dairy shorthorn journal 2012

Volume 812012

Dairy Breed of the Future:native breed, natural grazers

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The Shorthorn Society of United Kingdom & Ireland

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Cotonhall Clarrisa taken by Sheila Metcalfe

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Red Cattle Genetics 115

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Contents:Society Staff Members and Council Members 2011/12 3Secretary’s Report 2011 5President’s Report 7Regulations for Registrations in Coates’s Herd Book 8Remembering Friends: Graham Pattinson 9This Years Letter - ‘F’ 9Remembering Friends: Harry Lancaster 10New Members & Prefixes 2011 10Winners of Gold Cup & Diploma Awards 2010 11Star Brood Cows 13Type Classification Results 15Milk Yield Certificates 2011 18AGM 2011 and Herd Visit to the Winbrook Herd 19World Shorthorn Conference New Zealand, March 2013 22An Englishman in New York - NO - An American in Birmingham 2350 Years a Champion of Shorthorns 24Drisgol Watzon EX90 252011 Teasdale Tours 28Young Member Profiles 31Photographic Competition 33North Midlands Herd Visit to the Brooksteads Herd 36North Midlands Herd Competition 2011 & Report 37North Midlands Regional Judging Day 41North West Herds Competition Report 43North West Regional Association Herd Competition 2011 45South West Herds Competition Report 48South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders’ Association Herd Competition Results 2011 49South Wales & Mid Western Shorthorn Breeders Association 512011 South Wales Dairy Shorthorn Herd Competition 51“A Day in Sunny Devon” 52Three Wise Men 56Classification – an Overview by Michael Parkinson 60Changing to Dairy Shorthorn - for hardiness and easy care 61Blended Dairy Shorthorn – progressing a functional and profitable breed 62Realising Sale-Ring Price Potential – Gwyn Williams talk to Rachael Porter 6495 Points - Keeping It In The Family 68Keep it in the Family – Gary Norbury discusses the importance of preserving cows families 70Sunshine for Shorthorns at Dee Herd Dispersal 72Shorthorn Society Show & Sale - June 6th 2011 73SWCSBA Annual Show & Sale - Sedgemoor Auction Centre 75Penrith & District Farmers Mart - Dairy Shorthorn Show & Sale 75Shorthorn Society Autumn Sale November 7th 2011 771st National Dairy Shorthorn Show at Cheshire Show 80Presentations 84Royal Highland Show 87Great Yorkshire Show 89The Royal Welsh Show 2011 94Regional Shows 94Dairy Event 105South West Dairy Show 106Welsh Dairy Show 1072011 Calf Shows 108Shorthorn Society Membership and Registration Fees 118

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Council Members 2011/12 Society Staff Members“Who to contact and for what”

President - Graham Madeley

tel: 01952 541211

email: [email protected]

Secretary - Frank Milnes


Sue Walters

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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

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

E Crank: tel 0151 356 0025 | email: [email protected] N Madeley: tel 01746 785571 | email: [email protected]

Region 4 - Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire

J Fisher: 01623 860764 | email: [email protected]

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

E Davies: tel 01994 230377 | email: [email protected] G James: tel 01239 711661 | email: [email protected]

Region 6 - Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

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

J Wyatt: tel 01953 498221 | email: [email protected]

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

A Whittle (Vice-President): tel 01823 400910 email: [email protected] 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

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Region 11 - South Scotland - Perthshire

J Teasdale: tel 01387 880236

Region 12 - Ulster (excluding counties Cavan)

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Region 13 - Munster, Leinster, Connaught, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan

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

Past Presidents

E Crank: tel 0151 356 0025 | email: [email protected] W Young: tel 07785 971614 | email: [email protected] J Teasdale: tel 01387 880236 D Baynes: tel 01434 673244 | email: [email protected]

Special Members

H Rawlins: tel 01980 652701 | email: [email protected] J Robinson: tel 01539 722294 | email: [email protected] G Madeley (President): tel 01952 541211 email: [email protected] S Royle: tel 0161 9287600

Co-opted Members

J Hayward: (Treasurer)

tel 01777 870248 | email: [email protected]

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The NMR annual report for 2010 shows that the only dairy breed with a calving index below 400 days is the Dairy Shorthorn.

This confirms a fact which we have known for some time and is further confirmation of the profitability of Dairy Shorthorns. Cows which remain dry for long periods or which have to be culled because they are not in calf are a serious drain on profitability but these figures do not show up in published lactation or annual milk averages. We are now seeing an increase in Dairy Shorthorn semen and Dairy Shorthorn bulls going in to black and white herds and the improved fertility is just one of the advantages gained.

As the number of milk producers continues to decline, the price of replacement heifers remains very good so it is more important than ever to maintain the pedigree status of your animals. There are still thousand of cattle still being taken every year due to TB so there will continue to be a shortage of dairy replacements for the foreseeable future.

This year saw the first ever National Dairy Shorthorn Show held at the Cheshire Show in June. The response from our members was fantastic with over 100 Dairy Shorthorns entered for the show. This was by far the largest number of dairy exhibits of any breed and the quality of the cattle was a credit to our exhibitors. Congratulations to Messrs I R G Collins on winning the first National Dairy Shorthorn Show with their in milk heifer Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31. The cost of exhibiting at shows is considerable and the prize money can never cover the expense but shows are our shop window and we are very grateful to our members who give the time and effort to support the shows.

Congratulations also to J Hayward on achieving the first ever 96 point classification for a Dairy Shorthorn with his cow Hooton Fairy Duchess 31st.

I very much applaud the actions of several major shows who this year have made an effort to stamp out the malpractice of fixing cows for shows. The Shorthorn Society showing rules forbid any sealing and gluing of the teats and it is a very welcome development that show societies are also going down this road. Sealing teats and causing pain and distress to the animals cannot be condoned and if all societies adopt the same rules it makes a level playing field for competing in interbreed competitions. I very much hope that all breed societies and show societies will now adopt a strict policy of banning the sealing and gluing of teats.

The National All Breeds Show’s amalgamation with the Dairy Event has the potential to create a wonderful spectacle of the best dairy animals in the Country. The turnout of Dairy Shorthorns was disappointing at this year’s event but it was the first year and hopefully we will see bigger entries in the future.

I am delighted that the number of registrations done on line has now passed the 60% mark and we receive very few complaints about the on line facility, so the conclusion to be drawn from that is that it is easy to use and accurate. If you are not yet using the online registration facility, please give it a try. I don’t know of anyone reverting back to paper registrations after doing it on line which in itself speaks volumes for the system. We did have a slight problem in August when thieves stole copper wire from the telephone exchange which services Stoneleigh Park. We were left without telephone and internet for over a week, and then replacement of our own IT equipment in the office resulted in further disruption. We apologise if the registration turnaround was a little longer during that period but we have now caught up again with the backlog and have a more robust system in place.

It was a great shock to lose one of our Council members, Graham Pattinson, so suddenly at the end of July. He had been involved with the Society and the North Midlands Region for many years and will be sadly missed. The huge number of people at his funeral was a true measure of the respect in which he was held.

I do sometimes wonder if many of the members realise just how much time and effort some of their Council representatives put in to helping to keep the Society running. It is a huge undertaking for the main office holders and is completely voluntary. So on behalf of all our members thank you to our President, Graham Madeley, Chairman of Finance John Hayward and all the Council members who give their time so willingly to promote the breed. My thanks also go to our staff in the office who work very hard to provide a first class service to our members.

Frank Milnes

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Secretary’s Report 2011HQ News

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My year as President of the Shorthorn Society went very quickly and I will soon be half way through my second year of my second term. I was re-elected at the AGM held at Winton House courtesy of the Dent Family. The weather could have been better that day but the hospitality and organization of the day was superb. Many thanks go to David Dent and his family, staff and helpers.

I find this years message much more difficult to write because I do not wish to reiterate the sentiments of last year even though my mission statement remains the same.

Précis

I feel that the more the breeders support the society the better services the society can give back to the breeders.

Interest and demand for our breed had increased dramatically of late and not just within the constraints of the UK. When I previously held office, overseas visitors were few and far between but this year alone we have had the pleasure of hosting six international guests that are keen to see red, white and roan cows. And I am sure that other breeders can report a similar increase in interest worldwide. There may be no immediate result from this interest but I cannot help think of acorns and oak trees.

We have always said that the Shorthorn Society is a wide Church and travelling around the herds there is often only one common denominator. We choose to breed cows and operate a system that provides us with a good income and lifestyle. The type of cow breeders choose differs from farm to farm, often bred to suit the system of management. This variety gives the breed a distinct advantage, especially when selling to new breeders, so long as these new breeders do not try and put a square peg in a round hole. I hope that breeders can accept that everyone has the right to breed whatever type suits them and not reprove others of different persuasions. In the past we have faced adversity and this leads to everyone closing ranks but my worry is that as we make progress and the breed gains popularity there will be fractions working to spoil the unity.

Finally I would like to thank our secretary and his office staff for their loyal and industrious service and wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year.

Graham Madeley

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Presidents Report

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

Main Register

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

Supplementary Register

Animals 25% and over but under 87.5% Shorthorn to be registered in this section with the actual calculated percentage of Shorthorn blood and the words “Supplementary Register” printed on the certificate. The herd book number to contain the suffix 8 after the breed code to denote supplementary register eg 02812345

Females from this register attaining 87.5% would be eligible to enter the pure section.

Appendix Register

Animals < 25% Shorthorn or not of shorthorn colour to be entered in this section and the words “Appendix register” printed on the certificate. The herd book number to contain the suffix 9 after the breed code to denote appendix register eg 02912345

Grading up register

Unregistered Shorthorn type females displaying Shorthorn colour shall subject to inspection by a Society representative, be accepted as Foundation cows, and graded 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 grade

A etc printed after animals name. The herd book number to contain the suffix 3

after 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 actual calculated 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 main section, irrespective of their actual percentage purity

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Graham Pattinson was born at Dale Farm, Weaver in Staffordshire and lived his whole life there farming with his parents and then with his wife Susan. He had four children, son Stuart and daughter Shirley working with him on the farm.

Graham was a shorthorn man through and through and had spent his whole life with them, the herd being based on bloodlines purchased from the north many years ago. The Wild Duchess and Moonbeams being two of Grahams particular favourites. Graham was always a great supporter of the breed, exhibiting his cattle at the local shows and in 1984 ventured as far as the Dairy Event where he won Champion Dairy Shorthorn with Weaverdale Anne 12th. Graham was also a respected judge and had judged in Britain and Ireland, judging all the Royals bar the Highland.

Weaverdale cattle appeared regularly amongst the honours at Leek, Bakewell, Ashbourne and Ipstones, showing for many years with Alec and latterly with his daughter Shirley.

Graham was very much a type man and animals had to have conformation and he knew which bulls to use to achieve the type of cattle he required, strong sturdy cattle with neat udders that would last. Many of you will remember the superb Stowfield Moss Favourite daughters that regularly topped the Crewe and Chelford Society sales during the eighties. Although Graham hadn’t sold as many as late, he won champion and reserve at Chelford only recently with two Quarrycroft Spartacus daughters.

It was only this year that Graham travelled around the country visiting fellow breeders looking for his next stock bull. Shorthorn breeders were privileged to spend a day with Graham and family as hosts on the Teasdale tours in May, and many of us have happy memories of that day.

Grahams other passions were organising Sheepdog trials, he was president of the Dovedale Sheepdog Trials, and hosting many stockjudging and other events for the local young farmers. He was popular throughout the local farming community and over 600 people attended the funeral held at in early August including many shorthorn breeders past and present from throughout the UK and Ireland. Graham and Susan had met HRH Prince Charles on four occasions and a personal message of condolence from him, delivered on the morning of the funeral was read out to the congregation.

I first met Graham about thirty years ago at the Crewe sales and the North Mids meetings then held at Ashbourne, and he was always ready and willing to share his knowledge of Shorthorn herds past and present and farming in general. Graham’s passing came as a great shock to his shorthorn friends throughout the country, and he will be sorely missed at our regional meetings. He was also a Shorthorn council member for many years. The quality and genuineness of Grahams cattle ensured they were much sought after by breeders through out the UK and the Weaverdale herd lives on as a testament to Grahams skill and knowledge as a farmer and Shorthorn breeder.

Our condolences to Susan and family at this sad time.

Gary Norbury

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Graham Pattinson

‘F’ Is the Year Letter for 2011

Remembering Friends

Harry was a natural farmer and worked hard all his life. He was born on the 21st June 1921 at Cartel in Cumbria and later moved with his parents to Sherdley Farm, Hutton, nr Kendal in 1931.

His early association with the Shorthorn breed, began with the showing of the prize winning bull, Deansbiggin Sunbeam in the local shows of the time.

Harry met Mary in 1946, and eventually took on Brook Villa Farm, Penwortham, nr Preston in 1949 with their 2 year old son, Alan, and where his other two boys, Derek and Richard were born, This farm incidentally gave rise to the renowned “Villabrook” herd of Dairy Shorthorns.The family then moved to Prospect Farm, Wrea Green in 1957 with 26 animals, which Harry eventually built up to 60 or so milk cows when he finally retired in 1986 and the herd dispersed.

Harry began experimenting with silage production in the early 60’s and he bought a forage harvester to gather the grass, but could not afford a trailer, so built one from an old tipper trailer which had to be hand cranked to tip and empty the grass. In 1964 he sold a bull, Villabrook Lord Grey, at Crewe to the Minister of Agriculture in Northern Ireland for a record 550gns, and the proceeds went to buy a new hydraulic tipping trailer. The aforementioned bull was out of Inglewood Grey which won the Shorthorn Society Cup on four occasions. The family went on intothe retail milk trade, supplying milk to the local prison and the surrounding area, this provided full employment for all the family.

Harry was a long standing member of the North West Regional Association, being Chairman on two occasions and later treasurer. He was elected on the Shorthorn Council and Judges panel and travelled regularly to Stoneleigh. Harry was made President for a year after his retirement, a duty which took, he and Mary to all parts of the UK. He enjoyed judging cattle, which also involved a lot of travelling, and it wasn’t unusual to see him embroiled in controversy over his decisions, but he was only too willing to explain why. Harry was a man of integrity and unwavering principles.

Harry was also keen on sport, an interest he maintained away from farming. He was made Chairman of Lytham Football Club which he threw himself into with his usual verve. His son Derek, followed Harry with his love of football, and played professionally with Chelsea, alongside Terry Venables, who was later to become Manager of the England Team. Harry took up golf in his retirement and worked as a steward when the Open golf was held at Lytham and Birkdale.

Harry will be remembered as a straight talking. No nonsense hard working farmer.

Bill Jackson

Harry Lancaster 1921-2011

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Mr C Reis The Manor Farm, Compton Bassett, Wilts BLACKWELLSMr M Dean Ledger Farm, High Halden, Ashford, Kent HOPPICKERSMr J Williams Glyn Llewelyn, Llanycefn, Clynderwen GLYNLLEWELYMr Durrant Lyduiew Barn, Lifton Park Farm, Lifton, Devon LIFTONMrs V C Napper & Mr P Aylwin 29 Greenwich, Fonthill, Gifford, Wiltshire RIDGESTARMr L J Williams Seymour Farm, Chicklade, Salisbury SEYMOURMr W Prichard Rhosmaen Farm, Newport, Pembrokeshire SWNYMORMr Ripley 35 Central Drive, Northallerton, North Yorkshire HAUXWELLMiss R Robertson Lower Welltrough Farm, Cheshire SUNNYBANKMiss M Tynan Esker, Ballinalee, Co Longford, Eire GARVAGHMr P O Donnelly Ballnahonebag Dairy, 139 Rock Road, Co Armagh Mr H T Evans Parke, Boncath, Pembs CLYDAUMr J A Bowen Treto-Uchaf, Trelech, Carmarthen TRETOMr J Fields 568 Deaver Walker Road, Trafford, USA Mr & Mrs C D Malkin Cotwalton Farm, Cotwalton Stone, Staffs COTWALTONMr A Robinson Mawley Town Farm, Nr Kidderminster, Worcester MAWLEYMr & Mrs C Ainge Peppercorn Farm, Castle Lane, Heath House, Somerset PEPPERCORNMiss C Bellerby Lower Stoneyroyd Farm ,Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire HUTCHINWOODMstr A Bellerby Lower Stoneyroyd Farm, Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire HUTCHINWOODMstr B Bellerby Lower Stoneyroyd Farm, Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire HUTCHINWOODMr P Parfitt Daisy Hill Farming Ltd, Chyvarloe Farm, Gunwalloe, Helston DAISYHILL

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Winners of Gold Cup & Diploma Awards Year Ends 2010

Total Weight of Fat & Pro over threeOverall Winner Animal Class Qualifying Lact

N Madeley Nejay Princess EX95 6E 2292Kg Cherry Oaks FarmBridgnorthShropshire

Overall Reserve Winner

JC Hayward Hooton Fairy Duchess 31st EX94 2246KgWestwood FarmNewarkNotts

Honourable Mention

NG Stockdale Castledale Ruth 3rd EX92 3E 2022Kg81 Ballyculter RoadDownpatrickNorthern Ireland

DIPLOMA AWARDS

Neil Madeley 4th Nejay Marcia 15th VG86 2005Kg 5th Attwell Anne VG8 2004Kg 6th Nejay Sonnschein VG85 1981Kg

JC Hayward Hooton Musical Bouquet 31st EX92 1857Kg Hooton Lily Fair 161st EX90 1850Kg Hooton Stella 40th VG86 1776Kg Hooton Flora Gwynne 39th VG86 1728Kg Hooton Topsy 3rd VG89 1704Kg

NG Stockdale Castledale Resolve Ruth EX90 1829Kg Castledale Strawberry 2nd EX92 1721Kg

WH & KM Robinson Strickley Lady Hermione 4th VG89 1848Kg Strickley Starlet 56th VG86 1724Kg Strickley Foggathorpe Fragrance 26th VG88 1534Kg Strickley Fillpail EX92 1524Kg Strickley Janet 44th GP80 1505Kg Strickely Peeress Rose 11th G75 1480Kg Strickley Illa Princess 31st 1417Kg Strickley Lady Hermione 7th VG85 1347Kg

GG Baynes & Son Marleycote Peeress Rose 349th GP81 1661Kg

GR Worsey Brooksteads Melody 6th 1871Kg Brooksteads Carmeta 9th 1816Kg Brooksteads Judy 14th 1744Kg

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Star Brood Cows

STARS NAME H.B. NO. PED PERCENT ANIMAL DOB SIRE

13 MARLEYCOTE FLEUR 02652316 50.000% 18/10/1995 GLANHIRWEN FANFARE12 NEJAY PRINCESS 02661071 50.000% 13/05/1998 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCE12 HOOTON LILY FAIR 111TH 02640494 50.000% 02/10/1992 ALBRECHT ROCHESTER RED12 HOOTON LILY FAIR 134TH 02655230 50.000% 21/08/1996 ALBRECHT ROCHESTER RED10 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 20TH 02652349 50.000% 09/06/1995 HOOTON FAIR SHARE9 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 17TH 02665679 65.625% 16/04/1999 ORCHARDHOME ENCHANTER8 STRICKLEY FILLPAIL 02674862 90.625% 20/08/2000 WINBROOK KING VIC8 TONELEA FOGGATHORPE 5TH 02647766 100.000% 19/11/1994 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVE8 GELLI DARLINGTON CRAN 02671743 21.875% 12/10/1996 RENOWN FACTOR ET - RC8 RODWAY RED ROSE 16TH 02647928 25.000% 21/08/1994 BRIERY SIDE SUPERSTAR8 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 18TH 02640497 50.000% 25/07/1992 620 BALINGSHOLM (SSR)8 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 31ST 02676463 37.500% 23/05/2003 HEATHERSTONE V HERO RED ET7 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 6TH 02665677 50.000% 21/02/1999 GRANDUC JAROMIR RED ET6 CHURCHROYD DAISY 24TH 02668388 34.375% 16/10/2000 MIDDLEBROOK MITZY - ET6 THORNTHWAITE WILD AGNES 146TH 02653025 31.250% 30/10/1995 CLARAS ORKAN6 STRICKLEY PANSY 02671080 46.875% 16/07/2001 STBVQ RUBENS6 HOOTON MUSICAL BOUQUET 31ST 02674492 84.375% 29/05/2002 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTION6 RODWAY CLARIBEL 26TH 02666570 53.907% 02/01/2000 KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL - ET6 MARLEYCOTE PEGGY 02647359 50.000% 25/12/1994 MERIVILLE PEERLESS6 HOOTON TIP TOE 22ND 02674501 50.000% 10/10/2002 HEATHERSTONE V HERO RED ET6 TONELEA PANSY 183RD 02672395 45.704% 03/11/2001 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)6 CASTLEDALE RUTH 3RD 02671409 82.032% 30/10/2001 WINBROOK KING HENRY6 COTLEY LADY BARRINGTON 83RD 02652505 71.875% 27/09/1995 MAXTON MOSSYBANK6 HOOTON LILY FAIR 161ST 02665700 87.500% 07/09/1999 HOOTON FAIR RESULT6 RODWAY RED ROSE 19TH 02660080 31.250% 28/09/1997 WREAY RED DUKE5 RODWAY RED ROSE 20TH 02660081 31.250% 28/09/1997 WREAY RED DUKE5 COTLEY ERIN 68TH 02662403 81.250% 04/10/1998 COTLEY TROOPER5 RODWAY LADY BARRINGTON 13TH 02670194 58.922% 20/03/2001 BROADLANE HISTORIAN5 STRICKLEY LADY HERMIONE 4TH 02673654 57.813% 16/04/2002 WINBROOK DIAMOND5 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 5TH 02666553 65.625% 07/10/1999 ORCHARDHOME ENCHANTER5 DEE FOGGATHORPE LASS 02665745 61.329% 30/12/1999 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCE5 RODWAY LADY BARRINGTON 9TH 02663096 39.844% 12/08/1998 VALENTINE INSPIRATION5 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 13TH 02658171 72.657% 20/06/1997 KENPREST MISTER PRESIDENT5 DUNHAM HEATHER 48TH 02654061 87.500% 14/01/1996 MAXTON EDWARD5 STRICKLEY GERI 02673648 17.188% 23/08/1996 NEWBOLDS OPPSTAD5 COTLEY FOGGATHORPE LASS 138TH 02662399 32.813% 18/09/1998 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)5 CASTLEDALE STRAWBERRY 2ND 02656686 75.000% 18/10/1996 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVE5 CASTLEDALE RESOLVE RUTH 02658830 96.875% 30/09/1997 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVE5 WREAY DAINTY PRINCESS 02661154 92.188% 08/06/1998 SEQUA BARRA SHORTY 4TH5 532 ST JARNA 59SRB52281-532 8.250% 25/08/2004 0131 LAMMIN LIFE5 ELKINGTON AMBER PRINCESS 4TH 02667164 84.375% 03/07/1999 ELKINGTON KING WILLIAM5 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 19TH 02670094 73.829% 24/03/2001 HOOTON FAIR MEASURE5 HOOTON LILY FAIR 119TH 02645780 50.000% 25/05/1994 ALBRECHT ROCHESTER RED5 CHURCHROYD LADY BARRINGTON 12TH 02663897 25.000% 08/03/1998 SFL JUBILANT LEGEND RED4 CHURCHROYD MOLLY 13TH 02668377 42.188% 29/01/2000 GRANDUC JAROMIR RED ET4 HOOTON LILY FAIR 109TH 02640498 50.000% 31/08/1992 ALBRECHT ROCHESTER RED4 HOOTON LILY FAIR 113TH 02641929 50.000% 06/04/1993 ALBRECHT ROCHESTER RED4 RODWAY MARIE 63RD 02677988 55.829% 30/10/2003 RODWAY MARIO 4TH4 RODWAY ORGINE 02653004 50.000% 28/07/1995 MERIVILLE PEERLESS4 WINBROOK JILL 92ND 02640283 62.500% 17/06/1992 MAXTON EDWARD4 CHICKLADE STRAWBERRY 241ST 02656251 25.000% 09/09/1996 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)4 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 11TH 02623213 100.000% 06/07/1985 HOOTON FAIR TRY4 HOOTON LILY FAIR 85TH 02626835 100.000% 18/07/1986 HOOTON FAIR TRY4 MAXTON PROUD COUNTESS 10TH 02629186 75.000% 01/01/1900 MAXTON TOP HAT4 COTLEY FAIRY 115TH 02662383 64.454% 30/03/1998 COTLEY CRUSADER 4TH4 ATTWELL ANNE 02679236 52.344% 12/04/2004 WINBROOK VINCE4 WALLHOPE FAIRY STAR 2ND 02660600 100.000% 20/03/1998 DRISGOL DAINTY PRINCE4 MARLEYCOTE PETAL 95TH 02671901 59.375% 07/12/2001 MARLEYCOTE JACK4 DUNHAM TULIP 71ST 02663564 82.813% 01/02/1999 DUNHAM RESOLUTION4 MARLEYCOTE PETAL 92ND 02665411 68.750% 28/10/1999 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUT4 AMBER PRINCESS ANNE 51A 02674606 52.344% 30/03/2002 AMBER DAINTY STOCKMAN4 HOOTON LILY FAIR 196TH 02677240 75.000% 03/06/2003 HOOTON FAIR APPEAL

DRISGOL WATZON WE THINK HE’S SPOT ON!

OUR OLDEST WATZON DAUGHTER - IRTHINGVALE WATZON PEARLA VG86 (2YR) Pictured fresh calved in her 2nd lactation giving 42kg per day.

She was heifer champion and overall Res Champion at Nantwich Show 2010

GRAHAM & BARBARA BELL CHESTERTON FARM, TARPORLEY, CHESHIRE

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Also three heifers in their first lactation: IRTHINGVALE WATZON NIOBEROSE VG87 (2YR)

1st prize heifer in milk and res champ interbreed Oswestry show 2011 Proj 305 7671kg 4.38% 3.15%

IRTHINGVALE WATZON REDROSE GP84 (2 YR) Proj 305 days 7521kg 4.24% 3.40%

IRTHINGVALE WATZON FAIRY NC Proj 305 days 8060kg 3.63% 3.24%

Congratulations to both Richard & Sally Harper (Burbrook) & John Whittaker (Tabley) for their 2011 successes with Watzon bred Irthingvale animals

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Shorthorns

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15shorthorn

Type Classification Results - Excellent and Very Good Cows

J. Hole and Sons Ltd. - AMBEREX 90 AMBER BARRINGTON IRIS 120TH 02677817 AMBER WHITE IZAAKEX 90 AMBER PRINCESS ANNE 51A 02674606 AMBER DAINTY STOCKMANVG 88 AMBER FAVOURITE CLAIRE 30TH 02687159 AMBER PEREGRINEVG 88 AMBER PRINCESS ANNE 68TH 02684679 POOS STADEL CLASSICVG 87 AMBER BARRINGTON IRIS 135TH 02684152 FARQHAR HORIZON (RED)VG 86 AMBER DAINTY PRINCESS 123RD 028691108 HUYBENS RED DEVILVG 86 AMBER MERRY MAID 58TH 02686488 AMBER PEREGRINEVG 86 AMBER DAINTY PRINCESS 99TH 02684153 AMBER WHITE IZAAKVG 86 AMBER GRAND DULCIE 14TH 02680550 ALMERE PERICLEESVG 85 AMBER DAINTY PRINCESS 125TH 028691929 FRADON JET REDVG 85 AMBER DAINTY PRINCESS 111TH 02687154 MER-GOLD AUTUMN SON - REDVG 85 AMBER BARRINGTON DUCHESS 112TH 02685280 POOS STADEL CLASSICVG 85 AMBER DAINTY PRINCESS 103RD 02685128 POOS STADEL CLASSICVG 85 AMBER BARRINGTON DUCHESS 109TH 02683569 RODWAY CLARETMrs J Llewellyn - ASHGROVEVG 89 RODWAY TINY 229TH 02674076 VALLEYHILL PEERLESS CHAMPVG 87 ASHGROVE TINY 028692697 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 87 RODWAY RED ROSE 26TH 02674469 AMBER IZAAK 3RDMr. G. Booth - BEECHVIEWEX 91 BEECHVIEW AM NANCY 3RD 02681113 AMBER MILTONVG 87 BEECHVIEW AM COUNTESS 02683143 AMBER MILTONVG 85 BEECHVIEW BS BARBARA 028688105 BEECHVIEW STOWDAMSHOF (HOL)VG 85 BEECHVIEW BS NANCY 2ND 023688106 BEECHVIEW STOWDAMSHOF (HOL)Mr P Bull - CASTLESIDEVG 89 BROADLANE DUCHESS GWYNNE 76TH 02678844 BROADLANE GWYNNE’S FUGITIVEMr. D.G. Wainwright - BOOTHDALEEX 90 BOOTHDALE RUTH 02677830 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 86 BOOTHDALE DUCHESS 7TH 02680610 HOOTON FAIR ESTEEMVG 86 BOOTHDALE PANSY 02678822 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 86 BOOTHDALE DUCHESS 6TH 02678821 STOCKWOOD LORD BARRINGTON 3rdVG 86 BOOTHDALE LILY FAIR 02676820 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 85 BOOTHDALE DUCHESS 10TH 02685337 NEJAY ROYALTYVG 85 BOOTHDALE MARGARET ROSE 2ND 02674262 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 85 OAKTHWAITE LORN LADY 130TH 02655338 IREBY MOSSYBANKMr. J.J Teasdale - BRAFELLEX 93 KENPREST LADY HERMIONE 19TH 02662169 ASHPERTON LAURA’S MASTERPIECEEX 91 BRAFELL LADY WATERLOO 62ND 02679350 KENPREST BRAFELL’S NEWERAEX 91 PENYCOED SURPRISE 11TH 02668231 LENBOROUGH FIELD MARSHAL 115THEX 90 PENYCOED PEPSI SWALLOWTAIL 6TH 02665631 ORCHARDHOME CONJURORVG 88 BRAFELL SUPRISE 3RD 02675920 WENVOE BRIAR’S MASTERMANVG 88 BALLYWALTER JANE 02673908 CLONINA ANDYVG 87 BRAFELL ANNE 02675903 WENVOE BRIAR’S MASTERMANVG 86 BRAFELL LADY LAURA 5TH 02678861 WENVOE BRIAR’S MASTERMANVG 85 BRAFELL LILLIAN 3RD 028688429 RANTONALL BARONETVG 85 BRAFELL BELLA 3RD 028688418 WINBROOK GILLYVG 85 BRAFELL DOREEN 2ND 02685979 RANTONALL BARONETVG 85 BRAFELL PEPSI SWALLOWTAIL 02678859 WENVOE BRIAR’S MASTERMANPC & A Harrison - BRECKNEYVG 88 BRECKNEY WILD EYES 2ND 028695732 DRISGOL WATZONMr L Lloyd - CARADOGVG 86 GELLI RUDOLPH BRIDESMAID 02686661 GELLI RUDOLPHVG 85 GELLI LADY DARLINGTON 02686662 GELLI RUDOLPHMr. N.G. Stockdale - CASTLEDALEEX 93 CASTLEDALE RUTH 3RD 02671409 WINBROOK KING HENRYEX 92 CASTLEDALE RUTH 4TH 02680464 WINBROOK KING HENRYEX 92 CASTLEDALE STRAWBERRY 2ND 02656686 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVEVG 88 CASTLEDALE ROSE 6TH 02681152 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 86 CASTLEDALE STRAWBERRY 4TH 02683154 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 85 CASTLEDALE RUTH 7TH 02683153 TONELEA WILD KINGI.R.G. Collins & Partners - CHURCHROYDEX 96 CHURCHROYD VICTOR 02682978 WINBROOK VINCEEX 95 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 29TH 02680182 JEROMEX 95 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 24TH 02675184 JEROMEX 93 CHURCHROYD NICOLA 5TH 02678300 HOOTON FAIR VALUEEX 93 CHURCHROYD MOLLY 13TH 02668377 GRANDUC JAROMIR RED ETEX 91 CHURCHROYD SANDRA 02684896 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKEX 91 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 59TH 02682318 CARROUSEL REGIMENT RED (ET) USAEX 91 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 30TH 02681084 CARROUSEL REGIMENT RED (ET) USAEX 91 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 27TH 02678558 KC ROSES CHATTER REDEX 91 CHURCHROYD LADY ROSE 12TH 02678306 MARLEYCOTE JACKEX 91 MAXTON ADA 15TH 02677581 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)EX 91 CHURCHROYD DAISY 24TH 02668388 MIDDLEBROOK MITZY - ETEX 91 CHURCHROYD LADY WALTON 6TH 02668379 GRANDUC JAROMIR RED ETEX 91 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 5TH 02666553 ORCHARDHOME ENCHANTEREX 90 CHURCHROYD LADY ROSE 15TH 02685632 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKEX 90 CHURCHROYD GOLDEN DROP 30TH 02682317 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTEX 90 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 25TH 02682316 STADELEX 90 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 32ND 02681383 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTEX 90 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 54TH 02680184 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN’S REBELEX 90 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 7TH 02679064 STBVQ RUBENSEX 90 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 7TH 02679064 STBVQ RUBENSEX 90 MAXTON LADY HERMIONE 77TH 02677575 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 89 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICK 02680233 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEVG 88 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 29TH 02687066 ATTWELL ATOMVG 88 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 27TH 02683963 BAILEYS RL MATRIX REDVG 88 CHURCHROYD LILIAN 5TH 02683256 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 87 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 31ST 028689700 STADEL

