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WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
One of the world’s oldest cattle
breeds descended on the Eastern
States Exposition in West Spring
field, Mass., for the 1997 Eastern
States Exposition Regional High
land Show, complete with a bag
piper to announce the animals’
entrance to the show ring.
This unique breed, easily recog
nized by its long shaggy coat and
wide, sweeping horns, attracted
many breeders and an interested
audience alike to the show, the
first of its kind at The Big E.
The animals vary in color from
silvcr/whitc, blond, and dun (gray)
to red, brindle and black. Mature
Highland bulls typically weigh
1,700-2,000 pounds and the aver
age cow weighs 1,000-1,300
pounds at maturity. Despite their
long horns, they are docile, even
tempered animals, according to
Chris Hawkins, breed representa
tive and exhibitor from Lancaster,
N.H.
The Highland breed is believed
to have originated in the Western
Isles and Highlands of Scotland,
where the environment is harsh
and severe. They have evolved
into an extremely hardy breed that
can withstand extreme weather
conditions. They have two coats
of hair, a thick and wooly inner
coat that acts as a blanket to retain
heat, and an outer long and shaggy
coat that sheds rain and protects
the inner coat from becoming
damp and cold.
Hawkins said he really prom
oted the show to the breeders, say
ing that “for the breed and the
association, we needed as much
public exposure as possible.” He
added that the exposure is good
for not only the fair-going public,
who may not be familiar with
Highland cattle, but for other
breeders to meet and talk with
each other about their Highlands.
The show, heavily supported by
the Northeast Highland Cattle
Association, was well-attended.
Twenty-two exhibitors paraded 65
animals before Judge Dr. Scott
Barao of College Park, Md. This
year's show was the 18th annual
Northeast Regional Show.
This show also had die notorie
ty of being the first one where a
Compost Exam Set
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Mary
land Department of Agriculture
(MDA) Secretary Lewis R. Riley
has announced that the next Com
posting Facility Certified Opera
tor Examination is scheduled Fri
day, Nov. 21 at MDA’s headquar
ters building in Annapolis.
“The Composting Facility
Operator Certification Program is
designed to ensure that an opera
tor of a commercial composting
facility is knowledgeable about
composting methods and systems
and is familiar with compost reg
ulations,” said Riley.
“Composting is an expanding
industry in Maryland for recycling
a variety of organic wastes, such
as yard debris, crab processing
wastes, livestock and poultry
manures, or municipal solid
wastes. The MDA has been given
the responsibiltiy to make sure
that commercial compost products
are properly labeled and are pro
duced by a composting facility
with a certified operator,” Riley
said.
The certification exam is open
to qualified individuals from the
private or public sectors who have
World’s Oldest Breed Of Cattle Competes At Big E
separate junior show was held for
junior exhibitors. This January,
the second will be held at the
National Highland Show and Sale
in Denver, Colo.
Hawkins, who has been raising
Highlands for eight years, now has
14 animals in his herd. He and his
wife, Sue, specialize in Highlands
with first-generation Scottish
bloodlines. He serves on the board
of directors for the Northeast
Highland Cattle Association, and
is editor of the national breed
journal.
The Highland breed is the old
est breed known to man. It was the
first to appeal in the earliest herd
registry of 1884. Hawkins said
beef from Highland cattle is very
lean and flavorful, as the inner
coat layer keeps the animal warm,
preventing the need for a layer of
fat. This makes the final product
very desirable to consumers, who
are looking for a low-fat alterna
tive to the more traditional breeds
of beef.
Many of the Highland exhibi
tors showed their cattle while
wearing long white laboratory
coats. This attire is considered
traditional in the British Isles,
where Highlands originated and
arc frequently shown. The coats
lent an authentic air to the show,
as did the bagpiper who
announced the cattle with the
sounds of Scodand.
Mike Kerr, a native of New
York now living in the Boston
area, was dressed in a green and
navy plaid kilt and full Scottish
attire, played his bagpipes
throughout the show. A third
generation Scottish musician, this
is the first time he has played at a
cattle show in the 24 years he has
played the pipes. Kerr said he
enjoyed playing the music and felt
the exhibitors and the audience
thought it added to the experience.
One of the exhibitors at the
show, the Faulkner family of
Stoddard, N.H., has one of the
longest histories with Highland
cattle. Their Pitcher Mountain
Farm first imported Highland
cattle to the United States in the
19405. The first Highland cattle
were imported into this country by
North Dakota residents who were
experience or education in com
mercial composting of organic
wastes. Interested persons should
submit a completed application to
MDA.
