August 2014 - Georgia Hereford Association

AUGUST 2014
GHA SPOTLIGHT:
Mr. Paul Smith
Not too often do you find someone that enjoys going to
cattle shows all of the time and never asks to be part of the
limelight or “tan bark” picture as one of their cattle is deemed a
champion. To be honest, if he knew I was writing this spotlight
about him, he would probably tell me to pick someone else,
because that is just the way Mr. Paul is.
One thing Mr. Paul loves to do is talk cows, what’s going
on in the business, who’s selling out, who’s getting big, what
bulls to be on the lookout for, you name it. Paul may not be one
of the state’s largest breeders but nestled the heart of Oconee
County, Georgia, you will find some of the best fed mama cows
in the Southeast.
Never will you drive by Paul’s place and see a cow that
isn’t in “sale shape”. Paul is a true lover of animals and their
well-being. I’ve seen his cows, many a time, eat a hot meal in
the dead of winter and when asked why he would simply reply,
“Well, Hunter, you wouldn’t want to eat cold food would you?” I
guess that is a valid point in that regard.
His Hereford herd began with the purchase of a heifer
named “Gaby” from the 7 Oaks Farm sale and since then he
has developed a small herd of which any cattleman would be
proud to own. Predominately based with P606, Revolution, and
First Class as AI sires, his herd cows which trace to maternal
giants like the Oaks Farm’s donor “Meredith”, and the renowned
donor Boyds Fascination, Paul has built an easy fleshing cow
herd with strong maternal lineage to back it up. Setting aside
his cow herd, it is Paul’s generosity that truly sets him apart
from the rest and gives us all something as fellow breeders we
should appreciate. I have had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Paul Smith for a
number of years and can say I have never met a more selfgiving person in the cattle business. Anytime a friend needs
Paul he is more than willing to lend a helping hand.
Growing up in the Guernsey cattle business, Paul learned
the importance of hard work and making sure that your cattle
Mr. Paul Smith
are represented to the best of your own ability. While he
constantly tries to learn new things about what to do and when
to do it in reverence to showing Herefords, he isn’t afraid of
making a mistake because he knows that he will learn from it
and only be that much better in the end.
Paul is always on the lookout for the next big showman
in the county. He spends a lot of time with the youth in the
community, especially with the Oconee 4-H, allowing children
who want to show a unique opportunity that they probably
wouldn’t find elsewhere, which is truly commendable.
It is with great pride I can call him a friend. I sure hope we
can have more members like him join with our breed in the
future.
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With the use of AI
breeding and herd bulls
like these, we are
producing heifers and
bulls that will work for
today’s cattlemen.
Cattle for
Sale at
Private Treaty
VISITORS ARE
WELCOME
525 District Line Rd. • Americus, Georgia 31709
E-mail: royboyjt@bellsouth.net
Res. (229) 924-0091 • Office (229) 924-6997 • Cell (229) 337-0038
Registered Polled Herefords
Sam and Pat Zemurray
477 HoneyRidge Road • Guyton, GA 31312
Office (912) 772-3118
Night (912) 234-7430 Fax (912) 772-3614
Cows & Bulls
For Sale at
Private Treaty
Performing
on
Our Forage
Bobby Brantley
1750 Wommack-Brantley Rd. • Tennille, GA 31089
Cell 478-553-8598 • Home 478-552-9328
doublebfarm@washemc.net
P.O. Box 448 – West Jefferson Street
Madison, GA 30650
Weyman Hunt
www.innisfailfarm.com
(706) 342-0264
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President’s Comments
By TOMMY JOHNSON,
President, Georgia Hereford Association
IT IS TIME TO MAKE HAY, HAVE A SALE,
AND PUT OUT A FIRE
Well, it is summertime at last and the weather is just perfect
in Georgia for making hay. The nights are about 75 degrees
and the days are balmy 93 to 98 every day. The good part to
this is we are getting those pop up showers some afternoons
and this gives a little relief from the heat. Also, this is the
perfect combination for hay fields to grow and make hay. My
first cutting was probably the best first cutting I have ever had
and it seems like the next cutting is also going to be excellent.
On June 28, 2014 we had our summer board meeting
and the meeting was very productive. All the board members
were present except three. At the summer meeting, the most
important topic is the spring sale at the beef expo in Perry,
Georgia on April 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 2015. As you are know, we did
not have a sale last year and we missed a great opportunity
to display HEREFORD cattle. At the meeting, we came up
with two possible avenues for having a spring sale. These two
avenues are Plan A and Plan B.
Mead Cattle Definition of Family
The article below was written by Tommy Lynne Mead and
appeared in the Mead Cattle Sale catalog. Tommy Lynne
granted her permission to reprint it in the GHA Newsletter.
I thought it was important to reprint this article in the
newsletter. It not only explains what the Georgia Hereford
Association means to the Mead famiy, but also encapsulates
the same meaning for so many Georgia Hereford families.
I feel a strong tie with the Mead family as well as strong
relationships with many of the other families that produce
Hereford cattle. These relationships are the backbone of
the Hereford breed and association of which I am proud and
honored to belong.
Thank you Tommy Lynne for sharing your thoughts.
– Bill Sims
Fam-i-ly, noun: A group of persons sharing
common ancestry.
Our definition of family at Mead Cattle is a little more
complex than this simplified verson. Our family consists
of hundreds of people, from several different states and
even countries. Our family consists of many different
last names and a variety of accents. All of the people we
call family have one thing in common, and that is that
they are always there for us. During our best and worst
times, which recently have been tornadoes, gaining
directorship on the Junior National Board, ice storms,
knee surgeries and knee recoveries. You are all our
family, you have all supported and reached out to us
in some way or form and I want to thank you from the
bottom of my heart for that. From our closeby family
coming to help on the farm, to the simple phone call, text
or email, we know you are thinking of us and it means
the world. After all, what is life without a family? Or a
business without a family? My answer? Meaningless. My
family is everything, you are everything to me. I cannot
wait to see all of y’all at our sale, where you can truly feel
like family! Again, thank y’all so much for everything!
– Tommie Lynne Mead
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Plan A is to have the sale at the Beef Expo in Perry,
Georgia next April. In the discussion at the board meeting the
most common obstacle was the amount of time that was spent
in Perry if we had our sale on Saturday. Having to look after
your cattle for three days, seems to be the most reason given
as to why people did not want to put cattle in the sale. As a big
supporter of the sale in Perry, I have had as many as ten lots
in the sale at one time and I can tell you from that experience
that it is a lot of work to look after them for three days. After
a lot of discussion, the board decided to see if we could get
the Georgia Cattlemen Association to let us have our sale on
Friday. By having the sale on Friday you would bring your lots
in on Thursday and sell them on Friday and we would have
our banquet on Friday night. Carroll Cannon, our auctioneer, is
head of the committee that makes up the calendar of events for
the Beef Expo. Taylor Neighbors volunteered to call and talk
with Mr. Cannon about moving our sale to Friday.
