dairy shorthorn journal 2010

Volume 79

2010

“A Breed of InfluenceA World of Opportunity”

ShorthornShorthornShorthorn13th WORLD CONFERENCE

Dairy Breed of the Future: native breed, natural grazers

Official Auctioneers to the Shorthorn Societyof Great Britain and Ireland

We are honoured to be associated with the

SHORTHORN SOCIETY

2010 Sales Dates - already arranged

Dairy Shorthorns

Monday 7th June

Annual Summer Show and Sale

Monday 1st November

Annual Autumn Show and Sale

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Beef Shorthorns

Monday 14th June

Annual Summer Show and Sale

Saturday 6th November

Annual Autumn Show and Sale

(both sales in conjunction with “Best of British”

Multi Breed Beef Sale)

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For further details of Valuations and Sales services for all Pedigree andCommercial Dairy Sales, please contact our Partner, Gwyn Williams

Entry Forms, Schedules and Catalogues from:

Frank Marshall and Co.

Chelford Agricultural Centre, Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9AXTel: (01625) 861122 Fax: (01625) 860079

Email: [email protected]

or visit our website www.frankmarshall.co.uk

The Shorthorn Society of United Kingdom & Ireland

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4th Street, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth,

Warwickshire. CV8 2LGtel: 02476 696549 fax: 02476 696729

email: [email protected]

web: www.shorthorn.co.uk

ContentsSociety Staff Members and Council Members 2009/10 2Secretary’s Report 2009 3President’s Report 2009 5Regulations for Registrations in Coates's Herd book 6Henry Doggrell 1951-2009 7Margaret Cherry 7Itinerary for Shorthorn World Conference 2010 9New Members & Prefixes 2009 12Winners of Gold Cup & Diploma Awards 2008 13This Years Letter - ‘D’ 13Star Brood Cows 15Type Classification Results 17Milk Yield Certificates Awarded for 2009 20The AGM and Judging Weekend 23Irish Ploughing Match 2009 25Teasdale Tours Visit Cumbria & Lakes 26Photographic Competition Results 28Enroll Your Friends 30The Rawlins Family 'Ablington' Herd 32SWCSBA - Herd Competition Results 2009 35North Midlands Judging Day 37North Midlands Herd Competition 2009 37The North Midlands Region Visit the Kayl Herd 43North West Regional Association - 2009 Herd Competition 44Canadian Milking Shorthorns: Continued Excitement! 47The American Milking Shorthorn Society 47Dairy Shorthorn leads both sides of the Atlantic 48Shorthorns Given Royle Approval 50Wenvoe Dairy Shorthorns 55To Profile Or Not To Profile …… This Is The Question! 57Shorthorns are Flying High at Coton Hall 58The Amber Glow at Eddlestow Hall Farm 61Courage of his convictions is now paying rich dividends 63The Boothdale Herd on the Move 67Profile of the James family, Midtodhills, Roadhead 69Why Shorthorns 69NML Johne's Screening Programme On Milk Samples 71Shorthorn Society Show & Sale 72SWCSBA -Show & Sale at Sedgemoor 74Annual “Autumn Colours” Sale at Beeston 74Shorthorn Society Autumn Show & Sale 75Royal Highland Show 78Royal Show 2008 80The Last Ever Royal Show July 2009 84Great Yorkshire Show 87The Royal Welsh Show 89Local Shows 90All World Red Cow Photo Competition 98The Dairy Event 103South West Dairy Show 104Welsh Dairy Show 104All-Breeds All-Britain Coloured Calf Show February 2009 106Local Calf Shows 106All-Breeds All-Britain Coloured Calf Show October 2009 109Shorthorn Society Information 112

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Amber Herd 60

Ballytrain Shorthorns 94

Ballyvaddy Shorthorns 62

Brafell Herd 18

Brimclose Herd 32

Broadlane Herd 68

Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society 45

Caltech Crystalyx 8

Churchroyd Herd 52-53

Coton Hall Herd 24

Drisgol Dairy Shorthorns 66

Dunham Herd 73

Earlsgift & Avondale 4

Elkington Dairy Herd 82

Frank R Marshall & Co. IFC

Hooton Herd 108

Hooton Fair Reflection 21

Ingenity 56

Irish Shorthorn Society 89

Kayl Dairy Shorthorns 76

Marleycote Shorthorns IBC

NMR 70

Nejay Herd 14

North Midlands Regional Association 38

North West Regional Association 36

Rantonall 31

Red Cattle Genetics 49

Rodway Organic Dairy Shorthorns 16

Strickley Shorthorns 86

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeder’sAssociation 34

South Wales & Mid Western Shorthorns 42

The American Milking Shorthorn 46

The Northern Ireland Beef Shorthorn Club 54

Treworlis Polled Dairy Shorthorns 41

Wallhope Herd 79

Society Staff Members“Who to contact and for what”

President

Edward Crank


Secretary

Frank Milnes


Sue Walters

Assistant Secretary,Dairy Registrations &Red Cattle Genetics


Caroline Burbidge

Beef Registrations &General Enquiries

email:[email protected]

Sue Watkins

Accounts & MembershipEnquires


Roger Kelley

Accountant

tel: 02476 696549

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Region 1 Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear, Cleveland, Yorkshire and Humberside

DH Craig: tel 01388 577297

Region 2 Cumbria, Lancashire and Isle of Man

vacancy

Region 3 Cheshire, Merseyside, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Gwynedd, Clwyd and Powys

E Crank (President): tel 0151 3560025

N Madeley: tel 01746 785571 email: [email protected]

Region 4 Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire

J Fisher: 01623 860764

Region 5 Hereford & Worcs, West Mids, Warwicks, Gloucestershire, Dyfed, Glamorgan, Gwent and Carmarthen

E Davies: tel 01994 230377

G James: tel 01239 711661

Region 6 Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfoprdshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

Vacancy

Region 7 Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Gt London

J Wyatt: tel 01953 498221

Region 8 Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Avon, Devon and Cornwall

A Whittle: tel 01823 400252

T Cligg: tel 01935 891199 email: [email protected]

Region 9 Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Vacancy

Region 10 North of Scotland - North of a line drawn between Montrose and Fort William

Vacancy

Region 11 South Scotland - Perthshire

J Teasdale: tel 01387 880236

Region 12 Ulster (excluding counties Cavan)

Vacancy

Region 13 Munster, Leinster, Connaught, Donegal, Cavan & Monaghan

G Deane: tel (00353) (0) 214 372 165

Past Presidents

W Young: tel 07785 971614

J Teasdale: tel 01387 880236

Dr AA Mescal: tel (00353) (0) 12693255 D Baynes: tel 01434 673244

Special Members

GW Pattinson: tel 01538 308289

H Rawlins: tel 01980 652701

J Robinson: tel 01539 722294 email: [email protected]

G Madeley (Vice President): tel 01952 541211

S Royle: tel 0161 9287600

Co-opted Members

J Hayward: (Treasurer) tel 01777 870248

Council Members 2009/10

Society Patron: HRH The Princess Royal

A Breed of Influence - a World of Opportunity

2010 is now here and with it the World ShorthornConference here in the UK. We are very much lookingforward to hosting our Shorthorn friends from aroundthe world for an event which we aim to make affordable,informative and enjoyable. The itinerary is printedelsewhere in this journal and we feel confident thatvisitors will have a wonderful time, seeing some greatcattle and staying in very comfortable accommodation.

One of the advantages of a small Country is that thetravelling distances are reduced and we havedeliberately tried to avoid too many days of longtravelling and single overnight stops so that delegateswill have time to relax. I hope that many of our ownbreeders will participate in the tours and Conference - itis a wonderful way to meet other Shorthorn breeders andforge long lasting friendships.

We have been very fortunate to secure sponsorship frommany firms listed on our website, for which we are verygrateful. I would specifically like to thank Calltech andMorrisons for their very generous support and I hope wecan continue to work with them in the future.

OfficeWe were sorry to lose Louise last March when sheemigrated to Mauritius with her family and we wish themwell in their new life. We are delighted to welcome backCaroline Burbidge who has lost no time in getting togrips with the changes since she was last here.

We have again reported an increase in the number ofregistrations done in the last 12 months which in thecurrent climate is excellent news. I mentioned last yearthat our next target for online registrations was toexceed 50% of registrations done online. I am delightedto report that in the last 12 months over 51% of totalregistrations were done online.

In February this year the President, Vice President andmyself visited Ireland and organised an open meeting inBirr. At that time we only had 1 animal from Irelandregistered online, so I took the opportunity to give ademonstration of on line registration which it wouldappear has been well received. From February toNovember 17.5% of Irish registrations have been doneonline so let's hope we can improve on that figure in thenext year.

We have always known that fertility is an inherent trait ofDairy Shorthorns and it is interesting to see that figuresnow bear this out both here in UK and also in USA (seearticle page 48)

RCGRed Cattle Genetics has had another successful yearwith an increased demand for Shorthorn semen. We havehad more enquiries this year from AI companies and

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Secretary’s Report 2009technicians who arebeing asked forShorthorn semenand we have beenable to supplyseveral companieswith goodShorthorn genetics.It is important tomaintain thisconnection as it is a valuable extension to our marketingarm. I think we are all aware of the incredible amount ofbreeding advice imparted to farmers by the AI man!When the AI man arrives on the farm he needs to haveShorthorn semen in his tank to offer the farmer and ifRCG can supply that semen then we all benefit.

RCG has collected several new bulls this year and hasmore currently being collected and in the pipeline. Themore semen we sell the more new bulls can be collectedand the greater the choice of bulls will be.

ShowsJuly also marked the end of an era when the Royal Showwas held for the last time. It is a tragedy that this greatshow which has been replicated in many Countries theworld over has now gone.

There will be no livestock show at Stoneleigh in 2010 andthe RASE are currently looking at the possibility of someform of Livestock event for 2011. Whether or not thatwill happen remains to be seen.

Congratulations to Neil Madeley on winning theimpressive RASE trophy at the last ever Royal Show. Itwas also very sad that during the last Royal Show wereceived news of the untimely death of Henry Doggrellwho had been one of our Dairy Shorthorn stewards atthe Royal Show. Our sympathies are extended to Karenand family.

The Holstein Society has decided to open up theNational Holstein Show in February to all dairy breeds.This will be a big dairy event which has the potential togrow into an important show for the coloured breeds. Ihope our exhibitors will be able support this event on16/17th February 2010. More information will have beenmade available by the time you read this.

I am indebted to the support I have received during theyear from our President Edward Crank, Councilmembers and our hard working office staff. Together wehave enjoyed another successful year for the breed andthe Society, but then it can't be that difficult can it? Allwe are doing is putting a cow's name in a book!!

Frank Milnes

HQ News

Well what a year of variety I have experienced in mysecond year of presidency. I look back and can genuinelysay that I have thoroughly enjoyed the company and theexperience.

ShowingThis year thankfully has seen a return to some sort ofnormality with the Bluetongue restrictions being lifted.This enabled us as a society to promote our quality stockin the show ring and how successful we were withnumerous members performing extremely well andraising the profile of our breed to higher levels. Well doneand many thanks for all your enthusiasm, effort andcommitment to the breed.

I attended the last Royal Show this year with a sense ofnostalgia, however the society marked this occasion withthe ''Royal Wake'' where the wine flowed freely, thecompany was excellent and the entertainment wassecond to none. At this point I would like once again toextend my gratitude to the sponsors of the wine,Shepherd Publishing.

On a sombre note it was with great sadness to lose a goodfriend and keen breeder, competitor and supporter ofthe Royal Show Mr. Henry. Doggrell. Henry is sadlymissed as he was one of those great characters whoimparted his knowledge along with a wicked sense ofhumour.

SalesSome strong prices seen throughout the year, however ithas been a disappointment to me with the volume ofcattle being sold at our sale when such interest has beendemonstrated by new members and commercial buyers.What's occurring!!!!

As usual we have seen tremendous support from TheFarmers Guardian who cover our sales in detail and showtheir backing through sponsorship. Carrs Billington andBlue Merle are key sponsors also. Many thanks to you all!

IrelandOn two occasions I have had the pleasure of attendingevents here. On the first visit I was fortunate to share anopen meeting with a large number of passionate`breeders where I witnessed a great deal of interesttowards the Shorthorn breed and our society.

My second visit was to assist our very own secretaryFrank with the stand at the Irish Ploughing match. Whata fantastic few days! A superb event spent in somewonderful company. Again, great interest and manyenquiries for both cattle and semen was seen.

May I take this opportunity to express my gratitudetowards P.J.Kelly and his family for the cattle theysupplied for our stand and the help they gave us.

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Presidents Report 2009

This trip was shared with colleagues from other breedsocieties which was very beneficial both in the pooling ofresources and in sharing thoughts and experiences ofour respective societies.

Shorthorn AGMThis year our AGM was held at very short notice at myhome. An enjoyable day was had by all and my wifepulled out all the stops! Thank you as always Sarah.

A big thank you to John Gribbon for being our masterjudge and providing a classifying demonstration whichwas very informative.

All hands were to the pump on this occasion - all helpfrom family and friends was very much appreciated toenable the day to go so well.

World ConferenceNot long now! The preparations are well underway and Ianticipate a well organised and highly entertainingconference which will incorporate both Dairy and Beef tothe benefit of both whilst at the same time educating ourfriends from other continents.

A huge amount of interest has been seen from potentialattendees and I am sure you will all be keen to encourageand help raise the numbers of entries for The RoyalHighland Show where the conference kicks off! Pleasejoin us at on the evening of Friday June 25th for anevening of fun!

Finally I would like to take this opportunity to thank allthe staff, council members and our vice president for alltheir support whilst in my time as president. My dutieswould not have been possible without the support of mywife, family and friends. Their continuous support hasenabled me to attend many functions, shows andmeetings hopefully to the benefit of the breed.

Edward Crank

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Regulations for Registrations in Coates's Herd BookDue to amendments in the EC rules for pedigree registrations we have amended our ownregistration requirements, for entry in to Coates's Herd Book (dairy) The following rules forregistrations in Coates's Herd book have been agreed by Council in consultation with DEFRAand ADAS. These rules fully comply with the amended EC directive 2007/371/EC and apply toall registrations from January 1st 2008

Main Register

Animals 87.5% Shorthorn and above to be registered in this section with the actualcalculated percentage figure displayed and the word “pure” printed on thecertificate. The herd book number to contain the suffix 7 after the breed code todenote main register eg 02712345

Supplementary Register

Animals 25% and over but under 87.5% Shorthorn to be registered in this sectionwith the actual calculated percentage of Shorthorn blood and the words“Supplementary Register” printed on the certificate. The herd book number tocontain the suffix 8 after the breed code to denote supplementary register eg02812345

Females from this register attaining 87.5% would be eligible to enter the puresection

Appendix Register

Animals < 25% Shorthorn or not of shorthorn colour to be entered in this sectionand the words “Appendix register” printed on the certificate. The herd booknumber to contain the suffix 9 after the breed code to denote appendix register eg02912345

Grading up register

Unregistered Shorthorn type females displaying Shorthorn colour shall subject toinspection by a Society representative, be accepted as Foundation cows, andgraded up to pure shorthorn as follows:

Foundation crossed with registered shorthorn bull = Grade A

Grade A crossed with registered Shorthorn bull = Grade B

Grade B crossed with registered Shorthorn bull = pure

The certificate to have the actual calculated blood percentage and the words gradeA etc printed after animals name. The herd book number to contain the suffix 3after the breed code to denote grading register eg 02312345

The other main changes are:

1. Animals over 92.75% will not now be upgraded to 100%. They will retain the actualcalculated percentage figure but will be designated “pure” Shorthorn on the certificate

2. Only females will be allowed to enter the main section when they reach 87.5% purity.Males from the supplementary section will not be allowed to be upgraded in to the mainsection, irrespective of their actual percentage purity.

Henry Doggrell1951-2009

A true and loyal Shorthorn enthusiast in everysense, taken before his time, he will always beassociated with the name of Chicklade, whichoriginated just over the hill from Holdens farm.Reg and Phyliss started their farming adventure atSeymour farm, Chicklade, and founded the herdthere.

Henry was born in 1951 and soon after leavingschool he proved to be a top apprentice in theYoung Farmers movement, where he was soon tomeet and marry Karen. They were to be blessedwith two daughters, Claire and Becky. In 1980Henry's parents moved to Hindon allowing theyounger generation to take up residence at Holdenfarm.

The new management, still guided for a time byReg, quickly developed a new style of DairyShorthorn breeding in the Chicklade herd. Withtongue in cheek it was decided to purchase ayoung bull called Shalama Fireman Red. This washopefully to improve the milking capabilities ofthe Dairy Shorthorns with stature and size.

Through most of these years a young man, DerekWhatley, was with Henry, making a good team,particularly with the showing of the cattle.Reaching a pinnacle in 1985 when ChickladePansy 61st was Royal Show Champion for thatyear; not to mention the many successes atnumerous local shows.

The Chicklade herd could be seen beside the A303and the A350 going south, being red, white androan, stood out from the black and whites.

In 2002in order tohelp ease theworkload, it wasnecessary to dispersethe Chicklade herd,this was not the endof shorthorn breedingbut the beginning ofthe Holden herd ofBeef Shorthorns.

It was about this timethat Henry wasinvited to be stewardfor the DairyShorthorn classes at the Royal Show, later he was tobecome chief steward, but sadly, this last year of theRoyal he was unable to complete the term of office.

In 2003 still being the active man he was Henry,with the help of Karen, began to run a mobilecatering van, attending farm and machinery sales ansheep trials. He was now a large Chef with abeaming smile to greet all his customers, he loved tochat to all and sundry. Although life was busy hestill found time for his shorthorn judging at showsand herd competitions, not forgetting the Teasdaletours.

After 2002 Henry had more time to enjoy his horseracing and skittling. Being the loyal countryman hewas he would always find time to help others, localfarmers, builders, anyone who needed help.

Now we can only say “farewell” to Henry andconvey our sincere condolences to Karen and thegirls.

Roger Osborne

Margaret CherryMargaret was born at Wood Royd, Deepcar and thiswas eventually her home again when she died. Shewas a knowledgeable gardener and leaves evidence ofthis at her home. One of the pleasures of her life wastravelling with her husband, Ben to agricultural showsin the many areas of Britain. Amongst these were theRoyal, the Yorkshire and the Cheshire shows, whereshe took a keen interest in the cattle, looking overthem rather than doing the hard work washing,brushing and feeding, which Ben did. She would alsoaccompany him to the Chelford sales.

She was especially interested in the Shorthorns and inparticular the Amber herd, the Weaverdale, the

Broadlane andalso the Twemlowherd of Ayrshiresand was alwayswelcomed by thefamilies of theowners.

However in lateryears she wasunable to continue these visits due to progressive illhealth, which also prevented her from working in herbeloved garden, though she kept her interest in bothalmost until the last, dying after a painful struggle withseveral distressing illnesses.

Ben Cherry

A Tribute to Past Friends

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A Breed of influence in aWorld of Opportunity

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2010 sees the World Shorthorn

Conference touring the UK - THE HOME

OF THE SHORTHORN - starting with the

Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh,

Scotland, then visiting fantastic tourist

attractions and some of the oldest & best

Beef & Dairy Shorthorn herds: Tofts,

Glenisla, Dunsyre, Chapelton, Lowther,

Marleycote, Upsall, Pode Hole, Twells,

Groveland, Croxton Park, Wavendon and

Rodway.

The World Shorthorn Conference will be

held in Shakespeare’s home town of

Stratford Upon Avon, featuring keynote

speakers and country reports, and you will

enjoy some wonderful shorthorn hospitality

along the way.

Costs and booking form now available

online: www.shorthorn.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you in 2010.

Itinerary forShorthornWorldConference2010

The 2010 Shorthorn World Conference and tour will take place here in the UKbetween June 23rd and July 8th. This will be a great opportunity to showcase ourShorthorn genetics to other Shorthorn breeders from around the world. Thedelegates will visit the Royal Highland Show where we hope to have a great displayof cattle forward. The itinerary for the tour is below and details of costs and bookingform are available from the website at www.shorthorn.co.uk

Stop Press: We are delighted to announce that our Patron HRH The PrincessRoyal has agreed to host a reception at some point during the Conference andtour at which she will meet all the delegates. For security reasons we are notallowed to publish date and venue until nearer the time.

Weds 23rd June Delegates arrive Edinburgh, met at airport and transferred to Edinburgh Hotel for registration

Evening reception at the Scottish Parliament, hosted by John Lamont MSP

Overnight - Holiday Inn, Edinburgh (6 nights)

Thurs 24th June Royal Highland Show - Judging of Beef Shorthorns

Overnight - Edinburgh

Friday 25th June Royal Highland Show - judging of Dairy Shorthorns or alternative visit to Loch Lomond

Evening - Dinner and Trophy presentation at Royal Highland showground


Sat 26th June Sightseeing in Edinburgh possibly include Castle, Royal Yacht Britannia, National Gallery of Scotland

Option of 3rd day at show if required


Sun June 27th AM - Visit the Bow Hill Estate, home of the Duke of Buccleuch

PM - Visit to James and Debbie Playfair-Hannay, Morebattle Tofts, Kelso TD5 8AD

Lunch at Morebattle Tofts


Mon 28th June AM - Visit Glamis Castle

Lunch at Glenisla

PM - Visit to the Gibb family's Glenisla herd, Blairgowrie, Perthshire PH11 8QL


Tues 29th June AM - Visit Carey Coombs Dunsyre herd, Carnwath, ML11 8NG (22 miles)

Lunch at C Coombs'

Travel to Messrs Biggar's Chapelton Herd, Castle Douglas

DG7 3EU (80 miles

PM - Inspect Messrs Biggar's Chapelton Herds.

Dinner at Chapelton

Travel to overnight at - Swallow hotel, Carlisle (1 night)

Weds 30th June AM - Visit Charles Lowther's herd at Armathwaite, Carlisle CA4 9TN

Travel to Housesteads (Hadrian's Wall) - lunch at Housteads

PM - Visit David and Shirley Baynes, Marleycote Herd, (Dairy Shorthorn herd and milk processing unit. Cows milked by robotic milkers) Hexham, Northumberland NE47 0DQ

Dinner at Messrs Baynes

Travel to Overnight at Park Inn York (92 miles) (2 nights)

Thurs 1st July AM - Visit Gerald Turton's Upsall Herd, Thirsk, North Yorkshire (The oldest Beef Shorthorn Herd in England) YO7 2QJ

Lunch at Upsall

Travel to York (27 miles) - afternoon and evening free Free time to tour York - Minster, Museums, Walls, Jorvik Centre etc - maybe optional guided tour.

Overnight in York

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Friday 2nd July Travel to Horrell family's Pode Hole Herd at Peterborough (131 miles) View Pode Hole Herd

Lunch followed by International judging event

Dinner at East of England Showground

Travel to overnight at Marriott Hotel, Huntingdon Cambridge (45 miles) (3 nights)

Sat 3rd July Travel to Tim and Anne Wyatt's Twells Herd (Dairy Shorthorns rotary parlour)

(45 miles)

Lunch at Wyatt's

Travel to Brian Filby's Groveland Herd, Norwich (40miles)

Dinner at Filby's

Return to overnight at Cambridge (85 miles)

Sunday 4th July AM - at leisure in Cambridge - visit to Madingley American War Cemetery

Travel to Croxton Park herd at Huntingdon (Manager Dan Bull)

Dinner at Croxtonpark

Return to overnight at Cambridge

Mon 5th July Travel to Chris and Shirley Marler's Wavendon herd, Olney Bucks (43 miles)

View herd and private zoo.

Lunch at Chris Marler's

PM - Visit Woburn Abbey/safari Park

Travel to overnight at Alveston Manor Stratford upon Avon(4 nights)

Tues 6th July AM - Visit Graham Madeley's herd of organic Dairy shorthorns

PM - Visit to be arranged - several options under consideration

Overnight Stratford upon Avon

Weds 7th July Day 1 - World Shorthorn Conference in Stratford upon Avon with keynote speakers and Country reports.

Overnight in Stratford upon Avon

Thurs 8th July AM Day 2 of World Shorthorn Conference - concludes 12.00 noon

PM - Meeting of World Shorthorn Council

PM - Free time in Stratford

Closing Gala Dinner at Alveston Manor

Overnight at Stratford upon Avon

Fri 9th July Tour ends - transfer to Birmingham Airport

We are working on costing the tour as follows. The final costs for the tours will beavailable in late 2009.

Package 1: The whole tours and Conference 23rd June to 9th July -16 nights. Arriving Edinburgh and departing Birmingham

Package 2: Tour Scotland - 23rd June - 29th June - 6 nights. Arriving Edinburgh (or Glasgow) and departing Edinburgh.

Package 3: Tour - England - 28th June - 9th July - 11 nights. Arriving Edinburgh and departing Birmingham.

The travel agent coordinating the tour is Carolyn Cree of Agritravel


If any delegates wish to extend their stay in UK, Carolyne would be pleased toassist in arrangements for onward travel and accommodation.

Sponsors:

United Auctions

The Royal HighlandAgricultural Society ofScotland

Allflex

Frank Marshall

QMS - Quality MeatScotland

Farmers Guardian

IAE (Industrial &Agricultural Engineers)

Blue Merle

UK Sires

East of EnglandShowground

Eblex

BLG

Shepherd Publishing

Charles & Sally Horrell

Pedigree Cattle Services

Harrison & Hetherington

East Coast Viners

Mr S Chaplin

Acstede Design

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Miss S Nuttall Higher Eden Farm Blackburn Lancs BELTHORN

Miss V Cole Lanes End Farm Shipston on Stour Warwickshire STOURTON

T.E. Irving & Sons East Cliff Kirklinton Carlisle Cumbria LYNESIDE

T.J. Buckingham & Son Old Park Farm Hillesden Buckingham Bucks HILLESPARK

Maurice Robinson Westkirkbryde Farm Kirkcolm Strangaer Wigtown KIRKBRYDE

Mr T C Moscrop Ryeclose Farm Irthington Cumbria IRTHINGELT

Mr D Hough (Rejoined) Ballyshane Newcastle West Co Limerick Eire BALLYSHANE

Mr B Whitney Port House Leitrim Village Co Leitrim Eire PORTSHAN

Mr P E Bailey Bryn-Coch Llanrhaeadr ym Shropshire TANAT

Mrs R E Davies Tnycoed Farm Llanfihangel Powys Wales

Mrs A & EM Howe& Sons Mayfields Farm Litton Slack Nr Buxton Derby LEISURE

Mr R W Harper Brook Farm Nantwich Cheshire BURBROOK

Mr S Jordan 56 Dans Castle Tow Law Bishop Auckland LAESIDE

Mstr H Roberts Tynewydd Sarn Holywell

Mstr T Denny 5 Hill Street Summerseat Bury Lancs

Miss P Kimber Flat L Windsor Court 14 Winn Road Southampton

Mr Hough Newcastle-West Co Limerick Eire BALLYSHANE

Mstr T Morgan Wood Hall Farm Whitchurch Shropshire

Miss H Morgan Wood Hall Farm Whitchurch Shropshire

Miss L Morgan Wood Hall Farm Whitchurch Shropshire

Miss K Morgan Wood Hall Farm Whitchurch Shropshire

JA Brian & G Alexander 92 Killagan Road Glarryford Co Antrim N Ireland KILLAGAN

K & M Ede & Son Lower Tean Leys Leigh Stoke on Trent EDEANT

Mr H Wilks Camphire House Cappoquin Co Waterford Eire CAMPHIRE

New Members & Prefixes 2009

“Next time try saying ‘No your bum doesn’t look big in that’”

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WINNERS OF GOLD CUP & DIPLOMA AWARDS YEAR END 2008Total Weight of Fat & Pro

Overall Winner Animal Class over three qualifying Lact

Mr JC Hayward Hooton Fairy Duchess 31 EX 93 1896KgWestwood Farm, Tuxford, Newark

Overall Reserve Winner

Mr JC Hayward Hooton Lily Fair 161 EX 90 1866KgWestwood Farm, Tuxford, Newark

REGIONAL WINNERS AND RESERVES

Northern Area - Winner

WH & KM Robinson Strickley Lady Hermione 4th VG87 1795KgStrickley, Kendal, Cumbria

Western Area - Winner

Mr N Madeley Nejay Foggy 49th 1740KgCherry Oaks Farm,Bridgnorth, Shropshire

Midland Area - Winner

Mr JC Hayward Hooton Fairy Duchess 31 EX93 1896KgWestwood Farm, Tuxford, Newark

DIPLOMA AWARDS

N Madeley Nejay Marcia 15th VG86 1975Kg

JC Hayward HootonTip Toe VG88 1617KgHooton Musical Bouquet 31 EX91 1663KgTonelea Pansy 183 EX90 1664KgHooton Flora Gwynne 39 VG86 1692Kg

WH & KM Robinson Strickley Annabella 117 VG88 1562KgStrickley Foggathorpe Fragrance 26 VG88 1576KgStrickley Starlet 56 VG86 1619KgStrickley Fillpail VG86 1546Kg

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Anne joined the number one herd onthe Dairy Co breed list of DairyShorthorns as a maiden heifer after asuccessful career being shown by theNejay show team on behalf of herbreeder.

