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First Annual Eastern Jr. Simmental Expo a success
Deborah Stiles-Renzi
JACKSONS MILL, W.Va. - It
was definitely a “family affair” at
the Eastern Junior Simmental
Expo May 31, June 1-3, as two pairs
of sisters and their heifers took the
top four places in the heifer
competition, which concluded the
contest portion of this four-day
gathering of Eastern Region
American Junior Simmental
Association (AJSA) members and
their parents. Shelley and Nikki
Overpeck of Clinton, Indiana had
the top two heifers, while the
Stough sisters, Jann and Greta, of
Charlotte, Michigan, placed third
and fourth overall in the show
which highlighted the first regional
expo held under the auspices of the
American Simmental Association
(ASA).
With sixty young people in at
tendance, a total of nine states of
the Eastern region, including West
Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Penn
sylvania, Virginia, and North
Carolina were represented at the
competition and educational event
held at Jackson’s Mill State 4-H
Camp in Lewis county.
Throughout the weekend junior
members up to age twenty-one
attended workshops and seminars
on topics ranging from youth
leadership to beef production, in
addition to competing in the heifer
show and showmanship, cattle
judging, sire summary/herdsman
Expo's number-two heifer was shown by Nikki Overpeck,
...who also took first-place showmanship honors in the junior
division.
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quiz, “Beef Bowl”, public speaking
and sales talk contests.
Winners in the judging com
petition were, senior division,
Terry Burkes, of Glasgow, Ken
tucky, and in Junior Division, Jill
Moore of Fairmount, West
Virginia. Entrants were required
to judge five classes of livestock,
including heifers, keep/cull,
cow/calf, steers and bulls.
The sire summary/herdsman
quiz winners were Mikki Overpeck
of Indiana in the jr. division and
Dan Bates of Michigan in sr.
division. Mr. Bates also led the Sr.
Michigan “Beef Bowl” team to a
first place victory in that com
petition, a contest styled similarly
to the “College Bowl” or Jr. High
bowls seen on television. Junior
division winner in the Beef Bowl
was the Maryland team, while the
Ohio/Pennsylvania sr. and jr.
teams each took second place in
their contests.
Terry Burkes of Kentucky, an
AJSA trustee of the organization,
swept the public speaking and
sales talk contests with two first
place finishes in the sr. division.
The jr. division awards in these
areas went to Trisanne Wrightson
of Maryland in public speaking and
Nikki Overpeck of Indiana for
sales talk.
Saturday morning 48 heifers
were shown by an equal number of
well-prepared youngsters in the
heifer competition and
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Shelley Overpeck of Clinton, Indiana showed the top heifer at the Eastern Junior
Simmental Expo. The two Overpeck sisters proved unbeatable in the heifer competition
showmanship contest, the final
event for which points were given
to Expo participants. Ten classes
were slated; however, due to the
large size of Class VI, it was
divided, making a total of eleven.
After all eleven classes had been
shown and judged, the top animal
m each individual class was
brought back and the overall top
ten females of the show were
selected through a continual add
on of second place finishers to this
class (perpetually judging eleven
animals).
Of these top ten animals, most
were older heifers, but Judge
Johnny Hooks of Illinois made a
surprise pick of the youngest
female in the show for the number
three slot. Hooks stated that
perhaps he was “...sticking his
neck out on this one, but I think this
heifer has great potential.” Calved
November 7, 1983, the heifer was
shown by Jann Stough of Charlotte,
Michigan. The overall top ten
heifers were show by the
following:
1) Shelley Overpeck, Clinton,
Ind
2) Nikki Overpeck, Clinton, Ind.
3) Jann Stough, Charlotte,
Mich.
4) Greta Stough, Charlotte,
Mich.
5) Tim Warvel, Dansville,
Mich.
6) Tim Seedorf, Deshler, OH
7) Brent Swain, Louisville, Ky.
8) John Callebs, Lexington, Ky.
9) Todd Eastep. Yanceyville,
N.C.
10) Chan Phillips, Maysville, Ky.
Showmanship was conducted a
little differently in that all par
ticipants were judged during their
individual heifer classes on their
response to Heifer Judge Johnny
Hooks by Showmanship Judge Ed
Brown of Virginia. A Lewis county,
West Virginia native, Brown
selected the top ten individuals in
each of jr. and sr. divisions, and
these twenty competed for
showmanship champion awards in
their respective divisions.
Chan Phillips of Maysville,
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Chan Phillips of Maysville, Kentucky.
HBbS Chester D. Hughes
Extension Livestock Specialist
Recent information from Penn calves at the same time.
State University beef specialists Naturally, the older calves are
points out that most fertility heavier. A cow that weans a calf
problems in Pennsylvania beef 200 to 300 pounds lighter than the
herds can be blamed on improper average calf does not pay her way.
nutrition at the critical stages. Too Progressive cattle producers
much poor-quality, over-mature should aim to have as many cows
hay is fed to beef cattle in late as possible calve in the first three
winter and early spring (during weeks of the calving season. Cows
lactation), when nutrient calving early in the calving season
requirements are highest for the have more time to reach estrus
beef herd. before the start of the breeding
After calving, the average season. Data indicates that mature
milking cow needs 30 to 35 percent cows require fifty to sixty days
more energy and over 100 percent after calving to reach their
more protein, calcium, and maximum conception rates. Two
phosphorus. A cow cannot con- and three-year-old cows require a
sume enough low-quality hay to seventy to eighty-day interval for
meet these needs. Because low- maximum conception,
quality hay passes through the Only with a combination of all
digestive tract more slowly than management factors can you have
high-quality hay, she will consume and keep a group of cows on a short
more high quality hay per day. calving season. Select early
Cows can and should utilize low- calving replacements, feed all
quality roughages, but not in the groups adequately, turn the bull in
last 60 days before calving or in the for a short breeding season, and
first 120 days after calving. Now is test for pregnancy forty-five to
the time to plan for feeding in these ninety days after the end of the
critical periods when storing hay breeding season,
for next winter. For additional information on
Another major reason for poor improving reproduction in your
reproduction in Pennsylvania cow beef herd, ask your county ex
herds is the common practice for tension agent for special circular
running the bull with the cow herd 299. Penn State provides in
all year rather than having a formation to anyone regardless of
controlled breeding season. Most race, color, religion, or national
cattle producers wean all their origin.
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