Brigeen Blast Roadtrip - Day 1
It’s always great traveling to New England and this July 4th weekend was no exception. If you’ve never been to this part of the country, you are missing one of the most beautiful areas on earth. I left the World offices yesterday and traveled to Lylehaven last night. Not only did Sue Brown and I discuss the 2009 Lure of Lylehaven Sale, but we saw fireworks in the state’s capital of Montpelier. This morning, I traveled east and met up with my friend Chris Lang and two of his Springhill employees, brothers Danny and Tommy P. Enjoy the journey!
One of the most charming things about New England is the variety of General Stores you’ll find in lots of towns.
The weather was perfect on July 4th for kayaking and outdoor parties.
Conant Acres in Canton was our first stop. Duane and Betty Conant, and their daughter Debbie and son-in-law Steve operate the 300 acre farm. They just scored on a limited classification this week and highlighting the day were a number of exciting young cows. In fact, of the 16 first-score 2-year-olds who were classified, 12 were Very Good, 2 were too fresh to score and 2 were Good Plus.
Conant Acres Astro Raizel (EX-92) by Astronomical
Duane Conant, always a lively and fun host, shows Chris the cows.
A pair of Champion full sisters both scored EX-90.
A beautiful long-bodied Zenith 2-year-old scored GP-84.
Lamport Polly Durham (EX-92) who Duane purchased last summer when traveling to the New York Summer Picnic at Joleanna Holsteins.
Another beautiful look at the scenery out and about in western Maine.
And yet another shot of beautiful scenery - this scenery is inside though and is the 89 point Givenchy daughter who sells tomorrow as Lot 21. She’s definitely one of the barn stars as people come in and look to find her in the lineup!
The Briggs, Bullard and McCauley families have gone all out with decorations and hospitality!
Sisters and friends! Betsy (Briggs) Bullard and Kate (Briggs) Chapman. Betsy and her husband Bill are partners in Brigeen Farms, while Kate is the California Holstein Association Business Manager.
Sarah Zonneveld and Renee McCauley were running non-stop making sure every detail was taken care of.
After a visit to see the sale lineup, our traveling caravan drove 1/2 southeast to New Gloucester and Pineland Farms. We were graciously toured around by Seth Carpenter and his wife, as well as new hire Tim Putnam.
A beautiful, long, deep Morty.
An Outside daughter completing several generations of EX Trinas!
A nice young Champion.
The calf barn that was not only spotless, but well ventilated and easy to clean.
Who says it’s all about cows?! Seth “herds” Tango and Cha-Cha, two pigs used in the Pineland Petting Zoo educational display
Stay tuned for official classification news from these tremendous Maine herds early next week, and check back later this weekend for more sale information. The Brigeen Blast catalog can be found online at www.holsteinworld.com and starts promptly at 11:00am tomorrow morning. With a stellar lineup, it’s one sale you won’t want to miss!