Registered Jersey Production Achievements Recognized
Three cows were honored for outstanding production achievements at the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. in La Crosse, Wis., on June 24, 2023.
For the first time, 4W Pusher Lizzie, owned by Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky., topped every division of the AJCA Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest. This year marks the third time she received the Ogston Trophy for lifetime milk production and her second winning of the Edyvean Farm Trophy for lifetime protein production. This year, “Lizzie” also won the High Lawn Trophy for lifetime fat production. Her lifetime totals through December 31, 2022, are 354,769 lbs. milk, 15,310 lbs. fat and 12,605 lbs. protein in 4,723 days.
Two cows owned by Amy Maxwell, of Cinnamon Ridge Jerseys, Donahue, Iowa, earned the President’s Trophy and the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy. Pine-Tree Chrome Norway of CR won the President’s Trophy with a milking yearling record with a mature equivalent (m.e.) of 1,507 lbs. protein. Cinnamon Ridge Nitro Noble-ET received the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy for actual cheese yield production of 4,645 lbs. at 6-11.
Both “Norway of CR” and “Nitro” have a lineage that traces to purchases Amy or her sister, Kara, made from Pot O’Gold Sales.
Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest
The 2022 Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest distinguishes cows alive as of December 31, 2022, who produced a minimum of 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs. fat or 8,000 lbs. protein. Twenty-four cows qualified for the contest. Sixteen of them are represented in the top 10 placings for milk, fat or protein. As a group, the top 10 in each division produced 241,940 lbs. milk, 12,356 lbs. fat and 9,320 lbs. protein, with average daily production of 69.7 lbs. milk, 3.9 lbs. fat and 2.7 lbs. protein. They hail from farms in six states: California, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
A genetically diverse group, the 16 cows represented in the top placings in each division are sired by 15 different bulls. Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, GJPI -29, is the only bull that sired multiple daughters ranked among the top 10, at three.
As mentioned previously, “Lizzie” ousted her peers in every division of the contest this year. The Excellent-94% daughter of 4W Golden Pusher, GJPI -66, produced 75.1 lbs. milk, 3.2 lbs. fat and 2.7 lbs. protein per day across her productive life.
She was bred by James N. Wright, Jr., Russellville, Ky., and came to Keightley-Core Jersey Farm as a springing heifer in 2008. She made 15,000 lbs. milk in her first lactation as a junior two-year-old and then came into her own, with a pair of 19,000 lbs. records, and then another nine lactations over 23,000 lbs. milk. In her 10th and 11th lactations, she made more than 28,000 lbs. milk.
“Lizzie” last calved in July 2022. The 17-year-old is still earning her keep as she contributed an additional 18,757 lbs. milk, 752 lbs. fat and 630 lbs. protein to her lifetime totals during the calendar year 2022.
She debuted in the lifetime production contest in 2018 and steadily moved up in the rankings each year. She has four registered daughters.
Oakfield TBone Vivianne-ET, owned by Kevin and Annetta Herrington, Dansville, N.Y., places second in each division of the contest with lifetime totals of 271,739 lbs. milk, 14,400 lbs. fat and 10,755 lbs. protein in 3,551 days. The Excellent-96% daughter of Richies Jace TBone A364, GJPI -22, is the highest appraised matriarch in the contest and has the most registered progeny at 71 and counting.
“Vivianne” was bred by Alicia and Jonathan Lamb, Oakfield, N.Y., and purchased by the Herringtons privately in June 2010 after they bought her full sister, Oakfield TBone Vanessa-ET, as a choice in the Oakfield Corners Spring Sensation Sale in 2009.
Her average daily production is 76.5 lbs. milk, 4.1 lbs. fat and 3.0 lbs. protein. She placed in the lifetime contest for the first time last year and rose in the rankings with an additional 32,612 lbs. milk, 1,863 lbs. fat and 1,312 lbs. protein for her lifetime totals in 2022.
“Vivianne” has eight complete lactations. Like a fine wine, she has gotten better with age. She made her first record of 18,850 lbs. milk, 880 lbs. fat and 699 lbs. protein at 2-3 and then produced more than 21,000 lbs. milk in each lactation thereafter. She made her best record with her most recent calving in October 2021 at 11-10. The 305-day record of 31,720 lbs. milk, 1,676 lbs. fat, 1,179 lbs. protein and 4,078 lbs. cheese yield leads the current National Class Leader list for cheese yield production among cows 10-year-old and older and ranks for milk, fat and protein too. Her previous lactation at 10-10 also ranks on the list for cheese yield and protein.
Her grandam is the world-famous Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J, Excellent-97%. The Herringtons have heavily marketed “Vivianne’s” descendants over the years.
Yosemite Marshal Brazo N21169, owned by River Rock Ranch-Hilmar, Merced, Calif., makes her first appearance in the lifetime contest ranked third for milk and ninth for protein with lifetime totals of 239,210 lbs. milk, 10,273 lbs. fat and 8,292 lbs. protein in 3,520 days. Bred by Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif., the Very Good-83% daughter of BW Marshal, GJPI +18, has average daily production of 68 lbs. milk, 2.9 lbs. fat and 2.4 lbs. protein.
