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FEATURES by Glenda Price

Derby Win Inspiration to Us All

NEW MEXICO STOCKMAN

Agricultural Women Meet, honor Diamond in the Rough

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USDA Gets an Earful at First NAIS Listening Meeting

NMSU Dept of Animal & Range Sciences Spring Graduates

Mary Skeen: Sheepman of the Year

NM Cattle Growers & CowBelles to Hold Ruidoso Meeting

Joe’s Boot Shop Roping pays out $250,000

Implications of the Big Hatchet Mountain Wilderness Prospect by Richard E. Hays & Stephen L. Wilmeth

Rabies a Growing Concern Across New Mexico

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ON THE COVER . . At last year’s New Mexico Wool Growers’ Convention Mary Skeen was named Sheepman of the Year, the highest award given by the state’s sheep producers. To learn more about this interesting and energetic New Mexico treasure, please turn to our story by Glenda Price, on page 26. Photo by Glenda Price.

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have been attending regional meetings around the state and have been enjoying making new acquaintances and seeing long-time friends. We all have the same concerns no matter what part of the state we work in — dry conditions, price of cattle, and what will be the next dilemma we must face. Turnout is Gallup was good with several new members of NMCGA in attendance. The comment was made that our organization had not been to Gallup before and they appreciated us making the effort to come that far. Outreach to those members who are unable to attend our mid-year and annual conventions is why we instituted the regional meetings. We will be traveling the state again in the fall so please make an effort to join us when we come to your area.

The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) has joined us at the regional meetings updating us on what animal, and human, diseases are in the forefront of concern. Since regaining our bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Free status, except for Roosevelt and Curry counties, there are still requirements for testing of some types of cattle. Those of you who show cattle at the county and state fairs are required to test your cattle. This includes steers as well as breeding stock. Be sure to check with your local vets to get these animals tested in a timely manner. Trichomoniasis has reared its ugly head in some hot spots around the state. It is extremely important to treat this disease as an area-wide disease, not just an individual ranch problem. Get your bulls tested annually and always test any bulls you might share with other ranches, whether intentional or not — sharing the bull that is. Our mid-year meeting and New Mexico State University (NMSU) Short Course will be held in Ruidoso June 28 through 30. Our turnout last year was so good, we decided to return to the cool (we hope) mountain pines. Lots of interesting speakers and topics will be presented, in addition to the opportunity to visit with friends. Also, as last year, we will share time with the Wool Growers at their annual meeting and the New Mexico CowBelles. We will have an activity for the juniors and there is always the swimming pool and fishing to help occupy the youngsters. There is a good prospect for rain all over the state as I write this. I pray that this is the start of many rains. My dad keeps telling me this lack of rain is similar to the 50s. Since I don’t remember too much about that part of my life, I have to take his word for it. I just hope his predictions are wrong.

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Cattlemen support clean water, federal act step in the wrong direction he New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) has joined agricultural organizations nationwide in expressing strong opposition to S. 787 — the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009. “We are strongly opposed to this legislation because of the impact it would have on private property rights and the burden it would place on landowners,” said Alisa Ogden, NMCGA President, Loving. “This is a states’ rights issue and should stay that way.” The CWRA changes the definition of “waters of the United States” under the federal Clean Water Act by removing the word “navigable.” With this change, virtually all waters would fall under federal jurisdiction. Introduced by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), the bill has 24 co-sponsors. “This bill would increase the authority of the federal government exponentially,” Ogden said. “If it passes, federal permits would be required for cattle producers to do every day activities, like moving cattle into a pasture with an intermittent stream. It would be a paperwork nightmare, and do nothing to benefit our water.” Under the CWRA, areas like small ponds, small and intermittent streams, creek beds, drainage ditches and mud holes, even if they only contain water during the rainy season or snowmelt, would be subject to federal regulation. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversees activities under the Clean Water Act. Currently, the agency has a backlog of over 15,000 permits. “Of course we support clean water. As producers, we rely on clean water to keep our cattle and our land healthy and productive,” Ogden said. “But, to expand permitting requirements, including areas with no actual connection to the water supply, and add to the workload of an agency that is overwhelmed by its current workload makes no sense.” S. 787 was for marked up in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on May 14. New Mexico’s Senator Tom Udall ■ sits on this committee.

Dairy herd retirement plan to cull 100,000 cows ooperatives Working Together (CWT) has tentatively accepted 388 bids representing 102,898 cows and 2 billion pounds of milk production capacity in the first of a planned series of herd retirements over the next year. The number of cows and pounds of milk represent the largest single herd retirement carried out in the six-year history of CWT. Dairy farmers in 41 states had submitted 538 herd retirement bids as of May 1. The 388 bids tentatively accepted, represent 72

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percent of the total bids received by CWT. Next step in the plan calls for CWT field auditors to visit the 388 farms whose bids were accepted, checking their milk production records, inspecting their herds, and tagging each cow for processing. All the farms should be audited by early July and cows should begin moving off dairies by late May. Once CWT’s field auditors inspect and accept the herds offered as part of the bidding process, farmers will have 15 days in which to send their animals to a processing plant. When CWT announced the program in April analysts predicted a strong response. By comparison, recent retirement programs have removed 50,000-60,000 head. ■

Appeals court rules against ranchers federal appeals court in Denver has ruled that a group of Wyoming ranchers had no right to formal hearings before the U.S. Bureau of Land Management reduced their livestock grazing under federal permits. Ranchers with the Smithsfork Grazing Association had sued the BLM and various government officials. The lawsuit challenged the federal agency’s 2005 order to reduce grazing on the 91,000-acre Smithsfork Allotment located north and east of Cokeville, in southwestern Wyoming. A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, upheld a Wyoming judge’s earlier decision that ruled against the ranchers in early May. The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association and New Mexico Federal Lands Council entered an appearance in the lawsuit and filed “friend of the court” briefs supporting the Smithsfork Grazing Association’s position. Caren Cowan, executive director of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, said Tuesday that her group is deeply concerned with the appeals court decision and needs to review it further. “We got involved because it had to do with the ability to administratively appeal decisions for grazing allotment owners,” Cowan said. “That’s a universal issue, whether you’re in Wyoming, New Mexico or what state you’re in. “Allotment owners need to have the ability to appeal decisions, and feel like they have fairness as they’re working with ■ the agency,” Cowan said.

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Derby win inspiration to us all New Mexico owned and trained horse won the Kentucky Derby last month. In the midst of torrents of depressing news cascading onto us daily — even hourly — a little-known horse and his connections proved once again that in the United States of America the regular folks can win. Also on that day, the lady spectators with their outlandish, unique, fun choices in the “Parade of Hats” gave the “parade of horses” exuberant, joyful competition. One fellow claimed that just walking among them he was bashed by brims several times. He wasn’t complaining, though. As I watched the “hat parade” I thought about the hats I’d worn in my life. When I

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was a child (the 1940s and 1950s) parents lived in terror of polio. Children were forced to drink, eat, rub on, or wear all kinds of things their parents hoped desperately would keep them polio-free. I hated every hat my mom forced me to wear, beginning with an old-fashioned bonnet she made, complete with removable little wooden slats to hold the sides so they extended three inches past my face. The slats could be removed for laundering, but I managed to sorta lose them at every opportunity. The 3-year-old bay gelding named Mine That Bird won by a dramatic 6-plus lengths. He is owned by Double Eagle Ranch (Mark Allen) and Buena Suerte Equine (veterinar-

ian Dr. Leonard Blach) near Roswell. Comments were made, before the race, regarding the “cowboy hat wearing contingent” around Mine That Bird’s stall. After the race, not a word was heard about the black Western hat the winner’s trainer, Bennie “Chip” Woolley wore. The next hat I remember my mom forcing me to wear was a huge Mexican sombrero. By then I was a 10 year old, painfully aware of what kind of figure I was cutting horseback wearing that dreadful hat. I managed to lose it many times, always “out in the pasture somewhere.” Mine That Bird was Canada’s champion 2-year-old male race horse last year. Woolley said, “Thank God for jockey Calvin Borel. He’s patient. We were tickled to get him.” >>>

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Half Day of College Large Will James collection to show at Panhandle Museum he first stop on a national tour, WillJames: The Hays Collection will be presented in an exhibition organized by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas, June 27. A.P. Hays, who has studied and collected James’s work for over 60 years, and his wife will share their fine collection of 95 original works of art (including at least one illustration from each of James’s 27 books), a complete first edition set of James books, movie posters, lobby cards and his 1894 Winchester. Born Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault in Quebec, Canada, in 1892, the artist began drawing at an early age and dreamed of becoming a cowboy. In 1907 at age 15 he went west, first to Alberta and Saskatchewan, then to Wyoming, Nevada, and Idaho, where he learned to cowboy. By 1923, he had begun submitting his drawings and stories to magazines such as Sunset, Scribner’s and The Saturday Evening Post. James quickly wrote and illustrated four books published in the 1920s — Cowboys North and South (1924), The Drifting Cowboy (1925), Smoky (1926), and Cow Country (1927) — and became a celebrity. He moved to a Montana ranch in 1927, continuing to write, paint and draw. The pressures of his success proved too much, and he became an alcoholic and died at age 50 in 1942. The exhibition will be on display ■ through September 20.

Three Concurrent Sessions Rangeland Carbon Sequestration —Carbon Credits Hydrology of Piñon-Juniper Rangelands —Facts vs. Fiction Ranch Scale Alternative Energy —Wind and Solar Please join us at the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center for our third “Half Day of College” program. This year we will focus on “Sustainability of Rangelands” with experts on hand to present information and answer your questions. We will hold the three classes concurrently to insure individual attention, and give you the choice of attending what you want – when you want. Registration begins at 8:30 am; introductions at 9:00 am with a brief update on the Southwest Center for Rangeland Sustainability. Classes will be held at 10:00 and 11:00 with lunch provided at noon. The last class will follow lunch at 1:00 pm. There will be plenty of time to visit with neighbors, specialists and research staff. Come join us for an educational and informative day at Corona. Please contact Shad Cox, Ranch Manager (575-849-1015 or shadcox@nmsu.edu) if you have any questions or need directions to the ranch headquarters.

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Agricultural Women meet, honor “Diamonds in the Rough” rom Surviving to Thriving was the theme of the eighth Women in Agriculture Leadership Conference (WALC), held recently in Ruidoso. Over 90 women from across New Mexico’s agricultural industry came together to discuss current issues, network, and honor outstanding women in the group. This year, Grace Cain, Engle, and Michelle Heavyside, Clovis, were honored by the group with the Diamond in the Rough award. This award is given at each conference, recognizing outstanding women in New Mexico agriculture and highlighting her efforts and contributions. Grace Cain has a lifetime of agricultural experience and knowledge. She is a retired teacher, and lives on her family’s cattle ranch at Engle. She was the first woman in the state to teach Ag in the Classroom, a program that is still going strong today and now professionally staffed and housed through the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau. Cain organized the Sierra County Schools’ Ag Day, and sends her famous jerky overseas to our troops. She is a founder and past president of the

Chamiza CowBelles, a supporter of 4-H, FFA and local gymkhanas, and very active in her church. Michelle Heavyside, Clovis, is Chairman of the Milk Lovers’ Ball, a fundraiser for three local children’s homes, where she also volunteers. What began as a “Milk Mission” to supply three local children’s homes with a yearly supply of milk has expanded into an educational and charitable organization that has donated over $400,000 to the local communities, fed over 50 children nutritional dairy products and educated over 15,000 people about the agricultural industry. She is founder and President of United Dairy Women, Director of the annual Dairy Fest in Eastern New Mexico and serves on several local and regional boards, in addition to raising two small children and working on the family farm. Dr. Cynda Clary, Las Cruces; Teresa Cribbs, Santa Rosa; Frieda Havens, Jicarilla Apache Reservation; Pam Roy, Santa

Diamond in the Rough honorees Grace Cain (C), Michelle Heavyside (R) with Patty Waid (L).

Fe; Tammy Wier, Lovington; and Fita Witte, Belen, were also nominated for this year’s award. This conference, held every two years in different locations around the state, draws women from all types of agriculture. “Today’s agricultural women are integral parts of their families’ agricultural operations, in addition to their traditional roles,” said Caren Cowan, Conference Cocontinued on page 19

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USDA gets an earful at first NAIS listening meeting bout 100 people attended the kickoff meeting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s multi-city listening tour on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania yesterday, with an overwhelming majority of them voicing strong opposition to the program. Farm-to-Consumer acting president Pete Kennedy said that the number and passion of the farmers and consumers speaking out against NAIS at this first stop on the listening tour should cause the USDA to reexamine whether it should be implemented at all. “The USDA positioned these listening tour hearings as a forum to discuss ‘stakeholder concerns’ about NAIS, but the message they got in Harrisburg was that NAIS is not needed at all,” Kennedy said. Of the 36 people chosen by lottery to speak during the morning session of the day-long meeting, 27 of them were opposed to NAIS, four spoke in favor and five speakers were undecided. “The people who spoke in favor of NAIS were mostly from organizations like the Farm Bureau which has consistently sup-

ported NAIS,” said Tom Maurer, a retired farmer who attended the meeting and spoke against the program.

