- 1 - The American Border Leicester Association Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2010 Heelside Farms Ricky, Carolyn, James and John Beasley Four Oaks, NC Our journey to sheepherding has been interesting to say the least. When I met my husband, 25 years ago, he had just purchased a tractor. He worked a full time job off the farm and then rented land to tend as well as raising cows, hogs and goats. Here was a man with a plan. We dated for a few years and then bought our dream farm a month before we were married. We have been blessed with two wonderful sons (James and John) who have benefitted from the country lifestyle. Our adventure with sheep begins when mom and James learned to spin as part of a living history group. My husband bought us a spinning wheel for Thanksgiving that year and soon after, James announced he wanted a sheep for Christmas. We humored him with a stuffed sheep, but were quickly told he wanted a real sheep. So, off we went to look at and buy the two sheep authorized by dad. :HOO««ZH FDPH KRPH ZLWK D GHDO IRU VL[ VKHHS LQFOXGLQJ a beautiful registered Border Leicester ram lamb. The other five sheep were crosses. We had our herd of sheep and fell in love with them. If you have a registered ram, you ought to have registered HZHV«LVQ¶W WKDW ULJKW" ,Q WKH VSULQJ ZH PHW .DWH 6KLUOH\ a Border Leicester breeder from Holly Spring, North Carolina. We purchased several registered ewes and ewe AMERICAN BORDER LEICESTER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING Where?? MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL When?? SATURDAY NIGHT MAY 1, 2010 IN LOWER SHEEP BARN (MARKET LAMB RING) Time?? TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED (AT CONCLUSION OF SHEEP SHOW) LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE BRING LOCAL/THEME BASKETS OR ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED OFF TO BENEFIT THE JR. FUND Look for the Meeting Agenda on page 19. lambs from her. Now we were real shepherds. Kate was a godsend. She patiently answered our questions DQG KHOSHG XV WKURXJK RXU ILUVW \HDU DQG EH\RQG $OWKRXJK H[SHULHQFH LV WKH EHVW WHDFKHU .DWH¶V NQRZO edge JXLGHG XV DURXQG PDQ\ ILUVW \HDU SLW IDOOV 7KURXJK .DWH ZH PHW 'L :DLEHO DW 0LVW R¶ 0RUQ IDUP 'L¶V ORQJ shepherding experience with Border Leicesters has added a wealth of information to our learned experience. Meeting other shepherds is a great perk in this business. We have been pleased with the beautiful breeding stock we purchased from M.O.M. farm to enhance our gorgeous herd of prize winning Border Leicesters. Our sons have shown as the N.C. State Fair for four years and have won numerous Grand and Reserve Championships in the coarse wool division. This year was the banner year. The Border Leicesters are well represented at the fair with Heelside Farms, Humbug Farm and Triple R Farm bringing top notch sheep to show (as well as several indLYLGXDO %/ RZQHUV 7KHUH DUH D ³IHZ´ RWKHU SHRSOH VKRZLQJ VKHHS DW WKH VWDWH IDLU EXW the Border Leicester steal the show. We show white as well as natural colored Border Leicesters at the fair. This year at the NC State Fair, at SAFF (Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival), and the Harnett country fair James and John had a banner year. At the NC state fair, James won Supreme Grand Champion Ewe in the Junior Wool Division and the NC born and bred award, reserve champion in the white fine ewe class. John won Grand champion ram in the Open wool breed show following the junior show. That ram was purchased from Triple R farms as a ram lamb. He is a beautiful natural colored ram. At SAFF James again won supreme champion ewe in the junior division (with a different ewe than state fair). At Harnett county fair James won the Showmanship award for the entire show. Our friend Victoria helped us show at the state fair but at the Harnett county fair she showed her own sheep (purchased as a lamb from us) and won Grand Champion ewe. A side &RQWLQXHG RQ SDJH «
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The American Border Leicester Association
Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2010
Heelside Farms Ricky, Carolyn, James and John Beasley
Four Oaks, NC Our journey to sheepherding has been interesting to say the least. When I met my husband, 25 years ago, he had just purchased a tractor. He worked a full time job off the farm and then rented land to tend as well as raising cows, hogs and goats. Here was a man with a plan. We dated for a few years and then bought our dream farm a month before we were married. We have been blessed with two wonderful sons (James and John) who have benefitted from the country lifestyle. Our adventure with sheep begins when mom and James learned to spin as part of a living history group. My husband bought us a spinning wheel for Thanksgiving that year and soon after, James announced he wanted a sheep for Christmas. We humored him with a stuffed sheep, but were quickly told he wanted a real sheep. So, off we went to look at and buy the two sheep authorized by dad.
a beautiful registered Border Leicester ram lamb. The other five sheep were crosses. We had our herd of sheep and fell in love with them. If you have a registered ram, you ought to have registered
a Border Leicester breeder from Holly Spring, North Carolina. We purchased several registered ewes and ewe
AMERICAN BORDER LEICESTER ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING Where??
MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL
When?? SATURDAY NIGHT MAY 1, 2010
IN LOWER SHEEP BARN (MARKET LAMB RING)
Time?? TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED
(AT CONCLUSION OF SHEEP SHOW)
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE BRING LOCAL/THEME BASKETS OR ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED OFF TO BENEFIT THE JR.
FUND Look for the Meeting Agenda on page 19.
