The 2009 All-American Contest lthough 2009 wasn’t the best year pictures can be found on Page xxxxx with with six nominations was Pa Lyn Leigh for milk prices, exhibitors brought each of the judges individual votes start- Farm of St. Thomas, Pennsylvania, Topp Aout their best to parade on the col- ing on page xxx. View Swiss of Botkins, Ohio, Jo-Dee Swiss ored shavings. You proved once again that In this year’s contest, there were 58 of Tillamook, Oregon and Bo Joy Farm of the Big Brown Cow can compete with the bulls with at least one daughter nomi- Quarryville, Pennsylvania. Kruses Swiss other breeds and made them take notice nated. 17 of those bulls had 2 or more Farm of Earville, Iowa, had five while of the great qualities Brown Swiss have. daughters receive nominations. Leading RAD-ical Genetics of Cave City, Kentucky, Ringside favorite Old Mill E Snicker- the pack with seven nominations each New View Swiss of Mechanicsburg, Ohio doodle OCS proved once again ‘she had were Blessing Banker Agenda and Bless- and Random Luck Farm of Darlington, what it took’, being named Grand Cham- ing Mort Laura Legacy. Having six nomi- Wisconsin each had four. pions of both the Eastern and Central nations is Red Brae Prelude Zeus (M) and Topping the list of having All-Ameri- Nationals. She also went on to be named following hime with four is Blessing Ay- cans, Reserves or Honorable Mentions is Supreme Champion at the Eastern Na- tola Banker. Mort Legacy Bonanza *TM, Elite Dairy with eight, followed by Bless- tional and Reserve Supreme Champion at Rolling View Denver and R Hart Simon ing Farms with seven and Bo Joy Farm the Central National. At the Western Na- Ensign each had three nominations and with four. tional, Dan Maur Logic Shilo was named Premium, Vision, Cartoon (M), Dynasty, Breeding the most nominations were Supreme Junior Champion. Supreme, Tex, Turmoil and Starsky each Blessing Farms with seven, Pa Lyn Leigh This year marked the 44th All-Ameri- had two. and Bo Joy Farm with six and Top Acres, can contest and there were 157 entries Owning 16 of the 113 nominations Cutting Edge, Random Lucky and Jo Dee with 113 nominations. Please see page was Elite Dairy of Copake, New York. Swiss with five. xxxxx for a breakdown of the states and Blessing Farms of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, All three of Forest Lawn Farm bred the results from the Readers Judging con- owned all or part of eight nominations. animals that were nominated were either test. 15 judges had the honor of deciding Bradner Farms of British Columbia had Reserve All-American or Honorable Men- this years winners. The judges and their seven nominations and following closely tion. Blessing also bred three of the win- ners as well as Bo Joy Farm.

All-American Spring Heifer Calf Reserve All-American Spring Heifer Calf

Garbro Blessing Agenda Reba Cutting Edge B Crissy 1st Central National 1st Eastern National, 1st Southeastern National, Breeder: Shannon Garrison, West Salem, OH 2nd Central National Owner: Blessing Farms & Garrison Bros., Ft. Wayne, IN Breeder: Ken Main & Peter Vail, Copake, NY Sire: Blessing Banker Agenda ET *TM Owner: Sara Gauthier, Belchertown, MA Dam: Garbro JP Ravioli ET ‘V88’ Sire: Mort Legacy Bonanza *TM 2-03 305d 27,253m 4..3 1175f 3.1 855p Dam: Grimm Primetime Cheddar ET ‘E90’ 3-05 305d 21,140m 4.4 923f 3.7 781p All-American Winter Heifer Calf Reserve All-American Winter Heifer Calf