“. . . THE MESSAGE THEY GOT IN HARRISBURG WAS THAT NAIS IS NOT NEEDED AT ALL.” During the afternoon session, participants were separated into three groups that were described by the USDA facilitators as mechanisms for gaining consensus from those at the meeting on NAIS implementation. “In my session the participants continued to speak out against the implementation of NAIS in any form, even as the USDA facilitator kept trying to elicit comments about how the program could be improved,” Maurer added. “They were just going through the motions,” he said. “We think the USDA will get the same sort of input from farmers and consumers at each of the upcoming stops,” said Fund ■ board member Taaron G. Meikle.

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NMSU Department of Animal & Range Sciences announces spring graduates

Animal and Range Sciences Graduates, Spring 2009, include Back Row (L to R): Justin Hagel, Shawna Allen, Valerie Detrick, Adrienne Coe, Jeremy Casados, Sara Marta, Julian Marta, Scott Jones, Cody Terpening, Bryan Hightower, Barbara Witmore, Chase Elkins, Pablo Luna, Heath Tjaden, Kenton Martin, Dr. Tim Ross. Front Row (L to R): Kali Benson, Kelly Horton, Rachel Lueras, Kari Galloway, Laura Dawdy, Brittany Herrera, Cherish Warner, Allison Otis, Colleen Richardson, Rachael Davis.

ali Benson of Rio Rancho, N.M. received her degree in animal science with an emphasis on equine management. She plans to work in the Ag Industry, particularly with horses and continue her art interest. Kali was a member of the Livestock Judging Team, the Horse Judging Team and served as President of the Horsemen’s Association. She also

received the department’s “Distinguished Graduating Senior” medallion which she designed. Las Cruces native, Shawna Allen majored in range sciences and plans to pursue a career as rangeland management specialist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Shawna was a member of the Range Club and the

Wildlife Society. Receiving her degree in animal science, Kari Galloway of Flora Vista, N.M. has a career goal of becoming a veterinarian with a focus on animal oncology. She was a member of the NMSU Pre-Vet Club and received the Carl Chamblee Memorial Scholarship, the Opportunity Scholarship and the Lottery Scholarship. She was named to the Dean’s List in Spring 2007. Lindsey Beal, an animal science major from Burlington, Kentucky, has applied to attend veterinary school and hopes to work as a small animal veterinarian in Kentucky. Lindsey was a member of the Equestrian Team from 2005-2009 and served as team captain in 2007-2008 and received the Equestrian Team “Work Horse Award” in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Jeremy Casados, animal science major, will return to work the family ranch in Tierra Amarilla, N.M. He was a member of the NMSU Rodeo Team while at NMSU. Animal science major, Adrienne Coe plans to move to her family’s cattle ranch in Rogers, N.M. After a year or two at the ranch, she hopes to attend Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine,

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Society for Range Management. Eric Frantz, animal science major from Las Cruces, plans to attend graduate school and eventually work in the field of reproductive endocrinology. Animal science major, Kayla Goode is from Montrose, Colorado and will be attending law school in the fall of 2009 with emphasis in business law. She plans to focus on agricultural issues as an attorney. Kayla was a member of the NMSU Rodeo Team from 2006-2008 and was a Crimson Scholar for two semesters. El Paso, Texas native, Brittany Herrera plans to obtain a masters degree in pharmaceutical science and work in a lab to produce drugs and medicines and apply them to livestock and companion animals. She was named to the Dean’s List in Spring 2007. Bryan Hightower will return to work on the family ranch in Ancho, N.M. The animal science major was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity. Kelly Horton is an animal science major from Placitas, N.M. Kelly was a member of the NMSU Ranch Horse Team which was Reserve Champions at the American Stock Horse Association Collegiate National Finals. She was the National Champion in the Limited NonPro Trail category at the same contest. Kelly was also a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. She plans to successfully manage Bad Wings Custom Leather and design western accessories. Animal science major, Scott Jones is from Tijeras, N.M. and will work in the beef industry upon graduation. He would like to manage a feedlot enterprise and work with beef suppliers from Brazil, Argentina, and Canada. Scott was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and participated in intramurals. He considers himself the “biggest school spirited guy” and an AGGIE forever. Corona, N.M. is the hometown of animal science major, Rachel Lueras who will be attending nursing school upon graduation and become a registered nurse. She was a member of Sigma Alpha agricultural sorority of which she served as secretary, the National Honor Society of Collegiate Scholars, and NMSU Wool Judging Team. Majoring in animal science with a minor in international business was Julian Marta of Sierra Blanca, Texas. His

career goal is to become a marketing specialist with the NM Department of Agriculture in the Marketing and Economic Development Division. Julian was a member of the NMSU Livestock Judging team and served as an Ambassador for the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at NMSU. Sara Peterson Marta, Winston, N.M., was a double major in animal science and Agriculture and Extension Education, graduating with honors. She was named the “Outstanding Senior” in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and received a departmental “Distinguished Graduating Senior” medallion. She will continue her education at the master’s level majoring in reproductive physiology. Upon completion of her advanced degree, Sara would like a career as an agriculture teacher or doing research for the cattle industry. Sara participated in the NMSU FFA, was a College Ambassador and Crimson Scholar, and was named to the Dean’s List. Range science major, Kenton Martin, is from Anthony, N.M. and plans a career in range management. He was a Crimson Scholars, named to the Dean’s List and participated in the NMSU Range Club. Kenton also received a “Distinguished Graduating Senior” medallion from the department and was an honors graduate. Allison Waythomas Otis of Corrales, N.M. also double majored in animal science and chemistry. Allison will be attending Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine with plans to become a mixed animal practitioner. An honors graduate, Allison was a member of the NMSU Pre-Vet Club, serving as president from 2007-2009. She was a College of Agriculture and Home Economics Rep, Student Academic Mentor, Crimson Scholar, member of the Horsemen’s Association and participated in the Race for the Cure and the NMSU Triathlon. She was also named to the Dean’s List and received the “Dean’s Award of Excellence.” Allison received a departmental “Distinguished Graduating Senior” medallion. Colleen Richardson majored in animal science with equine emphasis. The Belen, N.M. native will possibly attend graduate school and work in the deer breeding industry and someday have her own deer breeding farm. Colleen was a member of the NMSU Horsemen’s Association, servcontinued on page 24 JUNE 2009

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regional and national agriculture issues they discover the lady “knows her stuff.” Her understanding of production agriculture is in her genes and in her raising. Her father, A.D. Jones, perfected the Debouillet sheep breed which was officially recognized by USDA in 1955, the first breed originated in the United States. Debouillet sheep were developed for both wool and lamb production on the range. A prominent sheep specialist said those breeders were among “the very few who insist on productive merit in their breed rather than esthetic points.” This insistence on “real value” rather than “cosmetic value” in their sheep, as we

think about it, carried through to the family’s lifestyle as well. Former Lt. Governor Walter Bradley says, “Mary is so human. She and Joe were real people, and they never lost it.” When this real person, Mary, pursued an issue she did so with the facts in hand, Bradley remembers. “When I was in the New Mexico senate they had an environmental issue. She didn’t come emptyhanded. She knew the issue, we did battle and we won.” Like many others, Bradley says Mary and Joe were a great couple. He is most impressed with another of her special abilities, though. “In D.C., she was the perfect

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hostess, and conducted herself impeccably in those social settings. Then, 24 hours later, jeans would replace the cocktail dress and she’d be shearing sheep.” During Mary’s growing-up years, home was among the sheep at Jones Estate, although the family had a house in Roswell for the children to attend school. A.D. (Amos Dee) and his wife Portia raised four children: Ladye Dee, Mary Helen, Ralls Craven (Punch), Amos Dixon. “It’s just Mary and me now,” Punch says, “we’ve always been close.” The Jones and Skeen families were friends. Joe and Mary were both 18 years old when they married. “Joe was still in the Navy,” Mary says. She attended Mills College in Oakland for two years, studying history and psychology. “I took Russian, German and Spanish,” she says. “In retrospect I think we should take the second language of our community. Then we will practice. My Russian instructor was interesting, though. He was a German refugee.” Joe had come to Texas A&M for a year before he went into the service. At that time Texas A&M enrollment was restricted to men willing to receive military training. After his military obligation was finished, they moved to Texas A&M so he could finish his degree in agricultural engineering. Mary was able to go to some classes as a veteran’s wife, “but I couldn’t get a degree from there. They did not recognize women as students,” she says.

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MARY HELEN, a well deserved honor. Daddy J is Looking Down with Pride at His Little Girl Being Recognized as Sheepman of the Year. Sheep Are In Your Blood! God Bless!

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Texas A&M did not become coeducational until the 1960s. After graduation Joe and Mary moved to Zuni. “He was the first soil and water conservation engineer for the Ramah Navajo Reservation,” she says. “After about a year, Joe’s grandmother called and asked, ‘Do you want to go into the ranching business? If you do, get down here.’ Her name was Amanda Clements Adamson, and she was a wonderful woman.” They moved to the ranch (17 miles south of Picacho) in March of 1951. “We had cold running water, coal oil lamps, a light plant later,” she says. “We had no phone, and had an outhouse, of course. We got electricity in ’58 or ’59. We remodeled in 1970.” Now, the ranch house is a comfortable oasis. The Skeen family, as the Jones family before them, is extraordinarily close. Son Mike and daughter-in-law Gail and their son Tyler, 23, are at the ranch. Their son Clint, 21, lives in Texas and is the father of Mary’s wonderful great-grandson, one-year old Lane. Daughter Lisa Livingston lives in Albu-

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“THE SHEEP ALWAYS COME FIRST . . . YOU MIGHT SAY THE SHEEP HAVE BEEN HER LIFE.” Son Mike agrees. “She’s always had unconditional love for us, no matter what. We must tell her the truth, don’t lie to her.” He adds, “She’s not only my mother, she’s a very close friend, plus business partner.” Lisa says, “You know how your grandparents do things nobody else does? My son Ross to this day will tell you when his grandmother fixes him a glass of ice water it always tastes better than anyone else’s. I don’t know what she does, but I used to tell him she puts in a secret ingredient — love.” Daughter-in-law Gail, in Mary’s view, is a special treasure. “I don’t know what I’d do without her,” she says. “She helps me in so many ways. She’s just a wonderful person.”

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Joe and Mary Skeen became familiar faces throughout New Mexico during Joe’s multi-term service in the U.S. Congress.

The feeling is mutual. Gail says, “We’re the only two women on the place except for the ewes. She is the most gracious mother-in-law a girl could have. She’s like a second mom to me. I feel lucky to have had her all these years to be with, especially the female companionship when the guys are all outside working.” When the guys are outside working, Mary is the chuckwagon. She brings com-

plete dinners — main dish, beans, koolaid, tea, even dessert. That dessert is a special cherry cobbler that travels well over rough roads. “It’s called Dee’s Delight, one our aunt whipped up one day,” says Lisa. Mary doesn’t just show up with food, though. She makes a hand everywhere. She especially enjoys saving dogie lambs. One year they had more than 50 dogies, but Mary didn’t give up on any of them. All the ranch work is a family affair. Lisa says, “It was a long time before I realized not every family sat down at the kitchen table to count ears at marking. We’d put them in little piles of ten and count them onto newspaper so they could be disposed of properly.” The sheep always come first. Punch says, “You might say the sheep have been her life.” John Clemmons served with her on the Council for Agriculture Research Extension and Teaching (CARET) a number of years. He says, “The few times she missed going to Washington were when it was time to shear sheep. That came first.” Her CARET service was appreciated by

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all the others involved. Dr. Jerry Schickedanz, retired NMSU dean of ag and home ec., explains it: “It’s an organization made up of citizens across the United States in all the states. They are appointed by the deans of the colleges of agriculture in each state, from one to three members in each state. They meet two to three times a year, generally one time in Washington when the budget process is going on. “They help support the agriculture programs in the land grant universities. Mary was appointed by Dean Owen. She served most of those years with John Clemmons and Morgan Nelson and they would go with me to Washington. When I was dean and went to Washington they knew I had a vested interest, but they like to listen to regular citizens. They would make the pitch for what research, teaching and extension was doing for them in their lives and communities.

