************************************************************************************ CAPRIKORN BAIL JERSEY GA #729 AS Born February 14, 2017

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1 MISCELLANEOUS Rev. 04/07/2018 CAPRIKORN YELSON FT BENNING #5188 AS Born May 21, % Grade Saanen SSSD: LAKE-COUNTRY PIOUS SATINIQUE SSS: SGCH LAKE-COUNTRY ROMANTIC TSUNAMI ++*B SS: SG TSUMOON AI ++*B- 82th percentile or "Rank" adgagenetics.org. Click on "pedigrees" "production" S: SG YELSON YELSON has two full brothers who have been rated. One had 397 and the other plus 457 PTAM. 457 is better than any buck on the Elite buck list. YELSON has 36 registered dau's as of October The Appraisers waved YELSON off. They have to do ALL the does but they try to save us the embarrassment of a low score on bucks. So they say "You don't want to do him" when he starts coming out of the pen. But we loved his Rear End Assembly. The Big Arc. SSD: HALF-MOON AI 5*M DSSS: COACH-FARMS BEAUXSUN DSS: COACH FARMS BEAUXSUN'S WILLEM DSSD: COACH FARMS VELIUX DS: COACH FARMS WILLEM'S SNAP We bought SNAP as a backup in case POPPER died. But with the new Nov USDA numbers we began to think he might be a hair better. So we used him instead. SNAP has three daughters at the top of the grade Elite Doe List. SNAP is number #1 on the Alpine. Top Buck List as of Oct To get on the list you must have tested dau's in TWO herds. DSDS: COACH FARMS MAILHAIRER DSD: COACH FARMS GINGER SNAP D: CAPRIKORN SNAP EUDOCIA 98%ile 50% Saanen. EUDOCIA only had a few tests before someone bought her. Her REL is only 36. That is the computers way of saying "your program forced me to spit out 98, but I have no idea how far off that is. NEED MORE DATA. DDS: SGCH DZIMIANSKI'S WHITE MAGIC #5 on Dec Elite Buck List. DD: DZIMIANSKI'S WM CLAUDIAAUGUSTA - VERY good looking But CLAUDIA AUGUSTA was a slow milker. Too slow. Sale barn. Fort Benning is in Georgia and CLAUDIAAUGUSTA came from Georgia. FORT BENNING was born too late to get pregnant in 2015 and so, no yearling lactation to show you. Not built spectacularly as a dry, but we were expecting big milk. She has a large udder but it is not a show udder. In July the USDA computer will render a verdict on FORT BENNING. Scott s guess in May is 90%ile P.81

2 CAPRIKORN BAIL JERSEY GA #729 AS Born February 14, 2017 SS: SG DES RUHIGESTELLE ECLIPSE +*B AS LA-89 As of Dec 2015 plus 257 PTAM b.f protein He was number one on the Elite Buck list when we bought him Died February 20, 2016 When we bought him in Fall 2015 he was NUMBER ONE on the Elite Buck List. We knew that some of our bucks would eventually prove higher. But we were desperate for an outcross. We were too inbred. Scott always wanted an ELF descendant, but they kept ending up with only one udder half. He looks better than an 89 to Scott. S: CAPRIKORN ECLIPSE HIGH BAIL *B #6151 "One of American Dairy Goat Associations Sire Development Bucks" Tad bit narrow from the back. Tiny dip in topline. Sharp withers, Deep rump, Very good in the front. Almost tight toes. Very good shoulders. SD: SG CAPRIKORN ZECRET BAR EXAM *M 97%ile 3rd at Nationals "Scott said Will Go Up" % % Now he says again "will go up" % % % % % % % % WIDEST udder in the herd. VERY IMPORTANT. You can't make them too low. You can't make them stick out in the back or they pee on them. So make them wide! " DS: SG YELSON-computes to around the 90th%ile But We loved his Rear End Assembly. The Big Arc. D: CAPRIKORN YELSON FT BENNING #5188 LA-89 as a young 2 y.o. previous page Fort Benning is in Georgia and CLAUDIAAUGUSTA came from Georgia. Born too late to get pregnant in 2015 and so, no yearling lactation to show you. Not built spectacularly as a dry, but we are expecting big milk. E for General Appearance DDS: SNAP above DD: CAPRIKORN SNAP EUDOCIA 98%ile 50% Saanen EUDOCIA only had a few tests before someone bought her. Her REL is only 36. That is the computers way of saying "your program forced me to spit out 98, but I have no idea how far off that is. NEED MORE DATA." Fab rump angle. Fort Benning is in Georgia and Jersey is a town in Georgia. P.82

