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1 Minnesota Dairy Goat Association Gopher Goat Gossip Serving Dairy Goat Owners Since 1971 July 2010 *** Showtime! *** Inside: Page 2 Youth Letter Page 3 Calendar of Events Page 4-Aubrey s Acres in the News Page Scott Co Fair Entry Page 7 Dakota Co Fair Info Page 8 Washington Co Fair Info Page 9 & 10 Olmsted Co Fair Entry Page 11 & 12 Youth Show Results Page Classifieds

2 GGG July 2010 MDGA: Who s Helping? Volunteers make the Minnesota Dairy Goat Association possible. Feel free to contact anyone on this list to answer questions or to help. Chair persons and officers change each year. If this is an old GGG, try Mark Jaeger, Ave, Gibbon MN Board members serve a 3-6 year term. Expiration of office is noted behind their name. MDGA Board: President: Melissa Czeck (10), czeckfarm@yahoo.com th Ave, Holdingford MN Vice President: Laura Kieser (11), Apple Circle, Jordan MN 55352, , fourseasonsfarm@gmail.com Secretary: Mary Thompson (11), mlthompson@acegroup.cc 9593 Mound Prairie Dr, Houston, MN 55943, Treasurer: Marge Kitchen 9721 Mound Prairie Dr, Houston MN Anna Severson th Ave Swanville MN knotneer@gmail.com Susanna Yoemans (10), rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419, , ggg_editor@yahoo.com Jeremy Wosje th St Arlington, SD wosjegoats@yahoo.com Peter Smith th St Fort Ripley, MN Karyl Dronen (11), 9721 Mound Prairie Dr, Houston, MN Committee Chairs: Show Linda Libra Publicity Mary Thompson, Marge Kitchen, Susanna Yoemans Conference Melissa Czeck, Mark Jaeger Youth Mark Jaeger, Dianna Miels, Shane Maefsky By-laws and Policies Linda Libra Development Mark Jaeger, Linda Ahrndt Contact Persons: DHIA: Mark Jaeger, Ave, Gibbon MN mark542@centurytel.net Advisory Council/U of M Diagnostic Lab- Vince Maefsky A.I. - Linda Libra, Hinckley Rd, Hinckley MN, 55037, , marshlandgoats@yahoo.com Dept Of Agriculture Representative- Melissa Czeck 4H Liaison - Diana Miels, th Ave NW, Big Lake, MN 55309, dmiels@aol.com Futurity Linda Ahrndt Hwy22, Litchfield, MN 55355, , lahrndt@hotmail.com State Fair Kevin LeVoir, th St NW, Maple Lake MN 55358, Historian - Christine Maefsky, Mayberry Tr N. Scandia, MN 55073, MDGA WEB Coordinator Mary Thompson mlthompson@acegroup.cc 9593 Mound Prairie Dr, Houston, MN 55943, Membership - Krista Matson - see form on back of newsletter Vet Consultant - Dr. Amanda J. Covington, DVM, th St, Winsted MN, 55395, darinmanda@tds.net Youth Advisor - Danna Laliberte Youth Info Dear Youth Members, If you have pictures from 2010 Youth Show, please send them in to the GGG for all to enjoy. We are planning a Pizza/ Get to Know All Party at the State Fair right before the Exhibitors meeting. The youth can organize the I Milked the Goat Booth. PLEASE PLAN TO COME, EAT AND MEET AND BRING YOUR IDEAS. I am pleased to announce that Tracy Hunt is willing to work with me this coming year to become familiar with the Youth Advisor position and possibly take over in the future. We did not get any response to the application for Out Standing Youth for 2010 We will be looking for applicants for next year. If you are a youth and may be interested, think about it and talk to me or to a board member. We need our interested youth; our future will soon be up to YOU! Danna Laliberte Youth Advisor Judging a class at the 2010 MDGA Youth Show. 2