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“Mary was a special person for that, and her being the wife of a congressman she opened a lot of doors for us. Everybody likes Mary, so she was a good ambassador for our college of agriculture. It was divided into regions, and ours was basically the 11 western states, so we would meet during the summer somewhere in the west. Of course, we all kind of wind up with like problems in the west, water or whatever.” John Clemmons mentions funding for the new agriculture building at NMSU as a successful project. “She has such a great personality. Everybody knows her and loves her.” Bill Humphries also served on CARET with Mary. He says, “I think she would have been just as effective if she hadn’t been married to Joe. She was totally committed and very effective because, #1, she cared and #2 she knew the process.” She resigned from CARET after Joe died. There are time she regrets that decision. She still helps with her other major commitment, though — the Assurance Home for Children in Roswell for homeless and at-risk youngsters. Joe died in 2003. He had announced, in 1997, his Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis. He was loved and admired by New Mexicans of both parties. And of course, his unprecedented write-in win in 1980 will never be forgotten. “Joe died in December 2003,” Mary says. “I went in for my physical in June of ’04. They sent me to two different doctors, and I ended up in Albuquerque at the heart hospital. I had a heart valve replacement and a bypass. I figure the Lord let me by in good shape until Joe didn’t need me anymore.” She grins ruefully and says, “I have a pig valve.” Mary says she depends on Gail more since that surgery. “I don’t have the stamina to push that vacuum. Gail helps me in so many ways.”

MARY, Congratulations . . . An Honor So Deserved The Lees Jean, Bebo, Madalynn, and Linda

My Family and I Admire and Respect You

Mar y We value and cherish our lifelong friendship with you and Joe. Thank you for all you've been and done for New Mexico and the livestock industry.

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Congratulations

Future Sheepman of the Year, a beauty contest winner at age 2-½.

Gail says, “We make a good team. She does better at dusting and I do better at vacuuming.” Mary will be 83 years old this December, but it doesn’t come up in conversation because, pig valve or not, she’s as vital as ever.

MARY

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“SHE WAS TOTALLY COMMITTED AND VERY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE, #1, SHE CARED AND #2 SHE KNEW THE PROCESS.” Health problems intervened before in this family. In 1970 Mary’s mother (Portia Jones) was in an Albuquerque hospital when Joe called her to say, “Mama J, I just wanted you to know you’ve just been elected Sheepwoman of the Year.” Mary says, “While she and Joe were talking they came with a gurney to take her to exploratory surgery. She had cancer. She never came out of the operating room. She was nominated and elected Sheepwoman of the Year, but that was it. She died before she got any of the awards.” So Mary is not the first female in New Mexico to be so honored, but she is most appreciative. Some of the folks the most pleased for her are her special friends she has kept in touch with since the first grade. Mary and four other girls have continued their friendship all these years. “Now we are only three,” she says, “but we still keep in touch.” One of the three, Reece Blake, lives in Roswell “One lives in Ohio and Mary and I

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Sheep have always been a big part of Mary’s life.

are here, she says. “She and Joe Dick were the first of our group to get married. I want to tell you she is a really neat lady, and she knows that ranching business. Also, she was a perfect politician’s wife because she greeted everybody with a smile. They made a wonderful couple.” Meanwhile, back at the ranch, when the kids were old enough to go to school, Mary drove them the 17 miles to Picacho to meet the bus. (That works out to 17 miles times four each day.) They attended school at Hondo, and Mary served on the school board. For awhile they didn’t have a teacher, so she was the volunteer kindergarten teacher. One youngster had discovered cuss words and said them at school. Mary literally, with a bar of soap, washed that young fellow’s mouth out. She laughingly says she saw that boy years later. Even though he was grown by then he said, “I don’t cuss in front of you, Mrs. Skeen.” John Cooper served on the Hondo school board with Mary. “My home ranch is due west of the Skeen Ranch,” he says. “Mary was a super good school board member. She did a lot for the school. She had good instincts on what’s good for education.” He adds, “Mary is just a great person. I’ve never, ever seen Mary out of sorts.” After a pause he says, “You won’t be able to really portray what a fine lady she is.” The Coopers raise sheep, also. John says, “I’m beginning to feel like I know how the Sioux felt. We’ve got coyotes, mountain lions, bears, bobcats, eagles — and government regulations.” As if there weren’t enough problems, there’s a new one — feral hogs have crossed the line from Texas. “They get caught by the nose in coyote snares,”

Mike says. “It looks like somebody tied a D8 Caterpillar to the fence and let it go in circles. It creates a big mess, and we have to fix a big chunk of fence.” Last year the Skeens weren’t able to save replacement ewes, which is a major problem because their Debouillet herd is

“MARY IS JUST A GREAT PERSON. I’VE NEVER, EVER SEEN MARY OUT OF SORTS. YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO REALLY PORTRAY WHAT A FINE LADY SHE IS.” closed. “I absolutely hated that,” says Mike. “I’m hoping for it this year, but it’s looking bad. Also, the coyote wars are at a fever pitch. I’ve got a bear on my wall I killed right down on the south end of the ranch where mother used to take her morning walks. I told her not to walk there anymore.” If she needed to, Mary definitely could defend herself. Lisa says, “She is the most lethal shot of any of us. With a .22 hunting rabbits you couldn’t touch her. It hurt my dad’s pride a time or two I’m sure, but he gave credit where credit was due.” Predators or not, drouth or not, “We don’t plan on giving up,” Mike says. “I’d have to be run out at gunpoint.” They do run some Brangus and black baldie cattle, and Mike tried a few Corriente-type roping cattle. He says, “One trailer load of regular beef cattle I hauled out of here and through the auction made

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almost as much as 2-1/2 trailer loads of Corrientes, but the thing is I didn’t really have any feed in the Corrientes to speak of other than some of those big bales of hay before they got shipped out. It’s not like I was having to pour the cow cake to them throughout the year. It’s so dry. I keep them down on the south end of the ranch where it’s a lot rougher. They get by real well. No calving problems. They breed like flies.” They’ve added a few Spanish and Boer cross goats as well. Mary knows sheep. Mike says, “Back in the 70s when sheep ruled up here and we often had 100 or 110 percent lamb crops and it was real common to ship a 90-some percent lamb crop in the fall we had three or maybe four years when our lambing percentages were off. A lot of the ewes weren’t breeding up. Mother had done her reading and research, and she wanted Dad to get somebody in here and test the rams. “He said, ‘No, no, that’s not what it is,’ and got aggravated at her for being bullheaded about it. It got worse every year, and it wasn’t from predation. She kept pushing and wouldn’t let it go so he finally relented

Mary with children, Mike and Lisa, in 1962: “She’s always had unconditional love for us no matter what.”

and brought in Dr. Jack Ruttle from NMSU. A bunch of the rams had a contagious infection that was passed around through them, and it left them with a real low sperm count. That’s what it was.” Did she say, “I told you so?” Mike laughs and says, “Oh yes, of course she did. Dad had to recognize she was right all along. She loves these sheep.” That love is what makes this award so special. Beverly Merritt, who makes the

THANK YOU, MARY! Dear Mary, What would we have ever done without you? Thank you for your unselfish and tireless work on behalf of the sheep industry over these many years. – David, Joan & Marc Kincaid

brand pelt for the honoree says, “She has been a dear friend to Ronnie and me, and we can’t think of a more deserving person for this award.” Tony Treat for years was a neighbor, and he used to stop in for coffee. He says, “Mary is just a very lovely person. She likes what she’s doing and always has, and she’s there for everybody.” Mike Corn agrees with Mike Skeen. He says, “A lot of us that are left are a bunch of diehards, but I think our time is coming where we will definitely make money raising sheep and cattle. It seems as though agriculture is on the verge of reaping benefits, and I hope I’m right that the tide is kind of turning.” He adds, “Mary always has been a good spokesperson for the industry. She and Joe were quite a team. We don’t have a team to take their place, but we’re thankful for everything she’s done and the sacrifices their family has made to help the rest of us. They have done a lot, I can assure you. His final comment reverberates with us all: “We’ve got to speak up for ourselves and quit rolling over and playing dead. Mary doesn’t cover her eyes, and when she speaks it’s from the heart, and you’d better ■ be listening.”

Thank You, Mary You have our enduring admiration and respect for the example you have set and for your tireless efforts on behalf of our state and our industry.

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Over 80 participants from throughout the state attended the 2009 Women in Agriculture Leadership Conference. LEFT: Lt. Governor Diane Denish supports women in NM agriculture at the 2009 WALC.

LEFT: 2009 WALC participants Cynda Clary (l.) with Becky King-Spindle, who represented the New Mexico Beef Council at dinner.

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ABOVE: Diamond in the Rough winners Grace Cain of Engle and Michelle Heavyside from Roosevelt County. The award recognizes contributions of women to NM agriculture.

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or the 20th year, the New Mexico Beef Council provided lunch for the annual meeting of the New Mexico Dietetics Association, this year held April 17 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Former NMBC chairman Tammy Ogilvie of Silver City made a presentation at the “sustainable beef” beef fajita lunch buffet, to coordinate with the conference theme of “Sustainability.” Ogilvie spoke on land stewardship, the role beef plays in a healthy diet, and ongoing NCBA research. The conference is attended by over 80 dietitians affiliated with schools, hospitals and health care institutions, as well as those in private nutritional practice.

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he “beef message” was delivered with style and substance at this year’s annual meeting of the New Mexico Press Women held April 18 at the Marriott Courtyard in Santa Fe. The more than 40 attendees of the Zia Book Awards lunch, a conference highlight, enjoyed the barbeque beef lunch sponsored by the NMBC. Attendees included working journalists in all media, including the state’s newspapers, magazines, on-line publications, independent, government and corporate publicity and public relations offices. This year’s prestigious Zia Award winner was Paula Moore of Las Cruces, author of the non-fiction book, “Cricket in the Web,” the story of the unsolved high-profile 1949 murder of 18-year-old Cricket Coogler. Tammy Ogilvie, past NMBC chairman, spoke to the enthusiastic lunch audience and answered questions about the beef industry in New Mexico. Each participant received a folder with NMBC contact information, Beef Fast Facts and nutritional information. Several NMPW attendees expressed interest in attending next year’s Gate-to-Plate Tour, as well as in writing stories about the industry. NMBC consultant, journalist and author Sharon Niederman of the Editorial Program is vicepresident ( president-elect ) of the NMPW.

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he National Cattlemen’s Foundation, in cooperation with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), is launching a disaster relief effort to assist farm and ranch families impacted by catastrophic flooding in North Dakota. Family farm and ranch operations all across the state have been devastated by flooding caused by spring blizzards. Livestock losses are estimated to be nearing 100,000 head. Every dollar contributed will directly assist families struggling to keep their farms and ranches operating under these difficult conditions. In conjunction with the foundation, the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association will manage distribution of all funds donated. For more information on donating, visit: www.nationalcattlemensfoundation.org. For more information, please contact Sara Christmas (National Cattlemen’s Foundation), schristmas@beef.org or 303/850-3372.

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4-H Youth Development Foundation to hold Golf Scramble he Jesse Holloway Memorial 4-H Foundation Golf Scramble will be held July 16, at the New Mexico State University Golf Course in Las Cruces. Registration will be from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and the Golf Scramble will start at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the scramble will go to the New Mexico 4-H Youth Development Foundation and will be used to help send deserving New Mexico 4-H youth to national and regional competitions, including the National 4-H Congress held each year in Atlanta, Georgia. Without the 4-H Foundation’s support, many youngsters would be unable to afford the expenses despite completing rigorous project work and winning state competitions. You or your company can help New Mexico 4-H youth by sponsoring a team ($400), a half-team ($200), a hole ($100) or a tee ($50), and by donating prizes or making a memorial contribution. Special Contest Holes can be sponsored for $300. The entry fee includes green fees, cart and lunch. For more information on the scramble, contact Ricardo Rel (rrel@nmsu.edu) at 575/646-1122; Jeff Witte (jwitte@nmsu.edu) ■ at 575/646-5949.

Grassley welcomes more anti-trust oversight of agriculture owa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s encouraged by reports that the Justice Department’s Anti-Trust Division is planning more oversight of agriculture. Grassley is a long-time advocate for more aggressive use of anti-trust laws in the agricultural sector. “You know, I’m a free market person,” Grassley says, “but free markets are based upon competition.” While he’s generally opposed to more government regulation, Grassley says he doesn’t consider anti-trust laws to be regulation. “I consider them being a referee in the free market system to make sure that there’s competition, so we don’t need government regulation,” he says. The new head of the Anti-Trust Division at Justice, Christine Varney, has promised to review the department’s decisions involving agriculture in the last eight years. She also expressed her intent to ■ investigate dairy pricing.