Dublin-Hills Shylana Bradner Wanna Wink 1st Central National, 2nd Ohio State Fair 2nd Central National, 3rd Western National, 1st Royal Breeder: Nichelle Upton, Thurmont, MD Winter Fair, 2nd Western Washington Fair Exhibitor: Jason Rinker, Van Buren, OH Breeder & Owner: Bradner Farms, Abbotsford, BC Now Owned by: Saltzman Cavern View Farm, Alvada, OH Sire: Blessing Banker Agenda ET *TM Sire: Top Acres Paterno ET Dam: Round Hill Premium Wink ET ‘V87’ Dam: Dublin-Hills Shylynn ‘V87’ 2-00 365d 19,421d 4.2 811f 3.5 677p

All-American Fall Heifer Calf Reserve All-American Fall Heifer Calf

Pa Lyn-Leigh B Too Cute Top Acres Agenda Roxett ET 1st Eastern National, 3rd Central National 2nd Central National, 4th Eastern National, Breeder: Jamie & Jami Hartman, St. Thomas, PA 1st Kentucky State Fair Owner: Colton Hartman, St. Thomas, PA Breeder: Wayne Sliker, St. Paris, OH Sire: Blessing Aytola Banker Owner: Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL Dam: Savage-Leigh Pre Twister ET ‘V87’ Sire: Blessing Banker Agenda ET *TM 2-09 343d 16,390m 4.7 769f 3.6 589p Dam: Round Hill Mist Rockie ‘3E92’ 6-00 365d 26,930m 3.9 1043f 3.3 884p All-American Summer Yearling Reserve All-American Summer Yearling

Random Luck V Precious Blessing Braiden Madonna 2nd Central National, 7th Wisconsin State Show 3rd Central National, 1st & Reserve Junior Champion Breeder: Rick Thompson, Darlington, WI Indiana State Fair & Show Owner: Thompson, Voegeli & Riedland, Darlington, WI Breeder: Milan Blessing, Ft. Wayne, IN Sire: Kruses Jade Vision Owner: Caid Blessing, Ft. Wayne, IN Dam: Random Luck KB Phoebe ‘2E92’ Sire: Blessing Tex Braiden ET 5-08 365d 34,210m 4.5 1541f 3.1 1048p Dam: Blessing Farrah McKinley ‘V85’ 3-09 365d 30,400m 4.6 1396f 3.4 1029p

All-American Spring Yearling Reserve All-American Spring Yearling

Dan Maur Logic Shilo Mill-Wheel Sol Grenade 1st, Junior & Supreme Junior Champion Western National, 1st & 2nd Central National Junior Champion Central National, 1st & Junior Champion Royal Breeder: Wyatt Lee, Johnson Creek, WI Winter Fair, 1st Western Washington Fair. Owner: Kelly Lee, Johnson Creek, WI Breeder: Dan & Maureen Baginski, Othello, WA Sire: Old Mill C Solution ET *TM Owner: Bradner Farms, Abottsford, British Columbia Dam: Mill Wheel SW Greta ‘NC’ Sire: R Kruses Denmark Logic Dam: Dan Maur Champion Sidda ‘V86’ 5-10 365d 24,510m 3.4 844f 3.1 763p All-American Winter Yearling Reserve All-American Winter Yearling

Blessing Banker Flory ET Hills Valley Perfecta Ritz 1st Central National, 1st & Junior Champion Indiana State Fair 2nd Central National, 1st New York State Fair, 3rd Eastern and Show Brown Swiss Show Breeder: Blessing Farms, Ft. Wayne, IN Breeder: Richard & Donna Hill, Cattaraugus, NY Owner: Caid Blessing, Ft. Wayne, IN Owner: Hills Valley Farm, Cattaraugus, NY Sire: Blessing Aytola Banker Sire: R Hart Ensign Perfecta (M) Dam: We-Gotta Jetway Fancy ‘2E91’ Dam: Hills Valley Victor River ‘V85’ 5-00 365d 34,260m 4.3 1471f 3.3 1115p 1-11 365d 23,520m 4.6 1087f 3.5 814p

