropshires as Shrop Sisters since 1992
Consigning four RR ewe lambs to Spectacular in JuneStop at our pens or at the farm for a closer look!
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Avery ShropShireS
Give us a call today for your next Stud Ram
Our lambs are sired by “Juice” - Champion Ram 2005 NAILE and “Breakthrough” – who
we bought last summer from Randy Rife.
Look for us at the Ohio Classic & Shropshire Spectacular.
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Your source for quality Shropshires
The 2008 National Shropshire Show and the 2008 National Junior Shropshire Show will be held at the North Ameri-can International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. in November. The North American International Sheep Show will run from Nov. 14-21. The National Junior Shropshire Show will be on Nov. 15; the date for the National Shropshire Show had not been set as of press time. It will be announced later (it will probably be held on Nov. 17 or 18). In conjunction with the 2008 Nation-al Shropshire Show, the Annual Meeting of the Members of the American Shrop-shire Registry Association will also be held in Louisville. This meeting will be set by the Board of Directors at their summer meeting but it will probably be a brunch meeting on the morning of show day. Watch for the date on the website as soon as it becomes available and in the October issue of The Shropshire Voice. Other events of interest to Shrop-shire breeders and exhibitors during the North American are the North Ameri-can Lead Classes on Nov. 14 and the North American Junior Wether Show on Nov. 15. Deadline for entry for the 2008 Na-
2008 National Shows to be at NAILEtional Shropshire Show and the 2008 National Ju-nior Shropshire Show, as well as the wether show, is Oct. 1. Deadline for Lead Classes is Nov. 1. Premium catalogs and entry forms may be obtained by contact-ing the North American International Livestock Exposition, P.O. Box 36367, Louisville, KY 40233-6365; phone (502) 595-3166, Fax: (502) 367-5299 or visit www.livestockexpo.org. The show com-mittee encourages the use of the online entries.
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618/656-5388 • Fax: 618/656-5338
Please Note...
Regional Baskets Needed Please bring your donated items and regional baskets to the Shropshire Spectacular to be auctioned at the Sale Banquet. The proceeds from these will be split between the Illinois Junior events and the All-American Junior Show.
Bid high, Bid Often!
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Complete Sale Catalog will appearin the April issue of The Banner.
P.O. Box 500 • Cuba, IL 61427309/785-5058
www.bannersheepmagazine.com
SHROPSHIRESHROPSHIRESHROPSHIREClassicClassic
GRAND CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE RAMBred by Rife Shropshires, OH &
sold to Tom Sargent & Family, OH.
GRAND CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE EWEConsigned by Rolling Hills Shrops &sold to Tom Sargent & Family, OH.
MAY 9 & 10 • EATON, OHIOBruner Arena, Preble County Fairgrounds
BE PART OF A GREAT OHIO WEEKEND!
Quality from the Nation’s Finest Shropshire Flocks sell,including the bloodlines that bred the sheep below.
SHOW: FRIDAY, LATE MORNINGFollowing the Ohio Cheviot Showcase
& Ohio Oxford Showcase Shows.Judge: Steve Myers, Ohio
SALE: SATURDAY,APPROXIMATELY 12:00 NOON
Upon completion of the National Suffolk Sale.
SALE HEADQUARTERS:Holiday Inn, Richmond, IN • 765/966-7511
ORFairfield Inn, New Paris, OH • 937/437-8009
Block code for both is: Sheep SaleBook now for special rate!
All Shropshireswill sell
slick-sheared!
Salesponsoredby the OhioShropshire
SheepAssociation.
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Auctioneers: Danny Westlake & Gary Saylor, Ohio
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Mark your calendars now for the second annual Northeast Livestock Exposition (NELE) sponsored in part by the Maine Sheep Breeders Associa-tion (MSBA) where it will hold its sec-ond annual sheep show and sale at the Windsor Fair Grounds May 16-18, 2008 in Windsor, Maine. NELE is quickly becoming the most exciting livestock event in the North-east. NELE is a multi-species event combining several past individual events, including the Maine/New England Beef Expo where you can enjoy shows and sales for purebred cattle, feeder calves, Boer goats, and sheep, as well as edu-cation sessions for all producers at all levels and youth activities and shows. Producers in the Northeast have different challenges and opportunities than producers in other regions of the country. One of these challenges is the ability to buy and sell top quality stock. The sheep show and sale will offer producers throughout the northeast opportunity to do just that, buy qual-
2nd Annual Northeast Livestock Expo set for May 16-18, 2008
ity breeding stock and market lambs that will support their overall program needs. The Sale Committee is currently seeking and considering top quality sheep consignments at this time, includ-ing all breeds of sheep (purebred wool and meat breeds, as well as feeder lambs and market lambs). The deadline for consigning sheep is May 1, 2008. If you are interested in con-signing sheep to the sale or want more information on the overall event please contact Wendy Reinemann at (207) 785-2978 or [email protected]. If you are interested in buying sheep at NELE please call or send an email to be added to the sale catalog mailing list or visit our website where consign-ment will be updated weekly beginning in mid-April. Whether you are a sheep or other livestock producer, make sure you don’t miss NELE. For more details, schedule of event, directions, forms, rules and list of vendors can be found at www.north-eastlivestockexpo.org.
Due to strong sales from the farm, we will not have any consignments to offer this
summer.
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Mark and Jennifer Crago�� Maki Hill Road
Columbus, Montana ��0���0�-���-����
A sample of our brood ewe flock. easy doing, productive animals, with muscle and style, making them competitive in the show ring and dynamite in the lambing barn.
alyssa Lynn Crago, our fourth generation shropshire producer, invites you to see our entries, in Ohio at the Shropshire Classic. We have two tremendous RR ram lambs and four ewe lambs (� RR & � QR) coming.
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Website Gets New Host, New Look The American Shropshire Registry Association’s website, shropshires.org, has a new look, along with a new host. If you haven’t checked it out lately, you’ll want to take a look. Amanda Rull of aRull Designs was hired by the ASRA to be the new host of the site and launched the new look in late February. Breeder’s World, had hosted the site since it was first launched in 2002. They an-nounced in February they were closing their business. Amanda will work closely with the Shropshire webmaster, Rinda Maddox to keep the site current and up-to-date. The two have a great working rapport since Amanda is Rinda’s daughter. Their goal is to make the site an important tool for all Shropshire breeders to keep up with the happenings in the association. News submitted to Rinda will be quickly post-ed, usually the same day they are sent, instead of only a couple times a month.
So you will want to include the website in your “favorites” tool bar of your web browser and check it often. Rinda and Amanda want to hear your feedback on the site, or any problems you have using the site. They also strive
for accuracy so anything noticed that is incorrect, please contact Rinda immediate-ly at [email protected]. The Center Stage ads will be auctioned in June
so you don’t want to miss a chance to have your flock spotlighted on the front page. And if you haven’t had your name in-cluded yet in the Breeder’s List, you will want to do that soon. It’s the best phone directory to other Shropshire breeders. $30 gives a year listed on the website and in three issues of The Voice. Rinda invites you to report summer fair results from your area and notify her of any items to be posted on the calen-dar. Your submissions are welcome.
J & R Farm Shropshires
Norbert Jackson & Family4125 W. St. Rt. 28 • Alexandria, IN 46001 • (765) 754-7057
Inquiries always welcome
We are pleased with our lambs out of the new Buckham ram. We think you will be, too.