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appy Father’s Day: The New Mexico CowBelles will announce the “Man of the Year” at the mid-year meeting in Ruidoso. Local CowBelle groups throughout the state may nominate one man from their area for the Man of the Year. To qualify as a nominee, the local making the nomination must describe the individuals activities that have helped the New Mexico CowBelle’s obtain their goals, helped promote the New Mexico CowBelles, and our beef industry on the local, state and national level and lastly, indicate special achievements and community service activities. When the announcement is made and the attributes of the selected individual are read, it always amazes me how much the Man of the Year does for our organization and the beef industry. Fathers are very special individuals, and deserve to be treated as such on Father’s Day. Therefore, this year’s “Beef For Father’s Day” program is a cooperative effort of the American National CattleWomen, Inc., and the New Mexico CowBelles to encourage families to serve Dad his favorite Beef entrée on his special day. June is also Beef Month! Beef. It’s what’s for dinner because . . . ■ There are 29 lean cuts of beef with only one more gram of saturated fat than a boneless, skinless chicken breast; ■ A three ounce serving of lean beef contributes less than 10 percent of calories to a 2,000-calorie diet; ■ You’d have to eat seven chicken breasts to get the same amount of vitamin B12 in a three ounce serving of beef; ■ Today’s beef is leaner than ever before, and naturally rich in nine essential nutrients that fuel healthy, active bodies; ■ A three ounce serving of lean beef provides 50percent of the recommended daily value of protein; and ■ Calorie for calorie, beef is one of the most naturally nutrient-rich foods you can serve. To learn more visit: www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com The recipe selected this month is from Barbara Wagner, the New Mexico CowBelles Man of the Year, Chair. Barbara stated, “This is my husband, Jim’s favorite Beef recipe and it is great to serve to guests.”

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Cut trimmed sirloin into 1'' cubes. In skillet melt shortening, brown meat, pour off fat. Add remaining ingredients, except beans. Cover, cook over low heat 1 hour. Remove bay leaf. Chill overnight. In skillet, combine meat mixture and beans. Cook over low heat 15 minutes or until beans are tender. Serve with noodles or rice pilaf. Yummy. I hope to see many of you at the mid-year meeting in Ruidoso. May God Bless all of you with — Kathryn Malcolm-Callis, President, New Mexico CowBelles showers of rain. Important Dates: June 21 . . . . . . BEEF for Father’s Day June 28 . . . . . . New Mexico Beef Ambassador Contest, 1:30 p.m., Ruidoso, NM June 29 . . . . . . NMCB Mid-Year board and business meeting, Ruidoso, NM June 29 . . . . . . Ladies Luncheon, Ruidoso, NM July 14-19 . . . . Cattle Industry Summer Conference, Denver, Colo. Sept. 11-27 . . New Mexico State Fair Sept. 23 . . . . . . National Beef Cook-Off, Sonoma, CA Sept. 30 . . . . . Five States Round-up, Clayton, NM • • • • • ith 14 members and one guest present, Lariat CowBelles met, Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Several articles were distributed to attending members related to environmentalist issues affecting the beef industry. A 17year-old local girl is a potential candidate from Union County for the 2009 Beef Ambas-

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sador. Application forms were distributed to schools, newspapers and radio stations for the Lariat Scholarship. An impartial counselor chose Catherine Wolfe as the Union County applicant for the Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship. The 4th of July Pie Sale was discussed with each Lariat to make four pies and have them to the booth before the parade. The pies can be fruit or pecan, placed in 2-gallon zip-lock bags and labeled. The pies will sell for $2 per slice or $12 per pie. ANCW will be meeting in July in Denver. Lariats will donate items to their silent auction. Lariat Bylaws will be amended to reflect the addition of junior members and dues. The guest speakers were from the New Mexico Farm Service Agency. Gary Rudolph discussed the history of the FSA, what it does and what programs they have. Farm and ranch loan manager Rhonda Lewis discussed farm and ranch loans and farm youth loans

available to FFA and 4-H members age 10-20. There will not be a regular June meeting. Submitted by Marianne Rose he Chuckwagon CowBelles met on May 12, 2009. Toni Barrow reported that WALC was wonderful. Much was learned about time management (especially taking time out for yourself (!)), quilting, and the National Animal Interest Alliance, which is an organization that seeks to put some common sense into “animal rights”. It was decided that Bay Baker would create some western note cards to donate to ANCW silent auction. It was decided that we would donate $100 to the New Mexico Raised Steer Show rather than give to the Ronald McDonald House this year. There was discussion about the next meeting being at the First Baptist Church in Mountainair. Dalene Hodnett will give the program. Toni reminded the group to watch the Clean Water Act and HR 45 bill, and to be mindful of the new Rabies virus that is going around. From the April meeting: NMSU Agricultural Center in Los Lunas. Where members learned about urban farming, new ideas in irrigation, seed storage, organic pest control, self-pollinating fruit trees, pasture yields, and rodent habits. Of great interest was the technique of eliminating curly top in tomato plants. Cut a six-foot tall piece of steel concrete reinforcement in half, making it three feet tall. Fold it into a circle to make a tomato basket. Place it over your young plant and then cover the entire basket with white cheese cloth (available from johnny seed.com), and anchor the cheese cloth with bricks. Keep the covering over the plant and basket until the plant begins to press out of the cloth. Days to volunteer at the State Fair will be September 12, 13, and 14. It was decided to give $100 for high school graduation to Junior Members Beck Baker and Zia Thompson. It was decided to purchase a $100 advertisement in the Torrance County Fair book. It was decided to donate a $100 buckle for Valencia County Expo. Submitted by Babbi Baker

he Powderhorn CowBelles met for their April meeting where Robbie Byrd, who graduated from Fort Sumner High School, currently works — AZTX Cattle Co. in Hereford, Texas. He presented a program about the current Beef

Export markets. The American beef export business is recovering from the shock of the first case of BSE (mad cow disease), an animal coming in from Canada, was discovered in US in 2003. This essentially shut down the export movement of cattle. July of 2008 found the market almost back to its former level of 13 percent of production. The biggest marketing volume is to Mexico, 2nd to Canada, 3rd to Japan, and 4th is to South Korea. The largest market in terms of value is Japan. After 2003 Export Verification Programs were put in place. For Canada and Mexico these are not required. For the European Union, animals must be less than 30 months of age; produced under USDA accredited NHTC Programs (Non Hormone Treated Cattle.) Japan-Less than 20 months of age; spinal cord & vertebral column removed. Heads and processed or ground products are ineligible. In order to meet these requirements, “dentition”, or checking teeth at the packing plant is used to prove they are less than 30 months of age. For Japan, the requirement of less than 20 months of age cannot be determined by evaluation of animal or carcass. Age must be determined from live animal production records using a USDA Quality System Assessment (QSA) or Process Verified Program (PVP). These are written sets of standards detailing Specified Product Requirements and the quality management systems in place to produce them. Age Verified Programs consist of documentation of age, which is written record of birth dates of calves — the birth date of the first calf of the season is used for the birth date of the entire calf crop. Identification of animals — all calves must have some sort of identification to enable them to be traced back to their herd of origin. Ear notches are no longer acceptable. NHTC Programs ensure than the cattle are never given any hormone-containing products. They must also use program-compliant ear tags, on-site audits of all suppliers; age and source verification and guarantees of all commercially manufactured feeds and supplements. In February of 2009 the final rule was established for COOL (Country Of Origin Labeling) in this country and covers all muscle cuts of beef/veal and all ground beef/veal. Exemptions are for processed food items-Cooking, Curing, Smoking or other restructuring, and products combined with another food component. Lists of approved PVP and QSQ Programs may be obtained by going to the Agricultural Marketing Service Website, www.ams.usda.gov, >Grading, Certification and Verification. During the business meeting, members heard reports on the District Meetings; putting together packets of beef rub with recipes for the Women’s Agricultural Leadership Conference; chose the winner of the Powderhorn applicants for the Pat Nowlin Scholarship; chose the recipients for the Powderhorn scholarships and voted to participate in the Partner program with The Ranches. continued on page 46

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risco Cowbelles’ April Meeting was called to order by President Sue Jones with ten members in attendance. Ranch Days will be held the 28 and 29. Approximately 220 children will attend each day. Margie Mckeen has organized all stations and volunteers to help with the event. This year we will be entertained at lunch by Bucky Allred and Dee Ford. Scholarship committee reported that they have a student that qualifies for the scholarship and will be named soon. Other business consisted of serving dinner one night for the County of Coalition in August. May 16, a BBQ and dance being hosted at the Watkins Ranch in Mule Creek, with the Cowboys for Christ helping put on the program about the Wolf problems. Donation for the graduation party being held at the Mckeen Ranch in May was voted on and passed. Treasurer, Frankie Webb will send a check. Cowbelles will also serve lunch for the 4H District contest being held in Glenwood June 17 and 18. Submitted by Martha Dutton

opper Cowbelles April meeting was called to order by President Kim Clark. Kim announced that member Tammy Ogilvie has been elected to the Cattleman’s Beef Board “Beef Promotion and Operating Committee. The members are fortunate to have a local

person serving on a national committee. Several items in the ANCW newsletter were pointed out including President Kristy Lage’s motto for the year: “Beef-it”. The recent national Beef Ambassador from New Mexico, Leticia Varelas has been awarded a USDA internship in Washington, D.C. Kim will send her a letter of congratulations. Leticia spoke at the membership drive meeting last May. The group has a website: www.coppercowbelles.com. It was decided to renew the registered domain name for a 3-year period for $15.95 per year. It was suggested that the website be listed from this point on placemats. It was also suggested that the newsletter be sent electronically to those members with email so that postage costs can be saved. Kim handed out Volunteer Sheets for everyone to fill out throughout the year. Georgia Bearup was announced as a new member. Pat read a Pat Nowlin Scholarship application from Erin Crumbley, daughter of member Leslie Crumbley. Erin is attending NMSU and plans to go to Vet school in Kansas. It was decided to endorse her application. It was decided to rename the group’s scholarship the “Tim Edwards Memorial Copper Cowbelles Scholarship.” It was suggested that some money be used to support the New Mexico students in the Vet program at Kansas State. It was decided that guidelines for doing this need to be written up for

approval. They will be making the expanded metal sign for Hwy. 180 on the way to Deming. The new yearbooks were passed out with a big thank you to member Gale Moore for a job well done! Kim is going to submit an ANCW prepared press release to the local papers for Earth Day. Under Old Business, Pat outlined the upcoming “Cowboy Days” to be held by the Chamber of Commerce. She has talked to the Cattle Growers and it is intended to share a booth at Gough Park. The CattleGrowers board of Directors decided to purchase $500 of precooked beef and hand out samples during the day. Kim introduced guest speaker, Kirsten Hardenbrook-Laney. She and her husband Kit are marketing Community Grown, Grass Fed beef and she discussed the pros and cons of corn fed vs grass fed beef and the challenges of marketing and processing grass fed beef. The overhead is high but she is also able to demand a higher price per pound while cutting out the middle man. She is filling a niche in the Grant County area and sells every cut of meat including tongue, liver and heart and bones for dogs. Respectively submitted, Patricia E Hunt Secretary New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who have submitted their news to Jingle Jangle, please send minutes and/or newsletters to: Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007, or email: janetwitte@msn.com

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n late April we had the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C. as the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) made their annual trek to the nation’s Capitol to work on protecting the interests of livestock producers. We were pleased that we were able to visit each of the five New Mexico Congressional Delegation offices, with four out of the five members making time to see us personally. It is clear that these folks want to help us, but it is up to us to let them know what it is going to take to keep us on the ground and keep producing the world’s most abundant, wholesome and least expensive food supply. Many of the issues are ones that we have been facing for some time, but have had the support to hold them. If we are going to continue to have that support, we must make our voices heard. Of prime importance to the sheep industry on the trip was preserving funding and the ability for the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services to operate and assist producers with predator management. Representative Ben Ray Lujan was stunned and certainly got the message when NMWGI President Joan Kincaid reported that last year all the lambs that survived predator pressure from the Kincaids 2,500 head ewes were the doggie lambs she raised in the back yard. Representative Lujan and his family, which includes Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives Ben Lujan, have a small flock of sheep north of Santa Fe. We need a personal story like that on every issue and we need the person affected to tell that story themselves. Much of the delegation travels home nearly every weekend and the entire delegation should be in the state for most of month of August. They are, and will be, holding town hall and constituent meetings through their districts and the state. We need to be sure that we have NMCGA and NMWGI members at every meeting. We will try to follow their schedules here in the office, but keep an eye on your local media to find out when these meetings are going to be held. If you would like a private appointment with your Congressman, let us know and we will help you get one set up. Members in Tucumcari and Springer have already had meetings with Congressman Lujan. We need to have similar meetings throughout his district and in the other districts as well. If you need a breakdown of issues to talk about, here is brief rundown. However, as your meetings come up, please check with

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the office to see if something new crops up — and it seems to almost on a daily basis. We have sent out numerous emails during the month of May regarding the Clean Water Restoration Act, S 787. It has been scheduled for mark up several times, but continued to be postponed through May. At press time the next expected hearing could be as early on June 4. Watch your email or the website at www.nmagriculture.org for the latest updates. The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to replace the term “navigable waters,” throughout the Act, with the term “waters of the United States,” defined to mean all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the territorial seas, and all interstate and intrastate waters and their tributaries, including lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, natural ponds, and all impoundments of the foregoing, to the fullest extent that these waters, or activities affecting them, are subject to the legislative power of Congress under the Constitution. In plain English, this measure puts ALL water captured anywhere, any how, under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and subject to regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and/or the state environment departments. This will affect not only federal grazing allotment owners, but private property owners as well. While there may not be the resources for heavy enforcement, the process allows for selective enforcement. Additionally this bill usurps states rights. New Mexico has already adopted the expanded definition of navigable waters — not that NMCGA supported that change, and we continue to try to find ways to bring it to what it should mean — but it demonstrates that states don’t need the feds in the business of water. At the present time this measure has been introduced only in the U.S. Senate but it has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in the last two Congresses; we are looking for a version to come from that side as well.

