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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

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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

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The Best of Times by Christy Couch Lee Economics 2 x 4 x 24 by Stephen Anderson Lest We Forget by Peter Mocho Who IS on First? by Caren Cowan Birth Weight in Calves by Heather Thomas Smith Slaying of Border Rancher by Brady McCombs, Arizona Daily Star

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N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter by Bert Ancell News Update N.M. Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle To the Point by Caren Cowan N.M. Old Times & Old Timers by Don Bullis Cowboy Heroes by Jim Olson In Memoriam Seedstock Guide NMBC Bullhorn Market Place Real Estate Guide N.M Livestock Board Update Estrays Scatterin’ The Drive by Curtis Fort

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ADVERTISING SALES General: Chris Martinez at 505/243-9515, ext. 28 or chris@aaalivestock.com Real Estate: Debra Cisneros at 505/243-9515, ext. 30 or debbie@aaalivestock.com

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ON THE COVER . . . “Early Morning at Cedar Ranch” a 24"x36" oil on canvas by Bill Owen, (© 2008) the man who has been called “The Cowboy’s Artist." Bill is a member of the Cowboy Artists of America, and his fervor for the American West can be witnessed in his art. Bill feels compelled to record what he believes to be the true endangered species of our time: the contemporary working cowboy. He is passionate about the importance of portraying each and every detail with complete accuracy. His greatest accomplishments and proudest moments are realized when a true cowboy looks at one of his pieces and says, “That’s exactly the way it is!” Bill is especially proud of The Arizona Cowpuncher’s Scholarship Organization, which he founded in 1995 to help finance college education for young people from Arizona ranching families. Bill Owen, Cowboy Artist, Inc. www.BillOwenCA.com www.CowboyArtistsOfAmerica.com

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness… – “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens

Howdy Folks, don’t know if Charles Dickens could foresee the future, but he sure put it on paper of how things are going today. We are experiencing the highest market for cattle ever, and at the same time seeing the highest grain markets, too. Fuel costs are through the roof, causing all domestic production costs to climb, also. Investment firms will tell you what is hot and what is not, but they are scratching their heads about as much as we are.

Reading articles and watching the news tends to make one wonder what road we are traveling. If you listen to the politicians, each party is blaming the other for the debt we are facing. If they could throw their party affiliations out the window for a few months and work as concerned Americans (not Democrats or Republicans) and try to do what is best for their constituents instead of their political party, we Americans could probably work together and patch most of the leaks this old ship has and get her sailing again. We need to look at the myriad of acts and regulations that are affecting all Americans, get honest dollars amounts of what these are costing, and then see if we really can afford them as a nation. Each and all of us Americans have leaned on the government for some type of entitlement, whether straight forward or through the back door, and we need to curtail our appetite for their handouts. No matter what is offered, there is always something the government wants in return. The USDA is riding that animal traceability horse again. It is too early to tell, but from what is rumored, hot brands will not be a form of identification. There will be a multitude of ideas and concerns heard again on this subject and we producers must have a say in what will come of it. The US Forest Service is working overtime to curtail grazing, road use, and other uses of the public’s lands. The BLM is getting into these actions also. I would say — talk to your US legislators — but most of them are all for the proposed Wildlands use of northern New Mexico’s forests. What do we do? Who are they listening to? This ole country has sure been tested as of late. With wildfires ranging from Silver City, Ruidoso, Roswell, Tatum, Tucumcari, and Clayton, wind storms as strong and as long as one can stand, not much snow melt, or moisture in general makes one wonder why he’s in the business. It just takes a beautiful sunrise, a newborn calf, the hint of green grass, or a cup of coffee with a good friend to remind us why we are in this profession. The regional meeting in conjunction with the Northeastern New Mexico Livestock Association held in Roy was well attended and informative. Congratulations to the scholarship winners. Other regional meetings are still in the planning stages and dates and places will be coming soon. Also keep in mind the summer meeting and plan to attend. Hope to see you there. Remember — think rain. “He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” – Jeremiah 17:8

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Rex Wilson Carrizozo President Elect

Jose Varela Lopez Santa Fe Northeast V.P.

Ernie Torrez La Jara Northwest V.P.

Ty Bays Silver City Southwest V.P.

Pat Boone Elida Southeast V.P.

Lane Grau Grady V.P. At Large

Troy Sauble Maxwell Sec./Treas.

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www.roswelllivestockauction.com CATTLE SALES: MONDAYS CATTLEJUNE, SALES:SEPTEMBER MONDAYS and DECEMBER HORSE SALES: APRIL, HORSE SALES: APRIL, JUNE, SEPTEMBER and DECEMBER BENNY WOOTON RES 575/625-0071, CELL 575/626-4754 WOOTON RES. 505/626-4754 SMILEY BENNY WOOTON RES 575/623-2338, CELL 575/626-6253

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ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION RECEIVING STATIONS LORDSBURG, NM 20 Bar Livestock Highway #90 at NM #3 – East side of highway. Receiving cattle for transport 2nd & 4th weekends of each month. Truck leaves Lordsburg at 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Smiley Wooton, 575/622-5580 office, 575/623-2338 home, 575/626-6253 cell. FORT STOCKTON, TX 1816 E. 53rd Lane, Interstate 10 to exit 259A to FM 1053, 5 1/2 miles north of I-10. Turn right on Stone Rd. (receiving station sign) 1-block. Turn left on 53rd Lane – 3/4 miles to red A-frame house and corrals on right. Buster Williams, 432/336-0219, 432-290-2061. Receiving cattle: 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month. Truck leaves at 3:00 p.m. CT. PECOS, TX Hwy. 80 across from Town & Country Motel. NO PRIOR PERMITS REQUIRED. Nacho, 432/664-8942, 432/448-0129, 432/448-6865. Trucks leave Sunday at 4 p.m. CT. VALENTINE, TX 17 miles north of Marfa on Hwy. 90. Red Brown 432/4672682. Pens: 432/358-4640, cell: 432/386-2700. Truck leaves 1st and 3rd Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CT. VAN HORN, TX 800 West 2nd, 5 blocks west of Courthouse. Pancho Romero, 432/207-0324, or Pete Ojeda, 432/284-1971. Trucks leave 1st & 3rd Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CT. MORIARTY, NM Two blocks east and one block south of Tillery Chevrolet. Smiley Wooton 575/622-5580 office, 575/623-2338 home, 575/626-6253 mobile. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT. SAN ANTONIO, NM River Cattle Co. Nine miles east of San Antonio on U.S. 380. Gary Johnson 575/838-1834. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT. NEW RECEIVING STATION, T or C, NM Old Greer Pens – I-24 to Exit #75 – Williamsburg – Go east to City Building – Turn right to corrals. Truck leaves at 2:00 pm Sunday. Matt Johnson, 575/740-4507 or Jeff Richter, 575/740-1684.

