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<strong>NUWE</strong> <strong>TELERS</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>members</strong><br />
Hendrik<br />
Ras<br />
Ek is Hendrik Ras, gebore in die Brits-distrik in 1951. My vader was ‘n boer in murg<br />
en been en ek glo die liefde vir boerdery, en spesifiek beeste, het daar begin. Ek<br />
kwalifiseer as ‘n Instrumentwerktuigkundige en werk vir ‘n groot deel van my lewe<br />
vir die Sasol-organisasie. In my hart het ek egter altyd boer gebly.<br />
In 1997 begin ek my eie besigheid in die industriële klepbedryf en doen sake met<br />
die mynbou-industrie in Suid-Afrika. My besigheid is in Pretoria en dit is ook waar ek woon.<br />
My hoofdoel was nog altyd om eendag my eie grond te kan besit en met <strong>Hereford</strong>s te<br />
boer. Ek was geseënd genoeg om in 2010 ‘n stuk grond in die Belfast-distrik te kan koop en<br />
gryp dit met albei hande aan.<br />
Sedertdien het ek nog net ontwikkeling gedoen, maar was geseënd om in Maart 2012<br />
die hele kudde van Johan Rautenbach van Lindley te bekom. Toe die trop van 71 beeste<br />
afgelaai is, het die proses begin om hulle teen Rooiwater en Asiatiese rooiwater gesout te<br />
kry. In die proses verloor ek 3 groot koeie, maar die ander haal ek almal deur. Wat ‘n stryd!<br />
Ek leer daagliks nog en weet bykans niks van geregistreerde diere nie, maar leer baie<br />
vinnig. Aangesien ek net deeltyds boer en nog voltyds betrokke by my besigheid is, is dit<br />
maar moeilik om van ander afhanklik te wees.<br />
Ek luister na alle raad, maar sif so goed moontlik in my eie logiese proses. Vandag het ek<br />
pragtige veld <strong>Hereford</strong>s in ‘n buitengewoon goeie kondisie, aangesien ons in ons distrik<br />
baie goeie weiding het en ‘n drakrag van 2,5 ha per GVE. Ek het ook pas 40 ha boomlusern<br />
aangeplant om nog beter velddiere te produseer.<br />
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<strong>NUWE</strong> <strong>TELERS</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>members</strong><br />
Henri<br />
Roux<br />
Henri Roux het op ‘n plaas net buite Bethlehem<br />
grootgeword waar hy reeds op ‘n vroeë ouderdom<br />
met beeste te doen gekry het en hy sy pa op die plaas<br />
moes bystaan met hul klein kudde frieskoeie. Veel erg<br />
het hy nie aan ‘n melkery gehad nie, hoewel dit hom<br />
darem later, in die begin jare van sy eie boerdery, onderhou het.<br />
Nadat hy gematrikuleer het, het hy sy BSc-Agric graad aan die<br />
Universiteit van Pretoria onder prof. Jan Bonsma verwerf, waarna<br />
hy die wêreld met ‘n rugsak oor die skouer aangedurf het. Dit was<br />
in Texas, VSA waar hy eerstehands met <strong>Hereford</strong>s te doen gekry<br />
het, en die bykans ‘n jaar wat hy op beesplase in die VSA gewerk<br />
het, wat by hom ‘n lewenslange liefde en respek vir die <strong>Hereford</strong><br />
beesras laat ontwikkel het.<br />
Terug in SA het hy na ‘n kort tydperk in die diens van die Dept<br />
Landbou op die plaas Montana, in die Reitz-distrik begin boer.<br />
Hy het aanvanklik ook ‘n klein melkery gehad, maar geleidelik<br />
oorbeweeg na ‘n gemengde boerdery en het <strong>Hereford</strong>s deel van<br />
sy boerdery begin raak. Die wisselvalligheid van die graanbedryf,<br />
asook sy liefde vir sy rooi-bruin beeste het deurentyd gesorg dat die<br />
vee-faktor die belangrikste in sy boerdery was. In die laat negentigs<br />
het hy die saaiery heeltemal gestaak en hom toegespits op sy<br />
beeste. Hy boer ook met Simmentalers wat hy aanvanklik gebruik<br />
het in kruisteelt, maar tans word met die twee rasse apart geboer.<br />
Wat die <strong>Hereford</strong> ras vir hom laat uitstaan bo enige ander ras is hul<br />
hoë vrugbaarheid en goeie temperament. Dis ‘n maklike bees om<br />
mee geld te maak.<br />
Dit is vir hom belangrik dat die koeie genoeg melk moet hê, goed<br />
gepigmenteerd met goeie bouvorm en groeivermoë.<br />
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Sy liefde vir sy <strong>Hereford</strong>s word duidelik<br />
gewys deur die geduld waarmee hy sy<br />
beeste hanteer en die goedige geterg<br />
dat ‘n vriend se plaas heelwat beter<br />
daar sal uitsien as daar <strong>Hereford</strong>s loop....<br />
Vra jy hom wat hy anders sou doen,<br />
meld hy dat hy spyt is dat hy nie reeds<br />
20 jaar vroeër die saaiery gestaak het<br />
nie.<br />
Hy is reeds amper 44 jaar met sy<br />
vrou Marie getroud en hulle het vier<br />
kinders. Die oudste dogter, Liezel, wat<br />
op die familieplaas, Reinfeld, net buite<br />
Bethlehem woon, staan hom by in die<br />
boerdery. Geseën met vyf kleinseuns,<br />
sal die Reinfeld stoet hopelik nog lank<br />
kan voortbestaan.