Class Heifer/Cow Herd Book No. Sire Class Heifer/Cow Herd Book No. Sire

I.R.G. Collins & Partners - CHURCHROYDVG 87 CHURCHROYD FAY 4TH 028688755 ATTWELL ATOMVG 87 CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 29TH 02687066 ATTWELL ATOMVG 87 CHURCHROYD DOROTHY 3RD 02685671 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 87 CHURCHROYD MISCHIEF 3RD 02685634 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 87 CHURCHROYD SANDRA 02684896 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 87 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 13TH 02682867 MARLEYCOTE MAVERICKVG 86 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 48TH 028691012 DRISGOL WATZONVG 86 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 74TH 028688080 ATTWELL ATOMVG 86 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 15TH 02687081 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 85 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 17TH 028689281 INNISFAIL PRINCE OF DIAMONDSVG 85 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 43RD 028688076 ATTWELL ATOMVG 85 CHURCHROYD LADY WALTON 9TH 02687082 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 85 CHURCHROYD GWEN 9TH 02687074 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 85 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 68TH 02685988 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 85 CHURCHROYD TINY 3RD 02683260 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 85 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 12TH 02681840 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTMr R.G. Kite - COTONHALLEX 90 HOOTON LILY FAIR 213TH 02684085 KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL - ETEX 90 DUNHAM MARGARET 79TH 02667240 DUNHAM RANGERVG 88 COTONHALL COLUMBIA 1ST 02686920 DUDOC BACCULUM-REDVG 88 MAXTON BATES DUCHESS 93RD 02684058 ELKINGTON MAGICVG 88 ELKINGTON BARRINGTON 21ST 02682643 WINBROOK VINCEVG 87 MAXTON ROSEBUD 16TH 02684059 AMBER GRAND DUKEVG 86 COTONHALL GRACE 029692813 RANTONALL RAMBOVG 86 COTONHALL SHREK 2ND 02686940 MARKWELL KITEVG 86 MAXTON RACHAEL 02684060 ELKINGTON MAGICVG 86 COTONHALL MELROSE 023695437 VG 85 COTONHALL MONICA 029692823 RANTONALL RAMBOVG 85 COTONHALL OOPSY DAISY 029692821 RANTONALL RAMBOVG 85 COTONHALL CORNELIA 2ND 029692816 RANTONALL RAMBOVG 85 COTONHALL ROXY 2ND 02687241 RANTONALL RAMBOVG 85 TABLEY DUCHESS 2ND 02685609 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONVG 85 RODWAY LADY LAURA 73RD 02685395 RODWAY REBEL PRINCEVG 85 BROADLANE DUCHESS GWYNNE 84TH 02683748 BROADLANE WILD PROSPECTMr. D. Price Jones - DEEEX 93 DEE FOGGATHORPE LASS 02665745 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEEX 92 DEE AUTUMN 2ND 02679760 HOOTON FAIR ESTEEMVG 88 DEE WILD QUEEN 8TH 02684359 KC ROSES CHATTER REDVG 88 DEE PANSY 8TH 02684354 POOS STADEL CLASSICVG 88 DEE BARRINGTON 2ND 02683635 WINBROOK VINCEVG 88 DEE ROSA 4TH 02682542 DUNHAM RESOLUTIONVG 88 DEE THORNDALE JEAN 02677137 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEVG 87 DEE JEAN 02682546 DUNHAM RESOLUTIONVG 86 DEE PANSY 9TH 02686580 COGENT RETINUE REDVG 86 DEE PRIMROSE 7TH 02684361 WINBROOK VINCEVG 86 DEE SOPHIA 3RD 02680458 HOOTON FAIR ESTEEMVG 85 DEE SPARKLE 2ND 028688988 DRISGOL WATZONVG 85 DEE THORNDALE QUEEN 4TH 02686574 WENVOE BRIAR’S MASTERMANVG 85 DEE THORNDALE QUEEN 2ND 02681889 WINBROOK VINCEVG 85 DEE LEGEND WILDQUEEN 02676195 MAXTON LEGENDMr. G. Royle - DUNHAMEX 94 DUNHAM TULIP 77TH 02668336 WINBROOK MAXEX 92 DUNHAM CLARISSA 39TH 02666132 MAXTON BUTLEREX 91 DUNHAM HEATHER 77TH 02680331 HOOTON FAIR ACHIEVEMENTEX 91 DUNHAM WILD QUEEN 37TH 02678540 WINBROOK MAXEX 91 DUNHAM CLARIBEL 138TH 02670930 WINBROOK MAXEX 90 DUNHAM CLARISSA 51ST 02681568 HOOTON FAIR ACHIEVEMENTEX 90 DUNHAM DUCHESS ANN 58TH 02679093 WINBROOK MAXEX 90 DUNHAM DUCHESS ANN 44TH 02671732 WINBROOK MAXVG 88 DUNHAM CROCIA 74TH 02681571 HOOTON FAIR ACHIEVEMENTVG 88 DUNHAM CLARISSA 50TH 02680343 HOOTON FAIR ACHIEVEMENTVG 87 DUNHAM WILD QUEEN 34TH 02675709 WINBROOK MAXVG 86 DUNHAM CROCIA 81ST 028689196 NEJAY PRINCE 3RDVG 86 DUNHAM MARGARET 104TH 02684606 DUNHAM NOBILITYVG 86 DUNHAM HEATHER 84TH 02684598 DUNHAM NOBILITYVG 86 DUNHAM MARGARET 102ND 02683246 DUNHAM NOBILITYVG 85 DUNHAM WILD QUEEN 48TH 02686206 WINBROOK VINNIEVG 85 DUNHAM CLARIBEL 164TH 02685748 DUNHAM NOBILITYVG 85 DUNHAM PANSY 44TH 02684170 DUNHAM NOBILITYVG 85 DUNHAM TULIP 107TH 02684167 DUNHAM RESOLUTIONVG 85 DUNHAM TULIP 95TH 02680346 HOOTON FAIR ACHIEVEMENTMr. E. Crank - EARLSGIFTEX 93 EARLSGIFT FILLPAIL FAE 2ND 02666909 WINBROOK VINCEEX 92 EARLSGIFT GREENLEAF 3RD 02684066 DRISGOL WATZONEX 91 STRICKLEY TRUE PERFECTION 02687032 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONEX 90 AVONDALE FURBELOW 13TH 028689056 DRISGOL WATZONEX 90 EARLSGIFT FURBELOW ELSIE 02684064 EARLSGIFT TIMBERVG 88 EARLSGIFT CACTUS 02685135 DRISGOL WATZONVG 88 EARLSGIFT LADY WALTON 5TH 02684067 DRISGOL WATZONVG 88 RUFFETS PRESENTATION 2ND 02680108 COURTOVER PATRIOTVG 87 EARLSGIFT ANNA’S FURBELOW 02684068 DRISGOL WATZONVG 86 EARLSGIFT DAISY 3RD 028691342 DRISGOL WATZONVG 86 AVONDALE LILY FAIR 4TH 028688095 DRISGOL WATZONVG 85 HOOTON CYNTHIA 7TH 02685689 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONMr. and Mrs M.S. Davies - ELKINGTONEX 95 CHICKLADE WILDEYES 26TH 02662925 SEQUA BARRA SHORTY 4THEX 94 ELKINGTON AMBER PRINCESS 4TH 02667164 ELKINGTON KING WILLIAMEX 91 ELKINGTON HILDA RED 02682691 ELKINGTON KING WILLIAMVG 86 ELKINGTON JILL 9TH 02684414 ELKINGTON BARRINGERVG 86 ELKINGTON NELLIE 10TH 02682637 ELKINGTON BARRINGERVG 85 ELKINGTON BARRINGTON 22ND 02687107 HUNDAY MAJOR


Mr. and Mrs M.S. Davies - ELKINGTONVG 85 ELKINGTON CLARA 8TH 02685229 ELKINGTON BARRINGERVG 85 ELKINGTON NELLIE 12TH 02684417 ELKINGTON BARRINGERMr. and Mrs I.L. Harries - GELLIEX 92 GELLI RUDOLPH FOGGATHORPE 02685698 GELLI RUDOLPHEX 92 GELLI FLORA 02679625 STADELEX 92 HOOTON LEGEND 4TH 02674502 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONEX 90 GELLI WILDEYES 2ND 02680790 GLANHIRWEN PRINCEVG 89 GELLI WILDEYES 02676273 WINBROOK KING HENRYVG 88 GELLI IPOD DARLINGTONCRAN (ET) 028690264 INNISFAIL PRINCE OF DIAMONDS VG 88 GELLI DARLINGTON CRAN 3RD (ET) 02685696 WINBROOK VINCEVG 86 GELLI RED ROSE 02685768 GELLI RUDOLPHK.J. Osborne and Partners - GOODWICKEX 90 MAXTON BARONESS 12TH 02677585 MAXTON MARCHBANKVG 86 GOODWICK SABRINA 02681824 HILLSTONE CONCORDVG 85 GOODWICK HANDSOME 2ND 02685361 ORCHARDHOME FAIR MAGNUMSD & EL Preece - GRIFFINVG 88 RANTONALL JOY 72ND 02684250 RANTONALL SILASVG 88 DUNHAM PANSY 43RD 02683008 DUNHAM DISCOVERYVG 88 GRIFFIN DAPHNE 3RD 023690398 ALMERE PERICLEESVG 86 NEWPARK LADY 16TH 02674694 BRECKNEY GEORGEMr. J.C Hayward - HOOTONEX 96 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 31ST 02676463 HEATHERSTONE V HERO RED ETEX 92 HOOTON TIP TOE 22ND 02674501 HEATHERSTONE V HERO RED ETEX 92 HOOTON TIP TOE 22ND 02674501 HEATHERSTONE V HERO RED ETEX 92 COTLEY ERIN 68TH 02662403 COTLEY TROOPEREX 92 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 20TH 02652349 HOOTON FAIR SHAREEX 91 HOOTON LILY FAIR 219TH 02684692 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)EX 91 HOOTON MUSICAL BOUQUET 31ST 02674492 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONEX 90 HOOTON TOPSY 3RD 02679846 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONVG 88 HOOTON LILY FAIR 219TH 02684692 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 88 CHATSWORTHPARK RUSTLER ROSETTE 02684505 SIR RIDGEDAL RUSTLER REDVG 88 HOOTON LILY FAIR 210TH 02681787 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 88 HOOTON FLORA GWYNNE 39TH 02665688 HOOTON FAIR APPEALVG 87 HOOTON KING CHARLES 028693181 MER-GOLD SOLARA REDVG 87 HOOTON FLORA GWYNNE 43RD 02686439 MORWICK SAND RANGERVG 87 HOOTON NELLIE 8TH 02684410 GLANHIRWEN PEERLESSVG 87 MAXTON SPARKLE 31ST 02674110 MAXTON MOSSYBANKVG 86 HOOTON LILY FAIR 231ST 028688410 MER-GOLD SOLARA REDVG 86 HOOTON FLORA GWYNNE 43RD 02686439 MORWICK SAND RANGERVG 86 HOOTON FAIRY DUCHESS 37TH 02685688 HOOTON FAIR PERFECTIONVG 86 CHATSWORTHPARK LAKESIDE PEARL 02685320 ROESBETT LAKESIDEVG 86 HOOTON TIP TOE 26 02684925 WINBROOK VINCEVG 86 HOOTON LILY FAIR 216TH 02684090 HOOTON FAIR APPEALVG 86 HOOTON LILY FAIR 209TH 02681785 HOOTON NELSONVG 86 HOOTON STELLA 40TH 02679851 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN’S REBELVG 85 HOOTON LILY FAIR 220TH 02685685 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)VG 85 HOOTON STELLA 43RD 02684690 HOOTON FAIR REQUESTVG 85 HOOTON NELLIE 8TH 02684410 GLANHIRWEN PEERLESSVG 85 CHATSWORTHPARK RUSTLER PRINCESS 02685321 SIR RIDGEDAL RUSTLER REDT J Morrison & Sons - INCHEX 94 FRIDA 59DK057239-02234 FYN CENTEX 93 532 ST JARNA 59SRB52281-532 0131 LAMMIN LIFEEX 93 FRIDA 59DK057239-02234 FYN CENTEX 92 JURIST PANSY 59SRB44428-419 B JURISTEX 91 INCH JUNE (ET) 22000133 B JURISTEX 91 INCH JENNY (ET) 22000128 B JURISTEX 90 ALBA 264 59DK057239-02264 T MOBERGEX 90 INCH JOAN (ET) 22000129 B JURISTVG 86 INCH JURIST ALBA 22000380 B JURISTVG 86 INCH ORR JOAN 22000373 1433 ORRARYDVG 86 INCH LENS ONSKA 22000366 1678 K LENSVG 85 INCH JURIST JO 22000374 B JURISTG. and B. Bell - IRTHINGVALEVG 87 IRTHINGVALE WATZON NIOBE ROSE 028698575 DRISGOL WATZOND. Anderson & Sons - KILLYLISSVG 85 KILLALISS BRIDESMAID 2ND 02674578 WINBROOK KING HENRYMessrs. N. and R. Booth - KILSALLYEX 91 KILSALLY SNOWFLAKE 6TH 02684748 FABEREX 91 KILSALLY TULIP 3RD 02682509 KC ROSES CHATTER REDEX 91 KILSALLY CHERRY BLOSSOM 02680564 BEECHVIEW CHAMPIONEX 91 COTLEY FOGGATHORPE LASS 150TH 02672341 SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)EX 90 KILSALLY SNOWFLAKE 7TH 02684751 FABERVG 89 KILSALLY FILLPAIL 4TH 02684753 FABERVG 88 KILSALLY LADY NOTTINGHAM 3RD 02684756 FABERVG 86 KILSALLY LADY NOTTINGHAM 4TH 02687466 FABERVG 85 KILSALLY COUNTESS 3RD 02687468 KILSALLY DUTCH TEDMr A J Harry - LANFROVG 86 LANFRO MARLEY 023699016 PENRIKA REDMAN REDVG 85 LANFRO ELIN 023699017 PENRIKA REDMAN REDR.J.B. Lawson and Sons - LISNAMULLIGANVG 86 LISNAMULLIGAN WHITETAIL 2ND 027688997 MEADOWHAVEN PRIDE’S STARRVG 85 LISNAMULLIGAN FAIRY 11TH 02686024 WENVOE BRIAR’S MASTERMANMr E Towers - LUNESDALEVG 88 899 SIMA 59SRB38001-899-4 SPERRI 91310G.G. Baynes and Son - MARLEYCOTEEX 92 MARLEYCOTE FLEUR 3RD 02665788 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE CHESTERVG 88 MARLEYCOTE BARRINGTON IRIS 15TH 02686193 NEJAY ROYALTYVG 88 MARLEYCOTE OLIVE 11TH 02683847 KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL - ET


G.G. Baynes and Son - MARLEYCOTEVG 87 MARLEYCOTE PATRICIA 9TH 02687058 MER-GOLD AUTUMN SON - REDVG 86 MARLEYCOTE REBEL TINY 02685351 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN’S REBELVG 86 MARLEYCOTE PATRICIA 6TH 02684464 DIONYS ETVG 86 MARLEYCOTE MARGO 2ND 02665417 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTVG 85 STRICKLEY GERI 15TH 028689108 DRISGOL WATZONVG 85 MARLEYCOTE PATRICIA 8TH 02686715 NEJAY ROYALTYVG 85 SHAUNLEA PRINCESS SADIE 02685388 ROSEDALE-L RAMPAGE-RED ETMessrs JM & J Fisher - MOSSRIGGVG 85 MOSSRIGG PRINCESS FOGGATHORPE 4TH 028696524 MAPLETON VALLEY MASTER JP (IMP SEMEN)Mr. N. Madeley - NEJAYEX 92 ATTWELL ANNE 02679236 WINBROOK VINCEEX 92 NEJAY PRINCESS 02661071 MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCEEX 90 NEJAY ERIN 2ND 02682155 MORWICK SAND RANGERVG 87 NEJAY PAMELA MARY 4TH 02686554 NEJAY ROYALTYVG 86 NEJAY PAMELA MARY 3RD 02684680 RODWAY JAKEVG 85 TONELEA FAIRMAID 118TH 02684775 KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL - ETMr P Morgan - PHILMORVG 88 PHILMOR RED LADY 02685220 WREAY RED DUKEVG 85 GELLI RAMPAGE BRIDESMAID 028688711 ROSEDALE-L RAMPAGE-RED ETMr. G.A. Madeley - RODWAYEX 92 RODWAY LADY BARRINGTON 13TH 02670194 BROADLANE HISTORIANEX 91 RODWAY GREY ROSE 16TH 02677075 AMBER IZAAK 3RDEX 90 RODWAY MARIE 68TH 02683784 RODWAY REBEL PRINCEEX 90 RODWAY CLARIBEL 33RD 02682771 WINBROOK VINCEEX 90 WESTONIA BACCULUM LASS 02677424 DUDOC BACCULUM-REDEX 90 RODWAY SAMANTA 9TH 02670195 KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL - ETVG 89 RODWAY SONNSCHEIN 15TH 02684940 KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL - ETVG 88 RODWAY MISTRAL 6TH 02681923 MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUTVG 87 RODWAY LADY BARRINGTON 23RD 02684950 INNISFAIL PRINCE OF DIAMONDS VG 85 RODWAY RED ROSE 36TH 02684948 KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL - ETVG 85 RODWAY TABIA 02684441 RODWAY REBEL PRINCEVG 85 RODWAY CACTUS 63RD 02681370 RODWAY TRIPLE PMr M Shadwick - SKYHIGHEX 93 690 ORREJA 59DK043172-01690 1213 PETERSLUNDEX 91 AVID 790 59DK023808-02790 R ASCONAVG 88 LINA 885 59DK023808-02885 1678 K LENSVG 88 STALA 59DK023808-02774 1678 K LENSVG 87 ALFA 899 59SRB031720-8996 B JURISTVG 87 ROSA 884 59SRB030696-08841 603 FLARKBACKENVG 87 SKYHIGH LENS STRIMMA 22000112 1 678 K LENSVG 87 SKYHIGH BAHAMA FRIDA 22000110 R BAHAMAVG 86 ROSA 918 59SRB038001-09182 303 TOMTEBYVG 86 SKONA 897 59SRB030696-08973 SPERRINGEVG 86 VIRA 882 59DK023808-02882 JUBY (ET)VG 86 SKYHIGH LENS STRIMM (ET) 22000243 1678 K LENSVG 85 MATTILDA 421 59SRB045131-4213 463 JUBYVG 85 SKYHIGH FRITZ HIFA 22000111 R FRITZW.H. and K Robinson - STRICKLEYEX 94 STRICKLEY STARLET 51ST 02668113 WINBROOK DIAMONDEX 92 STRICKLEY FILLPAIL 02674862 WINBROOK KING VICEX 92 STRICKLEY LADY HERMIONE 4TH 02673654 WINBROOK DIAMONDEX 91 STRICKLEY DAINTY PRINCESS 3RD 02677200 NEJAY PRINCEEX 90 STRICKLEY GOLDIE 169TH 02681587 IRTHINGVALE TUDOREX 90 STRICKLEY PANSY 02671080 STBVQ RUBENSEX 90 WREAY DAINTY PRINCESS 02661154 SEQUA BARRA SHORTY 4THVG 89 STRICKLEY LILY 5TH 02673976 WINBROOK DIAMONDVG 89 STRICKLEY CHARLOTTE 023697458 MARLEYCOTE RAIDERVG 87 STRICKLEY STARLEY 94TH 02686012 CARROUSEL DISRIGENE REDVG 85 STRICKLEY GOLDIE 186TH 02686286 MARLEYCOTE RAIDERVG 85 STRICKLEY STARBUD 35TH 02685647 MARLEYCOTE RAIDERSunrise Shorthorns - SUNRISEEX 92 LINCOOL HEATHER 10TH 028696474 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN’S REBELEX 91 DEE WILD QUEEN 8TH 02684359 KC ROSES CHATTER REDPearn Wyatt and Son - TWELLSEX 92 TWELLS JEAN 170TH 02680483 ORIGINEX 91 TWELLS ROSE 02683429 HOOTON ERRANTVG 88 TWELLS HEATHER QUEEN 304TH 02684321 STORLEY ICEMANVG 88 TWELLS SUSIE 53RD 02683432 HOOTON ERRANTVG 88 TWELLS ANNE 3RD 02683078 JA BOB JORDON REDVG 88 TONELEA FAIRMAID 117TH 02682263 TONELEA CHANCELLORVG 88 TWELLS CLEMENTINE 191ST 02676625 TWELLS BARRINGTON GRANGE 4THVG 88 TWELLS HEATHER QUEEN 268TH 02658301 STONETOWN SUNDANCE (ET) CHVG 86 TWELLS BONNIFACE DOT 1ST 02685066 HOOTON ERRANTVG 86 TWELLS SPARKLE 3RD 02675864 TWELLS BARRINGTON GRANGE 4THVG 85 TWELLS CHRISTMAS ROSE 88TH 028688269 NEJAY PRINCEVG 85 TWELLS MOSS ROSE 139TH 028688263 CHURCHROYD GENERAL JACKVG 85 TWELLS CLEMENTINE 197TH 02685073 HOOTON ERRANTVG 85 TWELLS SPARKLE 4TH 02685070 HOOTON ERRANTVG 85 TWELLS CLEMENTINE 188TH 02676306 TWELLS BARRINGTON GRANGE 4THMr. W.S.J. Pugh - WALLHOPEVG 89 WALLHOPE FAIRY STAR 6TH 02679882 COURTOVER FELLOWVG 85 WALLHOPE RUBENS DUCHESS 02685488 WALLHOPE RUBENSMr A Dennis - WHITEBURYVG 87 BROADLANE GEMMA 10TH 02668028 BROADLANE HISTORIANVG 85 WHITEBURY WBM RUSSET 028689069 WENVOE BRIAR’S MASTERMAN

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Mr. J.R. Fisher - WILLOUGHBYEX 90 WILLOUGHBY DELILA 21ST 02682844 RENOWN FACTOR ET - RCEX 90 WILLOUGHBY ROSE 40TH 02681861 HOOTON ARTOISVG 85 WILLOUGHBY PEARL 16TH 02686799 MAPLETON VALLEY MASTER JP (IMP SEMEN)VG 85 WILLOUGHBY DELILA 26TH 02686797 HOOTON FAIR REBELVG 85 WILLOUGHBY DELILA 24TH 02686789 HOOTON FAIR REBELVG 85 WILLOUGHBY LILY FAIR 8TH 02685057 RENOWN FACTOR ET - RCVG 85 WILLOUGHBY PEARL 14TH 02685055 WINBROOK KING HENRYMr. A.V. Wright - YEWTREEEX 93 YEWTREE ELLIOT 02684457 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN’S REBELEX 92 YEWTREE SHORTY ALIDA 2ND 02678395 SEQUA BARRA SHORTY 4THEX 92 RODWAY RHODA 25TH 02663106 VALENTINE INSPIRATIONEX 91 YEWTREE IKE ERLANDA 2ND 02682870 AMBER BARRINGTON IKEEX 91 YEWTREE CHATTER DAISY 02679027 KC ROSES CHATTER REDEX 90 YEWTREE IKE DIANE 02684885 AMBER BARRINGTON IKEVG 88 YEWTREE PRINCE ALIDIA 02685961 AMBER PRINCEVG 88 YEWTREE BUTTERBOY IRIS 02684873 YEWTREE BUTTERBOYVG 88 YEWTREE HENRY ALMA 4TH 02682472 AMBER BARRINGTON REDVG 88 YEWTREE HENRY ROSE 2ND 02682177 YEWTREE HENRYVG 88 YEWTREE HENRY LILY 02682167 YEWTREE HENRYVG 88 YEWTREE HENRY BECCY 02680090 YEWTREE HENRYVG 88 YEWTREE HENRY ERLANDA 02678785 YEWTREE HENRYVG 88 DUNSHILL LADY LAURA 11TH 02667158 QUARRYCROFT BARRINGTON RAINCLOUDVG 87 YEWTREE ALBERT BOUQUET 028688472 AMBER PRINCE ALBERTVG 87 YEWTREE ALBERT WILLOW 02687492 AMBER PRINCE ALBERTVG 87 YEWTREE BUTTERBOY HAPPY 02685968 YEWTREE BUTTERBOY


Mr. A.V. Wright - YEWTREEVG 87 YEWTREE BUTTERBOY BEATE 02684872 YEWTREE BUTTERBOYVG 87 YEWTREE BUTTERBOY ANNETTE 02683912 YEWTREE BUTTERBOYVG 87 YEWTREE IKE MONTA 3RD 02683304 IRTHINGVALE LILIAN’S REBELVG 86 AMBER LUCIFER 029693518 BUCKHORN ACRES ARAGORN RED ETVG 86 YEWTREE PRINCE HAPPY 029689918 AMBER PRINCEVG 86 YEWTREE PRINCE LEIDA 029689915 AMBER PRINCEVG 86 YEWTREE PRINCE ERLAND 5TH 02687501 AMBER PRINCEVG 86 YEWTREE RETINUE STELLA 02687489 COGENT RETINUE REDVG 86 AMBER PRINCESS ANNE 72ND 02687158 MER-GOLD AUTUMN SON - REDVG 86 YEWTREE IKE SUNSHINE 2ND 02687015 AMBER BARRINGTON IKEVG 86 YEWTREE BUTTERBOY DUCHESS 02686268 YEWTREE BUTTERBOYVG 86 YEWTREE IKE MAPLE 02686265 AMBER BARRINGTON IKEVG 86 YEWTREE HENRY IRIS 4TH 02683301 YEWTREE HENRYVG 86 YEWTREE IKE SHOP 02682447 AMBER BARRINGTON IKEVG 85 YEWTREE ELLIOT JILL 029689152 YEWTREE ELLIOTVG 85 YEWTREE ALBERT DONNA 5TH 028691837 AMBER PRINCE ALBERTVG 85 AMBER ANTHONY 028690220 POOS STADEL CLASSICVG 85 YEWTREE BYRON MARIE 028690188 RODWAY BYRONVG 85 YEWTREE ALBERT WILLOW 02687492 AMBER PRINCE ALBERTVG 85 YEWTREE PRINCE DONNA 3RD 02686517 AMBER PRINCEVG 85 YEWTREE ELLIOT IONA 02686117 YEWTREE ELLIOTVG 85 YEWTREE PRINCE ALMA 02685099 AMBER PRINCEVG 85 YEWTREE BUTTERBOY DONNA 02684884 YEWTREE BUTTERBOYVG 85 YEWTREE HENRY ERLAND 2ND 02683291 YEWTREE HENRYVG 85 YEWTREE IKE ERLAND 2ND 02682869 AMBER BARRINGTON IKEVG 85 RODWAY MARIE 66TH 02682772 RODWAY LAWMAN

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Kidstones Lady Laura 8 VG86 Heifer Champ GYS 2010

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Milk Yield Certificates 2011

100,00kgs Certificate

J C HaywardTonelea Foggathorpe 5th EX92

100,551kgs from 27.09.2007 to 22.11.08

N MadeleyNejay Princess EX95

103,295kgs from 16.08.2000 to 06.06.11

75,000kg Certificate

G A MadeleyRodway Flower 9th EX92 95,557kg from 19.08.1999 to 21.01.11Rodway Red Rose 20th EX92 86,721kg from 14.10.1999 to 16.05.11Rodway Red Rose 19th EX93 79,848kg from 15,10.1999 to 16.05 11Rodway Orgine EX91 81,069kg from 18.08.1997 to 23.02. 10

N G StockdaleCastledale Resolve Ruth EX90 76,319kg from 13.11.2000 to 02.03.11

W P & B Norbury & SonBroadlane Lady Laura 8th 87,081kg from 25.03.2000 to 20.10.11Broadlane Viola 29th 84,128kg from18.06.2001 to 20.10.11

J C HaywardHooton Lily fair 172nd EX91 82,653kg from 05.07.2003 to 20.04 11Hooton Rose 7th VG86 75,000kg from 30.01.2001 to 20.04.11

50,00kgs Certificate

W H & K RobinsonStrickley Lady Hermione 4th 58,792kg from 13.06.2004 to 24.10.11Strickley Annabella 122nd 53,195kg from 09.09.2005 to 24.10.11Strickley Starlet 56th 51,144kg from 15.09.2004 to 24.10.11Strickley Oak Barrington 4th 51,334kg from 17.12.2003 to 24.10.11Strickley Dainty Princess 3rd 50,604kg from 16.09.2005 to 24.10.11Strickley Starlet 51st 50,593kg from 11.12.2002 to 24.10.11

J C HaywardHooton Tip Toe 22 EX92 56,724kg from 25.01.2005 to 20.04.11Hooton Fairy Duchess 31st EX95 53,272kg from 17.10-.2005 to 11.11.10Hooton Lily Fair 194th VG86 52,405kg from 16.12.2005 to 16.12.10Tonelea Pansy 183rd EX92 56,329kg from 05.02.2004 to 20.04.11

G A MadeleyRodway Lady Barrington 13th EX92 60,988kg from 25.06.2003 to 08.04.11Rodway Lady Barrington 9th EX92 68,678kg from 20.03.2001 to 03.12.10Rodway Claribel 26th EX91 60,088kg from 28.06.2002 to 04.11.10Rodway Marcia 21st EX90 54,402kg from 28.10.2001 to 2612.10

N G StockdaleCastledale Ruth 3rd EX92 50,916kg from 01.11.2004 to 02.03.11

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Many great cows and bulls have begun life here, not least Winbrook King Henry, who in David’s opinion is one of the greatest bulls used on his herd. David’s judgment is backed up by the fact that Henry sired three different great Yorkshire Show Champions for David and George in 1998, 1999, 2000. Other sires who have had an equally positive impact are Maxton Edward and King Henry’s Sire – Kingsdale Peris Champ.

There are currently 145 Shorthorns made up of 70 milk cows plus 75 followers. Heifers currently calving are mainly sired by Winbrook Gilly and Churchroyd Ben, both look like they will make great Herd Cows. There is also a pure Northern Dairy Heifer by Castiles Lancer out of a Winbrook Atom Dam, both David and George are keen to keep at least one Northern Dairy Family line going. George at 92 is showing no signs of slowing down and whilst taking a back seat, he is still in charge of calf rearing and also keeping David’s breeding policy on the right path.

Currently calves are being born by RCG sires, including Rodway Reuben, Gelli Ipod’s Discoverer and Nejay Amazon and stock bull Strickley True Perfection will soon be added to the line up.

After the AGM was over there was a stock judging competition between the regions, just a bit of fun, with the ‘home’ nation of the North West taking top honours. Even the Cumbrian ‘liquid sunshine’ couldn’t dampen the spirit( we have to fill the lakes up somehow!)

Many thanks to George, David and family for the superb hospitality. We were all treated to a great spread including some fantastic baking. A great day was certainly had by all.

James Robinson

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AGM 2011 AND HERD VISIT TO THE WINBROOK HERD

Few, if any herds, need so little an introduction as the Winbrook Herd of George and David Dent. The south east Cumbrian herd hosted this year’s AGM and Herd Visit and to all the visitors it was plain to see the history that is so deep within the pedigrees.

Started by David’s grandfather the Brook Herd was one of the founders of the Northern Dairy Herd Book. Then in 1961 the Winbrook Herd began at Winton House.

George Dent with a typical Winbrook cow

David explains the breeding of his cows

HURCHROYD heer xcellence

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HEATHER 24 EX95

Heather 29 ex95

HEATHER 48 VG86

Kirklevington 17 VG85

BRonTE WILDEYEs 31 VG87

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Ian:01924 493422 / 07761 965493 mary:01924 493422 Wendy:07785971614 email:[email protected]

Visitors always welcome Stock bulls and semen for sale

We have appointed a travel company, KIRRA HOLIDAYS CHRISTCHURCH, as our travel agents and with them we are planning a diverse tour of New

Zealand for you all to see as many SHORTHORNS, both BEEF and DAIRY as well as some of our beautiful scenery and great tourist locations.

The Conference Tour will start in Christchurch, yes Christchurch is still operating and looks forward to welcoming you all to the start of this magical journey we are planning to help celebrate the 200th year of Shorthorns in Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand – Land of the Long White Cloud – consists of two main islands known as the North and the South Islands. It is similar in size to Japan or Great Britain and has a population of 4.1 million. Much of the land is preserved in National Parks and Reserves and is known as the Adventure Capital of the World. So we intend to show you as much of this fine country as we can.

Our Pre Conference Tour will start in Christchurch and we will travel via the Mackenzie Basin Central Otago and the Southern Lakes to Queenstown visiting farms and tourist locations along the way. For those who are thrill seekers Queenstown will entice you to Bungy Jump at the Skippers Canon or ride the Shotover Jet. There is also plenty to do in Queenstown for those that just want to explore a majestic alpine town.

From Queenstown we will travel on to Mt Linton Station in southern Southland where we are pleased to report that our Crossbreeding Trail is progressing well. Ceri Lewis is pleased with the calves that are just being born so we will be watching their progress with much interest. We look forward to taking you to this station to not only see the results of this trail but to see such a vast area of high country being farmed commercially with sheep and cattle.

From Mt Linton we will travel up the East Coast visiting Beef and Dairy Herds heading to Kaikoura. Kaikoura is another stop where you will get the morning off to explore this seaside town. Kaikoura (meaning meal of Crayfish) has a fascinating history with the early Maori hunting for Moa (now extinct) and using the coastal caves for shelter. Seals and Whales and the mountains meeting the ocean feature here.

On to Blenheim to tour the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre that Sir Peter Jackson, director of Lord of the Rings, has made a major contribution too.

We will then cross Cooks Strait by ferry sailing from Picton through the picturesque Queen Charlotte Sounds to Wellington.

A morning off in Wellington will give you a chance to explore a little of our capital city. Here you can visit Parliament Buildings and the Beehive or the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, as well as some great shopping on the Lambton Quarter.

World Shorthorn Conference New Zealand, March 2013Planning is well underway for the World Shorthorn Tours and Conference in New Zealand March 8th – 27th 2013.

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From Wellington we will head up the East Coast, once again stopping at farms and tourist locations along the way to Rotorua. Rotorua is like no other place in the world. Here you can stand on active volcanoes, peer into massive craters, watch mud boil and geysers erupt and the smell!!

