October 2012 Shropshire Voice

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~ The ShropShire Voice ~Volume 32, Issue 3 October 2012

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

Darrell Dockter – Pres. (2013) 19411 S. Carpenter Rd. Snohomish, WA 98290 (425) 327-1428 [email protected]

Brad Slutz – V. Pres. (2013) 1144 Oxford Circle Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 899-0366 [email protected]

Mark McCabe (2012) 5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342 (740) 360-1103 [email protected]

Gary Brockmann (2012) 2011 Blake Road Garden Prairie IL 61038 (815) 544-4515 [email protected]

Re Call (2012) 964 Mohawk Trail Shelburne, MA 01370 (413) 625-2436 [email protected]

Robert Dinsmore (2014) 5842 Broad Run Road Jefferson, MD 21755 (301) 371-4483 [email protected] Cody Hiemke (2013) 1773 Koshkonong Rd. Stoughton, WI 53589 (415) 302-8035 [email protected]

Norbert Jackson (2014) 4125 W. State Route 28 Alexandria, IN 46001 (765) 754-7057 [email protected]

Robert Johnson (2012) 569 State Highway Marshfield, MO 65706 (417) 859-4452 [email protected] Alan Bruhin (2014) 2064 Tranquility Lane Sevierville, TN 37876-0101 (865) 453-4767 [email protected] Jim Percival (2014) 961 Hoop Road Xenia, OH (937) 374-3371 [email protected]

Tim Roberts (2012) 27954 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, OK 73093 (405) 485-9255 [email protected]

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From the Secretary It has been a busy summer in the Shrop-shire office. Registration mail typically starts to weigh down the mail truck by the last week of April. Most work at that time is for the Classic Sale with few breeders register-ing more than a handful of their spring lambs. The crop really starts to sprout by the end of May and June and July are typically fraught with some long days and/or nights at the desk. As of August 31, the statistics look pretty favorable with regis-trations being up about 3% and transfers up by 17% over the same period in 2011. I believe people are keeping more ewe lambs this year than last. That will help the Shropshire breed to grow. There are lots of young people involved again this year and some families new to the breed. The numbers at the shows continue to be strong. The Classic had an excellent sale with the average being up considerably over last year. Numbers at the Spectacular were a bit leaner but the average was down only slightly. Entries were up at Sedalia and stayed steady at the Great Lakes Sale. Breeders all need to continue to support any Shropshire sale with quality entries and high bids, no matter what the geography. The All-American had a pretty decent show, even located in Iowa where there are only two breeders. Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Mis-souri and Kansas had strong contingents. Congratulations to Monica Ebert on her Top Gun Award. What a way to finish her last ju-nior show! The Ohio State Fair was well attended once again. The North East Youth Show had a very nice show in July. We look forward to another good event at the Big E. Last week we ventured to the New York State Fair in Syracuse to be on hand for the featured sheep breed of the fair which of course was Shropshires. It seems that Shropshires made an impression as management said that no other breed secretary has attended their

show. Hopefully we’ve been able to include as many show results as possible in this Voice. The National Show is in Louisville again this year. What an opportunity for a family to participate in a variety of Shropshire events! All of the Shropshires will be in the barn at the same time this year. Junior events take

place on the weekend, Stars of Louisville Sale on Saturday, Junior Show on Sunday, meetings happen on Monday and the Open Show runs on Tuesday so there is some-thing Shroppy five days in a row! I have just completed the trans-fer work on two sizable private sales. One was for Sarah Nich-ols of Ohio who sold 20 head to Randy and Julie Rife. The other set

was from Chris Whittaker of Illinois. Chris is going off to school. I remember way back in 2007 when I was first hired, Chris’s year-ling ewe was one of the first sheep I pho-tographed in Louisville. It’s sad to see sheep move on but these two flocks will have good homes and they’ll carry on well as good Shropshires should. Good luck to both of these young people as they start new chap-ters in their lives. Four scholarships are being awarded this fall to Hallie Walker, Trevor High, Matthew Dirlam and Emily Petzel. The ASRA congratu-lates these young people and wishes them much success in all of their future endeavors! No matter how much we hear this, it is still true that the younger generation is still the future of the sheep industry so it is very im-portant to support them in a variety of ways. Keep an eye on the Junior Association. These young people are paving the way for tomor-row’s junior members to be very involved with the breed. I hope to see a lot of you in Louisville in November. It is always a pleasure to meet so many nice folks. Conversation always leads to weather, crops, sheep and family. I’ll see you there!

Secretary Becky Peterson

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It appears that the emailed registration ap-plications begun in the spring has been most-ly successful. The Excel version is the most popular and easier to use. The printed forms are neat, clean and easy to read. I sincerely appreciate everyone’s effort to be accurate with the information they submit, especially sire and dam information and birth dates, no matter what application form is used or how it is sent. The prompt submission of sire lease forms is helpful, also. The online payment option has been pop-ular as well. A sizable amount of money has been sent this way and it is quick and simple. I appreciate that many people are accepting of including the PayPal fee with their payments. This fee amounts to just slightly more than 3% of your work total. And it’s an easy way to keep money ahead on your account for those last minute registration emergencies. A couple of situations happen fairly often and cause delays. Families with multiple sheep owners will have several ownership transfers so that they can maximize their sheep show benefits. At the end of the season, often the sheep are not transferred back to the main breeder in the family. The following spring, it is common for the lambs’ mothers to be owned by someone other than the breeder on the application. This results in a need to contact the breeder and sort out who owns the dam and usually ends with the need to transfer the lambs causing the breeder extra time and expense in getting papers for the season. So, if you’ve transferred ewes to the chil-dren’s names so they could show them, re-member to transfer them back if you want to be the breeder and owner listed on their lambs’ papers. I was surprised this year how many breed-ers had to send registration papers in for a new ear tag number. After questioning them, I learned that many breeders use a federal premise ID or scrapie tag as their main ear tag. That works fine until the tag is lost as often happens. Since it is costly to reorder a new scrapie tag with the original number,

most people just use a new scrapie number. Then it is necessary to update the registra-tion record at a cost of $3 to match the ID on the sheep. That also costs time and gener-ally causes a fair amount of confusion in one’s flock records, creating other problems. After inquiring of several breeders, it seems like the most successful method of ear tagging for simple record keeping is to use a separate flock tag which can be easily replaced if lost AND using a matching scrapie tag number. In most states, scrapie tags can be ordered with custom individual numbers for the year. Some breeders take it one step further by using an additional tag suitable for use with baby lambs, usually rototags or even small metal ones, with the SAME number. This way the sheep is known its whole life by one tag number. It should be noted that scrapie tag num-bers are not required on the registration applications and the majority of breeders do not provide a scrapie tag number at the time of registration.

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Official notice is hereby given to all mem-bers of the American Shropshire Registry Association, Inc. that the 2012 Annual Meet-ing of the Members will be held on Monday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in Louisville, Ky. The pur-pose of said meeting is to hear and approve the reports of the President and Secretary/Treasurer to ratify the acts of the Board of Directors since the last Annual Meeting of the Members; to act on any old or new busi-ness which may be brought before the meet-ing; and to elect directors for districts having directors whose terms expire in 2012. Article VI, Section 2 of the By Laws allows for the direct election of a director for a dis-trict if that district has an active, recognized Shropshire association. Directors whose term will expire are:Gary Brockmann – Illinois DistrictCarol Rueber – North Central District (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa)

LEGAL NOTICEAnnual Meeting of the Members

Mark McCabe – Ohio DistrictRe Call – New York & New England District (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)Robert Johnson – South West District (Kan- sas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas)Tim Roberts – Southwest District Each membership in the American Shrop-shire Registry Association, Inc. is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting of the Members. Such vote must be cast in per-son. Those members attending the Annual Meeting shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting the business of the Association. All members are encouraged to attend and participate. The location of the meeting will be posted on the website and also on the display board at NAILE. No meal will be served. Becky Peterson

Secretary

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Make plans to attend this year’s event If you are wondering what to do with your free time in November, you should make the trip to Louisville, Ky! If you have attended before, you’ll know about all of the wonder-ful things to see at the Exposition Center. If you’ve never been, it’s time you went! The dates are Nov. 3-16. Specifically, sheep are on exhibit starting Nov. 9. All of the major breeds and a few of the minor breeds will have important competitions. The very popular Lead Line Event takes place at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. Five classes determined by age and an additional Cos-tume Class will be judged. The American Shropshire Sheep Registry Association of-fers premiums of $35, $25 and $10 to the top three contestants in each class leading a Shropshire. Junior Breeding Sheep Showmanship

starts at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. Breeds will be shown together and youngsters divided by age. Four age classes in each of the junior, intermediate and senior divisions will be judged. The champions of each division will receive trophy belt buckles. The kick-off to the Shropshire activities will be on Saturday, Nov. 10 with the Fourth Annual Stars of Louisville Sale in the sale arena. The junior activities will follow in the afternoon with a probable quiz bowl, Junior Association meeting, and refreshments. The day long wether show takes place on Satur-day, also. The Junior Breeding Sheep Show will run all day on Sunday, Nov. 11. Three rings will be utilized this year in an effort to keep the show to a manageable length. The National Junior Shropshire Show will run on Sunday, Nov. 11 as the last breed of the day in the north ring. Rob Zelinski will be sorting the entries. ASRA and NAILE offer a total of $2075 in premiums for this show. The ASRA is also providing extra funds to allow an ad-ditional ewe lamb class if necessary. At the conclusion of the Junior Breeding Sheep Shows, the Champion Shropshire Ewe will be eligible to compete for the $1000 Supreme Champion Ewe Award. Another excellent Shropshire entry is expected for the National Shropshire Show on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 8 a.m. Evan Snyder of Atglen, Penn. will serve as the official judge. $3645 is offered in premiums. Other attractions at NAILE while you are enjoying the sheep events include the cham-pionship rodeo finals in Freedom Hall, beef cattle judging in Freedom Hall and Broad-bent Arena. Lets not forget the Country Store where you may purchase sheep sup-plies and equipment, aluminum trailers, rop-ing saddles, silver jewelry, cattle chutes, cat-fish and pork loin sandwiches to name a few.There’s plenty to do in a beautiful facility. If you do not have a premium book, you may find more information at www.live-stockexpo.org. We’ll see you there!

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While you are in Louisville this November, be sure to take in the Fourth Stars of Lou-isville Shropshire Sale on Saturday, Nov. 10. The sale arena is just off the sheep facility, near the office trailer. We have been very fortunate to have been able to retain the opening time slot in the day’s sale events. We will begin our morning with the entries being evaluated at 8:30 a.m. The entries will be available for buyers’ inspection. The order of sale will be posted and the sale will follow as soon as possible after 10 a.m. in order to maintain the schedule of the remaining breed sales of the day. Danny Westlake of Marysville, Ohio will serve as auctioneer. Terms of sale are cash or good check paid on sale day. If you are un-able to attend the sale in person, any mem-ber of the sale committee can handle a bid for you but requests for mail bids should be directed to Sale Manager, Becky Peterson. The sale committee consists of Chairman Randy Rife, Bob Johnson, Steve Majchrzak, Jim Brandt, Dennis Avery and Mark McCabe. As in any other sale, ownership transfers will be made in the ASRA office after the sale and will be returned to the buyer as soon as possible. Nancy Miniter, a Massachusetts sheep breeder, vet tech and ultrasound technician, will scan ewes for pregnancy status. The re-sulting information will be announced at the sale block. Consignors have been asked to guarantee that sale entries are free of the spider gene and be resistant to Scrapie by being either QR or RR at codon 171. A vet-erinarian will be on hand to issue health cer-tificates. If your state requires an entry per-

Stars SaleofLouisvillemit, please contact your state veterinarian’s office ahead of time to make the necessary arrangements. All sheep will be identified by a USDA approved ear tag or tattoo. For a few other sale perks, consignors will be able to nominate ewe lambs entered in this sale to be eligible to compete in the fourth Shropshire Yearling Ewe Futurity in 2013, if purchased by youth buyers. Also, sale management has been able to allow consign-ors to retain rights to show their entries in the Junior Shropshire Show on Sunday, Nov. 11 and/or the open show on Tuesday Nov. 13. This encourages the breeder to consign a sheep that he considers worthy of show-ing in the National Show in Louisville and making that quality available to buyers. We will assist purchasers who are not exhibitors in obtaining an early release for purchased animals only after the junior or open show if the animal is entered. Also, with exhibitors attending from across the country, consign-ors and the sale committee will work with buyers needing transportation of sheep pur-chased at the sale. A sale catalog may be obtained by con-tacting ASRA secretary and Sale Manager Becky Peterson at 413-624-9652 or [email protected]. The catalog is also avail-able on the Shropshire website www.shrop-shires.org. Consignors will be encouraged to provide photos of consignments ahead of time to be posted on the website with the sale catalog. So, be sure to join us in Louisville in No-vember for the Stars of Louisville Shropshire Sale. It is just another good reason to come and celebrate our 128th year of Shropshire sheep in the United States!

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Dennis & Nancy Avery (574) 209-0988 Floyd & SharonBremen, Ind. • www.averyshropshires.com

AVERYshropshires“Your source for quality Shropshires”

Champion Ewe 2012 Ohio Classic SaleThis ewe was the senior champion and first place fall ewe lamb

We would like to thank the following buyers at the Ohio Showcase,

Shropshire Spectacular and at the farm:Shroyer Sisters, OHErik Mrozinski, IN

Edison Shippey & Family, INDenise Hardisky, PA

Caitlyn Greybill & Norman Jackson, INJanet Baker, IN

Dan Hartzlet, IN

Elsbury Shropshires, INCraig & Patterson, IL

SS Shrops, IASeth Evans, OH

Sugar Ridge Ranch, WIMolly Woods, IL

Cameron Snyder, IL

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1st Place Early Spring Lamb2012 Shropshire Spectacular

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…is Mapleton Mynd 12034 RR. With tremendous muscle and a unique pedigree,

this Hiemke ram and select Knepp ewes will be thefirst step in our NSIP oriented commercial ram project.