Plan B is not as good as Plan A but at least we discussed
another option. Plan B is to find another date and another
place and have a sale other than at the Beef Expo. I hope we
don’t have to use this option. Having said that, this is where
we need help from every member of the Georgia HEREFORD
Association. If we get the date moved to Friday we have GOT
to get enough lots to have a sale. So please, if you have not
thought about putting a lot in the sale please think about doing
so. In conclusion, I would like to remind everyone that
any organization is only as good as its members and the
participation that an organization gets from its members. Well
it is about time for me to go, so I will leave you with these words
of wisdom that I heard down at the fire station and I don’t think
it has anything to do with HEREFORD cattle but I felt like I
needed to share it with y’all. A fireman down at the station was
asked one time if they put out every fire. He looked at the fellow
and said, “Nope we don’t always put them out completely, but
it sure gets a whole lot cooler when we show up.”
I am enjoying being your president and I hope we can work
together to make our HEREFORD association the best in the
country. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions
please do not hesitate to call me. I will be glad to listen to what
you have to say. My cell number is 706-339-4607, and my
home number is 706-465-2421.
GEORGIA hereford association
Officers
President
Tommy Johnson
7731 Bastonville Rd.
Warrenton, GA 30828
(706) 339-4607
johnsonpolledherefords@gmail.com
Randy Roberts
296 Bud Hutcheson Rd.
Douglas, GA 31535
(912) 389-0672
fourrfarms@windstream.net
Taylor Neighbors
525 District Line Rd.
Americus, GA 31709
(229) 337-0038
royboyit@bellsouth.net
Bill Sims
6062 Jefferson Rd.
Commerce, GA 30143
(706) 614-1255
bsimsins@windstream.net
Vice President
Hardy Edwards
505 Lem Edwards Rd.
Winterville, GA 30683
(706) 714-9012
hardyedwards@windstream.net
DIRECTORS
Tommy Mead
1222 Reeves Rd.
Midville, GA 30441
(706) 339-0201
tommy@meadcattle.com
Angie McGinnis
2810 Macedonia Church Rd.
Danielsville, GA 30633
(706) 540-0404
angiem@armc.org
Paul Harris
8800 Ga Hwy 203
Screven, GA 31560
(912) 294-2472
greenviewpaul@yahoo.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Ray Hicks
660 Seaburn Vickery Rd.
Statesboro, GA 30461
(912) 682-8670
rhicks@bulloch.net
Diann Strickland
P.O. Box 128
Mershon, GA 31551
(912) 288-0024
Diann_strickland@hotmail.com
Hunter Grayson
P.O. Box 254
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 206-1824
hunterg@blackhatranch.com
John Watson
24605 Highway 193
LaFayette, GA 30728
(423) 834-3457
johnwatson@windstream.net
2014-15 BOARD OF
GEORGIA HEREFORD
ASSOCIATION
Front Row: Tommy Mead,
Tommy Johnson, Hardy
Edwards, Diann Strickland;
Back Row: Ray Hicks, Paul
Harris, Taylor Neighbors,
John Watson, Hunter
Grayson, Angie McGinnis.
Georgia Hereford Association
Spring Board Meeting
June 28, 2014, Perry, GA
The board of directors held its spring board meeting at the
Georgia National Fairground on Saturday, June 28.
Members present: Tommy Johnson, Ray Hicks, Taylor
Neighbors, Bill Sims, Diann Strickland, Angie McGinnis,
Randy Roberts, Paul Harris, and John Watson.
Members absent: Hardy Edwards, Tommy Mead and
Hunter Grayson.
The meeting was opened with a word of prayer led by Ray
Hicks.
Only business from last meeting was election of officers.
Tommy Johnson – President, Hardy Edwards – Vice President,
Ray Hicks – Sec/Treas.
Reviewed financial report. Motion by Strickland, second by
McGinnis to accept.
Open discussion about activities: Jr. shows, A great Jr.
Field Day was hosted by McGinnis’s in Madison County.
Sunbelt Expo in October. Good public view. Need cattle to
display. Contact Ray if interested. Need workers. Oct 14-16.
Try in increase membership. At least commercial. Suggested
every time you sell an animal to none member you pay one
year’s membership for them.
The sale was discussed. Check out different facilities
Left to right: Tommy Coley, Christy Bradshaw, and Jonny Harris.
Bradshaw was guest speaker from AHA at Spring banquet.
(Athens, Irwinville Bull test, etc.) Check with Ga. Beef Council
(Carroll Cannon) and see if possible to bring sale to Friday.
Letter from H. Edwards was read and discussed. Also ideas
from H. Grayson was brought forward.
Newsletter was discussed. Authors for spotlight was
assigned. July-Sept 14 H. Grayson, Oct-Dec 14 A. McGinnis,
Jan-March 15 Randy Roberts, April-June 15 Ray Hicks. A
list of past articles is to be distributed. Next year we will be
publishing a new directory.
Paul Harris brought ideas for an adult field day. To develop
further.
Next meeting is tentatively set for August 23 in Perry.
No further business meeting adjourned.
Georgia Hereford Field Day Story
Begins on Page 10
2014-15 GJHA OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS
The new Officers and Directors for the
Georgia Junior Hereford Association
were elected at the annual meeting, held
June 20, 2014 during the 2014 Georgia
Hereford Field Day at the Madison County
Fairgrounds. Pictured, left to right, are
Anna Ruff, 2 year Director, Rebekah
Ramey, 1 year Director, Christopher
Ramey, Gracie Drue Johnson, 2 year
Director, Gabe Brogdon, President,
Hannah Roberts, Secretary, Kari Dylong,
2 year Director, and Matthew Murphy,
Vice-President.
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President:
Gabe Brogdon
Vice President:
Matthew Murphy
Secretary:
Hannah Roberts
Directors:
Dalton Green
Rebekah Ramey
Case Wilson
Kari Dylong
Gracie Drue Johnson
Anna Ruff
GJHA
660 Seaburn Vickery Road
Statesboro, GA 30461
www.georgiahereford.org
912-865-5593
debbiehicks99@gmail.com
Summer has come and nearly
gone, and many of you are already
back in school. What a great Field
Day we had up in Comer, Georgia!
The weather was beautiful, hot,
but beautiful. Many thanks to the
McGinnis Family for having us and
all of the hard work they did. It was
super, and the Juniors that came and
exhibited their cattle made Georgia
Herefords look MARVELOUS!!!!!!!
We had a good crew travel to
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in July for
the 2014 Junior National Hereford
Expo! And while they were gone,
another good bunch of juniors brought
their Hereford projects to Perry for the
Georgia Beef Futurity. We had juniors
and Herefords everywhere! Makes me
smile!
Be sure to take a look at the Junior
“Dates to Remember”, especially with
the deadlines for entering the Georgia
National Fair and the State Steer and
Heifer Shows coming up. You won’t
want to miss that!
We’ll have a meeting in October at
the Georgia National Fair. I can’t wait
to see all of you then!
– Debbie
JUNIORS!
We are building an e-mail distribution
list for all the juniors to keep you up
to date with Hereford, 4-H, and FFA
news. Send your e-mail address to
debbiehicks99@gmail.com to get on the
mail list.
We’re on Facebook!
Check us out!
