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EVANSVILLE, IN The
American Guernsey Association
(AGA) held its national conven
tion and annual meeting June 15 to
18 in Evansville, IN.
“Evansville Tally-Ho in
1-9-9-0” was the theme for the
four day event.
The results of the annual meet
ing included the election of
Donald Peterson of Cashton, WI
to the board of directors. He
replaces Weldon Peterson Sr. of
Malone, WI for District Four.
Robert Holcomb of Greene, NY
was re-elected to the board of
directors. The officers of the 1990
AGA board of directors are Phil
Tennis, Hayward, MN, president;
Ralph Turley, Mansfield, OH,
vice president and Lee Riggs,
Evansville, IN, second vice presi
dent.
An important part of the
National Convention is the
National Convention and Heifer
Sales. This year’s sale averaged
$2,636 on 44 head of registered
Guernseys.
Topping the sale was a summer
yearling consigned by the
Timothy Grove family of Koko
mo, IN for $15,500. She was pur
chased by Ralph Turley and Leroy
Lindley of Ohio. Also over the
five figure mark was a bull calf
consigned by Laurie Wittstruck
Askew of Hilmar, CA. The Yes-
Man Syndicate and Noba Inc. paid
$13,000 for the calf.
Two of the most prestigious
national awards presented at the
annual meeting were the Master
Breeder and Distinguished Ser
vice awards. Bernard and Mary
Pralle of Onalaska, WI, were the
recipients of the Master Breeder
Award. Owners of Fauver Hill
Farm, the Pralle’s were recog
nized for their contributions to the
breed both through their breeding
program and their service. The
admiration and respect of their fel
low breeders was evidenced by
the second highest sale average
since 1982 at $1,550. Bernard and
Mary retained a consistent rolling
herd average over 16.000 M 700 F
and 550 P, an appraisal average
over 81 points and 22 Gold Star
Breeder awards.
A lifetime member of the AGA
and 50-year showman, Carl Fort
kamp of Coldwater, Ohio, was
EVANSVILLE, Ind. The
gavel descended here on top price
of $15,500 and $13,000 on June
18 at the 1990 AGA National
Convention and Heifer Sales.
The sale, held in conjunction
with the American Guernsey
Association annual meetings, is
the third highest averaging
National Convention and Heifer
Sale in the past decade. The
$2,636 average ranks behind the
1980 sale average of $2,723 and
__ . _ T i the 1988 sale average of $2,712.
Kunz Receives National This year’s sale featured 44 ani-
Junior Gold Star Breeders Award^^ ve JS£S;
in the top 300 for Cow Perfor
mance Index (CPI), seven were
backed by Gold Star Dams, 11 had
Gold Star granddams, 10 were
from dams over 20,000 pounds of
milk and II were backed by
Excellent dams.
A tall, fancy, beautiful rumped
summer yearling heifer com
manded the $15,500 lop price.
Leafy Lane V Jama sold for the
highest price paid to date for a
Guernsey animal in 1990 sales.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
Jessica Kunz of Centerville, PA.,
was one of five recipients to
receive a National Junior Gold
Star Breeder award at the Ameri
can Guernsey Association (AGA)
national convention, June 17, in
Evansville, Ind.
This award is presented to a
junior member who has an animal
that meets the required production
and type specifications. The appl
icant must be the breeder and
owner of each cow. Each entry
must have a January 1990 Yield
AGA Holds 1990
awarded the AGA Distinguished
Service Award. Fortkamp, a
77-year-old registered Guernsey
breeder has been an active suppor
ter of AGA programs such as
appraisal, young sire sampling
and contract advertising in the
Guernsey Breeders' Journal. His
commitment and dedication to the
Guernsey cow has been expressed
through the years by his involve
ment with community and youth
activities. Fortkamp farms in part
nership with his nephew, Carl
Harding Jr. at Gold Banner Farm.
Two cows swept the national
production awards. Garnering the
Liebers Trophy for the second
consecutive year and adding the
Valley Set Award to her list of
accomplishments this year was
Rudanks Jay Arnic. The Liebers
Trophy is awarded to the top liv
ing lifetime milk producer. The
Valley Set Award honors the cow
with the highest lifetime butterfat
record. Rudanks Jay Amie had
lifetime totals of 243,040 pounds
of milk and 11,432 pounds of but
terfat in 4,561 days. This Very
Good, Gold Star Dam is owned by
Rudolph Mitchell of Saluda, SC.
