Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Port Lavaca, Texas Permit Number 213
Vol. 36 No. 1
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JANUARY 2016
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Published By TPHA
Return Service Requested: TPHA, P.O. Box 1867, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
2016 TPHA Honorees, Maynard and Sandi Warnken We would like to extend our sincerest THANK YOU FOR SELECTING US AS YOUR 2016 HONOREES. It is very humbling to be acknowledged for doing something that we enjoy very much and that has afforded us the opportunity to be part of the “Hereford Family” and the Hereford industry. The friendships we have made will forever be part of our fondest memories. Maynard grew up in Schulenburg, Texas and graduated from Schulenburg High School in 1964. While in High School, Maynard enlisted in the United States Army Reserves and went off to basic training three days after graduation. Later he began a career with the Kiddie City Toy Stores, managing their retail toy stores. Sandi, originally from Johnson City, Texas
started her career in Austin, Texas with Southwestern Bell Telephone where the two of them met and married in 1966. Maynard spent 10 years working in the retail field opening stores in both Texas and Oklahoma. In 1974, he started a career in toy sales with McConnell and Associates. In the fall of 1979, he became an independent sales representative starting up his own sales representative company which included acquiring showroom space in the World Trade Center in Dallas, Texas. Selling toys takes Maynard all over the world. He still manages Classic Sales and Marketing headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Maynard and Sandi have two children – Tami and Kevin. Tami is married to Patrick Walker and has two daughters, Kaleigh age 16
and Keaton age 9. Kevin is married to Sandra Warnken and they have three children, Kaine, age 19, Blane, age 12, and Keeley age 7. Maynard and Sandi started with polled Hereford heifers from Joey Skrivanek and Jimmy Farrington for both of their children when they were in FFA while living in Katy, Texas. They moved backed to Schulenburg, Texas in 1988. The Rockin”W started small with five show heifers and has grown to 100 head of registered Hereford females and approximately 200 head of xbred commercial cows used for recipient for their extensive embryo program and Hereford/Brahamn F1 calves. The ranch is a family run operation. Kevin manages the Rockin’W and makes all breeding decisions and currently does the majority of the embryo work at the
ranch. Kevin’s sons, Kaine and Blane, help on the ranch – helping with the hay and cattle work as needed. Currently the ranch is approximately 1300 acres in several locations of Fayette County.
Maynard and Sandi held their first production sale in 2000, but in 2008 we suffered a severe drought forcing us to discontinue the production sales while rebuilding. See WARNKEN, page 5
Texan Hereford Champions Show Best at WNNHS in Reno By Angie Stump Denton AHA Hereford breeders celebrated the golden 50th anniversary of the Western Nugget National Hereford
Show in Reno, Nev., Dec. 3-5. Jirl Buck, Madill, Okla., judged the 244-head show and said prior to the selection of the grand champion bull. “This show has been
GRAND CHAMPION HORNED HEREFORD FEMALE: GKB 88X Tailor Made B163 323B owned by Hunter Alexander, Carthage, TX
incredible. I have never judged a show with the depth of quality that we’ve had in each class. The number of high-quality individuals in the heifer and bull show has been
exceptional.” GKB 88X Tailor Made B163 323B, by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET, was chosen champion horned female after winning the
GRAND CHAMPION HORNED HEREFORD BULL: C CJC ILR Regal 3174 ET, Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Id; Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Tx; Curtis & Jackie Castle, Crawford, Ok.
senior calf division. She is owned by Hunter Alexander, Carthage, Texas, and was born Sept. 29, 2014. Reserve in the polled female See RENO, page 5
RESERVE CHAMPION POLLED HEREFORD FEMALE: GKB 9279 Lady Advance 86B, owned by Conner Alexander, Carthage, Texas
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TEXAS POLLED HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Offering a Select Group of 19 Bulls • 12 Females • 2 Embryo Packages 1 Flush • Herd Bull Prospects • Show Prospects
3PM • West Arena SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND LIVESTOCK SHOW • FT
The SOURCE for the TOP GENETICS in the Hereford Industry! pictured are just a few of the select offering
JLB LADY LEGACY 1485 Sire: JLB W26 LEGACY 1101 [DLF,HYF,IEF] EPDs
BW +5.1
WW +52
YW +88
Milk +23
GKB 212 LADY ADVANCE 106C Sire: GKB PRCC 88X WACO 212 ET [DLF,HYF,IEF] M&G +49
EPDs
BW +3.9
WW +56
YW +87
Milk +24
BK MISS 88X RIBEYE 5006 Sire: NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF]
M&G +52
EPDs
BW +3.7
WW +57
YW +88
Milk +31
M&G +60
WORTH, TEXAS
BEACON HILL CCC DO TELL 1527ET Sire: CRR ABOUT TIME 743 [CHB,SOD,DLF,HYF,IEF] EPDs
BW +3.1
WW +51
YW +82
Milk +26
M&G +52
Consignor: JC CATTLE CO.
Consignor: GKB CATTLE
Consignor: KING HEREFORDS
Consignor: BEACON HILL
AR KAP FANTASTIK 385 ET Sire: C -S PURE GOLD 98170 [CHB,SOD,DLF,HYF,IEF]
RJ VICTORIA 5072 ET Sire: DKF RO CASH FLOW 0245 ET [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF]
BEACON HILL CCC TIMER 1500ET Sire: CRR ABOUT TIME 743 [CHB,SOD,DLF,HYF,IEF]
BF BAR1 RUGER 469B Sire: BF 144U BEAUDREY 2104 ET [DLF,HYF,IEF]
EPDs
BW +5.3
WW +56
YW +89
Milk +21
M&G +49
EPDs
BW +3.3
WW +56
YW +94
Milk +28
M&G +56
EPDs
BW +3.1
WW +52
YW +83
Milk +26
M&G +52
EPDs
BW +5.1
WW +62
YW +97
Milk +25
Consignor: DIANE HEATON
Consignor: RAFTER J CATTLE CO.
Consignor: BEACON HILL
Consignor: BRUMLEY FARMS
BK 88X RIBEYE 5018 ET Sire: NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF]
FOUR L T32 ABE B4032 Sire: GO ABE T32 [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF]
GKB EJE 88X RIBEYE 317B [DLF,HYF,IEF] Sire: NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF]
JLB MAVERICK 1474 Sire: JLB W26 LEGACY 1101 [DLF,HYF,IEF]
EPDs
BW +2.3
WW +50
YW +71
Milk +28
M&G +53
EPDs
BW +1.0
WW +58
YW +83
Milk +37
M&G +66
EPDs
BW +2.9
WW +57
YW +88
Milk +30
M&G +59
EPDs
BW +5.9
WW +56
YW +96
Milk +24
M&G +56
M&G +52
Consignor: KING HEREFORDS
Consignor: FOUR L HEREFORD FARM
Consignor: GKB CATTLE
Consignor: JC CATTLE CO.
