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Taking key cow families from the past and breeding for the future. Home to individuals from the Roxy, Raven, Dellia, Calico, Juror Faith, Barbie and Snow families! |
| Flash We are excited to be part of the Top Ten Sale this year! Check out our exciting consignments throughout the page! |
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We are currently working with numerous members of the Ralma
Juror Faith Family. Juror Faith has put numerous sons in AI with credits that
include EX-91 GMD DOM, and a best record of 4-02 2x 365 47,860 4.5 2165 2.9
1407. We couldn't be more pleased with this phenomenal cow family! |
  8/09 CTPI +1654 PTA +666M +3.31T +2.64UDC +2.37FLC 2-03 2x 365d 31,810 4.1 1292 3.2 1027 We recently purchased Christmas Fudge from her breeders, Alfred & Mark Schmitt of Rice, MN. A Durham daughter of Ralma Juror Faith (EX-91 GMD DOM), Fudge is the dam of 11 Very Good daughters and is the matriarch of an extremely popular branch of the Faith family. |
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8/09 CTPI +1533 PTA +835M +3.41T +2.37UDC +2.25FLC |
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Firelite is flushing well for her new owner, Bert Debruyn. a First Choice Female from her 9/08 Talent: |
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Baxter Firelite Sells! |
Selling First Choice Female from Fairy from
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8/09 CTPI +1922 PTA +1681M +49F +57P +3.75T +2.98UDC Fancy Shottle from Choice: We have heifers from her by Mr Burns & Marbach, and pregnancies by Alexander |
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8/09 CTPI +1493 PTA +2.61T Frita is working on a nice first lactation record and we are excited |
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8/09 CTPI +2010 PTA +2273M +88F +65P +3.67T +3.5UDC +2.91FLC 2-00 2x 365 34,268 4.3 1494 3.2 1095 4-05 2x 170 18,139 3.4 615 3.2 583 RIP We have daughters by Toystory, Zenith and Mac. Rhonda is due in October to Mac. Dam: Brigeen Convincer Rhonda (EX-95) 3-02 2x 365 43,365 4.1 1778 3.0 1301 2nd Dam: Brigeen Emory Raisa (EX-92) EX-94 Ivanhoe & Queen of the Breed I & II Roxy EX-97 GMD DOM |
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| Born: 6/25/2007 Reba sells in the Top Ten Sale, December 12th in West Union, IA! |
Born: 12/6/2007
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8/09 CTPI +1725 PTA +1888M +3.03T Cayla has a Nov '07 Mac heifer that is doing great! Cayla has bulls available by Colby and Pronto. Dam: Nordic-Haven Mto Calico-ET (VG-88 GMD DOM) 2nd Dam: Kregnol Mandel S-493-ET (VG-89 GMD DOM) Next 3 Dams: VG-86 Aerostar, EX-91 Enhancer & EX-91 Mark |
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Deboer Reggie Snow White Snow White has calves by Roumare and Leif. Her Dam: |
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3-08 2x 365 35,280 4.4 1539 3.0 1067
2nd Dam: Dreamstreet Enhancer Alicia*RC (3E-94
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Next 5 Dams: EX-90, EX-91, EX-92, EX-92 &
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Chassity is due in March to Atwood. Chassity Sells in the Top Ten Sale December 12th in West Union, IA Her Dam: Her 2nd Dam: Her 3rd Dam: |
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Born: October 11, 2007 Carma is sired by Regancrest-HHF Mac-ET and is due in November to Alexander. She is owned with Lynn Borntrager of Iowa. Selling in the Top Ten Sale, First Choice Female from Carma from the first flush after she calves! Her Dam: 2nd Dam: Regancrest-PR Barbie-ET (EX-92 GMD DOM)4/09 |
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| Quality-Ridge Stormi Haze-ET A full sister to the legendary Hazel! She is owned with Joetown Dairy of Iowa and Brad Unruh of Oklahoma. Her Full Sister: Reserve Grand Champion, International Holstein Show 2008 Unanimous All-American Junior Three-Year-Old 2006 |
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Please e-mail Mitchell with questions about embryo availability on any of these animals! |
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Marlin spends much of his time managing the farm. This includes merchandising genetics, overseeing the hog barns, taking care of the bull facility, and grain farming. The rest of his time is spent playing sports with the boys, camping and traveling with the family, reading to the children, and being a busy husband and father. Becky, a full-time homemaker, stays busy at home educating the children, cooking, and gardening. In her spare time she enjoys reading, scrap booking, and sewing. She also has taken up the study of nutrition and the whole family has benefited greatly from it! Chelsy (18) enjoys music, photography, writing, babysitting, and teaching piano lessons. She mostly keeps up with the laundry, and cooks wonderful meals for all the hungry chore boys. After getting her driver's license last year, she has enjoyed driving and especially going to town to run errands for mom or dad. Chelsy also came home with first place in her division at the piano competition. Mitchell (17) loves sports, reading, and driving. He has started helping with many important breeding decisions, and seems to excel in that area. Mitchell does a wonderful job with the evening milking. Allison (15) is the baker, florist, and social girl of the family. She loves helping out with some of the secretarial aspects here at Shema Holsteins, as well as working out in the barn occasionally. Violin is a great love of hers and she has started giving a few lessons from the home. Carson (13) is in charge of feeding the cows, and he often can be found out in the barn milking in the wee hours of the morning. In his spare time, Carson likes wood-working, basketball, playing his bass guitar, and fixing things. Joshua (12) spends much of his time reading, piano, playing with the cats, and storytelling (we have recently discovered that he tells stories that are almost better than dad's!). We are also very proud of Joshua for winning his level in our district piano competition this year. Joshua is in charge of the calf-chores, and does an awesome job. Denver (9) enjoys reading, playing sports, and TALKING! He has also recently started taking violin lessons from Allison, and really enjoys that. Denver's chores on the farm include helping feed the calves and feeding the kitties. Learning to milk is his most recent hobby. Taylor (7) is a good help to his big brothers with the calf chores and also has various chores in the house. He likes making toy farms, riding with daddy in the combine, and being with his brothers. Elizabeth (5) Is a mommy to her family of dolls, and spends much time dressing, feeding, and playing with her many dollies. She also loves playing with Taylor and Hudson and doing whatever her big sisters are doing, and is thrilled to have a little sister. Hudson (3) Is an active little boy who loves bugs, toys and FOOD! He enjoys riding along with daddy in the pickup, playing with Liz and Taylor, and being with his big brothers. Rebecca Shania (1) Rebecca was born on September 9, 2007. She has her daddy's black hair and her mommy's name. She is a good baby and already gets lots of attention! Of course, her favorite activities are eating, sleeping, being held, and her newest activities include crawling (well, almost!) and scooting. Rebecca is now the baby of the family and Hudson has already felt that there now seems to be a lack of attention given to him!
The Bontrager Family enjoys
singing as a family and they are excited to see what God will do with this
ministry in the future. In the meantime, the children practice their
instruments regularly and love to sing and play together. They have performed at nursing homes, street missions and
soup kitchens, prisons, and churches. The
older family members provide their own music to
accompany the family's vocals and play guitar, keyboard, banjo, violin, and
bass guitar. Being together as a family and sharing God's love with others is
the best part of their ministry. Click here to visit our family
ministry site. |
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MARLIN & BECKY BONTRAGER |
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