A26-Umcaster Fanning, Saturday, July 11, 1992
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
The American Guernsey Associa
tion (AGA) held its national con
vention and annual meeting June
26 to 29 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
“Guernseys and You in ’92” was
the theme for the four day event
The results of the annual meet
ing included election of Laurie
Askew of Hilmar, California to
the Board of Directors. She
replaces Joe “Scottie” Payne of
Vale, Oregon for the director in
district seven. Lee Riggs of
Evansville, Indiana was reelected
to the Board of Directors in dis
trict three. The officers of the
1992 AGA Board of Directors are
E. Cline Brubaker of Rocky
Mount Virginia, president; Lee
Riggs, Evansville, Indiana, first
vice president and Eldon Moss,
lowa City, lowa, second vice
president
Records were broken with the
highest averaging National Con
vention Sale in history. In 1980
the national convention heifer sale
in Minnesota averaged $2,723.
This year’s sale average was
$2,773 on 51 head of registered
Guernseys, almost $9OO above the
1991 national convention sale
average. Topping the sale was a
syndicated bull, Laeschland Smo
kin Billy Jo consigned by Phil and
Joyce Laesch of Curtiss, Wiscon
sin for $21,000. He was purchased
by an eighty-one member syndi
cate and American Breeders Ser
vice of DeForest, Wisconsin. The
top selling female was also con
signed by Phil and Joyce Laesch
and a maternal sister to the dam of
the bull. Laeschland Frank
Blythe-ET was purchased by Ken
Forster of Lynden, Ontario.
Two of the most prestigious
national awards presented at the
annual meeting were the Master
Breeder and Distinguished Ser
vice awards. Allen and Evelyn
Bentley were the recipients of the
Master Breeder Award. Owners of
Suneslope Farm in Ames, lowa,
they participate in the AGA prog
rams, including contract advert
ing, TPE and Dairybelt Guernsey
Sires. Suneslope has been a Gold
Star Breeder 21 times, bred many
excellents, Gold Star Cows and
show winners.
American Guernsey Associa
tion fieldman, Edward Wright of
Saginaw, Michigan was awarded
the AGA Distinguished Service
Award. Ed has been employed by
the AGA for 27 years. He supports
and promotes the AGA programs
to everyone he meets. His com
mitment and dedication to the
Guernsey cow and people has
been greatly appreciated by every-
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one he contacts.
The awards for living lifetime
milk and butterfat production
were awarded to Pleasant Hill
Choice Caramel owned by Tru
man Weaver, Goshen, Indiana.
The Liebers Trophy is presented
for the top living lifetime milk
producer. The Valley Set Award
honors the cow with the highest
lifetime butterfat record. Pleasant
Hill Choice Caramel has lifetime
totals of 213,240 pounds of milk
and 9,724 pounds of butterfat in
3,764 days. This excellent-90,
Gold Star Dam is sired Kellogg
Minnies Choice. The Arnold
Knight Living Lifetime Protein
Production award was presented
for the first time. Twin L Farms
Wistar Iris owned by Jack Krull of
Bonduel, Wisconsin produced
162,060 pounds of milk, 8,248
pounds of butterfat and 6,433
pounds of protein.
Three of the four national pro
duction awards were won by Tro
tacre Fayette Loretta. She col
lected the New England Guernsey
Breeders’ Association award
based on the highest 305-day,
two-time, mature equivalent
(30SD-2X-ME) milk record; the
Nyala-Bedford Trophy which is
given to the two-year old cow with
the highest DHIR, ME milk pro
duction and the California Protein
Award for the highest DHIR ME
protein record. “Loretta” pro
duced an actual record of 2-11
305 D 27.770 M 976 F 914 P which
converts to an ME of 31,102 M
1.074 F 1.005 P. This EX-92 Dutch
Mill Telestats Fayette daughter is
owned by James Trotter of Enon
Valley, Pennsylvania.