Cattlemen Cautious About Final Dust Policy Assessment s anticipated, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Policy Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards. According to Tamara Thies, chief environmental counsel for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the policy assessment is an important document in the regulatory process that sets forth the EPA staff’s advice to the administrator about the regulation of coarse particulate matter, more commonly known as dust. In the final policy assessment, agency staffers determined that EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson would be justified in either keeping the current standard or tightening it to a level that would be essentially twice as stringent for much of rural America. Thies said the good news is that the policy assessment included options rather than a stand alone recommendation to make the “dust standard” more stringent. The bad news is EPA can still choose to regulate dust in a way that would put a stranglehold on rural America.

“Dust is a part of life in rural America ...” “Dust is a part of life in rural America. Cattle ranchers work hard to provide safe and nutritious food for this country and abroad. Finalizing a rule that would result in heavy fines for creating dust by simply driving down a dirt road or herding cattle is unacceptable. If EPA Administrator Jackson is serious when she says EPA is not working against agriculture, she needs to prove it,” said Thies. “We urge EPA Administrator Jackson to keep the current standard.” The final policy assessment states that the two standards are essentially equivalent in terms of health protection. However, Thies said the effect on the rural American economy is not equivalent. A recent study commissioned by NCBA found that changes being considered by EPA could bring vast areas of the Midwestern, Southwestern and Western United States into nonattainment or to the brink of nonattainment where slight changes in a weather pattern could make all the difference. “While Administrator Jackson has complained recently about so-called ‘myths and misconceptions’ about her intentions regarding this issue, NCBA urges her to put all our minds at ease by declaring unequivocally that EPA’s actions will not result in a more restrictive regulation of dust in rural America. Avoiding responsibility by claiming it’s up to the states to determine how dust will be regulated is inappropriate since agriculture is a dustcontinued on page 45

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he Lazy D Ranch was founded in 1992 and is located just north of Hobbs, New Mexico. We are in the southeastern corner of New Mexico about five miles west of the Texas/New Mexico line. The elevation is 3,692 feet at a latitude of 32° 45' N and longitude of 103° 13' W. The climate at our ranch is semi-arid with the average rainfall of 15 inches per year. The summers are hot and dry with daily high temperatures averaging in the low to mid 90s. At night the temperatures drop to the mid 60s. Typical winters are clear and cold with nightly low temperatures averaging in the mid 20s and the highs averaging in the mid to high 50s. The ranch overlies the Ogalala aquifier which allows us to grow our own feed. The grazing ranges from winter wheat to jose wheat grass. In the areas under cultivation, the soil is a sandy loam while on the natural grass land it is rocky. Red Angus breeder Mary Dobry describes herself as the “chief cook and bottle

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washer” at the Ranchers’ Steakhouse and Buffet, and “number one hay slinger and calf puller” at the Lazy D Ranch in Lovington, NM. “You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl.” The daughter of Oscar Shipley, Mary grew up with animals and livestock on her father’s farm in Chickasha, OK. A former trick rider, Mary shares her attraction to her unusual occupation. At a rodeo in Chickasha, riding a little white horse at the back of the arena, she spotted a man also riding a white horse. The man offered rides to the youngsters present, and offered Mary a ride as well. “I put my arms around the horse’s neck. He asked me if I would like to have the horse.” When Mary located her father to obtain permission, he instructed her to stay away from the man. “I reported back to the man, who talked to my dad. I took the horse home that night from the rodeo.” With a team of two white horses, Mary started to train and experiment with Roman

riding. She began riding professionally at the age of 13, and was scheduled to appear at Madison Square Garden as a novelty act. Because Mr. Shipley became ill and wouldn’t allow her to go to New York with anyone else, the performance was cancelled. In 1993, Mary says she had a few cows, but not much land, and she knew she couldn’t raise enough cattle to make money. She briefly considered raising horses, but ultimately opted for registered seed stock. “I looked at several different breeds, and most of the time I was cautioned not to get in the pen with a bull. People asked, “Are you by yourself? You don’t want this breed ... for any number of reasons.” Remembering the day she discovered the breed, Mary says, “I’ll never forget it.” Driving in her car, she spotted a woman handfeeding some red cows in a field. “I was wearing a white pantsuit, and I climbed over the fence and went to talk to the woman. She handed me some cubes, and I fed the cows. I decided that this was the

breed for me.” Mary researched the !

breed thoroughly, studying genetics and expected progeny differences, known as EPDs. “I breed to produce a six-foot to sixfoot-two frame to get the leg-length ranchers want.” Similar to the Black Angus in size, but described as gentle and easy to handle, Mary has sold many to people who are tired of working with other breeds. Finding that the Red Angus cattle halter-break and trailer easily, Mary says, “ I love them, and I’m ’hands-on’ with my animals – I’ve been called the ‘cow whisperer’. I can walk out in the pasture with my bulls, and walk right up to them,” but cautions that their gentle nature wasn’t the only reason she selected this breed. “They are easy-keepers,” gleaning the best from available feed. And, maybe most importantly, Lazy D bulls are educated professionals, adapting quickly to their surroundings and says Mary, “They go straight to

