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FEATURES NEW MEXICO STOCKMAN Write or call: P.O. Box 7127 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87194 Fax: 505/998-6236 505/243-9515 E-mail: caren@aaalivestock.com Official publication of: n

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association Email: nmcga@nmagriculture.org; 2231 Rio Grande NW, P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194, 505/247-0584, Fax: 505/842-1766; President, Bert Ancell; Executive Director, Caren Cowan; n

New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. P.O. Box 7520, Albuquerque, NM 87194, 505/247-0584; President, Jim Cooper Executive Director, Caren Cowan

EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING Publisher: Caren Cowan Publisher Emeritus: Chuck Stocks Office Manager: Marguerite Vensel Advertising Reps.: Chris Martinez, Melinda Martinez, Debbie Cisneros Contributing Editors: Glenda Price, Callie Gnatkowski-Gibson, Carol Wilson, William S. Previtti, Julie Carter, Lee Pitts Photographer: Dee Bridgers

PRODUCTION Production Coordinator: Carol Pendleton Editorial & Graphic Design: Kristy Hinds Graphic Design: Becky Mathews

by Callie Gnatkowski Gibson

New Mexico Dairy Industry Bouncing Back

Cattlemen’s Tool Box: Managing Fertility in Cows by Manny Encinias, Ph.D., New Mexico State University, Clayton Livestock Research Center

Braunvieh: Efficient, Well-Muscled Cattle & Quality Beef

The Truth About Roger Barnett

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N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter

News Update

To The Point

N.M. Federal Lands Council News

N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle

Seedstock Guide

Cowboy Heroes

N.M Livestock Board Update

Estrays

NMBC Bullhorn

Coming Events

Market Place

In Memoriam

by Bert Ancell

by Caren Cowan by Mike Casabonne

by Jim Olson

Scatterin’ The Drive

Real Estate Guide

by Curtis Fort

N.M. Old Times & Old Timers

Advertisers Index

by Don Bullis

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ON THE COVER . . . The reason why… 20-month-old Natilie Slutz, a member of the fifth generation currently living on the Bob Frost Ranch, between San Jon, New Mexico, and Happy, Texas, is a reminder of why we all work so hard to support and enhance the range livestock industry in the West. Photo by Mom, Britany Slutz.

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“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world.” – Daniel Webster

Seek His will in all you do, and He will direct your paths. – Proverbs 3:6 NLT

Howdy Folks, pring has sprung and I hope the winter wasn’t too hard on you. I pray that El Niño and La Niña get in a big family squabble and cry their hearts out over New Mexico. It would be wonderful to see our lakes full and our rivers flowing bank to bank for most of the year. Of course we have to put up with the wind, but it wouldn’t be spring in New Mexico without it. The only bright spot about the wind — scientists say that Wyoming is a better state for wind generators. It is all perspective. It is like the story of the fellow that was on the expedition to the North Pole. He woke one morning to a howling blizzard and made the comment — “I bet it’s cold in Dalhart, Texas this morning.” We just have to remember that no matter how bad it may look, it’s probably worse somewhere else. Let’s all keep in prayers the peoples of the world that have been hit by natural disasters. The flooding in the eastern U.S. seems insignificant compared to the tsunamis of Japan. Wildfires have caused huge amounts of devastation across the West. Millions of dollars worth of property has been damaged or destroyed by these fires. Many areas are sitting on a powder keg with a short fuse. Let us all be vigilant in keeping that fuse unlit. There has been so much turmoil in the world this winter with unrest in the Middle East, earthquakes, floods, fires, tsunamis, and blizzards that sometimes it is hard to see the good, but it is out there. The Legislature has come to an end and at the time of writing this letter, it doesn’t appear to have hurt us in agriculture too much. I again want to thank all those that have stepped up to the plate and helped with bill readings, attending meetings, feeding the group, feeding the legislators, and any other work behind the scenes. Without you, Santa Fe would be overwhelming to staff. Hat’s off to Rex — he represented us magnificently in this 60-day session. While Governor Martinez has until April 8 to sign, veto or pocket veto bills, I think we came out of the Session pretty well. Legislation that the Governor got for signature included a bill that increases the fine for leaving a gate open (yes, that has been New Mexico law since 1890) from a range of $5 to $10 to $250 to $1,000; a bill that allows the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) to set up its’ own livestock crime-stoppers fund; and a bill that allows the NMLB to charge a nominal fee to manufacturer’s of licensed veterinary products sold in New Mexico. We also got a House Memorial passed that asked the federal government to take a look at the costs of the Endangered Species Act and other designations to private business and to compensate appropriately. Three issues we devoted a lot of time but died were defining and settling ownership of pore space; prohibiting the federal government from seizing livestock without a court order; and creating enforcement for railroads refusing to obey fencing laws. Regional meetings are in the planning stages and if any member has a topic of special interest for your area please let the office know. These meetings are focused to problems in your region. Last year, we discussed at great length to ONRW in Cuba, the border crisis in Deming, trich in Roy, and the TB status in Portales. Each of these topics was affecting that region more than the others and the attendance and participation was great. I hope this year’s meetings are as informative and helpful. We will have places and times sometime in the future. I hope you can make a meeting in your region. God Bless Us All,

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Emergency Injunction Denied by EVE BYRON, INDEPENDENT RECORD HELENAIR.COM federal court judge in Helena has refused to grant an emergency injunction halting the capture and killing of wild bison that roam outside of Yellowstone National Park, saying that no emergency exists that warrants the prohibition, especially in light of Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer’s executive order that prohibits transporting the bison into Montana for slaughter for 90 days. In his order issued in early March, U.S. District Court Charles Lovell wrote that by the time Schweitzer’s order expires, the bison no longer will be exiting the park and “any claimed emergency” will have expired. “This Executive Order alone seems to have utterly decimated Plaintiffs’ argument for injunctive relief; however, Plaintiffs have filed two briefs since the date of the Executive Order without even acknowledging its existence, let alone its effect as to the pending motion,” Lovell wrote. He added that Yellowstone’s chief of aquatic and wildlife resources says they have no immediate plans to ship bison to slaughter — although the park service doesn’t concede away its right to do so — and a Senate bill, if passed by the House of Representatives and signed by the governor, would prohibit freeroaming bison, or moving bison, into Montana. “This Court has determined that Plaintiffs are not entitled to succeed on the merits of the underlying litigation and that Plaintiffs have not presented serious questions on the merits,” Lovell wrote in the 26-page decision. “No emergency exists. Plaintiffs have not shown that they are likely to suffer imminent, irreparable harm. “Finally, the public interest is not served by granting the interim relief requested.” The lawsuit was brought by a variety of wildlife conservation groups, headed by the Western Watersheds Project and the Buffalo Field Campaign. The groups said that plans to capture and send to slaughter several hundred wild bison in and around Yellowstone National Park would cause “irreparable harm” to them and the environment, and the injunction was necessary to preserve their rights and interests. Representatives from those groups couldn’t be reached for comment by press time. Yellowstone National Park was a defendant in the case and Al Nash, park spokesman, said while they haven’t had time to fully review the order, not having an injunction gives the park service more latitude to deal with bison that migrate out of the park in winter searching for food at lower elevations. He said they’ve captured about 600 bison outside the park so far this year, and are holding them at two facilities, west and north of the park’s boundaries, where they’re being tested for exposure to brucellosis.

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About 60 percent are testing negative for the disease and will be released back into the park in the spring. Those that test positive for brucellosis, which can cause animals to abort their fetuses, typically are sent to slaughterhouses either in Montana or Idaho, and their meat is distributed to tribes, but Nash said he’s not sure what will happen this year. “We still haven’t made that determination,” he said. Ranchers historically have pushed for the bison that test positive to be destroyed, because they fear the disease will be transmitted to cattle and cause the state to lose its brucellosis-free status. About 4,000 bison have been killed during the past 10 years to prevent infecting livestock outside the park, even though there haven’t been any confirmed cases of the disease being passed from wild bison to livestock. Nash noted that there have been discussions between Park Superintendent Daniel

About 60 percent are testing negative for the disease & will be released back into the park in the spring. Wenk and Governor Schweitzer to open a large area north of Yellowstone to roaming bison in the winter, which would help relieve pressure to kill them once they leave the park. Other state and federal agencies that are part of an Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP), also are looking at ways to increase the tolerance for bison outside the park, he added. “As one of the partners to the IBMP, certainly the National Park Service has continued to advocate for the additional tolerance outside the park,” Nash said. Lovell noted that in his ruling the 10year-old IBMP, which addresses risk management outside the park, isn’t perfect, but it is an “amalgam of consensus” of the governmental agencies. “With (Yellowstone National Park) adamantly refusing to permit hunting or lethal removal within the Park, and Montana being compelled to stop, or at least regulate, the influx of diseased bison at the border in order to protect the health, welfare, and private property rights of its citizens, the IBMP has been recognized as the best vehicle to achieve the goals of all participants,” Lovell wrote. “. . . Plaintiffs’ emotional argument severely discounts the value, the accomplishments, and the n necessity of the IBMP program.”

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by MIGUEL BUSTILLO / WSJ.COM fter attempting to appeal to a wider variety of shoppers backfired, discount giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. now is mired in its worst U.S. sales slump ever. But William Simon, the former Navy officer put in charge of the flagging U.S. division last June, says he is confident that the lumbering giant can reverse its fortunes after seven consecutive quarters of domestic sales declines at stores open at least a year.

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The company in recent years veered away from offering low prices across the board and instead discounted some items while raising prices on others. Part of his strategy includes returning to the “Every Day Low Prices” formula Wal-Mart popularized, after the company in recent years veered away from offering low prices across the board and instead discounted some items while raising prices on others. Mr. Simon says he hopes this will win back some of Wal-Mart’s core customers — households earning $30,000 to $70,000 a year — which the company has been losing to upstart dollar-store chains. Mr. Simon also hopes to restore WalMart’s reputation as a one-stop-shopping destination: The company spent billions remodeling its U.S. stores over the past four years, but some customers were alienated by the resulting supercenters’ leaner selections. Mr. Simon stresses he isn’t merely returning Wal-Mart to the past, however. His comeback strategy hinges on opening smaller stores to penetrate the big urban markets that long have eluded Wal-Mart amid opposition from unions and their n allies.

