Agassiz Alpacas is fortunate to have acquired Victor's HemiAccoyo Americano. As
the son of the late Pperuvian Victor and Hemingway's Maya, Americano reflects
the epitome of Timberland Alpacas exceptional breeding program. A herdsire
such as Americano is at the fore-front of the North American alpaca industry.

Americano's full brother Victor's HemiAccoyo™ Apocalypse is a working herdsire
at Timberland Alpacas. He joins a prestigious group who are deemed heir apparent
to their world renowned sire Pperuvian Victor and grandsire Peruvian Hemingway.

  View Americano's:   class placings     progeny  
 

  Americano's sound phenotype is evident by his consistent placing in the showring while in competition
with exceptional stock from prominent farms. His placings in full fleece halter competitions are:
1st - 2002 AOBA Nationals - Louisville, KY (class of 13) - judges: Mike Safely : Julio Sumar;
2nd - 2002 Western Alpaca Extravaganza - Hillsboro, OR (class of 15) - judges: Maggie Krieger : Julio Sumar;
2nd - 2003 International Alpaca Odyssey - Del Mar, CA (class of 18) - judges: Julio Sumar : Lyn Dickson : Jill MacLeod;
1st - 2003 Heart of the Valley Alpaca Show - Albany, OR (class of 5) - judge: Nard Mullan; and,
2nd - 2003 Alpaca Western Extravaganza - Redmond, OR (class of 10) - judges: Jude Anderson : Amanda VandenBosch.

Over and above Americano's sound phenotype and genotype, it is the consistency of his full
siblings which speaks well of his breeding value. In the juvenile white full fleece class
at the AOBA Nationals (considered by many as the most competitive), his full siblings:
Mele, took 1st place in 2001, Americano took 1st place in 2002, Apocalypse, took 1st place in 2003.
Argonaut, born in 2003, although not shown at AOBA Nationals, took 1st place at the 2004 AWE.
Aristocrat, took 1st place at AOBA in 2005.

Timberland Alpacas classifies an alpaca as a HemiAccoyo™ if the predominant bloodlines are
derived from the Accoyos, Hemingway himself, or a descendent of Hemingway. Characteristics
of the HemiAccoyos™ are: fineness of fleece, wonderful crimp, luster, colors ranging from white,
fawn, brown to black, and an ability to hold those characteristics of fleece throughout their
productive lives. HemiAccoyo™ is registered as a protected name with the Alpaca Registry, Inc.

Sire: Pperuvian Victor

Victor (deceased) was the youngest male that arrived in the Peruvian importation of 1994, and in the words of the late Dr. Jim Vickers, had the "most beautiful fleece". Victor's fleece swept the awards in the 1995 AOBA National Fleece Show.

Victor sheared an incredible 14.5 pounds per year with over 8 pounds of blanket, and a staple length of over 6 inches. The hallmarks of Victor offspring are superior crimp, density, luster, fineness, and excellent staple length along with an ability to transmit all of these qualities in a wide range of colors. He is the only Accoyo male to have so many prizewinning offspring in such a wide color range. The trademark style of the "Victor crimp" has become widely known in the North American alpaca industry.

Source: Timberland's pamphlet about Victor
 

Grandsire: Peruvian Hemingway

Hemingway arrived in the U.S. as a three year old in the 1993 Peruvian importation out of the Royal Alianza herd in Peru, and was selected by and reserved for Roger Haldane of Australia. Roger was a veteran alpaca breeder, had the reputation of having the most excellent alpaca herd in Australia.

The prepotency of Hemingway is truly remarkable. The offspring of the Hemingway bloodline have been the most successful of any herdsire in the show ring in the United States, Canada, and Australia. What is the trademark of the Hemingway progeny? Fineness of fleece, a low coefficient of variation, uniformity, and luster. At twelve years of age, Hemingway still retains at 23 micron fleece, 16% CV, and crimp to boot.

Source: Timberland's pamphlet about Hemingway
 

Photos and information courtesy of Timberland Alpacas.
 

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