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…is Mapleton Mynd 12034 RR. With tremendous muscle and a unique pedigree, this Hiemke ram and select Knepp ewes will be the first

step in our NSIP oriented commercial ram project.

This is part of our new direction of maintaining and building on our traditional winning bloodlines by using a portion of those genetics as seedstock for commercial and wether programs. The addition of “Ainger’s Radical “ wether sire to our flock will add to the latter.

128 Old Barrington Road North, Barrington, IL 60010 Don Knepp & Suzanne LaFollette

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ASRA Board MinutesJune 21, 2012

Illinois State Fairgrounds

Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. Present were President Darrell Dockter, Vice President Brad Slutz, Alan Bruhin, Jim Percival, Carol Rueber, Re Call, Sandy Cross, Gary Brockmann, Bob Johnson, Norm Jack-son and Mark McCabe. Becky Peterson was present as secretary. Not attending were Cody Hiemke, Tim Roberts and Bob Dins-more. Becky had previously distributed the min-utes of the teleconference held on Jan. 22. Jim Percival moved to accept the report. Motion seconded by Brad Slutz. Motion passed. Becky then presented the Treasurer’s Re-port as of May 31. It showed a net loss of $4817.83. She noted that the subsequent three weeks has brought in significantly more income. The balance sheet showed a sum of $39,488.35 in assets. Membership payments are down slightly. Registrations are down from this time last year by 44 head to 1253. Transfers are up by 15%. Discussion followed regarding some of the different ac-counts in the report. She reported on the Revolving Funds which are some of the ac-counts that are earmarked for specific activi-ties or purposes. This shows the total funds of $6948.14 accumulating since 2008. Budget Committee – Re Call. She asked that the Treasurer submit monthly financial reports (Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, and Check Ledger) to the Finance Committee and the President. She noted that a new an-nual budget will be set by the end of the year. Operating committees are asked to submit their plans for 2013 as soon as possible to have their needs addressed by the budget. Fundraising Committee – Sandy Cross. He reported several fundraising options were discussed including memorial contributions, weather vanes, basket auctions at major events, coffee mugs, and porch gliders. Any of these items could be added to the items soon to be available on the website. Alan

Bruhin thought he could put together a va-cation package in Tennessee. Mark McCabe moved with a second from Gary Brockmann that Alan research options to be reviewed at the Louisville Board meeting. Perhaps this could be sold or raffled at the 2013 Classic sale. Motion passed. President’s Book Committee – Glenn High is continuing to work on the Presidents Book, the continuation of the 100th year his-tory book. There are several people he has contacted that have not submitted mate-rial. This seems to be a wintertime project. Becky said she would assist in getting this information together. Advertising and Voice Committee – Dar-rell Dockter and Rinda Maddox. Rinda was unable to attend. Darrell reported that ads are selling well but wants to encourage more advertising support. Rinda is doing a good job keeping the magazine nearly flush. She is always looking for photos and articles to publish. The only advertising we pay for is in the Banner and the Shepherd.

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Youth, Junior Association & Ambassa-dor— Alan Bruhin. He reported that the Junior Association has been very active and is planning a meeting at the All-American. He submitted for them a proposal for a Starter Flock Program. The Northwest has a very successful program. Different options were discussed. It was noted that a national pro-gram could be complicated to run because of the distances involved. The Junior Associa-tion will finalize plans for this award. Ambassador Jared Bruhin was unable to attend but sent along information for a Youth Mentoring program which would pair new young Shropshire owners with adult or ex-perienced older youth breeders. This would help to support new youth Shropshire proj-ects with advice on management and genet-ics. Mark McCabe moved that the ASRA assist with and support the program. Norm Jackson seconded. Motion passed. Becky will call for available mentors and will also keep a list of new owners from sales etc. and will help to match them up. Alan will submit an article to the next issue of the Voice to de-scribe the program and its requirements. Futurity – Mark McCabe. He reported that it looks like 2012 is on track to surpass 2011. There were 75 ewe lambs nominated at the Classic, 11 at Great Lakes Sale, and several ewe lambs at the Spectacular with Sedalia yet to go. Over 20 yearlings have also been nominated. Performance – Cody Hiemke. He did not attend but had previously noted that the committee did not require any funds from the upcoming budget. NAILE Sale – Becky Peterson. She re-ported that a 10 a.m. Nov. 10 sale has been approved by NAILE.

Old Business Shropshire Store – Jim reports all is set to go except that the artwork has not been approved. Sandy Cross moved with a second from Gary Brockmann to go ahead with the modified 125th Anniversary artwork that had been submitted earlier. Jim would submit the artwork to Team Image and items will be

available on the website soon. Voice schedule for 2013 – The publication schedule for the Voice had been discussed at the January meeting and a motion had been made at that time to delay the May is-sue to June, allowing for more support for the June sales. The motion was tabled as the February issue was already in production so there would be no printed notice to that ef-fect. Jim Percival moved to untable the mo-tion and go forward with three issues per year for 2013 (October, February and June). Bob Johnson seconded this motion. Motion passed. A notice will be printed in the Oc-tober issue noting the change in publication schedule and listing all of the deadlines. Judge Certification – The judge evaluation surveys ceased as of the January meeting. Discussion of this subject has evolved most-ly into a lengthy conversation about Shrop-shire breed type. It was noted that a judge education or certification program would be costly and complicated. Most thought that creating more awareness about Shropshire breed type would help. Darrell suggested an article in the next Voice would be a good start. Jim Percival and Sandy Cross will sub-mit something to Rinda for the October is-sue. Scholarship – Twelve applications have been received. Becky and Mark will review and select top six and send them on to Alan Bruhin. At least two will be awarded and up to four if quality warrants since no applica-tions were received last year. Shearing – There was only one instance at the Classic of excess wool being left on upper rear legs. Consignor took care of it without complaint. Becky noted that she had only a few inquiries about the ruling and that people just wanted clarification. The remind-ers will continue in the Voice so that there are no misunderstandings.

New Business NAILE Flock Trophy – There has been a question about the existence of the McKer-row Trophy for the Best 5 Head at NAILE. It seems that it has not been awarded for

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two years. It was determined that the ASRA provides this award. Becky will make sure it is added back this year. Additional promotional display – Becky inquired about having a second display. The current one is contained in a large shipping case which travels well but is expensive to ship. The central US breeders do a great job moving it around but it’s hard to move it to the corners. Perhaps a smaller, more ef-ficient version could be had that would be simpler and more economical to ship. Bob Johnson moved and Alan Bruhin seconded to research a second one and put it into the Promotion Budget for 2013. Motion passed. Indiana Directorship – On behalf of the Indiana Shropshire Association, Norm Jack-son reiterated that Indiana feels it is eligi-ble for two directors. He requested that a committee be formed to investigate options prior to 2014 when the regions are next evaluated for redistricting, according to the Bylaws. More discussion followed. A motion to that effect was made by Norm and sec-onded by Jim Percival. Motion passed. The committee consists of Sandy Cross (Chair), Carol Rueber, Cody Hiemke, and Brad Slutz. Becky will provide membership and registra-tion stats for all of the states and regions for the past three years. The committee will report to the BOD at the Louisville Board meeting. Online Sale – Mark McCabe delivered a proposal from the group that hosts the Spring Fling, an online Shropshire Ewe Lamb Sale in its second year. The proposal is to sell 25 ewe lambs in the sale with the first 16 spots open to the original consigning group and the next nine spots open to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis. Management of the online sales recommends a maximum of 25 head. They would like to have this sale be eligible for Ewe Lamb Futurity Nomina-tions. Discussion followed. Carol Rueber and Gary Brockmann moved to reject the pro-posal, following the original response by the BOD, that it is still an invitational sale if held in this manner. Jim Percival moved to amend the motion to say that if this sale were com-

pletely open to any Shropshire breeder, that it would be considered for Futurity eligibil-ity by the BOD. Motion to amend original motion passed. Then the original motion was voted on and it passed. Next meeting – It was felt that is no need at this time for a conference call meeting be-fore November. If the need should arise, the Executive Board will decide. It was decided to hold the next board meeting at NAILE on Monday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. Jim Percival moved that the Annual Meeting of the Mem-bers be held on Monday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. without a meal. Gary Brockmann seconded this motion and it passed. Notice will be posted on the website and in the October Voice. Jim Percival moved to adjourn with no further business to come before the Board. Carol Rueber seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m.

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By Jim PercivalASRA Board Member, Ohio

During the June meeting of the American Shropshire Registry Board of Directors, an excellent discussion was held regarding “ap-propriate” breed character and generally what that means. As a result, we have been asked to prepare a short synopsis of the discussion which will hopefully prompt our members to think about the subject and cre-ate an environment for further discussion. As everyone knows, the Shropshire breed chose to have all animals at an event recog-nized by the National Board presented slick sheared. This has helped our breed in many ways. The sheep being exhibited at major shows and sales, for the most part, are very correct in their overall confirmation and have more muscle and overall thickness than the sheep that were exhibited just a few years ago. There has also been a major growth in the numbers of Shropshires shown at many of our state fairs and other major shows because people can “fit” more sheep in a shorter period of time. Also, many of our youth can fit their own animals and this pro-vides them an opportunity to compete. All of the things mentioned above are positives that have helped to move Shrops forward and bring many new people into our breed. However, we cannot lose our identity. I had a close friend who is a purebred breeder (not Shrops) a few years back tell me that in the future there will be two breeds of sheep; white faced and black faced. Although I disagreed with him at the time, I think that there are those in our industry that would like to see it go that way. That would be a shame for all of us who love the industry in general and Shropshires specifi-cally to see that happen.

The only way that we can maintain our identity is to constantly monitor and edu-cate others as to what proper Shropshire breed type is. I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder as is proper breed char-acter but we MUST maintain a certain base level or we will simply become a black faced sheep. We encourage all of you to take a hard look at your sheep. Do they have wool on their heads and legs? Is their color too light or too dark? What is too light or too dark? Are their ears thick and long, or are they shorter? What about the face shape and size– do the sheep have Roman noses or do they have a more classic Shropshire face? I know that as I look at the brood ewes there are things that I could change with many of them to bring them more in line with what a Shrop should be. With that being said, the Board will con-tinue to explore ways to enhance and cel-ebrate Shropshires. We have a great breed with an excellent group of breeders working to enhance and promote our sheep. Please take a few minutes and think about our breed character issues. I fear if we don’t, our identity will be lost and we will become just another “black faced sheep.”

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Ohio Classic The Ohio Classic Shropshire Sale con-tinues to be a Classic event. It continues in the Exhibition Building at the Preble Coun-ty Fairgrounds in Eaton, Ohio. Banner Sale Management saw to all of the 12 breed sales there that weekend as part of the Big Ohio Weekend. Evan Snyder of Pennsylvania served as the judge of the 120 head, which showed in the middle of the day on Friday. The Ohio Shrop-shire Breeders Association coordinated the Sale Preview on Saturday morning. All of the ewe classes were lined up in “wether racks” according to their sale order. This makes a very nice way for prospective buyers to in-spect these sheep away from the show ring.

This is a very popular gathering. Danny Westlake of Ohio sold the sale at an average of $715 topping the previous year sale by $130. Ewes sold well with 14 of the 97 females selling for $1000 or more. The sale started with Avery Shropshires’ Champion Ewe and Senior Champion and high-selling ewe, a fall ewe lamb, selling to Mrozinski & Shroyer for $4600. The Reserve Champion and Junior Champion was an early January Ewe Lamb from Rife ewe selling for $1500 to Tim Roberts of Oklahoma. Twenty-two yearling ewes averaged $803.41 with the high seller in the class being an Avery ewe selling to Edison Shippy & family of Indiana for $3000. Willaine Farm of New York sold a $1500 ewe to Avery and Elsbury sold a $1000 ewe to Sean Bryant. Rife had the 2nd fall ewe lamb and Reserve Senior Champi-on. She sold to Alicia Heinecke of Missouri for $800. Other high-selling fall ewes were Step Ahead’s entry going to Maine’s John Cross for $1000, Avery’s ewe going to De-nise Hardisky of Pennsylvania for $1550 and Major’s Show lambs $1450 entry selling to Craig & Andrea King for $1450. Fourteen fall ewe lambs averaged $1044.64. The early January ewe lamb class sold eight lots aver-aging $918.75. Two other ewes broke $1000 in that class. They were Rife’s 2nd place ewe

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bringing $1000 from Dalton Hicks of Okla-homa and Elsbury’s 5th ewe going to Jaedyn Slutz of Illinois for $1400. Seventeen Late January Ewe Lambs averaged $698.53 with the top four ringing the $1000 bell. They were a City Limits ewe bringing $1050 from Colby Clark of New Hampshire, and three Erik Mrozinski ewes in a row bringing $1550 from Dalton Hicks, $1350 from Courtney Sargent of Ohio and $1350 from Ohio’s Seth Evans. The Early February class produced the Reserve Junior Champion from Erik Mroz-inski. She sold to Wayne Brooks for $900. The 16 ewes in that class averaged $496.88. Twenty late February Ewe lambs finished the ewe portion of the sale averaging $501.25. The winner here was a BWB Farms entry that brought $775 from Alicia Heinecke. The ram portion of the sale sold only 23 head. The Junior and Grand Champion Ram was a January lamb from the City Limits flock. He brought $1400 from Quincy Norman of Illinois. The Reserve and Senior Champion was the high-selling ram that came from Av-ery in the fall class and sold to SS Shrops of Iowa for $2400. The yearling rams averaged $950 on five head. The class winner was a Bechtold entry bringing $1850 from Triple J Farm of Delaware. Anderson’s 5th place ram sold for $1000 to Pence Farm of Ohio. Three more fall lambs followed with a class average of $987.50 Erik Mrozinski’s Reserve Junior Champion January ram sold to Evans Shrop-shires of Ohio for $800. The January class averaged $613.89 on nine rams. Five Febru-ary rams averaged $415 with Ohio’s Harry

