Hereford's Today Fall 2014

A.X.A. Polled Herefords, Hampton, NB Arthur Polled Herefords, Alida, SK Blair Athol Polled Herefords, Arcola, SK Blue Dove Cattle Co., Shannonville, ON BnC Polled Herefords, Chicago, IL C & T Cattle Co., Arcola, SK Calvert Cattle Co., Carberry, MB Chula Vista Polled Herfords, Thornton, ON Crittenden Bros. Polled Herefords, Imperial, SK Dale Stith, Mayslick, KY Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK Elm-Lodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB Howard Walker, Coldwater, ON Jackson Brock, Staffa, ON Jessica Brock, Staffa, ON

JHF Herefords, Leross, SK K Bar C Livestock, Orillia, ON KLR Polled Herefords, Consul, SK Lamb Bros., St. Wilson, WI Levi Rimke, Oak Lake, MB Lian Mor Polled Herefords, Mono, ON Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK Manion Farms, Conn, ON Meadowview Farm, Pembroke, ON Mike Goodine, Bear Island, NB Mil Wray Polled Herefords,Tilston, MB Moeskaer Polled Herefords, Randers, DKMohican West, Laurel, MT Moorehaven Polled Herefords, Acton, ON Paul Gendron, Charette, QC Red Pine Herefords, Sunridge, ON

Remitall-West, Olds, AB Ridgeview Farms, Alto, MI River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, ON RSB Cattle Company, Orillia, ON RWB Herefords, Danville, QC Sandy Ridge Ranch Co. Ltd., Elmwood, ON Shelby Crawford, Glencoe, ON Singhampton Cattle Co., Singhampton, ON Taboo Polled Herefords, Nobleton, ON Thurston Livestock, Lanark, ON Til Toba Polled Herefords, Tilston, MB Wascana Cattle Co., Regina, SK Windy Knoll Herefords, Wooler, ON Woodview Farms, Bobcaygeon, ON Worrell Enterprises, Mason, TX

Buyers

MHPH JWR 10Y Sarah 219B {DLF IEF HYF} Purchased by Arthur Polled Herefords, Alida, SK for $30,000

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HAROLDSON’S LINER 521X 12Z X TH 89T 743 UNTAPPED 425X ET

BW: 2.0 WW: 48.8 YW: 79.0 MM: 20.3 TM: 44.7

Sells in the National Hereford Sale,

Canadian Western AgribitionRegina, SK

November 27, 2014

Haroldson’s Lassie 26B

Haroldson’s Lassie 425X 22Z

Haroldson's Polled Herefords

Dam of 26B

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Cover photos by Kim Harder

A Breeders Vet Perspective 22

Under The Gavel 46

Rate Card & Subscription Information 52

Coming Events 56

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Fall Judges Page 34

National Hereford Sale

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Real World Page 43

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2014 Stockade Roundup Judge Marlin LeBlanc

Marlin LeBlanc, together with his wife Lucille, operates R Plus Simmentals in Estevan, Sask.

They are partners in the family farm with his father, Ross, and his brother, Jason.

They run about 450 purebred Red and Black Simmental cows. R Plus Simmentals is one of the

founders of the red and black Simmental cattle as they started breeding them in 1990. They host an

annual bull sale with their 15th sale scheduled for March 8, 2015 at their

ranch.

Marlin was born and raised in the Estevan area and worked many years as

a sorter, buyer and livestock inspector at auction markets. In his earlier

days he also showed cattle at many shows in North America as well as

clipped cattle of all breeds for sales and shows.

2014 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Judge Chad Wilson Chad Wilson owns and operates Haroldson’s Polled Herefords which is located in the south east corner of Saskatchewan. It is mainly a purebred seed-stock operation breeding approx. 180 head annually. They have two annual sales every year, a production sale the third week of October, as well as a bull sale in early April. They exhibit cattle throughout North America and market live and frozen genetics globally. Chad attended school in Dodge City, Kansas where he was a member of the

Livestock judging team. He has judged many shows across Canada and is honoured to be returning to evaluate cattle at the 2014 Royal.

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By: Chris Poley

Since the end of May, I have had a lot of windshield time touring purebred and commercial operations in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, then back through all four provinces a second time and now starting the third. There have been a couple of common themes throughout; a late growing season and a lot of optimism in the cattle business. The outlook for the cow/calf producer has never looked better and although it’s going to take a lot more operating and a little faith from the banks, feeders have more margin in feeding these high dollar calves than they have had in years and that is what it takes…everyone involved needs to make money.

The fact that there are less dispersals, both purebred and commercial this fall, is positive, people don’t hate their cows when there is money in them. Early this spring I had a major market operator tell me all their fall bred cow sales were booked solid. That same manager told me at the end of July, that half had cancelled. Now that does not mean the cowherd is going to jump into expansion mode, in fact, I believe it will continue to contract for a while. This fall the average cull rate on most ranches will be double that of normal. Everyone I talked to is planning to “clean house”, wild ones, poor producers, bad footed, bad uddered or just plain ugly, are all heading to town at $1.10 to $1.30 or better still...are getting on a truck, with a one way ticket. There was not a significant amount of heifers sent out into breeding pastures this spring. I know of several groups that ended up contracted for feed and slaughter before the bulls got turned out or were pulled after only a few days because the guarantee of the contract was too many dollars to pass up in September, on the hope of a bred heifer sale in December. My feeling is that heifer calves will all come to town this fall along with their brothers, due to their value as the general rancher’s attitude is “it’s my time to cash in”, and no one can blame them.

I’m very optimistic about the bred cow market this fall as numbers offered are less...people want to expand their inventories and for the first time, in a long time, their bankers are on board. The business model works and

everyone is in agreement that the next ten years in the beef cattle market look great! In this high tech world of mass production, nobody is ever going to be able to figure out a way to “factory farm” beef cattle, a cow’s gestation is long and you can’t control the environment of wide open spaces, where a cow thrives the best and most efficiently.

The number of bulls going to town, post breeding, gets my heart rate up. Most auction marts are reporting double the usual number of bulls coming to town. It is understandable why many ranchers do not want to winter older bulls when they can ship them early for a record price, in many cases, close to or above the original purchase price. Take that salvage value, add eight months feed, some fence repair, a semen test, some death loss factored in and purchase new semen tested, delivered bulls when you need them. I recently talked to one larger producer who pulled and shipped all his bulls except the two he purchased this spring.

Now, purebred breeders, don’t start to have greedy thoughts! I already said that the cowherd is going to continue to shrink, so over all the need for bulls will be less and in the last twenty years that I’ve been involved in this industry, I have never seen a shortage of bulls! Be ruthless with the knife and cash in the “he might make the bull sale if we feed the hell out of him” calves. You do not need to put all that feed into him, semen test, picture, catalogue him and then ship him, cause there was not anyone needing that medium quality bull at your sale...you will be doing yourself and the industry a favor. Next spring you will be able to gross more money on fewer bulls than you ever have and the steers you sell, will pay the bills upfront this fall.

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Duncan & Val:Box 386, Arcola, SK S0C 0G0P/F: (306) 455-2619 C: (306) 577-9703Jeff, Grace, Christin, Kylee, Jackson & HannahP: (306) 455-2128 C: (306) 577-1375Email: [email protected]

thank you to all the buyers and bidders at Blair Athol

/ Haroldsons & Friends Sale, your support of

our program is greatly appreciated

BBSF 719T Zach 60Z

DVL 40BEKD 230B

Blair-Athol MGM Grand 40B RU BA 0124 Cinnamin 230B

Sire: TH 122 71I Victor 719TDam: BBSF 52U Fawn 22X

Sire: Star Market Index 70X ET Dam: RU 67N Rosie 25R Sire: RST Time’s A Wastin’ 0124

Dam: GHC Miss Unique 105Y

CE: 3.0 BW: 4.6

WW: 62.2 YW: 99.2 MM: 25.5 TM: 56.6

GENETICS TO WATCH FOR...

CE: -2.1 BW: 5.1 WW: 61.2 YW: 87.1 MM: 22.7 TM: CE: 1.9 BW: 3.5 WW: 55.6 YW: 94.1 MM: 26.7 TM:

See these 3 as well as their stallmates at

Canadian Western Agribition. We have one of our best strings ever headed to town!!

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NAtioNAl Hereford SAleNovember 27, 2014

Agribition, regina, SK

Powerful Herdsires Producing Powerful Progeny

MISSION RIDgE HEREfORDSSteve, fran, Matt, Mark,

Paul, James and Michelle Hordos Box 310, raymore, SK S0A 3J0

James cell (306) 835-7492Matt cell (306) 835-7499

www.missionridgeherefords.com

M-r 32X All About Me 70A

M-r 32X laura 70B

Hf lariat 32X x M-r Miss 45t Xcellent 77XBW: 1.9 WW: 37.7 YW: 66.4 MM: 18.2 tM: 37.1

Hf lariat 32X x M-r Miss 45t Xcellent 77XBW: 2.8 WW: 40.6 YW: 70.9 MM: 18.2 tM: 38.5

M-r Miss 45t Xcellent 77X

Hf lariat 32X - Sire of 70A & 70BBW: 1.1 WW: 34.6 YW: 62.9 MM: 22.2 tM: 39.5

Hf 503W Kingdom 236Y - 2013 National Champion BW: 5.7 WW: 53.8 YW: 91.8 MM: 21.8 tM: 48.7

Sire: Hi-Cliffe 1N titan 45tdam of 70A & 70B

Progeny sells at Hereford Harvest Sale - october 17, 2014

Selling Choice!

Selling Choice!

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Stuart & Sherri ZoetemanBox 532, Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0

Phone: (403) 553-2687 · Cell: (403) 330-6490 Fax: (403) 553-2699 · E-mail: [email protected]

Ranch Location:9 Miles East of Fort Macleod on Hwy #3 to R.R.