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NMSU Ranch Horse Team Provide Student Opportunity by SOBRA MARTA n 1998 the Stock Horse of Texas (SHOT) was established and opened to residents of Texas. Ten years later, the American Stock Horse Association was chartered as an outgrowth of SHOT, to make it available nationally, and for collegiate involvement. The collegiate portion of the association was developed to give universities a chance to participate competitively as a Ranch

Horse Team. Joby Priest, New Mexico State University Horse Farm Manager and equine instructor began the first NMSU Ranch Horse Team in the fall of 2007. This team consisted of four members including Denny Burnett, Zach Ozborn, Kelly Horton and Kate Goodwin. The team recently won the competition in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The typical collegiate ranch horse team consists of three divisions. These divisions are novice, limited non-pro and non- pro. Two team members are allowed to compete in each of these three divisions for a total of six team members. Team members are placed

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in divisions according to their training and showing experience within reining and working cow horse events. Each team member competes in the same four events which vary slightly within each expertise division. The four events are trail, western pleasure, reining and working cow horse. Western pleasure remains the same for all levels. The trail event differs for novice as competitors are not required to drag a log or object during the course or swing a rope. The working cow horse event varies within each competitive division. Novice participants must “box” (working or cutting) a cow on one end of the arena and starting the class with a short rollback pattern. Limited participants are required to box a cow at one end of the arena, drive it up the fence and box on the opposite end with a time limit of two minutes. Non-pro team members must complete a full working cow horse pattern including boxing at one end, turning a cow back on the fence both directions, and circling the cow in the middle of the arena with the option to rope. The current NMSU Ranch Horse Team consists of six members. Novice members are Charles Roybal and Katie Rosencrans. Sara Marta and Jacinda Hinkson are the limited division team members. Non-pro team members are Sean Reagan and Katie Dunn. Each teammember rides University horses which currently consists of four mares, one gelding and one stud. Charles Roybal is a sophomore majoring in Animal Science. Roybal is from Pecos, New Mexico, and this is his first year on the team. Katie Rosencrans is from Las Cruces, New Mexico, and is also majoring in Animal Science with the science option and hopes to attend vet school either in Colorado or Washington. Rosencrans has been on the team for two years. Sara Marta is from Winston, New Mexico. She is a second year master’s student in the Animal and Range Science Department working on a Range Science degree. Her bachelor’s degrees are in Animal Science and Agricultural and Extension Education. Marta is a first-year team member, and is planning to move to Quemado, New Mexico, upon graduation to take a job with the United States Forest Service. Jacinda Hinkson is also a graduate student working on her second year of her graduate work. Hinkson is originally from Kansas and received her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from NMSU. This year will be Hinkson’s third on the team. continued on page 17

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Sean Reagan is from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and this is his second year on the team. Reagan is a senior and will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science in December. Reagan has attended Oklahoma State University and is a graduate of the Texas Christian University Ranch Management Program and hopes to manage a ranch when he graduates. Katie Dunn, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, is a third-year team member and will graduate in May with a degree in Animal Science with an Equine Emphasis. Dunn is seeking a job within animal nutrition. In 2009, the NMSU Ranch Horse Team was the Reserve Champion team at the National American Stock Horse Association Collegiate Horse Show in Lubbock, Texas. The team took third overall at the national show in 2010. In October, the team competed at an open show in Belen, New Mexico, and in a collegiate show at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. The team won second for team scores. This spring the team has traveled to Nacogdoches, Texas, where they placed second behind Texas A&M Univesity who beat their team score by one point. On March 17-19, the team will compete in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The team will end their season at the national show which is set to be in Abilene, Texas, on April 16. There are many people to thank for the success of the team. Many hours of practice and preparation are needed to remain competitive as a team. The team members and their coach are very fortunate to have the facilities and community support that they do. The team would like to especially thank Horse N’ Hound Feed N’ Supply from Las Cruces, New Mexico, for their continued generosity and support. The business donated Cinch shirts to the entire team and donates money for every show to pay for entry fees and travel. Schafer Outerwear also gave the team a great deal on wool vests worn for showing, and Purina also donates money to cover team n expenses.

National Day of the Cowboy in New Mexico by RICHARD BEAL he New Mexico Legislature has unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Rep. Brian F. Egolf and cosponsored by Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell declaring July 23, 2011 as National Day of the Cowboy in New Mexico. Local ranches and businesses are encouraged to hold special events that day at their facilities, in any manner they want. A BBQ with a western flair, a square dance, a special sale of cowboy clothing, a western celebrity guest, horse clinic, book signing, horseback trail rides, hotel discounts, restaurant special meals, featuring western art, trunk shows, special western buckles, maybe some cowboy singing and food? I’m sure you can come up with great ideas. Cowboys have been part of New Mexico history even before it became a state so it seems very appropriate to honor the past and current contributions and encourage events to commemorative them. There are 6,800 livestock producing ranches in New Mexico and with the support organizations and services they

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tailored to introduce the participants to new concepts and ideas, advanced technologies and applied skills that are used on commercial beef cattle operations. They will be learning some of the cutting-edge practices.” The youth will participate in a wide variety of hands-on field experiences and lectures. Early in the week, John Wenzel, NMSU Extension veterinarian, Eric Scholljegerdes, NMSU ruminant nutritionist, and Encinias will address beef cattle health, handling, nutrition and reproduction. Participants will have the opportunity to work with Jack Thomas, NMSU meat scientist, to fabricate a beef carcass into wholesale and retail cuts of beef. Midweek, NMSU range management specialists Chris Allison and Nick Ashcroft will provide instruction on range management, plant identification and stocking rates. Sam Smallidge, NMSU Extension wildlife management specialist, along with state wildlife management experts, will provide a broad-scope program on wildlife management. Stan Beevers, ranch economist with Texas A&M University, will lead the cattle marketing session, where the youth will gain a well-rounded perspective of ranch

ew Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service is seeking youth ages 15 through 19 to participate in a unique summer experience, June 5-10, at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Twenty-five youth will be selected to attend the New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp where they will receive training in all aspects of ranch management. “The camp is tailored to be one of the most unique educational experiences these kids may ever see, even in their college career,” said Manny Encinias, NMSU Extension beef cattle specialist. “Ranching is an aging industry. People who own and manage ranches are getting up in age. The question now is who is going to fill their boots. Hopefully, this camp will be an opportunity for young people to see that there are career opportunities in this area of agri-business.” “There are other youth ranch camps throughout the country, but this one is

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4th Circuit Upsets $2.3 Million Clean Water Act Judgment Against Smelter WESTLAW JOURNALS he former owner of a South Carolina metal smelting facility has convinced a federal appeals court to reverse a $2.3 million Clean Water Act judgment, successfully arguing that the plaintiffs failed to comply with the law’s pre-suit notice requirement. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also struck a penalty imposed against Gaston Copper Recycling Corp. for a CWA violation that had been remedied by the time the suit was filed. According to the opinion, Gaston operated a smelter in Lexington County until 1995. It released treated water from the

facility into Lake Watson, the court said. Overflow from the lake discharges into a tributary of the Bull Swamp Creek, which flows into the Edisto River. Environmental groups Friends of the Earth and Citizens Local Environmental Action Network, or CLEAN, sent a letter to Gaston July 13, 1992, saying they intended to file a citizen suit under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251. The statute mandates that no citizen suit may be filed until the plaintiff gives the alleged violator 60-days notice of an alleged violation. The groups’ letter said Gaston had exceeded its permit limits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for mercury and PCBs between July 1990 and September 1991. They also said the facility had ongoing violations of its permit for pH and copper. Two months after sending the letter, the groups filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and civil penalties. The judge held a bench trial in 1995 but did not issue a decision until 2003, when the District Court imposed a $2.3 million civil penalty against Gaston. The trial court found, among other things, that Gaston had exceeded its discharge limits for levels of pH, cadmium, zinc, iron, copper, and oil and grease and had committed 396 monitoring violations and 323 reporting violations. The court also imposed a penalty on Gaston for filing required improvement plans for upgrades to the facility 54 days late. On appeal to the 4th Circuit, Gaston argued the plaintiffs no longer had standing because William Shealy, a CLEAN member who had established standing for the plaintiffs as a downstream user of the Edisto River, had died between the time of trial and entry of judgment. The company also claimed the trial judge erred in imposing penalties for violations not raised in the plaintiffs’ notice letter. On remand for factual findings on the standing issue, the District Court concluded that Guy Jones, a member of CLEAN and Friends of the Earth, has operated a canoe and kayak business on the river since 1983. The 4th Circuit subsequently agreed with the lower court that the plaintiffs continued to have standing through Jones. The panel also upheld the trial court’s judgment related to a violation of pH limits Oct. 15, 1993, and violations of copper limits Oct. 5, 1993, and March 22, 1994. n

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cation and many other news outlets, including television’s Fox News, sat up and took notice when the Western Legacy Alliance and New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association attorney Karen Budd-Falen began exposing just how many tax payers are going to fund environmental groups via litigation settlements and payments. It seems that it isn’t only the livestock industry that is crying foul (or fowl) anymore. In early March Greenwire, self-dubbed “the leader in energy and environmental policy news,” ran the following story. “Agency is resurrected to track payments in enviro lawsuits,” by Lawrence Hurley, E&E reporter. In 1995, the Republicancontrolled Congress withdrew funding for an obscure agency that had been tasked to track the distribution of cash to environmental groups and others that win certain lawsuits against the federal government. Now, Republicans complain that environmental groups are gaming the system — because no one is collecting the data. Due in large part to that criticism, the Republican-led House — in the form of an amendment to the continuing resolution — voted last month to suspend payments

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for. If the Center for Biological Diversity — the group that was found guilty of libel — finds that to be irony, so be it. It is also worth noting that Karen Budd-Falen was most definitely a child prodigy when she served in the Reagan Administration. What will be left?

The range livestock industry has been reeling over announcements in late 2010 by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar that seem to be no more than thinly veiled attempts to turn the natural resource rich, but sparsely populated Western United States into a vast de facto wilderness area/national park. Land use restrictions could make the term “multiple use” one of those that falls out of the dictionary and access to federally designated lands available only to those who have the ability to pack all of their needs on their backs — a real-life elitist playground. There is the potential of even more such designations. In early March Salazar announced “a draft vision plan to guide the growth and management of the National Wildlife Refuge System.” Entitled “Conserving the Future:

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tem, in part by reaching high school and college youth from diverse communities and exposing them to n Service conservation careers. n To develop a five-year plan to “green” the Refuge System; n To encourage a ‘Friends’ group for every staffed refuge; there are now about 230 Friends groups; n To develop standards for credibility, efficiency and consistent application of science in planning and management; n Working with state fish and wildlife agencies, to prepare a strategy to double youth participation in hunting and fishing by 2020, paying special attention to individuals of all ages with disabilities. To submit your comments on these latest bright ideas, go to http://americaswildlife.org . Legislative Wrap

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ith an annual impact of between $2.4 and $2.5 billion on the state’s economy, the dairy industry is big business in New Mexico. The past two years have been rough ones for dairymen, as the United States’ economic downturn hit dairies in New Mexico and across the country hard, increasing production costs and driving down consumer demand. Today, however, things are looking more positive for the industry, with higher milk prices helping producers’ outlook and bottom line.

“The last couple of years were the worst economically for the dairy industry in a long time,” said Beverly Idsinga, Executive Director of Dairy Producers of New Mexico (DPNM). “We are starting to come out of it, but have been hit so hard that it will take a long time to recover. Many dairies have lost three generations of equity.” Milk prices, which got down as low as $9 per hundredweight are now back up to $15 per hundredweight, but costs have also increased to between $14 and $15 per hundredweight, she noted. High feed costs boosted by ethanol production play a big role. Increased ethanol production pushes up corn prices, which then bumps up soybean prices. “Producers are starting to make a little money, but when prices are

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have a big impact on the industry, since Japan is a big importer of dairy products. Like most involved in production agriculture, dairymen do not set the price for their product, and so can’t pass on increases in the cost of production to their customers. The federal government sets milk prices monthly in eleven different regions of the country. Commodity prices of cheese and butter at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) are a good indicator of whether milk prices are going up or down. “Premiums can be negotiated with the processor, but producers typically don’t receive much of a premium because everyone knows that base price,” Bradley said.

