A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4,1985
Samson daughter strong-arms competition in Md. Sale
BY DONNA MCCONAUGHEY
Staff Correspondent
KEYMAR, Md - Bright, sunny
skies prevailed for the Maryland
Jersey Sale held April 28 in
Keymar, Maryland.
This annual event seems to be
growing in popularity with both
buyers and consignors. This year’s
sale offering was one of the event’s
largest, and included consigments
from Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Topping the Maryland Jersey Sale was this four-year-old consigned by Thomas Eliason
of Delaware. Pictured are Margaretta Eliason, buyer Jack Kahler and Susie Heath at
halter.
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The 35 head offered for sale
averaged a strong $5BO. Only seven
head were either springing or in
milk, with the majority of the
Jerseys being heifers marketed
primarily as young show
prospects. Several young 4-H and
FFA members were present to
select project animals.
The sale was topped by four-
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year-old Kalmar Samson Su-Senn
consigned by Thomas Eliason of
Harrington, Del. Selling fresh, she
carried records of 11,420 of milk
with 4.7% test in 305 days. This
daughter of Gramhil Leader
Sophia Samson sold for $1025 to
Jack Kahler of Keymar, Md.
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high celling position. Dorcas
Bonafield of Centreville, Md.,
purchased this two-year-old to add
to her small Jersey herd. Dorcas’
herd presently consists of 15
milking animals. She has pur
chased one of the highest selling
animals at the Maryland sale for
the past three or four years. With
the purchase of Henry Hill Samson
Daydream, consigned by Helen
McCahon, Dorcas says she has
completed her milking string.
In addition to these two Jerseys,
three other consigments brought
over $BOO. Patricia and Elizabeth
Jenkins of Toughkenamon, Pa.,
paid $875 for an intermediate calf
consigned by Betsy Luchsinger of
Syracuse, NY. A daughter of
Dorcas Bonafield (left) paid the sale’s second highest price
for this two-year-old.
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Bndon Master Monarch, this calf
carries several “excellents” and
“very goods” in her pedigree.
Tester Martin of Chambersburg
purchased a two-year-old due in
July from Waverly Farms of
Clearbrook, Va. for $825. This
daughter of Master Milestone C
and a Surville dam was bred to a
son of Top Brass out of a 20,000
pound Generator dam.
The Samson daughters seemed
to be getting much attention at this
sale. Another two-year-old
daughter due on May 6, to the
service of Favorite Saint brought
$825. Consigned by Clover Hill
Farm of Manassas, Va., it was
purchased by Timothy Manning of
Columbus, NJ.
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