OHIO COW TOPS CENTRAL NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW

Stephan Sparkler Vera-ET, the winning entry in the six-year-old and older class, was named Grand Champion at the Central National Jersey Show held at World Dairy Expo. She is owned by Joel and Greg Bourne of Ansonia, Ohio, and received the Udder Comfort $1,000 Grand Champion Cash Award. Reserve Grand Champion was Ratliff Price Alicia, a four-year-old, exhibited by Ron and Christy Ratliff of Garnett, Kan. Ratliff Jerseys were also named Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor for the second consecutive year. Premier Sire was Giprat Belles Jade-ET.

Judge Michael Heath of Westminister, Md., and Associate Judge Kelly Barbee of Concord, N.C., placed 400 entries total. Show results and class placings are as follows:

Bull Calf
1. Maycco Gr Conqueror, Greg Russwurm, Angola, IN
2. Oak Ridge Remake Clem-ET, Jim, Rita, Lucas & Kayla Tisol, Chippewa Falls, WI

Champion Bull
Maycco Gr Conqueror, Greg Russwurm, Angola, IN

Reserve Champion Bull
Oak Ridge Remake Clem-ET, Jim, Rita, Lucas & Kayla Tisol, Chippewa Falls, WI

Spring Heifer Calf
1. Pm Minister Lea, Ralph Uhe & Family, Janesville, WI
2. Krull Guapo Big Bertha, Bryce Krull, Lake Mills, WI

Winter Heifer Calf
1. Arethusa Minister Giselle-ET, Dawn Sharts, Greenwich, NY
2. Plain O Remake Darby-ET, K Myers, S Christman, A & C Thomas, New Paris, IN

Fall Heifer Calf
1. Charlyn Justice Beauty, Charlyn Jerseys, Forest, ON, Canada
2. River Valley Iatola Gorgeous, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL

Summer Yearling Heifer
1. Maple Ridge Connection Shawna, Ferme Elegance, P. Boulet, M. Palich, C. Mccraig, Montmagny, QB, Canada
2. Arethusa Justice Liberty Bell, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT

Spring Yearling Heifer
1. Perennial Justice Natasha, Bryan Weldrick, Woodstock, ON, Canada
2. Avonlea Mischiefs Miley-ET, J. Stephens, D. Dyment & E. Kueffner, Troy, ON, Canada

Winter Yearling Heifer
1. Willdina Jade Bee, Berlesque Jersesys, Edgerton, WI
2. Meadowridge King Locket, Roger Riebe & Gene Henderson, Cumberland, WI

Fall Yearling Heifer
1. Blue Mountain Tequila Tina Marie, Duane, Cole, Bailee and Calla Mazzaro, Burghill, OH
2. Meadow Ridge K-Tel Handy, Roger Riebe, Cumberland, WI

Junior Champion Female
Perennial Justice Natasha, Bryan Weldrick, Woodstock, ON, Canada

Reserve Junior Champion Female
Willdina Jade Bee, Berlesque Jerseys, Edgerton, WI

Junior Best Three
1. Roger Riebe Family, Cumberland, WI
2. Charlyn Jerseys, Forest, ON, Canada

Fall Yearling in Milk
1. Miss Iatola Blackie Rose-ET, Waverly Farm-Stiles, Clear Brook, VA
2. Genesis Nevada Joanna, Bachelor Farms, Angola, IN

Junior Two-Year-Old
1. Lookout Sweet Baby J, G. Vance, N. Suitor, B. Mckiven & Lookout, Canton De Hatley, QB, Canada
2. Avonlea Connected To Kanada-ET, Tower Vue, Carlisle, PA

Senior Two-Year-Old
1. Pine Haven Ssm Marmie, Berlesque Jerseys, Edgerton, WI
2. Meadowridge All Star Daffie, Michael Riebe, Cumberland, WI

Jersey Kingsmill Farm II International Futurity
1. Partee At Budjon Last Call, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma, WI
2. Budjon Duaiseoir Giselle-ET, Brett Woker, Greenville, IL

Junior Three-Year-Old
1. Tower-Vue Tobago-ET, Tower Vue, Carlisle, PA
2. Belfontaine Remake Oshgosh, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL

Senior Three-Year-Old
1. Milo Vindication Season-ET, Billings Farm, Woodstock, VT
2. Gillers Gergina, Katie Gibson, Eminence, KY

Intermediate Champion Female
Pine Haven Ssm Marmie, Berlesque Jerseys, Edgerton, WI

Reserve Intermediate Champion Female
Tower-Vue Tobago-ET, Tower Vue, Carlisle, PA

Four-Year-Old Cow
1. Ratliff Price Alicia, Ron & Christy Ratliff, Garnett, KS
2. Maurics Horrendous, Gene Iager & Craig Walton, Carlisle, PA

Five-Year-Old Cow
1. Sar Sambo Fairie, Bush River/Skip-A-Rilla/Tyler, Tabb, Trey French, Newberry, SC
2. Xanadu Champion Kandy Kiss, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL

Six Year-Old & Older Cow
1. Stephan Sparkler Vera-ET, Joel & Greg Bourne, Ansonia, OH
2. Lyon Duke Dutchy, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL

Best Three Females
1. Ratliff Jerseys, Ron & Christy Ratliff, Garnett, KS
2. Waverly Farms, Mike & Paul Stiles, Clear Brook, VA

Produce of Dam
1. Ernest Kueffner, Boonsboro, MD
2. Ken & Kathy Elliott & Budjon Farms, Lomira, WI

Exhibitor’s Herd
1. Ron & Christy Ratliff, Garnett, KS
2. Roger Riebe Family, Cumberland, WI

Senior & Grand Champion Female
Stephan Sparkler Vera-ET, Joel & Greg Bourne, Ansonia, OH

Reserve Senior & Grand Champion Female
Ratliff Price Alicia, Ron & Christy Ratliff, Garnett, KS

Nasco International Type & Production Award
Ratliff Price Alicia, Ron & Christy Ratliff, Garnett, KS

State Herd
1. Wisconsin
2. Ontario

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor
Ratliff Jerseys, Garnett, KS

Premier Sire
Giprat Belles Jade-ET

Generous support from sponsors makes the Central National Jersey Show possible. In 2009, sponsors include: All Lynn Jerseys, American Jersey Cattle Association, Animart, Associated Milk Producers, Bachelor Farms, Budjon Farms, Cattle Connection, Cybil Fisher Photography, Excalibur Sires, Fallen Leaf Farm, Fastrack, Golden Hill Jerseys, Hartford Livestock Insurance, Kingsmill Farm II, Land O' Lakes Purina Feed, Milk-n-More Farms & Harvesting, Nasco, National Dairy Shrine, Oakhaven Jerseys, Partee Jerseys, PortaCheck, Priority One, Select Sires, South Mountain Jerseys, Stephan Jerseys, Swiss Valley Farm, Udder Comfort, Wheatland Ag, White's Jersey Farm, Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association and World Dairy Expo.