Georgia Junior Hereford Association
Getting to Know Our New Georgia Hereford Queen, Anna Ruff
My infatuation with the Polled Hereford breed all started
Even with my short amount of time showing Herefords, I
four years ago when I began my first livestock showing project.
have fallen in love with the breed so much I have started my
Little did I know it would have such a major impact on my life
own herd, consisting of five cows. I just had my first successful
and help mold me into the person I am
calving season of three heifers and two
today.
bulls. When I’m not in the show ring
It began with sheep for me. In the
or taking care of livestock on the farm I
summer of 2010, I was able to exhibit my
devote much of my time to livestock and
first market lamb. The first few weeks were poultry judging. I took high individual
quite difficult. I had no idea what I was
honors at the 2012 Gwinnett County Fair
doing, but with a loving, supportive family
livestock judging contest, and I was top
and a willing attitude I was determined to
five at our region poultry judging contest.
conquer the task at hand. In my first show
I hope with all of my experience,
my amateur showing skills were quite
passion, and willingness to learn I will
evident. I had the tendency to find myself
be a great asset to the Georgia Hereford
in the bottom of every class. My drive
Association. The Hereford queen is going
and self-determination are what kept me
to be an amazing opportunity for me and
going, and before long I found myself at
will expand my knowledge in the Hereford
the top every class. After just one season
world. It bring me great joy to be able
of showing lambs I had fallen in love with
to represent the Hereford industry that
the stock show life.
means so much to me.
My passion and success in the sheep
My hopes are to continue learning
show ring influenced me to broaden my
about my passion of livestock production
species of interest. On January of 2011,
by building a sustainable and healthy
I was able to exhibit a dairy heifer. In May
polled Hereford herd and create a positive
of 2011, I was able to buy and show my
influence on the Polled Hereford breed
first Hereford heifer. I had always loved
as a whole. I will be attending Emmanuel
all breeds of cattle but I always had a soft
College this fall and later transfer to the
place in my heart for the red and white
University of Georgia to earn a degree in
Herefords! Over the past four years I
Animal Science.
ANNA RUFF
have been involved with lots of livestock
I am very honored to represent the
2014 Georgia Hereford Queen
shows, including sheep, dairy, beef, and
state of Georgia as the Hereford Queen.
even got the chance to exhibit a market goat. Not only have
Anna Ruff comes to us from Ruff Hereford Farms, in Dewey
I been able to compete all over Georgia but I have shown in
Rose, Georgia. Her parents are Greg and Shannon Ruff, and
many other states as well.
she has a sister Ansley, and brother Gantt.
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When Ryegrass Becomes a Weed
By Wayne Tankersley
From roadsides to pastures and lawns to wild-
life food plots, annual ryegrass is used extensively across
the U.S. For its intended use, annual ryegrass offers numerous agronomic and nutritional benefits. It is easily
established, has excellent seedling vigor, is highly competitive and thrives on marginal soils with limited fertility. It also produces tremendous forage yields.
But the same attributes that make ryegrass an excellent multi-use annual forage can also make it an unintended and difficult weed pest. Nowhere is this seen
more than in trying to establish new tall fescue pastures
or attempting to establish small-seeded forages such as
clovers, forbs and brassicas in wildlife food plots that
have a history of annual ryegrass production. Volunteer
annual ryegrass can dominate fledgling tall fescue, clover, forb and brassica seedlings. It is not unusual to see
complete stand failures of these desired forages due to
annual ryegrass dominance.
So, what can be done when ryegrass becomes a
weed? While no one strategy can guarantee a total elimination of annual ryegrass problems, there are some sug-
gestions that can be offered to curb the effects of ryegrass competition.
Suggestions for new tall fescue plantings – Planning
ahead is key. Do not overseed annual ryegrass in pastures or
fields the year prior to a planned new tall fescue planting. Also,
do not feed hay containing ryegrass in these fields during the
winter and spring previous to seeding fescue in the fall. When
planting tall fescue into fields with a history of annual ryegrass
production, delay seeding in the fall to allow the first flush
of volunteer ryegrass to emerge. Use a non-residual herbicide
such as glyphosate or paraquat to kill this flush of ryegrass prior to seeding tall fescue. If the volunteer ryegrass population
is moderate to heavy, the newly established tall fescue planting
may need to be flash-grazed or mowed periodically in late winter and/or during early spring to keep the ryegrass growth in
check.
Suggestions for food plot plantings – On new food
plots, the use of seed mixtures such as Pennington’s Rackmaster
and Buckmaster product lines that contain no annual ryegrass
is highly recommended. On food plots with a history of ryegrass presence, plant perennial broadleaf plants such as clover,
chicory or brassicas (radish, turnips, rape, etc). Once these forages emerge, a “selective” herbicide that only kills grassy weeds
can be applied - if needed - to control seedling ryegrass. Note:
The herbicide application should be made when the ryegrass is
no more than 2-3” tall. If no herbicide is used, periodic mowing of the plot in late fall and late winter and throughout the
spring will be required to remove excess ryegrass growth and
reduce grass competition with the desirable forages.
(Wayne Tankersley is a forage consultant for Pennington Seed.)
The aggressive nature of annual ryegrass can dominate
fledgling tall fescue, clover, forb and brassica seedlings
leading to stand failure of the desired forage crop.
Pennington offers a premium line of forage and wildlife products for livestock farmers and wildlife enthusiasts. For
more information about these products and their management or to find your nearest dealer, contact Pennington
Seed at 1-800-285-Seed or visit www.pennington.com.
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Georgia Poll-ettes
I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying some of
this great rain that the Good Lord has been sending our
way. I want to start by saying a huge THANKS for all the
help we got at field day. We truly hope everyone enjoyed
the weekend and we are looking forward to doing it again
in the future.
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Ladies, the desserts for field day were absolutely wonderful,
as always. You never know which ones to start eating first.
The silent auction did well again this year. Thanks for all
the donations and thanks to the bidders for your generous
Children With Troubles...
Little Marvin told a neighbor, “I lost a tooth and this morning
there was a quarter under my pillow. My mother said the tooth
fairy left it there.”
“So what’s the problem?” the neighbor asked.
“Actually,” Marvin replied, “it’s kind of disturbing having a
mother who believes in tooth fairies.”
•••••
After an argument with her mother, a four-year-old girl
announced that she was going to run away and never come
back. “Well, goodbye. I will miss you sweetheart,” her mother
said.
Soon the little girl returned, acting as if nothing had
happened. “I thought you were leaving forever,” her mother
reminded her.
“I was,” the child replied, “but I missed my plane.”
•••••
First Dad: Every time I lay down to nap in my recliner, I stick
a rabbit’s foot in my pocket.
Second Dad: Why’s that?
First Dad: So when my kids stick their hand in my pocket to
sneak some change, they think it’s a mouse.
•••••
Teenager to a friend: “Fooling my mom is like trying to sneak
a sunrise past a rooster.”
•••••
JUST THINKING: Children are small creatures that make
parents old and grandparents young.