Some more farm visits both beef and dairy we will see us end up in Auckland. Auckland is our biggest City, often known as The City of Sails home to a huge sailing fraternity and the famous Sky Tower.

We are gradually getting you to where our Conference is to be held. With a few more interesting stops we will end our tour in the beautiful Bay of Islands. Home to were shorthorns were first introduced into New Zealand by Samuel Marsden in 1814. A fitting place for Shorthorn Breeders and Friends to come together and celebrate a milestone for our great breed.

Shorthorn Beef New Zealand invites you all down under in March 2013. We believe the itinerary we are putting together will certainly give you a wide look at Shorthorns both stud and commercial farms as well as mixing some great tourist spots and activities for all ages. The diversity of our landscape in short distances is second to none.

COME AND JOIN US IN MARCH 2013

Judy Austin: Chairperson World Shorthorn Organising Committee

Email: [email protected]

Kirra Holidays Contact: Heather Collins

Senior Customer Service, Sales and Operations

Phone: 64 (0) 3 3550492

Email: [email protected]

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I had an amazing opportunity to visit England this fall. I was able to attend the UK Dairy Event in Birmingham where the National All Breeds Show was held. I also had time to travel to some Shorthorn herds. I spent time in the USLGE booth in the exhibit hall at the Dairy Event where there was interest in bringing US Milking Shorthorn genetics to the UK and Ireland. The inquiries were mainly about semen and embryos that are currently available for export. The Shorthorn show was small, but high quality, with Nejay Erin 2 being named Champion.

From Birmingham I traveled to Shropshire where I stayed with Graham, Shirley and Rachael Madeley. The Rodway Organic herd of Dairy Shorthorns has been influenced by many bloodlines from across the world. The most consistent influence, by far, would be from Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel, whose daughters are super framed, well uddered dairy cows. The herd proves the advantage in longevity that the Shorthorn breed is known for with multiple cows still in the milking herd after their ninth lactation Graham, Rachael and I spent a day traveling through Cheshire visiting three herds.

The first of the day was the Earlsgift & Avondale Herd of Edward Crank and family. I was very impressed with the Drisgol Watzon daughters I saw.

They are all patterned alike with stylish dairy frames and beautiful udders. They were extremely easy to pick out in every herd I visited as they all had the same udders and were all deep ribbed. Watzon himself is 10 years old and still used with heifers.

The other bull on the farm is Drisgol Madonna’s Prince whose daughters look to be very milky and dairy framed. The second herd of the day was Kayl Dairy Shorthorns owned by Rob and his daughter Kayleigh Boote, where I saw a lot of large framed, deep ribbed cows. They have used a lot of North American bulls with varying results.

An Englishman in New York - NO - An American in Birmingham

Kylie Daniels, AMSS Board Member, visits the Shorthorn stand

Vinra Frost Ted worked well for producing big, beautiful daughters. The final stop of the day was at the Dunham Herd of Geoff Royle, son Stuart and family. This herd has a much higher percentage shorthorn blood and they are visibly improving. The older cows are a bit more powerful and tend to be slightly rounder, but the younger cows are much more dairy with flatter bone and more snuggly attached udders. One of my favorite cows of the week was a super stylish Nejay Prince 3rd daughter. The bull himself is still on the farm and is very impressive.

The following day Graham and I made the trek to Wales to visit the Drisgol herd of Seimon Thomas and family. The scenic drive there was very impressive, but I was amazed to see over 200 red cows on pasture when we got there, even though it was raining!

As the original home of Watzon and Madonna’s Prince there were many impressive daughters of both bulls that fit the pattern of the daughters that I had seen earlier. Overall the herd was full of deep ribbed, well uddered, milky cows.

I wish I could have visited many more herds. I was so impressed with the dairy strength and udder quality of the Shorthorns I saw and if I had the opportunity I would use Drisgol Watzon and Nejay Prince 3rd in my herd. The longevity and productivity of the cattle I saw speaks to the qualities of the Shorthorns that all cattle breeders should be looking for. Thanks to everyone who hosted me during my brief stay! I truly appreciate the hospitality and I’m hoping to be back again soon.

Kylie Daniels

Roger Osborne from Tytherington near Warminster, Wiltshire was given a special presentation at this year’s Bath & West Dairy Show, to mark his 50 years of association with the South West Counties Shorthorn Breeders’ Club.

As well as being both a past Chairman and Treasurer of the Club, Roger is well known throughout the U.K. for his breeding of Dairy Shorthorn Cattle, having won numerous Championships over the years at both The Royal Show and the Royal Bath & West Show with his famous Cotley herd.

Roger has now retired from farming and pedigree breeding, but Interestingly, both the Champion and Reserve Champion Dairy Shorthorns at this year’s N.E.C. Dairy Event came directly from his bloodlines and the Champion at the Bath & West Dairy Show can also be traced back to the Cotley herd.

A stalwart of the Royal Bath & West Show and the Dairy Show, Roger has been a Livestock Council Member for many years with the Society and has also played an

important role in the U.K. Shorthorn Society. Roger is pictured here (above) being presented with a beautiful print of a Shorthorn by his cousin Tom Osborne, with grateful thanks and appreciation on behalf of the South West Counties Shorthorn Breeders’ Club.

50 Years a Champion of Shorthornsby Anthony Mosley

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Watzon In the Show Ring

Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd VG86- Champion Heifer, Royal 2009- Champion Heifer, Dairy Event 2009- Reserve Champion, National Shorthorn Show 2011- RCG Champion, National Shorthorn Show 2011- Champion, Flint and Denbigh Shorthorn 2009

Avondale Furbelow 13th - Reserve Shorthorn Champion, Oswestry Show 2011

Irthingvale Watzon Niobe Rose - Heifer Champion, Oswestry Show 2011- Res Interbreed Heifer Champion, Oswestry Show 11

Churchroyd Wildeyes 32 - Champion Interbreed, Calf Cheshire 2010

Nejay Bontje 3rd- Reserve Champion, ABAB Calf Show 2010

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*** DRISGOL WATZON EX90 ***Watzon In the Sale Ring Nejay Princess 5th 3100 gns Top Price @ Society saleDee Sparkle 3000 gns Top Price @ Dee Herd SaleIrthingvale Watzon Lillian 2580 gns Top Price @ Society Sale

Started by David’s grandfather the Brook Herd was one of the founders of the Northern Dairy Herd Book. Then in 1961 the Winbrook Herd began at Winton House.

Watzon In the ParlourSTRICKLEY GERI 15 VG85 2yr. - Calved at 2y 4m. Still giving 28kg and back in calf due January to sexed semen.

Lacation No.

Days Milk Yield

BF %

P %

1 244 8138 3.79 3.17

Strickley Lady Hermione 13thLacation

No.Days Milk

YieldBF %

P %

1 305 7351 4.44 3.12

Breckney Wild Eyes 2 VG88Lacation

No.Days Milk

YieldBF %

P %

1 286 7270 3.97 3.19

2 167 5458 4.18 3.32

Breckney Ruth 6 GP84Lacation

No.Days Milk

YieldBF %

P %

1 305 8654 3.83 3.21

Earlsgift Filpail Fae 4th VG87- Champion Heifer, Royal Highland 2010- 1st Heifer, Shorthorn 2010 Photograph Competition

Churchroyd Heather 48th - Champion, ABAB Calf Show 2010- Western Shorthorn Champion Calf 2010- Reserve Champion, North East calf Show 2010- 1st Incalf Heifer, Cheshire and GYS

Strickley Geri 15th VG87 2yr - Reserve Champion, ABAB Calf Show Feb 2009- Champion Calf Penrith 2009- Overall Champion, Wolsingham 2010- Reserve Junior Champion, GYS 2010 & 2011

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In early May of this year Teasdale Annual Tours headed off to visit Shorthorn herds and sightseeing in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

The meeting point and start of the tour was at the Collins family, Dewsbury, after drinks on arrival and meeting old friends and a few new ones! We were treated to a hot dinner by Mary and helpers - a great start to our over indulgent few days! Then it was off to see the milking herd (a short walk which must have been planned by Wendy), a superb milky herd with fantastic udders, which are certainly doing the business on this high, steep farm. Back in the yard we saw a great bull, in Churchroyd Victor, and youngstock by a variety of sires. Next it was time for afternoon tea before we made our way to our lodgings in Doncaster.

The two nights stay here, should have been at St. Ledger Hotel, but due to a mistake by the hotel this plan was scuppered, so we were split up into three separate lodgings not to far away, well done JT.

That evening we all met at the bowling alley, one group was extremely competitive, Wendy and John the two highest scorers with John winning the night (I wonder how many weeks he’d been practising). It was the end of the evening, so back to our B & B’s in the leafy suburbs of Donny!

Contrary to reports from our leader, DPJ was as fast as anyone getting into the hotel, after we had all spotted the lady of the night a little too close to our lodgings. Another member of the tour was seen entering ASDA on his way home that night, he arrived back around an hour and a half later – toothpaste and toothbrush I don’t think so!

Next morning our bus arrived to take us to Sam Smiths, Oxton herd, at Tadcaster. A dairy set up to be envied by everyone, from the new bull pens to the 40 x 40 parlour all

revamped four years ago.

Cow numbers are being increased to milk 300 on an organic system, growing lucerne, wholecrop and grass silage. What a sight to see 200+ traditional Shorthorns grazing on a paddock system. Many homebred bulls were used on the cows with some impressive Lord Foggathorpe, along with King Henry, My Joy, Stellbound and Masterman.

The mother of Boundless, now in her 11th lactation was still going strong. After viewing the in calf heifers (just fifty in this batch!), it was back to the farm for some welcome refreshments, before boarding the bus for our afternoon visit to York, joined by late arrivals the Baynes’.

We had an enjoyable afternoon with plenty to see and do in York, some shopping in the

Shambles, visiting York Minster, boat trips on the Ouse, and even the odd Cider bar or pub. Next back to Doncaster for Greyhound racing in the evening, Teasdale tours had their own executive box overlooking the finishing line. Studying form was not the best idea as some of us found out- rather pick a trap or two and stick with them all night. JT was well beaten by Wendy who won nearly every race, we all had a great evening with a bar and buffet provided in our suite and it was here that we learned of Tom Ripleys love of large glasses of red wine.

Saturday morning we booked out of Doncaster and headed for Derbyshire, our morning herd visit was at Eddlestow Hall, home of the Amber herd.

2011 Teasdale Tours - by David Price Jones

The Herd at Churchroyd

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As expected the herd of milkers looked magnificent, grazing this rolling landscape. Sons of red Holstein in Classic and Pericles have been used in the herd without detriment to Shorthorn type and colour. After a walk to the in-calf heifers and dry cows we were treated to lunch, including hot beef, ham baps and some really scrummy cakes, thanks for the great hospitality.

We spent Saturday afternoon at Chatsworth House, (a must when in Derbyshire) some of us did the house tour whilst others did the gardens. None of us met up with the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire – perhaps they’d gone out for the day. After booking in at the Portland Hotel, Buxton, Saturday evening was spent at the Tunnicliffes of Quarnford, where we met up with the North Midlands regional members for a social evening. Firstly it was off to see the milking cows, in quad bike trailers and 4x4’s hardy, thrifty cows, grazed with ewes and lambs on this steep rugged landscape. Only Shorthorns could do this! Geoff then showed us their new project for harnessing water for a turbine, unfortunately it wasn’t up and running but all the piping had been laid underground for about half a mile to the turbine site near to the farm. It was soon to be completed and we hope its all going well!

Back at the farm food and drink was laid on for us, and a great time was had, thanks to all who had prepared the evening for us!

Back to the hotel where a wedding party was in progress, a few more drinks and the shy Teasdale tour members were soon on the dance floor. A lady in blue took David Wainwright to the floor but the man of the evening was Roy Collins, who had requested a tune from the DJ, it was called the Monkey Song by The Martells, a reggae song from the 60’s. His walking stick was discarded as he bopped around the dance floor with Wendy a great end to the evening and one we won’t forget.

Next morning we set off in cars (with David W navigating at the front of the convoy minus the lady in blue) to our first herd visit at Willy Waters, Upper Holme near Leek. On a bendy

road to the farm we met the President and his daughter, lost and very pleased to tag on to the convoy. After meeting Willy and his family in the yard, we followed the cows

down to the meadow grazing through a tunnel under the busy A53. Most of the cows were bred from Blue Albions, many keeping the blue roan colour after several crosses to Shorthorn. A very impressive commercial herd, milky hard wearing and with good udders. Back at the farm we were spoilt again with tea and cakes, before driving to see the replacement

heifers a few miles away. Our next stop, a short drive away was Sunday lunch at the Winky Man Inn (Magners on draft). Afternoon visit was another non registered herd of Shorthorns, close by at Harvey Days Farm at Blackmore near Leek. After a very warm welcome by Harvey we were shown some very impressive youngstock, followed by the bulling heifers running with Churchroyd Wellington a Drisgol Watzon son. Next was the milking herd of many traditional Shorthorn cows, proudly shown to us by Harvey, back at the farm, more good food and hospitality from the Day family and Harvey, expressing great pleasure in Teasdale Tours visit to his farm.

It was our last evening staying in Buxton, so that night we walked into town to a pub for our evening meal, one of the

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The Amber Herd

Chatsworth House

group went missing for a couple of hours at this point apparently he had taken a taxi to Macclesfield to see an ex of 25 years ago. He certainly came back very pleased with himself and she said he hadn’t changed at all in all that time. After the meal some went to take the waters of Buxton before ending the night in the hotel bar.

Monday morning we left Buxton, to our last herd visit of the trip to Graham Pattinsons and family at Waterhouses near Stoke. The stock had been moved close by for easy viewing, so after seeing some fine youngstock in the buildings we headed on a circuit of dry cows, heifers and then milkers. Some impressive milkers were spotted in a herd which is a credit to Graham and family, a lovely lunch followed with some delicious puddings. Thank you to all the family for their welcome and their hospitality.

That ends this year’s very eventful tour, thanks to all our hosts and to John Teasdale for his tireless work making it all happen, look out for 2012’s tour; get involved!

Herd at Oxton

Herd at Harvey Day’s

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Name: Kayleigh Boote

Age: 25

Location: Cheshire

Occupation: Working on the family farm

Connection To Dairy Shorthorns:Kayl herd of Dairy Shorthorns

Most Memorable Showing Moment:Taking two calves to the All-Breed All-Britain calf show that won their classes. Then going on to win Champion and reserve Champion. Also winning Interbreed Champion with Kayl Sand Poppy in the Cheshire Forest hunt Class at Cheshire Show 2011.

Interests/Hobbies:Showing cattle and socialising

Favourite Music/Film/Book:Love Dance music but I also like Adele, Lady Gaga and Jessie J.

All three Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

I’m not a great book fan so I would say the Shorthorn Journal, as it is the only thing I read!

Describe Yourself In Five Words:Loyal, caring, fun, stubborn and thoughtful.

What’s One Thing You Can Do Better Than Anyone Else:I can make the best cocktail mixes

Have You Ever Googled Yourself, If So What Did You Find:No. There is only one Kayleigh Boote

Favourite Joke:Jokes are not my strong point

Name: Shaun Dixon

Age: 24

Location: County Durham

Occupation: Accounts Manager

Connection To Dairy Shorthorns:I have a small herd which is a mixture of shorthorns, Ayrshires and Red and Whites. I also show for “Team Baynes” with their Marleycote herd.

Most Memorable Showing Moment:Twice winner of Shorthorn Champion Showmanship at All-Breeds All-Britain.

Interests/Hobbies:Socialising, showing cows and road trips to Cheshire....

Favourite Music/Film/Book:Big dance music fan.

All five Fast and Furious films.

Anything by Dan Brown.

Describe Yourself In Five Words:Outgoing, opinionated, stubborn and straight talking.

What’s One Thing You Can Do Better Than Anyone Else:Remembering numbers. (Sad but true!)

Have You Ever Googled Yourself, If So What Did You Find:An opera singer!

If You Could Go Back In Time When And Why Would You Go:The 1970’s. Reckon I would suit flares and a medallion!

Favourite Joke:Couldn’t possibly say... This is a family publication!

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Young Member Profiles

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Breckney Goldie EX93WON In-Calf cow & Production Inspection Great Yorkshire 2007

Champion Any Other Dairy Breed & Res. Int Ch Northumberland 2008

Breckney Goldie 3 ET- daughter by Panorama Aramis

Reserve Champion All Breeds Calf Show 2011

BRECkNEY Dairy Shorthorns

Photographic Competition

Class 1 CALF BORN IN 2011 - 6 entries

Class 2 CALF BORN 01/07/10 TO 31/12/10 - 9 entries

Class 3 CALF BORN 01/01/10 TO 30/06/10 - 10 entries

Champion Reserve Hon. Mention

Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st Rodway Marie 68th Marleycote Peggy 10th

1st Breckney Goldie 3rd ETP & A Harrison

2nd Rodway Samanta 24thGA Madeley

3rd Churchroyd Heather 57thIRG Collins & Ptnrs

1st Rodway Sonnschein 21stGA Madeley

2nd Rodway Lady Barrington 36thGA Madeley

3rd Rodway Grey Rose 39thGA Madeley

1st Cotonhall Lady 2ndE Whittaker

2nd Drisgol Belladonna 203rdS & E Thomas

3rd Rodway Red Rose 42ndGA Madeley

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Class 5 COW BORN IN 2008 HAVING HAD 2 CALVINGS - 3 entries

Class 6 COW BORN IN 2007 - 7 entries


Class 4 HEIFER IN MILK TO FIRST CALVING - 7 entries

1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31stIRG Collins & Prtns

2nd Drisgol Diana 62ndS & E Thomas

3rd Strickley Geri 15thS Dixon

1st Kidstones Lady Laura 8thA Wilkes

2nd Kidstones Yana 2ndA Wilkes

3rd Cotonhall ClarissaR Kite

1st Churchroyd Lady Rose 15thIRG Collins & Prtns

2nd Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 29th IRG Collins & Prtns

3rd Irthingvale Watzon PearlaG & B Bell

1st Rodway Marie 68thGA Madeley

2nd Rodway Tiny 250thGA Madeley

3rd Maxton Rosebud 16thR Kite

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Class 9 COW BORN BEFORE 1st JANUARY 2005 - 6 entries

Class 10 PROGENY OF RED CATTLE GENETICS SIRE - 20 Entries

Class 11 SCENIC PHOTO INCLUDING ONE OR MORE DAIRY SHORTHORN CATTLE - 12 entries


1st Marleycote Peggy 10thI L & E Harries

2nd Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 25thIRG Collins & Prtns

3rd Rodway Claribel 33rdGA Madeley

1st Churchroyd Heather 29thIRG Collins & Prtns

2nd Elkington Princess Anne 6thP Morgan

3rd Drisgol Tulip 31stS & E Thomas

1st Drisgol Diana 62nd - S & E Thomas Drisgol Madonnas Prince

2nd Churchroyd Lady Rose 15th - IRG Collins & Prtns Marleycote Maverick

3rd Kidstones Lady Laura 8th - A Wilkes Churchroyd General Jack

1st E Price-Jones 3rd E Price-Jones2nd JA & WA Young

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This year members of the North Midlands were delighted to be invited to view the Brooksteads herd of Graham and Justine Worsey, not far from Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Graham had won the 2010 Farmers Guardian Dairy Farmer of the Future, which featured in last year’s journal.

As expected the management of the farm was top class and the cows looked in great condition showing a very even type for a recently established herd. In summer the herd is semi paddock grazed and in the winter a ration is fed through the Keenan feeder consisting of Silage, brewers grains and a small amount of blend and Trafford gold.

There are one hundred and fifty milkers and all calves are reared bringing the total youngstock up to two hundred and sixty. Impressive figures of calving index 365 days, cell count of 131 and a bactoscan of sixteen proves that the attention to detail is paying off.

The Wild King daughters have given a tremendous amount of milk and Graham has kept a son by him out of Brooksteads Naomi 2nd, a Glanhirwen Fanfare daughter. He is called Brooksteads Tony, his full sister Naomi 6th has given 10249 kg in her 3rd lactation, he is currently the stock bull at Rantonall.

One bull whose progeny consistently caught the eye of all of us looking around the herd was Rantonall Jacob. He is by Rantonall My Joy a son of the great Mossybank daughter Greystones Joy out of Rantonall Jewel 19th a Villabrook Merryman daughter tracing back to the Longridge herd. The deep bodies, sweep of rib and outstanding teat placement of his daughters drew many favorable comments. He has over two hundred natural service daughters in three herds.

North Midlands Herd Visit to the Brooksteads Herd

Heifer by Rantonall Jacob

(Left to Right) Graham Worsey, Gary Norbury, Marshall Crank (Chairman), Becky Crank & David Wainwright (Vice Chairman)

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Graham’s breeding policy is moving back towards high percentage and purebreds, having incorporated a little Swedish Red a few years back. Two daughters of Hulan looked particularly good.

Families include the Duchess’ from Goldstraw which trace back to Orgreave Barrington Duchess, Wild Honey from Dunham, Crowshaw Rose and Primrose, others from Amber, Maxton and several Rantonall families, plus there are some homebred families, the Carmeta’s being prominent, that Graham has graded up.

Purebred bulls used through AI include Orchardhome Lord Walton 3rd, Wenvoe Briars Masterman and Tonelea Wild King.

The Australian bull Llandovery Jinny’s Empire had left some very smart milking heifers. Graham’s recent acquisition of the proven bull Dunham Nobility will undoubtedly continue the progress of this very impressive herd.

The North Midlands would like to thank Graham, Justine and the Worsey family for their hospitality.

Gary Norbury

Heifer by Llandovery Jinnys Empire

Regional

I was delighted to accept the kind invitation by the North Midlands Region to judge their herd competition The plan had been to get whole crop and second cut silage done in the first two weeks of August and to then take a week off to do the judging. Unfortunately the very wet summer we were experiencing in Fife did not ease so the work was left and the trip south still went ahead at the planned time. So Claire and I along with, nearly four months old, Ruaridh started off on our first family ‘holiday’!

In travelling nearly 300 miles to reach the north of the region we quickly became aware that there was a part of Britain where it did not rain all the time and that you did not end up with muck to the ankles while walking through fields. What a difference it was and clearly some were suffering because of the dry period. Why can it not be shared out a bit better!

We arrived with the Royle family on Wednesday evening after our journey where we stayed overnight. Judging began the next morning when Stuart took me around the Dunham herd. What a fantastic, well-balanced herd to start with. A herd full of cows that showed just what I was looking for; plenty of strength but still with a lot of dairy quality. The cows were very similar in type and there was a very good range of ages within the herd.

A large proportion of the herd were the progeny of Dunham Nobility. These were very milky 1st to 4th lactation cows, which showed the capability to be hard wearing and to reach high lifetime yields. All had tremendous legs and feet, with strong, level rumps and great udders.

The Clarissa family looked to be exceptionally milky, all having superb udders which would wear extremely well. They ranged from a 2nd calver, which I would be very keen to get a halter onto, to the 9th lactation Clarissa

39th. What a fantastic cow with tremendous body capacity and dairy strength. She was still showing a great deal of youthfulness and was still level through her excellent udder.

Dunham Clarissa 39th

Then, for the first time, it was the big job of packing all the stuff into the car and off to Gary and Anne Norbury’s where we were treated to lunch. Afterwards I went around the youngstock of their Broadlane herd with the cows, unfortunately, not being entered this time. I saw many very nice heifers, which showed a lot of dairyness. I was particularly impressed with some very stylish bulling heifers. Unfortunately the bull, Broadlane Lord Louis, had hurt his foot so was difficult to do justice to in the judging.

Next it was off to see the Kayl herd where Rob and Kayleigh Boote showed me the herd. Here I saw a lot of lovely cows, many of which had been shown very successfully. In the 50,000kg class I was very impressed with Rodway Tiny 231st a 6th calver with exceptional body depth and

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North Midlands Herd Competition 2011

Herd1st Dunham2nd Amber3rd Earlsgift4th Rantonall

Youngstock1st Dee2nd Brooksteads3rd Rantonall4th Amber

Progeny1st Dunham Nobility (Dunham)2nd Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel (Rodway)3rd Drisgol Watzon (Earlsgift)4th Rantonall Jacob (Rantonall)

Family1st Clarissa (Dunham)2nd Dainty Princess (Amber)3rd Duchess (Boothdale)4th Proud Countess (Kayl)

Bull1st Strickley True Perfection (Earlsgift)2nd Nejay Amadeus (Rodway)3rd Rantonall Peter (Rantonall)4th Kayl Outback (Kayl)

50,000kg Cow1st Dunham Clarissa 39th (Dunham)2nd Rodway Claribel 26th (Rodway)3rd Rodway Tiny 231st (Kayl) 4th Nejay Sonnschein (Nejay)

North Midlands Herd Competition Report | Judge: Adam Lawson

a fantastic udder. She was a tremendous milky cow, which looks very fresh and capable of pushing on towards the 100,000kg mark.

Rodway Tiny 231st

The Proud Countess family showed great consistency of dairyness and quality. They all had great udders and those that had reached their fifth and sixth lactations were cows that looked to be wearing very well indeed.

I was very taken with Kayl Outback. He was a huge bull with a tremendous frame and great strength of topline. He was very well up on his feet but I thought, just a little straight on his back legs. He should certainly breed very tall, dairy daughters.

Kayl Outback

The early evening saw our arrival at the Cranks to see the Earlsgift and Avondale herd. Marshall and Cerys did most of the showing around, ably assisted by Edwards ten year-old son Robert, who has exceptional knowledge of all the herd’s breeding, I was very impressed. This was a very nice, level herd of cows, which were generally all of a similar stamp. A lot of influence in this came from the large number of young cows by Drisgol Watzon. They were of great quality and a very even group. They showed a lot of

dairyness and had very nice udders.

The Butterbur family was a very nicely balanced group and again all had very good udders. They included a lovely 5th lactation cow, which was wearing very well and has an excellent rear udder.

Strickley True Perfection was a huge framed bull, which easily won the Inspection class. He has exceptional legs and feet with lots of length and dairyness as well as great strength throughout.

Strickley True Perfection

It was getting dark when we finished what was a very busy first day. We enjoyed dinner and an overnight stay with Edward and Sarah, which I’m sure many of you would know, did not mean an early night!

First up on Friday was the Yew Tree herd of the Wright family. Amy took me on the trip around the youngstock, which were entered along with a couple of nice groups of cows, a progeny group from Amber Prince Albert and the Donna family. All were kept inside in what was a huge dairy set up. There were over 600 milking cows, which were being bred away from the Holstein to incorporate more and more Shorthorn. I saw many nice heifers, though some were showing a lot of Holstein influence.

Then it was the trip across to North Wales to see David and Liz Price Jones and what remains of their Dee herd. Having sold the milking portion of the herd earlier in the year it was the youngstock that were remaining to be seen. I was thoroughly impressed with the style and quality of these heifers. They showed a lot of Shorthorn strength and were in great condition considering the lack of grass they were experiencing. Many were bred from their own Dee Vinnie’s Lad.

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Youngstock at Dee

After lunch at Dee, it was off to see David Wainwright at the Boothdale herd. This is a small herd, which is milked alongside a larger herd of Holsteins and Friesians. I had a very interesting visit, including chatting with David and his nephew, George, about the Friesians they have used and how they work quite closely with Genus and their testing programme.

I was very taken by the Boothdale Duchess family. The group was made up of great wearing older cows and young cows, which showed the potential to get to the same stage. Rear udder height and width was very impressive in all of these cows.

We then headed off towards the Rodway, where we would spend Friday night. We met Graham and Rachael on the way to look at two groups of heifers that were away grazing. On Saturday morning I saw the rest of the Rodway herd, which I found to be a lovely herd with many great cows, which had been around the show circuit.

I have a real fondness for Sonnschein 15th that had been up to win the Highland Show in 2010. She was one of a great group of Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel daughters, which on the whole were like peas in a pod. They had great balance and lovely spring of rib. Their udders are very tidy and are wearing extremely well.

Another in this group, and in the 50,000kg class, was the superb Rodway Claribel 26th. She is an excellent bodied cow with a tremendous rump. Her udder, which was still level through the body, had great side spacing and exceptional rear width. She walked very well on super legs and feet, as she was keen to show, making the taking of a photo difficult!

Rodway Claribel 26th

The young bull running with heifers was the very impressive Nejay Amadeus. He had a great level topline with tremendous legs and feet and also had a lot of breed character. This was a young bull that impressed me on the day and is certainly one to keep a close eye on in the coming years especially with his dam being Attwell Anne, who I would be privileged to see later the same afternoon.

Nejay Amadeus

That would be when we went to the Nejay herd of Neil and Jayne Madeley. We arrived there after a lovely lunch at the very picturesque Ironbridge with Graham and Shirley. This was a herd, which included in its number many great show cows, both past and present. One of these was Nejay Erin 2nd who went on to win the Dairy Event just a couple of weeks after my visit.

Nejay Sonnschein was a very impressive 8th lactation cow in the 50,000kg class. She had tremendous depth of body and great rib. She was still very level through her udder and the rear udder was superb. A cow that should have many more years of production left to come.

Nejay Sonnschein

We then headed back to the Rodway, who seemed to have drawn the short straw by having us to stay for two nights! With Rachael already away to Ireland, Graham and Shirley had the right idea, heading off to a friend’s party and leaving us to look after ourselves. They maybe later realised that leaving me with free reign to raid the kitchen cupboards wasn’t such a good plan!

The next morning I headed off to meet Rob Kite and see his Cotonhall herd. Rob has a great knowledge of the Shorthorn breed and it was a pleasure to spend the

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morning with him and see the good herd he has. It included a very nice group of Winbrook Vince daughters, the older ones of which were big, solid cows with great frames. All had very tidy udders and super legs and feet.

The Dairymaid family also made a good group. Unfortunately only three were milking but they were cows with big frames and very good udders. The two in calf heifers were also big and were showing super potential.

I saw two young bulls and was particularly impressed with Cotonhall Just Jack who looked like a good prospect. He was very well on his legs and had a great strong, level rump.

I then met up with Claire and Ruaridh again, who Graham and Shirley had brought along to Amerton Farm where we enjoyed another lovely lunch. It was then time for us to get out of the Madeley’s hair as we headed along to the next farm who I believe were first time entrants.

The Brooksteads herd of Graham and Justine Worsey provided a thoroughly interesting afternoon. The enthusiasm for farming, and for the Shorthorn breed, was very obvious to see. I saw a very nice herd of cows, which were being encouraged to produce to their maximum but they certainly showed no sign of any strain because of this.

The 1st to 3rd lactation progeny of Rantonall Jacob had made a huge stamp on the herd and were a lovely balanced group of young cows that looked long lasting.

I was particularly impressed with the youngstock that I saw. There was a real balance to them all and they looked like great prospects for the future of the herd. Some of the younger heifers by Hooton Fair Reflection and Tonelea Wild King especially took my eye.

Sunday night’s accommodation was a lovely B&B at Beeley, which had a grand pub nearby for our evening meal.

The next morning I was able to nip over the hill the short distance to see Jo Hole and the Amber herd. This was an excellent herd of cows that showed superb strength and balance throughout. Although the cows were bigger, from the blending which had been the policy, they still had lots of Shorthorn strength.

A large influence on the herd was the Dainty Princess family. They all had very nice udders and the range in ages showed that this was a family of great longevity. Again, all had big, dairy frames with plenty of power.

Amber Princess Anne 58th was a cow in her 6th lactation having passed her 50,000kg and looked like she would be around to pass many more milestones. She had great legs and feet and a super udder, especially the width and height of rear udder.

Amber Classic Prince was a huge bull, which looks like he will keep plenty of strength in this herd. He had a great level topline and rump and walked on great feet.

The youngstock at Amber were all well grown and looked like they too would keep the herd on a strong footing in the years to come.

After lunch it was time to head back to the B&B to pick up the family and head across to David and Debbie Winnington and their Rantonall herd. I was very impressed with this more traditionally bred herd of cows. They were a very level group and many cows showed the excellent longevity of the Shorthorn breed.

They had also used Rantonall Jacob producing a well-balanced progeny in the herd. They were all very tidy in the udder and had great body capacity. The only way I was able to split these from the same bull’s progeny that I had seen the day before at Brooksteads was that some of those at Rantonall were older, having reached their 4th and 5th lactation.

As in the morning at Amber, I again saw a lovely group from the Dainty Princess family. One cow in particular stood out, Rantonall Dainty Princess 15th, a super dairy cow in her 6th lactation, which could easily grace any show ring.

Rantonall Peter was the eye-catching bull running amongst the herd. He had excellent legs and feet and a great strength of rump. His deep red Shorthorn colour was a really striking characteristic.

Rantonhall Peter

We enjoyed the overnight hospitality from David and Debbie and were well entertained by their daughters Grace and Naomi. The Tuesday morning brought the shortest journey of all to the final herd in the competition. This was the Winhall herd belonging to Stanley and Anne Winnington. This was another good herd of cows showing great longevity and once again included some very nice Dainty Princess cows. Many bulls had been shared with Rantonall and this left a good balance and type amongst this herd too.

I had decided to go to see a well-known herd of British40 shorthorn

Friesians on Tuesday afternoon while in the area, shocking I hear you cry! This worked out well though, as most of Rantonall youngstock were grazing about half way to our next destination. I was delighted that these fine heifers had not been missed and was particularly impressed by the Rantonall Roy maidens.

Following our afternoon visit with Black and Whites we started to head for home but decided to stop half way and were kindly put up for the night by Michael and Jenny Dobson in Cumbria. More kind hospitality but this time in the North West Region!