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Trew 108 RR DOB 1/30/07
37” long, 38” tallHe is sired by Avery’s Juice and placed 2nd in the Junior Show and 3rd in the Open Show at NAILE. He is entered in the Shropshire Spectacular in Springfield, IL in June.
More ram lambs like this one, with the same Juice breeding, will be available. Look for one of 108’s ewe lambs at Springfield.
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The American Shropshire Association, in an effort to get junior members more interested and involved, have again de-cided to have a Shropshire Ewe Lamb Futurity for 2008. The Futurity will not only enhance the junior members’ abil-ity to purchase extremely high qual-ity breeding stock, but will also make it more beneficial for the breeders to consign their very best animals. The rules of the Futurity are relatively simple and are outlined below. You can buy a top quality ewe lamb at one of the designated sales that has been nom-inated for the Futurity, exhibit the lamb at the shows you normally attend and then send in your results on the point record form. A junior can add a top quality female to his or her flock, and possibly win back a sizable premium. The 2008 designated sales will in-clude the following: Shropshire Classic at Eaton, Ohio; Shropshire Spectacular at Springfield, Ill.; Shropshire Midwest Stud Ram Sale at Sedalia, Mo.
Consignor Rules 1. Entries are open to all ewe lambs born Sept. 1, 2007 thru March 31, 2008. 2. A nomination fee of $20 is required and payable to The American Shropshire Registry Association. Payment of nomi-nation fees must also be made prior to the sale of the animal. 3. Each ewe lamb must be properly identified, according to the registration certificate. Futurity ewe lambs will be tattooed in one ear and paint branded with an “F” before entering the sale ring. A representative of the Na-
For the Seventh Year ASRA will Sponsor a Ewe Lamb Futurity
tional Junior Committee will do the tattooing. 4. Each ewe lamb must conform and abide by the rules and regulations of the individual sale to which it is consigned. All normal entry and commission fees will apply. 5. The American Shropshire Registry Association will not be responsible and shall be held harmless for any disputes and/or disagreements between buyers and sellers.
Exhibitor Rules 1. Up-to-date paid membership in the Junior Shropshire Breed Association. 2. Not more that 21 years of age at the date of the N.A.I.L.E. in November. 3. Junior member must be at least five years of age with no partnerships or joint registrations. 4. Ewe lambs and points earned in the Futurity are not transferable to any other person, nor are the points from one lamb to another. 5. Ewe lambs are to be registered to individuals only, no family, no partner-ships, and no joint registrations. 6. No Futurity entrant can compete with more than two ewe lambs. Total points earned by two ewe lambs may not be combined into one lamb’s total. 7. Junior members must exhibit their own lamb within a class. If they have two lambs in the same class, another junior member may exhibit the second lamb. 8. If an exhibitor that owns a lamb is not present at the respective show Fu-turity points are not eligible and should not be submitted. �
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9. Premiums-Based on percentages of the total amount of money collected for Futurity entries. First _______20% Second ____15% Third ______12% Fourth _____11% Fifth _______10% Sixth ______ 8% Seventh ____ 6% Eighth _____ 5% Ninth ______ 4% Tenth ______ 2% All futurity entries that have sent in at least two point cards will receive some payout. Premiums and awards will be pre-sented in November at the N.A.I.L.E. after the Junior Shropshire Show. Addi-tional recognition for the exhibitors and breeders will appear in the Shropshire Voice and on the Shropshire website.
Point Scoring 1. A point card must be filled out for each show and forwarded to Mark Mc-Cabe, 5154 Nickelson Road, Prospect, Ohio 43342 within 10 days of the show. The card must be signed by the superintendent of the appropriate show. 2. At each individual show the ewe lamb may earn Futurity points from the open division, the junior division, or from both (when a different judge or day is involved) except at N.A.I.L.E., where only the junior show placing will be counted. 3. Ewe lambs can compete at an un-limited number of shows. The exhibi-tor may submit as many cards as they want for that ewe lamb. Each ewe lamb’s point cards will be kept separately. The five highest point award cards will be recorded as Futurity points. In the five
Senior Champion Reserve Champion
Ram2007 Shropshire
Spectacular
George Buckham6508 W ‘R’ Ave., Schoolcraft, MI 49087
(269) 375-7676 • [email protected]
Buckham Farms
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Futurity Point ScalePlacing in Class
No. in class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 1 3 3 2 1 5 5 4 3 2 1 6-10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 11-15 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16+ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Shropshire ewe Lamb Futurity Point Record Form
I ___________________________________________have exhibited the
Shropshire ewe lamb, _______________________________________,
association Registry Number___________________. This ewe lamb placed
________ in a class of _______ fall/junior ewe lambs. This lamb was shown
in the ______________________________ division of the following show:
__________________________________________________________
Lamb tattoo no.-____________On the date of ______________________. This placing was verified by the superintendent/management of the above listed show:
__________________________________________________Signature
__________________________________________________Title & Phone Number
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Mark McCabe���� Nickelson Rd.
Prospect, Ohio �����.
point award cards you can include up to, but no more, than three county fairs. 4. Ten points is the most number of points that can be awarded per class. 5. At two shows double points are
awarded. These shows are The All American Junior Show and the National Junior Show (at N.A.I.L.E. in 2008). The higher placing lamb at N.A.I.L.E. in Lou-isville will break ties.
Please fill out form completely and accurately and mail to Mark McCabe within 10 days. Incomplete forms will be invalid.
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The popular ASRA Photo Contest will be held
again in 2008 with a little different format
than previ-ous contests. And the as-sociation is still seeking a new slogan to replace the “Shrop-shire Farm
Flock Favorite” which currently appears on many of the awards sponsored by the ASRA, as well as the registration certificates. The Board of Directors has ap-proved $150 for a photo and slogan contests which are open to all Shrop-shire breeders. Junior members are en-couraged to submit entries for all three contests, too. Unlike previous photo contests where there were various categories for shooting photos, this contest is seeking photos of sheep only. The slogan con-test could put the two together. Class divisions and prizes are as fol-lows: 1. Shropshire photo* only: $30 first place, $15 second place 2. Shropshire slogan only: $30 first place, $15 second place 3. Shropshire photo with slogan: $40 first place, $20 second place The Board would like to use the win-ning photo with a slogan on the cover of the Voice in early 2009 promoting the
National Show in Louisville. The winning “Photo Only” and “Slogan Only” entries will be used in other promotions by the ASRA for the National Show or future Shropshire ads. All first and second place winning photos will become the property of the American Shropshire Registry Association for future promo-tions. Please submit your photo entries as 8x10 color photos printed on photo quality paper. Slogans should be designed in high resolution and suitable for print-ing in color and black and white. They should also be presented as 8x10’s. Mark your entries on the reverse with your name and address. Please be able to provide digital back-up of your work. All en-tries must be received by Sept. 15, 2008 so that they can be o r g a n i z e d and then displayed at the National Shropshire Show in Louisville this fall. Shropshire breeders, exhibitors and spectators will choose their favorites. So get out and start recording those “Kodak moments” and put your inner artistic talents to work! All entries should be mailed to the American Shropshire Registry Asso-ciation, 41 Bell Rd., Leyden, MA 01337. Norm Jackson, director from Indiana, is coordinating the contest.