3 GGG July 2010 Editor s Note Wow, what a month! I attended my first ADGA Nationals. It was amazing to see so many lovely does in one place. Minnesota was well represented with numerous high placings and production awards. Members placings and photos from the Nationals will be featured in the next GGG. Linear appraisal in Minnesota began in early July. Several members have had their herds appraised for the first time this year. I have heard that we will have several new Excellent does to join the ranks. We will be doing a special buck directory this year. If you have bucks available for sale, lease, or outside breedings, or semen for sale, think about sending in an ad for the buck directory. Anna Severson Editor Calendar of Events July 15 deadline for Scott Co. Fair entries July 23 deadline for Olmsted Co. Fair entries July 31 & Aug. 1- Scott Co. Fair, Sr/Jr. Judge: Doug Thompson. Limited Space. Aug 2 deadline for Dakota Co. Fair entries Aug. 7 _ Olmsted County Fair, Rochester, MN. Sr/Jr Judge: Jennifer Lohman Peterson. Doug Thompson, Supt. dthompson@acegroup.cc Aug. 9 _ Dakota County Dairy Goat Show, Judge: Daniel Considine. Contact Sara Nelson. Online entry at Sept 3-6- MN State Fair Dairy Goat Show Sept Bluff Country Dairy Goat Show. 4 Senior Doe Shows, 4 Junior Doe Shows. Judges: Daniel Considine, Tom Considine, Beverly Goldthwaite, Carrie Baker-Kahle. Info: dthompson@acegroup.cc or goatgifts@gmail.com Nov. 6 _ A.I. Clinic and Cheesemaking Class. Hill Dairy, Scandia, Mn. Contact. bodyshops@acegroup.cc Poplar Nov. 13 _ MDGA Dairy Goat Conference, University of Minnesota. Main speaker: Dr.Joan Dean Rowe, UC Davis, California MDGA Bulletin Board Membership Renewal for 2010: $20.00 To renew your membership for MDGA, send your information to the following address: Krista Matson State Highway 70 Pine City MN (320) kjlibra@yahoo.com If you d like to have your MDGA membership listed on the MDGA web page, check yes for permission on the membership form. You can also link your homepage for a fee of $5.00, payable with your membership dues. CHECK OUT THE MDGA WEBSITE!!! 3 Contact Marge Kitchen if you want to add something to site. MDGA YAHOO COMMUNITY SITE talk about issues, ask questions, and use like the barter board. How to get to the MDGA Yahoo list: 1. Go to 2. Under menu, go to groups 3. Search for MDGA or goats 4. Join by signing up! MDGA DVD: "Dairy Goat Grooming & Showmanship" Produced by the Minnesota Dairy Goat Association This video illustrates correct showmanship skills, including a variety of handling maneuvers with in-depth discussion and explanations. It also demonstrates recommended fitting and grooming techniques including clipping and hoof trimming. DVD: $20.00 each, including shipping/handling. Order

Condensed from the article By MARY DIVINE St. Paul Pioneer Press GRANT, Minn. (AP) Jun 5 2010 Lauren Schifsky is the goat girl of Grant.

Now 18, Schifsky owns so many goats -- Nigerian Dwarf goats -- that she doesn't know the exact number. "I have about 60, I think," she said. "I've lost track.

) And Schifsky is making a name for herself and her business. She recently won a $1,000 scholarship through the Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Contest sponsored by Guardian Life Insurance Co.

