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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 2009
The ShropShireVoice
Washburn 550 – “ Aphrodite”2008 National Show Junior Champion
Bred by Emily Washburn, Gouverneur, NY
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Rife 08-060Reserve Champion Ewe
2008 Classic
Randy, Julie, Justin, Melissa, Olivia, Zachary & Ethan Rife2423 Clifton Road, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Only 6 miles south of I-70 (Exit 54)(937) 767-1871 Cell: (937) 603-0535
“Great Genetics Make The Difference”
www.r ifeshropshires.com
We look forward to participating in the 125th year of our National Association. Let’s party!
Congratulations Tyler Bruhin! 1st Jan. Ewe Lamb 2008 All-American
2nd Overall Futurity Winner
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~ The ShropShire Voice ~Volume 29, Issue May 2009
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]
Gary Brockmann (2009) 2011 Blake Road Garden Prairie IL 61038 (815) 544-4515 [email protected]
Re Call (2009) 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 (2010) 2324 Webster St., Apt. B Berkeley, CA 94705-1970 (FamilyflockisinWisconsin) (415) 302-8025 [email protected]
Norbert Jackson (2011) 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] Ralph Lovely (2011) 292 Cold Stream Farm Rd. Madisonville, TN 37354 Cell: (865)-604-5747 Jim Percival (2011) 961 Hoop Road Xenia, OH (937) 374-3371 [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 (2011) 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(2011) 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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(217) 288-9365 or (217) 288-9493P.O. Box 475, Sidell, IL 61876
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All registrations and payments should be made to The American Shrop-shire Registry Association office.
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 regis-trations 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 state of Shropshires in one word is “exciting.” 2008 had many positives for our breed. The largest ewe lamb futurity ever and many state fairs and shows with Shropshires as the largest breed show. 2009 marks the 125th anniversary of our breed. Many events are planned to help celebrate this anniversary. Check out this Voice and our website, www.shropshires.org, for events. The biggest event will be at Louisville in November, so plan to be there. Most of us in the Midwest and Northeast are tired of snow and cold weather. Hopefully, the winter lambing went well for all Shropshire breeders. The sale season for 2009 is fast ap-proaching. The three main Shropshire breeding stock sales are the Shropshire Classic in Eaton, Ohio, the Shropshire Spectacular, our National Sale this year in Springfield, Ill., and the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, Mo. There will also be numerous smaller sales that are good places to purchase Shropshires. Many areas have club lamb sales and
as Shropshire breeders we need to sell some Shropshire wethers. Our breed has excellent carcass characteristics and the wethers and ewe lambs make great 4-H and FFA projects. As part of the 125th activities this November at Louisville, our Shropshire
breed will hold a new sale. It will be a small but very select ewe sale. The sale will be held on Saturday morning and will have ewe lambs and bred yearling ewes. The Shropshire NAILE Sale (Shropshire Stars of Louisville) will feature 20-30 high quality females. This will be the eighth year for our Shropshire ewe lamb futurity. Every year since
its inception the futurity has grown. Last year we had 92 ewe lambs nomi-nated and 24 of these competed for the $1820 purse. Many thanks to our Shropshire breeders for their financial support. I hope to see many of you this com-ing spring and summer at the sales and shows. Again, hopefully you can make plans to be a part of the 125th at Louis-ville in November.
J & R Farm ShropshiresYou are all invited to Louisville in November to celebrate the
125th Celebration of the American Shropshire Registry.Make plans to attend the Junior and Open Shows.
Norbert Jackson & Family4125 W. St. Rt. 28 • Alexandria, IN 46001 • (765) 754-7057
Inquiries always welcome
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From the Secretary As I look out the office window here trying to do some more cre-ative writing, all I see is snow. There is plenty of it here on my hill at this point with NO bare ground but it had better be gone when this issue is out! The office is starting to see an increase in registry work with spring approaching. I’ve been entering old pedigrees into the registry database and appreciate all of those that have been sent in. 2009 will be a big year for the Shropshire breed. The 125th Anniversary celebra-tion is coming along well. The new logo will be chosen soon and will be seen in the spring on tee-shirts and other items that everybody will want to have. Fund-raising will be very important as the year goes along. There will be baskets to bid on at the sales to sup-port all of the 125th activities. Get together with people from your local area and see what you can put togeth-er to offer. Everything is appreciated. Also be sure to get the information about your Shropshire project to Russ Johnson or the office to be included in the update to the history book. There will be regional shows in Or-egon and Indiana and the other state fairs should be well attended also. The All-American Junior Show plans are well underway. There are three major sales and several smaller ones held during the spring and summer months. And of course, there will be a new sale in Louisville in November.
We hope to have an offering of very elite Shropshire females at this sale. Look for information to be posted at other events and in the envelope with your registration papers. A memorial page will be added to
shropshires.org to show appreciation to those breed enthusiasts who have left us. The Scholarships will be offered again this year. In-formation can be obtained from the office and from the website. The Futurity Program has been improved and it looks like there will
also be a yearling ewe Futurity Pro-gram in 2010. Tim Roberts has been working on a youth ambassador pro-gram and also on the junior activities set for Louisville this fall. The financial books for 2008 have been duly closed. An official audit has been performed with good results. All is in order and the association is in good standing. Of course there are always budget constraints but we are doing our best to operate within them. The work to incorporate the as-sociation in the state of Massachusetts is nearing completion and hopefully by summer I’ll be able to do the banking locally. Please be sure to thank Voice enthu-siasts Rinda and Steve Maddox. These two work endlessly to publish this quality magazine. Please support their efforts with advertising and news items. That’s how the word gets out!
Becky Peterson,ASRA Secretary
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2008 ASRA StatsCategory QuantityAnnual Junior dues ......................110Annual Senior dues ..................... 158Life Memberships .......................... 22Transfers ......................................1004Duplicate papers ........................... 38Extended pedigrees .........................6Futurity Nominations ................... 92Rush Fees (Reg & Transfers) .....108Rename sheep .................................4
Top 10 Registering Breeders
These numbers are occurances, not income.
Breeder # headRandy & Julie Rife, OH ................105 Bryant Shrops, OH......................... 50Mike & karen Elsbury & Family ... 41WEG Shropshires, NE ................... 39Barnes Farms, OH .......................... 38Fred & Pat Groverman, CA ......... 34Brianna Brockmann, IL .................. 33FW Heaton, OH ............................. 31City Limits Sheep Farm, IL ........... 27Warren Farms, OK ........................ 27
Plans are still underway for the 1st Shropshire Female Sale to be held at the North American International Livestock Exposition. The sale will take place in the sheep barn sale arena on Sat., Nov. 14th. A 10 a.m. sale time has been requested. Being the first sale of the day, coffee and donuts will be avail-able. The entries in the different age groups will be evaluated to establish sale order. Danny Westlake of Ohio will serve as auctioneer. This sale hopes to be a very exciting kick-off event for the 125th Anniversary National Show. This sale is for Shropshire ewe lambs and yearling ewes only. Consignors are encouraged to enter their very best. An entry fee of $50 and commission of 10% per head will be charged. Every sheep sold will have a valid interstate health certificate and the usual sale guarantees will apply. Yearling ewes will be ultra sounded on site for pregnancy. It is hoped that all entries can be pho-tographed on site and their pictures will be available on the official ASRA website www.shropshires.org the day before the sale. Plans are underway for a Shropshire yearling ewe futurity in 2010 and ewe lambs purchased from this sale by youth should be eligible. A portion of the pro-ceeds from this sale will be directed toward the ASRA’s various youth pro-grams. The sale is being managed by ASRA Secretary Becky Peterson, who has successfully managed the New England Sale since 1999. Committee members Randy Rife (chairman), Jim Brandt, Mark
McCabe, Bob Johnson and Gary Brock-mann will assist. Questions can be di-rected to any or all of the above. Entries are due Sept. 1. The sale cata-log should be mailed with the October issue of the Shropshire Voice and also will be printable from the website. En-try blanks and other information will be available from the ASRA office or the website after June 1. So please join us in Louisville in No-vember to help set the pace!
First female Shropshire sale is planned for NAILE 2009
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By Norm Jackson
2009 is here now, the year of the 125th Anniversary of the American Shropshire Registry Association. Plans are in place for many activities to celebrate the year. The first major events are the Shrop-shire Classic Sale in Eaton, Ohio on May 8 & 9. The Mark McCabe Family will be donat-ing a ewe lamb that will be sold in the Classic Sale with the proceeds going to fund 125th a n n i v e r s a r y events at the National Show in Louisville in November. The National Shropshire Show & Sale is the next event at the Spectacular to be held at the Il-linois State Fairgrounds June 19 & 20. The last major sale is the Midwest Stud Ram Sale held at the Missouri State Fair-grounds in Sedalia the week of June 22. We plan to have our theme baskets silent auction at each of the sales to raise funds for the Louisville events. We en-courage all state and regional Shropshire Associations, along with breeders, to provide baskets for one or more of the silent auctions at the three major sales. Plans are now in place to have two re-gional 125th Anniversary shows. A West Coast show will be held at the Oregon State Fair Sunday, Aug. 30 in conjunction
with the open show. There will also be a 125th Anniversary junior show at the West Coast Regional Show. The Midwest Regional Show will be held at the Indiana State Fair, also in conjunction with the open show, Aug.