Photo and Slogan Contest Seeks Sheep Photos, Slogan for 125th
The contest seeks to replace this current slogan.
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Ander ons hrops
The same quality will be offered at the Shropshire Classic and the
Shropshire Spectacular.Brood ewes for sale!
Michael L. Anderson346N 1600E, Paxton, IL 60957 (217) 379-3189
2007 Illinois State Fair
Champion Ram
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’08 Pennsylvania Farm Show
January 2008Judge: Mark Johnson, Sandwich, IL
Yearling Ram 1. Derek Spayd, Manheim, PA 2. Denise Hardisky, Nicholson, PA 3. R&R Brown, Saegartown, PAFall Ram Lamb 1. Jeffrey McConn, West Alexander, PAEarly Spring Ram Lamb 1. Derick Bollinger, Manheim, PA 2. R&R Brown 3. Derek Spayd 4. Derek Spayd 5. Britteny Valtin, New Oxford, PALate Spring Ram Lamb 1. R&R Brown 2. R&R Brown 3. Denise Hardisky
4. Denise Hardisky 5. Derek Spayd 6. Derek SpaydPair of Ram Lambs 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Denise Hardisky 4. Derek SpaydChampion Ram Derek Spayd- Yearling RamReserve Champion Ram Denise Hardisky-Yearling RamYearling Ewe 1. Denise Hardisky 2. Derick Bollinger 3. R&R Brown 4. Derek Spayd 5. Derek Spayd 6. R&R Brown 7. Derick Bollinger 8. Denise Hardisky 9. Britteny Valtin
Remaining True to Quality Don’t Overlook Us!
See what you’re buying when you buy a yearling from us!
We’ll have yearlings for sale at the Shropshire Classic, Shropshire Spectacular and West Springfield, Mass. Sales.
DANIEL H. RIDDICKMayo Mountain Sheep Company
680 Mayo Road, Huntington, VT 05472(802) 434-2745
Riddick Family Shropshires
“Flockmakers”
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Pair of Yearling Ewes 1. Denise Hardisky 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Derek Spayd 4. R&R BrownFall Ewe Lamb 1. Jeffrey McConnEarly Spring Ewe Lamb 1. R&R Brown 2. R&R Brown 3. Derek Spayd 4. Derick Bollinger 5. Jeffrey McConn 6. Dereick Bollinger 7. Denise Hardisky 8. Derek Spayd 9. Shane Raffensperger, Manheim, PA 10. Shane Raffensperger 11. Britteny Valtin 12. Britteny ValtinLate Spring Ewe Lamb 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Derick Bollinger 4. Derek Spayd 5. Denise Hardisky 6. Denise Hardisky 7. Jeffrey McConn 8. R&R Brown 9. Jeffrey McConn 10. Derek SpaydPair of Ewe Lambs 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Derek Spayd 4. Denise Hardisky 5. Jeffrey McConn 6. Shane Reffensperger 7. Britteny ValtinChampion Ewe Denise Hardisky- Yearling EweReserve Champion Ewe R&R Brown- Early Spring Ewe LambBreeders Young Flock
1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Derek Spayd 4. Denise Hardisky 5. Britteny ValtinPen of Lambs 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Denise Hardisky 4. Derek Spayd 5. Jeffrey McConnFlock 1. R&R Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Denise Hardisky 4. Derek SpaydPremier Breeder R&R BrownPremier Exhibitor R&R Brown
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
March 2008 Roberts Farm, Tim Roberts of Oklahoma, won Champion Shrop-shire Ram in the two-tooth ram class, as well as Champion and Re-serve Champion Shropshire Ewes in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He also exhibited the Best Pair of Sheep, Supreme Champion Ewe and was named Exhibitor’s Flock in the Shropshire show. Joe Steichen of Oklahoma won Reserve Champion Shropshire Ram and exhibited the first place pair of Shropshire ram lambs and pair of ewe lambs at the show.
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CREAMER SHROPSHIRES
We will be selling four RR lambs at the National Sale inSpringfield, Illinois. Ewe lambs will be futurity nominated.
All should be competitive show lambs for the 2008 show season.
We also will be selling privately off the farm.We will have for sale Shropshire:
• Wethers • Ewe lambs • Ram lambs • Mature ewes.
Mark, Marilyn,Janice & Andrew
McCabe5154 Nickelson Rd.
Prospect, Ohio 43342(740) 494-2969
R.J. Creamerand
Family4094 Centerville Newmans Rd.
Prospect, OH 43342(740)-262-3972
[email protected] character.
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We welcome your visits and inquiries.
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Sandy CrossNew York-New England District
I was elected to the American Shrop-shire Registry Board of Directors at the Directors’ 2007 NAILE meeting. I am 62 years of age and spent most of my adult life as a school teacher (38 years) and a realtor (23 years). My wife and I moved to Maine in 1969, a year after we were mar-ried, and bought an old (and I mean old) 96-acre farm where we started raising a family (three children – Jennifer, Stacy and John) and sheep during the 1970’s. All the children were in 4-H with their sheep projects. My son, John, and his wife, Amanda, still show our Shropshires at lo-cal and regional shows. Our farm’s name is Spring Run Farm, named after a Brethren
Church in McVeytown, Penn. where my wife’s family originates. We have had registered Shrops since the late 1970’s and have had as many as 80 head of sheep. Today we are limiting ourselves to 12–15 brood ewes with our show flock due to time and expense. I retired from teaching in 2006 but still do real estate work full time. However, with real estate being so slow at the moment (Spring 2008), I’m spending a lot of time in the barn. Shropshires really are the most intelli-gent breed of sheep. I used to say that often at the “Big E” 4-H weekend when I was the Superintendent of Sheep and announcer during the late 1980’s. My best to all Shropshire people. You re-main a cut above the rest of exhibitors.
Meet your Directors
14 Breeds...
ShropShire Show:5:00 P.M. Wednesday
ShropShire Sale:saturday Morning
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CESSNA FAMILYSHROPSHIRES
Jim & Nancy Cessna11100 Jerry City Rd., Cygnet, Ohio 43413
(419)655-3209 • [email protected]
Offering from our small flockonly RR, Spider-free sheep
Choices, Choices, Choices
By Don CallShelburne, Mass.