lambs from her. Now we were real shepherds. Kate was a godsend. She patiently answered our questions edge
shepherding experience with Border Leicesters has added a wealth of information to our learned experience. Meeting other shepherds is a great perk in this business. We have been pleased with the beautiful breeding stock we purchased from M.O.M. farm to enhance our gorgeous herd of prize winning Border Leicesters. Our sons have shown as the N.C. State Fair for four years and have won numerous Grand and Reserve Championships in the coarse wool division. This year was the banner year. The Border Leicesters are well represented at the fair with Heelside Farms, Humbug Farm and Triple R Farm bringing top notch sheep to show (as well as several indthe Border Leicester steal the show. We show white as well as natural colored Border Leicesters at the fair. This year at the NC State Fair, at SAFF (Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival), and the Harnett country fair James and John had a banner year. At the NC state fair, James won Supreme Grand Champion Ewe in the Junior Wool Division and the NC born and bred award, reserve champion in the white fine ewe class. John won Grand champion ram in the Open wool breed show following the junior show. That ram was purchased from Triple R farms as a ram lamb. He is a beautiful natural colored ram. At SAFF James again won supreme champion ewe in the junior division (with a different ewe than state fair). At Harnett county fair James won the Showmanship award for the entire show. Our friend Victoria helped us show at the state fair but at the Harnett county fair she showed her own sheep (purchased as a lamb from us) and won Grand Champion ewe. A side
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In This Issue
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4. Right on Target 5. Youth News Corner 9. Creep Feeding
Vitamin E 10. Border Leicester Dinner Invitation 12. National Sale Fleece Show 13. Your Neck of the Woods 14. Treasurer Report/Budgets 17. 2010 Leadership School Bonus Program 18. ABLA By-‐law Changes Results 19. Annual Meeting Agenda 20. Membership Application
From The President March 2010 Greetings to all across Border Leicester land! I hope you have had a very successful lambing season that was of minimal stress. Border Leicesters sure seem to know how to lamb on their own and take much of the labor and time out of the birthing and nursery process. Breeder after breeder talk about the joy of lambing Border Leicesters and how popular they become in the barn compared to other breeds of sheep they have raised. This year, keep a few extra good ewe lambs out of your best ewes and expand your flock. Let us all try to increase our ewe numbers, which will not only help our breed, but help our American sheep industry as well. A few announcesments of note, which will be covered in detail elsewhere in this issue our By-Law election finally passed. I want to personally thank everyone who took time to vote on the By-Law changes, whether you voted for or against them. The changes that were appr A board goal to expand our presence at the North American International Livestock Exposition in November was met with the inception of largest livestock stage. This issue also contains our 2010 Budget and an actual comparison of how your dollars were spent in 2009. We were within a few hundred dollars of our 2009 goal on a budget of over $10,000. The board was diligent in its spending, trying to maximize our hard-earned dollars. We are looking for ways to promote your breed and we welcome all suggestions. Our election of Directors is upcoming and one director, Polly Hopkins, has graciously offered to run again. Another highly respected lday in the industry, Anne Key of Montana, is also running for the Western District Region being vacated by Di Waibel. Di has served your board and your association tirelessly for years. Her efforts, positive attitude and enthusiasm for Border Leicesters is contagious and helped our breed grow the past 20 years. Thanks, Di, and we could not have moved our breed where it is today without you! Circle May 1st on your calendar for the 2010 Annual Meeting. It will once again be held in conjunction with the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in Frederick at the Howard County Fairgrounds. I look forward to seeing many of you there!
Greg Deakin ALBA President
Editor Notes
trying!!! A big thank you to Heelside Farm for writing a great article for this newsletter!! If you find an interesting article or want to write an article please send it to me! Please feel free to contact me with any questions or just to talk at [email protected]. Happy Spring!!! Sarah Hopkins
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note, at the state fair four of the eight ewes in the supreme champion class were from Heelside Farms. It was an awe inspiring day and the entire showing season brought much satisfaction. We have had sheep for six years and have worked hard to breed for beautiful, top quality Border Leicesters. Our first year lambing was an adventure. We had a two stall barn with just enough room in between the stalls for a couple of lawn chairs. Every night after dinner we went out with our chairs and cups of hot Ovaltine and hot tea to wait for the lambs. We laughed, talked and generally had a good time talking to the sheep and waiting. (Our sheep were very patient with us) it was worth the wait. Watching the lambing was and is watching a miracle.
We still do the nineteenth century living as well as other featured events to show off our wool, yarn, sheep, and other farm products. We have enjoyed developing our yarn products into a farm store which showcases all of our farm products. We have become addicted to dyeing yarn with natural and synthetic dyes. Our journey has led us to be a sponsor of the Carolina Fiber Festival which is part of Got to be Agfest at the state fairground in Raleigh on May 21-23, 2010. (www.carolinafiberfest.org). It all comes full circle as we are more focused in our breeding goals of stunning fleeces, great conformation, gentle temperaments, and wonderful mothers in our Border Leicester flock. Sharing our enthusiasm and information with others seems a natural extension of our shepherding experience. As our country becomes more removed from the land, these events provide a tangible and necessary link with farming.
Sheep stories abound, but some of our favorite memories are:
Malana the soccer playing sheep, who kicked the ball back to you if you rolled it to her.
Beauty, a sheep who was in love with our older son John and would just stand in front of him and gaze up at him, enthralled.
James helping with a lambing
astonished look on his face is etched in our
lambs in birthing.
Mom (home alone) doing routine feeding only to find a ewe in lambing distress and dealing with it without the men.
the top of
a mountain on a one lane road to pick up sheep on a marathon 16 hour drive.
Grand Champion Ram Coarse Wool Open Show Division
N.C. Born & Bred Junior Division
Supreme Champion Ewe Junior Show Division
Continued on from front cover
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By K.T. Jones I always find writing for The Banner an interesting task. You never know what you might learn about the many facets of the sheep industry.
Sharing this information with the readers has become an exciting adventure. From learning about lambing cameras to interviewing some of the top names in the business there is never a dull moment. Such is the case on a breezy January afternoon.
With necessity being the mother of all invention, Ray stumbled upon his burgeoning business quite by accident during the late nineties after he
purchased a custom bow from Black Widow Bows located in Nixa, Missouri. The beautiful bow had in place a set of wool silencers, however when White
Ray was disappointed by the news. He soon embarked on a mission to create a replacement for the silencers that were no longer available. He started by contacting his local extension office to find sheep producers in the area. His first contact provided him with an ample amount of Border Leicester wool to start his project. After a bit of experimentation, White developed a sample product that suited his tastes.
After about six months of fine-‐tuning his silencers, White decided to speak to a variety of distributors to see if he had a market for his product. His first call was back to Black Widow Bows to see if they would be interested in carrying his new product. They were definitely interested in his product and placed an initial order for one hundred pair of the silencers.
away by our silencers. They just loved them n contacted 3Rivers
Archery and Kustom King Traditional Archery located in Indiana. Both companies signed on quickly. eds to
ving so quickly. However he also knew the key to lp of his two daughters and a
couple of nieces in producing the silencers.
Right On Target
After a short conversation with Greg, I received my mission to track down Ray and Susan White from Whitewater Creek Products and learn more about Wooly Whispers. Initially the idea of a Wooly Whisper conjured up a vision of L.R. Burns in the pasture with his entire Montadale flock following closely behind while his father enviously watched over the situation. However after a bit of research I realized this naturally made product is a wool silencer made to place on hunting bows.
The pompom shaped device is widely used to muffle the sound of the bow strings as the hunter shoots. Seen primarily on traditional bows these wool silencers are widely sought after by
throughout the Midwest.
bow silencers from wool is a second career that has afforded him the ability to follow his passion. A devout bow hunter from the age of thirteen when his parents bought him his first one as a Christmas present, this born and bred native of the Show-‐Me State has been able to expand his love for hunting into a great sideline job.