The Tarbell Trophy which is
awarded to the breed’s highest
DHIR ME butterfat record pro
ducer went to Spring Flo Comet
Ava owned by David Vanden
Heuvel of Black Creek, Wiscon
sin. This Very Good 86 Spring Flo
Fortunes Comet daughter had an
actual record of 3-09 305 D
22.230 M 1,15 IF 678 P or
23.786 M 1.209 F 712 P ME.
Laeschland Farm of Curtiss,
Wisconsin, was the recipient of
both the high DHIR ME Herd
Average for milk and protein
awards. Phil and Joyce Laesch and
family had a 1991 DHIR herd
average of 20,228 M 891 F and
71 IP. The award for milk produc
tion was sponsored by the Penn
sylvania Guernsey Breeders’
Association and the protein award
was sponsored by the California
Guernsey Cattle Club.
Land of Living Farm, owned by
John and Bonnie Ayars and Fami
ly of Mechanicsburg, Ohio
National Guernsey Convention
received the high DHIR ME herd
average for butterfat production,
with a herd production of
19.705 M 898 F and 689 P. The
award was sponsored by the Illi
nois Guernsey Breeders’
Association.
From the host state, Tom and
Foan Oberhaus of Waukesha were
the recipients of this year’s
National Outstanding Guernsey
Young Farmer award. Tom and
loan operate Cozy Nook farm
where they milk 45 Guernseys.
They have a fall retail and whole
sale market featuring pumpkins,
Indian com and gourds. Mike Kal
tenbach of Monroeville. Ohio,
was the runner-up in this year’s
contest. He is a partner in Sherma
Farm where they milk 22 Guern
seys. This year’s honorable men
tion winner was David Smith of
Lebanon Valley Farms in Ann
ville, Pennsylvania.
Thirteen junior members parti
cipated in this year’s National
Outstanding Guernsey Youth
Contest Aaron Lancaster of Fern
dale, Washington was named the
1992 award winner. The 20- year
old is the son of Jay and Diane
Lancaster. Kurt Peterson of Cash
ton, Wisconsin was named the
runner-up. Karie Griswold of
Ixonia, Wisconsin; Mike Eilers of
Scotch Grove, lowa and Sarah
Spencer of Gresham, Oregon were
finalists in the contest
Crowned the 1992 National
Guernsey Queen was Stacey Guy
ton of Jefferson, Maryland. She is
the 20-year-old daughter of Wil
mer and Joann Guyton. Stacey is
attending Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and would like to pursue
a career in dairy cattle nutrition or
agricultural financing. Stacey has
received many 4-H and FFA
awards. Karie Griswold of Ixonia,
Wisconsin and Bonnie Langen
kamp of New Weston, Ohio were
named the National Guernsey
Princesses. The other contestants
were Emily Alden of Marengo,
Illinois; Emily Branstetter of
Edmonton, Kentucky; Loretta
Chupp of Inola, Oklahoma;
Sharylyn Drinkall of Arlington,
Minnesota; Gloria Frankenbach of
Palmyra, Missouri; Tracy Heine
mann of Readlyn, Iowa; Cathy
Kennis of Dubois, Pennsylvania;
Janice Kushmaul of Pittsford,
Michigan and Elizabeth Seager of
Prattsburg, New York.
The third Guernsey Gold Pro
duction Contest awards were pre
sented. A group of open heifers
were selected in 1989 to be
offered for sale to junior members.
These animals have now com
pleted their first lactations and
based on four percent, fat cor
rected milk (FCM), Sildons Vic
tory Angee was the recipient of
the top award. Erik Nelson of Hil
mar. California is the owner of
this cow. At 2-03 on a 4% FCM
she produced 18.154 M. Second
Sun Dale Able Patty with 2-04
15.9440 M owned by Nichlas
Stewart of Ava, Missouri. Trota
cre Victory Kathy owned by Bran
di and Jami Thomas of New Bre
men. Ohio had 2-01 14.263 M.