By the time this model of reproductive efficiency turned 13 years old in May 2023, she had completed nine lactations, calving like clockwork every 10-12 months. She has a best record of 5-7 305 3x 25,590 4.4% 1,115 3.4% 867 93DCR.
Lost Elm Action Millie-ET, one of two cows owned by Jason Luttropp, Berlin, Wis., to place in the lifetime contest, ranks fourth for milk and sixth for components with 228,780 lbs. milk, 11,970 lbs. fat and 8,665 lbs. protein in 3,301 days. The Excellent-92% “Action” daughter has average daily production of 69.3 lbs. milk, 3.6 lbs. fat and 2.6 lbs. protein.
“Millie” kicked off her milking career at Lost Elm Jerseys as a milking yearling with 14,220 lbs. milk at 1-8 and wound up with m.e. average of 23,235—1,212—871 on 10 lactations. She has seven lactations over 21,000 lbs. milk and component tests as high as 5.9% fat and 4.0% protein. She made her top milk record of 26,360 lbs. milk, 1,327 lbs. fat and 924 lbs. protein at 8-1.
“Millie” turned 12 in January 2023 and has seven registered daughters. The youngest, Lost-Elm Ferdinand Millie, was born with “Millie’s” most recent calving in October 2022.
Rounding out the top five placings in the milking division is another newcomer, Lawtons Academy Kassie, owned by Michael Lawton, Newark Valley, N.Y. The Excellent-95% daughter of BW Academy-ET, GJPI +9, has lifetime totals of 226,769 lbs. milk, 9,546 lbs. fat and 7,700 lbs. protein in 2,854 days. Her average daily production stands at 79.5 lbs. milk, 3.3 lbs. fat and 2.7 lbs. protein.
She has been a standout in the Lawton Jerseys herd from the onset. She calved for the first time as a milking yearling in 2013 and completed a record of 19,510 lbs. milk, 817 lbs. fat and 654 lbs. protein. She earned a final score of Excellent-90% when she was appraised for the first time as a junior three-year-old and then gained a point with each appraisal thereafter. Each of her subsequent lactations exceeds 25,000 lbs. milk. She has a best record of 4-1 305 28,400 4.4 1,237 3.4% 964 102DCR.
“Kassie” freshened with her ninth calf—a heifer registered as Lawtons Graduate Kali—in February 2023. The 11-year-old has three other registered daughters by natural birth.
In the top rankings of the fat division, Cold Run Success Candi ranks third with lifetime totals of 213,557 lbs. milk, 12,592 lbs. fat and 8,187 lbs. protein in 2,648 days. She is one of four cows owned by Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem, Ohio, to rank in the contest. Sired by Buttercrest Success-ET, GJPI +8, she is appraised Excellent-90% and has average daily production of 80.6 lbs. milk, 4.8 lbs. fat and 3.1 lbs. protein.
When she turned 10 years old in December 2022, the profit-maker had already completed seven lactations. Three of them exceed 31,000 lbs. milk and have component tests that reach 7.1% fat and 4.2% protein. She made her best record of 33,370 lbs. milk, 2,069 lbs. fat and 1,213 lbs. protein, with a cheese yield of 4,195 lbs. at 6-6.
“Candi” has just one registered daughter—Cold Run Lonestar Celia—born with her last calving in December 2021. She made her debut in the lifetime production contest last year ranked 10th for fat.
Another member of the Luttropp-owned herd, Lost Elm Action Erotica-Twin, returns to the top rankings this year in fourth place for components and sixth place for milk. She has lifetime totals of 225,650 lbs. milk, 12,438 lbs. fat and 9,176 lb. protein in 3,502 days, with average daily production of 64.4 lbs. milk, 3.6 lbs. fat and 2.6 lbs. protein.
The Excellent-92% “Action” daughter has an m.e. average of 21,971—1,188—876 on nine lactations. She is an all-around equity builder, with six registered daughters by natural birth and six lactations over 20,000 lbs. milk. “Erotica” has a top record of 8-6 305 26,010 5.1% 1,316 3.9% 1,020 98DCR, with 3,523 lbs. cheese. She recently freshened with her 10th calf in March 2023.
“Erotica” is out of one of the foundation cow families at Lost Elm Jerseys. She is out of Excellence of Lost Elm-ET, an embryo that Luttropp purchased at the Top of the World Sale about 20 years ago. Her dam is Hollylane Rene Esmeralda, EX 93-4E (CAN), a former Canadian fat and protein champion who was also Reserve All-Canadian Senior Two-Year-Old in 1995.
Cold Run Chart Shawna, in the milking string at Cold Run Jerseys, ranks fifth for lifetime fat production with 181,407 lbs. milk, 12,172 lbs. fat and 7,061 lbs. protein in 2,471 days. One of the youngest cows in the contest, she turns 11 years old in September 2022 and has the highest average daily fat production at 4.9 lbs. Average daily milk and fat production are 73.4 lbs. and 2.9 lbs., respectively.
