D4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,1984
Second annual Watusi cattle convention slated
PUEBLO, Co. - In 1983 the first
Ankole Watusi cattle show in the
U.S. was held in conjunction with
the breed’s First Annual Con
vention and the Colorado State
Fair. Over 100 entries gave it the
greatest representation of any
cattle breed exhibited at the Fair.
August.2o, 21 & 22, are the dates
of this year’s Ankole Watusi In
ternational Registry Second An
nual Convention. Once again the
Convention returns to Pueblo,
Colorado during the State Fair.
These three days will be packed
with events which include an
Ankole Watusi ranch tour,
membership meeting, banquet,
benefit auction and show.
Formed in 1983 the Ankole
Kentuckian receives Polled Hereford award
DES MOINES, la. - Gregg
Thornton of Butler, Ky., received
the prestigious National Junior
Merit Award during the 11th
National Junior Polled Hereford
Show and Forum, July 22-26, in Des
Moines, lowa.
The 20-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Byron Thornton was honored
as the nation’s most outstanding
junior Polled Hereford breeder
during the awards banquet at the
conclusion of the week-long ac
tivities.
Thornton received an APHA
Foundation $750 scholarship plus a
week-long trip to the Polled
Hereford operation of his choice
sponsored by Harding and Harding
Livestock Insurance.
The award is based on a ap
plicants achievements in the beef
cattle industry, citizenship ac
tivities and personal development.
Each candidate for the national
award was first named a winner in
his or her home state.
Watusi International Registry is
dedicated to the preservation and
promotion of this ancient, rare and
Thornton will enter his senior
year at the University of Kentucky
this fall. He has paid for much of
his education in agriculture
economics with the income from
Prostaglandin handbook
available to cattlemen
KALAMAZOO, MI. - A hand
book on the use of prostaglandin
for more efficient beef cattle
breeding is available from the
Upjohn Company.
The handbook explains how
Lutalyse, a prostaglandin product,
can give beef cattle breeders more
control over their herds’
reproductive cycles, resulting in
more uniform calf crops and
heavier calves at sale time.
The practices outlined in the
handbook show how improving
breeding management of both
unique breed of “African
Longhorn”. These graceful
creatures with horns often span
ning seven feet and more tip to tip
are beginning to make their im
pact on the U.S. cattle industry. In
crossbreeding programs the off
spring are eligible for registration
by the AWIR as half bloods, three
quarter bloods, seven-eighth
bloods and finally fifteen-sixteenth
bloods which are termed native
pure.
These cattle are best known for
traits of calving ease, disease and
pest resistance, longevity and do
ability. They are “survivors”,
doing well on marginal pasture
and range land. Uses include beef,
deluxe rodeo stock and novelty.
his cattle. His start in the Polled
Hereford breed was in 1974 with a
heifer received as a gift. Since then
Thornton has increased the value
of his inventory eight-fold.
heifers and cows can shorten the
breeding season and reduce the
number of late calves.
Programs using prostaglandins
in both natural service and ar
tifical insemination programs are
explained.
For a single copy of the hand
book,' or for more information,
write Lutalyse Breeding
Management Handbook for Cat
tlemen, The Upjohn Company,
P.O. Box 5087, Kalamazoo,
Michigan 49003.
Shorthorn juniors hold elections
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - State
junior Shorthorn associations were
represented at the 1984 National
Shorthorn Youth Conference.
Elected delegates representing 18
states met at the Kentucky Fair &
Exposition Center in Louisville,
Ky., for the annual meeting. This
year, as in the past, the meetings
were held in conjunction with the
breed’s national junior heifer and
steer show.
Major business for the
association dealt with the election
of officers and board members for
the American Junior Shorthorn
Association (A.J.S.A.) for the
upcoming year. Gip Gafford,
Garden City, Tx., was elected to
the presidency for 1984-85. Serving
as vice president for the
organization will be Shad Marston,
Canton, Ks., with Hob Johnson,
Frederickstown, Oh., as secretary
treasurer and Rodney McAnear,
Clarendon, Tx., will fill the post of
public relations director.
Board members elected by the
delegates to fill three-year terms
were John Paul Bedwell, Okeene,
Ok.; Lydia McGill, Starr, S.C.; and
Brent Milleson, McPherson, Ks
Pat McLaughlin, Woodsfield, Oh,,
will serve the organization for one
year. Janet Jordan Leemon,
Hoopeston, 11., completes the
A. J.S. A. board of directors.
Shorthorn
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born April 12, 1983. Following
Swalve with the reserve champion
finished steer was Jeff Jordan,
Rensselaer, Ind., on a son of
Waukaru Cinnsation. Bom April 6,
1983, this steer weighed 1,150
pounds, had a hip height of 53.50
inches, and posted a WDA of 2.47
pounds.
Champion pair of females in the
junior national was exhibited by
Sarah Schilling followed by Rachel
Schilling, Lake Fork, 111., and
Mark Jordan, Rensselaer, Ind.
In the state group competition,
the top display of females was
shown by Illinois, followed by
Texas and Indiana.