With necessity being the mother of all invention, Ray stumbled upon his burgeoning business quite by accident during the late nineties after he purchased a custom bow from Black Widow Bows located in Nixa, Missouri. The beautiful bow had in place a set of wool
was no longer in business.
Pictured here with his first buck in 1969, Ray's passion for bow hunting started at a young age when his parents gave
him his first bow as a Christmas present at age 13.
Ray and Susan have now been in business since 1998 selling the Wooly Whispers both direct from their own website and with three major distributors that specialize in traditional bows. They have been distributed worldwide and to all fifty states with the product still in high demand.
en selling the wooly whisper string silencers from Whitewater Creek for many years. The wooly silencers are very effective at making our
the couple on their customer service, extolling Johnathan Karch, the Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing at 3Rivers Archery Supply in
do a great job. His -‐
Gabriela Cosgrove, who is the co-‐
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In addition to the Wooly Whispers, Whitewater Creek has also added other products to their line-‐up. Ray expanded upon his Wooly Whisper idea and decided to use wool to invent a Wind Whisper. The Wind Whisper is a wind direction indicator made from wool that attaches to the bow and enables the hunter to determine the direction of the wind to keep downwind from their prey. Traditionally made of feathers, the wool indicators Ray sells have the advantage of holding up better in the wet weather, whereas the feather indicators Ray had used in the past tended to falter under these circumstances.
The company also carries a powder based wind detector, as well as camouflage fletchcovers and
Made from 100% Border Leicester wool, the Wooly Whispers silencers are a popular accessory among traditional bow hunting enthusiasts and distributed worldwide.
Right On Target
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A reminder to any junior member to be planning on your ABLA Futurity entries for 2010. There are 4 divisions in each of the two ewe age brackets. They are: White purchased, White bred and owned, Natural-‐colored purchased and Natural-‐colored bred and owned. These four divisions are included in both the ewe lamb and the yearling ewe age brackets. The nomination fee is $25 per head entered, with a pro-‐rated payout at the end of the 2010 calendar year, based on the points accumulated at the various shows. The larger classes accumulate higher points. The 2009 ABLA Futurity was a success with only limited entries this first
in this fun and learning opportunity.
Youth News Corner
NATIONAL BORDER LEICESTER JUNIOR SHOW ESTABLISHED AT LOUISVILLE After lots of hard work by many breeders and from the support of Border Leicester enthusiasts nationwide, plan have come together to hold a Border Leicester Junior Show in Louisville, Kentucky. The show will be held on Sunday, November 14, 2010 in conjunction with 18 other National Junior Shows held at the North American International Livestock Exposition. The funding came from the sale of raffle tickets and from the sale of donated ewe lambs in 2009. Junior exhibitors from several states have already
Following are the classes and premiums offered:
National Border Leicester Junior Show White BL Junior Sheep Show Early Ram Lambs (9/1 - 2/15) 25 20 15 10 10 Late Ram Lambs ( 2/16 & After) 25 20 15 10 10 Grand Champion Ram Rosette Reserve Grand Champion Ram Rosette Yearling Ewe 25 20 15 10 10 Early Ewe Lambs (9/1 - 2/15) 25 20 15 10 10 Late Ewe Lambs (2/16 & After) 25 20 15 10 10 Grand Champion Ewe Rosette Reserve Grand Champion Ewe Rosette Best Fleece Rosette Natural Colored BL Junior Sheep Show Ram Lambs (9/1 & After) 25 20 15 10 10 Grand Champion Ram Rosette Reserve Grand Champion Ram Rosette Yearling Ewes 25 20 15 10 10 Ewe Lambs (9/1 & After) 25 20 15 10 10 Grand Champion Ewe Rosette Reserve Grand Champion Ewe Rosette Best Fleece Rosette Total Premium Cost: $640.00 Showmanship Contest Junior Class Senior Class Contestants must have shown sheep in the Border Leicester Junior Show to be eligible for showmanship. Age break on class will be determined the day of the show.
Congratulations to ASHLEY JONES for winning the Junior achievement award!!! She has done a
tremendous job with her Border Leicesters!!!
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2010 NORTH EAST YOUTH SHEEP SHOW JULY 15-‐18, 2010
The 2010 show runs from July 15th thru 18th and is held in the Mallary Complex at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts. It is open to youth 21 years old and under as of January 1st with all breeds of sheep being invited. The Border Leicester breed has been growing yearly in numbers and last year had 12 youth exhibitors showing 30 head of Border Leicesters! The exhibitors must solely own or lease their sheep or co-‐own sheep in a youth partnership. The sheep and exhibitors should arrive by Thursday, July 15th; with animals being penned by 11:00 p.m. Activities begin on Thursday evening and continue right through the weekend with the finale being the selection of the Supreme Champion Ram, Ewe and Flock on Sunday afternoon. Entry information will be available by mid-‐May on the NES&WG website (www.nesheep.org). Deadline for entries is the Friday before the show. This weekend in July holds many activities including the New England Sheep Sale, Used Equipment Auction, the
Supreme Awards, Scotch Auction to benefit the Harry Hardwick Memorial Scholarship and the annual Ice Cream Social. Junior activities include Quiz Bowl on Thursday night, Skillathon and judging of Market Lambs on Friday, Fitting and Showmanship classes, as well as the fleece show on Saturday, and judging of breeds on Sunday. For more information on any of these events check out the website. This show has become a major event in the northeast thanks to all the loyal supporters. The many New England and northeast breed associations and their breeders have contributed time and money over the past twenty-‐six years making this the second largest Youth Show in the Country! Many National breed associations also contribute to the show by providing premiums and awards. Funds for this show are raised in many other ways as well: (a) profits made in the Food Booth -‐ which is open the entire weekend of the show; (b) items donated and sold in the Fiber Nook at Eastern States Exposition; and (c) private donations. Any one wishing to lend their support contact one of the following people: to make a monetary donation, forward check to Scott Poitras, Treasurer, 95 Hollow Rd., Brimfield, MA [email protected]; or to make/knit items to sell in the Fiber Nook or donate your time helping out during the Big E contact Barbara Haberlin at [email protected]. Another big fundraiser as well as a form of advertising for our supporters, is the annual NEYSS T-‐shirt. Each youth exhibitor receives T-‐shirt commemorating the yearly event. For $25.00 a farm, individual or business can have their name listed on the back of the t-‐shirt as an official supporter of the 2010 North East Youth Sheep Show. The goal each year is to cover the costs of the T-‐shirts and so far that goal has always been met! If you are interested in being a T-‐shirt sponsor send your $25.00 (made payable to NES&WG) to Deb Hopkins, 1125 Danielson Pike, North Scituate, Rhode Island 02857. Deadline for this is May 1st. In looking ahead for next year please note that there will be a weekend change to the second weekend in July, that being July 7th 10th, 2011. If you are traveling to the All American the weekend before we hope that you will continue your trip north and join us as well. We look forward to another great weekend this year.
