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Kansas Polled Herefords on the Prairie 1 September/October 2004

September/October 2004 Issue 40

Kansas Polled

Herefords on the Prairie

Summertime fun!!

Bailey Mckay center wins Reserve Pee Wee Showmanat Jr. Hereford Expo. Also pictured are left to rightJudge Bob Goble, McKay, and Haley Hudson, ArkansasChampion Showman.

The Kansas Juniors participating at the 2004 Junior Hereford Expostop for a moment to pose for a picture.

The first stop of the tour at Plainview Farms,Margarete Riffel giving an overview of theoperation.

Andy Dettke, Dettke Farms, explains the operation.They were guests at the GLM Herfords stop.

Everyone could find cattlethat they like on the 2004Kansas Polled HerefordTour.

Dr. Dan Moser, of KSU, gave a talkabout EPD's and cattle proformance.

There are more thing than showing cattlethat go on at the Junior Expo. Matt Evans,Shane Watson and Sue Rowland gettingthe curtains ready to hang.

A good pen of bred heifers displayed byG&R Polled Herefords at the SpringhillHerefords stop.

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Linda McKay

312 Alcove Drive

Blue Rapids, KS 66411

785-363-7947

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Kansas Polled Herefords AssociationPresident:

Bryce Schumann, Lecompton 785-887-6754Vice Presdient:Bret Givens, Hutchinson 620-463-2387

Secretary/Treasurer

Paula Acheson, Woodbine 785-257-3541Directors:District 1 (West)

Greg Umberger, Rozel 620-527-4472

District 2 (NC)Kevin Jensen, Courtland 785-374-4372District 3 (SC)

Bret Givens, Hutchinson 620-463-2387

District 4 (NE)Marc Wales, McLouth 785-749-1003District 5 (SE)

Brain Stabb, Hays 620-728-1102

At Large (state)Grant Mckay, Blue Rapids 785-363-7947

At Large ( state)Kevin Schultgz, Haviland 620-995-4072

At Large (East)

Bryce Schumann, Lecompton 785-887-6754At Large (West)

Mick Valek, Agenda 785-732-6637

Birth Announcements:

Karen Silvers & MichaelKwiatkowski of Lebanon, Ohio,announce the birth of a daugh-ter, Kelsey Marie Kwiatkowski,Kelsey was born on Saturday,June 26, 2004. She weighed7 pounds 6 ounces and mea-sured 20 inches in length.Grandparents are Gerald andMarlyn Silvers of Louisburg,Kansas, Gretchen Johnson, ofLebanon, Ohio and JeffKwiatkowski of Waynesville,Ohio.

Thank You's:

Dear KJPHAThank you for the clothes bag Ireceived for Reserve ChampionPee Wee Showman and for thepicture box from the PhotoContest. I appreciate the glovesand halter given to eachexhibitor.

Katie Jo Parks

Dear KJPHAThank you for the gloves forshowmanship. It was nice foreveryone to get aprize. Thanks

Casey Jensen and Cody Jensen


S1/2 mile west of Holyrood, 1 1/2 south 156 Hwy

Polled Herefords

Since 1942“The Baldie Breed”

Alfalfa, Prairie Hay and Bermuda Grass

Ron and Damaris Schepman785 252-3678

[email protected]

Darrell & Joy Sutor

630 AA Rd.

(785) 737-5711

“HEREFORDS SINCE 1885”

Sutor Hereford FarmsZurich, Kansas 67663

David & Dana Pieper2760 6 Rd.