Eleven to twelve percent of milk produced in the United States is exported to other countries New Mexico dairies don’t get much benefit from federal dairy subsidy programs because of herd size, he continued. In New Mexico, the average herd size is 2,200 cows, and the federal program only pays on about 200 head, which is not much benefit to larger operations. For DPNM, improving the milk pricing formula is a priority on the national level. They are working with National Milk Producers on their initiative, and DPNM is also working on its own initiative, to give the industry something to fall back on, Idsinga said. Ensuring that agriculture is represented in the 2012 Farm Bill, is another priority on the national level, and the association is planning a trip to Washington, D.C. in May. This year’s state legislative session, which finished up in mid-March, ended on a fairly positive note for dairy producers. The industry was primarily on defense because of New Mexico’s deficit crisis, working to make sure that nothing detrimental was passed, Bradley said. “Because of the budget issues, we didn’t want to introduce a bunch of bills. Not much got

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the range livestock industry and all of agriculture didn’t have too bad a time. Some bills passed, some others made it to the Governor’s desk. Thanks are due not only every member of the Legislature, but also many, many NMCGA members who made the time to help out, including all of the bill readers who followed legislation at home while Nikki Hoover, Joe Culbertson, Jack Chatfield, Ernie Torrez, Jose Varela-Lopez, Gerald Chacon and Alfredo Roybal spent lots of hours holding chairs down on behalf of the industry. That’s in addition to the full time representation of President Elect Rex Wilson and Michelle Frost. R.L.YORK

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still a tiny minority but their concerns, along with the recognition by some states of these issues is encouraging. Will this sentiment lead to any real change? The main difference so far is that some of these issues are getting into the national debate as part of the budget negotiations that are going on in Washington as this is written. It’s hard to tell where things are at any given time as congress and the administration lurch from one short term funding agreement to the next. There are some budget cuts being made in the process but it is hard to track them. There have been threats to deny funding to implement SO 3310, the EPA’s regulation of CO² emissions, and the funding of some land acquisitions but unless some of these things are made a part of the philosophy that prevails in the spending battles and carries through long-term, we can’t count on much changing out here in the country. Those of us who believe in these principles need to keep the pressure on the politicians. The Forest Service has been writing “Travel Management Plans” for forests all over the country. The proclaimed purpose is to reduce the number of seldom-used roads in the forest and thereby the environmental damage the roads cause from erosion, their intrusion on the “viewscape”, etc. Many of us believe the real reason is to further disadvantage those who would like to use the Forest for some productive purpose like logging or grazing and to decrease the number of recreational users to stop things like hunting, hiking and man’s intrusion into natural processes generally. Of course a great side benefit is that then the area becomes “roadless” and will qualify for wilderness status that it seems now can be granted by the managing agency without even having to bother with congressional approval. The Forest Service has been taking comments on their Travel Management Plan for the Gila. At a rally in Silver City around 100 people showed up to support the plan. The next day 700 opponents of the plan gathered to voice their opposition. The second rally was attended by Congressman Steve Pearce who also sent a letter of protest to the Chief of the Forest Service in support of his constituents. There were also county and local officials at the second rally opposing the plan. Gila area residents have been victimized for continued on page 33

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years by the environmental agenda. Now when they show up at rallies in numbers of 7 to 1 to their opposition will the Forest Service listen? We will find out when the final plan is announced. The record so far doesn’t give much encouragement but now when Congressman Pearce’s party can control the Forest Service budget maybe things will be different. How about budget language that would prohibit any expenditures on developing or implementing travel management plans? Also, as we have warned in the past, don’t believe anyone in the Forest Service who tells you they just want to limit access by hunters or hikers. They will still let you use the road when you need to. Even if that

FS officer is honest and believes that himself, the day will come when someone else will be enforcing the rule on the books and you will lose your access to get a truck or trailer to your pens or equipment where you need it to maintain your water improvements or for whatever other reason you need a road in the Forest. These plans need to be protested and stopped where ever they are proposed. The New Mexico State Legislature is wrapping up its 60-day session as this is written. Governor Martinez won some battles but the opposing party still is in control of both houses. It looks like the end result was that there were not a lot of bills passed but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Senate Bill 13 carried by Senator Vernon Asbill of Carlsbad would prevent

federal agencies from shipping confiscated livestock in New Mexico without a court order that gives the Livestock Board the authority to issue a permit. It appears that this bill was one of those that had support to pass but didn’t make it all the way through the process before time ran out. This bill if passed would allow a grazing permittee to at least have a hearing on his case before the agency confiscates and sells his livestock. It is needed legislation. It seems we are stuck in a hot dry weather pattern. I don’t know anyone who likes this kind of weather except possibly those who make their living fighting fires. This La Niña event is supposed to change going into the summer. Let’s pray that it does. Until next time may God bless n us all.

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attlemen’s TOO BOX Managing Fertility in Cows MANNY ENCINIAS, PH.D. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY – CLAYTON LIVESTOCK RESEARCH CENTER Introduction he responsibility of the beef female is to conceive early in the breeding season, deliver a healthy calf, and wean a calf to its full genetic potential, making fertility the primary driving factor of profitability on a cow-calf operation. When a cow experiences a decrease in reproductive performance it often results in delayed breeding, lighter weaning weights, and more open (non-pregnant) females. These losses, which are attributed to decreased fertility, cost the U.S. beef industry more than $1 billion dollars annually. Reproductive traits commonly used to describe fertility, generally have a low heritability. In other words, this means that other factors, like production environment and management of a cowherd, play a larger role than genetic selection. Suggesting cowcalf managers should evaluate a production environment’s limitations and consider management strategies to measure, assess, and cost-effectively improve reproductive efficiency in beef females.

Measures of Cow Fertility

Fertility in beef females is commonly measured by numerous traits with low heritability estimates. The following is a descriptive list of traits associated with cow fertility: Age at puberty – describes the age of sexual maturity of a replacement heifer. This trait is used to measure heifer fertility and is influenced by breed, body weight, and nutritional status. Heifers that achieve puberty at younger ages typically conceive early in the breeding season consequently calve earlier and have higher pregnancy rates than heifers who achieve puberty at older ages. 34

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Age at first calving – is correlated to age at puberty in heifers and subsequent calving intervals. First calf females that calve at 24-26 months of age typically experience greater lifetime production. Pregnancy rate – is simply the percent of the herd diagnosed pregnant, which measures the success of the breeding season. Calving date – is defined as the day within the calving season in which a beef female calved. Typically, females that calve earlier in a calving season wean heavier calves and have higher pregnancy rates. Calving interval – describes the number of days between successive deliveries of a live calf. Ideally this period is 365 days or less and not more than 365 days over multiple years to ensure the production of marketable calf on an annual basis. Dystocia – is a measure of a birth that requires assistance at delivery. An increased incidence of dystocia prolongs post-calving (post-partum) anestrus, negatively impacts fertility. Pregnancy Diagnosis Tools

Pregnancy detection is the most costeffective management tool to measure reproductive success. Recent survey data suggests only 18 percent of beef cow operations in the U.S. evaluate the cowherd for pregnancy. This is unfortunate, since a large portion of the financial losses attributed to infertility in beef cows is the result of maintaining open cows. Traditionally, manual rectal palpation has been the standard method to assess pregnancy status on ranches throughout the Southwest. In experienced hands, rectal palpation is a rapid, inexpensive method to diagnosis pregnancy. The primary disadvantage of rectal palpation is accuracy. Even the most proficient technician or veterinarian has difficulty accurately detecting early pregnancies (<45 days) and aging pregnancies with rectal palpation. Accurate diagnosis typically increases as pregnancy progresses beyond 90 days. Misdiagnosis is a costly consequence of using rectal palpation, and typically occurs in the hands of less experi-

enced technicians or veterinarians and as fatigue sets in. The use of real-time ultrasound has evolved as the most accurate tool to diagnose pregnancy in beef cattle. Ultrasound is less invasive, enables the detection of pregnancy as early as 28 days, permits fetal sexing between 60 and 80 days of pregnancy, and does not require the handling of the uterus (which minimizes the loss of early pregnancies). Because ultrasound provides the opportunity to accurately age pregnancies, unique financial and marketing incentives, as well as management options are presented to producers who utilize this technology to determine pregnancy in the cowherd. Furthermore, ultrasound provides the visual proof of a pregnancy, which is something other methods cannot. In recent years, BioPRYN (Pregnant Ruminant Yes/No), a commercialized blood test, has offered producers an additional tool to determine pregnancy in beef cattle. The test requires that a 2 ml (cc) sample of whole blood (collected from the jugular or tail vein) be sent off to an accredited laboratory to determine the circulating concentrations of Pregnancy Specific Protein B (PSPB), which is protein produced by the placenta in pregnant females. The test simply determines whether or not PSPB is present in the blood. Thus the test is a simple yes or no determination of pregnancy, and does not define the stage of pregnancy. Within 27 hours after the samples are received in the laboratory, a pregnancy report can be generated to accurately identify 99 to 100 percent of non-pregnant females and 91-95 percent of pregnant females. False positives exist in the determination of non-pregnant females, typically by sampling too early, and in the determination of pregnant females, where the placenta continues to produce PSPB after embryonic mortality. The test can detect a 30-day pregnancy in heifers and cows. The only additional criterion is that lactating cows must be sampled at least 90 days since calving. The largest advantage of BioPRYN is that this tool provides the opportunity for producer’s to conveniently check for pregnancy without the need to be trained to palpate or ultrasound for pregnancy diagnosis, or schedule the services of a veterinarian or skilled technician. This technology may provide the largest benefit to small producers who often time cannot schedule or justify the cost associated with continued on page 35

pregnancy diagnosis. The largest disadvantage of BioPRYN is the turnaround time of results when management or marketing decisions need to be made. Assessing Fertility in the Cowherd

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The goal of improving fertility in any cowherd is setting females up for success by setting realistic goals and implementing a sensible management plan. Recognize reproductive losses are going to happen, even with the best management guidelines put into practice. The bottomline is that the successful manager will make the right decision(s), whenever it is necessary, to improve reproductive n efficiency.