250 and 3 miles North on Pearce Road

Breeding Quality Polled Herefords since 1962. Consigning to Brost Land & Cattle Co. Production Sale Nov.15:

3 bull calves , 2 bred heifers and 3 long yearlings

Sells

Sells

Sells

Bar-rZ 980 Babe ruth 48BGrand Champion Bull Calf Hardisty 2014!

Bar-rZ 980 Mr.Beau Mount 3B

Bar-rZ Z400 Bold 18BCo-owned with Geaudreau Hereford ranch, idaho Bar-rZ 100W Miss Angelina 2A

Bar-rZ 56X Miss Anna 44A

Bar-rZ 72S Waverly 73Wdam of 48B

ePd’SBW: 5.1WW: 55.6YW: 86.3MM: 26.5tM: 54.3BW: 100 lbs



ePd’SBW: 3.5

WW: 60.6YW:108.2MM: 24.1tM: 54.4

ePd’SBW: 2.6

WW: 41.5YW:76.0

MM: 15.5tM: 36.3

Sells

Sells

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Blaine 403.834.2262 • Cell 403.502.5626 or Glen 403.834.2253 • Cell 403.580.9363Box 96, Irvine, AB T0J 1V0 | Email: [email protected] | www.brostcattle.com

Brost Land & Cattle Co.

Catalogue can be viewed online at BuyAgro.com

Offering: 45 - Polled and Horned Bulls10 - Purebred Bred Heifers3 - Purebred Heifer Calves50 - Commercial Bred Heifers

GHMB 17A GHMB 99A

GHMB 5B GHMB 57B

GHMB 87B GHMB 94B

GHMB 119B

46th Annual Production Sale November 15, 2014

At the Ranch, Irvine, ABWith Guest Consignors Bar-RZ Polled Herefords

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Everybody loves a WUNDERBARConsigning to the National Hereford Sale- Canadian Western Agribition

November 27, 2014

Wunderbar 425X Ada 3B January 15, 2014

BW: 88 lbsSire: TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET

Sire of Dam: Star America BNMHPH SS MKS 68M

Herd Bulls:JVJ TCF 743 My Time 4Z

ANL P606 Ultra 40U

In Use by AIPCL Zircon 719T 25Z2014 Calves by:

UntappedMy Time

Ultra

Velvetvue 68M Starada 3U

dam of 3B

Wunderbar Polled Herefords Dale Shillington Ph: 306-764-8484 Prince Albert, SK C: 306-961-2692

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Lohner Herefords

Matt(306) 697-7822Box 1685, Carlyle, SKS0C 0R0

Mark & Lori(306) 697-7584

Box 118, Mistatim, SKS0E [email protected]

We are offering the pick of our 2014 born heifer calves. This is a diverse set of heifers with a mix of horned and polled genetics from many different pedigrees. Highlighting the sire group are two Agribition

Supreme Champions, UPS Uptown and Big Gully Bounty 517U, along with the first daughters of C The Chive ET.

For more info, contact us or find us on Facebook

Pick of the Heifer Calves

Opportunity to have calves from two powerful individuals. MT 117R and

MHPH Action...Action and his mother created their own legacy last fall and

117R was one of the highest selling lots in the Trefiak dispersal.

Special Embryo Lot

featuring at the National

Hereford Sale

Canadian Western Agribitionregina, SKNovember 27, 2014

Feel free to contact us for more details on the heifers or stop in and see them yourself.

Mt 117r

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Dennis and Andrea BabiukBox 102, Brosseau, AB T0B 0P0

Res: 780.657.2270 * Cell: [email protected]

Ring the Bell with Bella!

One of the best heifers we have ever raised.

A great Bonanza prospect!

NCX Miss Bella 15B Born: Feb. 18, 2014

BW: 4.4 WW: 40.5 YW: 69.5 MM: 17.2 TM: 37.5

Bare Mr Youtube 4Y X Hf 4l Beyond 36N

Agribition Sale November 27, 2014

Regina, SK

Bare Mr Youtube 4Y NCX Sinderella 730S

Our Canadian Western Agribition show heifer:

WMB 485T’S JOY 109A {DLF, IEF, HYF} P C02989544 SIRE: KJ HVH 33N REDEEM 485T ET {DLF, IEF, HYF} P C02989536

DAM: WMB 43U’S JOY 114Y {DLF, IEF, HYF} P C02961440

BW: +6.7

WW: +66.3

YW: +105.8

MM: +21.7

TM: +54.9

Watch for our bulls selling this March!

BieBer Herefords

BIEBER HEREFORDS Wally & Kathy, Herman & Christina, Ann Bieber

Herman‘s Cell #: (306) 727-3127 or Home Phone #: (306) 698-2956 Website: www.bieberherefords.com Email: [email protected]

Box 538 Wolseley, SK. S0G 5H0

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATIONEstablished in 1933

Specializing in Purebred Livestock TransportationProviding Weekly service across Canada & The USA.Gooseneck service available to your farm in Ontario.Pick up & delivery points across Canada and USA.

U.S. and Canada Customs Bonded Carrier.We thank you for your past business and look

forward to your future livestock transporting needs.155 King Edward St., Paris, ON, Canada, N3L 0A1

Toll Free 877-442-3106 or 519-442-6242 Fax 519-442-1122 [email protected]

www.hsknilltransport.com

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Darren & Kari-Rae Manchester Box 21 Senlac, SK S0L 2Y0 306.228.7462 [email protected]

Introducing Watch for us this fall on the show road!

MancheSteR 83t chinooK 402B MancheSteR 83t FRee StYLe 450B

JJPh Susan 23n 36n 702t JJPh 584R tru Style 850U

sired by WLB eli 10h 83t sired by WLB eli 10h 83t

Looking forward to our Action

calves in 2015

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Communication began through painting on cave walls by tribes prior to 3500 BC and in 16th century BC, the Phoenicians developed an alphabet. from 26 -37 Ad, roman emperor tiberius ruled his empire from the island of Capri, by signaling messages through metal mirrors to reflect the sun; the invention of paper (by tsai lun and Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press) was made with metal movable type in 1450 and the main catalyst for mass communication.

early telecommunication used smoke signals and drums...talking drums were used by natives in Africa, New Guinea and South America, while smoke signals were used in North America and China. during the early years of settlement of our great nation, communication centered around local events and in many cases, organized by the church. Picnics, fowl suppers, dances and the like would be held; with citizens travelling for miles to meet their neighbors, catch up on news and the local gossip.

Samuel Morse moved national communication forward by developing the Morse code, building the first long distance electric telegraph line, bridging the gap of information from town to town or city to city; but the 1876 invention by Alexander Graham Bell changed history and all of our lifestyles. A few of us will remember using wall crank phones... a one line system with a central operator. each line had from six to twelve patrons and your number would be indicated by the type of ring; since a call made, rang in at all homes on that particular line... for example, two long and one short ring would be your telephone. Although everyone swore to privacy, it seemed that all knew another’s business... similar to facebook and twitter today.

Mobile phones or what we refer to today as cell phones have been used since the 1940’s. The military used what they called a hand-held radio transceiver to communicate between divisions. These early devices

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were bulky, consumed high power and the network supported only few simultaneous conversations. in 1947, douglas H. ring and W. rae Young of Bell laboratories proposed a cell-based approach which led to “cellular phones.” Prior to 1973, mobile telephones were limited mostly to cars and trucks, but on April 3, 1973 a Motorola researcher, Martin Cooper, developed the first handheld mobile phone which has evolved into a major necessity.

for all you history buffs, the first text message was sent in 1992, facebook was introduced in 2004 and twitter in 2006. i often muse about don Adams (Maxwell Smart), in the 1965-1970 sitcom “Get Smart” and his shoe phone... although it seemed funny and preposterous at the time; i now see this necessity carried in boots, belts, bras and other strange places.

technology has changed the face of purebred cattle marketing and taken the personality out of it. No doubt, information of events is, in most cases, instantaneous... sale averages... top sellers... etc. one need not attend a show or sale, as they can sit in the comfort of their own office or sofa and participate, if they choose to...but how good were the cattle and how many potential customers did they meet? if you as a breeder make all your purchases and breeding decisions based on ePd’s, staying at home will perhaps save money and you can build a cow herd with great numbers, but not know anyone to sell them to. As much as audience has become worldwide, there appears to be a loneliness...a great sale with half a crowd and as the agricultural average producer’s age increases each year, we lose more and more young potential participants. Auction sales are stimulating for all who attend and eventually, we all get caught up in the atmosphere and become involved.

livestock shows relate in the same parallel... whether it happens in toronto, regina or denver. for breeders to compete and exhibit their programs, the main criterion is attendance... no one wants to spend all that money and have no one in the seats. Granted, it costs considerably more to spend a couple of days at a livestock show... but successful marketing correlates directly with meeting and visiting fellow breeders and potential customers. Seeing the champion on facebook or watching it online, is quickly forgotten as all new social media and communication is time dated... but who am i to say... being that i don’t text, facebook or twitter.

As we utilize new era tools of communication, such as e-mail and text messaging, we overlook the opportunity to converse with a producer face-to-face about genetics, production and markets. Ask yourself and fellow breeders... what is the best part of the purebred livestock industry.... nine out of ten will say the people!

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Your Golden Opportunity...

DTHF BETTY JO 30BANL DM 719T VICTOR 76S ET 47Z X HARVIE OVHF

WALK HARD 154U

ANL DM 719T VICTOR 76S ET 47Z Sire to DTHF 30B

Pictured after breeding 40 cows

DTHF BRANDON 261BGHC VOLUME IV ET 150S X DTHF MORRIS 5M

DTHF AVERY 24ADTHF AVERY 24A X GHC VOLUME IV ET 150S

Bred early to CLB Flyer Cattle Fitch 8A

DTHF Herefordsdoug & Jayne troopBox 1 Site 400 rr 1

Brandon, MBr7A 5Y1

H: (204) 728-3345C: (204) [email protected]

Consigning to the Good as Gold Sale

Brandon, MB December 5, 2014

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NOT TAKEN FOR GRANTEDShorty had barely shut the truck off, when he

noticed his wife crossing the yard to meet him. Shorty knew something was up.