Michael Timothy Clark seun van Ed en<br />
Kim Clark van KRM <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
Hannah Mong, dogter van<br />
PieterPaul en Hilde Mong van<br />
BM <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
Eckard en Kirsten Hillerman<br />
with Nicole, granddaughter<br />
of Ewald & Ruth Köhne from<br />
Waldecke <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
John Percival van Rhyn seun<br />
van Harley en Elizma van Rhyn,<br />
van Hoekland <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
Mienke Grobler dogter van Matthys en<br />
Liezel Grobler<br />
Wicus en Elsje Kruger van Lemoenvlei <strong>Hereford</strong>s het<br />
sommer twee kleinkinders ryker geword in 2012,<br />
Hannes en Kylie Kruger.<br />
Natalie, Aiden Reece & Phillip Köhne,<br />
son of Ewald & Ruth Köhne from<br />
Waldecke <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
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Veilings<br />
Sales 2012<br />
Veiling Datum Aangebied Verkoop Gem Hoogste<br />
Ermelo Alle Ras Bulveiling 25 Julie 2012 18 16 R20 000<br />
Hoogste prys R30 000 Verkoper: Corrie de Vos, Riccor Bdy Koper: Rina Drotzky - Bethal<br />
GWK Alle Ras Bulveiling - KBY 26 Julie 2012 4 3 R22 333<br />
Hoogste prys R25 000 Verkoper: Oswald De Klerk -Blinksaad Koper: Vaughn Victor Ontw Trust<br />
Bonhaven 2 Augustus 2012 20 R32 000<br />
Hoogste prys R100 000 Koper: JJ Park - Dumisa <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
Kuruman Alle Ras Bulveiling 2 Augustus 2012 5 4 R23 750<br />
Hoogste prys R36 000 Verkoper:Wicus Kruger - Lemoenvlei <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
GBH, Griffin & Brownstone 7 Augustus 2012<br />
Griffin 14 R19 071<br />
Brownstone 10 R19 800<br />
GBH 5 R13 000<br />
<strong>Hereford</strong>2013
Nasionale veiling borge:<br />
Veiling Datum Aangebied Verkoop Gem Hoogste<br />
<strong>Hereford</strong> Nasionale Veiling 10 Augustus 2012 Bulle 9 5 R 22600<br />
Hoogste prys R30 000 Verkoper: Vicedale <strong>Hereford</strong>s Kopers: Danie van Breda, Ja-Niel <strong>Hereford</strong>s en<br />
Philip de Waal, Locheim<br />
Dragtige koeie 4 4 R9 375 R12 000<br />
Koei&kalf 2 2 R18 000 R22 000<br />
Semen 140 dosisse 120 R85 R150<br />
Verse 9 9 R9 889 R12 000<br />
Duurste bul JR 10 0013 van Vicedale <strong>Hereford</strong>s verkoop<br />
aan Ja-Niel & Locheim <strong>Hereford</strong>s. V.l.n.r. Danie van Breda,<br />
Philip de Waal,Jan Mostert (Afslaer),Heiko & Este Köster en<br />
Dr Hinner Köster<br />
Duurste koei, WDW 08 0013 van Locheim <strong>Hereford</strong>s verkoop aan<br />
Vicedale <strong>Hereford</strong>s. V.l.n.r. Kalf hanteerder, Jan Mostert (Afslaer),<br />
Philip de Waal, Dr Hinner Köster, Este en Heiko Köster.<br />
EG Bull Sale Cedarville - Malina 21 Augustus 2012 9 9 R21 777<br />
Hoogste prys R28 000 Verkoper: Piet Louwrens - Malina <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
Adderley 29 Augustus 2012 Bulle 4 R16 875<br />
Hoogste prys R19 000 Koper: DLS Boerdery<br />
Koeie 8 R8 750<br />
Hoogste prys R9 100 Koper: Olivier Bester Familie Trust<br />
Dumisa 31 Augustus 2012 17 R30 352 R40 000<br />
Swartland Veeboere -<br />
Locheim&Ja-Niel 13 September 2012 Bulle 13 8 R42 875<br />
Hoogste prys R100 000 Verkoper: Philip de Waal - Locheim Koper: Gideon Melck - Hopefield<br />
Vroulik 15 10 R25 200<br />
Hoogste prys R40 000 Verkoper: Philip de Waal - Locheim Koper: CS Puttergill&Sons - Thornhill<br />
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Koper :Gideon Melck – GJ Melck Boerdery,Waterboskraal,Hopefield<br />
Verkoper : Phillip de Waal – Locheim Boerdery, Moorreesburg<br />
Stoetvee-Afslaer – Clive Gardner<br />
BKB Stoetvee-Afslaer – Appie Maritz, Paarl<br />
Hanteerder – Abraham Diedericks<br />
Veiling Datum Aangebied Verkoop Gem Hoogste<br />
Vryburg Alle Ras Bulveiling 13 September 2012 Bulle 11 3 R19 666<br />
Hoogste prys R21 000 Verkoper Wicus Kruger - Lemoenvlei <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
Barkley Oos Alle Ras Bulveiling 14 September 2012 4 4 R31 000<br />
Hoogste prys R44 000 Verkoper: Gerhard Botha - Nagenoeg <strong>Hereford</strong>s Koper: Botha Broers - Elliot<br />
Kevlynn 18 September 2012 6 6 R20 000<br />
Hoogste prys R24 000 Koper: Eric Truter - Tarkastad<br />
Sanniesguns 19 September 2012 Bulle 19 19 R18 736<br />
Hoogste prys R46 500 Koper: John de Franca<br />
