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I 821 State Rd. 511 N., RFD 3, \ Ashland, Ohio 44805 \ Cattleman Is is a third-generation farm. William Shoemaker, Bill’s dad, still milks a 60-head Holstein herd there along side of Bill’s herd. Bill and his father share the field work, farm eouipment, and facilities. Bill has been in the cattle busi ness all his life. He owned his first Holstein heifer when he was eight years old. He began artificial inse mination of his 30 registered Here- D C Holly Farms, a poultry producer based in Memphis, and Conagra agreed in November to merge in a stock swap valued at $59.25 a share, or more than $1 billion. Holly Stockholders will vote on the agreement April 14. Tyson, with headquarters in Springdale, Ark., said it would review its options after the vote. Holly Farms acquired Victor F. Weaver Inc. of New Holland in 1988. 90 percent farrowing rate, and using reproductive records as a key management tool. 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Using this process, carefully selecting A.I. bulls and full-blood Simmen tal cows, and culling Hereford] and Holsteins, Bill built a national ly recognized herd of Simmental cattle. In the early years Bill was eigh ter keeping his hfeifer calves or culling them. The bulls that weren’t culled were sold locally. As his herd grew. Bill’s need to expand his market for selling bulls and replacement heifers to other Simmental breeders also grew. Becasue of this need to expand his market. Bill showed cattle at the 1982 Pennsylvania Farm Show. That year there were only 20 Simmentals in the entire show. Last year there were 98 Simmen tals entered. As tahe number of Simmental cattle shown at the Farm Show grew, so did Bill’s success. In the lastfew years, he has had both grand champion bulls and grand champion cows at the Farm Show and similar success at other major shows across the coutnry. This success has made it possible for Bill to sell cattle throughout the United States and in Canada. 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