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< Nejay Marcia 17 VG85..................

To join this female success is NejayRoyalty third on the Dairy Co bull list.

Semen is available from RCG.

Nejay Royalty is the full brother of thelegendary show cow and milk producer

< Nejay Princess EX95 5e..................

Further information available from: Neil, Jayne,James and David Madeley, Cherry Oaks FarmLower Monkhall, Monkhopton, Bridgnorth,Shropshire. WV16 6XF tel: 01746 785571

The Nejay herd is happy to host James andDavid's herds Jimbob and Diamat DairyShorthorns both herds having had successin the show ring in 2008 and 2009.

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One of the top star brood cows is Hooton Lily Fair 134

She has achieved the impressive total of 12 stars with thefollowing achievements:

7 excellent classifications

2 excellent progeny classifications

1 milking diploma

1 50,000kg yield certificate

1 75,000kg yield certificate

STAR BROOD COWS

List of Cows with 4 or more stars

Stars Name H B No. PedPercent Animal DOB Sire

12 HOOTON LILY FAIR 111TH 02640494 50.000% 02/10/1992 ALBRECHT ROCHESTER RED


11 MARLEYCOTE FLEUR 02652316 50.000% 18/10/1995 GLANHIRWEN FANFARE

9 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 20TH 02652349 50.000% 09/06/1995 HOOTON FAIR SHARE

8 RODWAY RED ROSE 16TH 02647928 25.000% 21/08/1994 BRIERY SIDE SUPERSTAR

8 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 18TH 02640497 50.000% 25/07/1992 620 BALINGSHOLM (SSR)

7 GELLI DARLINGTON CRAN 02671743 21.875% 12/10/1996 RENOWN FACTOR ET - RC

6 MARLEYCOTE PEGGY 02647359 50.000% 25/12/1994 MERIVILLE PEERLESS

6 THORNTHWAITE WILD AGNES 146TH 02653025 31.250% 30/10/1995 CLARAS ORKAN

6 NEJAY PRINCESS 02661071 50.000% 13/05/1998 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCE

6 COTLEY LADY BARRINGTON 83RD 02652505 71.875% 27/09/1995 MAXTON MOSSYBANK

6 TONELEA FOGGATHORPE 5TH 02647766 100.000% 19/11/1994 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVE

5 DUNHAM HEATHER 48TH 02654061 87.500% 14/01/1996 MAXTON EDWARD

5 STRICKLEY GERI 02673648 17.188% 23/08/1996 NEWBOLDS OPPSTAD

5 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 17TH 02665679 65.625% 16/04/1999 ORCHARDHOME ENCHANTER

5 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 13TH 02658171 72.657% 20/06/1997 KENPREST MISTER PRESIDENT


5 CHURCHROYD LADY BARRINGTON 12TH 02663897 25.000% 08/03/1998 SFL JUBILANT LEGEND RED

4 RODWAY RED ROSE 19TH 02660080 31.250% 28/09/1997 WREAY RED DUKE



4 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 6TH 02665677 50.000% 21/02/1999 GRANDUC JAROMIR RED ET

4 COTLEY ERIN 68TH 02662403 81.250% 04/10/1998 COTLEY TROOPER

4 HOOTON LILY FAIR 161ST 02665700 87.500% 07/09/1999 HOOTON FAIR RESULT

4 MARLEYCOTE PETAL 92ND 02665411 68.750% 28/10/1999 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUT

4 ELKINGTON AMBER PRINCESS 4TH 02667164 84.375% 03/07/1999 ELKINGTON KING WILLIAM

4 COTLEY FAIRY 115TH 02662383 64.454% 30/03/1998 COTLEY CRUSADER 4TH

4 WALLHOPE FAIRY STAR 2ND 02660600 100.000% 20/03/1998 DRISGOL DAINTY PRINCE

4 WINBROOK JILL 92ND 02640283 62.500% 17/06/1992 MAXTON EDWARD

4 MAXTON PROUD COUNTESS 10TH 02629186 75.000% 01/01/1900 MAXTON TOP HAT

4 TONELEA PANSY 183RD 02672395 45.704% 03/11/2001 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)

4 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 11TH 02623213 100.000% 06/07/1985 HOOTON FAIR TRY

4 HOOTON LILY FAIR 85TH 02626835 100.000% 18/07/1986 HOOTON FAIR TRY

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Type Classification Results Excellent and Very Good Cows

Class Heifer/Cow Herd Book No. Sire

J. Hole And Sons Ltd. - AMBER

EX 91 AMBER BARRINGTON IRIS 120TH 02677817 AMBER WHITE IZAAKVG 88 AMBER DAINTY PRINCESS 92ND 02681053 AMBER WHITE IZAAK

Mr. G. Booth - BEECHVIEW

EX 90 BEECHVIEW SAM BINTJE 02678883 BEECHVIEW SAMBOEX 90 BEECHVIEW SAM NANCY 02674898 BEECHVIEW SAMBOVG 89 BEECHVIEW MERMAID 2ND 02678502 BEECHVIEW SAMBOVG 87 BEECHVIEW RC ROBINA 02684181 RODWAY COLOMBUSVG 87 BEECHVIEW SAM ADELHEID 3RD 02678885 BEECHVIEW SAMBOVG 86 BEECHVIEW AM NOREEN 2ND 02682376 AMBER MILTONVG 86 BEECHVIEW AM NANCY 3RD 02681113 AMBER MILTONVG 85 BEECHVIEW AM SHERRY 02685001 AMBER MILTONVG 85 BEECHVIEW AM COUNTESS 02683143 AMBER MILTONVG 85 BEECHVIEW KP NYMPH 02682744 KAYL PRINCE HENRY

Mr. D.G. Wainwright - BOOTHDALE

EX 90 BOOTHDALE FERGUS 3RD 02674552 MAXTON STYLISTVG 88 BOOTHDALE RUTH 02677830 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 88 BOOTHDALE FERGUS 6TH 02676570 STOCKWOOD LORD BARRINGTON

3RDVG 87 BOOTHDALE LUCKY 02675178 STOCKWOOD LORD BARRINGTON

3RDVG 87 BOOTHDALE MARGARET ROSE 2ND 02674262 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 86 BOOTHDALE DUCHESS 2ND 02674558 MAXTON MOSSYBANKVG 85 BOOTHDALE LADY HERMIONE 3RD 02684145 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBEL

Mr. J.J Teasdale - BRAFELL

EX 91 BRAFELL BARRINGTON 13TH 02675900 WENVOE BRIAR'S MASTERMANEX 91 PENYCOED CLARA UNITED 02665634 GLANHIRWEN FANFAREEX 90 KENPREST LADY HERMIONE 19TH 02662169 ASHPERTON LAURA'S MASTERPIECEVG 89 BRAFELL RUBY 36TH 02675913 WENVOE BRIAR'S MASTERMANVG 87 BRAFELL JOYCE 2ND 02675911 WENVOE BRIAR'S MASTERMANVG 87 PENYCOED SURPRISE 11TH 02668231 LENBOROUGH FIELD MARSHAL

115THVG 86 NEWPARK SNOWDROP 16TH 02678546 BRECKNEY GEORGEVG 86 KENPREST FLEUR 5TH 02665733 HINXHILL GRAND BEAUVG 85 BISHOPSBRAE ROYAL KATHLEEN 02681478 HOOTON FAIR APPEALVG 85 BRAFELL DONNA 02675908 WENVOE BRIAR'S MASTERMAN

Mrs. M.I. Coulthard - BRISCOLL

VG 87 BRISCOLL TIGER LILY 3RD 02683095 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 86 BRISCOLL GRACEFUL LADY 02676564 COTLEY PATHFINDER

Mr. N.G. Stockdale - CASTLEDALE

EX 92 CASTLEDALE RUTH 3RD 02671409 WINBROOK KING HENRYEX 90 CASTLEDALE STRAWBERRY 2ND 02656686 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVEVG 87 CASTLEDALE RUTH 4TH 02680464 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 86 CASTLEDALE PANSY 4TH 02681315 WINBROOK KING HENRY

I.R.G. Collins & Partners - CHURCHROYD

EX 93 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 24TH 02675184 JEROMEX 93 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 5TH 02666553 ORCHARDHOME ENCHANTEREX 92 CHURCHROYD NICOLA 5TH 02678300 HOOTON FAIR VALUEEX 92 CHURCHROYD MOLLY 13TH 02668377 GRANDUC JAROMIR RED ETEX 91 CHURCHROYD VICTOR 02682978 WINBROOK VINCEEX 91 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 29TH 02680182 JEROMEX 91 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 45TH 02673835 STBVQ RUBENSEX 91 CHURCHROYD LADY WALTON 6TH 02668379 GRANDUC JAROMIR RED ETEX 91 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 17TH 02665679 ORCHARDHOME ENCHANTEREX 90 CHURCHROYD BUTTERBUR 02680181 KC ROSES CHATTER REDEX 90 MAXTON ADA 15TH 02677581 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)EX 90 MAXTON LADY HERMIONE 77TH 02677575 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 89 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 59TH 02682318 CARROUSEL REGIMENT RED (ET)

USAVG 89 BROADLANE LOFTY 21ST 02679244 BROADLANE GWYNNE'S FUGITIVEVG 89 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 27TH 02678558 KC ROSES CHATTER REDVG 88 CHURCHROYD GWEN 7TH 02683013 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 88 CHURCHROYD GOLDEN DROP 30TH 02682317 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTVG 88 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 32ND 02681383 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTVG 88 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 30TH 02681084 CARROUSEL REGIMENT RED (ET)

USAVG 87 CHURCHROYD DAISY 29TH 02680178 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBELVG 86 CHURCHROYD MOLLY 15 02685223 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 86 CHURCHROYD GWEN 8TH 02683961 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 85 KIDSTONES HEATHER 02686640 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTVG 85 CHURCHROYD DOROTHY 3RD 02685671 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 85 CHURCHROYD MISCHIEF 3RD 02685634 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 85 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 11TH 02685628 WINBROOK VINCEVG 85 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 27TH 02683963 BAILEYS RL MATRIX REDVG 85 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 34TH 02683255 BAILEYS RL MATRIX REDVG 85 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 9TH 02683252 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 85 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 13TH 02682867 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 85 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 58TH 02681088 JEROMVG 85 CHURCHROYD TELLURIA FLOWER 3RD 02680183 RODWAY TRIPLE P


Mr RG Kite - COTONHALL

EX 90 COTONHALL ROSEPETAL 2ND 02686938 JA BOB JORDON REDVG 89 RANTONALL LADY SERENE 13TH 02665926 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVEVG 88 RANTONALL TULIP 15TH 02675597 RANTONALL BILLYVG 87 DUNHAM MARGARET 79TH 02667240 DUNHAM RANGERVG 87 IRTHINGVALE EMPRESS 02664642 WINBROOK WHITE GEMVG 86 HOOTON LILY FAIR 213TH 02684085 KINGSDALE LIBBY'S REBEL - ETVG 85 COTONHALL LADY 02686935 VG 85 MARLEYCOTE PRUNELLA 7TH 02681206 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBELVG 85 RANTONALL KIRKLEVINGTON 14TH 02671887 RANTONALL BILLY

Mr. D. Price Jones - DEE

EX 93 DEE FOGGATHORPE LASS 02665745 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEEX 91 DEE STELLA DOMINO 02673690 KAYL MP STELLBOUNDEX 90 DEE PRIMROSE 3RD 02680457 HOOTON FAIR ESTEEMEX 90 DEE ROSA 02678617 KAYL MP STELLBOUNDVG 88 DEE DOMINO 2ND 02679764 MAXTON MARCHBANKVG 88 DEE STELLA PANSY 02667474 KAYL MP STELLBOUNDVG 87 DEE WKH BARBARA 2ND 02674339 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 86 DEE BARRINGTON 2ND 02683635 WINBROOK VINCEVG 86 DEE ROSA 4TH 02682542 DUNHAM RESOLUTIONVG 86 DEE LEGEND WILDQUEEN 2ND 02677134 MAXTON LEGENDVG 85 DEE THORNDALE ROSE 02677131 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCE

Mr. S.V.B. Thomas - DRISGOL

EX 93 DRISGOL MABEL 21ST 02666010 HOOTON FAIR APPEALEX 92 DRISGOL DIANA 37TH 02680383 AMBER IZAAK 3RDEX 91 DRISGOL WINSOME 16TH 02678851 AMBER IZAAK 3RDEX 91 DRISGOL TULIP 22ND 02672120 RON-NAN MARIO RED ETEX 90 DRISGOL CLARIBEL 3RD 02680381 AMBER IZAAK 3RDEX 90 DRISGOL TULIP 23RD 02672125 DRISGOL SUPER BLENDVG 89 DRISGOL BELLADONNA 154TH 02680373 ALMERE PERICLEESVG 89 DRISGOL BARRINGTON 27TH 02675106 RON-NAN MARIO RED ETVG 88 DRISGOL TULIP 25TH 02674054 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 87 DRISGOL DELILAH 65TH 02680400 AMBER IZAAK 3RDVG 87 DRISGOL DIANA 27TH 02668673 DRISGOL DIRECTORVG 87 DRISGOL BELLA 51ST 02668572 DRISGOL SUPER BLENDVG 87 DRISGOL DELILAH 55TH 02668569 DRISGOL SUPER BLENDVG 86 DRISGOL WATERLOO 94TH 02681540 COTLEY PATHFINDER 2NDVG 86 DRISGOL DAPHNE 49TH 02679032 AMBER IZAAK 3RDVG 86 DRISGOL DAISY 107TH 02675109 DRISGOL DAINTY PRINCEVG 85 DRISGOL TULIP 37TH 02683387 WINBROOK VINCEVG 85 DRISGOL FANNY 12 02682040 COTLEY PATHFINDERVG 85 DRISGOL DARLINGTON CRAN 48TH 02681514 RAMSHAMMER

Mr. G. Royle - DUNHAM

EX 95 DUNHAM HEATHER 61ST 02668333 WINBROOK MAXEX 92 DUNHAM COWSLIP 39TH 02665214 MAXTON BUTLEREX 92 DUNHAM TULIP 71ST 02663564 DUNHAM RESOLUTIONEX 90 DUNHAM CLARIBEL 141ST 02674102 WINBROOK MAXEX 90 DUNHAM CROCIA 66TH 02674101 DUNHAM RESOLUTIONEX 90 DUNHAM ROSEMARY 27TH 02672308 WINBROOK MAXEX 90 DUNHAM DUCHESS ANN 44TH 02671732 WINBROOK MAXEX 90 DUNHAM CLARIBEL 138TH 02670930 WINBROOK MAXEX 90 DUNHAM WATERLOO BELL 47TH 02664462 DUNHAM RANGERVG 88 DUNHAM WATERLOO BELL 52ND 02670931 DUNHAM RESOLUTIONVG 87 DUNHAM CLARISSA 51ST 02681568 HOOTON FAIR ACHIEVEMENTVG 87 DUNHAM ISOBEL 17TH 02680332 WINBROOK MAXVG 87 DUNHAM DUCHESS ANN 43RD 02670922 WINBROOK MAXVG 86 DUNHAM TULIP 106TH 02683519 DUNHAM DISCOVERYVG 86 DUNHAM TULIP 105TH 02683245 DUNHAM NOBILITYVG 86 DUNHAM MARGARET 101ST 02682583 DUNHAM NOBILITYVG 85 DUNHAM CLARISSA 53RD 02684161 DUNHAM NOBILITYVG 85 DUNHAM CROCIA 74TH 02681571 HOOTON FAIR ACHIEVEMENTVG 85 DUNHAM TULIP 68TH 02662115 KAYL MP STELLBOUND

Mr. E. Crank - EARLSGIFT

EX 92 WINBROOK MIRABELL 02677773 WINBROOK CHESTERTON-ETEX 91 AVONDALE VI 02666911 WINBROOK VINCEEX 91 EARLSGIFT FILLPAIL FAE 2ND 02666909 WINBROOK VINCEEX 91 COTLEY FAIRY 115TH 02662383 COTLEY CRUSADER 4THEX 90 CHURCHROYD VICTOR 02682978 WINBROOK VINCEVG 88 AVONDALE DAISY 4TH 02674328 COTLEY CRUSADER 4THVG 88 PEWTERHOUSE CACTUS 7TH 02666054 WINBROOK KING VICVG 87 STRICKLEY TRUE PERFECTION 02687032 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONVG 87 EARLSGIFT FURBELOW ELSIE 02684064 EARLSGIFT TIMBERVG 86 AVONDALE ADA 4TH 02684200 DRISGOL WATZONVG 86 EARLSGIFT GREENLEAF 3RD 02684066 DRISGOL WATZONVG 86 SPODEGREEN VI 02678222 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 86 STORLEY ABRU DUCHESS 02675829 SYD ABRUVG 86 AVONDALE ROSIE BELLE 02674274 EARLSGIFT BELLENGERVG 85 EARLSGIFT CACTUS 02685135 DRISGOL WATZONVG 85 EARLSGIFT FIONA 02682313 EARLSGIFT TIMBERVG 85 RUFFETS PRESENTATION 2ND 02680108 COURTOVER PATRIOTVG 85 HOOTON TIP TOE 23RD 02677905 MORWICK SAND RANGER

Tel: John: (01387) 880236 or Joe:(07759)588825

Best Bull in production and inspection 2008

Brafell LORD HARRY

J. Teasdale & SonBrickhouse, Kirkbean, Dumfries DG2 8DN

Dam: Forcett Red Queen 56th

6706 kg 4.51bf 3.49 pro8534 4.21 3.467728 4.15 3.387922 4.01 3.387560 4.05 3.42

Sire: Kenprest Lord Charles

Best Cow in Production andInspection North West Region2008

Penycoed Clara United

Milk yield to 6880kg, 3.86bf,3.39 protein

7 Lactation av. 6213kg, 3.61bf,3.35pr

Average Calving Index 368 days

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Type Classification Results Excellent and Very Good Cows


Mr. And Mrs M.S. Davies - ELKINGTON

EX 93 ELKINGTON AMBER PRINCESS 4TH 02667164 ELKINGTON KING WILLIAMVG 89 ELKINGTON FAIRY 10TH 02682635 JEROMVG 88 ELKINGTON PRINCESS ANNE 6TH 02680689 ELKINGTON KING WILLIAM

Mr. And Mrs I.L. Harries - GELLI

EX 95 GELLI DARLINGTON CRAN 02671743 RENOWN FACTOR ET - RCEX 91 MARLEYCOTE WIN JILL 6TH 02678628 WINBROOK CHESTERTON-ETEX 91 GELLI BERNIE 02675160 SEQUA BARRA SHORTY 4THEX 90 STRICKLEY LILY 6TH 02680015 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTEX 90 COTLEY MOSS BERRY 13TH 02674318 COTLEY CUSTODIANEX 90 COTLEY LADY BARRINGTON 103RD 02673025 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 88 GELLI RUDOLPH FOGGATHORPE02685698 GELLI RUDOLPHVG 88 GELLI VINCE MELODY 02683675 WINBROOK VINCEVG 87 MARLEYCOTE CHATTER 13TH 02682330 MARLEYCOTE LADIES MANVG 86 GELLI RUDOLPH MILLICENT 02685703 GELLI RUDOLPHVG 86 GELLI RUDOLPH JILL 02685695 GELLI RUDOLPHVG 86 GELLI WILDEYES 2ND 02680790 GLANHIRWEN PRINCEVG 86 GLANHIRWEN PANSY 17TH 02679195 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEVG 86 ABLINGTON FAIRY 12TH 02678584 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 85 GELLI DARLINGTON CRAN 3RD (ET) 02685696 WINBROOK VINCEVG 85 GELLI TIP TOE 02683668 COTLEY CUSTODIANVG 85 GELLI PANSY 02679624 GLANHIRWEN PRINCEVG 85 GLANHIRWEN MOSS ROSE 22ND 02679216 WENVOE BRIAR'S MASTERMAN

Mr & Mrs SD & EL Preece - GRIFFIN

VG 87 NEWPARK SNOWDROP 14TH 02673865 BRECKNEY GEORGEVG 86 GRIFFIN DAPHNE 02687252 ALMERE PERICLEESVG 85 GRIFFIN DAPHNE 3RD 023690398 ALMERE PERICLEES

Mr. J.C Hayward - HOOTON

EX 94 HOOTON LILY FAIR 196TH 02677240 HOOTON FAIR APPEALEX 92 TONELEA PANSY 183RD 02672395 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)EX 91 HOOTON TIP TOE 22ND 02674501 HEATHERSTONE V HERO RED ETEX 91 HOOTON MUSICAL BOUQUET 31ST 02674492 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONVG 87 CHATSWORTHPARK RUSTLER ROSETTE 02684505 SIR RIDGEDAL RUSTLER REDVG 87 HOOTON STELLA 42ND 02682701 GLANHIRWEN PEERLESSVG 86 HOOTON LILY FAIR 204TH 02679847 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONVG 85 HOOTON LILY FAIR 219TH 02684692 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 85 HOOTON STELLA 40TH 02679851 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBEL

T J Morrison & Sons - INCH

EX 90 610 ONSKA 59SRB31560-610 1026 BREDAKEREX 90 ALBA 264 59DK057239-02264 T MOBERGVG 89 532 ST JARNA 59SRB52281-532 0131 LAMMIN LIFEVG 87 342 SIPPA 59SRB5396-342 1678 K LENSVG 86 INCH JOAN (ET) 22000129 B JURISTVG 85 INCH GRANSJO ONSKA 22000140 1390 GRANSJOVG 85 INCH JEWEL (ET) 22000132 B JURISTVG 85 INCH JENNY (ET) 22000128 B JURIST

G. and B. Bell - IRTHINGVALE

VG 88 IRTHINGVALE REBELS NAOMI 02680674 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBELVG 88 IRTHINGVALE REBELS EMPRESS 023688615 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBELVG 86 IRTHINGVALE RP MEG 028692093 RODWAY REBEL PRINCEVG 85 IRTHINGVALE RP EMERALD 028689680 RODWAY PRINCE

Mr. R. Boote - KAYL

EX 93 KAYL LILY FAIR 02673134 VALLEYHILL PEERLESS CHAMPEX 90 KAYL SAND POPPY 02678719 MORWICK SAND RANGEREX 90 DUNSHILL ROSIE BELLE 15TH 02667742 FOXFIELD ELM PARK REBOCKVG 88 KAYL PROUD COUNTESS 17TH 02682006 CARROUSEL REGIMENT RED (ET)

USAVG 88 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 49TH 02677629 WILDWOOD KAY'S PRESTIGE - ETVG 87 KAYL TRI NANCY 2ND 02683202 RODWAY TRIFOLIUMVG 86 KAYL PROUD COUNTESS 14TH 02676989 ROESBETT LAKESIDEVG 85 ATTWELL ANNE 4TH (ET) 028689556 HOOTON FAIR ESTEEM

Messrs. N. and R. Booth - KILSALLY

EX 91 COTLEY FOGGATHORPE LASS 150TH 02672341 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 89 KILSALLY IDEAL RUTH 2ND 02678794 VINRA FROST TEDVG 88 KILSALLY SNOWFLAKE 3RD 02680563 KC ROSES CHATTER REDVG 88 KILSALLY MARY ROSE 02679643 BEECHVIEW CHAMPIONVG 87 KILSALLY CHERRY BLOSSOM 02680564 BEECHVIEW CHAMPIONVG 86 KILSALLY SNOWFLAKE 6TH 02684748 FABERVG 85 KILSALLY TULIP 3RD 02682509 KC ROSES CHATTER RED

R.J.B. Lawson and Sons - LISNAMULLIGAN

EX 91 LISNAMULLIGAN FAIRWAY 02683630 ORCHARDHOME LORD WALTON 3RDVG 87 LISNAMULLIGAN PRINCESS ANNE 2ND 02683624 KAYL MP STELLBOUND

Mr E Towers - LUNESDALE

VG 89 SVANA 598 59SRB43367-598-0 B JURISTVG 89 614 MAJA 59SRB-43367-614 B JURISTVG 86 647 SVANA 59SRB43367-647 1213 PETERSLUNDVG 85 SVANA 599 59SRB43367-599-8 41755 B PLOTTA


G.G. Baynes and Son - MARLEYCOTE

EX 92 MARLEYCOTE OLIVE 8TH 02675089 STBVQ RUBENSEX 91 MARLEYCOTE FLEUR 3RD 02665788 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE CHESTEREX 90 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE BATES 78TH 02673542 KELLCREST ICE MANEX 90 MARLEYCOTE PRINCESS JILL 17TH 02671038 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEVG 88 MARLEYCOTE PETAL 90TH 02662742 775 STOCKENVG 86 MARLEYCOTE FLEUR 18TH -ET 02682741 MORWICK SAND RANGERVG 86 MARLEYCOTE PRINCESS JILL 24TH 02680350 CARROUSEL REGIMENT RED (ET) USAVG 85 MARLEYCOTE PEERESS ROSE 379 02684802 AMBER RED IZAAKVG 85 MARLEYCOTE SONGSTRESS 9TH 02681832 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUT

Messrs JM & J Fisher - MOSSRIGG

VG 87 MOSSRIGG PRINCESS FOGGATHROPE 3RD 02683631 WINBROOK VINCE

Mr. N. Madeley - NEJAY

EX 94 NEJAY PRINCESS 02661071 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEEX 92 NEJAY PRINCESS 02661071 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEEX 91 ATTWELL ANNE 02679236 WINBROOK VINCEVG 87 DAIMAT DUCHESS 3RD 02683212 JA BOB JORDAN REDVG 87 NEJAY ERIN 2ND 02682155 MORWICK SAND RANGERVG 87 TONELEA PANSY 192ND 02678592 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 86 NEJAY MARCIA 17TH 02682152 MORWICK SAND RANGERVG 86 NEJAY MARCIA 15TH 02670033 GLANHIRWEN FANFAREVG 85 NEJAY PRINCESS 3RD 02684663 RODWAY JAKEVG 85 NEJAY FOGGY 67TH 02679687 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUT

D.J. & D.S Winnington - RANTONALL

EX 93 RANTONALL GWYNNE 7TH 02643687 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVEEX 91 RANTONALL DAINTY PRINCESS 15TH 02680117 RANTONALL MY JOYEX 91 RANTONALL SUSANNAH 20TH 02665903 RANTONALL HEART THROBEX 91 RANTONALL GWYNNE 7TH 02643687 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVEEX 90 RANTONALL LADY FURBELOW 8TH 02680118 RANTONALL MY JOYEX 90 TONELEA FOGGATHORPE 20TH 02673043 TONELEA WILD KINGEX 90 RANTONALL MY JOY 02670339 GREYSTONES LORD FAIRLYEX 90 RANTONALL JOY 34TH 02665906 RANTONALL HEART THROBEX 90 RANTONALL SYMPHONY 4TH 02665888 RANTONALL HEART THROBVG 89 RANTONALL JACOB 02680114 RANTONALL MY JOYVG 89 RANTONALL DI 15TH 02665933 RANTONALL THOMASVG 89 RANTONALL JOY 34TH 02665906 RANTONALL HEART THROBVG 88 RANTONALL NAOMI 18TH 02680885 RANTONALL JACOBVG 88 RANTONALL DAINTY PRINCESS 15TH 02680117 RANTONALL MY JOYVG 88 RANTONALL TIGER 02680113 VILLABROOK STOCKMAN 2NDVG 88 RANTONALL PANSY 29TH 02676407 RANTONALL ALLANVG 88 RANTONALL BURROWS 14TH 02663339 RANTONALL BARNABASVG 87 RANTONALL JOY 63RD 02680889 RANTONALL JACOBVG 87 RANTONALL BARONESS 47TH 02678533 VILLABROOK STOCKMANVG 87 RANTONALL SUSANNAH 8TH 02642762 DUNHAM MOSSYNOOKVG 86 RANTONALL BLUSH GLADIATOR 02685004 EAVES FAIRY GLADIATORVG 86 RANTONALL DAINTY PRINCESS 17TH 02681966 RANTONALL JACOBVG 86 RANTONALL JOY 64TH 02681127 RANTONALL KING SOLOMONVG 86 RANTONALL IRIS 24TH 02681122 RANTONALL JACOBVG 86 RANTONALL NAOMI 18TH 02680885 RANTONALL JACOBVG 86 RANTONALL GOLDIE 10TH 02680883 RANTONALL KING SOLOMONVG 86 RANTONALL BURROWS 23RD 02680124 RANTONALL MY JOYVG 86 RANTONALL FAIRY 4TH 02676431 RANTONALL MARKVG 86 RANTONALL ROSA 10TH 02671802 QUARRYCROFT SPARTACUSVG 86 RANTONALL KIRKLEVINGTON 11TH 02667599 RANTONALL PURE JOYVG 86 RANTONALL DI 15TH 02665933 RANTONALL THOMASVG 86 RANTONALL KAY 7TH 02665932 RANTONALL PURE JOYVG 86 RANTONALL LEN TULIP 4TH 02662321 TREGEAR POYNINGS TRUMPETER 4THVG 85 RANTONALL FAIRY 6TH 02684257 RANTONALL SILASVG 85 RANTONALL JOY 66TH 02681987 RANTONALL JACOBVG 85 RANTONALL JOY 61ST 02680137 ASHPERTON LORD PREMIERVG 85 RANTONALL DAINTY PRINCESS 16TH 02680133 RANTONALL JACOBVG 85 RANTONALL FAIRY 5TH 02678337 RANTONALL BARNABASVG 85 RANTONALL GOLDIE 9TH 02671860 RANTONALL LORD NELSONVG 85 RANTONALL BURROWS 14TH 02663339 RANTONALL BARNABAS