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Verkoper : Phillip de Waal (Locheim Boerdery), Moorreesburg<br />
Stoetvee-Afslaer : Clive Gardner<br />
Koper : C S Puttergill & Seun,Thornhill<br />
Hanteerder : Dial Diedericks, Moorreesburg<br />
Koeie/Verse 16 16 R10 837 R15 000<br />
Syferpan 28 September 2012 Bulle 20 R21 750 R42 000<br />
Komm Vroulik 48 R10 000<br />
KRM <strong>Hereford</strong>s 11 Oktober 2012 Bulle 19 R27 846<br />
Hoogste prys R60 000 Koper: Chris Sephton<br />
Half aandeel van KRM 10 10 R46 000 Koper: Howard Long, GBH <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
Vryburg Alle Ras bulveiling 15 November 2012 15 2 R19 000<br />
Hoogste prys R20 000 Verkoper: PP Mong Trust
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AJV<br />
2 0 1 2<br />
Stoetnaam Totale geboortes 2011 TKP Plek<br />
10-30 kalwers<br />
FABEL STOETERY 13 365 1ste<br />
WILKLOOF BOERDERY BK 25 368 2de<br />
HARVEY EAC & SONS 17 371 3de<br />
PC EUSTACE 19 375 4de<br />
T BARRY FARMING 16 381 5de<br />
31 - 60 kalwers<br />
MOORCROFT SL & SONS PTY 48 361 1ste<br />
JAG BOTHA 32 369 2de<br />
BONHAVEN BEEF CATTLE 44 376 3de<br />
KP MILES 38 390 4de<br />
PA ROSSOUW 34 391 5de<br />
61 - 90 kalwers<br />
HEELBO BOERDERY EDMS BPK 75 376 1ste<br />
WJ WESSELS 88 381 2de<br />
PP MONG TRUST 78 386 3de<br />
DJ VAN BREDA 72 390 4de<br />
90 en meer<br />
RT CLARK 92 364 1ste<br />
Dr CW SCHOLTZ 141 386 2de<br />
1ste - JAG Botha - Beste Fase C Kudde (VOV) - Gemiddelde VOV 4.95 uit 3 bulle<br />
2de - Dr CW Scholtz - Beste Fase C Kudde (VOV) - Gemiddelde VOV 5.03 uit 3 bulle<br />
Koei van die jaar 2011 - BM06 Rchel Claude 0121 (BMH060022) - PP Mong Trust<br />
Bul van die jaar 2011 - Locheim Prime Stock (WDW 02 23) - Philip de Waal<br />
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TOEKENNINGS<br />
tydens 2012 AJV
In Memoriam<br />
DIRK LOUW<br />
Wyle oom Dirk Louw is te<br />
Koffiefontein in die Vrystaat op<br />
09.06.1919 gebore.<br />
Tydens die oorlogsjare het hy by<br />
’n Joodse familie in Bloemfontein<br />
gewerk. Sy salaris was egter te klein<br />
om sy losies te betaal en moes hy<br />
dus ook saans ekstra werk doen om vir sy losies te<br />
betaal.<br />
Hy was ook een van die persone wat die baanbrekers<br />
werk gedoen het om Volkskas bank in Bloemfontein<br />
te vestig en was die eerste houer van ’n Volkskas<br />
bankrekening in Bloemfontein. Hy het op 80-jarige<br />
ouderdom hulle aan die feit herinner, maar hulle was<br />
nie beïndruk met die statistiek nie en het so hul heel<br />
eerste rekeninghouer en groot kliënt verloor.<br />
Nie baie lank nie of hy het die Joodse firma uitgekoop<br />
en een van die suksesvolste skrootwerwe in die land<br />
ontwikkel. Hy het besigheids vennootskapsaanbiedinge<br />
van die Klopper- en Human-families van Bloemfontein<br />
ontvang, maar het besluit om op sy eie aan te gaan.<br />
Sy ander groot sukses was met diere en boerdery.<br />
Renperde was een van sy groot passies. Hy het op<br />
sekere Saterdae tot sewe van die sewe wedrenne<br />
gewen en was van die eerste Vrystaters om ’n perd in<br />
die Durban July te hê.<br />
Later het hy ’n plot gekoop waar hy groente<br />
gekweek het. Daarna ’n plaas waar hy met Jerseys<br />
geboer het. Nadat hy <strong>Hereford</strong>s op Bloemfontein<br />
skou gesien het, was die vet in die vuur.<br />
JAMES AVISON MAPHAM<br />
Obituary James Avison Mapham<br />
(born 10 July 1923 died 28 February<br />
2012)<br />
“Uncle Jim” as he was known to<br />
many <strong>Hereford</strong> Breeders was born<br />
in Dordrecht and schooled at Queens College in<br />
Queenstown. After leaving school he joined the army<br />
in 1941 trained at Premier Mine near Cullinan and<br />
was assigned to the armoured car division known as<br />
the 6th Brigade in World War 2. He returned home in<br />
November 1945 to the farm Greenvale in Dordrecht<br />
where he farmed with his father. In 1948 he married<br />
Jean and they had two sons and a daughter.<br />
After his father died in 1953 the horned <strong>Hereford</strong> stud<br />
was sold and Jim started the Penderry Poll <strong>Hereford</strong><br />
Stud with only a few cows. As breeder Uncle Jim went<br />
from strength to strength and imported various herd<br />
sires from the UK, the most well-known being Crickley<br />
Barrow Destiny. It was always a highlight to visit at<br />
