SELECTIONS - Fall 2002
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Selections and Sirloin Tips Celebrate 30 Years
Selections and Sirloin Tips are celebrating their "pearl"
anniversaries this year, with 30 years of providing Select
customers with information about industry- and production-related
topics. First printed in 1972, Selections communicates with dairy
producers about Select’s genetics programs and services, while
including information about individual bulls and reproduction tips,
and a letter from the general manager. Sirloin Tips offers similar
content for beef producers.
Second-Crop BUBBA Successes
Second-crop daughters of 7HO4937 Wa-Del BUBBA-ET*TV are doing well
throughout the country. LaClar Bubba Sophia, owned by Dan Koester,
Dakota, Ill., and Church-Site Bubba Cocoa-ET, owned by Joe and Jim
Wautier, Brussels, Wis., now are classified Very Good (86) and Very
Good (87), respectively. Two daughters with high 305-day mature-equivalent
projections for milk production are Lake-Effect Bubba Willow (37,240 pounds)
and Lake-Effect Bubba Star (32,991 pounds) for owners, Jeff and Gayle Benedict,
Lake Effect Holsteins, Pulaski, N.Y.
Holstein World Type Issue & DURHAM
In conjunction with its annual type in January 2003, the Holstein World
is sponsoring a special advertising section to promote the successes of
7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV daughters. Editorially, the issue
will include a story about the Snow-N-Denises Dellia’s sons, which
undoubtedly will discuss his extraordinary second-crop daughters. Advertisers
placing a one-quarter-page advertisement about their DURHAM daughters will
receive five units of DURHAM semen ($200 value) and a special cap. Those
placing a one-half-page or larger advertisement about their DURHAM daughters
will receive 10 units of DURHAM semen ($400 value) and a cap. To reserve space,
call the Holstein World toll-free at (800) 334-1904 by Nov. 25. Materials
are due by Dec. 10.
BEAVER Daughters Start Off Well
Eckeldale Beaver Cherel, owned by Eckeldale Farms, Blossvale, N.Y.,
recently scored Very Good (85-VG-VG-MS). Curr-Vale Beaver 2221 a Good
Plus (84-VG-MS) daughter of 9HO2704 Coyne Farms Patron BEAVER*TV, has
produced 1-10 328d 3X 27,960M 4.1% 1,148F 2.9% 821P. She is owned
by Currie Valley Farm LLC, Tully, N.Y.
DURHAM Daughters Show and Sell
Tobis Durham Tiara-ET*CV topped the Convention Warm-Up Sale, held J
une 22 in Intercourse, Pa., when she sold for $22,600 to James High
and Partners, Strasburg, Pa. Ernest Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md., consigned
the October calf.
Rgncrst-RH Durham Bliss*TV, owned by Aaron Palmer, Waukon, Iowa, was
grand champion of the Iowa State Fair junior show, and first-place
junior 2-year-old and honorable mention intermediate champion of the open show.
More Very Good TILLER Daughters
Three daughters of 7GU360 Trotacre Loral TILLER-ET were appraised Very Good
for Cline Brubaker, Rocky Mount, Va. They are Blackwater Tiller Lois, Very
Good (87); Ritawa Tiller Heidi, Very Good (84); and Blackwater Tiller
Paula Very Good (82).
High-Producing WINCHESTER
A daughter of 7HO4637 Ladys-Manor WINCHESTER-ET*TV, Merry Casey Wiley-ET,
produced 1-10 365d 3X 42,121M 3.9% 1,660F 2.9% 1,217P. Owned by
Fly-Higher Holsteins LLC, Valley Falls, N.Y, and housed at Kings-Ransom
Farm, Schuylerville, N.Y., Wiley recently scored Very Good (86) and is
from the same maternal family as 7HO5996 Merry Cleo B-W CLEM-ET*TV.
FORBIDDEN, DILLON Daughters
Black Pine Forbidden Grace earned a point in final score to become
Very Good (85-EX-91-MS). Richard and Sandy Byham, Saegertown, Pa., own
this 7HO5687 Sandy-Valley FORBIDDEN-ET*TV daughter. Before selling in
the Sept. 25 Eastern Elite Sale, Lu-Jado Dillon Lyric moved up two points
to Very Good (85-VG-86-MS) for owner, Donald Caldwell, Saegertown, Pa.
Very Good CHIME
Mil Neu Chime Tessina, a second-crop daughter of 7BS715 Rolling View
Jetway CHIME ET owned by Nick Uglow, Hartland, Wis., is now Very Good (86).
ACHIEVER-RED in Switzerland
7HO6104 Peck-Valley ACHIEVER-RED-ET*TV is the highest-ranking sire for
milk in Switzerland. He places fifth among red bulls in Switzerland for
GZW (an index similar to TPI).
New Highest-Scoring INTEGRITY
Van-D-K Integrity Paradise, supreme champion of the 2000 World Dairy Expo,
owned by Mark Rueth, Jefferson, Wis., and Kent Van Dyk, Lynden, Wash., now
is the highest-scored daughter of 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET*TV. She
recently became Excellent (96-EX-98-MS).
High-CPI GLACIER Daughter
A 7GU343 Rozelyn Patmar Jay GLACIER-ET daughter owned by Forrest Keefer,
Wawaka, Ind., Riverwood Glacier Kuku, Very Good (86), is 12th on the AGA’s
August Cow-Performance Index list. Kuku has records with 5.5 percent fat,
3.7 percent protein.
High-Scoring DECLO Daughter
MVF Declo Danielle 771-ET, a 2-year-old 7JE386 Barbs MBSB DECLO daughter,
recently scored Excellent (90). She is owned by Erika D. Rhein, Pine Grove, Pa.
EMORY Daughters in Virginia
Park Forest Farm, owned by Bill Blalock and managed by Joe Pruett, Baskerville,
Va., has 12 milking daughters of 7HO3948 MJR Blackstar EMORY-ET*TV, that
average 82 points in final score and 2-year-old ME projections of 26,396
pounds of milk.
October: National Co-op Month
Every day 120 million Americans solve problems and enjoy a better life
because of cooperatives. As a federation of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled
cooperatives, Select Sires celebrates our cooperative efforts.
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