“Hey Shorty….Dave just called, he asked if we could help him show this weekend.”

Shorty paused. “What?”

“Dave wants us to help show….”

“That would be pardon,” interrupted Shorty, “he wants us to show what?”

“His cattle…. at the fair.”

Shorty was clearly not as excited about that answer as was his wife.

“What did ya tell him?”

“I told him we would. It will be fun huh?”

Shorty nodded. Shorty hated cattle shows, he hated goin’ to ‘em, he hated watchin’ them and most of all he hated to participate in them. Nothin’ good ever came out of a cattle show.

Shorty was a graduate of the local 4-H club and he had even worked for a purebred guy for a while after he got out of school, but he realized the only reason he had stuck with 4-H was the girls; it sure enough wasn’t love of the show ring.

His wife, on the hand, had shown horses as a young lady and loved the whole competition thing. She and Dave’s wife were pretty close and she was really excited about the whole show.

The fair was a big deal for the local community. Pretty much everyone showed up, not so much to watch the stock show anymore, but more so for the beer garden, both the night before and then again on the night of the show.

By the time Shorty and his wife showed up, Dave and his wife had the heifers washed and tied in the stall. Shorty tried to look interested in the six heifers before him, “Six!” he thought, “What the hell was he thinking?”

“Shorty !!! You ready for the show ring?” Dave looked excited, either that or a little drunk, Shorty was never sure with him.

“ Oh I ain’t showin’ ” Shorty tried to sound like he meant it, but he had a feeling this was not going to end well.

“Well…” started Dave, “We got three heifers in the first split, and three in the next one. I figure that you, me and the Missus will show and your wife and Sparkie will get the others ready.”

Shorty looked at Dave in disbelief. “Sparkie?” Sparkie was a neighbour kid, actually he was twenty-something. Shorty meant “kid” in the most demeaning way; he was dumber than a post.

“What?” Dave said. “How hard can it be?”

That is how Shorty found himself in the show ring with some half broke, bitchy heifer calf, trying to keep an eye on the show and another on the world’s dumbest kid as he instructed Shorty’s wife on the finer points of cattle fitting.

And that is how Shorty noticed a sudden flurry of activity in the stalls while the judge demonstrated his ability to talk on a mic. The activity in the stalls was getting more and more intense as the class began to leave the ring. Sparkie was busy spraying something on one of the heifers while Shorty’s wife stared in disbelief.

Show Time

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Grant Rolston was born and raised in ranching country near Penticton, British Columbia. After graduating school, he worked on a purebred Hereford ranch, then assumed a position at Western Breeders Artificial Insemination Unit. In 1980, he left the livestock scene and joined the Edmonton Police Department, where he received his formal training in photography, working for the IDENT unit (crime scene investigation). After a decade, he returned to the industry, purchasing a herd of purebred Angus cattle but both Grant and his wife, Lauralee, worked off the ranch to make a living. He chose livestock photography and is now Canada’s premier livestock photographer of beef cattle. Grant and Lauralee travel throughout nine provinces in Canada for on farm photography, in addition to all major livestock shows, including the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, the Canadian Western Agribition, and all major national Junior shows in the summer months. Grant and Lauralee Rolston reside in Vulcan, Alberta. With four decades of experience, Grant shares things that are “Not Taken for Granted.”

As Shorty got nearer to the stall, be began to notice some rather strange discoloration on the heifers side. Sparkie was working on the same heifer, but on her other side. He was spraying and cussing, cussing and spraying, sweat trickling from Sparkie’s forehead onto a dirty tee shirt.

“Everything alright?” asked Shorty.

“No” replied the love of his life.

Shorty moved to the other side of the heifer, the one that Sparkie was frantically working on. That side had a similar pattern on her side, a few streaks of white on an otherwise red hide.

“What the hell?” asked Shorty.

“I told her to put some Final Bloom on the heifer” shouted Sparkie as he continued to work. “She painted the frickin’ heifer……on two sides!!”

Shorty looked over at his wife. Actually Sparkie could have used some of the shade of red that now covered her face.

“I didn’t read the can.”

“Yeah….no shit.” Shorty looked over at his wife, as she stared at her handy work. “So …how do you explain doin’ both sides?”

“I thought it was like a foam, like a foam stuff that you combed in!”

Sparkie poked his head up over the heifers back, reached into his hip pocket and pulled out a red comb….well it was mostly red, except for the row of gleaming white teeth.

“She used Dave’s new comb to comb it in….” Sparkie’s voice trailed off in disgust. “ She did both sides!!”

And so it was that Shorty ended up showing a slightly discolored Hereford heifer in the second split. The judge spent a little extra time looking at the strange mix of color on Shorty’s heifer, then looked to Shorty like he would have a logical explanation for the fancy paint job.

“I got nothing” said Shorty, as he nodded towards his wife, who was standing by herself, while Sparkie worked on the heifers, post show, all by himself.

The judge smiled and looked at Sparkie. “Say no more. Sparkie was in my 4-H club,” he said, “he is dumber than a stump.”

Shorty knew he should have corrected the man. In fact he almost did, but he didn’t have to live with Sparkie and he was pretty sure that both he and his wife would never see a show ring again.

“Rock on Sparkie….rock on.”

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For the beef cow-calf producer the revenue side of the profitability equation has two major components: pounds of calf weaned and cull cows sold. Both income streams are seeing prices that few of us thought were possible 5 years ago so why not take the best possible advantage of these good times? Weaning a high percentage of calves from cows exposed to bulls and at optimum weaning weights are the two most important things you can do maximize profitability!

Calf health and breeding related issues usually top my list of common questions I am asked this time of year. Poor quality, late born and certainly dead calves can have a significant effect on the revenue side; especially this year. Many producers report having a few to several sick calves over the late summer/ fall and are concerned that they be about to experience a wreck at weaning, or have had had wrecks in the past and want to know what to do to prevent it happening again. On the breeding front it seems that more and more producers are noticing a few cows cycling very late in the season causing them to worry that a bull wasn’t doing his job or that they have a sexually transmitted disease in the herd.

Vaccinating young calves (2 to 4 months old) against respiratory diseases at spring processing is becoming commonplace. If you are not vaccinating calves and are treating depressed calves, coughing and/ or nasal discharge during the summer grazing period then you should definitely consider doing so. If your calf health problems occur at weaning then consider vaccinating calves 3 to 6 weeks prior to weaning to allow their immune systems to respond adequately so as to prevent, or at least lessen, the impact of a disease agent. Your vaccine program should provide protection against Mannheimia (formerly Pasteurella) haemolytica the bacteria responsible for the so-called shipping fever pneumonia. Other agents that you should strongly consider vaccinating against in your pre-weaning program include Bovine Virus Diarrhea Virus (BVDV), Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), Bovine Respiratory Syncitial Virus (BRSV), Histophilus somnus and, of course, the Clostridia (Blackleg) bacteria. There are many good products available on the market; some are just what you need all in a single shot. Certainly other things to keep in mind are low stress weaning techniques including nose tags (i.e. Quietwean®) and fence line weaning. The value of cattle has increased many fold in comparison to the cost of our inputs this year so I see no reason why a producer could not see a healthy return from a sound vaccination and weaning program. Calves that have been stricken with disease and recovered seldom perform as well their healthy counterparts and represent a huge loss of revenue.

Other considerations for your calves include growth implants, deworming and creep feeding. There are many oral and topical anti-parasiticals available. Most of us have fallen into the habit

of only using broad spectrum anti-parasiticals in the late fall to kill lice, but research has shown that use of these products on pastured cattle can pay big dividends in improved performance. Probably even better returns than controlling lice. Again, factor in the relatively low cost of these products in comparison with the value of your product – the calves. Growth implants for calves not intended as replacements have always made sense, but these products have suffered unfairly due to negative publicity, and in my opinion, producer apathy. You can bet pretty much bet that those calves you sell will be implanted in the feedlot so why not use this technology and reap some reward yourself. If you can expect 20 to 25 pounds of extra gain in that calf isn’t an extra 40 to 50 dollars, or more, in your pocket worth the effort?

The low cost of feed grains combined with the high price of cattle has been dubbed the “perfect storm” for our industry. Calves easily outstrip what their mothers can supply within a few months and need outside sources of energy and protein to continue to grow. By late summer pasture quality has declined and in many cases gain dwindles to less than 1.5 lbs per day as we move into the fall when the potential to gain at least 2.5 pounds per day is there. Cow body condition also suffers; especially, in heavy milkers jeopardizing future calf performance and her breed back potential next year. At 6 cents per pound and a feed conversion of 10:1 (feed to gain) it is easy to see that 60 cents worth of feed can return $2.25 per pound in calf gain. Take out costs of the creep feeder etc. and you will see that it is still easy to make a profit. Furthermore, calves started on feed will have an easier time at weaning and should be healthier yielding more potential profit.

Although bull power is usually the first consideration there are many other reasons that cows may be seen in heat weeks or months after the beginning of the breeding season. I usually like to define the problem and that starts with pregnancy checking. Guessing, fretting and checking bulls seldom provide the answer. A bull that passes his breeding soundness check today may not have passed 2 months ago. What about his ability to breed? Did you actually see him serve cows? In many cases, a few cows are late and were late calvers last year, or represent a single management group e.g. newly purchased animals, 1st calvers, old cows, and so on. Now once they have been identified further investigation is possible. On the vast majority of operations, nutrition - energy, protein, minerals and vitamins, is likely responsible for more production loss than any infectious disease. Recent evidence shows that many feeding programs fail to supply adequate levels of trace minerals to support reproduction. Feed testing and mineral supplementation definitely makes sense when you think about it in terms of pounds of weaned calf. On the flip side, if you sell off those open and late calvers you will be well paid for them.

