• Congratulations to Kyle & Kristin on their recent marriage!
    We welcome Kristin to Windy Knoll View.  For a look at a picture from the wedding, click here.

  • Host of the Annual Franklin County Holstein Club Twilight Meeting
    Tuesday, July 29th at 6:30 pm

  • 3 out of Top 50 for Promis
    Promis' sons Pronto, Promote & Pro are in the Top 50 bulls PTA TYPE for April '08

  • Pennsylvania Spring Show Success
    Classy (Goldwyn x Calentine) is Grand Champion
    Windy Knoll View named Premier Breeder & Exhibitor and 1st Best Three Females
  • Fresh again, Pledge is now EX-95
    Her daughters have sold for over $200,000 this spring!



Windy-Knoll-View Pledge EX-95


Progeny of Promis
Pledge & Pammy


Pledge, Pammy & Chanel

1st Sr. 2-Year-Old & Grand Champion Pennsylvania Spring Show '08
1st Sr. 2-Year-Old & Res. Intermediate Champion NY Spring International Show '08

Potential 10th Generation Excellent!
Goldwyn x Calentine - See Classy's Durham dam by clicking on her name!

*Visit the Highlights page for pictures from the shows!

Pala’s family was featured in the March 2007 issue of the Holstein World.
 Click here to view the story!
   
4-08 2x 365 44,124 3.7 1633 3.1 1401

3 Promis sons - Pronto, Promote & Pro - are in the Top 50 bulls PTA TYPE for April 2008!
Pronto is EX-95 at Select Sires, Promote is EX-91 at Taurus, Pro is at St Jacobs ABC and
Power is EX-94 at Foundation Sires

Dam of Windy-Knoll-View Pledge
Unanimous All-American 5-Year-Old 2007
1st 5-Year-Old & Best Udder at 2007 World Dairy Expo
Grand Champion, Best Bred & Owned, 1st 5-Year-Old and Best Udder at 2007 All-American Dairy Show

Promis’ produce, Pledge & Pammy, 2007 HHM All-American Produce of Dam

Global Cow of the Year Nominee
Res. All-American 5-Yr-Old 2003
Grand Champion Eastern Fall National 2003
HHM All-American Sr. 3-Year-Old 2001
Member of Res. All-American Produce of Dam 1999

Sire: Startmore Rudolph-ET
Dam: Windy-Knoll-View Ultimate Pala 3E-94 DOM
5-08 2x 365 27,970 4.5 1267 3.3 932
Pala has 18 Excellent daughters by 11 sires.

Promis’ Progeny:
12 sons in AI and more under contract.
6 Excellent daughters at 95, 92, 91, & 3 @ 90 and 9 Very Good daughters at 89, 88, 3 @ 87, 2 @ 86 and 2 @ 85
 See daughters below and more on the photo gallery and highlights pages!

Continued international embryo interest.

 

CTPI +1794

2-01 2x 365 30,710 4.2 1277 3.1 966
4-01 2x 365 41,190 3.8 1577 3.0 1237
6-00 2x 107 13,601 3.9 531 2.9 400 Inc.

Outside x Promis

*Unanimous All-American 5-Year-Old 2007!
Member of HHM All-American Best Three Females & Produce of Dam

Nominated All-American 4-Year-Old 2006
Member of 2006 Res. All-American Best Three Females
Grand Champion, Best Bred & Owned, 1st 5-Year-Old and Best Udder at 2007 All-American Dairy Show
Pledge & her daughter, Plush (VG-88 Modest), won the Dam & Daughter class.
1st 5-Year-Old & Best Udder at 2007 World Dairy Expo – fresh 17 months!
1st 5-Year-Old, Res. Grand Champion and Best Bred & Owned at 2007 NY Spring International Show
 *Visit our Highlights page for more candids from the shows!

Pledge’s Full Brothers – Pronto EX-95 @ Select Sires, Promote EX-91 @ Taurus and Power is EX-94 at Foundation Sires

Pledge daughters are selling well!
A Goldwyn calf sells for equivalent of over $100,000 on public auction in the UK,
an Advent calf sold for $55,000 on the March Madness Sale and
a Fortune calf sells for $49,000 on the Regancrest Sale.

Pledge’s Progeny:
Check out Pledge’s sons @ Taurus, Select Sires, Semex and ABS.
Shottle, Mr Sam, Modest, Freelance, Advent & September Storm daughters.
Pledge’s only 2nd calf daughter, Precious, is sired by Freelance and is now EX-90 – see her in the photo gallery!
Another daughter, Plush, is sired by Modest and scored VG-88! A full sister is VG-88.
A September Storm daughter is scored VG-85.

Continued international embryo interest.


CTPI +1681
1-11 2x 292 21,914 3.6 796 3.0 657 Inc.

Modest X Pledge

Will be flushed.
Bolton daughter on the farm.
Plush has a full sister scored VG-88.
  


CTPI +1765

2-05 2x 365 31,204 3.6 1124 3.3 1037 Inc.