The death tax (estate tax) continues to be an issue of huge concern for the agricultural industry and all small businesses. Historically, death taxes have been the demise of many ranches (small businesses) because the inheriting generation must sell part or all of the operation to pay the inheritance tax. Congress and the Administration came up with a short-term fix for the problem, but that will be eliminated in 2011. The tax goes to zero in 2010, which could lead one to believe that there could be a high rate of expiration of the land holding generation next year. Seriously, New Mexico’s agricultural industry must have the protection from taxes to preserve not only the family ranching operations, but also the pristine open space that the state has maintained in the face of extreme urbanization that is impacting much of the West. House Resolution (HR) 669, the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, requires the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) to promulgate regulations establishing a process for assessing the risk of all nonnative wildlife species proposed for importation into the United States, other than those included in a list of approved species issued under this Act. It sets forth factors that must be considered, including the identity of the organism to the species level, the native range of the species, whether the species has caused harm to the economy, the environment, or other animal species or human health in similar ecosystems, and the likelihood of establishment or spread of the species in the United States. It also re-designates the Invasive Species Council established by Executive Order 13112 as the National Invasive Species Council. This is another perhaps well intentioned but too far reaching federal measure. The implications of such sweeping legislation are far greater than those of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which has been costly to New Mexico economically, socially and culturally. Then There Are The Animal Rights Issues

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Implications of the Big Hatchet Mountain Wilderness Prospect by RICHARD E. HAYS & STEPHEN L. WILMETH he view from Big Hatchet Peak at night is something to behold. At least 125 miles of isolation and “big lonesome” dominate and reduce all civilized things across the vast radius of this vista. To the south is Mexico. Pin points of lights from villages and widely scattered ranches can be seen. The glow of larger towns and cities like Agua Prieta and Janos reflect on distant cloud cover, but mostly, the shear immensity of this isolated land in darkness resonates into your senses. To the north, lights of New Mexico towns Silver City, Deming, and Lordsburg can be seen. To the east, lights from El Paso and Las Cruces glow. As daylight advances, the view alters and physical features become prominent. Animas Mountain to the west reaches into the same rarified air as Big Hatchet. The bluffs and points of Big Hatchet disappear vertically away from the summit. If you are inclined to feel faint at the prospect of hanging out into space to look over the edge, this is not the place for the weak of heart. This is nature at its rawest, and the physical demands and dangers are matched only by the illicit human activities going on around the clock in this big isolated country. This is one of the most active corridors of human and dope smuggling along the U.S. and Mexican border. This is the “Boot Heel” of New Mexico. The international border surrounds you on the south and the east.

In the midst of this isolation is a manmade device that could be compared to something as out of place as a contraption placed from a space vehicle on the surface of Mars or Venus. It is a communications device placed by Customs and Border Protection-Office of Border Patrol (CBP-BP) under a permit from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the agency charged with administering the federal lands dominating the entire region. It is there to receive and relay electronic signals from across the eastern half of the entire Boot Heel area. Such devices are a vital tool in monitoring and controlling illegal entry from Mexico in this immense area. They meet the technological need to have line of sight contact with a receiver that can relay readings to a Border Patrol monitoring center. Big Hatchet is the dominating physical feature that both creates the need for such a collector and provides the location from which the signals are relayed. It would seem to the uninformed that the CBP-BP and BLM would be united in the need for placement and operation of a device with such importance in the National Security effort. The truth is they don’t share the same missions and are both influenced and administered by federal government bureaucracies dominated by very different political agendas. For several recent years this relay was not operational. It had been placed on the mountain by the BP without official BLM approval. Why such an important link in 48

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communication was not authorized can be explained in part by the nature of the service it provided. The BP is not in the business of announcing to the world where and when monitoring devices are placed. If such information is made known, it is not just the good guys who will be aware of such placement. The bad guys are the individuals making their living running dope and human delivery services, and their success depends on their ability to avoid detection. If an important piece of detection equipment is taken out, it makes their job much easier to accomplish. Conflict concerning placement of the repeater arose when environmental groups demanded its removal from Big Hatchet, which lies within a Wilderness Study Area (WSA), and must be managed under the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act of 1976. As a man-made technical device (there without a permit), the sensor repeater was not allowed. The environmentalists claimed it would interfere with lambing of the resident big horn sheep and existence of lesser and Mexican long nose bats found in abundance in a large cave in the area. The BP complied with the BLM order, and the repeater was shut down. As time passed and illegal activities increased, pressure and criticism arose calling for reinstallation of the repeater. The public was not aware that the entire

east half of the Boot Heel was without a repeater. A huge, dangerous, black hole existed on the American border. Retired Border Patrol Sector Chief Gene Wood has repeatedly called attention to how corridors of entry into the United States develop. He describes active entry points as “soft points”, and they become more active based on the inability of the BP to monitor, patrol, and interdict traffic. A growing number of folks are now aware that the intensity of activity in this isolated area is the culmination of conditions that have contributed to this “soft point” of entry. The absence of the repeater on Big Hatchet Mountain was a primary, contributing factor. How big did the problem become? In the BLM’s Environmental Assessment completed in 2006 and allowing the reinstallation of the repeater, it was noted that illegal mechanical traffic increased by 671 percent and foot traffic increased by 348 percent during the first six months of fiscal year 2006 compared to the same period the previous year. The report stated that “the danger posed to the families of the people who are perceived to assist the Border Patrol by calling in illegal traffic is potentially devastating.” In the absence of the repeater, local input was limited to that form of communication. The U.S., through political jousting, put local residents and BP agents alike in a difficult and dangerous position. In 2008, the repeater was reinstalled. It is there by the authority of a Memorandum of Understanding between the BLM and the CBP-BP, but it is a conditional allowance. The condition is that if the U.S. Congress changes the current land designation from WSA to Wilderness, “the CBP-BP must remove all communication site equipment from the Big Hatchet Wilderness as soon as possible.” It is obvious how that will impact illegal activity and national security. The question of how such a demand impacts other areas and issues must be asked. To the east of Hidalgo County where Big Hatchet lies, there is an active proposal to designate 358,000 acres of Luna and Doña Ana Counties as wilderness. Over 150,000 acres of that proposal lie in the Potrillo Mountains just north of the border between Columbus and Santa Teresa, NM. The same condition of WSA designation exists in that proposed area. If wilderness designation is passed by Congress, residents are worried that environmentalists’ demands for the removal of all technical monitoring gear along with elimination of mechanical access will be

imposed on the operation of the CBP-BP, which stands between residents and the drug lords and coyotes of the smuggling rings in Mexico. “All we know and see on a piece of paper is the demand for the Border Patrol to remove their monitoring gear from Big Hatchet Mountain if wilderness designation occurs on that WSA. How can we possibly believe that the same thing wouldn’t be repeated here in Luna County,” stated rancher Bill Smyer. “Push comes to shove, we will bear the burden of any downside. Our government constantly elevates environmentalists’ demands above the concerns and safety of anyone gainfully employed and trying to stay in business! We have no champion.” It is ironic that the only legal agreements in place on this and other WSAs are grazing permits between agencies of the U.S. government and local ranchers. The primary burden of performance is placed solely on the agency trying to maintain national security, CBP-BP. They can have their repeater in place only on a conditional basis, and they cannot rely on having helicopter access on an ongoing basis. From January through April and from June through October 15 they have to make the half day climb up Big Hatchet Mountain on foot to service their facility. The BLM, under demand by several environmental groups, won’t allow helicopter disturbance that may affect the big horns and the bats. If wilderness is declared here or elsewhere on the border, the conditions will only get more stringent and limiting. The question needs to be asked, “How can any national leader support a process that inhibits or destroys the ability of a U.S. agency and local residents to control, protect, and enhance their lives and livelihoods with a satisfactory degree of safety and efficiency?” An observation made by a resident who would be affected by wilderness designation in Doña Ana County provides significant insight. He said, “There is a big difference between being in the crowd cheering and being in the arena fighting for your life. We must find leaders who have at least visited the floor of the arena, or we will not prevail. Remember, if we rely on the crowd, they will only cheer when we are killed.” Editor’s note: This article is one in a series written by members and friends of People for Preserving Our Western Heritage. www.peopleforwesternheritage.com

New Mexico State University, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, says

“Thank You” to the supporters of the 27th Annual New Mexico State University Cattle & Horse Sale held April 25, 2009. Buyers from New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Chihuahua, MX, purchased cattle and horses produced from the teaching and research programs of the Campus Farms, Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (i.e., College Ranch), and Corona Range and Livestock Research Center. Sales from this program in concert with scholarship donations help the department maintain excellence in serving missions of the Land Grant University in the Southwestern Livestock Industries. Sale reports were published by the American Angus Association, International Brangus Breeders Association, American Brahman Breeders Association, and American Quarter Horse Association. Catalogues, video and sale reports can be viewed at: http://aces.nmsu.edu/academics/anrs/annual-cattle-horsesal.html

To learn more about cattle, horse, and (or) other programs in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences, please call: 575/646-2514 or the College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES): 575/646-1806

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ROY LEE RICHARDSON, 83, Pleasant Hill farmer, died May 1 in Clovis. He is survived by his wife, Lola, two daughters and two sons. BERTIE B. BULSTERBAUM, 94, longtime farm and ranch woman at Elida, died, April 25. She is survived by a son, a daughter, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. JACK L. VAUGHAN, 89, lifelong cowboy, died April 4 at his home in Rush Springs, Oklahoma. He and his wife Beulah, spent most of their lives on the Godfrey Ranch, now the Grey Ranch, in Hildalgo County. He was inducted into the Hidalgo County Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2004. He served six years in the U.S. Navy during WW II. He was preceded in death by his wife and is survived by a son, a daughter, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Memoriam BEN CREIGHTON, 84, retired rancher from Elida, died April 30 in Portales. He is survived by his wife, Elois and two sons. ELYZABETH MAURINE MITCHELL, 89, longtime Broadview ranch woman, died April 17, in Portales. She was preceded in death by her husband Leonard and is survived two Editor’s Note: Please send In Memoriam announcements to: Chuck Stocks, N.M. Stockman, P.O. Box 7127, Albuquerque, NM 87194, fax: 505/998-6236 or email: chuck@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductible charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families and educating citizens on governmental actions, policies and practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following described estray animals have been taken under the provisions of Chapter 77, Article 13 of New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, and sold for the benefit of the owners of said estrays as provided by law. The proceeds will be subject to claims and proof of ownership as provided by law. New Mexico Livestock Board • Myles Culbertson, Director · Albuquerque, N.M.

The end of the school year and the road ahead by MIKE HANAGAN, Artesia, N.M. Ag. Education/FFA Advisor ast night was the end of the FFA school year, for some of us it is almost as good as the end of the year. The annual FFA Awards Banquet is over, done, toast! Don’t get me wrong I still have to teach for three more weeks, and we still have some prep time to get kids ready for the State FFA Convention in June. But Convention is the first activity of the new year in my heart. I watched a whole room full of “leaders” orchestrate their knowledge, speaking, and future to me last night. This morning the world looks a little less “glum,” and my spirits know that the youth we have involved in FFA and 4-H activities will be our future, and folks the future is bright! When we look at high school kids these days we only see the bad; I blame the news media. When was the last time we saw a series about “good things” happening among our youth on television. Oh, yeah that is what they refer to as “fluff” or “filler” when there isn’t enough crime and murder to go around that day. It has been said that “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just a little extra time and effort.” Students these days are involved in so many activities from athletics, band, choir, drama, student government, and FFA; to 4-H, scouting, church groups, and community activities. Each one good, and a combination great for our youth as they learn to experience life. I have watched students so busy, they make the corporate executive look slow, just proof that great things will come from the Y generation. We all know they are more technological savvy than the other generations, and someday these students will be our government leaders, business people, civic leaders, and future. Remember, “We must adjust to an ever changing road . . . While holding onto our unchanging principles.” Just think about our future, I think ■ we are in good hands!