LF 2412 LEGACY 4001 Sire: KTP C&M LEGACY 2002 [DLF,HYF,IEF]
TFR KR BUTCH CASSIDY 1449 ET Sire: AH JDH CRACKER JACK 26U ET [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF]
VH CHANGE MAKER 1505 ET Sire: SG MR THRILLER A49 [DLF,HYF,IEF]
WCC MANIFESTO 27C Sire: CRR 719 CATAPULT 109 [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF]
EPDs
BW +3.8
WW +49
YW +81
Milk +23
M&G +47
Consignor: LORENZEN FARMS
EPDs
BW +4.6
WW +61
YW +97
Milk +24
M&G +54
EPDs
Consignor: TURKEY FEATHER RANCH GKB CATTLE DIANE HEATON JC CATTLE CO. KING HEREFORDS LORENZEN FARMS MANN CATTLE CO.
NOLLES CATTLE CO. PLAINVIEW STOCK FARM PRAIRIE ROSE CATTLE CO. STEVEN RADER RAFTER J CATTLE CO. S-W HEREFORDS
RON SCHLEGEL TURKEY FEATHER RANCH VANDERWORK HEREFORDS W4 RANCH WEIL CATTLE CO.
WW +50
YW +80
Milk +24
Consignor: VANDERWORK HEREFORDS
CONSIGNORS BEACON HILL BRUMLEY FARMS BUCK CATTLE CO. EXPRESS RANCHES, INC. F4 HEREFORDS FOUR L HEREFORD FARM
BW +4.0
300
HEAD!
M&G +49
EPDs
BW +2.6
WW YW +65 +106
Milk +26
M&G +59
Consignor: WEIL CATTLE CO.
Watch for catalog on the THA website: www.texashereford.org Broadcast live on Superior Productions • superiorclicktobid.com Also plan to attend the Premium Whiteface Replacement Female Sale • 1:00PM • West Arena Texas Polled Hereford Association Texas Hereford Association P.O. Box 1867 • Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 4609 Airport Freeway • Fort Worth, TX 76117 361/571-TPHA (8742) 817/831-3161 • 817/831-3162 (fax) email: manager@tpha.net email: texashereford@sbcglobal.net
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Officers & Directors Rebecca Graves 1945 Well Service Rd. Bowie, TX 76230 TPHA Pollette President
Shannon Worrell 7141 Hwy 87 N Mason, TX 76856 210-241-4925 District 1
PRESIDENT -- Jordan Glaze P.O. Box 949 • Gilmer, TX 75644 903-843-2323 District 6 James Kinnear 225 Trailwood Dr., Joshua, Texas 76058 817-235-5968 District 2
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TEXAS POLLED HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
VICE PRESIDENT -- Robert Herman 1695 FM 951 • Yoakum, TX 77995 361-741-8650 District 8
Scott Stewart 16263 State Hwy. 11 Cumby, Texas 75433 903-450-6448 District 3
It’s The Pitts...
Bald, Blind and Bloody
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Phone: 361-571-TPHA (8742) E-Mail: manager@tpha.net Web Site: http://www.txpha.org TPHA Newsletter is printed 9 times a year: Jan. • Feb. • Mar. April • May / June • July / Aug. • Sept. • Oct. • Nov. / Dec.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
A non-profit, promotional organization dedicated to the service of Polled Hereford breeders in Texas and the Southwest. Established in 1935
[ ] Membership Dues: $60 per year [ ] Junior Membership: $10 per year--Date of Birth _______ [ ] Poll-ettes Membership: $30 per year
My membership should be listed in the Association as follows: Name _____________________________________________ Ranch Name _______________________________________ Address ____________________________________________ City ___________________ State ________ Zip _________ Phone: Day ( ) ______________ Night ( ) ______________ Email __________________________________________________ RETURN TO: TEXAS POLLED HEREFORD ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 1867 • Port Lavaca, TX 77979 361-571-TPHA (8742) • manager@tpha.net
Steve Heyroth 7801 E Hwy 22 Hamilton, TX 76531 316-617-9315 District 4
TPHA MANAGER -- Robbie Morish P.O. Box 1867 • Port Lavaca, TX 77979 361-571-TPHA (8742) manager@tpha.net
Kirbie Day 658 Angus Rd. Waxahachie, TX 75167 972-921-7773 District 5
Kevin Hartley 7787 Rocky Ridge Ln. Madisonville, TX 77864 936-349-0439 District 7
UPCOMING EVENTS JANUARY 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------8-9............Sandhills Hereford Show, Odessa 14-16........National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO 23.............Junior Polled Hereford Heifer Show, Fort Worth 31............. TPHA General Membership Meeting, Watt Arena, Fort Worth ................Cowtown Select Sale, West Arena, Fort Worth ................TPHA Social & Calcutta, Watt Arena, Fort Worth FEBRUARY 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------1...............National Polled Hereford Show, Fort Worth 4...............Polled Hereford Steer Show, Fort Worth 6...............South Texas Hereford Association Spring Sale, Beeville 15.............San Antonio Livestock & Expo Open Hereford Show, San Antonio 17.............San Antonio Livestock & Expo All Breed Sale, San Antonio 19.............San Antonio Livestock & Expo Jr Polled Hereford Show, San Antonio 24.............San Antonio Livestock & Expo Steer Show, San Antonio
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By Lee Pitts I’m glad to see that men are growing more beards, mustaches and sideburns because growing facial hair is one one the few things left in this world that women can’t do. At least most women. With the sissification of our society I find it refreshing that hairy men are saying, “By gosh, I’m a man and I will grow a Duck Dynasty beard, soup strainer or a cookie duster if I want to. I’ll leave my bed unmade, watch Sports Center, ride shotgun without telling the driver how to drive, leave the lid up, go the restroom without a support group and take my shirt off on a hot day if I want to and I dare you women to do likewise.” Having said that, you may have noticed that I’m clean shaven. My face is as smooth as a baby’s bottom, although not as stinky. Some have even suggested I wear a sign on my head that says, “This side up.” There are reasons why I shave. It’s proper hygiene and I don’t go around with dried meringue, whipped cream or yesterday’s lunch in my mustache. Just because I don’t have a mustache do not assume I still live with my mother, carry a man-purse, watch chick flicks while I lay in a bubble bath with rose petals where I sip herbal tea and listen to a tape
MARCH 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------2...............Houston Livestock Show All Breed Sale, Houston 5...............Houston Livestock Show Polled Hereford/Hereford Show, Houston 11.............Houston Livestock Show Polled Hereford Junior Heifer Show, Houston 11.............World Black Hereford Association National Show, Waxahachie 12.............Houston Livestock Show Hereford Junior Heifer Show, Houston 12.............N.E.T.H.A. 64th Annual Sale, Mt. Pleasant 12.............The Black Hereford Sale, Waxahachie 17.............Houston Livestock Show Polled Hereford Steer Show, Houston APRIL 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------8-10..........TSCRA Annual Convention, Fort Worth 16.............Cross Timbers Classic Sale, Salado 16.............TPHA/Texas Poll-ettes Membership Gathering, Salado MAY 2016 -----------------------------------------------------------------------21.............Hereford Alliance Sale, Larsons’ Running L Ranch, Clifton JUNE 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------15-18........TJPHA-TJHA State Show, Belton
of ocean waves. I assure you, I do not go to baby showers or wax my legs. I still control the remote in my house. (When my wife’s not home.) It’s just that I’m fuzzy faced. I can grow hair all right... it’s just in all the wrong places. On top my head, not so much, but you should see the hair that grows out of my nose and ears. I’ve even toyed with the concept of training my nose hairs into a mustache and my ear hairs into mutton chops. My lack of facial hair pains me greatly. Going all the way back to Mark Twain humorists have always had mustachios. Maybe it explains
why I’m not a good entertainer or a cowboy poet who can twirl the ends of his waxed mustache. I was invited once to be in a celebrity beard growing contest but all I got was a “participation” ribbon. They couldn’t find my “beard” with the aid of a magnifying glass. My problem with shaving has to do with the fact that I’m legally blind in 12 states. And I can’t wear my glasses while shaving because they fog up. When I get a haircut and the barber asks me if I like his work I lie because I can’t see the mirror three feet away. If he cut half See PITTS, page 12
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TEXAS POLLED HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
MOOS FOR TEXAS JRS. East Texas State Fair JPHA Show Results
Southwest region award winners recognized were: Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas, horned show heifer of the year and polled show heifer of the year; and Kathy and Gary Buchholz of GKB Cattle Co., Waxahachie, Texas, horned show bull of the year, horned premier exhibitor, polled show bull of the year and polled premier exhibitor. Also pictured are Sam Shaw, 2016 AHA president (far left), and Curtis Curry, AHA show and sale committee chairman (far right).
