HARRISONBURG, Va.—
Brian McCulloh, Viroqua, Wis.,
evaluated the IIS heifer, bull and
cow-calf pair entries exhibited at
the 1995 Virginia Angus Breeders
Show recently here at the Rock
ingham County Fairgrounds.
Leading the entries in the bull
show was Whitestone Shenan
doah F 072, a March 1994 son of
GAR Sleep Easy 1009. The grand
champion is owned by Whitestone
Farm, Aldie, Va., and Broken
Lance Ranch LLC, Bucyrus, Kan.
He was also the champion in the
junior division!
Reserve grand champion bull
honors were awarded to Hill Crest
Viper 033. Annfield Corporation,
Boyce, Va.; Susan Rucker, Dela
plane, Va.; and Houston Moore,
Lewisburg, W.Va, own the April
1993 son of VDAR New Trend
802. He was also the senior
champion.
Top honors in the heifer show
were awarded to Clear View
Farm, Louisa, Va. Their entry was
Ankony Pride V 714, a February
1994 daughter of N Bar Emulation
EXT. She was first named the
junior champion in the heifer
show and was also selected the
supreme cjuunpion at the event
Winning reserve grand champ
ion and senior champion female
honors was B&J Lady Chelsea, an
October 1993 daughter of Leach
man Tonto. She was exhibited by
Jason Michael, Mt. Solon, Va.
Kruegers Belle 1012 and her
April 1995 bull calf were the
grand champion cow-calf pair.
William Freeman and Johnny
Freeman, both of Cumberland,
DRY WEATHER DAMAGE
As I write this, we are having
dry weather across most of the
state. Visitors at Ag Progress Days
from many places indicated they
were feeding some hay to then
beef herds. The casualties of dry
weather and a lack of late season
grass are young calves and cows
that are not yet bred back for next
year.
For cows still in breeding pas
tures, this may be one of the few
times that extending the breeding
season may be beneficial. Usually,
extension of the breeding season is
not recommended because- it will
be very hard to try and “back up”
the herd later and younger calves
will also be lighter at weaning and
less valuable per head. This year,
getting the cow pregnant may be of
greater importance because the
indications are the cattle cycle is
beginning to move toward fewer
cows. This would result in higher
calf prices next year. Secondly,
improvement in the genetics from
herd sires next year could return
many herds to their previous sale
weights in a single year. The
calves may indeed be younger than
they were this year, but the greater
genetic potential for growth from
the sires could result in calves that
are just as heavy at weaning.
The weather we experienced for
much of the normal breeding sea
son was very hot with high humidi
ty —just the thing that will reduce
conception. Therefore, extension
of the breeding season may need to
be coupled with some “soft” cull
ing in the cow herd and retention of
more replacement heifers than
usual from this year’s calf crop. In
Exhibitors Parade 115 Entries At Va. Show
Va., exhibited the July 1983
daughter of Premier Independence
KN. The pair was also the champ
ion owned cow with natural calf
and champion cow with natural
calf.
Taking reserve grand champion
cow-calf pair honors was WRA
Sarah 37C and her April 1995
heifer calf. They first won champ
ion bred-and-owned cow with
natural calf before being selected
for the reserve grand honor. The
February 1993 daughter of Rito
9F83 of SHII Fullback is owned
by Whitestone Farm, Aldie, Va.,
and White Ridge Angus, Somer
ville, Va.