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Hello Ladies — ell we have “Sprung Forward” but does this really save money on utilities? As you know, this doesn’t really matter much to the animals or Mother Nature, but we grumble and do it anyway. I hope the time change helps you have more time to do the things you need to do as well as some things you want to do. The world just keeps going faster and faster as we all try to hold on to that which is dear to us. We all are constantly promoting Beef and that it is tasty, healthy and safe to eat for people of all ages. The new 2011 USDA dietary guidelines www.usda.gov/2011/01/ 0040.xml were released on January 31. There will be a printable chart available at the end of this month to help consumers view this food information in a different way. Although the pyramid is still their logo it would probably be easier for consumers to visualize a plate with a meal that is prepared with half of it in fruit and vegetables, along with a serving of beef the size of a deck of cards. I was thinking about a tasty tender 3-ounce portion of beef, corn on the cob and fresh fruits — sounds good to me. What is your favorite combination? It is barbeque time and this is a healthy way to prepare over 27 lean cuts of beef. See if you can inspire someone you know to enter their special recipe in the National Beef Cook-Off recipe contest. Participating in this event are everyday cooks wanting to sharing extraordinary recipes. There are 4 (four) category winners and each will receive a $3,000 in cash. There will be one (1) grand prize winner who will receive $25,000 plus a paid trip to appear on The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington, DC on November 5, 2011. All recipes will be accepted February 1 – April 30, 2011 at www.beefcookoff.org . What a great way for us to get others involved in promoting

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son volunteered to obtain donated buns for the burgers. It was decided to have a booth at the All Indian Livestock Days at the Route 66 Casino on May 10 and 11. There was discussion about the Beef Recipe Contest, this year’s Beef Ambassador Contest and the Mid-Year Meeting. The meeting will be held somewhere near Santa Fe, and group will likely be asked to host. Toni passed around newspaper articles and made pertinent announcements. It was decided to sponsor ANCW with $100.00. The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 pm. Respectfully submitted by Babbi Baker Lariat CowBelles met March 9, at the Rabbit Ears Café with 11 members and one guest present. Under legislation was a discussion on the re-introduction of the Mexican wolf in northern New Mexico, and a bill that could potentially cut 11 county extension agent positions in New Mexico. Handouts from the New Mexico CowBelles District 2 meeting were distributed on how a bill is passed. An article from the Wall Street Journal March 7, 2011 entitled “Beef Industry Carves a Course”, by Stephanie Simon, was circulated. It was a positive article for the beef industry and the Masters of Beef Advocacy program. Applications for the Pat Nowlin Scholarship need to be in by the next meeting. The New Mexico CowBelles District 2 Workshop was held in Roy, NM on March 3. Six members of Lariat CowBelles attended. The combination Region 6 and Women in Agriculture meeting will be held in April in Albuquerque. A door prize will be donated by Lariats. The 2011 Budget for Lariat CowBelles was passed. There was a discussion and circulation of a potential Lariat CowBelles pin. It is a lariat with a suspended cow bell. If there are 12 or more orders there will be a 30 percent discount. The maker of the pin is Wild Wire. A nominee for Man of the Year was voted on. The nomination needs to be in by March 15. The current edition of the Wrangler has an enclosed form of all presidents and committee members. A 5 States volunteer signup sheet was circulated. 5 States will be held in Clayton on October 5. Victoria Baker, executive director of the Herzstein Museum, was the guest speaker on Union County History. The book Union County and It’s People is over 30 years old. The museum is in the midst of a large project to write a new edition to keep alive the heritage of the people of Union County. The museum is encouraging families from

within or with ties to Union County to submit their family stories for the book. Handouts for the new book project and for the Herzstein Museum were distributed. It was fun, interesting and informative presentation. The next regular meeting of Lariat CowBelles will be on Wednesday, April 13 at the Rabbit Ears Café. Respectfully submitted, Marianne Rose, Reporter The February meeting of the Grant County Copper CowBelles was opened by Pat Hunt at 12:00. A thank you note was received from El Refugio for the continued support of the shelter. Group will consider donating beef certificates to Denise Baird

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for “Rope 4 Hope” instead of donating to Gila Regional Medical Center. Region VI & Women in Agriculture meetings are coming up Apr. 27-30. Discussion and decision was made to nominate CCB member Neline Dominguez for the Diamond in the Rough Award. Alma Ranch Days are April 26 & 27. Gale Moore announced the 9th Annual Dutch Oven Cook-off in Alma is coming up March 26. They need desserts donated for the event. Yearbook – Gale Moore has offered to do the yearbook again this year. Scholarship Committee – Pat Hunt will turn it over without regrets. Any continued on page 40

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volunteers? Beef month volunteers are needed to take over from Lori Nell Reed. Close to our Hearts – Bobbie needs to be contacted with information re: sick members, deaths in family, etc. Beef Education – Bobbie needs help with this committee. Marketing Committee – Ideas for marketing tools, things to give away, etc. are always welcome; contact Bobbie Neal Little. The group will be sending 250 bumper stickers for welcome bags for WALC. Joe Delk Dance – looking for someone who will sponsor the silent auction. Pat will contact Joe Delk regarding not putting the Cowbelles name on the advertising for the antiwolf fundraising. Storage Unit – Kathy will call re: cheaper storage, possibly By-pass storage. Plan is to start clean-up on the 2nd Tues. of March, so wear grubby clothing to the next meeting if you plan to participate in the clean-up. Cookbook – Pat passed out forms to write recipes on. People who have email, please send them to Pat Bennett. Pat H. recommends checking out Dee Drummond’s website, just google Pioneer Woman. Bev Medford introduced her mother, Bev, who is visiting from Wisconsin. Bev’s Daughter, Summer also joined us as a new Cowbelle. Arley Howard was also

introduced as a new member. Kim recommends having a January meeting next year and not having either a Nov. or Feb. meeting. A vote will be held at a future meeting. A round of applause was given to Pat Hunt, her first meeting as our new president. Meeting was adjourned at 12:55. Submitted by Wanda MacInnis, Secretary The February 19, 2011 meeting of the Berrendo CowBelles was held at Chews West with seven members present and President Betty Solt presiding. A thank you letter was read from Vivian Yriart, also an invitation for District meeting and a letter concerning the Region VI meeting and a letter from Anne Ferguson concerning the State Scholarship program. Unfinished Business: Genora Canon and Betty Solt are planning to go to the District Workshop in Capitan and take a door prize. The President reminded members to bring their items for the Women’s Shelter and the items we are collecting for the ditty bags for the Region meeting. There was a discussion on the updating of ByLaws and a meeting of officers to work on this was mentioned, a date to be set later. The new Berrendo CowBelle pins are almost finished; the jewelry store called and said they only needed the pins added to the back and to be buffed. Submitted by

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Georgia Perry, acting Secretary The Sacaton CowBelles met at the Eagle Guest on March 12, 2011. First Annual Datil Daze will be held on June 3rd-5th at the Datil Well Campgrounds. Sacaton plans on having a booth to promote Beef and hopefully, recruit new members. The organization is looking for ways to promote local beef and look forward to ideas from local ranchers. President Ellen gave a well informed update on the District meeting in T or C. The new food guidelines were reviewed; half of plate for fruits and vegetables and the rest for lean cuts of Beef. Sacaton signed up to work the Beef Booth at the NM State Fair. The ladies have agreed to work all day. Stop by and see us on Sept 22nd. Next meeting will be in the middle of April pending the speaker availability. We are hoping to have an update on the Wolf Program. Submitted by Anita Hand Due to the “Big Freeze” our part of the state experienced in February, the Otero CowBelle Feb. meeting was cancelled. Several Otero CowBelles traveled to Ft. Bliss to help with the Feed the Troops event on Feb. 12. Again on Feb. 26, Debi Rupe, Roma Duncan, Pat and Bobby Jones, Estelle Bond, Nancy and Poncho Cookson, Linda and Spud Mitchum, all Otero CowBelle members and spouses, participated in another Feed the Troops event. They were joined there by the Mesilla Valley CowBelles and a group from the West of the Pecos Cattlewomen. Over eight hundred returning servicemen, servicemen ready to be deployed and veterans and families were served a delicious BEEF meal. Eight Otero CowBelles attended the District IV workshop in Capitan and enjoyed the presentations of state officers along with a gourmet lunch. Otero CowBelles met at the home of Maddie Lee in Alamogordo on March 3. There were 19 members and two guests, Charlotte Gage and Jayne Saurman, in attendance. Jayne Sauerman became a member and is eager to participate in CowBelle activities. The Otero CowBelles now have 55 paid members, two junior members, 11 are ANCW members. On March 2, Debi W. Rupe, Linda Mitchum and Barbara Wagner worked at the La Luz Elementary School health fair. About 290 children were given beef and nutrition information. It was decided to establish an award given to an especially hard-working CowBelle to be given on an annual basis. Group decided to donate a $30 gift certificate for Beef to the continued on page 41

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father of the first baby born on Fathers’ day. President Rupe reminded the group that her motto for 2011 is “Success comes in ‘CANS’! Not Cant’s.” And she urged every member to try to always promote Beef and Agriculture in their daily lives. Jean Lee presented Pat Jones and Madalyn Lee with gifts for their serving as past presidents of Otero CowBelles; as she said, better late than never. Linda Mitchum reminded us that the Otero CowBelles will be helping with a health fair at Sacramento Elem. School on March 17. Estelle Bond will be in charge of the Kids, Kows and More presentation on May 10 and 11. Several members are planning to attend the Region VI ANCW/W ALC conference in Albuquerque Apr.27 and 28. Submitted by Barbara Wagner, Sec. At the Mesilla Valley CowBelles’ March meeting an applicant for the Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship was nominated. The joint sponsored (MVC and Ag in the Classroom) Las Cruces Public Schools Lunch Calendar Art Contest was discussed and judging will occur on May 5. Ag in the Classroom’s $125 will be matched by MVC to award $ to 13 students. NM Ag in the

Classroom Traci Williams was introduced as a member. She discussed new things happening and gave a brief description of her background to the group; welcome Traci! Several members are planning to attend the Region VI ANCW/WALC conference and Silent Auction items will be donated. Discussion of Collegiate CowBelles starting back up was held with two college girls present (one of which is our member Jodi). MVC will support in anyway needed. NM State Fair Booth schedule was passed around; no takers since all weekends were filled in. Group members attending fair will try to stop in to relieve if needed; few planning on attending this year. Doña Ana Kids, Kows and More was discussed and those available will help. MVC will sponsor the 4-H Rodeo in April with a $50 donation. Columbia Ag Day March 18, member Vickie has been working hard at coordinating it. Several members will be present to help and present. Submitted by Janet Witte 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 n

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BRAUNVIEH Efficient, Well-Muscled Cattle & Quality Beef by BILL POLLARD AND JO DEXTER

here aren’t many real cowboys in the seedstock cattle business, but John Hall, J-Bar Ranch at Hedley, Texas, is the exception. From his slow country drawl to his handle bar mustache, John fits the description and the definition of a cowboy. He still does a lot of day work for other ranches in the spring and fall, during branding or shipping, and can be found artificially inseminating (AIing) and palpating cows on any given day. His wife and life partner, Loretta, is pretty skilled herself on a horse and in a working pen. Of course, she has the mandatory job in town to cover the health insurance. She is also the book keeper, the pedigree expert and John’s partner in ranch decisions.