Mr. G.A. Madeley - RODWAY

EX 92 RODWAY MARIE 63RD 02677988 RODWAY MARIO 4THEX 91 RODWAY SAMANTA 9TH 02670195 KINGSDALE LIBBY'S REBEL - ETEX 91 RODWAY LADY BARRINGTON 13TH 02670194 BROADLANE HISTORIANEX 91 RODWAY LADY BARRINGTON 9TH 02663096 VALENTINE INSPIRATIONEX 91 RODWAY ORGINE 02653004 MERIVILLE PEERLESSEX 90 RODWAY MARIE 63RD 02677988 RODWAY MARIO 4THEX 90 RODWAY CLARIBEL 26TH 02666570 KINGSDALE LIBBY'S REBEL - ETEX 90 RODWAY RED ROSE 19TH 02660080 WREAY RED DUKEVG 89 TABIA (IMP DK) 17060393-01393 FYN AKSVG 88 JENNA (IMP-DK) 1760713-03034 FYN AKSVG 88 RODWAY FOGGATHORPE PRIMROSE 25TH 02679837 SYD ABRUVG 88 RODWAY RHODA 31ST 02674958 RODWAY LAWMANVG 87 BLUMA (IMP-DK) 1760713-02930 FYN AKSVG 87 RODWAY SAMANTA 13TH 02680413 RODWAY PRINCEVG 86 RODWAY MARIE 68TH 02683784 RODWAY REBEL PRINCEVG 86 WESTONIA MARIE 6TH 02683772 NOREMEAD SUPREME RED


Mr. G.A. Madeley - RODWAY

VG 86 RODWAY LISBET 2ND 02683019 KINGSDALE LIBBY'S REBEL - ETVG 85 PIA (IMP-DK) § 1759933-02175 ODA BESTVG 85 RODWAY LADY BARRINGTON 22ND 02684943 KINGSDALE LIBBY'S REBEL - ETVG 85 RODWAY SAMANTA 16TH 02684080 WREAY RED DUKEVG 85 RODWAY JENNA 2ND 02683249 KINGSDALE LIBBY'S REBEL - ETVG 85 RODWAY BONTJE 5TH 02677982 WREAY RED DUKE

Mr. W.S.J. Pugh - WALLHOPE

EX 92 WALLHOPE FAIRY STAR 2ND 02660600 DRISGOL DAINTY PRINCEVG 88 WALLHOPE FAIRY STAR 20TH 02685475 WALLHOPE RUBENSVG 88 WALLHOPE DAINTY WILDMAID 02679886 DRISGOL DAINTY PRINCEVG 86 WALLHOPE VALES FAIRYSTAR 2ND 02685494 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBELVG 86 WALLHOPE FAIRY STAR 6TH 02679882 COURTOVER FELLOW

Mr A Dennis - WHITEBURY

VG 86 WHITEBURY WBM VIOLET 028689068 WENVOE BRIAR'S MASTERMANVG 86 BROADLANE DUCHESS GWYNNE 56TH 02670184 NEWHAVEN LEADING EDGE RED

Mr. J.R. Fisher - WILLOUGHBY

VG 88 WILLOUGHBY ROSE 39TH 02681860 RENOWN FACTOR ET - RCVG 87 WILLOUGHBY ROSE 40TH 02681861 HOOTON ARTOIS

WS & A Winnington - WINHALL

EX 92 RANTONALL OXFORD PRINCESS 7TH 02676401 RANTONALL MY JOYEX 90 WINHALL OXFORD PRINCESS 3RD 02681416 RANTONALL MATTHEWVG 88 RANTONALL GOLDEN GIFT 7TH 02667593 RANTONALL LORD NELSONVG 87 WINHALL OWL 02680272 RANTONALL MY JOYVG 87 WINHALL BURROWS 02680261 RANTONALL BILLYVG 87 RANTONALL WILD QUEEN 23RD 02676455 RANTONALL ALLANVG 87 RANTONALL LADY SERENE 16 02671792 QUARRYCROFT SPARTACUSVG 86 WINHALL IRIS 3RD 02683102 RANTONALL JACOBVG 86 WINHALL SPRINGFLY 02682984 RANTONALL JACOB

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WS & A Winnington - WINHALL

VG 86 WINHALL PANSY 3RD 02682569 RANTONALL MATTHEWVG 86 WINHALL ECHO 4TH 02680287 RANTONALL HEART THROB 2NDVG 86 RANTONALL JENNY 15 02676936 RANTONALL ALLANVG 86 RANTONALL FANNY 12TH 02676446 RANTONALL ALLANVG 86 RANTONALL BARONESS 40TH 02675598 RANTONALL BILLYVG 86 RANTONALL WILD EYES 9TH 02671834 RANTONALL LORD NELSONVG 86 RANTONALL PANSY 20TH 02665923 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVEVG 85 WINHALL JOY 9TH 02682563 RANTONALL MATTHEWVG 85 WINHALL DUBBIE 02680268 RANTONALL BILLYVG 85 RANTONALL FILLPAIL 17TH 02676417 RANTONALL MY JOYVG 85 RANTONALL PANSY 28TH 02676402 RANTONALL ALLAN

Mr. A.V. Wright - YEWTREEEX 91 AMBER FILLPAIL 39TH 02674137 AMBER DAINTY STOCKMANEX 91 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 34TH 02668383 MIDDLEBROOK MITZY - ETEX 90 YEWTREE CHATTER DAISY 02679027 KC ROSES CHATTER REDEX 90 AMBER BARRINGTON IRIS 114TH 02676470 AMBER DAINTY RANGEREX 90 YEWTREE IZAAK IRIS 02675541 AMBER WHITE IZAAKVG 89 YEWTREE HENRY LILY 02682167 YEWTREE HENRYVG 89 YEWTREE HENRY ERLANDA 02678785 YEWTREE HENRYVG 89 YEWTREE ALEX CORA 02677556 AMBER ALEXANDER 2NDVG 88 YEWTREE REBEL ALICIA 02682481 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBELVG 88 YEWTREE HENRY JILL 02682456 YEWTREE HENRYVG 87 YEWTREE HENRY MAPLE 02682455 YEWTREE HENRYVG 87 YEWTREE CHATTER ANN 02680575 KC ROSES CHATTER REDVG 86 YEWTREE PRINCE BECCY 02686512 AMBER PRINCEVG 86 YEWTREE IKE LIDDEA 02683534 AMBER BARRINGTON IKEVG 86 YEWTREE REBEL IONA 02682458 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN'S REBELVG 86 YEWTREE HENRY FAIR 02681287 YEWTREE HENRYVG 85 YEWTREE BUTTERBOY WILDMAID 02684221 YEWTREE BUTTERBOYVG 85 YEWTREE HENRY IDA 2ND 02683293 YEWTREE HENRYVG 85 YEWTREE IKE DONNA 4TH 02682478 AMBER BARRINGTON IKE

Lifetime Yield Certificates

75,000KG Lifetime Yield Certificate

WH & KM Robinson Strickley Geri EX93 79,727kgs

50,000KG Lifetime Yield Certificates

WH & KM Robinson Strickley Goldie 132nd H3 76 55,580kgs

Strickley Starbud 15th 59,892kgs

GG Baynes & Sons Chicklade Strawberry 241st EX94 74,059kgs

Marleycote Fleur 3rd EX91 54,580kgs

Marleycote Petal 90th VG88 74,020kgs

Marleycote Peeress Rose 349th GP81 50,067kgs

Marleycote Petal 92nd EX91 2E 60,290kgs

Marleycote Tiny 7th VG87 60,231kgs

KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL X FAIR APPEAL X BAILLE

Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel

Hooton Lily Fair 196 EX94 2E Champion: Yorkshire Show 2009 Res. Champion Royal Show 2009 Hooton Fair Appeal

Hooton Lily Fair 166 6th Lactation 305 days Milk10,079 F% 3.61 P% 3.06

Yialto Baille Leader

Hooton Lily Fair 85 EX5 E 6th Lactation 305 days Milk 10,205 F% 4.44 P% 3.32

HOOTON FAIR REFLECTION

��BREED LEADING TYPE

��AWESOME PRODUCTION

��THE BEST FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC

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HOOTON LILY FAIR 196 EX94

DAYS MILK F% P% INDEX 1 305 6293 4.22 3.11 92 2 305 9208 4.20 3.01 123 3 305 9065 4.51 3.04 108

CONTACT RED CATTLE GENETICS FOR THE LATEST

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Due to work at home I arrived late and managed to getthere on time for the wonderful food and drinks put onby Sarah and family. The AGM sorted early on and a welldone to John Hayward on his award for reaching100,000kg of milk with Hooton Lily Fair III EX94.

After lunch the judging workshop - this year very kindlypresented by John Gribbon. John passed on what isexpected when judging shows, from when the invitationarrives, right through to picking your winner. Some goodtips given were, when a large class is next and the showring is not always big enough, is to stand at the other endso the cows are not entering slow in the entrance andholding other exhibitors waiting for their classes.Another tip was when lining the group up don't alwaysput your winner 1st, stand her 2nd or 3rd and then askfor the line up to circle once more then lining up in yourorder as this helps keep the audience around the ring bemore entertained. A good point put in by John was aboutchoosing a cow of a type, everybody agreed with so thatthe breed is more constant on type. He thendemonstrated this with a group of six in milk heifers. Allthose who attended had the chance to place and givereasons on a group of 6 cows. This is always interestingas the order changes with every person but all statedtheir reasons why. Speaking on the microphone is alwaysa challenge the more it's done you become more relaxedas it is a necessity for most major shows.

After a few more drinks to help with the warm sun, wegot the chance to look round the herd. The herd waslooking really good, cows that stood out - Cotley Fairy115 EX91 in her 9th lactation and looked like a 3rdcalver. Avondale Vi EX91 in her 10th lactation muchadmired and sired by Winbrook Vince. Storley AbruDuchess was a cow that had some debate early on in thejudging because she was a beautifully balanced dairycow, showing a nice udder, with teat direction not good.But her daughter fresh in 1st lactation was more thancorrected in the udder by Drisgol Watzon. Watzon hasbeen their stock bull and this year his daughters enteredthe herd. This bull looks really impressive with greatpotential to provide show winners. Earlsgift Greenleaf 3was champion in milk heifer at this year's Royal Showand Dairy Event. Everybody was really impressed withWatzon daughters.

The day finished with a BBQ and drinks. A good annualevent and a must for your calendar. Finally well done andthank you to everyone who helped make it a success andespecially the Crank family for their hospitality andgenerosity making it a fantastic event.

Robert Kite, Cotonhall shorthorns

The AGM and Judging WeekendJune 13/14 2009

This year held at Village Farm, Ince, Chester, home of Edward and Sarah Crank and family

The Earlsgift Herd

John Gribbon gives his advice

Wendy gives pointers on a good class of heifers

Judging a class of cows

A good class of cows for reason giving

Reservee champion interr breed calff 09 att Nantwichh show,

Reservee Championn –– bestt dairyy shorthornn att Ashbournee showw

1st openn heiferr att Ashbournee showw

Sire:: Churchroydd Benn

1st intermediatee heiferr att northh midlandss calfshoww

Reservee championn att northh midlandss Calff Show,,

1st Staffordshiree countyy show

Reservee championn interr breedd att Bakewelll showw

2nd openn heiferr att Ashbounree showw

2nd openn heiferr att Bakewelll showw

3rd openn heiferr att Cheshiree showw

Sire:: Kian

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Irish Ploughing Match 2009

President Edward Crank talks to visitors

All are welcome toJudging days, those whoattend find it veryinformative andentertaining whateveryour level of competence

Mr John Hayward receiving his award fromEdward Crank for Hooton Lily Fair 111, producing

100,000kgs milk

After

Before

The Impressive Marquee

We were back at the ploughing again after missing last year. OurPresident Edward Crank accompanied me and witnessed firsthand the incredible number of people passing through theshowground.

The British Livestock stand shared with several other breedsocieties was a very impressive marquee, which had once againbeen organised by John Fleming of the British Blues. A lot ofvisitors commented that the stand was one of the best on theshowground so all credit to John for his organisation. TheShorthorns had a very prominent display and two pens of cattlevery kindly provided by PJ and Martin Kelly from theirRicketstown Herd drew in the crowds.

We dispersed the usual mountains of literature and the genuineenquiries for cattle and semen were more than ever. Red CattleGenetics semen was available from Dovea Genetics and hopefullythe many people we sent there will have purchased Shorthornsemen. While we were there we also sold some beef shorthornsemen to Mr Gallagher of Sligo AI so Shorthorn breeders inIreland will have both beef and dairy shorthorn semen availablefrom Red Cattle Genetics.

It was interesting to have more dairy enquiries than previouslyand several new members as well as others renewing theirmembership.

The well grown Beef Shorthorn heifer, Ricketstown Rothes Karaproved a big attraction and Martin Kelly gave a very interestingdemonstration of condition scoring to a large group of students.We are indebted to PJ and Martin for providing the stock and fortheir help on the stand.

It was a very interesting, enjoyable, and tiring week and hopefullysome of the many enquiries will result in new members and moreShorthorns been bred in Ireland

Frank Milnes

Martin Demonstrating Condition Scoring to Students

Our afternoon visit was to Messrs Ritson at Ireby Hall,where we were joined by the President and his 'minders'.The cows were tyed in byers - bringing back memories formany of us, but no mucking out here the automaticscrapers take care of that.

Our next visit was to a small pub with a brewery, the'minders' of the President soon forgot their jobs as theysampled the many beers on offer, at high speed! Evenmore beer became available when we toured the breweryand even our tour guide had one too many. After anenjoyable meal in the restaurant, it was back to the hotelto finish off the night, some to the bar, including 2 wobblyminders, 1 of which had to be driven home by thePresident, Blackpool was the suggested destination.

Thursday morning we were back on the bus by 9am andheading for Messrs James at Roadhead, north east ofCarlisle. More food was on offer, this time tea and cakes,then off to look at the Shorthorn herd.

Next stop was the Hewson's herd at Parton, there werearound 140 cows here, followed by some stylishyoungstock. Then back to the farm (the arrival of Eileen-hooray) for a glorious spread, laid on for us by theHewson family.

After it was off to the beach at Allonby for the afternoon,to walk off all that food and find a pub for a drink, thenback to the bus heading for the Stoneybeck Inn, nrPenrith for our evening meal.

Friday morning dawned and it was time to pack our bags,but before heading home we were off to see theRobinsons at Strickley. By popular demand a tractor andtrailer was ready for us to take us around the dairy herdand heifers, then back to the farm for a great barbecuebefore we all went our separate ways.

Thanks for your great hospitality in Cumbria - and thewonderful food. Apparently it always rains there - and itdid! Thanks also to JT for organising another enjoyabletour - long may they continue.

David and Liz Price-Jones

We're juststanding in forEileen whocouldn't join us forthe last day of thetour (not sure whowas keeping aneye on Sam thisyear, because lastyear JT waslooking out forEileen when Samcouldn't join us).

This year we werevisiting Cumbria and the Lake District, our base was theNorth Lakes Hotel and Spa in Penrith. Our first port ofcall and meeting point was “Winton Manor” on theMonday afternoon. We all arrived with greatexpectations of David's herd - none of us were to bedisappointed- as we viewed the Winbrookcattle grazing the Cumbrian slopes,finishing with a lovely afternoon tea.

That same evening we all left in cars tohead for the Armstrong's “Moorrigg herd”after a slight detour we found the farm andsaw the shorthorns, along with the blackand whites and some very promisingyoungstock. Afterwards we were treated toa barbecue and some wonderful deserts(the malteser cake was a big hit).

Tuesday morning saw us all off to an earlystart to visit the Sellafield Visitor Centre,transport was now by bus with our speedydriver, David. From the centre we travelled a shortdistance to Mawsons of Bailey Grand, where the milkfrom 160 Black and White cattle was being processedand bottled for local delivery. The family had recentlytaken on a new venture, to buy a derelict hotel in thevillage of Seascale. This hotel is now up and running andit was here we finished our visit with a lovely lunch laidon for us by our hosts.

Then it was off to Whitehaven where we went on the trailof the “The Rum Story” an interesting insight into thehistory of “The Dark Spirit of the Whitehaven”- followedby a tasting session- some of us weren't too keen - butnot to worry Wendy and John helped us out, after buyinga can of coke!

Back on the bus and then off for our evening meal at theSportsman Inn at Troutbeck, which was on our way backto Penrith.

Wednesday morning we had some free time in Keswick,plenty of things to do here, a car museum, pencilmuseum, a boat trip on the Derwent or just round theshops and pubs!

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TEASDALE TOURS VISITCUMBRIA & LAKESBy David and Liz Price-Jones

The Hewson's Herd

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The Tour Group at Ireby Hall Winbrook Heifers up on the Cumbrian Slopes

Some of the herd at the James Family FarmArchie Ritson showing his cows

“You know those trousers webrought from the car boot salewith 40% off!!!”

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PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONChampion Reserve Hon. Mention

Marleycote Peggy 10thMr & Mrs I L Harries

Elkington Fairy 10th Mr & Mrs MS Davies

Strickley Athena 3rdWH & K Robinson

Class 1 CALF BORN IN 2009 - 10 entries

(1) Rodway Claribel 38thMr G Madeley

(3) Churchroyd Butterbur 4thJA & WA Young

(2) Churchroyd Gwen 11thIRG Collins & Partners

Class 2 CALF BORN 01/07/08 TO 31/12/08 - 10 entries

(1) Elkington Amber Princess 10thMr & Mrs MS Davies

(3) Churchroyd Kirklevington 17thIRG Collins & Prtns

(2) Rodway Samanta 18thMr G Madeley

Class 3 CALF BORN 01/01/08 TO 30/06/08 - 15 entries

(1) Marleycote Fleur 30thGG Baynes & Son

(3) Strickley Goldie 192WH & K Robinson

(2) Marleycote Petal 105GG Baynes & Son

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONClass 4 HEIFER IN MILK TO FIRST CALVING - 12 entries

(1) Strickley Athena 3rdWH & K Robinson

(3) Chatsworth Park Rustler Rosette 4thMr J Hayward

(2) Avondale Ada 4thMr E Crank

Class 5 COW BORN IN 2006 HAVING HAD 2 CALVINGS - 4 entries

(1) Elkington Fairy 10th Mr & Mrs MS Davies

(3) Nejay Erin 2ndMr N Madeley

(2) Rodway Lisbet 2ndMr G Madeley

Class 6 COW BORN IN 2005 - 7 entries

(1) Marleycote Peggy 10thMr & Mrs I L Harries

(3) Strickley Starlet 90thWH & K Robinson

(2) Attwell AnneMr N Madeley

Class 7 COW BORN IN 2004 - 5 entries

(1) Kayl Proud Countess 16thMr R Boote

(3) Churchroyd Heather 29thIRG Collins & Prtns

(2) Marleycote Win Jill 6thMr & Mrs I L Harries

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PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONClass 8 COW BORN IN 2003 - 2 entries

(1) Elkington GentleMr & Mrs MS Davies

(2) Churchroyd Nicola 5thIRG Collins & Prtns

Class 9 COW BORN BEFORE 1st JANUARY 2003 - 8 entries

(1) Rodway Red Rose 19thMr G Madeley

(3) Avondale ButterburMr E Crank

(2) Elkington Amber Princess 4thMr & Mrs MS Davies

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GREYSTONES JOY EX90 100%PHOTO TAKEN IN WORKING CLOTHES CARRYING HER 11TH CALF !!!

HER YIELD ON OUR LOW INPUT GRAZING SYSTEM IS 78682KGS

DAM OF MY JOY EX90 100% - CURRENT TOP TYPE BULL ON SHORTHORN LISTINGS

DAM OF HARRY 100% - STOCK BULL IN NEWPARK HERD

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DAM OF JOY'S 49, 55, 61, 79, & 89 PLUS SEVERALGRAND DAUGHTERS in the herd

Purchased at the Greystones Dispersal Sale May 2000 for top price of the day having had an illustrious

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7 had also been champion show cows before her. SHE QUALIFIES AS A 4 STAR BROOD COW!

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The tour then continued up across the firing ranges ofSalisbury plain providing some fantastic scenery as wellas the opportunity to look at the young stock.

The afternoon concluded back at the farmhouse wheretea and cake rounded off a very enjoyable afternoon.Thank you very much to the Rawlins family for athoroughly enjoyable visit and their generous hospitality.

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders' Association Herd Visit

The Rawlins Family 'Ablington' Herd, Ablington Farm,Figheldean, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Regional News

On Sunday 24th May, members and friends of the SouthWestern Counties Shorthorn Breeders' Associationtravelled to Figheldean in Wiltshire at the kind invitationof Henry and Stan Rawlins and families to visit their'Ablington' Herd.

An excellent attendance on the first very hot day of theyear reiterated the popularity of the herd visits.Everyone enjoyed a superb barbeque lunch followed bydelicious sweets. Members were then invited to take atractor and trailer ride up to the dairy unit where theywere provided with herd brochures kindly produced byNMR.

It was a very impressive site that greeted those presentwith 70 dairy shorthorns in a paddock waiting our arrival.Members that had ceased milk production themselvesmade most of the opportunity of picking out bloodlinesfrom their herd and enjoyed seeing how well they aredoing at Ablington.

ABLINGTON HERDPure Bred and BRWS stock occasionally for saleW H & S J Rawlins, Ablington Farm, Nr Salisbury,Wiltshire SP4 8JX Tel: (01980) 652701THE BRIMCLOSE HERDD & S Slade, Southcott Farm, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh,Devon EX18 7HP Tel: (01769) 580087CANNSMILL - NORTHERN DAIRY HERDMr B J S Bellas MBE, Billhole Cottage, Cann's Mill,Black Dog, Crediton, Devon EX14 4QGTel: (01884) 860232

THE CARGENWEN HERD - Visitors WelcomeJ T Rowe, Windmill Farm, Lower Penponds, Camborne,Cornwall TR14 0QJ Tel: (01209) 713704

GOODWICK HERDK J & M J Osborne & Partners, Whitchurch Farm, StonEaston, Somerset BA3 4DW Tel: (01761) 241668

HALE HERD - Visitors WelcomeR F Collins, Hale Farm, Honiton, Devon EX14 9PQTel: (01404) 42148

HOOK HERD of 100% PURE DAIRY SHORTHORNSWest Country Home of Bates Waterloo'sVisitors WelcomeMr G E Woolford, Spurham Farm, Boasley Cross,Okehampton, Devon EX20 4NQ Tel: (01837) 871392

THE PECKETSFORD HERD OF ORGANIC DAIRYSHORTHORNST Cligg, Pipplepen Farm, South Perrot, Beaminster,Dorset DT8 3HS Tel: (01935) 891199

REDHILL BEEF SHORTHORNSBrenda Wear, Windover, Butcombe, Blagdon, BristolBS40 7XQ. Tel: (01275) 474271 (5 mins Bristol IntAirport)

TONELEA HERDR G Whittle, Houndsmoor Farm, Milverton, Taunton,Somerset TA4 1PU Tel: (01823) 400252/910

THE WESTONIA HERDR Stockton, 40 Swincombe Rise, The Brambles,West End, Southampton, Hants, SO18 3NLTel: (02380) 471983

Secretary: Sally Mitchell c/o Westgate House, 45 High West Street Dorchester,Dorset DT1 1UT Tel: 01305 268786 email: [email protected]

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders’ Association

2010 DIARY DATESMONDAY 3rd MAY The Annual SWCSBA CALF SHOW

North Somerset Show, Wraxall, North Somerset

SATURDAY 25th SEPTEMBER

The SWCSBA Annual SHOW & SALE

Sedgemoor Auction Centre, North Petherton, Somerset

WEDNESDAY 6th OCTOBER

The 30th Anniversary DAIRY SHOW

The Bath & West Show Ground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset

The Annual SWCSBA Shorthorn Breed Calf Show

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Class 1 - Herd1st Pecketsford TO & PL Cligg2nd Ablington WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Goodwick K J Osborne & Sons4th Cargenwen J Rowe5th Brimclose D & S Slade6th Hale R Collins

Class 2 - Cow Family1st Goodwick Rubys K J Osborne & Sons2nd Cargenwen Fillpails J Rowe3rd Ablington Jills WH & SJ Rawlins

Class 3 - Senior Cow1st Cotley Melody 122 TO & PL Cligg2nd Ablington Hale Rose 7 WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Goodwick Solo 98 T OsborneClass 4 - Junior Cow1st Brimclose Magic D & S Slade2nd Brimclose Rosealee D & S Slade3rd Goodwick Darlington 104 K J Osborne & Sons

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders' Association

Herd Competition Results 2009 - Dairy Section - Judge: Jenny Davies

Class 5 - Calved Heifer1st Pecketsford Snicket TO & PL Cligg2nd Ablington Jill 4 WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Goodwick Solo 111 K J Osborne & SonsClass 6 - Incalf Heifer1st Ablington Strawberry WH & SJ Rawlins2nd Pecketsford Sunny 2 TO & PL Cligg3rd Cargenwen Fillpail 24 J RoweClass 7 - Maiden Heifer1st Goodwick Seraphina 179 K J Osborne & Sons2nd Ablington Strawberry 13 WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Tonelea Bridesmaid 231 A WhittleClass 8 - Bull1st Tonelea Ambassador TO & PL Cligg2nd Brimclose Rocket D & S Slade2nd Pecketsford Fair Karl TO & PL Cligg

The next morning after viewing the “Pecketsford”Herd it was on to the Rawlins family and the“Ablington” Herd. This was a herd of very consistenttype with big strong powerful cows obviouslyproducing lots of milk. The multiple South WestDairy Event Champion “Chicklade Jill” is still in theherd and looking very well. Also looking verypromising was a fresh “Nejay Royalty” daughter fromthe same family. After looking at the youngstock onthe very cold windy “tank ranges” and somedirections from Arthur and Henry it was on to Tom &Torry's “Goodwick” herd.

This was another very consistent type herd with lotsof tall-clean boned dairy cows. The Ruby familystood out for its uniformity. Another cow worthy ofmention was the senior cow, that had just calved aheifer to Tom's disappointment as he wanted a bullcalf, “Goodwick Solo” who was showing no signs ofher age. Here I also had the chance to have a look at“Elkington Royal Welsh” and see how he had grown!!!.

After a long week driving I then hit the road forhome. I would like to thank the region for invitingme to judge this year's herd competition. I enjoyedmy time looking around all the herds and saw somegreat animals. Finally I would like to thank themembers for taking the time out to show me aroundtheir herds and for the superb hospitality I wasshown by all.

Diolch yn fawr

I set of on a sunny morning for my first stop at theWhittle family at Taunton although they dispersed theHerd in 2007 they still have some youngstock. Theyoung stock showed lots of potential and the families'enthusiasm for the breed remains strong. After lunchit was back on the road for David & Sarah Slade's“Brimclose” Herd.

The “Brimclose” Herd is a very dairy herd with a lot ofsharp angular cows that were obviously producinglots of milk under organic conditions. Two of thestand out cows were last years South West DairyEvent Champion “Brimclose Rosalee” and another“Kayl MP Stellbound” daughter “Brimclose Magic”.

After tea I hit the road for John Rowes “Cargenwen”Herd. After an over night stay I viewed the herd.Here the “Filpails” and “Little Jane” cow families'were high in numbers and quality including a verypromising “Winbrook Vince” incalf heifer justspringing to calve.

After a long drive back up to Honiton I viewed RoyCollins “Hale” Herd. Here I saw a very uniformedherd of a more traditional type of Shorthorn, but atype of cow that was obviously doing its job well.These cows were out for most of the year and thisherd demonstrated the hardiness of the breed.

From Roy Collins it was on to the relatively new herdof Trevor & Penny Cligg. The “Pecketsford” Herd is aherd high in numbers and quality. I admired manycows including the 9th calver “Cotley Melody 122”who still looks great and some milking progeny by ason of hers “Courtover Fellow”.