Biography:Dr. Colin Palmer is an Associate Professor of Theriogenology (Animal Reproduction) at theWestern College of Veterinary Medicine. Originally from Nova Scotia, Dr. Palmer worked inmixed practices in Ontario and British Columbia and has owned/operated a practice inSaskatchewan. Dr. Palmer along with his wife Kim and children Lauren, Emily and Carter run aherd of purebred Red Angus cattle under the KC Cattle Co. name.

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1. How many years have you been breeding and raising purebred cattle? _________ Seven years or less _________ Seven to fourteen years _________ fifteen years or greater

2. What region of Canada do you have your livestock located? _________ Maritimes _________ Quebec _________ ontario _________ Prairie Provinces _________ British Columbia 3. What breeds of purebred cattle do you raise? _________ Angus _________ Charolais _________ Holstein _________ Hereford _________ Gelbvieh _________ limousin _________ Speckle Park _________ Shorthorn _________ Simmental _________ others please state __________________________

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4. What are the average land values on which you operate your operation? _________ Under $500.00 per acre _________ $500.00 to $1000.00 per acre _________ over $1000.00 per acre 5. How many breeding females do you maintain annually? _________ Under 25 females _________ 25 to 100 females _________ 100 to 300 females _________ over 300 females

6. How do you market the majority of your livestock? _________ Consignment sales _________ Breeder or joint breeder production sales _________ Private treaty

7. Over the next 3 years do you plan to... _________ increase the size of your herd _________ remain the same size _________ decrease the size of your herd

8. If increasing or decreasing.... _________ By what percentage _________ How__________________________________________

9. How many bulls do you sell per year? _________ Under 10 _________ 10 to 30 _________ 30 to 50 _________ 50 to 100 _________ over 100

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11. What percentage of male calves do you retain to sell as bulls? _________ 100% _________ 75% _________ 50% _________ 25% _________ 0%

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12. For what reason did you choose to breed purebred cattle? _________ livelihood _________ entertainment and hobby _________ family tradition _________ influence through 4-H or Junior movement

13. What are your goals in producing seedstock? (Please rank with 1 being the highest) _________ to produce a national champion _________ Supply seedstock which will add value to the industry _________ enhance my family’s way of life _________ out average my fellow breeders

14. How do you weigh your calves at birth? _________ Scale _________ estimate 15. Do you use EPD’s as your major selection tool? _________ Yes _________ No

16. What EPD criteria are more important in your selection? (Please rank with 1 being the highest) _________ Birth weight _________ Calving ease _________ Maternal calving ease _________ Weaning weight _________ Yearling weight _________ Maternal milk _________ total maternal _________ Yearling growth

17. How often do you purchase a herd sire? _________ Yearly _________ once every second year _________ once every third year _________ rarely

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19. Do you use embryo transplant to enhance your program? _________ No _________ 1 to 3 cows _________ 4 cows or over

20. Rate your transplant results? _________ Good _________ Average _________ disaster

21. What is your main basis on selecting a cow for embryo transfer? _________ Show record _________ Produces a great calf _________ Age and production record _________ Cow family

22. In selecting an A.I. sire to use in your program, what criteria do you use? (Please rank with 1 being the highest) _________ Show record _________ Picture _________ Genetics _________ ePd’s _________ Price _________ Non certificate or non semen transfer _________ Past performance

23. What percentage of advertising dollars do you spend based on the total dollars of cattle sold? _________ less than 5% _________ 5 to 10% _________ over 10%

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Barrie Fair - Hereford "Mark Of Excellence" Show

FEMALESHEIFER CALFSplit 11. Grosvenor farm & Jdl Cattle Co., Mulmur, oN with Gro-Jdl temptation 11X 114B by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X2. Marbren farm, Coldwater, oN with MBf 11X Scarlett 201B by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

Split 21. Marbren farm, Coldwater, oN with MBf 719t Willow’s effina 103B by tH 122 71i Victor 719t2. Marbren farm, Coldwater, oN with MBf 719t ellie 104B by tH 122 71i Victor 719t

CHAMPION HEIFER CALFGrosvenor farm & Jdl Cattle Co., Mulmur, oN with Gro-Jdl temptation 11X 114B by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALFMarbren farm, Coldwater, oN with MBf 719t Willow’s effina 103B by tH 122 71i Victor 719t

YEARLING HEIFERBorn April 1 - December 31, 20131. Wm. & Audrey lyons, St. Thomas, oN with Miss WAl Audrina 911A by Harvie tophat 92t2. Casey & Jill Van Kessel, Thornton, oN with Chula-Vista Alicia 508A by NJB 75r Cash Advance 804 et

Born January 1 - March 31, 20131. Justin, Joshua and Jessica lasby,

Mulmur, oN with Jdl Janice 210A by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

2. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, orillia, oN with MHPH 521X rita 1151A by tH 122 71i Victor 521X et

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEJustin, Joshua and Jessica lasby, Mulmur, oN with Jdl Janice 210A by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALEMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, orillia, oN with MHPH 521X rita 1151A by tH 122 71i Victor 521X et

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIR1. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, orillia, oN with MHPH Clf 101S Sarah 121Z by BNMHPH 13P Heat 101S with her heifer calf MHPH JWr 10Y Sarah 219B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y et2. Justin Swanston, Ariss, oN with tl 101S opal 13Z by BNMHPH 13P Heat 101S with her heifer calf Swanridge Bella 102B by McCoy 55M Absolute 49S

MATURE COW/CALF PAIR1. Justin, Josh & Jessica lasby, Mulmur oN, with Jdl Janice 303t 201X by Grosvenor titanium 80P 303t with her heifer calf Jdl Janice 11X 316B by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

2. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, orillia, oN with MHPH 118U Amber 106Y by MHPH 101S Umpire 118U with her bull calf MHPH AfPH 10Y Boomtown 319B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y

CHAMPION SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, orillia, oN with MHPH Clf 101S Sarah 121Z by BNMHPH 13P Heat 101S with her heifer calf MHPH JWr 10Y Sarah 219B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y et

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEJustin, Josh & Jessica lasby, Mulmur oN, with Jdl Janice 303t 201X by Grosvenor titanium 80P 303t withher heifer calf Jdl Janice 11X 316B by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

BULLSBULL CALF1. Courtney Walker, Coldwater, oN with HWCW 2Z Banker 101B by Stonewood MHPH Zerox 2Z2. Justin, Josh & Jessica lasby, Mulmur, oN with Jdl G&P Jim Beam 117B by deP Good & Plenty et

Saturday, August 23, 2014Barrie, ontario

Judge: Mr. Pete Stubbs, Caledonia, oNHosted By: ontario West Hereford Zone

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CHAMPION BULL CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLCourtney Walker, Coldwater, oN with HWCW 2Z Banker 101B by Stonewood MHPH Zerox 2Z

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALFJustin, Josh & Jessica lasby, Mulmur, oN with Jdl G&P Jim Beam 117B by deP Good & Plenty et

YEARLING BULL1. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, orillia, oN with MHPH 521X Action 106A by tH 122 71i Victor 521X et2. Wm. & Audrey lyons, St. Thomas, oN with WAl Abe 116A by Harvie tophat 92t

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, orillia, oN with MHPH 521X Action 106A by tH 122 71i Victor 521X et

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLWm. & Audrey lyons, St. Thomas, oN with WAl Abe 116A by Harvie tophat 92t

TWO YEAR OLD BULL1. Marbren farm, Coldwater, oN with MBf 45P tanker 102Z by NJW fHf 9710 tank 45P

CHAMPION SENIOR BULLMarbren farm, Coldwater, oN with MBf 45P tanker 102Z by NJW fHf 9710 tank 45P

BREEDER’S HERDMedonte Highlands Polled Herefordsorillia, oN

GET OF SIREMedonte Highlands Polled Herefordsorillia, oN

PREMIER BREEDERMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords orillia, oN

PREMIER EXHIBITORMedonte Highlands Polled Herefordsorillia, oN

SHOWMANSHIPPEEWEE AND JUNIOR1. Jacob Ball 2. Abby Murray

INTERMEDIATE1. Jared Ball, Coldwater, oN2. Courtney Walker, Coldwater, oN

SENIOR1. Whitney Ball, Coldwater, oN2. Jason Gilpin, Thornton, oN

CHAMPION SHOWPERSONJared Ball, Coldwater, oN

RESERVE CHAMPION SHOWPERSONCourtney Walker, Coldwater, oN

FEMALESJunior Champion FemaleAndre Beaumont, Jaques Cartier, QC with Burnside Yedda 37A sired by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

Reserve Junior Champion FemaleDaniel Dextradeur, Granby, QC with Dan Dex Life 123A sired by Triara Unleashed 893U

Senior Champion FemaleRWB Hereford, Danville, QC with RWB Barbie 124Z sired by RWB Tank 88W

Reserve Senior Champion FemaleRWB Hereford, Danville, QC Bar-J-M Nicky 16U sired by Remitall Silencer 144S

Grand Champion FemaleRWB Hereford, Danville, QC with RWB Barbie 124Z sired by RWB Tank 88W

Reserve Grand Champion FemaleAndre Beaumont, Jaques Cartier, QC with Burnside Yedda 37A sired by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

BULLSJunior Champion BullCrystal Brook Farm, Danville, QC with Bird’s Hill Wyfi 447A sired by Bird’s-Hill 12L Wygan 168W

Reserve Junior Champion BullAndre Beaumont, Jaques Cartier, QC with Beaumont 893U Alliance 45A sired by Triara Unleashed 893U

Senior Champion BullUKR Hereford Farm, St. Armand, QC with Triara Stride 268Z sired by Te Taumata Superstar

Grand Champion BullCrystal Brook Farm, Danville, QC with Bird’s Hill Wyfi 447A sired by Bird’s-Hill 12L Wygan 168W

Reserve Grand Champion BullAndre Beaumont, Jaques Cartier, QC with Beaumont 893U Alliance 45A sired by Triara Unleashed 893U Premier Breeder Daniel Dextradeur, Granby, QC

Premier Exhibitor RWB Hereford, Danville, QC

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2014 Stockade roundup Judge Marlin leBlanc

Marlin leBlanc, together with his wife lucille, operates r Plus Simmentals in estevan,

Saskatchewan. They are partners in the family farm with his father, ross, and his brother,

Jason.

