Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie

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1 Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie March / April 2006 Issue 47 Kansas Hereford Breeders Sweep National Western Pen Show Hereford enthusiasts came from around the globe to witness the 100th National Western Stock Show in Denver Jan Two Kansas Hereford breeders took top honors in the Pen Show on Jan. 12 held in the Denver Yards, where the Stock Show began 100 years ago. Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kan., exhibited the champion pen of three Hereford bulls. The average weight of the individuals in the pen was 1,233 lb. with a WDA of 3.74 lb. Prior to the show the bulls scanned on average a.35- inch FT, a 14.4-inch REA and a 34.3 cm scrotal measurement. The bulls posted average expected progeny differences (EPDs) of BW 4.4; WW 54; YW 94; MM 20 and M&G 46. The champion pen of February calves was sired by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, Remitall Governor 236 and SHF Marshal 236G M33. The reserve champion pen was a group of March calves sired by VCR Gold Strike 210N, PW Victor Boomer P606 and DRF JWR Prince Victor. The pen was exhibited by Jensen Bros., Courtland, Kan., and had an average weight of 1,083 lb. and a WDA of 3.57 lb. The group scanned on average.30 inches of FT, a 13.2 REA and a 33.5 cm scrotal measurement. The average EPDs of the group read BW 5.1; WW 46; YW 75; MM 22 and M&G 45. On the Hill More than 400 head of Herefords compete for national honors in the open and junior shows on the Hill. The twoday female and bull shows were judged by husband and wife duo, Kevin and Sheila Jensen, Courtland, Kan. The open show numbers were up 25 head compared to In the polled junior show, Dylan Evans, Lebo, Kan., exhibited the reserve champion heifer with KJ 2403 Huntress 854P ET. Mile High Night Sale A Hereford bull bred by Sandhill Farms was the high-selling bull of all breeds in Denver. The lead-off bull in Sandhill s pen, SHF Radar M326, sold one-third interest for $105,000 in the Hereford Mile High Night Sale in Denver. A group of 37 producers invested in this popular individual. Champion pen of three bulls exhibited by Sanhill Farms, Haviland, Kan. Reserve champion pen of three bulls exhibited by Jensen Bros., Courtland, Kan. Reserve champion polled junior heifer by Dylan Evans, Lebo, Kan. Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie Mar / Apr

2 Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie Send news and ads to: March/April 2006 Kim Schmidt 308 Alcove Drive Blue Rapids, KS (785) Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie is published bi-monthly January, March, May, July, September and November. Deadline for news and advertisements is the 1st of the month proceeding publication. Advertising Rates: Full Page $150 3/4 Page $120 2/3 Page $100 1/2 Page $80 1/3 Page $65 1/4 Page $45 Yearly Contract Card Ad $125/yr. Includes business card ad in six issues with a full page ad once a year. Bull Buyer List Ad $5 (Current KPHA members only) Includes two lines in March and May issues. Dear KPHA members and friends, I expect everyone is busy with calving season. I m sure some great Polled Hereford calves are making their way into this world. The Kansas Polled Hereford Association (KPHA) board met Feb. 12 in Salina. We had a lot to discuss, but our sole purpose was to take steps to regain the strength of the KPHA. As a board, we want to re-energize the membership and have everyone s participation. We are requesting your help. In this issue you ll find a survey to give the board direction and ideas for the future. Please take time to fill it out and mail or FAX it back to us. We want to regain the strength that we once had as an association, but it s going to take all of us working together to achieve that success. We hope you are all excited about this decision. Your participation is needed in all the events we have planned for Just by word of mouth to your friends and neighbors or by bringing them with you to KPHA events, these are big steps in the growth of our organization. We welcome any suggestions or advice to any board member. As a group we want to make this happen. Thank you, Brian Staab, KPHA President vjspolledherefords@yahoo.com Any claims or statements of the writers or advertisers in the Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie represent their own opinions and are not necessarily those of the editor, officers, directors and/or members of the KPHA. Kansas Polled Hereford Association President: Brian Stabb Hays (620) Vice President: Bret Givens Hutchinson (620) Secretary/Treasurer Kim Schmidt Blue Rapids (785) Directors: District 1 (West) Greg Umberger Rozel (620) District 2 (NC) Kevin Jensen Courtland (785) District 3 (SC) Bret Givens Hutchinson (620) District 4 (NE) Marc Wales McLouth (785) District 5 (SE) Brain Stabb Hays (620) At Large (State) Kevin Schultz Haviland (620) At Large (State) Mick Valek Agenda (785) At Large (East) Bryce Schumann Lecompton (785) At Large (West) Jeff Smith McPherson (620) Upcoming events March 3 KSU Cattlemen s Day, Manhattan, Kan. 3 Special K Sale, Manhattan, Kan. 11 Tegtmeier Polled Herefords Production Sale, Burchard, Neb. 18 Northeast Kansas Hereford Assn. Selected Sale, Manhattan, Kan. 28 Frenzen Polled Herefords and Blueberry Hill Farms Bull Sale, Fullerton, Neb. April 6 Kansas Bull Test Sale, Beloit, Kan. May Kansas Polled and Horned Hereford Junior Show, Abilene, Kan. July Junior National Hereford Expo, Louisville, Ky. Gene & Barbara Dickerson WallAce Rd. Oswego, KS Agenda, KS Eddie Mick Bill Everyone Welcome! Cattle for Sale at All Times 2 Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie Mar / Apr