I would like to thank the North Midlands region for asking me to judge and to thank all those who took part for their very kind hospitality that was afforded to all three of us. Thanks must go to the Secretary, Anne, for all her correspondence and to her assistant, Rachael, who planned a very good route. It was a pleasure to see all the fine cows in the region and the diversity from herd to herd. Everyone has animals they should be very proud of and that went to make this a very difficult competition to judge. I am delighted to have been able to make new friends within the Shorthorn breed and look forward to seeing you all again.

Adam Lawson

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North Midlands Regional Judging DayThe regional judging day was held this year by kind invitation of Rob Boote and family at Yewtree Farm, Dunham on the Hill near Chester.

A sunny afternoon saw a good turnout of members all willing to try their hand at judging but more importantly justifying their decision over the microphone, as would be expected in the show ring.

Andrew Spicer, a classifier, was master judge for the day.

Six cows in milk were presented for our opinions and most went for Kayl Sand Poppy, a Sand Ranger daughter that Rob and Kayleigh had high hopes for during the forthcoming show season, she was fresh, having had a Nejay Amazon heifer calf. With plenty of quality further

down the line made for some well thought out reason giving.

The idea of the regional judging days is to give members the chance to have a go away from the spotlight of the national event, it also gave the selection panel chance to assess prospective judges.

If you are interested in next year’s event you will be most welcome to join us. The day ended with a tour of the cows and, as usual, the hospitality was second to none.

Thanks to the Boote Family for hosting.

Gary Norbury

NORTH MIDLANDSAMBERJ Hole

EddlestoweFarm, Ashover,

Derbyshire.S45 0ED

01246 590303

BOOTHDALED Wainwirght

Sycamores,Tetchill,

Ellesmere.SY12 9AL

a01691 623939

BROADLANEG Norbury

Broadlane Fm,Holmes Chapel,

Crewe.CW4 7LT

01606 833122

BROOKSTEADSG Worsey

RoughgroundsFm, Cubley, Ashbourne.

DE6 2FL01335 330262

BURBROOKR Harper

Brook Farm,Burland,

Nantwich.CW5 8NE

01270 524285

COTTONHALLR Kite

Coton HallFarm, Milwich,Staffordshire.

ST18 0ET 01889 505200

WINHALLS WinningtonRanton Hall

Farm, Ranton,Staffordshire.

ST18 9JO01785 282371

DEED Price Jones

Little Overton,Overton on Dee,

Wrexham.LL13 0LJ

01978 710592

DUNHAMG Royle & Son

Dunham Massey,

Altrincham. WA16 4SP

0161 928 7600

GRIFFINS & E PreecePessal Farm,

Edinsale,Nr.Tamworth.

B79 9JL01827 383939

IRTHINGVALEG & B Bell

Chesterton Fm,Wrexham Rd,

Tarporley.CW9 9RZ

01829 720828

KAYLR Boote

Yewtree Farm,Dunham Hill,

Cheshire.WA6 0JN

01928 722129

MARSTONMONTP & J Webster

Marston,Montonery,Ashbourne.

DE6 2FL01889 590333

MORWOODR & S MorganWoodend Hall

Fm, Coton, Whitchurch.

SY13 3LJ 01948 840257

NEJAYN Madeley

Cherry Oaks,Monkhopton,Bridgnorth. WV16 6XF

01746 785571

QUARNFORDG TunnicliffeManor Farm,Quarnford,

Buxton.SK17 0SU

01260 227251

RANTONALLD Winnington

Moor EndFarm, Gnosall, Staffordshire.

ST10 0JB01785 824402

RODWAYG & S Madeley

Rodway,Kynnersley,

Telford, Shrop TF6 6EF

01952 541211

TABLEYO C WhittakerChurch Farm,

Knutsford,Cheshire.

WA16 0PR01565 632367

WEAVERDALES PattinsonDale Farm,

Waterhouses,Stoke-on-Trent.

ST10 3HD01538 308289

SECRETARYAnne Norbury

01606 833 122

Rachael Madeley01952 541 211

VICE-ChaIrmanDavid Wainwright

Boothdale Herd

01691 623 939

CHAIRMANMarshall Crank

EARLSGIFT & AVONDALEEdward & Marshall

Crank, Village Green, Ince, Chester. CH2 4NN

0151 356 0025

As I set off from the shores of Ireland my thoughts turned to the challenge that lay ahead and the quality of cattle I hoped to see on my journey through the Northwest region. Jenny Holt had my route all mapped out with addresses, maps and telephone numbers since I had to leave my trusty hairy sat nav at home (Lilly my Jack Russell). One of the first herds that I visited was that of Thomas Moscrop, his Irthingelt herd was small in number but showed ample quality. Thomas is only just starting out with Dairy Shorthorns since his milking herd is predominantly British Friesians.

Next on the list was Irene Coulthard’s Briscoll herd, again a small herd but high in quality. The deep ribbed clean dairy cows had good udders and were definitely holding there own against the Ayrshires. Winbrook King Henry had left some impressive young cows, one that stood out was Briscoll Graceful Lady 3rd. A dry cow Briscoll Tiger Lily also caught my eye and in Ilene’s words she had an udder that was on par with the Ayrshires. Briscoll and Irthingelt had set a high standard and after refreshments and a good chat it was time to hit the road heading to Sam Wilsons Screel herd.

I was able to spend the night at the Wilson’s and also attend Eileen’s fiftieth birthday party (Happy Birthday Eileen). I had a very enjoyable evening at the party with good food, great friendship and a little wine for good measure! The next day after a hearty breakfast, Sam and I walked around the youngstock. A nice bunch of heifers were running with the bull Breckney Gregory, a tall clean stretchy dairy bull leaving some quality well balanced calves in the yard.

I was swiftly on the road again heading for Penrith to see David Jackson’s Tahuna herd. David’s wealth of knowledge about the breed and bloodlines is second to none and it was good to see someone keeping the Northern Dairy bloodlines going. Having seen some smart roan calves by Winbrook Atom in the yard and two very keen young show men by his side (keep up the good work lads) David very kindly shepherded me to the Armstrong family to see their Moorriggs herd. The farm setting was very impressive as all the fields are fenced with stone walls, here I saw some hard working dairy cows displaying longevity on good legs and feet. Moorriggs Lady Barrington shone a little brighter amongst the other milking staff members and the youngstock by Moorriggs Cosmic looked very promising. We then went to look at their in calf heifers which were a tall clean bunch that looked good underneath, several were by Churchroyd

Ben. After a little mishap with the gate we finally returned the stock to the field and I departed off towards Kendal.

I spent that evening in the hospitality of the Robinson family in the beautiful old farmhouse that dates back to the 1700s, squeaky floorboards and all! After a very good breakfast courtesy of James’ mother Kathleen I was ushered off around the Strickley youngstock. The youngstock by numerous sires were clean stretchy dairy heifers, Strickley Thunderball and Nejay Amazon having left their mark, but for me the Panorama Aramis daughters stood out the most being very clean well grown dairy heifers. In the batch of in calf heifers an Aramis daughter again caught my eye although the bunch, which included heifers by Amber Isaac, Nejay Amazon and Strickley

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Winbrook Peeress Rose at George and Davids Winbrook Herd

Winbrook Digitalis 2nd at Neil Barkers Middle Bank End Farm

Cows have a lovely view at Oakthwaite

North West Herds Competition ReportJudge | Steven Girvan

Goldfinger all showed great signs of making quality cows in the future. Next was the milking portion of the herd that were grazing a lush clover filled sward. Here the daughters of Winbrook Diamond stood out. All the progeny, mostly in the eighth and ninth lactations, were deep ribbed dairy cows with good udders, the fore udders being exceptional. I was very impressed by the long living and hard working staff of the Strickley herd.

After a few directions from James I was off to the Oakthwaite herd of Mr. Dobson and his beautiful wife Jenny. What a picturesque setting! All the cows and calves were lying on a hillside outside the kitchen window; Michael assured me that it was for my benefit. Again I saw some very hard working dairy Shorthorn cows in difficult terrain and the new addition Lisnamulligan Star, a young bull, showed a lot of promise. Packed into Michael’s old land rover we set about seeing the rest of the stock. As we were charging along the small country lane I asked about the land rovers age, a big mistake, but I was told not to worry as we climbed vertically up the mountainous fields, my door did not open and neither did the window since the last person in the seat (Adam Lawson) broke them! Michael gave a running commentary and I fearfully informed him that it was not customary to try and kill the judge, reverse psychology he replied as we power glided back down! With my feet firmly back on the ground and after a strong cup of tea I was back in my trusty Toyota heading towards George and David Dents.

I spent the night at the Dent’s before seeing their Winbrook herd the following morning. George set off at a brisk pace leaving the rest of us lagging behind to see the young heifers by Winbrook Gilly and Churchroyd Ben that showed good promise. The milking portion of the herd were in fine form with Winbrook Cactus and Winbrook Peerless Rose standing out from the crowd and a very nice young dry cow Winbrook Vi 144th by Subliem Tulip looked like she might give the older ladies a run for their money in time to come. The bonny roan cows, as George Dent would say, of the Winbrook herd had tremendous mammary systems and great style.

My next port of call was Appleby to Neil Barker and the Middlebankend herd; the farm was set in the beautiful countryside of the Lake District. Here I saw some good quality young stock by Middlebankend Digger and a very good cow in the form of Winbrook Digitalis 2nd, with a superb udder that could grace any show ring.

Taking a small break away from the Dairy Shorthorns I visited Lowther Beef Shorthorns in Mauds Meaburn, I was shown around by farm manager John Rowell. I had a tremendous evening in the Northwest region viewing some top end beef cattle and enjoying their pleasant company.

That evening I was on the road again, this time to Bishop Auckland following Dennis Craig’s taillights, a somewhat interesting journey! Arriving late at New Park farm, where I spent the night, I awoke refreshed next morning to walk round the cows and young stock in the sunshine. What a pleasure to see some of the older cow families in the breed, especially on such a challenging farm to work and manage, with such a short growing season, but this is ably done by Dennis.

In Calf Heifers at the Whitchester Herd

Kenprest Lady Hermione in calf with her 11th calf at Brick House

After seeing a nice bunch of heifers by various sires I was swiftly off again to Chris Hall’s Whitchester herd. Chris having restocked with Dairy Shorthorns after foot and mouth had young stock that was showing great promise, particularly those by Marleycote Lucky Man. They were smart well grown heifers that looked set to make great cows. That evening I travelled the short distance to John Teasdale’s Brafell herd, with John, Joe and myself making the customary visit to the Steam Boat Inn for dinner. The next morning I saw the hard working herd of cows producing ample amounts of milk from just grass. The milking proportion of the herd clearly showing fantastic longevity on good legs and feet, Kenprest Lady Hermione by Asperton Laura’s Masterpiece having completed milking with her 10th lactation was carrying her 11th and showed few signs of stopping. Kirkbryde Royal Event, a tall clean deep ribbed dairy bull, had some very smart heifers to follow in the footsteps of a herd that oozes durability.

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Next I headed up the coast to Stranrar to the last herd of Maurice Robinson. The Kirkbryde farm had stunning views of the coast and the herd featured some well-balanced, open ribbed dairy cows that walked on good legs and feet. Lisnamulligan Fergus was a recent addition and looked to be very promising young bull. After refreshments I was homeward bound with a lot of food for thought and some hard decisions to make. I would like to thank everyone who took part. I was honored to judge such a calibre of stock, the hospitality was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed my time travelling around the beautiful region.

Many Thanks

Steven Girvan

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Homeward Bound at Maurice Robinsons Kirkbryde herd

North West Regional Association Herd Competition 2011Judge | Steven Girvan

Class 1 - Best Large Herd1st G.A. & D.W. Dent Winbrook Herd2nd W.H. & K.M. Robinson Strickley Herd3rd J. Teasdale Brafell Herd

Class 2 - Best Small Herd1st I. Coulthard Briscoll Herd2nd S. Armstrong Moorriggs Herd3rd S. Wilson Screel Herd4th M. Dobson Oakthwaite Herd

Class3 - Best Young Stock Large Herd1st C. Hall Whitchester Herd2nd G.A. & D.W. Dent Winbrook Herd3rd W.H. & K.M. Robinson Strickley Herd

Class 4 - Best Young Stock Small Herds1st S. Wilson Screel Herd2nd D. Craig Newpark Herd3rd S. Armstrong Moorriggs Herd4th D. Jackson Tahuna Herd

Class 5 - In Calf Heifer1st G.A. & D.W. Dent Winbrook Dewdrop 1292nd C. Hall Whitchester3rd W.H. & K.M. Robinson Strickley Athena 5th4th S. Armstrong Moorriggs Starbud 2nd

Class 6 - Heifer In Milk1st S. Armstrong Moorriggs Lady Barrington2nd G.A. & D.W. Dent Winbrook Dewdrop 128th3rd I. Coulthard Nejay JD Anne4th M. Robinson Kirkbryde Goldie 2nd

Class 7 - Best Cow Calved Twice1st I. Coulthard Briscoll Graceful Lady 3rd2nd W.H.& K.M. Robinson Strickley Starlet 94th3rd G.A. & D.W. Dent Winbrook Royal Kathleen 19th4th J. Teasdale Brafell Lady Laura 11th

Class 8 - Progeny of One Bull1st W.H.& K.M. Robinson Winbrook Diamond2nd G.A. & D.W. Dent Winbrook Gilly3rd C. Hall Marleycote Lucky Man4th S. Armstrong Moorriggs Cosmic

Class 9a - Best Bull on Inspection Only1st S. Wilson Breckney Gregory2nd M. J. Dobson Lisnamulligan Star3rd C. Hall Marleycote Lucky Man4th W.H. & K.M. Robinson Nejay Amazon

Sec: Mrs. Jenny M. Holt, South View, Hutton Roof, Carnforth, Lancs. La6 2PFTel: (01524) 271584 Mob: 07774 972906 E-mail: [email protected]

Georgina Fisher, Champion young handler, Penrith Show 2011 Heather Teasdale with her calf learning the ropes!

Young Handlers at Penrith Show 2011

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders’ Association

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

THE BRIMCLOSE HERD

D & S Slade, Southcott Farm, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh, Devon. EX18 7HP - Tel: (01769) 580087

CANNSMILL - NORTHERN DAIRY HERD

Mr B J S Bellas MBE, Billhole Cottage, Cann’s Mill, Black Dog, Crediton, Devon. EX17 4QG- Tel: (01884) 860232

THE CARGENWEN HERD - Visitors Welcome

J T Rowe, Windmill Farm, Lower Penponds, Camborne, Cornwall. TR14 0QJ- Tel: (01209) 713704

GOODWICK HERD

K J & M J Osborne & Partners, Whitchurch Farm, Ston Easton, Somerset. BA3 4DW - Tel: (01761) 241668

HALE HERD - Visitors welcome

R F Collins, Hale Farm, Honiton, Devon. EX14 9TQ Tel: (01404) 42148

HOOK HERD of 100% PURE DAIRY SHORTHORNS

West Country Home of Bates Waterloo’s - Visitors Welcome - Mr G E Woolford, Spurham Farm, Boasley Cross, Okehampton, Devon. EX20 4NQ - Tel: (01837) 871392

THE PECKETSFORD HERD OF ORGANIC DAIRY SHORTHORNS

T Cligg, Pipplepen Farm, South Perrot, Beaminster, Dorset. DT8 3HS - Tel: (01935) 891199

REDHILL BEEF SHORTHORNS

Brenda Wear, Windover, Butcombe, Blagdon, Bristol. BS40 7XQ - Tel: (01275) 474271 (5 mins Bristol Int Airport)

TONELEA HERD

R G Whittle, Houndsmoor Farm, Milverton, Taunton, Somerset. TA4 1PU - Tel: (01823) 400252/910

THE WESTONIA HERD

R Stockton, 40 Swincombe Rise, The Brambles, West End, Southampton, Hants. SO18 3NL - Tel: (02380) 471983

2012 DIARY DATES

MONDAY 7th MAY - The Annual SWCSBA CALF SHOW - North Somerset Show Wraxall North Somerset

SUNDAY 17th JUNE - Herd Visit to Chairman Tom Osbornes - “Goodwick Herd” Ston Easton Somerset

WEDNESDAY 3rd OCTOBER - The SOUTH WEST DAIRY SHOW - The Bath & West Show Ground Shepton Mallet

Presentation of “Cotley Melody” painting to retiring long standing SWCSBA committee member Roger Osborne for all the years of his service to the breed at the 2011 South West Dairy Event presented by Chairman Tom Osborne.

MEMBERS

ABLINGTON HERD - Pure Bred and BRWS stock occasionally for sale

W H & S J Rawlins, Ablington Farm, Nr Salisbury, Wiltshire. SP4 8JX - Tel: (01980) 652701

It is Saturday 20th August and I have been given the privilege of judging this year’s South West Herds Competition. We have had twelve entries this year which I believe to be a record entry. It’s going to include six counties, taking in Hampshire and going right down to Cornwall.

Apart from cows, I’m certainly going to see some beautiful sites with the countryside that the South and South West has to offer.

My first visit is to the ‘Attwood’ Herd just outside of Winchester, comprising of 15 cows and 12 young stock owned by young breeder Florence Mannering. The herd is mainly blended and uniform in type. A young cow ‘Attwood Rosebud 2nd’, by ‘Marleycote Maverick’ stood out, having openness and dairy character throughout with excellent mammary. The young stock looked full of promise.

My next herd visit was at the Reis’s from near Marlborough, Wiltshire. At present small in numbers bought from ‘Elkington’, the three milking heifers being well balanced with good udders, feet and legs showing promise. A group of maiden heifers certainly didn’t disappoint looking excellent buys. One that stood out was a lovely Roan Heifer –(above) ‘Elkington Jill 17th’ showing great promise and power.

Now on to Kevin and Pam Moorse’s ‘Hawthorn’ herd, based at Sherborne. The herd consists of thirty cows and twenty young stock, most of the cattle being of traditional type, with several cows in their 7th to 9th lactations. They are certainly wearing well within this herd. The young stock are mainly by ‘Churchroyd Ben’ and ‘Marleycote Thunder’. They looked well balanced heifers.‘Amber Barrington Iris 139th’ (right) by Amber Dukedom stood out from the other cows demonstrating overall balance, dairy type and with good legs and feet.

My next visit was to the ‘Goodwick’ herd of the Osborne family (the herds are getting larger!). The herd being blended shorthorns showed uniform throughout. They were clean boned with very good udders throughout the herd, no bad ones here!

There are several heifers from the home bred bull, ‘Goodwick Solitaire’ by ‘I Pod’. It looks good on confirmation so far, he is doing an excellent job. Certainly a bull to watch with some interest in the future.

Goodwick Solo 117th

After a nights rest at Toms, it was onto Trevor and Penny Cligg’s ‘Pecketsford’ herd, large by any standards. There were plenty of quality cattle to choose from here. What stands out in this herd is the quality of the udders throughout the entire herd. A cow that looked a picture on my visit was ‘Cotley Melody 122nd’. A very youthful aged cow with a few years in her yet. The young stock spread

across Dorset looked superb.

The next day I travelled down the M5 to the Whittle’s to see an incalf heifer, ‘Tonelea Pansy 207th’, by ‘Wreay Red Duke’ and a maiden heifer, ‘Tonelea Foggathorpe

42nd’ by ‘Cotley Sundowner’. Both very promising and would certainly be someone’s gain when they eventually calve.

Now on to Roy and Fred Collins’ Hale herd. I had only been here ten days earlier on Roy’s herd walk. The herd being traditional in type, uniform and most with good mammary - certainly going

forward, with Fred now at home. Several yearlings were by AI, showing considerable improvement. The calves on bucket feeding looked well, with a young calf by ‘Pluto’ capable of winning a calf show.

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certainly not to be disappointed. First stop, the cows. Quite a number of older cows which all had good udders and teat placement (no sloppy bags here!). The cows were large framed and showing extreme dairy type throughout,

with ‘Chicklade Jill’ still in the herd after her 12th and the ‘Ann’ family showing great promise with their superior conformation, from the cows to the heifers and dry cows, all looking in fine form.

Twelve herds now visited, I have had a fantastic time throughout the week looking at many great cows which were a credit to everyone who entered. Thank you all for inviting me to your farms and homes which were all a pleasure to visit.

Many thanks, Roger Stockton

My next visit was at Charlotte Genduso’s ‘Laravae’ Herd, a small herd of pure shorthorns used as sucklers, mainly bred from ‘Hook’ lines (George Woolford). The cattle seen looked to be wearing well with young stock being more dairy in type, showing greater potential.

After a soaking (it didn’t stop!), onto Brian Bellas’s ‘Cannsmill’ N.D.S. - only two in the competition. ‘Cannsmill Melody 4th’ out of 12th calver ‘Melony’ looks to be a heifer to watch out for and is an excellent example of an N.D.S.

From Brian’s my next visit was to John Rowe’s ‘Cargenwen’ Herd in Camborne, Cornwall – 110 miles to go and I’m praying that the weather is going to get better. The herd consists of 75 cows and young stock.

The cows look to be milking well, with the ‘Little Janes’ being the largest family line. In the young stock, twin heifers ‘Cargenwen Bessie’ 17th & 18th took the eye, being stylish dairy heifers.

Back up the A30 (with massive traffic jams) to David and Sarah’s ‘Brimclose’ herd. Special thanks must go to William for his knowledge and help. The cows were powerful, extremely dairy, with sound udders and feet. The young stock which I observed can only indicate that this herd has a great future. The young bull ‘Brimclose Jupiter’ showed good length, stature and with feet looking to be a good choice as a herd sire for the future.

On Bank Holiday Monday I ventured to Salisbury Plain to see the ‘Ablington’ herd owned by the Rawlins family,

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Ablington Orchis 13th

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Class 1 - HERD 1st Ablington – WH & SJ Rawlins2nd Brimclose – D & S Slade3rd Goodwick – K J Osborne & Sons4th Pecketsford – T & P Cligg

Class 2 - COW FAMILY 1st Ablington Anne 4th, 6th, 7th – WH & SJ Rawlins2nd Goodwick Ruby 4th, 8th – K J Osborne & Sons3rd Brimclose Magic 3rd, 8th – D & S Slade

Class 3 – SENIOR COW 1st Cotley Melody 122 – T & P Cligg2nd Pecketsford Peony – T & P Cligg3rd Ablington Strawberry 7th – WH & SJ Rawlins

Class 4 - JUNIOR COW 1st Amber Barrington Iris 139 – K & P Moorse2nd Attwoods Rosebud 2nd – Florence Mannerings3rd Brimclose Magic 3rd – D & S Slade

Class 5 – CALVED HEIFERS 1st Ablington Orchis 13th – WH & SJ Rawlins2nd Goodwick Solo 114th – K J Osborne & Sons3rd Attwoods Rosebud 3rd - Florence Mannerings

Class 6 - INCALF HEIFER 1st Goodwick Solo 117th – K J Osborne & Sons2nd Brimclose Jill 8th – D & S Slade3rd Tonelea Pansy 207th – A Whittle

Class 7 - MAIDEN HEIFER 1st Elkington Jill 17th – JS Reis & Partners2nd Brimclose Sunlight 4th – D & S Slade3rd Cargenwen Bessie 18th – JT Rowe

Class 8 – HEIFER CALF 1st Hale Georgie Cran 3rd – R & F Collins2nd Ablington Butterfly 15th – WH & SJ Rawlins3rd Pecketsford Duchess 14th – T & P Cligg

Class 8 – BULL 12mths 1st Brimclose Jupiter – D & S Slade2nd Goodwick Solitaire – K J Osborne & Sons3rd Tonelea Ambassador – T & P Cligg

South Wales & MidWestern Shorthorns

Contact:The South Wales and Mid WesternRegional Association of ShorthornBreeders

Secretary:Huw Evans, Heolyderi, Cwmgwili,Llanelli, SA14 6PH Tel: 07976328177Email: [email protected]

Stockgreen

E.S.EverittMoat Farm

Stock GreenRedditch

Worcs. B96 6SX

01386 792267

Drisgol

SVB & EA ThomasDrysgolgochLlannfyrnach

PembrokeshireSA35 0AT

01239 698240

Elkington

M.S. & EAE DaviesTroedyrhiwLlangynninSt. Clears

CarmarthenshireSA33 4JU

01994 230377

Glanhirwen

G & SE JamesLlyswen Bryngwyn

Castell Newydd EmilynCeredigionSA38 9PJ

01239 711061

Wenvoe

E Reader & SonsGoldslandWenvoeCardiff

CF5 6BE

02920 593223

Terrick

Mr & Mrs AJH BruntCoybal

NewquayCeredigionSA45 9TV

01545 560382

St. Arvans

DW & GL CharlesMill Farm

Trellech GrangeChepstow

Gwent NP6 6QN

01291 689359

Gelli

Mr & Mrs I L HarriesGellirodyn Isaf FarmPontardulais Road

CrosshandsLlanelli

CarmarthenshireSA14 6PL

01269 844664

Blacknuck

M PhillipsBlacknuck Farm

MaenclochogPembrokshire

SA66 7RJ

01437 532471

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Philmor

P Morgan Goitan, St Nicholas, Goodwick, Pembs,

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After looking around the vast cubicle sheds and parlour we headed up the west Wales coast to the Llanarth herd of beef shorthorns owned by Mr & Mrs K Mitchell. We were all treated to an excellent spread for lunch put on by Mrs Mitchell followed by a fine show of their beef shorthorns in lush green pasture in fine condition.

Many thanks go to the Thomas’s and Mitchells for an excellent visit and hospitality enjoyed by both dairy and beef shorthorn breeders alike.

In the autumn we held a herd competition which was kindly judged by Julia Evans of the Longlands Herd, Worcester. The results of which were announced at our annual dinner in November.

Anyone interested in joining us during 2012 can contact our secretary Huw Evans on 07976328177

Our association, although primarily a dairy club by origin, has welcomed Beef members/breeders to our social and farm walk events due to dwindling numbers of Dairy herds of late.

It was in March that we held an interbreed quiz at Carmarthen market raising a commendable £333.50 which was donated to the cancer ward at Glangwili hospital after an excellent turnout including Dairy and Beef shorthorn competitors. The winning team was the market auctioneers !

On August 1st we had our farm walks. A morning visit to the Drisgol dairy herd hosted by Seimon Thomas and his family where we were treated to morning coffees and an impressive selection of cakes. We then proceeded on a very interesting walk around their stock, including some 300 red & white dairy cows in one field, What a sight to behold!

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2011 South Wales Dairy Shorthorn Herd Competition

Class B - Production1st IL & E Harries – Gelli Herd 2nd E Reader & Sons - Wenvoe Herd 3rd SVB & EA Thomas – Drisgol Herd 4th MS & EAE Davies – Elkington Herd Class F – Calved Heifer1st IL & E Harries – Gelli Rampage Foggathorpe 2nd LJ Phillips & Sons – Blacknuck Susannah 3 3rd GC & AC Joules – Spalk Royal Melody 3 4th SVB & EA Thomas – Drisgol Mabel 43

Class G – Junior Cow1st IL & E Harries – Marleycote Peggy 10 2nd MS & EAE Davies – Elkington Jill 9 3rd AH Pritchard & Son – Rodway Bluma 2 4th SVB & EA Thomas – Drisgaol Diana 43

Class H – Senior Cow1st E Reader & Sons - Wenvoe Rosalind 48 2nd MS & EAE Davies – Elkington Dewdrop 33rd MS & EAE Davies – Chicklade Wildeyes 264th IL & E Harries – Gelli Berni

South Wales & Mid Western Shorthorn Breeders Association

This was to see the Hale Herd in a beautiful countryside setting with the rolling Devon hills all around and distant views of Dartmoor on the skyline.

It was an ideal day for such a gathering with over a hundred people coming and going during the day. Members and friends were quickly at home sampling a delicious buffet lunch with plenty of time to sit and relax on the lawn. After an hour or so of relaxation we were warmly welcomed by Roy in his Devonian accent recounting the Collins Family History at Hale Farm. From the generations who grew up and worked there on the Farm, leading to the time when Roy’s father was looking to improve his herd. To do this he came to the early pedigree sales of Dairy Shorthorns then held at Yeovil & Exeter Markets. These sales originated with the founding of the South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association during the late 1940’s early 50’s.

From these early beginnings Mr Collins started grading up and registering his early pedigree stock. Today Roy & Fred support these sales with their own Hale animals. These sales are now held at the new Livestock Centre at Bridgwater by the M5 motorway known as the Sedgemoor Auction Centre.

Following Roy’s introduction we proceeded to the fields below the farm to inspect the herd. They were grazing a lush permanent pasture full of herbs that was so evenly grazed a sure sign of a sweet pasture on the warm sheltered farm. One could not help noticing a lack of winter housing of any scale and these adaptable Shorthorns live out most of the winter. They are of a slightly smaller framed body when compared with the larger dairy animal we see today.

This does not detract from the uniformity of the herd presented before us, as author of this report it is now a few years since I last saw the herd, and it was pleasing to note a uniform improvement over that period of time.

The herd is managed on a low input commercial basis proving another adaptability of the breed. By now visitors were picking out their favourites that they would like to take home, for one there was a daughter of “Meriville Peerless” – “Hale Violet 15”.

Coupled with the Collin’s Breeding Policy it was noted that Roy had used Northern Dairy Shorthorn Blood. He first introduced some about ten years ago by using a bull “Cannsmill Sunrise” from Brian Bellas, then later used stored semen purchased from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Semen Bank.

In 2008 another Northern Dairy Bull was purchased, bred by James Taylor of Newlands Farm, Exford situated high up on Exmoor. This was “Howen Prince” sire of some of the youngstock seen, and a lot of the herd are now in calf to this bull. The Dam of Prince was a cow bred by Brian Bellas a “Cannsmill Cannerheugh Duchess” who was described by her breeder as a very dairy like animal.

After the herd we moved off to view a very promising bunch of in calf heifers up on higher ground with quite a few lighter roans noted among this group. We then travelled down some typical narrow Devon lanes to find some younger heifers by which time we were due back to sample a tasty Devon Tea.

“A Day in Sunny Devon”To be exact a day in early August at Hale Farm near Honiton at the kind invitation of Roy & Fred Collins when South West Shorthorn enthusiasts together with friends from further afield all joined together for the South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association Summer herd visit.

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This was the signal for Roy to produce his usual fund raising raffle for the Association supported by generous prizes donated by firms that the Collins trade with. This as usual was another success adding to the fun of the day.

At this stage in the proceedings Roy’s live music band arrived and set up on the lawn, further entertainment for the company, and most enjoyable. This was a six piece group playing a New Orleans style of music, very light and good. It was a shame at this point those who had a long journey home took their leave, ending an excellent day enjoyed by all.

Roger Osborne

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An Introduction…

Archie Ritson started farming at the tender age of fifteen. Ireby was founded in 1855 and was a family owned farm from his mother’s side. In 1948 he became a partner with his uncle and less than ten years later he was flying solo.

Joe Hole remembers being involved in Dairy Shorthorns his entire life. The amber herd was formed in 1944 the year they registered their first animal in the Coates herd book. In 1954 the farm relocated to the current holding and the herd has blossomed ever since.

George Dent started investing in the Dairy Shorthorn breed in 1961 when the Winbrook herd was born. With twenty-five animals, mostly Northern Dairy Shorthorns courtesy of his father, George was on his way having bought his first shorthorn from Billy Jackson and retailing the milk from his eighteen milking cows.

System of Management…

George runs a relatively stress free system of paddock grazing in the summer, feeding cake through the parlour, and silage during the winter months. “We like to calve mostly May to November. The herd numbers seventy milkers with sixty followers.”

Joe milks one hundred and twenty Dairy Shorthorns “and I have never been tempted to sway to another breed. The Shorthorn is excellent for a grazing system; we feed home-mix through the parlour and silage with a bit of rolled barley in the winter. James does all the feeding from a tractor seat as well as maintaining the 450 acres, half of these acres grow cereal for the stock but we sell the excess to local farmers. I have no other enterprises outside of the cattle. Farming is my hobby!”

Archie runs a herd of seventy Dairy Shorthorn cows. The cows are grazed and fed big bale silage through the winter. “If the weather is suitable, we make 40 acres spring barley and hay but you can never bank on the weather.” Archie does selectively breed the cows but to make sure numbers stay in check he also runs an Angus bull with the cattle. Alongside the cows are four hundred breeding ewes that contribute to the profitability of the farm.

Bulls from years Past…

Archie was a trailblazer importing Meadowhaven Pride Star with three other breeders. “Pride Star was not my first choice but he was the best bull they could manage. The alternative choice unfortunately failed tests, a problem that we still suffer from today. Meadowhaven Pride Star’s fault was his sire, he did not do a good job here, and heifers after showing promise lost their udders and were slow milkers. But I did use a very successfully son called Ireby Star.”

“Some bull get bulls, some gets heifers. Ireby Star was the latter, his progeny were impressive with good bags and even standard throughout; one in three was a little moody. A Maxton Mossybank son Greystones Bossyboots from Sally Willis was another outstanding bull but unfortunately they were only second calvers when foot and mouth claimed the herd in 2001.”

Three Wise MenArchie Ritson, Joe Hole and George Dent have been unfailing supporters of the Dairy Shorthorn breed for more years than they care to count. The time that each of them have invested and the knowledge that each has gained whilst honouring our beloved breed I am sure will lend to some interesting reading material. Not only will this article pay respect to the legacy of cows that they have bred but share the passion that they have shown the breed for years.

Archie Ritson

George Dent

Joe Hole

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George bred “Winbrook Vince who has been a very successful bull and I stand by the moral that I would never rear a bull unless I was willing to use him myself. Winbrook Atom (a Northern Dairy) also did well.”

Joe “One of the best bulls I remember using was Groby Dandy as he worked well on the more traditional cows. The best homebred bull that we have used has to be Amber Dainty Ranger. He was a quiet, dark red bull that had plenty of width. I still have cows in the herd by him. I also used some imported genetics; Hulan a Swedish Red Bull and I bought Deehaven Rebel off Graham Madeley in the late 1980’s.”