They run about 450 purebred red and Black Simmental cows. r Plus

Simmentals is one of the founders of the red and black Simmental

cattle as they started breeding them in 1990. They host an annual

bull sale with their 15th sale scheduled for March 8, 2015 at their

ranch.

Marlin was born and raised in the estevan area and worked many

years as a sorter, buyer and livestock inspector at auction markets.

in his earlier days, he also showed cattle at many shows in North

America as well as clipped cattle of all breeds for sales and shows.

2014 royal Agricultural Winter fair Judge Chad Wilson Chad Wilson owns and operates Haroldson’s Polled Herefords which is located in the south east corner of Saskatchewan. it is mainly a purebred seed-stock operation breeding approximately180 head annually. They have two annual sales every year, a production sale the third week of october, as well as a bull sale in early April. They exhibit cattle throughout North America and market live and frozen genetics globally.

Chad attended school in dodge City, Kansas where he was a member of the livestock judging team. He has judged many shows across Canada and is honoured to be returning to evaluate cattle at the 2014 royal.

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2014 farm fair international Judge Glenn Brost Glenn, along with nephew Blaine and brother Merlen, owns and operates Brost land and Cattle Co. ltd. near irvine, Alberta. Glenn and his wife, Shirley, have three children, leif, terri and Cole, as well as seven grandchildren. during the seventies they would exhibit cattle at most of the summer fairs throughout Western Canada. They have also exhibited cattle at every Canadian Western Agribition in regina, Saskatchewan.

They currently have 200 purebred cows consisting of 100 polled and 100 horned Herefords. They also run 200 commercial Hereford cows. They have an annual Production sale in mid November where they sell purebred bulls and heifers as well as 50 straight bred commercial heifers.

Glenn is currently president of the Medicine Hat Bull Sale, a very successful annual sale held in mid March and has exhibited many Champions there.

“See you in edmonton” - Glenn.

2014 Canadian Western Agribition Judge richard latimer

richard, along with his wife Kelly, and their three children are partners

with his parents Jacci and Gary in remitall farms inc. Currently their

operation consists of 400 head of purebred black Angus cattle. They

hold a bull and female sale mid March and show and exhibit their cattle

successfully across North America. Prior to this, richard was a junior

partner in remitall Cattle Co. who were known worldwide for the their

Hereford herd and genetics.

richard has shown and exhibited cattle at just about every major livestock

show on the continent, winning numerous championships. He has also had the

opportunity to judge at numerous local 4H and junior shows as well as at farm

fair international and Canadian Western exhibition.

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MOE - Southeast Hereford Zone Field DayAugust 9, 2014, Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK

Judges: Ian Glass, Chaplin, SK; Beth Trueman, Assiniboia, SK; Alain DeCorby, Rocanville, SK

FEMALES

HEIFER CALFJUNIOR DIVISIONClass 11. C&T Cattle Co, Arcola, SK with C&T 218Z Bella 68B by MHPH 118U Zappa 218Z2. Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK with Blair Athol 19M Chardonnay 93B by Blair-Athol 20 The Rock ET 19MClass 21. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 425X Miriah 36Y 93B by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL Haroldson’s T100 Maple 86R ET 74B by SHF Tahoe R117 T100Class 31. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s Lassie 12Z 26B by Haroldson’s Liner 521X 12Z2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 220 Miriah 36Y ET 49B by Boyd Masterpiece 0220 CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALFHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s Lassie 12Z 26B by Haroldson’s Liner 521X 12Z

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALFANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 220 Miriah 36Y ET 49B by Boyd Masterpiece 0220

SENIOR DIVISIONClass 51. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 4Z Miss Tamara 52B by RSK Freestyle 4Z2. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s JVJ Lassie 48Y 17B by Haroldsons WLC Rhino ET 48Y Class 61. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s HLV Marvel 48Y 12B by Haroldon’s WLC Rhino ET 48Y

2. Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK with Glenlees DBK 9W Wilda 24B by ANL MHPH PBG 45P Tank 9WClass 71. Leveldale Polled Herefords, Douglas, MB with Leveldale MS Tempted 1Y 22B by PCL Y Not Me R117 ET 1Y2. Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK with Glenlees 110X Ivory 20B by TH 200J 63N Tundra 110X Class 8 1. C&T Cattle Co, Arcola, SK with C&T Aywon 9500 Little J 5B by H WCC/WB 688 Wyarno 9500 ET 2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL RJ 220 Lady Advance 1058 ET 19B by Boyd Masterpiece 0220 Class 9 1. Leveldale Polled Herefords, Douglas, MB with Leveldale Temptation 1Y 11B by PCL Y Not Me R117 ET 1Y2. Leveldale Polled Herefords, Douglas, MB with Leveldale Aywon Belle 7Z 9B by Leveldale Victory 719T 7ZClass 10 1. Leveldale Polled Herefords, Douglas, MB with Leveldale Aywon Zelda 5Z 2B by Leveldale Harley 34X 5Z 2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 145R Mindy 42Z 5B by Grandview 7Oaks Sonora 145R Class 111. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 45P Natalie 17W 2B by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P2. LV Farms Ltd., Midale, SK with LV Uptown Girl 11B by Remitall-West Constructor 21XClass 12 1. LV Farms Ltd., Midale, SK with LV Dixie L 1B by Remitall-West Constructor 21X2. Lone Pine Cattle Services & Barb Downey, Vibank, SK with XLP Mount Vern Fancy 118B by MHPH 2N Webster 1131W

CHAMPION SENIOR, GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER CALF AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALELeveldale Polled Herefords, Douglas, MB with Leveldale Temptation 1Y 11B by PCL Y Not Me R117 ET 1Y

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR, RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s HLV Marvel 48Y 12B by Haroldon’s WLC Rhino ET 48Y

YEARLING HEIFERClass 11. Brooks Farm, Alameda, SK with Brooks 53W Libby 22A by ANL 83T Winfield 53W 2. Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK with Blair Athol Liberty Belle 137A by Blair-Athol 20X Jazz ET 26Y

Class 21. Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK with Glenlees DBK 57Y Uma Lyn 43A by Haroldsons WLC Jack ET 57Y2. Leveldale Polled Herefords, Douglas, MB with Leveldale Connie 1Y 26A by PCL Y Not Me R117 ET 1YClass 31. Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK with Glenlees HH 110X Polly 17A by TH 200J 63N Tundra 110X2. Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK with XLP MDF Show Lady 31A by GH LD Wildcard 61P Class 4 1. Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK with Sinnibars MS 118U Pixie 201A by MHPH 101S Umpire 118U 2. Lone Pine Cattle Services and Kirby Polled Herefords, Vibank, SK with Kirby-LonePine Sybil 403A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALE Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK with Sinnibars MS 118U Pixie 201A by MHPH 101S Umpire 118U

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALE Brooks Farm, Alameda, SK with Brooks 53W Libby 22A by ANL 83T Winfield 53W

BULLS

BULL CALFJUNIOR DIVISIONClass 11. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s LV Motive 41Y 55B by Haroldsons WLV Motive ET 41Y2. Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK with RU BA 10Y Game Day 301B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ETClass 21. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s Apothic 521X 38B by TH 122 71L Victor 521X ET2. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s Rhino 48Y 22B by Haroldsons WLC Rhino ET 48Y

CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s LV Motive 41Y 55B by Haroldsons WLV Motive ET 41Y

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s Apothic 521X 38B by TH 122 71L Victor 521X ET

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SENIOR DIVISIONClass 31. Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK with Blair Athol MGM Grand 40B by Star Market Index 70X ET2. Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK with Blair Athol Walk the Line 23B by Blair-Athol 13K Major 101NClass 41. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 425X Untapped 58W 36B by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET2. Leveldale Polled Herefords, Douglas, MB with Leveldale Mr Ribeye 1Y 19B by PCL Y Not Me R117 ET 1YClass 5 1. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL Haroldson’s T100 Tahoe 86R ET 23B by SHF Tahoe R117 T1002. Leveldale Polled Herefords, Douglas,MB with Leveldale Benedict 7Z 16B by Leveldale Victory 719T 7ZClass 6 1. Lone Pine Cattle Services and Kirby Polled Herefords, Vibank, SK with Kirby-Lone Pine Gordon ET 707B 2. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 154U Walk Hard 4B by Harvie OVHF Walk Hard 154UClass 7 1. Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK with SNBR-GL 1121Y The Bronx 110B by MHPH 118U New Yorker 1121Y2. Lone Pine Cattle Services Vibank, SK with XLP 11X Big Rig 5B by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLLone Pine Cattle Services and Kirby Polled Herefords, Vibank, SK with Kirby-Lone Pine Gordon ET 707B RESERVE SENIOR BULL CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 425X Untapped 58W 36B by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET

CHAMPION COW/CALF PAIR Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldson’s Lassie 425Y 23Z

GET OF SIREHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

PREMIER BREEDERHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

PREMIER EXHIBITORHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

BULL CALFJUNIOR DIVISIONClass 1A1. Hill 70 Quantock Ranch, Lloydminster, AB with H 70 Quantock Eli 442B 2. Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK with Standard-Hill Harlan 137B Class 1B1. Flicek Herefords, Cutknife, SK with Flicek 94T Dandy Prince 20B 2. River Bridge Ranch, Maidstone, SK with Riverbridge 943W Lad 86B Class 1C1. Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK with Carlrams 168B 2. River Bridge Ranch, Maidstone, SK with Riverbridge 364X Lad 81B Class 1D1. Big Gully Farms, Maidstone, SK with Big-Gully Blast Radius 812B 2. Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK with Carlrams 133B

CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFBig Gully Farms, Maidstone, SK with Big-Gully Blast Radius 812B

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALF Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK with Carlrams 133B

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION Class 2A1. Ayrey Hereford Farm, Evesham, SK with WA 802U Blaze 91B2. Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK with Carlrams 87BClass 2B1. Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK with Carlrams 48B2. River Bridge Ranch, Maidstone, SK with Riverbridge 364X Lad 39BClass 2C 1. River Bridge Ranch, Maidstone, SK with Riverbridge 28S Lad 33B2. Lock Farms Ltd., Macklin, SK with LF 85X Bad Boy 53BClass 2D1. Ayrey Hereford Farm, Evesham, SK with WA 11Y Buddy 74B

2. Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK with Carlrams 15BClass 2E 1. Ayrey Hereford Farm, Evesham, SK with WA 11Y Billy 22B2. Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK with Standard-Hill Hemi 84B

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLRiver Bridge Ranch, Maidstone, SK with Riverbridge 28S Lad 33B

RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL CALF Ayrey Hereford Farm, Evesham, SK with WA 11Y Buddy 74B

SENIOR DIVISION Class 3A1. Big Gully Farms, Maidstone, SK with Big-Gully 47R Full Thrust 211B2. Ayrey Hereford Farm, Evesham, SK with WA 16Y Bandit 10BClass 3B1. Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK with Standard-Hill Diehard 70B 2. Big Gully Farms, Maidstone, SK with Big-Gully 47R Ground Zero 353B Class 3C 1. Big Gully Farms, Maidstone, SK with Big-Gully 2059 Stockyard 123B2. Big Gully Farms, Maidstone, SK with Big-Gully 26N Outlander ET 54BClass 3D 1. Manchester Polled Herefords, Senlac, SK with Manchester 83T Chinook 402B 2. Manchester Polled Herefords, Senlac, SK with Manchester 127Y Blueprint 438B CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLManchester Polled Herefords, with Manchester 83T Chinook 402B

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK with Standard-Hill Diehard 70B

YEARLING BULL 1. Lock Farms Ltd., Macklin, SK with BBSF 100W Allusion 48A 2. Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK with Standard-Hill Ambush 31A

CHAMPION STEER CALF Lock Farms Ltd., Macklin, SK

PEOPLE’S CHOICE PEN OF 3 HEIFER CALVES1. Poor-Boy Polled Herefords, Provost, AB2. Manchester Polled Herefords, Senlac, SK PEOPLE’S CHOICE PEN OF 3 BRED HEIFERS1. Lock Farms Ltd., Macklin, SK 2. Bannerlane Herefords, Livelong, SK

Northwest Hereford Zone

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Macklin, SKJudges: Kirk Graham,

Lloydminster, SK

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Kent CountyMOE Show

Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, NB August 22, 2014

FEMALES

HEIFER CALFSPLIT 11. loon Point Herefords, Cambridge-Narrows, NB with loon-Point Beverly Hills 7B by Harvie dan ricochet 167U2. Thorne family farm, Havelock, NB with Jay’s 199S Bozo 5B by CCr 57G Stamina et 199S

SPLIT 21. earlybird farm, Waterford, NB with earlybird 1X 2r Brittany 11B by earlybird 199S detonator 1X2. Thunderbrook farms, Amherst, NB with Thunderbrook 719t Bailey 1B by tH 122 71i Victor 719t

YEARLING HEIFER1. earlybird farm, Waterford, NB with earlybird 743 19Y Anna 17A by Crr About time 7432. Hannah dixon, Kingston, Pe with Burnside Miss Hereford 14A by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEearlybird farm, Waterford, NB with earlybird 1X 2r Brittany 11B by earlybird 199S detonator 1X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALEearlybird farm, Waterford, NB with earlybird 743 19Y Anna 17A by Crr About time 743

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIR1. Alison Booth, Jolicure, NB with Burnside tara 22Z by SHf rib eye M326 r117 with her bull calf dusty Breeze Bentley 2B by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

MATURE COW/CALF PAIR1. Thunderbrook farms, Amherst, NB with Thunderbrook Yahoo 3Y by WlB Global 72M 50S with her heifer calf Thunderbrook 719t Bailey 1B by tH 122 71i Victor 719t2. Glenvale Polled Herefords, Glenvale, NB with Glenvale 7N 18l Wonder 2W by forc 29f Boomer 18l with her bull calf Glenvale 2W 17Y Bronx 6B by tH 22r 16S lambeau 17Y

CHAMPION SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEThunderbrook farms, Amherst, NB with Thunderbrook Yahoo 3Y by WlB Global 72M 50S with her heifer calf Thunderbrook 719t Bailey 1B by tH 122 71i Victor 719t

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEGlenvale Polled Herefords, Glenvale, NB with Glenvale 7N 18l Wonder 2W by forc 29f Boomer 18l with her bull calf Glenvale 2W 17Y Bronx 6B by tH 22r 16S lambeau 17Y

BULLS

BULL CALF1. earlybird farm, Waterford, NB with earlybird 11X 7U Bart 10B by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X2. Thunderbrook farms, Amherst, NS with Thunderbrook 9500 Buddy 2B by H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 et

SENIOR YEARLING BULL1. B & l Hunter, Bains Corner, NB with Allen’s W18 Ace 2A by SHf Wonder M326 W18 et2. earlybird farm, Waterford, NB with GHC Mach 11 26A by BBSf 101N Wrangler 29W

GRAND CHAMPION BULLearlybird farm, Waterford, NB with earlybird 11X 7U Bart 10B by tH 71U 719t Mr Hereford 11X

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLB & l Hunter, Bains Corner, NB with Allen’s W18 Ace 2A by SHfWonder M326 W18 et

GET OF SIREThunderbrook farms, Amherst, NS

BREEDER’S HERDearlybird farm, Waterford, NB

PREMIER BREEDERearlybird farm, Waterford, NB

PREMIER EXHIBITORearlybird farm, Waterford, NB

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All of us in the cattle and other livestock businesses rely on vaccines as a form of biosecurity on our farms and ranches. The principle of raising immunity against the diseases we will or are likely to

encounter is a very good one but many other factors come into play. This article will hopefully explain what other management decisions and procedures we can use to help improve the effectiveness of our vaccination program. Vaccines can never be 100% protective but they will always help lessen the degree of infection or the percentage that contract the disease. This article will focus on primarily calfhood vaccinations but the same theories can be applied to other age groups and other species. Whenever we maximize vaccine protection we ultimately reduce sick cattle and treatment costs use of antibiotics and chronics are reduced. We reduce the morbidity and mortality from the diseases we vaccinate for. in Canada the vaccines have to undergo rigorous testing for safety and efficacy as well as duration of immunity. Giving any vaccine from any company there is always the possibility (although rare) of an allergic reaction so always have epinephrine on hand when vaccinating your herd. There may be a genetic or heritable component to allergic animals so when allergic reactions occur they often involve several animals. The immune systems of your livestock must be functioning at peak performance in order for a protective response to occur. Several things affect the immune system. Those in our management control are things like stress in the form of housing (crowding), nutrition (animals with a poor body condition will not mount an immune response. An often-neglected problem of parasitism (either internal or external parasites) greatly taxes the immune system. internal parasites greatly tax the immune system in the form of the animal trying to mount an immune response to get rid of the parasites. By making sure your livestock are close to parasite free greatly enhances the protection from vaccines. Cattle that have high levels of coccidiosis or cryptosporidiosis also tax the immune system and by deforming cattle you will often find that indirectly these two protozoa that primarily affect young calves can be reduced as well. Anytime a clinical or subclinical (hidden) disease is present the response to vaccines will be lower. Animals cannot develop protection if they are dealing with another ailment. for all the immune pathways to function mineral and vitamin status must be good as well. Weather conditions although they cannot be controlled it is best to avoid vaccinating in inclement weather. for one thing it is harder to handle the vaccines properly and swellings and abscessation are much more frequent after vaccinating in rain snow or very dusty conditions.

Vaccine efficacy (effectiveness) By roy lewis dVM

ideally if we could time vaccinations two to four weeks before the maximum exposure to a disease that would be ideal so do the best you can with the management system you have. When the herd is gathered, weather conditions, manpower and combining the best times for several vaccines all will ideally determine when to vaccinate. As we learn more and more about genetics there are specific genetic markers that make cattle more or less susceptible to the different disease conditions and in the future this will help us select cattle that develop better protection to disease. The heritable component of resistance to parasites is also quite high and as mentioned keeping parasite levels low enhances the immune response when you vaccinate. in spite of doing all the things mentioned previously you could still get overwhelming exposure to infective organisms and still get disease. Vaccinating is again not a 100 percent guarantee. The clostridials are the closest to complete protection and it is rare we as veterinarians ever hear of cattle vaccinated with clostridials developing blackleg for instance. Cattle as we all know are very susceptible to respiratory disease and in one large study in the US comparing two broad spectrum (viral as well as bacterial causes of pneumonia) vaccines on ultra high-risk recently weaned calves they still needed to treat upwards of 20% of the calves for respiratory disease. The reasons for this are multiple. timing was not ideal as calves were vaccinated as they entered a feedlot and not two to four weeks before. Calves had just been weaned and transported so stress was at a high level plus these calves had very high exposure to disease. They were co-mingled from multiple sites and numerous farms. often recently acquired calves take a few days to really get on feed meaning their nutrition is also compromised. We also often know nothing about their parasite status or genetic predisposition to disease making it not surprising for the need to still treat 20 % of the calves. in order to best maximize your economic return to vaccination work with your veterinarian to develop a specific vaccination protocol for the different classes of livestock. Have the protocol written down but review it yearly as vaccines change and disease status may change. transportation to or from new geographic areas may necessitate other vaccines being used. Your veterinarian will choose reputable manufacturers of vaccines together with the right disease combinations to best suite your purebred or commercial cattle operation. By using the principle of maximizing resistance and minimizing exposure you can optimize the protection your vaccine protocol will give.

