BY JULIE GOCHENOUR
Virginia Correspondent
HARRISONBURG, Va.
Holstein events capped this year’s
Virginia Purebred Dairy Cattle
Association Show held last week in
Rockingham County, beginning
with the Virginia Sale of Stars on
Friday night. A 5-year-old Ten
nessee consignment, Indian-Crest
Valiant Kando-ET, led the sale at
$64,000. going to the Nelson Gar
dener family of Rocby Holsteins of
Bridgewater, Va when the bidding
was over.
The S-W-D Valiant daughter was
consigned by William and Rita
Rogers of Indian-Crest Farms in
New Market, Tenn., and sold with
two “Bell” or “Big Al”
pregnancies plus a Ned Boy
pregnancy, and a possible four
pregnancies from an embryo
transfer on June 28. The sale ata>
included at least six major AI
Indian-Crest Valiant Kando-ET topped the Virginia Sale of
Stars with a bid of $64,000. Purchased by Rocby Holsteins,
Bridgewater, shw was consigned by William and Rita Rogers
of New Market, Tennessee.
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Forty-three lots consigned to the
sale averaged $4,232 each, with two
other Holsteins bringing $lO,OOO or
more.
Oak Green S-H Precious-ET, a
yearling Sweet-Haven Tradition
daughter consigned by Richard P.
Harris of Culpepper, was the
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The -sale was managed by
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21st Virginia Holstein
Summer Show
The 21st Virginia Holstein
Summer Show was held on
Saturday following the sale with
nearly a hundred breeders from
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across the state participating.
Breeders showed a total of 120
entries in the seven classes of the
junior female division with Ken-
Wan Farms of Stanley showing the
Junior Champion Female, C
Hanoverhill SWD Rose-ET, an S-
W-D Valiant daughter who also
took first place in the senior
yearling heifer class.
In the junior show, the top junior
yearling heifer, Eastview Valiant
Bell Laux, another Valiant
daughter, shown by Page Taylor
Nuckols of Beaverdam took honors
for the junior champion female as
well as the reserve championship
in the open show.
Yet another Valiant daughter,
Willowlyn Valiant Sweetpea,
exhibited by Matthew Eustace of
Catlett, won the reserve champion
female spot in the junior show
after being named the top in
termediate heifer calf. In other
junior female classes, lannidale
Holsteins of Round Hill had the top
junior heifer calf, lannidale Vic
toria Tippy, while Bayville
Holstein Associates of Virginia
Beach showed the first place
senior heifer calf, Tri-Day Valiant
Golden Girl. Summer heifer calf,
Harvue Ultimate Rita-A-ET
exhibited by Clarke County’s Dave
and Debbie Hardesty, was first in
her class as was Brad Eustace’s
intermediate yearling heifer,
Willowlyn Bell Cathy.
Competition was almost as keen
in the senior show with 117 entries
in the nine classes. Once again as
S-W-D Valiant daughter, Kents-
Reserve Valiant Lassy, took top
honors - this time aceing the 4-
year-old class to take the senior
champion female award and grand
champion female of the show as
well as best udder of the show for
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Grand champion and best udder of show honors went to
Kents-Reserve Valiant Lassy shown by Bayview Holstein
Associates, Virginia Beach, right. Taking reserve honors was
Jolin Elevation Astro Wayne shown by Bernie Frye.
Woodstock dairyman Bernie Kathy. The top senior 2-yearold
Frye’s first place entry in the aged cow, Whippemock Valiant Gay,
cow class, Jolin Elevation Astro was also the best udder and best
Wayne, was the Reserve Grand bred and owned in her class.
Champion Female of fhe show and Daniel and Teresa Myers of
judged to have the second best Harrisonburg had the winning 3-
udder of the day. year-old, Walkup Chairman
In the junior show, Wallmac Victoria, also the best bred and
Pete Jennie Teresa, a 3-year-old owned animal in her class and the
cow exhibited by Kristi Wall of show. Gloryland Sexsational Fling,
Blacksburg, was the senior shown by Waynesboro breeders
champion female as well as grand James L. and David Tait, took best
champion female of the junior udder, best bred and owned and
show. Kirk Wagner of Bridgewater the top spot in the 5-year-old class
came in second behind Wall’s while Ken-Wan Farms’ 100,000
entry in the 3-year-old class with pound cow, Brookfield Elevation
Rilara Valiant Helena Tess, and Pretty, passed her competition to
followed her as reserve senior take first place and the best udder
champion female and reserve in her class,
grand champion female of the in other competitions, Jim
junior show. Eustace of Willowlyn Farm won
Other senior animal class the outstanding herdsman award
winners included Bruce Carlton of for the sixth consecutive year
Little Plymouth whose Thayers while Tom Street of Edgehill Dairy
Tradition Eva topped the dry 3- near Quicksburg was presented
and 4-year-old entries. Willowlyn the herdsman award for a string of
Farms exhibited the first place dry six animals or less. Harvue
5-year and older cow, Willowlyn Farms, represented by Dave and
Pal Lucy, while Dave and Debbie Debbie Hardesty, took home
Hardesty took first place and best double honors as they were
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