Rabies, a growing concern across New Mexico ith the discovery of several rabid wild animals across New Mexico this spring, livestock owners need to be especially observant in the coming months. Commonly found in wild animals like foxes, skunks and bats, rabies can easily spread to production livestock. So far this year, rabies has been confirmed in animals in several counties in the state, and a Lea County man was bitten by a rabid skunk in early May.

not common, but can happen, especially since infected wildlife become much more aggressive than normal. Once an animal has the disease, there’s not much that can be done.” Rabies affects the nervous system. According to the New Mexico Department of Health, early symptoms of rabies in people include fever, headache and general malaise, progressing to hallucinations, insomnia, agitation, confusion and eventu-

“PRODUCERS JUST NEED TO KEEP THEIR EYES OPEN, AROUND BOTH WILD ANIMALS AND THEIR LIVESTOCK.” “Producers just need to keep their eyes open, around both wild animals and their livestock,” said Dr. Dave Fly, New Mexico State Veterinarian. “Rabies has not been a big concern in the state for several years, and it’s important to be aware. Look for wild animals that are acting strangely, not showing a normal fear of humans, hanging around in places they typically would not be found.” “Infected livestock usually act kind of addled,” he continued. “They’ll put their mouth on feed but won’t eat, drool, and look like they can’t swallow. One classic way people are infected by livestock is by putting their hands in a rabid animal’s mouth, trying to figure out why the animal can’t swallow.” The disease is almost always fatal, but can easily be prevented with an inexpensive vaccination. To protect your family and pets, keep pets’ vaccinations current. If they then come into contact with a strange animal, you don’t have to worry. Unvaccinated animals that come into contact with an infected animal are put down, whether or not they show signs of the disease. Vaccinated animals that are exposed to a rabid animal should get a booster dose of vaccine. Livestock can also be vaccinated for the disease, but cost can become a factor when large numbers are involved. Not all rabies vaccines are approved for livestock use, so producers should consult with their veterinarian. “I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone, but in areas of the state like the southwestern corner, where rabies is becoming very prevalent, producers might want to think about vaccinating, especially horses and high-value breeding stock,” Fly said. “You can work the vaccinations into your routine livestock work. Infections in livestock are

ally coma and death. To protect yourself and your family from the disease, the best thing to do is keep your distance from wild animals, and make sure children do the same. Rabid animals often don’t show fear of humans, so are easy to approach, but should be left alone. If bitten by a strange animal, wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water. If you have a wild animal that is acting strangely or that you suspect is rabid, contact the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish or local animal control. For help outside of normal business hours, contact NMDGF Radio Dispatch at 505/827-9376. For domestic livestock, contact your veterinarian. The New Mexico Department of Health also suggests: ■ Feed pets indoors, and supervise pets to prevent exposure. ■ If a pet is bitten by a wild animal or a stray domestic animal, contact your local animal control department and take your pet to your veterinarian, even if the wound is superficial. If you are bitten or scratched: ■ Wash all wounds and contact areas thoroughly with soap and water. ■ Contact your physician immediately for evaluation. The Department of Health is available to physicians for consultation about rabies at 505/827-0006. ■ Call the local animal control department to report the incident; provide them with an accurate description of the animal. ■ Try to keep the animal confined, but don’t risk further injury if the animal is dangerous. ■ Keep children away from all animals involved. For more information, contact the New Mexico Livestock Board at 505/841-6161. ■

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Weanlings, Yearlings, 2 Year Olds and 2 Older Stallions for Sale Please Contact Barbara Livingston • 713/632-1331 blivingston@harrisoninterests.com Jesse Gonzales • 281/342-4703 www.harrisonquarterhorseranch.com

MYRL GOODWIN, Broker • 806/655-7171 (M) 806/570-7171 • (F) 806/655-1868 6101 W. Country Club Rd. • Canyon, TX 79015 JUNE 2009

COLETTA RAY, 575/799-9600 201 E. Llano Estacado, Clovis, NM 88101 575/762-4200 coletta@plateautel.net • www.clovisrealestatesales.com

1198 SR 275 over 2,600 square feet brick home with 30 acres. Northern Curry County. $219,000. HAVE 1,010 CULTIVATED 640 CRP - 150 ACRES CLOSE TO TOWN. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SELLING NATIVE GRASSLAND, WE HAVE BUYERS!

Mathers Realty, Inc.

+ 640 ACRES O IC NW NEW MEXrmington

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• BLM Permits Development Potential 047 ALL: 505-330-0 C

Las Cruces or Bust! Keith Brownfield ASSOCIATE BROKER keithbro@zianet.com mathersrealty.net

340 Rincon Road, Rincon, NM – Located on 29+/- total irrigated acres, this private 2063 sq. ft. southwestern style home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, w/fireplace and attached 2 car garage. 24+/acres of farmland currently planted in alfalfa. Water Rights include an Irrigation Well, flood water from Elephant Butte Irrigation District. Home has community water, natural gas and septic tank. Horse facilities include 100’x19’ pole barn with 3 pipe stalls 12.5’ wide. This barn has drinkers in each stall, electricity and water misters to keep the horses very comfortable. Two large corrals with feed bunks and Mueller insulated shop 70’x30’ with two utility doors. Pipe and cable arena 260’x147’ and two very large turnouts. San Jose Rd, La Mesa, NM – 19.18+/- acres of farmland with water rights, Great access and location. Call Keith Brownfield at 575/640-9395. 1101 S. Highway 28 #1 & #2, La Union, NM – 150.463 acres of farmland with water rights. Last piece of paradise before you cross the New Mexico/Texas State Line. Call Laura M. Conniff at 575/644-0067 or Keith Brownfield at 575/640-9395. Fairaces, NM – 10 acres with water rights, great location close to Mesilla, NM. Call Van A. Bullock 575/522-4224. Holman Road, Las Cruces, NM – 125.57+/- acres. Large tract with great access. Call Van A. Bullock at 575/522-4224. MATHERS REALTY, INC. 2223 E. Missouri, Las Cruces, NM 88001 575/522-4224 Office • 575/522-7105 Fax • 575/640-9395 Cell

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3008 N. Prince St., Clovis, NM 88101 575/763-5055 • 575/762-5611

BRETT JOHNSON brett@505resources.com • www.505realtors.com O. 575/763-5055 • C. 575/760-3654 • F. 575/769-9177

Chip Cole RANCH BROKER

SELLING WEST TEXAS FOR 29 YEARS! — PETROLEUM BUILDING — 14 E. Beauregard Ave., Suite 201 San Angelo, Texas 76903-5831 Ofc.: 325/655-3555

Bar M Real Estate SCOTT MCNALLY, BROKER Specializing in sales and appraisals of rural properties P.O. Box 428 • Roswell, NM 88202 Phone: 575/622-5867 Mobile: 575/420-1237 Web Site: www.ranchesnm.com email: sammmcnally@msn.com

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• Real Estate Loans, $500,000 to $50 Million • Agricultural Equipment Leasing • Very Competitive Rates • Dairy Facility Loans 201 Innsdale Terrace Clovis, New Mexico 88101 OFFICE: 575/762-8608 TOLL FREE: 888/868-2331

Bottari Realty www.bottarirealty.com

NEVADA RANCHES & FARMS Wells Area Farm: 90 deeded acres of which approx. 85 in Alfalfa and Orchard Grass hay. Good home and outbuildings plus singlewide mobile. On Hwy 93.3 miles North. Price: $500,000. Elko Company Deeded Sheep Base: 10,960 deeded acre plus a BLM permit (29%) in the Adobe Range Northeast of Elko, NV. Price only: $1,426,000. including 1/2 mineral rights. Add the Elmore listed below for hay base. Elmore Ranch: 750 acres on the Humboldt River approx. 15 miles East of Elko. Approx. 400 water righted acres and not improvements other than fences. Price: $600,000. Mason Mountain Ranch: approx. 3700 deeded acres plus small BLM permit adjoining the ranch. This ranch is located on the road to Charleston approx. 16 miles off the Mountain City highway. Modest improvements include home and misc. outbuilding. No power. Approx. 80 acres of meadow irrigated out of Mason Creek and springs. Lots of wildlife. Would be good combination summer cattle and recreation. Price: $1,575,000. We have more ranch listings on our site www.bottarirealty.com

OFFICE: 775/752-3040 RESIDENCE: 775/752-3809 FAX: 775/752-3021 E-MAIL: paul@ bottarirealty.com

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www.azranchrealestate.com ■ CO Farm/Ranch – Snowflake, AZ. Nice Farm/Ranch with irrigation pivot, pasture. There is a new 1600´ 3 BD/2 BA home on the deeded acreage. Ranch has a new hydraulic, towable pivot system. The system is designed to water approximately 90 acres. The pivot covers 25 acres +/- at a time. There is also a new 270x140 “Red River” roping arena. The entire section is fenced. 9 deeded acres and 640 leased acres totaling 649 acres. Call Troy Cooke at 928-532-0055. Price Reduced! $449,000. Antelope Ranch – Cochise County. This is a rare opportunity to buy a beautiful working cattle ranch, with over 90 +/- acres of deeded land, 7,746 +/- acres of AZ state lease, 5,000 +/- acres private lease. Excellent access year round to the headquarters. At the headquarters you will find a large historic ranch house. The managers house is separate and self contained. There are 2 adobe barns by the corrals, and a shop by the main house. The working corrals are welded steel and designed for the rancher with large pens, heavy squeeze chute, tub, scale, semi and truck trailer loading alleys. 9 pastures and traps. One or more members of selling entity is a licensed real estate agent. Call Scott Thacker at 520444-7069. Asking $875,000 ■ Hook Open A Ranch – Willcox, AZ. This is one of the nicest working cattle ranches available in Arizona today. The ranch has easy access to the town of Willcox, but has a secluded feel at the same time. Rates at 350 head year round, this ranch is the perfect size for a family operation. The Hook Open A Ranch is desirable in many ways including the location, the mix of different country, the ease of working the ranch, the quality of the improvements, and the upgraded headquarters. There is a possibility of splitting this ranch in two. Please call for details. You owe it to yourself to come have a look at one of Arizona’s best ranches. Call Jim Olson at 520-424-3839 or Scott Thacker at 520-444-7069. Reduced! Now only $2,000,000. ■ Stockton Pass Grant Creek Ranch – Willcox, AZ. (2) 160 acre parcels completely surrounded by the Coronado National Forest located in the beautiful Graham Mountains. This is some of the most beautiful and unique property that Arizona has to offer. The “Stockton Pass Ranch” headquarters is located on the southernmost 160 acre parcel and consists of a ranch home, corrals, and typical ranch headquarter type improvements. Both deeded parcels have seasonal creeks running through them. This ranch is rich in Arizona history. There is also a 175 head Forest Grazing Permit that is included in the purchase. Call Jim Olson at 520-424-3839 or Scott Thacker at 520-444-7069. Reduced! $2,800,000. ■ Peterson Ranch – Cochise County, AZ. This is one of the greatest values in Arizona Ranches. There is a very nice home with over 4100 deeded acres and the balance of the ranch is Arizona State Grazing Lease. The operation is rated 625 head year long, well watered, and highly improved. This beautiful ranch is located in remote rolling grassland in a little known area of Arizona at higher cooler elevations. This is the ranch you have been waiting to buy! Call Scott Thacker at 520-444-7069. Asking $3,500,000. ■ Antelope Ranch – Cochise County, AZ. This is a rare opportunity to buy a beautiful working cattle ranch, with over 8 Sections of deeded land. Excellent access year round to the Headquarters. The Headquarters is a large historic ranch house, 5-6 BD/4 BA, large kitchen, long porches and a basement 2 adobe barns by the corrals, a shop by the main house. The working corrals are welded steel and designed for the rancher with large pens, heavy squeeze chute, tub, scale, semi and truck trailer loading alleys. Owner may carry! One or more members of selling entity is a licensed real estate agent. Call Scott Thacker at 520-444-7069. Asking $4,950,000 cash or $5,150,000 terms. ■ Wildhorse Ranch – Yavapai County, AZ. Wildhorse Ranch consists of approximatley 883 deeded acres and 6,700 state lease acres for a total of just under 12 sections. Boulder Creek runs through the deeded lands on the ranch, and the ranch has 150 acre feet of surface water irrigation rights from the creek. There are 2 nice homes on the ranch, one of which is brand new and very customized. This ranch is located only 7 miles from the town of Bagdad on a good all weather, county maintained road. The words here cannot describe the beauty and uniqueness of Wildhorse Ranch. One or more members of selling entity are licensed real estate agent/brokers in Arizona. Call Jim Olson at 520-424-3839 or Gale Pearce at 520-466-2994. Asking $6,500,000.

