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What's New at
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Thanks to those who
attended and purchased consignments to the Bush River & Treasure Chest
Combination IX Sale, at the farm on September 8, 2008.
In all, 122 lots were sold
for an average $2,280.45 and a gross of $278,215. The top seller - TJF/Lee
Lexntn Mamme 792 - was purchased by David Allen, Reedsburg, WI, for
$6,200. She was consigned by the TJF/Lee Syndicate, Boonsboro, MS.
Stay tuned for the full report. |
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HONOR ROLL
RECORDS
3rd Quarter 2008 |
Four cows in the Bush
River herd completed Honor Roll Records during the third quarter, for
mature equivalent cheese yield (CY) production 150% above last year's
breed average for actual cheese yield -
BRJ Jace Infinity Favor Y-16
(3,292CY),
BRJ Mercedes B Time Gilly B-69
(3,165CY),
BRJ Tempo Limerick Iona B-89
(3,334 Y) and
SAR Banner Bell
(3,246CY). |
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FGENETIC
EVALUATIONS |
With the August 2008
genetic evaluations,
Bush River Avery Roulette-ET
is ranked #102 on the list of Active A.I. Bulls with a JPI of +1114. |
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Thanks to the buyers of
our consignments to the National Heifer Sale...
David and Beth Ertle,
Edison, OH, for purchase of a choice sired by "Jace" and out of
Mannix Belle
and Cedarcrest Farms, Faunsdale, AL, for purchase of a choice sired by
"Bomber" and out of
Mannix Belle.
Thanks as well to Milk
Unlimited, Kelly Covington, Atlantic, IA, for purchasing
BRJ Action Pitino Dee Dee
E-48 at the
Jersey Tag Sale, to benefit the AJCC Research Foundation.
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The herd was just
appraised in May and the news is good - two first-lactation Excellents
and three other new Excellents.
SAR Andre
(left) was raised to E-94% and
Barber Image Whistle
is now
E-93%. Bush River
is now home to 39 Excellent and 226 Very Good cows and the average
appraisal is 81.4%. |
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Bush River Jerseys was
featured in the Jersey Journal's Niche Market
series in October 2007.
CLICK HERE for the story. |