Hawkes taking home the Rife class winner for $400. Ohio’s Rife Shropshires was honored to receive the Townsend Best Consignment Award at this sale. As always complete sale results can be seen on www.shropshires.org

Shropshire Spectacular The traditional Shropshire Spectacular National Sale took place at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill. Entry num-bers were down but the sale average con-tinues to be respectable. Forty-four head of Shropshire ram and ewes were ably sorted by judge Bill Buckland. He also judged the Spectacular Junior Show where several youngsters participated. The weather was tolerable in advance of the awful heat that besieged the Midwest shortly after. Shropshire enthusiasts enjoyed a dinner off the grounds and the Illinois Shropshire Association on Friday evening. Four royalty awards were made to the following youths: Molly Woods, Illinois Shropshire Ambas-sador; Sara Nyen, Illinois Shropshire Junior Ambassador; Jaedyn Slutz, Illinois Miss Bo Peep, and Mason Peterson, Illinois Boy Blue. A Silent Auction of several items was held to raise funds for the Illinois Junior events. Many thanks go to so many for their gener-ous donations and purchases. The sale kicked off on Saturday morning with the sale of the Center Stage website ads. Twelve advertisers each won space for a month on the homepage of www.shrop-

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shires.org. Funds raised from this particular sale support the ASRA’s website. The sale turned in a fine average of $665. Two yearling rams averaged $300. The class winner sold from Michael Anderson to Gavin Arvin Hoffman. The Fall Ram Lamb class was topped by an Arvin-Hoffman Senior Cham-pion ram entry selling to Lesley Hampson of Massachusetts for $400. The Reserve Senior Champion was a fall ram from Nob Hill Shrops selling to Cameron Snyder of Il-linois for $300. The three fall rams averaged $333.33. The Junior and Grand Champion Ram came from the Early Spring class from Avery Shropshires. He sold to Sugar Ridge Ranch of Wisconsin for $1000. Two early spring ram lambs averaged $625. City Limits Sheep Farm sold the Reserve Junior and Reserve Grand Champion Ram out of the late spring ram lamb class to 3D Sheep Company of Washington for $1000. That class averaged $700 on two head. The ewe division sold 35 head. The Grand Champion was the Senior Champion Year-ling Ewe. She came from the City Limits flock and sold to Jaedyn Slutz of Illinois for the sale high of $1500. Elsbury’s Shropshires sold a popular third place yearling ewe to Mark and Patty Wisehart of Indiana for $1400. Ten yearling ewes averaged $665. The Reserve Senior Champion was a Brockmann Shropshires fall ewe lamb that brought $700 from Bishop & Bishop Shrops of New York. Five fall ewe lambs averaged $560. The Reserve Junior Champion Ewe was City Limits Early Spring Ewe Lamb that

sold to Walker Shropshires of Oklahoma for $1500. Adams Shropshires had a popu-lar ewe lamb that sold for $1100 to Alicia Heinecke of Missouri. The early class aver-aged $741.67 on six lambs. Craig & Patter-son won the Intermediate Ewe Lamb class. She brought $900 from John Cross of Maine. Five lambs in the Intermediate Ewe Lamb class averaged $600. The Reserve Champion and Junior Champion Ewe was an Erik Mroz-inski late spring ewe lamb that brought $750 from Walker Shrops. The high-selling lamb in the late class was City Limit’s entry going to Walker for $1350. Nine lambs in the late spring class averaged $497.22

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State Fair Results

DelawareJudge: Brent Jennings

Yearling Ram1. Sharon Larimore2. Alexandra Swan3. Shawn Mitchell4. Kaitlin Klair

Early Jr. Ram Lamb1. Alexandra Swan2. Sharon Larimore3. Sharon Larimore4. Shawn Mitchell5. Jeanine Jackson6. Richard B. Carlisle, Jr

Late Jr. Ram Lamb1. Michael Scott2. Kaitlin Klair3. Jessica Hay4. Shawn Mitchell5. Shawn Mitchell6. Richard B. Carlisle, Jr

Two Ram Lambs1. Sharon Larimore2. Shawn Mitchell3. Richard B. Carlisle, Jr

Grand Champion RamSharon Larimore

Reserve Champion RamMichael Scott

Yearling Ewe1. Austin Dean2. Kaitlin Klair3. Michael Scott4. Sharon Larimore5. Shawn Mitchell6. Sharon Larimore7. Caleb Murphy8. Mackenzie McCracken9. Shawn Mitchell

2 Yearling Ewes1. Sharon Larimore2. Shawn Mitchell

Early Jr. Ewe Lamb1. Austin Dean2. Sharon Larimore3. Alexandra Swan4. Sharon Larimore

5. Laurel Hutchison6. Kiley Macchiarelli7. Shannon Reardon8. Brooklynn Larimore

Late Jr. Ewe Lamb1. Michael Scott2. Kaitlin Klair3. Jessica Hay4. Terra Ann Tatman5. Brooklynn Larimore6. Shawn Mitchell7. Shawn Mitchell

Two Ewe Lambs1. Sharon Larimore2. Jessica Hay3. Shawn Mitchell

Grand Champion EweAustin Dean

Reserve Champion EweAustin Dean

Pair Yearlings (both sexes)1. Sharon Larimore2. Shawn Mitchell3. Kaitlin Klair

Pair Lambs (both sexes)1. Michael Scott2. Alexandra Swan3. Sharon Larimore4. Jessica Hay5. Kaitlin Klair6. Shawn Mitchell

Pen of 4 Lambs (both sexes)

1. Sharon Larimore2. Shawn Mitchell

Young Flock1. Sharon Larimore2. Jessica Hay3. Shawn Mitchell

Get of Sire1. Shawn Mitchell

Breeder’s Flock1. Sharon Larimore2. Shawn Mitchell

IllinoisJudge: Steve Taylor

Yearling Ram1. Step Ahead Shrops

2. Jaedyn Slutz3. Preston Cameron Snyder

Senior Ram Lamb1. Michael L. Anderson2. Jaedyn Slutz3. Step Ahead Shrops

Early Junior Ram Lamb1. Knepp Shropshires2. Doug Whittaker3. Jaedyn Slutz

Late Junior Ram Lamb1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Jaedyn Slutz3. Michael L. Anderson

Pair Ram Lambs1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Michael L. Anderson3. Step Ahead Shrops

Champion RamStep Ahead Shrops

Reserve Champion RamMichael L. Anderson

Early Yearling Ewe1. Michael L. Anderson2. Jaedyn Slutz3. Chris Whittaker

Late Yearling Ewe1. Michael L. Anderson2. Chris Whittaker3. Jaedyn Slutz

Pair Yearling Ewes1. Michael L. Anderson2. Jaedyn Slutz3. Chris Whittaker

Senior Ewe Lamb1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Brianna Brockmann3. Step Ahead Shrops

Early Junior Ewe Lamb1. Michael L. Anderson2. Step Ahead Shrops3. Brianna Brockmann

Late Junior Ewe Lamb1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Step Ahead Shrops3. Diane Snyder

Champion Ewe Michael L. Anderson

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Jaedyn SlutzPair Ewe Lambs1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Michael L. Anderson3. Brianna Brockmann

Young Flock1. Michael L. Anderson2. Jaedyn Slutz3. Step Ahead Shrops

Premiere Exhibitor AwardJaedyn Slutz

IndianaJudge: Jeff Poynter

Yearling Ram1. Mike Elsbury2. Tim Elsbury3. Dave Elsbury4. J. N. Dirlam and Sons5. Mike Elsbury

Senior Ram Lamb1. BWB Farms2. Mike Elsbury3. Mike Elsbury4. Duane Elsbury5. Sean Bryant

Early Jr. Ram Lamb Class 11. Rachel Flanders2. Erik Mrozinski3. Mike Elsbury4. Mike Elsbury5. Tim Elsbury6. Duane Elsbury7. Dave Elsbury8. Erik Mrozinski9. J. N. Dirlam and Sons

10. Wayne BrooksEarly Junior Ram Lamb Class 2

1. Mike Elsbury2. Knepp Shropshires3. Julie Elsbury4. Sean Bryant5. BWB Farms6. J. N. Dirlam and Sons7. Mark & Patty Wisehart 8. Mark & Patty Wisehart 9. Dave Elsbury

10. Danny Rogers

Late Junior Ram Lamb1. Mike Elsbury2. Knepp Shropshires3. Steven Elsbury4. Sean Bryant5. Steven Elsbury6. Wayne Brooks7. Julie Elsbury8. BWB Farms9. Tim Elsbury

10. Kennedy AlgirePair of Ram Lambs1. Mike Elsbury2. Knepp Shropshires3. Mrozinski4. Sean Bryant5. Steven Elsbury6. Tim Elsbury7. BWB Farms8. Julie Elsbury9. Duane Elsbury

10. J. N. Dirlam and SonsChampion RamMike Elsbury

Reserve Champion RamKnepp Shropshires

Yearling Ewe Class 11. Rachel Flanders2. Tim Elsbury3. Duane Elsbury4. Duane Elsbury5. Mark & Patty Wisehart 6. Mark & Patty Wisehart 7. Kennedy Algire8. J. N. Dirlam and Sons9. Norbert Jackson Family

10. Michael ElsburyYearling Ewe Class 21. Sean Bryant2. Knepp Shropshires3. Mike Elsbury4. Erik Mrozinski5. Erik Mrozinski6. Rachel Flanders7. Steven Elsbury8. Dave Elsbury9. Dave Elsbury

10. Knepp ShropshiresYearling Ewe Class 3

1. Steven Elsbury2. Mike Elsbury3. Julie Elsbury4. Julie Elsbury5. Sean Bryant6. Tim Elsbury7. Holly Shore8. J. N. Dirlam and Sons9. Ethan Elsbury

10. BWB FarmsPair of Yearling Ewes1. Mike Elsbury2. Erik Mrozinski3. Sean Bryant4. Steven Elsbury5. Tim Elsbury6. Julie Elsbury7. Knepp Shropshires8. Mark & Patty Wisehart 9. Rachel Flanders

10. Dave ElsburySenior Ewe Lamb1. Mike Elsbury2. Mike Elsbury3. Erik Mrozinski4. Tim Elsbury5. Sean Bryant6. Norbert Jackson Family7. Duane Elsbury8. BWB Farms9. Sean Bryant

10. Rachel FlandersEarly Junior Ewe Lamb Class 1

1. Erik Mrozinski2. Mike Elsbury3. Knepp Shropshires4. Sean Bryant5. BWB Farms6. J. N. Dirlam and Sons7. Mark & Patty Wisehart & Family8. Dave Elsbury9. Tim Elsbury

10. Mark & Patty Wisehart Early Junior Ewe lamb Class 2

1. Erik Mrozinski2. Wayne Brooks3. Mike Elsbury4. Sean Bryant

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5. Tim Elsbury6. Duane Elsbury7. Steven Elsbury8. Rachel Flanders9. David Harrell

10. Wayne BrooksLate Junior Ewe Lamb Class 1

1. Tim Elsbury2. Knepp Shropshires3. Knepp Shropshires4. Mike Elsbury5. Duane Elsbury6. BWB Farms7. Sean Bryant8. Erik Mrozinski9. Sean Bryant

10. Michael ElsburyLate Junior Ewe Lamb Class 2

1. Mark & Patty Wisehart 2. Julie Elsbury3. Julie Elsbury4. Steven Elsbury5. Mike Elsbury6. Rachel Flanders7. Erik Mrozinski8. BWB Farms9. Steven Elsbury

10. Danny RogersPair of Ewe Lambs1. Mike Elsbury2. Erik Mrozinski3. Knepp Shropshires4. Tim Elsbury5. Mark & Patty Wisehart 6. Wayne Brooks7. Julie Elsbury8. Sean Bryant9. BWB Farms

10. Steven ElsburyChampion EweErik Mrozinski

Reserve Champion EweMark & Patty Wisehart

Mixed Pair1. Erik Mrozinski2. Mike Elsbury3. Tim Elsbury4. Knepp Shropshires5. Mark & Patty Wisehart

6. Sean Bryant7. Rachel Flanders8. Wayne Brooks9. Dave Elsbury

10. Julie ElsburyBest Four Head1. Mike Elsbury2. Erik Mrozinski3. Knepp Shropshires4. Tim Elsbury5. Sean Bryant6. Steven Elsbury7. Dave Elsbury8. Mark & Patty Wisehart 9. Wayne Brooks

10. BWB FarmsFlock1. Mike Elsbury2. Erik Mrozinski3. Knepp Shropshires4. Tim Elsbury5. Sean Bryant6. Steven Elsbury7. Mark & Patty Wisehart 8. Dave Elsbury9. BWB Farms

10. Danny RogersPremier ExhibitorMike Elsbury

IowaJudge: Jim Mueller

Yearling Ram1. SS Shrops2. WEG Shrops & 1-80

Shorn Yearling Ram1. WEG Shrops & 1-802. Emily Anderson

Fall Ram Lamb1. SS Shrops

January Ram Lamb2. Madison Kirchmann3. WEG Shrops & 1-804. SS Shrops

February Ram Lamb1. Chris Whittaker2. SS Shrops3. Emily Anderson

4. Jackson Musselman5. Anderson Farms6. WEG Shrops & 1-807. SS Shrops

March and after Ram Lamb1. Sugar Ridge Ranch2. WEG Shrops & 1-803. Emily Anderson4. Madison Kirchmann5. Anderson Farms6. SS Shrops