New England Shropshire Breeders at their meeting in September 2007 voted to recommend to our National Board of Directors that fairs and shows be encour-aged to offer both slick shorn and fitted classes. In 2008 the Eastern States Exposition will do just that. Offering both is an excellent opportu-nity to create additional classes, and offer the option to breeders and consignors to present their animals as they CHOOSE. I want the CHOICE of breeding frame sheep or wether sheep. I want the CHOICE of how I can present my animals. We talk about only allowing slick shorn sheep at sales. To show slick shorn, an animal needs more finish than an ani-mal shown in wool. Some think that nov-ice buyers cannot see past the wool when purchasing a sheep. But, can a novice buyer see beyond the extra conditioning that is needed to show slick shorn? Novice buy-
ers can be discouraged with the animal underneath when that extra condition-ing has worn off and there is very little growth left in the animal. Some breeders are actually concerned with the quality of the wool on the animal. How is the buyer going to evaluate wool quality when there is none? Isn’t the buyer going to be upset when in three months his new ewe has a fleece full of gray fi-bers? Do we offer only one product to our potential customers? NO! We should be offering a variety of choices to these buy-ers. Some want long and tall, some the wether type, some like short ears, some longer, others wool on the muzzle and legs. Some still want dark color, others lighter. The slick shorn wether type is not necessarily what everyone wants. Don’t forget, different parts of the country have different ideas of what the perfect SHROPSHIRE is. Customers will not buy if we don’t offer what they want. Slick shearing every seven days does not fit the schedule of every exhibitor. Youth in New England have the oppor-tunity of attending shows every weekend from June through October. They often start out slick shorn and can go four or five weekends before they need to do much more. Between jobs and showing
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every weekend they do not have the time available to re-shear every week. Mandat-ing how they present their animals will eliminate some of these young breeders. In 2007, at the annual meeting held in Wisconsin, 18 members voted to require all Shropshires be shown slick shorn. 18 members are not an accurate representa-tion of the entire membership. In November 2007 our Directors voted to require all sheep be shown slick sheared. This motion will now go forward for a vote of the membership at the Annual Meeting to be held in Louisville during the North American in November 2008. Last year at the North American– other than the exhibitors and directors, there were not more than 15 other Shropshire Breeders present for the show. Is this where you want the BYLAW of your breed to be voted on? Our association should not pass new bylaws, or set new policies, that hurt our members or take away their right to make choices. Therefore: 1. My recommendation to the Board is that the slick shear vote be tabled. 2. That members be surveyed by mail for their opinions as to where they want the breed to go. 3. That the members be contacted by mail for their opinion as to where they feel the location of the annual meeting should be. A possible good location for the annu-al meeting would be Springfield, Ill., during the Shropshire Spectacular weekend. This sale appears to attract the most members from across the country. I am from New England, but hardly think it would be right to have an annual meeting at the fair in Skowhegan, Maine.
Lets be realistic and hold the meeting where the majority of the membership will be present. Currently, bylaw changes are voted on at the Annual Meeting. I recommend to the Board that at the Special Meeting to be held in Springfield, Ill. (June 2008) that the process begin to change the bylaw to: 4. The membership will vote by mail ballot on bylaw changes. If you, “the membership,” agree with any of the above suggestions, please try and attend the special meeting of the members to be held at the Shropshire Spectacular this June 2008. If you cannot attend, but have other suggestions, send a letter to the Secretary of the Association, Becky Peterson, to be presented at the meeting in June. Our directors are ELECTED to rep-resent us. Hope to see you in Illinois.
Sincerely,C. Donald Call
March 2008
Please Note...
Photos WantedDo you have old photos of sheep events or shepherds? Perhaps you have some vintage photos of Shropshires when they were much shorter and much wool-lier than they are today. Photos are needed for use in the Voice for the “Guess Who” and other photo opportunities. Contact Rinda Maddox, (217) 288-9365 or email her at: shropshirevoice@ thesidellreporter.com.
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Is the Baby Being Thrown Out with the Bath Water?
By Sandy CrossDirector
New York-New England District
I’ve agonized for a long time over the rather emotional topic of “Slick vs. Fitted” for the Shropshire breed. I guess one of the advantages, or disadvantages depending on your perspective, of being 62 years of age and having registered Shrops since the late ’70s allows me to remember when wool was a valuable product and a definite factor in the judging
of Shrops at local and regional fairs. I can remember with much regret when one of our Shrop yearling ewes lost a class at the “Big E” when she appeared to have too much black fiber. I can remember when Shrops were promoted as a “dual purpose” breed, when meat and wool went hand-in-hand through history. Sheep and wool seem synonymous. I can remember discussing in his-tory class (I taught school for 28 years) the reasons for cultures ex-panding their empires. Julius Caesar made note in the book Gaulic Wars that agricultural land in Gaul, present day France, would allow the Roman sheep flocks to prosper and the great Roman wool trade would prosper as well, i.e., Roman Toga. So what am I trying to say without rambling on? Can we as a breed association just ignore and disregard, figuratively and philosophically, wool not only in the show ring but also in the market place? I know since wool incentives have gone away that wool has been less than profitable, but does that mean forever? The Asian market is certain-ly making wool profitability more at-tractive. I’ve looked at past directors’ meeting notes pertaining to this is-sue. Concerns have ranged over a va-riety of issues, including: • Expense of professionals to trim show flocks. • Juniors will find it easier to slick shear. • Confirmation faults are easily hidden when fitted. �
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• Shropshires will be set apart from Oxfords and Hampshires by slick shearing. Personally, I’m aware from my children’s experiences that it’s not an easy experience to really fit a sheep well, but good things are not always easily learned at first. (Remember having to memorize the times tables in math? Today you don’t have to memorize because of the use of cal-culators.) I know professional fitters who will help juniors free of charge. Sarah Kuykendall helped my children. Just because something is easier does not necessarily make it better. Are Shropshires just a breed of sheep to be present in the show ring like a wether type? Can’t competent judges tell if rumps slope or shoul-ders need tightening even if Shrops are not slick sheared? If an unethical exhibitor is going to put a Hampshire or Oxford in a Shropshire class, is a slick sheared sheep going to look any different? Are our fairs at all levels only for the benefit and enjoyment of the breeder/exhibitor? A lot of great public relations take place on the trimming stand between moms and dads with their children asking questions about what they are doing. I know of many lambs sold and children getting into 4-H through those conversations. Ask yourself which product looks better in the ring: a fitted or slick sheared Shropshire? Finally, at the last Annual Meeting held in Wisconsin in 2007, 18 mem-bers voted what all Shropshire ex-hibitors must do now at their local
fairs. Why not adopt a policy which will allow the different regions to decide whether they want slick sheared and/or fitted classes? Why not adopt a policy to support both fitted and slick shorn classes at all shows, fairs, etc? This will give as-sociation support to breeders of both frame sheep as well as wether-type sheep. If all national shows sanctioned by the Shropshire Association required slick shearing, I don’t believe most people would object. But, local fairs like the Fryeburg Maine Fair (Maine State Fair) being forced to tell all Shropshire exhibitors that they must show slick sheared is a bit much. Why not have a national vote ei-ther by mail or email by all Shrop-shire members? It is obvious that the vast major-ity of the membership do not have the time available or can afford to at-tend a meeting half way across the country to participate in the decision making for the association. Other than the exhibitors at NAILE there are very few other Shropshire breeders present. Con-ducting a membership vote on such an important bylaw change at the An-nual Meeting to be held at the NAILE in 2008 is just not right. Will you be able to attend this fall? If there is enough interest in at least having the option of showing slick sheared and/or fitted in local and regional shows, it might be worth while to petition the Association in writing for that variance.
Sandy CrossNortheast Director,
American Shropshire Association
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The 15th Annual All-American Ju-nior Show will be held July 4-6, 2008 in Sedalia, Mo. Participants are guaranteed a weekend chuck-full of sheep fun and social activities. There are four classes for ram lambs, four classes for ewe lambs and a class for yearling ewes. There are also group classes for pairs of yearling ewes, pairs of ewe lambs, young flock, best four head and market lambs. In addition there is showmanship and team showmanship, a skillathon, wool judging, sheep judging and pro-motional contests. Let’s not forget the three-on-three basketball tournament, the pool party and the Top Gun Awards.