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home to some of the finest Red Angus breeding stock in the Southwest, and Mary and her award-winning Lazy D bulls have been featured in private and invitation-only national sales, including one private sale where only two bulls were featured. Asked what makes her most proud, Mary responds that she is most pleased with the continued support from local ranchers and cattlemen. She has always been a “hands on” owner with the attitude that “even if you’re the best you can still get better.” She also strongly believes in the “two horse” method of success, hard work and grace from above. Mary, along with the rest of the Lazy D bunch, would like to invite you to see some of the finest Red Angus breeding stock available in the Southwest. — Thanks to our friends/ partners at The Lea County Tradition

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Saudi Arabia to invest in Mexico’s Agriculture PUBLISHED IN MEXICO’S ECONOMY audi businessmen want to invest in the agriculture and fisheries in Mexico, and promote trade and scientific exchange, said the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA). In a meeting with the country’s ambassador in Mexico, Saudi Arabia’s Alassiri Abdulfatah Mohammad Hussein, who met with the head of the (SAGARPA) agency, Francisco Mayorga, said the two nations are interested in sharing knowledge and strengthen trade relations and mutual friendship. The main products exported to Saudi

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Arabia are honey, fruits, vegetables, confectionery, chickpeas, juice, pepper and coffee. Meanwhile he added, foods such as chicken, sugar and boneless beef could represent an opportunity for Mexico in the market of the Arabian Peninsula. The meeting was also attended by the general coordinator of International Affairs, SAGARPA, Kenneth Smith, who noted that the National Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock (INIFAP), an agency of the department, could be part of scientific and technological exchange. With a population exceeding 24 million, the economic engine of Saudi Arabia is oil. It is estimated that the country has 20 percent of world reserves, while in 2008

exports totaled $329 billion and imports n $107 billion.

American Agri-Women Examine Critical Agricultural Policy Issues n an effort to better understand Arizona border issues, American Agri-Women (AAW) heard from several speakers on the topic at its annual agricultural policy review meeting held in Phoenix. Sue Krentz, wife of rancher Rob Krentz who was murdered by an illegal alien as he checked cattle on his southern Arizona ranch in March 2010, and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, just back from testifying before a Senate committee hearing in Washington, D.C., spoke about the hardships they face because of the “porous”

border. Barbara Jackson, current vice president of American National CattleWomen from Tucson, AZ, described ANCW’s new ‘animal well being” educational program and suggested that people check the internet and go to RestoreOurBorder.org to learn what the Arizona Cattlemen’s Association recommend on improving the border situation. Anna Marie Knorr, representing Western Growers’ Association, echoed previous speakers but emphasized that it is imperative for farmers, ranchers and growers to have access to legal foreign workers through new legislation. AAW president Chris Wilson, Manhattan, KS, explained that the border issue was only one of many issues discussed at the meeting. The meeting was comprised

of 58 women from 20 states who updated last year’s legislative positions in preparation for their annual trip to Washington, D.C., to meet with congressional leaders in June. “Since its beginning in 1974 American Agri-Women has strived to obtain a legal workforce so that we can continue to harvest perishable crops and enable dairies and cattle operations to produce food for our citizens, “Wilson said. “Without a change in our country’s immigration policy we will lose the ability to feed our own people, much less the world, and we will depend on foreign sources of food which may not have our high quality standards or inspection requirements. “In addition to Ag Jobs and securing the border,” Wilson continued, “we also put at the top of our priority list overregulation

by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and loss of private property rights. There are two particular concerns we have as detailed by our speaker, Karen Budd-Falen, an attorney from Cheyenne, WY. Budd-Falen discussed the Open Equal Access to Justice Act, which was first introduced in Congress last year and urges members of Congress to require an accounting of how much money is paid out by the federal government to environmental groups who sue government agencies.” Budd-Falen also pointed out the possible danger of losing grazing rights when Bureau of Land Management acres are designated as “Wild Lands.” This change is being supported by the present adminiscontinued on page 57

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FALL HORSE SALE AUGUST 27, 2011 AND WINTER HORSE SALE NOVEMBER 19, 2011 Cattle Sale every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Holstein Steer Special 1st Wednesday of the month during Cattle Sale VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT

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NM Beef Ambassador Contest Seeks Senior & Junior Contestants

This year, the NM CowBelles will debut a junior level contest for youth between the ages of 12 and 16. Junior contestants will present a 5-8 minute speech, as in the senior contestant, followed by a brief interview with the judges. The senior winner will receive a monogrammed award jacket and shirts and will be eligible to participate in an expense paid trip to compete in the National Beef Ambassador Program Contest in Wooster, Ohio September 30 through October 2, 2011. The NM senior winner may also apply for a $500 college scholarship from the NM CowBelles after fulfilling his or her responsibilities as a NM Beef Ambassador. Additional funding is currently being sought to allow the winning junior contestant to also participate at the national level. Each of the top five national winners will receive a $1,000 award along with a total of $5,000 in cash prizes from the American National Cattle Women and other sponsors. The five person national team will have the opportunity to travel across the U.S. educating consumers, peers, students, and producers about the beef industry as they participate in state fairs, beef industry events, and other venues as diverse as the Boston Marathon.

he New Mexico Beef Ambassador Program, sponsored by the New Mexico CowBelles, is looking for outstanding youth who would be interested in the opportunity to become a spokesperson for the beef industry here in NM and possibly throughout the nation. Participation in the 2011 NM Beef Ambassador Program Contest, to be held in late June during the NM Cattle Growers Summer Conference, is the first step in making this opportunity a reality. Senior age contestants must be 17, but not over 20 years of age by January 1, 2012. During the state contest, a panel of judges will critique a 5 – 8-minute speech presented by the contestant. The speech must be factually based on data provided from the “Beef: From Pasture to Plate” website — www.beeffrompasturetoplate.org or through personal research. The state contest will also include a brief written response to a published news article regarding the beef industry, as well as participation in a mock media interview and a consumer promotion activity.