My field hockey team likes to constantly remind me that I raise and show sheep and that I am, in fact, a farm girl. Ever since that first day when the school bus picked me up in front of my house with a field full of wooly sheep in the background, I have been made fun of
-others is all part of a normal routine with my peers.
When I reached middle school, I found that I was really embarrassed by these nicknames. I tried hard to avoid the subject and worked to become popular with my friends in school for cooler reasons. Believe me, showing sheep and living on a farm are not cool things to be known for in school. But, every time another picture of my sheep and I winning another award at a major show showed up in the
lling. I would smile and go along with the joke when my ey called me
- never quit showing my sheep because of their peer pressure. Deep down I guess I knew that because I was involved in 4-H and had the opportunity to raise sheep, I was learning things and gaining lessons that my friends would never realize as they sat at home watching their TV or gossiping about others on their phones. So, I kept my sheep and continued to show them across the state at livestock shows, and eventually, my classmates grew bored with their teasing and let the subject go.
Recently, however, I was sitting in a team huddle after winning a game. My coach was giving us a long talk about how we played and where we needed to improve. My mom was leaving but needed to tell me that I had to be at a 4-H sheep club meeting later that night, so she called me. Everyone kept making jokes and antagonizing me about my sheep club meeting. But, a funny thing happened. After years of being
I am a senior in high school this year and I am getting ready to start college this fall. I thought that when my mother screamed that
embarrassing reminder to me in front of my teammates that I would be mortified when they started teasing me all over again. But, instead, I hat I was and to not let
others pull me down from teasing or sarcasm. Instead of hiding my face in shame, I found myself smiling from a realization that I was just getting. After years of raising and showing my sheep I have learned many things about them like genetics, nutrition, health, diseases, and general care. And, because of my sheep, I have had the opportunity to travel to different places, meet new friends, win many different prizes, and develop skills like responsibility, integrity, and work ethics. It was a symbiotic relationship that I was only now realizing the benefits of belonging to. My friends had never known the joy of holding a newborn lamb or the agony of dissecting a dead one to find out
ed, halter break, or shear a sheep. They had never bush hogged a field or put a barbed wire fence up in the sweltering heat of summer. I had done all those things and much more and this realization allowed me to take the pettiness
g and just smile back, however now, it was a smile of empowerment.
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April 24, 2010 Connecticut Sheep, Wool, & Fiber Festival Tolland Ag Center Vernon/Rockville, CT www.ctsheep.org May 1-‐2, 2010 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Howard County Fairgrounds West Friendship, MD www.sheepandwool.org May 15 & 16, 2010 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival Greene County Fairgrounds Waynesburg, PA www.sheepandfiber.com May 29 & 30, 2010 Mass Sheep & Wool Craft Fair Cummington Fairgrounds Cummington, MA www.masheepwool.org May 28-‐30, 2010 Middle Tennessee Fiber Fest Dickson, TN www.tnfiberfestival.com June 5 & 6, 2010 Maine Fiber Frolic Windsor Fairgrounds Windsor, Maine www.fiberfrolic.com June 12 & 13, 2010 Iowa Sheep & Wool Festival Dallas County Farigrounds Adel, Iowa www.iowasheep.com/festival.php August 21 & 22, 2010 Michigan Fiber Festival Allegan County Fairgrounds Allegan, MI www.michiganfiberfestival.info September 10-‐12, 2010 Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival Jefferson County Fair Park Jefferson, WI www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
Need to Register a Border Leicester??? Fill out any ABLA application for registration you may already have or if you do not have a form, please visit
Registering Sheep(www.ablasheep.org) to download an application for registration form. Send all forms for registering your sheep to:
E-‐mail: [email protected] Fees for registering: Registration: $5.00 for members $10.00 for non-‐members Transfers: $5.00 for members &
non-‐members Be sure to include all the necessary and correct information on the forms in order to register your sheep. Applications that are incomplete, incorrect, or lacking fees will be returned to the sender with an explanation of the problem. Applications will not be accepted unless an ABLA Application for Registration form is filled out for all animals to be registered by the breeder/owner.
Mark your Calendars!!! Festival Time!!! Here are some places and dates!
September 24 26, 2010 Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival Ogemau County Fairgrounds, Michigan www.lambandwoolfestival.com October 16 & 17, 2010 New York Sheep & Wool Festival Dutchess County Fairgrounds Rhinebeck, NY www.sheepandwool.com November 6 & 7, 2010 Fiber Festival of New England Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds West Springfield, MA
International SheepLetter Vol. 20 No. 2, March 2000
Getting lambs to market as fast as possible directly impacts profitability in a typical Midwestern sheep flock. Rapidly growing lambs
start in the beginning, with the creep. Locally, we see many well-designed creep areas and some poor ones. Producers with well designed and managed creeps consistently get lambs on feed sooner and therefore market lambs at an earlier age.
Purpose of the creep - First of all, creep feeding introduces lambs to the feed that they will consume to market. The earlier that we can encourage lambs to consume creep the faster they will convert to getting the majority of their nutrients from grain rather than from the ewe. Secondly, creep feeding provides a protected area for the lambs to loiter or sleep. This area should be cleaner, warmer and more enticing than the ewe pen, thereby protecting the lambs from injury and exposure to weather and pathogens. Thirdly, creep feeding begins the weaning transition. If we can encourage gradual transition to weaning we will avert some of the stress to the lamb that is present at weaning.
Creep construction - Creep construction should be well planned in advance. The creep should be located in the most draft-free portion of the pen. Ideally the creep should allow access from all four sides. This is of course challenging to engineer and most people will compromise by attaching the creep to one wall for support. We need to make certain that the creep is inviting to the lambs. Hanging a low wattage light bulb or heat lamp over the pen will help entice lambs to enter the creep. The light is far more important than heat so the light can be raised high. There should be as many holes as possible in the gating to allow lambs to feel that they are not trapped. A horizontal bar or board that can be adjusted is a must. This will keep ewes from trying to get into the creep. The horizontal bar can be placed low when the lambs are young and raised as they get older. The horizontal bar should not rub the back of the lamb as it runs in and out of the creep. If it does, it needs to be adjusted. The bottom line is that we want to make the creep easily accessible, bright and enticing. If the lambs spend more time in the creep they will consume more feed.