4 Condensed from the article By MARY DIVINE St. Paul Pioneer Press GRANT, Minn. (AP) Jun Lauren Schifsky is the goat girl of Grant. MDGA Member Lauren Schifsky is Goat Entrepreneur She got her first goat, a pet, when she was 6. By age 11, she was raising, breeding and selling goats on her family's 10-acre hobby farm. Now 18, Schifsky owns so many goats -- Nigerian Dwarf goats -- that she doesn't know the exact number. "I have about 60, I think," she said. "I've lost track." Schifsky is owner and operator of Aubrey's Acres, a business devoted to selling and breeding Nigerian Dwarf goats. (Aubrey is her middle name.) And Schifsky is making a name for herself and her business. She recently won a $1,000 scholarship through the Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Contest sponsored by Guardian Life Insurance Co. At a recent goat show in Little Falls, Minn., four of her goats took top honors. "I had three grand champions and one reserve champion," she said. "It's kind of cool, because I stamped my own breeding on it. I didn't go out and buy bucks and take other genetics. I stamped my own name on my herd." GGG July 2010 keep it as clean as possible," she said. "I really don't mind it. It's part of farming. If I didn't like cleaning, I wouldn't have them." Schifsky's family drinks goat milk that she pumps and pasteurizes. "I don't like cow milk at all. I love my goat milk," she said. "We go through a half-gallon a day." Schifsky gets about $200 for every doe and $25 to $50 for every wether (castrated male) she sells. "This year, I had 28 kids, and I'm keeping four does," she said. "I have two buck kids I'm keeping. All the other does are sold. I actually need more does -- I'm short." Schifsky does all of her own bookkeeping, sales and marketing. She created and maintains her own website -- aubreysacres.webs.com -- and plans to expand her business this summer by making and selling handmade goat milk soap. Any money she makes goes into her savings account or the business. "I'm really tight with my money," she said. "I don't like spending money." She bought most of the fencing and the gates for the goats. "I buy all of my medications, and I pay the vet bills if anyone needs a C-section," she said. "I buy most of the stuff -- like the alfalfa hay I have to buy for my milkers. I have been making money but not getting rich off of it." Spring is a busy time for goat breeders. Schifsky has 28 new kids to care for, including a set of quadruplets. It takes her about an hour each morning and an hour each night to clean, feed, water and milk her goats. That means Schifsky, a senior at Academy for Sciences and Agriculture in Vadnais Heights, must be in the barn by 5:30 a.m. each day. "I don't really watch TV," she said. "I try to catch the weather, so I know whether to feed the goats inside or outside. If it's raining, I'll feed them inside." Schifsky cleans the goats' pens at least once a week. "I try to 4 This fall, Schifsky will head to the University of Wisconsin- River Falls, where she plans to study dairy science. She will be asking her parents, Myles and Robin, to help out with chores during the week; she plans to come home each weekend. Schifsky is active in Future Farmers of America and hopes to own her own farm one day. "I want to move further into the country and have more land and continue my breeding," she said. "I'm going to keep my goats forever -- I couldn't get rid of them." Farming is a family affair. Her sister, Caitlin, 20, is a student at UW-River Falls and works with horses; her brother, Tyler, 16, raises pigs and chickens. "It's been a wonderful way of life," said her mother, Robin Schifsky. "I can't imagine it not being busy. I think it humbles them. This just gives kids a whole different perspective on life." "It gives us something to do," Lauren Schifsky said. "I would rather be at a goat show or the county fair than at the movies."