All-American Fall Yearling Reserve All-American Fall Yearling

Kar-Linn Supreme Reagan Shen-Val Trendy Carol 1st Central National, 1st & Reserve Junior Champion 1st & Junior Champion Eastern National, 2nd Central National, Ohio State Fair 1st & Junior Champion Pennsylvania Farm Show, 3rd Eastern Breeder: Brown, Flinn & Strasburg, St. Mary’s OH Brown Swiss Show Owner: Kar-Linn Swiss & Jeff Brown, New Knoxville, OH Breeder: Jeremy McDonald, Middletown, VA Sire: Old Mill WDE Surpreme ET *TM Owner: Amanda Thompson, Wellsville, PA Dam: Kar-Linn Banker Ritz ET ‘E90 Sire: Shen-Val Trendsetter 2-03 305d 20,260m 4.0 808f 3.4 695p Dam: Shen-Val E Calli ET ‘V86’ 5-05 365d 32,910m 4.0 1311f 3.4 1113p All-American Junior Best Three Females Exhibited by Blessing Farms, Ft. Wayne, IN - 1st Central National, 1st Indiana State Fair

Blessing Braiden Madonna Blessing Zeus Nice Blessing Banker Flory ET

Reserve All-American Junior Best Three Females Exhibited by Pa Lyn-Leigh Farm, St. Thomas, PA - 2nd Eastern National, 2nd Central National

Pa Lyn-Leigh P Tinkle ET Pa Lyn-Leigh B Tequilla Pa Lyn-Leigh B Too Cute

All-American Fall Yearling In Milk Reserve All-American Fall Yearling In Milk

Hoodstead Starsky Betsy ET ‘NC’ Frosted Sieg Whynot ET ‘V88’

1st & BU Central National, 2nd Eastern National 1st & BU Eastern National, 1st & BU Royal WInter Fair Breeder: Scott Hood, Middletown, MD Breeder: Frosted Beauty Swiss, Epworth, IA Owner: Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL Owner: Elite Dairy, Copake, NY Sire: Old Mill TA Starsky ET Sire: SCF Jet Victor Twin *TM Dam: Hoodstead Jetway Nabisco ET ‘V88’ Dam: Top Acres Peerless Wyla ET ‘E91’ 2-08 365d 19,430m 4.5 876f 3.4 655p 4-06 365d 24,660m 4.6 1144f 3.7 904p All-American Junior 2-Year-Old Reserve All-American Junior 2-Year-Old

Bo Joy Tex Judi ‘V89’ Blessing Bonanza Francie ‘V87’ xxxxx 2-03 220d 17,664m 3.7 654f 3.2 574p rip 1st Central National 2nd Central National, 1st & BU Indiana State Fair and Show Breeder & Owner: Robert & Joyce Wagner, Quarryville, PA Breeder & Owner: Caid Blessing, Ft. Wayne, IN Sire: Savage-Leigh Tex ET Sire: Mort Legacy Bonanza *TM Dam: Bo Joy Gotcha Jodi ‘E90’ Dam: Blessing Jetway Flair ‘E90’ 3-06 305d 22,460m 3.8 853f 3.2 721p 4-11 365d 31,570m 4.1 1293f 3.0 934p

All-American Senior 2-Year-Old Reserve All-American Senior 2-Year-Old

R Hart B C Cayenne ‘V89’ Blessing Dynasty Fern ET ‘V89’ 2-04 296d 18,711m 3.9 928f 3.3 605p rip 2-02 305d 25,249m 3.9 990f 3.2 904p 1st, BU & Reserve Intermediate Champion Central National, 2nd Central National, 1st & BU Indiana State Fair & Show 1st & BU Ohio Spring Show, 1st & BU Ohio State Fair Breeder: Blessing Farms, Ft. Wayne, IN Breeder: R Hart Farm, Wapakoneta, OH Owner: Caid Blessing, Ft. Wayne, IN Owner: Rottinghaus & Woods, Madison, WI Sire: Hilltop Acres En Dynasty ET *TM Sire: Emic Gord Beamer *TW *TM Dam: We-Gotta Jetway Fancy ‘2E91’ Dam: R Hart Click Cate ‘V88’ 5-00 365d 34,260m 4.3 1471f 3.3 1115p 3-11 365d 29,980m 5.5 1639f 3.9 1158p All-American Junior 3-Year-Old Reserve All-American Junior 3-Year-Old