Sec: Mrs. Jenny M. Holt, South View, Hutton Roof, Carnforth, Lancs. LA6 2PF

Tel: (01524) 271584 Mob: 07774 972906 Fax: (01524) 271768 E-mail: [email protected]

North Midlands Judging DayOn the first week in September the North Midlands helda judging day at the home of our chairman David Price-Jones and the Dee herd. Where members of the regioncould have a go at giving their reasons over themicrophone away from the pressures of a nationaljudging event.

A good attendance, including a few new faces, enjoyedgiving their reasons in some glorious sunshine for achange, after a miserable July and August

There was a line up of six cows chosen for their varyingtypes to promote discussion and argument with the chiefaim of judges being able to explain and justify why theyput one above another, it was good to see the youngermembers having a go.

Graham Madeley was the master judge and after anafternoon of in depth discussion and debating, we wereall put in our place when the open stockjudging was wonby Ellie Ithell Roberts(age 4 ! ).

Thanks must go to David and Liz for providing the superbvenue and hospitality.

Champion Herd1st Rodway2nd Amber 3rd Kayl 4th Winhall 5th Nejay

Youngstock1st Dee2nd Weaverdale3rd Rodway 4th Dunham5th Kayl

Bull On Inspection1st B.Lieutenant G. Norbury2nd Nejay Ernie N. Madeley 3rd Dee Vinnies lad D Price-Jones4th Maxton Joseph G Pattinson 5th Rantonhall Tiger D. Winnington

North Midlands Herd Competition 2009

Judge: Mr R.Kite

Bull Progeny 1st Rodway Trifolium R. Boote 2nd Rantonhall Matthew S. Winnington 3rd Rodway Rebel Prince G. Madeley4th Winbrook King Henry D. Wainwright5th Kayl Stellbound D. Price-Jones Mother And Daughter 1st Lady Barrington G. Norbury 2nd Proud Countess R.Boote3rd Lady Barrington G. Madeley 4th Joy D. Winnington 5th Primrose D. Price-Jones 50,000kg Cow1st Nejay Princess N. Madeley2nd Rodway Red Rose 19th G. Madeley3rd Dunham Tulip 77th G & S. Royle 4th Rodway Orgine G. Madeley5th Rantonhall Gwynne 7th D. Winnington

Amber Lady Annetta

Broadlane Fairy 2nd

Attwell Anne

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North Midlands Regional Association ofShorthorn Breeders

SECRETARY: ANN NORBURY, BROAD LANE FARM, SPROSTON, HOLMES CHAPEL,

CREWE, CHESHIRE CW4 7LT Tel: (01606) 833122

CHESHIRE

YEWTREE HERDMr A. V. Wright, Yew Tree Farm, Haughton,Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 9RJTel: (01829) 260345

VIVA HERDMessrs. F. Warrington & Sons, Poplars Farm,Green Lane, Saughall, Nr. Chester CH1 6AJTel: (01244) 880488

THE DEE HERDMr. D. Price Jones, Little Overton Farm, Overtonon Dee, Wrexham, Clwyd. LL13 0LGTel: (01978) 710592

THE DUNHAM HERDG. Royle and Son, Home Farm, Dunham Massey,Altrincham, CheshireTel: (0161) 928 7600 S.Royle: (0161) 928 8366

THE EARLSGIFT AND AVONDALE HERDMessrs. Crank, Village Green Farm, Ince,Nr. Chester - Tel: (0151) 356 0025 | MarshallCrank

THE IRTHINGVALE HERDG. and B. Bell, Chesterton Farm, Wrexham Road,Ridley, Tarporley, Cheshire. CW9 9RZTel: (01829) 720828

THE KAYL HERDR. Boote, Yew Tree Farm, Dunham Hill,Via Warrington, CheshireTel: (01928) 722129/724556

THE TRESELLEN HERDIthell Brothers, Moss House Farm, Hob Lane, ViaWarrington, CheshireTel: (01244) 301688

THE STORLEY HERDS & SM Dodd, Ley Farm, Storeton Lane,Barnston, WirralTel: (0151) 648 9688

BROADLANE HERDWD & BP Norbury & Sons, Broadlane Farm,Sproston, Holmes Chapel, Crewe CW4 7LTTel: (01606) 833 122

BOOTHDALE HERDMr D G Wainwright, Sycamores, Tetchill,Ellesmere, ShropshireTel: (01691) 623939

DERBYSHIRE

THE AMBER HERD

J. Hole and Sons, Eddlestow Hall Farm, Ashover,Nr. Chesterfield, DerbyshireTel: (01246) 590303

THE MANIFOLD HERD

Mr. & Mrs. M. Lowe and Sons, Rewlach Farm,Reapsmoor, Lognor, Buxton, Derbyshire. SK170LG Tel: (01298) 84408

THE MAXTON HERD

J.D. & R.L. Spalton, Lodge Hill Farm, ChurchBroughton, Derbyshire Tel: (01283) 732332

SHROPSHIRE

THE NEJAY HERD

N. Madeley, Cherry Oaks Farm, LowerMonkhall, Monkhopton, Bridgenorth,Shropshire Tel: (01746) 785571

THE RODWAY HERD

G.A. Madeley, Roadway Manor, Kynnersley,Telford, ShropshireTel: (01952) 541211

THE RIDGEWARDINE HERD

Mr. & Mrs. W.A. Weaver, Three FingersCottage, Hamner, Shropshire. SY13 3BYTel: (01270) 811929

THE WALLHOPE HERD

Mr. W.S. Pugh, Top Farm, Bearstone, MarketDrayton, Shropshire. TF9 4HGTel: (01630) 647398

STAFFORDSHIRE

THE COTONHALL HERD

R Kite, Coton Hall Farm, Milwich, Staffordshire.ST18 0ETTel: (01889) 505200

THE QUARNFORD HERD

G.K.Tunnicliffe & Sons, Manor Farm,Quarnford, Buxton, Derbyshire. SK17 0SUTel: (01260) 227251

THE RANTONALL HERD

D.J. & D.S. Winnington, Moor End Farm,Gnosall, Staffordshire. ST0 0JBTel: (01785) 824402

THE WEAVERDALE HERD

G.W. Pattinson, Dale Farm, Weaver,Waterhouses, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire.Tel: (01538) 308289

THE WINHALL HERD

W.S. & A. Winnington, Ranton Hall Farm,Ranton, Staffordshire. ST18 9JOTel: (01785) 282371

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There was a tremendous heifer springing by NejayRoyalty.

In the afternoon it was to the Dee herd of David andLiz Price - Jones. The youngstock looked really well.There was a few Redramas on the ground here. KaylMP Stellbound daughters were fantastic cows, havinghad 4 or more calves. The Primrose family had greatcows with Primrose 3rd an EX90, 3rd calver in theherd with her EX91 dam milking in her 6th. Theyoung bull Vinnie's Lad looks a great prospect siredby Vince and out of EX93 Foggathorpe Lass stillmilking in her 7th. He showed good strength withplenty of dairyness.

Judges Report:

I was delighted to be given the chance to judge theherd competition for the north midlands region. Asalways weather delayed judging with it being niceand dry from end of august and through September,therefore everybody was busy cutting and gettingforage in.

So when I finally set off, the first herd I visited wasAmber. The cows where tall, dairy and powerful. TwoAlmere Periclees cows stood out in the milkinggroup. Rodway claret had done a nice job with hisdaughters. There was a beautiful group of in calfheifers and the young bull Red Falcon lookedpromising being sired by Amber Peregrine and out ofAmber Dainty Princess 92nd.

Next morning it was to David Winningtons Rantonallherd. All stock was 100% pure. Looking at the herd,first I was amazed how good the udders were forbeing pure-bred. Cows were dairy with good framesand brilliant legs and feet, though maybe a littleshorter than blended animals and a lot of cowshaving had 6 or more calves. It was a pleasure to seethe dams of our stock bulls still milking Bambi 9th(Rambo) and Kirklevington 9th (Cruz). Gwynne 7thEX91 is still milking in the herd. This year the herdhas mostly been served to Rantonall Tiger and he hasnice daughters milking in a neighbour's herd. When Iwas there a really nice Joy cow was being artificiallyinseminated to Drisgol Dainty Prince. The youngstock is doing well with early turn out to grass.

Stanley Winnington was next. There were some tallpowerful, pure cows here. The Matthew progenylooked great with really neat udders. The 6th calverFillpail 17th also had an amazing udder. Joy 36thwith yields to 10,000 in 305 days was a tall dairy cowwith a good udder. Her son Edward had some calveson the ground and looked promising. There are a fewcows that could breed some really promising purebulls. The young bull Tregar Poynings Trumpeter10th was a sound dairy bull with really good length.

Graham Pattinson Weaverdale herd were the next tosee. Stock was well spread out, so lots of jumping inand out of the land rover! The cows being moretraditional with huge open ribs. Amber Luke had astunning fresh 1st calver with a beautiful udder. Theyoungstock looked in fine form and all reallybalanced. These were sired by an Amber bull andWeaverdale Barrington.

The Kayl herd next. The herd is really modernshowing lots of dairyness and really tall cows. Theudder formation was exceptional showing goodshallow quality with brilliant attachment. RodwayTrifolium daughters were sweetly balanced and allthe Proud Countess's were impressive. Kayl Knightwas a nice young bull by Moonshine out of VG87Trifolium heifer.

Next on to David Wainwright's Boothdale herd. Herewere shorthorns running alongside with Holsteins.The Winbrook King Henry were really good cows.Boothdale Fergus EX90 with her 8th calf lookedreally smart. She is sired by Maxton Stylist.

The Dee Herd

A Periclees daughter at Amber

A Rantonall Heifer

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It was the Dunham herd to see next. The herd is all above75% purity but showed really good dairy stock. Some ofthe cows have impressive milk records. Tulip 77th EX93was a deep bodied cow and after 50,00kg still had a goodudder. The Nobility daughters showed neat udders andthere were some Winbrook Vinnie daughters just freshhaving really good height and width in the udder. NejayPrince 3rd is producing some really good youngstock withthe potential to do well at shows. The youngstock lookedin good form.

see was the stock bull Lieutenant. He showed gooddairyness with brilliant length, legs and feet. The damstill in the herd in her 9th lactation. Gary is hoping totake semen from this bull. His daughters looked reallypromising and all a lovely light roan colour. Then a lookround the herd with some fantastic cows. The LadyBarrington's really stood out, especially lady Barrington29th. In her 6th lactation and looked brilliant. The WildWarriors had good wide rear udders. Another young bullthat looked promising was Fabian by Faber. BroadlaneFairy 2nd sired by Fyn AKS with her 4th calf was anotherbrilliant cow. W. Vince daughters were great and lookedset to be some great cows for the future.

Next day was to Rodway herd. The young stock werewell spread out so had bit of travelling to do. It was wellworth it with them showing great strength, good statureand dairyness. Mostly sired by Innisfail Prince ofdiamonds. Some had great placings at the all breed calfshow. In the dry cows Lady Laura 69th was springingwith her 4th lactation. She's sired by Vince had yieldedwell and had a great balanced Rebel Prince daughtermilking in the herd that I really admired. Marcia 21st wascoming into her 8th lactation another by Winbrook Vinceand looked a good bodied cow. Winbook Vince's arelooking really good and have been used in most of theherds I have seen. He produces good bodied cows withgreat staying power. In the milking hard the Rebel Princeprogeny showed fantastic dairyness with beautifulshallow udders with neat attachments. The LadyBarrington's stood out as well with Lady Barrington 13thEX91 being a stunning cow with very good milk yields.Two cows in the 50,000kgs class to judge. Rodway Orgineby Meriville Peerless has had 11 calves and is still lookinggreat but I really admired Red Rose 19th EX92 milking inher 9th lactation and had an outing at the dairy eventstanding 2nd in senior cow class. She is also the dam ofRodway Reuben by Ipod. Semen has been collected fromhim. Showing the prospect of becoming a really goodbull. Even her twin sister is still milking in the herd. Thena chance to see Lisbet 2nd by Kingsdale Libbys Rebel.She looked just as good at pasture as she does in theshow ring. She has the most amazing udder. Only in her2nd lactation. Kingsdale Libby has worked great withsome in their 7th and 8th lactation. The herd is nicelybalanced with great udders, stature, open ribs anddairyness.

Weaverdale Wild Duchess

Kayl Sand Poppy EX90

Boothdale Fergus 3th EX90

Dunham Heather 61st EX95

Rantonall Matthew daughter

A Hooton Fair Achievement daughterat Dunham

The last herd to see is Nejay herd. This herd is highyielding with cows being tall and open framed. Manycows in the 6th or more lactations producing highvolumes of milk but still having hold of the udder. NejayPrincess is still looking great having produced 90,000kgsof milk and now in her 9th lactation. Another cow ingreat form was Nejay Sonnschein EX91 she has 3promising daughters coming through the young stock, allsired by Nejay Royalty. He has some really nicedaughters and is now 3rd in the PLI list. The dry grouplooked great with Fletching Violet and Attwell Anne (in-calf to Redrama) amongst them. A short journey to seethe in-calf heifers and they also looked great, showinggreat udders forming and show qualities, mostly sired byroyalty. The young stock fresh back from the all Britainlooked great. Princess 5th by Watzon and Tiny 3rd byJinnys Empire, I much admired. The bull Nejay Ernielooked good being dairy and tall with nice legs and feet.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the regionfor the honour of judging this year's herd competition. Ithas been a fantastic experience with superb hospitalityfrom all competitors.

Many Thanks

Robert Kite,

Cotonhall Shorthorns

Treworlis PolledDairy Shorthorns

W. E. J. Harris Treworlis Barton, Breage, Helston, Cornwall.

TR13 9NF

Tel: 01736 762740

Probably the cheapest pedigreecow you can buy

Contact:The South Wales and Mid WesternRegional Association of Shorthorn Breeders

South Wales & MidWestern Shorthorns

Secretary:Mrs E Davies, Troedyrhiw, Llangynnin,St. Clears, CarmarthenTel: 01994 230377

Stockgreen

E.S.EverittMoat Farm

Stock GreenRedditch

Worcs. B96 6SX01386 792267

Elkington

M.S. & EAE DaviesTroedyrhiwLlangynninSt. Clears

CarmarthenshireSA33 4JU

01994 230377

Drisgol

SVB & EA ThomasDrysgolgochLlannfyrnach

Pembs.SA35 0AT

01239 698240

Glanhirwen

G & SE JamesLlyswen Bryngwyn

Castell Newydd EmilynCeredigion SA38 9PJ

01239 711061

Wenvoe

E Reader & SonsGoldslandWenvoeCardiff

CF5 6BE02920 593223

St. Arvans

DW & GL CharlesMill Farm

Trellech GrangeChepstow

Gwent NP6 6QN01291 689359

Terrick

Mr & Mrs AJH BruntCoybal

NewquayCeredigionSA45 9TV

01545 560382

Gelli

Mr & Mrs I L HarriesGellirodyn Isaf FarmPontardulais Road

CrosshandsLlanelli

CarmarthenshireSA14 6PL

01269 844664

Elkington Fairy 10 VG 89 - Breed Champion South West Dairy Eventand Welsh Dairy Show 2009

Blacknuck

M PhillipsBlacknuck Farm

MaenclochogPembrokshire

SA66 7RJ01437 532471

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As well as making use of home bred bulls the breedingpolicy is based around top American sires and young redholsteins.

Some different bloodlines appear in the herd includingdaughters milking by Bar D Bellmont, Northend EdwardsBertie, Goldmine EB Stetson and a daughter of VinraFrost Ted has given over 8000 kg as a heifer. Red bullsused include Indianhead Redzone, Fradon Inferno,Regiment and Distragene, Five Star General andRoesbett Lakeside. Probably the bull with the greatestinfluence on the herd has been Valleyhill PeerlessChamp, who has been followed by his son RodwayTrifolium,a son of the great white cow Rodway Butterbur22nd. He has just won the progeny group class in theNorth Midlands herd competition.

Kayl cattle are a regular feature on the show circuit, thebiggest success so far being Champion and reserve at thisyears All Britain calf show. Probably one of the most wellknown animals to put the herd on the map is the provenbull Kayl MP Stellbound who is by Meriville Peerless andis the sire of the first sexed shorthorn semen, OxtonBoundless.

The herd was founded during the mid 1980s withpurchases from the society sales at Crewe, Rob favouringthe blended bloodlines that were prominent at the timesuch as Ormbridge, Titsey and Fletching. Other familiesacquired since include Dunshill Rosie Belle, ChurchroydGentle, Rodway Tiny, Hooton Lily Fair, ValentineLavender and a recent purchase an Amber Grand Dulciewhich descended from the Stowfield herd, a herd greatlyadmired by Rob.

One of the most significant purchases came in aconsignment of 10 from David Spaltons Maxton herd.Maxton Proud Countess 10th was a light roan daughter ofthe Branderlea Citation Topper son Maxton Top Hat,classified Ex 91 she gave over 75000 kg in 12 lactations.Her daughter Kayl Proud Countess has also beenclassified Excellent and she is by Maxton Chaplain andhas given 75000 kg in 13 lactations and is now inretirement grazing with the herd, she has bred 4 sons.

Having done well at the calf shows over the years thelatest National champion is unbeaten this year winningthe maiden heifer class at the Cheshire and Nantwichshows, she is Proud Countess 26th sired by LlandoveryJinnys Empire the Australian Illawarra bull and out ofProud Countess 16th a daughter of Carrousel Regiment.

During August the North Midlands held their herd visit at Yew Tree farm, Dunham Hill, near Helsby by kindinvitation of Rob Boote and family. The Kayl herd of 70 milkers plus followers is run on a grass based system ofstrip grazing plus concentrates in the parlour in summer and silage fed along the barrier during the winter thissystem gives a herd average of around 7000kg.The herd is run by Rob with help from his daughter Kayleigh.

The North Midlands Region Visit the Kayl Herd

Kayl Stell Roana

The latest bulls coming into use include Kayl ShiningKnight a dark roan son of Hardcore Othello Moonshinethe American bull and out of Kayl Tri Nancy 2nd whogave 10347kg as a heifer, and Kayl Outback who is out ofa Morwick Sand Ranger daughter Kayl Sand Poppy(Titsey Poppy family) who gave 7655 kg on her 3rd note,his sire is Jinnys Empire.

On behalf of the region I would like to thank Rob and Lizand family for their hospitality on what proved to be aninteresting and enjoyable day.

Gary Norbury

Kayl Proud Countess 16th by Carrousel Regiment

Kayl Lily Fair 5th by Kayl Proud Ranger

Kayl Stetson Poppy

Class 1 Best Large Herd1st Winbrook Herd GA & DW Dent2nd Strickley Herd WH & KM Robinson3rd Ireby Herd A. RitsonClass 2 Best Small Herd1st Mooriggs Herd S. Armstrong2nd Oakthwaite Herd M. Dobson3rd Briscoll Herd E. CoulthardClass 3 Best Young Stock (Large Herds)1st Strickley Herd WH & KM Robinson2nd Ireby Herd A Ritson3rd Winbrook Herd GA & DW DentClass 4 Best Young Stock (Small Herds)1st Screel Herd S.Wilson2nd Oakthwaite Herd M. Dobson3rd Mooriggs Herd S. ArmstrongClass 5 In Calf Heifer1st Strickley Starlet WH & KM Robinson2nd Briscoll Graceful Lady E.Coulthard3rd Mooriggs Bessie BrownEyes S. ArmstrongClass 6 Heifer In Milk1st Strickley Athena 3rd WH&KM Robinson2nd Strickley Lady Serene WH &KM Robinson3rd Mooriggs Starbud S. Armstrong

North West Regional Association of Shorthorn Breeders

2009 Herd Competition - Judge: Owain Harries, Llanelli

Class 7 Cow Which Has Calved Twice1st Strickley Starlet 90 WH & KM Robinson2nd Winbrook Digitalis N & C Barker3rd Winbrook Peerless Rose GA & DW DentClass 8 Progeny Of One Bull1st Winbrook King Henry GA & DW Dent2nd Winbrook Diamond WH & KM Robinson3rd Cotley Custodian A RitsonClass 9 Best Bull On Inspection 1st Winbrook Marmarduke GA & DW Dent2nd Mooriggs Cosmic S Armstrong3rd Nejay Amazon WH & KM RobinsonClass 10 Best Cow On Inspection 1st Winbrook Peerless Rose GA & DW Dent2nd Winbrook Vi 86 GA & DW Dent3rd Penycoed Clara United J Teasdale Class 11 Best Bull On Production And Inspection1st Winbrook Marmaduke GA & DW Dent2nd Nejay Amazon WH & KM Robinson3rd Breckney Gregory S WilsonClass 12 Best Cow On Production And Inspection 1st Cotley Graceful Lady E Coulthard2nd Strickley Annabella WH & KM Robilson3rd Cotley Anne 46 A Ritson

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The American Milking Shorthorn…combining the best from around the world

Rovin Derek Ali Accent-P E922 years 4 months 305d 2x 7,382 kgm 3.3% 246 kgp 4.8% 356 kgf3 years 4 months 305d 2x 9,200kgm 3.4% 316 kgp 4.7% 430 kgf4 years 11 months 305d 2x 10,259 kgm 3.8% 393 kgp 5.3% 540 kgf6 years 6 months 305d 2x 10,786 kgm 3.4% 370 kgp 5.4% 583 kgf

At 10 years six months her dam has 10,527kgm 2.9% 306 kgp 5.1% 539 kgf.Her grandam lifetime in six lactations 56,272 kgm 3.37% 1,901 kgp 3.7% 1,901 kgp.Accent has two sons being sampled around the globe:Kulp-Gen Jurist Ace-ET through World Wide SiresKulp-Gen Ok Acdmy Adam-P-ET a Heterozygous Polled bull available through a numberof different AI units

In 2009 breeders in the US sampled Dairy/Milking Shorthorn bulls from the United Kingdom, Canada,New Zealand, Australia in addition to the US. It is through this International Cooperation that the Red,White and Roan breed will improve in competitiveness!

Contact Info:

American Milking Shorthorn Society 800 Pleasant St, Beloit, WI 53511 USAphone: 608-365-3332 | fax: 608-365-6644 | email: [email protected] web: www.milkingshorthorn.com

The AmericanMilking ShorthornSociety2009 will go down as one of theworst financial years for the USdairy industry. After two yearsof record profits, the drop to an average loss of $60 to $100per cow per month has had devastating consequencesacross the US. One of the direct effects of this has been asignificant drop off in registration and sales activity for allbreeds, including Milking Shorthorn. We have alsowitnessed a substantial decline in the average price ofcattle. Where as in 2008 we routinely saw good qualityMilking Shorthorn cows average $2,500, this year we haveexperienced a decline to the $1,200 to $1,400 range.

However, not all is doom and gloom. Thanks to effortslaunched in 2001 Milking Shorthorns are now the numberone breed for fertility in the United States as documentedby the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Red, White andRoan are also tied for the lead in Somatic Cell count.Further, new data just released shows that in the last 5years the breed that has shown the largest actual increasein Productive Life in the US is Milking Shorthorn. Theseimprovements, a direct result of using the science ofgenetics, combined with an extensive advertising programtargeting both commercial and purebred operations, areresponsible for a doubling of semen sales in the last 8 years.

And, while it is true that sound, commercial cows havesuffered in sales price in the past 12 months, elite USMilking Shorthorn genetics have commanded improvedprices! This year the National Convention Sale held in Juneaveraged $3,579 on 49 lots. The sale saw a $20,500 top,another lot selling for $11,000 with six other lots bringingover $5,000. The 13 cows that sold averaged $5,654. Later,at the World Premier Sale held during the World Dairy Expoin Madison, Wisconsin the top selling lot brought $10,100.These results have kept the passion alive for all of us in theUS.

In closing we want to thank Ryan Barrett, Secretary-Manager of the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society, forhelping us update and improve our Web page as well asworking hard on development of international relations.We also wish to thank Frank Milnes for his great work forboth the U.K and the World by keeping us all in the loopand always being a source of encouragement. We are alsovery happy to have been able to sample bulls fromCanada, the U.K, New Zealand and Australia this year inaddition to a selection of American bulls. In thoseregards thanks to Ryan, Richard Baynes of the U.K., RossSoffe of New Zealand and Micheal Tuhan of the IllawarraDevelopment Program in Australia for all theircommunications and friendships as we improve, promoteand expand the Red, White, Roan world-wide.

David Kendall

Best wishes to all of our BritishShorthorn friends for asuccessful 2010!

Ryan Barrett - Secretary-

Manager, Canadian Milking

Shorthorn Society

Like most international Milking/Dairy/Illawarra Shorthornpopulations, the Milking Shorthorn breed in Canada isfinding new members and increased demand in the past fewyears. Memberships levels are at their highest level inseveral years, and registration numbers continue to increasea little every year. While Milking Shorthorns are still a smallpopulation in Canada, we continue to see new breedersbecoming introduced to the breed, particularly breedersemphasizing forage-based management and breederslooking for a lower-management cow that still returns profitwithout the veterinary costs and reproductive problemsoften experienced with a higher intensity approach. TheCanadian dairy industry is fortunate that our supplymanagement system, which matches industry output againstdomestic demand, has insulated us from much of thehardship that many other countries are seeing with low milkprices.

In the last couple of years, our Society has entered into apartnership with Semex Alliance to joint sample CanadianMilking Shorthorn sires both in Canada and around theworld. We have had two sires enter this program so far, withOceanbrae Logic's Plato being available in the UK. We alsoshould have a new sire available in early 2010.

Another recent program in the last couple of years has beena remote sale, with an sale catalogue online on our websiteand bids taken by email or phone over an 8 hour period onone day in September. Due to the size of our country andthe complexity of holding a live sale for a small number ofanimals, we feel that this is an efficient and cost-effectiveway of providing a public sale option to new and establishedbreeders while keeping costs down for both consignors andthe Society. Once again, the 2009 edition was a success withstrong prices and several new buyers of quality genetics.

Canadian breeders are also keen to continue buildingbridges with our fellow UK Shorthorn breeders. 2009 sawthe importation of semen from the UK sire LisnamulliganFairway to Canada, with supplies already largely sold. Aswell, embryos from Canada have made their way to two UKbreeders, with some embryos from the Marleycote herdcoming back to Canada, some of which are alreadyimplanted. If UK breeders are interested in embryoexchange or purchase, the CMSS would be glad to discussoptions and put you in touch with some of the top breedersin our country.

Canadian Milking Shorthorn breeders continue to look for abalance of type and production, with particular emphasis onimproving mammary systems and component percentages.While most Canadian breeders have embraced geneticexpansion through the selective use of outside genetics,there has not been the same amount of Red and WhiteHolstein usage in our population as compared with someother Shorthorn populations. Nonetheless, the quality ofcattle in our country continues to improve greatly, with newproduction records being set every year as well as modern,angular dairy cattle with the structural soundness andhardiness to attract many new breeders At the moment,Shorthorn sires from Canada, the United States, NewZealand and the UK are being used, as well as Illawarra siresfrom Australia and some selected use of Swedish Redgenetics through the sire B Jurist. Never before has therebeen such a large array of high quality, higher purity siresavailable that will bring the breed forward.

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In recently published annual National Milk Recordsfigures, the Dairy Shorthorn among the top seven mostnumerous recorded breeds, has maintained its positionwith the lowest cell count at 178/ml as well as achievingthe lowest calving interval at 399.

Only the Dairy Shorthorn and the Island Jersey hasmissed once at maintaining its calving interval at under400 in the last eight years.

This superiority is also reflected in figures publishedearlier this year by the US Department of Agriculture(USDA) which reveal that the American MilkingShorthorn is the most fertile breed in the US as well astying with the Ayrshire for the lead in the lowest geneticcell counts. The Jersey came out next in the fertilityrankings.

Average milk yield for the breed recorded by NMR hasdeclined from 6,140kg to 6,008kg however this reflects atrend across the other leading breeds - Holsteins,Jerseys, British Friesians and Island Jerseys - with theexception of Ayrshires and Guernseys.

However the Shorthorn is increasing its share of theNMR recorded herd from 0.7 to 0.8, a rise of 258lactations on the year to 4,287 and they are climbingback to the level of a decade ago at 4,515.

This represents an increasing share of the NMRlactations which have fallen from 946,343 10 years ago to551,949 for the last year. The Holstein's dominance ofthe recorded lactations has dropped on the year from91.7 per cent to 91.1 per cent.

Across all breeds, cell counts and calving indexcontinued to rise with the average cell count at202,000/ml and the calving index 424.

The Shorthorn Society secretary Frank Milnes said:“The latest NMR figures and the findings in the USconfirm the Dairy Shorthorn's ability to produceexcellent quality milk while maintaining high levels offertility.

“Other breed attributes are excellent mobility andlongevity and, as the cattle are good converters of forageto milk, they are suitable for all types of productionsystems, particularly extended grazing and organicsystems.”