Applications will be accepted
as long as they are postmarked by
Nov. 13 or faxed to MDA by that
date. An application for operator
certification or additional infor
mation may be obtained by calling
the State Chemist Section’s Com
Cattleman Produces
Dam Of Distinction
LIVINGSTONE MANOR,
N.Y. Stone Ridge Farm,
Livingston Manor was recently
recognized by the American Here
ford Association (AHA) for pro
ducing one cow named to the
Dams of Distinction list
These are the most efficient
cows in the Hereford breed,” said
Dr. John Hough, AHA’s director
of research and performance.
They’ve met the strictest require
looking for a hardy, low
maintenance breed of cattle that
could survive the harsh
conditions.
The first Highland registry was
established in Deadwood, S.D.
There are now a number of region
al associations, including the
Northeast Association, as well as
the Mid-Atlantic, Appalachian,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mountain
States, Northwest, and California
groups. The Northeast group has
more than 250 paid members rep
resenting 24 states and Canada,
and approximately 4,000 head of
Highland cattle.
Other results of the show are as
follows:
Big E Highlands Show
Results
Late Junior Heifer Calf —l. Horatio &
Robarta Rolica
Junior Heifer Calf—l. Gordon Caldwell,
2. Drover Hill Farm, 3. Gordon Caldwell.
Early Junior Heifer Calf—l. Staana Hill
Farm & James t Joyce Ban non, 2. Jimmy
Bannon.
Junior Heifer Calf Champion Gordon
Caldwell.
Reserve Junior Holfor Calf Champion
Orovar Hill Farm.
Lata Sanlor Heifer Calf 1. Mick Jenk
ins, 2 Fred & Carol Ann Dill, 3. Hawks wood
Farm.
Sanlor Heifer Calf 1. Harold & Joyce
Ledar.
Senior Heifer Champion - Mick Jenkin*.
Raaarve Senior Heifer Champion - Har
old l> Joyce Ledar.
Late Intermediate Yearling Heifer 1.
Drover HiK Farm, 2. Larry & Vicki Briltian, 3.
Gail & Stanley Maynard.
Early Intermediate Yearling Heifer 1.
Steane HiH Farm It Ranaa Ban non, 2. Ridge
Top Farm, 3. Trafalgar Square Farm t Theo
dore Robbin*.
Intermediate Yearling Haifar Champion
- Steane HID Farm t Ranaa Bannon.
Raaarve Intermediate Yearling Heifer
Champion - Steane Hill Farm l> Ranee
Bannon.
Late Junior Yearling Heifer —l. Donald
MacLeod, 2 Donald MacLeod, 3 EZ Acres t
Adrian Braun.
Early Junior Yearling Haifar —l. Ridge
Top Farm, 2. Nail Mclntosh t Burnt, 3.
Hawks wood Farm.
Junior Yearling Heifer Champion -
Donald MacLeod.
Reeerve Junior Yearling Heifer Champ
ion Ridge Top Farm.
Late 2-Ycar-Old Heifer 1. Ridge Top
Farm, 2. Neil Mclntoeh & Bums, 3. Donald t
Phyllis Kuhn.
Early 2-Year-Old Halter 1. Trafalgar
Square Farm t Theodora Robblne, 2. Sue &
Chn* Hawkins, 3. Forrest KaHy.
2-Year-Old HeHer Champion Ridge Top
Farm
Reserve 2-Yaar-Old Heifer Champion
Trafalgar Square Farm A Theodore
Robbins
Qrand Champion Female Ridge Top
Farm.
Reserve Qrand Champion Female
Donald MacLeod.
3- to 4-Year-Old Cow-Calf 1. Ridge
Nov. 21
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ments for early calving, reproduc
tive efficiency, calving intervals
of no greater than one year, and
weight ratios in the top end of the
breeder's herd.
Some 3,646 cows were named
to the prestigious list for this year.
A complete listing of the cows and
the 941 breeders who produced
them is published in the Novem
ber 1997 issue of Hereford World,
the breed's official publication.
Top Farm, 2. Drover HHI Farm, 3. Horatio I
Roberta Rolica.
Champion Cow-Coif Ridge Top Farm.
Reserve Champion Cow-Calf —'Drover
Hill Farm.
Junior Bull Calf—l. RldgnTopFann.2.
Forrest Kelly, 3. Frederick Qrossmith
Junior Bull Calf Champion Ridge Top
Farm.
Reaerve Junior Bull Calf Champion
Forrest Kelly.
Intermediate Yearling Bull 1. Sue I
Chns Hawkins, 2. Nail Mclntosh.
Intermediate Yearling Bull Champion
Sue & Chris Hawkins.
Raeervs Intermediate Yearling Bull
Champion Neil Mclntosh.
Junior Yearling Bull 1. Donald
MacLeod, 2. Harold & Joyce Ladar, 3. Jim &
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Junior Yearling Bull Champion
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