American Devon Cattle Association

The American Devon Cattle Association and the 2008 Show Committee are very pleased to announce that Kit Pharo of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado has agreed to judge the 2008 ADCA Pen Show on October 25. Mr. Pharo will also address the ADCA in a lecture on the 24th at 2:00 P.M.

Since their first bull sale in 1990, demand for Pharo Cattle Company genetics has exploded and this April, they have over 300 bulls consigned in their Spring Sale. Kit Pharo is also well known for his management style and philosophy.

Dear Fellow Devon Breeders,

As 2008 Show and Sale Committee chairman, it gives me great pleasure to announce today that Culpeper, Virginia has been chosen as site of the 2008 American Devon Cattle Association’s Great Event. The Show and Sale will be held on the grounds of the Culpeper County Ag Expo, a few minutes drive from historic Culpeper, Virginia, on Saturday, October 25th.

The 2008 Great Event Devon Cattle Show and Sale is scheduled for fall this year in Culpeper, Virginia located in the central part of the state. It is expected to be a stellar event with lots of activities. Dates of the show are October 23 – 25. To learn more…

Northeast Livestock Expo – May 16 through 18, 2008 at the Windsor Fairgrounds in Windsor, ME. For more information, please contact Tim Henderson by e-mail or at 508-358-4921, or Kim McKay, 207-453-7890.

What has been called the “Qualified Registry” in the past, will now be called the “Percentage Devon Registry.” The Percentage Devon registration will be getting a new look to make is clear the difference between the Percentage Devon paper compared to the Pure Devon registration paper. The Percentage Devon has been, and will continue to be, kept separate from the ADCA. The Association logo will not be on the Percentage registration paper. Please remember that the ADCA uses the word “PURE” to mean that there has been no cross-breeding in that animal. Keeping the Devon Pure is the goal of the ADCA, but we do recognize Percentage Devon.

Great Event 2007 attendees - American Devon Cattle Association (Click to see full-sized image)

(split class 13 entries)
A grp Heifer Calf born after 3/1/2007 – Longacres Lucent – Longacres Farm
B grp Heifer Calf born after 3/1/2007 – Pitt Creek 720 – Carlton Ranches

The Great Event 2007 held in Washington, Pennsylvania October 25th lived up to its name with a very successful pen show of Purebred Devons from nine states shown by twelve exhibitors, and a large increase in numbers from last year’s show. The first sale in over 20 years showed enthusiasm for the breed from established breeders and many first-time buyers of Devons.

Members of the ADCA—

I am sorry to tell you that Dr. Stewart Fowler passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2007, after a long illness. Dr Fowler was as instrumental as any one has ever been to Devon cattle breed improvement in this country and the world. Dr. Fowler was hospitalized on February 15th, had surgery on his right lung on the 19th to remove fluid and was in the ICU at Redmond Regional Hospital for two weeks before being transferred to Floyd Medical Center’s “Specialty Hospital” (Long Term Acute Care Unit: L-TAC Unit). He had developed Pneumonia and a bacterial infection in that right lung. The doctors also speculated that he had a small stroke during surgery that had he survived, would have left him with a feeding tube as well as a lung tube for drainage for the remainder of his life, in a Nursing Home. We are grateful that he was able to bypass that!

The 2006 Devon Cattle Show combined both visual phenotype and ultrasound data appraisal. Dr Allen Williams of Tallgrass Beef performed the ultra sounding. Ray Ladner performed the visual appraisals on the animals just prior to and after leaving the ultrasound chute. The results of each phase were combined and a champion was chosen in this manner for the different classes.

Lakota Ranch of Remington, Virginia, garnered both the Grand Champion Female and Grand Champion Bull honors. If there had been a Premier Breeder, Lakota Ranch would have taken both Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor of the show, as several of the other exhibitors were showing cattle purchased from the Enghs at Lakota Ranch.