Cow Families…

George, tragically affected by foot and mouth in 2001 was however able to keep the cattle that were away on the hill farm. Certain families were preserved; especially the Kathleen’s a particular favourite family. Other families that have been good are the Pamela’s and Vi’s. “Longevity is clearly the best trait of the Shorthorn. The replacement heifers we were allowed to keep after foot and mouth are only just leaving the herd now.”

Joe “The Dainty Princess’ alongside Barrington Duchess’ and the Iris’ are our best cow families. They continually breed heifers that last.”

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Archie “as far as exceptional families go I would have to say Greenleaf and Forester’s. The Forester family was excellent on butter fat and seemed a very self-maintained group, however we were not able to restore this family after we were wiped out Luckily we could save the Greenleaf family by buying a suckler cow from Rugby. After foot and mouth we restocked twenty-five cows from Orchardhome of which the Anne and Maud families have prospered.

Favourite Cow…

Joe: “the best cow that I’ve ever bred was Amber Dainty Princess 4th, daughter of a Royal Show Champion by Eaves Fairy Gladiator. “One of my proudest moments that springs to mind was winning the Royal Show with Amber Dainty Princess 4th”.

Archie “One of my favourite cows in the herd is Greenleaf 346th a rather useful seconder calver by Ireby Cowboy; in fact all of the cows gitten by Cowboy are above average. My other favourite being the Dam of Ireby Cowboy Cotley Anne 46th”

George bought a cow from Henry Teverson, Stowfield Royal Kathleen 3rd a family that has done extremely well. “She remains the best cow I have ever bought.” Breeding bulls like Winbrook Royal Premier, Winbrook Royal Leader and Winbrook King Henry.”

Ideal Percentage…

Archie: “I tend to stay around the sixty percent plus as this works best for me.”

Joe: “My ideal percentage is above twenty-five percent, I would not go back to breeding pure animals.”

George: In order to keep the invaluable Dairy shorthorn traits “I like to keep around seventy-five percent shorthorn and add only an accent of outsider blending. Blending seems to be going to an extreme and we are losing the Shorthorn Identity”.

Using AI…

George: “We only use a sniff of AI if the cows are a bit stocky but we generally do best using homebred bulls.”

Archie: We use three quarters AI mainly to outcross the cattle “I always order semen through RCG because Genus is not good enough, far too focused on the statistics of the job. But things are converging dangerously with in breeding. Quite honestly the bull job is a disaster at the moment.

What the breed needs is a good white bull that is at least eighty-five percent, this is probably asking for the impossible!”

Joe: Most of the herd is inseminated so that we can out cross our breeding. But AI tends to be around fifty percent.

What’s In Your the Flask…

George: The last AI I used was Marleycote Thunder we have also used Rodway Reuben, Gelli Ipod Discoverer, Nejay Amazon and Hooton Envoy. But we do not have much success with AI so we tend to stick to using stock bulls.

Archie: In an attempt to outsource new genetics “I have brought fifty straws of Ascona a Danish Red, I have used twenty five to date and he seems to be a huge success on the pure shorthorns. I tried and quickly abandoned the Swedish job.”

“ I do not fancy Landmine as he seems too Holstein and I think the breed is losing the Shorthorn image, I do not want to be breeding red and whites.”

“Tornado not holding very well. Fair Reflection calves are very dairy. Cotley Custodian seems to produces the best bags and is above average for fat and protein I have daughters in their third lactations that are good so I am still using him where I can.”

Another bull on the radar is Strickley True Perfection, which looks very promising.

The Ireby Herd

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Joe: “The genetics that I am currently using are Amber Classic Prince; I have finished Poos Stadel Classic and was pleased with the results. And we are also sampling Red Devil and Kamp’s-Hollow Arudolf Red. I only use ten doses at a time of any Red Holstein and see the progeny first I do not want anything too extreme”

Bulls on Farm…

Joe: Amber Classic Prince Ex92 by Poos Stadel Classic out of Amber Dainty Princess 88th seems to have produced some very promising youngstock as we have nearly eighty progeny of his to date. The other bull we have used is Amber Red Falcon.

Archie: “One bull I used for twelve months is Earlsgift Comet, his youngstock are just starting to come through. And I have two learners one by Winbrook Henry the other by Churchroyd Pluto. I try and use bulls that are sociable, a good colour and most importantly introduce new bloodlines.”

George: “At the moment we have Middlebankend Digger by Winbrook King Henry out of Winbrook Digitalis 2nd who is sixty percent. And running with the heifers is Marleycote Al (ET), eighty one percent, who is by the Australian bull Clarefield Mocha out of the Canadian cow Valley Crest Alice 39th.”

Tips…

Joe: “Always keep good quality feed in front of the cows at all times”

Archie: “Always be prepared to try something different because if you do not try you will not get anywhere.”

George: “Do not use a bull excessively before he is proven.”

Joe: “One of my biggest mistakes would not being patient with bulls. Getting rid of them before seeing the progeny then wishing you had held on!”

Joe: “My tip would be to invest in Dairy Shorthorns! They lead good long lives, have great legs and feet and most importantly are very easy to work with. Breeding for the simple life! Some herds will pay nine thousand pounds a year on feet trimming alone just to achieve that extra thousand kilograms of milk in the tank. This makes no sense to me”.

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Stowfield Royal Kathleen 3rd remembered by George Dent

George Dent with son David

Archie Ritson with Meadowhaven Pride Star

Contemplation…

Archie: “You think you are breeding something good but you just do not know. The unexpected always happens. Exceptional cows are not always the cause and effect from planned breeding, more often than not they are an anomaly.”

George: “There is definitely less stress with the Dairy Shorthorn breed than any other.”

Joe: “Breeding today seems to have gone past what we were trying to achieve. We must remember that you need a certain percentage of Shorthorn or you go too extreme. Some cows will stand seventy-five percent, others will not, finding a balance is difficult and each cow is unique. I’ve always tried to breed a robust cow that will last. But then everyone has very different roads of thought.”

“My Life Is All A Blur” - George Dent

Archie: “Folks main ambition today is to breed the best, to breed for the figures. But really you should not pay too much attention to figures because they sink without a trace. And remember that you can never achieve perfection.

If you think you have reached the top the only direction is backwards. If we had focused as much on making money than on breeding policies then we would all be millionaires!”

In Archie’s humble opinion we have “bred nothing better, we just seem to be maintaining.” He believes in the quality of the Dairy Shorthorn breed and we should always strive to improve but he fears that we need to tread carefully.

Rachael Madeley

Contented cows at Amber

Classification – an Overview by Michael ParkinsonIn February I took over as head of classification from Mr John Gribbon, I would firstly like to thank John for the work he as done in getting all the dairy breeds in this country to be classified under the same system. This means that all the information on any bull proof is collected on an independent and robust system which is important, weather you are a pedigree breeder our commercial milk producer the authenticity of the figures used for your breeding program is paramount.

In a 12 month period from 20/10/10 unto 21/10/11 we have scored a total of 440 cows and 353 in their 1st lactation with the average final score for heifers of 79.6 points. In all the other breeds the number of heifer scored is more than the number of cows, so with that in mind I would like to remind all members that it is important that all first time heifers are presented at classification. There is also a number that wish to score the cows in the field this makes the scoring of locomotion and legs and feet more difficult. During this period we have made 1 cow 96 points and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Haywood family on this wonderful achievement.

In July a classification workshop was held by Mr and Mrs Crank (EARLSGIFT),we had plenty of cows to analyse and with a good turnout of breeders and classification team meant that we were able to have strong debates on all aspects of the cows, 2 points highlighted themselves at the workshop.

1) Any breed should not lose sight of what is commercial viable if it wants to be relevant in the future.

2) Whilst the classification team is very capable of collecting information and having strong views on Shorthorn cows, It is the responsibility of The Shorthorn Society to give clear guidance on the scoring of your breed.

Overall this was a very successful day and special thanks should go out to Mrs Crank for putting on such a great spread of food for everyone.

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“Our 1,000 acre forage based organic system requires a functional cow with good feet, good legs and a good udder, an acceptable yield from minimal concentrate – an average 0.1kg per litre, and one that incurs very little hassle,” he says. “We’ve tried and tested every breed under the sun, however the Dairy Shorthorn has come out tops; it really is the easy care cow of the dairy sector.

Trevor and his wife, Penny relocated to Pipplepen Farm, then an 550 acre holding based near South Perrott, Beaminster back in 2003 after farming in the south west for 30 years.

For pure business reasons they had entered organic conversion in the late 1990s at which point the Holstein’s suitability to a low input forage based system came in to question. “I’ve always believed that the Holstein is the thoroughbred racehorse of the dairy sector, and it’s accompanied by the high input costs required to maximise a 10,000 litre cow’s potential.

“So we began to dabble in various other dairy breeds. Restocking post FMD gave us the opportunity for a mix of Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey and Jersey to determine for ourselves which was best suited. And we eventually decided the Dairy Shorthorn fitted the bill best in terms of being a hardy grazing animal.”

Since then, the breed’s influence has grown within the herd, along with cow numbers and the area farmed. More than 80% of the cows carry Dairy Shorthorn blood while the remainder comprises Jersey genetics to improve milk quality.

The herd is split in to two tight calving periods, early spring and autumn to ensure an all year round supply for local organic processor, Coombe Farm, and for the last two years AI has been used for the first six weeks - a mix of homebred and Tonelea bred sires, after which a Dairy Shorthorn or Hereford sweeper bull is introduced.

“I firmly believe in using genetics comprising a minimum 70% Dairy Shorthorn. While blending has introduced some hybrid vigour and improved production performance, it must be carried out judiciously otherwise we will loose the tremendous grazing animal which has the ability to walk up to two miles and day, and consistently produce over a very long life.”

Trevor says the breed’s hardy native characteristics are very apparent within the herd and make a massive contribution towards reducing overall costs. “Yes, our cows really do walk up to two miles a day over tracks to the grazing paddocks, however we rarely have any lameness incidents and we do not do any regular foot trimming.

“With a herd average SCC of 120, mastitis incidents are also very low, despite the fact no conventional preparations, including dry cow therapy are used among the herd. In addition, a lack of metabolic disorders is reflected in the fact in autumn 2011, only one out of 200 freshly calved cows suffered from milk fever while infertility isn’t an issue;

The herd’s Calving Index averages 390 days,” he says. “In fact the vast majority of our vet costs are limited to vaccinations, for example for BVD, Lepto and Salmonella.”

The heifer calves are equally hardy with as few as 5% losses prior to first calving at 480kg to 490kg bodyweight; half the replacements calve at two years and the remainder 2.5 years.

“Within three to four years they’ve matured in to strong cows going on to average eight lactations and subsequently reducing replacement costs by a substantial amount worth an average 2ppl to 3ppl.

We also have the benefit of being able to offer for sale 60 surplus freshly calved cows per year which are guaranteed to meet a steady demand from private buyers.”

To the future, and Trevor says plans are for further herd expansion, to 440 cows and increasing average yield to 5,500 litres yield from less concentrate. “This year we’ve been able to reduce the amount of supplementary feed by 20% to 0.1kg per litre, however we believe there is potential for further cuts by exploiting home grown forage, both improving silage quality and extending the grazing season at both ends – currently we turn out 20 February and house in late October.”

He adds: “Farming organically has encouraged us to make better use of forage as well as devising simpler low cost systems and Dairy Shorthorn has provided us with the complementary genetics to help achieve success.”

Changing to Dairy Shorthorn - for hardiness and easy care

The profitable breed suited to low input, low cost systems

Trevor Cligg has huge confidence in the Dairy Shorthorn as a profitable dairy breed. His 400 cow commercial herd managed in a low input system is currently averaging 5,000 litres, and eight lactations, while 95% of heifer calves born enter the milking herd and metabolic disorders are kept to an absolute minimum.

“Our herd is currently averaging 5,800 litres at 4.03% butterfat and 3.42% protein from a low input, grazed grass based system,” Seimon explains. “We’re breeding dairy cattle with a relatively light frame suited to foraging; more than 80% of the split calving herd calves within a 10 week period commencing mid-February and the remainder in autumn and the herd has 389 day Calving Index..

The cows can walk up to three miles a day over purposes built tracks to access the paddock system, and thanks to their good feet and legs and strong suspensory ligaments, the herd is averaging 5.5 lactations.

“Our blending programme has resulted in the herd comprising approximately 60% Dairy Shorthorn, 30% red and white Holstein and 10% Swedish Red. Our sire decisions are calculated on the ratio of the female’s conformation and body weight at calving to potential production. For example, we target first calving at 450kg body weight at two years and 80% of heifers are achieving that goal. “In fact we believe we are breeding and farming the type of dairy cattle which offer a solution for other dairy farmers too.

We have proven the Dairy Shorthorn’s noted locomotion coupled with longevity, and we believe it can help increase production as well as type in a variety of different systems. Consequently, I believe that the Dairy Shorthorn has an extremely positive future.”

Seimon is the third generation of the Thomas family to farm Drysgolgoch Farm, Llwyndrain, Llanfyrnach. His grandfather, J.B. Thomas introduced pedigree Dairy Shorthorn to the unit back in 1947, while his father, Leslie took over the reins in the early 1960’s and grew the herd to 110 cows and eventually staged a retirement sale in 1994. “Eleanor and I took over with 47 cows and 30 in calf heifers and we gradually built up numbers with our own replacements and the occasional purchase. We would like to close the herd, however we live in a TB hot spot, we are under 60 day movement testing and the disease is a continual threat.”

It was Leslie Thomas who introduced a blend of genetics to the herd in the 1970’s. “He firmly believed the traditional Dairy Shorthorn breed had to move forward if it was to complete with fast moving black and white.

Blended Dairy Shorthorn – progressing a functional and profitable breed

Blended Dairy Shorthorn genetics face very exciting times, according to Pembrokeshire based Seimon Thomas. Not only is Dairy Shorthorn the key to profitability in his own Drisgol pedigree herd farmed in partnership with his wife, Eleanor and currently expanding from 350 to 550 milking cows, but also to other commercial producers seeking to redress various weaknesses in the national herd.

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The UK gene pool was so relatively small so he had to go search and initially he imported from Australia an Illawara bull and cow which were to form the beginning of our herd’s breed improvement programme.” To introduce more milk, Canadian and US Dairy Shorthorn genetics followed in the 1980s.Leslie Thomas went on to successfully put the Drisgol herd on the map.

A very keen showman, he never missed exhibiting at a single Royal Welsh during a 40 year period, he secured the silverware on countless occasions while the pinnacle of his showring success came in 1989 when he secured The Royal’s interbreed Burke award with two homebred cows.

Seimon and Eleanor have continued to introduce new genetics which have also brought accompanying hybrid vigour. “We’ve imported red and white Holsteins and they too have enabled us to increase yield per cow, as well as retain good feet and legs and improve overall longevity,” he says. “We have also introduced Swedish Red bloodlines noted for taking milk from forage as well as for disease resistance.

“Most recently, we have started to use four Australian bred Illawara sires which were imported by the society. Their daughters look extremely promising; they’re targeted to improve milk production by 10% without any additional inputs.

The herd’s genetic progress is reflected in its PLI comprising 42% Dairy Shorthorn which the Thomas say has improved threefold in the last 20 years to PLI +42, and two of their latest bulls Drisgol Watzon Ex 90, PLI 203 and Drisgol Madonna’s Prince Ex 95, PLI 110, 54%

Dairy Shorthorn, are both scheduled to continue accelerating that trend.

In fact in 2011, Watzon hit the headlines by topping the Dairy Shorthorn PLI rankings over three consecutive runs before moving into top slot on type.

Drysgolgoch had been in organic conversion for 11 years until June 2011 when the Thomas decided to revert to conventional farming.

“It was a straight forward business decision. We were receiving 2ppl to 3ppl premium from our milk buyer, bought in organic feed costs were 30% higher than conventional and future prospects did not bode well for a premium commodity product in the current economic downturn and when the marketplace is already in 30% oversupply,” he explains.

“We believe we are now in a better position to grow the business, conventionally, however organic farming has taught us a lot about grassland management and it has left us a valuable legacy in the form of white clover which has helped us to reduce fertiliser use by 30%.

Seimon and Eleanor in their massive milking parlour

Growing the business with their herd manager, Dylan Harries primarily means expanding the herd to 550 cows within the next two years, consolidating the genetics and continuing to target production performance at 5,800 litres from grazed grass supplemented with one tonne of concentrate.

It is also likely to feature Sion and Hanna, the Thomas’s 16 year old twins who are both keenly involved helping out on the farm and have an interest in the herd’s genetics.

“We are we also very optimistic about the future of blended Dairy Shorthorns beyond our farm gate. For more than 50 years, the UK has been dependent on importing bloodlines to accelerate genetic progress; we now believe our own national gene pool, supplemented by an injection of imported blood, has progressed sufficiently to continue taking forward the Dairy Shorthorn as a highly functional and profitable breed.”

Article from L Snaith

Realising Sale-Ring Price Potential – Gwyn Williams talk to Rachael PorterRe-Printed with kind permission of the Farmers Weekly

Auction marts and auctioneers are working hard to make sure producers realise the very best price possible for their stock in the sale ring. But producers could do more, in many instances, to help create more interest and some lively bidding on their stock, says Cheshire-based livestock auctioneer and chairman of the Livestock Auctioneers Association Gwyn Williams.

Margins are tight on many beef and dairy units and livestock sales, particularly pedigree cattle, are a welcome additional – and in many cases essential – stream of income for many producers. Auctioneers are only too aware of the financial pressures that producers face and that many have high hopes for their stock, be they sold at market or in a farm sale. In fact auctioneers share that pressure and continually strive to realise the very best price for any animal that enters the sale ring – pedigree or not.

There is an increasing amount of information available about animal performance (both potential and historical) and health status, and, indeed, many Breed Societies for whom we act are making entry to their sale conditional upon breeders being members of health schemes. Some breeders bemoan the time involved in membership of breed evaluation and health schemes, and I am aware of the time pressures breeders face, but they must realise that the information, once collated, can be a very valuable marketing tool.

It is a relatively simple matter to publicise information for pedigree sales, as it comes with the pedigree information for publication in the sale catalogue. Although we see an

increasing number of purchasers at pedigree sales studying the information provided, many buyers, however, who may not be aware of the relevance of much of the information provided, still rely on how an animal looks when bidding.

It is true to say that I often see both beef and dairy cattle in the ring that look great on paper but don’t attract a lot of attention because they’re not particularly easy on the eye.

But more often than not my frustration comes from having an animal in the ring that’s a looker and sells for a fair price, but I know it would have attracted more bids if only we’d had some more information about that animal – perhaps something about its pedigree, the health status of the herd it came from, or its estimated breeding value (EBV).

At our weekly sales of commercial store and breeding stock, all Auctioneers will display any information that we are given about an animal, as well as publishing it in pre- sale advertisements ,catalogues and auction lists, and will even make mention of it as an animal comes into the ring just prior to the starting bid. It all helps to create

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a stir and some fierce bidding. But , in many instances, that information is not available or not passed to auctioneers. It may be, of course, that the information may not be helpful to the proposed sale of a particular animal!

That said, that there’s a hard core of producers and buyers who will continue to ‘judge a book by it’s cover’ and will always be swayed by what they see – rather than pedigrees, figures or status on paper. But I think, over time, more breeders and purchasers will realise the importance of having such information about stock and understand it’s importance, particularly with regard to health issues.”

We are certainly seeing more interest both on the beef and dairy side, as producers look to buy stock that’s from high health status herds. They don’t want to introduce insidious and devastating diseases, such as BVD, IBR or Johnes’, to their herds and they will want to see paperwork, assurances and accreditations. Growth rates, calving ease and conversion rates are important tools for the beef producer, and milk records can also help to generate interest and push up the sale price of what can sometimes be very ordinary looking dairy cows.

Encouraging buyers to move away from selecting on characteristics other than looks is all down to vendors supplying more information about their stock. If we have that information, we do push it out there. We make it easily accessible and showcase it along with the animal itself.

I’d like to see a time when buyers are more suspicious about an animal that doesn’t have an EBV, milk records, a pedigree or any information about the health status of the herd it came from.

The same could be said about genomics – if it’s information that people trust and have confidence in then it’s information that we want to have and share with interested potential buyers.

In my view, key to realising a good price is information and the more information we have, the more interest in an animal we can generate. The more interest we can generate, the higher the sale price.

That creates a ‘win-win-win’ situation. The auctioneer’s happy – they feel they’ve got the best price possible for an animal – and the vendor will also be satisfied with a price that reflects the ‘quality’ of the animal. And the buyer will be happy too – they’ll have a good idea of how the animal will perform and whether or not it poses a disease risk to the rest of their herd.

Access to more data and information would, ultimately, remove some of the guesswork and risk out of buying stock and result in far fewer disappointed vendors and buyers. It would make my job somewhat easier – and less frustrating – too.

A Rebel Revolution

Rodway B u t t e r b u r 4 4 t h V g 8 8Sire: Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel

Graham & Shirley Madeley(+44) 01952 541 211 | [email protected]

Rodway T i n y 2 5 0 t h V g 8 8Sire: Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel

Rodway M a r i e 6 2 n d E x 9 0Sire: Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel

Rodway J e n n a 2 n d V g 8 8Sire: Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel

Way up in the hills of West Yorkshire, in the shadow of Whitley Lower Church, sits Church Farm, the home to Churchroyd Red & Whites and indeed the Collins family. Now run by Ian and Mary, the Churchroyd herd is rapidly making waves within the breed, having won nearly every major show in the UK within the past 10 years. But the recent successes of the Heather family have gone far further than anyone’s wildest dreams. Churchroyd made history in September 2011 becoming the first herd in the country to produce two EX95 cows, from the same family. So, looking back at the foundations of this family and what the future holds, may well just tell us a story all of its own!

So, it appears the best place to start is at the beginning... Churchroyd Heather, the original, bred from a Red & White Friesian, by Orchardhome Nelstar, has led on to breed a tremendous brood of sons and daughters whose effects have not only been widely felt within the Churchroyd herd but across the breed.

From Heather, there have been in excess of 80 direct descendants, but perhaps the real star of this family and where the focus really should lie is Heather 17. It was Heather 17 who was the first of the Heathers to classify EX, scoring 91 points (EX94 Mammary) and by Orchardhome Enchanter, she is the cow that really started making an impression on the herd. She has, to date bred three Excellent daughters, Heather 24 EX95 (5th calf), Heather 27 EX91 (4th calf), Heather 30 EX91 (3rd calf), and her son Churchroyd Lucky EX90 (still running with the herd).

Heather 24 (Jerom), the first of the Heathers to classify 95 points in the summer of 2010, fresh from her summer of showring successes. She will always be better known rather affectionately as “Harry’s Cow”.

95 Points -

Keeping It In The Family

Ask any Shorthorn Breeder what the word Heather makes them think of, and very

few will respond with purple covered moors. The majority will now automatically

associate it with one of the all time great cow families; even more will then associate

the Heather family with its home of many, many generations, within the Churchroyd

Herd.

Churchroyd Heather 24 EX95

Churchroyd Heather 17 EX91 (EX94 Mamm)

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Her sister Heather 30 EX91 (Carousel Regiment Red), bred the Drisgol Watzon daughter Heather 48, perhaps best known for her unstoppable performances on the calf show circuit over the past couple of years, climaxing in seizing the All Breeds All Britain Championship rosette. Now freshly calved and scored VG86 as a 2yr old.

The headline grabber and more controversial of all the Heather family, and possibly the cow that makes more people enter into conversation about the Shorthorn breed than any other is the Heather 29 (also by Jerom). She has just classified EX95, with her fifth calf and looks better than ever.

What is most impressive about these cows, is not that they can turn heads at shows, nor tick the boxes with the classifiers, but far more so that they are both tank fillers, both will complete their 50 tonnes, in their fifth lactation. The complete package then... it would appear so.

So to the next generation, Heather 57, just a March 2011 calf and already setting the show ring on fire, winning the junior calf class at the North Eastern Calf Show, before being tapped out as Honourable Mention, then on to the North Midlands Calf Show and a Reserve Champion rosette. Ably assisted by the next generation of Collins at the halter! Heather 57 is the daughter of the first Heather to win the All Britain Champion Calf title, Heather 31.

Churchroyd Heather 48 VG86

Churchroyd Heather 29 EX95

Churchroyd Heather 57 (Dam pictured below)

Heather 29 Fact File

Jerom x Mandrake x Fair Try x Lord Walton

2007 – Heifer Champion Stafford County Show

2008 – Champion Bakewell

2009 – Champion Cheshire Show

2010 – Hon Mention Cheshire & Royal Highland

2010 – Champion Great Yorkshire Show & Dairy Event

Heather 24 Fact File Jerom x Enchanter x Cavalier x Lord Walton

2006 – Heifer Champion EDFE

2007 – Hon Mention EDFE

2008 – Champion Great Yorkshire Show

2009 – Reserve Champion Cheshire Show

A milestone in my own herd was passed this summer when I registered Broadlane Duchess Gwynne 100th,this was my first family to ‘score a century’ albeit from two foundation cows, Spetchley Duchess Gwynne 13th bought at Crewe in 1985 and Spetchley Duchess Gwynne 11th bought a year later at the Spetchley dispersal sale. This family has always produced plenty of heifers and done well for me at home. But other families aren’t so prolific and a Histon Flora 8th bought in 1985 at the same sale has only 12 descendants to date.

A chance remark by a fellow shorthorn breeder on hearing that I had sold a Bates Duchess, on the rarity of the family, took me by surprise as I’d always thought it a mainstay familyof the breed. It made me think about just how vunerable even the most popular families can be. It could even be said we could become victims of our own success as more and more cattle leave the breed to milk in commercial herds as people appreciate what our breed has to offer. It made me realise what a responsability we have to preserve these family names. It’s amazing how some families have survived over 200 years of change.

Although I wouldn’t claim to be an expert on Shorthorns, I would say I’m an enthusiast and have added continuously to my collection of cow families over the last 30 years or so, and I hope this article will encourage one or two people who were doubtful about registering to have a go! Breeders new to the breed often ask how do they come up with names for calves, not realising that sometimes a cow they have could have a name tracing back to the 1820’s. So My own advice would be to continue with the name! When I started with shorthorns I had no idea of the importance of cow families. We already had some black and whites called Daisy and Violet (who hadn’t) so Heys Violet 47th daughter got changed to Broadlane Viola, I changed it back to Violet and have since found they trace to Eaton Violet which is a very old family and in fact is a protected name. What is a protected name you may ask.These are names that trace back to the original herd book and are Bates families,ones such as Barrington, Wildeyes Foggathorpe, Kirklevington, Millicents and Gwynne. (A full list is available from the society). This means that no other animals can use this name when grading up or just changing names. These are exclusive to the female line, for instance if I had a Broadlane Daisy and used Stockwood Lord Barrington on her I couldn’t call the calf Broadlane Barrington Daisy. The protected name must only come from the female line. Amazingly most of the protected names have continued throughout history others have

disappeared some have other guises, for instance the protected name Acombe, doesn’t exist anymore and yet it is responsible for two Royal Show champions, one reserve in the last decade and three Red Cattle Genetics bulls! More of that later.

Some cow families can still be traced back to famous herds long gone. The other day I had a fumble through a mouldy old herd book that some one had found in their loft. It was from 1928. Hobbs and Davis’ Kelmscott herd had plenty of Melodys and Solos registered and there are still many of those names registered today but what happened to the descendents of Kelmscott Pink 114th, Kelmscott Lovely 152nd or Kelmscott Lemhill 103rd. Other names I noticed were Baskervilles, Fidget and Haughley Wise Woman out of Wilful Wench out of Witty Wench by Kelmscott Juggler 41st !!

How do we monitor cow families today, well thanks to modern technology we have the holy grail that is the ‘Shorthorn Database’. Before we had no idea how many animals were being registered in each family. Keying in the cows name will show you how many members of that family have been registered in the last 20 years or so and is ideal to find the present status of a family. Further back will involve browsing through the herd books. As an example I will use the Bates Duchess name. So type in Bates Duchess and press search to reveal that 7 herds have registered 20 Bates Duchesses since 2005, so although numerically small they are still in a few herds. Mine descend from Cotley Bates Duchess 26th who is from the Swepstone Bates Duchess family. There were 7 of this family at the Cotley dispersal in 2002, so somewhere out there these cattle or their descendants have slipped the net as the others are from the Maxton Bates Duchesses which descend from the Oxhay herd, somewhere further back these families will merge.

As a contrast some families continue to expand and thrive, the Millicents, Lady Laura and Lady Barrington families are in many herds. I remember once leaning on the pens at Chelford discussing the merits of a Lady Laura with the late David Harvey of the Harley herd. He was explaining how a good cow family like the Lady Lauras will consistently rise to the top and breed the best cattle of their generation no matter how the type changes. One family which consistently did well in competitions was the Eaves Fairy family of Miss Aldridge, but I never saw one come on the open market, and I had always liked Eaves Fairy Gladiator progeny, so when the herd was dispersed in 1996 the Fairys were eagerly bid for, I purchased Eaves Fairy 177th H1 by O.Nelstar I paid more than I had ever paid for a cow before and Anne dropped me off at the end of our road as she didn’t want to see my dads face when I told him I’d gone over the budget he’d set. 1350gns doesn’t sound as bad now!

Keep it in the Family– Gary Norbury discusses the importance of preserving cows families.

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The Lawsons bought her daughter and bred Lisnamulligan Fairway from her. My cow bred a 10 lactation Villabrook Merryman daughter and a Fyn Aks daughter that has given 9800kg. Eaves Fairys have done well wherever they have gone, the South West Dairy Show Champion Elkington Fairy 10th descends from one. Another successful name is the Anne family. I was chatting about past show cows with Marshall Crank and we were wondering whether the Orchardhome Anne and the Cotley Anne family were related. Orchardhome Anne 12th a Royal Show winner we knew was a descendant of Eathorpe Anne 21st who won many production and show awards in the early eighties for Andrew Orsler. Cotley Anne 35th and 40th were maternal sisters, the former a reserve Royal Show champion and the latter a Royal champion. The Pigeonwood red daughter Cotley Anne 35th bred Atwell Anne, Royal Show champion 2009, and dam of Nejay Amazon an RCG bull, and Atwell Atom another RCG bull, C.Anne 40th by Shalama Fireman is granddam of Twells Barrington Grange 5th another RCG bull. The best way to find out whether they were related was to ask Ken Prestige who has a massive collection of herd books and sale catalogues. Ken tells me they both trace back to Lord Lilford’s Lilford herd from Northampton (L. Anne 54th is in the 1928 herdbook mentioned earlier). The Lilford Anne’s were originally from the protected name of Acombe.

Most cow families have a story to tell and I expect most herds have families that exist in very few herds. Maxton Proud Countess 10th Ex 91 was in a consignment of 10 Maxton heifers due to go to South Africa before last minute rule changes regarding export meant they couldn’t go. Rob Boote purchased her and she milked for 12 lactations producing a 13 lactation daughter and many descendants that have won calf shows including the National. At the Wreay dispersal in 1998 there were two Red Rosettes in the sale W.R.Rosette 33rd by Drisgol Mabels Prospect and her daughter W.R.Rosette 34th by Wreay Red Duke. I purchased the daughter. Only 7 of this family have been registered since 2000 (five of them mine). Her mother was rediscovered in a stall in a black and white herd when David Jackson, Shorthorn breeder and cattle auctioneer, enquired as to the origin of a terrific roan cow. She then joined the Winbrook herd and now has a daughter, and a grandaughter in the Moorriggs herd.

I hope this article gives an idea of the value of preserving cow families and if you are reading this and have a Shorthorn cow out there, with your black and whites, that you bought some years ago, get out the sale catalogue and register the progeny.

You might have something unique. But be warned it might become addictive!

Seimon, Eleanor, Siôn & Hanna Thomas, Drysgolgoch, Llwyndrain, Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire, SA35 0AT' 01239 698240 * [email protected]

Drisgol Dairy Shorthorns

By Madonna’s Prince.Champion Dairy Shorthorn

Heifer Welsh Dairy Show 2011

Champion All Britain, All Breeds Calf Show 2011

Reserve Interbreed Champion, Pembrokeshire Show 2011

Drisgol Tulip 31 EX94

Drisgol Diana 62 VG88

Drisgol Belladonna 203

David and Liz Prize-Jones have developed the Herd over the last 16 years or so and, having made the decision to sell the milking portion, were rewarded for their careful selection and breeding with a trade described by Auctioneer Gwyn Williams as “flying from start to finish”.

As expected, the younger milking cows and heifers were in most demand, but the strength of the trade was illustrated by the fact that a large number of the older cows, from 5th to 8th calvers, made well in excess of 1,000 gns, with 11 animals making over 2000 gns.

The day’s leading price of 3000 gns was paid by Milwich, Stafford based Shorthorn young breeder and enthusiast Robert Kite, steadily building up an increasingly important herd. He was taken by the May 2008 born Dee Sparkle 2nd, a VG 85 daughter of Drisgol Watzon, the Horizon Ranger Red son and out of the Spalton bred cow Maxton Sparkle 22nd. Having calved last October, she was sold in-calf to a December service by Dee Vinnies Lad and had attracted interest from a large number of breeders looking for something special.

At 2700 gns was Dee Wild Queen 8th, a VG 88 2006 born cow by KC Roses Chatter Red. Due again in June to Fairway, she will eventually make her way to Northern Ireland, being sold to Ashley Fleming.

Messrs Morgan from Coton, Whitchurch, were prominent amongst the stronger milky cows, with quality breeding, throughout the sale and went to 2550 gns for the 2004 born EX 92 cow Dee Autumn 2nd by Hooton Fair Esteem.

She last calved in December, was currently giving 32 kilos and had an excellent show history dating from her days as a show calf.