(785) 737-2830email: [email protected]

Gerald, Marlyn and Karen SilversLouisburg, KS

913 [email protected]

B & RBrannan & Reinhardt

Polled Herefords

Rt 1, Box 161, Bison, KS 67520785-356-2560 [email protected]

Kent, Pat and Nelson ReinhardtDerek and Jennifer Reinhardt

Larry and Allison Gradig

FRENZEN POLLEDHEREFORDS

Galen FrenzenRR 2 Box 14, Fullerton, NE 68638

308-536-2069

Production Sale March 25, 2003

Bret & Cindy Givens

Brandon & Davis

11007 East Illinois

Hutchinson, KS 67501

Office: 620-662-1784

Home: 620-463-2384

Fax: 620-662-3382

Mobile: 620-669-7535

SUNNYSIDE HEREFORDShorned and polled

Margaret Sheriff9107 Old Hwy 13, Alta Vista, KS 66834Phone: 785 499-5353 Fax: 785 499-5363

Kansas State FairDo not forget that the KansasState Fair is fast approaching.The 4-H show is Saturday andSunday, September 11th and12th. The steer show is onSaturday and the heifer showis on Sunday starting at 8:00a.m. both days. The OpenPolled Hereford show will beon Saturday, September 18thin conjunction with the OpenHorned Hereford Show. Re-member this is a week laterthan it has been in the past,so make sure that you markyour calendar.The show willstart at 10:00 a.m. with alter-nating division between thePolled and Horned cattle.Also note that the new build-ings are supposed to be doneso this will be a good time togo and see what changeshave been made at thefarigrounds. For more infor-mation about the KansasStateFair go tokansasstatefair.com.

CHB comes to the

State Fair

The new Cattleman's SteakHouse at the State Fair hasofficial signed up as a li-censed provider of CHB.They will be serving CHBhambugers, steak sandwichesand more during the 2004Kansas State Fair. The res-taurant is located in the newcattle barns. TheCattleman's Steak Housesigned a 2 year agreementwith CHB to serve theirproducts in the restaurant.So while you are at the StateFair make sure to check outthe Cattleman's Steak Houseand try some of the CHB.

The date for the Kansas Beef Expo is December 11, 2004.

The Beef Expo will be held in the new cattle barn, this will alloweveryone to be in out of the weather. This is a goodopportunity to get cattle out in front of other breeders andcattlemen to sell. The December date also gives most of theproducers a chance to get fall harvest over and done. Youcan consign Bulls, Spring Heifers, Pen of 3 Bred Heifers, and/orCow/Calf Pairs with the variety of animals that one is allowed toconsign there should be an opportunity for every breeder. Thedeadline for consigning cattle is September 25th. If you areinterested in putting something in the sale contact:

Margarete Riffel1474 1600 AveEnterprise KS 67441 785-479-5877

email [email protected]

Kansas Beef Expo ConsignmentsNeeded

Agenda, KS 66930

Eddie 785-732-6699

Mick 785-732-6637 Bill 785-732-6566

Everyone Welcome! Cattle for Sale at All Times

CHB comes to

KansasAvailable now is CertifiiedHereford Beef products toindividuals who would likethem. Yoder Meats of Yoder,Kansas has become a retailerfor CHB. They will be carryingthe CHB in their store to pickup or it can be special ordered.This is a great opportunity forany Hereford breeders wantingCHB for a tour, localcattlemen's meeting or anyevent in the area. Yoders arevery excited about carrying theCHB and will assist you in anyway possible.

G & R

POLLED

HEREFORDS

JIM AND SUE ROWLAND

1272 8th Road, Marysville, KS 66508

785-562-2091

BLUEBERRY HILL FARMS

Doug BolteManager

1103 S. Grandview Dr.Norfolk, NE 68701

Office: 402 371-0931Fax: 402 644-8010

Home: 402 379-1432Email: [email protected]

312 Alcove Drive

Blue Rapids, KS 66411

785-363-7947

email: [email protected]

Grant, Linda,

Bailey & Seth McKay


GLM Herefords

H Bar Ranch ad

Cool Temps and Good Cattle made a Great KPHA Tour!