Creep Feed - The primary requirement of creep feed is that it needs to be palatable. If the lambs don't eat the feed, it does no good. Some producers have successfully tried offering soybean meal as an initial creep feed. It is expensive, however the lambs consume a small amount. These producers will move very quickly to a 20% protein creep ration immediately after the lambs start to consume the soybean meal. A 20% protein ration is great until about 40 days of age. The feed should be crumbled or texturized, not pelleted. Coccidiostats need to be incorporated in creep rations as these young growing lambs are at high risk for acquiring coccidiosis. Deccox is the coccidiostat of choice in creep rations. Because Deccox has a high safety index it fits in well to creep diet. Reprinted with permission.
VITAMIN E J. D. Bobb, D.V.M.
International SheepLetter Vol. 19 No. 4, May-June 1999
Suckling lambs are generally more susceptible to Vitamin E deficiency than older lambs that have been weaned to dry feed. Vitamin E
functions in the body as an antioxidant, helping to prevent peroxide formation in tissues resulting from the oxidation of unsaturated fats. Lambs consuming milk from their mother receive over 50% of their dietary energy in the form of fat in the milk. This is a very high level of fat and thus there is need for high levels of Vitamin E to prevent peroxide formation in tissues. As the lambs' digestive tract develops and matures as a result of eating dry feed, two things occur that reduce the demand for Vitamin E.
1. First, the creep ration will contain far less fat, usually only 2-5% of the total ration. 2. Secondly, the microorganisms in the rumen and reticulum convert unsaturated fats to saturated fats prior to being absorbed.
As lambs increase their dry feed consumption and begin to gain weight rapidly, the fastest growing lambs are the most susceptible to showing signs of Vitamin E deficiency. Vitamin E deficiency symptoms are stiff muscled lambs or possible heart failure if excited. Poor gaining lambs seldom show symptoms of Vitamin E deficiency.
Not all Vitamin E deficiencies are a straightforward lack of Vitamin E. Selenium is an essential element required in the protein that transports Vitamin E in the lambs' blood stream. Therefore, any time selenium is deficient the lamb will show symptoms of Vitamin E deficiency. There are well known geographic locations in the United States where selenium is deficient in the soil and thus the crops raised there lack adequate selenium.
Prevention is best handled by supplementing the ewe the last six weeks prior to lambing and through the entire lactation period with both selenium and Vitamin E in the feed or salt. Selenium is approved as a feed additive up to .3 PPM. It can be added to the complete feed or salt. Vitamin E can be added as a feed additive in either the feed or salt as well. It is common to include between 40,0000- 120,000 I.U. per ton of feed. The fastest growing lambs require the upper range.
Lambs treated with an injectable Vitamin E reach peak blood levels in 1624 hours. Tissue levels are improved for up to 28 days following injection. I prefer the Vital E-300 made by ScheringPlough. Vital E is a natural form, not synthetic, and contains 300 I.U. per mi. Use of BO-SE is required in flocks where selenium is deficient. Reprinted with permission.
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Border Leicester Dinner Invitation National Border Leicester Sale
Wooster, Ohio Border Leicester breeders, buyers, friends and family are invited to dinner following the National Sale Show on Saturday, May 29, 2010. We will gather at the Smithville Inn, Smithville, OH for a veritable feast of Amish favorites including those luscious pies. Dinner is very reasonable at $14 per ticket with children less than 12
-of-a-be auctioned off to support ABLA activities. It is a wonderful time to meet other breeders and Border Leicester
American Border Leicester Association NATIONAL SALE DINNER
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Name: __________________________________________ Phone: ____________________ Address: ________________________________________ E-mail: ____________________ _____ Adult Tickets @ $14 $______________________ _____ Children under 12 @ $11 $ __________________ Make Checks Payable to: ABLA Send by May 15 to: Sally Barney 52 Cartland Road, Lee, NH 03861
Lamb Soup recipe Ingredients: ½ packet of brown gravy mix. ½ medium onion, chopped coarsely. ¾ lb of boneless lamb shoulder, cut into one-inch cubes. 2 cups of beef stock. 1 ½ cups of potatoes, cubed. 1 cup of beer. 1 cup of carrots, sliced thinly. 1 cup of green cabbage, shredded. 2 teaspoons of olive oil. ½ teaspoon of pepper. Directions: Heat the olive oil in a non-stick saucepan over a medium-high heat. Sauté the chopped onion until golden (about 5 minutes). Add the lamb cubes and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring, until browned. Add the beer and pepper. Reduce heat to low;; then cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in the beef stock and gravy mix. Add the potato cubes and sliced carrots, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender (about 15 minutes). Stir in the shredded cabbage and cook until the cabbage turns bright green (about 3 minutes). Enjoy!!!
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NATIONAL BORDER LEICESTER SALE FLEECE SHOW
May 29 & 30, 2010
Great Lakes Sale and National Border Leicester Sale - Wooster, Ohio Fleeces in place Saturday, May 29 8:00AM
Four Classes: 1. White Border Leicester Ram Fleece 2. White Border Leicester Ewe Fleece 3. Natural Colored Border Leicester Ram Fleece 4. Natural Colored Border Leicester Ewe Fleece
Champion and Reserve Rosettes will be awarded in each class 1st Place $25 2nd Place $15 3rd Place $10
. Rules & Guidelines: Fleeces must be from a registered Border Leicester and shorn within the past 12 months of the show date. Fleeces must be displayed in a clear plastic bag and may not be tied. The judge has the right to refuse to judge/place any fleece with an excessive amount of foreign matter. General Information: The following factors will be considered when evaluating the fleece. The fleece should be typical of the Border Leicester breed including style, lock formation and fiber diameter. The fleeces will also be evaluated for uniformity, length and strength of the staple, fleece condition, luster and estimated yield. Fleeces may be brought to the show or shipped to Marilyn Fogle, 22321 Raymond Rd., Raymond, OH 43067; fleeces that are
exhibitor. There is a $2 entry fee per fleece. Fleeces will be on display from 8:00 AM, Saturday, May 29, 2010 through Sunday, May 30, 2010, 1:00 PM. Fleeces which are sold may be removed from display at the time of sale. Entry Procedure: Each fleece must be accompanied by a 3x5 index card, inside an envelop, which includes: Owner Name, Farm Name, Address, Phone Number, $2 entry fee (made out to ABLA) and whether the fleece is to be sold or returned to the owner. Sale fleeces MUST include a sale price. Fleeces to be returned via the mail must be accompanied by a shipping label and return postage. On the outside of the envelop containing the 3x5 card please include the following: Breed, Sex, Age, Fleece Weight, Shearing Date and Class Entered. Questions may be directed to the Fleece Show Coordinator: Marilyn Fogle, Raymond, OH, 937-246-0265 or [email protected] Sponsors: American Border Leicester Association, Cape House Farm, Ann Arbor, MI; Deakin Family Farms, Cuba, Il; Fairy Dust Farm, Lee, NH; Seldom Seen Farm, Chepachet, RI; Woolmark Farm, Lee, NH. Additional sponsorships available. Contact Sally Barney at [email protected] or 603-659-5857.
