Throughout 2004 offspring of Select Sires star- player Windy Willow Montana Jace have consistently topped major Jersey sales in the USA. On November 7th two Jace progeny ranked as high selling female and second high selling syndicated male at the All American Jersey sale in Louisville, Kentucky. Three days later a March 2004 "Jace" heifer expanded the trend north of the border. Unique Jace Belle- ET attracted the $10,300 top price of the 2004 Jersey Sale of Stars at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario on November 10th. This appealing youngster was consigned by the Morey family of Unique Valleystream Genetics, Rochester, Alberta.

Excited to be new owners of the star of the Sale of Stars are progressive Jersey breeders Tom and Wendy Klaustermeier of Prairie Harbour Jerseys, Glencoe, Minnesota, USA.

Belle's status as the new Number One Jersey Heifer in Canada for Parent Average Lifetime Profit Index was her own unique attraction. Her November 2004 Parent Average figures are:

Just weeks before the sale Belle's dam Lencrest Par for Belle VG had earned the distinction of being the number one Jersey cow in Canada for Lifetime Profit Index at +2442. Par For Belle had been the highselling lot in the 2002 Jersey sale at the RAWF and is a much-sought after choice for AI bull contracts. At 2-1 Par for Belle is projected to 9879 504 5.1% 388 3.9% BCAs (390-371-404). She was bred by Gary and Maureen Bowers and family of Lencrest Farm, Coaticook, Quebec. The second dam Piedmont Declo Belle VG-89% is the number five cow for LPI in Canada and was Intermediate Champion at the RAWF in 2003. Behind this cow are five generations of Excellent dams with the fourth dam being the world famous Duncan Belle. Both Par for Belle and Declo Belle are sired by members of the Select Sires line-up Rock Ella Paramount and Barbs MBSB Declo respectively.

Ken and Karen Kingdon and family of Charlyn Jerseys, Forest, Ontario were pleased to be the breeders and consignors of the sale's second high seller Charlyn Blackstar Eve, a fancy September 2003 heifer. Eve is now owned by Ferme Jocelyn Cote, South Durham, Quebec. Her selling price was $6,000.

Eve had been in the top three placings at three of the largest and strongest Jersey shows in Ontario during 2004. She is sired by Heaths Blackstar a young sire marketed in Canada by Jeff Stephens and Michael Heath. Her Very Good dam Charlyn Saturn Echo has three lactations averaging +9 for milk, +27 for fat and +27 for protein with 5.6% fat and 4.2% protein and is sired by Semex sire Van Holme Imperial's Saturn, Ex-95%. The next dam by Semex sire Curtsey Duncan Jude is from five generations of Very Good and Excellent dams who are part of the famed "E" family at Elmline and Jaspar Jerseys which yielded the famed Jaspar Renaissance Evening and Envision.

Third high seller at $3500 was another September 2003 heifer. Ronada Ren Susan- ET. Susan, who comes from a proven cow family, was consigned by Ada Bergveld and Ron Hannah of Ronada Jerseys, Belleville, Ontario. She was the selection of BEL International for one of their international clients. Susan is a daughter of "household name" sire Hollylane Renaissance and has two Excellent well known and respected full sisters in the USA. One of them is a Semex bull mother. Her Ex90%-3E dam Ronada Imp Sophie has four consecutive records over 375 kgs of fat and averages +32 milk, +39 fat and +36 protein and 5.2% fat and 4.1% protein over her six lactations. Sophie is sired by Semex foundation sire Meadow Lawn J Imperial 50R ET.

A special additional feature of the 2004 Sale of Stars was the sale of a richly-bred donation calf for the 2005 World Jersey Cattle Bureau International conference in Canada. The calf, Norval Acres Online Mickey-ET is an April 2004 model donated by her breeders the McCaig families of Norval Acres Jerseys, Huntingdon, Quebec. Investing in this daugther of an Ex 94% fifth generation Excellent, Three Star brood cow for $1700 were David and Tracy Morey and family of Unique Valleystream Genetics in Alberta.

In all 18 regular lots sold for an average of $2961.11 Demand for these select lots came from three US states-Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Canadian provinces Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.