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