“The increasing number of Shorthorn NMR recordedlactations against a shrinking national dairy herd istestament that milk producers are re-awakening to theattributes of this traditional breed.”

Over in the USA American Milking Shorthorn SocietySecretary said “AMSS has accomplished something that,truth be told when we set out, I was not sure we couldaccomplish.”

Dairy Shorthorn leads both sides of the AtlanticReport by Jennifer Mackenzie

“In the drive to improve the economic competitiveness ofthe American Milking Shorthorn, the AMMS hadidentified fertility and somatic cell count as distinctpossibilities.

“As a result extra emphasis was placed on those two traitsas young sires were and are selected and two bulls whichtransmitted management traits very well were MerivillePlumchuck and Vinra Glen Frost.

The Dairy Shorthorn is proving its superiorcharacteristics of fertility and low somaticcell counts on both sides of the Atlantic.

NMR Annual Production Report2008:Breed Cell count CI

Shorthorn 178 399

Ayrshire 180 414

Guernsey 181 420

British Friesian 182 404

Jersey 87 406

Holstein 204 426

From USDA-AIPL's January 2009 across breed adjustmentparameters, based on the Breeding Value (twice the PTA)of Holstein:

Daughter Pregnancy Rate Somatic Cell Score

Milking Shorthorn +5.8 Milking Shorthorn -0.16

Jersey +5.5 Ayrshire -0.16

Ayrshire +2.6 Brown Swiss -0.13

Guernsey +1.1 Holstein 0.00

Brown Swiss +1.0 Guernsey +0.02

Holstein 0.0 Jersey +0.16

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Sue is heavily involved, doing the books, washing out theparlour and tractor driving.

“My policy in selecting bulls previously was to look forthose whose dams had produced at least 50 tonnes ofmilk at 4per cent butterfat and 3.3 protein. Now I'll belooking for those which have produced 75 tonnes,” saidGeoff.

“We've changed our feeding regime slightly but we stillonly feed 1.85 tonnes of concentrate a cow per lactation.We have a simple feeding system of concentrate fed inthe parlour and big bale silage at up to 60 per cent drymatter fed in hoppers.”

A recent classification of the herd by the ShorthornSociety resulted in one at 95pt, one at 93 and four at 92and 12 EX and 20 VG. The herd's highest yieldingmaiden heifer, Dunham Duchess Ann 38, nicknamedSuperheifer, gave 10,000 litres in her first lactation andwell over that figure in her fifth and sixth lactations. Anumber of cows in the herd are yielding 10,000 litres.

The herd's fertility is high with most producing a calf ayear to achieve a calving index of between 380 and 390.Cell counts run at 130 to 140 with Bactoscans at between25 and 40 ensuring a consistent top band payment formilk hygiene.

“We aim to produce at least 50 tonnes of milk from eachcow in her lifetime which is usually after seven or eightcalves.

The herd has been closed for 30 years with only stockbulls being bought in. The cows are served with the DairyShorthorn bull while maiden heifers are put to theAberdeen Angus, calving from 26 to 30 months old.

Current stock bulls are the 2003-born Dunham Nobility,a 100 per cent Shorthorn, by Hooton Fair Achievementand out of Dunham Duchess Ann 38 which gave 10, 329litres as a heifer; three year old Nejay Prince 3 byGlanhirwen Peerless, whose dam Nejay Princess gavemore than 11,000 litres in her fourth and fifth lactations;and this year's calf which is being retained, DunhamMonarch by Dunham Nobility out of Dunham DuchessAnn 44.

His son Geoff and his wife Sue and their son, Stuart,continue to manage the herd and the farm alongtraditional lines with all animals having a minimum of 75per cent Dairy Shorthorn bloodlines.

“I have never milked any other breed than Shorthorn so Ican't make direct comparisons, however, we take part inthe Farm Business Survey carried by Askham BryanCollege for Defra and I can compare figures where wescore such as by being able to have a higher stocking rateper hectare,” said Geoff.

“We can run three cows to the hectare while others takingpart in the survey can only run 1.5 cows. It's not abouthow much money you earn but how much money you canhang on to!”

The herd has always been NMR recorded and currentlyaverages just under 7,000 litres at 4 per cent butterfatand 3.3 per cent protein with 138 milking currently whichincludes a large batch of heifers. Records for 2008included 22 first calf heifers and 38 cows with five andmore lactations, the oldest of which had nine. Milk is soldto Arla and Geoff is chairman of the Chelford producergroup.

The Royles farm a total of 217 acres which is tenantedfrom the National Trust. Between 40 and 45 acres ofspring barley and winter oats are grown mainly for on-farm use and the rest of the ground is grass, 70 acres ofwhich close to the river floods.

They manage the farm without any extra help except forhedge cutting. Last year the contractor's bill was £175.

A traditionally-bred Dairy Shorthorn herd has been bringing in the profits for more than 60

years for a Cheshire family.

Shorthorns Given Royle ApprovalBy Jennifer Mackenzie

The Dunham herd was founded by CharlesRoyle with 10 cows and a bull from the Fyldeherd, a wedding present from his brother,when he moved to Village Farm, DunhamMassey, Altrincham, in 1947, moving to thenearby 217 acre Home Farm in 1970.

< Left to Right: Stuart Royle, Sue Royle and Geoff Royle

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All the females are served naturally, being brought insidewhen they show signs of bulling. The herd has a highconception rate with 78 per cent holding to first service.

“Our vet's bills are probably lower than average as we don'thave any calving problems. I think we have had the vet totwo calvings over 30 years and we don't have a calving aid.“We have never had a displaced abomasum in 40 years. We

don't have a foot policy - if we have a lame cow we treat itbut we don't have any routine foot trimming. Most cows gothrough their lifetime without having a foot lifted off thefloor.

“We always make a profit. If we used a TMR diet we couldincrease yields but the set-up we have at the farm doesn'tsuit it. We have high yielding cows so the potential is therebut progress is much slower using natural service.

“By keeping above 75 per cent pure Shorthorn we believe wehave introduced some hybrid vigour while retaining trueShorthorn type, producing cows which are easy calving withgood feet.

“They are a herd of cows which wear well and are economicto maintain and still have the ability to produce a reasonableyield on a simple system. The Shorthorns are hassle free.

All Shorthorn female calves are reared and surplus animalsare sold as newly calved heifers or young fresh calved cowsmostly at the Shorthorn Society pedigree sales in June andNovember at Chelford where between 20 and 30 are soldeach year. The herd calves all year round but with aconcentration to coincide with sale dates in June andNovember.

The majority of the females are sold into black and whiteherds, many of which are repeat buyers.

“In the 1970s we had the only Dairy Shorthorn herd inCheshire but now a number of producers who previously hadblack and white herds now have Shorthorns. They have doneit for a reason and they have stuck with it,” said Geoff.

Generally, bulls are not sold for breeding, however, selectedbulls are reared on request. The pure Shorthorn bullDunham Discovery by Hooton Fair Achievement went toRed Cattle Genetics, the Shorthorn Society's breedingcompany, and was sold as a mature bull to Northern Ireland.

The plus points for the Shorthorn are its longevityand ease of calving, plus the very good feet and legsand I hope that the younger generation of Readers'will carry on along the same lines as my brother andI.

John Reader, Wenvoe Herd

The Dairy Shorthorn herd was started in the 1930's by mygrandfather under the “Rhoose” prefix. The family, as I amled to believe, had no roots in agriculture for many years.The first Shorthorns purchased were from Chivers (Chiversjams etc) in Cambridge. My father and uncle “in particular”left school and stayed on the farm and apart from theshorthorn they also started a flock of Ryland sheep andwere very successful in the show rings of the major showssuch as the Royal, the Bath & West and the Royal Welsh.

I feel I should mention that in the 1930's when theShorthorn Society held its main sale in Reading, a cow andcalf sold for 1,000gns and 900gns respectively. I have beentold this by several people and apparently there is mentionof it in Coates' Herd Book.

My father married in the 1940's and moved to GoldslandFarm in Wenvoe, where I am today, and as a weddingpresent he received approximately 20 Shorthorns from thefamily farm.

In the 1960's I left school and went to ShuttleworthAgricultural College where Kenneth Russell was thePrincipal and dairy expert and my brother who is inpartnership with me, went to Reading University, and theredid a degree in tropical agriculture in F. My daughter Abigailhas since kept up the tradition and went to the RoyalAgricultural College where she subsequently won ascholarship for a fourth year there. She is now at home onthe farm here at Wenvoe and is a very valuable member ofthe dairy herd and youngstock rearing.

I always had a liking for the Holstein Friesian and in the1980's we bought our first black and white. By the end ofthis period we had only three shorthorns left, but unknownto us at the time, we won the NMR prize for the HighestYielding Shorthorn in Glamorgan. I am sure we were theonly entrant! After this though I thought it was time torestart the registrations of the Shorthorn and we now haveapproximately 60 pedigree Shorthorns in the herd atWenvoe. The Holstein Friesian have increased to about 150and apart from a few they are all descended from theShorthorns using red & white Holstein bulls and are all fullyregistered with the Holstein Society.

The difference in yield is 9,000litres for the Shorthorn and10,000 litres for the Holsteins. The reason for crossing theShorthorn with the Holstein was to obtain more milk, butone third of the Shorthorns remain 100% pure and we dothis because those people who are looking for Shorthornbulls invariably want 100% ones. In my view it is a shamethat Red Cattle Genetics catalogue has currently only twopure bulls available.

Wenvoe Dairy Shorthornsby John Reader

Wenvoe Rosalind 39th

Wenvoe Briar 38th

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At 22, Rob is in partnership with his father,Bob, running the 170-cow pedigree dairyherd at Coton Hall Farm, Milwich, Stafford.

Faced with the choice of running the herdcommercially or on pedigree lines, Robdecided to start registering the cattle inJanuary 2008 under the Cotonhall prefix, atthe same time starting monthly milkrecording.

Rob has also started classifiying cattle andthe original stock bull, Rantonhall Rambo, isnow classified EX90.

A Rantonhall cow, bought in calf at Chelford,has classified VG 89 and her daughter is 84pts as a heifer and dam to young bullCotonhall onyx.

Now almost 50 per cent of the herd isregistered Shorthorn and the aim is to haveall cows in the herd with between 60 and 70per cent Shorthorn blood but will keep thepure shorthorns pure.

Previously the herd was mostly Holstein withthe odd Jersey and Ayrshire.

“We found the Holsteins weren't lasting eventhough we thought we had bred some reallygood heifers,” said Rob.

“I don't blame the breed which is good forproducing high volumes of milk - it's probablybecause our system doesn't suit them with usneeding to have bigger cubicles and moreforage. All the land is grass and suits theshorthorns perfectly.

We calved the first daughters of Rambo in thespring of 2009 at two years old, we have beenvery pleased with them and have startedusing him over the herd again.

While yields may not match those of Holsteins, there areplenty of other management benefits and savings with runningDairy Shorthorns, says young producer and enthusiasticconvert to the traditional breed, Rob Kite.

Keen to run a dairy herd, Rob left school in 2003 to help hisfather on the farm. He studied agriculture at RodbastonCollege, followed by a dairy herd management course atReaseheath College, Nantwich.

While the farm, which runs to 168 acres of owned land with afurther 150 acres rented, had never had a pedigree dairy herd,Rob's interest in pedigree cattle began while at college.

“It was in 2004 that my dad asked if I was interested in going toa Dairy Shorthorn society sale at Chelford and we bought thereserve champion Dunham Duchess Ann 48, which is still in theherd, and Winbrook Dairymaid 92,” said Rob, whose passion forcoloured breeds comes from his late mum, Isobel.

“We continued to attend the sales and add a few moreShorthorns to the herd, buying established family names

“We bought our first Dairy Shorthorn bull in 2006 from DavidWinnington at Stafford and we used him heavily across the herdwith his first calves born in the spring of 2007,” he added.

Top picture: The Youngstock at Coton Hall

Below: Rob Kite with his herd

Change of Breeding Policy and Shorthorns are Flying High at Coton Hall

Heifer calves stay on milk for 12 weeksto ensure they grow and develop well forearly calving.

They are then fed a grass and grass silage diet until theycome into the herd. The cows are fed a self feed clampsilage based diet with brewers grains and a blend. Theyare fed 6kg a day of concentrate in the parlour whenfreshly calved. The total concentrate fed per lactation forthe Holstein herd averaged 2.5 tonnes a cow comparedwith 1.2 tonnes a cow for the Shorthorns.

Selling fresh calved heifers have also been fetching goodprices at Beeston Castle and the eventual aim is to sell atsociety sales.

Bulls are sold at Market Drayton with the best price sofar being £245 for an 18 day old Shorthorn sired calf outof a Holstein cow - compared with prices of up to £30 forHolstein calves. Always in the top prices, a recent batchof 7 two week old bulls sold to a top price of £174 andaveraged £90.

“My aim is to breed consistently and producegenerations of VG and EX cows - and hope to breed a'superstar'. I have attended the local shows this year withreally good results with taking the young stock. I hope toshow at some of the major show in the near future, buttakes a lot of time up showing” said Rob.

“I'm not driven by yields, just by having healthy animalswhich we can easily get in calf, and still produce goodprofits”

Jennifer Mackenzie

The intention is to calve the heifers ataround 26-27 months old to preventthem putting on too much condition.

“The Shorthorn is a hardy breed and we are learning howto manage them as they can put body condition on fast atend of lactation.

“We were feeding the Holsteins with a lot more corn andconcentrates and all these things add up. For the sake ofease of management we're accepting that the Shorthornsare going to produce less milk but make up for it withbetter feet n legs, longevity, fertility and milk quality .

“The calf and cull cow value is much improved and ourvet and medicine bills will have come down.”

There are no cases of mastitis, even in cows which havehad more than five calves, no twisted stomachs and nodigital dermatitis. Rob describes overall foot health as“brilliant” with the number of cows treated by the foottrimmer down, they are mostly the black and whites.

With herd health being a priority, there is a BVD andleptospirosis programmes.

Fertility is also high with conception rates 1.67. Theherd's calving index is 380 with cows dry for only 30-40days producing a flatter lactational curve.

While Rantonhall Rambo, which has produced mainlyheifers, has been used widely across the herd, other bullsRob has chosen include Nejay Eric, a 71 per cent purebull which has been running with the heifers. His halfsister was breed champion at the Stafford Show in 2009.

Rob likes to use a wide range ofbulls and he has used semen fromRed Cattle Genetics, theShorthorn Society's breedingcompany.

While the Shorthorns are docile,they also have character and arealways the first into the milkingparlour. The cows are milkedtwice a day with the milk sold toDairy Crest - the August priceper litre was 25p. Yields arerunning at an averaged 7,000litres at 4.05 per cent butterfatand 3.3 protein with a cell countof 100 and Bactoscan of 11.

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The following information was provided by Joe Hole who with his sonJames own the Amber herd.

Eddlestow Hall Farm is situated on the edge of the Peakdistrict at almost 1000 feet above sea level, it consists ofover 400 acres of which 180 are used to grow winter barley,wheat and spring oats, the rest being down to grass.Around 370 head of stock are on the holding ,125 beingmilking cows, all calves are reared, with most of the bullsfinished for beef with a few sold to shorthorn or black andwhite breeders as stock bulls.

The Amber pedigree herd was established in 1944 whenthe first cows were entered in the grading register by myfather. In those days someone such as Tom Bullock wouldcome out to the farm to look at the cows to see if theycame up to the required standard for entry.

In the late '50s and early 60s we were fortunate topurchase some good foundation cows from severaldispersal sales. The first of these was in 1956 from Mr RWPursegloves, Brosterfield herd at Foolow in Derbyshirewhere four cows were bought. Two of which; theMerrymaid and the Fragrance families, still exist in theherd today. I remember that not one cow made more than150 guineas at that sale.

In 1960 we entered the stock bull Groby Dandy in anational progeny competition run by Hampshire cattlebreeders to find the best bull of each breed for their Aicompany. The judges, Bob Vigus and Dick Rose,nominated by the Shorthorn Society, judged thecompetition It was the time before many motorways werebuilt and I remember after their visit to Eddlestow, theyhad to catch a plane from east midlands airport to Carlisleto visit the next herd belonging to Tommy Hewson. A £500prize and a free supply of semen was the reward for thelucky winner, Groby Dandy won the competition and wasdelivered to the Ai station where he stayed for a year. Afterhis return we had an enquiry from Mr Chivers of the Histonherd who duly bought him for £1500, plus four large whitegilts.

In 1961,the Bellmont sale of Mr Edward Jackson ofPenrith, was attended. It was here that the top price of theday was paid for Bellmont Barrington Duchess 14th. Sincethen the Duchess family have been prolific heifer breedersin the Amber herd branching into the Barrington Iris andBarrington Serenity families. To date over 120 BarringtonDuchesses have been registered plus 160 BarringtonIrises. In 1970 Amber Barrington Duchess 5th by GrobyDandy was R.A.S.E breed Champion. Then, in 1984Amber Barrington Serenity by Wreay Roseman 2nd tookthe same award. One of the herds current stock bulls,Amber Dukedom, is bred out of Amber BarringtonDuchess 96 by Amber White Izaac.

Top: Amber Barrington Duchess 5th

Middle: Amber Dainty Princess

Bottom: Amber Barrington Serenity

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So far 125 females have been registered from this family.Amongst these are a Dainty Princess 4 by Eaves FairyGladiator, R.A.S.E champion in 1981,and a DaintyPrincess 67 Ex 92 by Horizon Ranger who was heiferchampion in 2003 and is still in the herd.

Amber Classic Prince, our other current stock bull byPoos Stadel Classic, is out of aDainty Princess 88, adescendant of Dainty Princess 4th.

Herd size was increased through the seventies with thetwo RASE breed champion sires, Eaves Fairy Gladiatorand Wreay Roseman 2nd being used. Then in the earlyeighties Stockwood Lord Barrington 3rd was purchasedfrom Messrs T.J.Hillman and Sons and was usedextensively throughout the herd. From the late eightiesto the present day, some red and white Holstein sireshave been used along side blended and purebred bulls,with the aim to still keep breed character and uniformity.

Most recent RASE breed champion was Amber Lucina 46in 2006 who was by Amber Dainty Ranger and also AmberDainty Princess 92 by Amber White Izaac was championheifer in 2007.

Classification has been done in recent years with AmberPrincess Anne 58 by Amber Dainty Ranger being ourcurrent highest score in the herd at Ex 93 points.

In 1962 the Fothering herd of Mr Allday nearPeterborough was dispersed. Here another of the prolificAmber families was to be discovered; the DaintyPrincesses. Fothering Dainty Princess 6th waspurchased as a youngster (she was a relative ofFothering Dainty Princess who was the 1958 Royal Showchampion).

Amber Lucina 46th Royal Show Champion 2006

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1960-installed, 10-10 mix-and-match model we hadinherited. That investment also meant sitting down andthinking carefully just where we were heading as afamily.”

The couple have four children - two boys and two girls -but second son, Owain, is the only one showing any realinterest in farming and is currently in his final year atHarper Adams.

At the time they re-evaluated, the couple were milking120 cows on 65ha (160 acres), which is what theythought the farm could comfortably carry with aconsistent average yield of around 6,000kg - but therewas little or no scope to expand herd size or improveperformance.

Mixture

“As far as the cows were concerned, by then we had alsoaccumulated a mixture of breeds, mostly black andwhites but with some coloureds. A handful werepedigree animals, though nothing significant.

“Realistically, increasing our income by producing betterquality breeding animals with high sale values and betterproduction capabilities was perhaps the only avenueopen to us.”

So the couple went off to the bank and put forward theircase for changing the direction of the business.

“We are finding a growing demand for heifers and bulls ofboth breeds and have now expanded our sales potentialby drawing semen from some of our high flying bulls forthe AI market.

For many farming families an additional

income source has become a necessity - but

not many are prepared to wait more than

five years for payback.

Reprinted Courtesy of Farmer Guardian

Back in 2003 West Wales dairy farmer, IanHarries, made a major decision to completelyrethink his farming policy. Five years down theroad he is beginning to reap the rewards - andmore than justify his hefty bank borrowings.

Instead of a 'run of the mill' milking herd, he now hasprize-winning animals spread across two breeds, andhis diversification decision to grow sales of bothpedigree livestock and semen is paying dividends.

These days Gellirodyn, lying alongside the fast flowingA48 dual carriageway mid-way between the end of theM4 and Crosshands, is home to the high flying Gelliherd of Dairy Shorthorns and the equally noted EolaHolsteins.

The high standing status of both, bear worthytestimony to the courage of having withstoodmounting economic pressures and a determination tobe present among the best.

The not so usual diversification choice was taken whenit became apparent that without some additionalincome to the monthly milk cheque, maintainingsufficient returns from dairying alone was lookingincreasingly slim.

Ian and his wife, Eiddwen, bought the 63-hectare (155-acre) holding in 2000, having previously farmed inpartnership with his brother six miles away atLlangennech.

With additional owned land taking the area to 72ha(180 acres), along with some rented ground, milkproduction is the sole enterprise.

“When we moved here we had cows that were strictlycommercial,” says Ian. “In other words, anything thatmoved we would milk it.

“But in 2003, as a matter of necessity, we had to put ina new 12-24 herringbone parlour to replace the old

Courage of his convictions is now paying rich dividends

Ian Harries with his prize winning Holsteins

“Yes, it has cost us a great deal of money andsome very worrying times,” reflects Ian. “But we did point outthere and then that we were looking at a five to 10-yearpayback period.

“Fortunately we are now beginning to reap the rewardssooner than later.”

Their Shorthorn interest relates back to Ian's father-in-law,Glyn Thomas. He kept the Penycoed pedigree herd atDryslwyn and Ian would often help him at shows, as didOwain.

“Before he died in 2001, he sent us six problematic cows tolook after. Foot-and-mouth movement controls preventedthem from being returned and that proved to be ourintroduction to the breed.

“None of the six, however, have had any real influence onwhat is today's Gelli herd.”

What has, he says, is chiefly down to the purchase of nineanimals from Henry Doggrell's Chicklade herd and a furthernine cows and calves from Roger Osborne's Cotley herd. “They werealready blended with red Holstein blood and the stock we have bredsubsequently has been hugely successful both in the show ring andfrom a production point of view.

“Indeed, as long as they are blended I regard today's Dairy Shorthornas an ideal dairy animal and we are now at the point where I believewe have developed the type we have been aiming for.

“That to me is a true dairy animal, smaller in frame than the Holstein,easily capable of yielding in excess of 7,500kg with butterfat at 4 percent and protein at up to 3.5 per cent - all without being under stress.

“We currently have around 35 red and whites carrying between 25 percent and 80 per cent blended bloodlines, with the 80 per cent showingthe same levels of hardiness and longevity as those at 25 per cent, theoldest of which is now carrying her ninth calf.

“Maybe our most successful Shorthorn to date has been our firsthome-bred milker, Gelli Darlington Cran Ex 95 - one of the threehighest scored Shorthorns in the UK.

“In the show ring Marleycote Peggy 10 is very highly regardedfollowing her reserve inter-breed championship at last year's Welsh DairyShow.”

Ian believes the business to have reached the stage where it's no longer keeping Shorthorns purely for numbers.

The 12-24 herringbone parlour which replaced the old 10-10 mix andmatch model in 2003

Week-old embryo Holstein calves out of show cows

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“Nowadays they have to be good performers both in the ringand at home. If they are straightforward milkers they are soldas flesh.”

Recent years have certainly seen some considerable showring successes, alongside several Shorthorn breed societyherd competition victories both on inspection andproduction judging.

The same holds true for the farm's black and whites, whichcurrently number 85 milkers, with the first purchases havinglargely arrived by way of pedigree Holstein sales at nearbyCarmarthen.

Among the foundation stock were prefixes such as Tregibby,Stillbrook and Churchvale and from further afield, herdsincluding Almond and Crichel. “Female lines such as thePamelas, Elaines and Eileens are really setting the trend forus now with the depth of pedigree coming through,reflecting up to eight generations of excellence,” says Ian.

“Showing is vitally important to us because it serves as ourshop window and probably our biggest black and whitesuccesses so far have been down to Weeton Shark Celicia,who has a string of championship titles to her name.

“The herd average for black and whites is heading towardsthe 9,000 litre mark and we now have some really fantasticstock coming through.”

Reseeded

Along with their investment, a large amount of reseeding hastaken place around the farm and summer grasslandmanagement is based around strip grazing, with clamp silagereplacing buffer feeding of big bale silage from July onwards,depending on weather conditions.

This year, in fact, the cows were kept in by night from lateJuly onwards and even during the daytime for a spell. Springturnout is usually mid-April. Calving is all-year-round, with agrass-maize silage mix this year having been replaced bygrass-only fodder with concentrates fed in the parlouraccording to yield.

While both breeds are run as one herd, this winter will alsosee a change to keeping high and low yielders separately.

“We have no doubt the decision we made five years ago todevelop a two-herd pedigree approach was right for us.

“Last year, we sold seven Dairy Shorthorn bulls and demandfor our black and whites is steadily increasing, too.

“The quality of the stock in the pipeline more than justifieswhat we set out to achieve.

“We still have 120 milkers on our 180 acres, but these dayswe are not totally reliant on the farmgate price of milk for.

Marleycote Peggy 10 was reserve dairy inter-breed champion at lastyear's Welsh Dairy Show

Gelli Darlington Cran

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David is helped by his nephew George who is equally asknowledgeable about the Friesians so there is a bit offriendly rivalry between the breeds. The latest calves toarrive are a very smart group by Rosedale Rampage Red.

A new addition to the herd this autumn was the beautifulyoung calf Strickley Lady Barrington 25th by StrickleyThunderball which David won in the raffle on theShorthorn stand at the Dairy Event.

With the new parlour and building work taking place thefuture is looking bright.

Breeders will get a chance to see the herd on the TeasdaleTour in 2010.

Gary Nobury

One of the herds in the north midlands has moved home.Founded in the early 1980s, David Wainwright'sBoothdale herd moved across the region in September2008 from Macclesfield to the Sycamores at Tetchill,Ellesmere in Shropshire. With the aim of expanding, thefarm was purchased along with the resident herd of blackand whites these then being joined by the mostly BritishFriesians and shorthorns from home.

David has always milked a few shorthorns but graduallybuilt up to the present level of about thirty with a fewfamilies. The most numerically prominent being theBroom family which did so well for the Maxton herdduring the 1980s producing show and dairy eventwinners and bulls such as Maxton High Society. TheBroom family has become something of a rarity onlyexisting in less than five pedigree herds and has becomesought after. The Hermione and Ruth lines have alsocome from Maxton. Boothdale Ruth by Winbrook KingHenry has been shown and is part of the King Henryprogeny group that won the class in last years herdscompetition.

Other families include Margaret Rose from Goldstrawand Duchess from Rodway plus Greystones Lily Fair andLady Laura. Bulls used in the past include MaxtonMossybank and Stylist, S.L.Barrington 3rd and KinselLord Barrington with more recent sires being IrthingvaleLilians Rebel and Hooton Fair Esteem.

Sires of the youngstockinclude Kayl MP Stellbound,Winbrook Vince and NejayRoyalty and Prince, theseare kept at the originalyoungstock and sheep farmat Macclesfield.

David and Nephew, George with calves by Rampage Red

The Boothdale Herd on the Move

Boothdale Lady Hermione by Irthingvale Lililans Rebel Boothdale Margaret Rose by Winbrook King Henry

Boothdale Ruth by WinbrookKing Henry

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The Broadlane HerdP r e s e n t s . . . . . . . .

sire: Horizon Ranger dams sire: Winbrook Royal Leader 2nd

Dam of: Broadlane LieutenantChampion Bull, N. Midlands Herd Comp 09. Lady Barrington Champion Female Line, N. Midlands Herd

Comp 09. His Dam is classified VG 89 on 9th lact.(EX92 body, EX92 dairy strength, EX94 legs and feet,GP82 udder) 5 of his daughters now milking

Semen Available Early 2010His Dam won Champion Denbigh 05, 1st Senior Cow Cheshire 05, 1st Senior Cow and Reserve Champion

06, 1st Dry Cow Nantwich 06 and Hon. Mention, 1st Dry Cow and Hon. Mention Cheshire 07

Always happy to show you round the cows and talk Shorthorns

W.D. & B. P. Norbury and Sons Broad Lane Farm, Sproston, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, Cheshire CW4 7LT

Visitors always welcome. Tel: (01606) 833122

Broadlane Lady Barrington 17

When it came to organizing the Teasdale Tours in theNorth West region, I though we must visit the Jamesfamily. After much negotiation they said 'yes'. Travellingto Midtodhills on the bus, the last 4 or 5 miles all wecould see were bare fields with lots of reeds, with lambshiding behind them. As we turned into the farm lane thereeds disappeared and the grass began to wave at us.The James family were busy lambing, but the sheeplooked well and the lambs had that 'wow' factorespecially for the ladies. The cattle were still inside at thetime of the tour, but looked extremely well and wereproducing the goods, milk and quality calves. All thepeople on the tour bus were very impressed with thefarming set-up and the family. I wish to thank them fortheir hospitality and allowing us to look at the farm atsuch a busy time, I think though that they enjoyed it aswe did.