Hereford Show Awards Presented in Kansas City By Angie Denton, AHA Hereford exhibitors were honored for showcasing their breeding programs at national and regional shows throughout the past year during the National Hereford Show at the American Royal in Kansas City, Mo., Nov 1. Awards for champion Hereford
show heifer, show bull and premier breeder were presented to exhibitors in each of four U.S. regions. To qualify for these prestigious bronzes, exhibitors must have accumulated points and shown at one national and one regional event. Points were calculated
throughout the 2014-2015 show season, which ran from the beginning of May 2014 to the end of April 2015. The following are the winners for the Southwest Region. Horned Show Bull of the Year – GKB Cattle Co., Waxahachie, Texas, and Brumley Farms, Orovada, Nev., with GKB 88X Laramie B293. Horned Show Heifer of the Year – Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas, with KLD BR Chloe D130. Horned Premier Exhibitor – Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas Polled Show Heifer of the Year – Rylee Barber with BR Anastasia 3203 ET. Polled Premier Exhibitor – Gary and Kathy Buchholz To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others. -- Pope John Paul II
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 01 - Born Mar 1, 2015 and After Bailey Hill, Bowie County 4-H, Sab Hometown Girl 02 - Born Jan 1, 2015 - Feb 28, 2015: 1, Tyler Lloyd, Troup FFA 2, Jocelyn Downs, Smith County 4-H, JD Scarlett Banner J001 03 - Born Nov 1, 2014 - Dec 31, 2014: 1, Joe Mac Weil, Frost FFA, 2, Judd McCall, Rains County 4-H, RPCC Miss Proposal 401; 3, Mikhayla Tunnell, Quitman FFA, CGC Cheyenne B175 ET 04 - Born Sep 1, 2014 - Oct 31, 2014: 1, Avry Wood, Alba Golden FFA, Atlas 4y Ms Red Lady 10; 2, Ian Pearson, Cross Roads FFA, Metch 3x Shelby B440 06 - Born Mar 1, 2014 - Apr 30, 2014: Hunter Alexander, Carthage FFA, R Miss Revolution 274 07 - Born Jan 1, 2014 - Feb 28, 2014: Makayla Luckie, Johnson County 4-H, KCL 106Y Maid Of Honor 08 - Born Sep 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013: 1, Hunter Alexander, Carthage FFA, Langfords Bella 3404 ET; 2, Emily Holter, Van FFA, Macc Clarabelle 3004 ET 09 - Breed Champion Heifer: Makayla Luckie, Johnson County 4-H 10 - Reserve Breed Champion Heifer: Joe Mac Weil, Frost FFA
Texas Jr Polled Hereford Assoc. State Queen Jena McCall Directors: 2013-2016 –––––––––––––– Dylan Morish, Port Lavaca Ruth Anne Kettler, Washington Caleb Booth, Whitney Brody Rogers, Hamilton 2014-2017 –––––––––––––– Kaily Hamman, Jacksboro Molly Booth, Whitney William Diezi, Wallis Garrett Phelps, Grandview 2015-2018 –––––––––––––– Jena McCall, Emory Carter McClendon, Lavo Devon Lockhart, Bryan Cooper Coffelt, Whitney Head Advisors: Kelly & Sherri McCall P.O. Box 754 Emory, TX 75440 Phone: 903-268-9695 Advisors: Joe & Brooke Booth, Bob & Sarah Hamman, Tim & Erin Lockhart, and Robbie & Sherry Morish Honorary Lifetime Advisor: Dorothy Wright
President--Jena McCall President Elect--Dylan Morish Vice President--Carter McClendon Secretary/Treasurer--Kaily Hamman Reporter--Ruth Anne Kettler/Devon Lockhart Mail for Membership to: TPHA P.O. Box 1867 • Port Lavaca, TX 77979 I hereby make application for membership to the Texas Junior Polled Hereford Association. Upon becoming a member, I agree to be governed by the constitution and Bylaws of the Association. Dues are $10 per year, due Jan. 1 each year. Attached is remittance of $10 covering membership dues. Name _____________________________________ Mailing Address ___________________________________ City ______________________________________ State ________________ Zip _________________ County __________________________________ Date of Birth ______________________________ Area Code and Phone Number: (________) ________________________________ Signature __________________________________
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Rockin”W has raised numerous National Champions: RW Diamond 98170 2030, exhibited by Jonathan Blin at the 2003 Junior Nationals and most notable, RW Mindy 8007 6096 and KLD RW 0031 Mindy D108 shown by Kirbie Day. Mindy has gone on to produce many National Champions. Most recently RW KLD Mindy Too 4080 2020 ET co-owned with Paul and Kirby Day was named 2014 National Horned Champion and also 2013-2014 Show Heifer of the Year Southwest Region . Hosting several field days, college judging teams and Texas A&M vet classes at the ranch has always played an important part of their operation.