3 CAPRIKORN RUMI JULIA CAESAR #715 AS Born February 10, 2017 CAPRIKORN RUMI JULIA CESAR #716 AS American Saanen We call them Show or Go Does SHOW DOES - DAIRY MEN BEWARE SSS: SG CISCO DRL JULIANA MINT +*B SS: WILLOW-LANE ONYX SSD: SG WILLOW-LANE OPAL S: RANEA RUMI SDS: DES-RUHIGESTELLE ESENCIO SD: SGCH RANEA ESENCIO RAIN 9*M - LA-92 The highest LA in a herd milking 150 head AND SHE HAS MILK Not CAPRIKORN mega milk, but maybe 80%ile SDD: SG PUGS LEAP ELKO WALBURGA 8*M DSS: SG DES-RUHIGESTELLE ECLIPSE +*B DS: SGCH SARTYR ECLIPSE TIBERIUS *B DSD: SGCH SARTYR CLINTON TIVOLI 7*M D: CAPRIKORN TIBERIUS HERA #627 DDS: SGCH DZIMIANSKI'S WHITE MAGIC +B DD: SG DZIMIANSKI'S WM CLAUDIAAUGUSTA 1*M DDD: SG DZIMIANSKI'S LL AUGUSTA Tied in looks with 715, friendly. P. 83

4 CAPRIKORN ZEPPO KLEOPATRA #856 AS Born February 02, 2018 American Saanen Never Appraised S: SG ZEPPO +*B Young Stock Final Score V (Just missed Ec) #3 All-time on the USDA Top Buck List DEC 2016 LA-90 Whiteside ZEPPO has 46 registered dau s as of January His dau s are BIGGER, AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. Because a 16 lb milker that is small is more likely to give a dairy farmer health problems. But a 16 Lb. Milker that is BIG can handle it. ZEPPO is Mr. Protein. He has the second highest protein % of any of our bucks, ever. To breed for higher fat and protein you have to sacrifice a little milk. We already have half a dozen does that come in at 3,9xx lb. You might pass over these does in favor of a buck kid from a doe that comes in at 4,xxx. BUT BE AWARE THE HIGHER FAT/PROTEIN DOE BRINGS IN A BIGGER MILK CHECK. The winners of the Four Milk and Fat Awards at the 2016 Nationals were both ZEPPO dau s DS: SG RANEA RUMI +*B D: CAPRIKORN RUMI JULIA CESAR We call the Show or Go Does DD: CAPRIKORN TIBERIUS HERA One of 4 Yearlings with 88 P. 85

5 CAPRIKORN ZEPPO KURIA #857 AS Born February 02, 2018 American Saanen Never Appraised S: SG ZEPPO +*B Young Stock Final Score V (Just missed Ec) #3 All-time on the USDA Top Buck List DEC 2016 LA-90 Whiteside ZEPPO has 46 registered dau s as of January His dau s are BIGGER, AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. Because a 16 lb milker that is small is more likely to give a dairy farmer health problems. But a 16 Lb. Milker that is BIG can handle it. ZEPPO is Mr. Protein. He has the second highest protein % of any of our bucks, ever. To breed for higher fat and protein you have to sacrifice a little milk. We already have half a dozen does that come in at 3,9xx lb. You might pass over these does in favor of a buck kid from a doe that comes in at 4,xxx. BUT BE AWARE THE HIGHER FAT/PROTEIN DOE BRINGS IN A BIGGER MILK CHECK. The winners of the Four Milk and Fat Awards at the 2016 Nationals were both ZEPPO dau s DS: SG RANEA RUMI +*B D: CAPRIKORN RUMI JULIA CESAR We call the Show or Go Does DD: CAPRIKORN TIBERIUS HERA One of 4 Yearlings with 88

