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The cow show of the Mid-East Spring National Holstein show is underway here in Columbus, OH. It’s a beautiful sunny day, but still pretty chilly out in the capitol city of Ohio. Judge Gus Schwartzbeck is on hand to place what is sure to be a competitive show. Keep refreshing for the latest results.

Jr. 2-Year-Old Cows (7)

1. Lingle DD Fearsome (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Lingle Holstein Farms LTD., Wooster, OH
2. Maiz-N-Blue Gold Fergie-ET (Braedale Goldwyn) Todd Case, West Liberty, OH
3. Wabash-Way Toyst Tasia-ET ( Jenny-Lou Mrshl Toystory) Wabash-Way, New Weston, OH

Sr. 2-Year-Old Cows (8)

1. Weikland Lou Emma (Jenny-Lou Marshall P149-ET) Ian Watson, Republic, OH
2. Whiteleather Silver 1043-ET (Comestar Stormatic-ET) Indian Stone, Homeworth, OH
3. Weikland Lou JW Rae (Jenny-Lou Marshall P149-ET) Victoria Watson, Republic, OH

Jr. 3-Year-Old Cows (4)

1. Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL
2. Wabash-Way Bolton Acacia (Sandy-Valley Bolton) Wabash-Way, New Weston, OH
3. Kingsway E Flying Kite-Red (Markwell Kite-ET) Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL

Sr. 3-Year-Old (8)

1. Ms Savage-Leigh Party-ET (Braedale Goldwyn) Triple-T Holsteins, Heath & Wright, North Lewisburg, OH
2. Rupp-Vue SS Freckles-ET (Pursuit September Storm-ET) Rupp-Vue Farm, Sterling, OH
3. Express-SMD Silver Bordeaux (Fieldstone Silver) Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, urbana, OH

The three animals pulled for Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show

Jr. Show – Intermediate Champion: Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET, Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL
Jr. Show – Reserve Intermediate Champion: Weikland Lou Emma, Ian Watson, Republic, OH

The four animals pull for Intermediate Champion contention- the first and second place Jr. 3-year-olds and Sr. 3-year-olds.

The Intermediate Champion – Ms Savage-Leigh Party-ET

The Intermediate Champions (l-r): Heather & Delbert Yoder with the Reserve Intermediate Champion, Rupp-Vue SS Freckles-ET, exhibited by Rupp-Vue Farm; and the Intermediate Champion, Ms Savage-Leigh Party-ET, with owners Nathan Thomas, Micheal Heath and the Ohio Holstein Queen, Kara Jordan.

4-Year-Old (8)

1. Ack-Lee Dundee Cabernet-ET (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Ack-Lee Holsteins, East Liberty, OH
2. Bossys-Way Mabaline (Canyon-Breeze Storm Atom-ET) Nevin & Brenda L’Amoreaux, Louisville, OH
3. Mersland Aaron Annabell (Dixie Lee Aaron-ET) Keaton Topp, Botkins, OH

5-Year-Old (8)

1. Ms Exels Dundee Beauty (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Triple T, Van Exel, Bennett, Conroy & Sharpe, North Lewisburg, OH
2. T-Triple-T Dundee Paige (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, OH
3. Oakvale Dnde Coco Chanel-ET (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Ack-Lee Holsteins, East Liberty, OH

Aged Cows (7)

1. Topp-View Rubens Fancy (STBUQ Rubens-ET) Topp-View Farm, Botkins, OH
2. Markers Roy Regina (Roylane Jordan) Tony King, West Liberty, OH
3. Breezy Knoll Emory Envey (MJR Blackstar Emory-ET)  Breezy-Knoll Farm, Salem, OH

125,000 Lb. Cow (2)

1. Mors Durham Buckleader Kate (Regancrest Elton Durham) Richman Farms, Lodi, OH
2. Oakvale Bigred (Indianhead Red Marker-ET) Ack-Lee Holsteins, East Liberty, OH

The line-up for Senior Champion

The four animals pulled for consideration – 1st & 2nd 4-Year-Olds and 5-Year-Olds

The Grand Champion, Ms Exels Dundee Beauty

Senior & Grand Champion: Ms Exels Dundee Beauty, Triple T, Van Exel, Bennett, Conroy & Sharpe, North Lewisburg, OH
Res. Senior & Res. Grand Champion: T-Triple-T Dundee Paige, Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, OH

Senior Champion of the Jr. Show: Mersland Aaron Annabell, Keaton Topp, Botkins, OH
Res. Senior Champion of the Jr. Show: Brookview-E Gibson Terrific, Jay, Robert, Kristy & Kyle Ackley, East Liberty, OH

Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET, Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL
Res. Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Mersland Aaron Annabell, Keaton Topp, Botkins, OH

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, Urbana, OH

Supreme Champions of the Open Shows were:

Heifer – Brown Swiss: Brown Velvet Platinum, Brown Velvet Swiss, Marysville, OH
Cow – Holstein: Ms Exels Dundee Beauty, Triple T, Van Exel, Bennett, Conroy & Sharpe, North Lewisburg, OH

Supreme Champions of the Junior Show:

Heifer – Holstein:TK-LT Rebecca,  Victoria Deam, Sugarcreek, OH
Cow – Holstein: Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET, Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL

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Judge Burdette placed the Brown Swiss show Friday night. Here are the highlights!

The three heifers pulled for Junior Champion:
HM Junior Champion (left): Ferrand-Smist PS Fern, Silver-Mist, Ashville, OH
Junior Champion (middle): Brown Velvet Platinum, Brown Velvet Swiss, Marysville, OH
Res. Junior Champion (right): Kar-Linn Supreme Royalty, Kar-Linn Swiss & Jeff Brown, Jackson Center, OH

The Grand Champion of the Brown Swiss show was the 5-Year-Old, Shelburne Legacy Evelina, shown by Richman Farms of Lodi, OH.

The Champions of the Swiss show (l-r): Shelburne Legacy Evelina, Grand Champion owned by Richman Farms of Lodi, OH; and the Reserve Grand Champion, North Lanes Legcy Classy-ET, owned by Silver-Mist, Ashville, OH.

97 youth participated in the All-Breeds Youth Showmanship contest Friday afternoon. There were 4 classes, split by age. Here the 14-15-year-olds try to catch judge John Ayars’ attention.

Showmanship judge Blaine Crosser gives this young man some tips.

The Mid-East American Dairy Association provided pizzas for exhibitors and attendees Friday night. The pizza was from Domino’s which has worked with the Dairy Checkoff program to use more cheese!

The Buckeye Classic sales were held today. The Ohio State Dairy Club puts on three different breed sales during Spring Dairy Expo – Guernsey, Jersey and Holstein. This year was the 30th Anniversary of the Holstein edition of the sale!

Check back Saturday for updates on the Ayrshire show and the conclusion of the Mid-East Spring National Holstein Show.

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The Champions of the Guernsey show (l-r): Rae Mar Deemands  Linda exhibtied by Lucas Ayars of Ayars & Sons in Mechanicsburg, OH. They also owned the Reserve Grand Champion, Ayars Lindsey Manion Sho Snow, who has Ashlee Dietz on the halter.

The Grand Champions of the Milking Shorthorn show (l-r): Grand Champion, Mapleton VLY AC Zeta, exhibited by Milkin Duds Farm, Daleville, IN; and Reserve Grand Champion, Blue Spruce HTA Melody Mya shown by Erica Davis, Blue Spruce Farm, New Holland, OH.

Junior Champions of the Guernsey show (l-r): Reserve Junior Champion, Balmorals Spider Sonador, shown by Krista Richardson of Wapakoneta, OH; and the  Junior Champion came from the Buckeye Classic Guernsey Sale, she is Deltas Big Time Broke consigned and shown by Willie McKay. She sold Friday for $3,000 to a junior member from Indiana.

The Junior Champions of the Milking Shorthorn show are in the Thursday blog!

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The 2010 edition of Spring Dairy Expo kicked off Thursday in Columbus, OH, where it is now snowing!

The Midwest Revue Brown Swiss sale started things off this afternoon. The sale averaged $3,241. High seller was lot 28 at $13,500. She was a 1/08 Starsky daughter of Mort Tower Frisky (3E94). Look for more details coming soon at www.allbreedaccess.com

The St-Yle Holsteins line-up

The Stan-Mar-Dale/Express cattle are in place!

The trade show is located in the dairy barn this year, here is a booth for the Ohio Livestock Coalition, which was formed last year in an attempt to prevent potential regulations HSUS wanted to try and get put in place.

Kelli Dunklee, from the Holstein Foundation, and Steve Moff, Holstein superintendent, pass out Holstein show numbers in preparation for the Mid-East National Holstein show which takes place Friday morning and Saturday afternoon.

The Junior Champion of the Milking Shorthorn show was the Fall Yearling, Rocking W’s Lucas Jezabell (left) exhibited by Milkin Duds of Daleville, IL. The Reserve Junior Champion was Buckeye Knoll Liriano Pila, the 1st place Fall Calf exhibited by Hannah Rhoades of Greenville, OH.