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Having grown up in the sandy country around Hedley, Hall quickly decided he liked cows better than cotton farming. He worked for other ranches awhile and finally was able to put together a cowherd of his own. Hall’s first cattle came from a local purebred breeder who managed cattle to fit the environment. The J-Bar program took a big step forward when the American Gelbvieh Association contracted with them to AI their commercial cows to the best bulls in the Gelbvieh breed so carcass data could be collected. Halls got to keep the top end of the resulting heifer calves. After a couple of years of trying to sell red cattle when everyone wanted black, they turned their breeding and selection toward black. About 15 years ago, a fellow cattleman sent Hall some extra straws of semen to use to see what he thought. “When the calves arrived, they were phenomenal. They out-weighed the other calves by about fifty pounds at weaning. They were thick, with big tops and had tremendous bone,” says Hall. They were Braunvieh. Needless to say, J-Bar had an excellent set of almost purebred Gelbvieh cows, but began a serious Braunvieh breed-up program. They were fortunate to find black and moderate continued on page 43

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framed Braunvieh bulls that have greatly influenced their program. Setting Selection Standards

According to Hall, “There are great cattle in most all breeds and very poordoing cattle in every breed. It’s up to the breeder to challenge his cattle, hold them to a standard and not waiver, by making excuses or exceptions.” What is the saying? “There is more variation within a breed than among all breeds.” Hall was one of the first ranchers in their area to recognize the potential of DNA testing. “I’m certain that the sire and dam can’t pass along what they don’t possess other than the magic of hybrid vigor,” states Hall. Two of the three Braunvieh bulls J-Bar started with were sired by the same Braunvieh bull — he was black and he produced a high amount of DNA for marbling and tenderness. Now Halls use GeneSTAR® DNA testing for evaluating color coat, tenderness, marbling and feed efficiency along with a 100-day gain test to help in selection of their bulls. “We have found that DNA testing speeds up the process of finding the better performing cattle tremendously,” says Hall. “We have also found there is money to be made in feed efficiency due to less maintenance in the pasture and fewer days on feed when they go to the feedyard.” J-Bar Ranch also ultrasounds their bulls as they come off the gain test for ribeye area, back fat and intra-muscular fat. All are measured for scrotal circumference as it relates to maturity in heifer mates and siblings. Slowly, Halls are branching out into some embryo transfer work. Their donor cows have never won a show or had a halter on. They are cows that produce sons and daughters that work. “With our embryo work, we share our genetics with like-minded producers for a percentage of the calves. This gives us a broader study with larger contemporary groups and more numbers for selecting top genetics for feeder animals,” explains Hall. Managing for Profit

Halls have kept data since 1994 on each animal in the herd. They collect cow production information, feedyard performance information and carcass information. “We have found the traits we follow to be highly heritable and use that information to cull the cowherd,” states Hall.

“Normally, if a cow has low production, her daughters will also have low production. Since we have been culling on production for so long, we have a high degree of fertility in our herd.” Halls believe fertility is one of the most important profit traits in a cowherd. Cattle that don’t breed are the most costly animal to a herd, and generally cows that calve first wean the biggest calves. This philosophy has led to a 60-day calving season at J-Bar Ranch. “We have right at 12 sections of land owned and leased where we run over 500 head of cows, bulls, breeding heifers and weaned calves,” says Hall. J-Bar cows run in big country with varied terrain near Hedley in the Texas panhandle. The ranch produces mostly native grasses as well as some improved grasses such as bluestem and Bermuda grass. “We have our A-team herd of 180 cows that have calved in 45 days, six years in a row. Genetics, nutrition and management all have to come together to make that happen,” believes Hall. At J-Bar Ranch, nutrition is also believed to be critical and getting cows to re-breed is always a concern. In his attempt to tighten the J-Bar calving season to 60 days, Hall came across a liquid supplement that has been extremely beneficial. “We keep out Anipro Liquid Mineral with Ruma-Pro year-round and also feed dry mineral from XtraFormance Feeds as well as loose salt with EDDI (organic iodine),” explains Hall. These supplements have worked great in conditioning cows for breeding and preventing foot rot.

season will stay in the herd and those that will calve later are sold as bred heifers. The J-Bar Ranch has some 14-year-old cows still meeting production standards in the herd. “These cows calved as 2-year-olds and have bred back and raised a calf every year. They have weaned 50 percent of their body weight every year in a 60-day calving season for 12 years in a row. We hold these cows in high regard and we expect equal continued on page 50

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My Cowboy Heroes by JIM OLSON

“Bill Clark” ill was a millionaire back when that actually meant something. He used to say, not in a bragging way, but in an encouraging way, “I reached my goal of becoming a millionaire when I was 37.” No small feat, as the date would have been 1961. He did not stop there however. Bill’s uncle, Fred, used to tell him, “Think big and leave the pack behind.” Bill never forgot those words and repeated them often. He used to say uncle Fred always went for it in a big way; broke, bankrupt and riches were cycles Fred knew about, but in the end, it was mostly riches. “It’s just as easy to go broke over a thousand dollars as it is over a million!” Fred would advise, “But the plan is to learn from your mistakes and not go broke at all.” Bill Edward Clark was born near Larned, Kansas in 1924. At the beginning of the Great Depression, the family headed west to the Galiuro Mountains of Arizona. Bill’s parents were schoolteachers and his mother had landed a job there at a small one-room schoolhouse at a place whose name has long since been erased from maps. He was the only white student at the school where rancher and miner children

came to learn. Being the teachers kid didn’t make matters any better. Bill would grin and shrug his shoulders when remembering those early school days, “It made me tough, I learned Spanish and some Indian words as well . . . and to fight.” After a few years, the family relocated to Scottsdale, AZ where both parents got better jobs. Bill played football for the six-man team, graduating in 1942. Shortly after entering the University of Arizona, he decided to join the Navy instead and spent World War II on a battleship in the North Pacific. Upon his return to civilian life, Bill embarked upon the trail of a true entrepreneur. Never one to shy away from hard physical labor, Bill was often referred to as “the Energizer Bunny” . . . he just kept going and going . . . He went to work for a farmer picking fruit. Instead of taking his paycheck in cash, Bill soon learned he could make a better deal if he took most of it in trade. This was the beginning of his first fruit stand. In true entrepreneur fashion, Bill soon had deals made with several area farmers and had to hire helpers to assist him in his burgeoning business.

Once the fruit stand was going well, Bill expanded into the roofing business. As a roofer, it wasn’t uncommon to see him on top of a house in 100-plus degree heat doing the work himself. Bill, always looking for opportunity, discovered there wasn’t much competition in the booming, mining area around Globe, AZ so he went there. Upon finding the locals a tight-knit bunch, he walked to every house along the main road and offered to do their roof or put new siding on their house for the ridiculously low price of just about what it cost him . . . with the condition that no one tell the price. Bill soon had all the advertising he needed as everyone wanted their house to look as good as the ones along main street and he bragged that at one time or another his crews roofed or sided all most every house in the Globe-Miami area! Back at the fruit stand (which was in the country at 48th street and Thomas in Scottsdale), Bill’s business had grown to the point where he now bought a farm of his own to help keep up with demand. He also opened another fruit stand in the Phoenix area. As Bill’s enterprises grew, he expanded the farming operation as much as possible. Farming and ranching were close to his heart. Before long he had his own packing company (Clark Packers of Tempe) and owned most of the citrus growing land around what is today Queen Creek, AZ. Some of Bill’s old groves are still there with housing subdivisions intertwined throughout. Driving around Queen Creek one time, he beamed with pride at the big beautiful homes planted among his citrus trees. He wasn’t bragging about the homes, he was proud of the trees, most of which he had personally planted, still thriving there years later. Bill used to say,“There is opportunity everywhere; you just have to find it.” As his financial situation grew he was able to play bigger games, moving into real estate investments. “Buying is easy, it’s selling that’s the hard part,” he would say. “You have to make sure and have a plan for a property when you buy it. Don’t just buy something because it’s a good deal, what if you have to own it a while? Can it pay for itself?” Bill liked to buy farms and ranches because he understood agriculture and could always find something to do with the place until it sold. Later in life he also invested in prime land, building houses. In the late 1960s, Bill, always an adven-

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turer, sold most of his holdings and bought an entire town in Alaska. Located near Yakutat, the small town consisted of a fish cannery, store, saloon, boarding house and a large fishing boat. Other than a few private residences, Bill owned it all. The only way in or out was by air, sea or sled dogs. It was a rough and tumble kind of frontier town straight out of a scene from the century before. Bill even told of once being thrown through the window of his own saloon! Getting his fill of Alaska after a few years, Bill moved once again to Arizona where he spent the rest of his life cattle ranching, farming, and developing real estate. He owned ranches in New Mexico and Arizona, developed land in pretty much every southwestern state including the California coast and even owned a motel in the resort town of Pinetop, AZ for a while. Bill was constantly helping folks out; financial advice, a buck to the down and out, rides for hitchhikers and even a bible now and then were all ways he assisted others. Once when he gave financial advice not well received, he was told, “That’s not the way most people do it.” Bill responded in typical Bill fashion, “Well, let me tell you, about 10 percent of the people in this country make around 90 percent of the money . . . so it stands to reason that most of the people are wrong about finances most of the time! If you want good advice about money, get it from someone who knows how to make it, I mean really knows how to make it. I don’t mean someone with a good job, because a job is just a job, and with very few exceptions, jobs, even better paying ones, will never make you rich. If you want sound financial advice, talk to someone who has made themselves a lot of money!” Another thing Bill used to say a lot was, “Anybody in this country has the same opportunity as anyone else. It isn’t only the people born into privilege who make it big; actually it’s the opposite most of the time. People who use their background as an excuse will get no sympathy from me . . . shoot, I’m living proof, if I can make it, anybody can!” Bill was raised during the Great Depression, rode a horse to school, had parents who struggled financially and made every dime he ever had the old fashioned way; with his own two hands and his ingenuity! Having several different partners at one time or another on this project or that, Bill

always advised against getting too deep into partnerships, especially with friends or family members. “You still have to have Thanksgiving dinner with them no matter what happens, you know.” But the partner Bill disliked the most was his Uncle Sam. “I wouldn’t mind the government taking some of my money if they were helping people out with it, but they take more than their fair share and then go and give it to a bunch of lazy so and so’s who won’t even find a job and help themselves!” “Entitlement” was a cuss word to Bill. He often used the quote, “The Lord helps those who help themselves.” If he had any regrets, it would be that all those years spent making money and working so hard, he neglected family relations. Bill once said, “Looking back on it now, I can see where I wasn’t home nearly enough. My method of being a good husband and father was to make more money

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and buy them things; I know now that is not the best way. I could have sacrificed a few hours working to spend more time with my family and still made plenty. That’s how I would do it if I had it to do over again.” Bill would often smile when people would say things like, “There just isn’t enough time in the day” or “I don’t have enough time to get it all done.” He would reply, “Sleep is over rated. You’re probably wasting the hours between mid-night and 5 a.m.” Then he would laugh, but there were years when he was struggling to make it where that thought held a lot of truth to him. “Sleep a few hours when you get tired and then get back at it. That’s what Edison did.” Bill shook his head in astonishment as he poured over the headlines proclaiming America’s consumer debt. “Don’t these people know you can never make it if you’re drowning in debt?” Then he would explain, “Having and wanting nicer things is the American way. It’s what I want, too. But you should never buy things that put you into debt. Save the money you have for a down payment on whatever it is and go invest it into something that will make you money instead. Then, later on, you can buy whatever it is you wanted with the profits and still have money to make more money with!” The only acceptable debt to Bill was investment debt . . . and then you still need to be careful. “There were times in my life when I didn’t know how I was going to get it all covered. Somehow, though, I just kept working at it and believing I could do it and sure enough, it always worked out.” Bill Clark was definitely one of those 10th percentile who understood how money is made. He was an American entrepreneur, a true tale of “the dream.” n APRIL 2011

Brand Re-Record to Start in June n June 15, 2011, the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) will send brand renewal notices to the owners of all brands registered in New Mexico. Brand owners will receive a packet of information in the mail explaining the renewal process. The $100 fee to renew a brand for the coming three years also includes an opportunity to submit changes in ownership, address changes or any changes in brand location or image for approval by the NMLB. Changes submitted after October 31, 2011, will cost an additional $100. If brand owners do not receive a packet of information regarding their brand in June, the expiration date of brands can be verified on brand cards. If there are no changes, they can just submit a letter and the $100 renewal fee to the NMLB. If changes need to be made, they should contact the NMLB. No renewals will be

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processed until July 1. More information on brands and renewals, as well as animal health issues, can also be found at the agency’s website, www.nmlbonline.com. To find a brand, click on the Brand Department link on the Home Page and search by the name of the registered owner or the master number. Currently, the NMLB can process renewals received from walk-ins or by mail. Staff is working towards online credit card payments for brand renewal, and updates on that process will be available on the website or from the main number. All of the approximately 32,000 registered brands in New Mexico’s system, administered by the NMLB, are renewed every third year, regardless of when the brand was registered. The winter following the re-record, the agency produces a Brand Book, which includes information on all of the brands registered in the state. The 2010 Brand Books, which contain a special section on the history of the agency, are still available from the NMLB for $50. 2012 brand books should be available in early 2012. It is important for producers to maintain their brands. In order to move or sell livestock, a producer’s brand must be current. In addition, keeping a brand current protects a ranch or family brand and all of the associated history and tradition. For more information, contact the NMLB at 505/841-6161 or www.nmlbonn line.com.