GEORGIA POLL-ETTES
officers and directors
Vice President
Rene Brogdon
13519 Hwy. 112
Irwinton, GA 31042
478-290-1941
renebrogdon140@msn.com
Secretary-Treasurer
Diann Strickland
P.O. Box 128
Mershon, GA 31551
912-647-5439 Home
912-288-0024 Cell
diann_strickland@hotmail.com
Director – 2 years
Kim Dylong
1140 Gum Creek Rd.
Oxford, GA 30054
770-786-0586 Home
404-403-3806 Cell
dylong84@yahoo.com
Director – 2 years
Cheri Johnson
1039 Bazemore Dr.
Dexter, GA 31019
478-875-3065 Home
478-697-2081 Cell
cherijohnson@leboe.net
Director – 2 years
Kay McCurdy
1284 New Hope Rd.
Chadsworth, GA 30705
706-695-9634
herefords@windstream.net
Director – 1 year
Jennifer Gillooly
2731 River Rd.
Wadley, GA 30477
478-625-7665 Home
478-494-6693 Cell
predestinedcattle@hotmail.com
Director – 1 year
Ann Patton
P.O. Box 282
Illa, GA 30647
706-248-2020
allhrsfarm@yahoo.com
www.georgiahereford.org/pollettes.html
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Diane has mailed you packets of information
concerning our last meeting at field day and has enclosed
a membership form with it. Be sure to get your dues to her so
you can get on our membership list and receive newsletters.
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Show season has started and I encourage you to attend a
couple of different shows in your area and visit with some junior
member. Take along some membership forms with you; never
know, you might get a new contact.
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Well, got to run and check for new babies in the pasture.
Call me and let me know your thoughts good or bad. My door is
always open for you.
God bless all of you,
Angie M.
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in
stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives
of others.” – Pericles
Georgia Poll-ette Membership Form
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
Name
Address
City,State, Zip
Home Phone
Cell Phone
E-mail Address
Farm Name
President
Angie McGinnis
2810 Macedonia Church Rd.
Danielsville, GA 30633
706-795-2747
706-549-3427 Work
angiem@armc.org
Director – 1 year
Debra Giddens
4985 Douglas Hwy.
Millwood, GA 31552
912-282-5551
debra610@gmail.net
donations. All the money the Pollettes raise goes straight
back to our junior members.
Do you wish to be a member of the National Hereford Women? Yes No
Georgia Poll-ette Membership – $20.00 per year
National Hereford Women membership – $20.00 per year
The Georgia Poll-ettes is involved in the following activities:
• Award two $1,000 scholarships to college bound Georgia Junior Hereford
Association members per year.
• Provide a tiara for the Georgia Hereford Queen.
• Provide $500 to the Georgia Hereford Queen for expenses to the Junior
National Expo and the American Royal.
• Pay entry fee of $100 for the Georgia Queen to participate in the National
Queen contest.
• Provide a crown for National Hereford Queen.
• Provide a plaque for Georgia Poll-ette of the Year.
• Provide a belt buckle for Reserve Champion Heifer at Field Day.
• Provide contest money for Juniors at Field Day.
• Provide refreshments at Georgia Hereford Association events.
We need you to be a part of our group! Please join and be an active member
of a ladies organization that supports Georgia Junior Hereford members and the
Georgia Hereford Association members. JOIN TODAY!!!!!
Mail check and form to: Georgia Poll-ettes
P.O. Box 128, Mershon, Georgia 31551
Minutes
Georgia Poll-ettes Meeting
Perry, Georgia
June 20, 2013
President – Angie McGinnis
Vice President – Charlene Roberts
Secretary/Treasurer – Diann Strickland
Directors for 2 years:
Rene Brogdon
Jennifer Gillooly
Ann Patton
July 1, 2013 – June 18, 2014
Checking Account Balance July 1, 2013
The Georgia Poll-ettes held their annual meeting on June
20, 2013, in Sylvania, Georgia. There were 7 members present.
Angie McGinnis, president, called the meeting to order.
Sarah Anderson made a motion to accept the minutes.
Debra Giddens seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Rene Brogdon made a motion to accept the Treasurers
report. Sarah Anderson seconded the motion. Motion passed.
We had no queen or princess applications for the 2013
year.
Sarah Anderson made a motion to elect Starr Whaley
as Georgia Hereford Woman of the Year. Angie McGinnis
seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Sarah Anderson gave the nominating committee report as
follows:
Financial Report
Georgia Poll-ettes
Directors for 1 year:
Sarah Anderson
Debra Giddens
Cindy Wilson
Debra Giddens seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Diann Strickland
Secretary
Road
or Ga
te
Sign
Income
Deposit 6-25-2013 Deposit 7-16-2013 Deposit 4-08-2014 Deposit 6-11-2014 $ 500.00
1,010.00
50.00
60.00
Total
Expenses
Juniors (Field Day Prize Money)
GHA (Belt Buckle) Scholarship (Kari DyLong)
Scholarship (Krissi McCurdy)
GHA (Meal, SE Regional)
$ 2,940.37
$ 1,620.00
$ 540.00
140.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,403.04
Total
$ 4,083.04
Account
Balance 6-10-2014
$ 477.33
Savings Account xxxxx7773 (Business Savings)
$ 154.90
Savings
Account
xxxxx2588
(Scholarship)
5,741.83
Balance Scholarship/ 6-20-2014
$ 5,896.73
Savings Account
CD (Mature 12-9-14)
CD (Mature 8-17-14)
CD (Mature 9-2-14)
$ 5,686.67
3,890.38
1,997.58
Balance CD (Three CDs) 6-20-2014
$11,574.63
Kitchen Corner
Smoked Steak
4 (1 to 1¼ inch) thick ribeye steaks
1 cup lemon pepper seasoning
½ cup favorite steak sauce
Rub both sides of each steak with lemon pepper
seasoning. Lay steaks flat in pan and sprinkle
steak sauce generously on both sides. Cover and
refrigerate for three to four hours.
FARM SIGNS AVAILABLE
3’ x 5’ Road Sign, One Side – $175.00
18” x 24” Gate Sign, One Side – $60.00
12” Stick on Screen, $35.00
18” x 24” Hanging, Double Sign – $95.00
22” x 28” Hanging, Double Sign – $125.00
Contact
Color Wheel Sign Co., 478-553-1600
(Sandersville, GA 31082)
Bobby Brantley, 478-552-9328
(Tennille, GA 31089)
Shipping cost will be added to all signs. Sign sales will be between Color Wheel
and buyer. Checks should be made payable to Color Wheel Sign Co.
Smoke steaks over indirect heat using oak or
hickory wood. Cooking time will depend on degree
of indirect heat, approximately one to two hours.
These steaks are better served medium.
Pecan Cheese Cookies
1 lb. grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1 cup butter or margarine
cayenne pepper to taste
3 cups sifted flour
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine cheese and butter, cream thoroughly; add cayenne
pepper. Add flour and pecans; mix thoroughly. Mixture will
be very stiff. Shape into rolls and refrigerate overnight. Slice
¼ inch thick and bake in 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
Do not brown. Can be frozen before or after baking.
Yields approximately 100 crackers.
