John D M Thomson
Newlands, Eaglesfield, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire
DG11 3AA
01461 500769 (home)
01228 528939 (office)
info@shawhillshorthorns.co.uk
Matthew Thomson
07900 181 635
John Dick
j.dick01@btinternet.com
DECEMBER 2011 - 1
Not Shorthorn news but Sheep news!
A pen of prime lambs from Shawhill were first in their class at Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart`s Christmas Show and Sale at Dumfries.
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NOVEMBER 2011 - 1
At the Skipton Shorthorn Sales on Wednesday 9th November, our bull Shawhill
Donald 573801537 was fortunate enough to top the sale. He
sold at 4,100gns. to Messrs Innes who had travelled from Aberdeenshire
that morning to buy a bull. We were also pleased to sell an in-calf
heifer at 1,650gns. to Jonathan Allison of Appleton le Moors who had
bought the top price bull from us at this event last year.
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OCTOBER 2011 - 2
We enjoyed attending the Shorthorn Calf Show at Carlisle Agri-Expo
on 28th October. There was an excellent standard of entries. Congratulations
to Messrs Landers for their champion Cairnsmore Eloise Scarlet - this
heifer is Vortrekker of Upsall bred on the sire side. Vortrekker is
currently with us here at Newlands.
Thanks to Paul Braithwaite of the
Albion Herd for this photograph of our fourth prize heifer Shawhill
Rosebud Edith 53800039, by Tarrant Arnie.
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OCTOBER 2011 - 1
We have two strong poll bulls going to the Skipton Shorthorn Sales
on Wednesday 9th November. They are full brothers - Connor
of Upsall 563802220 and Shawhill
Donald 573801537. They are aged rather less
than a year apart. Both have particularly good EBVs for growth and
we have used Connor in the pedigree herd and on suckler cows - he has
good calves on the ground.
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Also going to Skipton is a nice red heifer in calf to our Canadian stock bull Alvie Blue Eyedboy by Wolf Willow Major Leroy. The calves from this bull are showing considerable promise.
SEPTEMBER 2011 - 1
We have a poll bull (Shawhill
Douglas 573801536) going to the "Perth
Bull Sales" at Stirling on Monday 17th October. Douglas has
been a 1st prize winner at a number of shows including last years
calf show & was reserve Shorthorn Champion at this years North
Yorkshire County Show.
Also entered are three heifers. All are p.d.
in calf to our stock bull, Alvie Blue Eyedboy by Wolf Willow Major
Leroy. This offers a good opportunity to get a calf with this sought
after Canadian breeding.
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AUGUST 2011 – 2
We enjoyed the very well attended North of England Beef Shorthorn
Club visit to the Bankfoot, Albion & Ballard herds. All were well
worth seeing and, as always, we learned from seeing how others do it.
We were suitably impressed by the Albion herd`s Tarrant Arnie who is
the sire of our own heifer calf Shawhill Rosebud Edith.
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AUGUST 2011 - 1
DUMFRIES & LOCKERBIE SHOW
Our heifer Sandwick Celtic Rose improved on last year's Reserve position by being
placed Beef Shorthorn Champion, and winning the Cairnsmore Trophy, this year
when shown with her bull calf at foot.
Our 18 month old bull, Shawhill Douglas, was placed first in his class thus notching up a hat trick of three 1sts for the three times he has been exhibited in Shorthorn shows.
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