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7 GGG July 2010 Dakota County Fair Dept E Dairy Goats Online Entries at Superintendent: Diane Nelson Pre-registration due by Monday, August 2, Open Sr. & Jr. Doe Show: Monday, August 9, starts at 8:00am. Entry fee is $3.00 per head. Exhibitor must check in at Entry Office or with Superintendent to pay entry fees. FEES MUST BE PAID BE- FORE JUDGING! Goats released at 8:00pm and must be out be 10:00pm on Monday, August 9, The Junior and Senior shows are separately sanctioned by the American Dairy Goat Association, and their rules will govern. 2. Classes are sanctioned for: LaMancha, Nigerian, Nubian, Oberhasli, Saanen, Toggenburg, Recorded Grades, and AOP. 3. Health papers are required for all animals from out of state, six months of age or older. Only healthy animals may be shown. Must comply with the New Scrapie Eradication Program identification requirements. (SeeLivestock Rules) Certificate required. 4. Base date for computing age is August 9, The original registration certificate is required for all does six months of age or older and must be shown to the show secretary before the show begins. Under six months, stamped duplicate will be accepted. No copies accepted. 6. Does must be in place by 7:00am on Monday, August 9th, 2010; vet checked by 8:00am. (The barn will be open Sunday afternoon, August 8th, 2010 for early arrivals.) 7. There will be no preshow milkout. 8. Entry fee is $3.00 per animal. Please send entries with payment in as early as possible! No limit to the number of entries. Premiums limited to two per class per breed per entry, except in Group Class, one entry per exhibitor. 9. All animals must be shown in regular classes to qualify for groups. 10. Show starts at 8:00am on Monday, August 9th, Animals will be released at 8:00pm on Monday, August 9th, Must be out by 10:00pm on Monday, August 9th, Show order: All seniors first, then all juniors: Alpine, LaMancha, Nigerian, Nubian, Oberhasli, Saanen, Toggenburg, and Recorded Grades. 12. Junior Does: Under 24 months of age that are not in milk and have never freshened. Senior Does: Any doe that has ever freshened or is in milk, including dry milkers. Department E1 - Junior Doe Show Department E2 - Senior Doe Show Premiums:1st - $8.00, 2nd - $7.00, 3rd - $6.00, 4th - $5.00, 5th - $4.00, 6th - $3.00, 7th - $3.00, 8th - $3.00, 9th - $3.00 Premiums for Groups: 1st - $10.00, 2nd - $8.00, 3rd - $5.00 To qualify for premiums, animals must be in place from 7:00am on Monday, August 9th, 2010 until they are released at 8:00pm. Premiums:1st - $8.00, 2nd - $7.00, 3rd - $6.00, 4th - $5.00, 5th - $4.00, 6th - $3.00, 7th - $3.00, 8th - $3.00, 9th - $3.00 Premiums for Groups: 1st - $10.00, 2nd - $8.00, 3rd - $5.00 To qualify for premiums, animals must be in place from 7:00am on Monday, August 9th, 2010 until they are released at 8:00pm. Class 1. LaMancha 2. Nigerian 3. Nubian 4. Oberhasli 5. Saanen 6. Toggenburg 7. Recorded Grades 8. AOP (all other purebreds) 9. Produce of Dam Lot 1. Junior Kid, 0-4 months 2. Senior Kid, 4-8 months 3. Junior Yearling, 8-15 months 4. Senior Yearling, months 5. Junior Get of Sire There will be a Grand Champion, Reserve Champion, and Best Doe in Show chosen for the Junior Doe Show - Ribbons only. Class 1. LaMancha 2. Nigerian 3. Nubian 4. Oberhasli 5. Saanen 6. Toggenburg 7. Recorded Grades 8. AOP (all other purebreds) Lot 1. Does under 2 years 2. Does 2 years and under 3 years 3. Does 3 years and under 5 years 4. Does 5 years and older 5. Champion Challenge (Permanent Champions) 6. Senior Get of Sire, 3 does all in milk 7. Mother and Daughter 8. Produce of Dam, both in milk 9. Breeders Trio, all in milk 10. Dairy Herd, all owned by exhibi- There will be a Grand Champion, Reserve Champion, and Best Doe in Show chosen for the Senior Doe Show - Ribbons only. 7