6 CAPRIKORN ZEPPO KASSIA #8172 AS Born March 20, 2018 American Saanen Never Appraised Averages to 72 nd %ile Weight Average higher S: SG ZEPPO +*B 92nd%ile Young Stock Final Score V (Just missed Ec) #3 All-time on the USDA Top Buck List DEC 2016 LA-90 Whiteside ZEPPO has 46 registered dau s as of January His dau s are BIGGER, AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. Because a 16 lb milker that is small is more likely to give a dairy farmer health problems. But a 16 Lb. Milker that is BIG can handle it. ZEPPO is Mr. Protein. He has the second highest protein % of any of our bucks, ever. To breed for higher fat and protein you have to sacrifice a little milk. We already have half a dozen does that come in at 3,9xx lb. You might pass over these does in favor of a buck kid from a doe that comes in at 4,xxx. BUT BE AWARE THE HIGHER FAT/PROTEIN DOE BRINGS IN A BIGGER MILK CHECK. The winners of the Four Milk and Fat Awards at the 2016 Nationals were both ZEPPO dau s DS: SG RANEA RUMI +*B 69%ile D: CAPRIKORN RUMI JULIA CaESAR We call the Show or Go Does Averages to 52%ile DD: CAPRIKORN TIBERIUS HERA One of 4 Yearlings with 88 35%ile

7 CAPRIKORN ZEPPO KUPID #8173 AS Born March 20, 2018 American Saanen Never Appraised Averages to 72 nd %ile Weight Average higher S: SG ZEPPO +*B 92nd%ile Young Stock Final Score V (Just missed Ec) #3 All-time on the USDA Top Buck List DEC 2016 LA-90 Whiteside ZEPPO has 46 registered dau s as of January His dau s are BIGGER, AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. Because a 16 lb milker that is small is more likely to give a dairy farmer health problems. But a 16 Lb. Milker that is BIG can handle it. ZEPPO is Mr. Protein. He has the second highest protein % of any of our bucks, ever. To breed for higher fat and protein you have to sacrifice a little milk. We already have half a dozen does that come in at 3,9xx lb. You might pass over these does in favor of a buck kid from a doe that comes in at 4,xxx. BUT BE AWARE THE HIGHER FAT/PROTEIN DOE BRINGS IN A BIGGER MILK CHECK. The winners of the Four Milk and Fat Awards at the 2016 Nationals were both ZEPPO dau s DS: SG RANEA RUMI +*B 69%ile D: CAPRIKORN RUMI JULIA CaESAR We call the Show or Go Does Averages to 52%ile DD: CAPRIKORN TIBERIUS HERA One of 4 Yearlings with 88 35%ile

8 P. 86 LOOKING FOR BUTTERFAT? **********************SOME TOP LIFETIME FAT PERCENTS*********************** We don t list the yearlings. Their % changes big with more lab tests. CALEX 2 Red Line 4.2% ZEPHYR p % BILEX Red Line 3.8% ALEX Red Line 3.5% DAY STAR p. 7a 3.7% ANNUSKA p % ESTEFAN 3.5% ROCKET p % CZTAR (STARGATE FAM) 3.7% DONUT p.16a 3.7% CASSIE (STARGATE) 3.5% EYLEX Red Line 4.1% DESNA (JUSTICE) 3.6% DIAMONDS R p % BIG ERIDANA (STARGATE) 3.5% DIAMOND D p. 65a 3.4% EZTAR (STARGATE) 3.6% EKORIA STARGATE 3.6% EZZSTAR (STARGATE) 3.5% FAROULA STARGATE 3.8% FUSILLI (XTORT) 3.6% FIREBEE JUSTICE 4.0% FROMAGE (XTORT) 3.6% FIREBOLT JUSTICE 3.8% FELIXA (Red Line) 3.9% FAJO STARGATE 3.7% CYLEX (OLD RED) 3.6% ILEY OLD RED 3.4% CHEYENNE (KATMANDU) 3.5% FARSTAR (STARGATE) 3.9% DANCER S IMAGE (JUSTICE) 3.7% FLAIR (ROCKET) 3.7% DILEX (OLD RED LINE) 3.5% FRESCA (XTORT) 3.8% FINCH (NYMPHIE) 3.9% FAZARA (JUSTICE) 3.8% FAIRY (NYMPHIE) 4.3% All Saanens have a protein percent between 2.6 and 3.3. And 90% of them are between 2.7 and 3.1. As small as that difference seems it makes a huge difference in the milk check. This is because many of our dairymen get paid 2x protein and 1x b.f.. In New England one dairy is paying STRICTLY on pounds of protein. And, we do breed for protein simply by using Dr. Wiggans and the USDA percentile(rank) which weighs protein in the total score. We are using WINNEMUCCA s son ZURICH to get the b.f. up. (None of the other major Saanen herds would use ZURICH because his dam is not a GCH.) To compare, cow milk is 3.5 b.f. and around 2.8 protein. Why do we keep showing you these numbers: % % Because most of our dairymen get paid by butterfat and protein. For example, one group gets paid 3.83 times b.f % plus 7.45 times protein% times pounds of milk. Are you looking to get your protein percent up, to get your milk check up? If so, EYLEX, from the Old Red Line family has by far the highest protein percentile of any doe in the 99 th percentile with.13 as of December The second place doe is CYLEX, from the same family with.11. P. 87