Another cow with an excellent show history was the 2006 born Dee Barrington 2nd, classified VG 88, and by Winbrook Vince out of the homebred Dee Chatter Barrington. She is due again in September to Madonnas Prince and made 2350 gns to S N Bailey and Partners.

A group of in-calf heifers, due in June or July, was led by the December 2008 Dee Primrose 9th, another one by Winbrook Vince and out of Dee Chatter Primrose, who made 1720 gns to J R Tolley, Loughborough.

Dee Sparkle 2nd VG 85 - top price at the dispersal of the Dee Herd of Dairy Shorthorns at 3000gns

Sunshine for Shorthorns at Dee Herd Dispersal A glorious sunny day put all Dairy Shorthorn enthusiasts into the mood at Beeston on the 19th April 2011 for the dispersal of the Dee Herd, conducted jointly by Frank Marshall and Company and Wright Manley.

Dee Wild Queen 8th VG 88 made 2700gns

Averages:Cows in milk £1557Dry Cows £1313Heifers in-milk £1590In-Calf Heifers £1557

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There was a terrific atmosphere around the sale ring at Chelford, for the Summer Show and Sale of Dairy Shorthorns held on behalf of the Shorthorn Society.

Trade was fast from the outset on the older stock, and as the sale progressed through to the younger cows and heifers, bidding became frantic at times, with all cattle finding homes at prices way in excess of their vendor’s expectations.

At the pre-sale Show, the Judge, Trevor Cligg from Devon chose as his Champion the December 2006 Rodway Bluma 2nd, a VG 87 cow from the renowned Rodway Herd of Graham Madeley of Telford, Shropshire. By Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel and out of a Bluma dam currently giving 9,000 kilos in her 6th lactation, Bluma 2nd had been calved a month, was sold giving 31 kilos and made 2,400 gns to Pembrokeshire purchaser Will Prichard of Haverfordwest.

The day’s top price of 2580 gns, however, was paid for a Drisgol Watzon daughter from Tabley, Knutsford breeder

John Whittaker. Having calved a fortnight, this heifer sold giving 33 kilograms, was in showy condition, and was bought by Chester breeder Edward Crank, for his Earlsgift Herd.

The Dunham Herd of Messrs Royle put forward a useful pen of young cows, led by the April 2008 born 2nd calver Dunham Margaret 112th, sold freshly calved and made 2120 gns to G Lewis & Sons, Welshpool, Powys, whilst the leading heifer from the Dunham Herd, Dunham Heather 94th, a daughter of Neejay Prince 3rd, made 2350 gns to Messrs Shuker & Sons, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire.

Best of the Maiden heifers was Kayl Proud Countess 31st, a November 2009 daughter of the Australian bull Aramis, consigned by Robert Boote and making 1300 gns to Sandbach producer David Colclough.

Only 2 young Bulls were on offer, the best, the February 2010 born Rodway Oscar from Graham Madeley, made 1500 gns to Messrs Bailey, Oswestry.

Shorthorn Society Show & Sale - June 6th 2011 Judge | T Cligg

SUMMER SHORTHORNS MEET A “FLYER” AT CHELFORD

“Terrific atmosphere around the ring and trade was fast from the onset”

Averages:Cows in milk £1840In-calf Cows £1003Heifers in milk £1742In-calf heifers £1386Maiden Heifers £1201Bulls £1575

Show Results Class 1 - Cow, in-milk at the date of the sale1st Rodway Bluma 2nd G Madeley2nd Dunham Margaret 112th G Royle3rd Rodway Bontje 11th G Madeley 4th Rodway Butterbur 45th G Madeley

Class 2 - Cow in Calf at the date of the sale 1st Broadlane Lady Barrington 39th WD & BP Norbury

Class 3 - Heifer in-Milk at the date of the sale 1st Dunham Waterloo Bell 75th G Royle2nd Rodway Rhoda 34th G Madeley3rd Dunham Heather 94th G Royle4th Dunham Waterloo Bell 71st G Royle

Class 4 - Heifer, In-Calf at the date of the sale 1st Broadlane Duchess Gwynne 92nd WD & P Norbury Class 5 - Heifer, unserved at the date of the sale 1st Kayl Proud Countess 31st R Boote

SUPREME and FEMALE CHAMPION: Rodway Bluma 2nd GA Madeley

RESERVE FEMALE CHAMPION: Dunham Waterloo Bell 75th G Royle

MALE CHAMPION: Rodway Oscar GA Madeley

Supreme and Female Champion: Rodway Bluma 2nd from Graham Madeley selling at 2,400gns

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Tuesday the 18th October was the Annual Autumn Gold Sale at Sedgemoor Auction Centre and for the first time the SWCSBA Annual Dairy Show & Sale was held on the same day. Sadly entries were limited this year but as always the Sale created a great deal of interest. This year’s judge was new committee member Kevin Morse from Sherborne who followed his convictions by

purchasing his Champion for 1680gns. She was the 100% roan calved heifer “Hale Duchess” from Roy & Fred Collins by Polden Avalon she topped the pedigree section. The six 3 week old heifer calves from the Collins all by Howen Prince and varying in colours meet a strong demand to top at 360gns.

SWCSBA Annual Show & Sale - Sedgemoor Auction Centre

Show Results:Cow in milk or calf1st Newpark Digitalis 13th DH Craig2nd Winbrook Peeress Rose 5th GA & DW Dent3rd Tahuna Alice 4th Messrs Addison4th Ashwood Ringlet Baronet Messrs Addison

Champion: Newpark Digitalis 13th DH CraigReserve Champion: Strickley Peeress Rose 31st, WH & KM Robinson

Leading prices:Heifers in milk1860 gns Strickley Peeress Rose 31st to J Handley1780 gns Strickley Foggathorpe Fragrance 31st to J James1660 gns Strickley Lady Hermione 15th to J Handley1640 gns Tahuna Alice 9th to Messrs Mosscrop1420 gns Newpark Jean 19th to H Bouch

A day when demand far outstripped supply produced the following averages Calved Heifers £1489.25 and Heifer Calves £343.

Penrith & District Farmers Mart - Dairy Shorthorn Show & SaleMonday 15th August 2011

Penrith & District Farmers Mart held their annual Dairy Shorthorn Show and Sale in conjunction with the monthly commercial dairy sale. A choice quality entry of mainly fresh calved animals were shown in great bloom and met a strong demand from a large ringside of customers. Mr John Teasdale of Kirkbean, Dumfries, judged and made the following awards.

Heifers in milk1st Strickley Peeress Rose 31st WH & KM Robinson2nd Tahuna Alice 9th D Jackson3rd Newpark Jean 19th DH Craig4th Newpark Margaret 17th DH Craig

Cows in milk1700 gns Newpark Digitalis 13th to undisclosed purchaser1640 gns Winbrook Peeress Rose 5th to D Hayllar

Cows in calf910 gns Tahuna Alice 4th to Messrs Mosscrop

Averages:Dairy Shorthorn Cows av £1338.75Dairy Shorthorn Heifers av £1558.50

David Jackson

Swee t S ix t e en

Rodway Orgine Ex91Sire: Merivi l le Peerless Dam: Orgine

Pic tu r ed mi lk ing in he r 13th Laca t ion , hav ing p roduced 93 tonnes to da t e .

Dam of Rodway Ordway, Rodway Othello, Rodway Oscar & Rodway Oracle

Graham & Shirley Madeley | Rodway Manor | Shropshire | TF6 6EF | 01952 541211

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An excellent quality entry was put forward by Shorthorn breeders from far and wide, with customers who travelled a long distance, in particular, keen to buy quality examples of a breed which is proving itself the ideal, modern animal for today’s milk production systems. Freshly calved Heifers, in particular, met fierce demand, levelling at a record £2247.

The Judge for the day was Marshall Crank of Chester, who had a difficult job, in particular, in choosing from an outstanding class of in milk heifers, but eventually chose, as his Supreme Champion, Hooton Lily Fair 238th, the latest in a family line of outstanding breeding stock from John Hayward and family’s Hooton Herd in Nottinghamshire. This light roan heifer, which had calved only a week, was a granddaughter of the great show cow Lily Fair 113th, an EX 92 cow which won numerous Show Championships.

Having attracted many admiring glances prior to the sale, she was the subject of fierce bidding from a number of breeders, eventually being purchased by the judge, Marshall Crank, for 3200 gns.

Messrs Baynes & Son from Hexham, Northumberland showed their breed and Reserve Inter Breed Champion from this year’s Great Yorkshire Show Marleycote Barrington Iris 15th. This VG 88 daughter of Nejay Royalty has been coveted by breeders throughout the Summer show season, and upon entering the ring, attracted excitement from various directions before eventually being sold at 3,000 gns to Jonathan Fisher, Penrith, Cumbria, bidding on the telephone. Her stablemate Marleycote Songstress 11th , a VG 86 second calver stood as Reserve Champion, and made 2,100 gns to W P Pritchard, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.

Back to the milking heifers, and it was Nejay Perry 3rd, a December 2008 born heifer put forward by local breeders O C Whittaker & Sons of Knutsford which also set the ring alight, finally making 2,800 gns to N Hitchen, Halifax.

Later in the sale, David and Liz Price-Jones, who dispersed their Dee Herd in April of this year, saw their September 2009 born heifer Dee Domino 8th, one of the first heifers to be offered for sale by the Australian Illawarra bull Panorama Aramis, make 2,650 gns to young breed enthusiast Robert Kite, of Stafford.

The Dunham Herd was in the headlines again, when a substitute heifer Dunham Crocia 83rd, a very pretty light roan heifer born in July 2009 who had calved just a week, made 2,500 gns to P A Astley, Llansantffraid, Powys.

Shorthorn Society Autumn Sale November 7th 2011

“BEST EVER” DAIRY SHORTHORN SALE AT NOVEMBER CHELFORD AS MILKING HEIFERS AVERAGE £2247Dairy Shorthorn breeders from throughout the UK had probably their best ever trade at any sale of Dairy Shorthorns in their Annual Autumn Show and Sale at Chelford, Cheshire.

Marleycote Barrington Iris 15th from GG Baynes & Son sold to 3,150gns

Champion: Hooton Lily Fair 238th from JC Hayward

Hooton breeding also showed up extremely well in the in-calf heifer section with two heifers making 2,000 gns each. First up at this price was another substitute entry, Hooton Fairy Duchess 43rd, closely followed by Hooton Rose 18th, at the same price, both going home to Barkby Thorpe, Leicester with Messrs Kirk. Both were due shortly to the homebred bull which later stood as Male Champion, the October 2009 born Hooton Fair Attempt, who sold at 1100 gns to Messrs Malkin, Stone, Staffordshire.

Reserve Champion Marleycote Songstress 11th

Averages:Cows In-milk £1,820.43Heifers in-milk £2,247.00In-Calf Heifers £1,556.00Maiden Heifers & Calves £755.00Bulls £1299.00

Show results:Class 1 Milk cow1st Marleycote Songstress 11th GG Baynes & Son2nd Dunham Wild Honey 89th G Royle3rd Kayl Lily Fair 5th R Boote

Class 2 Dry Cow1st Broadlane Duchess Gwynne 73rd WD & B Norbury & Sons

Class 3 Milk Heifer1st Hooton Lily Fair 238th JC Hayward2nd Nejay Perry 3rd N Madeley3rd Substitute G Royle4th Dee Wineberry 5th D Price-Jones5th Broadlane Rosie bell 9th WD & B Norbury

Class 4 In Calf Heifer1st Hooton Red Rose 4th JC Hayward2nd Kayl Maple Buttercup R Boote3rd Rantonall Dorothy 4th DJ & DD Winnington4th Rantonall Blodwen 12th DJ & DS Winnington

Class 5 Maiden Heifer1st Rantonall Susannah 50th DJ & DS Winnington2nd Rantonall Burrows 35th DJ & DS Winnington3rd Broadlane Millicent 47th WD & B Norbury & Sons4th Broadlane Sunlight 18th WD & B Norbury & SonsClass 6 Bull1st Hooton Fair Attempt JC Hayward2nd Strickley Zonda WH & K Robinson 3rd Dunham Viscount G Royle

Leading the bull trade, however, was the August 2010 born young bull from Messr Royle’s Dunham Herd. Dunham Viscount by Nejay Prince the 3rd, a son of the great EX 95 show cow, Nejay Princess, sold for 1900 gns to the Broadlane Herd of Messrs Norbury, Holmes Chapel.

Messrs Norbury put forward a nice selection of young heifers and calves, which peaked at 780 gns for the September 2010 born Broadlane Lady Barrington 62nd selling to Sandbach breeders G & O Davenport, whilst best of the 2011 heifer calves, the June born Broadlane Millicent 22nd made 700 gns to the Bilbro herd of Martin Jackson, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

Judge Marshall Crank presents the awards to Champion and Reserve.

Top 10 Prices:Lot 28 Hooton Lily Fair 238th £3360.00Lot 14 Marleycote Barrington Iris 15th £3150.00Lot 20 Nejay Perry 3rd £2940.00Lot 38 Dee Domino 8th £2782.50Lot 35A Dunham Crocia 83rd £2625.00Lot 29 Hooton Red Rose 4th £2257.50Lot 15 Marleycote Songstress 11th £2205.00Lot 31A Hooton Fairy Duchess 43rd £2100.00Lot 32 Hooton Rose 18th £2100.00Lot 50 Dunham Viscount £1995.00

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KAYL DAIRY SHORTHORNSpresent

Kayl Sand Poppy EX94

Rob and Kayleigh BooteYew Tree Farm, Dunham Hill, via Warrington, Cheshire. WA6 0JN

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Lact Days Milk Fat Protein1 305 6660 4.11% 3.21%2 305 6293 4.14% 3.40%3 305 7689 4.15% 3.25%4 305 7940 3.54% 3.25%

Pictured here 5th Calver

Winner of the prestigious Cheshire Forest Hunt Trophy for all breeds Cheshire Show 2011

Also 1st Senior Cow and Breed Champion Nantwich-South Cheshire Show 2011

Dam of Senior Herd Sire: Kayl Outback, sire Llandovery Jinnys Empire and Junior Herd Sire: Kayl Land Downunder, sire Aramiss

1st National Dairy Shorthorn Show | 21st/22nd June 2011

at The Cheshire ShowJudge | Gywndaf James

Show Results:

Junior Calf - 13 entries1st Kayl Stell Nancy N & R Boote2nd Cotonhall Gabriella 3rd R Kite3rd Cotonhall Rosepetal 4th R Kite4th Boothdale Pansy 6th D Wainwright & Sons5th Dee primrose 11th D & L Price Jones6th Boothdale Duchess 23rd D Wainwright & Sons7th Earlsgift Fillpail Fae E Crank8th Rodway Barrington Iris 3rd GA Madeley

Intermediate Calf - 17 entries1st Cotonhall Cherry 4th R Kite2nd Churchroyd Pamela 15th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Broadlane Violet 62nd WD & BP Norbury4th Dee Tulip 4th D & L Price Jones5th Rodway Marcia 30th GA Madeley 6th Avondale Ada 5th E & M Crank7th Tabley Netty E Whittaker8th Kayl Proud Countess N & R Boote

Senior Calf - 21 Entries1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Cotonhall Joy 3rd R Kite3rd Churchroyd Strawberry 2nd IRG Collins & Ptns4th Dee Autumn 8th D & L Price Jones5th Churchroyd Black Maude 3rd IRG Collins & ptns6th Broadlane Fairy 9th WD & BP Norbury7th Broadlane Violet 61st WD & BP Norbury8th Cotonhall Lady E Whittaker

Champion Calf: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd IRG Collins & Ptns

Reserve Champion Calf: Cotonhall Joy 3rd Rob Kite

Heifer in-calf - 13 entries1st Churchroyd Heather 48th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Nejay Violet 4th E & M Crank3rd Broadlane Rosie Bell 9th WD & BP Norbury

Cow in calf - 8 entries1st Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Kayl Proud Countess 16th N & R Boote4th Amber Dainty Princess 10th J Hole & Sons5th Avondale Furbelow 13th E & M Crank6th Diamat Duchess 3rd N Madeley

Heifer In Milk - 18 entries1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Gelli Ipod Darlingtoncran IL & E Harries3rd Kayl Lily Fair 9th N & R Boote4th Rodway Mia 2nd GA Madeley5th Broadlane Wildeyes 11th WD & BP Norbury6th Amber Lucina 63rd J Hole & Sons

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Heifer Champion and Supreme Dairy Shorthorn – Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31 from IRG Collins & Ptns

Junior Cow having had 2 or 3 calves - 15 entries1st Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E & M Crank2nd Rodway Sonnschien 15th G Madeley3rd Rodway Lady Laura 72nd G Madeley4th Churchroyd Heather 30th IRG Collins & Ptns5th Kidstones Lady Laura 8th A Wilkes6th Kayl Proud Roana N & R Boote7th Amber Favourite Claire 30th J Hole & Sons8th Nejay Pamela Mary 4th N Madeley

Senior Cow having had 4 or more calves - 11 entries1st Nejay Erin 2nd N Madeley2nd Gelli Rudolph Foggathorpe IL & E Harries3rd Kayl Sand Poppy N & L Boote4th Rodway Jenna 2nd GA Madeley

25,000kg Cow1st Nejay Erin 2nd N Madeley2nd Churchroyd Heather 30th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Attwell Anne N Madeley4th Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns

Heifer Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & PtnsReserve: Gelli Ipod Darlingtoncran IL & E Harries

RCG Champion – to be sired by bull available from Red Cattle Genetics Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd E & M Crank – Sired by Drisgol Watzon

Supreme Breed Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & PtnsReserve Supreme: Earlsgift Greenleaf 31st E & M Crank

Pair of Shorthorns one sire - 13 pairs1st G Madeley with pair by Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel2nd IRG Collins & Ptns3rd G Madeley pair by Rodway Byron4th J Hole & Sons5th N & R Boote pair6th E & M Crank pair by Drisgol Watzon

Group of Three Females - 9 groups1st GA Madeley2nd IRG Collins & Ptns3rd N Madeley4th N & R Boote5th E & M Crank

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Judges Report:

It was a great honour for me to Judge the first ever National Dairy Shorthorn Show to be held in the UK, and me being a mere Welsh man.

Having judged at last years World conference show where the numbers and quality was the best ever seen in any show of dairy shorthorn in the country, this first ever National show had some thing to live up to and we were not disappointed.

The sheer numbers let alone the quality of cattle brought forward by the exhibitors from far and wide, says a great deal about the high standard of Dairy shorthorn cattle to be seen in the UK.

First class of the day junior calf with 8 forward this class was led of by a stylish well grown roan calf Kayl Stell Nancy. And it was her style and overall balance and sweep and openness of rib that gave her the advantage over my second calf Cotonhall Gabriella 3rd and the third calf Cotonhall Rosepetal 4th.

Second class the intermediate calf class with 11 calves forward , again was led by a very lengthy clean dairy heifer in Cotonhall Cherry, Closely followed by Churchroyd

Pamela 15th with Broadlane Violet 62nd in third.

Third class in was the Senior calf class, the leading calf in this calf took my eye on entering the ring, she displayed the style balance and dairy strength that I was looking for, and it was this overall balance width through the rump and chest that gave her the advantage over another quality calf in second namely Cotonhall Joy 3rd. This calf had the advantage over the third Churchroyd Strawberry 2nd in being taller longer calf and cleaner through the neck and over the withers.

The Calf championship was won by the Senior calf class winner Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd, with the second in the senior calf class Cotonhall Joy 3rd in Reserve.

Junior Cow Champion and Reserve Champion – Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd

Fourth class of the day was the in calf heifer class with first position given to Churchroyd Heather 48th, she was an easy winner in this class her overall style and width and dairyness and udder potential gave her the advantage over Nejay Violet 4th, closely followed in third by Broadlane Rosie Bell 9th.

The fifth class of the day was the cow in calf class, led by two awesome cows showing tremendous frame and power. I headed this class with Churchroyd Heather 29th, I gave her the advantage over the roan cow in second Churchroyd Heather 24th in being taller and longer in the body and also displaying a tighter fore-udder attachment and her udder is carried higher above the hock than the cow in second. The second over the third is another close placing the second has the advantage over the third in being a more mature cow showing more width through the chest floor, and greater depth of front rib and more openness and sweep of rib. I had to admire the overall dairyness of the cow in third in Kayl Proud Countess 16th.

in second in being more level from hook to pin, she also has the advantage in her udder in having a tighter snugger fore udder attachment and on the day being fuller of milk in the rear udder. The second over the third is a very close placing, but I gave the second the advantage over the third Rodway Lady Laura 72nd in being taller and longer and being wider through the chest and having greater depth of fore rib and sweep and openness of rib. Taking nothing away from the well uddered dairy cow in

third.

Senior cow in milk I head this class with Nejay Erin 2nd a tall dairy cow showing great dairyness throughout and tremendous sweep and openness of rib. I gave her the advantage over Gelli Rudolph Foggathorpe, in being taller, longer and cleaner and longer through the neck and sharper over the withers and also shows greater sweep and openness of rib. I gave the second the advantage over the third Kayl Sand Poppy a big powerful red cow in being more correct in the udder, having a tighter snugger fore udder attachment and being more level throughout the udder floor and having far greater bloom, and being fuller of her rear udder.

25000 kg Class

1st was Nejay Erin 2nd over the second Churchroyd Heather 30th, I gave the first the advantage over the second in being more dairy and cleaner throughout the neck and sharper over the withers, the second over the third two very powerful bodied cows in second and third but I gave the advantage to the second as she was in milk and possessed a tremendous udder being well attached and had far superior front teat placement and teat length over the cow in third.

The Best pair by the same sire, was won by an outstanding pair of dark red dairy cows in milk, from Graham Madeley. They were sired by Kingsdale Libby’s Rebel. It was their overall dairyness and quality of udder that gave them the advantage over another quality pair of in calf cows from IRG Collins sired by Jerom. The second over the third pair from Graham Madeley, it was the shear power of body, greater chest width and sweep and openness of rib

The sixth class was the heifer in milk and the winning heifer in this class was outstanding she took my eye on entering the ring with her superior dairy style and quality of udder. I gave her the advantage over the heifer in second Gelli Ipod Darlington Cran for her overall dairyness and her superior mammary system. Her fore udder was more snugly attached and her rear udder carried higher and wider and showing far greater bloom of rear udder. She was also more correct in teat size and placement. The third heifer had the advantage over the second in having a far more superior frame being longer and showing greater sweep and openness of rib and more style throughout, than the red dairy heifer Kayl Lily Fair 9th in Third.

The seventh class was the Junior cow in milk, this class had shear quality right down the line. I headed this fine class with Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd, a dairy cow that I greatly admired for her overall balance and correctness through the body and udder. On the day I gave her the advantage over the taller cow Rodway Sonnschein 15th

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that gave them the advantage over a sweet youthful dairy pair in third position.

Group of three was an easy win for the group from GA Madeley, over another fine group from IRG Collins in second, and Neil Madeley’s group in third.

In the championships the overall exhibitor bred cow, and the best exhibitor bred cow from Cheshire and the Wirral awards, and the best animal sired by an RCG bull went to Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd from E & M Crank.

The calf championship was won by Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd.

The heifer championship went to the outstanding in milk heifer Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st from IRG Collins, with Gelli Ipod Darlington Cran in Reserve from IL & E Harries.

Then came the grand finale, the overall Championship. There were some terrific animals in the line up for the championship, but I was smitten by the in milk heifer Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st from IRG Collins and Partners from the moment I saw her walk into the heifer class, she was a stunning clean dairy heifer from nose to tail with an awesome udder full of milk. She has a great future and for me was the animal on form that day. In reserve was the well uddered Junior cow Earlsgift Greenleaf 3rd from E & M Crank.

I would like to thank the Dairy Shorthorn Society for the great honour of judging the first ever National Dairy

Shorthorn Show, it was a terrific experience to judge such numerous classes of quality cattle. I would like to thank the exhibitors for turning out such quality stock and for the way they exhibited the animals so well, without you there would be no need for a show or a judge.

A special thank you for the stewards for their hard work and for putting up with me. And also to the Cheshire Show Society for hosting the first ever National Dairy Shorthorn Show, and for their exceptional hospitality shown towards me and to the Shorthorn Society and its breeders and exhibitors. Many of the exhibitors have mentioned to me the excellent way they were welcomed and treated by the show stewards, and long may this

become a venue for the National Show. I wish this show and all that are involved with it well for the future.

Thank you one and all,

Gwyndaf James

PRESENTATIONS

Ian Collins receives the Daniel Jobson Trophy for the Champion Dairy Shorthorn from Mr Nigel Evans, Chief Executive of Cheshire Show

Robert and Cerys Crank receive the Eastern Counties Trophy for the Best Cow Sired by an RCG Sire

Rachael Madeley receives the BMC Silcock Trophy for the Best Pair of Females

Wendy Young receives the Billy Goodman Trophy for Herdsman of the Winning Shorthorn

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Neil Madeley receives the Cornwallis Maud Trophy for the winner of the 25,000Kg Class

Graham Madeley receives the Kelmscott Challenge Trophy for the Best Group of Three females.

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Amber Dainty Princess 123Champion Heifer & Breed Champion

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Judges Report:

It was a great honour to be asked to judge the Royal Highland Show, after attending for the first time the previous year for the World Conference.

It was a beautiful day on the Friday, after rain the previous day. We started the classes with a strong maiden heifer class, where we had six entries. Heading the class was Lisnamulligan Princess Anne 4th, by Fairway , a smart clean heifer having presence on parade, very correct when stood up for judging and her depth of rib just gave her the edge over a sweet heifer placed second, over third being level over the top line and cleaner throughout, Screel Countess 2nd by Winbrook Oscar shown by Miss Samantha Wilson. Third was Brafell Vanity Fair 3rd another quality heifer showing great promise for the future.

The heifer in calf class had three entries and Brafell Polly 6th took the honours here from the Teasdale family, a heifer showing greater depth and chest width than my other two and looking very promising underneath. Second was Adam Lawson’s Whitesox Polly 2nd and third

Newpark Daffodil 12th by Rantonhall Harry from Dennis Craig and family.

The Dry cow was one by the only entry Brafell Bella 2nd from the Teasdale family the Bella rings a BELL somewhere.

The heifer in milk winner was influenced by some Australian semen from a few years ago, Meadowhaven Pride Star daughter from Adam Lawson, a very dairy, clean well balanced heifer with the best udder in the class a real attractive dark roan heifer Lisnamulligan Whitetail 2nd.

Second was Brafell Bella 3rd another correct heifer showing great quality underneath as the teat placement were well covered. Third was Lisnamulligan Lady Laura by Brackenhurst Harry. Fourth was Brafell Lilian 3rd by Rantonhall Baronet.

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Judge | Seimon Thomas Cow in calf having one or more calvings1st Brafell Bella 2nd J Teasdale

Cow in milk having had only one calving1st Lisnamulligan Whitetail 2nd A Lawson2nd Brafell Bella 3rd J Teasdale

Cow in milk having had 2/3 calvings1st Screel Lady Laura S Wilson2nd Brafell Lady Luara 11th J Teasdale

Cow in Milk having four or more calvings1st Bishopsbrae Royal Kathleen S Girvan2nd Newpark Barbara 4th D Craig

Junior Champion: Lisnamulligan Whitetail 2nd - A Lawson

Supreme Champion: Bishopsbrae Royal Kathleen - S Girvan

Reserve Supreme: Lisnamulligan Whitetail 2nd - A Lawson

Best Pair of Animals: A Lawson

Heifer not in calf, born after June 1st 20091st Lisnamulligan Princess Anne 4rd A Lawson2nd Screel Countess 2nd S Wilson3rd Brafell Vanity Fair 3rd J Teasdale4th Newpark Clarissa 26th D Craig

Heifer in calf and due to calve on or after Aug 20111st Brafell Polly 6th J Teasdale 2nd Lisnamulligan Whitesox Polly 2nd A Lawson

Lisnamulligan Whitetail 2nd from A Lawson

The Junior Cow in Milk winner was Screel Lady Laura by Winbrook George .A powerful cow showing great presence on entering the ring, just showing more balance than my other cows through the udder. Second was Brafell Lady Laura by Cotley Monarch, third was Lisnamulligan Fairy 11 by Wenvoe Briars Masterman and fourth Newpark Telluria 4th by Drisgol Mabels Prospect.

The Senior cow in milk had two entries and the honours went to Bishopsbrae Royal Kathleen by Hooton Fair Appeal this big powerful light roan cow shows style and presence and was evident she had blessed the show ring before, she possessed more balance through the udder

than my second cow although eleven years of age Penycoed Surprise was a cow which had covered many miles and was still good for many more.

The junior Champion was the heifer in milk Lisnamulligan Whitetail 2nd and reserve junior Lisnamulligan Princess 4th both from Adam Lawson, who also took best pair.

The Champion Dairy Shorthorn of the show had to go to my senior cow in milk Bishopsbrae Royal Kathleen from Steven Girvan. Her presence gave her the edge over the very correct heifer in milk Whitetail 2nd from Adam Lawson as reserve. Royal Kathleen also received the exhibitor bred award.

I would like to thank the stewards and officials of the Royal Highland Show Society for the professional meeting before judging and the timetable which was kept through the day as well as the hospitality shown to Eleanor and myself, without forgetting the exhibitors and Frank, and our own society singer Caroline for the entertainment into the evening. Seimon Thomas

Champion from Steven Girvan – Bishopsbrea Royal Kathleen

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Great Yorkshire Show | 12/15 July 2011

Judge | Graham Bell

Cow in Milk born in or before 20051st Winbrook Peeress Rose GA & DW Dent2nd Churchroyd Heather 32nd IRG Collins & Ptns

Production Inspection1st Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Winbrook Peeress Rose GA & DW Dent3rd Churchroyd Lady Rose 15th IRG Collins & Ptns4th Churchroyd Heather 32nd IRG Collins & Ptns5th Marleycote Barrington Iris GG Baynes & Son

Group of Three 1st IRG Collins & Ptns2nd GA & DW Dent3rd IRG Collins & Ptns4th A Wilkes

Best Pair1st IRG Collins & Ptns

Champion: Marleycote Barrington Iris 15th GG Baynes & SonsReserve: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & Ptns Junior Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & Ptns

Maiden Heifer1st Kidstones Lady Marigold 4th A Wilkes2nd Ellerghyll Starlet DW Throup3rd Hutchinwood Ben Blossom Messrs Fleetwood4th Marleycote Daffodil 14th GG Baynes & Son5th Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd IRG Collins & Ptns 6th Churchroyd Peggy 16th IRG Collins & Ptns

Heifer in calf 1st Churchroyd Heather 48th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Churchroyd Peggy 14th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Kidstones Gentle 2nd A Wilkes4th Breckney Goldie 2nd P & CA Harrison5th Rodway Butterbur 52nd M Jackson6th Dee Rosalind M Jackson

Cow in calf due to calve within 3 months of the show1st Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Winbrook Vi 114th GA & DW Dent3rd Churchroyd Heather 34th M Jackson4th Kidstones Heather A Wilkes5th Storley Dewdrop Rose M Jackson

Heifer in milk1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Strickley Geri 15th GG Baynes & Son3rd Churchroyd Kirklevington 17th IRG Collins & Ptns4th Winbrook Jill 146th GA & DW Dent5th Ellerghyl Kirklevington 3rd DW Throup

Cow in milk born in or after 20061st Marleycote Barrington iris 15th GG Baynes & Son2nd Churchroyd Lady Rose 15th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Hutchinwood Sweet Rose 15th Messrs Fleetwood4th Breckney Wild Eyes 2nd P & CA Harrison5th Marleycote Patricia 9th GG Baynes & Son6th Winbrook Cactus 7th GA & DW Dent

The bowler hated stewards strolling across the verdant manicured show rings in front of the long line of cattle sheds is a scene that has not altered in the 33 years since I first showed here.

Judges Report:

Established on it’s own permanent Showground in Harrogate for more than 50 years, the Great Yorkshire Show resonates an atmosphere of tradition and timeless solidity that is reassuring in a rapidly changing world.

Shorthorn Champion shown by Cerys Crank bred by GG Baynes & SonMarleycote Barrington Irish 15th

What undoubtedly has changed is the type of cattle and the standard of presentation from the exhibitors. Immaculately turned out handlers paraded eight modern dairy like heifers in the opening class of the day. Two similar heifers stood at the top of the class, showing the balance between strength and dairyness that I am looking for in a maiden heifer. Kidstones Lady Marigold 4 from Alex Wilkes just cleaner in the bone and sweeter in her tail set than Deidre Throup’s Ellerghyll Starlet. The leading pair of heifers were superior through the top line and in their rump angle to Messers Fleetwood’s Hutchinwood Ben Blossom, a heifer that walked on a set of perfect feet and legs and who had more width throughout than Marleycote Daffodil 14, a very stylish and dairy like heifer from Richard Baynes.

Six in-calf heifers contested the next class of the day. Messer’s Collins and Young stood in the top two places, Churchroyd Heather 48, showing greater depth and angularity in her frame than the hard topped and very correct Churchroyd Peggy 14 who had the advantage over Kidstones Gentle 2 for being cleaner fleshed and better in her rear teat placement. A close placing between Gentle and Breckney Goldie 2, a tall powerful heifer with a promising udder. The third placed animal just a little better blended through her shoulders.

The five in-calf cows were easily led by Churchroyd Heather 24 from Collins and Young. Now coming to her 6th calving, Heather glided majestically around the ring, her awesome wedge shaped frame and flawless wide square rump overpowering George and David Dent’s Winton Vi 114. Vi’s veination in her udder placed her ahead of Churchroyd Heather 34 exhibited by Martin Jackson which displayed more openness of rib than yet another of the Heather clan, this one carrying the Kidstones prefix.

The first of the milking classes brought forward another outstanding winner. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31 is a heifer brimming with sheer class from nose to tail, but it is her fabulous udder that draws the eye, long and well

attached with teats perfectly placed.