There is also the Lamb Camp for the little shepherds to hone their skills. Funding for this event comes from a variety of sources. Raffle tickets are available from the breed secretaries. First prize is a $1500 Best Buy Gift Card. Second prize is a $250 gift card and third prize is a $100 card. Tickets sell for $5 each or 5 for $20. The drawing is on July 6 at the event. Jump in and buy a fist full to help sup-port America’s premier youth sheep event! For information, call Associated Sheep Registries at (641) 942-6402 or see www.countrylovin.com/AAJS/. Entries are due June 1, 2008.
2008 All-American Junior Show
Plans are in the final stages for the 2008 North East Youth Sheep Show, sponsored by the New England Sheep & Wool Growers, along with many of the national and Northeast breed as-sociations as well as many, many private donors. This year the show will be held July 18-20 in the Livestock Complex at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, Mass. The show is open to all youths under the age of 21 years with all breeds of sheep being in-vited. The exhibitors must solely own or lease his/her sheep or co-own his sheep in a youth partnership.
North East Youth Sheep Show in July The sheep and exhibitors must ar-rive on Thursday, July 17 with animals being penned by 11 p.m. Activities for the junior exhibitors will begin on Fri-day and will continue right through the weekend with the finale being the Su-preme Champion Ram and Ewe drive late Sunday afternoon. The Committee is pleased to an-nounce the judges for this year’s show are Steve Taylor and Stacy Taylor from Pennsylvania and Ed Julian from Ohio. Entry forms will be mailed by the end of May. If an interested youth has not previously shown at this Youth Show, for more information contact Polly �
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Hopkins at [email protected] or 494 Evans Road, Chepachet, RI 02814. Youths who have shown in the past will be re-ceiving entry information automatically. The weekend holds many sheep-related activities, including the New England Sheep & Wool Growers Annual Meeting followed by Friday night’s Fami-ly Lamb Barbeque, the New England Sale Supreme Ram and Ewe Awards and Ice Cream Social, the New England Sheep Sale, a used sheep equipment auction. Specific junior activities include a quiz bowl on Thursday night, skillathon and judging of market lambs on Friday, with fitting and showmanship classes and breeding sheep classes held on Sat-urday afternoon and Sunday.
One of the reasons this show has become such a major junior event in the Northeast is to the thanks of all the loyal supporters. Telescope Furniture has again donated the NEYSS directors chairs for the four Supreme Fitting and Showmanship winners. They have made this donation for quite a few years and the show really appreciates their loyal support. The many New England and North-east breed associations and their breed-ers have contributed time and money over the past 24 years to make this event the major Youth Sheep Show of the Eastern United States. Many nation-al breed associations also contribute to the show by providing premiums and awards. Claudette Choma of Connecticut, a loyal supporter of youth, graciously
“Your Foundation For Quality”
Brad and Rick Adams���� S �000 W Rd., Chebanse, IL �0��� (���) ���-��0�
[email protected] • adamsshropshires.com
Come see us for your club lambs and breeding stock needs.
Adams Shropshires
We will be consigning lambs out of “Breakthrough” to the Shropshire Spectacular.
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Hunter Brockelman of Sherman, Texas won Champion Shropshire Ram in the Houston Livestock Show with her Highlife Farm ram. She won Cham-pion Shropshire Ewe with her Cole Farms ewe. Hunter also won Best Pair of Sheep in the junior show.
donates her hand-made Champion ban-ners for the Supreme Ram, Ewe and Market Lamb winners, given in memory of Ernest Flebotte, Phyllis Flebotte and Ed Peckham, respectively, three of the founding committee members of this show. Seldom Seen Farm generously donates the cash prizes for the three Supreme winners, also. The funds for this very successful show are raised in many ways: (a) do-nated items sold through the equip-ment auction; (b) profits made in the food booth (which is open the entire weekend of the show); (c) items donat-ed and sold in the Fiber Nook at East-ern States Exposition; and (d) private donations. Any one wishing to make a monetary donation towards the Youth Show should contact Scott Poitras, 95 Hollow Rd., Brimfield, MA 01010. Another fund raiser, as well as a form of publicity for our supporters, is the annual NEYSS T-shirts. The commit-tee presents each youth exhibitor with a free T-shirt commemorating the event. For $25 a farm, individual or business can have their name listed on the back of the T-shirt as an official supporter of the 2008 North East youth Sheep Show. The goal each year is to cover the costs of the T-shirts – and so far we have al-ways met our goal!
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has supported the Youth Show in the past. If you are interested in having your name on the back of the NEYSS T-shirt with all the other supporters, send your $25 (made pay-able to NES&WG) to Deb Hopkins, 1125 Danielson Pike, North Scituate, RI 02857. Deadline for this is May 15. 2008.
Tim Roberts & FamilyRegistered Shropshire Sheep
405-314-3370
2007 National Show
Champion Ewe and Reserve
Champion Ram
Deadline June 1
Deadline to apply for the Shropshire Scholarship is June 1, 2008. Contact Mark McCabe, (740) 494-2969 or mamccabe51@ hotmail.com.
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Publisher’s Note: New breed-er Jen Piechocki of Thompson, Conn. contacted me recently to tell me that she had received the new issue of the Shropshire Voice and the back issues I had sent her. “They are great!” Jen said. “I’m still doing a lot of reading and will always look forward to the next issue.” Jen told me she was proud to have had their first two babies ever (one boy and one girl born Feb. 11 and March 3, 2008) and both were healthy. “I can honestly say Shropshires are the best sheep!” Jen exclaimed. After hearing of the excitement Jen has had as a new breeder, I invited her to share with the Voice readers about her experience of lambing her first Shrop-shires. She was excited and pleased that I invited her to share her experiences. Perhaps some of you newer breeders will relate well to some experiences you have been going through recently yourselves and perhaps some of you veteran breeders will be reminded of
the excitement you felt in your early years. Thanks Jen, for your story.
Rinda Maddox# # #
Dear Rinda, Thank you for asking me to share our experience. It was very happy and very scary all at the same time. So I thought about it and decided to write our story about our little lambs. We will be register-ing our lambs with the registry as soon as I get our scrapie farm number, she (Connecticut vet) called to see how many tags we needed, so hopefully we will be receiving them soon.
Jen
Little Lambs The days have now passed and some nerves have been settled since the births of our new lambs. Back in September and all through the winter, I couldn’t wait for the day the babies would be here. 4-H, two years ago, introduced us to the Shropshire breed. We knew nothing about sheep at all. My daughter had a choice of different breeds to pick from, so she picked a little black lamb that was different from the rest. After the show year was over and the decision had to be made to send to market or take home as a pet, she just had to bring her home. So we bought our first sheep and built a small barn with tons of help from my dad. Later on, a good friend gave us a second ewe. And we also bought a used horse trailer and fixed it up for trans-porting.
Excitement of First Born Lambs
Jen’s son, Robert and their “baby girl,” Daisy.