9 So a 3,000 lb doe with 2.5% b.f. and 2.7% protein pays like this: 3.83 x 2.5 = x 2.7 = Total cents/lb x 3,000 lb = $ in one yr. But a 2,500 lb doe with 3.8% b.f. and 3.1% protein pays like this: 3.83 x 3.8 = x 3.1 = Total x 2500 = $ in one year 500 lb less but $58 per year more. Making your own cheese? More cheese, less whey disposal problem. Udders breaking down at four years old? Less milk, less udder breakdown, more income. Actual records from our herd... ROMANCE WINNEMUCCA % b.f. 2.8% protein % b.f. 3.2% protein We multiply ROMANCE S 2.5 times 3.83 and get We multiply ROMANCE S 2.8 times 7.45 and get We add those two numbers together and get We multiply WINNEMUCCA s 4.1 x 3.83 and get x 7.45 and get Total cwt Times 3729 = $1,474 per year from Winnemucca. WINNEMUCCA, with LESS milk, pays 250 MORE dollars! P. 88

10 Why are components important? Because the main problem with goat dairying is the goats don t make enough money for the dairyman to make a living. It is easy to make enough money if you breed does with huge udders using DHI. But, on the average, huge udders get more problems. More problems means more management time. Something no goat dairyman has is TIME. It also means more replacements have to be raised. That means milk going to babies instead of into the truck and the milk check. Or dollars going for replacer. Hand milkers like Long Teats. We see ZTARGATE, of the STARGATE family at 4 inches or 5 inches. Looking for longer teats?? Here are the measurements, actually ESTIMATES, by the ADGA Appraiser, July ½ inches. DONUT #343 in the XTORT family - measured by Jeremiah at 3". 3 inches DIAMOND D LE:D13oin STARGATE family ZTARTREK #991 in STARGATE family CUMIN #276 in XTORT-CRUZERIO family DANCER S IMAGE (SHOW DOE) ZTARGATE #990 STARGATE family Here are the measurements - actually estimates, by a different ADGA appraiser in September of We listed the longer ones. Many of the older does were not measured. (Not all the does were measured.) ECLAIR 4 ½ XTORT FAMILY dam of HONEY BUN ZTARGATE 5 STARGATE FAMILY EYLEX 3 3/4 REDLINE EXTRA ALOHA 3 REDLINE FUSILLI 3 1/4 XTORT FAMILY FLORENCE 3 Dam of the buck, HONDURA (HONDO) and the doe HAITI #610 FRESCA 3 XTORT FAMILY FROMAGE 3 3/4 XTORT FAMILY CYLEX 3 REDLINE BUCKS HONDURAS-HIS DAM FLORENCE 3" P. 90

11 IF YOU COULD DOUBLE THE BUTTERFAT PERCENT AND THE PROTEIN PERCENT, THE DAIRYMAN WOULD GET PAID THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR HALF AS MUCH MILK. Which means you could have the healthier longer lasting smaller mammaries as well as the big milk checks. Of course you cannot double the protein percent. We just used that to make a statement. But you CAN double the butterfat percent. We know a herd that claims 4.5% b.f. for 400 milkers, Saanens and Alpines. Some dairymen get paid 3.65 times b.f. and 6.35 times protein. Other dairymen have their checks cut when counts fall below 2.8% and 2.8%. Some lucky ones get paid by pounds of milk with no component pricing. WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US THAT JUST MAKE CHEESE? Double components mean twice as much cheese from the same amount of milk. Less whey to dispose of. WHY SAANENS? THEY MAKE MORE MILK (On the average). Saanens are the BEST! Alpines fight, Nubians are crazy, Oberhaslis can t milk as much, you cannot sell goats without ears as family milkers, and some people say that Togg milk is not as tasty. That leaves Saanens. They are more loving, make more milk, and are more valuable. The last place Saanen on the Top Ten is usually higher than the #1 LaMancha. The Togg Top Ten is on page 17 of the March 2012 issue of the United Caprine News. First place was 4,120. Second 3,920. Third 3,570. Only one of those Top Ten Togg does could make the Saanen Top Ten. Usually the high selling kid at the Spotlight Sale will be a Saanen. There is an 8 minute YOUTUBE video that describes the breeding program at: P. 91