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Halls like to help other people; they have a customer buy-back program for producers who purchase their bulls. In the program, J-Bar customers can feed and test their bull prospects at the Ranch. The bulls that meet the standards are marketed with J-Bar bulls. J-Bar Ranch also helps local youth providing them with steers for the commercial feeding contest at the San Antonio and Houston Stock livestock shows. “Our calves won the San Antonio Stock Show Jr. Fed Beef Challenge in 2007 and 2008 at 13-months of age, and we had two pens of calves place in the top five at the Houston Stock Show Jr. Fed Beef Challenge in 2008,” states Hall. They also had the best calf at the Texas Cattle Feeders contest a couple of years ago, and have helped some youth with show heifer projects. This year, Halls had a new thrill when the five calves they tested at the Midland Bull Test in Montana topped the Braunvieh group. More than 80 head were put on test and a three-quarters Braunvieh J-Bar calf was the high-gaining bull. J-Bar also bred the low Residual Feed Intake bull, and took home the Best Pen of Three honors. J-Bar Ranch is also invested in an allnatural, grass-finished beef program with Paidom Meats of Nazareth, Texas. They supply 12-15 head to the meat company each month. Some consumers are attracted to grass-fed beef for health reasons and it’s gaining in popularity. “Health studies indicate that grass-fed beef is higher in Omega 3 fatty acids and Conjugated Linoleic Acid, which are important in maintaining cells and healthy body systems. Grass-fed beef also has significantly less saturated fat than corn-fed beef,” explains Hall. However, Hall emphasizes beef from Braunvieh-bred cattle is high quality whether it is corn-fed or grass-finished. When asked what his favorite part of the cow business is, Hall said from the womb to the tomb. “Our cows have to pay their way. We don’t have a business in town or oil and gas production, or even a great inheritance; we live on pure sweat and long hours with many blessings from our Lord God,” states Hall. John and Loretta’s hard work have let them mold a philosophy of efficient, well muscled cattle into an existing, functional cowherd that produces highquality seedstock and really good beef. n

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Shown here, from left to right: Andres and Yvonne Aragon and David Dick, a Missouri cattleman and chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils, the Beef Checkoff division of NCBA. At the center of the Rotunda Dinner serving line is Pat Woods (3rd from the right) former NMBC director.

2010-2011 DIRECTORS — CHAIRMAN, Cliff Copeland, Purebred Producer. VICE-CHAIRMAN, Joe Clavel, Cow-Calf Producer; SECRETARY, Jim Bob Burnett, Cow-Calf Producer. NMBC DIRECTORS: Andres Aragon, Cow-Calf Producer; Darrell Brown, Cow-Calf Producer; David McSherry, Feeder; Tom Spindle, Feeder; Bernarr Treat, Cow-Calf Producer; Art Schaap, Fluid Milk Producer.

EX-OFFICIOS: Jane Frost, Producer, Federation of State Beef Council Director; Tammy Ogilvie, Producer, Beef Board Director; Wesley Grau, Producer, Beef Board Director.

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Memoriam Mark A Hopkins, 65, Albuquerque, passed away February 25, 2011. He is survived by his wife Pat, children Sarah Dixon (husband, Jed), Michelle Hannah (husband, John); grandchildren; his parents Oscar and Betty Hopkins; sisters Lynn Hopkins and Amy Gorczyca (husband, Fred); nieces, and many other family and friends. Mark was an avid horseman and owner of Mesa Tractor. He was active in the LDS Church and many other organizations in our community including Boy Scouts, 4-H, the Valencia County Fair. Truman “Stoney” Hatley, 91, Truth or Consequences, passed away at his home on February 26, 2011. An Army Veteran of WW II he was a member of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association and a member of the Willcox, Arizona Masonic Lodge for 65 years. He is survived by four sons, Brian (wife, Cindy); Darrell “Rusty” (wife,

Sharon); Gary and Wade Hatley; six grandchildren and great-grandson. He was named the Chamiza CowBelles Father of the Year in 1978. There wasn’t a morning when he didn’t come to the kitchen, get a cup of coffee, a cigarette and look out over the ranch in search of a rain cloud. His loving family suggests donations can be made to the Paragon Foundation, 1209 Michigan Avenue, Alamogordo, NM 88301. Billy Wayne Dinwiddie, 72, Roswell, passed away on March 17, 2011. Billy was born on June 18, 1938 to W. D. “Jiggs” Dinwiddie and Evelyn Rose “Rosie” Cooksey in Pecos, Texas. He married Gail Barton on August 24, 1957 who survives him at the family home. He graduated from Jal High School followed by NMSU. He worked for PCA, and New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau, helping to establish the first cattle buying program. He was in the

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start trading cattle, and he became one of the biggest cattle traders along the Mexican border, importing as many as 250,000 head a year. In 1956, Mr. Stadtler helped found the California State Team Roping Championships in Oakdale, and he competed in the event for 40 years. He was also a founding member of the Oakdale Cowboy Museum. He is survived by his second wife, Riva; son, Dan Stadtler; daughter, Carolyn (Hoss) Dilday; sister, Rose (husband, Steve) Morris; stepdaughters, Sheryl Powell and Kathy (Frank) Bengoa; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Charlie F. James, 89, of Carlsbad, died Sunday, March 13, 2011, at his home. A survivor of the Bataan Death March, he was the last 200th Coast Artillery (AA) survivor living in Carlsbad. The oldest child of Frank and Lena Martin James, he was born in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 10, 1921. After a brief stay there, his parents returned to Carlsbad where he, his sisters and brother were raised. Graduating from Carlsbad High School in 1940, Charlie earned the nickname “Little Boy Blue” during his three seasons as a 130-pound running back on the Carlsbad Cavemen football team. Though small in size, he had the heart and speed to earn All-State honors. In his senior year, he enlisted in the National Guard, 111th Cavalry, Troop I. Later converted to the 200th, he would be with Battery F of that regiment in the Philippines at the onset of World War II. For four months, with little food or ammunition, he and his comrades fought until Bataan was surrendered on April 9, 1942. That began Charlie’s 3 1/2 year journey as a prisoner of the Japanese. Used as a slave laborer for the Japanese war effort, for more than two years he worked in a steel mill in Osaka (Yodogawa Bunsho), then later moved to Oeyama, where he unloaded supply ships, along with his work in a nickel smelter. Honorably discharged in May 1946, Charlie returned to his family and ranch life in Carlsbad. Except for a few months working at Potash Company of America, Charlie’s life was devoted to ranching. For his service, his awards included the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Prisoner of War Medal, New Mexico Bataan Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Ribbon, American and Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbons, Philippine Presidential Unit Citations (3), and the Army

Distinguished Unit Badge. He was a life member of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, American Ex-Prisoners of War, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, NM Bataan Veterans Organization, and BPOE No. 1558. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Lucille; son, Chuck (wife, Darla), Mead Oklahoma.; and daughter, Joanna (husband, Jerry) Sieberg, Carlsbad; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Gloria Kelley, Lubbock; and brother, Bob James, Las Cruces. Margaret M. White, 86, Carlsbad, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011, at Carlsbad Medical Center. She was born Oct. 11, 1924, in Las Vegas, N.M., to Maximilian Matthews and Elizabeth Agnes (Cottam) Bruhl. Her father was a Forest Ranger in Las Vegas, moving to Queen in 1943. She married John V. White on Aug. 10, 1949, and moved to the Brokeoff Mountains and ranched their beloved La Paloma Ranch until moving to Carlsbad in 1998. John and Margaret were partners in all they did and had bragging rights to having the best fine wool sheep in the United States and possibly the world. Margaret is survived by her husband, John; sister, Betty McCollaum, Carlsbad; two adopted sons: J.D. White, California; and Luke White, Carlsbad, and also several nieces, nephews and a host of loving friends.. Editor’s Note: Please send In Memoriam announcements to: Caren Cowan, N.M. Stockman, P.O. Box 7127, Albuquerque, NM 87194, fax: 505/998-6236 or email: caren@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable 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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n the Fall of 1969, it was time to drift back to NMSU from another great Summer at the Bell Ranch. Marvin Gard and I ran into each other and had a big visit. He told me all about winding up in Montana after the branding at “The Bells” the past Spring. He hired on with a big outfit with ranches across the West. They had him ride a bus to Montana. On the way through Nevada, an old cowboy got on, saw Marvin was a cowpuncher and knew his bed and saddle were in the luggage rack. He said, “Don’t let these Nevada ranchers see you as they always need new ‘Punchers’. They’ll send you out on the wagon and you’ll never come in. I was out so long this Spring, my kids didn’t know me when we pulled into Headquarters.” We always wanted to go there. We both needed work, so through a friend we hooked up with Tom Selman. He owned Southwest Stockyards in El Paso, where they processed lots of yearlings and sent them on to grass out west. Every weekend, Marvin, his brother Ernest and I left early from Las Cruces to go to Southwest Stockyards. We’d arrive just after sun-up. Tom was fun to work for . . . a little cranky like “old” people get when they pass 40! He had done lots of “cowboyin,” and as a kid, worked for Bob Crosby, the Steer Roper. He said they got up early and Bob would have a big pot of pinto beans ready. He’d tell them to get a plate and eat all they wanted. That was breakfast. At Southwest we received thousands of 350 to 600-weight crossbred cattle from Mexico, the South and probably some from Oklahoma. We called ‘em all “Oakies.” They usually had lots of ear on them. Our main job was to brand, vaccinate and dehorn everything. Most were bulls, so they needed to be cut. That first weekend I cut several hundred. None died, so I was named “Chief Surgeon.” We had a Powder River squeezer with a good, long chute from the crowding pen. There was an hombre we called “Crazy Ramon,” who