Shorn Ram Lamb - All Ages1. Dalton Hicks2. WEG Shrops & 1-803. Sugar Ridge Ranch4. SS Shrops

Pair of Ram Lambs1. WEG Shrops & 1-802. Sugar Ridge Ranch3. Madison Kirchmann4. Emily Anderson5. SS Shrops6. Anderson Farms

Yearling Ewe1. Madison Kirchmann2. Dalton Hicks3. WEG Shrops & 1-804. Dalton Hicks5. WEG Shrops & 1-806. Sugar Ridge Ranch7. Chris Whittaker8. SS Shrops

Shorn Yearling Ewe1. Madison Kirchmann2. Chris Whittaker3. WEG Shrops & 1-804. Sugar Ridge Ranch5. SS Shrops6. WEG Shrops & 1-80

Pair of Yearling Ewes1. Dalton Hicks2. Madison Kirchmann3. WEG Shrops & 1-804. Chris Whittaker5. Sugar Ridge Ranch6. SS Shrops

Fall Ewe Lamb1. Dalton Hicks2. WEG Shrops & 1-80

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January Ewe Lamb1. Dalton Hicks2. SS Shrops3. Sugar Ridge Ranch4. Madison Kirchmann5. Dalton Hicks6. Chris Whittaker7. SS Shrops8. WEG Shrops & 1-80

February Ewe Lamb1. Chris Whittaker2. Dalton Hicks3. Emily Anderson4. Emily Anderson5. Madison Kirchmann6. Dalton Hicks7. Sugar Ridge Ranch8. Anderson Farms9. SS Shrops

10. WEG Shrops & 1-80March and after Ewe Lamb1. Madison Kirchmann2. Sugar Ridge Ranch3. SS Shrops4. SS Shrops5. Chris Whittaker6. Dalton Hicks7. WEG Shrops & 1-808. Anderson Farms

Shorn Ewe Lamb - All Ages1. SS Shrops2. WEG Shrops & 1-80

Pair of Ewe Lambs1. Emily Anderson2. Madison Kirchmann3. Chris Whittaker4. Dalton Hicks5. WEG Shrops & 1-806. Sugar Ridge Ranch7. SS Shrops8. Anderson Farms

Pair of Lambs1. Dalton Hicks2. Madison Kirchmann3. Chris Whittaker4. Emily Anderson5. WEG Shrops & 1-806. Sugar Ridge Ranch7. SS Shrops

8. Anderson FarmsYoung Flock1. Dalton Hicks2. Emily Anderson3. Madison Kirchmann4. Chris Whittaker5. Sugar Ridge Ranch6. WEG Shrops & 1-807. SS Shrops8. Anderson Farms

Flock1. Dalton Hicks2. Madison Kirchmann3. Chris Whittaker4. WEG Shrops & 1-805. Sugar Ridge Ranch6. SS Shrops

NebraskaJudge: Tom Willwerth

Yearling Ram1. WEG Shropshires

(Res. Champion Ram)2. Dave Richardson3. WEG Shropshires4. Larry Richardson5. Jeff Ebert

Fall Ram Lamb1. Jeff Ebert2. Larry Richardson 3. Jeff Ebert4. Larry Richardson 5. WEG & I-80 Flocks6. Dave Richardson 7. WEG & I-80 Flocks8. Dave Richardson

Spring Ram Lamb1. Jeff Ebert

(Champion Ram)2. Jeff Ebert3. Larry Richardson4. WEG Shropshires5. Dave Richardson6. Larry Richardson7. WEG Shropshires8. Dave Richardson

Pair Ram Lambs1. Jeff Ebert

2. Larry Richardson3. WEG Shropshires4. WEG & I-80 Flocks5. Dave Richardson

Yearling Ewe1. WEG Shropshires2. Larry Richardson3. WEG Shropshires4. Jeff Ebert5. Dave Richardson6. Jeff Ebert7. WEG & I-80 Flocks8. Larry Richardson9. Dave Richardson

10. WEG & I-80 FlocksPair Yearlings Ewes1. WEG Shropshires2. Larry Richardson3. Jeff Ebert4. WEG & I-80 Flocks5. Dave Richardson

Fall Ewe Lamb1. WEG Shropshires

(Champion Ewe)2. Dave Richardson3. Jeff Ebert4. Jeff Ebert5. Dave Richardson6. WEG Shropshires7. Larry Richardson8. WEG & I-80 Flocks9. WEG & I-80 Flocks

10. Larry Richardson Spring Ewe Lamb1. Dave Richardson

(Res Champion Ewe)2. Jeff Ebert3. Monica Ebert4. WEG Shropshires5. Jeff Ebert6. Monica Ebert7. Larry Richardson 8. WEG Shropshires9. Larry Richardson

Pair Ewe Lambs1. Dave Richardson2. Jeff Ebert3. WEG Shropshires4. Monica Ebert

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5. Larry Richardson6. WEG & I-80 Flocks

Mixed Pair1. Jeff Ebert2. Larry Richardson3. WEG Shropshires4. Dave Richardson5. WEG & I-80 Flocks

Young Flock1. Jeff Ebert2. Dave Richardson3. WEG Shropshires4. Larry Richardson5. WEG & I-80 Flocks

Pen of 4, any sex1. Jeff Ebert2. Dave Richardson3. WEG Shropshires4. Larry Richardson5. WEG & I-80 Flocks

Breeders Flock1. WEG Shropshires2. Dave Richardson3. Jeff Ebert4. Larry Richardson5. WEG & I-80 Flocks

New York Judge: Brian Barkley

Yearling Ram1. Calvin Verduin

(Champion Ram)2. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 3. Mandy Swartz4. Mandy Swartz

Senior Ram Lamb1. Elaine Jaycox

(Res Champion Ram)2. Calvin Verduin

Intermediate Ram Lamb1. Calvin Verduin2. Mandy Swartz3. Calvin Verduin

Junior Ram Lamb1. Bishop & Bishop Shrops2. Mandy Swartz3. Mandy Swartz

Pair Ram Lambs

1. Calvin Verduin2. Mandy Swartz

Senior Yearling Ewe1. Calvin Verduin2. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 3. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 4. Calvin Verduin

Junior Yearling Ewe1. Elaine Jaycox

(Champion Ewe)2. Mandy Swartz 3. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 4. Mandy Swartz5. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 6. Elaine Jaycox7. Calvin Verduin8. Calvin Verduin9. Brendan Pimm

Pair Yearling Ewes1. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 2. Elaine Jaycox3. Mandy Swartz4. Calvin Verduin

Senior Ewe Lamb1. Mark Fiegl2. Mandy Swartz3. Brendan Pimm4. Bishop & Bishop Shrops5. Brendan Pimm6. Mandy Swartz

Intermediate Ewe Lamb1. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick

(Res Champion Ewe)2. Brendan Pimm3. Elaine Jaycox4. Calvin Verduin5. Mark Fiegl6. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 7. Calvin Verduin8. Mandy Swartz9. Mandy Swartz

Junior Ewe Lamb1. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 2. Bishop & Bishop Shrops3. Calvin Verduin4. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 5. Elaine Jaycox6. Calvin Verduin7. Elaine Jaycox

8. Mandy Swartz9. Bishop & Bishop Shrops

Pair Ewe Lambs1. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 2. Elaine Jaycox3. Mandy Swartz4. Bishop & Bishop Shrops5. Brendan Pimm6. Calvin Verduin7. Mark Fiegl

Mixed Pair1. Calvin Verduin2. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 3. Elaine Jaycox4. Bishop & Bishop Shrops5. Mandy Swartz

Pen of 4 Lambs1. Elaine Jaycox2. Bishop & Bishop Shrops3. Calvin Verduin4. Mandy Swartz

Flock 1. Dan & Lynn FitzPatrick 2. Elaine Jaycox3. Calvin Verduin4. Mandy Swartz

OhioJudge: John Mrozinski

Yearling Ram1. Pence Farms

Res. Champion Ram2. City Limits Sheep Farm3. Josh Sargent4. John Melvin5. Jason & Beth Percival6. Matt Dirlam7. Oscar Sweet8. JL & GL Diehl9. Jake Mingus

Fall Ram Lamb1. City Limits Sheep Farm2. Randy & Julie Rife3. Sean Bryant4. Randy & Julie Rife5. BWB Farms

Early Spring Ram Lamb1. Randy & Julie Rife

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Champion Ram2. Evans Shropshires3. Trevor High4. Randy & Julie Rife5. Sarah Nichols6. Barnes Farms7. High Life Farms8. Glenn & Joan High9. City Limits Sheep Farm

10. Pence FarmsLate Spring Ram Lamb1. Isler Shropshires2. Randy & Julie Rife3. City Limits Sheep Farm4. High Life Farms5. Sean Bryant6. Brandt Sheep Farm7. Wayne Brooks8. Randy & Julie Rife9. Schoolhouse Shropshires

10. City Limits Sheep FarmPair Ram Lambs1. Randy & Julie Rife2. City Limits Sheep Farm3. High Life Farms4. Sean Bryant5. Isler Shropshires6. Brandt Sheep Farm7. Pence Farms8. Sarah Nichols9. Barnes Farms

10. Wayne BrooksEarly Yearling Ewe1. City Limits Sheep Farm Champion Ewe2. Sean Bryant3. Barnes Farms4. Randy & Julie Rife5. Isler Shropshires6. City Limits Sheep Farm7. Pence Farms8. Josh Sargent9. Randy & Julie Rife

10. Pence FarmsLate Yearling Ewe1. Randy & Julie Rife2. Pence Farms3. Sean Bryant4. Pence Farms

5. High Life Farms6. Matt Dirlam7. Oscar Sweet8. City Limits Sheep Farm9. Randy & Julie Rife

10. City Limits Sheep FarmPair Yearling Ewes1. Randy & Julie Rife2. Sean Bryant3. Pence Farms4. City Limits Sheep Farm5. Isler Shropshires6. High Life Farms7. Matt Dirlam8. BWB Farms9. Brandt Sheep Farm

10. Josh SargentFall Ewe Lamb1. City Limits Sheep Farm2. Randy & Julie Rife3. City Limits Sheep Farm4. Sean Bryant5. Randy & Julie Rife6. Sean Bryant7. BWB Farms8. Jake Mingus

Early Spring Ewe Lamb1. Matt Dirlam2. Isler Shropshires3. Pence Farms4. City Limits Sheep Farm5. High Life Farms6. Seth Evans7. Josh Sargent8. City Limits Sheep Farm9. Randy & Julie Rife

10. Brandt Sheep FarmIntermed. Spring Ewe Lamb1. Pence Farms

Res. Champion Ewe2. Randy & Julie Rife3. High Life Farms4. Evans Shropshires5. Sean Bryant6. Wayne Brooks7. City Limits Sheep Farm8. Brandt Sheep Farm9. High Life Farms

10. Sarah Nichols

Late Spring Ewe Lamb1. City Limits Sheep Farm2. Pence Farms3. Pence Farms4. High Life Farms5. Megan Hardesty6. BWB Farms7. City Limits Sheep Farm8. Randy & Julie Rife9. Ellen McDevitt-Stredney

10. High Life FarmsPair Ewe Lambs1. City Limits Sheep Farm2. Pence Farms3. Randy & Julie Rife4. High Life Farms5. Sean Bryant6. Isler Shropshires7. Ellen McDevitt-Stredney8. BWB Farms9. Brandt Sheep Farm

10. Josh SargentSet of Twin Lambs1. City Limits Sheep Farm2. Randy & Julie Rife3. High Life Farms4. Barnes Farms5. Trevor High

Best Pen of 4 Lambs1. City Limits Sheep Farm2. Randy & Julie Rife3. Pence Farms4. High Life Farms5. Isler Shropshires6. Sean Bryant

Flock1. Randy & Julie Rife2. City Limits Sheep Farm3. Pence Farms4. Sean Bryant5. High Life Farms6. BWB FarmsPremier Exhibitor1. City Limits Sheep Farm

WisconsinJudge: Donna Mays

Yearling Ram

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1. Step Ahead Shropshires2. Tim Elsbury3. Dave Elsbury

Fall Ram Lamb1. Step Ahead Shropshires

Senior Champion RamStep Ahead Shropshires

Res Champion Senior RamStep Ahead Shropshires

January Ram Lamb1. Tim Elsbury2. Tim Elsbury3. Emily Petzel4. Dave Elsbury

February Ram Lamb1. Tim Elsbury2. Step Ahead Shropshires3. Dave Elsbury

March Ram Lamb1. Charlotte Stephenson2. Tim Elsbury3. Step Ahead Shropshires

Junior Champion RamCharlotte Stephenson

Res Junior Champion RamTim Elsbury

Pair of Ram Lambs1. Step Ahead Shropshires2. Tim Elsbury3. Dave Elsbury

Grand Champion RamStep Ahead Shropshires

Res Grand Champion RamStep Ahead Shropshires

Yearling Ewe1. Tim Elsbury2. Tim Elsbury3. Step Ahead Shropshires4. Charlotte Stephenson5. Charlotte Stephenson6. Step Ahead Shropshires7. Dave Elsbury8. Michael Elsbury9. Dave Elsbury

10. Emily PetzelPair of Yearling Ewes1. Tim Elsbury2. Charlotte Stephenson3. Step Ahead Shropshires

4. Dave ElsburyFall Ewe Lamb1. Tim Elsbury2. Step Ahead Shropshires

Senior Champion EweTim Elsbury

Res Senior Champion EweTim Elsbury

January Ewe Lamb1. Emily Petzel2. Tim Elsbury3. Tim Elsbury4. Dave Elsbury5. Charlotte Stephenson6. Step Ahead Shropshires

February Ewe Lamb1. Tim Elsbury2. Step Ahead Shropshires3. Dave Elsbury4. Charlotte Stephenson5. Emily Petzel

6. Michael ElsburyMarch Ewe Lamb1. Charlotte Stephenson2. Step Ahead Shropshires3. Step Ahead Shropshires4. Sugar Ridge Gabrielle

Pair of Ewe Lambs1. Tim Elsbury2. Dave Elsbury3. Step Ahead Shropshires4. Charlotte Stephenson5. Emily Petzel

Junior Champion EweTim Elsbury

Res Junior Champion EweEmily Petzel

Grand Champion EweTim Elsbury

Res Grand Champion EweTim Elsbury

Exhibitor’s Flock

Photo provided by Greg Dohler/The Gazette

Edith Miller gets a lamb ready for the show ring at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Aug. 11.