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This is our first year having lambs. Our two ewes were bred in September and October 2007. We used our friend’s ram. My children had shown our ewes at the local fairs for the past two years, and did very well for themselves. So, when Feb. 11 comes around and it was very cold. The day our first ewe decided it was time, about 9:30 a.m., it was frigid outside, only about 20 degrees and very windy, and I was due at work in a half hour. I said there is no way I can go to work now, so I called out and waited with her in the barn, with a large cup of hot coffee. My husband soon followed. Everything went great, no problems, and a big healthy ram. Oh! It was sweet! I spent most of the day after that hovering and cooing at him, I was pretty proud of myself. I had read a lot of books and articles on what to do if there were any problems with the birth, and many phone calls to a friend. I was ready with whatever should happen, and everything went great with no problems. My hus-band made a few trips to the store for more shavings, a milk replacer if needed, and more coffee. So after two weeks, he was grow-ing so much. And I knew I was ready for the second ewe. After all we were pro’s now, or so we thought. This stuff was easy. So we waited and waited. Fi-nally, around midnight on March 1, my husband woke me up and said she was
acting a little different. So I threw on my boots and went to see. She seemed uncomfortable, but with
no real signs of birthing soon. So I let her rest and sent hubby back to bed and stayed up for awhile to see if anything was going to happen. Fortu-nately we had a camera hooked to a TV on the back porch, so we could see from the house. I watched for a
while and nothing. But I think around 2:30 a.m. her water broke and I knew it was time. Again, only around 20 de-grees out and in the middle of a snow-storm. I made coffee and �
Daisy at two weeks old.
Jen’s daughter, Isabella, with the ewe, Tehya, which means “precious” in Navajo.
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headed out to the barn. Everything seemed to be going as planned, like our first one. After a lit-tle while I could see the two hooves started to show, and I knew it wouldn’t be long. My husband came out to see and waited with me, but went back in to check on kids. They missed the first birth, so he woke up our daughter and her friend, and told them it was time. They came out to see, but soon got too cold and tired. She was starting to push shortly after 3:00, but nothing more was hap-pening. So I checked her and baby was in right position and so I didn’t worry too much. So around 4 a.m. and still nothing more than the hooves and part of nose out, we decided to call on a friend. She said we have to get the baby out, and soon. The ewe was getting ex-hausted and the vet lived 25 minutes away. I started to panic with worry and guilt. But my husband (who normally is kind of squeamish) took off his coat, put on a pair of gloves and told me what we needed to do. He was so calm and focused and I was so scared. Well, we did it though. We thought we might lose them both; she was so tired and the baby was choking after its head came out. I took a small handful of water to the mom’s mouth, it seemed to help. But the lamb’s front legs were bent at the knees instead of diving out straight. We thought the ewe was go-ing to prolapse. It all happened so fast, but after we did manage to get her out, we prayed there was only one in there. Luckily there was only one. We quickly dried off the lamb while we let the ewe rest. After a couple minutes I placed her near her head and she immediately
Duke at four weeks old.
started cleaning her and talking and grunting to her. Within 10 minutes our baby girl was standing and nursing and wiggling all around with life. My husband and I took a few deep breaths and congratu-lated each other on a job well done, both exhausted, too. I was so proud of my husband for staying so calm, I am so glad he was there with me. And I know he feels the same way. Well, now that our nerves have calmed, we are really enjoying our very own Shropshire lambs, one boy and one girl. They are just the sweetest little things and we are enjoying every min-ute of them. Both babies and ewes are doing great!! I still can’t seem to shut the barn cam off, I had spent so many countless hours looking out the back door onto the porch waiting for signs of birth and then to make sure they were okay. Now I just love to watch them sleep and play. We look forward to showing our lambs this year at the local fairs. Our Shropshires have such a place in our lives now. A few years back I would have told you that you were crazy if you told me I would be raising sheep. I couldn’t imagine it any other way!
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Sheep Industry Newsletter Out The February/March issue of the North Dakota Sheep Industry news-letter is now available and is free to all sheep producers. To be placed on their emailing of the newsletter contact Justin Luther, Ph.D.: [email protected] or you can view the newsletter at www.ndlwpa.com.
08 calendar May �-�0 .........Shropshire Classic, eaton, Ohio June � .........DEADLINE for Shropshire Scholarship applications June �� .........Board of Director’s Meeting, Illinois fairgrounds, � p.m. June �0 .........National Shropshire Show, 8 a.m., Springfield IL Junior show interspersed with open show June �0 .........Shropshire Spectacular Banquet, � p.m., fairgrounds Special National Meeting, website & basket auction June �� .........National Shropshire Sale, 9 a.m., Springfield, IL June �� .........Midwest Stud Ram Show, Sedalia, Mo., � p.m. June �� .........Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, Mo., morning July �-� .........all-american Junior Show, Sedalia, Mo. Sept. � .........DEADLINE for October issue of VOICe Sept. �� .........DEADLINE for Photo/Slogan Contest Oct. � .........DEADLINE for National Show entries Nov. �� .........National Shropshire Junior Show, Louisville, Ky. Nov. ��(?) .........annual Meeting of the Members Nov. ��(?) .........Open Show, Louisville, Ky.
Have your shows and sales included in the calendar on both the website and in the Voice by contacting Rinda Maddox, [email protected].
ASRA Office Hours:Monday-Thursday
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Monday & Thursday evenings
8-11 p.m. EST The secretary will be near the office at most other times and will return calls as soon possible. She will make the best effort to process registra-tions and transfers within a day or two of receipt. Contact her at:
(413) 624-9652
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Copies of Stock Certificates Offered Tim Moore of Unionville, Iowa found two Shropshire $5.00 stock certificates dated 1893 and 1913. He reports they are in good shape and quite colorfull. If anyone in the Shropshire Assosiation is interested in receiving copies of these certificates, contact Tim at Box 54, Unionville, Iowa 52594. He asks $2 to cover copy costs. Tim also stated he enjoyed looking at the Shropshire web site even though he raises Suffolk!
www.shropshires.org
WebsiteAuctionFriday,
June 20, 2008at the
Spectacular Banquet
If you are unable to attend, mail your bids to the ASRA office or contact your
district director to bid for you. Minimum bid $75.
Exclusive opportunity to have your flock on the Shropshire homepage for a month. High
bidders choose the month they want.
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Hiemke Family Shropshires The focus of our small flock is to: 1. Produce Shropshire seedstock for commercial and purebred
Shropshire flocks that will adapt well to all environments and whose progeny will exhibit fast muscular growth to market weight when raised on grass and a small amount of grain.
2. Maintain a moderate-framed Shropshire ewe flock sustained efficiently on low feed inputs; that breeds, lambs, and milks without assistance and is managed with minimal labor inputs; is structurally sound; and exhibits consistent and exemplary Shropshire breed type without Roman noses or big ears; and traditional Shropshire body capacity and muscling.
F&P Groverman 5517 QR, Twin ram weighed 65 lbs at
66 days with no creep In 2007 HFS ewes were bred to a new flock stud that will help us achieve our goals...
...and so far the 2008 lambs show exciting results!!
We will be bringing a few sheep to the Shropshire Spectacular this year. Stop by our pens for a visit.
Hiemke Family Shropshires Lynn and Mary Cody Clayton, Heidi & Hope and Carissa
N87 W35753 Mapleton Rd, Oconomowoc, WI 53066 920-474-4589 (Home / Farm) or 415-302-8035 (Cody)
[email protected] (Cody) [email protected] (Clayton) [email protected] (Carissa) Located between Milwaukee & Madison, 10 miles north of I-94
Visitors are always welcome and sheep are usually available off the farm.