13. The regional shows will pro-vide opportu-nity for many breeders who are not able to show at the Louisville Na-tional Show to show in a 125th A n n i v e r s a r y show event. Karen John-son from Mis-souri is working on a 125th An-niversary year-book project;
we would like our breeders to submit information on their flocks and pictures that Karen can use for the book. The Louisville events will run over three days this November, we will start on Sat., Nov. 14 with the Shropshire mar-ket lamb show along with the quiz bowl and other junior events. We will have our 125th Anniversary Banquet on Saturday night that will be held on the fairgrounds. On Sunday we will have the 125th Anni-versary junior breeding sheep show. The event will conclude on Monday with the 125th Anniversary National Open Show. A special class will be held for this show, a mixed pair of lambs bred & owned by the exhibitor.
The 125th Anniversary plans
Janet Dockter of Snohomish, Wash. is the winner of the logo design contest for the 125th Anniver-sary. The logo can be used by all state associations with their promotions this year. A high resolution copy is available at www.shropshires.org.
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By Becky Peterson
Join us for a great Ohio weekend at the Shropshire Classic in Eaton, Ohio on May 8 and 9. The event is sponsored by the Ohio Shropshire Sheep Associa-tion. Banner Sale Management will see to the sale details. Events will happen much like in years past. The Shrops will show and sell in Bruner Arena at the Preble County Fairgrounds. Look for the sale sheep to be exhibited first thing Friday morning as the first breed of the day. Farby Mc-Carthy of Ohio will officiate over the Shropshire show. Sheep will be offered in the following classes: yearling rams and ewes, fall ram and ewe lambs, Janu-ary, February and March ram and ewe
lambs. All sheep will be shown slick-shorn. The next day brings the preview of the sale sheep at 8:30 a.m. The sale en-tries will be brought to the arena and be available for inspection in the order that they were placed. Prospective buy-ers will be able to give them a good in-spection at this time. Snacks and bever-ages will be available during this social event. Also here is an opportunity for youth to compete in a yearling ewe fu-turity class with the futurity ewe lambs they purchased at the 2008 Shropshire Classic. The Shropshire Classic Sale will be-gin at 11 a.m. on Sat., May 9 as the first breed to sell. 2009 Futurity-nominated lambs will be offered. There will be an excellent selection of rams and ewes of-fered. Sheep purchased at this sale have had a history of going on and doing well for their new owners. The 2008 Shrop-shire futurity winner, as well as the 2008 All-American champion ewe, were pur-chased at this sale last year. Auctioneers Gary Saylor and Danny Westlake, both of Ohio, will sell the sale. According to Banner Sale Man-agement, at press time, there are 120 Shrops consigned to sell at the Classic Sale. Several other breeds will be selling at separate sales on the same grounds on Saturday. There should be ample transportation available to several ar-eas of the country if you are unable to attend in person. 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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We’ll be selling ewe lambs, ram lambs, and yearling ewes at the sales this year —all will have good breed character and be of show quality.
All ewe lambs will be futurity nominated.
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2009 “Spectacular” happeningsplanned for Springfield in JuneBy Becky Peterson
The Illinois Shropshire Association will again host the National Show and Sale in 2009. Plan now to attend the event in Springfield on June 19 and 20. Banner Sale Management conducts the show and sale and David Simms is the event chairman. As before, there are other breeds holding events there on the grounds of the Illinois State Fair. The Shropshire show begins at 8 a.m. on Friday. The sheep will be judged by Kent Spilde of Stoughton, Wis. Being the National Sale, Shropshires will show and sell slick-shorn. Buyers will be able to sort prospec-tive purchases from the following class-es: 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 2009 Shrop-shire Futurity Program. Consignors will also have the opportunity to have their entries scanned by ultrasound by Wis-consin ASRA Director Cody Hiemke. Cody is gathering data on rib eye area, etc., as a service to consignors and buy-ers alike. This event also hosts a junior show open to any junior Shropshire exhibitor. Classes are available for fall and spring ram lambs, yearling ewes, fall and spring ewe lambs and showmanship. There is also a special class for yearling ewes that were purchased as futurity ewe lambs at the 2008 Shropshire Spectacular. This
show is held along with the judging of the sale sheep with the classes being in-terspersed. The Illinois Shropshire Breeders Asso-ciation sponsors this junior event along with help from the American Shropshire Registry Association. There will also be snacks available to the junior exhibitors after the show. Show coordinator Me-gan Mumm does not require pre-entries for this junior show but would appreci-ate hearing of your intentions to partici-pate. Call her at 217-687-2874 or email [email protected] Rounding out Friday’s activities is a ca-tered banquet for Shropshire buyers and consignors. This will be held at 6 p.m. in the junior building on the fairgrounds. Juniors present will have an opportunity to sign up for a drawing for a $50 sale credit to be used toward the purchase of a Shropshire at the sale. Watch the website for more information regard-ing the banquet. Also to be auctioned off will be the Center Stage advertising spots on the Shropshire web page. Saturday begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. with the National Shropshire Sale. Curt Overcash will be doing the auction hon-ors. Sale catalogs will be printed in the May issue of The Banner and also will be mailed and found online at www.ban-nersheepmagazine.com. The sale headquarters is the North-field Inn and Suites right there in Spring-field. Call 217-523-7900 soon to make your reservations. Springfield is located in central Illinois and is a good place to visit the various Abraham Lincoln at-tractions.
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Sunday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. Mark McCabe called the teleconfer-ence meeting to order. On the call were Mark McCabe, Re Call, Rinda and Steven Maddox, Darrell Dockter, Jim Percival, Tim Roberts, Norm Jackson, Bob Dins-more, Ralph Lovely, Bob Johnson, Carol Rueber, Brad Slutz and Gary Brockmann. Becky Peterson was on the call to take minutes. Absent were Bill Seals, Cody Hiemke, and Sandy Cross. The secretary’s report (November Board meeting minutes) was approved. Becky had also distributed the treasur-ers report (year end 2008) but amended it to better show the restricted funds of the 125th Anniversary, Futurity, and Lou-isville Matching Funds. The report was approved. Becky noted that the accoun-tant is working on the audit and she will send the amended report along with the audit report when it is received. Becky noted that the scholarship award checks had not been received. Both have been voided. The Elsbury award ($300) has now been paid in full. Becky is waiting to hear from Stephanie Barker to reissue the $500 award. The question was raised regarding the futu-rity account. Becky noted that the 2008 nomination fees have not been fully col-lected from the Midwest Sale but that all the awards have been paid out. Budget–Re Call. Re suggested that the ASRA be cautious in spending. Discus-sion followed. Becky noted that there was not an expenditure approved for the 125th Anniversary event. 125th Anniversary–Norm Jackson. Norm reported the committee has re-cently met. The banquet was discussed. They want to try to hold the event on
the show grounds. It will be expensive but they’ll try to hold the cost at $20/plate. Becky is waiting for the new menu from NAILE. Norm has received a commitment from Heinold Feeds for a $250 corpo-rate sponsorship. Nancy Cessna is work-ing on awards and estimates a $1000 expense. Wayne Brooks is getting costs for printed T-shirts using the new logo. Karen Johnson is trying to get farm/flock information for the yearbook. There will be a special class for a “Mixed Pair of Lambs – Bred & Owned” at NAILE. This class will be funded from nomination fees and will have a 100% payout. Bob Johnson suggested that each di-rector try to get a commitment for a basket to be sold at the spring and sum-mer events. Basket funds raised so far amount to $816. Jim Percival reported a commitment of a $100 donation from Louise Douce in memory of her father. Mark McCabe reminded everyone that he is donating a ewe lamb at the Classic sale to go to the 125th and would like to see a lamb for both the Spectacular and the Midwest Sale. There will be regional 125th shows at the Oregon State Fair and the Indiana State Fair in 2009. Becky has contacted the Fifth Quarter (restaurant) main office regarding nam-ing the 125th event “Fifth Quarter”. She has not received a decision or response one way or the other. The members feel it is alright to proceed with the plans but should get positive confirmation before printing any logo with that name. Voice–Rinda Maddox reported that the February issue is at the printer with 64 pages. All four covers have been sold. Rinda has found a service to do the bulk
Board of Director’s teleconfernce
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mailing. If bulk mailing is successful, Rinda thinks that future February issues should be dedicated to the Classic Sale and that the May issue be for the Spectacular and summer shows and have an April 1 dead-line. There had not been much activity on the website in December but there is more happening now. Bob Johnson and Mark McCabe expressed the apprecia-tion of the group for all of Rinda’s and Steve’s work on the Voice and web-site. Rinda reminded everyone that the deadline for the next issue is March 15. Newsy items would be appreciated. NAILE Sale–Becky. The sale committee met January 25. The committee consists of Chair Randy Rife, Jim Brandt, Gary Brockmann, Bob Johnson, Mark McCabe and Becky Peterson, Sale manager. A 10 a.m. sale has been requested for Nov. 14 and this has been preliminarily approved
by NAILE. There will be a hospitality area and increased signage. Promotion will be very important. The quality of the 20–30 sheep need-ed for this sale is HIGH. A flyer adver-tising the sale would be posted at the spring and summer sales and also sent out of the office with registry work. The entry fee would be $50 per head. A 10% commission will be charged. Entry dead-line would be about October 1. Yearling ewes will be preg-checked. There is talk of putting photos of the entries on one or more websites along with the catalog. Other perks are being discussed. Becky discussed the other expenses associated with the sale. Floor bids were recommended at $400 for yearlings and $300 for lambs. Bob Johnson moved to recommend that the committee contin-ue work on the sale. Ralph Lovely sec-onded. It was noted that there still had
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to be a commitment of a minimum of 20 head by July 1st in order to proceed with the plans. The motion passed with no opposition. Junior Activities–Tim Roberts. Tim discussed the ambassador guidelines he and Rebecca had drawn up. They have been submitted to Rinda for the Febru-ary Voice. They are now working on an application and are looking for other in-put, especially on fund raising. He would hope to offer the winning youth some travel expenses and not have to fund it from the association. He suggested sell-ing a donated ewe lamb at a spring or summer sale or holding a raffle. National Sale–Gary Brockmann. Gary spoke about the Spectacular. The Banner is managing the sale. The Illinois group has suggested a list of judges for this sale (Jared Poynter, Stan Poe, and Dan Spilde). Carol moved and Ralph seconded to ac-cept the list of judges in the order they were presented. Gary said that the Illi-nois committee had not met yet but he did not expect many changes. He would report to them that the list of judges has been accepted. New Business. Scholarship Awards– Mark spoke about offering two equal scholarships of $400 each instead of $500 and $300. It would make selecting the winners easier. Discussion followed.