I first heard about James from Dennis Craig who said(next sentence in a Weardale accent) “I have just sold acouple of cows to a guy from Roadhead, had I heard abouthim?” No was the answer. Over the next year or so I metJames at various shows and sales and read about themselling mule ewe lambs and Leicester tups at a good price!

John James rang me prior to the Chelford sale, “could Ibuy him 3 or 4 heifers or young cows”. I did purchase thecattle for him and one especially, a Churchroyd heifer, hasdone a good job for him,. Over the next 3 or 4 year wekept bumping into each other at shows and sales, wherethe name of 'James' seemed to be on most buyer's lists.

Profile of the James family, Midtodhills, Roadhead

FARM PROFILE:

320 acres owned, 120 acres rented.

400-600 ft above sea level

70 inches of rain and wet all year

All land in less favoured areas.

STOCK

70 milk cows mostly Shorthorns replacing black &whites over the last 7 years

40 Shorthorn heifer young stock

30 Suckler, Shorthorn and Belgian Blue cowscalving to a Limousin bull

700 Swaledale ewes, mated to a BF Leicester tup,lambs making up to £150 av: £80

30 BF Leicester ewes bred pure tups to £5000av: £1500

Milk yield up to 6000 litres at 4% bf and 3.4% Pro per cow. (all neighbours are suckling)

15 cows plus heifers to calve to Shorthorn bulls, subsequent bull calves sold at 3 weeks averaging £130 - black andwhite calves were av: £10/20.

Other cows were bulled with a Belgian Blue, subsequent calves sold at 4 weeks for an average of £300.

Fewer foot problems and calving problems which in turn means lower Vets bills.

3 extra lactations means fewer replacements, less depreciation also cows are worth about 15% more per kilo whenculled.

Shorthorn cows are hardier, therefore can be left out grazing for an extra 3 or 4 weeks longer at each end of the season(Going out in early May and not in until October) dependent on ground conditions.

John Teasdale

WHY SHORTHORNS

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NML Johne's ScreeningProgramme On Milk SamplesNational Milk Laboratories' (NML) - one of the NMRgroup of companies - launched the UK's first Johne'sdisease screening programme on milk samples 18months ago. Thanks to its simplicity yet thoroughness,the service has become increasingly popular amongherds taking a proactive approach to herd health.

Johne's disease is a chronic wasting disease caused byMycobacterium avium subspecices paratuberculosis,commonly known as MAP. It is on the rise in UK dairyherds and it is estimated that 50% of herds may beinfected with 5% of herds heavily infected. Infected cowscan pose a risk to young animals before any clinical signsare shown. The dairy industry, including many vets andproducers, are recognising the need to control thedisease.

The NML Johne's screening programme tests milk fromindividual cows on a quarterly basis for the presence ofantibodies against MAP. These samples are sent to NMLdirectly from the NMR recording service.

“The real value of the test is its simplicity for vets andproducers,” says NML's business development managerHannah Pearse. “We use milk samples already collectedthrough our NMR milk recording service. There's noadditional sampling for vets or producers.

“Once producers are enrolled onto the service thesamples are automatically directed for Johne's testing ona quarterly basis. Results are available from the NMRHerd Companion web site as soon as they are available.The vet can then interpret the results and work with theproducer on the most appropriate action.”.

The Herd Companion system holds a log of previousJohne's tests for the individual cow along with otherhealth and fertility data. Consecutive test results areused to determine the disease status of each cow.

Cheshire Shorthorn producersAlan and Jill Wright have usedthe service for the past 12months and herdswomen BeckyLatham finds that it is ideal fortheir large herd that is run asone group. “There's no extrahassle for us or for the cows asour NMR sample isautomatically used,” says Becky.“And even more valuable is thequarterly test that builds up apicture of the Johne's status ofeach cow - something that anannual blood test cannot do withthe same accuracy.”

Becky liaises with the herd's veton the course of action. “I likethe traffic light system of resultsrather than the blood test's'positive or negative'.

If a cow has anamber resultfor example, wekeep a veryclose eye onher. If she isclassified 'red'then we will avoid using her colostrums and take thenecessary control steps.”

Quarterly milk tests increases the sensitivity of the testallowing more accurate interpretation of the diseasestatus of the cow. “Cows can then be managed accordingto their risk level,” adds Ms Pearse. “Cows in the redgroup - having repeated positive Johne's tests andpotentially showing a drop in milk - are classed as highrisk”.

“Precautions should be taken to make sure diseasespread within the herd is minimised and this means thatcolostrum or milk from the red group should not be usedto feed to calves. Similarly, cows in the yellow group -which may have had a positive result - should be treatedas high risk and their colostrum or milk should not beused. Colostrum and milk from cows with negative results- that are considered low risk - can potentially be used forcalves.”

NML's HerdWise Johne's screening programme is theonly milk testing scheme for Johne's recognised underCHeCS (Cattle Health Certification Standards). Feesdepend on herd size and are adjusted monthly dependingon cows in milk. Many vets will use the screening

programme as part of a more comprehensive control

plan that includes a biosecurity risk assessment and a

detailed analysis of the risk of spread within the herd.

Control measures specific to the farm can then be

developed using results from the Johne's screening

programme.

For more information contact Hannah Pearse: 01249467204 or [email protected]

“I told you the straycat was eating all thefood”

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Sales

The wonderful sunnyweather, ideal for silagemaking, did not seem todeter customers fromattending the ShorthornSociety's Summer Showand Sale at Chelford in

June; rather, it seemed to inspire both Vendors andPurchasers, not only in turning out quality cattle but alsoin bidding strongly for all lots on offer.

Trade was, quite simply, superb throughout with a hugenumber of commercial milk producers competing withShorthorn enthusiasts for the best of those on offer.

The Show Judge, was Mrs Mary Collins from theChurchroyd Herd, Dewsbury, Yorkshire who chose as herChampion the September 2005 born second calver fromGraham Madeley Rodway Herd near Telford, Shropshire.Her judgement was born out when Rodway Grey Rose19th led the day's trading, being knocked down byAuctioneer Gwyn Williams for 2480 gns to Robert Kitefrom Milwich, Staffordshire.

Reserve Champion was the September 2006 born HeiferChatsworthpark Jordan Alicia, put forward by theHayward family, from their Hooton Herd, Newark,Nottinghamshire. She had also calved about a fortnight,and went for 2000 gns to Gawsworth, Macclesfield milkproducer David Platt. Young Edward Whittaker attendingthe sale in the company of both father and grandfather,put forward his superb heifer Dee Lady 6th, with whomhe had won several first prizes at Nantwich, Poynton andCheshire Shows over the last year or so.

This August 2006 born Heifer by Poos Stadel Classicmade 1980 gns, also to Robert Kite, while her stable mateBroadland Wildeyes 8th, another September 2006 bornHeifer joined her on the lorry home to Milwich inStaffordshire for 1950 gns.

The Dent family from Kirby Stephen, Cumbria, alwaysbring a decent load of milking heifers and young cows tothe Chelford sales, and saw their best, Winbrook Twink2nd, July 2005 born second calver currently giving 40 kgmake 1900 gns to J G Williams, Wrenbury, Nantwich.There was also an excellent show of Maiden Heifers andcalves, selling to a top of 920 gns for the 100% pureWensley Veracity 2nd, an October 2007 heifer fromMessrs Iveson, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, with anotherheifer from the same home, Wensley Lady Hermione 4th,making 910 gns.

ChampionRodway Grey Rose 19th from GA Madeley

Shorthorn Society Show & Sale June 1st 2009Judge: Mrs M Collins

THE JUNE SUNSHINE INSPIRES SHORTHORN PURCHASERS AT CHELFORD

Messrs Dent also put forward a young, September 2007born bull by Marleycote Maverick. Winbrook Derrick soldfor 1080 gns to Ithell Bros, Chester.

The Sale once again sponsored by Farmers Guardian,had attracted an excellent entry. The Judge, Mrs Collins,commented it was one of the best shows of DairyShorthorn cattle she had seen for some time and theconsistency of the trade underlined her remarks. Nofewer than 24 animals made over 1,500 gns and theaverages show a considerable increase on previous sales.

The Sale also included a January born heifer calf,Rodway Marie 74th, kindly donated by Graham Madeleyto be sold in support of the Youth Exchange, to enablesupport for one young person to travel to Australia. Thisvery showy heifer calf was eventually knocked down for700 gns to Wendy Young the Clippa Holics preparationteam and is likely to appear at summer shows this year.

24 SHORTHORNS SELL

AT OVER 1,500 GNS

AND AVERAGES UP ON

PREVIOUS SALES

Averages:

Calved Cows £1553.00 In-Calf Cows £1077.00Calved Heifers £1559.00In-Calf Heifers £ 840.00Maiden Heifers and Calves £ 602.00Bulls £1134.00

Judge Mary Collins

Male Champion - Winbrook Derrick from GA & DW Dent

Graham Madeley receives his award from our sponsors, Farmers Guardian

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Show Results:

Class 1 Cow, in-milk at the date of the sale

1st Rodway Grey Rose 19th G Madeley2nd Dunham Tulip 105th G Royle3rd Winbrook Twink 2nd GA & DW Dent4th Dunham Pansy 41st G Royle

Class 2 Cow in Calf at the date of the sale

1st Ireby Barrington 2nd AH Ritson2nd Hooton Lily Fair 221st JC Hayward3rd Ireby Maude 6th AH Ritson

Class 3, Heifer in-Milk at the date of the sale

1st Chatsworthpark Jordan Alicia JC Hayward2nd Hooton Nellie 8th JC Hayward3rd Dunham Rosemary 39th G Royle4th Winbrook Amy 3rd GA & DW Dent

Class 5 Heifer, unserved at the date of the sale

1st Dee Pansy 11th D Price-Jones 2nd Dee Rosalind 6th D Price-Jones3rd Winbrook Veracity 16th GA & DW Dent4th Dee Foggathopre Lass 7th D Price-Jones

Class 6 Bull

1st Winbrook Derrick GA & DW Dent

SUPREME and FEMALE CHAMPION:

Rodway Grey Rose 19th GA Madeley

RESERVE FEMALE CHAMPION:

Chatsworthpark Jordan Alicia JC Hayward

MALE CHAMPION:

Winbrook Derrick GA & DW Dent

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“Shorthorn Breeders' Annual Show & Sale at Sedgemoor”Saturday 19th September was an exceptionally busy dayat Sedgemoor Auction Centre when AuctioneersGreenslade Taylor Hunt hosted the South WesternCounties Shorthorn Breeders' Association's Annual Showand Sale kindly sponsored by Lloyds TSB Bank PLC.

The Show Champion was fittingly the sections top priceat 1680gns. She was the freshly calved dark roan heifer“Ablington Digitalis 25th” who was one of eight consignedby WH & SJ Rawlins and averaged over £1400 each. Alsoat 1680gns was the August calved heifer “AblingtonEaves Fairy 4th”. The top price cow was 1600gns and a2nd calver consigned by Mr R F Collins.

The reserve champion came from the Suckler Sectionand was the incalf beef registered heifer “StonmourBarrington Petal” consigned by Mrs TC Blake she sold for910gns. The Suckler section also contained the “Holden”herd dispersal for the late Mr Henry Doggrell and his wifeKaren. Cows with spring born calves topped at 1280gnsfor “Holden Beauty” and her heifer calf. The March 2008born heifer “Holden Rose 6th” sold for 760gns.

Averages

Calved Cows £1347.50Calved Heifers £1434.00Incalf Heifers £ 833.33Heifer Calves £ 279.13

Show Results:

Class 1 Cow In-milk or Dry

1st Non Reg cow RF Collins2nd Ablington Lily Fair 4th WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Ablington Lady 8th WH & SJ Rawlins

Class 2 In milk Heifer

1st Ablington Digitalis 25th WH & SJ Rawlins2nd Ablington Orchis 9th WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Ablington Eaves Fairy 4th WH & SJ Rawlins

Class 3 In Calf Heifer

1st Hale Blossom 2nd RF Collins2nd Hale Rose 26th RF Collins3rd Hale Wildeyes 25th RF Collins

Class 4 Suckler Cow

1st Holden Duchess HI & KD Doggrell2nd Holden Flower HI & KD Doggrell3rd Holden Beauty HI & KD Doggrell

Class 5 Suckler Heifer

1st Stonmour Barrington Petal Mrs TC Blake2nd Holden Rose 6th HI & KD Doggrell

CHAMPION:

Ablington Digitalis 25th WH & SJ Rawlins

RESERVE CHAMPION:

Stonmour Barrington Petal Mrs TC Blake

Annual “Autumn Colours” Sale at Beeston

A very good crowd and whole host of potential buyerswere in attendance at Beeston Castle Auction for theAnnual Autumn Colours sale of Brown Swiss, Ayrshire,Shorthorn and Jersey cattle. The sale was furtherenhanced by a section for elite cattle with a classypedigree under the name of “Kaleidoscope of Colour”.

A total of 19 females were received for the sale,representing all four major coloured breeds. A goodclearance was effected with sixteen head finding newhomes which is a good percentage for a new event.Those that sold, sold very well and there was plenty ofbidding on all animals forward

In the Shorthorn section of the elite class a ten monthold heifer from IRG Collins & Partners sold to the bestprice at 2000gns, this daughter of Kingsgdale LibbysRebel, Churchroyd Gentle 77th, sold to R Kite fromMilwich, Staffs. A milking heifer from D Price-Jones ofOverton on Dee, having previously won theChampionship in the show section, Dee WKH LadyHermione 2nd went under the hammer for 1800gns to GFBlythe.

16 Kaleidoscope animals averaged £1977.50

Coloured Sale section

Here a small entry of Shorthorns was led by a secondcalver from G & B Bell of Ridley, sire by the red Holstein“Red Rustler” she sold to Buxton Partners.

Shorthorn averages: 5 cows and milking heifers£1060.50 1 Calf £262.50

Churchroyd Gentle 77th form IRG Collins & Ptnrs

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The onset of wintry weather held no fears for DairyShorthorn breeders at Chelford Market as fantasticdemand for all the cattle on offer at the ShorthornSociety's Annual Show and Sale kept everyone warm.

Entries were disappointingly low, but all present werehappy with the quality on offer, with particularly fasttrade for milky Cows capable of contributing quicklyto the milk-tank. Joseph Teasdale travelled down fromDumfries to judge the Show, and found his supreme

Champion in Graham Madeley's home-bred, January 2006born Cow Rodway Butterbur 43rd, who calved her 2nd on29th September and is currently giving 37kg on a strictorganic system.

She returned to Shropshire with Neil Madeley,Bridgnorth, who had to fight off strong competition,eventually landing her at 2150gns to take her home to hisNejay herd.

Graham Madeley also saw his September 2004 bornRodway Rosebud, former 1st Prize Junior Cow at theRoyal Show, sell for 1900gns to Kendal, Cumbria basedbreeder John Handley, whilst the Reserve Champion,Amber Barrington Iris 132nd, from Chesterfield,Derbyshire based breeders J. Hole and Sons, made1710gns to Shorthorn enthusiast J.G.Williams, Wrenbury,Cheshire.

Best of the freshly-calved Heifers, first-prize in the Heiferclass, was Dunham Clarissa, from the Dunham herd ofMessrs Royle, who made 1570gns to Messrs Kirk,Leicestershire, with the leading in-calf Heifer, theoutstanding Amber Barrington Iris 145th from MessrsHole, due in January to Amber Classic Prince, made 1520gns to Chester based breeder Robert Boote.

The Maiden Heifers were led by Quarnford Dairymaid6th, a Winbrook King Henry daughter from GeoffTunnicliffe, who made 820 gns to G. Davenport,Sandbach, with the best of the 'A' lot heifer calves, the 4-week old daughter of the Champion, making 400gns toMartin Jackson, Yorkshire.

Chelford Dairy Shorthorn Champion, Rodway Butterbur 43rd, soldfor 2150gns

Reserve Champion, Amber Barrington Iris - 1710gns

Show Results:

Class 1 Milk cow

1st Rodway Butterbur 43rd GA Madeley2nd Amber Barrington Iris 132nd J Hole & Sons 3rd Rodway Lillians Duchess GA Madeley4th Rodway Rosebud GA Madeley

Class 2 Dry Cow

1st Rodway Tiny 246th GA Madeley

Class 3 Milk Heifer

1st Dunham Clarissa 55th G Royle2nd Quarnford Comet 8th OC Whittaker & Sons 3rd Rodway Butterbur 46th GA Madeley4th Tabley Margaret 1st OC Whittaker & Sons


1st Amber Princess Anne 70th J Hole & Sons


2nd Kidstones Fairy Duchess AE Wilkes3rd Amber Barrington Iris 146th J Hole & Sons4th Quarnford Rosette 6th GK Tunicliffe

Class 5 Maiden Heifer

1st Kidstones Red Duchess AE Wilkes

CHAMPION:

Rodway Butterbur from GA Madeley

RESERVE CHAMPION:

Amber Barrington Iris 132nd from J Hole & Sons

CHAMPION HEIFER:

Dunham Clarissa 55th

HON MENTION:

Amber Princess Anne 70th

Shorthorn Society Autumn Show & SaleDemand for Dairy Shorthorns Creates Winter Warmth at Chelford !

November 2nd 2009 | Judge: Joe Teasdale

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During the Judging

Judges Report:

It was a privilege to be asked to judge at Chelford,unfortunately there was only a small entry, but the qualitywas good leading to some good prices in the sale later inthe day.

Class 1 Cow in Milk 5 in the class

1st was Rodway Butterbur 43rd by Nejay Royalty, bred byGraham Madeley. A tall cow which was sharp, deepbodied and her udder was well attached with good teatplacings. She paraded around the ring with style on goodlegs and feet.

2nd was Amber Barrington Iris 132nd , by Rodway Claretand bred by J Hole and Sons, a roan cow of quality,although a smaller cow she had an excellent udder andteat placings and walked on good legs, it was her size thatgave my first cow the advantage.

3rd Rodway Lilians Duchess by Ithingvale Lilians Rebelagain bred by GA Madeley. A tall deep bodied cow with awell attached udder but her teat placement lacked thequality of my first two cows.

Class 2 Cow in Calf

Rodway Tiny 246th by Deehaven Rebel, the only cow inthe class, she was a deep bodied roan cow that paradedon good legs and feet

Class 3 Heifer in Milk - 6 in the class

1st Dunham Clarissa 55th by Winbrook Vinnie and bredby the Royles. A tidy, well grown heifer, deep bodied witha well attached udder with good teat placement andparading on good legs.

2nd Quarnford Comet 8th by Mapelton Valley Masterowned by OC Whittaker and Sons, a good deep bodiedheifer but her teat placings weren't the quality of the firstheifer.

3rd Rodway Butterbur 46th from G Madeley by RodwayRebel Prince.

Class 4 Heifer in Calf - 4 in the class

1st Amber Princess Anne 70th by Rodway Claret andbred by J Hole and Sons. A well grown, deep bodiedheifer with the best teat placement in the class.

2nd Kidstones Fairy Duchess by Winbrook Vince andbred by Alex Wilkes. A sharper but smaller heifer withgood depth of body, teat placement not good as the first.

3rd Amber Barrington Iris 145th another by RodwayClaret and bred by J Hole and Sons. A big well grownheifer which paraded well on good legs and feet.

Class 5 Maiden Heifer

1st Kidstones Red Duchess by Rodway Mario bred byAlex Wilkes, a sharp, well grown heifer, she was the onlyone in the class.

I would like to thank all the exhibitors for taking the timeto prepare the cattle for me to judge. Also thanks mustgo to the steward and the staff for making the sale run sosmoothly.

Joe Teasdale

Dunham Clarissa 55th, Champion Heifer from Geoff Royle

Judge Joe Teasdale presents Rachael Madeley with the winners Trophy

Averages

Calved Cows £1810 In-Calf Heifers £1125

Calved Heifers £1637 Maiden Heifers £ 695

Heifer Calves £ 382

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Royal Highland Show25-28 June 2009Judge: David Dent

RESULTS:Heifer not in calf, born after June 1st 20071st Lisnamulligan Whitetail 2nd A Lawson2nd Brafell Vanity Fair 2nd J Teasdale & Son3rd Screel Lady Laura S Wilson4th Lisnamulligan Sharon Rose A LawsonHeifer in calf1st Strickley Athena 3rd WH & KM Robinson2nd Brafell Atlanta 2nd J Teasdale & Son3rd Lisnamulligan Whitesox Polly A LawsonCow in milk having had 1 calf 1st Strickley Starlet WH & KM Robinson2nd Brafell Lady 2nd J Teasdale & SonCow in calf having one or more calvings1st Strickley Annabella 117 WH & KM Robinson2nd Penycoed Clara United J Teasdale & SonCow in milk having had two or more calvings1st Lisnamulligan Princess Anne A Lawson 2nd Strickley Goldie 162nd WH & KM Robinson3rd Bishopsbrae Royal Kathleen S Girvan

Junior Champion:

Strickley Athena 3rd WH & KM Robinson

Supreme Champion:

Lisnamulligan Princess Anne A Lawson

Reserve Supreme:

Strickley Annabella 117 WH & KM Robinson

David Dent choosing his winner from the Cow in Milk class

Supreme Champion - Lisnamulligan Princess Anne from Adam Lawson

Reserve Champion: Strickley Annabella 117 from WH & KM Robinson

Judges Report:

It was an honour and a pleasure to judge the HighlandShow 2009, and 20 years since I had been there as anexhibitor. How time flies!.

My first class was the maidens led by a stylish and wellturned out heifer Lisnamulligan Whitetail 2, byMeadowhaven Prides Star, she showed the best dairyqualities and paraded very well.

The in calf heifers were led by Strickley Athena 3, a veryeye catching daughter of Nejay Prince, full of dairynessand looking like developing a excellent udder.

Leading the heifers in milk was a Nejay Royalty daughter,Strickley Starlet, a powerful framed heifer which justshowed more dairy quality than the rest of the class.

The cow in calf class was lead by Strickley Annabella,closely followed by Penycoed Clara.

What a fantastic advertisement for the breed, 1st placehaving had 6 calves, 2nd place 7 calves, giving it toAnnabella for her stature and capacity.

First place in the cows in milk and my eventual championwent to Lisnamulligan Princess Anne by Kayl MPStel lboundthis cowo o z e sstrength anddairy qualityand is a realeye catcherin the ring,p a r a d i n gvery well.

Thank youto alle x h i b i t o r swho allturned outtheir cattlein fine form and made my day very enjoyable.

David Slade

Champion Heifer from WH & KM Robinson - StrickleyAthena 3rd

Show Results

David Dent presents the Winning Cup to Adam Lawson

More Pictures from the Highland Show

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Royal Show7-10 July 2009Judge: D Winnington

RESULTS:Heifer In-Calf due to calve before 3 years of age1st Avondale Ada E Crank2nd Churchroyd Peggy 11th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Nejay Princess 3rd N MadeleyCow in calf with 2nd calving1st Rodway Rosebud G.A. MadeleyCow in-calf with 4th or subsequent calving1st Nejay Erin N. Madeley2nd Rodway Claribel 26th G.A. Madeley3rd Amber Fillpail Fay 20th J HoleHeifer In-milk to first calving1st Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E Crank2nd Churchroyd Gwen 8th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Rodway Sonnchein 15th G.A. Madeley4th Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton

Cow In-milk with 2nd or 3rd calving1st Attwell Anne N Madeley2nd Churchroyd Butterbur IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Rodway Lisbet 2nd G Madeley4th Hooton Lily Fair 225th JC HaywardCow In-milk with 4th or subsequent calving1st Hooton Lily Fair 196th JC Hayward2nd Rodway Marie 62nd G.A. MadeleyCow that has a lifetime yield of 25,000 kg of milk1st Attwell Anne N. Madeley2nd Hooton Lily Fair 196th JC Hayward3rd Rodway Marie 62nd GA MadeleyProduction Inspection Class for Cow in-milk or in-calf1st Attwell Anne N. MadeleyPair of Females by the same sire & owned by exhibitor1st G.A. Madeley - Sired by Kingsdale Libby's Rebel2nd E Crank - Sired by Drisgol Watzon Pair of Females from one Female Line 1st Hooton Lily Fairs from JC Hayward2nd Churchroyd Heathers from IRG Collins & Ptns

Silver Teaspoon for the Best Dairy Shorthorn entered inCoates' Herd Book

Champion: Attwell Anne N Madeley

Reserve: Hooton Lily Fair 196th JC Hayward

Hon Ment: Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E Crank

Champion: Attwell Anne from N. Madeley

Reserve: Hooton Lily Fair 196 EX92 from JC Hayward

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The Frank Morris Perpetual Trophy for the Best DairyShorthorn Cow or Heifer

Champion: Attwell Anne N Madeley

Reserve: Hooton Lily Fair 196th JC Hayward

Hon Ment: Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E Crank

The American Milking Shorthorn Silver Teaspoon for theOwner of the Best Cow or Heifer

Attwell Anne N Madeley

Billy Goodman Trophy for the Herdsperson in charge ofthe Champion Dairy Shorthorn David Madeley

Best Dairy Shorthorn Heifer

Champion: Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E Crank

Reserve: Churchroyd Gwen 8th IRG Collins & Ptns

Best Group of three Dairy Shorthorns bred by Exhibitor

1st G.A. Madeley

The Thomas Bates Centenary Trophy for the Best Group ofthree Dairy Shorthorn in one region

1st Rodway Sonnchein 15th, Rodway Lisbet 2nd & Attwell Anne representing the Western Region

Best Group of three Dairy Shorthorn Cows or Heifers

1st Rodway Claribel 26th, Rodway Lisbet 2nd & Rodway Marie 62nd - G Madeley

Judges Report:

Judging the Royal was a dream come true. From visitingas a youngster, then helping some of the great showmenwith their animals to finally showing there with our cattle,I always hoped I might have this chance one day. So I'dlike to start by thanking the R.A.S.E. and our judgingcommittee for the great honour of judging the Shorthornclasses at this years Royal Show.

Heifer In Calf

Starting with a class of quality In Calf Heifers, I had nohesitation in putting a roan heifer in first place, an easywinner on the day, an outstanding incalf heifer with greatstretch, tremendous body capacity and for a young heifer,great drop of rib and walking well on good legs and feet.I gave her the advantage over my second heifer for theextra capacity and being more forward in her udder.Second over third walked around the ring with morestyle, a harder top line and dairyness through the frontend which won her the day to my very good third heifer.Third over fourth having more maturity, being moreforward in her udder and tracking better on her hind legs.

Junior Cow In Calf

Only one cow forward in this Class. A dairy cow showingcleanness of bone and nice open rib, very good udder,well attached in the rear, high and wide and good teatplacement, worthy of the first prize card for this cowwould have done extremely well against anycompetition.

Senior Cow In Calf

Not easy to judge because the two top cows wereexceptional, mature, in calf cows and both of them I likedvery much. The eventual winner had to be the verycorrect light roan cow giving her the advantage over my2nd cow being cleaner and more angular through herfront end. Second over third for the quality and teatplacement in her udder. Third over fourth being truer toDairy Shorthorn character and colour.

Heifer In Milk

An outstanding class of Shorthorn in milk heifers beforeme, a class not easy to judge. Nearly right down the linethey could have been winners at any other show, a greataccolade to the breeders and the way that they turnedout their outstanding heifers.

Very close between first and second, both excellent dairyheifers on great legs and feet,

I gave the first advantage over second having a littleextra stature and style and more height in her rear udderattachment. Second over third, another close placing,being more correct in her front teat placement. Thirdover fourth showing more Dairy Shorthorn character.

International visitors Alistair Brown from South Africa and Sue &Neilson Job from Australia, enjoying the judging

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Junior Cow in Milk

Another big class of in milk Dairy Cows,quality again is right the way down the line,a credit to the exhibitors I had no hesitationin putting the light roan cow in first placehaving the advantage of dairy strength,more power through her chest yet this cowexhibited wonderful dairyness and was alsoharder on her top line than my second cowand just has that little bit more power anddepth of rib and width of rump than mysecond cow. My second cow a very dairy,upstanding cow, the correctness andshallowness in her udder gave her theadvantage over the third cow, whose rear udderattachment, height and width and in particular betterligament gave her advantage over my fourth cow. Thistall upstanding red and white cow which oozes dairynessplaced her over my fifth cow being just neater in her teatthan my sixth cow a similar tall dairy cow, the balanceand dairyness.

Senior Cow in Milk

This class of senior cows were a very youthful lookingclass.