8 GGG July 2010 WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR DIVISION D DAIRY GOAT Superintendent - Bonnie Augustine, pairadoes@aol.com Entry information for 2010 County Fair. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY JULY 29. Entry fee is $2.00 per animal. Registering on-line -- you will be required to pay your entry fees when you pick up your entry tags in the Fair Office (Building B) or enclose check when mailing entry. (4-H members may exhibit 4-H Dairy Goats in open class, pre-registration required by July 29, entry fee $2.00 per animal.) NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED. If necessary due to crowding, the number of animals may be limited for exhibitors. Show time: Friday, August 6, 8 AM Dairy Goat Show Dairy Goats will be accepted: Wednesday, August 4, 4-8 PM Thursday, August 5, 8-11 AM Base date for ages is July 31. Health certificates or herd certification/accreditation certificates must be available for the Fair Veterinarian. ADGA show rules will govern, Junior and Senior Shows are separately sanctioned. Substitutions within lots will be permitted. Animals shown in Division D cannot be shown in Division Y, Classes 1 and 2. They can be shown in Division Y, Classes 3, 4 and 5. Each exhibitor or farm may have more than 2 entries per lot, but premiums will only be paid on 2 animals or groups per lot per exhibitor or farm. All exhibits must stay in place until 7 PM Sunday. NO EXCEPTIONS. CLASS 1 Alpine CLASS 2 LaManchas CLASS 3 Nubians CLASS 4 Oberhaslis CLASS 5 Saanens CLASS 6 Toggenburgs CLASS 7 Recorded Grades CLASS 8 Nigerian Dwarf CLASS 9 Sables Lots below Premium Code C 1 Jr. Doe Kid 0-4 mos. (April 1, present) 2 Sr. Doe Kid 5-7 mos. (Jan 1 - March 31, 2010) 3 Jr. Yearling 8-12 mos. (Aug 1 - Dec 31, 2009) 4 Sr. Yearling 12-24mos. (Aug 1, July 31, 2009) JUNIOR CHAMPION Rosette Ribbon RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION - Rosette Ribbon Best Jr. Doe in Show - Trophy Lots below Premium Code A 11 Sr. Get of Sire (3 does from same sire) 12 Produce of Dam (2 does from same dam) 13 Mother & Daughter 14 Dairy Herd (4 owned by same exhibitor at least 3 in Milk) 1. Breeders Trio (composed of 3 animals, any age, bred and owned by same exhibitor) 2. HERDSMANSHIP AWARD - will be given to the best all around Dairy Goat herdsman during the fair. The award will be made to the exhibitor judged best in such things as cleanliness of his livestock, stalls, aisles, equipment, the exhibitor, showmanship and courtesy to everyone visiting the barns. Placing: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th A $10.00 $9.50 $9.00 $8.50 $8.00 $7.50 B $9.00 $8.50 $8.00 $7.50 $7.00 $6.50 C $7.00 $6.50 $6.00 $5.50 $5.00 $4.50 Lots below Premium Code B 5 Jr. Get of Sire 6 Does in milk under 2 yrs. 7 Does 2 & under 3 yrs. (Aug 2, Aug 1, 2008) 8 Does 3 & under 4 yrs. (Aug 2, Aug 1, 2007) 9 Does 4 & under 5 yrs (Aug 2, Aug 1, 2006) 10 Does over 5 yrs. (Aug 1, 2005 and before) CHAMPION CHALLENGE SENIOR CHAMPION - Rosette Ribbon RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION - Rosette Ribbon GRAND CHAMPION - Rosette Ribbon RESERVE CHAMPION -Rosette Ribbon BEST DOE IN SHOW - Trophy 8