-17). This year we bred for about a month later lambing than in the past, in the hopes of avoiding some of the treacheries of Iowa winters. So much for that idea. We lost power on five separate days, and sometimes numerous times on the same day. Thankfully, we purchased a tractor-powered generator big enough for the whole farm several years ago. It was used and very much appreciated this year! The weather has been vicious for many of us throughout the U.S. this winter, what with flooding and blizzards, etc. Hopefully you and yours have managed to keep up or maybe even ahead of the problems as they occurred.
s across the country when delivering babies at 1 or 2 AM, knowing that I may be tired, but that there are countless others doing exactly the same thing at the same time. It is exhausting, but rewarding. As we head hopefully into Spring, remember to take a breather, look around at all our blessings and get recharged for another good year with a good breed. Kerry Phelps ABLA director from Iowa
Finally winter is receding and spring is showing its timid face. In Virginia, we got slammed pretty hard with all the snow and crazy weather. Because we have more evergreen trees, the almost 30 inches of snow we got in January caused many of them to lose branches or fall down altogether. Trying to get down my road requires one to navigate around the tree stumps and branches still hanging or laying on
ough the ground indicating that spring is here. I We were lucky with the sheep. We lost one or two lambs to the weather, but overall the averages were the same, which surprised me. When the ewes seemed very happy about the situation. Once the snow shrunk down to a manageable level, the ewes drifted away from the barn and started pawing to get what they really wanted grass! Now with the warm days, the lambs and the ewes are looking much better and frolicking in the fields like they should. Within a short week the lambs went from looking like sad little creatures to plump, bundles of energy. I want to apologize to Ashley JONES for getting her name wrong in my last newsletter article. She was the outstanding individual from Tennessee who won the Junior Achievement Award for 2009. Her accomplishments were impressive and then I go and accidentally put a wrong last name in the newsletter. Sorry, Ashley, must be my old age. My daughter, Taryn, who writes a column for our local newspaper recently wrote an article about her experiences with her sheep. I have sent it in for our nassociate with and the lack of experiences that most of them have because they are bred and raised in closely packed houses or townhouses, I get down on my knees and kiss the farm soil that I live on. My son is one of the most popular kids in his school because he invites his friends out to build bridges to the beaver pond, play paintball in our woods, work with the animals, and get dirty and outdoor exercise without getting yelled out by an overprotective parent. Do you know how many kids have never climbed up a tree or waded in a creek collecting tadpoles?? Taryn is currently working on a project in school and she is going to bring in a baby lamb because she knows how excited the rest of her classmates will be when they see and pet itvalue of the farm. I hope everyone else survived through the winter months and that your lambs are doing well. I will be at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival and I hope that many of you can attend that big (and FREE) event the first weekend in May. The ABLA annual meeting will be held then, so if there is anything you wish to add to the agenda, please let Greg know. Loving the spring weather, Jennifer Bierhuizen
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Treasure In response to various inquiries from you -‐ the members -‐ we have included in this newsletter three financial reports: (1) Year-‐actually spent; and (3) the 2010 Budget recently approved by the Board. Please remember that the budget is a guide for the Association, and the Board, which meets almost monthly throughout the year, reviews expenditures at each meeting. If you have a question or suggestion -‐ feel free to email the Treasurer or any Board member. I would also like to say at this point that we owe a big Thank You to Greg Deakin because included in almost every Banner magazine is a Border Leicester ad free of charge! This is a great breed and what better way for the rest of the country to recognize the importance of this dual purpose breed than to promote the breed in a national magazine! I also would like to thank everyone who filled out the questionnaire (either the old membership form or the new one). I looked at the comments and suggestions when preparing the draft 2010 budget to present to the Board. I know the Editor has taken suggestions about future articles of interest. Please remember this is your newsletter so send the Editor
happening us! Have a sheep show or
fleece show that has classes for Border Leicesters? Feel free to send a request to Board for support of that local event in your area. The ABLA display is available for members to use at their local activity contact Joanne Tuncy early to reserve the display and make arrangements to have it shipped to you in plenty of time. -‐p-‐ BUDGET REPORT 2009 YEAR END
Income BUDGETED ACTUAL Dues for 2009 $3,000.00 $2650.00 Dues for 2010 ----- $ 80.00 Registrations/transfers $6,000.00 $5612.50
$ 100.00 $ 133.25 Classified Ads on web $ 100.00 $ 0 Ads for newsletters $ 500.00 $ 342.50 Raffle/Auction at Maryland (for Junior Fund) ---- $ 426.50 Third Place Pen Display at Maryland Festival ---- $ 12.00 Portion of NAILE Raffle $ 500.00 ($ 300.00)*** Miscellaneous $ 300.00 2009 National Sale Dinners --- $ 536.00 Fleece Show- --- $ 246.00 2009 National Show/Big E (donations for awards) --- $ 170.00 2009 National Show Dinners --- $1159.00 Futurity (entry fees & donation) --- $ 125.00