I placed another light roan cow in first place, anupstanding dairy cow with great stretch. This cow I gavethe advantage over the second cow for the extra depththrough her rib and length and also better attached inher fore udder. But a very worthy second, upstandingforth calver, a very close placing between second andthird, just the youthfulness and shallowness of udder ofthis cow gave her the edge over my third cow being atremendous production cow with tremendous dairystrength, I loved the veination in the udder of this cowand I placed her over my fourth cow for that dairynessthroughout and quality of udder.

Championships

An incredible line up of Dairy Shorthorn cattle in theChampionship, you'd go anywhere in the world and findno better than these, an outstanding show of modernDairy Shorthorn's. Every cow and heifer in this linecould have been a champion in any other show any othercountry in the world and a credit to the exhibitors today.

The Heiferchampionship wasjudged first, the twoexcellent in milkheifers championand reserve.

For the SupremeChampionship avery close decisionbetween the Juniorand Senior Cows inmilk. Two verysimilar cows but I

believed my younger cow was a clear winner as she hadmore balance than my second cow, she is better throughher top and around her rump area just stood better onher hind legs and walked more freely on parade. The

reserve cow, a tremendous production cow withoutstanding udder had to stand above the exceptionalyoung heifer in milk to whom I gave honorary mention.

I would like to thank the exhibitors for showing the trueexcellence of the shorthorn breed in their professionalpresentation of their cattle. I would like to thank MaryCollins and Gordon Robson for their hard work in keepingthe judging running smoothly. I left the day havingenjoyed the experience of judging some outstandingcattle. A day to remember.

David Winnington

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The Last Ever Royal Show July 2009A 170 yr history of the Royal Show came to an end thisyear with the last ever Royal Show.

Ask any pedigree stockman in the UK which prize hewould most like to win and most of them would saywithout hesitation The Royal Show. The pride associatedwith winning the breed championship at the Royal showhas to be seen to be understood and this is true of allanimals not just cattle.

The RASE blames declining numbers of farmers andvisitors coupled with the success of their technical eventsfor the demise of the Royal Show, but it has been sad tosee that this great institution, which has spawnedimitators across the world, in terminal decline when otheragricultural shows facing similar problems havecontinued to thrive. The Shorthorn sections this yearwere well supported with good classes of quality cattleand it was good to see the breed going out on a high.

As a mark of respect, the Society organized a “RoyalWake” for the last night of the show. Members, friendsand partners in the industry were invited to the event,kindly sponsored by Shepherd Publishing, and were dulyentertained by “Big Agenda.”

Most of you will know Caroline in the office who duringthe day answers your queries on the telephone but someof you may not know that in the evening “she's a singerwith the band” and wow what a singer.

With husband Jason on guitar and three other talentedmusicians they provided a fantastic evening'sentertainment. Thanks to everyone who helped to makethe last night of the last ever Royal show such amemorable affair. What a swell party it was!

Frank Milnes

PRESENTATIONS AT THE ROYAL SHOW PAVILION 2009

Debbie Winnington presents Neil Madeley with the RASE trophy forThe Best Shorthorn

Graham Madeley receiving the Kelmscott trophy for the Best Group ofThree bred by Exhibitor

Cerys Crank receiving the Melvin trophy for the Champion Heifer David Madeley receiving his award as herdsman for the winning ShorthornThe Billy Goodman Trophy presented by his daughter Mary Whittaker

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Great Yorkshire Show14/16 July 2009 | Judge: James Robinson

Maiden Heifer1st Churchroyd Heather 45 IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Marleycote Petal 109th GG Baynes & Son3rd Rodway Lily 3rd MJ Jackson4th Kidstones Gentle A Wilkes Heifer in calf1st Churchroyd Peggy 11th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Hutchinwood General Sweetrose 12th G & PC FleetwoodCow in calf due to calve within 3 months of the show1st Hooton Fairy Duchess 31st JC Hayward2nd Breckney Wildeyes P & CA Harrison3rd Marleycote Petal 95th GG Baynes & Son4th Churchroyd Gentle 58th A WilkesHeifer in milk1st Chatsworthpark Rustler Rosette JC Hayward 2nd Churchroyd Gwen 8th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Churchroyd Lady Rose 15th IRG Collins & Ptns4th Breckney Lady 2nd P & CA HarrisonCow in milk born in or after 20041st Marleycote Fleur 18th GG Baynes & Son2nd Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Churchroyd Butterbur JA & WA Young 4th Winbrook VI 114th GA & DW DentCow in Milk born in or before 20031st Hooton Lily Fair 196 JC Hayward2nd Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns

Junior Dairy Shorthorn Champion & Reserve Interbreed -Chatsworthpark Rustler Rosette from JC Hayward

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Production Inspection1st Hooton Lily Fair 196th JC Hayward2nd Broadlane Lofty 21st JA & WA Young3rd Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns4th Breckney Wildeyes P & CA HarrisonGroup of Three 1st IRG Collins & Ptns2nd IRG Collins & Ptns3rd GG Baynes & Son4th GA & DW Dent Best Pair1st IRG Collins & Ptns

Sired by Marleycote Maverick2nd IRG Collins & Ptns

Sired by Jerom

Champion:

Hooton Lily Fair 196th JC Hayward

Reserve:

Chatsworthpark Rustler Rosette JC Hayward

Junior Champion:


Reserve:

Churchroyd Gwen IRG Collins & Ptns

INTERBREED JUNIOR RESERVE CHAMPION:


Judges Report:

MAIDEN HEIFER (9 IN CLASS) - First place went to IanCollins with a very correct dark roan animal, superb feetand legs and a superior spring and depth of rib to theslightly taller heifer in second, from Baynes'. It was thisanimal's stature and ring presence which gave it theadvantage over a very correct young calf from MartinJackson, certainly one to look out for in the future.

IN CALF HEIFER - Only two in this class, but two superbanimals. First place went to a beautiful roan heifer fromChurchroyd, its stature and style gave it the advantageover a very promising looking red and white heifer fromGeorge Fleetwood.

Shorthorn Supreme Champion: Hooton Lily Fair 196th from JC HaywardPicture taken at the Royal Show

COW IN CALF (8IN CLASS) -First place wentto a great cowfrom Hooton,due with herfourth. She hadto go into topspot due to hersuperb depth ofrib and quality of udder; she also had the advantage overthe rest of the class with her cleanness of bone. Secondplace over third was due to her stature and quality of rearleg.

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HEIFER IN MILK (8 IN CLASS)

First place had to go to a heifer from John Hayward whichcaught my eye as son as she entered the ring. She was byfar the tallest, most stylish animal in the class, with asuperb depth of rib; it was her overall body capacitywhich gave her the nod over a well uddered heifer fromChurchroyd in second. Not much between the secondand third, second just had a bit more maturity. These twohad a better udder quality than the two roan heifers infourth and fifth. Overall a superb class of in milk heiferswhich has been a pleasure to judge.

JUNIOR COW IN MILK (8 IN CLASS)

Great cows in this class, with first place going to a verysweet red and white second calver from Marleycote. Shehad a cracking full, balanced rear udder and a lovely finebone quality in the legs, which gave her the advantageover a powerful red cow from Ian Collins in second. Shewas looking a bit fresher in the fore udder than my thirdplaced cow from Wendy Young; it was this cow's rumpquality and sharpness over the shoulder which gave herthe advantage over fourth place from David Dent. Thiscow improved a great deal as the day went on.

SENIOR COW IN MILK

Only three forward in this class, first had to go to themost correct cow overall. She tracked beautifully and hada great deep rib and sharp shoulder. It was her overallstyle, quality through the rear legs and fore udder whichgave her the nod over a big powerful roan cow from IanCollins. Her stature and rear udder capacity gave her theadvantage over third.

GROUP OF THREE

First and second place came from the Collins family, atestament to the quality of animals they brought forwardto the show. First place had a better balance than thegroup in second. It was the cleanness of bone in the toptwo groups which gave them the advantage over third.

PAIRS

The two heifers by Maverick from Ian Collins easilytopped this class with their evenness and bone quality.

Second went again to Churchroyd with two cows byJerom.

BREED CHAMPION

My champion had to go to the most correct animaloverall - the senior cow from Haywards. Her balance andstyle stood out on the day. Reserve also went to theHaywards with their heifer in milk, which was also a veryworthy junior champion.

James Robinson

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The Royal Welsh Show 200920/23 JulyJudge: Mr N MadeleyGwartheg Godro Byrgorn | Dairy Shorthorn Cattle

Heifer Maiden1st Drisgol Belladonna 176th SVB & EA Thomas2nd Gell Ipod Darlington Cran I HarriesHeifer in Calf1st Gelli Red Rose I HarriesHeifer in Milk1st Gelli Darlington Cran 3rd I HarriesCow in calf1st Drisgol Claribel 3rd SVB & EA ThomasCow in Milk1st Marleycote Win Jill 6th I Harries2nd Drisgol Tulip 31st SVB & EA Thomas3rd Drisgol Diana 46th SVB & EA Thomas4th Gelli Rudolph Foggathorpe I Harries

Group of ThreeFrom the Drisgol Herd of SVB & EA Thomas

Junior Champion:

Gelli Darlington Cran 3rd I Harries

Champion: Marleycote Win Jill from I Harries

Reserve Junior Champion:

Gelli Rudolph Jill I Harries

Senior Champion:

Marleycote Win Jill I Harries

Reserve:

Drisgol Tulip 31st SVB & EA Thomas

Supreme Shorthorn Champion:

Marleycote Win Jill I Harries

Reserve Supreme:

Drisgol Tulip 31st SVB & EA Thomas

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CONFERENCE 2010

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SHORTHORN DAIRY CLASSES

Maiden Heifer born on or after 01.03.08 (6 Entries)1st Tonelea Fatima 51 A Whittle2nd Tonelea Fairmaid 119 A WhittleHeifer in Calf to calve under 3 years of age (3 Entries)1st Brimclose Torch 2 D & S Slade2nd Attwoods Rosebuds 2 Miss F R ManneringsHeifer in Milk to have had her first calf under 3 years old (4Entries)1st Brimclose Magic 3 D & S Slade2nd Tonelea Iris 4 A Whittle

NORTH SOMERSET SHOW4th May 2009Judge: R Stockton

Cow in Milk born on or after 01.06.043 (1 Entry)1st Brimclose Rosalee D & S SladeCHAMPION:

D & S Slade - Brimclose RosaleeRESERVE CHAMPION:

D & S Slade - Brimclose Magic 3

Heifer, In calf, with first calf and due to calve before threeyears of ageNo EntriesCow, In calf, not less that five months with second or subsequentcalf. To be shown dry.1st Churchroyd Butterburd IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Churchroyd Nicola IRG Collins & PtnsHeifer, in milk to first calving, having calved her first calving atunder 3 years old.1st Churchroyd Gwen 8th IRG Collins & PtnsCow, in mIlk, having had 2 or more calvings1st Churchroyd Heather 30th IRG Collins & PtnsGroup of three:

IRG Collins & PtnsChampion & Reserve Dairy Interbreed Champion:

Churchroyd Heather 30th IRG Collins & PtnsReserve:

Churchroyd Gwen 8th IRG Collins & Ptns

NEWARK AND NOTTINGHAM SHOW8/9th May 2009Judge: J Robinson

Shorthorn Champion and Reserve Dairy Interbreed ChampionChurchroyd Heather 30th from IRG Collins and Ptns

Maiden Heifer1st Gelli Rampage Bridesmaid IL & E HarriesHeifer in calf1st Gelli Red Rose IL & E HarriesCow in calf1st Churchroyd Gwen 8th IRG Collins & PtnsCow, in mIlk, having had 2 or more calvings1st Gelli Flora Il & E Harries2nd Glanhirwen Lady 66th P MorganHeifer in milk1st Philmore Lady P Morgan2nd Gelli Rudolph Jill IL & E HarriesCow in milk1st Gelli Rudolph Foggathorpe IL & E Harries 2nd Strickley Lily 6th IL & E HarriesLifetime Production for cows which have given at least 25,00kgs ofmilkNo entries

Champion: Gelli Rudolph Foggathorpe from IL & E Harries

A very well supported day provided an excellent show ofShorthorns with 14 Cows and Heifers in the Shows DairySection. This Championship was taken for the secondyear following by David and Sarah Slade's in milk cow'Brimclose Rosalee'. Reserve also went to the Sladeswith the in-milk Heifer ‘Brimclose Magic 3’ taking thehonours.

Best Group of Three1st IL & E HarriesChampion:

Gelli Rudolph Foggathorpe IL & E Harries

PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY SHOWAugust 2009Judge: GW Pattinson | Gwartheg Dairy Shorthorn

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Heifer1st Cotonhall Tulip 2nd R Kite2nd Cotonhall Clarissa R Kite3rd Rodway Samanta 18th G Madeley4th Rodway Fancy G MadeleyCow in Calf1st Rodway Claribel G Madeley2nd Churchroyd Nicola 5 IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Nejay Erin N MadeleyHeifer in Milk1st Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton2nd Rodway Bluma 2nd G Madeley3rd Churchroyd Gwen 8th IRG Collins & PtnsCow in Milk1st Nejay Erin 2nd N Madeley2nd Churchroyd Heather 30th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Rodway Jenna G Madeley4th Attwell Anne N MadeleyGroup of Three:1st G MadeleyBest Two:1st G Madeley

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SHOW 27/28th May 2009Judge: G Bell

Champion - Nejay Erin 2nd from N Madeley

Exhibitor Bred:1st Westonia Marie 6th R StocktonChampion:

Nejay Erin 2nd N MadeleyReserve:

Churchroyd Heather 30th IRG Collins & Ptns

Judges Report:

Stafford Show is unusual among the summer shows as thejudging of all the cattle breeds takes place indoors, withinthe atmospheric Bingley Hall. The Shorthorn ring beingflanked by the Holsteins on one side and a very boisterousdisplay of Dexters on the other!

Judging commenced at nine o'clock prompt with a verygood class of six maiden heifers. Robert Kite enjoyed asuccessful debut, taking the top two spots ahead of a pairof Rodway heifers. The leading stirk being deeper andmore open ribbed than its herdmate which in turn hadmore balance and strength than a very stylish anddairylike Rodway heifer in third.

In the in-calf heifers an entry from the Collins familypossessed more dairyness and looked to have a morepromising mammary than a very tall and long heifer thatwas lying further off calving from the Rodway.

Next was three superb in-calf cows, the winner fromGraham Madeley was coming to her seventh calving andhad the advantage over the Churchroyd entry on heightand width of rear udder attachment and overall stretchand power, the second place cow excelling in correctnessof rump, topline, and teat placement over a very goodcow from Neil and Jayne Madeley.

There then followed a super class of milking heifers,headed by the single entry from Rodger Stockton, thistall, well grown heifer was very correct and balanced init's frame, and had more bloom in it's rear udder than alovely clean boned Rodway animal that narrowly beat avery stylish heifer from the Collins' for its fore uddersnugness and deeper rear rib.

The individual classes finished on a high with sixoutstanding individuals paraded. There was a range oftype and ages, but on the day I elected to go for youth andpicked out a tremendous second calver from Nejay theoverall bloom in her mammary and cleanness of bone puther ahead of another fantastic young cow from IanCollins, whose stylish charge carried more width of framethan another smart second calver, this time from theRodway herd.

For the Championship the packed ring was overflowingwith quality, but I had no doubt about the selection of theChampion animal, Nejay Erin 2 from Neil and JayneMadeley, with Churchroyd Heather 30 from the Collinsfamily a worthy Reserve and Roger Stockon's WestoniaMarie as Honourable Mention.

There then followed a group of three and a pairs class inwhich the Rodway easily won with two very well matchedteams. All in all a great display of quality Shorthorns, andno danger of getting wet or sunburnt!

G Bell

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CHESHIRE SHOW23/24th June 2009Judge: P Harrison

Open Heifer1st Kayl Proud Countess 27th N & R Boote2nd Churchroyd Heather 45th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Cotonhall Tulip R Kite4th Rodway Fancy G MadeleyHeifer in-calf1st Earlsgift Fillpail Fae 4th Messrs E & M Crank2nd Avondale Ada 4th Messrs E & M Crank3rd Kayl Proud Roanna N & R Boote4th Rodway Lisbet 3rd G MadeleyHeifer In Milk1st Yewtree Prince Alidia HV Wright 2nd Rodway Sonnchein 15th G Madeley3rd Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton4th Kayl Proud Countess 20th N & R BooteCow in calf1st Kayl Proud Countess 16th N & R Boote2nd Rodway Claribel 26th G Madeley3rd Avondale Countess 5th Messrs E & M Crank4th Broadlane Goldie 41st GP NorburyCow in Milk having had 2 or 3 calves1st Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Churchroyd Butterbur Messrs JA & WA Young3rd Kayl Sand Poppy N & R Boote4th Rodway Lisbet 2nd G Madeley

Champion:


Champion from IRG Collins & Ptns - Churchroyd Heather 29th

Cow in milk having had 4 or more calves1st Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Rodway Marie 62nd G MadeleyPair of Shorthorns one sire1st IRG Collins & Ptns 2nd G Madeley3rd Messrs E & M CrankGroup of Three 1st IRG Collins & Ptns 2nd G Madeley3rd N & R Boote

Reserve:


NANTWICH SHOW29th July 2009Judge: S Thomas

Heifer born on or after 1 April 081st Kayl Proud Countess 26th N & R Boote2nd Dee Sparkle 2nd D Price-Jones3rd Rodway Fancy G MadeleyHeifer in-calf1st Yewtree Prince Donna HV Wright & Son Ltd2nd Avondale Ada 4th Messrs E & M Crank3rd Rodway Marie 71st G MadeleyCow in calf1st Wallhope Fairy Star 20th WSJ Pugh2nd Rodway Lady Laura 69th G Madeley3rd Kayl Lily Fair N & R BooteHeifer In Milk1st Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton 2nd Kayl Proud Countess 20th N & R Boote3rd Yewtree Prince Alidia HV Wright & Son Ltd

Reserve Champion: Wallhope Fairy Star 20th from WSJ Pugh

Champion: Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton

Cow in Milk having had 2 or 3 calves1st Rodway Lisbet 2nd G Madeley2nd Yewtree Chatter Anne HV Wright & Son Ltd3rd Kayl Tri Buttercup N & R BooteCow in milk having had 4 or more calves1st Broadlane Fairy 2nd WP & BP Norbury & Sons2nd Yewtree Chatter Anne HV Wright & Sons Ltd3rd Rodway Lady Barrington 17 G MadeleyPair of Shorthorns one sire1st G Madeley2nd Messrs E & M Crank3rd R BooteChampion Heifer:

Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton

Breed Champion:


Reserve Champion:

Wallhope Fairy Star 20th WSJ Pugh

SUPREME INTERBREED DAIRY CHAMPION HEIFER:


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NEWPORT SHOW18th July 2009 - Centenary ShowJudge: Graham Bell

Judges Report:

Set within the 200acre Chetwynd Deer Park, theNewport showground must be one of the mostpicturesque and best laid out show venues in the countryand a fitting stage for the Centenary Show.

The Dairy Shorthorn breed was well represented by sixexhibitors who brought forward a fine display of highquality cattle.

In the opening class Neil and Jayne Madeley's in-calfheifer had the advantage of being closer to calving andshowing more promise in rear udder width than a stylishred heifer from the Rodway.

The second class of in-calf cows gave me a bit more toponder, eventually opting for Attwell Anne from NeilMadeley, a powerful light roan coming with her fourthcalf, who just edged out Wallhope Fairy Star 20 from WillPugh, by virtue of her tighter loin and more desirablerear teat placement, this second placed cow must be oneof the biggest Dairy Shorthorn cows around and lookedvery impressive on parade, being extremely tall andupstanding through the front end. She completelyoverpowered Diamat Duchess from David Madeley, asweet young cow that stood third.

A pair of tremendous milking heifers came out in classthree, the solo entry from Rodger Stockton, WestoniaMarie 6 had greater depth and width of frame and morebloom in her udder than Rodway Sonnschein 15, a lovelyclean boned, sweet dairy type heifer from GrahamMadeley.

The junior milk cows proved to be the best class of theday, four quality second calvers gracing the ring.Although giving a little away on stature and body capacityto the others, there was no getting past Rodway Lisbetwhose exceptional mammary took her to the top spot.Slightly superior teat placement and the fact she carriedher milk a little higher in her udder, kept Nejay Erin 2ahead of Rodway Grey Rose from first time exhibitor RobKite, this was a lovely young cow with a beautiful dairyframe.

With only one forward in the senior cows (fifth calverRodway Lady Barrington 17) we proceeded straight tothe groups, with three red in-milk animals from theRodway easily winning the day (this group stood reserveto the Holsteins in a strong interbreed class of five).

In the Championship I favoured the milking heifer for herbalanced correct frame, style on parade and locomotionover the junior milk cow, who I nominated as best udder,with the 2nd placed junior cow as Hon.Mention.

It was a great day for Rodger Stockton who went on totake reserve supreme interbreed, and a most enjoyableday for me to judge such a high standard of animals.

In Calf Heifers1st Nejay Princess 3 N & J Madeley2nd Rodway Marie 71 G. MadeleyIn-Calf Cows1st Attwell Ann N & J Madeley2nd Wallhope Fairy Star 20 W. Pugh3rd Diamat Duchess 3 David Madeley4th Rodway Rosebud G. MadeleyHeifer In-Milk1st Westonia Marie 6 Roger Stockton2nd Rodway Sonnschein 15 G. MadeleyJunior Cow In-Milk1st Rodway Lisbet 2 G. Madeley2nd Nejay Erin 2 N & J Madeley3rd Rodway Grey Rose 19 Robert Kite4th Kayl Regiment Dairymaid Robert Kite

Senior Cow In-Milk1st Rodway Lady Barrington 17 G. Madeley

Group of 3:

1st Rodway - also took Reserve Interbreed Group

2nd Nejay

Champion and Reserve Interbreed Champion:

Westonia Marie 6 R Stockton

Reserve Champion:

Rodway Lisbet G Madeley

Hon. Mention:

Nejay Erin 2 N & J Madeley

DENBIGH AND FLINT SHOW20th August 2009Judge: G Ritson

Cow in Calf1st Avondale Ada 3rd E & M Crank2nd Ireby Barrington Duchess ED RobertsHeifer in Milk1st Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E & M CrankHeifer in Calf1st Earlsgift Fillpail Fae 4th E & M CrankCow in Milk1st Ireby Barrington Duchess ED Roberts2nd Earlsgift Fillpail Fae 3rd E & M CrankPair of Animals1st E & M Crank

Champion: Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd fromE & M Crank

Champion: Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E & M Crank

Reserve: Avondale Ada 3rd E & M Crank

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I led off my heifer in milk class with a beautifully flatboned, open ribbed dairy heifer with a good udderattachment and ligament. This size and capacity gaveher the advantage over my second heifer whosedairyness and correctness of udder and teat placementgave her the edge over my third place heifer.

In the cow in milk class I led off with a young cow thathad the best udder and teat placing in the Shorthornsection. The shallowness of udder in this first placedcow gave her the advantage over second, which was asmaller but dairy animal. Second and third were verysimilar cows although second had a slightly better udderand teat placement. In this class there were two seventhcalvers in the line-up, which was an excellent advert forthe breed's longevity, but on the day they had to give wayto the younger cows.

I gave the championship to the heifer in milk over theyoung cow in milk for her dairyness, finer bone qualityand better texture of skin.

Graham Madeley

I had a very enjoyable day at Tullamorejudging the Dairy Shorthorns at the AIBNational Livestock Show. There weretwenty-four exhibits forwards from fiveexhibitors, and in a predominantlyspring block calving country this meantno dry cow classes.

The first class was heifers born in 2009. The first andsecond placed heifers were incredible close, both flatboned dairy heifers, but the Innisfail Prince of Diamondshad a little bit more style and ring presence than mysecond placed calf. Whilst the second placed heifer hadthe advantage over third on her dairyness throughout.

In the heifer born in 2008 class the first heifer again haddairyness and style being cleaner through the front endand across the shoulders than my second placed heifer.My second heifer edged the advantage over third just onthe texture of skin and teat placement.

In the in calf heifer class all the heifers were a long wayoff calving, due around spring 2010. The winner hadcome forward from the previous class and so InnisfailPrince of Diamonds progeny won the first three classes.The youngest heifer in this class paraded well and hadimpressive udder potential compared to the heifer insecond who had more openness of rib and better qualityof skin than my heifer in third.

Heifer born in 2009 line-up, winner Mr James Lambe on the rightwith Ballytrain Diamond Tulip by Innisfail Prince Of Diamonds

Heifer born in 20091st Ballytrain Diamond Tulip James Lambe 2nd Milkhill Waterloo Rose 9th Roger McCarthy3rd Ballytrain Heather James Lambe4th Ballytrain Goodie 7 Glenn CarterHeifer born in 20081st Ballytrain Pamela 4 James Lambe2nd Milkhill Waterloo Rose 7th Roger McCarthy 3rd Ballytrain Diamond Rose James Lambe4th Ransboro Primrose 55 Glenn CarterHeifer In-calf 1st Ballytrain Diamond Rose James Lambe 2nd Ransboro Primrose 45 Glenn Carter3rd Ransboro Primrose 46 Glenn Carter4th Rantonall Joy 75 Michael & Breda Manley Heifer In-milk 1st Carrowhubbock Fanny 41 Kenny Smyth 2nd Ransboro Primrose 42 Glenn Carter3rd Ransboro Glenn Carter4th Churchroyd Teal 3 James LambeCow In-milk 1st Ransboro Cressida 23 Glenn Carter 2nd Ransboro Blossom 28 Glenn Carter 3rd Ballytrain Pamela James Lambe

Dairy Shorthorn Champion:

Carrowhubbock Fanny 41 Kenny Smyth

Reserve Champion:

Ransboro Cressida 23 Glenn Carter

Kenny Symth with his Champion Heifer Carrowhubbock Fanny 41st

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Best Pair by the One Sire:

Glenn Carter Ransboro Cressida 23 & Ransboro Primrose 42:

Sire: Carrowhubbock Henry Cooper

Best Group of Three, Any Age and exhibited by the OneExhibitor:

Glenn Carter

Group of Three from Glen Carter

RYEDALE SHOW28th July 2009Judge: Mr J Backhouse, Scarborough

Maiden Heifer1st Ellerghyll Duchess Gwynne Mrs DW ThroupCow or Heifer in Calf1st Chiplodge Elisha ST Stonehouse2nd Chiplodge Dewdrop Rose ST Stonehouse3rd Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 29th IRG Collins & PtnsCow or Heifer in Milk1st Ellerghyll Kirk Levington 2nd Mrs DW Throup

Group of Three owned by the Exhibitor:

1st Mrs DW Throup

2nd ST Stonehouse

Dairy Shorthorn Champion and Reserve InterbreedChampion:

Ellerghyll Kirk Levington 2nd Mrs DW Throup

Reserve Dairy Shorthorn:

Chiplodge Elisha ST Stonehouse

THE 118TH ASHBOURNESHOW15th August 2009Judge: Mr G Kirby, Preston

Classes kindly sponsored by Blue Merle

Best Heifer under two yrs1st Cotonhall Ebony R Kite2nd Cotonhall Tulip R Kite3rd Cotonhall Clarissa R KiteCow in Milk1st Weaverdale Fillpail Fini 18th G Pattinson &

S KirkhamChampion:

Weaverdale Fillpail Fini 18th G Pattinson & S Kirkham

Reserve & Junior Champion:

Cotonhall Ebony R Kite

Tullamore Show cont.