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By: Chris Poley

Since the end of May, I have had a lot of windshield time touring purebred and commercial operations in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, then back through all four provinces a second time and now starting the third. There have been a couple of common themes throughout; a late growing season and a lot of optimism in the cattle business. The outlook for the cow/calf producer has never looked better and although it’s going to take a lot more operating and a little faith from the banks, feeders have more margin in feeding these high dollar calves than they have had in years and that is what it takes…everyone involved needs to make money.

The fact that there are less dispersals, both purebred and commercial this fall, is positive, people don’t hate their cows when there is money in them. Early this spring I had a major market operator tell me all their fall bred cow sales were booked solid. That same manager told me at the end of July, that half had cancelled. Now that does not mean the cowherd is going to jump into expansion mode; in fact, I believe it will continue to contract for a while. This fall the average cull rate on most ranches will be double that of normal. Everyone I talked to is planning to “clean house,” wild ones, poor producers, bad footed, bad uddered or just plain ugly are all heading to town at $1.10 to $1.30 or better still...are getting on a truck, with a one way ticket. There was not a significant amount of heifers sent out into breeding pastures this spring. I know of several groups that ended up contracted for feed and slaughter before the bulls got turned out or were pulled after only a few days because the guarantee of the contract was too many dollars to pass up in September, on the hope of a bred heifer sale in December. My feeling is that heifer calves will all come to town this fall along with their brothers, due to their value as the general rancher’s attitude is “it’s my time to cash in” and no one can blame them.

I’m very optimistic about the bred cow market this fall as numbers offered are less...people want to expand their inventories and for the first time, in a long time, their bankers are on board. The business model works and

everyone is in agreement that the next ten years in the beef cattle market look great! In this high tech world of mass production, nobody is ever going to be able to figure out a way to “factory farm” beef cattle, a cow’s gestation is long and you can’t control the environment of wide open spaces, where a cow thrives the best and most efficiently.

The number of bulls going to town, post breeding, gets my heart rate up. Most auction marts are reporting double the usual number of bulls coming to town. It is understandable why many ranchers do not want to winter older bulls when they can ship them early for a record price, in many cases, close to or above the original purchase price. Take that salvage value, add eight months feed, some fence repair, a semen test, some death loss factored in and purchase new semen tested, delivered bulls when you need them. I recently talked to one larger producer who pulled and shipped all his bulls except the two he purchased this spring.

Now, purebred breeders, don’t start to have greedy thoughts! I already said that the cowherd is going to continue to shrink, so over all the need for bulls will be less and in the last twenty years that I’ve been involved in this industry, I have never seen a shortage of bulls! Be ruthless with the knife and cash in the “he might make the bull sale if we feed the hell out of him” calves. You do not need to put all that feed into him, semen test, picture, catalogue him and then ship him, cause there was not anyone needing that medium quality bull at your sale...you will be doing yourself and the industry a favor. Next spring you will be able to gross more money on fewer bulls than you ever have and the steers you sell, will pay the bills upfront this fall.

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Autumn Alliance Sale XXXI September 21, 2014

Orillia, ONAuctioneers: Dale Stith and Chris Poley

Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.Sale Results0.5 Interest Pick of Flush Calves Averaged $10,000.0022 Heifer Calves Averaged $4,402.27 10 Bred Heifers Averaged $3,850.00 13 Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $9,892.311 Cow/ Bull Calf Pair Averaged $12,200.007 Bred Cows Averaged $4,135.710.5 Bull Calf Averaged $5,200.006 Embryos Averaged $650.00

53.5 Live Lots Grossed $310,300.00 and Averaged $5,800.00Total Sale Grossed $324,200.00

High Selling FemaleLot 2 - MHPH JWR 10Y Sarah 219B sired by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET was purchased by Arthur Polled Herefords, Alida, SK for $30,000.00

High Selling BullLot 4 - MHPH AFPH 10Y Boomtown 319B sired by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET half interest was purchased by Taboo Polled Herefords, Nobleton, ON for $5,200.00

1/2 Interest FlushLot 1 - Pick of the Flush Calves by Dainty 205Y x Hometown 10Y half interest was purchased by Moorehaven Polled Herefords, Acton, ON for $10,000.00

Richardson Ranch 4th Annual Online SaleSeptember 18 – 21, 2014

Tlell, BCSale Results4 Bred Heifers Averaged $4,425.003 Heifer Calves Averaged $2,900.002 Bull Calves Averaged $6,850.001 Yearling Bull Averaged $4,200.002 Mature Cows Averaged $3,450.00

12 Lots Grossed $51,200.00 and Averaged $4,267.0016 Embryos Averaged $590.00

Total Sale Grossed $60,650.00

AXA Polled HerefordsSeptember 14, 2014

Sussex, NBAuctioneer: Mark Sloat

Sale Results16.5 Heifer Calves Averaged $2,806.00 10 Bred Yearlings Averaged $2,970.00 4 Cows Averaged $2,425.002 Bull Calves Averaged $2,300.001 Right to Flush Averaged $6,000.00

33.5 Lots Grossed $96,300.00 and Averaged $2,875.00

High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 12 - AXA 20X Miss Keynote ET 701B sired by Remitall Keynote 20X 1/2 interest was purchased by Dorbay Polled Herefords, Dorchester, ON for $6,100.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 1A - AXA 50S Miss Keyline 103A sired by WLB Global 72M 50S was purchased by Norman Taylor, Maple Hill Farm, Shefford, QC for $4,400.00

High Selling CowLot - Square D Avery 37X sired by was purchased by Leonard Allen, Oxford, NS for $2,850.00

High Selling Bull CalfLot 23 -Earlybird 704X 6U Bubba 9B sired by AXA Golden Oak Xceed was purchased by Mical Beaumont, NS for $2,400.00

Right To FlushLot 14 -SHF Maggie M326 W04 ET sired by KCF Bennett 3008 M326 was purchased by Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK and Haroldon’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK for $6,000.00

Under the Gavel

High Selling Hereford Bull CalfLot 6 - Tlell R117 Bennett ET 3B sired by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117 was purchased by Copper-T Ranch, Janice and Trevor Tapp, Fraser Lake, BC for $9,200.00

High Selling Hereford Bred HeifersLot 3 - Tlell 30Y Amazing Blue 26A sired by FCC Twenty X 20X was purchased by Clint Smith, Smith Farms, Abbotsford, BC for $5,100.00

Lot 1 -Tlell 30Y Amazing Blue 26A sired by TLELL 20W Hold’em 30Y was purchased by Brost Land & Cattle Co. Ltd, Irvine, AB for $5,000.00

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Genetic Designs X SaleSeptember 19, 2014

Newburgh, ONAuctioneer: Dale Stith

Sale Results12 Heifer Calves Averaged $3,592.00 8 Bred Heifers Averaged $4,606.00 12 Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $7,825.004 Cow/Bull Calf Pairs Averaged $8,837.009 Bred Cows Averaged $4,400.00.75 Mature Bull Averaged $5,750.004 Bull Calves Averaged $4,287.00


High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 38A - RVP 28Z Behold 126B sired by RVP 743 Zander 28Z was purchased by Mead Cattle Co., Midville, GA, USA for $7,250.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 2 - RVP 011X Dreamy 136A sired by LW 55S Deputy 011X ET was purchased by Glenlees Polled Herefords, Arcola, SK and Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK for $7,250.00

High Selling Cow/Calf PairLot 10 - Glenview 7425 Bernadette W34 sired by Glenview 10H Head/Class 7425 ET, sold for $10,500.00 and 1/2 Interest and 1/2 Possession of Lot 10A - RVP 100W Billionaire 73B sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, sold for $4,500.00, both were purchased by Deana Jak Farms, Wagontown, PA, USA

High Selling BullLot 14 - RVP 100W Buddy 30B sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET was purchased by Crone Herefords, Hardisty, AB for $8,000.00

Source For Success XIIIElm Lodge & FriendsSeptember 20, 2014

Indian River, ONAuctioneer: Dale Stith

Sale Results30 Heifer Calves Averaged $4,812.00 19 Bred Heifers Averaged $4,045.00 8 Cows Averaged $6,355.005 Bull Calves Averaged $3,980.00

62 Lots Grossed $292,00.00 and Averaged $4,709.00

1 Flush Averaged $4,700.0019 Embryos Averaged $458.00

High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 39 - SRF Bluebell 14B sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET was purchased by Barfett Farms, Wallacetown, ON for $16,500.00

Lot 5 - Elm-Lodge Bell on the Ball 14B sired by MSU TCF Revolution 4R was purchased by Robinson Family, Campbellford, ON for $16,000.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 37 - Stonewood Ms Supreme 3A sired by Lambert Remedy 2030 75R was purchased by Chula-Vista Herefords, Thorton, ON for $7,000.00

Lot 15 - Goble JPF Aster A119 sired by PCR RKM 29F Advisor 802 was purchased by Little Creek Polled Herefords, Burford, ON for $6,500.00

High Selling CowLot 3 - Elm-Lodge Zoom Zoom 45Z sired by AXA Golden-Oak Xceed ET 704X was purchased by Tay Down Herefords, Linday, ON for $21,000.00 and Lot 3A - Elm-Lodge Boom Boom 32B sired by Square-D Tortuga 953T was purchased by Premier Livestock, Milverton, ON and Brendale Acres, Allenford, ON for $7,500.00

The Remitall West Production SaleOctober 11, 2014

Olds, ABAuctioneer: Ryan Dorn

Sale Results13.5 Bull Calves Averaged $20,314.0012 Heifer Calves Averaged $8,333.004 Bred Heifers Averaged $8,562.003 Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $7,350.00


25 Embryos Averaged $1,168.00Total Sale Grossed $459,750.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 1 - Remitall W Start Me Up ET 7B sired by CB 57U Can Doo 102Y was purchased by Topp Herefords, ND and Castle Cattle Co., OK for $165,000.00