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4 A.D.A.R.N. Ranch ADR N 1900 NE 54th, Topeka, KS Doug, Roxanne, Nicole, Ashley, and Austin Rosencutter DOUBLE ROCKIN R POLLED HEREFORDS Robert & Rebecca Craig, Jr. Robert & Charlsie Craig 725 Queen Road Scandia, KS Ph , Registered Polled Herefords Kevin and Vera Schultz Box 76, Haviland, KS SUNNYSIDE HEREFORDS horned and polled Margaret Sheriff 9107 Old Hwy 13, Alta Vista, KS Phone: Fax: Polled Herefords W.G. AND CHARLENE WATSON 2314 E Xray Dr., Barnard, KS (785) bcwatson@twinvalley.net DWIGHT WATSON (785) Barnard, KS Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie Mar / Apr

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8 Plan to Attend the Junior Hereford Show May The joint polled and horned Kansas Junior Hereford Show will be held at the Abilene fairgrounds on Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28. Two new changes that will be implemented at the 2006 show are: 1) An American Hereford Association (AHA) Steer Certificate will be required for both horned and polled steers; 2) Polled and horned bulls, cow-calf pairs and steers will be shown together. Juniors don t forget: Now is the time to be getting your entries ready for the competitive events such as speech, poster and photo. HEREFORDS SINCE 1885 Sutor Hereford Farms Zurich, Kansas Darrell & Joy Sutor 630 AA Rd. (785) David & Dana Pieper Rd. (785) dpieper@ruraltel.net SCHU-LAR Polled Herefords Bryce and Gina Schumann 367 Hwy 40 Lecompton, KS Your Brand of Hereford Stan and Annette Larson 508 Rockfence Place Lawrence, KS Kansas Junior Hereford Show Polled and Horned Schedule of Activities Saturday, May 27 Noon Deadline for cattle on the grounds 2 p.m. Joint showmanship contest NO FIT Four age divisions Ultrasound and weigh steers Fun Event obstacle-course contest 7 p.m. Family Potluck Supper followed by program and membership meetings Sunday, May 28 7:30 a.m. FREE Pancake Breakfast provided by Abilene Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee 8:30 a.m. Prepared speech contest four divisions 9:30 a.m. Judging contest 11 a.m. Lunch provided by local 4-H club and presentation of nonshow awards 12:15 p.m. Joint bull show youngest to oldest (two classes) Joint cow-calf show (one class) Polled owned heifers youngest to oldest (eight classes) Selection of champion polled bred-and-owned female Selection of champion and reserve polled owned female Selection of champion pair of polled females owned by the same family Horned owned heifers youngest to oldest (eight classes) Selection of champion horned bred-and-owned female Selection of champion and reserve horned owned female Joint steer show lightest to heaviest (five classes) Selection of champion and reserve steer UMBERGER POLLED HEREFORDS Greg Umberger Rt. 1, Box 59 Rozel, KS Phone: Mobile: gregandpat@yahoo.com Brian Staab Ave. Hays, KS (785) VJS Bulls and Heifers for Sale Virgil Staab 1329 Hopewell Rd. Hays, KS (785) Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie Mar / Apr

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10 FRENZEN POLLED HEREFORDS Galen Frenzen N Edgewood Rd Production Sale - March 28, 2006 Production Sale March 25, 2003 Kevin & Sheila Jensen P.O. Box Fax jensenks@courtland.net Jensen Bros. Courtland, KS Visitors always welcome! Kirk & Steph Jensen 390 Oak RD kirkjensen@courtland.net NBulls Females Semen Fitting Service BLUEBERRY HILL FARMS Doug Bolte Manager Office: S. Grandview Dr. Fax: Norfolk, NE Home: dbolte@compoint.com G & R POLLED HEREFORDS JIM AND SUE ROWLAND th Road, Marysville, KS Jim Reed, Box 126 Green Ridge, MO Office Fax Semen and Certicate Brokerage Service Available Serving Breeder since 1979 Mar Sept Kentucky Deshazer Beef Cattle Expo, co. Louisville, Heame, TX KY Mar Sept S&S Illino Polled top Herefords, cut sale, Macomb.ILL Guide Rock, NE Mar Sept Windhorst Forrest Polled Herefords/White Herefords, Syracuse, Column NE Mar 11 Tegtmeier Farms Sale, Polled Saluda, Herefords, SC Burchard, NE Mar Oct Journagan Mettler Polled Ranch, Herefords, Springfield, Menno, MO SD Mar Oct Mohican Green Springs West, Bull Laurel, Test Sale, Mont. Passaic, MO Oct 8 Celebrate Mayrland Sale, Frederick,MD April 1 Ellis Farms, Chrisman, IL Oct. 9 Ridgeview Farm, Alto Mich. April 22 Rockin W, Schulenburg, TX Oct. 16 Star Lake, Skiatook, OK May 6 JWR Land & Cattle, Dallas, GA Oct. 22 Touchstone Herefords, Munfordville, KY May 20 Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, OK STAR LAKE CATTLE RANCH P. O. Box 40 Skiatook, OK Phone (918) Fax (918) msoules@starlakeherefords.com Web site: JEFF & HOLLY SMITH 717 4th Ave. Inman, KS Bus S. Walnut McPherson, KS Res snsfarms@southwind.net Kansas Polled Hereford Association 308 Alcove Drive Blue Rapids, KS PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 6 Henderson, Neb 68371