Sunshine and brilliant autumn colors set the stage for the Maritime Fall Fair in Halifax where Val Townsend, an Angus breeder from Silvenlake, Alberta capably judged the well groomed cattle in the various beef breed classes. She stressed the need for cattle “to be able to travel on good feet and legs and have good mobility to get to the feed box, or around the pasture, as after all they’re sold by the pound.”
For the Supreme Champion of the Show she selected a Red Aberdeen Angus cow, Red Esk of Bannockburn 8N, with her twin male and female calves at side, owned by Bannockburn Valley Farm of Clyde River. The bull calf of the pair, Red Combo of Bannockburn 1U, she named Grand Champion and Supreme Male -- altogether a notable package.
A new all breeds Cinderella Classic Beef jackpot class added interest and color to the show as exhibitors paid a $100 fee to enter their animal, with the winners sharing a 30-20-10 percent top prize and the other entries splitting the remaining 40 percent equally. Prizes were also awarded for the best dressed show person and exhibit, all making for a classy display and a successful initiative.
Judges for the inaugural Cinderella Classic were Brian and Dora MacKinley of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island.
Included in the top six winners in the Classic were fifth placing Worth A Bit Annie K 5U for Eric & Tim Dixon, Tryon, and taking sixth spot was Wheatley River Ulyssa 6U for Glen & Ronnie Ford, Winsloe.
ABERDEEN ANGUS
Bull calf - 2008
1. Red Combo of Bannockburn 1U - Bannockburn Valley Farm
2. Miltonvale Gentlemen in Black 1U - Colby MacQuarrie
Grand Champion Male - Red Combo of Bannockburn 1U - Bannockburn Valley Farm
Reserve Champion Male - Miltonvale Gentlemen in Black 1U - Colby MacQuarrie
Female Calf - 2008
1. Wheatley River Ulyssa 6U - Glen & Ronnie Ford
2. Cable Head Queen 2U - Richard Palmer, St. Peter’s Bay
3. Worth A Bit Annie 2U - Worth A Bit Angus
4. Red Esk of Bannockburn 2U - Bannockburn Valley Farm
5. Worth A Bit Queedy 21U - Worth A Bit Angus
Female Yearling
1. Cable Head Queen 3T - Richard Palmer
2. Bannockburn Valley Rose 10T - Bannockburn Valley Farm
3. Bannockburn Valley Rose 12T - Bannockburn Valley Farm
4. New Force Colleen 15T - Glen & Ronnie Ford
5. Wheatley River TC Taffie 4T - Glen & Ronnie Ford
6. Bannockburn Valley Jewell 22T - Bannockburn Valley Farm
8. Bannockburn Valley Bride 1T - Bannockburn Valley Farm
Junior Champion Female - Cable Head Queen 3T - Richard Palmer
Reserve Junior Champion Female - Bannockburn Valley Rose 10T - Bannockburn Valley Farm
Female - Two Year Old with 2008 calf
1. Cable Head Queen - Richard Palmer
3. Prime Time’s Eileen 634S - Colby MacQuarrie
Female, born prior to 2006 with 2008 calf
1. Red Esk of Bannockburn 8N - Bannockburn Valley Farm
Grand Champion Female - Red Esk of Bannockburn 8N - Bannockburn Valley Farm
Reserve Champion Female - Cable Head Queen 1S - Richard Palmer
Breeders Herd
1. Bannockburn Valley Farm - Premier Breeder and Exhibitor - Bannockburn Valley Farm
HEREFORD
Hannah Dixon, Clyde River exhibited Burnside Empress 30U to take a fourth in a split class of 2008 female calves. Dixon went on to place second with Elm Lodge 2P Tender 22T in the split yearling section and took home a red ribbon in the Two Year Old class with Elm Lodge Empire Supreme 70S. This entry went on to be named Reserve Champion Female.
SHORTHORN
Marvin Peters, Springfield, brought his Cloverdale Shorthorn herd to compete and walked away with the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Male awards with Cloverdale Terry 2U and Cloverdale Bon Fire 3U
Female calf - 2008
7. Cloverdale Marc Dixie 1U - Cloverdale Shorthorns
Female, Yearling
6. Cloverdale Marc Sal 5T - Cloverdale Shorthorns
Female prior to 2006 with 2008 calf
2. Cloverdale Bonito 1R - Cloverdale Shorthorns
Breeders Herd
2. Cloverdale Shorthorns
SIMMENTAL
Wayne & Jessie Crosby of Havenview Farm captured the Junior Champion Female with 20/20 Future Noble 38T, the only Island entry in this breed. This yearling female went on to take the Reserve Champion Female title.
CHAROLAIS
Four Island herds competed for top honors in the Charolais breed, with Charhaven Farm c/o Ricky Milton gleaning both Grand and Reserve Champion Male titles with Charhaven Utah 871U and Charhaven Ultimate 873U.
Preston Acorn, Cardigan, placed first in the Two Year Old class with JPA Dundas Miss You 2S.
Cornerstone Charolais - Ricky and Nancy Milton took a first in the Get of Sire section.
Bull Calf - 2008
1. Charhaven Utah 871U - Charhaven Farm
2. Charhaven Utica 873U - Charhaven Farm
3. Cornerstone Up N’ At’Em 3U - Cornerstone Charolais
Female Calf - 2008
Split 1
2. JPA Dundas Untouchable 2U - Preston Acorn
3. Cornerstone Uptown Girl 2U - Cornerstone Charolais
4. Cornerstone Ulanda 1U - Cornerstone Charolais
Split 2
1. Crosby’s MS Universe 802U - Wayne & Jessie Crosby
Female Yearling - 2007
3. JPA Dundas Tiarra 12T - Preston Acorn
Two Year Old
1. JPA Dundas Miss You 2S - Preston Acorn
Get of Sire
1. Cornerstone Charolais
COMMERCIAL
A good showing of cattle were exhibited in the commercial classes at the Maritime Fall Fair with an entry from John MacKinnon, Kinross, pocketing the Reserve Grand Champion Female award with his yearling Tia. Cloverdale Shorthorns won the Reserve Champion Steer nod with his entry Cloverdale Big Ass.
Steers
2. Cloverdale Big Ass - Cloverdale Shorthorns
3. Cool Aid - Colby MacQuarrie
6. Ulysses - John MacKinnon
Female calf - 2008
3. Chipper - Glen & Ronnie Ford
4. Blossom - Glen & Ronnie Ford
5. Cloverdale Hot Mamma - Cloverdale Shorthorns
Female Yearlings
2. Tia - John MacKinnon
7. Tess - John MacKinnon
Reserve Champion Commercial Female - Tia - John MacKinnon