Lot 2 - Remitall W Closing Time ET 10B sired by Remitall-West Game Day ET 74Y was purchased by Wascana Cattle, SK for $18,500.00

Lot 4 - Remitall W GD Waterloo ET 12B sired by Yalgoo Boulder Z250 was purchased by Glenrose Herefords, AB for $18,250.00

Lot 15 - Remitall West Marvel ET 6B sired by CB 57U Can Doo 10Y was purchased by Copper Creek Ranch, BC and North Bluff Farms, BC for $12,500.00

Lot 21 - Remitall West GD Rita 64B sired by SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET was purchased by Bun Hill, Australia for $12,000.00

Lot 5 - Remitall W BNC After Hours 37B sired by Remitall West Eberle 29Z was purchased by Colin Hoffman, SD for $11,000.00

Lot 11 - Remitall W BNC Casino Cash 85B sired by CB 57U Can Doo 102Y was purchsed by Don Dallas, MT for $10,500.00

Lot 16 - Remitall West Rose ET 18B sired by Remitall-West Game Day ET 74Y was purchased Wooden Shoe Farms, ID for $10,500.00

Lot 26 - Remitall W GD Whitney ET 45B sired by SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET was purchased by OJJ Ranch, ID for $10,250.00

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Advertiser’s Index3-d-l Polled Herefords 50

A.X.A. Polled Herefords 50Abby Hill farms 30Alameda Agencies ltd. 50Alta Genetics 50AM ranching 48ANl Polled Herefords iBCAqua Hollow ranch 44Arthur Polled Herefords 44

Bar-J-M Herefords 30Bar-rZ Polled Herefords 10, 40Bieber Herefords 14Big Gully farm 15Blair-Athol Polled Herefords 5Bova-tech ltd. 50Bow Valley Genetics 50Brendale Acres 30Breton West Herefords 40Brost land & Cattle Co. 11BuyAgro.com 39

C & t Cattle Co. 9C.l.l. Holdings ltd. 44Canadian farm insurance Corp. 50Chestermere Herefords 40Coppertone farms 50Craigs ranching Co. 44Crittenden Bros. Polled Herefords BCCreekside Angus 44

dallas farms 40davis-rairdan embryo transplants ltd. 50dorbay Polled Herefords 30double 'f' Cattle Co. 44double J Polled Herefords 44dtHf Herefords 18, 48

flyer Cattle Co. 18, 48

Garrett ranch ltd. 44Glenlees farm 7Glennethy farms 48Grant rolston Photography ltd. 51

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEJustin, Joshua & Jessica lasby, Mulmur, oN with Jdl Janice 303t 201X by Grosvenor titanium 80P 303t

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, orillia, oN and James W. rummerfield, Sunderland, oN with MHPH Clf 101S Sarah 121Z by BNMHPH 13P Heat 101S

GRAND CHAMPION BULLWm. & Audrey lyons & dalmuir farms, St. Thomas, oN with NJW 73S W18 downhome 21Z et by SHf Wonder M326 W18 et

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLSandy ridge farms, West lorne, oN with Srf Alabama 8A by Crr About time 743

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Advertiser’s IndexGreenridge farms 48Guilford Hereford ranch 48GWG Polled Herefords 44

H.S. Knill Co. ltd. 14Happy Hollow farms 44Haroldson's Polled Herefords 3HBM Polled Herefords 30Hereford America 51HMS Hi-Cliffe 44

J Bar B Polled Herefords 40Jo Nomn Hereford ranch 40Johner Stock farm 44JVJ Polled Herefords 44

K-Cow ranch 40KtCt Polled Herefords 48

l V farms ltd. 44lakeford Polled Herefords 40lakes ranch 55lamport's Polled Herefords 40lCi doenz ranches 6, 41lemondale Polled Herefords 30lock farms 44lohner Herefords 12

Manchester Polled Herefords 15Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords 1MHr Polled Herefords 44Mission ridge Herefords 8MJr Cattle Co. ltd. 41MNH Herefords 48Moorehaven farms 30

NBG Polled Herefords 30NCX Polled Herefords 14, 41NJW Polled Herefords 50North Bluff farms inc. 50

o'Grady Steel 51old Burchill farm 45

Parkvista Hereford farm 44

Poley, Chris 51Prairie rose Stock farms 41

Pugh farms 41

rawcliffe Grange Stock farm 48remax Blue Chip realty, Marcel deCorby 51remitall West ifC, 41river Bridge ranch 45rolling Acres farms 50roselawn Polled Herefords 48rSK farms 48

Sampson's Thunderbird ranch 41Scott Alta farms 41Section 7 ranch 45Spring Mountain Stock farm 41Square d Polled Herefords 45SS Cattle Company inc. 41Standard Hill livestock 2Stith, dale 51Stockmens insurance 51Stromsmoe Herefords and Black Angus 41

t Bar C Cattle Company 18, 23taboo Polled Herefords 30The Cliffs 9Thornbank farm Polled Herefords 48Thurston livestock 30today's Publishing 31topp Herefords 13triangle Acres 48triple H farm 45twin View Polled Herefords 48tyler Harris Photography 51

Vanden Boer Polled Herefords 45

Warnyca land & Cattle 45Watergrove ranches 41Wild oak farms 30Wilson Polled Herefords 50Wrangler Polled Herefords 45Wunderbar Polled Herefords 12, 45

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In partnership with Almer Weinmeier Phone: 780.635.4979

Cell: 780.210.0476P.O. Box 120, Ashmont, AB T0A 0C0

Eight miles East of Ashmont on Hwy. 28, Range Road 102

Winston (Win) Stothert Phone: 604.922.9652E-mail: [email protected]

1107-2222 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 1C7

Lakes Ranch is four miles east of Ashmont, on Highway 28.Two hours from Edmonton on Highway 28.Two hours from Lloydminster.P.O. Box 120 Ashmont, AB T0A 0C0

A SAMPLE OF OUR OFFERING AT ThE CRITTENdEN BROS. “ThE ShAPE OF ThINGS TO COME” SALE

OCTOBER 25, 2014 - IMPERIAL, SK

GHC LRL Baxter 23BSells as Lot 45

• We purchased the mother from Chad Wilson as a bred heifer and she is awesome. • this exciting youngster could prove to be very interesting by sale time

• will be a great heifer bull!

GHC LRL Miss Unique 16BSells as Lot 21B

GHC LRL Miss Tang0 51BSells as Lot 79

• her mother was a class winner at Canadian Western Agribition

GHC LRL Miss Wonder ET 6BSells as Lot 80

GHC LRL Miss Dew 52ASells as Lot 43

• a full sister to GHC C5 Dominator 29Y herd sire at Lakes Ranch and GHC • her mother, GHC Miss Wilma 112X, was high selling cow in the 2012 sale at $18,000.00

Pasture exposed to GHC Power-Up 129Y from April 21 to July 15, 2014. Observed bred on May 1, 2014.

GHC Miss Unique 16ASells as Lot 112

• her mother, 7W sells as lot 111 Pasture exposed to GHC Atlas Beefman 135Z from April 21 to June 17, 2014, then exposed

to GHC West End 126X from June 18 to July 15, 2014. Observed bred June 3, 2014.

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October 25 Crittenden Bros. & Guests “The Shape of Things to Come” Sale, imperial, SK25 Partners for Progress, Shefford, QC 25 Mohican West & Guests Sale, laurel, Mt25 Atlantic Bonus Sale, Nappan, NS30-Nov 1 lloydminster Stockade round-Up, lloydminster, SK30-Nov 2 NBG internet reduction Sale, North Grower, oN

November1 Walnut drive farms Herd reduction Sale, Hanover, oN4-9 farmfair international, edmonton, AB4 Hereford Genes event – 7th Annual, edmonton, AB5 Western National Hereford Show, edmonton, AB6-8 Manitoba livestock expo, Brandon, MB7-16 The royal Agricultural Winter fair, toronto, oN7 ontario Hereford Association futurity & Junior Showmanship, toronto, oN8 eastern National Hereford Show, toronto, oN12 The Amigos Production Sale, Medicine Hat, AB14 fenton Hereford ranching 50th fall Production Sale, irma, AB15 Brost land & Cattle Co. ltd. & Guests Annual fall Production Sale, irvine, AB15 east Central ontario Zone AGM, oN20 lCi doenz ranches Annual Production Sale, Warner, AB24-29 Canadian Western Agribition, regina, SK27 Canadian Western Agribition Hereford Sale, regina, SK28 National Hereford Show, regina, SK28 Agribition red Coat Classic, regina, SK29 Stauffer dispersal Sale, innisfail, AB

December1 HeReFORDS TODAY WINTeR DeADlINe2 Stromsmoe Herefords & Black Angus Production Sale, etzikom, AB4 Manitoba Hereford Association Annual General Meeting, Brandon, MB5 Manitoba Hereford Good as Gold Sale, Brandon, MB8-11 Big Gully’s online/on-farm Bull & Heifer Sale, Maidstone, SK

January20-22 Manitoba Ag days, Brandon, MB23-24 Canadian Bull Congress, Camrose, AB31 MC Quantock “Canada’s Bulls” Sale, lloydminster, AB

February2 topp Herefords Volume XV Bull Sale, Grace City, Nd7 Hill 70 Quantock ranch “Barn Burnin’ Bull Sale”, lloydminster, AB9 3rd Annual Premier Bull Sale, lloydminster, SK10 Bannerlane Production Sale #16, livelong, SK11 Misty Valley farms Sale, Maidstone, SK12 6th Annual Moving on Bull Sale, Cutknife, SK14 MJt “Back to the Basics Buy a Bull day”, edgerton, AB19 Corbiell Herefords Bull Sale, Brooks, AB21 20th Annual Production Sale, Pine Butte ranch, Kamloops, BC24 Ulrich Hereford ranch Bull & female Sale, lethbridge, AB26 6th Annual rancher’s Bull Sale, Holloway farms ltd., Veteran, AB

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