Durham x Promis

The female Baxter choice from Pammy that sold on the Royal Flush II Sale brought $62,000 and
the male choice brought $100,000!

*Member of HHM 2007 All-American Best Three Females
& Produce of Dam

1st Sr. 2-Year-Old & Best Udder and HM Int. Champion at 2007 All-American Dairy Show  
1st Sr. 2-Year-Old NY Spring International Show 2007
Res. All-American Fall Yearling 2006
2nd Fall Yearling Intl. Holstein Show 2006
*Visit the candids section of the Highlights page for more pictures from the show!

Pammy’s Progeny:
December yearling heifer by Elegant.
Pammy is due in July to Mr Burns.

5-02 2x 365 32,451 4.4 1427 3.2 1043
7-03 2x 365 39,776 4.4 1756 3.2 1273
   
Encore x Promis

Prom’s Progeny:
EX-92 Lee daughter
VG-88 Gibson daughter
Granddaughter was Nom. AA Jr. 2-Yr-Old in 2006!
   

CTPI +1943
2-03 2x 365 35,315 5.0 1774 3.2 1129
4-07 2x 365 44,900 5.9 2,627 3.2 1437

Outside x Promis

Now Flushing

Policy’s Progeny:
A June 2004 June Titanic heifer (below) sold for $93,000 on the 2005 National Holstein Convention Sale.
Modest, Goldwyn, Magical & Marsh daughters.
Sons contracted to AI.
Continued international embryo interest
Full sister to Pledge & Pronto!

CTPI +1933
2-03 2x 365 38,018 3.9 1497 2.9 1115

Titanic x Policy

Sold for $93,000 on the 2005 National Holstein Convention Sale

Posibility’s Progeny:
FBI daughter
April '08 Baxter daughter
Goldwyn son at Semex

Owned by the Posibility Syndicate and housed at Windy Knoll View
 
3-08 2x 365 29,250 4.2 1238 3.0 863
5-10 2x 334 31,500 4.3 1362 2.9 921 Inc.

Red Marker x EX-92 Juror x VG-87 Deslacs Midnight x 3E-94 DOM Pala

Nominated All-American Sr. 3-Year-Old 2005

Ready to Flush
4-05 2x 365 35,291 3.9 1383 3.2 1137
Lifetime to date: 188,492M 7,920F 6,173P

Member of 1999 Res. All-American Produce of Dam
Best Bred and Owned 2000 Eastern National Holstein Show

Sire: Browndale Stardust-ET
Dam: Windy-Knoll-View Ultimate Pala 3E 94 DOM
5-08 2X 365 27,970 4.5 1267 3.3 932

Peggy’s Progeny:
1 Excellent & 3 Very Good daughters
2 sons in AI – Primetime EX-96 at Foundation Sires and Powerhouse EX-93 at Taurus – both in Top 50 PTAT!
2-03 2x 351 22,540 4.2 948 3.3 734
3-04 2x 365 35,730 4.0 1443 3.2 1136

9th Generation Excellent!
Nominated All-American Jr. 3-Year-Old 2006
Member of Res. All-American Best Three Females 2006
 3rd Jr. Three-Year-Old at World Dairy Expo 2006

*Member of HHM 2007 All-American Best Three Females

Velvet & Goldwyn embryos available.
*See Chanel's full sister, Cocoa EX-91, in the photo gallery!

Sire: Windy-Knoll-View Primetime EX-96
Dam: Windy-Knoll-View Catherine EX-90
6-10 2x 365 24790 3.5 873 3.0 756

Gr'Dam: Windy-Knoll-View Juror Cass 3E-94
5-09 2x 365 40620 3.1 1269 3.1 1260

March 14, 1985 to May 19, 2004
5-08 2x 365 27,970 4.5 1267 3.3 932

51 of the 60 Windy Knoll View All-American or Jr. All-American awards or nominations are from the PALA family - including 5 All-Americans, 4 Res. All-Americans, 4 Jr. All-Americans and 2 Res. Jr. All Americans. The PALA family
also has 1 All-Canadian and 1 Res. All-Canadian.

PALA is a breed leader for Excellent daughters with 18 Excellent daughters by 11 sires.


Reese's flower girl debut at Aunt Kristin & Uncle Kyle's wedding in June.
 

We are located 15 minutes from Interstate 81.
At Greencastle, PA take Rt. 16 West to Mercersburg.
Turn left at 1st stoplight. Windy Knoll View is 2 1/4 miles on left.

And we are just 15 minutes from Interstate 70.
At Clear Spring, MD follow signs to Whitetail Ski Resort.
Go past ski resort to stop sign. Turn right, we are the first farm on the right.

Visitors Welcome!
Jim, Nina and Kyle Burdette Justin, Claire & Reese Burdette
8926 Corner Road - Mercersburg, PA 17236
Ph 717-328-3222 - Fax 717-328-5234
Jim's cell 717-860-4521 - Kyle's cell 717-816-9462
Email wkvburde@innernet.net		 8656 Corner Road - Mercersburg, PA 17236
Ph 717-328-9078
Justin's cell 717-860-3747