Greenvale as a young breeder and one always learnt<br />
something about cattle or farming. Jim was one of the<br />
first breeders to embrace performance testing and<br />
also played an important role in introducing AI to the<br />
<strong>Hereford</strong> breed during his term on Council.<br />
Daar is toe 10 Verse en ’n bul van wyle Shang<br />
Moorcroft aangekoop. Die bulle Wenlock Dynamite<br />
en Julius is ingevoer. Hy het ook die bekende bul Vern<br />
Oran en verse uit die wêreld-bekende Vern stoetery in<br />
Engeland ingevoer. Hy en wyle Billy Kingwill was ook<br />
vennote in van die diere.<br />
Die bekende bul Studdolph Valour was die eerste bul<br />
in Suid-Afrika wat per telefoon gekoop is. Die eienaar<br />
wou die bul nie aan oom Dirk verkoop nie en oom Dirk<br />
het toe vir Jim Mapham gevra om namens hom te bie<br />
terwyl hy in S.A. op die telefoon in kontak was. Hierna<br />
het die eienaar besluit om ook 2 verse saam te stuur.<br />
Die Vrystaat <strong>Hereford</strong>klub se klubhuis was ook oom<br />
Dirk se inisiatief en baie van sy geld en tyd is daarin.<br />
Hy het ook verse aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat<br />
geskenk.<br />
Tydens die Wêreld <strong>Hereford</strong> Kongres in Johannesburg,<br />
het hy die Groot Kampioen Bul vertoon.<br />
Op ’n <strong>Hereford</strong> AJV in Vryburg, verras oom Dirk almal<br />
en skenk ’n kwart Krugerrand-stuk aan al die vrouens<br />
wat hulle mans so getrou bygestaan het op skoue<br />
deur die jare. Voorwaar ’n dankbetuiging soos min.<br />
Billy Kingwill, Shang Moorcroft, Oswald de Klerk en<br />
oom Hans Köster en vele ander was boesemvriende<br />
van oom Dirk.<br />
Tot op die einde was dit by oom Dirk net <strong>Hereford</strong>s,<br />
<strong>Hereford</strong>s en nogmaals <strong>Hereford</strong>s.<br />
Oom Dirk word oorleef deur sy vrou, Johanna, 2<br />
kinders en 4 kleinkinders.<br />
Jim served on the <strong>Hereford</strong> Council from 1965 after<br />
he had been elected to the Poll Breeders Committee<br />
in 1964. From 1973 to 1975 he served as president of<br />
the <strong>Hereford</strong> Breeders Society of Southern Africa. He<br />
was appointed <strong>Hereford</strong> representative to Studbook<br />
in 1965 and elected to the Studbook council in 1967,<br />
became treasurer of SA Studbook in 1969 and served<br />
as vice-president from 1973 to 1976. Jim was also a<br />
well respected senior judge of <strong>Hereford</strong> cattle and<br />
officiated at many shows and judges courses in his<br />
time. He was also invited to judge <strong>Hereford</strong>s in the UK<br />
and judged both <strong>Hereford</strong>s and the interbreed classes<br />
at the Bulawayo Show. Jim was a mentor to many<br />
new <strong>Hereford</strong> Breeders and his opinion was highly<br />
respected and sought after. Jim was an honorary life<br />
President of the SA <strong>Hereford</strong> Society at the time of his<br />
passing<br />
As a farmer Jim was years ahead of his time with<br />
regards to both veld management and conservation<br />
and he approached his breeding and farming in an<br />
ecologically sound manner.<br />
Jim and Jean retired from farming in 2000 and<br />
moved to Pretoria to be closer to family in the same<br />
year.<br />
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Chairmans’ report from the<br />
KZN HEREFORD CLUB, 2011-2012<br />
George Nefdt<br />
Thank you for this opportunity to report back on the activities of the KZN <strong>Hereford</strong> Club for<br />
2012.<br />
1 MEMBERSHIP<br />
The <strong>members</strong>hip of the KZN <strong>Hereford</strong> Club have remained static during the past year. The<br />
total <strong>members</strong>hip is 24 <strong>members</strong> at last count of which we have about 40% attending<br />
meetings of the Club.<br />
2 CLUB ACTIVITIES<br />
2.1 Family Weekend<br />
We once again had a most enjoyable Family Weekend at St. Bernards’ Peak from the 6th –<br />
8th September 2012. The weekend was attended by 5 families. The group was unanimous<br />
in their decision to carry on with this tradition. Once again blessed with perfect weather it<br />
was an ideal opportunity to socialize and the hike to the Bushman paintings was one of the<br />
highlights of the weekend, while the fishermen also had their own challenges!<br />