Ralph moved to make the two awards equal with a second to the motion from Norm. The motion passed. Mark will get this to Rinda to go on the website and to Becky to distribute from the office. Yearling Ewe Futurity – The youth are interested in adding this to the program. There was discussion as to the way it would be run. Mark thought it should begin in 2010. Tim said that Rebecca had talked with the youngsters in Louisville and thought they had some good ideas. Bob Johnson thought that this would en-courage even more nominations of ewe lambs. Jim moved to go ahead with planning a Yearling Ewe Futurity Program but sug-gested getting some youth input. Tim will contact the junior members and solicit suggestions. Gary seconded this motion and it passed. The committee will try to have the plans together in time for the June meeting. Memorial Recognition – a memorial page is being planned for the website. There should be a photo and write-up for honoring the Shropshire notables who have passed away. This could remain on the site permanently. Mark thought to start with Dale Blackburn, Roger Sny-der, Emil Hartzell, Farrell Shultz, Lowell Douce and the Buckhams. Gary moved to begin this and Bob Johnson seconded.
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People are encouraged to submit infor-mation to add to this project. It would be very important to go back and include as many as possible. Massachusetts Incorporation – Becky is working on the forms to complete the incorporation process. The bylaws would be required. Since the amendments are in process, she is concerned about the time frame. She will send in the bylaws as is. State Fair Requests – Becky noted that she had received several requests for awards for state fair junior awards. These awards should come from the re-gional youth funds and be approved by the director of the region. NAILE Premiums – Becky asked about the premium spread for the show in Louisville and would like director input before sending the request to the man-agement. Mark appointed Brad Slutz and Jim Percival to lend a hand.
National Show proposal – The Big E (Eastern States Exposition) will be sub-mitting a proposal to hold a National Shropshire Show in 2011. The show would be run in accordance to the ASRA recommendations. The proposal will be officially submitted in time for the June Board meeting. The Big E is a privately owned, large regional fair and is one of the few that are expanding. Next Board Meeting – The board plans to meet on the Thursday of the Illinois Sale, June 18, at 7 p.m. Becky will arrange for the meeting room at the Extension Service on the grounds in Springfield. There was no other new business to come before the board. Bob Johnson moved to adjourn. Bob Dinsmore sec-onded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
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Mapleton Mynd ShropshiresCody Hiemke
Range-raised in Rio Vista, CA(415) 302-8035
F&P Groverman ShropshiresDr. Fred Groverman DVM
Petaluma, CA(707) 763-3132
Shropshires selected for true, consistent, predictable and repeatable breed type: performance traits – with weaning weights taken for decades and soon on NSIP; greater muscling – ultrasound-based selection for loin muscle size for over a decade; and hardiness – high-capacity sheep pasture-raised during wet winters and dry summers.
Call us and put one of our rams to work on your fl ock.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was held in March at Reliant Park. Travis Hoff-man of Fort Collins, Col. officiated the Junior and Open Breeding Sheep Shows. Tim Roberts of Washington, OK exhibited the Champion Ram, Reserve Champion Ram and Reserve Champion Ewe. The Champion Ewe was exhibited by Dalton Hicks of Still-water, OK. Ram Lambs 1. & 2. Tim Roberts, Washington, OK 3. Hunter Brockelman, Sherman, TX 4. Joe Steichen, Ponca City, OKFour to Six Tooth Rams 1. Tim Roberts 2. Joe SteichenChampion Ram-Tim Roberts, Ram LambReserve Champion Ram – Tim Roberts, 4-6 Tooth RamEwe Lamb 1. Dalton Hicks, Stillwater, OK 2 & 3. Tim Roberts
4. Hunter BrockelmanTwo Tooth Lamb 1. Tim RobertsFour to Six Tooth Ewe 1. Tim Roberts 2. 3 & 4. Joe SteichenChampion Ewe – Dalton Hicks, Ewe LambReserve Champion Ewe – Tim Roberts, Ewe LambPair Ram Lambs 1. Tim RobertsPair Ewe Lambs 1. Dalton Hicks 2. Tim Roberts 3. Joe SteichenBest Pair Sheep 1. Tim Roberts 2. Hunter Brockelman 3. Joe SteichenExhibitors Flock 1. Tim Roberts 2. Joe Steichen
Houston Livestock Shropshire Show
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Pennsylvania Farm Show The Pennsylvania Farm Show was held at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Penn., Jan. 10-17. The open Show Judge was Mark Johnson.
Results Yearling Ram 1. Derick Bollinger, PA 2. Steven M. Spayd, PA 3. Jeffrey McConn Jr. , PA 4. Britteny Valtin, PAFall Ram Lamb 1. Denise Hardisky, PAEarly Spring Ram Lamb 1. Steven M. Spayd 2. Rob & Ron Brown 3. Shane Raffensperger, PALate Spring Ram Lamb 1. Rob & Ron Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Steven M. Spayd 4. Rob & Ron Brown 5. Denise Hardisky 6. Steven M. Spayd 7. Derick Bollinger 8. Britteny L. Valtin 9. Britteny L. ValtinPair of Ram Lambs 1. Rob & Ron Brown 2. Steven M. Spayd 4. Derick Bollinger 4. Britteny L. Valtin 5. Denise HardiskyChampion Ram –Late Spring Ram Lamb, Rob & Ron Brown, Clay-Nob FarmsReserve Champion Ram–Early Spring Ram Lamb, Steven M. SpaydYearling Ewe 1. Denise Hardisky 2. Rob & Ron Brown 3. Rob & Ron Brown
4. Steven M. Spayd 5. Steven M. Spayd 6. Derick Bollinger 7. Benjamin Shughart 8. Denise Hardisky 9. Derick Bollinger 10. Shane Raffensperger 11. Shane Raffensperger 12. Jeffrey McConn Jr. 13. Jeffrey McConn Jr. 14. Britteny L. Valtin 15. Britteny L. ValtinPair of Yearling Ewes 1. Rob & Ron Brown 2. Denise Hardisky 3. Derick Bollinger 4. Steven M. Spayd 5. Shane Raffensperger 6. Jeffrey McConn Jr. 7. Britteny L. ValtinFall Ewe Lamb 1. Denise Hardisky 2. Jeffrey McConn Jr. Early Spring Ewe Lamb 1. Rob & Ron Brown 2. Steven M. Spayd 3. Steven M. Spayd 4. Derick Bollinger 5. Derick Bollinger 6. Rob & Ron Brown 7. Benjamin Shughart 8. Shane Raffensperger 9. Shane Raffensperger 10. Michael HardiskyLate Spring Ewe Lamb 1. Denise Hardisky 2. Rob & Ron Brown 3. Rob & Ron Brown 4. Derick Bollinger 5. Steven M. Spayd 6. Benjamin Shughart 7. Benjamin Shughart 8. Steven M. Spayd 9. Jeffrey McConn Jr. �
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10. Derick Bollinger 11. Britteny L. ValtinPair of Ewe Lambs 1. Rob & Ron Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Steven M. Spayd 4. Denise Hardisky 5. Benjamin Shughart 6. Shane Raffensperger 7. Jeffrey McConn Jr.Champion Ewe – Yearling Ewe Denise Hardisky
Reserve Champion Ewe Denise HardiskyBreeder’s Young Flock 1. Rob & Ron Brown 2. Steven M. Spayd 3. Derick Bollinger Pen of Lambs 1. Rob & Ron Brown 2. Steven M. Spayd 3. Derick Bollinger 4. Denise HardiskyFlock 1. Rob & Ron Brown 2. Derick Bollinger 3. Steven M. Spayd 4. Denise Hardisky 5. Shane Raffensperger 6. Jeffrey McConn Jr.Premier Breeder Rob & Ron BrownPremier Exhibitor Rob & Ron Brown
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Complete Sale Catalog will appearin the April issue of The Banner.
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SHROPSHIRESHROPSHIRESHROPSHIREClassicClassic
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Ander ons hrops
Michael L. Anderson346N 1600E, Paxton, IL 60957 (217) 379-3189
After 50 years of raising Shropshires I would like to slow down my work
load and disburse the sheep. Contact me at the farm for prices.
Congratulations!American Shropshire Registry Association
on the 125th Anniversary!