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CATTLE SALE Every Thursday at 11 a.m. SPECIAL COW SALE Last Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. SPECIAL DAIRY HEIFER SALE 2nd Tuesday of every month at 11 a.m. ~TRUCKING AVAILABLE Matt & Jeana Wing / Jo Wing P.O. Box 58, Dalhart, TX 79022 • 806/249-5505 • clcc1@xit.net Visit our website at www.cattlemanslivestock.net

For a complete copy of the national contest rules and study materials go to the National Beef Ambassador website at www.nationalbeefambassador.org . To receive additional information regarding the contest contact: Shelly Porter, NM Beef Ambassador Chair, P.O. Box 370, Raton, NM 87740, 575/445-8071 (wk) or 575/4477447, shporter@nmsu.edu Entry forms are due June 1, 2011. n

NMSU Hosts Annual New Mexico Indian Livestock Days hat does enough grass to feed cattle look like? Is the water quality in a dirt catch pond good enough for the livestock? What is the proper way to handle cattle during vaccination? These are a few of the questions that will be answered during hands-on sessions at New Mexico Indian Livestock Days, which will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, May 10-11 at Route 66 Casino Hotel, west of Albuquerque on Interstate 40. New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service offers the annual conference to provide Native American livestock producers the latest information on managing their herds. Each day’s activities will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday’s sessions include managing fertility in cows and bulls, trichomoniasis, grass feed, information about the beef council and a panel discussion on how to handle feral horses on the reservations. “Feral horses are a huge problem on Navajo land and somewhat of a problem on the Laguna and Acoma reservations,” said Kathy Landers, NMSU McKinley County Extension agriculture agent. “We have assembled a panel of people from various tribes to talk about what has worked and what didn’t work for each tribe. This is going to be a sharing of ideas so people don’t have to reinvent the wheel to deal with their feral horse problem.” A new conference feature will be handson workshops on range and water management, proper cattle handling techniques during vaccinations and horse care. “Wednesday morning we are going to go to Laguna livestock producer John Romero’s property and have three handson workshops,” Landers said. “People have been asking for these types of programs.” For participants who wish to stay

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indoors, a session on business planning and estate planning will be held at the hotel. “People are needing information about estate planning, but haven’t really wanted to talk about it,” Landers said. “It’s something that needs to be discussed so families can be prepared for a smooth transfer of the farm or ranch to the next generation.” Wednesday afternoon will include a presentation on water quality and the latest information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service. Another new feature of the conference will be sessions at the end of each day for participants to visit with the day’s presenters. These sessions will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday and from 3:30 to 4:30 on Wednesday. “These bull sessions are designed to give a person the opportunity to ask questions when they might not have wanted to raise their hand during the presentation’s question-and-answer time,” Landers said. “They can ask operation-specific questions and get some advice from the Extension specialists.”

The registration fee for both days is $50. Single-day registration is $30. Lunch is included both days. Deadline for program registration is April 22. Contact McKinley County Cooperation Extension Service at 505/863-3432 or go online at http://indianlivestock.nmsu.edu/ to regisn ter.

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Many will recall the Sagebrush Rebellion. The tipping point for the Western States was the 1976 passage of FLPMA, which changed official government policy from disposal to retention. There were also many restrictions being placed on access and use of federal lands. The Carter administration and Congress had placed 37.8 million acres of land in parks, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges and other categories that banned or curtailed commercial development. Another 104 million acres were placed off-limits in Alaska. Private landowners were denied access to their property surrounded by federal lands. “This vast federal holding means we are not our own landlords,” said Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm. “We cannot control our own destiny.” Many new restrictions were placed on livestock grazing. Ranchers were told what

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Alexander Hamilton had earlier written in Federalist #78, “there is no position which depends on clearer principles, than that every act of a delegated authority contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the constitution, can be valid.” Jefferson and James Madison took this one step further. They asserted the feds didn’t have a monopoly on constitutional interpretation and that the parties to the federal compact, the states , could declare a law unconstitutional and refuse enforcement. Historian Thomas E. Woods, Jr writes on this point, “if the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned James Madison and Thomas Jefferson in 1798, it will continue to grow – regardless of elections, the separation of powers and other much-touted limits on government power.” In a controversy between a state and the feds, you have one agency of the federal government ruling on the power of another agency of the same government. Let’s say I’m a judge and thus authorized to rule on controversies between parties. If there was a controversy between

you and another party, you both would appear before me and I would issue a ruling. Also, though, if there is a controversy between you and me I would rule on that, too. Sound fair? That’s the position the states find themselves in today so no wonder they have turned to nullification as the “rightful remedy”. So how is this playing out on federal lands in the West? Utah has passed a law, H.B 143, which “authorizes the state to exercise eminent domain authority on property possessed by the federal government unless the property was acquired by the federal government with the consent of the Legislature and in accordance with the United States Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 17.” Also in Utah is H.B. 76 which creates a Constitutional Defense Council for the state and S.B. 221 to provide for a “State of Utah Resource Management Plan for Federal Lands” and H.J.R. 39 which urges “Congress to relinquish all right and title of the public lands in the State of Utah currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management and transfer title and jurisdiction to the State of Utah.” Similar eminent domain bills were introduced in Montana and New Mexico. The Endangered Species Act and espe-

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Matt has been in the showring from a young age, getting his start showing a bull calf alongside his grandfather at the New Mexico State Fair. “That experience struck a fire in me at a young age,” he says. “I’ve enjoyed showing forever at state and national shows.” The Copeland family has showed for many years at the state and local levels. And, in the past six years, they’ve hit the national scene, exhibiting at the NAILE, NWSS, American Royal, Fort Worth, Arizona National and Junior National Hereford Expos (JNHE). In 2002 Matt received the John Wayne continued on page 26

