Brother-Sister Team Takes
Grand
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -
On Nov. 8, Judge Lynne Lee of
Smyrna, Tennessee, placed 124
of the best Guernseys in the
nation at the last National
Junior Guernsey Show of the
year.
Grand champion went to Dix
Lee Perfecto Fawna-Twin, the
first place 4-year-old. “Fawna” is
an Excellent-91 Lily Lane Penny
Perfecto-ET daughter and is
bred and owned by Brett Dixon
of Chestertown, Maryland.
For her grand champion hon
ors, “Fawna” received the grand
champion milk pitcher spon
sored by Valley Set Farm of
Goshen, Indiana. “Fawna” also
received the best bred and
owned show halter sponsored by
Arrow Head Guernseys of
Union, Missouri.
Stepping into the reserve
grand champion spotlight was
the first place senior 3-year-old,
GR-Dix Lee Smokey Whiskey.
“Whiskey” was bred and owned
by Katie Dixon of Chestertown,
Maryland, and received the
reserve grand champion platter
sponsored by Lushacres
Guernsey Farm of Clinton,
South Carolina.
“Whiskey” is a Very Good -85
Wampanoag Fayette Smokey
daughter with records to
18.590 M 3.0% 557 F 3.3% 610 P
at 2-04 in 305 days. She was also
the 1997 grand champion at the
National Junior Show held in
Madison, Wisconsin.
For junior champion, Judge
Lee went with the first place
summer yearling, Braswell
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Primes Lois. “Lois” and her
owner, Jonathan Adams of
Brodhead, Kentucky, received
the junior champion picture
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of Tiffin, Ohio. “Lois” is a Geo
Mars Andy Prime daughter.
Reserve junior champion
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Chopper Dora, the first place
senior heifer calf.
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bred and owned by Kevin
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Kentucky. They received the
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In the race for state herd,
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The juniors participated in
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In the race for state herd,
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