We would once again like to thank Anne Louwrens for organizing and liaising the<br />
arrangements to make this weekend the success it was and are looking forward to next<br />
year where I hope that we will be joined by more of our <strong>members</strong>.<br />
2.2 Royal Show<br />
After the excitement of the Nationals in 2011 the Members were still recovering and there<br />
were four exhibitors showing animals at the Royal. The results were as follows.<br />
Intermediate Champion Female<br />
Res Intermediate Champion Female<br />
Junior Champion Female<br />
Res Senior Champion Female<br />
Senior & Grand Champion Female<br />
Res Grand Champion Female<br />
Intermediate Champion Bull<br />
Res Intermediate Champion Bull<br />
Junior Champion Bull<br />
Res Junior Champion Bull<br />
Senior Champion Bull<br />
Res Senior Champion Bull<br />
Grand Champion Bull<br />
Res Grand Champion Bull<br />
Supreme (Male or Female)<br />
Res Supreme (Male or Female)<br />
GBH 10 072<br />
Waldecke 1027<br />
Bonhaven 069 Silk 0943<br />
Killaloe 0319<br />
Bonhaven 0116 Phyllida 0519<br />
Bonhaven 069 Silk 0943<br />
Bonhaven Benchmark 1032<br />
Bonhaven George Bush 10161<br />
Vicedale Majestic 10 0001<br />
Ikhamanzi Bacchus 9037 H<br />
Bonhaven Walk the Line 07 120<br />
Griffin GG 070035<br />
Bonhaven Benchmark 1032<br />
Vicedale Majestic 10 0001<br />
Bonhaven Benchmark 1032<br />
Vicedale Majestic 10 0001<br />
HAW Long<br />
EW Kohne<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
EW Kohne<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
EW Kohne<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
Cedara College<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
PJ Budler : Bonhaven Beef Cattle<br />
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We would like to thank these exhibitors and congratulate them on the results.<br />
Congratulations to Ewald Köhne for his election as Chairman of the Cattle Committee of<br />
the Royal. Well done Ewald.<br />
2.3 Carcass Competition<br />
The Club did not enter steers in the 2012 Carcass Competition.<br />
3 BULL SALES<br />
The 2012 Bull Sale Season has been a mixed bag. The two main sales in KZN being the Griffin<br />
Sale and the EG Bull Sale. At the combined Griffin/Long/Brown sale 29 bulls were sold at an<br />
average of R17 290.00. At the EG Bull Sale 9 <strong>Hereford</strong> bulls were sold at an average of R21 777.<br />
Highest price of R28 000.<br />
A number of factors influences the Bull Market and obviously we have to devise strategies<br />
to address these issues.<br />
The factors influencing the market are some of the following:<br />
• The number of Breeds – about 54 Breeds<br />
• Synthetic Breeds that are the flavor of the month<br />
• Number of Bulls for Sale<br />
• Marketing<br />
• Weaner Prices<br />
• Economy/Maize Price<br />
4 CONCLUSION<br />
In conclusion I would like to thank our very effective and efficient secretary, Anne for all her<br />
very hard work for her absolute efficiency in guiding, prodding and advising and just doing<br />
things. It has been an honour to serve with her.<br />
We are also bidding Grant & Lu Cobus a sad fair well as they emigrate to <strong>New</strong> Zealand. We<br />
will sorely miss them.<br />
To all our <strong>members</strong> that are keeping our Club going – thank you for your support.<br />
May 2013 be a very blessed year for all of our <strong>members</strong>.<br />
Anne Louwrens<br />
For the second year running<br />
the KZN <strong>Hereford</strong> Club has<br />
organised a very successful<br />
family weekend at Lake<br />
St Bernard in the Southern<br />
Drakensberg.<br />
This is an ideal and very scenic venue<br />
with well equipped self-catering chalets<br />
overlooking the beautiful lake, lending<br />
itself to a very enjoyable weekend with<br />
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much laughter, fun and camaraderie, scrumptious<br />
catering, lots of activity…walks, trout fishing, canoeing,<br />
Bushman paintings (quite a climb, climb, climb, for some<br />
of us!! – but well worth the effort when we got there –<br />
striking paintings and beautiful view) and, of course, lots<br />
of <strong>Hereford</strong> discussions!!<br />
These have indeed been very successful get-togethers in<br />
relaxed, informal surroundings. We hope it will become<br />
an annual event and look forward to our outing in 2013.