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011 Hereford Herdsman of the Year, Matt Copeland, Nara Visa, N.M., offers these words of advice and encouragement to the youth of the Hereford industry. n Put in the work. “Hard work and perseverance pay off, even when you don’t think it will,” Matt says. “These people proved that to me today.” n Dream big. “Never give up on your hopes and dreams, because there is no dream too big if you want it bad enough,” he says. “There is still plenty I want to accomplish, too.” n Watch and learn. “Find the people that you truly respect, and watch and learn what they do,” Matt advises. “Study them, and determine

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Helping him develop into the person he is today, Matt says, are his greatest mentors: his parents and grandparents. “They are class acts, and if it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in today,” he says. “I owe everything to them — my morals, values and work ethic. When they didn’t have it to give to me, they gave it, because they loved me.” He credits his wife, Kyla, for her support, as well. “There are plenty of times when you walk into the house late at night and you have to have some moral and mental support,” Matt says. “Kyla is that for me. She’s a great mentor and support system.” Matt says he appreciates Mark Copus, Burkburnett, Texas, for helping fine tune his clipping and fitting skills through the years. In addition, Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas, have served as continued on page 28

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eorge and Vera Curtis came to New Mexico as small children in the early 1900s. Their parents, arriving in a covered wagon, homesteaded in rural Quay County, New Mexico, on the Llano Estacado. Forrest, New Mexico, was the nearest place of commerce, a community built around a rural schoolhouse where their children of the 1920s and 1930s era received their education. George heard of the Aberdeen Angus breed, and much improved genetics that the breed was known for, and made the decision to acquire a registered Angus herd of his own. Traveling across the U.S. in search of the best genetics that money could buy turned out to be quite an adventure for Mr. Curtis but also a memorable quest for the Curtis children of the era. George Curtis and his youngest son James V. Curtis accepted the challenge of competing with the other top Angus breeders of the 40s and 50s at numerous State and regional competitions including the Denver and Ft. Worth livestock shows. When James V. Curtis (Rip) returned from his world travels, sponsored by the U. S. Air Force, with his wife, a North Carolina native and Air Force registered nurse, Thelma, the Curtis team resumed their Angus breeding venture. As cutting edge technology became available in the form of artificial insemination and embryo transplant, the Curtis family began to utilize these new tools to improve the herd focusing on the genetic traits that most needed improvement both in the industry and on the Curtis ranch. George Curtis’ passing in 1977 and his son’s passing in 1994 left the responsibility of sire selection and herd genetics to the present generation of Curtises. Tamara, Blake and Tye Curtis still operate George Curtis, Inc. today. The Curtis family takes pride in completing three generations in the Registered Angus cattle business. Our pledge is to continue to meet our customers’ expectations of excellence. The easy calving, top gaining, moderate framed stock that the Curtis family has been known for in the past is still available today at George Curtis Inc.

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Economics 2 x 4 x 24 by STEPHEN ANDERSON here is no mystery to genuine economic prosperity. “All Wealth Comes From The Land.” The annual harvest of livestock, poultry and crops, the edible bounty of the oceans, lakes, and streams; the production of all forests and the oil, natural gas and various minerals extracted from the earth itself. These all represent true wealth and when monetized into a nation’s financial system at stable and fair prices, forms the foundation for a prosperous economy. Just as real wealth is created by the farmer, rancher, logger, miner or fisherman when they produce raw materials; so to is real wealth created by the labor of those who process raw materials into useable consumer products. When the wages paid to labor is fair and just, the economy expands in a sound and stable manner. The third phrase of real wealth in an economy is housing, rents and all the myriad of retail business activity that represents the value added to raw materials. The huge service industry adds no real

wealth to the economy; it merely circulates the wealth previously created. One simple mathematical equation provides the answer to economic well being. That is “Production X Price = the true G.D.P. (Gross Domestic Production.” In short the combination of raw materials produced, labor and manufacturing of these raw materials, plus the transport and retail marketing of all these finished products available to the end user X the price received at each level of commerce, reveals

You can’t continually create wealth out of debt ... a true picture of real wealth and the national economy. Remember, “All Wealth Comes From The Land.” And “Production Times Price.” The last economist who understood how the real national economy works was Carl Wilken. He cautioned that each phase of production and price needed to be in harmony and share equally for a nation to thrive. That’s where the term “Parity” comes into being. On par with, or to share equally. A simpler definition is when mother’s apple pie is cut; all six pieces are the same size. We all got our fair share! Unfortunately, the U.S. economic pie has been cut in increasingly disproportionate sized pieces. The trusts and robber barons of the 1800s have accumulated massive wealth on the backs of farmers and slave labor imported from Europe. The resulting boom and bust cycles in the national economy resulted in congress

making the most disastrous economic decision in history; the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, being neither federal nor having any reserves, this was in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution that clearly mandates only Congress have the authority to coin money and establish its value. The Federal Reserve is privately owned, creates money (debt) out of thin air and charges interest to citizens, business and government alike. In the few short years 1913 to 1929 the Fed proved they could create the boom but were unwilling to prevent the bust. As exwealthy businessmen jumped out the windows and the dark ages settled across the United States there were clear lessons to be learned. Like “no bird ever flew so high it didn’t have to come down for a drink of water.” In other words, you can’t continually create wealth out of debt; without a crash back to earth with the resultant monetary crisis. Another economic lesson that should have been learned is “You can’t starve milk out of a cow.” First the Federal Reserve expanded the money supply with debt paper and then they contracted the money supply and caused the crash. True wealth comes from the land; not from the bowels of the Fed printing presses. F.D.R.’s Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wallace, immediately violated the most basic economic equation; Production X Price = G.D.P. He declared surplus production was responsible for low prices and initiated the slaughter of piglets, chicks, continued on page 33