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What a great group of Georgia Junior Hereford Exhibitors
participating in the 2014 Georgia Hereford Field Day! Pictured
from left to right, front row: Hardy Edwards IV, Thomas Lord,
Jesse Tod Johnson, Jake Eller, Preston Reid Burnham, Avery
Burnham; 2nd row – Ansley Ruff, Emma Huff, Macayla Kellum,
Carver Moore, Anna Ruff, Rebekah Ramey, Krissi McCurdy
Kari Dylong, Andy Chastain, Cody Hardin; 3rd row – Mackenzie
Kellum, Grace Drue Johnson, Gabe Brogdon, Christopher
Ramey, Tommie Lynne Mead, Hannah Roberts, and Savannah
Hardin.
Georgia Hereford Field Day
June 20-21, 2014
Madison County Fairgrounds, Comer, Georgia
On June 20 and 21, 2014 the McGinnis Family – Francis,
Angie, and Richard – of Danielsville, Georgia, hosted the
Georgia Hereford Field Day at the Madison County Fairgrounds
in Comer, Georgia. It brought 26 Hereford junior exhibitors and
their families from all over the state together to Comer to show
their Hereford cattle, compete in various contests, and just
have fun!
On Friday, juniors and adults competed in the Beef Quiz,
juniors turned in their posters and photos for judging, and
showed their skills in Showmanship. Judge Todd Shultz,
Director of Vocational Education with the Madison County
Board of Education from Jackson, Georgia, put them through
their paces to find Andy Chastain, from Danielsville, as the
Overall Champion Showman. He received the Richard Poss
Memorial Trophy and the John Wesley Rakestraw Memorial
Scholarship. A wonderful supper and good fellowship followed.
Bright and early Saturday morning juniors presented Judge
Shultz with their best Cow/Calf pairs, Bred & Owned Bulls,
Steers, and their Heifers projects. Following the naming of
the Grand and Reserve Champion Heifers and the Grand and
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Heifers, everyone enjoyed
lunch in the air conditioning.
Our thanks to all of the sponsors and especially to the
McGinnis Family for making this event really special. The show
and contest results from Field Day follow:
PeeWee Showmanship Champion – Thomas Lord
Junior Showmanship Champion – Jake Eller
Junior Showmanship Reserve Champion – Jesse Tod
Johnson
Intermediate Showmanship Champion – Andy Chastain
Intermediate Showmanship Reserve Champion – Matthew
Murphy
Senior Showmanship Champion – Krissi McCurdy
Senior Showmanship Reserve Champion – Kari Dylong
Overall Showmanship Champion – Andy Chastain
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Champion Cow/Calf Pair – Kari Dylong
Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pair – Gabe Brogdon
Champion Bred & Owned Bull –Krissi McCurdy
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Bull – Kari Dylong
Champion Steer – Gabe Brogdon
Reserve Champion Steer – Jesse Tod Johnson
Heifer Show
Class 1 – 1st Gabe Brogdon (B/O 1st)
Class 2 – 1st Cody Hardin, 2nd Krissi McCurdy
Class 3 – 1st Krissi McCurdy (B/O 1st), 2nd Hannah Roberts
(B/O 2nd), 3rd Hannah Roberts (B/O 3rd), 4th Gracie Drue
Johnson
Class 4 – 1st Krissi McCurdy (B/O 1st ), 2nd Matthew Murphy
(B/O 2nd ), 3rd Matthew Murphy (B/O 3rd), 4th Tommie
Lynne Mead, 5th Tommie Lynne Mead, 6th Cody Hardin
Class 5 – 1st Emma Huff, 2nd Anna Ruff, 3rd Tommie Lynne
Mead, 4th Jake Eller, 5th Tommie Lynne Mead, 6th Ansley
Ruff, 7th Savannah Hardin
Division I Champion – Krissi McCurdy, Class 4 (B/O)
Division I Reserve Champion –Matthew Murphy, Class 4
(B/O)
Class 6 – 1st Matthew Murphy (B/O 1st), 2nd Kari Dylong
Class 7 – 1st Emma Huff, 2nd Jake Eller, 3rd Makenzie
Kellum
Class 8 – 1st Jake Eller, 2nd Makenzie Kellum, 3rd Macayla
Kellum
(Continued on Page 17)
Georgia Hereford Field Day Photos
on Pages 12 & 13
GRIFFIN HILLS FARM
“Seeking Shade” at Griffin Hills Farm.
Visitors are always welcome
GRIFFIN HILLS FARM
POLLED HEREFORDS
Phone
(706) 484-1799
CSR POLLED
HEREFORD FARM
Cell Phone
(706) 473-1374
301 Dennis Station Rd., SW
Eatonton, Georgia 31024
2186 Gum Creek Rd.
Oxford, GA 30054
Donald Griffin
Home770-786-7868
Cell678-787-4705
“Breeding Cows for the Next Generation”
Clay Chapman, Farm Manager
706-594-3813 • Barn 770-786-8900
59 Moores Farm Road
Covington, GA 30016
Steve & Elaine Roberts
5561 Wycliff Roberts Road
Alapaha, Georgia 31622
(229) 532-7963
(229) 238-1129
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The Showmanship Champions for the 2014 Georgia Hereford
Field Day are pictured, from left to right: Assistant Macayla Kellum,
PeeWee Champion Thomas Lord, Junior Champion Jake Eller,
Intermediate and Overall Champion Andy Chastain, and Senior
Champion Krissi McCurdy. The contest was held June 20, 2014 at
the Madison County Fairground in Comer, Georgia. Judging the
event was Todd Shulz, from Jackson, Georgia.
The 2014 Champion Bred and Owned Hereford Bull for the 2014
Georgia Hereford Field Day was shown by Krissi McCurdy, LPH
My Town 10Y A7, an October 21, 2013 bull calf sire by NJW 73S
W18 Hometown 10Y ET. Holding the Jordan Ellis Memorial Trophy
Belt Buckle for Krissi is Tommie Lynne Mead; holding the bull
calf is Krissi McCurdy, along with Judge Todd Shultz. The 2014
Georgia Hereford Field Day was held at the Madison County
Fairgrounds, in Comer, Georgia, and was hosted by G & M Farms,
the McGinnis Family of Danielsville, Georgia.
The 2014 Reserve Champion Bred and Owned Hereford Bull for
the 2014 Georgia Hereford Field Day was shown by Kari Dylong,
GHF Nick Y12 X09 A29, a December 25, 2013 bull calf sire by
GHF Miami M03 U56 X06. Holding the Rope A Dream Foundation
Trophy Belt Buckle for Kari is Tommie Lynne Mead; holding the bull
calf is Kari Dylong, along with Judge Todd Shultz, from Jackson,
Georgia.
Congrats to Kari Dylong, who led the Champion Cow-Calf Pair at
the 2014 Georgia Hereford Field Day. Her cow is December 14,
2011 GHF GA Girl W13 X02 Y12, paired with her December 25,
2013 bull calf GHF Nick Y12 X09 A29, which was later named
the Reserve Champion Bred and Owned Bull for Kari. Pictured
holding her cow is Kari Dylong, assisting her and holding the bull
calf is Krissi McCurdy. Also pictured is Judge Todd Shultz.
Gabe Brogdon is pictured holding his 2014 Champion Hereford
Steer at the recent Georgia Hereford Field Day. Pictured from left
to right are Judge Todd Shultz, Gracie Drue Johnson, proud mom
Rene Brogdon, and Gabe with his November 24, 2012 steer.