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Noordwes<br />
VOORSITTERSVERSLAG<br />
Pieter Jonker<br />
Met al die stakings en plaasaanvalle gaan<br />
dit nie soos dit moet gaan nie. Dit bly by my:<br />
“Waar gaan ons land heen?”. Dit het altyd net<br />
ver van jou gebeur, maar in baie gevalle is dit<br />
mense na aan jou wat jy ken. Die 2012 Vryburg<br />
skou was lekker gewees met al die <strong>Hereford</strong><br />
vriende bymekaar. Daar is weer planne<br />
uitgeruil en net lekker saam gekuier. Met die<br />
skou was daar 7 vertoners met 57 diere.<br />
Die vertoners het gemengde welslae behaal<br />
met diere wat weer soos in die verlede<br />
baie mooi vertoon het. Die jaar was dit vir<br />
die <strong>Hereford</strong> as ras baie moeilik om bulle te<br />
verkoop op Vryburg. Die kopers was nie gretig<br />
om te koop nie of die natuur het ‘n rol gespeel<br />
wat die kopers pesimisties gemaak het. Die<br />
aand met die prysuitdeling was dit ‘n kuier<br />
aand om die braaivleisvuur, van die vertoners<br />
het dit baie geniet.<br />
Nampo was weer ‘n belewenis Noordwes<br />
<strong>Hereford</strong>klub bestuur het weer lekker saam<br />
met Lizette Vermaak gekuier daar. Die diere<br />
wat vertoon is, was van die bestes in die land.<br />
Baie dankie aan die eienaars. Die tegnologie<br />
by Nampo word elke jaar net beter .<br />
Met die September 2012 bulveiling het dit<br />
glad nie goed gegaan nie. Die bulle wat<br />
aangebied was, was goeie bulle, maar amper<br />
geen belangstelling. Nogmaals baie dankie<br />
aan al die vertoners en die <strong>Hereford</strong> vriende<br />
wat saam kuier en net kom gesels dit word<br />
baie waardeer. Die November bulveiling was<br />
soos die vorige twee veiling, want dit het op<br />
daardie stadium nog nie gereën in die gebied<br />
nie.<br />
Aan al die telers wat so getrou diere bring vir<br />
al die verrigtinge wat aangebied word op<br />
Vryburg, baie dankie ons weet dit kos baie<br />
ure en geduld om diere gereed te maak.<br />
Nogmaals baie dankie. Glo en vertrou dit sal<br />
volgende jaar beter gaan . Baie dankie aan<br />
al die borge wat ons elke jaar borg. Dit word<br />
baie waardeer, want sonder julle sal dit baie<br />
swaar gaan.<br />
Alle dank aan ons HEMELSE VADER wat met<br />
ons was in 2012 .<br />
……………………………………………………<br />
Voorsitter: Jan de Klerk.<br />
Ondervoorsitter: Pieter Jonker.<br />
Pennemeester: Oom Piet Rossouw.<br />
Met hulp: Anneri Otto.<br />
Ras verteenwoordiger: Pieter Jonker
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Wes-Kaap<br />
VOORSITTERSVERSLAG<br />
Philip de Waal<br />
Die jaar 2012 is ‘n jaar wat alle<br />
boere in die Wes- en Suid-Kaap<br />
vir ‘n lang tyd sal onthou.Beide<br />
die gebiede het rekord graan<br />
oeste gehad, wat boere in<br />
die streek ‘n positiewe uikyk<br />
op landbou gee.Die <strong>Hereford</strong> ras doen baie<br />
goed in ons streek en sy gewildheid neem<br />
daagliks toe. Die stoettelers doen baie moeite<br />
om die ras in die gebied nog meer uit te bou<br />
en hulle pluk die vrugte van hul harde werk.<br />
Die telers in die Kaap doen baie moeite om<br />
alle <strong>Hereford</strong> aktiwiteite by te woon,of dit nou<br />
die Nasionale Veiling in Bloemfontein of die<br />
Wêreld Kongres in Kanada is,die telers van die<br />
Kaap is daar. Philip en Cora de Waal, Bertus<br />
en Sonja Mong en Danie en Lizette van Breda<br />
het die Wêreld <strong>Hereford</strong> Kongres in Alberta<br />
Kanada bygewoon. Die geleentheid sal ons<br />
telers vir ewig bybly, veral die Stampede in<br />
Calgary. Die Calgary stampede is die grootste<br />
buitelug skou in die wêreld, waar die manne<br />
van die cowboys geskei word.<br />
Die produksieveilings in die Kaap was baie<br />
suksesvol, danksy die ondersteuning wat ons<br />
telers kry uit alle uithoeke van ons land. Die 2012<br />
top prys vir ‘n <strong>Hereford</strong> bul in Suid-Afrika is deur<br />
Gideon Melck vir die bul Locheim Limestone<br />
betaal. Die bul was ook die Opperste<br />
Kampioen <strong>Hereford</strong> op die 2012 Swartlandskou<br />
te Moorreesburg. Die skoue in ons streek<br />
word goed ondersteun, Moorreesburg het 72<br />
<strong>Hereford</strong>s op die 2012 skou vertoon wat dit die<br />
grootste <strong>Hereford</strong> vertoonvenster in ons land<br />
maak.<br />
Die Fase C stasie op Elsenburg word deur<br />
ons lede benut en Bertus Mong het die<br />
beste voeromset toekening vir 2012 ontvang.<br />
Dieselfde teler het ook die Farmer‘s Weekly<br />
toekenning vir die beste produserende<br />
<strong>Hereford</strong> koei ontvang.<br />
Die jaarlikse <strong>Hereford</strong> afsluitingsfunkie het op<br />
Prinshof van Danie van Breda plaasgevind.<br />