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calves and further deepened the depression. No Production X No Price = No Economy. F.D.R. then tried Keynesian economics i.e. a chicken in every pot. Although many benefits accrued like roads, bridges, conservation, T.V.A., R.E.A., schools and courthouses; the efforts were doomed to economic failure. The infusion of fractional reserve, fiat, and debt based money into the economy was the equivalent to tying an anchor onto a swimmer. There was no production and the price was interest bearing debt from the Fed. The economic lie of the century, and still taught in our Universities, was that the 1929 crash was precipitated by high tariffs. The clearly recorded truth is higher tariffs weren’t enacted until March of 1930 at the behest of big business. It wasn’t until W.W. II that the depression was broken. Here again history clearly reveals economic truisms. Two southern congressmen, who understood real economics, sponsored the Glass-Steagull legislation of Parity for all raw agricultural products at a minimum of 90 percent and maximum of 110 percent. Farmers were

encouraged to all out production to feed the troops and our allies as well. Manufacturing geared up for all out war and domestic production. With both raw materials and labor monetized into the economy at parity prices the wisdom of the Glass-Steagull became readily apparent. They understood that all wealth comes from the land and production times price equals G.D.P. Glass-Steagull also wrote the legislation that for 60 years prevented Wall Street and the multinational Bankers from repeating the ’29 crash. It took Bill Clinton and a republican congress to whittle away all these depression era safeguards and in 2008 we once again harvested the rewards of unfettered capitalism. I call it the “Senator Phil Graham Legacy.” Wall Street replaced “Production X Price” with derivatives and a global casino of home mortgages. The Chicago Board of Trade replaced “All Wealth Comes From The Land” with shorts, longs, spreads, pushes and pulls. A snotty nosed cocaine sniffing trader with no land, no production, no labor or investment could make more income with a high speed computer, trading cattle and corn that didn’t even exist, except on

paper, then the genuine farmer-rancher producer will in a lifetime. How does this benefit the economy? It don’t, but there’s no dearth of defenders of this fake economic activity. They can be likened to lice sucking the lifeblood out of an old roan cow. Our nation’s history is replete with economic truths and economic lies. Henry Ford and his friend Thomas Edison were some of the first modern day industrialists who understood prosperity economics. Ford called his staff together and ordered them to research and determine the necessary wage level for his employees to support a family and to also afford to own and drive a Ford automobile. Henry Ford’s dictate ushered in the first living wage and a hundred years of Ford Motor Company popularity and prosperity. Voluntarily raising wages for labor also earned Ford the enmity and hatred of his peers in big business; who had routinely believed in slave like labor. In Carl Wilken’s day, he calculated that a dollar paid for raw materials circulated seven times within a community, creating an overall prosperity. That is no longer

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DATES TO REMEMBER June 1-30 — BEEF Promotion Month June 1 — NM Beef Ambassador applications due June 15 — NMCB T-Shirt and Bumper Sticker Contest deadline June 19 — “Beef For Father’s Day” June 26-28 (tentative) — NMCB Mid-Year meeting. NM Beef Ambassador Contest

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ow, it is already May 2011 and I don’t know about you, but I am ready for the wind to slow down to a gentle breeze and for the moisture to refresh the ground and us. The wind does make the windmills pump water, but rain will help to grow fresh, green grass. I hope we all receive the moisture needed. We did have a chance to refresh our friendships with other CowBelles and CattleWomen this past month during the combined meetings of the American National Cattlewomen’s Region VI and Women In Agriculture Leadership Conference. We enjoyed the “Innovation & Collaboration” during our time together as well as had some very good speakers and information. The ANCW President-Elect, Tammi Didlot, came from Oklahoma to be our guest and then traveled on to Wyoming CattleWomen Region V meeting. We were also very happy to have Region VI Director Judy Ahmann and her

husband from California join us. Barbara Jackson, ANCW First Vice President came to tell her story titled “It Is OK to Eat Beef”. This is what we all need to share with consumers, so they will see what a great product Beef is and that we do a good job providing food which is it safe to eat, healthy for all ages, and really tasty. We had speakers come from a broad range of backgrounds and they spoke on different topics, such as Shana Gibson who spoke about the “Modern Cowgirl”; Dr. Cynda Clary spoke on the “Strength Based Leadership”; Rebecca Long Cheney told us about being “Agriculture Warriors”; as well as Tent Loos who closed out our speakers with “Motivation & Leadership”. New Mexico CowBelles wanted to showcase our state by doing a Tri-Cultural Theme which included “honor the past while embracing the future”. Ashley Mills, New Mexico Fair Queen first attendant, spoke to us during the ANCW meeting and

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Deborah Blanche entertained us with her Chautauqua performance. We were honored to have Nambe Pueblo dancers who shared their beautiful dancing and history with us. Dulcimer Dan shared his love of music during the “Diamond In the Rough” Dinner. What a good time we all had with CattleWomen, CowBelles and Women In Ag Ladies. I know some of you ladies didn’t get to attend, but I hope those that did will share all the fun we had. I would like to give a big Thank You to the women who made all this possible! Rachel Ricklefs agreed to head this ANCW Region VI Conference and her committee did a great job for the New Mexico CowBelles. Shacey Sullivan & Caren Cowen, both co-chaired the Woman In Agriculture Conference, and they had many wonderful ladies as well who worked together on this. I hope when you see these ladies, you will let them know what a great job they did for us all. We all like to hear that we do a good job, and be sure and drop a note of thanks to our sponsors. Cooking good food is also something we are known for. During the NMCB Workshop this year, a CowBelle member told me said she would like to see more recipes. As I thought about her comment, I remembered a way to find new beef recipes for us to prepare for our families and to tell others about when talking about our tasty product. BeefItsWhatsForDinner.Com is a site you can connect with using your computer or your cell phone. On this site, you can find recipes, watch videos for preparing different foods, what to look for when shopping for beef at our local store, understanding the label on our meat purchase and so much more. There is even a chart for people to look at and print out which would be helpful when they are planning their meals. There continued on page 35