This year’s National Junior
Gold Star Breeders were based on
a January 1992 Yield Deviation
(YD) of+l.oooM or+soFor over.
The final score of the entry must
also be one point above breed
average for the entry’s age group.
This year’s recipients were Regal
Hills Fayette Cindy, owned by
Brent Clements of Wisconsin; Tag
Lane Playboy Erin owned by Kar
ie Griswold; Beaver Meadow
Nick E owned by Clifton Pease of
Vermont; Rocky Maple Adrian
Wye, Rocky Maple Andy Ara and
Rocky Maple Antietam Tizzy all
owned by Ashton Frey, Maryland;
Littlefields Fayette Caren owned
by Alison Littlefield of New
York; Crown Stone Fayette Sun
flower owned by Brian Schnebly
of Maryland; Rocky Maple Tele
star Jolly owned by Heather Frey,
Maryland; Nells Glow Magic Tift
owned by Katie Nelson of Califor
nia and Crown Stone Prancei
Suzy owned by Mark Schnebly oi
Maryland. Once a junior membei
has Eve animals qualify for Junior
Gold Star Breeder Awards, they
receive the Junior Progressive
Breeder plaque. Ashton Frey of
Maryland received the award
sponsored by New Jersey Guern
sey Breeders’ Association.
The 2Sth annual junior produc
tion contest had eight different
animals place in the top five of
each category. The awards are
given based on 305D-2X-ME
ASCS Takes
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Milk producers and other
interested people are invited to
comment on USDA’s proposal
prohibiting excessive manufactur
ing allowances in state marketing
orders for milk.
Under the proposal, states using
formulas to price milk used to pro
duce butter, nonfat dry milk or
cheese, would not use a manufac
turing allowance greater than those
used in the federal price support
program.
NUIX.IT DOES ABODY GOOD.
records. Two California juniors
had two animals win awards. John
Madsen of Temecula placed
fourth for milk and second for but
terfat and protein with Bay Mea
dow Elvis Daisy. Milky Way Vic
tory Bonnie was fifth for butterfat
Katie Nelson of Hilmar entered
Claravale Rose of Picardy who
was third for milk and Nells Glow
Magic Tiff was fifth for milk and
fourth for protein. Also from Cali
fornia. Charles Askew from Hil
mar had the winner for all three
categories with Wincrest Fayette
Mina, 2-02 305 D 28.247 M 1.084 F
905 P. Beaver Meadow Nick E
was second for milk and third for
butterfat and protein for Clifton
Pease of Vermont. Katie Gris
wold’s cow Tag Lane Playboy
Erin was fourth for butterfat and
Elizabeth Seager’s, Cresthill Tele
star Amy was fifth for protein.
In the production category for
the best group of three cows, four
groups placed. The junior member
and average follows: John Mad
sen, first milk, fat and protein,
21.727 M 962 F 756 P; Elizabeth
Seager, second for milk and pro
tein, fourth for butterfat, 18.486 M
618 F 626 P; Ashton Frey, third for
milk and protein, second for but
terfat, 18.013 M 735 F 587 P and
Tracy Heinemann, fourth for milk
and protein, third for butterfat,
16.167 M 734 F 545 P.
The Quiz Bowl contest which
features AGA junior member in a
double elimination competition
testing their knowledge on the
dairy industry facts and figures.
The Wisconsin team won the
national senior title. The second
place team was from Pennsylvani
a. Pennsylvania junior members
won the junior division.
The American Guernsey Asso
ciation is the national member
organization for the registration
and promotion of Guernsey cattle.
Comments
Donald Unangst, state executive
director for the Pennsylvania State
Office of the ASCS, said the cur
rent price support program allow
ances are $ 1.22 per hundredweight
for milk made in butter and nonfat
dry milk and $1.37 for milk made,
into cheese.
Written comments on state milk
marketing orders must be received
no later than July 20, by: Charles
Shaw, Director, Dairy Analysis
Division, ASCS-USDA, P.O. Box
2415, Washington, D.C. 20013.