ARIZONA RANCH REAL ESTATE NOW LICENSED IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO SHOW LOW BRANCH: P.O. Box 3151, Show Low, AZ 85902 Phone: 928/532-0055 F: 928/537-1904

MAIN OFFICE: 40070 W. Hwy. 84 P.O. Box 1, Stanfield, AZ 85272 Ph: 520/424-3839 • F: 520/424-3843 Toll Free: 866/424-9173 JIM OLSON, Broker

MARANA BRANCH: P.O. Box 90806, Tucson, AZ 85752 Phone: 520/572-0109 F: 520/844-3405

JUNE 2009

Chip Cole RANCH BROKER

FARMS / RANCHES Call Alan Brawley 575/835-1527 or 575/838-7412 www.stromeirealty.com

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Approximately 38,473 acres: 9097 deeded, 6,984 BLM, 912 state, 40 uncontrolled and 21,440 forest. Beautiful cattle ranch located on the east slope of the Black Range Mountains north of Winston, NM, on State Road 52. Three hours from either Albuquerque or El Paso.

L BAR RANCH – Near Laguna, NM, 39,000 +/- ac. 100% deeded. Hunting Lodge with fantastic Elk, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Barbary Sheep, Turkey hunting. Huge number of landowner elk tags. Comes with associated mineral rights owned by seller, 200 ac. ft. of irrigation rights and 20,000 ac. ft. deep-water claim. Will run about 650 cows.

The ranch is bounded on the east by the Alamosa Creek Valley and on the west by the Wahoo Mountains ranging in elevation from 6,000´ to 8,796´. There are 5 houses/cabins, 3 sets of working corrals (2 with scales) and numerous shops and outbuildings. It is very well watered with many wells, springs, dirt tanks and pipelines. The topography and vegetation is a combination of grass covered hills (primarily gramma grasses), with many cedar, piñon and live oak covered canyons as well as the forested Wahoo Mountains. There are plentiful elk and deer as well as antelope, turkey, bear, mountain lion and javelina (49 elk tags in 2008). Absolutely one of the nicest combination cattle/hunting ranches to be found in the SW. Priced reduced to $8,500,000.

DAN DELANEY REAL ESTATE, LLC 318 W. Amador Ave., Las Cruces, NM 88005 (O) 575/647-5041 • (C) 575/644-0776 nmlandman@zianet.com www.zianet.com/nmlandman

SELLING WEST TEXAS FOR 29 YEARS!

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JUNE 2009

CAPITAN MOUNTAIN RANCH – 5,486 +/- ac. deeded, 3,916 ac state lease. Landowner elk tags. Joins the village of Capitan, paved hwy on 2 sides. Perfect for sale of smaller mountain ranches in the Ruidoso market. DURFEE CANYON RANCH – Magdalena, 145 head year round. 690 +/- ac. deeded in 6 tracts with National Forest grazing permit. Nice headquarters. $1,500,000. RIO GRANDE VALLEY FARM – 22.5 +/- ac. irrigated farm in northern Socorro Co. MRGCD water rights. Currently in permanent pasture. L.P. REED RANCH – East of Trinidad, CO. 500 head ranch, 12,383 ac +/- deeded, 640 acres state lease, 915AUM grazing preference on National Grasslands. Combination of prairie and high mesa. Elk, deer, bear, turkey and antelope. Cooperating Colorado broker. RIVER RUN RANCH – Hondo, 190 +/- acres, Hondo River flows through it. Very nice adobe home w/ indoor swimming pool. Irrigation water rights, fruit orchard. SALADO CREEK CANYON RANCH – Sandoval Co., NM. 3200 +/- acres with live water. Landowner Elk tags, Mule Deer and Antelope hunting. HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH – Deming, NM 1,280 ac. deeded plus BLM cattle ranching allotment and a profitable 160 space RV Park, 10 ac. ft. water rights. (UNDER CONTRACT) HAY VEGA – 474 ac. +/- deeded inside National Forest. 2 springs and a well. About 25 miles from Springerville, AZ.

Wild West

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CATRON COUNTY RANCH Red Cone Ranch is prime elk, deer and antelope habitat and a productive year-round cow/calf operation. World class bull elk (400+ scores) range on this vast spread of 36,285± acres in west central New Mexico. The unusual amount of water in numerous ponds, stock tanks and springs along with high quality grass and browse attracts and nurtures trophy size elk and deer. High nutrient native hard grasses produce healthy calves with good weight gain for 597 pair. $4,350,000. Contact Jack Kavanaugh, Fuller Western Real Estate, (800) 754-0544.

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Your “Good News” Realtor – Call Me Today! 403 Calle Del Bosque, Bernalillo, NM A once-in-a-lifetime horse lover’s paradise! This property has everything you need ... just bring the horses and cattle! Gorgeous custom main house with large adobe guest house. Horse barn, massive hay barn, fully lit roping arena with aisles, shoots and perfect footing. Extra tall round pen. Several outbuildings. Main house has perfect New Mexican charm with viga ceilings, fireplaces, plaster walls, saltillo tile and custom kitchen. Big guest house too! All set on beautiful ditch bank. Come see! MLS# 642876

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Available at private treaty at the ranch Ron & Peggy Erjavec 225 IL RD, Boone Co. 81025 719/947-3645 • 719/544-7318 • www.barzonacattle.com

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READY TO RANCH & DEVELOP (wind energy, comm., res.) Potter Co., TX. – 4872.8 acres of beautiful ranch country four miles north of loop 335, Amarillo, TX., pvmt. on four sides (3 mi. – Hwy. 287, 1 mi. – Western St., 1 mi. – Givens Rd., 1 mi. – Rivera Park Rd.). Well watered by pumps powered by solar energy (state of the art) and windmills. Deer, quail & dove. Talk to us about dividing (640 ac. min.) VALLEY VIEW RANCH – Texas Panhandle - 177 acres with extraordinary 5404 sq. ft. +/- home overlooking the property with beautiful views of live creek, trees, wildlife (deer, quail, & turkey), covered horse training facilities, stables, excellent cattle working facilities and pens, employee housing. NORTH OF THE CANADIAN/MOORE CO. – 966.3 +/approx. 688.46 acres improved pasture, 210.8 acres CRP, 67.04 acres native grass, ½ mile sprinkler across the road, stock well, fronts on Hwy. 354, South County Line Road (paved) and Middle Well Road (paved). MUST SEE! Just out of Amarillo! 640 acres on Mulberry Creek, all grass, watered by mills & ponds, beautiful views, talk to us about dividing if lesser acreage is desired. HEART OF THE PLAINS – 8 section ranch with new set of pens, concrete bunks, truck/cattle scale and commodity barn, mobile home, watered by subs, mill and pipeline, on pavement, hour from Lubbock.

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Joe Stubblefield and Associates 13830 S. WESTERN ST., AMARILLO, TX

806/622-3482

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❖ 17,128 acres in Oklahoma Panhandle, 54 Pivots, 63 Wells, Grainery: $12.65M ❖ 5,462 acres in Eastern OK, House, Several Barns & Pens, 700 Cows: $1,400/acre ❖ 3,804 acres in Eastern OK, House, Barns & Pens, Handles 400 Cows: $1,358/acre ❖ 1,658 acres in Eastern OK, 2 Sets of Steel Pens, Shop, 300 Cows: $1,500/acre ❖ 1,137 acre, SE OK Farm, 418 acres Irrigated, Red River Frontage: $2,184/acre ❖ 2,500 Cow OK Panhandle Dairy, Dbl. 25; 623 acres/220 Under 2 Pivots: $3M ❖ 1,200 acres in Central OK, Over 1,000 Pecans, 3 miles of River Frontage, Barns, Pens, 300 cows: $2,000/acre 470 acres in Eastern OK, 3 Houses, Barns, Pens, 100 cows: $1,300,000 ❖ 610 acres & Lake in South Central OK, Fenced, 75 Cows: $1,100/acre ❖ 395 acres in SE OK, Small Lake, Excellent Hunting, 60 cows: $1,400/acre ❖ 160 acres with House near Ardmore, OK; part Cultivated: $2,000/acre

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SOUTHWEST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO About 50 miles southwest of Albuquerque. A scenic and productive 296 Animal Unit Ranch operation containing over 30,000 Acres with 1,020 Deed Acres. Diversified terrain and vegetation raises big calves and provides excellent wildlife habitat for big Elk, Deer and Antelope! Large percentage of depreciation. Financing available. Seller will consider trades for farmland, water rights or commercial property!

TErrell Land & Livestock Company

HOMES & LAND Magdalena, NM – 225 acres. Fantastic views greet you at this property. Some vacated mining claims on BLM land offer opportunity for expansion. Very prestigious home next door. $562,500. MLS #484787. 85 Olive Lane, Lemitar, NM – Green building at its best. Passive solar design for sustainable living. 2925 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath with many artistic features designed by the owners/artists. You will appreciate the extremely low utilities, the 15 foot grand ceilings and the open floor plan. This home features light and bright, cheerful artistic decor and is also very functional. Situated on 5.66 acres of irrigated land with 225 trees, workshop, multi-use building, dog runs, organic garden area and permanent pasture. $375,000. MLS #646085. 2120 Highway One, Luis Lopez, NM – 38.35 acres (24 irrigated), 18x24 barn, 24x32 tractor shed, 17x24 enclosed storage. Power, community water available. Fenced pasture. $275,400. MLS #639736. 425 NW Frontage Road, Polvadera, NM – 4 bedroom, 3 bath, den, bonus room, horse property, barn, tack room, corrals, and work shop. You’ll appreciate the panoramic views and space in this 2400 square foot home. Storage shed landscaping, fenced on 3 sides. Possession subject to negotiation. $180,000 MLS. #646268. Bosquecito, San Antonio NM – Adventure abounds on this 67.69 acre parcel located along the San Pedro ditch and supports a variety of wild life-possible water rights available. Great view of the Magdalena mountains and much more. $150,000. MLS #491260.

Betty Houston REALTOR , GRI, CRB ®

P.O. Box 3188, Los Lunas, New Mexico 87031 Tye C. Terrell, Jr., Broker • 575/447-6041 o

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P.O. Box 145 Cimarron, NM 87714 575/376-2341 Fax: 575/376-2347 land@swranches.com

Cimarron River Property – $410,000 10.91 +/- deeded acres, 2,700 +/- sq ft home. West edge of town with water frontage on the Cimarron River, some water rights and a private lake. This is the end of the road with awesome views of the mountains in a quiet peaceful village. Cimarron, Colfax County, NM. Foreman Property – REDUCED $425,000 559.10 +/- deeded acres, Private 2,000 +/- square foot home. Custom rock work. Horse barn, two car garage, two hay barns, 5 pastures. Excellent spring gravitational feed to trough, house on city water system less than 5 years old, septic system brought up to code. 0.8 mile driveway, mature cottonwood trees, very private 4 miles east of Springer, Colfax County, NM. Canadian River Ranch – REDUCED $339,000 39.088 +/- deeded acres, with 0.3 miles of the Canadian River going through the property. Excellent partially remodeled home, workshop on concrete slab, roping arena. Exceptional improvements at this price, located 6 miles east of Springer, Colfax County, NM. Great horse property, easy access off pavement. Someday Farms – REDUCED $398,000 18.36 +/- deeded acres in Miami, NM. Approximately 1,500 square feet, Santa Fe-style stucco home with many accents and features. Out buildings, fenced fruit trees and grape vines. Ready to move in. Colfax County, Miami, NM. Yankee Canyon Ranch – REDUCED $650,000 33.838 +/- deeded acres with two creeks. 2,057 square foot custom home, outbuildings, set back from blacktop, surrounded by mesas, wildlife, and an awesome view down the canyon onto the plains. A true escape only 6 miles NE of Raton, NM.