For
Sale
2007 ChampionIllinois State Fair
I will be consigning lambs from this
2007 Illinois State Fair Champion to the
Shropshire Classicand
Shropshire Spectacular
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2009 All-American Junior ShowBy Becky Peterson
The 16th Annual All-American will be held July 3-5 in Greenville, Ohio at the Darke County Fairgrounds. Greenville is located approximately 20 miles north of I-70, just east of the Indiana border. Participants are guaranteed a weekend chuck full of sheep fun and social activi-ties. 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 shows, sheep judging and promotional contests. Let’s not for-get the three-on-three basketball tour-nament, the pool party, and the Top Gun Awards. Funding for this event comes from a variety of sources. Raffle tickets are available from the Shropshire office or any junior exhibitor. First prize is an Alumline popper for your pickup truck. Second prize is a collection of Kitchen Aid appliances (to include a 4.5 quart Stand Mixer, 7 quart Slow Cooker and 7 cup Food Processor) and third is a Longaberger Basket and Pottery. Tickets sell for $5 each or 5 for $20. The drawing is on July 5 at the show after the basketball final. You need not be present to win. Jump in and buy a fist full to help support America’s premier
youth sheep event. You may also sponsor class awards. The AAJS committee has some re-ally neat things for the champions, re-serves and class winners. It would be “All-American just Super” if each Ju-nior that exhibits Shropshires in this prestigious show could find a sponsor for an award. The donors will be listed on a display and winners will be pro-vided with an address to which to send a from-the heart note of appreciation. Such sponsorships are set at $35 and should be sent to the ASRA office to achieve recognition. The budget for this entire show is in the $50,000 area so funding of any nature would definitely be appreciated. So if you think today’s junior Shropshire exhibitors are doing an excellent job promoting this breed that they are so proud of, consider help-ing them out a little to showcase Shrop-shires at the All-American Junior Show. A “Spaghetti Supper” will be held at the Shropshire Classic Sale at the Pre-ble County Fairgrounds in Eaton, Ohio on Friday, May 8. Cost will be $10 per adult, $6 for children 12 and under. This is being offered by the local Ohio area organizers and proceeds will benefit the entire All-American Junior Show. Camping is available on the Drake County Fairgrounds or you may stay at the Comfort Inn (937-316-5252) or Holiday Inn Express (937-548-1328), both in Greenville. A block of rooms has been reserved at both. Make your
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Visit www.sydell.com to:•See live video on goat and sheep
equipment •Order on-line •Check monthly specials
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Pre-order for pick-up at Eaton, Springfield & Sedalia
14 BREEDS...
SHROPSHIRE SHOW:5:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY
SHROPSHIRE SALE:SATURDAY MORNING
reservations prior to June 1. Also check in Richmond, Ind. for other accommo-dations. Entries are due June 1. For entry in-formation, call Associated Sheep Regis-tries at 641-942-6402 or see www.al-lamericanjuniorshow.com.
Please Note...
Regional Baskets NeededGift-filled baskets are needed for the Shropshire Classic, Spectacular and Midwest shows. Please bring your baskets to be sold at silent auction. Proceeds from these will go toward the 125th celebration in November.
Bid high, Bid Often!
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“Your Foundation For Quality”Brad and Rick Adams
6898 S 7000 W Rd., Chebanse, IL 60922 (815) 697-2903 [email protected] • AdamsShropshires.com
Adams Shropshires
A TRIBUTE
Breakthrough diedin 2008 but we have a great lamb crop out of him and we
have semen to sell.
ToBreakthrough
Adams 08-18 RRRNReserve Grand Champion Ram
at 2008 Spectacular.At stud for Bishops of New York
Discovery RRNNFirst Place Late Junior Ram,
Illinois State Fair
We will be consigning ram lambs from these powerful ramsto the Classic and Spectacular.
His two sons are carrying on the family name...
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National Shropshire Futurity 2009By Mark McCabe
For the eighth year, The American Shropshire Registry Association will sponsor a Shropshire ewe lamb futurity. 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 2009. 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 2009 designated sales will in-clude the following: Shropshire Classic at Eaton, Ohio; Shropshire Spectacular at Springfield, Ill.; and Shropshire Mid-west Stud Ram Sale at Sedalia, Mo.
CONSIGNOR RULES 1. Entries are open to all ewe lambs born Sept. 1, 2008, thru March 31, 2009. 2. A nomination fee of $20 is re-quired and payable to The American Shropshire Registry Association. Pay-ment of nomination fees must also be made prior to the sale of the animal. 3. Each ewe lamb must be properly iden-tified, according to the registration �
2009 Sales:4 Custer County Fairgrounds Clinton Oklahoma4 Early Bird Lamb Sale April 11, 4pm 4 Big 4 Lamb Sale April 18, 1pm4 Super Star Lamb Sale May 16, 1pm 4 Nationwide Lamb Sale June 13, 11am4 Cabaniss Production Sale June13, 1pm (100 head of 6 year old ewes and 100 head of Yearling ewes)
4 Fall Nationwide Oct 17, 1pm4 Ram lambs for Sale at Farm
Cabaniss Club lambsJoe Cabaniss (580) 323-2802 • Riley Cabaniss (580) 445-6240 • Norman Cabaniss (580) 445-7553
22220 E. 1010 Rd., Arapaho OK 73620Email: [email protected] Web: http://cabanissok.tripod.com
Cabanissshropshires
Morgan
Registered Shropshires yearling ewes bred like this wether will be in the
June 13 Production Sale.
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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 National 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 NAILE. in November. 3. Junior member must be at least 5 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 and family, no part-nerships, 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. 9. Premiums – Based on percentages of the total amount of money collected
for Futurity entries. First ____20% Sixth __ 7% Second __15% Seventh 6% Third ___12% Eighth __ 5% Fourth __10% Ninth __ 4% Fifth ____8% Tenth __ 3%
Five per-cent will be divided by all fu-turity entries that have sent in at least 3 point cards and not placed in the top 10. Premiums and awards will be present-ed in November at the NAILE after the Junior Shropshire Show. Additional rec-ognition for the exhibitors and breeders will appear in the Shropshire Voice and on the Shropshire website 10. Five percent will also be saved as a base to start the 2010 Shropshire Yearling Ewe Futurity.
POINT SCORING 1. A point card must be filled out for each show and forwarded to Mark McCabe, 5154 Nickelson Road, Pros-pect, Ohio 43342 within 14 days of the show. Must have a post mark of 14 days or fewer to count. The card must be signed by the superintendent of the appropriate show. The point card can also be scanned and e-mailed to [email protected] 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 NAILE, 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
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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
Mark McCabe5154 Nickelson Rd.
Prospect, Ohio 43342.
Please fill out form completely and accurately and mail to Mark McCabe within 10 days. Incomplete forms will be invalid.
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 Jr. Show and the National Jr. Show (at NAILE in 2009). The higher placing lamb at NAILE in Louisville will break ties.
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Creamer
Shropshires
2Ewes
We are taking Classic
Great Lakes Sale
Spectacular
Some of these ewes are out of
“Off the Hook”, sire of Overtime,
2008 National Champion Ramto the…
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By Mark McCabe
The American Shropshire Registry Association will award two scholar-ships to students planning to enroll in a post-secondary, under-graduate program (University, College, Junior College, Vocational/Technical School) during the 2009-2010 academic year. These scholarships are not intended for use of graduate studies. Both schol-arships will provide $400. Each will be apportioned in two equal stipends dur-ing the academic year (one-half each semester).
General Information High school seniors or students cur-rently enrolled in an under-graduate program are eligible to apply. The ap-plicant must be directly involved with Shropshire sheep. Previous scholarship winners are ineligible. Selection criteria will include the ap-plicant’s scholastic record, leadership, extra-curricular activities and involve-ment with the sheep industry, and in particular, the Shropshire breed.
Application Information The application must be completed and returned to Mark McCabe No
Later than June 1, 2009. An official transcript of all high school and college work completed must accompany the application. The applicant should have two let-ters of recommendation forwarded to the office of The American Shropshire Registry Association. Forms are pro-vided for these letters. An applicant can also download the scholarship forms from the Shropshire web-site (shrop-shires.org). An application will not be considered complete until the letters of recommendation are received. The evaluator should comment on the ap-plicant’s academic ability, leadership skills, involvement with extra-curricu-lar activities and involvement with the sheep industry. The completed application, official transcripts of all high school and col-lege work completed and two letters of recommendation must be returned to the following address by JUNE 1, 2009. Mark A. McCabe, President American Shropshire Registry Association 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, Ohio 43342
16th Annual Scholarship offered
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Juniors results at PA Farm Show The Pennsylvania Farm Show Junior Show was held at the Farm Show Com-plex in Harrisburg, Penn., Jan. 10-17. Ju-nior Show judge was Doris Powell.Spring Ram Lamb 1. Shane RaffenspergerChampion Ram Shane Raffensperger Yearling Ewe 1. Benjamin Shughart 2. Jeffrey McConn Jr. 3. Shane Raffensperger 4. Shane Raffensperger 5. Jeffrey McConn Jr. Fall Ewe Lamb 1. Jeffrey McConn Jr. Spring Ewe Lamb Class 1 1. Shane Raffensperger 2. Michael Hardisky
3. Shane Raffensperger 4. Benjamin ShughartSpring Ewe Lamb Class 2 1. Jeffrey McConn Jr. 2. Benjamin ShughartChampion Ewe – Yearling Ewe Benjamin ShughartRes. Champion Ewe–Spring Lamb, Class 1 Shane Raffensperger
Illinois Royalty Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Illinois Royalty should contact Carol Slutz, 1144 Oxford Cir-cle, Sycamore, IL 60178; 815-899-0366; [email protected]. The royalty includes Ambassador, ages 14-21; Junior Ambassador, ages 9-13; and Boy Blue/Bo Peep, ages 3-8. Entries due by May 31, 2009.