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agrall, LewisR.R. �, Box ��0athens, IL �����(���) ���-����
adams Shropshires ���� S �000 W RoadChebanse, IL �0��� (���) ���-��0� [email protected]
anderson FarmsMatthew, Christie, emily & andrew����� N. elliott Rd.acampo, Ca ����0(�0�) ���-���� home(�0�) ���-���� [email protected]
anderson, Michael L.��� N ��00 ePaxton, IL �0���(���) ���-����
avery ShropshiresDennis & Nancy avery��00 Douglas RoadBremen, IN ���0�(���) �0�-0���Floyd & Sharon avery(���) ���-����
Tim & Deb BarnesBarnes Farms��0� Mooney RoadRadnor, OH ��0��(��0) ���-����[email protected]
Benson Brothers Shropshires���� e. ���th StreetNoblesville, IN ��0�0-����(���) ���-����
Biogenetic Services, Inc.�0� ��nd ave.Brookings, SD ��00�(�00) ���-����Fax: (�0�) ���-��0�[email protected]
Black, Carol & Bobewesful gifts���� State Road ��Columbus, WI �����(��0) ���-����Cell: (��0) ���-0���[email protected]
Jason BotsfordRolling Hill Farms���� Rt. ���Punxsutawney, Pa �����(�0�) �0�-�0��[email protected]
Bradish Fam ily Farmgeorge and Brenda Bradish���� St. Rt. ���Latrobe, Pa ����0(���) ���-���� or ��0�
Brill, Debra & LauraShrop ‘til You Drop�0�� Pleasant grove Rd.Pleasant grove, Ca �����(��0) ���-�0�0debraann��@wildblue.net
Brockmann Shropshiresgary, Vicky, Brianna & austin�0�� Blake Roadgarden Prairie, IL ��0��(���) ���-����
Breeder’s Index The following breeder’s list is a paid sub-scription published both in the Voice and on the shropshires.org Web site. To have your name included see the info box at end of list.
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Brooks, Wayne, Cyndi, Blaze & Jenny���0 N �00 eDecatur, IN �����(��0) ���-����[email protected]
Brown, Rob & RonClay-Nob Farm����� Maple DriveSaegertown, Pa �����(���) ���-���[email protected]
Bryant ShropshiresBill Bryant���� Bryant RoadFredericktown, OH ��0��(��0) ���-�0��Cell: (��0) ���-�0��bryantb�@hotmail.combryantsheepandhorses.com
Buckham Farms ��0� West R avenueSchoolcraft, MI ��0�� (���) ���-���� [email protected]
BWB Farms, Inc.���� green RoadMartinsville, OH �����Randy Barr (���) ���-000�Rick Whiting: (���) ���-��0�Barry Barr: (���) �0�-����[email protected]
Calvert, Robert e. & Family��� N. Perry Hwy.Mercer, Pa �����-����(���) ���-����
Crago Brothers ShropshiresSteve & Louise Crago & Sons���� Hiatt RoadClarksville, OH �����(���) ���-����
Crago, Mark & Jennifer & Family�� Maki Hill Rd.Columbus, MT ��0��(�0�) ���-����Cell: (�0�) ���-00��
Creamer, R.J. & Family�0�� Centerville-Newmans Rd.Prospect, OH �����(��0) ���-����[email protected]
Diehl, J.L. & g.L.�0� St. Rt. ��Deerfield, OH 44411(��0) ���-����
Dirlam, J.N. & Sons & Matthew Dirlam ����� N. Bethesda Rd. Mooresville, IN �����(���) ���-���[email protected]
Dockter, Darrell, Janet, Stacy & Jason�-D Sheep Company����� S. Carpenter RoadSnohomish, Wa ����0(���) ���-���0 Cell: (���) ���-����[email protected].�dsheepcompany.com
Douglas, Donnaapril aire Farms���0� Pleasant Valley RoadWoodstock, IL �00��(���) ���-0���
ebert, Jeff, Kerri, Christine & Monicaebert Sheep Farm�00�� Flush Rd.St. george, KS �����Home: (���) ���-����Cell: (���) ���-����[email protected]/ebertvanhorn/ index.htm
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enterline, Samuelenterline Shropshires��� W. Jamestown RoadJamestown, Pa �����(���) ���-���[email protected]
elsbury, Mikeelsbury’s Shropshires���� e �00 NGreenfield, IN 46140-8939(���) ���-����[email protected]
galvin, Samantha & JennyP.O. Box ���Turner, OR �����(�0�) ���-����jmgalvin��@yahoo.com
gillett, MarieLMg Farm���� N ��0 e RoadMoweaqua, IL ����0(���) ���-��0�Cell: (���) ���-���[email protected]
groverman DVM, FredF & P groverman Shropshires�00 Ormsby LanePetaluma, Ca �����(�0�) ���-����[email protected]
gruenhagen, Jim & DonnaSS Shrops���� Jersey Ridge RoadDavenport, Ia ���0�(���) ���-���[email protected]
Hardesty, Megan & MollyCome again Farm00��� Clover Four RoadNew Bremen, OH �����(���) ���-��0�[email protected]
Hargrave, Kim & Katie���� State Rt ��Wayland, NY �����(���) ���-����
Harold, ashley����� Durgin Road SeOlympia, Wa �����(��0) ���-����[email protected]
Heaton, Fred & family��� Sessler-Buxton Rd.Russia, OH �����(���) ���-����
Hiemke Family ShropshiresLynn, Mary, Cody, Carissa & Clayton, Heidi & Hope����� Mapleton Rd.Oconomowoc, WI(��0) ���-����Cody: (���) �0�-�0��[email protected]
High Farmsglenn & Joan High�0�� Co. Rd. ��Lexington, OH ���0�(���) ���-����[email protected]
High Life FarmsDavid & Jodi High & Family���� McDermott Pond Creek RoadMcDermott, OH �����(��0) ���-��0�highlifefarm�[email protected]
Jaycox, elaineWillaine Farm���� State Rt. �0Middleburgh, NY �����(���) ���-����Cell: (���) ���-����[email protected]
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Johnson, Bob & KarenRoKaJo Farm��� St. Hwy. DDMarshfield, MO 65706(���) ���-����rokajo�@centurytel.net
Kipp, LeRoyBox ��North Prairie, WI �����(���) ���-����
Lisa Kowalyshyn Kindred Crossings LLC��� Route ��North Franklin, CT 0����(��0) ���-����[email protected]
Maddox, Steven & RindaMaddox Shropshires��0� e �00 North RoadSidell, IL �����(���) ���-����[email protected]
Majchrzak, Steve, Beth,ashley & TylerLan-O-Lin acres���� Bradley RoadFederalsburg, MD �����(��0) ���-����Cell: (�0�) ���-����[email protected]
McCabe, Mark & FamilyMcCabe Shropshires���� Nickelson Road Prospect, OH �����(��0) ���-����mamccabe��@hotmail.commccabeshropshires.com
McCall, CynthiaCMaC Shropshires���� ��nd RoadWashington, KS �����(�0�) ��0-����[email protected]
McNeal, Robert J.���� S.e. �0 StreetBattle ground, Wa ���0�(��0) ���-���0
Miller, edith, Bryan & Fabiola����� Ridge RoadDamascus, MD �0���(�0�) ���-���0(�0�) ���-����[email protected] www.shropshires.info
Miller, Sam D. & FamilyMiller’s Back achers�0�� e. Rusk RoadTroy, OH �����(���) ���-����srmiller�0��@netzero.com
Motter, JanLane’s end Farm����� W. Rt. ���Jersey Shore, Pa ����0(��0) ���-�0��
Mrozinski, erik��0� e ��0 N RoadP.O. Box �0�Rolling Prairie, IN �����(���) ���-����(���) ���-�0�[email protected]
Mumm, Megan�� CR ��00 NWhite Heath, IL �����(���) ���-����
Oehler, NellieOehler Family Shropshires���0 SW West Hills RoadCorvallis, OR �����-����(���) ���-���� Peiter Shrops���0 Shelby ���Shelbyville, MO �����(���) ���-000�
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Pence Farms�0�� W. Co. Rd. ��Tiffin, OH 44883Mike: (���) ���-��0�Doug: (���) ���-����Jay: (���) ���-��0�
Peppmeier, Christine & SaraPeppmeier Family Shropshires����� SW Land Hill RoadSherwood, OR ����0 (�0�) ���-����[email protected]
Percival, Jim & DeniseSchoolhouse Shropshires��� Hoop RoadXenia, OH �����(���) ���-����[email protected]
Pipestone Vet Clinic��00 S. Hwy. ��Box ���Pipestone, MN �����(�0�) ���-����www.pipevet.com
Proffitt, Jim���0� Brady Creek RoadRichmond, MO ��0��(���) ��0-����[email protected]
Riddick, DanielMayo Mountain Sheep Company��0 Mayo RoadHuntington, VT 0����(�0�) ���-����[email protected]