Al ons telers was teenwoordig en het ons hier<br />
groot planne vir die nuwe jaar beraam. Baie<br />
dankie aan Danie en Lizette wat ons almal so<br />
gasvry ontvang het.<br />
Baie dankie aan die genootskap vir die harde<br />
werk wat ingesit word deur die raadslede, dit<br />
word deur die lede raakgesien. Dankie aan<br />
al ons bemarkers wat ons ras so bevorder<br />
en ons bulle met trots aanbeveel. Dankie vir<br />
Agri-Expo en veral Memory Kallis en Johan<br />
Elders wat ons so gasvry in Durbanville by<br />
die kantoor ontvang.Dankie aan Robertson,
Moorreesburg, Worcester en Riversdalskou<br />
wat die <strong>Hereford</strong>s so gasvry<br />
ontvang. Dankie aan die bestuuslede<br />
wat saam my dien en my taak as<br />
voorsitter so maklik maak.<br />
Dan Laastens dankie aan ons<br />
Hemelse Vader, wat mens en dier<br />
gesond hou en beskerm, so dat ons<br />
lewe kleurvol en vol vreugde kan<br />
wees.<br />
Belangrike<br />
datums<br />
BOEREDAE:<br />
Bien Donne Agri Cape Week 18-20 April 2013<br />
Agri Mega Week 12-14 September 2013<br />
NAMPO 14-18 Mei 2013<br />
VEILINGS:<br />
Vryburg Skouveiling Alle Ras 19 April 2013<br />
PP Mong Trust, Villiersdorp 4 Junie 2013<br />
Kimberley Alle Ras Bulveiling 18 Julie 2013<br />
Ermelo Alle Ras Bulveiling 31 Julie 2013<br />
Bonhaven, Tarkastad 1 Augustus 2013<br />
Kuruman Alle Ras Bulveiling 2 Augustus 2013<br />
Griffin&Brownstone, Dargle 6 Augustus 2013<br />
EG Bull Sale - Malina, Cedarville 20 Augustus 2013<br />
HEREFORD NASIONALE VEILING<br />
Bloemfontein 22 Augustus 2013<br />
Dumisa, Bedford 06 September 2013<br />
Vryburg Alle Ras Bulveiling 12 September 2013<br />
Swartland Veeboere, Moorreesburg 12 September 2013<br />
Sanniesguns, Bultfontein 16 September 2013<br />
Kevlynn, Dordrecht 17 September 2013<br />
Syferpan, Queenstown 20 September 2013<br />
KRM, Dordrecht 9 Oktober 2013<br />
Vryburg Alle Ras Bulveiling 21 November 2013<br />
SKOUE:<br />
Vryburg 17-19 April 2013<br />
Lichtenburg 24-25 April 2013<br />
Bloemfontein 25 April - 4 Mei 2013<br />
Pietermaritzburg 24 Mei - 2 Junie 2013<br />
Pretoria 28-31 Augustus 2013<br />
Boertjiefees 29-31 Augustus 2013<br />
Moorreesburg 4-7 September 2013<br />
Robertson 24-28 September 2013<br />
Malmesbury 3-5 Oktober 2013<br />
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Eastern Cape<br />
Chairman<br />
Ed Clark<br />
The Eastern Cape was blessed<br />
with satisfactory rain in 2012,<br />
with a large part of the province<br />
experiencing above normal<br />
amounts of moisture in the<br />
winter. Generally the cattle<br />
were in excellent condition as a result of an<br />
abundance of veld and what a privilege to<br />
be farming with <strong>Hereford</strong>s as they were picture<br />
perfect. The latter part of the year was met by<br />
tighter financial conditions, but I think that the<br />
Eastern Cape <strong>Hereford</strong> Breeders were able to<br />
offer a very satisfactory sale string of <strong>Hereford</strong>s<br />
to the market. The following sale results were<br />
achieved:<br />
26 th Annual Brakfontein Production Sale<br />
-Dumisa <strong>Hereford</strong>s- JJ and John Park<br />
17 <strong>Hereford</strong>s came under the hammer and<br />
the top price paid was R40 000 for Lot 32 & 33,<br />
which were bought by local farmers; Lochard<br />
Ainslie and Lionel Zunckel of Natal respectively.<br />
The average price paid was R30 352.<br />
FF 10-202, Lot 32<br />
FF 10-230, Lot 33
16 th Annual Kenrussmark Poll <strong>Hereford</strong>s Production<br />
Sale – Russell and Ed Clark<br />
On the 11 th October 2012, 13 <strong>Hereford</strong> bulls sold for an<br />
average of R24 307. Messers Chris and Greg Sephton<br />
from Barkley East bought the top selling bull, KRM 10-<br />
024 for R60 000. A half share of KRM 10-010 was sold to<br />
Mr Howard Long of GBH <strong>Hereford</strong>s for R46 000.<br />
KRM 10-024<br />
14 th Annual Kevlynn <strong>Hereford</strong>s Production Sale - Kevin<br />
and Carl Miles<br />
On the 18 th of September 2012 Kevlynn <strong>Hereford</strong>s held<br />
their 14 th annual Production Sale. A 100% clearance<br />
of the 6 <strong>Hereford</strong> bulls on offer was achieved at an<br />
average price of R19 666. The top price of R24 000 was<br />
paid by Mr Eric Truter from Tarkastad. All 21 Angus bulls<br />
on sale were also sold. We wish to thank all buyers for<br />
their support.<br />
Annual Syferpan <strong>Hereford</strong>s Production Sale -<br />
Lawrence Moorcroft<br />
On the 28 th September 2012, 20 <strong>Hereford</strong> bulls sold<br />
for an average R21 750 with 100% clearance. The<br />
top price bull, Syferpan 002, was sold for R42 000<br />
to Festival Farms. 50 Commercial <strong>Hereford</strong> females<br />