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11 2010 Youth Show Results Ring 1 Judged by Amy Carpenter Market Showmanship 7 & under 1 Arianna Mead, Pine County (Champion) Market Showmanship 8-11 year olds 1 Alex Coe, Fillmore County (Champion) 2 Emma Coleman, Kanabec County (Reserve Champion) 3 Donovan Mead, Pine County Market Showmanship year olds 1 Ariel Way, Douglas County (Champion) Market Nondairy Wether 1 Alex Coe 2 Emma Coleman, Philip 3 Ariel Way, Cletus Market Dairy Wether 1 Ariel Way, Stringbean 2 Arianna Mead, Cowboy 3 Donovan Mead, Toby 4 Annabelle Mead, Snoopy 5 Emma Coleman, Shish Kabob 6 Savanna Fremont, Brutus Champion Wether: Alex Coe Reserve Champion Wether: Ariel Way, Stringbean Market Breeding Doe Kid 1 Emma Coleman, Autumn 2 Alex Coe, Squirrel Market Breeding Doe Dry Yearling 1 Emma Coleman, Jewel 2 Alex Coe, Izzy Champion Market Breeding Doe: Emma Coleman, Jewel Reserve Champion Market Breeding Doe: Alex Coe, Izzy Nubian Jr. Doe Kid 1 Nathan Vonderhaar, Heartbreak Queen 2 Nathan Vonderhaar, Tax Exemption Nubian Sr. Doe Kid 1 Nathan Vonderhaar, Pudding s Renae 2 Nathan Vonderhaar, All That Noise 3 Nathan Vonderhaar, Lil Bit o Honey 4 Alex Coe, Coe-z Valley Lorri Nubian Dry Yearling 1 Nathan Vonderhaar, Ave Foolish Pride 2 Alex Coe, The Xenos Jenna 3 Nathan Vonderhaar, Ave Miss Nikolena Nubian Milking Yearling 1 Nathan Vonderhaar, Ave Ida Tator 2 Nathan Vonderhaar, Ave Lil Bit O Chrome Nubian 2-3 year old Milking Doe 1 Alex Coe, High Forest Chelsea 2 Nathan Vonderhaar, Turning Leaf Heartbroken Miss 11 Champion Nubian: Nathan Vonderhaar, Ave Ida Tator Reserve Champion Nubian: Alex Coe, High Forest Chelsea Oberhasli Jr. Doe Kid 1 Jakob Zuidema, Asia Oberhasli Dry Yearling 1 Jakob Zuidema, India 2 Jessaca Zuidema, Kenya Oberhasli 2-3 year old Milking Doe 1 Alicia Moe, Nikki Champion Oberhasli: Alicia Moe, Nikki Reserve Champion Oberhasli: Jakob Zuidema, India Unrecorded Grade Jr. Doe Kid 1 Savanna Fremont, Bambi 2 Emma Coleman, Hannah Unrecorded Grade Sr. Doe Kid 1 Savanna Fremont, Celeste 2 Kaleigh Fremont, Trinity Unrecorded Grade Dry Yearling 1 Savanna Fremont, Chrissy Unrecorded Grade 2-3 year old Milking Doe 1 Emma Coleman, Princess Champion Unrecorded Grade: Emma Coleman, Princess Reserve Champion Unrecorded Grade: Savanna Fremont, Bambi Ring 2 Judged by Sarah Maefsky-Johnson Dairy Showmanship age 7 & Under 1 Sophia Welch, Morrison County (Champion) 2 Annabelle Mead, Pine County (Reserve Champion) 3 Solomon Welch, Morrison County Dairy Showmanship 8-9 year olds 1 Jakob Zuidema, Kandiyohi County (Champion) 2 Garrett Sweet, Crow Wing County (Reserve Champion) 3 Nate Larson, Isanti County Dairy Showmanship year olds 1 Athena Moe, Crow Wing County (Champion) 2 Jessaca Zuidema, Kandiyohi County (Reserve Champion) 3 Maddie Larson, Isanti County 4 Alex Coe, Fillmore County 5 Kaleigh Fremont, Kanabec County GGG July 2010 Dairy Showmanship year olds 1 Sarah Manderfeld, Rice County (Champion) 2 Justine Larson, Isanti County (Reserve Champion) 3 Nathan Zuidema, Kandiyohi County 4 Nathan Vonderhaar, Isanti County 5 Grant Larson, Isanti County 6 Adam Manderfeld, Rice County 7 Dalen Zuidema, Kandiyohi County 8 Dustin Sweet, Crow Wing County 9 Abby Eicholz, Isanti County 10 Savanna Fremont, Kanabec County Dairy Showmanship year olds 1 Abby Cyr, Crow Wing County (Champion) 2 Alicia Moe, Crow Wing County (Reserve Champion) 3 Brianna Mead, Pine County Alpine Jr. Doe Kid 1 Athena Moe, Latte 2 Athena Moe, Willow Alpine Sr. Doe Kid 1. Abby Cyr, Sadie Alpine Dry Yearling 1 Abby Cyr, Casey 2 Athena Moe, Tulip 3 Dustin Sweet, Fudge 4 Abby Cyr, Quincy 5 Ariel Way, Sugar 6. Garrett Sweet, Clover Alpine 2-3 year old Milking Doe 1 Athena Moe, Checkers 2 Ariel Way, Bubbles Alpine 4-5 year old Milking Doe 1 Athena Moe, Bambi 2 Abby Cyr, Laylani Champion Alpine: Athena Moe, Bambi Reserve Champion Alpine: Abby Cyr, Laylani LaMancha Jr. Doe Kid 1 Sophia Welch, Chocolate Éclair 2 Jessaca Zuidema, Georgia 3 Nathan Zuidema, Zoey 4 Dalen Zuidema, Midnight LaMancha Sr Doe Kid 1 Alex Coe, Coe-z Valley Beauty LaMancha Dry Yearling 1 Nathan Zuidema, Virgo 2 Alex Coe, Classic Creek DP Kara 3 Dalen Zuidema, Gleem LaMancha Milking Yearling 1 Alex Coe, Moondog L Irish Cream LaMancha 2-3 year old Milking Doe 1 Grant Larson, Darken Dandy Lime Spritzer 2 Alex Coe, Savvy Up P Modern Millie 3 Maddie Larson, Darken Dandy Javas Mocha LaMancha 4-5 year old Milking Doe 1 Justine Larson, Darken Dandy Cocoas Java 2 Alex Coe, The Modene s Carmen Champion LaMancha: Justine Larson, Darken Dandy Cocoas Java Reserve Champion LaMancha: Grant Larson, Darken Dandy Lime Spritzer