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Maynard has served two terms on the TPHA Board and served as president in 2000 and 2001. He is a member and Trustee at Freyburg United Methodist Church. Sandi has served on the Texas Poll-ettes board in numerous positions, National Poll-ette board, National Queen Chairman and Chairman of the Board. Sandi was selected as National Poll-ette of the year in 2001. She also has served on the South Texas Polled Hereford Association Board for several years. She is a member of the Navidad Valley Cattlewomen serving as secretary. Sandi is also a member and treasurer for Freyburg United Methodist Church.
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show and champion in the spring yearling division was GKB 9279 Lady Advance 86B, owned by Conner Alexander, Carthage, Texas. She is an April 1, 2014, daughter of ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho; Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas; and Curtis & Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla., exhibited grand champion horned bull and champion senior bull, C CJC ILR Regal 3174 ET. He is a Feb. 7, 2013, son of NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET. Gary and Kathy Buchholz of GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas, won the polled premier breeder and polled premier exhibitor awards. Additional polled division results Reserve polled junior calf champion heifer: Gage and Grady Creamer, Waxahachie, Texas; and Gary & Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas, with GKB 2214 Notice Me Too 20C ET by CHAC Mason 2214. Polled senior calf champion heifer: Gary & Kathy Buchholz, and Scott Chachere, Dayton, Texas, with CHAC 743 Grace 4224 ET by CRR About Time 743. Reserve polled junior yearling
champion heifer: Dylan Morish, Port Lavaca, Texas, with GKB 1068 Miss Nitro 53B by C Chanels Nitro 1068. Polled winter calf champion bull: Gary & Kathy Buchholz with GKB 1094 Domino 387B by IMR 955W Domino 1094Y. Reserve senior bull calf champion: Gary & Kathy Buchholz with GLB 108 Velocity 312B ET by LED GKB Legend 108 ET. Additional horned division results Reserve junior calf champion heifer: Dylan Morish, Port Lavaca, Texas, with GKB 1206 Miss Maxium 46C by C Notice Me Maxium 1206 ET. Reserve yearling champion bull: Gary & Kathy Buchholz with GKB 88X Bryson 37B ET by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. Additional junior show results: Reserve champion senior heifer calf: Monty Eskew, Waxahachie, Texas, with GKB 058 Cisco Lady 306B by M6 Sooner 058. Reserve champion spring yearling: Conner Alexander, Carthage, Texas, with GKB 9279 Lady Advance 86B by ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279.
TPHA wants to hear from you. 211 Forbis • Emory, TX 75440 ph: 903 / 473-5126 • fx: 903 / 474-9198 email: mwoualline@verizon.net website: www.ouallinepolledherefords.com
Submit note-worthy news and photos to: TPHA P.O. Box 1867 Port Lavaca, TX 77979 or email to manager@tpha.net
SUMNER POLLED HEREFORDS Quality Polled Hereford Bulls and Heifers Selective Breeding Since 1978 Steve & Lynn Sumner 1464 West Denton Rd. Axtell, Texas 76624 Phone/Fax (254) 822-1892 e-mail: lynsum40@hotmail.com
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1945 Well Service Rd. Bowie, TX 76230
Susan Rader - VP
3117 US Hwy. 67E. Mt. Vernon, TX 75457
Diane Kettler - Secretary
14760 Wm Penn Rd. Washington, TX 77880
2014 O fficers
Texas
Belinda Bajer -Treasurer
Poll-ettes
TEXAS POLLED HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
636 W. Tours Rd. Elm Mott, TX 76640
National Hereford Women Directors Alise Nolan, Barbara Metch and Karen Smith 2013-2015
TPHA Directors 2014-2016
2015-2017
Angela Radde Belinda Bajer Diane Kettler Rebecca Graves
Dorothy Wright Lynn Sumner Cindy Rogers Julie Massey
Missy Coffelt Pam Diezi Keely Hamman Susan Rader
TPHA Committee Chairpersons All Star Banquet Meal..... Diane Kettler and Belinda Bajer All Star Silent Auction..... Lynn Sumner and Nancy Marks All Star Dessert Contest.... Sherri McCall and Nancy Marks Creative Arts................ Angela Radde, Jessica and Missy Coffelt Illustrated Speech......... Sherri McCall and Lynn Sumner Hospitality.................. (Ft. Worth Open Show) Eva and Sara Hamman Junior Programs.......... Dorothy Wright, Rene Word Membership................ Lynn Sumner Memorials.................... Claudia Atlas Nominating Committee... Nancy Marks Poll-Ette of the Year........ Claudia Atlas Publicity.................... Cindy Rogers and Belinda Bajer Queen...................... Brooke Booth, Precious Beaver, Barbara Metch Scholarship............... Barbara Metch, Rene Word State Show Hospitality... (Dallas Open) Belinda Bajer, Julie Massey Ways and Means........... Julie Massey
Texas Poll-Ettes Membership Application I hereby make application for membership in the TEXAS POLL-ETTES. Upon becoming a member, I agree to be governed by the constitution and By-Laws of the Auxiliary. Attached hereto is remittance of $30, covering membership dues for the fiscal year of Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Given Name ___________________________________________ Ranch Name ___________________________________________ Husband’s Name ________________________________________ Mailing Address _______________________________________ City _______________________________________________ State _____________________________ Zip ______________ County _____________________________________________ Area Code and Telephone number(s): __________________________________________________ E-Mail _______________________________________________ The Texas Poll-ette who encouraged me to join this organization is: ____________________________________________________ RETURN TO: TEXAS POLL-ETTE ORGANIZATION Belinda Bajer • 636 W. Tours • Elm Mott, Texas 76640 254-709-0273 • email: bbajer4@yahoo.com
Please Be Sure To Attend The Annual Poll-ette Meeting in Ft. Worth Ladies, make your plans now to attend the annual Poll-ette meeting in Fort Worth on Sunday, January 31 at 9 a.m. in the McFarland Room, Watt Arena. We appreciate so much your support of the Texas Poll-ettes and look forward to seeing you at the meeting in Fort Worth. Thank you and have a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year!
From the Cook’s Nook
Ultimate Creamy Cowboy Kabobs Beef Stroganoff Prep Time: 35 min. Prep Time: 35 min. Total Time: 35 min. 6 Servings (1 cup each) 1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread 2 Tbsp. milk 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1-1/2 lb. beef sirloin steak, cut into strips 1/2 cup chopped onions 1 Tbsp. butter 1 pkg. (8 oz.) sliced fresh mushrooms 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/3 cup fat-free reduced-sodium beef broth 3 cups hot cooked noodles 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley Directions Mix cream cheese spread, milk and garlic powder until blended. Cook meat and onions in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 5 to 6 min. or until meat is done. Remove from skillet; drain. Cover to keep warm. Add butter to skillet; cook until melted. Add mushrooms and pepper; cook 5 to 6 min. or until mushrooms are tender. Add cream cheese mixture; cook and stir 2 min. Return meat mixture to skillet; stir in broth. Cook 5 min. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min. Serve over noodles; sprinkle with parsley.