12 TESTIMONIALS The Caprikorn does are amazing. They so out class the rest of the herd it s not funny. -Trent Hendricks, MO A big congratulations to your TOP TEN DOES last year. I keep reading on and on and kept seeing all your listed. Yea Caprikorn! -Tom & Roni, CA SPARKLE is milking GREAT!!! Thank you for breeding these quality goats. -The Jacksons, WV We LOVE our Caprikorn Farm goats they are not only very productive, they are lovely personalities smart, but not overly pushy. -Bedford Blueberry Goat Farm, MA I would say you are probably the top herd in the nation now with those classification scores and that milk production. Janelle Anderson, 30 year Saanen Breeder, NE Our KID ROCK daughters are milking 10 pounds at 10 months of age! Emanual Schneider, PA By the way, Hot Rod is doing great. His girls have had their first kids. He definitely improved our genetic pool. Andrea Gauvreau, Quebec Scott, Bought seven does from OK. Had never seen such milk or quality in a goat herd. When asked about the genetics he said they were Caprikorn. They are doing 18 pounds a day. The yearlings are doing 13 pounds a day. -Thomas Childress, Hereford Breeder, TX I am overly pleased with Earthman and the improvements I can already see he has made to our farm. -Wendy, Bootleg Farm, GA My name is Shereen and I bought a buck from you a couple years ago. Fantastic buck - I love this buck! - Shereen Wilcox, PA We have 105 does..just so you know the Caprikorns are the nicest and largest ones. We can always pick them out just by looking at them. -Lori Lyons, WI Dear Scott, that is some Sales List! I know your goats are the BEST! -Brad Parker, Pipe Dreams Fromage, PA Hey Scott, I got to milk some of your best goats when Alice was here; was impressed! -Levi Peterscheim, IA The Caprikorn girls are doing FANTASTIC! They are exceeding our expectations. They are always coming in with full bags and they don t want to slow down production very quickly when it is time to start drying up. -Jared Rebling, Brighton, IA AMBER is a milk machine. I appreciate the temperament of all your goats, they are so nice and loving! -Scarlett Payne, Utica, OH A lot of the ones we have from your bucks freshened at 11 months and they re just fantastic. -Keith Tifft, VT DILL and DYLEX are amazing, and as milking yearlings were amazing also... -Lila Streff, SD I appreciate that you are willing to refund our deposits, we have decided to back out of all 11 dairy goat kids. - Trisha Bickel, Hamburg, PA I have appraised all the major Saanen herds and you have the best feet and legs. -Linear Appraiser, American Dairy Goat Assn., 2013 I am so very glad to be able to work with you as you are one of the most reliable and honest goat breeders I know. It is such a pleasure to have complete confidence in a purchase to know that it will be totally as represented -Teddy West, OH P. 92

13 WINTER MILK When you buy a doe from a local member of the American Dairy Goat Association who is NOT on test, you probably take a loss on winter milk. This is because the normal, average, American Dairy Goat Association member who is NOT on test has a goal of winning shows. The easiest way for them to help themselves: 1. Freshen late 2. Dry off early They freshen late so the udders will be in bloom. They dry off early because they have no market for their milk, so there is all of that work with no reward. At Caprikorn Farms we have been on DHI for over 40 years. Successful DHI records depend on a 10-month lactation. The does that punk out in month 9 or 10 automatically get eliminated because their records are lower than the does who milk a full 10-months. There is no doubt that ALL goats milk less in November and December. This is true of Caprikorn Saanens, just like any other dairy goat. But CAPRIKORNS don t drop off as radically as the summer spurters from the ordinary herds. P. 93