Getting ready for the show Edith Miller and her husband, Harvey who was a National Director from the Penn-Md and South Dis-trict, have been long time Shropshire Breeders. Harvey has passed away and Edith currently resides with her son, Bryan and his wife, Fabiola in Rocky Ridge, Md. where Edith enjoys caring for the Miller Flock, espe-cially during lambing time.

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1. Tim Elsbury2. Charlotte Stephenson3. Step Ahead Shropshires4. Dave Elsbury

Premier ExhibitorTim Elsbury

Clark CountyRidgefield, Washington

Judge: Justin BenzYearling Ram:1. Tracy Hannan

Senior Ram Lamb1. Darrell Dockter2. Kalina Barker Family3. Darrell Dockter4. Kalina Barker Family

Junior Ram Lamb1. Darrell Dockter2. Karol Willie3. Darrell Dockter4. Larson Livestock5. Kalina Barker Family6. Tracy Hannan7. Karol Willie8. Kalina Barker Family9. Laurie Koch

10. Larson Livestock11. Tracy Hannan12. Laurie KochPair of Ram Lambs1. Darrell Dockter2. Karol Willie3. Larson Livestock4. Kalina Barker Family5. Tracy Hannan6. Laurie Koch

Champion Ram Darrell Dockter (Junior Ram Lamb)Reserve Champion Ram Karol Willie (Junior Ram Lamb)Yearling Ewe1. Darrell Dockter2. Laurie Koch3. Karol Willie4. Darrell Dockter

5. Kalina Barker Family6. Karol Willie7. Larson Livestock8. Tracy Hannan9. Kalina Barker Family

10. Laurie KochPair of Yearling Ewes1. Darrell Dockter2. Karol Willie3. Laurie Koch4. Kalina Barker Family5. Larson Livestock6. Tracy Hannan

Senior Ewe Lamb1. Karol Willie2. Darrell Dockter3. Kalina Barker Family4. Darrell Dockter 5. Kalina Barker Family

Junior Ewe Lamb1. Darrell Dockter2. Tracy Hannan3. Darrell Dockter4. Kalina Barker Family5. Laurie Koch6. Laurie Koch7. Kalina Barker Family8. Tracy Hannan9. Larson Livestock

10. Karol WilliePair of Ewe Lambs1. Darrell Dockter2. Tracy Hannan3. Kalina Barker Family4. Karol Willie

5. Larson Livestock6. Laurie Koch

Champion Ewe Darrell Dockter (Yearling Ewe)Reserve Champion Ewe Laurie Koch (Yearling Ewe)Young Flock1. Darrell Dockter2. Kalina Barker Family3. Karol Willie4. Tracy Hannan5. Larson Livestock6. Laurie Koch

Get of Sire1. Darrell Dockter2. Karol Willie3. Kalina Barker Family4. Laurie Koch5. Larson Livestock

Flock1. Darrell Dockter2. Karol Willie 3. Tracy Hannan4. Kalina Barker Family5. Laurie Koch6. Larson Livestock

Best Pair1. Darrell Dockter2. Karol Willie3. Laurie Koch4. Tracy Hannan5. Kalina Barker Family6. Larson Livestock

Shropshires to be featured breed at Clark County Fair Ashley (Harold) Larson, Secretary/Treasurer of the North West Shropshire Breeder’s Association, reports that Shropshires will be the featured breed next year at the Clark County Fair in Ridgefield, Wash. There will be a junior show included in the open show. The fair will run Aug. 2-11, 2013. For more information, contact Ashley at 360-790-1671.

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By Megan Hardesty, SecretaryNational Junior Shropshire Sheep

Association A year ago, I would not be writing this article. I would not be writing it because I would not be serving as the National Junior Shropshire Sheep Association secretary. Last year at Louisville we started this organiza-tion. For our first year, we have not done much but we have laid roots for the future. We started with T-shirt orders. A National Junior Shropshire Sheep Association logo (shown at right) was developed and used for the shirts. At the sale in Eaton, we had a Junior Association meeting. Junior mem-bers and breeders ate hot dogs thanks to the Ohio Shropshire Breeders Association. There has been much discussion among the Junior Board over the last year and we have many plans for future years. We continue to sell hats to help collect funds. We will be meeting at the North American International Livestock Expo. There will be pizza at 5 p.m., followed by the Junior Association meeting. After the meet-ing, there will be a quiz bowl. At the meet-ing, we will be discussing what we as junior members want to see for the future. There will be elections for each districts’ board representative. I can’t wait to see each and every one of you at NAILE. Enjoy your fall.

From the NJSSA Secretary

From the NJSSA Ambassador

By Jared BruhinShropshire Ambassador

Junior Mentoring Program

As the Shropshire Ambassador, one of the things I hope I might be able to accomplish this year was to implement a Junior Mentor-

ing Program. This would be a program where junior Shropshire breeders would be paired with an adult or older teen breeder to serve as a mentor or someone to help assist those younger members. Assistance could be noth-ing more than an occasional phone call to check in and see how things are going, to being able to assist with developing a breed-ing program, or someone who is there to answer questions from the young breeder. This program idea was presented to the Shropshire Board of Directors and they seem very interested in seeing a program of this type developed. For this program to work, it will take a group of Shropshire breeders who are will-ing to invest a small amount of their time into the future of our breed. Each breeder who volunteers to be a part of this program will be given a few young producers in their area to work with. You will just need to be available to help answer questions. Becky will be keeping a list of adult Shrop-shire breeders at her office to pair up with juniors. If you are willing to serve as a men-tor you simply need to let her know. As we begin receiving names we will start the pro-cess of assigning young breeders. For those young breeders currently involved with Shropshires, they will also be given the op-tion of participating in this new program. For any new juniors they will automatically be

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We had agreat dayin Ohio!

Middleburgh NY518-827-5726 • 518-231-7245

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Willaine’s 62Thanks to Dennis Avery

for purchasing thisyearling ewe.

Thank you to thebuyers this year–

Taylor HarrisonMadison Gropman

Gabe and Logan EggelstonMichelle and Konnor Kane

Brit HalletBartholomew Family

Ambassador sought for ASRA Are you an enthusiastic junior member who is excited about the Shropshire breed? Do you have lots of leadership skills, love to speak to groups, like to travel, and have a passion to promote our breed? If so, this is for you. The American Shropshire Regis-try Association is looking for its fourth Ju-nior Ambassador to promote and represent the breed at events throughout the United States. This is to be a one year term to begin at the North American International Livestock Expo to be held in Louisville in November. The selection process will consist of an ap-plication and interview process. Once se-

NAILE Silent Auction will raise funds for the Junior Shropshire Association.

Baskets should be available for display by Sunday, Nov 11. Bidding will close at the end of the open show

on Tuesday, Nov 13. Your donation or generous bid for this great cause is always appreciated!”

It’s All About Juniors!

paired with a mentor. I hope you will consider becoming in-volved in this mentoring program. It will be an investment in the future of our breed and the opportunity to develop new friendships. I encourage you to volunteer and let Becky know of your interest in this new program.

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2012 Shropshire Ewe Lamb Futurity as of 10-2-12 Juniors breeders, take note that there is still opportunity to do well with females nominated but not shown yet!

EastPlacing Points Name State Animal Shows Reg. No.

1. 10 Kaitlin Klair DE Moeller 2908 2 M4459412. 10 Alex Swan DE High 132 2 M445723Mid-East1. 57 Courtney Sargent OH Mrozinski 12-13 5 M4460612. 43 Josh Sargent OH Majors 12-1439 5 M4460423. 30 Sean Bryant OH Schoolhouse 12-19 2 M4460064. 28 Kennedy Algire OH Bryant 12-036 2 M4461085. 4 Jake Mingus OH Schoolhouse 1 West & Central1. 50 Dalton Hicks OK Rife 12-030 4 M4457402. 45 Dalton Hicks OK Mrozinski 12-07 4 M4460573. 35 Emily Petzel WI Mrozinski 12-14 3 M4467964. 25 Alicia Heinecke MO BWB Farms 1273 3 M4456564. 25 Jaedyn Slutz IL Elsbury 1349 1 5. 21 Molly Jo Woods IL Melvin 1642 4 M4461496. 20 Alicia Heinecke MO Adams 1203 2 M4464297. 12 Molly Jo Woods OK Hoffman 706 2 M4458457. 12 Molly Jo Woods IL Avery 12-48 2 M44609110. 9 Molly Jo Woods IL Mrozinski 12-23 2 M44680011. 4 Alicia Heinecke MO Rife 12-02 1 M44573512. 1 Alicia Heinecke MO BWB Farms 1249 1 M4461722012 Shropshire Yearling Ewe Futurity1. 47 Josh Sargent OH Mrozinski 11-08 5 M4439662. 36 Courtney Sargent OH Avery’s 11-15 5 M443942 Questions should be directed to Mark McCabe at 740-360-1103 or email him at: [email protected].

lected, the ambassador will be required to attend the following functions: Ohio Shrop-shire Classic, National Shropshire Sale, Na-tional Shropshire Show, your own state fair, and at least one more state fair or regional show. If there are meeting or banquets re-lated with these events you will be asked to attend to speak about the Shropshire breed and special events that are taking place. You will also be required to take an active role in any fundraisers that are being held for the association. From time to time the Board of Directors may also ask you to take part in one of their meetings to discuss future plans.

After you have been selected, you will work directly with the head of the youth committee to make all of your plans and help you with whatever you may need. You will also be asked to submit a report to the Shropshire Voice for each publishing. Who can apply? Any junior Shropshire member in good standing who is at least 15 years of age as of January 1, but not to exceed 20 as of January 1. Applications may be obtained from the Registry Office or on www.shropshires.org and are due back to the office by Nov. 1, 2012. Finalists to be in-terviewed in Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 10.

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to these breeders who nominated Shropshire ewes to the 2012 Futurity Programs!

Ewe LambsBrockmann Shropshires – 2Craig & Patterson – 1Schoolhouse Shropshires – 3City limits Sheep Farm – 5erik Mrozinski – 8Adams Shropshires – 2Randy & Julie Rife – 23Avery Shropshires – 4Knepp Shropshires – 2Katie Schimm – 1Gavin Hoffman Arvin – 2Rolling Hills Farm – 4Mandy Swartz, Attica loc-Up – 2John Melvin Family – 3Jason Heeg – 2Morgan Cabaniss – 3emma Joy Hawkins – 1Glenn High & Family – 9ebert Sheep Farm – 3Mike & Karen elsbury – 3Kyle Moshier – 1Birkhimer Family – 2SS Shrops – 3Jason & Beth Percival - 1Wenner Family Farm – 1Bryan Miller Shropshires – 3Plain View Farms – 1Michael l Anderson – 2JeM Farm – 1Isler Shropshires – 2Austin & Trent Bechtold – 4Sugar Ridge Ranch – 1

Brandt Sheep Farms – 2FW Heaton & Family – 3Majors Show lambs – 3Fritz Farms – 2BWB Farms – 3Creamer Shrops – 3Bryant Shrops – 3Sargent Shropshires – 1Highlife Farms – 1Moeller Club lambs - 1

Yearling EwesMichael l Anderson – 4Plain View Farm – 1City limits Sheep Farm – 1Kyle Moshier – 1Sando Farms – 1Schoolhouse Shropshires – 1High life Farm – 1erik Mrozinski – 2Avery Shropshires – 1Randy & Julie Rife – 2Willaine Farm – 1Rolling Hills Farm – 1Monica ebert – 1John Melvin Family – 1Bryant Shrops – 1Oscar Sweet – 1

In addition, there were three 2011 Futurity Ewe Lambs renominated to the 2012 Yearling Ewe Futurity

Courtney Sargent – 1Josh Sargent – 1Dalton Hicks - 1

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All-American Junior Show

Des Moines, IAJudged by Wes Limesand

Fall Ram Lamb1. Sean Bryant2. Jared Bruhin3. Monica Ebert

January Ram Lamb1. Rachel Flanders, Champion2. Jared Bruhin3. Monica Ebert4. Cameron Snyder5. Emily Petzel6. Madison Kirchmann7. Monica Ebert8. Jansyn Van Horn

February Ram Lamb1. Chris Whittaker2. Caleb Fritz3. Monica Ebert4. Jared Bruhin5. Monica Ebert6. Brianna Brockmann7. Courtney Sargent8. Josh Sargent9. Emily Anderson

10. Caleb Fritz11. Branden StahelMarch Ram Lamb1. Dalton Hicks, Res Champion2. Monica Ebert3. Sean Bryant4. Jared Bruhin5. Kennedy Algire6. Monica Ebert7. Caleb Fritz8. Emily Anderson

Early Yearling Ewe1. Chris Whittaker, Champion2. Sean Bryant3. Rachel Flanders4. Cameron Snyder5. Madison Kirchmann6. Jared Bruhin7. Dalton Hicks8. Jake Mingus

TheAllAmericanJuniorShowShrop-shire Exhibitors would like to thanktheASRAandthefollowingpeopleforsponsoringclassawardsin2012

FallRamLamb–BrandtSheepFarm, Anna,OHJanuaryRamLamb–MelvinFamily, MountSterling,OHFebruaryRamLamb–SSShrops,Jim GruenhagenFamily,Davenport,IAMarchRamLamb–ErikMrozinski, RollingPrairie,INChampionRam–Josh&Becca Krinsky,Washington,OKReserveChampionRam–BWBFarms Inc,Martinsville,OHYearlingEwe1–CreamerShropshires, Prospect,OHYearlingEwe2–TranquilityFarm, Sevierville,TNPairYearlingEwes–Avery Shropshires,Bremen,INFallEweLamb–Randy&JulieRife, YellowSprings,OHJanuaryEweLamb–McCabe Shropshires,Prospect,OHFebruaryEweLamb–Isler Shropshires,Prospect,OHFebruaryEweLamb–JimPercival, SchoolhouseShropshires,Xenia,OHMarchEweLamb–BryantShropshires, Fredericktown,OHChampionEwe-Josh&BeccaKrinskyReserveChampionEwe–ErikMrozinskiYoungFlock–JohnMrozinskiBestFourHeadofEwes–LeviStout, StoutFarms,Trafalgar,INMarketLamb–BechtoldShropshires, NorthManchester,INPetersonFamily,Leyden,MAThanks to all for helping to make a special show!

