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THA Hats Off To Herefords Sale
Morgan, TX
May 1, 2010
Auctioneer: Robbie Schacher, Ft. Worth

2.5 bulls $11,600 Avg. $4,640
49 female lots $94,950 Avg. $1,937
6 embryos $2,880 Avg. $480

Consignors brought an excellent set of cattle that met with good reception from buyers. Volume buyers included Andrew Orsak of Wallis, Wilbert Dernehl of Orchard and KR Ranch of Cleburne. Three frozen embryos consigned by Nelson Land and Cattle of Kingston, OK, sold to H2 Ranch and Cattle Company of Madisonville for $560 each.

TOP SELLING BULLS PRICE
Lot 2 – RSS Channing Gold 0902 ET; 1/9/09; from R. Schlegel & Sons, Olney 1/2 interest to Randy Norman, Millsap $5,000
Lot 3 – H HVR Domino 870 ET; 9/3/08; from Hi View Ranch, Cleburne; Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, NE to W4 Ranch, Morgan $4,000
Lot 1 – MR CM Channing M67U; 10/3/08; from Covered M Cattle Co., Floresville to Tee Knox, Tarzan $2,600

TOP SELLING FEMALES PRICE
Lot 54 – W4 Showtime Treasure W790; 11/7/09; from W4 Ranch, Morgan to Curtis Younts & Son, Belton; Sjolander Ranch, Riesel $6,600
Lot 6 – CH Ms Cruel Lady 5005; 3/14/05; from Curry Herefords, McAlister, OK to Audrey Nolan, Gilmer $4,500
Lot 21 – GKB EJE Nancy B989; 6/16/09; from GKB Cattle Co., Waxahachie to Andrew Orsak, Wallis $4,300
Lot 44 – CY Ms Game Advance 1007; 1/7/10; from Sjolander Ranch, Riesel to Jonathan Freiden, Academy $4,000
Lot 8 – CH Ms Becky 5014; 3/25/05; from Curry Herefords to GKB Cattle Co. $3,100
Lot 30 – KCL 122L Ms Master 10K 58R ET; 4/1/05; from Larson’s Polled Herefords, Clifton to Harry Grett, Elgin $2,850
Lot 4 – CH Golden Cat 4016 1ET; 5/8/04; from Curry Herefords to GKB Cattle Co. $2,600
Lot 31 – KCL 8006 Fergi G35 55R ET; 3/20/05; from Larson’s Polled Herefords to McMullin Ranch, Copperas Cove $2,400
Lot 39 – PRCC Lady Rose 808U ET; 5/10/08; from Prairie Rose Cattle Co., Sherman, IL to Covered M Cattle, Floresville $2,400

Science Fair Project

Hi,
My daughter, Shelby, is doing an interesting project about bulls, curly hair and fertility for 4-H and FFA. The first time she will present the results will be in San Antonio at the stock show in February, where she could win a $10,000 scholarship. However, she is in need of some help from Hereford breeders. If you have room in your publication, and especially online versions, for a short synopsis of her project and request for help, please help her out. She is short on time right now to get ready for San Antonio. She will most likely continue the project for another year or two and should have great data by the end of next year. Thanks for your help.

Cindy Rogers
Hidden Oaks Ranch
Hamilton, TX

Shelby Rogers, a 9th grader and junior member, from Texas, is working on a science fair project regarding fertility in Hereford bulls. She is trying to determine that if the bulls have curly hair on their head, they are more fertile. She collects data two ways. First she looks at the curls on their head and determines if they have curly hair or straight hair. She also looks at their fertility exam at the percentage viable semen. She collects data from 18 to 30 month old bulls. It is an ongoing project and she will collect data for several years. However, she is hoping to get information from at least 200 bulls by the 1st of January and 1000 bulls by the 1st of June. If you are interested in helping her, by sharing your fertility results and looking for curls on the bull's head, please email Shelby at hereford@wildblue.net. She will send you more detailed information on what you can do to help.

Scholarship applications revised

The American Hereford Women and the National Organization of Poll-ettes have combined five individual scholarship applications into one condensed application form. The John Wayne Memorial, Golden Bull Achievement, Future Cattleman, Ed Bible and Poll-Ette Founders Scholarships are now all in one application.

The deadline to submit the new scholarship application is January 15, 2010. This deadline applies to all awards and scholarships listed. All scholarships will be awarded at the Junior National Hereford Expo in July.

Also, for younger junior members don’t forget about the Prospect Awards too!

Download Combined Scholarship Application
Download Prospect Award Application

ATTENTION JUNIORS: $4,000 for Top Jr. in Fort Worth National Show
Funds have been committed to award at least $4,000 to the top placing junior heifer and $2,000 to second place junior heifer (if funds permit) that is exhibited at the National Hereford Show in Fort Worth. Exhibitor must be at the halter of his/her own heifer as well as be eligible to show in the junior show the previous week. This is an incentive to encourage junior exhibitors to exhibit at the open show on February 2, 2009. To be eligible for the award, the exhibitor must enter the open show by the January 15th deadline.