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chosen. We are working to have new products to sell, so send in your ideas soon. The deadline is June 15. Sacaton CowBelles held their meeting on April 14 in Quemado, NM. Scholarship applicants were reviewed and voted on. Scholarship recipients will be announced at graduation. Jess Carey, Catron County Wolf Interaction Investigator, was the guest speaker. Jess gave an update on the wolf recovery program and the impact it has had on the people of Catron County. A document has been prepared by Jess to educate individuals to be able to determine if livestock or pets may have been killed by a Mexican Wolf. If anyone is interested in this document please email a request to sacatoncowbelles@hotmail.com. If wolves are not in your area they may be soon. It is a fact for those of us in Catron County that “If you live in wolf country your life, the lives of your family and the lives of your pets and domestic animals may be at risk.” In a five-year period, 250 wolves will attack and savagely slaughter over 7,000 head of livestock and game animals. The cost to New Mexico and the US economy for the Mexican Gray Wolf Program will be well over $60 million in the next five years. It is estimated that the reintroduction costs the taxpayers $303,000 per wolf. The talk

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is much to see on just this one web-site. You can also go to the New Mexico Beef Council – nmbeef.org – and find a short cut to BeefItsWhatsForDinner.Com. You can also find Beef Cook-Off Recipe information there and this would be another way to share good beef information with consumers in your area. Our 2009 past president, Kathryn Malcolm Callis, who served as the ANCW Consumer Education Chairmen 2010, always has good information pertaining to beef from a scientific view. Did you hear that ground meat is going to have a sticker put on the wrap which states that it is “Low Fat”? This should be very inviting to the consumers . . . remember . . . Beef, It’s What’s For Dinner! – Linda Lee New Mexico CowBelle President PS, Speaking of Beef, don’t forget we are having a contest to find new artwork for sales items which will be a T-Shirt and a bumper sticker. Anyone can enter their ideas as long as it is promoting agriculture, and remember that you can receive money for your idea should your idea be

was very informative and left many with a lot to think about. Sacaton will meet again in Datil at the Eagle Guest Cafe in May. Group will, hopefully, have Susann Mikkelson of Rocky Mountain Food Coop come and talk about the benefits of a Coop. Submitted by Anita A. Hand Fifteen Powderhorn CowBelles from DeBaca, Guadalupe, and Quay Counties met in Clovis on April 12, 2011. They discussed “Earth Day” education and plans to furnish grade schools in Ft. Sumner, Vaughan and Santa Rosa with packets for fourth graders. Club members also read three outstanding applications from members’ daughters for the Pat Nowlin Scholarship. One application was sent to the State Pat Nowlin Committee. President Sandy McKenna also reported on the Powderhorn CowBelle Scholarship recipients which will be announced in May. It was decided to furnish hamburger meat for the Ft. Sumner Business Women to serve Ft. Sumner honor students and their parents at an end-of-year program. In other business, the club members discussed the Old Fort Days held in Ft. Sumner. Prep day to get the food ready is June 7 and the Barbeque will be on June 11. Steve Dimetroff continued on page 36

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will cook the barbeque again. The Club furnished Karen Kelling with recipe cards and a door prize to take to the April Region VI ANCW meeting. Group will furnish County Extension Agent, Leigh Ann Marez, with beef sticks to give out to children. At the end of the business meeting Nancy Taylor from the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico and West Texas spoke about the need to feed hungry children in our schools. Group recessed to lunch at the Rib Crib and then on to Pippin Ranch for a tour. Submitted by Carolyn Bedford, Secretary The Chuckwagon CowBelles met in Mountainair on April 12 with 27 members and five guests present with Toni Barrow presiding. Elaine and Bec encouraged all to volunteer at the Roadrunner Food Bank. Lyn Greene presented a bill for $40.25 for Rice Krispies. Toni read a thank you from Shelly Porter for donation of meat to the 2011 Home Economics School. Each of the 4-H’ers also sent a thank you note. One child addressed Chuckwagon CowBelles as, “Dear Hamburger People”. Of Course, we all thought that was great! That’s a boot that fits!

There was discussion about the state fair schedule and the All-Indian Livestock Days in May. Meeting adjourned then group dined on nostalgic Jello salads to set the mood for presentation of photographs and memories from Chuckwagon CowBelles’ unique history. Group was blessed to have charter member since 1967, Maxine Brown attend monthly meetings! Jackie Brown became a member the very next year, and Margaret McKinley has been a New Mexico CowBelle member since 1957! Jo Ann said that in those days ladies met together to quilt and catch up on news, and that’s the way they stayed in touch with what was happening in the county. Presentor encouraged all younger CowBelles to “go forward from here and gather for yourselves memories like we have.” What a blessing to be able to glance back into our history and ponder the love of the land of life; the humility and awe before nature and the hope and faith in the future that is and was inherent in these lovely cattlewomen! Submitted by Babbi Baker Minutes of the Grant County Copper CowBelles – March 8, 2011. The ANCW/NMCB Annual Meeting and the Region VI meeting will be in Albuquerque April 27-30. Alma Days are April 26-27. The Dutch oven cook-off is happening

March 26. The 2011 yearbooks are completed and were handed out to members present. Thank you to Gale Moore. Bobbie Neal – Little reports that some pamphlets were given to Judy O’Loughlin for the extension office when the storage unit was cleaned out. Group needs to plan ahead to order new beef information and pamphlets for the Grant County Fair. The new owners of U-Store have matched the price of other storage units. The District III workshop was attended by Kathy Davis, Judy de Pedro, Pat Hunt and Aubrey Allen. They wore the “The best stewards of the land are Farmers and Ranchers“ T-shirts and were a big hit. The main message taken from the workshop was: the portions of the various food groups on your plate needed for a healthy diet. One half of your plate should be vegetables, a portion of protein (beef) and a portion of starch (potatoes, rice, tortilla. The budget committee met March 4 and suggested that group receive feedback from the Kid’s Backpack program to ensure that financial contribution is going towards a cause that is beneficial for the children. Bobbie Neal-Little volunteered to get information and report back to the group. Bev Medford read the audit continued on page 37