Show. Toggenburg 2-3 year old Milking Doe 1 Nate Larson, Destiny 2 Sarah Manderfeld, Glitter 3 Adam Manderfeld, Sweetie Champion Toggenburg: Nate Larson, Destiny Reserve Champion Toggenburg: Sarah

12 GGG July 2010 Toggenburg Sr. Doe Kid 1 Sarah Manderfeld, Sprinkles 2 Adam Manderfeld, Milk Dud Toggenburg Dry Yearling 1 Adam Manderfeld, Tweetie 2 Sarah Manderfeld, Short Sock Judging a Toggenburg doe at the 2010 MDGA Youth Show. Toggenburg 2-3 year old Milking Doe 1 Nate Larson, Destiny 2 Sarah Manderfeld, Glitter 3 Adam Manderfeld, Sweetie Champion Toggenburg: Nate Larson, Destiny Reserve Champion Toggenburg: Sarah Manderfeld, Glitter Recorded Grade Jr. Doe Kid 1 Alicia Moe, Pecan 2 Brianna Mead, Northgate Auntie Ina 3 Alicia Moe, Swirl Recorded Grade Dry Yearling 1 Alicia Moe, Fort 2 Adam Manderfeld, Milkie Way Recorded Grade 2-3 year old Milking Doe 1 Alicia Moe, Cocoa Recorded Grade 4-5 year old Milking Doe 1 Alicia Moe, Twister 1 Champion Recorded Grade: Alicia Moe, Twister 2 Reserve Champion Recorded Grade: Alicia Moe, Cocoa Group Classes Judged by Amy Carpenter and Sarah Maefsky- Johnson Mother/Daughter 1 Larson Family (Champion) 2 Abby Cyr (Reserve Champion) 3 Sarah Manderfeld 4 Nathan Vonderhaar 5 Nathan Vonderhaar 1 Produce of Dam Abby Cyr (Champion) Best Three Females 1 Larson Family (Champion) 2 Nathan Vonderhaar (Reserve Champion) 3 Abby Cyr Get of Sire 1 Abby Cyr (Champion) 2 Nathan Vonderhaar (Reserve Champion) 12

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13 See Complete Pedigree at I n t r o d u c i n g... Special Arrangements are NOT a problem! REVELATION L Call Sandi at HOME OR CELL Sire: Tempo Croc *B ETA 63 4 Free Offer Dam: Tempo Crash Hot Sheila ETA Ways to Receive a FREE Breeding Send me a copy of the milk test for a full lactation from a doe of a Revelation breeding! Send me proof that a Revelation doe has a completed Championship! If your Revelation doe takes one of the top 5 placings at a National show with ADGA OR AGS! FREE OFFER is good through December 2015!!! SS:Kickapoo-Valley Travis +B SD:Tempo Sidney W 92 EEEE DS: Kastdemur s Tach Lach +*B DD:Tempo Dominique SGS:Winterwood s Musician ++*B SGD:Kickapoo-Valley Respect Sequel 92 EEEE SDS:Kastdemur s Informant +*B DGD:Tempo Audrey **DNA** 91 EEEE DGS:Kastdemur s Sting +B DSD:Kastdemur s Evian 94 EEEE Breeding Fee is $100 for first doe. Additional does $50 each. Arrangements can be made for on-the-spot breeding, or boarding does can be arranged for $1 per day-you provide feed OR $2 per day and I provide feed. To make arrangements, please call or REVELATION resides 10 miles North of Canby, Minnesota. If anything happens to Revelation I will substitute with semen from Revelation or a different breeding or semen. Your does can stay in your trailer, if you prefer. I have plenty of room. 13

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14 GGG July 2010 Sunflower Web Design and Maintenance Deb Macke, Hawkins, WI Quality, Affordable Web Design Over 20 years experience breeding and showing dairy goats and 40+ with dairy cattle. I know how to present pedigrees, performance data and pictures in a format that will highlight your herd. Check out my portfolio and then give me a call and we can discuss your options! New! New! New! (under construction) (under construction) Also designed and maintained the 2006 and 2007 ADGA Convention websites Isn t it time YOU had your own website??? 14

GGG July 2010 Wanted and Free ads are free to members and will run for 2 months, unless otherwise designated. Only Pure/Am bucks are allowed.