Total Time: 1 hour 35 min. 6 Servings 1/3 cup A.1. Original Sauce 1/3 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce 2 tsp. KRAFT Prepared Horseradish 1 beef top round steak (1.5 lb.), cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips 9 pearl onions Directions 1 lg red pepper, cut into 9 strips Mix first 3 ingredients until well blended. Thread meat onto 18 skewers; place onion or pepper strip at end of each skewer. Place kabobs in shallow glass dish. Pour steak sauce mixture over kabobs. Refrigerate 1 hour to marinate, turning occasionally. Heat grill to medium heat. Remove kabobs from marinade; discard marinade. Grill kabobs 4 to 6 min. or until meat is done, turning occasionally.
Ultimate Grilled Steak
Prep Time: 15 min. Total Time: 45 min. 4 Servings 1/2 cup A.1. Original Sauce 1/2 cup KRAFT Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing 2 small cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. dried oregano leaves 2 boneless beef rib-eye steaks (1 lb.) Directions Mix first 4 ingredients; reserve 1/4 cup. Pour remaining steak sauce mixture over steaks in shallow glass dish; turn to evenly coat both sides of steak with sauce. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate. Heat grill to medium-high heat. Remove steaks from marinade; discard marinade. Grill steaks 4 to 5 min. on each side or until medium doneness (160°F). Cut steaks in half; serve topped with reserved sauce.
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January 31, 2016 Fort Worth PLEASE NOTE: REVISED SCHEDULE SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2016
9 a.m. ............. Commercial Hereford and English Crossbred Heifer Show 5 p.m. ............. Texas Hereford Association Membership Meeting and ....................... Election of Officers, Fort Worth Community Arts Center 6-7:30 p.m. ... Social Hosted by the Texas Hereford Association, ....................... Fort Worth Community Arts Center
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016 8 a.m.............. TPHA Directors Meeting, French Room, Watt Arena 9 a.m.............. Texas Poll-ettes Meeting, McFarland Room, Watt Arena 11 a.m ........... TPHA General Membership Meeting, French Room, Watt Arena 1 p.m. ............. 47th Annual Whiteface Replacement Female Sale, West Arena 3 p.m. ............. Cowtown Select Sale , West Arena 6 p.m .............. TPHA Social & Queen’s Auction, French Room, Watt Arena 8 p.m .............. TPHA Calcutta, French Room, Watt Arena
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016 9 a.m. ............. National Horned and Polled Hereford Show SALE STAFF Dustin Layton, Auctioneer............................................(580) 492-4590 Chisolm Kinder, Oklahoma Cowman...............................(405) 235-3607 Weekly Livestock Reporter...........................................(817) 838-0106 The Cattleman................................................................(817) 332-7155 Jack Chastain, Texas Hereford Association.................(817) 831-3161 Robbie Morish, Texas Polled Hereford Association.......(361) 571-8742 SALE MANAGED BY Texas Polled Hereford Association................................(361) 571-8742 Texas Hereford Association..........................................(817) 831-3161 SALE DAY PHONES Robbie Morish...............................................................(361) 571-8742 Jack Chastain................................................................(817) 821-3544 THE TPHA HONOREE WILL BE MAYNARD and SANDI WARNKEN ABSENTEE BIDS: Persons unable to attend the sale may place a phone or mail bid with any of the sale management staff.
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Top Selling Bulls of 2015
Lot 3, Triple L A320, 9/13/13 by CRR Helton 980 for $7,500.
Saturday, March 12, 2016 Ellis Co. Youth Center, Waxahachie, Texas Selling:
70 Bulls (Breeding Age)
Nobody has ever offered this many Black Hereford bulls in one sale. Commercial breeders come buy a load!
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70+ Heifers – Open and Bred
For a catalog or more information contact:
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BOBBY & JARED LIDE 714 FM 1366 Mexia, TX 76667 Ranch: 254/739-5311 Bobby (cell): 254/625-3800 Jared (cell): 254/625-3806
Lot 1, Kansas, 8/16/08 by Balder 6000 for $7,000.
Founding Member of the World Black Hereford Association
Lot 22, Triple L A351, 11/18/13 by CRR Helton 980 for $7,000.
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Saturday, February 6th at 11 am Beeville Livestock Commission, Inc. | 2218 US Hwy 59E Beeville, TX F O R SA L E I N F O R M AT I O N CO N TAC T : Robbie Morish - Secretary [361.920.0012 • info@southtexashereford.org] Leo Casas, III - Auctioneer Sale catalog will be available online in late January • Sale order will be posted after 5pm on Friday, Feb. 5th
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January 15, 2016 H Denver, Colo. RW KLD MINDYS KEEPSAKE 5026 ET • 5026 is one of the first big time Mindy prospects offered at public auction. • She is big boned and stout with a soft, sound ultimate show heifer look to compete at the highest level and is a great donor cow prospect. • Several maternal sisters have been very successful in the showring, including three national champions and one JNHE national champion. • 5026 is sired by Unleashed who has sired several big time prospects, including the McInnis Cattle Co. heifer that sold for $30,000 in the 2014 Mile High Sale. P43629783 — Calved: May 11, 2015 — Tattoo: LE 5026/RE ROCK TRIARA UNLEASHED 893U CCR 57G STAMINA ET 199S {CHB} LCX UNLEASHED KEEPSAKE 1110 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} JOYCLIFF RUBY JANE 129M BR MOLER ET {CHB}{DLF,IEF} P43178439 MSU KEEPSAKE 14S {DLF,HYF,IEF} MSU KEEPSAKE 32N {DLF,HYF,IEF} RW KW HUMMER K23 3078 {DLF,HYF,IEF} -S CORANADO 2E K23 RW MINDY 3078 6096 RW CHRISTY F600 P42733879 RW DEDE 23C 9145 JSF 37 271 DEVO 23C {SOD} WPH MISS BUTLER 10Z
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RW CARLY {DLF,HYF,IEF} 2307 5011 • 5011 is a big boned, soft made heifer with that winning functional look. • She is the granddaughter of our Caroline cow, who raised the 2015 Ft. Worth Junior Show Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Heifer exhibited by Slade Berwinkle. • Take notice of the Unleashed progeny. They were some of the most competitive females on the road last year. • 5011 has some of the breed greats in her pedigree with BR Goldriel, DM Sooner, Mr Hereford, RW Caroline and RW Hummer. There is no doubt that her pedigree reads like a Who’s Who and she is destined to be a great cow prospect. CE
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P43627214 — Calved: March 1, 2015 — Tattoo: LE 5011/RE ROCK TH 71U 719T MR HEREFORD 11X {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} H2 11X 812R KEMOSAHBEE 2307 {DLF,HYF,IEF} TH 7N 45P RITA 71U {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43428616 M6 MS SOONER GOLD 812 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} DM BR SOONER {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BR GOLDRIEL 3029 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} LCX UNLEASHED KEEPSAKE 1110 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} TRIARA UNLEASHED 893U MSU KEEPSAKE 14S {DLF,HYF,IEF} RW KW CARRIE 1110 3018ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43417946 RW CAROLINE 3078 7162 {DLF,HYF,IEF} RW KW HUMMER K23 3078 {DLF,HYF,IEF} RW BETHANY 0031 3112 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