MenardCounty Fair
Petersburg, ILEntries due: July 11
Arrival: July 14Show: July 15
Call 216-632-3840for a fair book
Royce Rueber Scholarship The deadline for returning an applica-tion for the Royce Rueber Scholarship is June 1. Applications should be sent to Carol Rueber, 24632 210th St, Sumner, IA 50674. A $250 scholarship is available to undergraduate student majoring in an animal science related field who has ex-hibited for more than four years at the All-American Junior Show. The winner will be selected based on application and essay. To receive an application contact Carol Rueber at 563-578-8663. Applica-tions forms can also be downloaded at shropshires.org.
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Meet your DirectorsRalph Lovely
Penn./South District
Greetings to all from the great vol-unteer state of Tennessee. I am Ralph Lovely and myself, along with my good friend Robert Dinsmore, represent the
Penn. South Region on your Nation-al Board of the American Shropsh i re Registry As-sociation. I reside at 292 Cold-stream Farm Rd. in Madi-sonville, Tenn.
I run a flock of 20 Shropshire ewes and 10 black face wether ewes. Our main market is to sell high quality show lambs here in Tennessee. I have sold lambs into the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and as far west as Oklahoma. I’ve been in the sheep business for 25 years. I have had four different breeds
since 1984. Shrops were added in the mid 90’s with the other breeds being phased out in the late 90’s. Several fac-tors led me to settle on Shrops. Some of those reasons were longevity, hardi-ness and good mothers. Our summers here in Tennessee are hot and humid and our main forage is fescue. We don’t have large corn bins here in Tennessee and our sheep have to make it on grass and withstand the heat and humidity. I worked for the University of Ten-nessee Agricultural Extension Service for 27 years retiring in 2004. I now work part time for Tractor Supply Co. I showed at local, county, and state fairs until the last couple of years. I now take just as much enjoyment to watch others show, especially the juniors. We have a good group of junior exhibitors here in Tennessee and they are very competitive. Anytime you are in the south just give us a call. I’d love a visit. If you come in the fall we might even take in a UT football game. Best wishes to all Shrop-shire breeders and congratulations on 125 years. Hope to see you at the shows and sales.
Tim Roberts & FamilyRegistered Shropshire Sheep
405-314-3370
We look forward to seeing you at the shows as we
celebrate the 125th!
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Extreme Shepherding is Internet sensation Take a flock of sheep, a smattering of sheepdogs and a group of scraggly farm-ers armed with film equipment and out-landish ideas, then step back. A group of Welsh shepherds and their flock of glowing sheep have become the latest internet sensation. The shepherds call themselves the ‘Baa-Studs’ but acknowledge that the sheep are the real stars in this well man-aged production. The dogs answered orders, drove the sheep where need-ed and, from afar, you can see amazing moving art, the recreation of the mas-terpiece Mona Lisa with a fireworks show providing the finale. You have to watch it to believe it! www.slipperybrick.com/2009/03/pong-playing-led-sheep/.
These guys are hoping to join in the celebration in Louisville this fall!Look for the basket auctions at the
Classic and Spectacular!
Bob & Karen Johnson & Family569 St. Hwy D, Marshfield, MO 65706
417-859-4452 • [email protected]
Schoolhouse Shropshires
Jim & Denise Percival961 Hoop Road
Xenia, Ohio(937) 374-3371
Visit us in Eaton!
CongratulationsASRA on 125 yearsof promoting the
Shropshire Breed!
Schoolhouse9004
This January ram lamb features beautiful breed character.
He’s one of five lambs thatSchoolhouse will offer at the
Ohio Shropshire Classic!For more information, we invite
you to visit our website!
www.schoolhouseshropshires.com
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Highs reach 50th Glenn and Joan High of Lexington, Ohio will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on May 3, 2009. They were married May 3, 1959. Glenn is retired from General Motors, and is currently a Master Mason at Chester Lodge. Both Glenn and Joan are Eastern Star members at Evelyn Chapter 146. The couple raise registered Shropshire, Targhee and Hampshire sheep on their farm in Lexington. A reception in their honor will be hosted by their children at the Steam Corners United Methodist Church, lo-cated at 8955 St. Rt. 314, Lexington, on Sunday, May 3, 2009, from 2-5 p.m. The couple are the parents of Pam (deceased); Roger (Holly) of Richwood, Ohio; David (Jodi) of McDermott, Ohio; and Wanda (David) Berk of Upper Ar-
lington, Ohio. The couple also has five grandchildren, Trevor, Adam, Darby, Ra-chel and Rebecca.
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Hiemke appointed to Lamb Board Cody Hiemke of Berkeley, Calif. has recently been appointed to the Lamb Promotions, Research and Information Board. Hiemke is the Wisconsin District Director for the American Shropshire Registry Association. Hiemke, along with four others, were appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer to three-year terms. Hiemke will represent first handlers on the board. The 13-member board is composed of six producers, three feeders, one seedstock producer and three first han-dlers. The Secretary of Agriculture ap-points one third of all board members each year. The American Lamb Board is a na-tional promotion, research and infor-mation organization whose purpose is to strengthen the position of lamb and
lamb products in domestic and for-eign markets. The work of the board is overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Service.
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Do 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.
Performance Update As of March 1, 12 flocks have signed up for, and received, National Sheep Im-provement Program flock identification numbers. These 12 flocks represent six states: California, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. If you are taking weaning weights on this year’s lamb crop it isn’t too late to sign up. If you’re interested, contact Cody Hiemke, [email protected].
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Continuing with providing various delivery methods of educational information, the Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program launched 4 online courses so sheep enthusiasts can keep current in the comfort of their own home or office. The courses provide fundamental sheep management information designed for any size or type of sheep operation. •Introduction to Sheep Management (LWMP 1001) •Introduction to Sheep Health (LWMP 1300) •Ewe Ration Formulation (LWMP 1502) •Wool Characteristics and Properties (LWMP 1701) These courses would be an excellent opportunity for youth and adults to learn more about sheep production within their own home or community. The Introduction to Sheep Management course is a 14-lesson self-paced course with continuous enrollment. This is the online version of the successful home study course that provides an overview of year long sheep management. The other courses are more structured and are designed for more interaction. The required text book for the Introduction to Sheep Health is Gates’ Practical
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Submitted by Cody Hiemke
Doug Chambers’ address at the an-nual members’ meeting of the American Shropshire Registry, Sacramento, Calif. Sept. 5, 1992. Shropshires – Past, Present & Future Breeds of livestock originated, and were improved, in geographic enclaves where their conformation and perfor-mance traits suited that environment, and whose superiority in wool, meat or milk best satisfied local demand. Then, during the last century, the develop-ment of rapid transportation and inter-national livestock shows blurred these original functions. The result – at least in America – has been a growing trend to-ward species, not breed, similarity:“one for meat, one for wool.” We should not forget that there never has been, and there never will be, one best breed for every situation. Instead of concentrating on market trends and emphasizing each breed’s unique potential, breeders, our registry associations, educators and judges have seemingly forgotten the importance of variation, and efficiency under diverse conditions. Increasingly, the false idol of baseless, purely visual fads – show stands – consumes the United States so-called purebred sheep industry. Without the breed name, modern standards of excel-lence are near-copies of each other, and performance correlation is down played. What makes a breed’s fortunes rise and fall? In a 1919 Breeders Gazette article, University of Minnesota and Shropshire Association President Dean
W.C. Coffey wrote, “Breed progress and prosperity de-pend largely on two factors. One is the DEMAND for the products yielded by the class of animals to which the breed belongs. The other is THE DEGREE OF ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM POSSESSED BY THE MAIN GROUP OF BREEDERS SUPPORTING THE BREED...” In these three short paragraphs I have spelled out – for the purebred industry IN GENERAL – the origin, the loss of objective identity, and what causes ups and downs of popularity. Now, I will ap-ply them to Shropshires, beginning with a very short history. Most of you probably don’t know that before Suffolks were even a recognized breed, and Hamps and Dorsets were just establishing an identity in their native counties in southern England, Shrop-shires were already the world’s leading meat breed. In 1894, only 25 years af-ter their official recognition, 60 breed-ers exhibited 875 Shropshires at the Royal Show in Shrewsbury, over twice as many as all others (including wool breeds) combined. And in the next half century they become so predominant in the United States and Canada that by 1934 the American Shropshire Asso-ciation, with 805,000 recorded, was the largest registry society on earth! At the start of World War I, the Knollin flock in Idaho contained over 4,000 Shrop ewes to produce commercial range rams. As I will demonstrate, this explosion of popularity was a perfect example of Dean Coffey’s axiom; demand for the
Doug Chamber’s message in 1992 still speaks to today’s breeders
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class of animals, and breeders’ energy. It was also partly luck; the right product, the right place and time. 500 years ago Columbus brought the first Spanish sheep to the new world and, as the trackless frontiers opened in Mexico and the American west, in Argentina, Australia, Russia and South Africa the only sheep with the herd-ing instinct and toughness to do the job were Merinos. Before refrigerated transportation, the only commodity that could be stored, and shipped world-wide, was wool. What sheep meat that was consumed came from wethers or ewes whose wool production had be-come unprofitable; mutton, raised and eaten fresh locally. Then, beginning in Great Britain dur-ing the early 19th century, the industrial revolution drew ex-farmers to factories in nearby towns and cities and, with their wages, a market opened up for younger, more tender carcasses from sheep raised primarily for meat. For the first time, mutton prices out-paced the age-old primacy of wool. And right there, in the heart of Eng-land’s new industrial center, was the birthplace of Shropshires. In the hills and vales of Salopshire and Staffordshire, a neighborhood group of skilled tenant-stockmen began to blend and improve three kinds of native sheep, using careful selection (and probably the introduc-tion of some Southdown and Leicester blood). Their goal – because they rec-ognized the emerging markets – was an identifiable, prepotent, earlier-maturing, easy-keeping, meaty breed—a dual-purpose farmers’ sheep! To consolidate their gains these pioneer breeders pe-titioned the British Agricultural Society to appoint THE SAME JUDGES FOR A
