Thursday, June 2, 2016

142 Goats Consigned

One hundred and forty-two (142) goats have been nominated by 38 consigners from 17 states. This is the most goats that have ever been consigned to the Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test. While no more consignments are expected, it is still possible to receive consignments in the mail, as the nomination deadline (mail postmark) was June 1.

There are fourteen new consigners and 24 returning consigners. Long-time consigners include John Smith, Virginia (10 years); Kendall & Dana Barnes, Kentucky (9 years); Jarred Dennison, Kentucky (7 years); Waldo Nelson, Maryland (6 years); Wes Pinneo, Kansas (6 years); Mike Renick, West Virginia  (5 years); and P.J. Murphy, New Jersey (5 years).

The test capacity has been determined to be 100 goats. Consequently, nominations will have to be reduced. Every effort will be made to include all consigners in this year's test.

State
Consigners
Test goats
Contest goats
Alabama
3
9
1
Georgia
1
4
0
Illinois
3
10
2
Indiana
1
5
3
Kansas
2
10
2
Kentucky
7
29
3
Maryland
2
9
0
Missouri
4
12
2
New Jersey
1
5
0
North Carolina
4
14
1
Ohio
2
8
1
Oklahoma
1
5
0
South Carolina
1
2
0
Tennessee
2
5
0
Vermont
2
5
0
Virginia
1
5
1
West Virginia
1
5
0
Totals
38
142
15

Fifteen goats have been entered into the Performance and Carcass Contest. The contest is also at full capacity. No more entries can be accepted.