Silvermine Farms has 6 purebred buck kids, 5 purebred doe kids, 1 purebred dry yearling and 2 recorded grade dry yearling does for sale.

call or email for more info: 763-274-1924 or kinderfolk_n_liddlebuds@charter.net 12-09 For Sale: Purebred Nubian, American Nubian and American Saanen buck kids.

15 GGG July 2010 Wanted and Free ads are free to members and will run for 2 months, unless otherwise designated. Only Pure/Am bucks are allowed. Deadline is the 20th of the month preceding publication. Rates: $3.00 up to 25 words. Non Members add 50%. Silvermine Farms has 6 purebred buck kids, 5 purebred doe kids, 1 purebred dry yearling and 2 recorded grade dry yearling does for sale. Ken and Virginia Smoot, 3053 Silvermine Drive, Eau Claire, WI Nigerian Dwarf herd sale. Available 4 does and a buck. Reg with AGS. Good milkers. call or for more info: or kinderfolk_n_liddlebuds@charter.net For Sale: Purebred Nubian, American Nubian and American Saanen buck kids. Herdsire quality, from dams with excellent udders and good show performance Wanted: Portable complete goat milker for a 4Her just beginning to show. Contact Rodney or Alex Coe at coezacresnubians@yahoo.com GCH CENTURY FARM KEIKO 1*M DIM:2787 FAT:97 PRO:82 LA 2010 VEEE 90 Keiko's buck kid from 2010 has been sold. It is never too early to plan for

16 GGG July 2010 Official Publication of MDGA. Editor: Anna Severson th Ave Swanville MN MINNESOTA DAIRY GOAT ASSOCIATION GOPHER GOAT GOSSIP MDGA MEMBERSHIP Yearly dues: $17.50 per family or individual, $20.00 if after January 31st. New Member Renewal Circle if you belong to 4H or FFA NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: PHONE: e:mail OWN DAIRY GOATS: DO NOT OWN: WHICH BREEDS? ON DHIA TEST? Y / N Send form and Check to: MDGA Membership c/o Krista Matson State Highway 70 Pine City MN (320) SAMPLE TEST? Y / N I grant permission to list my Membership on MDGA s Webpage. Y / N Enclosed is $5.00 to link to my homepage from the MDGA Website Member page. Y / N My homepage 16 URL: Newsletter Deadline: The 20th of the month preceding publication. (e.g. June 20 for July issue). The GGG encourages reader participation. Please forward your calendar of events, articles and stories of interest to the editors. Permission must be obtained for any copyrighted material from the original source and should be included with your submissions. Advertising: Barter Board (classified) are $3.00/25 words. Non Members add 50%. Wanted ads are free to members and will be run for 2 months unless specified. Only purebred and American bucks can be advertised. Block ads: Send photos and copy - ad will be prepared for you. Send a EPS, PDF, DOC, GIF, JPG or BMP file and ad will be included as submitted. Send copy and check to: Anna Severson th Ave Swanville MN gggeditor@gmail.com Checks for ads can be made out to MDGA Size: 1 mo. 3 issues ½ year 1 year ⅛ pg $3.50 $9.00 $15.00 $27.00 ¼ pg $5.00 $13.00 $23.00 $40.00 ½ pg $9.00 $23.00 $40.00 $66.00 Page $13.00 $36.00 $66.00 $ Cover $25, w/half page article $40.00

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DEPT LIVESTOCK 4-H/FFA CLASSES DEPT. 010 - LIVESTOCK 4-H/FFA ES Entry fee: See OPEN rules. Registration Deadline: July 15 Entries Received: See OPEN rules Judging Day: See OPEN rules Entries Released: See OPEN rules RULES 1. Refer to