Brothers Three Wisp ‘E91’ Brothers Three Brandi ET ‘E91’ 2-00 305d 24,230m 3.4 821f 3.2 764p 2-02 305d 20,630m 3.6 747f 3.2 664p 1st, BU, Intermediate & Grand Champion Southeastern National, 1st 1st & BU Eastern National, 2nd Central National, 1st Royal Central National, 1st & Surpreme Champion Kingsmill Futurity, Winter Fair, 2nd New York State Fair 1st & Grand Champion Kentucky State Fair Breeder: Brothers Three Brown Swiss, Quarryville, PA Breeder: Jacob Hushon, Quarryville, PA Owner: Elite Dairy, Copake, NY Owner: Brothers Three & Katie Gibson, Eminence, KY Sire: Hilltop Acres EN Dynasty ET *TM Sire: Blessing Mort Laura Legacy Dam: Top Acres Banker Bali ET ‘E92’ Dam: Brothers Three Witney ‘E90’ 3-11 305d 31,310m 4.0 1249f 3.4 1080p 2-06 308d 20,710m 3.9 818f 3.3 685p

All-American Senior 3-Year-Old Reserve All-American Senior 3-Year-Old

Top Acres Pilot Groovy ET ‘V89’ Random Luck Vision Twyla ET ‘V89’ 2-08 305d 19,485m 4.4 859f 3.2 626p 3-05 200d 16,236m 4.1 673f 3.1 503p rip 1st, BU & Intermediate Champion Central National 1st, BU, Res. Int. & Res. Grand Champion Southeastern Na- Breeder: Sliker & Manion, St. Paris, OH tional, 2nd Central National, 1st & Res Grand Wisconsin State Owner: Blessing, Garrison, Osborn & Mort, Ft. Wayne, IN Fair, 1st, BU & Int. Champion Wisconsin State Show Sire: Top Acres Jet Pilot ET (M*) Breeder: Rick Thompson, Darlington, WI Dam: Bo Joy Ensign Gredel ‘5E94’ Owner: Thompson & Daria Stransky, Darlington, WI 6-10 365d 27,220m 4.9 1337f 3.1 855p Sire: Kruses Jade Vision Dam: Sun-Made Jetway Taps ‘2E92’ 5-05 365d 43,270m 3.9 1676f 3.1 1322p All-American 4-Year-Old Reserve All-American 4-Year-Old

Jo-Dee Prestige Kaluwa ‘E91’ Old Mill JP Grace ET ‘E92’ 3-04 305d 22,110m 4.2 937f 3.8 843p 2-05 305d 25,480m 4.6 1169f 3.4 867p 1st, BU, Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion Central 2nd Eastern National, 2nd Central National, 1st, BU & National, 2nd, BU, Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion Reserve Grand Champion Royal Winter Fair Western National Breeder: Amanda Bassler, Upperville, VA Breeder & Owner: Jo-Dee Swiss, Tillamook, OR Owner: Elite Dairy, Copake, NY Sire: Sun-Made Garbro Prstige ET (M*) Sire: Top Acres Jet Pilot ET (M*) Dam: Cal-Ticino Collection Kari ‘E90’ Dam: Old Mill P Delottie ‘3E92’ 5-08 365d 3x 36,840m 3.6 1333f 3.1 1159p 5-01 365d 34,850m 4.0 1379f 3.1 1082p

