REYNOLDSBURG Ohio The American Guernsey Associa tion Board of Directors held its annual meeting Dec. 2 and 3 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The board, lead by President E Cline Brubaker of Rocky Mount, Virginia, ap proved a number of actions for the association for the upcoming year. • The board accepted an invita tion from the Kentucky Guernsey Breeders’ Association to host the 1998 World Guernsey Confer ence. The conference will be held in Louisville, Kentucky. * The AGA will sponsor a con signment sale at the 1995 World Dairy Expo. The AGA intends to market 20 to 25 top-quality ani mals at a sale following the National Guernsey Show in Madi son, Wisconsin. * The board approved a West ern National Show to be held in Sacramento, California. The awards and premiums for this show will be sponsored. The Western National Show will be held in addition to the current national shows in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Madison, Wiscon sin; and Louisville, Kentucky. * The board approved that future national outstanding youth and national queen winners will receive a free lifetime AGA mem bership. The board approved fee changes reflecting increases in inflation. They indlude: * Guernsey Breeders’ Journal advertising fees were increased 10 percent effective with the Febru ary 1995 issue. ■ Pedigree fees will be raised from $4 to $5. Total Performance Evaluation and non-TPE herds will pay the same price for pedi- j JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON 1 From all of us i i 1 Lapp's Bam Equipment... - ‘ MAY GOD BLESS YOU WITH at JOYOUS CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW 5935 Old Philadelphia Pike Gap, PA 17527 Dbpueiwd Dec. 26. 1994 i (717) 442-8134 Trucks - And Jan * 2 ’ 15393 { *JIJ grees. * Breeders on the TPE program can receive pedigrees for $2 if pur chased at the time of registration. * Embryo transfer fees will be $lO per embryo or $l5 per calf resulting from a transferred embryo. The board approved a budget with a deficit of $5,225 for 1995. The AGA has shown an improved net income over the last four years. This has been accomplished while maintaining quality services to members. The 1995 budget brings the association closer to a positive budget while providing opportuni ties for promotion and expansion in several areas. The approved budget will require the AGA to reduce staff by one person. The appraisal director’s position will be moved back into the Reynolds burg, Ohio, office and be com bined with other responsibilities. The AGA is developing a new trademark to capitalize on the beta carotene content in Guernsey milk, which is three times higher than commercial milk. This new trade mark, called Beta Life, is in the research and development stages. In other news, the ninth annual 3-year-old Guernsey Gold Futuri ty was held in Louisville, Ken tucky, on Nov. 6, with judge David Jones of Yale, Oklahoma, placing 18 animals in the show. The winner was Marfred Smokey Della, an 83-point Wampanoag Fayette Smokey daughter ownedby Marfred Farm, Saluda, South Carolina. In addi tion to their first place winnings of $342.99, Steve and Johnna Mills wefe presented with the Shirley Wright Memorial Award, a silver champagne cooler, sponsored by Leroy and Nita Lindley and Ralph 7 IS3 in a *•=«' Thank you for your patronage-during the past year. We look forward to serving you in 1995. AGA Board Approves 1995 Budget oJSmr ite* * % LAPP S BARN E and Martha Turley, Ohio, and the first place banner sponsored by Ernest Berousek, Oklahoma. “Della” also won the Russell Wenger Memorial Best Bred and Owned Award, a silver tray, spon sored by Carlton Wenger, Indiana. With the highest Cow Perfor mance Index of the show with +274, the Mills’ also received an octagonal wall clock donated by Bay Meadow Farms, California. Going home with the second place revere bowl sponsored by R- Way Farm, Ohio, was Atlasta Gusto Almost. This 88-point Atlasta Rons Gusto-Twin daugh ter is owned by John and Donna Salava, Leroy, Kansas. The sec ond place prize money totaled $285.83. The show was competitive for production awards, as well as the type awards. Ayars Lindsey V Lomas Lily-ET, an Excellent-90 Bettswards Telestar Victory daugh ter owned by Lucas Ayars of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, ran away with the production awards and placed third in the show. With a record 0f20,020M 4.8% 958 F 3.5% 697 P at 2-01 in 305 days, “Lily” won the high milk production silver water pitcher sppnsored by American Breeders Service, the high butterfat produc tion silver bread dish sponsored by Marfred Farm, South Carolina, and the high protein cheese tray sponsored by Tri-State Milk Cooperative. This excellent record was pro duced in a superior udder as “lily” was awarded the best udder award, a footed silver tray, sponsored by Four Winds Farm, Wisconsin. Jan Lambrecht represented juniors well earning the first place "5? ~~ *iiyt junior exhibitor award with Lam brecht Fayette Ella, an 87-point Dutch Mill Telestais Fayette daugh ter. Jan was presented with a silver mirror picture frame sponsored by Brans tetter Dairy, Kentucky. The total pot for the 1994 Guernsey Gold Futurity was $2,286.60. The breakdowns for pay ments for the top four placings are as follows: Ist $342.99; 2nd $285.83; 3rd $228.66; and 4th $171.50. In the national Guernsey show, judge Merv Scott of Ontario, Cana da, was put to task as he judged the largest National Guernsey Show of the year with 251 animals. Judge Scott crowned the third grand champion of the season. First there was Littlefields Fayette Mona Lira in Harrisburg, Pa., and then there was Westlynn Tom Dee in Madi son, Wisconsin. Now, there is a third. Round Pond Fayettes Molly, the first place 4-year-old, is owned by John and Bonnie Ayars and Sons, and Matthew Oliver of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Westlynn Tom Dee, no stranger in the national winner’s circle, nudged her way behind “Molly” to receive the reserve grand champion title. “Tom Dee”, the 94-point first place aged cow, is owned by Mark Rueth, Randy Kortus, and Clark and Joy Vilter, Jefferson, Wisconsin.- She is housed at Four Winds Farm of Hartland, Wisconsin. Peytons Andy Laddie, owned by James Berryman of Nicholasville, Kentucky, surfaced to the top to win the title of junior champion. “Lad die” was the first place junior year- UIPMENT LuMffter nMing,* aturwy; wm-aip ling. The first place intermediate yearling, Ayars Lindsey S Murphy owned by Austin and Lucas Ayars of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, was named reserve junior champion. Marfred Farm of Saluda, South Carolina, exhibiting in 11 classes and placing in the top three in nine of those classes, was awarded with the premier breeder and premier exhibitor banners. Earlier in the week, Judge Brian Schilling of Boggstown, Indiana, placed 123 Guernseys in the largest national junior Guernsey show of the year. Ludy Griggs of Seminole, Okla homa, showed the grand champion, Wincrest Fayette Cocheta, Very Good-88, was a 1993 unanimous All-American and Junior All- American winner. Amanda Sparks of Greenfield, Indiana, owned the reserve grand champion, for Lou Farms Smokey Miracle, a junior 3-year-old, also the best bred and owned animal of the show. Peytons Andy Laddie, the first place junior yearling owned by Julie Peyton of Harrodsburg, Ken tucky, was crowned junior cham pion of the show. Ayars Lindsay S Murphy, the first intermediate yearling, was named reserve junior champion. “Murphy” is owned by Austin and Lucas Ayars of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Juniors from across the country competed in this National Junior Show held in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louis ville, Kentucky. A) *V yl* S V t I YEAR Closed Dec. 24 &
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