averaged R10 000.<br />
Syferpan 002<br />
Bonhaven 9 th Annual “Best of both” Cattle Sale -<br />
PJ Budler<br />
On the 2 nd August 2012, 16 Registered <strong>Hereford</strong> bulls<br />
sold for an average of R40 000. The high-seller at<br />
R100 000, BonHaven Brazil 1078 (Locheim Markwart<br />
0688 x Killaloe Majesty 9919) sold to Dumisa <strong>Hereford</strong>s,<br />
Bedford, Eastern Cape.Also on sale were Angus Bulls<br />
and Females and Grey Brahman Bulls<br />
Nagenoeg Poll <strong>Hereford</strong>s – Gerhard & Verna Botha<br />
4 <strong>Hereford</strong> Bulls were sold on the Barkly East Bull Sale<br />
on the 14 th September 2012 at an average price of<br />
R31 000. The top price of R44 000 was paid by the<br />
Botha Brothers from Barkly East for the Gold Merit<br />
Phase C tested bull.<br />
Committee:<br />
Chairman: Ed Clark<br />
Secretary: Lawrence Moorcroft<br />
Additional committee <strong>members</strong>: Gerrit Kruger<br />
Gerhard Botha<br />
PJ Budler<br />
If you are in the Eastern Cape be sure to pop in for<br />
a visit. Visitors always welcome in the Eastern Cape!<br />
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<strong>Hereford</strong>2013<br />
As I come to the end of time at Cedara College, I wish to take a moment<br />
to reflect back on the College’s <strong>Hereford</strong> herd and more importantly how<br />
this herd has been instrumental in the training of young men and women<br />
in beef cattle. On the 22nd June 2008, Cedara College took possession<br />
of its first registered <strong>Hereford</strong>s. These animals came from far and wide and<br />
where purchased from established stud breeders throughout South Africa.<br />
We began with 18 heifers and have since produced 17 heifers from the calf crops of 2009<br />
to 2012. We have also selected 4 young bulls from these crops which have potential for<br />
future breeding.<br />
Second year students at the College compete<br />
annually in the Commercial Cattle and Future Farmers<br />
competitions at the Royal Show in Pietermaritzburg,<br />
whilst the third year students have since 2009, joined<br />
the <strong>Hereford</strong> Stud breeders at the Royal. This has<br />
been an opportunity to expose students not only to<br />
commercial beef production but for those in their final<br />
year of study, to the world of stud cattle and being<br />
able to rub shoulders with farmers who have been in<br />
the stud world for years and for some, generations.<br />
It is wonderful for me to watch how these students<br />
observe and relate to the experienced farmers and<br />
to hear the stories they bring home to the college of<br />
their experience at the Royal. It is without a doubt<br />
a wonderful learning experience for them and<br />
although they do not have the same quality animals<br />
as those who have been in the game for years, they<br />
certainly give of their best and hold their heads up<br />
high when amongst the cream of the crop.<br />
I have had many hours of great joy working with<br />
the students over the years and there has been a<br />
measure of heartache and frustration too. Working<br />
within the boundaries of a government organisation<br />
as we do, presents numerous challenges, but we<br />
forge forward and do what we can to ensure that<br />
our students are able to be exposed to the reality of<br />
farming. I believe that both the steer project, followed<br />
by the stud programme gives these young men and<br />
women valuable exposure to feeding, health care,<br />
ration balancing, animal behaviour and handling<br />
and training and show preparation of cattle. These<br />
Lu Kobus<br />
students put in hours of hard work with their animals<br />
and they develop a deep sense of love, respect and<br />
responsibility for “their” animals. What more could I<br />
ask for? I know that these students won’t all become<br />
cattle farmers, but at least I know that they have had<br />
the opportunity to be exposed to this and for some it<br />
is the start of a new found love and passion and an<br />
area which they wish to develop and explore further.<br />
Sadly, I will not be at Cedara to see this group<br />
of students compete at the Royal but I will be<br />
following their progress from the <strong>New</strong> Zealand shores.<br />
Although I know a great new adventure awaits the<br />
Kobus family, I also have a quite emptiness within me<br />
knowing that I am leaving something that I started<br />
behind. I wish to thank the wider KZN <strong>Hereford</strong> family<br />
for all their support in this venture and ask that they<br />
continue to support the College in my absence.
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