575/835-1422 515 Center Street, Socorro, NM 87801

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Turkey Creek, AZ 2837 Acres deeded, nice HQ, small State lease, 724 acre-feet of water rights, great development potential $6,000,000. Southeast, AZ A Year Round River Runs through the Deeded Land! Great Guest Ranch Prospect. Excellent access, 280 deeded acres, grazing leases, irrigated pasture with water rights from the river. HQ situated in beautiful canyon. Scenic. North of San Simon, AZ Great Guest Ranch Prospect. Pristine, scenic, private but only 12 miles from I-10. Bighorn sheep, ruins, pictographs. 1480 Acres of deeded, 52 head BLM lease, historic rock house, new cabin, springs, wells. $2,450,000 Young, AZ 72 Acre Farm. Under the Mogollon Rim, a must see, with small town charm, mountain views. 1,000 gpm well, home, 1800’s museum, 2 bedroom cabin, shop, and barn. Excellent for horse farm, bed and breakfast, land or water development. +/-62 ac & well for $1,700,000 and Home and other improvements. Seller Financing. $424,500 **NEW ** Benson, AZ, 79 Acre Farm. Situated in the beautiful San Pedro Valley along the San Pedro River. +/-50 acres under irrigation. Includes a 2/3 interest in a 1000 gpm irrigation well. Great for cattle, horses and homesites. $850,000 Rainbow Valley, AZ 300 Head Cattle Ranch. Excellent desert ranch owned and operated by the same family for 40 years. Well improved with BLM and State grazing leases. HQ on State Land, well watered. $850,000 Wickenburg, AZ 216 Head Cattle Ranch. Scenic, lush high desert vegetation. 103 deeded acres, State, BLM and 3,100 acres private lease. Well watered w/tanks, springs & wells. Abundant feed, numerous corrals and great steel shipping pens. $850,000 Near Cotton City, NM 680 Acre Farm with 315 acres of water rights, +/-4 sections of BLM. Run +/-300 head. Irrigated by 12" pipe with alfalfa valves. 3 Irrigation wells water at 150' and 2 domestic wells. Nice home, barn and corrals. Great Buy! $755,000. Greenlee County, AZ, 139 Head Ranch. Year long USFS Permit with two room line camp, barn and corrals at HQ. This is a remote horseback ranch with limited vehicular access, 8 dirt tanks, +/-20 springs. 10 Acres of deeded in Sheldon, AZ. Seller Financing. $400,000 Santa Teresa Mnts, Fort Thomas AZ. 200 deeded acres, 17 Head BLM Allotment, private retreat, two wells. This property is very remote and extremely scenic with a beautiful canyon lined with sycamores, cottonwoods and beautiful rock formations. Seller Financing. $300,000.

HORSE PROPERTIES: Benson, AZ. Custom Home on 8 Acres. 3BR/2BA home with colored concrete floors, pecan cabinetry, granite counter tops, vaulted ceilings, and large bonus room. +/-5400 square foot barn with plenty of room for stalls, hay, or equipment storage. $380,000. Benson, AZ 39 Acre Quality Horse Facility. Castlebrook barn, nice home and much more. $895,000. Willcox, AZ 25 Acres. Nice home, irrigated fields, largeSO metal workshop, round pen, corrals, lighted roping arena. $300,000. LD Benson, AZ - Very Western 10 Acre Horse Property. Great for working cow horses, straw bale home with round pen, arena, tack barn, stalls. $379,000. Benson, AZ 8 Acres. Remodeled home 3 bedroom, 2 bath, irrigated horse pastures, barn. $330,000. Dragoon, AZ 5 Acre Horse Property. 3927 square foot home remodeled with new kitchen cabinets and flooring, 4-stall hay/horse barn, two turnouts. $250,000 (Additional acreage available and grazing possibility for a few head of cattle.)

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public that does not understand the difference between animal welfare and animal rights. Animal welfare is the moral and ethical responsibility to make sure that animals are cared for in life and provided an exit from life with humane dignity. Animal rights and animal rightists would give animals the same rights that humans have. Animal rights is the viewpoint that animals have rights and are worthy of ethical consideration in how humans interact with them, according to www.downbound.com/ Animal_Rights_s/13.htm. Animal rights is the concept that all or some animals are entitled to possess their own lives, and that animals are deserving of moral rights to protect their autonomy and well being. The animal rights view rejects the concept that animals are merely capital goods or property intended for the benefit of humans. The concept is often confused with animal welfare, which is the philosophy that takes cruelty towards animals and animal suffering into account, but that does not necessarily assign specific moral rights to them. The animal rights philosophy does not necessarily maintain that human and non-

human animals are equal. For example, animal rights advocates do not call for voting rights for chickens. Some also would make a distinction between sentient or self-aware animals and lower life forms, with the belief that only animals with self-awareness should be afforded the right to possess their own lives and bodies, without regard to how they are valued by humans. (Even with my imagination, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make this stuff up.) While the NMCGA strongly believes in animal welfare and the duty to provide the best care possible for their animals, we are dismayed at recent actions in Congress that though well-intended, will and are having the exact opposite effect. The ban on the slaughter of horses, which has passed both houses of Congress independently and thus has never become law, nevertheless is resulting in the extreme mistreatment of these animals. New Mexico and other states across the nation have seen numerous cases of abandoned and thus abused horses because owners can no longer care for them and/or because there is no humane avenue to euthanize and dispose of them. At the behest of HSUS (Human Society of the United States, an animal rights group, not the local humane society where animals

are placed in better circumstances than they came from) thousands of horses across the nation are suffering because humane disposal of aging and unwanted horses is no longer an option in this country. Landowners and managers across the state of New Mexico are dealing with unwanted horses that are either abandoned live on their property or horse carcasses that are left on their property. There are two bills before the House that continue to push the animal rights agenda using horses as straw men. HR 503, which amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for possessing, shipping, transporting, purchasing, selling, delivering, or receiving any horse, horse flesh, or carcass with the intent that it be used for human consumption. The bill reduces the prison term to one year if the offense involves less than five horses or less than 2,000 pounds of horse flesh or carcass and the offender has no prior conviction for this offense. Then there is HR 305, which amends title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. continued on page 68

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How long will it be before other livestock species will be prohibited from hauling in multi level modes of transportation? And there are the wild horse efforts. HR 1018, the Restoring Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act, would radically restructure public land management, allowing for multiple use to be set aside. It sets a dangerous precedent to move away from a balanced multiple use management of our public lands. The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 (HBA) called for the management of horses in the places where they then existed. HR 1018 overturns this effort to balance competing uses of public lands. It authorizes the Secretary to designate additional range on public lands as sanctuaries exclusively for horses following consultation with the wildlife agency of the affected state. HR 1018 allows for limitless expansion of wild horse and burro range and the designation of exclusive use areas for the animals. The bill removes the ability to remove excess animals by destruction or sale and makes the adoption process very time consuming. Additionally, it makes any transportation for processing criminal. The current horse and burro program is underfunded and much of the range is overpopulated with little demand for adoption of excess animals. It is inhumane to allow overpopulation on designated range and HR 1018 is not the solution. The bill radically overturns longstanding management of public lands. If you feel the urge to let your congressmen and senators know how you feel before they visit your town, you can contact them at the email addresses and phone numbers below. It might be best to save the phone calls for when an issue is coming up in committee on the floor and use the emails for general education. • Senator Jeff Bingaman, 202/224-5521 http://www.bingaman.senate.gov/ contact/types/email-issue.cfm • Senator Tom Udall, 202/224-6621 http://tomudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm, • Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, 202/225-6190 https://forms.house.gov/lujan/contact-form.shtml • Congressman Harry Teague, 202/225-2365 https://forms.house.gov/teague/contact-form.shtml • Congressman Martin Heinrich, 202/225-6316 https://forms.house.gov/heinrich/contact-form.shtml

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All of these issues and many more will be the subject of discussion at the upcoming Mid-Year Meeting June 28 through 30 in Ruidoso. Make plans to be there to have your voice herd on policy issues!

A Fiftys Remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .6, 52 Aero Tech Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Ag & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Ag New Mexico, FCS, ACA . . . . . . . .7, 30 Ag Services, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 American Brahman Breeders Assn . . . . .53 APEX Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Arizona Ranch Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . .59 Ash Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Ash Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 B

B&R Construction, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Tommy Barnes Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . . .57 Big Sky Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 BJM Sales & Service, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Blevins Mfg Co., Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Bottari Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Bradley 3 Ranch LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 C

C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Cargill Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . .37, 55 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Carter’s Livestock Equipment . . . . . . . .55 The Casabonne Family . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Marie Casabonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Casey Beefmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 The Cattlegrowers’ Foundation . . . . . . 38 Cattle Guards/Priddy Construction . . . . .56 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission (Dalhart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Caviness Packing Co., Inc . . . . . . . . . . .19 Champion Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Chase Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Cimarron English Shepherds . . . . . . . . .56 Clovis Livestock Market . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 COBA Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Coldwell Banker Legacy/Emile Gonzales 61 Coldwell Banker/A.C. Taylor . . . . . . . . .61 Coldwell Banker/Betty Houston . . . . . . .64 Chip Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Conniff Limousin & Shorthorns . . . . . . .53 Contract Gathering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Cooper Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 R. L. Cox Fur & Hide Co . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Crouch Mesa Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 George Curtis, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

ADVERTISERS’ INDEX D

D&L Tooling & Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 D2 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 David Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Dan Delaney Real Estate, Inc . . . . . . . .60 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . .55 Directory of N.M. Agriculture . . . . . . . . .18 Domenici Law Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 E

ECS Forage Turf Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Elgin Breeding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Alice Eppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Estrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Exit Clovis/Coletta Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 F

Fallon/Cortese Real Estate . . . . . . . . . .63 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . .8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Farm Bureau Financial Services/ Darin Kuhn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Rutalee Todd-Jernigan/Brad McConnel .42 Five State Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . .21 Flying W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 53 Freeman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Fuller Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Fury Farms, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 G

Gallup Lumber & Supply . . . . . . . . .13, 55 Gilmore, Gannaway, Andrews, Smith & Co., LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Glenda Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Jim & Welda Grider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Tom Growney Equipment . . . . . . . .55, 71 H

Hall & Gnatkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . .57 The Hat Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hoff’s Scotch Cap– Farm & Ranch Realty Service . . . . . . .58 Semen Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Hollis Cotton Oil Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Bob Homer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Huguley & Co Land Sales . . . . . . . . . . .62 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 J

JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 James B Sammons III . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Joe’s Boot Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Johnson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 The A.D. Jones Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Tia Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 JR’s Fencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 K

Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equip. . .55 Kail Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Kansas Forage Products . . . . . . . . . . . .45 David & Joan Kincaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Bruce King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 L

L&H Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Leonard Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 LG Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 M

Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Master Trading, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Mathers Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Ronald Mayer, The Ranch Finder . . . . . .31 David & Lauralea McCrea . . . . . . . . . . .27 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Scott McNally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Merrick’s Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 The Merritts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Mesa Feed Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Mesa Tractor, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 55 Michelete Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . .63 Chas. S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . . . . .61 Montaña del Oso Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Montoya Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Mur-Tex Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 N

Bob Naylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn . . . .35 New Mexico Cattle Growers Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 New Mexico Property Group . . . . . . . . .65 NMSU – Animal & Range Sciences/Milt Thomas .49 Animal & Range Sciences/Shad Cox . .15 College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences . . . . . . . . . . .27 Recruiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 No Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 O

O’Neill Land LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 1031 Financial Exchange Corp . . . . . . .61 P

Pacific Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Paco Feed Yard, LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Patsy & Tony Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Dan Paxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Lee Pitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 PolyDome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Martha McKnight Proctor . . . . . . . . . . .27 Purina Land O’ Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 R

The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Ranch Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Rangeland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Red Doc Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Roswell Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Roswell Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . .32 Roswell Livestock Auction Co . . . . . . . . .12 Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply . . . . .28 Runyan Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 S

Sachse Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Santa Gertrudis Breeders International . .52 Jerry & Dale Schickedanz . . . . . . . . . . .30 Scott Land Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 52 Skaarer Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 The Skeen Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Southern Oregon Opportunities . . . . . . .61 Southern Plains Real Estate . . . . . . . . . .63 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Stolen Saddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Stromei Realty/Alan Brawley . . . . . . . . .58 Joe Stubblefield & Assoc . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Jack and Renee Swickard . . . . . . . . . . .27 T

Terrell Land & Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Tony Treat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 U

Union County Community Development . .2 United Country Vista Nueva, Inc . . . . . .61 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 V

Virden Perma-Bilt Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Vitalix Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 W

Weichert Realtors/The 505 Group . . . . .58 Westlake Cattle Growers, LLC . . . . . . . .24 Wild West Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Willcox Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Williams Windmill, Inc . . . . . . . . . . .39, 55 WIN Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Y

Yocum-McColl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 R.L. York Custom Leather . . . . . . . . . . .57

JUNE 2009

RED DOC FARM AND THE SANCHEZ FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR BUYERS AND CUSTOMERS FOR BELIEVING IN OUR PRODUCT AND MAKING THIS YEAR’S SALE A GREAT SUCCESS.

on yer: Coraz u b ll u b g High sellin pany Cattle Com

Volume buyer: Townsend Ran ches

We hope to see you all at the 2009 New Mexico State Fair, Sept. 25-26 and at next year’s Red Hot Bull Sale on April 10, 2010.

Red Doc Farm Please visit our web page for updates www.reddocfarm.com

Dr. Roland & Elia Sanchez Family 703 Christopher Road, Belen, NM 87002 505.864.2898 • 505.980.5093 email: redocfarm@yahoo.com

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