A complete list of winners
follows:
IMS VIRGINIA ANGUS
BREEDERS’ SHOW RESULTS
Total numbar ahown: IIS
Judge: Brian MoCulloh, Vitoqua, Wiaoonain
Haifen-73 Shown. Junior Haifisr Calf Champ
ion: WLW Paradiaa Miaa Texette; Exhibitor;
William Walthtr, Ml Crawford, VA. Reattva
Junior Haifar Calf Champion: Ankony
Bell CV; Exhibitor: Clear View Faim, Louisa,
VA. Senior Heifer Calf Champion: Hale O Juqja
ta Erica 449; Exhibitor: Hale O Finns Inc.,
Bland, VA. Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champ
ion; D4A Pride 110 V; Exhibitor John Nicolai,
Ooidansville, VA. Intermediate Champion Hsif
er DME Duchaqa Dl; Exhibitor Darren Evor
aole, Blacksburg, VA. Reserve Intermediate
Champion Heifer: AC Starlight; Exhibitor; Ran
dolph Clary 18, Brodnax, VA. Junior Champion
Heifer Ankony Pride V 714; Exhibitor Clear
View Farm, Louisa, VA. Reserve Junior Chatty
ion Heifer Hale O Tibbie 424; Exhibitor: Hale O
Farms Inc., Bland, VA. Senior Champion
Female: BAJ Lady Chelsea; Exhibitor Jason
Michael, Ml Solon, VA. Reserve Senior Champ
ion Female; Whitaatona Lucy 3233; Exhibitor:
Whiteatone Faint, Aldie, VA. it John Bewley,
Woodbine, MD. Grand Champion Female; Ank
ony Pride V 714; Exhibitor Clear View Faim,
Louisa, VA. Reserve Grand Champion Female:
BAJ Lady Chelsea; Exhibitor Jason Michael,
Mt. Solon, VA.
Bulla-30 Shown. Junior Bull Calf Champion;
Daltons Monarch; Exhibitor Wynn Dalton, Alle
viate, VA. Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion:
Livestock Notes
most cases there will be no lack of
stored feed to winter some “extra”
cattle, and many producers may
need the additional numbers to
meet financial needs later.
If pastures need to be supple
mented, good grass hay is all that
will probably be needed for the
cow herd. This period of the year
for spring-calving cows parti
cularly if they are already pregnant
is a low point in die annual
nutritional needs. After grass hay.
haylage, or balage, com silage
would be the next most useful
feed, with legume hay and silages
being the least cost-effective feed.
Byproduct feeds such as chips and
apple pomace can also be very
effective as long as transportation
and feeding costs are small
enough.
For the calves, creep feeding
would be effective since there was
a good small grain crop in most
local areas. A good feed can be for
mulated from most of these grains
particularly oats and barley
that can help put some sale weight
on the calves.
Early weaning may also be an
alternative. Some recent studies
have shown calves fed right after
early weaning can have equal
weaning performance as calves
that stay with the cow even in good
grazing conditions. Some supple
mental feed will be needed, so
some manner of delivery of grain
rations is needed. Weaning,
coupled with a good vaccination
program, can also be used to
enhance marketability of feeder
calves.
The best thing to do will be to
watch it rain.
Thoirtcliff Cevxlier 95; Exhibitor Thomcliff
Form, Meidenx,VA. Senior Bull CelfChempion:
Whiuotone Advantage F 216; Exhibitor; White
atone Faim, Aldie, VA. Reaerre Senior Bull Calf
Qtampion; Skyway Hilla 6807 1126; Exhibitor:
luatin Updike, Waahington, VA. Inlennediate
Champion Bull; Whiteatone General Max F2Q2;
Exhibitor Whitoatone Farm, Aldie, VA, A 0«-
etal Max Axaociataa, Pipeetom, MS. Raaeive
Intennadlate Champion Bull; None. Junior
Champion Bull; Whiteatone Sbanandoah P 072;
Exhibitor Whiteatone Faim, Aldie, VA, A Brok
er Lame Ranch LLC, Bucyrao, KS. Reaarve
Junior Champion Bull: Aknonian EXT V 722;
Exhibitor Quaker Hill Fann, Traviliana, VA.
Senior Champion Bull: HOI Craal Viper 033;
Exhibitor AtmTiald Corporation, Boyce, VA;
Suaan Rucker, Delaplane, VA; A Houaton
Moon, Lewiabuig, WV.
Raaarva Senior Champion Bull: Hale OSup
aon 406; Exhibitor Hale O Fanm Inc., Bind,
VA. Grand Champion Bull: Whiteatone Shenan
doah F 072; Exhibitor Whiteatone Faim, Aldie,
VA, A Broker Lame Ranch LLC, Bucyna, KS.
Raaatve Grand Champion Bull: Mil Creel Viper
€33; Exhibitor Aanfleid Corporation, Boyce,
VA; Suaan Rucker, Delaplane, VA. A Houaton
Moore, Lawiabni|, WV.