Heifer born after 1st October 20071st Churchroyd Butterbur 3rd IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Cotonhall Tulip R Kite3rd Cotonhall Clarissa R KiteCow dry and in calf with 2nd or subsequent calf1st Broadlane Lofty 21st IRG Collins & PtnsHeifer in-calf with first calf 1st Churchroyd Butterbur 3rd IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Churchroyd Peggy 11th IRG Collins & PtnsHeifer in-milk, to first calving, calved before 3 yrs old1st Churchroyd Lady Rose 15th IRG Collins & Ptns Cow in-milk, with second or subsequent calf 1st Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & PtnsBest officially milk recorded Cow or Heifer1st Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Broadlane Lofty 21st IRG Collins & PtnsPair of Cows or Heifers Bred by the Exhibitor1st IRG Collins & Ptns2nd IRG Collins & Ptns Group of Three animals owned by exhibitors:

1st IRG Collins & Ptns

BAKEWELL SHOW 5/6th August 2009 | Judge: Mr G Bell

Heifer Championship:

Churchroyd Lady Rose 15th IRG Collins & Ptns

Supreme Champion:


Champion: Churchroyd Heather 29th from IRG Collins & Ptns

WESTMORLAND COUNTYSHOW10th September 2009Judge: Mr G James

Maiden Heifer1st Strickley Goldie 196th WH & KM Robinson2nd Mooriggs Lady Barrington P Armstrong3rd Winbrook Cactus 8th G & D Dent4th Pewterhouse Nettie 6th JM KelsallHeifer in Calf1st Strickley Starlet 94th WH & KM Robinson2nd Pewterhouse Lucy 3rd JM Kelsall3rd Winbrook Dewdrop 123rd G & D DentCow in Calf1st Winbrook Dewdrop G & D Dent2nd Strickley Annabella 117th WH & KM RobinsonHeifer in Milk 1st Strickley Athena 3rd WH & KM Robinson2nd Winbrook Wren 2nd G & D Dent3rd Mooriggs Starbud P Armstrong4th Strickley Goldie 181st WH & KM RobinsonCow in Milk1st Strickley Starlet 90th WH & KM Robinson2nd Winbrook Peeress Rose G & D Dent3rd Winbrook Digitalis N Barker4th Strickley Pansy WH & KM Robinson

The Winning Group of Three

Group of Three1st WH & KM Robinson2nd G & D Dent

Champion:Strickley Starlet 90th

Reserve Champion:Strickley Athena 3rd

Best Udder:Strickley Starlet 90th

The Heifer in Milk Class

Champion from WH & KM Robinson - Strickley Starlet 90th

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Calf born 20091st Whitchester Wildqueen 2 S Dixon2nd Newpark Jean D H Craig3rd Newpark Clarissa D H CraigCalf born 1/9/08 - 31/12/081st Mooriggs Lady Barrington P Armstrong2nd Winbrook Cactus 8th G & D DentCalf Born 1/5/08 - 31/08/081st Strickley Geri 15th S Dixon2nd Tahuna Ringlet D JacksonCalf Born 1/1/08 - 30/4/081st Brafell Vanity Fair J Teasdale2nd D H Craig3rd Mooriggs Swell P Armstrong

Champion Calf:

Strickley Geri 15th S Dixon

Heifer incalf1st Strickley Athena 3rd WH & KM Robinson2nd Middlebankend Ruby N Barker

PENRITH SHOW 2009 | Judge: Mr William Whiteford

Heifer in Milk1st Mossrigg Princess Foggathorpe 2nd J Fisher2nd Brafell Michelle J Teasdale3rd Winbrook G & D Dent4th Strickley Goldie 181st WH & KM Robinson5th Strickley Starlet 91st WH & KM RobinsonCow in-calf1st Strickley Annabella117th WH & KM Robinson2nd Winbrook Dairymaid 92nd G & D DentCow in Milk1st Winbrook Digitalis N Barker2nd Strickley Dairymaid 2nd WH & KM Robinson3rd Strickley Starlet 90th WH & KM RobinsonGroup of Three 1st WH & KM Robinson2nd J Teasdale3rd G & D Dent

Champion:

Winbrook Digitalis

Reserve Champion:

Mossrigg Princess Foggathorpe 2nd

ALL WORLD RED COW PHOTO COMPETITIONThe All World Red Cow Photo Competition, organized bythe Crazy Cow magazine in Australia has become anannual competition to find the best photographs of redand white cows from four countries, and is described inthe following pages printed courtesy of Crazy Cowmagazine.

The judging process, however was changed after theprinting of the following pages, and judging was done as inprevious years by each country placing the animals,excluding the entry from their own country. The pointsare then added up to give an overall winner and the resultsof the judging from each of the countries involved were asfollows:

Overall Winners:

Dry heifer1st US (unanimous) - 3 points2nd CAN - 6 points3rd UK - 7 points4th Aust - 8 points2-3 years1st Australia (unanimous) - 3 points2nd US - 6 points3rd UK - 7 points4th Can - 8 points4-5 years1st Australia - 4points2nd US - 5 points3rd UK - 6 points4th CAN - 9 points Aged1st Australia (unanimous) - 3 points2nd US - 6 points3rd CAN - 7 points4th UK - 8 points

Individual country judgements...

UNITED KINGDOM

Dry heifer1st USA 2nd Canada 3rd Australia2 to 3 yr old1st Australia 2nd USA 3rd Canada4-5 years1st Australia 2nd USA 3rd CanadaAged1st Australia 2nd Canada 3rd USA

UNITED STATES

“To be honest Marleytcote Peggy 10th is the best UK DairyShorthorn I think I have ever seen, I like her alot.” - Dave Kendall.

Dry heifer1st CAN 2nd AUS 3rd UK2 to 3 yr old1st AUS 2nd CAN 3rd UK4-5 years1st UK 2nd AUS 3rd CANAged1st AUS 2nd CAN 3rd UK

CANADA

Dry heifer1st USA 2nd UK 3rd Canada2 to 3 yr old1st UK 2nd USA 3rd Canada4-5 years1st USA 2nd UK 3rd CanadaAged1st USA 2nd UK 3rd Canada

AUSTRALIA

Dry heifer1st USA 2nd UK 3rd Canada2 to 3 yr old1st UK 2nd USA 3rd Canada4-5 years1st USA 2nd UK 3rd CanadaAged1st USA 2nd UK 3rd Canada

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ILLAWARRABreed Society

All-World Red Cow photographic competitionFor the third year, Australia, the United

Kingdom, Canada and the United States have gone head to head in an All-World Red Cow photographic competition.

This edition features the finalists in four age classes. This year’s world championship judging will feature a significant change. They will be decided by the United States association in the first of a rotating format.

The goal remains for additional countries to get involved, according to sponsors Semex and CrazyCow In Print.

“The Illawarra breed is certainly an exciting

one to be a part of,” CrazyCow’s Dean Malcolm said.

“There is increasing interest in this breed from around the world. Any competition is a good thing for any breed and a photo competition, in particular, is fantastic because it makes people get photographs, and it makes them value those photographs. I think our readers will notice a step up in photo quality this year and it should yield some exciting results."

Semex Australia’s Jim Conroy said that his company’s venture into the Illawarra breed

through semen sales and export had been successful.

“I remain very much of the opinion that our Illawarra cattle are equal to any of their Scandinavian counterparts.”

Each class winner wins a half-page advertisement with CrazyCow In Print and a crystal trophy from Semex.

The champions will be announced at International Dairy Week and published in the next edition of CrazyCow In Print.

Dry heifer

AUSTRALIA

Riversleigh Jean 9Owned by D and M Tuhan and son, VIC

UNITED KINGDOM

Marleycote Fleur 30th – Owned by GG Baynes and son, Marley Cote Walls, Hexham, Northumberland

CANADA

Headacher Logic DorisOwned by Jenna Kippen of Schomberg, Ontario

UNITED STATES

Sunshine Ace Dahlia – Bred and owned by JA Elliot and Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, Pennsylvania

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Two to three years in-milk

AUSTRALIA

Glenbrook Beauty 23Owned by IL and JA Mueller, SA

UNITED KINGDOM

Strickley Athena 3rd Owned by WH and K Robinson,

Strickley, Old Hutton, Kendal, Cumbria

CANADA

Oceanbrae N MissyOwned by Fred and Margaret Barrett,

Miscouche, Prince Edward Island

UNITED STATES

Dan Sal Megadeth Zena Bred by Dan and Sally Burd, Graff, Missouri

Owned by Purple Cattle Fever Co. and Idalee Farms, Lowville New York, Wisconsin

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Four to five years in-milk

AUSTRALIA

Lynonga Maida 105Owned by D and J Llewellyn, SA

UNITED KINGDOM

Marleycote Peggy 10th Bred by GG Baynes and son, Marley Cote Walls,

Slaley, Hexham, NorthumberlandOwned by IL Harries, Gellirodyn,

Crosshands, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

CANADA

Eloc Othello Liza LogieOwned by Sandy Cole of Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia

UNITED STATES

Halpins MelodyBred and owned by Halpin Farms, Kempton, Illinois

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Aged cow in-milk

AUSTRALIA

Panorama Angeline 8Owned by KE and AM Dorries and Bluechip Genetics, VIC

UNITED KINGDOM

Elkington GentleOwned by Mr and Mrs MS Davies, Troedyrhiw,

Llangynnin, St. Clears, Carmathenshire

CANADA

Valley Crest Alice 39Owned by Ivan and Diane Naylor of Kleefeld, Manitoba

UNITED STATES

Nixs LilypadBred and owned by Tim Nix, Plato, Minnesota

Dairy Event 16th / 17th September 2009Judge: Matt Hayward

2009 will be the last year the Dairy Event washeld at Stoneleigh Park Showground, 2010 willsee the event held at the NEC in Birmingham,another sad loss to the showground and itsresident cattle Societies. The event this yearthough was great success, the sun shone on theevent (a rarity lately) and the crowds thronged.The Society stand was particularly busy withenquiries from all types of people, and as usualthe raffle calf pulled the crowd and over 1000 tickets were sold over the two days. The prize eventually going to aShorthorn Society member, Mr Wainwright from Shropshire who was at the ring side when the ticket was drawn, goodluck to him and grateful thanks to WH & KM Robinson for donating this years calf.

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Heifer In Milk1st Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E & M Crank2nd Strickley Athena 3rd WH & KM Robinson3rd Churchroyd Lady Rose 16th IRG Collins & Ptns4th Avondale Ada 4th E & M CrankJunior Cow in Milk1st Churchroyd Gentle 59th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Rodway Lisbet 2nd GA Madeley3rd Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns4th Nejay Erin 2nd N Madeley

Senior Cow in Milk1st Churchroyd Nicola 5th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Rodway Red Rose 19th GA Madeley3rd Winbrook Mirabell E & M Crank4th Nejay Erin N Madeley

CHAMPION:

Churchroyd Gentle 59th IRG Collins & Ptns

RESERVE:

Rodway Lisbet 2nd GA Madeley

Heifer Champion:

Earlsgift Green Leaf E & M Crank

Alan Phillips of Blue Merle presenting the Blue Merle ChallengeCup for the Champion Shorthorn

Judges Report:

It was a great honour to be asked to judge the last DairyEvent to be held at Stoneleigh and there's no doubt thatthe Shorthorn classes there ended on a high. With bothquantity and quality on show in every class.

The first class of the day was the heifer in milk. Headingthe line once again was Earlsgift Green Leaf 3 from E andM Crank, a stylish heifer with masses of frame and dairystrength enabling her to edge ahead of the very correctentry Strickley Athena 3 from the Robinson's that I'msure we'll be seeing much more of in the future.

Next up was the junior cow in milk class, again this was aclass that bristled with quality. Leading this class wasChurchroyd Gentle 59, a great young cow, from theminute it walked into the ring you could see the qualitythroughout, tremendous frame, stylish, snuggly attachedudder and bags of that all important dairy strength. Churchroyd Gentle 59th from IRG Collins and Ptns 2009 Shorthorn

Champion

All of which eventually gained her theChampion award. Standing in second

place was Rodway Lisbet 2 from G Madeley, a sweet cowwith a fantastic udder leading to her gaining both thereserve Champion award and also the overall best udder.

My final class of the day the the senior cow in milk. One of

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South West Dairy Show7th October 2009 | Judge: R Boote

Cow or Heifer in calf 1st Rodway Lady Laura 69th G Madeley2nd Elkington Gentle MS & EAE Davies3rd Cargenwen Fillpail 12th JT RosePair of Animals1st MS & EAE Davies2nd K Osborne & Sons

Hiefer in Milk1st Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton2nd Cargenwen Fillpail 24th JT Rowe3rd Ablington Princess 11th WH & SJ RawlinsJunior Cow1st Elkington Fairy 10th MS & EAE Davies 2nd Ablington Jill 3rd WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Goodwick Darling Princess 49th K Osborne & SonIntermediate Cow in milk1st Elkington Ann 6th MS & EAE Davies2nd Cargenwen Little Jane 31st JT Rowe3rd AblingtonPrincess 10th WH & SJ RawlinsSenior Cow in milk1st Elkington Amber Princess 4th MS & EAE DAvies2nd Tonelea Strawberry WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Goodwick Poppy Barrington 71st KJ Osborne & Son

Champion:

Elkington Fairy 10th MS & EAE Davies

Reserve:


Champion: Elkington Fairy 10th from MS& EAE Davies

the hardest classes to judge on the day, many exhibitshad proved themselves over numerous lactations.Eventually I chose Churchroyd Nicola 3 from the Collinsfamily a youthful exhibit that paraded beautifully a veryclose second was Rodway Red Rose 19 a cow that you'dnever guess was showing with its 9th, its udder still niceand snug.

Welsh Dairy Show20th October 2009 | Judge: G Bell

Cow in Calf1st Elkington Gentle MS & EAE DaviesHeifer in Milk1st Philmore Red Lady P Morgan2nd Gelli Rudolph Jill IL & E HarriesCow in Milk with 2nd Calf1st Elkington Fairy 10th MS & EAE Davies2nd Gelli Rudolph Foggathorpe IL & E HarriesCow in Milk with 3rd Calf1st Gelli Flora IL & E Harries2nd Elkington Princess Anne 4th MS & EAE DaviesSenior Cow in Milk1st Elkington Princess Anne 6th MS & EAE Davies2nd Glanhirwen Pansy 14th IL & E HarriesBest Group of 3 Animals1st MS & EAE Davies

CHAMPION: Elkington Fairy 10th MS & EA DAvies

RESERVE CHAMPION: Gelli Flora IL & E Harries

JUNIOR CHAMPION: Philmore Red Lady P Morgan Champion from MS & EAE Davies - Elkington Fairy 10th

Mr Wainwright with his prize, the raffle calf fromStrickley

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Calf ShowsALL-BREEDS ALL-BRITAINCOLOURED CALF SHOW 2009Held at the Stoneleigh Showgroundon 14th/15th FebruaryShorthorn Judge: Matt Fisher

Calf Classes:

Baby Calf Born on or after 1st March 2008 - 9 Entries1st Strickley Geri 15th S Dixon2nd Rodway Jenna 5th GA Madeley3rd Kidstones Lady Laura 9th A Wilkes4th Churchroyd Nicola 8th IRG Collins & PtnsJunior Calf born between 1st Dec 07 & 29th Feb 08 - 11 entries1st Rodway Tiny 253rd G Madeley2nd Nejay Acacia 3rd N Madeley3rd Marleycote Chatter 12 GG Baynes & Son4th Kidstones Lady Laura 8th AE Wilkes5th Strickley Annabella 140th WH & KM RobinsonIntermediate Calf born between 1st Sept & 30th Nov 07 - 10entries1st Westonia Marie 8th R Stockton2nd Rodway Rhoda 33rd G Madeley3rd Churchroyd Butterbur 3rd IRG Collins & Prtns4th Strickley Goldie 192nd WH & KM Robinson5th Churchroyd Lady Walton 9th IRG Collins & PrtnsSenior Calf born between 1st May & 31ST Aug 07 - 6 entries1st Rodway Marie 71st GA Madeley2nd NejayPrincess 4th N Madeley3rd Strickley Athena 3rd WH & KM Robinson4th Strickley Serene 5th WH & KM RobinsonMature Calf born between 1st Jan & 30th April 07 - entries1st Kidstones Lady Marigold A Wilkes2nd Rodway Lisbet 3rd G Madeley 3rd Churchroyd Molly 15th IRG Collins & Prtns

Breed Champion Rodway Tiny 253

Champion:

Rodway Tiny 253rd from GA Madeley

Reserve:

Strickley Geri 15th from S Dixon

Hon Mention:

Philmore Red Lady from P Morgan

Reserve Champion - Strickley Geri 15th

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NORTH MIDLANDS CALFSHOWJunior Calf1st Rodway Lady Barrington 29 G .Madeley2nd Dee Domino 7 D Price-Jones3rd Yew Tree Elliot Iris A WrightIntermediate Calf1st Cotonall Tulip R Kite2nd Yew Tree Princess Heather A Wright3rd Kayl Proud Countess 28 R BooteSenior Calf1st Churchroyd Heather 45 IRG Collins & Prtns2nd Rodway Fancy G. Madeley3rd Rodway Samanta 18 G. MadeleyJunior Handler1st Rebecca Crank2nd George Oultram3rd Ellie Ithell-RobertsSenior Handler1st Cerys Crank2nd Ellena CrankChampion Handler:

Cerys Crank

Res. Handler & Promising Handler:

Ellena Crank

SOUTH WALES CALFSHOWJudge: Mr T Hack

Calf born after 1st March 20091st Philmor Wild Lady P Morgan2nd Elkington Niobe Rose Davies Family3rd Elkington Princess Anne 10 Davies FamilyCalf born between 1st Dec 08 - 28th Feb 091st Elkington Barrington 26 Davies Family2nd Elkington Gentle 6 Davies FamilyCalf born between 1st Sep - 30th Nov 081st Drisgol Belladonna 180 S.V.B & E.A Thomas2nd Elkington Nellie 20 Davies Family3rd Elkington Nellie 19 Davies Family4th Drisgol Church Daisy S.V.B & E.A ThomasCalf born between 1st May- 31st Aug 081st Gelli Rampage Bridesmaid P Morgan2nd Elkington Amber Princess 10 Davies Family3rd Elkington Dewdrop 17 Davies Family4th Elkington Ivy 16 Davies FamilyCalf born between 1st Jan - 30th April 081st Drisgol Belladonna S.V.B & E.A Thomas

Champion Calf:

Gelli Rampage Bridesmaid P Morgan

Reserve Champion:

Elkington Amber Princess 10 Davies Family

Shorthorn Handlers

Winning Shorthorn Handlers, from left to right, 1st Stephen Jordan, 2nd Anna Dickinson, 3rd Kathryn Butterfield

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NORTH OF ENGLAND CALFHANDLER SHOWJudge: Mr William Whiteford

Handler 12 yrs and under1st Joe Forrester2nd Robert Jackson3rd Eleanor Fisher4th Sophie BowmanHandler 12-15 yrs1st Sarah Hartshore2nd Connie Jones3rd Martin BarkerHandler 16-20 yrs1st Stephen Jordan2nd Lorna Craig3rd Bethany ArmstrongHandler 21-26 yrs1st Phillip Armstrong & Caroline Atkinson - joint first

Champion Handler: Joe Forrester

Reserve Champion: Sarah Hartshore

Champion of the Future: Robert Jackson

2009 NORTH SOMERSETCALF SHOWThe second SWCSBA Shorthorn Breed Calf Show washeld on Monday 4th May at the 2009 North SomersetShow. Gilbert Withers Memorial Fund provided theprize money for the four Classes which were judgedby Roger Stockton. 10 calves were shown by handlersunder 26 years of age. The Brimclose Challenge Cup,kindly donated by David and Sarah Slade for theChampion Calf, was won for the second year runningby Arthur Whittle, who took the title this year withhis yearling Heifer 'Tonelea Fatima 51' shown by hisson Harry. Arthur also took reserve with the 19month old Heifer 'Rantonall Foggathorpe' shown byEdward Whittle.

Calf born on or after 01.10.08 1st Tonelea Fairmaid 119 A Whittle2nd Attwoods Rosebud 3 Miss F R Mannerings3rd Laravae Poppy J GendusoCalf born on or between 01.04.08 and 30.09.08 1st Tonelea Fatima 51 A Whittle2nd Laravae Lucky Miss C Genduso2nd Brimclose Samanta D & S SladeCalf born on or between 01.11.07 and 31.03.081st Attwoods Rosebud 3 Miss F R Mannerings Calf born on or between 01.07.07 and 31.10.07 1st Rantonall Foggathorpe A Whittle

CHAMPION:

A Whittle - Tonelea Fatima 51

RESERVE CHAMPION:

A Whittle - Rantonall Foggathorpe

ST JOHNS CHAPEL SHOW29th August 2009Judge: Martin Jackson - Thirsk

Calf born between 1st Jan and 30th June 081st Newpark Barrington Belle 8th D Craig2nd Newpark Snowdrop 22nd D Craig3rd Newpark Lady 19th D Craig4th Tahuna Ringlett D JacksonCalf born between 1st July and 31st Dec 081st Newpark Margaret 18th D Craig2nd Newpark Mandy 9th D Craig3rd Tahuna Lady Rose 5th D Jackson4th Newpark Daffodil 11th D CraigCalf born in 091st Newpark Jean 20th D Craig2nd Newpark Clarissa 23rd D Craig3rd Tahuna Alice 9th D Jackson4th Newpark Barrington Belle 9th D Craig

Champion:

Newpark Barrington Belle 8th D Craig

Reserve:

Newpark Snowdrop 22nd D Craig

Hon Mention:

Newpark Snowdrop 22nd D Craig

Young Handlers Classes

Handler aged 18 - 30yrs1st Victoria BowmanHandler aged under 12 yrs1st Connie Jones2nd Sophie Bowman3rd Luke Jackson4th Harvey Jackson - joint - Georgia BowmanHandler aged 12 - 17yrs1st Lorna Craig 2nd Robert Jackson 3rd Sarah Hartshorne

Senior Handler - Champion: Lorna Craig

Senior Handler - Reserve: Victoria Bowman

Junior Handler - Champion: Connie Jones

Junior Handler - Reserve: Sophie Bowman

Our 2009 Achievements

Hooton Lily Fair 196EX94- Royal Show Res. Champion 2009- Champion Great Yorkshire Show2009

Chatsworthpark RustlerRosette VG87 (2y)- Reserve Champion Great YorkshireShow 2009- Reserve Junior Interbreed GreatYorkshire Show 2009

Hooton Lily Fair 111EX94- 100,000Kg

Hooton Fairy Duchess 31 EX93- Winner 2009 Gold Cup - Interbreed Pro InsWinner Yorks Milk Records

Hooton Lily Fair 161 EX90- Reserve 2009 Gold Cup

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ALL-BREEDS ALL-BRITAIN COLOUREDCALF SHOW October 2009Held at the Stoneleigh Showgroundon 9th/11th OctoberShorthorn Judge: Paul Harrison

Calf Classes:

Baby Calf Born on or after 1st March 20091st Rodway Claribel 37th GA Madeley2nd Churchroyd Gwen 11th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Philmore WKD Lady P Morgan4th Rodway Marcia 28th GA MadeleyJunior Calf born between 1st Dec 08 & 28th Feb 091st Marleycote Fleur 27th GG Baynes & Son2nd Rodway Lady Barrington 29th GA Madeley3rd Rodway Saffie 4th D Madeley4th Rodway Lily 3rd M Jackson5th Nejay Tiny 3rd N MadeleyIntermediate Calf born between 1st Sept & 30th Nov 081st Churchroyd Kirklevington 17th IRG Collins & Prtns2nd Rodway Sonnchein 17th G Madeley3rd Jimbob Barrington Duchess James Madeley4th Dee Pansy 11th Alex WilkesSenior Calf born between 1st May & 31st Aug 081st Kayl Proud Countess 26th R Boote 2nd Gelli Rampage Bridesmaid P Morgan3rd Marleycote Petal 109th GG Baynes & Son4th Nejay Princess 5th N Madeley5th Rodway Samanta 18th GA MadeleyMature Calf born between 1st Jan & 30th April 07 entries1st Kayl Lakeside Tiny R Boote2nd Rodway Lady Barrington 26th G Madeley 3rd Churchroyd Gentle 73rd JA & WA Young4th Churchroyd Gentle 74th IRG Collins & Prtns

Champion:

Kayl Proud Countess 26th Rob Boote

Reserve:

Kayl Lakeside Tiny Rob Boote

Hon Mention:

Marleycote Fleur GG Baynes & Son

Champion Shorthorn Calf - Kayl Proud Countess 26th

Reserve Champion Calf - Kayl Lakeside Tiny

Judges Report:

May I thank the society for the great honour and privilegeof Judging the breed calf classes at this years 2009October national calf show held at Stoneleigh. This is agreat shop window in the busy showing calendar of thebreed. For those of you who have never been to the showit is a great event for youngsters of all ages from babies to2 to three year olds playing with toy tractors in thejudging rings scooping up the excess sawdust at the endof judging, just imagine what is going through the mindsof these future young breeders “I’D BE DONE IN HALFTHE TIME IF I BORROWED Roger Evans's scrapertractor''. I walked through the lines at the end of judgingand there were youngsters every where helping to packup or sitting and talking to new friends they had madeduring the weekend. This is what the event is all aboutlearning new skills be it calf handling.

Preparing calves for the show ring or just socialising andtalking to different people and making newacquaintances it all adds to a better quality of life andadds to gaining new experiences.

I knew what to expect having attended the show beforeand having shown calves at the show I was expecting ahigh standard and I was not disappointed. The classeswere well supported and the standard of showing andcalf presentation was high, with some very younghandlers doing an exceptional job in probably their firstever national calf show.

a longer calf throughout, cleaner through the neck andneater in her udder and teats. But I have to admire mythird calf for her overall sweep and openness of rib andwidth through the rump.

The Fifth class on the day was the smallest in number buthowever led by another exceptional winner in KaylLakeside Tiny. I had to admire the overall length Statureand dairy strength of this Heifer and it was this staturelength and dairyness that gave it the advantage over theSecond heifer Rodway Lady Barrington 26th . She was adifferent type of heifer but again well grown I gave herthe advantage over my third for her extra scope and chestcapacity and having a deeper more open rib. The thirdheifer Churchroyd Gentle 73rd was well balanced smallerheifer, being very uniform throughout and had theadvantage over the fourth in her power through the frontend.

I was looking for dairy calves with clean front ends, hardtops, open ribbed, well balanced calves and calves withtremendous legs and feet. The championship line up I felttypified what I was looking for, The champion calf KaylProud Countess by Llandovery Ginny's Empire, for mestood out, showing the tremendous length of body andbalance of dairyness and strength that I was looking for,she was followed in reserve by her herd mate in themature class winner Kayl Lakeside Tiny. Another wellgrown heifer but I gave the advantage to my champion onthe day for being that little bit cleaner through the frontend and cleaner fleshed throughout. My honorablementioned was another clean dairy calf but lost out in ageand stature to my two previous calves on the day but herday will come again.

I would like to thank the society for looking after me andEnfys during the day ,and for the kind invitation to judge,I will cherish this honour for a long while to come. Aspecial thank you to the exhibitors and young handlersfor turning out such high quality heifers for me to judge.And last by no means least to the Stewards Mary Collinsand Marshall Crank for their hard work and assistanceThe Shorthorn breed has a great future if we can nurturean interest in the young members to participate in anevent like this, and is a shop window to attract otherpotential young enthusiasts as well.

Thank you one and all,

Gwyndaf James.

The first class and the first three calves were of a veryhigh standard. I headed this class with an easy winner inRodway Claribel 38th a well grown calf with a good hardtop line and depth of rib. And it was this growth anddepth of rib that gave her the advantage over the stylishcalf Churchroyd Gwen 11th in second whose style andoverall width gave her the advantage over the realsweet red calf Philmore Wild Lady in third.

The next class and there were 11 calves in this class.Led by Marleycote Fleur a calf that took my eye assoon as it entered the ring a long well grown calf thatoozed style, presence and dairy quality from nose totail. And it was this and the overall length that gave itthe advantage over the second calf Rodway ladyBarrington 29th. another well grown calf showingexceptional rib and length and that gave it theadvantage over the very correct calf Rodway Saffine4th in third position.

In the third class my winner was ChurchroydKirklevington 16th a very correct well balanced roancalf showing a very hard top line and strength andbalance throughout, and its skin texture was mellow tothe touch, she also paraded on exceptional legs and feet,this eventually gave her the advantage over the verycorrect long attractive calf in second RodwaySonnschein 17th a calf that showed good balance andwidth of rump throughout. this gave it the advantageover the clean dairy calf Jimbob Barrington Duchess 2ndin Third position.

The fourth class of the day was the outstanding class ofthe day, the largest in number and sheer quality rightdown the line. I would have loved to have owned all ofthese calves, after inspecting all the calves I soon mademy mind up to pull in the first three calves, as the rest ofthe class were very close in quality and needed to beapproached methodically .My first three calves were of avery high standard and very well grown, and I led thisclass with by far the most superior calf in this class KaylProud Countess 26th .She took my eye the minute shewalked in the ring, she was a long clean dairy calfshowing great sweep and openness of rib, she showedexceptional balance of dairyness and strength beingclean through the neck and withers and possessed astrong top line and very correct rump structure. Theseattributes gave her the advantage over the second calfGelli Rampage Bridesmaid. The second over the thirdwas a very close placing but I gave my second calf theadvantage over my third Marleycote Petal 109th in being

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Champion Shorthorn Handler Cerys Crank being presented with hertrophy from Frank Milnes (R) Judge: Paul Harrison (L)

Shorthorn Handlers Classes

Shorthorn Handlers did very well in the Showmanshipcompetition for all the Coloured Breeds, Class positionswere.

As follows:

Junior Handler (Split into two groups according to age)

Group A - 9 Entries

2nd Hannah Morgan

Group B - 11 Entries

2nd David Madeley

4th Lucy Morgan

Intermediate Handler - 25 Entries

2nd Katie Morgan

7th Elle Crank

Senior Handler

1st Cerys Crank

7th Kayleigh Coole

Mature Handler - 6 Entries

3rd Kathryn Butterfield

5th Jayne Fort

Champion Shorthorn Handlers L to R Katie Morgan, Cerys Crankand David Madeley

Shorthorn Handlers

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