TERM OF YEARS at the Royal Show to fix the true type and character of Shrop-shires; and they organized one of the first breed associations, to set standards and register acceptable animals. Worldwide, as fenced farms replaced open ranges, and railroads and refrigera-tion allowed the delivery of meat to city dwellers, previously unknowable oppor-tunities unfolded and, because crossbred offspring sired by Southdowns proved to be lighter and shear less than their dams, no other breed but Shropshires was ready with the right product and enough numbers to meet the demand! How could these Shrops of a 100 years ago be described? By today’s stan-dards they were rather short-legged but with great length of body. They were fleshier, particularly in the fore-quarter, and they had by far the longest staple and best wool quality of the meat breeds. Their face covering ranged from just a ring around the eyes to an open channel and bare muzzle. By the 1890s over 25,000 had been exported to America, primarily for crossing on fine wools. They created a sensation! A contemporary U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture bulletin report, “...they are quiet, strong and healthy. They are very prolific and the lambs fat-ten readily at any age. Ewes from one to three years of age weigh 160 to 250 pounds and mature rams 175 to 300 pounds and over. (A ram) is on record as weighing 400 pounds, and an Indi-ana breeder reports one weighing 328 and shearing 18 pounds of wool at two years.” Instead of building on this tremen-dous head start, over the next 50 years Shropshires were turned into little fat toys and were totally spurned by �
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the commercial industry. A popular 1950s champion yearling ewe at the In-ternational weighed just 134 and lambs around 100 pounds in November were winning the breeding classes.What Happened? The most popular sheep judge in American history was Noel Gibson, an honorary lifetime vice president of the Shropshire Association. He judged everything but specialized in fat stock, placing the prestigious International seven times, and was the only Ameri-can ever invited to judge Shrops at the British Royal. For many years, before starting his own Shropshire and Short-horn breeding establishment in Ontario, Canada, Noel had been the shepherd for Dr. G. Howard Davison, a wealthy New Yorker who was cofounder of the International, prominent in Shropshire, Guernsey, Shorthorn and show horse circles – and a two term Shrop presi-dent. Beginning about 1907 these two highly regarded, influential men led a movement—initially limited to the show and hobby-oriented northeast—toward smaller, more compact, dense-fleeced, wool-blind Shrops. An editorial in the December 1911 Sheep Breeder asked, “Can it be that the frequent winnings by Southdowns in the fat classes is influ-encing the Shropshire breed to imitate the smaller breed?” In 1913 the Shrop board lowered minimum size standards for mature rams by 50 pounds, to 175, and ewes by 35, to 140 pounds. From Wisconsin on west, Shrop breeders who were selling car loads of rams to commercial operators, resisted the trend until, by the 1930s, it became impossible to place in shows or sell
breeding stock unless the “trademark” face, ears and legs were completely wooled over. If ever a fad flew in the face of practi-cality, this was the prime example! Who wanted a sheep that topped out at 80 or 90 pounds, that couldn’t see fences of dogs (either herding or predator), that hung up in brush and was timid around feed troughs? This is where Fred Groverman’s family, Verne Hoffmen and I started. All that saved us—that saved the Ameri-can Shropshires—was the timely im-portation from England of the practical medium-large, open-faced, “old-time” throwbacks. But, once farmers turned away from Shrops it has been an uphill battle to regain acceptance, even a trial, for modern Shrops. For a couple of decades, big, heavy-boned Hampshires replaced Shrops as the premier meat-sire breed. Then, unbelievably, the eastern show people started them down the same blind alley that had swallowed Shropshires! Many of the mid-century Hamps were nearly wool-blind, low-set, big-shoul-dered hard lambers and almost as wide as they were long. The breed might have stayed on top by turning to the practi-cal kind still being raised in the west but we’ll never know, because after World War II a new challenger appeared in the U.S. Sweeping in from England, via Canada, came a vigorous, short-wooled, clean headed package of live meat, “Lord Suf-folk, the Black Knight!” I remember that every spring, as the first baby wooled, 100 day old Suffolk-cross lambs began to come in to our stockyards. I consistently under guessed their weight by 10 or 15 pounds. I �
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soon learned why—their exaggerated inner legs literally bulged. These were not the extreme sheep we see today. They were good milkers, were lean yet heavily muscled and the lambs grew like weeds. I loved them and had great results for 20 years using my Shrop stud bucks on Suffolk-North Country Cheviot grade ewes. Suffolks quickly dominated the Ameri-can sheep industry at every level. They monopolized commercial and purebred sales, swept the market lamb shows and colleges substituted them for their long-time Shrop, Hamp and Southdown flocks. But right at their apex...once again, the same old story Why can’t breed trend-setters deal with success? Why are they deaf to the commercial men and blind to perfor-mance? Suddenly, tape measures—not scales, and “elevation”—not efficiency and carcass merit, determined worth. What misguided idiots were behind the fallacy that “taller was better”; that long-necked, fine-boned, “meatless wonders” that never finished (or died of anorexia) were the wave of the future? Why would a supposedly profit-oriented industry follow this spindly pied piper on such a potentially dangerous innovation with-out extensive tasting? From the standpoint of personal gain, those that are in on the start of the “chain letter pyramid” of a major change or new fad reap the lion’s share of the benefits. The effect – good or bad – on the breed and those that follow suit de-pends on the soundness and integrity of the undertaking. So profitable had this newest glamour fad become that certain devious opportunists decided to “bor-row” some of that stove-pipe-spindle-
leggedness to speed up the “moderniza-tion” of their Hamps and Shrops. Do I need to finish the story? There’s an old saying, “Don’t fool with Mother Nature!” By hiding or disre-garding danger signals of a mutant gene, the third greatest breed in this century foolishly self-destroyed its preeminence. And it’s leaking ship has caused a lot of frantic bailing among survivors of its two predecessors. Next, we watch, as the currently pop-ular Dorsets, in the senseless quest for “air-space,” adulterate their primary at-tractions to commercial demand; year-around estrous and plump Easter lambs. Part of the blame for these fateful wrong turns falls on our system of judg-ing. Contrast our American system with the early English Shropshire plan where, over a period of years, the same associa-tion-recommended judges, experienced with Shrops and knowing their goals, es-tablished a consistent breed pattern. From our county 4-H shows to na-tional exhibitions and sales most of the Shropshire have been judged by either “Suffolk experts” or glib, jack-of-all-kinds, expedient politicians, who are of-ten just theorists who have never had to risk their own livelihood trying to make a sheep program pay its way. There is only one University Shrop-shire flock left in the U.S. and vast sec-tions of the country have few, if any, good Shrop breeders. Where are aspir-ing judges to learn what a Shrop looks like, and to know the middle of the road characteristics that make them so easy to raise instead of trying to match them up against their own concept of the cur-rently most popular fad or breed? I’ve been on both sides, having judged at nearly 200 shows, where I was called
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on to place market hogs and cattle, sheep, goats, wool...even llamas! We watched our three sons in 4-H taking their beatings during the days when woolly and English Shrops were battling. With the same sheep I have stood at the top one week, bottom the next. To this problem of poorly qualified judges I can only repeat my life-long plea that more experienced, successful BREEDERS take up the challenge. Then all of us should pressure show selection committees to USE people that know their breeds. Obtaining breeder consensus on Shropshire type and performance and breed promotion in the 50x100 mile midlands of England was easy, even in horseback days. In contrast, from their Indiana beginnings in America, problems of unanimity multiplied as the breed spread thousands of miles away. Fortunately, for the most part, the early American leaders were “gentle-man breeders” with full-time shepherds and could afford to pay their expenses and take several relaxed days for an-nual meetings. And the treasury of the world’s leading association could pay for its own judges and fund extensive na-tional premium bonuses and fancy pro-motional materials. Today, although the burden of trans-continental travel by our local directors is partially lessened by scheduling na-tionals across the U.S. (such as this, the fourth one in the west), we still don’t adequately recognize the sacrifices im-posed on full-time family farmers who must prepare and show their sheep (and assist others in order to get exchange holders) – as well as pay all expenses and give their time at distant national func-
tions. They also face the constant dilem-ma of their association’s rising costs and diminishing resources. I might add that this is NOT just a Shropshire problem!What is the solution? Since minor, useful variations in type and size could be expected to develop between New England, the upper Mid-west, south-central and Pacific Coast – and because the national promotional budget is so thinly stretched – the an-swer seems to lie in building stronger regional affiliates with their own fund-raising, youth promotional activities and a major annual district show. However, let’s downplay the transi-tory – purely visual – perceptions that have given sterile show ring opinions as-cendancy over performance in the field. Unless we want to relegate the raising of purebred livestock to the same cate-gory as bantam chicken, gemstone, rose and cat shows – which are merely hob-bies – any breed that avows its utility value must be able to demonstrate that claim at both the pure and crossbreed commercial level. Instead of concentrating on non-economic idiosyncrasies like “elevation,” long necks and the latest counterpro-ductive craze – small scrotum, tight skin, slow maturing “wether sires” – we should be stressing and promoting (the admittedly less tangible) efficient pro-ductivity that made Shrops popular in the first place. For 47 years, under all kind of com-mercial conditions –from roughing it year around on hill pastures to intensive confinement, I’ve kept production re-cords on every ewe, purebred and grade. In comparison to the eight other popu-lar breeds I’ve tried, NONE EQUALS THE SHROP! They return more �
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per acre (or pound of feed), have – and raise – more lambs with less problems, over a longer lifespan, and are sensible and easy to handle. Through 150 years of attempts by of-ten misguided shepherds to copy others or react to fads, most of our pure mod-ern Shropshires still embody the distinc-tive qualities sought by their creators; middle of the road, early mature, effi-cient, easy keeping, meaty, good-fleeced farm flock sheep...and their unique combination of self-reliance and docility make them a shepherds’ joy. There never has been a time when the good Shrops we’re producing today offered more to America’s small-flock enterprises...but what of their flock masters? Remember that showing is not THE reason for raising purebred sheep! Since retiring from the costly, time-consuming, often counterproductive,
usually disappointing show circuit, I have rediscovered the challenge and satisfac-tion of trying to improve the uniform profit performance of the Shrop flock. At the golden anniversary banquet in 1934, Professor W.C. Latta (one of the five founders of the Association) said “...may every breeder of purebred livestock have the persistent aim to maintain not only purity of blood, but also prepotency in transmitting vigor, quality, UTILITY, symmetry and beauty to the animals under his molding hand.” However, it is vital that a non-exhib-itor not become a self-satisfied, “barn blind” hermit! The future is in our hands. Shropshires can return to a leading posi-tion if their breeders unselfishly support the National and regional associations, and – most importantly – are promo-tionally active in their state, 4-H and commercial industries.