The sponsorss of this award are committed to making this an annual event and hope to grow the fund to increase the prize as well as create a special belt buckle for the event. Anyone wishing to join this effort should contact Jack Chastain at the THA office.

TEXAS HEREFORD ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The Texas Hereford Association Foundation Inc. provides an annual scholarship of $1,000.00 to be awarded at the annual membership meeting of the Texas Hereford Association held in Fort Worth during the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show. The winner (or winners) will be selected by a qualified committee on the basis of scholastic achievement, Hereford activities, other activities and financial need.

ELIGIBILITY:

1. Applicant must be a member of the Texas Junior Hereford Association.

2. Applicant must be either a senior in a Texas High School or currently enrolled in college.

3. Applicant must be single, never married and no children.

4. Applications must be postmarked by given date to arrive at the Texas Hereford Association office, 4609 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117

5. Applicant can receive only one scholarship from the THA Foundation.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: January 15th

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Please type or write in black ink.

2. General Information:
   A. List your full name, address, telephone number, age and date of birth.
   B. List name and address of parents or guardian, their relation to you, their occupation and other children in your family.

3. Activities
   A. Texas Junior Hereford Association

   1. List your participation in any TJHA activities (I.E. speech contest, quiz and showmanship, conferences, field days, Expos, offices held, etc.)

   2. Briefly list what you feel are your top ten accomplishments in your show career.

   B. 4-H activities and leadership positions
   C. FFA activities and leadership positions.
   D. Other school activities.
   E. Community and church activities.
   F. If already in college, list activities.

4. Financial Need
   1. List percent of college tuition and expense responsible for by applicant.
   2. List percent of college tuition expense responsible for by applicant’s parent.
   3. List other avenues for financing college expenses.

5. Indicate College plans (where you plan to attend and what you plan to study)

6. Please submit the following:
   A. One 5x7 black and white glossy photograph.
   B. High school transcript and/or copy of college grades.
   C. Short essay of 500 words or less on “What a college education means to me.”
    

JUNIOR A.I. PROGRAM
A Program of Planned Genetic Progress for the Future - Produce a Champion!
The American Hereford Association Youth Department has implemented a plan with cooperating progressive breeders throughout the nation to provide youth with a rare opportunity to have access to the genetics of the breed's leading sires.

As a program participant, you'll have the opportunity to choose from a wide array of bloodlines and breeding programs including prominent herd sires, current national champions and regional show bulls of the year. Most importantly, you receive the semen and breeding certificates ABSOLUTELY FREE. As a matter of fact, your only cost would be an AI technician and shipping charges if necessary.

This is a unique, long-range program to encourage youth to study and develop a plan involving sound management techniques in an effort to establish their own genetically sound breeding program.

Take a look ... you might just breed a champion.

It's a Simple Procedure

1. Become a junior member of the American Hereford Association if you aren’t already.

2. Show your female at any qualifying junior show. That includes any Hereford sanctioned junior show, or regional shows and state association field days that follow national junior rules and send exhibitor information to the AHA Youth Department.

3. During the following calendar year as when the heifer is shown, nominate her to the Youth Department before January 15. The semen and certificate does not have to be used on the heifer that was nominated.

4. Regardless of when the nominations are received, all will be held until January 15, after the year shown, at which time they will receive equal consideration for their requested sires.

5. Once a certificate has been approved, pick up the semen at the storage point and proceed as usual. Junior member is responsible for all semen shipping charges.

6. Registration of the offspring is handled by normal AHA procedures for calves conceived by artificial insemination. Standard membership registry rates apply.

The Sire Owner

1. Has on file with the AHA an agreement to participate with such agreement furnished annually.
   a. Bulls eligible to participate are those that have met AHA requirements necessary to quality for purchase of non-owner AI certificates.

2. Donates not more than 25 junior AI certificates per owner and agrees to provide at least two units of semen per certificate.
   a. Since ownership of registered Herefords is limited to four owners per animal, if all owners of a sire wish to participate with each owner donating the maximum there could be semen equivalent to 100 junior AI certificates per sire available to junior breeders in a single year.
   b. Special junior AI certificates will not affect the annual quota of regular AI certificates that sire owners may purchase for resale.

3. Agrees that the AHA randomly assign which junior will receive semen.
   a. Junior certificates and semen will be allocated on a national basis, or upon written request will be allocated only with the same AHA field territory wherein the participating sire owner resides.
   b. Sire owner may request that semen be assign only to horned juniors or only to polled juniors.

Act Now
Nomination forms and a current list of available sires can be obtained on December 1, from the American Hereford Association, Youth Activities Department, Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101
 

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