Total $10,500.00 $11,492.75 Expenses Associated Registries $3,300.00 $3097.95 Recording Secretary/expenses $ -0- ---- Webmaster/Webwork to new webmaster $ 588.00 $ 497.00 Web hosting $ 90.00 $ 92.00 Domain name (paid for 2 yrs last yr) $ -0- -0- Newsletter Editor $ 800.00 $ 800.00 Newsletter copy, postage $1,800.00 $1524.05** Telephone conference cost $ 100.00 --- Insurance Liability & directors/officers $1,100.00 $1067.00 Bank Expenses $ 65.00 $ 63.60 Checkbook checks ---- $ 35.85 Postage Treasurer $ 150.00 $ 149.50 Office Expenses Treasurer $ 50.00 $ 103.07 Advertising $ 400.00 $ 85.00 Promotional (Directories) $ 300.00 $ 203.30 Misc (Shipping display) ---- $ 36.00 Display Booth, table, tablecloth $ 400.00 $ 321.31 OPP Society Dues (paid 2 yrs last yr) $ -0- --- Junior activities: Photo contests/Achievement $ 300.00 $ 150.00 Futurity Awards -0- $ 125.00 Maryland Festival/Annual Meeting $ 200.00 $ 116.14 2009 National Sale Dinners ----- $ 465.16 2009 National-Regional Show/NAILE $ 375.00 ( $ 375.00 )* 2009 National Show/Big E $ 500.00 $ 647.00 2009 National Show Dinners --- $1159.00 South Dakota Youth Show $ 100.00 ---- North East Youth Show $ 100.00 ----
$ 200.00 ---- Review of books $ 50.00 $ 50.00 Fleece Show 2009 National Sale (ribbons & judge) $ 75.00 $ 75.00 Fleece show 2009 National Sale (premiums) --- $ 200.00 2008 NAILE premium fund ---- $ 500.00 2008 National Regional Show-Lead Line Award ---- $ 25.00 Total $11,043.00 $11,587.93
( )* was paid in 2010 **also included one mailing for bylaw changes ***will receive soon in 2010
-1-09 to 12-31-09 Amount on hand as of January 1, 2009 $2,252.84 Income: Dues 2009 $2650.00 Dues for 2010 $ 80.00 2009 National Sale Fleece Show Donations $ 200.00 2009 National Sale - Fleece Show Entry Fees $ 46.00 2009 National Sale - Dinners $ 536.00 Ads newsletters $ 342.50 Registration/transfers Associated Registries $5612.50 Auction @ Annual Meeting Jr. Fund $ 426.50 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival 3rd display $ 12.00 National Sale Commission $ 133.25 Futurity entry fees $ 75.00 Futurity donation $ 50.00 2009 National Show Donations $ 170.00 2009 National Show Dinners $1159.00 Raffle at NAILE ($ 300.00)
TOTAL $11,492.75 Expenses: Associated Registries $3097.95 Newsletters (editor fee, postage, copying) $2324.05 Promotion (directories, advertising, display) $ 645.61 Treasurer expenses $ 252.57 Insurance $1067.00 Annual meeting $ 116.14 Website work and hosting $ 589.00 2009 National Sale Fleece Show $ 275.00 2009 National Sale Dinner $ 465.16 2009 National Show (premiums & extra awards) $ 647.00 2009 National Show Dinner $1159.00 Junior Activities (photo contest & achievement award) $ 150.00 2009 Futurity awards $ 125.00 Review of financial books $ 50.00 2008 Eastern States Expo/Lead Line winner $ 25.00 2008 NAILE National Show $ 500.00 Bank fees & new checks $ 99.45 TOTAL $11,587.93 BALANCE IN CHECKBOOK AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 = $2,157.66
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ABLA Directors
Greg Deakin (2012) President P.O. Box 500 Cuba, IL 61427 309-785-5058 [email protected] Sue Johnson (2011) Vice President 578 Baldwin Road Hinesburg, VT 05461 [email protected] Polly Hopkins (2010) Treasurer 494 Evans Road Chepachet, RI 02814 401-949-4619 [email protected]
JoAnne Tuncy (2011) Promotional Director 692 Smithfield Road Millerton, NY 12546 518-789-6113 [email protected] Jennifer Bierhuizen (2012) Jr. Coordinator 17292 Kibler Road Culpepper, VA 540-829-0806 [email protected] Di Waibel (2010) Mist O Morn Farm 9838 S. Gribble Road Canby, OR 97014 503-266-7156 [email protected]
limb covers for bows. Although the last three products are not wool based, they
compliment the Wooly and Wind Whispers nicely. Throughout the years Ray has continued to stick with using Border Leicester wool
as his base for his silencers. He explained he appreciated the texture and density of the fleece and appreciated the Border Leicester wool when made up into his finished products. He also praised the Border Leicester wool for its variety
product with the main body
products, feel free to contact him at: Whitewater Creek Products (573) 547-‐8530 www.whitewatercrk.com Reprinted with permission.
Ray also explained the use of 100% wool and the natural color patterns are popular with the majority of clientele that purchase traditional bows.
traditional archery is to use more natural products
Twelve years after embarking on a journey
his wildest expectations. Who would have thought one little product could have enabled this passionate hunter to share his love for the sport with people from every state in the union and countries all over the
really did not expect them to be received to such a
right on target, accomplishing his many goals in amazing fashion.
2010 BUDGET Approved by Board of Directors March 16, 2010
Income Dues $3,000.00 Registrations/transfers $6,000.00
$ 130.00 Classified Ads on web $ 50.00 Advertising in Newsletters $ 500.00 Portion of NAILE Raffle $ 300.00 Scotch Auction at Maryland (for Jr. Fund) $ 300.00 Sponsors to Fleece Show @ National Sale $ 200.00 Futurity entry fees and sponsorships $ 200.00 Miscellaneous $ 300.00 Total $10,980.00 Expenses Associated Registries $3,300.00 Recording Secretary/expenses $ -0- Webmaster $ 200.00 Web hosting $ 100.00 Domain name $ 75.00 Newsletter Editors $ 800.00 Newsletter costs (copy, postage, supplies) $1,500.00 Directories $ 200.00 Telephone conference costs $ 100.00 Insurance Liability & directors/officers $1,100.00 Bank expenses $ 100.00 Treasurer- postage& office expenses $ 200.00 Advertising $ 300.00 Promotion $ 500.00 OPP society dues (for 2 yrs.) $ 25.00 Junior Activities/contests $ 300.00 Maryland Festival 2010 Annual Mtg. $ 200.00 2010 National Show/ NAILE $ 500.00 2010 National Regional Show @Big E $ 375.00
North East Youth Show $ 100.00 Review of books $ 50.00 Futurity premiums $ 200.00
$ 75.00
Total $10,875.00
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CAPE HOUSE FARM Bella with 23 minute old ram lamb
We have a nice selection of white and colored
lambs and some great colored yearlings. See us at Maryland or give us a call!
Breed Character: Roman nose, ear set Mothering instinct, newborn vigor
The 2010 Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School returns to Columbus, Ohio
for a jam-packed program, including the well-known Lamb 509 course under the direction of Roger A. High, Dr. Henry Zerby, and Dr. Paul Kuber of The Ohio State University. The July 10-14, 2010 program combines parts of the ASI Regional Sheep Genetics Conference, Ohio Sheep Day, as well as the popular Lamb 509 program, plus the local tours, networking
school will be an exceptional educational experience for producers, processors, and purveyors interested in sheep and lamb production.