Maynard and Sandi Warnken Kevin Warnken, manager P.O. Drawer 29 • Schulenburg, TX 78956 979.561.8846 • 979.561.8867 fax Kevin cell 979.743.0619 E-mail: rockinw@cvctx.com • Web site: rockinwranch.net
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Cow/Calf Corner How Much Hay Will A Cow Consume? By Glenn Selk, OSU Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Estimating forage usage by cows is an important part of the task of calculating winter feed needs. Hay or standing forage intake must be estimated in order to make the calculations. Forage quality will be a determining factor in the amount of forage consumed. Higher quality forages contain larger concentrations of important nutrients so animals consuming these forages should be more likely to meet their nutrient needs from the forages. Also cows can consume a larger quantity of higher quality forages. Higher quality forages are fermented more rapidly in the rumen leaving a void that the animal can re-fill with additional forage. Consequently, forage intake increases. For example, low quality forages (below about 6% crude protein) will be consumed at about 1.5% of body weight (on a dry matter basis) per day. Higher quality grass hays (above 8% crude protein) may be consumed at about 2.0% of body weight. Excellent forages, such as good alfalfa, silages, or green pasture may be consumed at the rate of 2.5% dry matter of body weight per day. The combination of increased nutrient content AND increased forage intake makes high quality forage very valuable to the animal and the producer. With these intake estimates, now producers can calculate the estimated amounts of hay that need to be available. Using an example of 1200 pound pregnant spring-calving cows, lets assume that the grass hay quality is good and tested 8% crude protein. Cows will voluntarily consume 2.0% of body weight or 24 pounds per day. The 24 pounds is based on 100% dry matter. Grass hays will often be 7 to 10% moisture. If we assume that the hay is 92% dry matter or 8% moisture, then
the cows will consume about 26 pounds per day on an “as-fed basis”. Unfortunately we also have to consider hay wastage when feeding big round bales. Hay wastage is difficult to estimate, but generally has been found to be from 6% to 20% (or more). For this example, lets assume 15% hay wastage. This means that approximately 30 pounds of grass hay must be hauled to the pasture for each cow each day that hay is expected to be the primary ingredient in the diet. After calving and during early lactation, the cow may weigh 100 pounds less, but will be able to consume about 2.6% of her body weight (100% dry matter) in hay. This would translate into 36 pounds of “as-fed” hay per cow per day necessary to be hauled to the pasture. This again assumes 15% hay wastage. Accurate knowledge of average cow size in your herd as well as the average weight of your big round bales becomes necessary to predict hay needs and hay feeding strategies.
World Beef Trade: Exports Derrell S. Peel, OSU Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Among top global beef exporters, the 2016 market situation is quite variable according to the latest USDA World Markets and Trade report for livestock and poultry. India passed Brazil in 2014 to become the number one beef exporter in the world. India, which exports mostly meat from water buffalo (also known as carabeef) continues to see strong demand from southeast Asia and the halal processing of Indian beef makes the meat popular in Muslim countries. Indian beef exports, which have increased over three-fold in the last six years, are expected to increase again in 2016 keeping India as the top global beef exporting country. Brazil is expected to regain the number two position in global beef
exports in 2016 with an increase in exports from the 2015 level but still below the record level of 2014. Brazil overtook Australia in 2004 as the leading beef exporter, losing that position back to Australia for one year in 2011, before being overtaken by India in 2014 and also by Australia again in 2015. Brazil’s weak currency is expected to boost 2016 beef exports but the weak Brazilian economy will limit both beef production and domestic consumption, keeping Brazil as the number two beef exporter in 2016 Australia is projected to drop back into the number three spot for beef exports in 2016 after temporarily overtaking Brazil for the second largest beef export total in 2015. Drought-forced liquidation in Australia resulted in a jump in beef production and exports in 2014 and 2015. Whether or not drought continues, decreased herd inventories in Australia will result in decreased beef production and exports in 2016. At some point, improving forage conditions will prompt herd rebuilding in Australia and result in additional supply squeeze due to heifer retention. A significant portion of increased Australian beef exports in 2014 and 2015 have gone to the U.S. In 2015, Australian exports of beef to the U.S. have exceeded the tariff rate quota with exports at the end of the year subject to over-quota tariff. Australian beef exports to the U.S. are expected to moderate in 2016 from the sharply higher levels of 2014 and 2015. The U.S. has been the fourth largest global beef exporter for several years and is expected to continue in that position in 2016. U.S. beef exports experienced double-digit decreases in 2015 as a result of reduced beef production, high domestic beef prices and a strong U.S. dollar combining to challenge beef exports. Exports are down sharply in 2015 to most major destinations, including Japan, Mexico, Canada and Hong Kong. The only exception is South Korea, still up for the
year to date but down year over year in the latest monthly data. U.S. beef exports should stabilize and perhaps grow modestly in 2016 as domestic beef production begins to grow and beef prices moderate somewhat. However, dollar strength is likely to continue and will be a headwind for U.S. beef exports. The next tier of global beef exporters are significantly smaller than the top four and include New Zealand in fifth place, followed by Paraguay, Uruguay, Canada, the European Union and Mexico, in that order if current 2016 projections hold. These five countries export
roughly similar quantities and the rankings will likely change due to production and market conditions and trends in the countries. Exports from mature markets and longtime global market players such as Uruguay, Canada and the European Union are relatively stable while beef export newcomers Paraguay and Mexico are still growing rapidly and are likely to move up in the rankings over time. Argentina, currently out of the top ten global beef exporters, may see modest export growth in 2016 but will likely remain a minor player in global beef markets.