Jesse Tod Johnson is pictured holding his 2014 Reserve Champion
Hereford Steer at the 2014 Georgia Hereford Field Day. Pictured
from left to right are Judge Todd Shultz, Gracie Drue Johnson, and
Jesse Tod with his December 6, 2012 steer.
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Winning the Senior Heifer Division, and being named Grand
Champion Female for the 2014 Georgia Hereford Field Day is TNB
Bailout Ruby 11 1288 ET, owned and shown by Andy Chastain.
Pictured from left to right are Amy Allen and George Allen, from
TNB Herefords, who bred the heifer, Judge Todd Shultz, and Andy
Chastain. “Ruby”, a November 14, 2012 heifer, was sired by TH
75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.
Krissi McCurdy is pictured holding her October 18, 2013 heifer calf,
MLM Rachel 144U A5, who was named Division I Champion, and
went on the be the Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Hereford
Heifer for the 2014 Georgia Hereford Field Day. Pictured from
left to right are – brother Matt McCurdy, Judge Todd Shultz, from
Jackson, Georgia, and Krissi McCurdy.
The Reserve Grand Champion Female and the Grand Champion
Bred & Owned Female for the 2014 Georgia Hereford Field Day
is LPH Rachel 144U Z446, bred and owned and shown by Krissi
McCurdy. Pictured from left to right are Judge Todd Shultz, proud
parents Kay and Donnie McCurdy, and Krissi McCurdy. LPH
Rachel 144U Z446, a December 24, 2012 heifer, was sired by TH
75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.
Anna Ruff is excited as she is crowned the 2014 Georgia Hereford
Queen by Georgia Poll-Ette President Angie McGinnis at the 2014
Georgia Hereford Field Day, held June 20-21, 2014.
The Georgia Hereford Field Day has many contests,
along with its premier Hereford Junior Cattle Show.
The Winners are pictured here from left to right:
Christopher Ramey – 3rd Place Junior Beef Quiz,
Rebekah Ramey – 3rd Place Intermediate Beef
Quiz, Kari Dylong – 1st and 3rd Place in Senior
Photography, John Wesley Rakestraw Memorial
Scholarship, Hannah Roberts – 2nd and 3rd Place in
Intermediate Photography, 1st Place in Intermediate
Beef Quiz, Carver Moore – 1st Place Junior Poster
Contest, 1st and 2nd Place Junior Photography, Gabe
Brogdon – 1st Place Intermediate Photography and
Overall Best Photo, Winner of the Waunell Strickland
Scholarship, Emma Huff – 1st Place Junior Beef
Quiz, Macayla Kellum – 2nd Place Senior Poster
Contest, Thomas Lord – 1st Place PeeWee Poster
Contest, 1st and 2nd Place in PeeWee Photography,
1st Place PeeWee Beef Quiz, Krissi McCurdy – 2nd
Place Senior Beef Quiz, Gracie Drue Johnson – 2nd
Place Junior Beef Quiz, Tommie Lynne Mead – 1st
Place Senior Poster Contest, 2nd Place Senior
Photography, 1st Place Senior Beef Quiz.
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Junior Dates
TnB Herefords
Allen Cattle Co.
to Remember
864 Hardman Hooper Rd. • Hull, Georgia 30646
George and Ruby Allen
Phone 706-338-3472
August 1-3
South Carolina Junior Beef Round-Up, Clemson, SC
August 8-9
Young Farmers Cattle and Goat Show, Perry, GA
August 17
UGA Block and Bridle Summer Classic, Athens, GA
September 1
Entry deadline for the Georgia National Fair
September 11-21
Gwinnett County Fair, Lawrenceville, GA
Greenview Farms, Inc.
October 1
Entry and ownership deadline for the
State Steer and Heifer Show
Square & Round Bermuda
Grass Hay
G GeorGia Retirement Council
R
C
Registered Polled Herefords • Thomas R. Johnson, Owner
Home: 706-465-2421
Cell: 706-339-4607
The club’s mission is to promote, mentor, and provide opportunities for Georgia’s
Junior Hereford youth, future beef industry leaders. Shows, clinics, workshops, and
fundraising, will provide experiences for our youth to learn the Hereford industry,
both show side and production side, and the beef business in general. Membership
is annual, running from July 1 through June 30. New members who join after March 31
will be credited with a full year’s membership plus the remaining time in the current year. We encourage
all adults interested in young people, especially Hereford youth parents, to become involved.
Membership fee: $25; for existing GHA members and Poll-ettes: $5
GEORGIA HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP FORM
Name
Cell
Mailing Address
525 District Line Road • Americus, GA 31709
(229) 924-0091
Cell (229) 337-0038 or (229) 886-7465
City, State, Zip
Farm Name (if appropriate)
Farm
Jones
Top Quality Hereford, Angus, & Commercial Cattle
Address (if different)
City, State, Zip
JACK JONES
3621 Roddy Highway • Cochran, GA 31014
sherryandjack@gmail.com
Home 478-934-2175 • Cell 478-214-4505
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Contact Bill Sims to place ads, articles, and information in Georgia newsletter.
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Fax: 706-468-5399
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Phone
$150
80
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400
1-800-884-4820
2100 Pennington Rd., Newborn, GA 30056
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Georgia Junior Hereford Booster Club
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CATTLE AT THEIR BEST
November 21-23
Southern Classic Cattle Show, Perry, GA
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Performance & Quality from
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JOHN A. WATSON, JR., owner
24605 Highway 193
Phone: 423-834-3457
La Fayette, Georgia 30728
johnwatson@windstream.net
October 2-12
Georgia National Fair, Perry, GA
Braford
Winton C. & Emily C. Harris and Family
Jonny & Toni Harris • 334 K-Ville Rd., Screven, GA 31560
(912) 586-6585 • Cell (912) 294-2470
706-468-7550
September
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7731 Bastonville Road
Warrenton, GA 30828
Polled
Hereford
Types of Membership:
(Please check desired membership.)
Registered Breeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35.00 Commercial Breeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 Poll-ettes (Ladies Support Group) . . . . $20.00 Junior Membership (Up to Age 21) . . . . $ 5.00 Give birthdate of Junior
Send Completed Form
With Remittance to:
GHA
660 Seaburn Vickery Rd.
Statesboro, Ga 30461
Membership in the Georgia Hereford Association is on an annual basis, July 1 through June 30 each
year. New members who join after March 31 each year will be credited with a full year’s membership plus
the remaining time in the current year.
Benefits in GHA membership include: (1) the opportunity to consign cattle to association consignment
sales; (2) receiving information about shows and field days sponsored by GHA; (3) receiving a quarterly
newsletter updating activity of GHA and its members; (4) having your Hereford operation listed in the GHA
biennial directory at no additional cost; (5) entering cattle in GHA shows; and (6) supporting an organized
effort to promote Hereford cattle. In addition, you will be able to make new friends and learn what others
are doing by attending the various activities such as sales, shows and field day.
GHA is a registered non-profit Georgia Corporation. A copy of the by-laws is available to anyone
interested in joining the association. The association has been active since 1968.
