Stornaway Jerseys is eighth IN THE NATION for Jersey Performance Index, an amalgam of production and type traits. We jumped from eighteenth place to eighth. Interestingly, there are only two herds ahead of us that are BIGGER than we are. The bigger the herd, the more difficult it is to maintain high JPI numbers.
So things are looking up. The socialists who run our state (NY) just sent us a nice check drawn from other people's money, for which the socialists take credit, of course. Helping the poor stupid dairy farmer, doncha know. Maybe we'll do a farm update. Been awhile.
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is that publised in Hoard's Dairyman or something? I'd love to show it off to my dairy-oriented classmates.
Here's the URL for the 'Green Book' posted at www.usjersey.com, Caleb. It's a PDF that will open sideways, but there's a rotation tool at the top. I can't remember how to post a link in a comment, but you can copy and paste one of these links:
http://greenbook.usjersey.com
/Portals/1/2007/May/Top25PctHerds.pdf
or
http://tinyurl.com/2bxrnt
(I love that tinyurl.com site. Thanks again, Scott!)
Congrats!
And please do a farm update! I miss them so!
THE QUESTION HAS ARISEN:
What is the meaning of "spongy penguin?"
The answer?
There is no meaning. You take the 'spongy,' you take the 'penguin,' you put them together, and what results is the 'spongy penguin.'
Caleb, if they are Holstein people they will probably be unimpressed. It's kind of like a Mac/PC thing (Jerseys are Macs, Holsteins are PCs). It will be published in The Jersey Journal in a month or two.
Lucy, you're so funny. I will endeavor to get an update done soon.
Spongy, you're so funny, too. I always thought penguins were more squishy than spongy, but I can see spongy, too.
I'm glad you understand, dad.
Congratulations on the cattle herd, too, by the way.
Yes, CONGRATS on the cattle herd placement. Good Job! Also, I've missed the farm update too so in your spare time, write one.
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