A young Washington cow won
the other four national production
awards. Rozelyn Rons Jocelyn
collected the New England Guern
sey Breeders’ Association award
based on the highest 305-day,
two-time, mature equivalent
(305D-2X-ME) milk record; the
Nyala-Bedford trophy given to the
two-year-old cow with the highest
DHIR, ME milk production; the
Tarbell trophy which is awarded
to the breed’s highest 305 D, ME
butterfat record producer and the
California Protein Award, given
in recognition of the highest
DHIR, ME lactation for protein
production. “Jocelyn” produced
an actual record of 2-03 305 D
28.090 M 4.9% 1.383 F 3.8%
1.078 P which converts to 31,
742 M 1.549 F and 1.207 P ME.
This 90-point Idle Nccr Rondas
Hornet daughter was bred and is
owned by Rozelyn Farm, Lynden,
WA.
Laeschland Farm of Curtiss,
WI, was the recipient of both the
high DHIR ME Herd Average for
Milk and Protein awards. Phil and
Joyce Laesch and family had a
herd production of 18,998 M 841 F
$15,500 Tops Sale National Guernsey Convention
Selling for the second highest
price of $13,000 was a January
1990 bull calf. Askew Farms Pen
der Ycs-Man-ET.
Another heifer, Penn Del Fayet
te Gail, sold for $12,200 earlier in
the year at the Pennsylvania Blue
Halter and Calf Sale. The $15,500
price is the second highest price
ever paid for an open heifer. Shcn-
Deviation (YD) of +I.OOOM or
+SOF or higher. The final score of
(he entry must also be one point
above the breed average for the
entry’s age group.
Kunz, the daughter of John and
Cindi Kunz, won the award with
Dolly Run DRS Sherri (VG-81)
who has a YD of +2.688M +ll IF
+77P.
The contest is sponsored by the
AGA and funded by the Youth
Fund. The AGA was developed
for the registration and promotion
of the Guernsey breed.
National Guernsey Convention
and 663 P. The award for milk pro
duction was sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders’
Association and the protein award
was sponsored by the California
Guernsey Cattle Club.
Nells Glow Farm, owned and
operated by Dennis and Jcanie
Nelson received the high DHIR
ME herd average for buttcrfat pro
duction, with a herd production of
18.821 M 885 F and 657 P. They
ranked second behind the
Laesch’s for milk and protein pro
duction. The award was sponsored
by the Illinois Guernsey Breeders’
Association.
Six Guernsey breeders from
around the country competed for
the National Outstanding Young
Guernsey Farmer award. Missour
i’s Rilley and Giselle Stewart
were the recipients of this year’s
Bedford Girl
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State College in Maryland. “It’s a
course for students who are pursu
ing health careers,” she explained.
She will be spending the summer
studying biology, chemistry, math
and English.
She will still find time to attend
state fairs in New York, Ohio, and
Maryland as well as dashing home
to enter some of her own herd of
Guernsey cows in the dairy show
at Martinsburg in late July.
“I also plan to participate in the
Bedford Fair,” she said, “Doing
what I can to promote the dairy
industry.”
Beth has her own herd of 25
Guernseys which she keeps on the
136-acre farm of her grandfather,
Robert Smith.
Other duties which come with
her new title will include attend
ing state dairy events in Harris
burg; Louisville, Kentucky: and
Madison, Wisconsin.
“All my travel expenses will be
paid,” she said. “That and my
crown and banner were the prizes
for winning the title.”
Beth was chosen from a field of
nine contestants. Other states rep
resented included South Carolina,
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New York,
Wisconsin, Maryland, and
mont Admiral Amber was pur
chased as a junior calf in 1983 for
$30,000.
This year’s top seller at $ 15,500
was a Bettswards Telestar Victory
daughter born June 3, 1989.
Jama’s dam is a 91-point Wagners
T H Emory with two records over
17.850 M 914 F and 61 IP. Con
signed by Timothy Grove and
family of Kokomo, Ind., “Jama”
honor.
The Stewart’s have a 1989 roll
ing herd average on 63 cows of
12,381 M 587 F 443 P. They are
active members of the district and
slate GBAs. They serve as next
year’s co-chairpersons for the
national convention sale. Their
breeding program has resulted in
two All-American nominees, pre
mier breeder and exhibitor awards
and the 1989 Guernsey Gold
Futurity Champion.
John Speerstra of Whitehall,
WI was the runner-up in this
year’s contest. He and his wife
Mary have two children, Mandy
and Samuel. This year’s honor
able mention winner was JoJo
Miller-Fulton of Los Alamos,
California. Other participants
were Steven Rohrs of Ormsby,
MN; Jacob Roedl from Edgwood,
National Guernsey Queen
Virginia.
Beth’s impromptu question in
the national competition was, “If
you were the National Guernsey
Queen how would you inspire
enthusiasm among today’s youth
for the dairy industry?”