Two affiliated groups of GHA are the Georgia Poll-ettes (the ladies support group) and the Georgia
Junior Polled Hereford group.

Greetings from the GJHA Prez:
President:
Gabe Brogdon
Vice President:
Matthew Murphy
Secretary:
Hannah Roberts
Directors:
Dalton Green
Rebekah Ramey
Case Wilson
Kari Dylong
Gracie Drue Johnson
Anna Ruff
GJHA
660 Seaburn Vickery Road
Statesboro, GA 30461
www.georgiahereford.org
912-865-5593
debbiehicks99@gmail.com
As we come to the close of another summer vacation
and the beginning of another show season, I would like
to wish everyone luck in their endeavors. If you had the
chance to compete in the Georgia Junior Hereford field
day, Southeastern Junior Hereford Show, or Junior National
Hereford Expo, I would like to congratulate you on your
successes and the memories made.
Let me encourage those who did not participate in
these competitions to become active in the Junior Hereford
Association and to begin making plans to participate in these
events next year. While these shows are not until next
summer there are several events right here in Georgia that
GABE BROGDON
juniors can take advantage of, like the heifer and steer show
at the Georgia National Fair or the Georgia purebred steer show at the state show in
February. I also encourage juniors to become active in their local cattleman’s association
and to become well educated on uprising industry matters.
During this year there are several chances for juniors to succeed and shine. Let me
encourage you to work hard in the show ring as well as at home breeding and raising
your Hereford cattle and preparing them for the show ring. I encourage the parents and
grandparents of students who are not active in exhibiting Hereford cattle to encourage
those young people to join the association and consider showing.
I hope to see all of you somewhere at a show this year. Good luck and safe travels as
you participate in the upcoming events!
Sincerely,
Gabe Brogdon
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sept. 1 . . . . . . Walker Polled Herefords Farms
Morrison, TN, 11 a.m.
Ad back page
Oct. 2-12 . . . . Georgia National Fair
Perry, GA
Oct. 14-16 . . . Sunbelt Ag Expo
Spence Field, Moultrie GA
Oct. 26 . . . . . . Debter Hereford Farm Sale
Horton, AL
Oct. 27. . . . . . Hill Vue Farm Angus and Hereford
Production Sale
Blairsville, GA, 1 p.m.
Nov. 7 . . . . . . Bull Power Sale
Colbert, GA, 12 p.m., Innisfal Farm
Contact Weyman White, 706-474-0536
March 20. . . . CES Polled Herefords/
Predestined Cattle Co., Wadley, GA
Kyle Gillooly, 478-494-9593
predestinedcattle@hotmail.com
BULLS
FOR SALE
Contact our Georgia Hereford Breeders
for your next cattle purchases.
BOBBY BRANTLEY, Tennille, GA 31089
478-553-8598
TOMMY MEAD, 1222 Reeves Rd., Midville, GA 30441
706-554-0201
JONNY HARRIS, GREENVIEW FARMS
334 K-ville Rd., Screven, GA 31560
912-294-2470
PETE BAILES, BAILES RANCH, Eatonton, GA 31024
706-473-1374
JOHN A. WATSON, JR.
24605 Hwy. 193, La Fayette, GA 30728
423-834-3457
J. TAYLOR NEIGHBORS HEREFORDS
525 District Line Rd., Americus, GA
229-924-0091
SAM ZEMURRAY, HONEYRIDGE PLANTATION
477 Honeyridge Rd., Guyton, GA
912-547-0251
BILLY MARTIN, SUNSET RIDGE HEREFORDS
1359 County Line Rd., Cummings, GA 30040
404-376-6414
••••••
If anyone has bulls or heifers for sale, they can contact Bill
Sims. Next deadline is October 10th.
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GHA Members Web Page
and E-Mail Address
American Hereford Association
Tommy Coley, Eastern Region Field Rep.
Web Site:  www.hereford.org
E-mail: jcoley@hereford.org
Apple Valley Farm – Bill Sims
E-mail: bsimsins@windstream.net
Double B Farm – Bobby Brantley
E-mail: doublebfarm@washemc.net
FourRFarms – Randy Roberts
E-mail: FourRFarms@windstream.net
Georgia Hereford Association
Web Site: www.georgiahereford.org
E-mail: herefords@windstream.net
Greenview Farms, Inc. – Winton & Emily Harris
Web Site: www.greenviewfarms.net
E-mail: greenviewfarms.net
Ray Hicks
Web Site: www.sandbriarfarms.com
E-mail: rhicks@bulloch.net
HME Herefords – Hardy Edwards
Web Site:  www.hmeherefords.com
E-mail: hmeherefords@windstream.net
Hill-Vue Farm – Bud Hill
Web Site: www.hillvuefarm.com
E-mail: bud@hillvuefarm.com
Johnson Polled Herefords – Tommy Johnson
E-mail: johnsonpolledherefords@gmail.com
Jones Farm – Jack Jones
E-mail: sherryandjack@gmail.com
Leonard Polled Herefords – Sherman Leonard
Web Site: www.lphfarm.com
E-mail:  herefords@windstream.net
Mead Cattle Enterprises – Tommy Mead
Web Site: www.meadcattle.com
E-mail: tommy@meadcattle.com
Kay McCurdy
E-mail: herefords@windstream.net
Moore Farms – Terry Moore
Web Site: http://www.moorefarms.net
E-mail: terry@moorefarms.net
Stonegate Farm – Bob Neligan
E-mail: bobneligan@yahoo.com
Sunset Ridge Farm – Billy Martin
E-mail: srherefords@att.net
James Thompson Herefords
Web Site: www.thompsonherefords.com
TnB Herefords
E-mail: tnbherefords@yahoo.com
george.allen@fedex.com
rnallens@yahoo.com
Anyone wanting on this list should contact Bill
Sims.
Georgia Hereford Field Day… (Continued from Page 10)
Division II Champion – Emma Huff, Class 7
Division II Reserve Champion – Jake Eller, Class 7
Class 9 – 1st Andy Chastain, 2nd Krissi McCurdy (B/O 1st),
3rd Matthew Murphy, 4th Gabe Brogdon, 5th Cody Hardin,
6th Gabe Brogdon (B/O 2nd), 7th Tommie Lynne Mead
(B/O 3rd)
Class 10 – 1st Anna Ruff, 2nd Emma Huff, 3rd Rebekah
Ramey, 4th Hannah Roberts (B/O 1st), 5th Gracie Drue
Johnson
Division III Champion – Andy Chastain, Class 9
Division III Reserve Champion – Krissi McCurdy, Class 9
(B/O)
Receiving the Jim and Erma Hadden Memorial Belt Buckle:
Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Andy Chastain, Division III
Receiving the Georgia Poll-Ette Belt Buckle:
Reserve Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Krissi McCurdy, Division III
Receiving the J.E. Strickland Memorial Belt Buckle:
Bred & Owned Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Krissi McCurdy, Division III
Receiving the W. A. Leonard Memorial Belt Buckle:
Bred & Owned Reserve Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Krissi McCurdy, Division I Contests
Poster Contest:
PeeWee – 1st Thomas Lord
Junior – 1st Carver Moore
Senior – 1st Tommie Lynne Mead, 2nd Makayla Kellum
Photography Contest:
PeeWee Division – 1st Thomas Lord, 2nd Thomas Lord,
Junior Division – 1st Carver Moore, 2nd Carver Moore
Intermediate Division – 1st Gabe Brogdon, 2nd Hannah
Roberts, 3rd Hannah Roberts
Senior Division – 1st Kari Dylong, 2nd Tommie Lynne Mead,
3rd Kari Dylong
Overall Photo Winner – Gabe Brogdon
Beef Quiz:
PeeWee Division – 1st Thomas Lord,
Junior Division – 1st Emma Huff, 2nd Gracie Drue Johnson,
3rd Christopher Ramey
Intermediate Division – 1st Hannah Roberts, 2nd Gabe
Brogdon, 3rd Rebekah Ramey
Senior Division – 1st Tommie Lynne Mead, 2nd Krissi
McCurdy
Adult Division Winner - Shelly Patton
The Waunell Strickland Scholarship went to Gabe Brogdon.
