Brown Swiss Breeders
Hold Annual Meeting
The best attended National
Annual Brown Swiss
Meeting ever was held last
Thursday, December 6,1974
at the Kahler Hotel,
Rochester, Minnesota.
Nearly 275 members and
guests were seated at the
meeting’s noon luncheon and
an estimated 500 persons
attended the related con
vention activities.
Executive-Secretary
Marvin L. Kruse noted in his
annual report that the
largest number of Brown
Swiss in the history of the
breed were enrolled in the
official production testing
and type classification
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Also noted were an increase
in registrations and an in
crease in the average price
paid for Registered Brown
Swiss purchased at public
auction. In addition, several
programs were initiated last
year. These included two
National Youth Award and
Recognition programs en
tailing a sum of $3,000
awarded to youth exhibiting
junior-owned animals at the
National Brown Swiss Shows
and the recognition of an
outstanding boy or girl in
each of the eight National
Association Director
Districts.
Dr. Robert W. Touchberry,
Head, Department of Animal
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Science, University of
Minnesota, addressed the
luncheon meeting on “The
Purebred Breeder in Animal
Agriculture Today.”
National President Hiroshi
Tateyama, Ault, Colorado,
opened the meeting with
reflections on the past year
and serious considerations
needed for the coming year.
Awards
The Ira Inman Production
and Type Performance
Trophy was presented to
individuals in three different
categories. The first division
(1 to 39 cows) was won by
Delaware Valley College,
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
for the second consecutive
year; the second division
winner (40 to 99 cows) was
Viney Farms, Inc., Evan
sville, Wisconsin; and the
winner in the third division
(100 and greater) was
Hiroshi Tateyama and Sons,
'Ault, Colorado.
Green Pastures Rayetta
529870, owned by Earnest
and Bert St. John, St. John’s
Dairy, Glendale, Arizona
received two individual
production awards based on
her national high 305 day 2X
mature equivalent record of
34,133 pounds milk and 1,471
pounds butterat made at five
years one month of age.
These were the H.R, Searles
Trophy for the highest DHIR
305 day mature equivalent
fat record and the J. P. Eves
Trophy for the highest 305
day mature equivalent milk
record.
The Meadow View Farm
Trophy was presented to the
highest Total Performance
Winner exhibited at the three
national shows. The award is
computed on both show ring
placing and production and
was presented to Earnest St.
John and J. P. Eves,
Glendale and Sun City,
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Stretchy JoAnn 488103.
JoAnn was the Total Per
formance Winner at the
Western National Brown
Swiss Show.
Those state or regional
organizations receiving cash
bonuses for exceeding by 10
percent their registration
average for the past three
years were Minnesota,
Dixie, Maryland-Delaware,
Wisconsin, Floriday, Pacific
Northwest, Texas, North
Carolina, Virginia, Illinois,
Arizona and lowa. Checks
were presented by Secretary
Kruse to the presidents in
attendance from those
organizations.
Election of Officers
A new National President
and three new directors were
elected during the business
session. Bernard Monson,
Cowrie, lowa won over
Hiroshi Tateyama, Ault,
Colorado, who had served
three one year terms. In
District 3 competition,
Howard Prather, Belfast,
Tennessee was elected over
Don Neuschwander, Atmore,
Alabana to fill the expired
term of D. Glynn West,
Camilla. Silas hammers,
Botkins, Ohio succeeded
over Earl Nicolls, Con
neautville, Pennsylvania
and will finish out the
unexpired term of Director
William O. Lindimore
(District 2) who resigned for
business reasons. The new
Director for District 8 is Jim
L. Knowlton, Von Ormy,
Texas, who was elected over
the incumbent Director,
Vincent Braddock, Dimmitt,
Texas. Other national
directors are William H.
Myeer, Peotone, Illinois;
Lee F. Barber, DeWitt,
Iowa; William Notter, Jr.,
Cobleskill, New York;
Harold Portner, Sleepy Eye,
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Open Forum
Preceding the luncheon
meeting, an Executive
Committee “Open Forum”
was chaired by President
Tateyama. Members on the
panel--Bill Lindimore,
Harold Portner, Norman F.
Magnussen and Vice-
President D. Glynn West
gave an excellent review on
several areas of association
activities. Entertaining
questions from breeders in
attendance, they and
Secretary Kruse answered
the queries as each was
asked.
“Activities”
On the day before the
annual meeting, members
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and guests were treated to
tours of five area Registered
Brown Swiss herds and to a
“Wurst” dinner dance
featuring a bountiful
smorgasbord supper in
addition to entertainment
and dancing.
Following the Thursday
annual luncheon meeting,
Minnesota Brown Swiss
ladies presented delicious
Minnesota Christmas
Bakings and coffee. The
Thursday evening program
featured Congressman
Albert H. Quie and KROC
TV newsman, Bob Ryan.
Friday’s activities in
cluded a “Presidents’
Breakfast” in the morning
with the Minnesota National
Imperial Sale at 12 noon.
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