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Dalton Hicks “takes it easy” after winning the Flock Class at the Iowa State Fair this summer. Dalton also earned Reserve Ram with a ram he raised, D. Hicks 1204 and Reserve Champion Ewe with Mrozinski 12-07.

9. Dalton Hicks10. Kennedy Algire11. Josh Sargent12. Caleb Fritz13. Jacob Fowler14. Monica Ebert15. Jacob FowlerLate Yearling Ewe1. Brianna Brockmann, Res Champion2. Sean Bryant3. Chris Whittaker4. Madison Kirchmann5. Jared Bruhin6. Cameron Snyder7. Caleb Fritz8. Courtney Sargent9. Rachel Flanders

10. Josh Sargent11. Courtney Sargent12. Monica Ebert13. Kelsey Verhaeghe14. Jansyn VanHorn15. Emily PetzelPair Yearling Ewes1. Sean Bryant2. Chris Whittaker

3. Dalton Hicks4. Madison Kirchmann5. Jared Bruhin6. Rachel Flanders7. Cameron Snyder8. Courtney Sargent9. Josh Sargent

10. Caleb Fritz11. Jacob Fowler12. Monica EbertFall Ewe Lamb1. Brianna Brockmann2. Dalton Hicks3. Sean Bryant4. Rachel Flanders5. Alicia Heinecke6. Alicia Heinecke

January Ewe Lamb1. Brianna Brockmann2. Sean Bryant3. Madison Kirchmann4. Courtney Sargent5. Rachel Flanders6. Emily Petzel7. Chris Whittaker8. Dalton Hicks9. Cameron Snyder

10. Jared Bruhin11. Monica Ebert12. Monica Ebert13. Dalton Hicks14. Josh Sargent15. Caleb Fritz16. Jake MingusFebruary Ewe Lamb1. Madison Kirchmann2. Sean Bryant3. Jared Bruhin4. Cameron Snyder5. Caleb Fritz6. Chris Whittaker7. Sean Bryant8. Rachel Flanders9. Monica Ebert

10. Josh Sargent11. Courtney Sargent12. Kennedy Algire13. Monica Ebert14. Caleb Fritz15. Dalton Hicks16. Emily Anderson17. Emily Anderson18. Jacob Fowler19. Jake Mingus20. Emily PetzelMarch Ewe Lamb1. Monica Ebert2. Monica Ebert3. Jared Bruhin4. Jared Bruhin5. Dalton Hicks6. Chris Whittaker7. Kennedy Algire8. Caleb Fritz9. Jacob Fowler

Pair Ewe Lambs1. Sean Bryant2. Brianna Brockmann3. Monica Ebert4. Caleb Fritz5. Madison Kirchmann6. Alicia Heinecke7. Jared Bruhin8. Cameron Snyder9. Rachel Flanders

10. Josh Sargent

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11. Courtney Sargent12. Emily Anderson13. Dalton Hicks14. Kennedy Algire15. Emily Petzel16. Jacob FowlerYoung Flock1. Rachel Flanders2. Dalton Hicks3. Sean Bryant4. Courtney Sargent5. Madison Kirchmann6. Jared Bruhin7. Cameron Snyder8. Brianna Brockmann9. Caleb Fritz

10. Monica Ebert11. Josh Sargent12. Emily Anderson13. Chris Whittaker14. Kennedy AlgireBest 4 Head of Ewes1. Chris Whittaker2. Sean Bryant3. Cameron Snyder4. Dalton Hicks5. Madison Kirchmann6. Jared Bruhin7. Rachel Flanders8. Josh Sargent9. Monica Ebert

10. Caleb Fritz11. Courtney Sargent12. Jacob FowlerMarket Lamb1. Emma Stewart, Champion2. Caleb Fritz, Res Champion3. Alesha Binkley4. Seth Michael5. Reilly Stewart6. Monica Ebert7. Monica Ebert8. Rachel Flanders9. Jansyn VanHorn

10. Jared Bruhin11. Jared Bruhin12. Courtney Sargent

13. Allison Vaughan14. Emily Anderson15. Joshua BohnRam Fleece1. Jared Bruhin, Champion2. Jared Bruhin3. Monica Ebert4. Caleb Fritz5. Monica Ebert

Ewe Fleece1. Jared Bruhin2. Jared Bruhin3. Caleb Fritz4. Monica Ebert5. Monica Ebert

Showmanship 1 Kennedy Algire

Showmanship 4 Emily Anderson

Showmanship 5 Joshua Bohn Alicia Heinecke

Showmanship 8 Jacob Fowler

Showmanship 9 Dalton Hicks Rachel Flanders

Showmanship 10 Brianna Brockmann

Showmanship 12 Jared Bruhin

Showmanship 13 Cameron Snyder Madison Kirchmann Emily Petzel Courtney Sargent Chris Whittaker

Showmanship 14 Josh Sargent

Showmanship 15 Monica Ebert Caleb Fritz Sean Bryant

Skillathon Senior Emily Petzel Jared Bruhin Caleb Fritz Monica Ebert

Skillathon Intermediate Brianna Brockmann Rachel Flanders

Skillathon Junior Jacob Fowler

Skillathon Beginner Joshua Bohn

Judging Contest Senior Emily Petzel Caleb Fritz Monica Ebert Jared Bruhin Chris Whittaker

Judging Contest Intermed. Rachel Flanders Brianna Brockmann

Judging Contest Junior Jacob Fowler

Judging Contest Beginner Alicia Heinecke Emily Anderson Joshua Bohn

PowerPoint Senior Emily Petzel Monica Ebert Jared Bruhin

Logo Junior Jacob Fowler

Logo Beginner Joshua Bohn

Ad Layout Senior Monica Ebert Jared Bruhin Emily Petzel

Poster Junior Jacob Fowler

Photo Senior Jared Bruhin Emily Petzel Monica Ebert

Photo Junior Jacob Fowler

Photo Beginner Emily Anderson

Essay Senior Emily Petzel Monica Ebert Jared Bruhin

T Shirt Senior

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Monica Ebert Emily Petzel Jared Bruhin

TOP GUN Monica Ebert

Ohio State Fair Jr. ShowJudged by Matt Martin

Yearling Ram1. Alyssa Pence

Junior Ram Lamb2. Mary Evans, Champion3. Taylor–Darby High Res. Champion4. Trevor High5. Courtney Sargent6. Trevor High7. Jake Mingus8. Alyssa Pence

Late Ram Lamb1. Trevor High2. Jake Mingus3. Trevor High4. Alyssa Pence5. Courtney Sargent

Yearling Ewe1. Trevor High, Champ.2. Alyssa Pence3. Taylor-Darby High4. Mary Evans5. Courtney Sargent6. Alyssa Pence7. Alyson Pence8. Courtney Sargent9. Alyson Pence

10. Jacob FowlerSenior Ewe Lamb1. Jake Mingus

Early Ewe Lamb2. Courtney Sargent3. Trevor High4. Alyssa Pence5. Jacob Wenner6. Taylor-Darby High7. Mary Evans8. Trevor High

9. Alyssa Pence10. Jake Mingus11. Taylor-Darby HighLate Ewe Lamb1. Trevor High, Res Champ2. Mary Evans3. Alyssa Pence4. Ellen McDevitt- Stredney5. Alyssa Pence6. Taylor-Darby High7. Jacob Wenner8. Mary Evans9. Courtney Sargent

10. Alyson PenceFlock1. Trevor High2. Mary Evans3. Alyson Pence4. Courtney Sargent5. Taylor-Darby HighBest 3 Head Trevor HighBest Headed Ram Alyssa PenceBest Headed Ewe Mary EvansPremier Exhibitor Trevor High

Midwest Junior

Preview ShowJune 16, Chillicothe, MO

Fall Ram Lamb1. Sara Bartholomew

Spring Ram2. Dalton Hicks3. Brandon Stahel4. Sara Bartholomew5. Taylor Kemp6. Sara Bartholomew

Champion Ram Dalton Hicks

Res Champion Ram Sara Bartholomew

Yearling Ewe1. Dalton Hicks2. Dalton Hicks3. Sara Bartholomew4. Sara Bartholomew

Fall Ewe Lamb1. Alicia Heinecke2. Sara Bartholomew3. Dalton Hicks4. Alicia Heinecke

Spring Ewe Lamb1. Dalton Hicks2. Dalton Hicks3. Alicia Heinecke4. Sara Bartholomew5. Marshall Kemp6. Taylor Kemp7. Taylor Kemp

Champion EweDalton Hicks

Reserve Champion EweAlicia Heinecke

North East Youth Sheep

ShowJuly 22, W. Springfield, MA

Judge: Matt ScramlinSenior Showmanship1. Colby Clark

(Champ. Sr Showman)2. Dillon Harris3. Clayton Stephens4. Sarah Weeks

Junior Showmanship1. Jeffrey Weeks II

Novice Showmanship1. Destiny Powell

Yearling Ram1. Clayton Stephens (Champion Ram)

Intermediate Ram Lamb1. Colby Clark (Reserve Champion Ram)2. Destiny Powell3. Jeffrey Weeks II

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4. Jeffrey Weeks IIJunior Ram Lamb1. Colby Clark2. Colby Clark3. Destiny Powell4. Dillon Harris5. Sarah Weeks6. Taylor Harrison7. Sarah Weeks

Pair of Ram Lambs1. Colby Clark2. Destiny Powell3. Jeffrey Weeks II4. Sarah Weeks

Yearling Ewe1. Colby Clark (Champion Ewe)2. Colby Clark3. Destiny Powell4. Clayton Stephens5. Clayton Stephens6. Dillon Harris7. Destiny Powell8. Sarah Weeks9. Jeffrey Weeks II

Pair of Yearling Ewes1. Colby Clark2. Clayton Stephens3. Destiny Powell

Senior Ewe Lamb1. Taylor Harrison

Intermediate Ewe Lamb2. Colby Clark3. Destiny Powell4. Colby Clark5. Dillon Harris6. Jeffrey Weeks II7. Jeffrey Weeks II

Junior Ewe Lamb1. Colby Clark (Reserve Champion Ewe)2. Colby Clark3. Clayton Stephens4. Clayton Stephens5. Destiny Powell6. Sarah Weeks7. Sarah Weeks

Pair of Ewe Lambs1. Colby Clark

2. Clayton Stephens3. Destiny Powell4. Jeffrey Weeks II5. Sarah Weeks

Exhibitors Flock1. Colby Clark2. Clayton Stephens3. Destiny Powell4. Dillon Harris5. Jeffrey Weeks II6. Sarah Weeks

2012 Oregon State Fair

Jack Kalina Jr. Shropshire Show, August 25, 2012Judge: Tor Sorenson

Yearling Ewe:1. Laurie Koch2. Emma Joy Hawkins3. Laurie Koch4. Emma Joy Hawkins5. Chance Olufson6. Tatiana Thompson

7. Meghan Baker8. Meghan Baker

Spring Ewe Lamb:1. Emma Joy Hawkins2. Laurie Koch3. Tatiana Thompson4. Luke Hawkins5. Luke Hawkins

Oregon State Fair Junior Show participants, front from left. Laurie Koch with the Reserve Champion Ewe and Emma Joy Hawkins with the Champion Ewe. Middle row, Chance Olufson, Jamie Cham-bers, Tatiana Thompson, Luke Hawkins, Meghan Baker and Athean-na Bennett. Back, Hunter Bennett, Gabe Ayala, and Isabella Ayala.

Emma Joy Hawkins with her Champion Ewe at the Oregon State Jr. Shropshire show.

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6. Jamie Chambers7. Emma Joy Hawkins8. Jamie Chambers9. Laurie Koch

10. Gabe Ayala

11. Atheanna Bennett12. Atheanna Bennett13. Chance Olufson14. Isabella AyalaBest Pair:

1. Emma Joy Hawkins2. Laurie Koch3. Luke Hawkins4. Tatiana Thompson5. Isabella Ayala6. Chance Olufson

Champion Ewe: Emma Joy Hawkins-Reserve Champion Ewe: Laurie Koch-spring ewe lambSenior Showmanship 1. Laurie Koch2. Luke Hawkins3. Tatiana Thompson4. Meghan Baker

Junior Showmanship1. Jamie Chambers2. Atheanna Bennett3. Emma Joy Hawkins4. Hunter Bennett5. Chance Olufson6. Isabella Ayala7. Gabe Ayala

Shropshire Spectacular Junior ShowJune 22, Springfield, Ill Judge: Bill Buckland

All received cash for each placing. Class win-ners were awarded sheep blankets. Blankets were do-nated by, The Snyder Family, Mike Anderson, City Limits, Brockmann Shropshires, Rick Adams and Plain View Farm.Early Ram Lamb1. Chris Whittaker2. Dain Richie3. Dain Richie

Late Ram Lamb1. Katie Schimm

Yearling ewe1. Jaedyn Slutz

Brianna Brockmann won the Intermediate Showmanship contest at the Shropshire Spectacular and received a blanket presented in memory of Steven Maddox.