All-American 5-Year-Old Reserve All-American 5-Year-Old

Voelkers Migel Candid ‘2E93’ Terra Rose Rhythm Sadie ET ‘2E93’ 5-03 303d 31,252m 5.0 1570f 3.6 1117p 5-06 223d 14,280m 3.7 908f 3.4 834p rip 1st Central National, 1st, BU & Grand Champion Missouri State Fair 1st & BU Western National, 2nd & BU Central National Breeder: Charles Voelker, Perryville, MO Breeder: Arielle Chard, Woodstown, NJ Owner: Katie Voelker, Perryville, MO Owner: Jo-Dee Swiss, Tillamook, OR Sire: Voelkers Collection Migel Sire: Forest Lawn TJ Rhythm Dam: Voelkers Orbit Chastiy ‘V87’ Dam: Kulp Gen Starbuck Shania ET ‘3E94’ 5-06 365d 24,810m 4.6 1137f 3.2 805p 6-09 305d 30,260m 4.2 1257f 3.4 1015p All-American Aged Cow Reserve All-American Aged Cow

Rager Luckey Charm ‘2E93’ Bo Joy Ensign Glee ET ‘2E94’ 4-07 365d 34,950m 3.4 1195f 3.1 1084p 5-07 305d 24,170m 4.1 1001f 3.3 799p 1st Central National 2nd & BU Central National, 1st Eastern Brown Swiss Show Breeder: Kent Rager, Forest, OH Breeder & Owner: Robert & Joyce Wagner, Quarryville, PA Owner: New View Swiss, Mechanicsburg, OH Sire: R Hart SImon Ensign ET Sire: Rager DC Luckey Dam: Bo Joy Emory Gretchen ‘2E93’ Dam: Rager Jetway Cami ‘NC’ 6-07 365d 28,440m 4.4 1263f 3.5 983p

All-American Component Merit Cow Reserve All-American Component Merit

Old Mill E Snickerdoodle OCS ‘3E94’ Forest Lawn Anthem Busy ‘2E94’ 6-09 365d 33,590m 4.2 1418f 3.6 1193p 5-02 356d 32,750m4.6 1525f 3.6 10027p 1st, BU, Grand & Supreme Champion Eastern National, 1st, BU, 2nd, Res Senior & Res Grand Champion Eastern National, Grand & Reserve Supreme Champion Central National 2nd Central National, 1st, BU & Res Grand Champion New Breeder & Owner: Allen Bassler Jr., Upperville, VA York State Fair, 2nd Royal Winter Fair Sire: Victory Acres Jubilat Emory *TM Breeder: Forest Lawn Farm, Wausau, WI Dam: Old Mill E Cookie ‘2E90’ Owner: Elite Dairy, Copake, NY 4-03 365d 26,520m 4.4 1167f 3.7 972p Sire: Blessing Tom Anthem ET Dam: Forest Lawn Premium Bizet ‘+83’ 3-02 294d 19,290m 3.8 731f 3.0 574p All-American Senior Best Three Females Exhibited by Old Mill Farm, Upperville, VA - 1st Central National

Old Mill E Snickerdoodle OCS Old Mill JP Grace ET Old Mill C Tart ET Reserve All-American Sr. Best Three Females Exhibited by Jo Dee Swiss, Tillamook, OR - 2nd Central National

Jo Dee Ensign Rosebud Jo Dee Prelude Nancy ET Jo Dee Prestige Kaluwa All-American Produce of Dam Exhibited by Bo-Joy Farm, Quarryville, PA 1st Central National Dam: Bo-Joy Emory Gretchen

Bo-Joy Ensign Georgia ET

Bo-Joy Ensign Glee ET

Reserve All-American Produce of Dam Exhibited by Elite Dairy, Copake, NY 1st Eastern National 2nd Central National Dam: Brook Run Jetway Fern Round Hill Prem Lil Fern ET

Round Hill Legacy Flyhi ET Honorable Mention All-Americans Spring Heifer Calf Winter Heifer Calf Fall Heifer Calf

Siegerts Bonanza Madonna Springhill T Dominque OCS Shen-Val Denver Tiago ET Owner: Hendzel & Christianson, Seymour, WI Owner: Ben & Kirby Sparrow, Owenton, KY Owner: Covell & Lebowitz, Knoxville, MD