In order to include the ASI Regional Genetics Conference, scheduled for July 10-11, 2010 in Powell, Ohio, the Leadership School will begin on Saturday, July 10th and conclude by noon on Wednesday, July 14th. The Welcome Reception, which is the first official activity of the school program, will take place on Saturday evening, July 10th.
For those familiar with the Lamb 509 program, the initial phase of live lamb evaluation and
producers and others attending the Genetics Conference sponsored by ASI and the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association. The Saturday evening and Sunday morning program will be held at Riverwood Farms, home of nationally known elite purebred flocks of both Polled Dorset and Dorper flocks.
Sunday, July 11th will include the classroom segments of the program, with the morning reserved for the ASI Regional Genetics Conference and the Lamb 509 program continuing in the afternoon and evening. On Monday, July 12th, the Leadership School continues with a series of tours of several successful Ohio sheep operations, Mid-States Wool Growers (possibly the most technologically advanced wool collection facility in the world); Blystone Farms, a family owned and operated state-licensed harvesting facility catering to the ethnic trade.
Other Ohio sheep operations tentatively slated for tours are: Mike Stitzlein Club Lambs, one of the most successful elite Club Lamb operations in the United States; Greg and Bev
ful commercial operation in Howard, Ohio based primarily on
feedlot, which is currently one of the largest lamb feedlots in Ohio and possibly in the eastern U.S.
As the Lamb 509 portion of the program continues, Leadership School participants will learn about carcass evaluation and grading, take a hands-on role in the fabrication of the carcasses into wholesale and retail products, and explore the relationship between live animal characteristics and the value of wholesale and retail cuts.
The 2010 combined Leadership School program is an extraordinary opportunity for anyone involved in the sheep and lamb industry. Individuals must be 20 years of age or older to apply. There is no fee to submit an application. A written essay is required, along with the name of one reference. Application deadline is May 1, 2010. Instructions are available on the NLFA web site: www.nlfa-sheep.org or contact [email protected].
A group of 32 participants will be selected by NLFA. Once accepted, participants must submit a $200 per person registration fee to confirm attendance. NLFA covers the cost of meals, lodging and tour expenses; however, each attendee is responsible for the cost of their transportation to and from the Ohio school site.
American Border Leicester Association Proposed By-Laws Changes - Results
At the March 16, 2010 ABLA Board of Directors meeting the Board of Directors declared balloting for proposed by-laws changes closed. Ballots in hand at the time balloting was closed were counted on March 18, 2010. All of the proposed amendments to the by-laws were passed by the membership by the two-thirds majority required. Article I I . Section 1. B. Individuals under the age of 21 years as of January 1st of the membership year may have a separate Junior Membership. PASSED Yes 74 No 2 Abstain 2 Article I I . Section 4. Voting on issues addressed at membership meetings where a quorum of active members are present, wi ll be voted on and decided at such meetings, unless decided by the Board of Directors to do otherwise. If an issue presented at a membership meeting is deemed important enough for a member vote, then a mail ballot will be issued, no less than 30 days after the membership meeting, by the Secretary of the Association. Results of the balloting shall be counted by the Secretary of the Association or a person designated by the Board, and shall be kept in his or her custody for a period of time as designated by the Board, and be subject to inspection at reasonable times by any member of the Association. The membership shall be promptly notified of the results of such balloting
ority of those voting shall be considered an act of the membership of the Association, except when a two-thirds majority of the voting membership is called for in these by-laws. PASSED Yes 65 No 9 Abstain 4 Article I I I . Section 2. The Board of Directors shall consist of a seven-member Board, who shall be active members of the Association and registrants of Border Leicester Sheep. Five (5) Directors shall constitute a quorum. PASSED Yes 75 No 2 Abstain 1 Article I I I . Section 3. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than four elected Directors. Directors will be elected for a term of three (3) years on a 2-2-3 rotating basis for a total of seven (7) Directors. A call for nominations will be announced in the newsletter and bios requested. PASSED Yes 76 No 0 Abstain 2 Article I I I . Section 5.
-President, and Treasurer, and are to be elected from the Board by the members of the Board at the first meeting following the yearly election. The duties of the officers of the Board shall be such as usuall y pertain to such officers in the usual transaction of business. PASSED Yes 68 No 8 Abstain 2 Article I I I . Section 5c. The Secretary will be appointed by the Board on an annual basis and shall not be a voting position on the Board. PASSED Yes 71 No 4 Abstain 3 Article VI . Section 1. At the annual general membership meeting and at all other membership meetings the quorum shall consist of fifteen (15) members of good standing of those members who attend the meeting. PASSED Yes 71 No 4 Abstain 3 Article IX. Section 1. Proposed by-laws changes may be initiated by the Board or by a member in good standing by petition to the Annual membership meeting. PASSED Yes 74 No 3 Abstain 1 Article IX. Section 2. These by-laws may be altered, amended, or replaced by the affirmative two-thirds of the active membership in good standing who return their vote. Proper notification as noted above shall include a clearly stated notice of what section of the by-laws is to be deleted, changed or added; and what exact wording of the desired change or addition shall be. At the discretion of the Board, any proposed amendments or changes will be mailed with a ballot by the Secretary of the Association within thirty (30) days or such proposals to each active member. Ballots shall be returned to the Board within thirty (30) days of the mailing of the proposed amendments. Results of the balloting shall be counted by the Secretary of the Association or such other person as designated by the Board, and shall be kept in his or her custody for a period of time as determined by the Board, and subject to inspection at reasonable times by any member of the Association. The membership shall be promptly notified in a timely fashion of the results of such balloting through the Asso
2010 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN BORDER LEICESTER ASSOCIATION
I. Call Meeting to Order
II. Recognition of Membership & Guests
III. Reading of Minutes of the 2009 Annual Meeting Sally
Barney
IV. Board of Director Election Results
V. Polly Hopkins A. Report of Current Audit B. Presentation of 2010 Budget
VI. Current Year-To-Date Registration & Transfer Numbers
VII. Committee Updates
A. Promotion & Publicity Update JoAnne Tuncy chairperson
B. National Sale Report Greg Deakin C. Eastern National Border Leicester Show, The Big E,
Sunday, 9/26 at 8:00 a.m. Sally Barney D. Western District Committee discussion by Greg
Deakin E. Newsletter Editor Sarah Hopkins F. Futurity Ewe Lamb Program Kerry Phelps G. NAILE Junior Show Sunday, November 14 H. National Show at NAILE 2:30 p.m. Wednesday,
