Goat Gossip

some wethers and bucklings

deadline March 12th. Late

CV RS It went wel l for some, not so good for others. Terry Rife of Murvaul Creek Boers brought 4, 3 bucks and a doe and took one buck home. Sue Fuller of Carleton Ranch brought 5, CONI Doc and 2 does and 2 doelings. Our Prez, Gary Tugwell bought Doc and Sue sold one of the % does.

The Blumich's from Happy Creek Boers did some trading, sold a buck, it's hard to keep up with what Darrell does! He went home with 4 nanny goats. Larry Cobb came with the Blumichs' and brought a nice big handsome red buck and unfortunately took him home. You can email him at brushcountryboergoa ts@yahoo. com if anyone is interested.

Kyle Lamb of Lone Wolf Gate Co. brought a big traditional buck he sadly took home. E-mail him at lonewolfranch@ gmail.com if anyone is interested. Bill Rascher of Watership Farm brought a big bunch of meat goats and wethers. He sold the wethers and two of the meat goats. The meat goats didn't do as well this sale, which made me sad

Jennifer Newton Brought a bunch, sold two very nice, potential GC wethers to the Blackwell Boys and sold a Doe. She also did some trading. Bill DeVaul brought two bucks, a nice big mature one and a young red buck which he took home. Contact Bill at bdevaul@etex. net if you have an interest in his bucks.

Omega Boers did well with the goats they brought. Thank you to Walker and Karla Kyle for their generous donation of two bucklings to the Dew 4-H for their projects. I'm sure that Ginny will find some hard-working youngsters to show them goats. Contact the Kyles at walkerkarlakyle@ yahoo. com .

We took 15 and brought 14 home. Ya'll know how to contact me! We still have and doelings.

Mr. Don Hall of Fairfield won the Raffle doe, congratulations Don! We managed to raise a little over $500 with the raffle, which was split by our fund and the Dew 4-H.

The next big event for the Freestone County Goat Breeders Association will be our membership meeting on Tuesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at the Freestone County Courthouse in Fairfield, Texas.

The next announced East Texas Goat Raisers Assn. event is the Goat Clip and Show- March 20th, preparation for the Cherokee Co. fair - begins at 10 am, at ETGRA property, located south of Jacksonville on the east side of highway 69. Goats must be washed before clipping. Fee is $10 per goat, this includes lunch. There will be a practice show after all goats are clipped and groomed. Contact Rene McCracken at 903-854-3508 for more information.

General Membership Meeting - April 24, 2010 at 10 am at ETGRA property on highway 69 south of Jacksonville. The property is on the east side of the highway two driveways north of the Dialville exit. Signs will be posted at the property. Please bring your own lunch.

Speaking of events, the NETGRA will be having a Field Day Saturday, April 17th. Saturday, May 8th they will have their General Meeting with a Round Table discussion and dinner.

Ms. Sheila Howell of Texas Tea Boers http://www. freewebs.com/texasteaboerranch/ would like to announce the Tall City Boer Goat Shows Saturday, March 20th and Sunday March 21st at the Livestock Barns, 300 North St. Theresa, Stanton, Texas. Arrival times are from 4 p.m. till 9 p.m. Friday night, March 19th and from 6-8 a.m. March 20th. Entry fees are $20 per head/per show, entry fees: $30 per head/per show, deadline 8 a.m. March 20th. There will be a JABGA Show at 10 a.m. Saturday judged by Joetta Boyd followed by an Open Show at 1 p.m. judged by Josh Lackey. Sunday’s show will be at 9 a.m. and will be judged by Reggie Phillips. For more information call Richie Withers at (432) - 853-8619 or go to http://www.freewebs.com/ texasteaboerranch/tallcityclassicshow. htm.

Ms. Jan Wesson of Dunroamin’ Boer Goats http:// dunroaminboergoats.com/ index.html would like me to pass on that the Southeast Arkansas Goat Producers Association will be having their Spring Fling Boer Goat Shows in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on Saturday, April 11th and Sunday April 12th. Saturday’s ABGA sanctioned shows kick off at 9 a.m. with Kip Brown of Mississippi judging. Show 2 starts after lunch with Phil Stacey of Oklahoma judging. Show 3 starts at 9 a.m. on Sunday with Ron Dilley of Oklahoma judging. Jan says the ultrasound machine will be available and lunch will be provided for a small donation on both days. Go to the Association’s web site at http:// www.southeastarkansasgoatproducersassociation. com/ abgashows.html for more info on the shows and entry information and forms.

Ms. Robin Walters of Bar None Meat Goats www. barnonemeatgoats.com asked me to post the following announcement about the 2010 Lone Star Belt Buckle Series.

Our first set of shows in Cuero TX will be April 24-25. There will be 2 shows Saturday & one Sunday. Saturday we will have a youth showmanship between the two shows. For more information, location map, & rules go to http://www.barnonemeatgoats. com/2010. html We had a great turnout last year.