Summer Yearling Spring Yearling Winter Yearling

KB Cutting Edge P Dawn New View Path Topaz Cutting Edge S Andrea ET Owner: Kyle Barton, Ancramdale, NY Owner: New View Swiss, Mechanicsburg, OH Owner: John Paul Regusci, Modesto, CA

Fall Yearling

Royal-Lind Legcy Passion ET Owner:Dennis & Patricia Roloff, Waupaca, WI Junior Best Three Females Exhibited by Elite Dairy, Copake, NY

Cutting Edge Z Adison Cutting Edge PS Joyce Cutting Edge B Crissy Fall Yearling In Milk Junior 2-Year-Old Senior 2-Year-Old

Lost Elm Supreme Jinx ET Kruses Fastbreak Kitten Forest Lawn PJS Shine ET Owner: Jason Luttropp, Berlin, WI Owner: Larry Kruse & Family, Earlville, IA Owner: True Farms, Perry, NY

Junior 3-Year-Old Senior 3-Year-Old 4-Year Old

Jo-Dee Ensign Rosebud Forest Lawn Whistler Molly Ja-Ka Hillary Hillbilly Owner: Jo-Dee Swiss, Tillamook, OR Owner: Renegade Swiss, Madison, WI Owner: Bradner Farms, Abbotsford, BC

5-Year-Old Aged Cow Component Merit

Dublin-Hills Treats Sunnyisle KB Tristian ET Kruses Ponente Shazam Owner: Elite Dairy, Copake, NY Owner: Elite Dairy, Copake, NY Owner: Larry Kruse & Family, Earlville, IA

Senior Best Three Females Exhibited by Bo-Joy Farm, Quarryville, PA

Bo-Joy Tex Judi Bo-Joy Ensign Georgia ET Bo-Joy Ensign Glee ET Produce of Dam Exhibited by Larry Kruse & Family, Earlville, IA Dam: Kruses Ensign Verlynn

Kruses GK Jetway Miracle ET Kruses Ponente Shazam

2009 Judges

Gerrit DeBruin, WI Kevin Eggink, WI Bob Hagenow, WI Ted Halbach, WI Chris Hill, MD Richard Hill, NY Chris Lahmers, OH

Norm Magnussen, WI Jeremy McDonald, VA Mike Moyers, TX Dave Sprengeler, MN Eric Topp, OH Paul Trapp, WI Steve White, IN

2009 All American Results by State State Entries Nom AA RAA HMAA MO 5 1 1 0 0 AR 1 0 0 0 0 NC 1 0 0 0 0 CA 3 3 0 0 1 NY 27 21 0 6 5 FL 7 4 1 1 0 OH 15 15 3 0 1 IA 6 5 1 1 3 OK 1 0 0 0 0 IN 10 9 3 2 0 OR 6 6 1 2 1 IL 1 0 0 0 0 PA 18 14 3 3 1 KY 6 3 1 0 1 TX 4 0 0 0 0 MA 1 1 0 1 0 VA 4 3 2 0 0 MD 3 2 0 0 1 WI 22 15 2 2 4 MN 6 4 0 0 0 CANADA 10 7 1 1 1

Bulletin Readers All American Contest

n this years reader contest, no one agreed Dakota and the Siegert family from Iowa. Jacob Roloff 184 $6 fully with our official judges. Out of the Patti Roloff 184 $6 Ipossible 190 points, we had three readers Individual winners: Joyce Uglow 184 $6 tied for first at 186 points. We then had 7 1 Robert Capaul 186 $36 people at 184 points. In the family divi- Duane Otterness 186 $36 Family Winners: sion, we had repeat winners from last year, Brent Young 186 $36 1 Dennis, Patti & Jacob Roloff 184 $50 the Roloff family from Waupaca, WI had 4 Galen Fick 184 $6 2 Duane, Phyllis & Durward Otterness scores that averaged 184 points. They were Bruce Keener 184 $6 182 $25 followed by Otterness family from South Mary Liming 184 $6 Dan, Mallory & J.D. Siegert 182 $25 Dennis Roloff 184 $6