Her answer: “I would try to
implement more fun oriented
youth events revolving around the
Beth Ann Clark
Beth Ann Clark, daughter of Sherrill S. Clark of Bedford, reigns as
the 1990 National Guernsey Queen. She was crowned during the
National Guernsey Convention on June 17 in Evansville, Ind.
Clark, a student at Carlow College, is majoring in biology pre-med
and secondary education. She has served as the secretary-treasurer,
vice president and president of her local 4-H club. She also has held
numerous offices for the Pennsylvania Junior Guernsey Breeders’
Association.
In high school she was class president; a member of student coun
cil; junior yearbook editor; ski club; marching, concert and jazz
bands, along with being a choir member.
An active participant in community activities, Clark is a junior hos- <
pital volunteer, a Sunday school superintendent and teacher and was
president and vice president of the Bedford County Teen Club.
When not helping on the family dairy farm feeding calves and
working with the show string, Clark has scholarships and was named
the Outstanding County 4-H Girl and Pennsylvania Keystone Out
standing 4-H’er.
Elizabeth Zimmerman, daughter of Samuel and Evelyn Zimmer
man of Frederick, Md., is one of the 1990 National Guernsey Prin
cess. Zimmerman along with Pam Miller, daughter of Jerry and Linda
Miller of Huntington. Ind., will assist Clark and with the American
Guernsey Association (AGA) to promote the Guernsey breed. They
will appear at dairy shows and other Guernsey events.
was purchased by Ralph Turley
and Leroy Lindley of Mansfield
and Oxford, Ohio.
The Yes-Man Syndicate and
Noba Inc. jointly purchased the
Kellogg E Choice Pender son of
$13,000. Bred and consigned by
Laurie Wittstruck Askew of Hil
mar, Calif., “Yes-Man” is from an
85-point Maurana Wis Telestar,
Gold Star Dam with records to
31.620 M 1.525 F and 1.152 P. She
is also ranked second on the high-
CPI list. Yes-Man’s full ET sister
sold to Herby D. Lutz of Chester,
S.C., for $4,000.
The top selling cow was a pre
view of things to come at the Els
view Dispersal, July 2 in Scenery
Hill, Pa. Elsview Farms Fayette
Joan sold for $6,200 to Doug
Stanton of Greenville, N.Y. This
four-year-old made a 3-01 record
of 18.740 M 843 F 666 P in 305
days. This long-bodied cow sold,
due in September to Tag Lane Ad
Senor-ET. She was bred by James
Celestine of Scenery Hill, Pa.
Marfred Kings Nancy was pur
chased by Spring Walk Farm of
Big Prairie, Ohio, for $6,000. This
IL and Darrell Robins of Plain
field, lowa.
Junior members from 11 states
participated in this year’s National
Outstanding Guernsey Youth con
test. Anders Pierson of Butter
field, MN, was named the 1990
award winner. The 20-year-old
son of Nels and Kathleen Pierson,
he is actively involved in the daily
responsibilities of the farm and
dairy herd. Anders said, “I hope I
can continue being a dairy farmer
because the challenge of manag
ing a herd of Guernsey cows to
become top producers of high
quality milk is a challenge that I
am ready to accept.”
Daniel Ripley of Corland, NY
was anmed the first finalist with
Todd Riggs of Evansville, IN
named the second runner-up. Dale
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dairy industry.”
The queen titles are far from the
only awards this young lady has
received. Her room is brimming
over with trophies from past fairs
and cow competitions and, last
year, she was named one of six
national winners in the National
4-H Dairy Scholarship Blue Farm
Competition.
fancy junior yearling heifer was
consigned by Marfred Farm of
Saluda, S.C. Sired by Clearbranch
Jeans N P King-ET, she was the
first place junior yearling at the
1990 Clemson Spring Show. Her
dam is a 90-point Dutch Mill Tele
stars Fayette with over 18.700 M
900 F and 630 P. The next dam is
Excellent-91, Gold Star and a bull
mother with over 120.000 M
lifetime.
Highlights of the sale were the
numerous embryo packages
offered for sale. Embryo packages
included first choice of females
from a number of confirmed pre
gnancies or a number of frozen
embryos from top cow families
and top A.I. sires. The prices gar
nered for these unborn embryos
ranged from $2,900 to $1,350.
The sale was sponsored by the
Indiana Guernsey Breeders, hosts
of the 1990 National Convention.
Managed by the Guernsey Mark
eting Service of Reynoldsburg,
Ohio, the sales force also included
auctioneer Merv Leffler of
Marion, Ind. and pedigree reader|
Blaine Crasser, of
Ohio.