It was the bloom in that beautiful vessel and angle of her front teats that gave her the advantage over Strictley Geri 15 from Richard Baynes. Although a little stale, Geri had too much capacity and showed a more defined suspensary ligament than the very fresh Churchroyd Kirklevington 17 from Collins and Young, a heifer that showed a flatter and more open rib and greater spread between front and back teats than Winbrook Jill 146, a very correct heifer that looked like it would wear well.

There then followed the strongest class of the day, nine junior milkers exhibiting quality all the way down the line. However, once again I felt I had an emphatic winner. Marleycote Barrington Iris 15 looked absolutely at 12 o’clock, this beautifully balanced second calver had style on parade, excellent locomotion and a mammary system full of bloom, high and wide behind and carried well forward with tremendously well placed teats. Her fluidity of movement and sweep of rear rib kept her in front of third calver Churchroyd Lady Rose 15 who narrowly edged out Hutchinwood Sweet Rose 15 by virtue of being more level in her fore udder. I really admired the third placed cow, she was tall through the front end and wide behind, she tracked on very good feet and legs and had a high wide rear udder and just had more scope to her than Breckney Wild Eyes 2, a nicely balanced young cow from Paul and Ann Harrison.

Shorthorn Champion – Marleycote Barrington Iris 15th Reserve Champion – Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32

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Only two senior cows forward, Winbrook Peeress Rose from the Dents looking very youthful as a 6th calver carried her udder higher above her hocks , paraded on superior feet and legs and had an overall advantage in the body over the very honest and milky looking Heather 34 from that special family line at Churchroyd.

After the poduction/inspection class came the exhibitor bred groups of three. The Churchroyd “A” team of three milkers stood above the Winbrook trio who were more evenly matched than the Churchroyd “B” team that pipped the group from Kidstones in fourth.

A large crowd of spectators enjoyed the fine spectacle of the first and second prize winners lined up for the Championship. The quality of the animals on view was a huge credit to the owners and all their staff. For the final decision I looked to the first prize winners in the three milking classes, opting for the junior cow, Marleycote Barrington Iris 15 as my Champion, who had more width and strength through the chest than the milking heifer

Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31 in Reserve place, who on the day had more bloom in her udder and was showing more dairy form than the wonderful matron, Winbrook Peeress Rose whom I nominated as Honourable Mention.

I decided to stay on to the second day of the show to watch the interbreed classes which were very ably judged

by Mr.Warren, a Guernsey breeder from Cornwall. Our Shorthorn exhibitors did themselves and their breed proud by coming reserve to the “uber” professional Holstein showmen (who seem to be able to stack an unbelievable amount of milk into their cows udders) in three out of the four interbreed classes. Well

done to Churchroyd who were narrowly beaten for the interbreed heifer title and to Marleycote who came res. supreme overall. I was particularly thrilled to witness the teams of five which consisted of a quintet of class winners from the previous day. I think the judge was truly bowled over by the quality of the Shorthorns and said as much in his comments.

The Dairy Cattle compere, the well know auctioneer Chris Norton said that many seasoned veterans had acclaimed this years show to be one of the best in living memory, so we can be proud that the Shorthorn breed was so well represented. As to my own opinion of the show, “ee by gum, it was grand as owt!”.

Graham Bell

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Champion - Marleycote Peggy 10th from IL & E Harries

The Royal Welsh Show 201118/21 July 2011

Judge | Rob Boote

Heifer Maiden1st Drisgol Belladonna 203rd SVB & EA Thomas

Heifer In Milk1st Gelli ipod Darlington Cran IL & E Harries2nd Drisgol Daisy 125th SVB & EA Thomas

Cow in calf1st Drisgol Claribel 3rd SVB & EA Thomas

Cow in Milk1st Marleycote Peggy 10th IL & E Harries2nd Drisgol Diana 46th SVB & EA Thomas3rd Gelli Rudolph Foggathorpe IL & E Harries

Best Group of Three1st IL & E Harries2nd SVB & EA Thomas

Champion:

Marleycote Peggy 10th IL & E Harries

Reserve Supreme:

Drisgol Diana 46th SVB & EA Thomas

Junior Champion:

Gelli ipod Darlington Cran IL & E Harries

Reserve Junior Champion:

Drisgol Daisy 125th SVB & EA Thomas

Reserve Champion - Drisgol Diana 46th from S & E Thomas

Shropshire County Show 14/15 May 2011

Judge | R Kite

Maiden Heifer1st Nejay Foggy 90th N Madeley2nd Rodway Grey Rose 27th R Morgan3rd Nejay Erin 6th N Madeley

In Calf Heifer1st Rodway Safie 4th D Madeley2nd Nejay Tiny 3rd R Morgan

In Calf Cow1st Daimat Duchess 3rd D Madeley 2nd Nejay Princess 4th N Madeley3rd Dee Stella Domino R Morgan

Heifer in Milk1st Nejay Acacia 3rd R Morgan

Cow in Milk1st Nejay Pamela Mary 4th N Madeley2nd Dee Autum 2nd R Morgan3rd Daimat DMM Duchess 4th D Madeley 4th Nejay Foggy 82nd N Madeley

Champion: Nejay Pamela Mary 4th N Madeley

Reserve Champion: Dee Autumn 2nd R Morgan

Best Group of Three from R Morgan

Cow in Milk Class

Pairs Group of Three1st N Madeley 1st R Morgan2nd N Madeley 2nd D Madeley 3rd N Madeley

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Champion - Nejay Erin 2nd from N Madeley

Staffordshire County Show 1/2 June 2011

Judge | Seimon Thomas

Heifer1st Churchroyd Fay IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Cotonhall Miffy 5th R Kite3rd Dee Autumn 8th D Price-Jones4th Rodway Red Rose 42nd G Madeley

Heifer in Calf1st Churchroyd Heather 48th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Elkington Princess Anne 10th R Kite3rd Rodway Saffie 4th N Madeley4th Dee Autumn 5th D Price-Jones

Cow in Calf1st Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Diamat Duchess 3rd N Madeley3rd Amber Princess Anne 72nd HV Wright & Son

Heifer in Milk1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Rodway Mia 2nd G Madeley3rd Yewtree Albert Donna HV Wright & Son

Cow in Milk1st Nejay Erin 2nd N Madeley2nd Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton3rd Rodway Lady laura 72nd G Madeley4th Churchroyd Heather 30th IRG Collins & Ptns

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Group of Three1st IRG Collins & Ptns

Best Two1st IRG Collins & Ptns

Exhibitor Bred1st Neyay Erin 2nd N Madley

Champion:

Nejay Erin 2nd N Madeley

Reserve:

Westonia Marie 6th R Stockton

Judges Report:

After great hospitality with pre evening dinner for all the judges in the Hotel and a welcome speech by the Show Director, I was looking forward to my days judging.

The Junior calf had ten entries, with quality in abundance, the top heifer by Aramis from Collins and Partners, Churchroyd Fay 7th , a very smart heifer with style, clean boned showing great promise for the future. Second Cotonhall Miffy 5th from Robert Kite by Nejay Amazon, a similar quality to my first heifer, parading well on good legs and feet, just showing more depth of rib than my third animal Dee Autumn 8th, another stylish calf with plenty of length.

Heifer in calf had four entries with Churchroyd Heather 48 by Watzon ,a nice roan heifer well balanced showing slightly more udder development than my other heifers showing greater length and stretch than my second placed Elkington Princess Anne 10 from Robert Kite by Loughdale Rising Star, a bull producing nice milky heifers with this heifer one to watch for the future, over third Rodway Saffie 4th by Rodway Baron.

Cow in calf was won by the ever present Churchroyd Heather 29 by Jerome a big cow showing power throughout, just giving her the edge for that powerfull presence over my second Diamat Duchess 3rd from Nejay herd, a younger cow with a neat udder and teat placing. Third was Amber Princess Anne 72nd from Messrs Wright & Son, a clean boned long cow which

would provide a stern competition for another day.

Heifer in milk again won by Collins and Partners with Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31 by Stadel, a red and white heifer with the best udder in the class which gave her the advantage over Rodway Mia 2nd by Rodway Byron showing just more cleanliness through the udder than my third placed Yewtree Albert Donna by Amber Pricess Albert,

Cow in milk class was oozing with quality with five entries present. Heading the class a cow I admire for her presence and quality when entering the ring was Nejay Erin 2nd by Sand Ranger. Style was evident when she approached the ring, well blessed with plenty of milk an exceptional rear udder gave her the edge over Westonia Marie 6th which had calved 11 months , just not quite the freshness in the udder of my first cow, but another good bodied cow which I admire which gave her second over third, Rodway Lady Laura 72nd by Libbys Rebel a nice red cow, not so much power as my first two but quality evident throughout, where her udder excelled over my fourth animal.

Therefore Champion for the day had to be Nejay Erin 2nd with Westonia Marie 6th reserve and heifer in milk Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31 honourable mention.

I would to thank Staffordshire County Show for their hospitality and quality of stewardship during the day and the facilities they have is the envy of many a showground.

Seimon. V . B . Thomas

Newport Show 9 July 2011

Judge | Mr Gary Norbury, Cheshire

Heifer in calf 1st Elkington Princess Anne 10 R Kite 2nd Rodway Claribel 37 GA Madeley 3rd Nejay Tiny 3rd RST & SA Morgan4th Nejay Sonnschein 7 N Madeley

Cow in calf1st Rodway Tiny 252 GA Madeley 2nd Diamat Duchess 3 D Madeley 3rd Westonia Gay Lass 4 R Stockton 4th Nejay Acacia 3rd RST & SA Morgan

Heifer in milk 1st Wallhope Vales Barrington 2nd WSJ Pugh 2nd Rodway Mia 2 GA Madeley3rd Rodway Lily 3rd RST & SA Morgan

Judges Report:

Having been to Newport show several years ago, just for a look round, I was pleased to be asked to judge this year’s show. The show set down in the bottom of the Deer Park surrounded by grass banks which look over the main show ring is still a really popular show with both farmers and the public.

Unusually there was not a maiden heifer class so it was straight into the in-calf heifers. First place went to Rob Kites, Elkington bred heifer by Loughdale Rising Star. This heifer stood out for its style and dairy character, a young heifer with very deep ribs, level topline and very promising teat placement, its overall capacity and correctness putting it ahead of a finer built dark roan heifer with better teat placement than the third placed heifer whose overall strength and capacity placed it ahead of the heifer in fourth who was quite a way off calving.

The leading dry cow was just my type of cow, her sharp shoulders and clean front end coupled with a great depth of rear rib gave her superb balance, she was a real wedge shape, dairy and angular without being frail, a well attached fore udder and correct teat placement made this white Churchroyd Pluto daughter stand out. In second was a deep-bodied long roan cow whose depth and strength and well attached fore udder put her ahead of the two young cows in third and fourth.

The heifer in milk class was led by an Irthingvale Lillian’s Rebel daughter, a rangy tall heifer with a neat udder, although I think more depth in the rear rib would have

given her more balance, her length and capacity just edged her ahead of a superb uddered, deep bodied heifer that just lacked correctness over the rump and tail head. The width and height of rear udder edged out the heifer in third place that looked a tremendous milk heifer but perhaps not fresh enough on the day.

A daughter of Normead Supreme led the junior cow class this cow was very hard to fault being long and deep bodied with a level topline and very correct over the hips and pins with a fantastic well veined udder. The superb fore udder and overall ring presence edged out a cracking red cow in second place. This cow had length and frame and a tremendous rear udder. She carried her udder just a bit higher with stronger attachment than the very dairy looking cow in third whose depth of rib and quality and fullness of udder placed her ahead of the fourth cow.

The senior cow class produced probably the biggest shorthorn around at the moment, she handled her size well in the ring and beat the good bodied cow in second place by just being a bit tidier in the fore udder and rear teat placement. The cow in third was just beginning to show signs of wear and tear in the fore udder, which is only to be expected in a cow due her tenth calf.

The group of three once again was won by a superb matched group of red Rodway cows. Champion cow was the first prize junior cow that was in superb form, with the second prize junior cow in reserve, honorable mention went to the senior cow.

Gary Norbury

Cow in milk 1st Westonia Marie 6 R Stockton 2nd Rodway Sonnschein 15 GA Madeley3rd Nejay Orgine 2 N Madeley4th Rodway Grey Rose 20 GA Madeley

Cow in milk 1st Wallhope Fairy Star 20 WSJ Pugh 2nd Rodway Jenna 2 GA Madeley3rd Dee Foggathorpe Lass RST & SA Morgan 4th Rodway Mistral 6th RST & SA Morgan

Group of 3 Female Animals 1st GA Madeley2nd RST & SA Morgan

Champion:

Westonia Marie 6 R Stockton

Reserve:

Rodway Sonnschein 15 GA Madeley

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Class 3 – In-Calf Heifer

An easy winner from Roger Stockton, possibly one of the smartest in-calf heifers I’ve ever seen. She ouzed style and dairyness showing great promise underneath, it was the overall balance and style that her the advantage over Rob Kite’s big, deep, open ribbed heifer in second. This heifer showed better teat quality than the very similar type heifer in third from Mr Morgan, This heifer just had more depth and openness of rib than Collins’ heifer in fourth.

Dry Cow

Led by Collins’ Heather cow carrying her sixth calf, she blew the competition away with her great depth and spring of rib and her well attached udder. It was this size and power that got her pulled in above a smart young white cow from Madeley’s. This cow was better balanced and more correct in the udder than a very sharp dairy cow from Morgan’s in third.

Heifer in Milk

A class of six heifers led by the Collins family with possibly the best shorthorn heifer I’ve seen in a while. This heifer’s stylish ring presence and super udder gave her the advantage over a lovely balance heifer in second from the Harpers. This heifer was more open in the rib and slightly better in the udder than a light roan heifer from the same home. This heifer had the advantage over a huge fresh heifer from G Bell due to her balance and correct udder and body development.

Nantwich Show 27 July 2011

Judge | R Baynes

Junior Heifer 1st Cotonhall Lady 2nd E Whittaker2nd Rodway Sonnschien 19th G Madeley 3rd Dee Autumn 8th D Price-Jones

Senior Heifer 1st Rodway Lady Barrington G Madeley2nd Yewtree Anthony Alma HV Wright & Son3rd Burbrook VI Lillian RW Harper

Heifer In-calf1st Rodway Lisbet 6th G Madeley2nd Elkington Princess Anne R Kite3rd Nejay Tiny 3rd RST & SA Morgan

Cow In-calf1st Churchroyd Heather IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Rodway Tiny 252nd G Madeley3rd Nejay Acacia 3rd RST & SA Morgan

Heifer In Milk1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & Ptns 2nd Irthingvale Watzon Wildmaid RW Harper

Cow in Milk Jnr1st Rodway Sonnschien 15th G Madeley

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2nd Kayl Proud Countess N & R Boote3rd Yewtree HV Wright & Son Ltd

Cow in Milk Senior1st Kayl Sand Poppy N & R Boote2nd Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Wallhope Fairy Star WSJ Pugh

Pair of Shorthorns one sire1st G Madeley2nd RW Harper3rd R Boote

Champion Heifer: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st IRG Collins & Ptns

Breed Champion: Kayl Sand Poppy N & R Boote

Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31st

IRG Collins & PtnsJunior Showmanship: 2nd Hanna Morgan

Senior Showmanship: 1st Katie Morgan2nd Lucy Morgan

In the Interbreed Calf Class1st Yewtree Lucifer Rose from HV Wright & Sons3rd Boothdale Duchess 23rd from J Wainwright & Sons3rd Irthingvale Forden Starlet from RW Harper

Judges Report:

Having been regularly told by breeders from the south of Northumberland that ‘the best shorthorns are found in Cheshire’, I readily agreed to judge Nantwich Show in July and was not disappointed by the number and quality of cattle on display.

Class 1

This was a difficult class to begin with as we had exceptional baby calves competing against near bulling heifers!

I led off with a very well grown heifer from the Whitaker’s that was tall, sharp and long, and it was this extra length that gave her the advantage over a lovely deep ribbed red heifer from the Madeley’s, the depth of rib and a bit more stature eased this heifer past a very balanced heifer from the Price Jones’. In fourth place I had the baby of the class, despite her age disadvantage this little heifer was too correct and stylish to be any lower down the line.

Class 2

As the calves entered the ring two outstanding calves immediately caught my eye and it was a real sharp open ribbed heifer from Madeley’s that got the red rosette over a very similar type from Wright’s in second. The first placed heifer just edged it with her sharp shoulder over the solid hard top of my second placed heifer. My third heifer was from R Harper, a really long, tall heifer just having a bit more strength of loin over another tall, long Adventure heifer from Rob Kite.

Junior Cow

This class had quality right the way down but top of the line stood a deep red, awesome bodied cow from Madeley’s. This cow had the advantage over a chiseled dairy cow from the Boote’s, due to her deeper body and snug fore attachment. My second placed cow just tracked on better legs than the huge open ribbed 2nd calver from the Wright’s in third place.

Senior Cow

A class of cows that anyone of you would be pleased to own. My favourite on the day being Kayle Sand Poppy from the Boote family. Milking with her 5th she had a great open frame with a welded on udder and gained the advantage over Churchroyd Heather in second due to her sharp dairy lines. Heather in second, only 10 days calved with her 5th, is still an awesome cow with tremendous depth and openness of rib and a great udder but too fresh to stand higher on the day. She took second over third due to her huge rib and super udder.

Pairs

With a ring full from milkers to calves I went with the matched pair of red cows from Rodway over the well balanced pair of heifers from Harper’s which were more similar types than the junior and senior cows from Boote’s.

Heifer Championship

An easy winner from the Collins family, so much style, presence and a correct udder. This heifer came close to Interbreed heifer champion scoring maximum points from the Jersey and Holstein judges. Unfortunately the South African Brown Swiss judge viewed Wendy’s top line as black magic and buried her with a score of 5 out of 10! Robbing her of a sure interbreed Championship.

Reserve Shorthorn champion was the second placed heifer in milk from the Harpers, a heifer that is capable of winning any show in the country in a normal year but she was unfortunate to be competing against an exceptional heifer from Churchroyd this season.

Supreme

With so many great cows in the championship I went with the senior cow in milk, Sand Poppy from the Bootes, a great example of the breed with great frame and a super udder.

My reserve went to the heifer in milk from the Collins family, a heifer that should mature into a great young cow.

Without doubt this is the best show of quality Shorthorns I have ever seen let alone judged. A tremendous advert for the breed and for the breeders that exhibited at the Nantwich Show.

Richard Baynes

Cumberland County Show 16 July 2011

Judge | Wendy Young

HEIFER over one year and under two years1st Marleycote Patricia 11th GG Baynes2nd Middlebankend Digitalis NJ & C Barker

HEIFER IN CALF1st Brafell Polly 6th J Teasdale & Son

COW IN MILK1st Winbrook Digitalis NJ & C Barker2nd Bishopsbrae Royal Kathleen S Girvan3rd Brafell Bella J Teasdale & Son

CHAMPION: Winbrook Digitalis from NJ & C Barker

RESERVE: Bishopsbrae Royal Kathleen from S Girvan

Junior Showmanship

HANDLER TO BE UNDER 12 YEARS ON DAY OF SHOW

1st William Wilson

HANDLER TO BE MINIMUM 12 YEARS, but under 18 years on day of show.

1st Beth Teasdale

Pembrokeshire County Show 16/18 August 2011

Judge | G James

Maiden Heifer1st Drisgol Belladonna 203rd SVB & EA Thomas

Cow In Calf1st Drisgol Claribel 3rd SVB & EA Thomas

Heifer In Milk1st Drisgol Daisy 125th SVB & EA Thomas2nd Dunham Waterloo Bell 75th AH Prichard & Son

Cow In Milk1st Drisgol Tulip 31st SVB & EA Thomas2nd Rodway Bluma 2nd AH Prichard & Son

Liftetime Production 25,000kg

1st Drisgol Tulip 31st SVB & EA Thomas

Group of Three

1st SVB & EA Thomas

Champion:

Drisgol Tulip 31st SVB & EA Thomas

Reserve Champion:

Drisgol Daisy 125th SVB & EA Thomas

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Heifer in milk

Only two in this class, but the easy winner was a Watzon daughter from G & B Bell. She had a super size and presence in the ring which made her stand out. Her power and locomotion put her above a smart uddered young heifer from the Rodway herd.

Cow in milk (calved twice)

Again only two to sort, with top spot going to a cow from the Morgan’s. Her sharpness and balance in the rear udder gave her the advantage over a very fresh Watzon daughter from the Cranks.

Cow in milk (calved three or more)

Top spot in this highly contested class went to a lovely red cow from Graham Madeley. She had a super balanced body and udder and paraded on great legs. Her teat placement and locomotion put her over another Watzon cow from Earlsgift which had touch more rib and balance than the cow in third.

Championship

Championship honours went to the senior cow from the Madeley’s Rodway herd. It was her overall style and balance which put her over the reserve, the second placed senior cow from the Cranks. In Honourable mention was the in milk heifer from Graham Bell, which also went on to take reserve interbreed heifer.

Congratulations to all involved, it was a joy to judge, and a great excuse to for my boys to go and pester their Nanny!

James Robinson

Oswestry & District Agricultural Show 8 August 2011

Judge | James Robinson

MAIDEN HEIFER 1st Rodway Lady Barrington 34th G Madeley 2nd Jimbob Queenie 3rd J Madeley3rd Earlsgift Blush Rose 3rd E & M Crank

HEIFER IN CALF1st Nejay Violet 3rd E & M Crank2nd Rodway Lisbet 6th G Madeley3rd Nejay Tiny 3rd R Morgan

COW IN CALF1st Rodway Tiny 252nd G Madeley2nd Boothdale Ruth D Wainwright3rd Nejay Acacia 3rd R Morgan

HEIFER IN MILK1st Irthingvale Watzon Niobe Rose G Bell2nd Rodway Butterbur 51st G Madeley

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COW IN MILK having calved twice1st Rodway Bontje 11th R Morgan2nd Avondale Duchess E & M Crank

COW IN MILK having calved three or more times1st Rodway Sonnschein 15th G Madeley2nd Avondale Furbelow 13th E & M Crank3rd Rodway Mistral 6th R Morgan

GROUP1st G A Madeley2nd R Morgan3rd E & M Crank

Champion: Rodway Sonnchein 15th G Madeley

Reserve Champion: Avondale Furbelow 13th E & M Crank

Honourable Mention and Reserve Interbreed Heifer: Irthingvale Watzon Niobe Rose from G & B Bell

Judges Report:

Being asked to judge Oswestry came as a pleasant surprise not just for myself, but also for my wife’s family, as they only live a mile away from the show ground! When I was told that it was the first time there had been any Dairy Shorthorn classes, I thought ten years wasn’t too long ago, then I found out it was the 1967 FMD outbreak. So the pressure was on to provide a great show of Shorthorns, and the seven exhibitors did the breed proud with 30 animals on parade.

Maiden Heifer

The first class of the day had the largest entry with eight on show, led by a very smart red and white heifer from the Rodway herd. She had a super bone quality and lovely fine skin, over a deep rib. Second place went to a very promising heifer from James Madeley which just had a slight advantage over a Drisgol Watzon daughter from the Cranks Earlsgift herd.

In calf Heifer

Only three in this class, but all super animals. Top spot went to a sharp Nejay Royalty daughter from Earlsgift; she looked very promising underneath and paraded with great style. It was her cleanness of bone which put her above a stronger heifer from the Rodway herd, but it looked a heifer which could be an extremely promising prospect. It was her chest width and strong top line which put her above the third place heifer from the Morgan’s.

In calf Cow

Top spot went to a white cow coming with her third calf, her rib and dairyness put her above a mature roan cow from the Wainwright’s Boothdale herd. The strength of the top two had the advantage over a young cow from the Morgan’s which will mature into a nice animal for the future.

Cork Summer Show 17/19 June 2011

Judge | John Teasdale

Shorthorn Bull – Only one in the class, a roan bull calf who paraded well and should make a good bull when mature.

Maiden Heifer – 1st place went to Denis Roche’s red and white dairy heifer, looked a very promising heifer especially in the udder and legs.

2nd place went to Jimmy and Linda O’Donovans calf, another very nice roan calf who promises to be higher placed as she matures.

3rd place went to Harold Kingston’s red and white heifer who paraded well on good legs but the first two heifers had the advantage having more dairy character.

Heifer in Calf – Roger McCarthy’s red and white heifer with excellent growth and dairy character a clear winner of her class and also went on to be heifer champion.

2nd place went to Tom Roycroft;s roan heifer who was extremely well grown with good conformation and she paraded well.

3rd placed was Gillian Smith’s lovely roan heifer beaten only by two excellent heifers.

Heifer in Milk – 1st was Jimmy and Linda O’Donovans roan heifer who had an excellent udder and paraded herself well, perhaps just fresh enough calved.

2nd place went to Roger McCarthy with his red and white heifer, another excellent dairy heifer. 1st and 2nd placed heifer were very hard to judge as not much between them.

3rd place went to Glen Carter’s roan heifer another well grown heifer but the teat placings of the first two heifers gave them the advantage over this heifer.

Cow in Milk – Glen Carter’s tremendously good bodied cow, paraded well she had the advantage over the rest because of her excellent fore and hind udder.

2nd place went again to Glen Carter with another excellent red and white cow the best cow of the show but unfortunately she had damaged her hip so the advantage went to my first placed cow.

Champion and Reserve went to the cows in milk due to the correctness of their mature udders.

I wish to thank the show committee for asking me to judge and to the exhibitors at the show (especially the two new exhibitors) I hope to see their names in next years Shorthorn Journal.

John J Teasdale

Bakewell Show 3 August 2011

Judge | Peter Throup

HEIFER1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Amber Princess Anne 31st J Hole and Son3rd Churchroyd Lady Rose 17th IRG Collins & Ptns

COW1st Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Amber Dainty Princess 110th J Hole & Son3rd Amber Dainty Princess 103rd J Hole & Son

HEIFER – In Calf or Calf at Foot1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Amber Princess Anne 81st J Hole & Son3rd Amber Sweet Fragrance 16th J Hole & Son

HEIFER In Milk1st Amber Dainty Princess 123rd2nd Churchroyd Kirklevington 17th IRG Collins & Ptns

COW In Milk1st Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Amber Princess Anne 68th J Hole & Son

Champion: Amber Dainty Princess 123rd J Hole & Son

MILK RECORDED1st Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Amber Princess Anne 68th J Hole & Son

PAIR of Animals1st IRG Collins & Ptns2nd J Hole & Son3rd J Hole & Son

Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Heather 24th IRG Collins & Ptns

Champion: Amber Dainty Princess 123rd from J Hole & Son

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Heifer in Milk - First place went to James Lambe with a roan heifer. It had a sharp body with the best udder and the best legs in the class. Second place went to Roger McCarthy with a red and white heifer. It was slightly fleshier but not such good teat placement. Third went to Glenn Carter. It had a good top line and good depth of body but poorer teat placement. Glenn Carter also took fourth place with a red and white heifer.

The Registered Pedigree Cow in Milk class and the Irish Society Registered Pedigree Cow in Milk Class were amalgamated into one class as the same cows were in both classes. First and second place both went to Glenn Carter. The winner was an outstanding light roan cow. It showed good dairy qualities with a well attached udder and good teat placement, standing on good legs and feet. The second placed cow was a big deep - bodied red cow. It paraded well on good legs and feet but poorer teat placement let her down. Third place went to Kenny Smyth. It had a deep body and good legs but not so good teat placement. Fourth and fifth went to James Lambe.

My Shorthorn Champion was the winner of the Cow in Milk class from Glenn Carter, Ransboro Primrose 36. Reserve went to Heifer in Milk winner from James Lambe, Ballytrain Kathleen 5.

Linda and I would like to thank Tullamore Show committee for their kind hospitality from the moment we arrived at the hotel. In the evening before the show the judges had a chance to meet each other in the bar (including a Guinness pouring competition - which I won!) followed by a splendid meal in the restaurant and entertainment to follow. Also thanks to the steward for running a very tight ship in getting animals to the ring. Thanks also for the gift received for judging.

What we couldn’t get over was the amount of prize money - total prize money €165,000. Most classes had a minimum first prize of €100. In the amalgamated Cow in Milk class first prize was €575, €375 for 2nd, €290 for 3rd and €200 for 4th. Big money - no pressure! Other shows take note!

Joe Teasdale

Tullamore Show

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I was delighted to be asked to judge at Tullamore Show. It was a great experience.

The first class was for a Heifer born in 2011. This was a large class with many good calves. First place went to a light roan calf from James Lambe. It was a well grown heifer with good legs and feet. Second place also went to James Lambe. Third place went to Roger McCarthy. Fourth and fifth both went to Glenn Carter.

Heifer born in 2010 - First prize went to James Lambe with an upstanding roan heifer, correct below with a deep body. Second also went to James Lambe. This heifer was not quite so tall but with good legs and feet. Third went to John Fox. It was a slightly smaller heifer but had good teat placement. Fourth place went to Denis Roche. It was a sharp heifer but needed time to mature.

The Under 14 Young Handler class was a large class with enthusiastic handlers. First place went to Louise Carter who was in complete control of her calf at all times and aware of her positioning. Second place went to Joseph McGrath who was in control of his calf but not keeping eye contact with the judge as well as the winner. Third place went to Matthew Carter who handled well but the calf was a bit more of a handful.

The Under 18 Young Handler class was also won by Louise Carter who gave another excellent display of handling. Second place went to Karen Fox who handled a difficult animal well. Third place again went to Matthew Carter who put in another good performance. It should also be mentioned that all the young handlers did an excellent job in both classes.

Heifer in Calf - First place went to Kenny Smyth with a tall well grown red heifer with best dairy qualities. Second place went to James Lambe. The heifer was well balanced with good legs and feet but not as good as the winner. Third place went to Roger McCarthy. It was a nice heifer but not as tidy as the first two. Fourth place also went to James Lambe.

Champion Young Handler

Georgina Fisher

Reserve

Lorna Craig

Champion Calf:

Winbrook Cactus 13th

Champion:

Bishopbrae Kathleen

Reserve:

Winbrook Peeress Rose

Penrith Show 23 July 2011Judge | Robert Boote

Maiden Heifer 1st Winbrook Cactus 13th GA & DW Dent

In Calf Heifer1st Brafell Polly J Teasdale

In Milk Heifer1st Winbrook Vi 125th

In Milk Cow1st Bishopsbrae Kathleen J Teasdale

Group of Three J Teasdale (also 3rd in Interbreed class)

Champion and Reserve (Right to Left)

202nd Otley Show21 May 2011

Judge | JG Ritson

Maiden Heifer1st Broadlane Duchess Gwynne D W Throup2nd Kidstones Yana A Wilkes

Heifer in Calf 1st Churchroyd Kirklevinton 17th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Kidstones Gentle 2nd A Wilkes

Cow in calf1st Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Ellergyll Avril DW Throup

Heifer in milk1st Churchroyd Nicola 8th

Cow in milk1st Kidstones Lady Laura 8th A Wilkes2nd Churchroyd Heather 36th IRG Collins & Ptns

Champion: Kidstones Lady Laura 8th from A Wilkes

Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Nicola 8th from IRG Collins & Ptns

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Heifer in calf

The Dents won this class with a deep bodied heifer by King Henry. This heifer showed more promise underneath and had better spring of rib than the very dairy heifer from Strickley in second.

Heifer in Milk

An easy winner in this class from Strickley, their Classic daughter just oozed style and ring presence, a smart, balanced heifer with a great udder and depth of rib, it was her overall style & dairyness that gave her the advantage over a super uddered heifer from the Dents. This heifer was very fresh and just showed a bit more condition on the day but given time this heifer could be something special. Her correct udder gave her the edge over another smart dairy heifer from Strickley.

Cow in calf

Again an easy first place coming from Strickley, this modern Distrigene daughter had too much rib, size and dairyness to be troubled by a very correct Tulip daughter from the Dents. This cow was a smart animal with a great udder but couldn’t compete with the scope of my first placed cow.

2nd Calved cow

My favourite class of the day, led by an awesome young cow from John Handley, this Stadel daughter was so hard to fault, she had size, rib, dairyness and one of the

Westmorland County Show 8 September 2011

Judge | R Baynes

Maiden Heifer 1st Beacon View Starlet J Handley2nd Winbrook Cactus 13th GA & DW Dent3rd Strickley Oak Barrington 27th WH & KM Robinson

Heifer In Calf1st Winbrook Cactus 11th GA & DW Dent2nd Strickley Athena 5th WH & KM Robinson

Heifer In milk1st Strickley Lily 13th WH & KM Robinson2nd Winbrook Jill 146th GA & DW Dent3rd Strickley Starbud 42nd WH & KM Robinson

Cow In Calf1st Strickley Starlet 94th WH & KM Robinson2nd Winbrook Vi 114th GA & DW Dent

Junior Cow In Milk having calved twice1st Beacon View Ann J Handley2nd Strickley Duchess 29th WH & KM Robinson3rd Strickley Starlet 98th WH & KM Robinson

Senior Cow In Milk having calved three or more times1st Winbrook Digitalis 2nd NJ & C Barker2nd Winbrook Jill 140th GA & DW Dent

Group of Three1st WH & KM Robinson2nd GA & DW Dent

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Champion: Beacon View Ann J Handley

Reserve Champion: Strickley Lily 13th WH & KM Robinson

Junior Champion: Strickley Lily 13th WH & KM Robinson

Junior Reserve Champion: Winbrook Jill 146th GA & DW Dent

Judges Report:

Having shown cattle at Carlisle show in July on what was one of the wettest day I have ever spent in a judging ring I thought surely it was safe to go back to judge in Cumbria in September, but once again the heavens opened and full waterproofs were the order of the day! Fortunately the quality on show made up for the abysmal weather.