“Shawna” is sired by Lyon Impuls Louie Chart, GJPI +34, and appraised Excellent-92%. She has eight complete lactations and was last fresh in June 2022. She has two records over 24,800 lbs. milk, 2,000 lbs. fat and 990 lbs. protein and three registered daughters. Last year, she ranked ninth for fat in the contest, one spot above her herdmate, “Candi.”
A pair of matriarchs bred by Yosemite Jersey Dairy in Hilmar, Calif., round out the top five rankings in the protein division. Yosemite Delta Blair J5440 {4}-P ranks third with lifetime totals of 216,98s lbs. milk, 10,582 lbs. fat and 9,640 lbs. protein in 4,045 days. She moves up a spot from placing fourth in the protein division last year.
The Excellent-90% daughter of Fairway Klassic Delta-P, JPI -56, has 11 complete lactations and average daily production of 53.6 lbs. milk, 2.6 lbs. fat and 2.4 lbs. protein. Consistency is a hallmark of this matriarch, who celebrated her 15th birthday in May 2023. She has a top record of 27,810 lbs. milk, 1,049 lbs. fat and 960 lbs. protein at 7-7 and four registered daughters.
Her former herdmate, Yosemite S Forces Kwatt N20320, also moved up in the rankings from last year and places fifth for lifetime protein this year with 216,842 lbs. milk, 11,155 lbs. fat and 9,051 lbs. protein in 3,464 days. Now owned by Matos Dairy, Hilmar, Calif., the Very Good-83% daughter of BW Special Forces, GJPI -78, is appraised Very Good-83% and has daily production averages of 62.6 lbs. milk, 3.2 lbs. fat and 2.6 lbs. protein.
She has not missed a beat in the breeding program. She began her milking career as a milking yearling at 1-9 and calved back every 12 months or fewer through her 11th lactation at 11-9. Her m.e. average across those lactations is 21,368—982—786. She has seven lactations over 20,000 lbs. milk and a best record of 7-8 305 3x 27,060 4.6% 1,254 3.4% 928 94DCR. She has eight registered daughters. The last—JX Bloss Sinatra 45810 {5}—was born with her 12th calving in March 2023.
President’s Trophy and Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy
As previously mentioned, Pine-Tree Chrome Norway of CR won the President’s Trophy, presented to the Registered Jersey with the highest protein yield on an m.e. basis. In her first lactation, she made a 1-9 record with an m.e. of 35,222—2,016—1,507 to win the award. Actual 305-day production was 29,580 lbs. milk, 1,666 lbs. fat and 1,233 lbs. protein, with a cheese yield of 4,272 lbs. The record ranks third for fat and cheese yield and fourth for milk among milking yearlings on the current National Class Leader list. “Norway of CR” completed a second lactation of 29,060 lbs. milk, 1,506 lbs. fat and 1,124 lbs. protein at 3-0.
The Very Good-81% daughter of River Valley Cece Chrome-ET, GJPI +75, is out of Cinnamon Ridge Method Bulgaria, Very Good-83%, winner of the 2020 President’s Trophy. “Bulgaria” is a high-component daughter of Blue Mist Visionary Method, GJPI +60, with a pair of records that rank on the National Class Leader list. Kara Maxwell purchased her dam, Hilmar Magnum 43054, from Charles Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif., in the 2014 Pot O’Gold Sale and then sold “Bulgaria” to Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, Ohio, as a three-month-old heifer calf in 2016. She spent two years in the donor dam program at Pine-Tree Jerseys and then came back to Cinnamon Ridge Dairy in 2018. Amy Maxwell eventually purchased one of the Steiner-bred embryos that resulted in “Norway of CR.”
“Norway of CR” has two daughters by natural birth: one is a P-level 9 sired by JX CDF JLS Pilgrim Thrasher {6}-ET, GJPI +198, and the other sired by Rowleys 1996 Daniel Tucker {6}-ET, GJPI +132.
Her herdmate, Cinnamon Ridge Nitro Noble-ET, won the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy presented to the Registered Jersey with the highest actual cheese yield record. She made a 6-11 record of 41,940 lbs. milk, 1,681 lbs. fat and 1,413 lbs. protein, with a cheese yield of 4,645 lbs.
The Excellent-92% daughter of All Lynns Hendrix Nitro, GJPI +24, has five lactations, all over 21,000 lbs. milk. Both her 6-11 record and her previous 5-3 record rank on the National Class Leader list. Her 5-3 record is 39,160 lbs. milk, 1,205 lbs. fat and 1,317 lbs. protein.
Amy purchased her third dam, Woodstock Hallmark Louisa, from Woodstock Dairy, Corning, Calif., in 2007. Amy fared well in many youth production contests with one of her daughters, Cinnamon Ridge Artis Praise, Very Good-87%. She was in the donor dam program at Cinnamon Ridge and has 33 registered progeny.
2023 Lifetime Production Contest
Entries for the 2023 Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest are due March 1, 2024. Cows alive as of December 31, 2023, are eligible. Minimum DHIR production levels for nomination are 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs. fat or 8,000 lbs. protein.
To enter the contest, send DHI cow pages to the attention of AJCA Herd Services Manager Erick Metzger, 6486 East Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068, or email them to emetzger@ujsersey.com.