Rife, Randy & Julie���� Clifton Rd.Yellow Springs, OH �����(���) ���-����[email protected]
Roberts, TimRoberts Farms����� Pennsylvania avenueWashington, OK ��0�� (�0�) ���-����Cell: (�0�) ���-���[email protected]
Rogers, Danny & CynthiaRogers Shropshires���� W. McCracken RoadMonrovia, IN �����(���) ���-��0�dcrogers���@yahoo.com
Rueber, Carol & aimeeRueber Shropshires����� ��0th St.Sumner, Ia �0���(���) ���-����[email protected]/ruebershrops
Sargent, TomTom Sargent & Family���� grandview Dr.Bradford, OH ���0�(���) ���-����terry���0�@yahoo.com
Seals FamilyS Bar S Ranch���0 B Shafer ave.Morgan Hill, Ca ��0��(�0�) ���-����(Cell:) (�0�) ���-����[email protected]
Slutz, TomCity Limits Sheep FarmP.O. Box ���, �0� S. Main St.LaMoille, IL ����0(���) ���-����Cell: (���) ���-�0��tws��@excite.com
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Silvertop Farm���� West Fountain RoadPonca City, OK ���0�(��0) ���-����[email protected]
Smith Sisters Shropshires���� ��0th ave.Russell, MN �����-�0��(�0�) ���-����[email protected]
Smith, gordon & alyceCedar Bend FarmN ���� U.S. Highway ��elkhorn, WI �����(���) ���-���[email protected]
Sommer, Todd���0 New Park RoadNew Park, Pa �����(���) ���-���0
Switzer, Jane e.Switzer Shropshires���� S. ���0 WRedkey, IN �����(���) ���-����[email protected]
Trew, emily��� York RoadOcoee, TN �����(���) ���-����[email protected]
Verduin, CalvinVerduin’s apple Hill Farm���� Miller RoadDansville, NY �����(���) ���-��0�calv�@hotmail.com
Washburn, emilyWashburn Shrops���� Lead Mine Roadgouverneur, NY �����(���) ���-����Cell: (���) �0�-����[email protected]
Webster, Ryan��� Roosevelt TrailWindham, Me 0�0��(�0�) ���-����
Wisehart, Mark & Patty & Sons���� N �00 eGreenfield, IN 46140(���) ���-��0�
Woods, Molly JoWoods Wools etc.����� County Hwy �Baylis, IL �����(���) ���-�00�Cell: (���) ���-����[email protected]
Be sure your name is listed in the Breeder’s IndexIt’s the best “phone directory” to
Shropshire breedersShropshire breeders can have their name, phone, ad-dress and e-mail addresses listed in three issues of the Voice and on the Shropshire website for a 12-month period for only $30. A link to personal websites can be included for an additional $20. E-mail info to Rinda Maddox: [email protected].
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AdvertisersAdams .......................................................38Anderson .................................................27Avery .........................................................16Barnes ......................................Back CoverBuckham ...................................................24Cessna ......................................................32Crago ........................................................20Dockter .................................Front CoverElsbury ......................................................12Gene Check ............................................22Gruenhagen .............................................16Hiemke .....................................................45Jackson ......................................................21Johnson .....................................................19Ketcham ...................................................17Maddox .....................................................15McCabe ....................................................30Merricks ...................................................10Midwest Stud Ram Sale .........................31Percival.........................Inside Back CoverPipestone .................................................15Roberts .....................................................39Riddick ......................................................28Rife.............................Inside Front Cover
Rueber ........................................................9Rull.............................................................11Sheepman Supply ......................................7Shropshire Classic ..................................18Shropshire Spectacular .........................34Smith ...........................................................4Sydell .........................................................35Tobey/Eizinger .........................................13Townsend ...................................................6Trew ..........................................................22
ArticlesAll-American Juniorsa ...........................37Center Stage Auction ............................14Ewe Lamb Futurity .................................23Houston Livestock Show ..............29, 39Legal Notices ........................................4-6Meet your Director ...............................31NAILE .......................................................17Northeast Livestock Expo ...................19Northeast Youth .....................................37Ohio Extravaganza .................................15Pennsylvania Farm Show .......................28Photo/Slogan Contest ...........................26Shropshire Classic ..................................11Shropshire Spectacular .........................13
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On The Cover—The first Shropshire ewe was purchased by 3D Sheep Co. in 1975. She began a tradition of quality and consistency that spans over thirty years. Located in the West, we are many miles from the heart of the action but our program has emerged as one of the premier Shropshire flocks in the United States. We believe in breeding sheep that will continue to produce and perform. Carefully selecting breeding stock has allowed us to maintain breed character, size and capacity, along with style and correct-ness. We are passionate about Shropshires and hope that we can share our enthusiasm with you. Watch for photos of our Ohio Classic and Shropshire Spectacular entries online at www.3dsheepcompany.com
3D Sheep Co. Darrell & Janet Dockter19411 S. Carpenter Rd., Snohomish, WA 98290
(425) 334-9130 Cell: (425) 327-1428
www.schoolhouseshropshires.com
Schoolhouse 7062
The 2008 lamb crop looks great!
Look for us at the Ohio Classic andthe Mid-West Stud Ram Sale
— or even better —We’d love to see you at the farm!
Jim & Denise PercivalXenia, Ohio
Give us a call!(937) 3-SHEEP-1
E-mail us [email protected]
The ShropShireVoice
May 2008
BARNESFARMSPh: (740) 494-2125, Fax: (740) 494-29135707 Mooney Road, Radnor, OH 43066e-mail: [email protected]: www.barnesfarms.com
For Sale:5 show quality yearling ewes5 young May born yearling ewes15 bred yearling ewes due to lamb May 15th Entered at the Shropshire Classic2 yearling ewes1 fall ewe lamb2 spring ewe lambs
Rising to a new era...
2007 Shropshire Spectacular Top Selling Ewe LambSold to Tim Roberts, Washington, OK
“A Tradition of Quality since 1976”Darrell and Janet Dockter, Snohomish, WA
www.3dsheepcompany.com
Supreme Champion Ewe2008 Houston Livestock Show
