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The Rural Voice, 2003-05, Page 24Success breeds success won bg the A nzstor4-0 's Te 9rom across the continent- seekin' S a ho d/141 S.\♦\I/\ Stover R)eed.,.f.Y,J MOO 1.11 w Nm I 011.4011.401016. ,.. 4..., sham. 1hdtr6 h,x.trd Ner.a 111,1090 I .le..r, .511.rr. Fred and Ruth Armstrong show off just one of the award winning Jerseys they have raised. 20 THE RURAL VOICE Though their personal participation has dropped off in recent years, Fred and Ruth Armstrong's Jerseys continue to have an impact at the Royal Winter Fair and with international breeders. It was Fred's father Jack who first brought Jerseys to the family farm, near Auburn, earning a contract in 1961 to ship Jersey milk to Toronto. After moving into registered cattle in the mid-1970s, Fred Armstrong followed the suggestion of a hired hand who thought the animals should be shown. Ed Franken, who had a background in showing through involvement in 4-H, was the first to encourage the family to take the Jerseys to local fairs. The cattle eventually went to Western Fair in London and by 1978 were being shown at the Royal. It was a family affair for the Armstrongs, with wife Ruth helping and the children. Lori, Donna -Lynn and John, soon stepping into the ring. "They were all good showmen," said Armstrong. The children began by showing calves through 4-H, attending the Seaforth Fair, Clinton Spring Show