The Junior exhibitors at the 2012 Spectacular Junior Show, front from left, Amber Mies, Dain Richie, Ashland Hermes, Samantha Mies, Jaedyn Slutz. Back, Brianna Brockmann, Sara Nyen, Mariah Shearer and Chris Whittaker.

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2. Chris Whittaker3. Katie Schimm4. Mariah Shearer5. Sarah Nyen6. Sarah Nyen7. Kirsten Rapp

Fall Ewe Lamb1. Jaedyn Stulz2. Brianna Brockmann3. Mariah Shearer4. Samantha Mies

Early Ewe Lamb1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Chris Whittaker3. Samantha Mies

Late Ewe Lamb1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Chris Whittaker3. Mariah Shearer4. Brianna Brockmann5. Katie Schimm6. Samantha Mies

Market Lamb (show spon-sored by Knepp Shrop-shires and Rick Adams).1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Chris Whittaker

Showmanship winners re-ceived blankets sponsored by Rinda Maddox given in

memory of Steve Maddox.Showmanship1. Jaedyn Slutz2. Samantha Mies3. Dain Richie4. Ashland Hermes

Showmanship1. Brianna Brockmann2. Kirsten Rapp3. Austin Brockmann4. Katie Schimm

Showmanship1. Chris Whittaker2. Mariah Shearer3. Sarah Nyen

Ten-year Shropshire 4-H exhibitor Gavin Brown was recognized at the conclu-sion of the Indiana State Fair Shropshire Show. He was presented a pen set for showing Shropshire ewes for 10 years at the Indiana

State Fair. In the ewe classes, Trent Bechtold earned Junior and Senior Champion Ewes with his yearling ewe be-ing named Overall Cham-pion. Cale Robertson won Reserve Senior Champion and Rachel Flanders won Reserve Junior Champion. Robertson’s yearling ewe was named Reserve Overall Champion. In the showmanship

Gavin Brown receives a pen set for showing Shropshire ewes 10 years at the Indiana State Fair 4-H shows.

Norm Jackson presented Kay-lee Elsbury with her lottery lamb at Indiana.

Trent Bechtold, left, won Champion Ewe and Premier Breeder and Levi Stout was named herdsman at Indiana State Fair.

Indiana Fair award winnersclasses, Robertson was the Junior Showman; Kelsey Verhaeghe was the Inter-mediate and Flanders won the Senior Division. Norm Jackson was the donor of the lottery lamb and this year’s winner was Kaylee Elsbury. Other special award win-ners were Best Three Head and Premier Breeder– Bechtold, Herdsman– Levi Stout, and Champion Trim-mer– Rylee Miller.

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Rueber scholarship winner named Rachel Shambow, daughter of Dr. Richard and Kathy Shambow of Janesville, Wis. is the 2012 winner of the Royce Rueber scholar-ship award. Rachel writes in her application:

“I have been very active in 4-H and FFA during my years in high school. I show Chev-iots, Suffolks and Tunis sheep at Wisconsin State Fair and NAILE. I am currently on the Junior Boards of all three breeds and Presi-dent of the Tunis Junior Board. I have shown numerous years at the All-American and was Top Gun in 2008. I plan to attend the University of Wyo-ming-Laramie to earn my Biology degree. At Wyoming, I plan to be active not only in school, but also in numerous activities such as the Western Thunder Marching Band and in the science departments. I then plan to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison or Colorado State University to earn my DVM for use in wildlife research with a vet-erinary emphasis. I wish to use my degree in wildlife research.”

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Margo Reeseborn August 30, 2012

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to his lambs this next spring.

Four scholarshipsawarded in 2012 Twelve scholarship applications were re-ceived in 2012 and they all showed numer-ous academic, community and Shropshire accomplishments. Since there were no ap-plications received in 2011 or scholarships awarded, a total of four awards were avail-able this year. Scholarships of $400 each are being awarded to Trevor High of McDer-mott, Ohio; Hallie Walker of Williamstown, Mass.; Matthew Dirlam of Mooresville, Ind.; and Emily Petzel of Centuria, Wis. Following you will meet Emily and Mat-thew. Trevor and Hallie will be introduced in the February 2013 issue.

Emily Petzel Emily is the daughter of Mark and Debbie Petzel. She graduated last May from Unity High School in Balsam Lake, Wis. and will at-

tend the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she will follow an Animal Science and Pre-Veterinary curriculum. She maintained a high school GPA of 4.0 and was co-valedic-torian of her class. She achieved over 200 hours in Community Involvement and was the Outstanding Science Student in 2011 and 2012. She was an avid FFA student and was a State Star Farmer Finalist in her senior year and participated on the judging teams for three years. She was also active in tennis and the concert band. Here is a portion of her scholarship essay: “I began my involvement with the sheep industry around seven years ago with some crossbred ewes from a local sheep producer. After my first show season with these lambs, I was hooked and have grown my sheep flock ever since. We built our sheep barn when these ewes were getting ready to lamb and our first lamb was born about a half hour after the barn was finished. I have grown my flock to its present state of around 30 brood ewes which is about all our barn can sustain. My dad gave me a patch of his beef

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cow pasture for my ewes to graze on so I am also limited by the amount of pasture I am allotted. Of the 30 brood ewes I have 10 purebred Shropshire ewes. Additionally I have eight yearling Shropshires to add to my lambing flock. I began my Shropshire flock when there was an ad for a Shropshire starter flock com-petition here in Wisconsin in 2009. I applied and won and then the project began. I would not be getting my ewe lamb till the next year so I researched Shropshire flocks in the Midwest and purchased two ewe lambs from City Limits Sheep Farm in the fall of 2009. From those two ewe lambs, my flock has extended to what it is now in the spring of 2012. I have attended the Wisconsin State Fair since 2007 and 2010 was my first year bringing Shropshires when I won the Cham-pion Ewe with my City Limits yearling. Besides the state fair, I have gone to the All-American Junior Shows, NAILE, and numerous shows throughout Wisconsin. I spend the summer showing my sheep. Through my involvement with sheep, a group of exhibitors from Polk County, in-cluding myself, started a livestock team. We attend state competitions in Madison and have been teaching ourselves how to win in livestock quiz bowl, skillathon, meats judg-ing, and livestock judging. I have had great

Emily Petzel

success in livestock judging throughout the years and this year our team as qualified for the national competitions in quiz bowl and meats judging so far with livestock judging still coming up. Besides competing, I am also a member of the local sheep groups in Wisconsin In-dianhead Sheep Breeders, Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Coop, and Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association. I am the complete manager of the sheep flock as I own them. I feed the ewes, vaccinate, deworm, shear, up-keep fences, and help with the lambing.”

Matthew Dirlam Matthew Dirlam is of Mooresville, Ind. and the son of John and Carol Dirlam. He is a se-nior at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. and is studying Agricultural Economics. He currently holds a GPA of 3.22. In high school, Matt lettered in basketball, cross country and track and field where he was named the most valuable runner. He was awarded the Academic Honors Diploma upon graduating. As a college student, Matt has been on the Dean’s List, participates on the track and is an agronomy member as well as the Block and Bridle and the National Society of Leadership and Success. Following is a portion of Matt’s essay:Matthew Dirlam

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994 Step Rd, Gilson, IL 61436 • Cell: 309-371-4260 • [email protected]

STEP AHEADSHROPS

Grand Champion RamIllinois State Fair

Reserve Grand ChampionWisconsin State Fair

First place yearling eweOhio Classic Sale

Thanks to Edison Shippy & family of IN

Grand Champion RamWisconsin State Fair

Fourth place fall ewe Ohio Classic Sale

Sold to John Cross, ME for $1000

Thanks...to all our buyers this year and to Plain View Farm for allowing us to purchase their elite shropshire flock!

Come visit the farm or look for our entries at the sales next year!Stacy Josefson

to the TOP

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Reminder!cut it short!

Shropshire exhibitors and consignors are reminded that all sheep are to be shorn completely to the knees and hocks. Sheep found to be carrying extra wool above the knee or hock at a show or sale will need to be re-sheared before entering the ring for judging.

– ASRA Board of Directors

up to the barn and pulling lambs while my grandpa was attending IU basketball games.” Congratulations to these young Shrop-shire enthusiasts. We are very proud of our young people and look forward to support-ing our youth activities.

Apply for 2013 Scholarships Two $400 awards will be available in 2013. Students are encouraged to apply for these scholarships as long as they are currently enrolled in an under-graduate program and directly involved with Shropshire sheep. Ap-plications are available on www.shropshires.org and are due June 1st, 2013. Only com-plete applications will be considered which will include official transcripts of all high school and college work completed along with two letters of recommendation for-warded to the office of the ASRA.

“My family has bred Shropshire sheep since 1963. They have been a huge part of our family and my life as far back as I can remember. My grandpa, father and I cur-rently have a flock of 15 registered Shrop-shire brood ewes. My duties within the flock include establishing a breeding program for those 15 ewes, feeding the ewes along par-turition, and lambing the ewes. When the lambs are on the ground I do all the process-ing (tubing, CD&T shots, docking, castrating, tagging; etc.). After weaning I also make the decisions on which lambs we will sell for market/show and which lambs I will show throughout the summer. Some of my other duties include establishing a feeding program for all of our sheep, daily feeding and wa-tering, taking lambs to market, managing our hay operation, and maintaining our barns and sheep facilities. I also train our sheep for show. Some of the shows that I have exhib-ited at include the Indiana State Fair, Ohio State Fair, All-American Junior Show, the N.A.I.L.E., and several county fairs through-out the state of Indiana. Raising Shropshire sheep has had a huge impact on my life. It has taught me many life traits such as hard work and responsibility, as raising any form of livestock is a 24 hour, 365 days a year job. The end result is the most rewarding and satisfying of any activity I can imagine. Raising sheep has also made me make many sacrifices, but it has all been worth it as our sheep has enabled me to have built relationships with my grandma, grandpa, and dad. One of my fondest memories from my childhood is of me and my grandma going

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By Randy RifeBreed Historian

Introduction

In early April Jim Kipp in Wisconsin called and said he and Terri were downsizing and moving 100 miles south to a smaller farm and into a single floor home. He sent me his collection of Shropshire Sale catalogs and memorabilia. In this package were cata-logs from the Shultz 1962 production sale and January 1963 dispersal. This fall marks the 50th Anniversary of these events. I had never seen these books before and were most excited. Lowell Douce bought Lot 120 in the dispersal, Shultz 62-50 and Emil Hartz-ell bought Lot 138, Shultz 62-100, both ram lambs. We happened to later purchase sons of each of these rams that really advanced our young flock. Lowell shared with me that young Kim Titus was sitting on the front row and bought an outstanding ewe lamb for $50 that day. The older breeders knew she was super, but let her sell to Kim to help him and his dad, Russ, build a flock that, in a few years, all went back to that one powerful ewe. I’m sure flocks from all over the country were influenced from those foundation ge-netics that day.

At the Ohio State Fair this summer, I men-tioned to Everett Douce, Lowell’s brother, that my next history article was on Farrell Shultz. He said Farrell and the English ge-netics he introduced to the breed added 40 pounds to all the Shropshires across the breed during that era. I also want to credit Doug Chambers and his “The First Hundred Years” Shropshire Centennial book for the basis of this article. Doug did a magnificent job!

A Purebred Man

Farrell Shultz of Bunker Hill Farm, DeGraff, Ohio ul-

timately established a reputation as one of the premier all-around purebred men in America. From the late 1940s until his dis-persal sale in 1962, nobody seriously chal-lenged his superiority as a breeder, showman or Shropshire promoter, but Farrell “paid his dues;” starting at the bottom as a rank 4-H boy, he tried for 10 years before getting his first county fair blue ribbon. He came into the national circuit against skilled, long-established flockmasters like McKerrow, Iroquois, Rotter, Brown and Moore at a time when Shrops were still the biggest, most competitive classes. Gradually

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he gained a “toe hold” then his “foot in the door” and ultimately domination. At many shows in the late 1950s if it weren’t Shultz, it wasn’t winning. He began biennial produc-tion sales in 1952 that soon were setting re-cord prices. Farrell was a pioneer, a believer, and a pro-moter for the judicious use of production records as one tool in the selection process toward functional breed improvement. His record system was a model for the times and he worked closely with Prof. Ralph Grimshaw and the Ohio Sheep Improve-ment program. Performance scores were listed in his sale catalogues. From 1950 through 1956 one of his ewes, “Tracy 792’ (by an imported sire) estab-lished a Shrop production record that has never been equalled: in seven years she raised two sets of quadruplets, three sets of trip-

lets, a pair of twins and a single; 20 lambs for a lifetime 286%. He routinely exposed his ewe lamb re-placements to rams and thus, he felt, identi-fied his most prolific strains. These geneti-cally superior, but “milked down” yearlings were unattractive to prospective buyers who visited the farm, allowing him to replen-ish the ewe flock from his most productive blood lines. If a ram lamb had satisfactory perfor-mance scores, was well grown-out, correct in his makeup and considered a purebred stud prospect, Farrell christened him with a “flockmaster” trademark. He maintained 100 brood ewes and bred them to five stud rams so he could offer variations of type and lineage to his customers. He was topping many shows with the

“American Type” by the time the first McKerrow imports became available but he immediately began experiment-ing with some of these bloodlines. Not wholly satisfied, he went to England in December, 1951 and hand picked two rams that had a lasting influence on the breed. Imports ‘Sir Winston’ sired the first modern International cham-pion ram with English breeding and his picture was used as the proto-type Shropshire for 20 years. “Tern Cambridge” had been champion at the British Royal and weighed 314 pounds on arrival out of quarantine. When mated to Farrell’s battery of ewes he proved to be prepotent for performance, uniformity and breed type, and his progeny brought then-record prices and influenced nearly every progressive Shrop-shire flock in the United States. At the 1957 Ohio State Fair the top three Shrops in every class, with two exceptions, were sired by “Flockmasters” and his 1958 sale catalogue listed as ref-erence sires nine International champions that had been used at Bunker Hill in the last 10 years. The 1962 Shultz Shropshire Sale catalogue.