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worked with us. I could understand enough of his “lingo” to tell him that when we opened that squeezer we didn’t want to wait. We wanted one lifting it off the ground! Southwest Stockyards bought hotshot batteries by the case and Ramon used ‘em well! That long chute would hold eight to ten 400 to 500-pound cattle. I told Ramon to keep them “buzzed-up” and on the “go.” He’d walk up and down “jobbin’” them and it sounded like a choir, as all of them had a different bellow . . . but when we opened the squeezer they were “huntin’ a hole”! We were paid by the hour, but we worked non-stop. I think we made $1.25 per hour and we worked hard because we liked to feel like we could look Tom in the eye when he gave us that check. There was a roof over the branding chute. In a normal day there would be several scoop-shovels of horns that Ernest “knocked off.” He also “ticked” them and kept the air full of that blood-clot powder. Marvin branded, worked the squeezer and I cut. Sometimes Ramon was so fired up with the hotshot that a calf in the chute would jump on top the one in front of him, rear up and fall backwards. Wedged upside down like that, they’ll die fast and we couldn’t get a horse close enough to pull them up because of the roof over the chute. I told Ernest to pick out a big calf in the crowding pen and buzz him up. Marvin and I would take a short rope and tie it around the horns of the one that was upside down. We would tie a loop with a bolin knot and Ramon would slide the gate open. Then 500 pounds of fire-breathing beef would leap over everything! When he jumped over the one that was down, we’d drop the “collar” over him and he’d hit it so hard it would jerk the downed one straight up. Ramon would apply more “juice” so that we’d have two of them in the squeezer, which was really wild! That Fall, Marvin, Ernest and I branded thousands of crossbred critters. At Thanksgiving we had time off from school

and spent night and day making those high wages. We branded all day, then worked all night loading a train close to Juarez with cattle going to grass out around Bakersfield, California. We only had one or two pot-bellies, so it took all night. I remember going with the last truck-load. It was just after daylight when Tom drove-up and said, “Get your saddle, crawl on the caboose, help shape ‘em up and I’ll fly you home.” That word “fly” did it. I may have thought I was a “wild” cowpuncher, but I didn’t crave that . . . so I passed. Now I wish I would have gone as that was the last livestock I ever loaded on a train. There never was another chance to ride the caboose. Around Christmas Tom told Marvin and I to throw our saddles and beds into one of his pick-ups and go help at an outfit he had between Sierra Blanca and Van Horn, Texas. We found the set of pens off the interstate when it was just getting light. Owen Gray ran this outfit. Tom had this Hot Wells Ranch and ran 1,000 Brangus heifers with 100 Corriente bulls. Our job was to help Owen gather that ol’ desert ranch that ran into the Diablo and EagleMountains, and to ship these bred heifers to Arizona and California. As we pulled our “kaks” out of the pickup, along with our leggings, bridles and all, Owen introduced himself. He was a nice fellow, probably 50 or 60, with gray hair and a moustache. I liked him. You could tell by the lines in his face and by his walk that he was all cowpuncher. He said one of us had to ride a mule that day. In the early-morning light, I could see fifteen or twenty horses in a pen along with the ears of a mule sticking up. So I told Marvin I’d flip him for the mule. Luckily Marvin got the mule, or so I thought. It turned out that the mule was the best mount in the remuda. Owen pointed out a gray horse for me so I rolled a loop on him. He wouldn’t turn to me and continued on page 59

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I flipped the slack over a cross-tie. I wish I could have gotten another turn. As that gray hit the end he sat back hard, pawing and choking, then jerked the rope through my hands. Old Frank (at the “Bells”) had made me a horn-knot out of a chain-link, and it flew like a bullet and caught Marvin above the eye. He went down like a beef. I got him propped up against a post and by the time I had this horse saddled, Marvin was back among us. The gray was a goodlooking horse but as you all know, looks are deceiving. He bucked and I managed to ride him, but all day he would “try” me if he thought I was napping. That first day we “jigged” a long way to the top of the Eagle Mountains and started to throw cattle toward some holding pastures. Each day we caught fresh horses and gathered that country. We shipped those bred heifers to their destination and the bulls went to New Mexico and on farther West. We did rope a lot of runaways and sure enjoyed

Owen Gray. When we threw our outfits into the pickup and headed to El Paso, we felt that “works” would have never happened without us! Tom sent me back that winter for a

week or so. I stayed at Headquarters and Owen and I stayed a-horseback, scattering and locating another set of cattle. The Southern Pacific Railroad went right by Headquarters. All the corrals, saddle house, etc.

were made of cross-ties. Each evening around 6:00 p.m., I’d wrangle the horses for our next day’s mounts. The tracks ran along the horse pasture fence and the 6:00 o’clock train would roll by. The guy in the caboose would wave. With my hat pushed back and my spurs jinglin’, I knew he must have been envious of that cowboy wranglin’ the horses. I returned to Southwest Stockyards where Tom had leased a bunch of fields. After the frost hit the alfalfa, Marvin, Ernest and I put 1,000 or more yearlings there. We moved our beds and horses to a camp there and prowled those cattle, roping and doctoring. We had a few good wrecks. As it could get cold in that valley and there wasn’t much scenery on those fields, we were all looking forward to Spring and drifting back to cow country. Ernest threw his saddle and bed in with mine and we headed for the “Bells,” cravin’ more cow n works!

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for guiding them north to safety, only to be abandoned before that golden shore was reached. I know many individuals who have seen outlaw aliens packing assault rifles and automatic pistols north onto American soil. Numerous outlaw Mexicans have been filmed with hidden game cameras packing weapons. I know of no neighbor of Roger Barnett’s who believes that Roger assaulted any aliens. The only illegal immigrant I’ve ever seen physically assaulted received the intentional blow from a female Border Patrol officer who applied the bottom of her combat boot to the north end of a south bound alien as she was loading him in her truck. This happened at Apache directly across from the Apache Elementary School. Approximately a year and a half ago the company I work for was contacted by a local politician. He expressed hope that we (my employer) would be interested in buying Roger’s state grazing lease (at way below market value). He was assisting a well known political activist group that had been harassing Roger for quite some time. Together they were using false accusations and trumped up charges in hopes they could convince the State Land Dept. to revoke Roger’s grazing lease. This would accomplish two things: Roger would be summarily punished for crimes they supposed he had committed, and it would also get Roger out of the way of one of Arizona’s most profitable smuggling routes. Roger’s greatest fault was becoming a high profile deterrent to the traffic headed north. His patrolling of his ranch could easily be seen from the highway. The truth is, he isn’t guilty of anything that isn’t practiced by ranchers on the border on a regular basis. He believes his property and rights are worth protecting, and he has had the courage to fight back. The bogus claims of human

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Cattle Ranch – Excellent desert ranch owned & operated by the same family for 40 years. Well improved w/BLM & State grazing leases. HQ on State land, well watered. $650,000. $500,000. Young, AZ 72 Acre Farm – Under the Mogollon Rim, a must see, w/small town charm, mountain views. 1,000 gpm well, home, 1800s museum, 2 BR cabin, shop, & barn. Excellent for horse farm, bed & breakfast, land or water development. +/- 62 acres & well for $1,700,000; home & other improvements. $424,500, Seller Financing. Santa Teresa Mtns, Fort Thomas AZ – 200 acre Plus 17 head BLM allotment, private retreat, two wells. Very remote & extremely scenic w/sycamores, cottonwoods & beautiful rock formations. $300,000, Terms. *REDUCED* Greenlee County, AZ, 139 Head Ranch – Year long USFS permit w/two room line camp, barn & corrals at HQ. Remote horseback ranch w/limited vehicular access. 10 acres of deeded in Sheldon, AZ. $275,000.

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CALIFORNIA RANCHES Lassen County 11,725 acres, all deeded. 970 acres irrigated, flood & 4 pivots. Alfalfa, grain. grass. BLM permits, 500 cows, organic hay. Lots of potential for more farm ground. Priced at $5,375,000.

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74 Ranch – $795/ deeded acre. Located 30 miles NW of Truth or Consequences NM, this property features 16,443.40 +/- deeded acres, 42,240.00 +/- USFS lease acres and 1,360 +/- NM State lease acres for a total of 60,043.40 +/- acres. 10 miles of LIVE WATER and abundent water rights make this property a rare opportunity. Land owner elk permits in Unit 17 & 21B (well known for producing quality elk), Sierra & Socorro Counties, NM. Canadian River Ranch, reduced to $299,000 – 39.088 +/- deeded acres, w/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. Miami Lookout, $395,000 – 80.00 +/- deeded acres in Miami, NM Approximately 60ft X 60ft metal building, utilities buried, water and septic in place. All back off highway up the mesa on private driveway, affording majestic views. Currently owner parks 5th wheel during summer months. Utilities could accommodate a 3 bedroom home. Has trees and irrigation shares. Colfax County, Miami, NM. Spear Road Ranch, $700,000 – 160 +/- deeded acres, w/exceptional three bedroom 3 bath home, approx 2,200 sq ft. Adjacent office, 3 car garage and workshop, one round pen, 150 ft X 300 ft arena. Convenient to I25, fantastic views of mountains and the plains. Second manufactured home on site. Water shares and three water meters. Approximately 5 miles NE of Springer, NM. Miami Mountain View – $697,000 - 80 +/- deeded acres, located 1 mile east of Miami, NM. Property has nice home, steel building with shop and barn, 150' by 230' roping arena with return alley, 80 shares of irrigation rights, irrigation pond,good hay pastures and awesome views of the mountains. Also other useful outbuildings and highway frontage onto SHW21.

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New Mexico’s Old Times and Old Timers

Albuquerque’s Clyde Tingley: A Diamond in the Rough ertainly one of the most colorful, interesting and enduring politicians in the history of New Mexico was Clyde Tingley. He served on the Albuquerque City Commission continually from 1916 to 1934. He was governor from 1935 to 1938, after which he returned to the city commission where he continued to serve until 1953. There are not many folks in the state’s annals who held public office continually for more than 35 years, not even former Governor Bruce King. Tingley accomplished a great deal during his years of service, but he did not do it with much in the way of polish and grace. He was inflexible and demanding in his approach to public affairs, he was unschooled and he was a machine politician. All of that stirred considerable resentment against him, except among voters who consistently reelected him. Upon the occasion of being told that he was setting a bad example for the youth of Albuquerque, Tingley is reported to have said, “I ain’t goin to quit sayin’ ain’t!” He was undaunted by charges that he was undignified and a disgrace. Tingley was born near Springfield, Ohio, on January 5, 1881. He arrived in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, sometime after the turn of the century where he worked as a machinist for the

Graham Motor Car Company. It was in Bowling Green that he met and courted Carrie Wooster, the daughter of a prominent farming and oil rich family. Carrie Wooster’s father died of tuberculosis in the early 1900s, and Carrie herself contracted the disease. She and her mother moved to Albuquerque to seek treatment in 1910 and Clyde followed in early 1911. Clyde and Carrie were married in Albuquerque on April 24, 1911. But they did not sever their ties to Ohio. The farms in Wood County fell to the ownership of Clyde and Carrie, and in fact became known as Tingley Farms. The crops were cultivated on shares by local farmers. Clyde made frequent trips to Ohio and was remembered in Bowling Green as a friendly man, down to earth, and a great talker. The Wooster money, and the Wooster Farms, provided Clyde with the financial resources necessary to pursue a career in politics. He began by being elected to the Albuquerque City Commission in 1916. He was consistently reelected until 1934 when he ran for, and was elected, governor. While Albuquerque did not have a mayor in those days, Clyde, as chairman of the commission, bestowed the title upon himself. Clyde, and Carrie, too, could often be found at the railroad station where they

n March 11, 2911 Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science Colorado State University, spoke at St. John's College in Santa Fe. Her "Autisim, Animals And Different Ways Of Thinking" captivated a packed house as part of the Steiner Lecture Series and the NMCGA was on hand to welcome her. Dr. Grandin and Rick Iannucci discussed ways combat wounded veterans currently participating in his Horses for Heroes- Cowboy UP! program were using her book, "Humane Livestock Handling" and how understanding the process of visual thinking has helped communicating cowboy skills to Veterans suffering with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI).