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Vitamin A Needs Special Attention in Cattle Rations By Stephen B. Blezinger Ph.D., PAS Vitamin A needs special attention in beef cattle rations. While the vitamin itself is found only in animals, plants are the natural source of vitamin A activity for animals. Green and yellow plants contain carotene, a pigment which animals convert to vitamin A. The wall of the small intestine is the principal site for conversion of carotene to vitamin A. In recent years, many cases of vitamin A deficiency have been reported for beef cattle receiving rations considered to be adequate or high in vitamin A. This increased incidence of vitamin A deficiency in beef cattle has been attributed
to several possible factors. These include: • Greater use of milo and barley in some instances (largely economically driven) to replace yellow corn. • Emphasis on high-grain rations with less roughage, all of which lower the carotene level of rations. • Large destruction of carotene in the components of cattle rations because of longer storage and heat treatments for drying and processing feeds. • Use of younger calves by feedlots. Young animals have lower body stores of vitamin A and are fed longer than older animals. • Stress of feeder cattle from hauling, handling, disease and
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parasites. • Larger daily gains as a result of nutritional and genetic improvement. Vitamin A requirements are greater per unit of body weight. • Higher nitrate content of forages, especially when grown under adverse weather conditions, with high nitrogen fertilizer applications. • Elevated nitrate and nitrite levels in livestock water. Vitamin A Function Although some of the metabolic functions of vitamin A are not clearly known, a main role is the maintenance of epithelial tissues such as those found in skin and lining of respiratory, digestive and
Pitts Continued from page 3 an ear off I’d say “Sure, great job. Nice haircut.” When I’m done shaving one sideburn is invariably two inches higher than the other, my lip is split and I have two dozen little pieces of TP on my face to stop the flow of blood before I bleed out. If you think it’s funny just try shaving with your eyes closed and you’ll see what I have to contend with. With all the moles, warts and other speed bumps on my face it’s like trying to plow around a stump. I’m sensitive about my suboptimal facial hair because that’s how we measure manliness these days. Just watch an NFL game and you’ll see that none of the participants shaved recently to scare the foe, and here I am with a fuzzy face. But I swear, I’ve worked in the oilfields, was a cowboy, got in my share of fights in school, wrestled, boxed and have eaten at the counter with striking longshoreman. I’m a lunch bucket type of guy. I just can’t grow hair where I need to. Believe me, I’d like to not shave but when I go without shaving for two weeks I end up looking like a homeless old prospector. Alas, I cannot tell a lie. The primary reason I’d like to grow a beard is the high cost of razor blades. Have you seen how expensive they are? I could stoop to using those cheap, pink throwaway razors that women use to shave their legs but that would kinda defeat the whole purpose of me trying to prove I’m a man’s man, now wouldn’t it? www.LeePittsbooks.com
reproductive tracts. It also functions in visual purple, a compound in the eye needed for sight when an animal adapts from light to dark. Vitamin A is also essential for proper kidney function and normal development of bones, teeth and nerve tissue. Signs of Vitamin A Deficiency One of the first and most easily detected signs of vitamin A deficiency in cattle is night blindness. An easy way to check for this condition is to place an obstacle in the pathway of cattle and notice if they stumble over it in low light conditions. Other early signs are loss of appetite, rough hair coat, dull eyes, slowed gains and reduced feed efficiency. Diarrhea and pneumonia may be the first indicators, especially in
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young animals. Later developments include excessive watering of the eyes, staggering gait, lameness or stiffness in knee and hock joints, and swelling of the legs and brisket (and sometimes in the abdominal region). Feedlot cattle with advanced vitamin A deficiency often pant excessively at high temperatures and go into convulsions when excited. Signs of vitamin A deficiency in breeding herds include lowered fertility and calving percentage. Cows abort, deliver dead or weak calves, and are difficult to settle. In a well-managed herd that uses supplementation of some type (mineral, liquid, tubs, bubes), vitamin A deficiencies should be fairly rare. The vitamin itself is inexpensive
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Vitamin A to include in a supplement and is commonly added. A vitamin A guarantee is commonly required by most state’s feed labeling regulators. All this said, access to vitamin A should be fairly easy for most herds. Liver Storage of Vitamin A Cattle have from 70 to 90 percent of their total vitamin A stores in the liver. The remainder is deposited in fat and other organs. Carotene that escapes conversion to vitamin A is also stored predominantly in the liver. Carotene, however, distributed more evenly in the body than vitamin A, since it is more prevalent in fat. Yellow fat and yellow milk (found commonly in predominantly grass-fed aniamls) are due to the body’s inability to convert all the
carotene in the diet to vitamin A. Body deposits of vitamin A are low at birth and young animals have smaller reserves than older animals that have consumed diets high in vitamin A activity. As such, young animals fed vitamin A-deficient rations usually show deficiency symptoms sooner than older animals Factors that Affect Vitamin A Requirements Many factors play a role in the requirement a given animal has for vitamin A. Some of these include: 1) Age. As mentioned, age is a factor in vitamin A requirements. Calves are born with low vitamin A stores and can easily become depleted. 2) Breed. While is really is not too much of an issue for beef cattle, some dairy breeds are more efficient
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than others at converting carotene to vitamin A. The yellow milk and carcass fat of Guernseys and Jerseys indicate their poor utilization of carotene for vitamin A. Some studies indicated Holsteins were twice as efficient as Guernseys in changing carotene to vitamin A. 3) Carotene. Beta-carotene makes up a larger percent of the total carotene in some plants than in others. Other carotenes yield less vitamin A activity than betacarotene. 4) Depletion. Cattle depleted of vitamin A are less efficient in converting carotene to vitamin A. This supports the practice of administering pre-formed vitamin A in the diet or by injection instead of depending upon carotene in the feed to replenish cattle severely deficient of vitamin A. 5) High-carotene feeds. Cattle maintained on high-carotene diets convert carotene less efficiently to vitamin A. This condition could accelerate the depletion of liver stores of vitamin A when cattle are abruptly changed to diets with less carotene. 6) Thyroid depression. Hot weather or components in the diet may cause thyroid depression, which is thought to decrease conversion of carotene to vitamin A. 7) Stress. Hot weather, disease, parasites and other stresses are believed to interfere with the animal’s ability to convert carotene to vitamin A and to depress the efficiency with which vitamin A can be used to meet needs. Also, these and other factors may increase the animal’s requirements for vitamin A. Inflammation and damage of the intestinal wall by diarrhea or parasites undoubtedly interfere with the absorption of carotene and vitamin A and the conversion of carotene to vitamin A. 8) Silages, haylage, pasture. Cattle consuming rations high in corn silage, sorghum or oat silage and grass-legume haylage have been found to deplete normal stores of vitamin A in the liver, even though these feeds contained medium to high levels of what was thought to be beta-carotene. Cattle full-fed grain on pasture have benefited from vitamin A supplementation in some trials. 9) Vitamin E. This vitamin appears to increase the efficiency of vitamin A and carotene utilization by reducing their oxidation before and after absorption from the digestive tract. 10) Nitrate. High levels of nitrate or nitrite nitrogen in the ration or
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water have been found to cause a vitamin A deficiency syndrome in cattle and hogs in some cases. These compounds may have this effect by causing a greater destruction of vitamin A and carotene in the digestive tract, decreasing their absorption and interfering with the conversion of carotene to vitamin A, depression of the thyroid gland and increasing the requirement for vitamin A. Cattle used carotene less effectively when grazing orchard grass fertilized with nitrogen than when grazing unfertilized pastures in an Illinois trial. 11) Phosphorus. Low levels of phosphorus in the diets of range cattle appeared to lower conversion of carotene to vitamin A. Plasmacarotene levels tended to rise when phosphorus intake was inadequate. 12) Losses. Carotene and vitamin
A are easily oxidized and destroyed in feeds by weather damage, exposure to air in lengthy storage, heat, and contact with minerals. Stemmy hay is low in carotene because most of the carotene is in the leaves of the plant. Conclusions: As we see from this discussion, Vitamin A plays a very important role in the health and performance of beef cattle. It needs to be balanced properly to insure adequate but not excessive levels are available to the animal. In the next issue, we’ll continue this examination of vitamins with a discussion of vitamins C and K. Dr. Steve Blezinger is and nutritional and management consultant with an office in Sulphur Springs Texas. He can be reached at 667 CR 4711 Sulphur Springs, TX 75482, by phone at (903) 885-7992 or by e-mail at sblez@verizon. net. For more information please visit us on Facebook at Reveille Livestock Concepts..