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donated a Horned Dorset flock. UConn used one of the first Polled Dorset rams from North Carolina to start their own Polled Dorset flock. Bill Rose, former UConn shepherd says, “Crossing the Horned Dorsets with the Polled Dorset ram made a dramatic change.” Bill says that Don was especially interested in super ovulation and chose that topic for his masters. In the early 1960’s they injected ewes with PMS (Pregnant Mare Serum) for multiple births. Some Dorsets would lamb twice in a year. “Don took me under his wing,” Bill says. “I was sort of his protege. We’d go to shows together and he’d let me judge first and then ‘fix’ my mistakes.” Don also taught Bill how to shear sheep and they raised Suffolks together for a few years. Dick Cobb came to UConn in 1968 as shepherd because he wanted to work with Don and the strong UConn animal science program including Al Cowan, Nate Hale, Don Kinsman, and Dan Avery. He says, “Don was a great teacher without trying to be a teacher. He worked with us all the time and he didn’t have to. He could have been in the office. I learned a lot from him.” Bill Rose says, “Don took his job very seriously. His mission was to teach people to be good livestock people.” Besides the students at UConn, Don also influenced his 4-H group, the Wooly Wonders that he and his wife
Don Grant spends four decades at UConn
By Kit Phelps Reprinted with permission from The Banner
Don Grant was involved with UConn sheep for nearly 4 decades starting in 1944 when he was a student there and ending in 1986 with his retirement as the Livestock Superintendent in charge of beef cattle, sheep, swine, and horses. Although he was talented and respected in all species, his daughter, Debbie Hopkins, says, “It was in the sheep field where Dad made his most impact and where his heart was.” Don grew up a city boy in Wethersfield, Conn. but he visited relatives on a Maine dairy farm during summers. He majored in animal husbandry at UConn and worked in the sheep and beef barns until his senior year when he was named the swine herdsman. After graduation he was hired as the beef and sheep herdsman while doing his grad work. In 1951, he married Jayne, who also majored in animal husbandry at UConn. Two years later he took a two-year leave of absence to serve in the army vet corps. Jayne and 10-month-old Donna moved in with her parents and Don bought her some Suffolks so “she would have something to do.” When Don returned, he was promoted to Livestock Superintendent and the sheep stayed at his in-laws. When Don began as shepherd, there were about 200 Southdowns and Shropshires. Numbers fluctuated depending on the research projects and increased in 1956 when someone
Old-time Shepherd at UConn
Don Grant
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Jayne led for over 20 years, and he was a popular speaker on livestock management. He also judges many shows in the Northeast. Judging at fairs put Don in contact with many young sheep exhibitors who later attended UConn because of him. One of those young people in the 1980’s was Sara Bettencort (Kuykendall) who had known Don since she started showing in Maine at age 5 or 6 and then enrolled at UConn because of Don’s encouragement. While a student she worked in the sheep barn and helped fit and show the sheep. All three breeds had many champions at The Big E and at Louisville and before that at Chicago. They also attended sales including the Eastern Stud Ram Sale, the Ohio Dorset
sale, the Midwest Stud Ram Sale, the Shropshire Spectacular, and Keystone. Nate Hale, long time UConn animal husbandry section head, says, “Don was an artist at fitting sheep. He could make them beautiful.” He shared his talent and skills with the students and also taught them how to shear. Don’s daughter Debbie Hopkins remembers her father getting many calls. Debbie says, “He never turned anyone down.” Dick Cobb says that although Don had big hands, he could really manipulate lambs. Donna says, “Dad had a naturalness with animals that amazed me.” Nate Hale adds, “He really understood the health and every part of the animal – and how to get the job done.” �
Judging at fairs put Don Grant (center) in contact with many young sheep exhibitors. His mission was to teach people to be good livestock people.
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calendar09 april 25 .............. Wisconsin Invitational, Janesville, WI May 8-9 .............. Shropshire Classic, eaton, Ohio May 23-24 .............. great Lakes Sale, Wooster, Ohio June 1 ...............DeaDLINe for scholarship applications. June 19-20 .............. Shropshire Spectacular, Springfield, IL. June 24 ................Midwest Stud Ram Shropshire show, 5 p.m. June 27 ................Midwest Stud Ram Sale. July 3-5 ................all-american Junior Show, greenville, OH July 17-18 .............. New England Sale, West Springfield, MA. July 16-19 .............. North East Youth Sheep Show, West Springfield, MA aug. 13 .............. Midwest Regional Show, Indiana State Fair aug. 30 .............. West Coast Regional Show, Oregon State Fair Sept. 1 .............. DeaDLINe: 1st Female Shropshire Sale entries. Sept. 1 .............. DeaDLINe for Voice advertising. Oct. 9-11 .............. Delaware Livestock expo Nov. 13 .............. NaILe: Leadline Nov. 14 .............. NaILe: 1st Female Shropshire Sale, 10 a.m. Nov. 14 .............. NaILe: Shropshire Wether Show Nov. 15 .............. NaILe: Shropshire Junior Show Nov. 16 .............. NaILe: Open Show (tentative). .............. NaILe: annual Meeting of the Members (to be announced)
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Don popularized the New England Wool Pool and put 4-H kids to work jumping up and down to pack 200 pounds of wool in each bag. He was also involved in the Connecticut Sheep Breeders, and the New England Sheep and Wool Growers Association. He was president of the Continental Dorset Club from 1986-1987 and served on the ASI board. His range of influence also was international as he advised livestock groups in Belize and Thailand. On the home front, both daughters practically grew up in the barns of UConn
and it was not surprising when they attended UConn and majored in animal science. Donna says, “Dad thought kids should be involved. We never thought of sheep as work. It was fun.” The Grant family lived on campus until Donna was in high school and then bought an acreage where she started with a few Southdown ewes. When she left home, Debbie inherited the sheep and when Debbie married, she took most of them and left a few behind on Grant Croft Farm. Donna is now the Director of
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Agriculture and Education at the Eastern States Expo and her husband Kevin and family own KDW Southdowns. Their daughter, Kaye Weaber, is co-editor of the Southdown Journal. Debbie is the Executive Secretary of the Continental Dorset Club and she and husband, Donnie, and family have Hopkins Southdowns. Their daughter Jessica is now living with her Grandma Jayne while attending UConn and is involved with animal science. All four grandchildren have participated in raising and showing sheep and another generation is starting with Don’s great granddaughter Julia Weaber. Many people remember Don for his work with sheep and the Border Collies he and Jayne raised, but he also had other interests. In college he played basketball and was goalie for the 1948 National Soccer Team. In the early 1970’s when students wanted to organize a polo team they asked Don to be their coach and he coached the national championship team in 1974. He and his wife restored their early 1700’s home near Storrs. An avid Boston Red Sox fan, he also enjoyed vacationing and fishing with is family in Maine. After retirement Don and Jayne continued with their Southdowns and enjoyed spending more time in Maine.