GLM Herefords. Grant andLinda McKay along with theDettke Family greeted theirguests. The final Stop for thetour was Springhill Herefordsand G&R Polled Herefods at theStump home. One of the mainattractions besides the cattlewas the Round Barn. Afterintroductions of the Stump andRowland family's a steak sand-wich supper was served. JackWard, Chief operating officerof the AHA, gave a brief overview of the Breed Improvement101 workshop. At the conclu-sion of Jack's presentation, thecrowed mingle for a while thenheaded home.

A hundred plus people cameout to enjoy a very pleasantbut unusual August Day forthe Kansas Polled HerefordTour. The tour started atPlainview Farms at Enter-prise, Kansas. The DonRiffel family hosted the stopwith cattle also on displayby Colby Riffel, Enterprise.The cattle looked good asalways with the PlainviewFarms being able to talkabout their Division winnerat the Junior Hereford Expoin Mississippi plus numeroushead in the top 3 placings.The tour then went toCourtland, Kansas to theJensen Brother's show barn.Along with the Jensen cattleon display were guest cattlefrom Walnut Grove Farms(Valek Family) and RobertCriag, III. Jensen's servedthe noon meal followed bytwo speakers. Bobby Craigwas there to talked to pro-ducers about CHB and feed-ing your calves out and Dr.Dan Moser from KSU dis-cussed how your EPD's arecalculated and why theycome out the way they do.Both speakers grabbed theaudience's attention be-cause the talks were stillbeing discussed at the fol-lowing tour stops. FromJensens the tour traveled to

Blue Rapids to

Greg UmbergerRt. 1, Box 59

Rozel, KS 67574

UMBERGER POLLED HEREFORDS

Phone: 620 527-4472Mobile: 620 923-5120

Email: [email protected]

JEFF & HOLLY SMITH

717 4th Ave.Inman, KS 67546-8041Bus. 620 585-2145

615 S. WalnutMcPherson, KS 67460-5326

Res. 620 [email protected]

Registered Polled Herefords

Kevin and Vera Schultz

Box 76, Haviland, KS 67059

620 995-4072 www.sandhillfarms.com

Dave Stump introduces his family andtells about the operation at SpringhillHerefords.

The Valek Family waits to be announcedat the Jensen stop.

Family and friends listen to the introduc-tions at the Plainview Farms stop.

Gene & Barbara Dickerson

16055 WallAce Rd.

Oswego, KS 67356

(620) 795-2705

DOUBLE ROCKIN R

POLLED HEREFORDSRobert & Rebecca Craig, Jr.

Robert & Charlsie Craig

725 Queen Road

Scandia, KS 66966

Ph. 785-335-2663, 620-338-5680

620-338-1441


The Mississippi Herefordenthusiasts and the town ofTunica hosted the 5th JuniorHereford Expo July 24 - 31. Themajority of the days were not thetypical climate that most Kansanshad expected.

Top Kansas honors wereearned by Bailey McKay has sheworked her way though the PeeWee Showmanship heats withher heifer "Ariel" to the ReserveChampion Position. Also in thefinal line up was Katie Jo Parks.

In other showmanship agedivisions, Audrey Hambright andAlex Acheson made the first cutin a strong intermediate group.Brandy Valek and Jason Brownearned their way through thefirst cut in the senior division.Jason finishing in the top ten ofthat age group, where they hadto fit an animal in front of thejudges for the final placing.

In the judging of thecattle one class winner wasnamed from Kansas, that beingJames Preuss with his August2003 bull, JP Mr. Bond 3049. Theonly other bull exhibited fromKansas, JC Platinum 3103 ET,stood 4th for Jason Brown. Sixty-two polled and horned bulls wereshown together this year.

All the state thirds wereearned in the steer division ofthe show. James Preuss andKimber Evans walked out withthose in Class 2 and Class 5 ofthe 60 head/seven classes ofsteers. Kimber's had a check inweight of 1100 with a WDA of2.34. James' weight was 1265with a 2.56 WDA. The top 10carcass steers were recognizedin the ring. Kimber's steerplaced 7th in the CarcassContest. Later it was learnedthat Audrey's placed 12th.Other steers were exhibitedBrandy Valek, AudreyHambright and Tyler Schultz.