And congratulations to Anna Ruff, who was named the 2014
Georgia Hereford Queen.
The Georgia
Junior Hereford Association
wishes to thank the following special folks:
The Family of Jim and Erma Hadden
for sponsoring our Grand Champion Hereford Heifer belt buckle.
The Georgia Poll-ettes
for sponsoring our Reserve Grand Champion Hereford Heifer belt buckle.
The Family of J. E. Strickland
for sponsoring our Bred & Owned Grand Champion Hereford Heifer belt buckle.
The Family of W. A. Leonard
for sponsoring our
Bred & Owned Reserve Grand Champion Hereford Heifer belt buckle.
You made our Field Day so special!
We love you!
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Thinking About
Herefords… B R
y
andy
Roberts
Just thinking out loud…
Those who bless God while going through their trials will be
blessed by God to get through their trials.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
As we think about the business that we are in, just what is
our business?
Is it purely purebreds?
Is it to produce structurally sound, highly fertile bulls for
other purebred breeders and/or for the commercial cattle
producer?
Is it to produce and market structurally sound, and highly
fertile replacement heifers?
Is it to produce show cattle?
Or, are you in the business for some other
reason, for tax relief, stress relief, etc.?
I think that the bottom line is that every one
that is in the Hereford business is “in” to make
a profit. How much profit will depend on how
intensely we manage our business.
Years ago, in our area, the average
commercial cow was looked at as being a
scavenger. Those cows were something to have
around to clean up crop residue and to keep
underbrush under control.
During the spring and summer months, the
cows and bulls roamed unimproved pastures
and woodland areas.
Neither the cows, their calves (if she had
one), or the bull received much attention from their owner. In
fact, I once had a farmer tell me that he had one cow that went
three years without a calf before he figured it out.
A farmer was usually involved in producing row crops such
as tobacco, corn, and peanuts. If that producer also had a few
hogs around, he would occasionally walk or drive by the pens
to see it they had any feed; if he had any dead ones; if they had
water; if he had any out, or, if he had any new litters.
But for the most part, his cows were on a “take care of
yourself, find something to eat on your own” management plan.
Little to no attention was paid to controlled breeding or herd
health. Talking to a farmer about using controlled breeding was
like trying to explain grits or boiled peanuts to a Yankee.
Then, if the cows were lucky to be owned by a farmer
with fences, they were turned into the corn fields after the
corn had been harvested to “clean up” what the corn combine
had missed. There was usually corn, weeds, and stalks to be
scavenged.
I guess that over time, natural selection and mother nature
did cull out the ones that needed to be culled.
Sadly, we still have a few operations like that across the
state.
But in today’s market, most commercial and purebred
producers realize that their cattle are a “crop” to be managed
just like their row crops, or a business they might be involved in
off the farm.
I used to tell the farmers in my county that if they managed
their cows like they did their tobacco crop, then they would see
more return from their animals.
So, what level of management do you give your cattle? Is it
the minimum or the maximum?
If you are a purebred breeder, are you using all of the
technology that is available to you?
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Do you have a specific “plan” for your operation: where you
are now, and where you want to be in five years?
Good cattle managers are going to be good whether they
are in the purebred or commercial business.
I have a neighbor that is as good a commercial cattleman
as you will find anywhere in the country. Just recently, he told
me that he had run a purebred cow into the “thousands” of
dollars. But he said that even he had set a limit on what he
could spend. He is still looking though. His plan was to bring her home and AI her and flush her.
He was then going to use the females to build a small purebred
herd of full and half-sisters. As for her bull calves, he was going
to use the best of them on his commercial cows.
He has a plan. Do you?
STATE SALE
At the recent board meeting in Perry, having a
state sale next April at the Beef Expo was discussed
at length.
The board voted to seek a move of the sale from
Saturday at noon to sometime on Friday.
But in order to make the sale work either day,
we have to have consignments. We have to have
support of our members to make this happen and
to make the sale a success.
Right now, we are riding a crest of interest in
both Horned and Polled bulls and Horned and
Polled females. We need to make them available.
We need to offer quality cattle.
What the sale committee needs are females
that are going to go home and work for their new owners. What
we do not need is those that are “just better than what we would
carry to the sale barn.”
As soon as we know whether we are going to be able to
move to Friday, or if other plans for a state sale are made, we
will let you know.
Now is the time to start making your plans, not when
you get the letter in the mail this fall seeking consignments/
commitments for the sale.
SPRING BORNS
Here in the State of Georgia many purebred producers
have found it hard to sell spring born heifers for show calves
because of the age categories that kids were allowed to show.
But starting with the 2015 Georgia Junior National Livestock
Show, exhibitors will be allowed to bring back “spring borns” to
show.
Any heifer that was shown at the 2014 show and whose
birthday was after January 1, 2013, will be allowed to show
again and compete for a championship. This will be a “one
more time” opportunity.
The thinking being that spring born heifers generally have a
hard time competing with fall born heifers.
Maybe this will make it easier for purebred producers and
even commercial producers sell some good spring born heifers.
For more information, contact your local County Extension
Agent or your high school Ag-Teacher.
Just a thought:
Every word in the Bible was placed there with a
purpose; any part that you have not read is your “buried
treasure.”
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Hardy Cell: (706) 714-9012
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PO Box 901 • Watkinsville, GA 30677
Phone 706-224-2898
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334 K-Ville Rd., Screven, GA 31560
912-586-6585 • cell 912-294-2470
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Labor Day • Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 • 11 a.m.
At Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison, Tenn.
Selling 75 Lots of Predictable Performance Genetics
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Powerhouse Donor
441
“Big League”
545
Selling 1/2 embryo interest
0145
Stylish and Sweet
442
“Bachelor”
269
Herd Bull Deluxe
333
Predictable Performance Genetics
0225
Brood Cow Potential
For catalog or more information, contact:
Eric, Rhonda, Cody and Casey
P.O. Box 146 • Morrison, TN 37357
931-607-6356 Cell • 931-668-4622 Office
931-635-2181 Home • 931-668-7365 Fax
www.walkerpolledherefordfarm.com • wphf@blomand.net
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