Don also did some consulting and judging. He died in March of 2005 after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Jayne, 81, wintered yearling ewes on her property until this last year and still has a Border Collie. Family, students, fellow UConn staff members, 4-H members, sheep exhibitors, Connecticut sheep growers, the Continental Dorset Club, and foreign livestock groups remember Don as a great guy with a lot of sheep expertise.
BrockmannShropShireS
Gary & Vicky Brockmann,Brianna & Austin
2011 Blake Road, Garden Prairie, IL 61038(815) 544-4515
We’ll be consigning to the
SHROPSHiReSPeCTACULAR
Don Grant with one of his Border Collies.
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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 & andrew24355 N. elliott Rd.acampo, Ca 95220(209) 368-5738 home(209) 642-1137 [email protected]
Anderson, Michael L.346 N 1600 ePaxton, IL 60957(217) 379-3189
Avery ShropshiresDennis & Nancy avery1500 Douglas RoadBremen, IN 46506(574) 209-0988Floyd & Sharon avery(229) 942-3415
Tim & Deb BarnesBarnes Farms5707 Mooney RoadRadnor, OH 43066(740) 494-2125Cell: (740) [email protected]
Benson, RobertBenson Brothers Shropshires3839 e. 169th StreetNoblesville, IN 46062(317) 896-2213
Biogenetic Services, Inc.801 32nd ave.Brookings, SD 57006(800) 423-4163Fax: (605) [email protected]
Black, Carol & Bobewesful gifts7868 State Road 73Columbus, WI 53925(920) 623-3536Cell: (920) [email protected]
Jason BotsfordRolling Hill Farms4646 Rt. 536Punxsutawney, Pa 15767(507) [email protected]
Breeder’s Index The following breeder’s list is a paid subscription published both in the Voice and on the shropshires.org Web site.
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, address 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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Bradish Family Farmgeorge and Brenda Bradish3865 St. Rt. 982Latrobe, Pa 15650(724) 539-8386 or 3808
Brill, Debra & LauraShrop ‘til You Drop7029 Pleasant grove Rd.Pleasant grove, Ca 95668(530) [email protected]
Brockmann Shropshiresgary, Vicky, Brianna & austin2011 Blake Roadgarden Prairie, IL 61038(815) 544-4515
Brooks, Wayne, Cyndi, Blaze & Jenny3760 N 700 eDecatur, IN 46733(260) [email protected]
Brown, Rob & RonClay-Nob Farm17527 Maple DriveSaegertown, Pa 16433(814) [email protected]
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]
Call, Don & Re964 Mohawk TrailShelburne, Ma 01370(413) [email protected]
Calvert, Robert E. & Family735 N. Perry Hwy.Mercer, Pa 16137-4737(724) 475-3119
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) 298-0015
Creamer, R.J. & Family4094 Centerville-Newmans Rd.Prospect, OH 43342(740) [email protected]
Diehl, J.L. & G.L.902 St. Rt. 14Deerfield, OH 44411(330) 584-2192
Dirlam, J.N. & Sons & Matthew Dirlam 11673 N. Bethesda Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158(317) [email protected]
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Dockter, Darrell, Janet, Stacy & Jason3-D Sheep Company19411 S. Carpenter RoadSnohomish, Wa 98290(425) 334-9130 Cell: (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]/ebertvanhorn/ index.htm
Enterline, Samuelenterline Shropshires317 W. Jamestown RoadJamestown, Pa 16134(724) [email protected]
Elsbury, Mikeelsbury’s Shropshires5385 e 500 NGreenfield, IN 46140-8939(317) [email protected]
Galvin, Samantha & JennyP.O. Box 835Turner, OR 97392(503) [email protected]
Gillett, MarieLMg Farm2551 N 850 e RoadMoweaqua, IL 62550(217) 768-4601Cell: (217) [email protected]
Groverman DVM, FredF & P groverman Shropshires400 Ormsby LanePetaluma, Ca 94954(707) [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]
Hargrave, Kim & Katie3759 State Rt 21Wayland, NY 14572(585) 534-5382
Harold, Ashley11316 Durgin Road SeOlympia, Wa 98513(360) [email protected]
Heaton, Fred & family622 Sessler-Buxton Rd.Russia, OH 45363(937) 526-3118
Hiemke, CodyMapleton Mynd Shropshires2325 Webster St., apt. BBerkeley, Ca 94705(415) [email protected]
Hiemke, CodyMapleton Mynd Shropshires2325 Webster St., apt. BBerkeley, Ca 94705(415) [email protected]
Hiemke Family ShropshiresLynn, Mary, Cody, Carissa & Clayton, Heidi & HopeN87 W35753 Mapleton Rd.Oconomowoc, WI 53066(920) [email protected]
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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]
Jackson, Norbert4125 W. State Route 28alexandria, IN 46001(765) [email protected]
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]
Kipp, LeRoyBox 44North Prairie, WI 53153(262) 392-2713
Knepp Shropshires Donald Knepp128 Old Barrington Rd.Barrington, IL [email protected]
Lisa Kowalyshyn Kindred Crossings LLC868 Route 32North Franklin, CT 06254(860) 642-4243(860)[email protected]
Maddox, Steven & RindaMaddox Shropshires6503 e 700 North RoadSidell, IL 61876(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]
McNeal, Robert J.1511 S.e. 20 StreetBattle ground, Wa 98604(360) 687-3410
Ed Mies Family14810 Maxwll Rd.Loami, IL 62661(217) [email protected]
Miller, Edith, Bryan & Fabiola24417 Ridge RoadDamascus, MD 20872(301) 253-3530(301) [email protected] www.shropshires.info
Miller, Sam D. & FamilyMiller’s Back achers3075 e. Rusk RoadTroy, OH 45373(937) [email protected]
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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 46371(219) 716-4921(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]
Pipestone Vet Clinic1300 S. Hwy. 75Box 188Pipestone, MN 56164(507) 825-4211www.pipevet.com
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]
Rogers, Danny & CynthiaRogers Shropshires2435 W. McCracken RoadMonrovia, IN 46157(317) [email protected]
Rueber, Carol & AimeeRueber Shropshires24632 210th St.Sumner, Ia 50674(563) [email protected]/ruebershrops
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Sargent, TomTom Sargent & Family9811 grandview Dr.Bradford, OH 45308(937) 448-6154
Seals FamilyS Bar S Ranch2360 B Shafer ave.Morgan Hill, Ca 95037(408) 779-1789(Cell:) (408) [email protected]
Schimm, Katie29131 Winterbauer ave.athens, IL 62613(566) 415-0671
Silvertop Farm6151 West Fountain RoadPonca City, OK 74601(580) [email protected]
Slutz, TomCity Limits Sheep FarmP.O. Box 177, 602 S. Main St.LaMoille, IL 61330(815) 638-2177Cell: (815) [email protected]
Smith 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, Todd2370 New Park RoadNew Park, Pa 17352(717) 382-1320
Steven Spayd3261 elm Tree Rd.Manheim, Pa 17545 (717) 653-6860
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]
Washburn, EmilyWashburn Shrops1755 Lead Mine Roadgouverneur, NY 13642(315) 578-2443Cell: (315) [email protected]
Webster, Ryan413 Roosevelt TrailWindham, Me 04062(207) 892-3824
Wisehart, Mark & Patty & Sons9372 N 400 eGreenfield, IN 46140(765) 778-7707
Woods, Molly JoWoods Wools etc.31359 County Hwy 2Baylis, IL 62314(217) 335-2001Cell: (217) [email protected]
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IndexAdvertisers
Adams .......................................................28All-American Junior Show ....................45Anderson .................................................22Avery .........................................................20Barnes .......................................................48Biogenetic Services ................................16Buckham ...................................................23Brockmann ...............................................53Cabaniss ...................................................29Creamer ...................................................33Dockter ....................................................17Elsbury ........................................................7Gene Check ............................................15Gruenhagen .............................................24Hiemke/Groverman ...............................18High ...........................................................25Jackson ........................................................3Jeffers ........................................................49Johnson, Bob ............................................37Johnson, Morgan .......................................8Ketcham ...................................................14Kipp ..........................................Back CoverMaddox .....................................................12Merrick’s ......................Inside Back CoverMcCabe ......................................................9Menard County Fair ..............................35
Midwest Stud Ram Sale .........................27Percival......................................................37Pipestone .................................................39Riddick ......................................................23Rife.............................. Inside Front CoverRueber ......................................................13Roberts .....................................................36Rull.............................................................34Sheepman Supply ....................................32Shropshire Classic ..................................21Shropshire Spectacular .........................41Slutz ...........................................................38Sydell .........................................................27Townsend Sales .......................................25Washburn .............................. Front coverWhiting/BWB ..........................................40
ArticlesAll-American Juniors .............................26First female sale ........................................5Futurity .....................................................29Houston Livestock Show .....................18Pennsylvania Farm Show .......................19Pennsylvania Junior Show .....................35North East Youth ..................................33Shropshire Classic ....................................8Shropshire Spectacular .........................10
On the Cover: Washburn 550 was the Junior Champion Ewe at the 2008 National Show. Aphrodite is a February born ewe bred by Washburn Shrops. She exemplifies the type of sheep we strive to produce here at Washburn Shrops. You can find our sheep amongst the rocky hills of Northern New York. What started 17 years ago as a 4-H project has grown into so much more. Watch for our sheep at the Shropshire Classic and Shropshire Spectacular!!
Washburn Shrops, Emily Washburn1755 Lead Mine RoadGouverneur,NY 13642
315-578-2443 Cell: 315-408-2478
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