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In 1962, at the pinnacle of his success, Farrell was forced by physical problems to disperse his flock and quit farming. He moved to town and became an insurance executive. For 30 years his often-hu-morous, always provocative articles in sheep publications delighted readers. Respected and popular nationwide, his portrait was hung in the Ohio State University Ag-ricultural Hall of Fame in the early 1950s. He always stressed and lived by his code of integrity. His reputation and his skill as a breeder and showman contributed more than any-thing else to the ultimate in-tegration and acceptance of the (old) “new-type English strain” modern American Shropshire.

Farrell’s son, Bill, as a boy showing in Chicago. Bill and his son, Joe, developed one of the very top Ramboullet flocks in America, then sold out only to buy the entire Riverwood Suffolk flock. For several years Bill and his wife, Susan, have focused on breeding production oriented at Bunker Hill Farm. Farrell’s guidance and influ-ence was definitely passed on.

Farrell Shultz holding Imported Tern Cambridge,

age 5 years.

The 1963 Shultz Dispersal Sale catalogue.

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Dear Rinda, Bob and I especially enjoyed the article by Randy Rife concerning the heart-wrenching decisions that come with dispersing the fam-ily farm (May 2012 Voice). Fortunately for me when my mom passed in 2007 my brother and sister had already been operating their Belgian horse semen lab (Orndorff ’s Bel-gians) from the home farm and wanted to continue. My nephews (sons of my sister who passed in 2003) and I wanted nothing more than to see them continue the draft

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Adams Shropshires 6898 S 7000 W RoadChebanse, IL 60922 (815) 697-2903 [email protected]

Anderson FarmsMatthew, Christie, Emily & Andrew919 Coates St.Macon, MO 63552(660) [email protected]

Anderson, Michael L.346 N 1600 EPaxton, IL 60957(217) 379-3189(Cell) 217-781-3348,[email protected]

Avery ShropshiresDennis & Nancy Avery1500 Douglas RoadBremen, IN 46506(574) [email protected] & Sharon Avery(229) 942-3415www.averyshropshires.com

Barnes, Shane & KimSKB Shropshires1122 Browns Creek Rd.Sycamore, PA 15364(724) 852-2673 [email protected]

Barnes, Tim & DebBarnes Farms5707 Mooney RoadRadnor, OH 43066(740) 494-2125Cell: (740) [email protected]

Breeder’s Index Bechtold, Austin & Trent4068 E 1100 NN. Manchester, IN 46962(260) [email protected]

Benson, RobertBenson Brothers Shropshires3839 E. 169th StreetWestfield, IN 46062(317) 896-2213

Botsford, JasonRolling Hill Farms4646 Rt. 536Punxsutawney, PA 15767(507) [email protected]

Brockmann ShropshiresGary, Vicky, Brianna & Austin2011 Blake RoadGarden Prairie, IL 61038(815) 544-4515

Brooks, Wayne, Blaze & Jenny3760 N 700 EDecatur, IN 46733(260) [email protected]

Brown, Rob & RonClay-Nob Farm17527 Maple DriveSaegertown, PA 16433(814) [email protected]

Bryant ShropshiresBill Bryant6838 Bryant RoadFredericktown, OH 43019(740) 398-2053Cell: (740) [email protected]

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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]

Cessna, Jim & NancyCessna Farms11100 Jerry City RoadCygnet, OH 43413(419) [email protected]

Crago Brothers ShropshiresSteve & Louise Crago & Sons1499 Hiatt RoadClarksville, OH 45113(937) 289-3167

Crago, Mark & Jennifer & Family22 Maki Hill Rd.Columbus, MT 59019(406) 322-9935Cell: (406) [email protected]

Creamer, R.J. & Molly4094 Centerville-Newmans Rd.Prospect, OH 43342RJ: (740) 262-3972Molly: (740) [email protected]

Diehl, J.L. & G.L.902 St. Rt. 14Deerfield, OH 44411(330) 584-2192

Dirlam, J.N. & Sons & Matt Dirlam 11673 N. Bethesda Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158(317) [email protected]

Dockter, Darrell, Janet, Stacy & Jason3-D Sheep Company19411 S. Carpenter RoadSnohomish, WA 98290Cell: (425) [email protected]

Douglas, DonnaApril Aire Farms11802 Pleasant Valley RoadWoodstock, IL 60098(815) 337-0598

Ebert, Jeff, Kerri, Christine & MonicaEbert Sheep Farm10015 Flush Rd.St. George, KS 66535Home: (785) 494-2436Cell: (785) [email protected]

Elsbury, David & Colleen7800 N 250 EGreenfield, IN 46140(317) [email protected]

Elsbury, MikeElsbury’s Shropshires5385 E 500 NGreenfield, IN 46140-8939(317) [email protected]

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Elsbury, TimDouble Doc FarmW 7112 Cherry Hill Drive.Adell, WI 53001(920) 994-2538www.doubledoc.net

Evans, Dave5884 St Rt 292West Mansfield, OH 43358(937) [email protected]

Fiegl, MarkLindenview Meadow Farm5550 Eddy Ridge Rd.Marion, NY 14505(315) [email protected]

Groverman DVM, FredF & P Groverman Shropshires400 Ormsby LanePetaluma, CA 94954(707) 763-3132(Cell) [email protected]

Gruenhagen, Jim & DonnaSS Shrops7622 Jersey Ridge RoadDavenport, IA 52807(563) [email protected]

Hardesty, Megan & MollyCome Again Farm00427 Clover Four RoadNew Bremen, OH 45869(419) [email protected]

Harold, AshleyP.O. Box 454Tenino, WA 98589(360) [email protected]

Hawkins, Emma JoyEJ & AJ the Joyful Shrops30737 Green Valley Rd.Shedd, OR 97337(541) 990-2913

Heaton, Fred & family622 Fessler-Buxton Rd.Russia, OH 45363(937) [email protected]

Hiemke, CodyHiemke Family andMapleton Mynd Shropshires1773 Koshkonong Rd.Stoughton, WI 53589(415) [email protected]

High FarmsGlenn & Joan High7078 Co. Rd. 47Lexington, OH 44904(419) 362-3666

High Life FarmsDavid & Jodi High & Family3388 McDermott Pond Creek RoadMcDermott, OH 45652(740) [email protected]

Isler, JimIsler Shropshires1340 Klingel Rd.Prospect, OH 43342(740) 494-2798Cell: (740) [email protected]

Jack Show LambsHeinecke Family29771 Rt UStoutsville, MO 65283(573) [email protected]

Jackson, Norbert4125 W. State Route 28Alexandria, IN 46001(765) [email protected]

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Jaycox, ElaineWillaine Farm3758 State Rt. 30Middleburgh, NY 12122(518) 827-5726Cell: (518) [email protected]

Johnson, Bob & KarenRoKaJo Farm569 St. Hwy. DDMarshfield, MO 65706(417) [email protected]

Josefson, StacyStep Ahead Shrops994 Step RdGilson, IL 61436Cell: (309) 371-4260Farm: (309) [email protected]

Knepp Shropshires Donald Knepp128 Old Barrington Rd.Barrington, IL [email protected]

Kowalyshyn, LisaKindred Crossings LLC868 Route 32North Franklin, CT 06254(860) 642-4243(860)[email protected]

Majors, Joe & CherylMajors Show Lambs17864 Couper Rd.Milan, MI 48160(734) [email protected]

McCabe, Mark & FamilyMcCabe Shropshires5154 Nickelson Road Prospect, OH 43342(740) [email protected]

McKinzie, Chris and SarahMcKinzie Farms8230 N Fox Hollow RdBloomington, IN 47408(812) 219-2432 [email protected]

McNeal, Robert J.1511 S.E. Eaton Blvd.Battle Ground, WA 98604(360) 687-3410

Melvin Family Shropshires9347 White Oak Rd.Mount Sterling, Ohio 43143(740) [email protected]

Mies, Ed & Family14810 Maxwell Hall Rd.Laomi, IL 62661(217) [email protected]

Miller, Bryan, Fabiola & Edith L.15525A Motters Station Rd.Rocky Ridge, MD 21778-9711(301) 253-3530(301) [email protected] www.shropshires.info

Miller, Sam D. & FamilyMiller’s Back Achers3075 E. Rusk RoadTroy, OH 45373(937) [email protected]

Motter, JanLane’s End Farm12211 W. Rt. 973Jersey Shore, PA 17740(570) 398-2078

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Mrozinski, Erik5906 E 650 N RoadRolling Prairie, IN 46371Cell: (219) [email protected]

Mumm, Megan49 CR 1300 NWhite Heath, IL 61884(217) 687-2874

Nichols, Sarah24271 Oxford Rd.Quaker City, OH 43773(740) 758-5449

Oehler, NellieOehler Family Shropshires5570 SW West Hills RoadCorvallis, OR 97333-2623(541) 757-3937Cell: [email protected] 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

Percival, Jim & DeniseSchoolhouse Shropshires961 Hoop RoadXenia, OH 45385(937) [email protected]

Proffitt, Jim38208 Brady Creek RoadRichmond, MO 64085(816) 225-6032Cell: (816) [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 & CynthiaR&G Farm2435 W. McCracken RoadMonrovia, IN 46157(317) 996-3301Cell: (317) [email protected]

Rueber, Carol & AimeeRueber Shropshires24632 210th St.Sumner, IA 50674(563) 578-8663www.freewebs.com/ruebershrops

Sargent, TomTom Sargent & Family9811 Grandview Dr.Bradford, OH 45308(937) [email protected]

Seals FamilyS Bar S Ranch2360 B Shafer Ave.Morgan Hill, CA 95037(408) 779-1789(Cell:) (408) [email protected]

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Slutz, TomCity Limits Sheep FarmP.O. Box 177, 602 S. Main St.LaMoille, IL 61330(815) 638-2177Cell: (815) [email protected]

Smith, Lance or BrendaSmith Sisters Shropshires2129 130th Ave.Russell, MN 56169-3072(507) [email protected]

Smith, Gordon & AlyceCedar Bend FarmN 7922 U.S. Highway 12Elkhorn, WI 53121(262) [email protected]

Snyder, Claudia & Cameron2537 US Hwy 67Monmouth, IL [email protected](309) 255-9500

Stephenson, Jon, Charlotte & VivianSugar Ridge RanchE8977 Pierce Hill Rd.Viroqua, WI 54665(608) [email protected]

Switzer, Jane; and Steve FordSwitzer Shropshires6741 S. 1150 WRedkey, IN 47373(765) 369-2844Cell: (260) [email protected]

Trew, Emily389 York RoadOcoee, TN 37361(888) [email protected]

Verduin, CalvinVerduin’s Apple Hill Farm4391 Miller RoadDansville, NY 14437(585) [email protected]

Visocky ShropsMatt, Marc, Ben & Ken7220 Richmand RoadSpencer, OH 44275(330) 667-1023

Washburn, EmilyWashburn Shrops1755 Lead Mine RoadGouverneur, NY 13642(315) 578-2443Cell: (315) [email protected]

Webster, William413 Roosevelt TrailWindham, ME 04062(207) [email protected]

Wilbur, Dellane and Brian RW Farms5004 E Lewis LaneNampa, ID 83686(208) 461-8966email [email protected]: rwfarms.net

Willie, Karol27250 Erickson Rd.Eugene, OR 97402(541) 344-8963

Wisehart, Mark & Patty & Sons9372 N 400 EGreenfield, IN 46140(765) 778-770

Breeder’s IndexHave your name listed in three is-sues of the Voice and on the Shrop-shire website for 12-months for $30. A link to your websites is an addition-al $20. E-mail [email protected] or call ASRA, (413) 624-9652.

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The Ohio Shropshire Breeder’s Association picnic was held Sept. 9, 2012 at Jim and Nancy Cessna’s home. Pictured, front from left, Debbie Barnes, Glenn High, Teresa Sargent, Dr. Mitch. Second row, Mike Pence, Joan High, Julie Rife, Denise Percival, Nancy Cessna, Patsy Evans. Back row, Mark McCabe, Dave High, Bill Bryant, Randy Rife, R.J. Creamer, Tom Sargent, Tim Barnes, Dave Evans, Jim Percival, Jim Cessna, and Rob Evans.

Avery .......... Front & Back Cover & 9

Anderson .......................................... 23

Banner/Subscription ..........................7

Barnes ................................................ 46

Buckham ...............................................6

Bucks County Fur ........................... 22

Callicarate ......................................... 57

Creamer ............................................ 50

Dirlam ................................................ 18

Dockter ............................................. 52

Elsbury ............................................... 16

Ewesful Gifts ..................................... 21

Gruenhagen ...................................... 13

High .................................................... 56

Hunter Nutrition ............................ 14

Jackson ............................................... 53

Johnson .............................................. 47

Josefson ............................................. 49

Ketcham ............................................ 37

Knepp-LaFollette ............................. 11

Majors ................... Inside Back Cover

Merrick’s ............................................ 10

Milk Specialties ................................. 51

Pipestone .......................................... 17

Rife........................ Inside Front Cover

Sheepman Supply ............................. 33

Slutz .................................................... 25

Stephenson ....................................... 38

Sydell .................................................. 12

Townsend .......................................... 56

Webster ...............................................5

Willaine ............................................. 35

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2012 Grand Championat Monroe County Fair

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