Temple Grandin, PhD and NMCGA member Rick Iannucci at Grandin’s Santa Fe presentation.

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would greet all manner of celebrities who stepped off the train to stretch their legs. They ranged from Charles Lindbergh and Albert Einstein to Mary Pickford, Rudolph Valentino and Ronald Reagan. It was not uncommon for the Tingleys to be photographed with the famous of the day. No modest shrinking violet was Clyde Tingley. His lack of modesty is demonstrated by the number of monuments he named, or had named, for himself: Tingley Coliseum on the State Fair Grounds, Tingley Drive in southwest Albuquerque, Tingley Beach on an artificial lake, also in southwest Albuquerque, and Tingley Field, Albuquerque’s baseball stadium from 1938 until 1968. A grove of trees on old U. S. Route 85, north of the town of Bernalillo, used to be called Tingley Park. Clyde had a reputation for getting things done, and he was more than willing to take the credit. As Governor, Tingley maintained a close relationship with President Franklin Roosevelt. Because of it, he was able to secure large amounts of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) money for New Mexico, but mostly for Albuquerque. With these funds Tingley was able to assist the University of New Mexico in its rapid growth during the late 1930s. The airport terminal was built, as were buildings at the State Fair Grounds and the railroad overpass on Albuquerque’s Central Avenue. It was also during this time that a number of federal offices were established in Albuquerque and the old Federal Building was constructed in the downtown area at 5th and Gold. Tingley was also instrumental in the alignment of old U. S. Route 66 through Albuquerque. Clyde and Carrie were also responsible for the creation of the Children’s Hospital at Hot Springs (now called Truth or Consequences) in 1937. In this case, the people of Hot Springs voted to name the facility for Carrie Tingley. The Tingleys had no children of their own, and Carrie spent much of her time raising money for the Children’s Hospital, and collecting toys which she delivered to the children at Christmas time. The rapid growth of Albuquerque and

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New Mexico following World War II led to the closure of the Tingley era in politics. By 1947 his brand of power-brokering and machine politics was repudiated and his influence was broken. He continued in public life for a few years, but his dominance was at an end. Clyde Tingley died in 1960, less than two weeks shy of his 80th birthday. Carrie died the following year. But as long as Tingley Coliseum and Carrie Tingley Children’s Hospital exist, the Tinn gleys will be with us.

Senator Leavell Honored by NMACD he New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts (NMACD) presented Senator Carroll Leavell (R-Hobbs) with a specially designed belt buckle for the “President’s Award” in the Capitol Rotunda on March 9, 2011 which was proclaimed Soil and Water Conservation District Day in New Mexico by Governor Susana Martinez. NMACD President Eddie Vigil presented the President’s award to Senator Leavell for his support of the Technical Service Provider program funded by the state legislature and USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). President Vigil stated that “Senator Leavell saved the very valuable program that provides jobs to New Mexicans while training and recruiting employees for the federal USDA-NRCS agency.” The Technical Service Provider (TSP) program has been ongoing for the past 8 years and helps to leverage over 20 million dollars per year for New Mexico agriculture producers through the USDA farm bill programs. The TSP program assists NRCS in providing technical assistance to producers to put “conservation on the ground.” The voluntary, incentive based programs through USDA-NRCS are the most affective and valuable process to help New Mexicans conserve water, improve wildlife habitat and work toward bringing our watersheds and rivers back to balanced and functioning systems. “Senator Leavell definitely deserves this acknowledgement for his support of the TSP program, he was able to see the extreme value to all New Mexicans by providing a small amount of state funding to leverage millions of federal dollars for jobs and natural resource conservation, ” stated Debbie Hughes, NMACD Executive n Director.

Hats in the hall were the order of the day for the 2011 New Mexico Legislature. Each day of the Session was attended by at least one staffer and one New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association leader --- some days many, many more than that. The culmination of the 60-day marathon was the Roundhouse Feed held in the rotunda of the Capitol, where New Mexico agriculture came together to serve beef, lamb, beans, tortillas, chile, salad, cheese, milk and ice cream to over 1,200 people. It took just over an hour to serve everyone, including deliveries to legislators. Thanks to all who came to help!

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A A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 19, 44 ADM / Joe Delk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Aero Tech Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Ag Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Agrilands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Ken Ahler Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 American Galloway Breeders Assn . . . . . . . . . .46 Andrews, Smith, Lowery & Co. LLC . . . . . . . .26 Animal Health Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Arizona Ranch Realty / Scott Thacker . . . . . . .70 Artesia Trailer Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Ash Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 B Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Bagley Performance Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63, 69 Tommy Barnes, Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Berge Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 BJM Sales & Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Bottari Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Bradley 3 Ranch LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Brand / Richard Van de Valde . . . . . . . . . . . .54 C C & M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Canon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission . . . . . . . . .18 Caviness Packing Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Century 21 / Berry Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Cimarron English Shepherds . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Clayton Cattle Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Clift Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Clovis Livestock Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Chip Cole Ranch Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 CPE Feeds Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 CPI Pipe & Steel Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 George Curtis, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 D D Squared Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Dairy Farmers of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

ADVERTISERS’ INDEX Dairy Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 David Dean / Campo Bonita LLC . . . . . . . . . .69 Dan Delaney Real Estate, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . . . . . .54 Domenici Law Firm PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 E Elgin Breeding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Express UU Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 F Fallon-Cortese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Farm Credit of N.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Farmer’s & Stockman’s Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Five State Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Flying W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Freeman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Fury Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 G Gammill Sisters Show Swine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Goemmer Land & Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Tom Growney Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . .54, 79 H Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Headquarters West Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Home Ranch Real Properties & Equipment . . .70 Hooper Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 44 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Hugley Co. Land Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 J J Bar Braunvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Joe’s Boot Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41, 59 K Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment . . .54 Kail Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 King Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 KMB Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

L L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 La Gloria Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Lasater Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44, 56 Lee, Lee & Puckitt / Kevin Reed . . . . . . . . . . .65 M Manchester Mfg. Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Mason & Morse Ranch Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Douglas McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Merrick’s Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Mesa Feed Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 55 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . . . . . . .67, 70 Monfette Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 54 Montaña del Oso Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Murney Assoc. / Paul McGilliard . . . . . . . . . . .67 N N.M. Cattle Growers Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . .36 N.M. CowBelles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 N.M. Property Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 NM Purina Dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . .13, 33, 56 N.M. Wool Growers, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 No-Bull Enterprises LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Nutrena Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 O Jim Olson Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 O’Neill Land, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 P Pacific Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Paco Feed Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Dan Paxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Phase-A-Matic Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 PolyDome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Cattle Guards/Priddy Construction . . . . . . . . . .28 Joe Priest Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Principal Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 R Ranch Acquisitions Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Ranch Land Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 D. J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Ride For Life Trailride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Riley & Knight Appraisal, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44, 47 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Rod Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Running Arrow Farms LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Running Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 S Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Santa Ana Star Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Santa Gertrudis Breeders International . . . . . .46 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Scott Land Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Smith Land & Cattle Co, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Southern Star Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 45 Southwest Ag, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 T Terrell Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Tri-State Angus Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Tucumcari Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 U USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 V Virden Perma-Bilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 W John A. Weaver Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46, 61 Western Heritage Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Western Legacy Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Western Limousin Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Westlake Cattle Growers LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Williams Windmill Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 49, 54 Y R. L. York Custom Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

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To The New York Times: Ranchers Respect Livestock by AMANDA RADKE donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know much about Mark Bittman, food-opinion writer for the New York Times, but I know he has some pointed things to say about food production these days. In a recent column entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Farm Animals Get The Respect Pets Do?â&#x20AC;?, Bittman uses an activist-coined term â&#x20AC;&#x153;common farming expectations,â&#x20AC;? to lump together the bad apples in agriculture to paint a rotten picture of the hard-working farmers and ranchers who first, care and respect for their livestock on a daily basis, and two, produce a safe supply of food they are proud to feed the world and their own families. In his column, Bittman writes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to take a look at the line between â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;animal.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; When the ASPCA sends an agent to the home of a Brooklyn family to arrest one of its members for allegedly killing a hamster, something is wrong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That â&#x20AC;&#x2122;somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is this: we protect â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;companion animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; like hamsters while largely ignoring what amounts to the torture of chickens and cows and pigs. In short, if I keep a pig as a pet, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kick it. If I keep a pig I intend to sell for food, I can pretty much torture it. State laws known as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Common Farming Exemptionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; allow industry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; rather than lawmakers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to make any practice legal as long as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s common. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;processâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (that means kill) nearly 10 billion animals annually in this country, approximately one-sixth of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total. Many, if not most, of these animals are raised (or not, since probably a couple of hundred million are killed at birth) industrially, in conditions that the philosopher Peter Singer and others have compared to concentration camps. Might we more usefully police those who keep egg-laying hens in cages so small the birds canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t open their wings, for example, than anger-management-challenged young people accused of hamstercide? â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thanks to Common Farming Exemptions, as long as I â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;raiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; animals for food and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done by my fellow â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;farm-

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ers’ (in this case, manufacturers might be a better word), I can put around 200 million male chicks a year through grinders, castrate — mostly without anesthetic — 65 million calves and piglets a year, breed sick animals (don’t forget: more than half a billion eggs were recalled last summer, from just two Iowa farms) who in turn breed antibiotic-resistant bacteria, allow those sick animals to die without individual veterinary care, imprison animals in cages so small they cannot turn around, skin live animals, or kill animals en masse to stem disease outbreaks. All of this is legal, because we will eat them,” Bittman writes in his article. I hate to re-post such a negative article

on agriculture because such ill-informed pieces like these are simply intended to rally activist dollars, stir up controversy and impose fear on good-hearted Americans; however, I feel it’s vitally important for all of us in the food business to note a few things. 1. Bittman isn’t alone in his perception of what American agriculture is. 2. The graphic images developed by activist groups have seriously hurt our image. 3. We have to start doing a better job of TELLING OUR OWN STORY. Yes, I used all caps to make my point clear. When’s the last time you explained to someone what good animal handling practices are and how ranchers follow them? Or, how about enlightening our

consumers about the benefits of the industry’s Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program for both the animal and the endproduct? As a beef producer, I truly believe I’m doing what’s right by caring for my animals, being an environmental steward for the land and respectfully harvesting my livestock to help enrich and improve human lives. More importantly, I, too, am upset about the bad apples in our industry; I don’t believe in animal cruelty, and I hate when I see another recall in the news. I think these messages are words our conn sumers are desperate to hear.

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