One Kansas team ofJessica Acheson, Katie Jo Parksand Bailey Parks participated inthe Junior age Team MarketingContest. Jason Brown, JessicaAcheson and Katie Jo Parksentered the Team FittingContest. Bailey McKay helpedout the North Carolina groupwith being their Pee Wee

member of that team. A number Kansansparticipated in the JudgingContest. Top performanceswere made by the following.Lori Hambright placed 2nd inthe Adult Division with theAdult Team of Lori, KevinSchultz, Nancy Preuss, andLori Stanford placing 2nd overall. The Junior Team ofJessica Acheson, Tyler Schultzand Shane Watson placed10th. Individually Jessica was9th. The Kansas Pee Weestook 2nd place team withmembers Bailey and SethMcKay, Wade Hambright andKatie Jo Parks. Fifthindividual in that age group

was Katie Jo Parks.

Bailey McKay andKatie Jo Parks gave theirPee Wee Speeches. The PeeWee Division is not placedand all participates receivemedallions. The MississippiHereford Ladies sponsoredan Impromptu AdvertisingPosters Contest, which KatieJo Parks won. Eachcontestant was to design aposter around the theme of'Rollin on the River'.

Jason Brown and Bailey

McKay earned seconds in theowned heifer division. Jason wasin the March 1st - 9th Class, whichfell in Division IV of the hornedshow. Bailey's 2003 9th ofFebruary heifer was in Class 106and the Polled Division VII.

Others showing ownedheifers were: Katie Jo Parks,Shane Watson and Kimber Evans.Bred and Owned Heifers wereexhibited by: Wade Hambrightand Alex and Jessica Acheson.

Winning second place in thePhotography Colored ScenicPicture division was Katie JoParks. Others submittingphotos were the BaileyMcKay, and Brady, Brooke,Casey & Cody Jensenbrothers. Wade Hambrightwon 3rd place in thePromotional Poster Contest.Cody and Casey Jensen alsosubmitted poster entries.First place Junior Golden BullAward went to AudreyHambright.

Brandi Valek placed 3rd in theWalter and Joe Lewis Award.She also represented Kansasas our state Queen.

Forty three Kansans Attend 5th Junior Hereford Expo


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Brandy Valek, Audrey Hambrightand Jessica Acheson representedKansas in that age division.

A number of cattleproduced by Kansas Breeders andexhibited by other states' youth,were successful in the show ring.PVF, Margaret Riffel of Enterprisewas breeder of the class winner inthe October 1 - 5th class. Thatentry PVF Levi's Pearl 379,handled by Emilee Jo Kattkamp,Indiana, was later named theDivision II Champion. PVF also hada 2nd place cow/calf pair exhibitedby Locke St John , Alabama.Schultz's, Malone's and Jensen'shad also sold exhibited cattle.

Melanie Snavely ran acampaign for the national board.There were numerous qualifiedcandidates this year. Melanie isbeing encouraged to run again atanother time. Kristi Bishop ofBasehor finished her term on theboard this year.

Sunday evening after thestall curtains and stall cards werehung, Greg and Paula Achesonhosted a state cookout consistingof hamburgers, homegrownvegetables and etc. ThanksAchesons.

Once Darla Moore hadcompleted her Pollette Boardduties, she treated the barn crewthree different mornings with apiping hot breakfast served fromher on-site skillet. That was a firstfor the state and a tradition that

we all hope she keeps up.Thanks Darla.

The ten familiesrepresented showing cattle were:Greg, Paula, Alex and JessicaAcheson, Woodbine; JasonBrown and Lori Stanford,Junction City; Terry, Deb, Mattand Kimber Evans, Fall River;Lori, Audrey and WadeHambright, Chapman; Grant,Linda, Bailey and Seth McKay,Blue Rapids; Doug, Laurie andKatie Jo Parks, Marysville; Nancyand James Preuss, Marysville;Kevin and Tyler Schultz,Haviland; Donna and BrandyValek, Agenda; and Dwight andShane Watson, Barnard.