Maiden Heifer

I led off in this class with an outstanding calf from John Handley, this Raider daughter was an easy class winner, a very correct balanced calf with great sweep of rib and great feet and legs, but it was her overall style that gave her the advantage over the Amber Izaac daughter from Dents. This calf paraded on better feet and legs and had more depth of rib than the ultra dairy Rose Royce heifer from Strickley.

Champion: Beacon View Ann from J Handley

Reserve Champion from J Robinson – Strickley Lily 13th

best udders I’ve seen on a Dairy Shorthorn cow in a long while. She caught the eye as soon as she entered the ring with her style and femininity. It was her balance and udder that got her past a real dairy cow from Strickley in second. This milky cow was better in the body than my third placed cow, another sharp cow from Strickley, this cow was more dairy than the honest dairy cow with a great udder from Kelsalls in fourth.

Cow with 3 or more calves

Barkers Digitalis cow won this class, a great deep bodied cow with a super udder having had five ncalves it was her great depth of body and spring of rib that placed her above a nice cow from dents.

Group of Three

Won by Strickley as their team were all in full milk which gave them the advantage over the Dent’s team containing a dry animal.

Champion

John Handley’s Junior cow was an easy champion, a young cow that was hard to fault, I really admired her outstanding udder and ring presence. A cow I would have loved to have taken home with me. She also, unsurprisingly, took best udder and Exhibitor bred. Reserve went to Strickley’s very correct Heifer in milk.

R Baynes

Nidderdale Show, Pateley Bridge 19 September 2011

Judge | Steve Johnson

HEIFER IN-CALF COW IN-CALF

1st ELLERGHYLL STARLET 1st KIDSTONES HEATHER

2nd KIDSTONES GENTLE 2 2nd CHURCHROYD HEATHER 24

3rd CHURCHROYD PEGGY 14

HEIFER (WITH ALL CALF TEETH) COW OR HEIFER IN MILK

1st CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 32 1st CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 29

2nd ELLERGHYLL STARLET 2nd KIDSTONES YANA

3rd KIDSTONES HEATHER 2

The end of the Show season saw the normal dark, drizzly day in North Yorkshire for Nidderdale Show; but the rain clouds were blown away by the small but high quality cattle on display for me to judge.

All exhibitors should be commended for their high standards of cattle and show ring preparation; you are a credit to the Dairy Shorthorn Breed.

The cattle showed quality throughout. All Heifers demonstrated excellent Dairy character on good legs and feet with correct teat placement and a pleasure to Judge!

The cow classes also demonstrated why the Breed has many supporters.

This is where my Breed Champion and Reserve Breed Champion came from:

CHAMPION:

CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 29 is a fantastic example of a modern, stylish Dairy Cow for any Breed. This was underlined when she also won the Dairy Inter-Breed Championship as well.

RESERVE CHAMPION:

KIDSTONES HEATHER another fine example of a modern, functional Dairy Cow. A Dry Cow not quite as stylish as the Champion, but one for the future especially when calved.

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rear legs put her above a sharp heifer with a super rear udder from the Rodway.

The junior cow in milk class was a close run thing between two fantastic red animals. These two were of an identical size and rump structure and were also the same through the rear udder. The only advantage that the Churchroyd cow had was in the stretch through the fore udder.

In the senior cow in milk class I had four great examples of the breed to choose from. The animal that stood out from the others was a deep bodied cow with a super bone

Maiden Heifer 1st Rodway Lady Barrington 14th G Madeley

Heifer In Calf1st Rodway Lisbet 6th G Madeley2nd Churchroyd Peggy 14th IRG Collins & Ptns

Heifer In Milk1st Churchroyd Kirklevington 17th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Rodway Safie 4th G Madeley3rd Churchroyd Heather 48th IRG Collins & Ptns4th Rodway Butterbur 51st G Madeley

Cow in Milk having had 2 or 3 calves1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 29th IRG Collins & Ptns2nd Rodway Sonnschein 15th GA Madeley

Senior Cow in Milk1st Nejay Erin 2nd N Madeley2nd Churchroyd Heather 29th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd Diamat Duchess 3rd D Madeley4th Rodway Jenna 2nd GA Madeley

Champion: Nejay Erin 2nd N Madeley

Reserve: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 29th IRG Collins & Ptns

Hon Mention: Churchroyd Kirklevington 17th IRG Collins & Ptns

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Judges Report:

Being asked the Dairy Event is a real Honour, quite a feather in ones cap. So I was understandably delighted to be chosen for the 2011 Show at the NEC.

The format was changed slightly for this year, as the show was held over two days, to allow for two extra young stock classes.

My first class was an easy choice with only one in the ring, a smart red and white maiden heifer with lovely rib and bone quality which would have been difficult to beat no matter how many were in the ring.

Next up was an in calf heifer class, this time I had a decision to make. Two flashy roan heifers which looked almost identical, but I had to go with a bigger, framier animal from the Rodway Herd. It also looked a bit more promising underneath. The animal in second had a lovely clean bone and sharp shoulder.

The third and final class of the first day was an in milk heifer class with four in the ring. In first place was a lovely roan heifer from Ian Collins, which paraded with super legs and a high, wide rear udder. Her correctness in the rear udder and legs, gave it the advantage over a smart animal from Graham Madeley and it was her cleanness in the udder which gave it the advantage over a big framy heifer from the Collins Family. Her size and

Champion Nejay Erin 2nd from N Madeley

Dairy Event - 6/7 September 2011

Judge | James Robinson

Reserve Champion Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 29th from IRG Collins & Partners

Honourable Mention goes to Churchroyd Kirklevington 17

and high wide rear udder. It was also her sweetness in the teat, balance in the rear udder and cleanness through the leg bone which gave her the nod over a large bodied light red cow in second. Her size and power put her above the third place cow which had a lovely body and wide chest and it was this chest width which put her above the fourth place cow.

I had a ring of superb cattle for my Championship Class with first and second places from all the milking classes. My Champion for the show though came from the senior

cow class, a superb red cow from the Nejay Herd of Neil and Jayne Madeley. In reserve slot was the junior cow from Ian Collins with the honourable mention also going to the Churchroyd In milk heifer.

My thanks must go to the RABDF and the Shorthorn Society for inviting me to judge this prestigious event and for their generous hospitality, but most of all to the Shorthorn breeders for bringing such splendid cattle into the ring, exhibited to perfection.

James Robinson

Cow or Heifer In Calf1st Churchroyd Gwen 8th IRG Collins & Partners2nd Cargenwen Filpail 12th JT Rowe3rd Albington Anne 7th WH & SJ Rawlins

Heifer in Milk1st Albington Orchis 13th WH & SJ Rawlins2nd Churchroyd Kirklevington 17th IRG Collins & Partners3rd Brimclose Jill 8th D & S Slade

Cow in Milk with 2nd Calf1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 29th IRG Collins & Partners

Cow in Milk with 3rd Calf1st Brimclose Magic 3rd D & S Slade

Senior Cow in Milk1st Tonelea Strawberry WH & SJ Rawlins2nd Brimclose Melody D & S Slade3rd Churchroyd Nicola 5th IRG Collins & Partners

Best Pair1st IRG Collins & Partners2nd D & S Slade3rd JT Rowe

Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 29th IRG Collins & Partners

Reserve Champion: Tonelea Strawberry WH & SJ Rawlins

Champion from IRG Collins & Partners - Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 29th

South West Dairy Show - 5 October 2011

Judge | D Craig

Judge Dennis Craig presenting awards to the two successful winners – Right: Wendy Young for IRG Collins and Left: Henry Rawlins for WH & SJ Rawlins106 shorthorn

The Junior and Intermediate class only had one cow forward in each class and both of these cows displayed every characteristic of a dairy cow.

The Senior cow class was lead by my eventual Reserve Champion, a strong deep bodied cow carrying her udder well for a seventh calver. She looked capable of having a many more calves in the future, a cow that has worn well and will continue to do so. A credit indeed to her exhibitor and as I found out later her breeders – the whittle family. My second place cow lacked the stretch and stature of my first placed cow but displayed slightly better udder quality than my clean fleshed cow in third.

There were three very nicely matching pairs to judge, the first of which had the advantage of slightly better udder conformation than the pair in second who demonstrated greater stature than my pair in third.

My Champion was the Junior cow who paraded very well showing a very good topline and udder quality that little to be desired.

Finally I would like to thank the organizing committee for their kind invitation and hospitality. It was a pleasure to travel down to the South west after about fifteen years and to meet up with breeders not seen for so long. I would also like to thank my stewards.

Thursday I was back to being a ‘tourist’ at Chedder Gorge and then Stratford calling at the Swinfen Hall Hotel near Lichfield and finally the home of the Swinfen herd. After many miles we arrived home having had a wonderful few days away.

Dennis Craig

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Judges Report:

One day in the summer a letter arrived with a Shepton Mallet postmark (I always look at the postmark first!) This letter contained an invitation to judge at the South west Dairy Show, shall we go I asked Margaret. Yes was the answer and then we can make a few days holiday out of the trip, a reservation was made via the show committee plus a few extra nights added and then we waited looking forward to the day we were to ‘head south’.

The day duly arrived and with Victoria left in charge off we set all the way and oh what a way that was! We arrived in the dark at the beautiful hotel in Ston Easton. Tuesday was a ‘tourist day’ as we visited Wells Cathedral and Bath. Nobody builds structures like that today! In the evening there was a reception at the hotel for the judges and after a superb meal we were given instructions to arrive on the show ground by seven thirty in the morning. We just made it! Judging rings were housed in the Showering Pavilion.

The first class was that of the in calf cow. I lead the class with a strong powerful dairy cow showing greater depth of body and udder quality than the cow in second place. The second place cow did not have the size and scope of the winner but was neater in the udder over my cow in third.

There was three to judge in the heifer in milk class and the placement between first and second was very close. The prizewinner stood tall and travelled well with a very correct udder but her stature was what gave her the advantage over the very smart heifer in second who was more correct in the udder than my heifer in third.

Heifer in Calf1st Drisgol Belladonna 203rd SVB & EA Thomas

Cow in Calf1st Elkington Amber Princess 4th MS & EAE & JS Davies2nd Drisgol Mabel 43rd SVB & EA Thomas

Heifer in Milk1st Drisgol Diana 62nd SVB & EA Thomas

Cow in Milk with 2nd Calf1st Drisgol Daisy SVB & EA Thomas

Cow in Milk with 3rd Calf1st Gelli Rudolph Jill IL & E Harries

Senior Cow in Milk1st Marleycote Peggy 10th IL & E Harries2nd Drisgol Tulip 31st SVB & EA Thomas3rd Drisgol Claribel 3rd SVB & EA Thomas4th Elkington Gentle MS EAE & JS DaviesBest Group of 3 Animals1st IL & E Harries 2nd SVB & EA Thomas

Champion – IL & E Harries – Marleycote Peggy 10th

Welsh Dairy Show - 17 October 2011

Judge | Graham Madeley

Champion:

Marleycote Peggy 10th IL & E Harries

Reserve Champion:

Drisgol Diana 62nd SVB & EA Thomas

Judges Report:

I had an enjoyable day judging the Dairy Shorthorns at the Welsh Dairy Show. Despite the breed being short on numbers the cattle exhibited compensated with tremendous quality as the class leaders would undoubtedly have been top amongst larger classes.

A very stylish Drisgol heifer won the In-Calf heifer class, sired by Llandovery Jinny’s Empire. She is one to watch in the future.

The Cow in Calf winner was a cow carrying her tenth calf from the Davies family. This cow demonstrated the longevity of the breed, with dairy strength and excellent legs and feet. This gave her the advantage over my cow in second who was a lovely flat boned young cow who when in milk would have an excellent vessel.

A Madonna’s Prince daughter led the heifer in milk class from the Thomas family. This heifer was well grown for her age had openness of rib with a good wide udder and correct teat placements.

An extremely dairy second calver won the next class from Drisgol by Madonna’s Prince. This cow was clean throughout and showed tremendous milk veination.

A third calver of the Harries family won the next cow class. This was another cow showing great dairyness throughout the width and height of the rear udder attachment was superb.

The highlight of the day was the senior cow in milk class. Marleycote Peggy 10th, exhibited by the Harries family, won this class she is an upstanding dairy cow with great

capacity, good legs and feet and a snug attached udder. Her stature and capacity gave her the edge over a very sweet, dairy cow in second from the Drisgol herd. It was the cows clean frame and correctness through the udder that gave her the advantage over the fresh calved cow in third.

This cow will improve when she has had time to settle into her lactation but her youthfulness and bloom in the udder gave her the advantage over the cow in fourth. Taking nothing away from the cow in fourth, a very deep bodied mature cow.

The group of three went to the Gelli herd for their well-balanced group with excellent real udders.

The Champion went to the senior cow in milk that is an outstanding representation of the breed. The reserve and exhibitor breed Champion was awarded to the heifer in milk from Drisgol as she shows great promise.

Graham Madeley

Reserve Champion – Drisgol Diana 62

2011 Calf Shows

North Somerset ShowNorth Somerset Show holds the Annual SWCSBA’s Calf Show and combines this with individual classes for both Dairy & Beef Shorthorn Exhibitors. In the main show breeders compete for the prestigious Duke of Windsor Gold Cup presented by her Majesty the Queen through the Duchy of Cornwall. This years Dairy Champion was the senior in milk cow “Brimclose Magic” exhibited by the Slade family. The calf show Champion was from new members and first time exhibitors J S Reis & Partners with “Elkington Dew Drop 20th”. Following are the 2011 results:-

Calf born on or after 1.1.10Reserve Champion Garrett & Mannerings – Attwoods Rosebud 5th Mr J T Rowe – Cargenwen Little Jane 75th Garrett & Mannerings – Attwoods DarlingCalf born on or between 1.4.10 & 30.9.10 J S Reis & Partners – Elkington Jill 18th Mr A Whittle – Tonlea Fogathorpe 42nd M J T Rowe – Cargenwen Little Jane 72Calf born on or between 1.1.09 & 31.3.10Champion – The Brimclose Cup J S Reis & Partners – Elkington Drew Drop 20th J S Reis & Partners – Elkington Drew Drop 21st J S Reis & Partners – Elkington Jill 17thYoung Handler under 26 years of age SWCSBA Glass Tumbler Edward Whittle Philippa Mannering Ian Rowe

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The largest and most spectacular class was the senior calf class with a full complement of 18 calves. My own two calves did not help themselves, one walking sideways like a dressage horse the entire time and never standing sideways on to the judge, and the other pulling its handler over. Never mind I’ll start training earlier next year! The class was won by Alex Wilkes with a Lady Laura a family that seems to have been prominent in the show ring for the past four decades. This one sired by a home bred bull Kidstones Yanas Prince. David and Liz Price-Jones came second with a daughter of KC Roses Chatter Red a bull that has been very successful in the Dee herd. I had just had two Drisgol Madonna’s Prince calves born at home, so I was pleased to see two of the first daughters to be shown in this area coming in third and fourth for Edward and Marshall Crank.

Eventual champion was Alex Wilkes calf with David and Liz Price-Jones intermediate calf winning the North Midlands area cup and reserve champion. A strongly fought handling section saw Ben Whitaker picking up the Championship with Katie Morgan reserve.

Gary Norbury

The North Midland Calf Show Held at Cheshire Show

Tuesday 21st June 2011

Judge | Arthur Whittle

report by Gary Norbury

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After personally having one of those years that can only be called an ‘annus horribilis’ I was really looking forward to this years Cheshire Show and a few days ‘relaxing’ away from home.

The National Shorthorn Show had done the breed a lot of good in the morning and the forty entries for the evening show did not disappoint either. Unfortunately I was to realise that one week of halter training is just not enough and could only admire the training and showmanship that the youngsters were demonstrating. I thought that if I took one of my heifers in the grand parade it would help to train her, luckily she decided to mount another heifer before I got to the row of Simmental bulls waiting to follow on, so ended up being swapped for one that did not need any practice! My short burst of fame being interviewed by ITV about showing shorthorns seemed to veer more towards the fact that I’d taken my caravan and cows away with me.

Anyway back to the calves. What made the classes especially interesting is that the classes had a different age range than in the morning, making it a new set of calves for our vice-president Arthur Whittle to judge.

First in the ring were the junior calves, with Rob and Kayleigh Boote’s heifer by Kayl MP Stellbound repeating its success from the morning classes closely followed by two of Rob Kites heifer calves by Big Apple Red and the American shorthorn GMC Rebel logic. Rob had had a successful morning show too with a very smart string of calves. The young RCG sire Dee Vinnie’s Lad was the sire of the fourth placed calf from David and Liz Price-Jones.

The intermediate class was led by the eventual reserve champion Dee Tulip 4th, a daughter of the RCG bull Churchroyd Pluto, second place going to an animal from the Churchroyd herd, Lady Walton 13 of course tracing back to the Orchardhome family that bred the Lord Walton’s. She was sired by the young bull Atwell Atom who was full brother to Atwell Anne, which did so well for Neil Madeley including winning champion at the last Royal Show. Third prize went to calf from Rob Kite sired by Orbe View S Storm Hvezda (No me either!) Rob and Kayleigh again appeared in the prizes with a Proud Countess in fourth.

Robert Crank showing how it should be done.

RESULTS OF THE NORTH MIDLAND CALF SHOW

1. JUNIOR CALF BORN IN 2011 - 13 ENTRIES1st R & K BOOTE KAYL STELL NANCY2nd R KITE COTONHALL GABRIELLA 33rd R KITE COTONHALL ROSEPETAL 44th D & L PRICE-JONES DEE PRIMROSE 11

2. INTERMEDIATE CALF BORN 01/09/10 TO 31/12/10 --10 ENTRIES

1st D & L PRICE-JONES DEE TULIP 42nd I COLLINS & PTNRS CHURCHROYD LADY WALTON 133rd R KITE COTONHALL CHERRY 44th R & K BOOTE KAYL PROUD COUNTESS 33

3. SENIOR CALF BORN 01/05/10 TO 31/08/10 - 18 ENTRIES1st A WILKES KIDSTONES LADY LAURA 102nd D & L PRICE-JONES DEE AUTUMN 83rd E & M CRANK EARLSGIFT TIPTOE 34th E & M CRANK AVONDALE ADA 5

4. JUNIOR HANDLER UNDER 151st LUCY MORGAN2nd REBECCA CRANK3rd ROBERT CRANK

5. SENIOR HANDLER 15 TO 301st BEN WHITAKER2nd KATIE MORGAN3rd MIKE WEAVER

CHAMPION CALF: KIDSTONES LADY LAURA 10

RESERVE: DEE TULIP 4

CHAMPION HANDLER: BEN WHITAKER

RESERVE: KATIE MORGAN

North Midlands All Breeds Calf ShowJudge | Shaun Dixon

Class 6B - Baby Calf born after 01/03/111st Churchroyd Heather 57 IRG Collins & Prtns Churchroyd Wellington 2nd Churchroyd Lady Walton 14 IRG Collins & Prtns Churchroyd King Kong 3rd Cotonhall Lofty Rob Kite GMC Rebel Logic 4th Cotonhall Bates Duchess Rob Kite Mysha-wo Biestar Lyman 5th Rodway Samantha 23 RST & SA Morgan Broadlane Lieutenant 6th Nejay Fairmaid N Madeley Cotley Sundowner

Class 7B - Junior Calf born 01/12/10-28/02/111st Nejay Violet 5 N Madeley Nejay Royalty 2nd Cotonhall Rosepetal 4 Rob Kite GMC Rebel Logic 3rd Dee Primrose 11 D & E Price Jones Dee Vinnie’s Lad 4th Rodway Orgine 14 RST & SA Morgan Dunham Discovery

Class 8B - Intermediate Calf born 01/09/10-30/11/101st Cotonhall Lily Fair Rob Kite Savard Red 2nd Dee Tulip 4 D & E Price Jones Churchroyd Pluto 3rd Jimbob Queenie 3 J Madeley KC Roses Chatter 4th Churchroyd Peggy 16 IRG Collins & Prtns Churchroyd Victor

Class 9B - Senior Calf born 01/05/10-31/08/101st Dee Autumn 8 D & E Price Jones KC Roses Chatter 2nd Nejay Tiny 4 N Madeley Nejay Ernie 3rd Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 33 IRG Collins & Prtns Churchroyd Victor

Class 10B - Mature Calf born 01/01/10-30/04/101st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32 IRG Collins & Prtns Drisgol Watzon 2nd Cotonhall Lady 2 Ben Whitaker Treeton Pimp 3rd Rodway Grey Rose RST & SA Morgan Nejay Ernie

Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd

Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Heather 57th

Honourable mention: Nejay Violet 5thJudges Report:

I was delighted to be given the opportunity to judge at this year’s North Midlands Calf Show. It was a great honour especially as I had only recently been accepted onto the Judging panel.

The first class of the day was the biggest I saw and was led off by Churchroyd Heather 57th. She was a superbly well balanced, modern dairy calf, full of style on parade. An easy winner. She was followed by Churchroyd Lady Walton 14th, a calf of similar design to my first but lacking the strength through the front end which the other calf displayed. 3rd place was Cotonhall Lofty, a well grown deep bodied calf but wasn’t quite as clean in the bone as the calves above her.

The junior Class was led off by Nejay Violet 5th. A very stylish deep bodied calf that tracked very well. It was her overall dairyness and style on parade that gave her the advantage over Cotonhall Rosepetal in 2nd place, another powerful well grown calf from Rob Kite. 3rd was Dee Primrose 11th, a very correct balanced calf but was just outpowered on the day.

The intermediate class was won by Cotonhall Lily Fair. She was a real stretchy calf, clean boned and walked very well. It was this overall length of body that gave her the advantage over Dee Tulip 4th in 2nd place. 3rd place in this class went to Jimbob Queenie from Mr James Madeley.110 shorthorn

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The senior class was by far and away the most difficult of the day as I was faced with 3 calves all of very different types. After much head scratching I went for Dee Autumn 5th. Although carrying a touch more condition than the others in the class, she was the most balanced which gave her the advantage over Nejay Tiny 4th, a stylish calf with a good strong topline and good legs and feet. It was her locomotion that put her above Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 33rd in 3rd place.

The Mature class was led by Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd. She was a calf that caught my eye as soon as she entered the ring. A real deep bodied calf showing tremendous width throughout. It was this dairy strength and depth of body that gave her the advantage over Cotonhall Lady 2nd a tall stylish calf from Mr. Ben Whittaker. It was her overall dairyness and style that put her above Rodway Grey Rose in 3rd place.

After a moment’s contemplation I tapped out my champion of the day, Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd narrowly beating Churchyoyd Heather 57th into reserve. Nejay Violet 5th was a deserving honourable mention.

Okehampton Show Judge | A WhittleHeifer 12 months and under1st Laravae Daverity C Genduso2nd Sharptor Strawberry 5th A R Walters3rd Cargenwen Little Jane 72nd J T Rowe4th Cargenwen Little Jane 77th J T Rowe

Heifer 12 months and over1st Sharptor Strawberry 3 A R Walters 2nd Laravae Da Vera C Genduso

Champion: Sharptor Strawberry 3

Reserve Champion: Laravae Daverity

I was very impressed with the quality of cattle put before me. A credit to the breed and the breeders who turned them out to such a high standard. Well done and thank you to you all.

Shaun Dixon

North East All Breeds Dairy Calf Show HandlingChampion Handler & Reserve Interbreed Champion Handler – Cerys CrankReserve Champion Handler – Harry Collins

Calf Classes

Judge – David Price Jones

Calf born after 01.03.111st Churchroyd Heather 57) IRG Collins & Ptnrs (Churchroyd Wellington2nd Hutchinwood Ben Ruby 3 G & PS Fleetwood (Churchroyd Ben)3rd Kidstones Avril 3 A Wilkes (Churchroyd General Jack)

Calf Born 01.09.10 - 30.11.101st Churchroyd Peggy 16 IRG Collins & Ptnrs (Churchroyd Victor)2nd Churchroyd Lady Walton 13 IRG Collins & Ptnrs (Atwell Atom)

Calf Born 01.05.10 – 31.08.101st Ellerghyll Starlet DW Throup (Rosedale Rampage Red) 2nd Kidstones Lady Marigold 3 A Wilkes (Kidstones Yanas Prince)3rd Kidstones Heather 2 A Wilkes (Nejay Prince)

Calf Born 01.01.10 -30.04.101st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32 IRG Collins & Ptnrs (Drisgol Watzon)2nd Churchroyd Lillian 14 IRG Collins & Ptnrs (Churchroyd Star)3rd Churchroyd Gentle 81 IRG Collins & Ptnrs (Churchroyd Star)

Champion Calf & Reserve Interbreed Calf: CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 32

Reserve Champion Calf: ELLERGHYLL STARLET

Churchroyd Heather 57th winner of Class one with Harry Collins Reserve Champion Handler

Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd

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Calf Classes:

Baby Calf Born on or after 1st March 2011 - 8 in class1st Cotonhall Lofty R Kite2nd Churchroyd Lady Walton 14th IRG Collins & Ptns3rd ChurchroydHeather 57th IRG Collins & Ptns4th Drisgol Ruby 36th SVB Thomas5th Cotonhall Joy 5th R Kite

Junior Calf born between 1st Dec 09 & 28th Feb 11 - 11 in class1st Breckney Goldie 3rd ET P & CA Harrison2nd Breckney Wild Eyes 3rd P & CA Harrison3rd Cotonhall Rosepetal 4th R Kite 4th Cotonhall Cherry 4th R Kite5th Nejay Violet 5th N Madeley

Intermediate Calf born between 1st Sept & 30th Nov 10 - 7 in class1st Mossrigg Princess Foggathorpe 6th J Fisher2nd Dee Wild Queen 19th D & L Price-Jones3rd Cotonhall Lily Fair R Kite4th Dee Tulip 4th D & L Price-Jones

Senior Calf born between 1st May & 31ST Aug 10 - 9 in class 1st Marleycote Fleur 40th GG Baynes & Son2nd Marleycote Patricia 11th GG Baynes & Son3rd Nejay Tiny 4th N Madeley4th Kidstones Yana 5th A Wilkes5th Kidstones Lady Marigold 4th A Wilkes

Mature Calf born between 1st Jan & 30th April 10 - 7 in class 1st Drisgol Belladonna 203rd SVB Thomas2nd Cotonhall Joy 3rd R Kite 3rd Marleycote Daffodil 14th GG Baynes & Son 4th Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 32nd IRG Collins & Ptns

Champion: Drisgol Belladonna 203rd from SVB & EA Thomas

Reserve: Breckney Goldie from P & CA Harrison

Hon Mention: Cotonhall Joy 3rd from R Kite

exceptional quality, but also down the line, there were some real fantastic calves. Calves who already have won at various shows, and also calves that are yet to have their day, I can honestly say there wasn’t a bad calf at the show, and the breed can be very proud of what it has achieved.

In the baby calf class, it didn’t take long to find my winner. A tall, stylish, powerful calf took the eye immediately. She was one of the biggest in the class, but ultimately it was her correctness that gained her the top placing. I admired this heifer on parade for her excellent locomotion, tracking straight with long strides on clean boned legs. This dark

ALL –BREEDS ALL-BRITAIN COLOURED CALF SHOW 2011 Held at the Stoneleigh Showground on 7th/9th OctoberShorthorn Judge | Owain Harries

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Judges Report:

Judging the Dairy Shorthorns at the National calf show has always been one of my ambitions. Having attended the show for many years, and seen the quality of calves improve year on year, I was excited to see what this years show would offer. I was not disappointed.

I started my reasons that morning with the quote “who says you can’t have quality and quantity”, little did I know that I would be repeating myself in nearly every class.

Not only did I consider the winners of the classes to be of

Champion Shorthorn Calf – Drisgol Belladonna 203rd from SVB & EA Thomas

Reserve Champion Calf – Breckney Goldie from P & CA Harrison

roan calf also gained advantage for its added width through the chest floor, and fullness of the crops over a very dairy calf in second. This second place calf was a calf that was put together well, and I admired the quality of bone in this calf and its dairyness throughout. Very little separated my second and third calves, however I gave my second calf the main advantage in size and scale over the very balanced calf in 3rd. Third placing went to a calf I greatly admired, a little smaller than my top two placings, however equally as correct. I gave her the advantage over my fourth placed calf for her balance and style, being fuller in the crops, being silkier to the touch and tracked straighter with more style. Fourth went to a long, clean heifer calf that gained the advantage over my fifth calf for her added size and maturity. This calf tracked straighter with more distance between the hocks.

The next class was even better. And again I found my winner quite easy. I had no hesitation in giving the final nod to this extremely dairy red calf. She screamed dairyness from the tip of her nose to the tip of her tail. She had a long neck that

led to the cleanest of shoulders. She had a deep sweeping rib with tremendous openness, being so silky to the touch; I admired this calf from every angle. She paraded with style, and gained advantage over a very correct calf in second for her up hill run and her cleanliness of bone. In second, I had a very similar calf. Again she was super dairy. Again she was long and clean. Again she had tremendous style on parade. I believe this to be one of the greatest pair of calves for me to come across in a show ring. The combination of dairy strength and cleanliness of bone gave this heifer the key advantage over my third placing. In third I went for a similar type, and it was this balance and cleanliness that gave her the advantage over a much bigger calf in fourth. Fourth over fifth, my fourth calf gained the advantage for her strength through the front end and her overall length throughout. The quality remained high down the class, probably the best class of calves I have judged.

In the September class, My winner came in the form of a super long powerful heifer, that gained the advantage for her width of chest and depth of fore rib. She was much stronger through the spine, and had a better rump structure, being longer and wider with a better placed thurl. Second went to another well grown heifer, A heifer that gained advantage for her cleanliness thru the shoulder, being

more upstanding in her class, and being far silkier to the touch. She was a calf that walked well, and moved with smoothness around the ring. Third placing went to the youngest calf in the class, being well grown for its age, she gained the advantage over my fourth placed calf for her correctness, and style. She was epitomised dairy strength, and this width and power followed through this calf, right through to the rump, where she was strong and wide. Fourth, one of the oldest calves in the class again gained advantage for her cleanliness over the shoulder, and quality of bone. She was longer and had more strength, than this good calf in fifth.

The fourth class provided more of a challenge. The class being far more open, however I settled for the youngest calf in the class as my winner. This well grown light roan calf, was the most upstanding heifer of the class, that was super dairy and gained advantage for her cleanliness of bone and depth of rib, especially through the fore rib. But it was her strength of spine, and control of her rump on parade that gave her the advantage over the oldest heifer of the class. The heifer in second took a massive advantage over the next placing for her size and scale. This heifer was

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Honourable Mention: Cotonhall Joy 3rd from Rob Kite

Winning Line up right to left: Drisgol Belladonna 203, Breckney Goldie and Cotonhall Joy 3rd

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the advantage over the second placed mature calf for her cleanliness and style throughout.

Looking down the championship line up, I thought to myself, that never had I seen a line up of Dairy Shorthorn calves so high in quality, and also so consistent in quality. I felt privileged to have been asked to judge the show, and my thanks to the society for inviting me is unreserved. I would also like to thank my stewards for all their help during the day, ensuring the smooth running of the classes, and getting the calves to the ring on time, this made it a very enjoyable day for all. Lastly I would like to thank the exhibitors for putting their calves in front of me. I was really impressed by the quality right down the line, and whilst not every calf can be a winner, you can certainly be proud of your stock. I would also like to mention the young breeders who showed the calves with professionalism and style. They are the future of the breed, and anyone who was at Stoneleigh that day I am sure, will feel sure we are in safe hands for the future.

Many thanks, Owain Harries

taller and longer than any in the class, and showed true strength through the front end. In third I had a very sweet balanced heifer, a heifer I admired for her correctness throughout, however on the day lost out on cleanliness of the shoulder and overall size and scale. A heifer I am sure will find herself to the top of the class in coming years, however I judged them on the day. This beautiful red heifer in third gained advantage over my fourth heifer for her cleanliness of bone, especially through the hocks. Fourth over fifth again following the type I had gone for all day, I went for the dairier heifer that was cleaner through the shoulder and bone, and excelled in presence on parade.

The last class gave me plenty to think about. With many of these older calves now getting into condition for mating, there were several extremely good calves starting to carry extra condition, and whilst I could see the quality of heifer in them, I felt I had to stick to the template I had given myself for the ideal calves, and judge them on that day. However this made no difference to my top 2 calves. Two very similar calves, both being tall and long, with an abundance of strength throughout. I gave the advantage to the smaller of the two, as I felt she had more balance. She also gained advantage for her depth of rib, especially the rear rib, and was also cleaner through the shoulder. Second over third, I followed in type to my top placing, and gave the stronger heifer the advantage. She was fuller through the crops, and possessed more strength through the loin, with her rump being squarer. On parade, she tracked with longer strides and had more distance between the hocks. Third over fourth, I gave the advantage to the cleaner boned heifer, however gained the main advantage for her depth of rib. Fourth over fifth, giving her the advantage for being far cleaner through the shoulder, carrying less condition in the brisket and being cleaner through the thigh than a real correct calf in fifth. This was the most difficult decision of the day, but having gone for dairyness and cleanliness all day, I felt on the day I couldn’t justify reversing this decision, even though I greatly admired my fifth place calf, A calf I am sure we will see at the top of classes once she comes out of this stage.

My champion was easily the winner of the oldest calf class, a heifer that stood out for her style and completeness. In reserve I went for the winner of the second class, giving her

Shorthorn Handlers Classes

Champion Handler: Victoria Harrison

Reserve: Kayleigh Coole

Hon Mention: Cerys Crank

Cerys came 9th in her class of 21 entries for Mature Handler, Shaun Dixon 11th and Georgina Fort 12th

Victoria Harrison came 4th & Kayleigh Coole 6th in Senior class of 26, David Madeley was 6th and Georgina Fisher 8th in the Intermediate class of 21, and Abigail Fisher was 4th out of 14 for JuniorA and Harry Collins 14th in Junior Showman

Well done to them all.

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