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East Texas State Fair Open Hereford Show Results of the 2015 East Texas State Fair Open Hereford Show, Sunday, October 04, 2015: 01 - Spring Heifer Calves calved after Mar 1, 2015: 1, Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefords, NH Sierra C305 ET; 2, CK Polled Herefords [team], CK Polled Herefords, CK Ruby Moo 1503; 3, Will Baker, KJB Herefords, SR Maybelline 100C 02 - Junior Heifer Calves Jan 1 - Feb 28, 2015: 1, Scott Stewart, Stewart Polled Herefords, Stewart Chloe C31; 2, Kidd Show Cattle [team], 3, Boaz Williams, W5
Herefords, W5 Heritage Lady 540D; 4, Ben Van Winkle, W5 Heritage Lady 542D 02.1 - Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Scott Stewart, Stewart Polled Herefords, Stewart Chloe C31 02.2 - Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefords, NH Sierra C305 ET 03 - Winter Heifer Calves Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2014: 1, Scott Stewart, Stewart Polled Herefords, Stewart Ms Revolution 722; 2, Weil Cattle Co [team/co]
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SKRIVANEK RANCHES Joey and Susan Skrivanek and Family, Owners 407 W. Mustang • Caldwell, TX 77836 Joey res. (979) 567-3857 • cell (979) 224-4698 office (979) 567-3131 • fax (979) 567-2373 email: coatty@burlesoncounty.org
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04 - Senior Heifer Calves Sep 1 - Oct 31, 2014: 1, Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefords, NH Andrea B1004 ET; 2, Scott Stewart, Stewart Polled Herefords, Stewart KK Reba 10N 4031; 3, Scott Stewart, Stewart Polled Herefords, Stewart KK Tinker 743 4033; 4, Dalton Redmon, DHR 156T Lady Rancher 052 04.1 - Champion Fall Heifer Calf: Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefords, NH Andrea B1004 ET 04.2 - Reserve Champion Fall Heifer Calf: Scott Stewart, Stewart Polled Herefords, Stewart KK Reba 10N 4031 05 - Late Summer Yearling Heifers Jul 1 - Aug 31, 2014: W5 Hereford Ranch, W 5 H e r e f o r d Ranch, W5 Native Lady 524R 06 - Early Summer Yearling Heifers May 1 - Jun 30, 2014: Audrey Nolan, N o l a n Herefords, NH Dixie B501 06.1 - Intermediate Champion Heifer: Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefordsm NH Dixie B501 06.2 - Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: W5 Hereford Ranch, W5Hereford Ranch, W5 Native Lady 524r 07 - Spring Yearling Heifers Mar 1 - Apr 30, 2014: Ck Polled Herefords [te, CK Polled Herefords, WphMs 1224 1427 08 - Junior Yearling Heifer Jan 1 - Feb 29, 2014: 1 Kidd Show Cattle [team, 1 Dalton Redmon, 08.1 - Yearling Champion Heifer: Kidd Show Cattle [team] 08.2 - Reserve Yearling Champion Heifer: Dalton Redmon, Dhr Lady Sensation Paybac 09.3 - Grand Champion Heifer: Scott Stewart, Stewart Polled Herefords Stewart Chloe C31 09.4 - Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Kidd Show Cattle [team, 12 - Junior Bull Calves Jan 1- Feb 29, 2015: Audrey Nolan, N o l a n Herefords, NH Raptor C201 12.1 - Champion Junior Bull Calf: Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefords, NH Raptor C201 13 - Winter Bull Calves Nov 1-Dec 31, 2014: Weil Cattle Co
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[team/co] 14 - Senior Bull Calves Sept 1 - Oct 31, 2014: Will Baker, KJB Hereford, Wb Midnight 02B 14.1 - Champion Fall Bull Calf: Weil Cattle Co [team/co] 14.2 - Reserve Champion Fall Bull Calf: Will Baker, KJB Hereford, Wb Midnight 02B 15 - Summer Yearling Bulls May 1 - Aug 31, 2014: W5 Hereford Ranch, W5 HEREFORD, W5 Gone Native 526R 16 - Spring Yearling Bulls March 1 - April 30, 2014: Weil Cattle Co [team/co 17.1 - Yearling Champion Bull: W5 Hereford Ranch, W5 HEREFORD, W5 Gone Native 526R
1 7 . 2 - R e s e r v e Ye a r l i n g Champion Bull: Weil Cattle Co [team/co, 18 - Senior Yearling Bulls Sept 1 - Dec 31, 2013: W5 Hereford Ranch, W5 HEREFORD, Atlas 110y Sleep Easy 92A 19.1 - Senior Champion Bull: W5 Hereford Ranch, W5 HEREFORD, Atlas 110y Sleep Easy 92A 20 - Grand Champion Bull: W5 Hereford Ranch, W5 HEREFORD, Atlas 110y Sleep Easy 92A 21 - Reserve Champion Bull: Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefords, NH Raptor C201 24 - Premier Exhibitor: Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefords 25 - Premier Breeder: Audrey Nolan, Nolan Herefords; W5 Hereford Ranch, W5 HEREFORD
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WRIGHT POLLED HEREFORDS
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Building a Strong Foundation for our Hereford and Black Hereford Herds
Purchased from Iron Lake Ranch. Herd sire for our Hereford and Black Hereford cattle. Semen Available
08 ET 4 1 n w o t e m o H ILR 9/15/14 by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET Homozygous Polled
BW 2.4 WW 62 YW 107 MM 29 M&G 60 REA .64 Marb .33 CHB $37
These heifer calves were recently purchased from Churchill Cattle Co. along with several other top prospects.
Churchill Lady 5201C
Churchill Lady 0117X
Churchill JR Lady 5176C
Dam: Churchill Lady 1152Y
Dam: Churchill Lady 4147
Dam: Churchill Lady 182Y
Sire: Full Throttle
by Golden Oak Outcross 18U
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Sire: Golden Oak Outcross 18U
by KCF Bennett H142 L127
Sire: Full Throttle
by Golden Oak Outcross 18U
Matt Hughes - Ranch Operations Mgr (318) 317-8696 / matt@3hranch.net 1830 FM 9 N, Waskom, TX 75692
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Start Off Your Year with a Stroll Down Rosie Lane Gerber 8020 Rosie Lane 308N
308N is Matriarch of these 4 daughters A famous daughter of 308N...
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11A 623S is by 774 4A, 6A, 11A by Mr. Hereford