The fourteen non-exhibiting Polled Herefordbreeders attending the showwere: Charlie, Darla and ShellieMoore, Modoc; Bill and CharleneWatson, Barnard; Alton andMarie Malone, Emporia; Ray andRuby Hottman, Muscotah;Howard Fehlman, Wakefield;Dave and Delores Stump, BlueRapids; LouAnn & MelanieSnavely, Minneapolis; MargareteRiffel, Enterprise; and SueRowland, Marysville.

Next year the 6th AnnualJunior Hereford Expo will be heldon the Wisconsin StateFairgrounds at West Allis,Wisconsin, which is a suburb ofMilwaukee. The theme for theevent is "The Great HerefordDrive". The dates are July 9 -16,2005.

Receiving 3rd place inthe prestigious Walt and JoeLewis Award was our ownBrandy Valek. Brandy was alsobusy throughout the weekwith various Queen duties andmeetings. Jason Brown andBrandy Valek were selected bytheir state peers to be theOutstanding State JuniorMember this year. PaulaAcheson served as aninterview judge

For the fifth year in

a row, Bret GivensConstruction and GivensPolled Herefords havesponsored t-shirts for theKansas exhibitors at theHereford Junior Expo.Juniors wear these on theday of the Judging Contest,Team Fitting and TeamMarketing. They certainlyadd to the unity of thegroup and many were seenwearing previous years’shirts on other days at theshow.


5th Junior Hereford Expo results cont.

NRAD

AA.D.A.R.N.

Ranch

Doug, Roxanne,

Nicole, Ashley, and Austin

Rosencutter

1900 NE 54th,

Topeka, KS 66617

785 286-4606

PolledHerefords

W.G. AND CHARLENE WATSON2314 E Xray Dr., Barnard, KS 67418

(785) 792-6257 Email: [email protected] WATSON

(785) 792-6307 Barnard, KS 67418

Brian Staab1962 - 220 Ave.Hays, KS 67601(785) 628-1102

Virgil Staab1329 Hopewell Rd.

Hays, KS 67601(785) 625-5275

VJS

Bulls and Heifers for Sale

The 3 on 3 Basketballwas once again a popularcompetitive event. The PeeWee Team, who placed 2nd,was composed of WadeHambright and Bailey andSeth McKay. Intermediateswere Cole Kaufman ofVirginia, Katie Jo Parks andTyler Schultz. A powerfulteam on the first round

challenged them. Seniors

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Nebraska Tour visits

South Central HerdsThe 2004 Nebraska

Hereford Tour will be heldSaturday and Sunday, Sep-tember 11th and 12th. Thefirst stop will be at 8:30 am atRutt Herefords nearCampbell. From there thetour will visit the Gene Bonerherd near Red Cloud, andthen head to Schutte andSons near Guide Rock forlunch.

After lunch the groupwill visit Stillwater One PolledHerefords near Lawrence,McM Polled Herefords nearAyr and then conclude atDana Polled Herefords displayat Quirk Land and Cattleheadquarters near Hastings.At the Dana stop, Jack Ward,COO of the AHA will presentthe Hereford Breed Improve-ment 101.

Certified Hereford Beef Calf Sale

During the month of January the past couple years a CertifiedHereford Beef Calf Sale has been held at the Beatrice 77Livestock Barn in Beatrice, NE. Due to change in ownership weare now trying to line up this sale in Marysville, Kansas during thissame time. This is an excellent opportunity to bring Herefordcattle together. In the past there has been a good market forthese calves with CHB buyers and other interested local buyersbidding on the cattle. If you would like more information and/orwould like to consign calves to this sale contact Sue Rowland at785-562-2091.

Kansas Queen andPrincess

The second day willstart at the Deichmann Here-fords near Central City andthen travel to a brunch stopat Fleischmann Family Farmsnear Osceola. At this stop,Person's Bar M Herefords willalso have a display.