Cow-Calf Pain—l 2 Shown. Champion Brad
and-Owned Cow with Nanual Calf: WRA Sarah
37C; Exhibitor Whiteatone Farm, Aldie, VA, A
While Ridge Angua, Somerville, VA. Receive
Champion Brod-and-Ownad Cow with Natural
Calf: Juetefew Bonnie Laaa 91; Exhibitor Aim
Ogle, Max Meadowa, VA. Champion Owned
Cow with Natural Calf; Krucgen Belle 1012;
Exhibitor William Freeman A Johnny Freeman,
both of Cumberland, VA. Reaarve Champion
Owned Cow with Natural Calf: Antiatam Power
Elba 90; Exhibitor William Walthar, Mu Craw
ford, VA. Champion Cow with Natural Calf:
Knicgan Bella 1012; Exhibitor William Free
man A Johnny Freeman, both of Cumberlmd,
VA. Raaarva Champion Cow with Natural Calf:
WRA Sarah 37C; Exhibitor Whiteatone Farm,
Aldie, VA, A White Ridge Angua, Somerville,
VA. Champion Cow with Embryo Calf: White
atom Rita 104; Exhibitor Jam Saunden, Rich
mond, VA. Grand Champion Cow-Calf Overall:
Kmagen Bella 1012; Exhibitor William Free
man A Johnny Freeman, both of Cumberlmd,
VA. Raaerve Grand Champion Cow-Calf Over
all: WRA Sarah 37C; Exhibitor: Whiteatone
Faim, Aldie, VA, A While Ridge Angua, Somer
ville, VA.
Qraup dioa. Oct-of-Sin: OHD Traveler
6107; Exhibitor; Juitin Updike, Wuhugtoa,
VA. Junior-Oet-of-Sirc: WUlMcae Fly Traveler
3006; Exhibitor: WMteetono Finn, Aldie, VA.
B«t Six Head; Whiienone Firm, Aldie, VA.
Supreme Champion: Ankony Pride V 714. Pre
mier Breeder A Exhibitor: Whiießone Finn,
Aldie, VA.
Feeder Calf Roundup
Plans are complete for the first
Pennsylvania Feeder Calf Round
up for this fall. This is a joint effort
of the Penn State Extension, the
Pennsylvania Cattleman’s Associ
ation, and several animal health
organizations.
The outline of the program is
that calves will be vaccinated,
wormed, implanted, and tagged in
early September, about three
weeks later boosters will be admi
nistered, calves will be shipped to
a central weaning facility the fust
week of October, and they will be
sold in sorted, uniform outcome
groups on or about OcL 20. The
cost of drugs and tags is $5 per calf,
and the cost of the weaning period
will be feed plus $.30 per head dai
ly. The facility is the Long Feedlot
at New Stanton. In most programs
like this conducted around the
country, the calves easily pay for
the weaning costs in extra sale
weight
There is still time to get
involved in this program if you
want to take advantage of this
marketing opportunity. Contact
me at (814) 863-3661 if you are
interested or if I can answer your
questions.
Kruegers Belle 1012 and har April 1995 bull calf were
awarded grand champion cow-calf pair honors at tha 1995
Virginia Angus Breeders’ Show in Harrisonburg, Va. The
cow Is a July 1983 daughter of Premier Independence K N.
The pair was also the champion owned cow with natural
calf and champion cow with natural calf. They were exhi
bited by William Freeman and Johnny Freeman, both of
Cumberland, Va.
Ankony Prieto V 714 won grand champion female and
supreme champion honors at the 1995 Virginia Angus
Breeders’ Show in Harrisonburg, Va. Clear view Farm,
Louisa, Va., owns the February 1994 daughter of N. Bar
Emulation EXT. She was also the Junior champion female.
HNG Us
hoMM*i?h n AIS n u. n<^ > ? h r 072 look flrand cham P>on bull
honor* at the 1995 Virginia Angus Breeders' Show In Harri
sonburg, Va. The March 1994 son of GAR Sleep Easy 1009
Fa E"’ A,dte ’ Va - and
champion h LLC ’ Bucyru *’ Kan - Ha wa » 8,80 Junior
Wayne County Tops
$133,325 At Sale
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)
The recent Wayne County Junior
Livestock Sale raised
$133,325.27.
About 311 4-H animals were
sold, including 44 steers, 72 lambs,
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eight lambs were returned to exhi
bitors for resale.
Volume buyer for the show was
Hatfield, which purchased 26 hogs
for a total of $9,016.