Don Crays and Familynear Tobias will be the nextstop and then on to Capek'sPolled Herefords nearMilligan.

The final stop of thetour will be at the FilmoreCounty Fairgrounds in Genevawith displays from PriefertFarms of Fairmont and VernonYost & Sons of Geneva. Atthis stop, the Priefert familywill also be celebrating Neiland Jean's 50th weddinganniversay.

For more informationcontact Joe Brockman at 402-756-7127 or Kay Morgan at308-346-4391.


you know who your countychampions were please getthe names and address toPaula. You can reach Paulaat [email protected] orby phone at 785-257-3541.Thanks for you help.

Champions Needed!!!The KPHA honors

every year at the AnnualBanquet the ChampionPolled Hereford Heifer andSteer from each county fair.We need to get these namesto Paula so that these indi-viduals can be honored. If

It is time again to startthinking about being theKansas Queen or Princess.The Polled Hereford NationalQueen program is not onlyabout beauty and poise butinstead about the girl'sknowledge of the Herefordand beef industry, the abilityto communicate with breed-ers and the public to pro-mote our breed. Represent-ing the state of Kansas asour Polled Hereford Queengives the girls an opportu-nity to meet queens fromother state along interactingwith breeders from Kansasand across the U.S. in eventsthroughout the year.

If you are interested inrunning for the KansasPOlled Hereford Queen orthe Kansas Princess you maygo to our website atwww.kansaspolledherefords.organd in the Poll-Ette selectionyou will find the applicationfor both. (The applicationand guidelines will be avail-able no later than Oct. 1) Ifyou have any questionsplease contact our QueenChairman Steph Jensen at785-374-4223.

Sept. 11 Triple L & Candy Meadows Tenn.Sept. 12 DeShazer Cattle Co. Heame, TXSept. 13 Kiepersol Estates, Tyler TXSept. 25 Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, KYOct. 2 Journagan Ranch, Springfield, MOOct. 4 Wooden Shoe Farm, Blackfoot, ID

Midwest Cattle Service, Inc.

Jim Reed, Box 126 Green Ridge, MO 65332Office 660-527-3507 Fax 660-527-3379Semen and Certicate Brokerage Service Available

Serving Breeder since 1979

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PRSRT STDU.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 6

Henderson, Neb 68371

Kansas Polled Hereford Assn.Box 86

Woodbine, KS 67451

Dates to Remember:

Sept 11 Kansas State Fair 4-H ShowSept. 11-12 Nebraska Hereford TourSept 18 Kansas State Fair Open Hereford

ShowSept 24-25 KJLA Junior Show, WichitaDec 11 Beef Expo Hereford SaleDec 11 KPHA Annual Meeting and Banquet

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Proven Carcass andConversion Genetics

Registered and Commercial Breeding Stock for Sale

Tom Krauss, Manager

7715 Hwy 13

Manhattan, KS 66502

(785) 539-3751

(785) 532-8955 - Cell

(785) 539-5440 - Fax

[email protected]

Joyce Hale, Owner

6401 W. 92nd St.

Shawnee Mission, KS 66212(913) 341-6645

SCHU-LAR

Bryce and Gina Schumann367 Hwy 40Lecompton, KS 66050785-887-6754

Stan and Annette Larson508 Rockfence PlaceLawrence, KS 66049

785-843-5986

Polled Herefords

“WORKING TO MEAT YOUR HEREFORD NEEDS”

Jensen Bros.Courtland, KS 66939Visitors always welcome!

Kevin & Sheila JensenP.O. Box 197785-374-4372785-374-4269 [email protected]

Kirk & Steph Jensen390 Oak RD

[email protected]

www.jensenbros.netBulls ♦ Females ♦ Semen ♦ Fitting Service

The Stump Family

Dave, Delores, Angie, Jami & Kim

1128 Hwy 9, Blue Rapids, KS 66411

785-363-7410

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