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report for 2010 accounts. The audit found a check written last year that had not been cashed and it was approved to void the check. A prize for the most unique use of beef in a Dutch oven recipe was proposed and it was decided to donate $30 to the cook-off. Denim and Pearls: The date is set for October 15, 2011 (as long as the venue and band are available on that date). The group gave permission to the Farm Bureau to borrow some of the CCB decorations to use at their annual dinner. Pat Hunt encouraged CCB members to be aware of groups or causes in the community that may be in need of a financial contribution. The meeting was adjourned. Submitted by Wanda MacInnis, Secretary The March 19, 2011 meeting of the Berrendo CowBelles was held in Roswell. There were eight members present. Associate Member Chairman Joyce Darrough turned in five checks for Associate Members from Po Po’s Restaurant, Roswell Livestock and Supply, Keys Welding, The Cowboy Café and Atkins Engineering. Lillian Graham turned in a check for Beef license plates sold at the Roswell Livestock and Supply. The President reported that she and Genora Canon went together to

able to participate in those areas that interest them. Attendance is up and the new members are anxious to get involved. Maddy Lee gave a presentation on “Embrace the Plate” which was Beverly Butler’s presentation at the District Workshop. Estelle Bond demonstrated the “Kids Kows and More” presentation which will be May 10 and 11. The person in charge of Health Fairs in the Alamogordo School System has asked that the Otero CowBelles have a booth at each one in the coming year. Chairman Linda Mitcham and Debi Rupe will have vacationing youngsters help fill the “Beef” bags this summer in readiness for getting the beef message to hundreds of children. The Beef Council sent boxes of materials so things are moving on. Several of the ladies planned to go to Ft. Bliss to work the All American Beef Battalion April 9. Pres. Rupe encouraged anyone that hasn’t helped, to go and see what goes on. It is a very worthwhile event! Submitted by Barbara Wagoner 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, n or email: janetwitte@msn.com

present $100 check to the Community Kitchen for them to buy beef to serve and that she went on to the Women’s Shelter to donate the hygiene items. Genora Canon turned in fountain pens donated by Cherri Michelet from Homestead Realty and Lillian Graham turned in pocketknives with alien faces on them donated by Roswell Livestock and Supply for the ditty bags for the ANCW/WALC meeting. Betty Solt and Genora Canon reported on the District Workshop held in Capitan. President Solt gave Kimberly Stone pictures of group activities for the State Web site. It was decided to donate $20 to the Pat Nowlin Memorial Fund in the name of Bill Dinwiddie, to buy $25 worth of note cards made by Debi Rupe, and to give one $500 Scholarship to a child or grandchild of a Berrendo CowBelle. The new Berrendo CowBelle pins are finished and they are beautiful. Meeting adjourned. Submitted by Genora Moore Otero CowBelles met April 7 in Alamogordo. Twenty-one members and one guest (Souix Phillips) were in attendance. Estelle Bond won the door prize of Easter stuff. President Debi Rupe sent via email the minutes of previous meeting and agenda to each member so that each might be apprised of coming events and be

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dmittedly a fairly politically incorrect statement given the events in the nation over the past year, however, about the only way to describe where some within the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) are putting New Mexico’s Congressman Steve Pearce. Pearce has led the charge against the listing of the sand dune lizard in southeastern New Mexico and enlisted his fellow congressmen from west Texas. While some of this is new to the Texans, New Mexicans and those in other western states have long lived, and continued to live, with the negative economic impacts of endangered species listing. In New Mexico it has been the spikedace and loach minnow, the Mexican spotted owl, the Mexican wolf and more. In other states the list is just as long or longer. Just look at what has happened to California’s San Juaquin Valley. The veg-

etable basket of our nation has been shut down. Yet FWS spokesmen continue to have the gall to state that there is no data supporting Pearce’s comments that a listing will cause economic harm. HELLO!!! NOBODY has ANY data — including the FWS — on the sand dune lizard, that’s why it shouldn’t even be considered for listing! The FWS goes on to say that ranchers and the oil and gas industry have entered into conservation agreements with the federal government on the lizard (as well as the lesser prairie chicken). True. The agency has got that part right. What they are not telling is what will happen to those agreements with a listing. If past history is an indication, they are down the tubes. The collaborative work that the range livestock and oil and gas industries have will become virtually meaningless. The stew-

ardship of ranchers is repeatedly ignored by those who claim to be the protectors the earth. It looks like there are those within FWS that are among them. I won’t waste much time on the assertion of the New Mexico Forestry Division who claims that they know nothing about the demise of the timber industry in New Mexico. These are the same people who are requiring private landowners to get a permit from the Division to clear pinon and juniper on their own land. Never mind the water that these trees are soaking up on a daily basis and the fire hazard they present. It has never been more clear that there are those outside and within the government who are using the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as nothing more than a sword to cut at the heart of natural resource use and the wealth producing part of our nation. The pre-decisional nature of the comments made by the FWS doom the agency to ongoing litigation and the increasing disgust of an American public that is trying of a government whose goal is to put people out of work. Federal Water Grab

We were all quite pleased when the 111th Congress adjourned last Christmas without passing many of the bills that would have put us in an even worse position. Among those in the dust were the Clean Water Restoration Act measures that would have put the federal government in charge of every prairie pot hole, playa, mud puddle and any standing water anywhere. Although the joy was short lived because we knew it was only a matter of time before some enterprising federal employee or appointee would figure out some way to do the same thing through regulation. Unfortunately we were wrong. Apparently there were none within the bureaucracy who could come up with a regulatory strategy to do that. But don’t start rejoicing yet. The current administration is so arrogant that they have decided that they can take control of the nation’s surface water resources continued on page 39

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through “guidance.” In late April the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that they have developed “draft guidance for determining whether a waterway, water body, or wetland is protected by the Clean Water Act. This guidance would replace previous guidance to reaffirm protection for critical waters. It also will provide clearer, more predictable guidelines for determining which water bodies are protected by the Clean Water Act. The draft guidance will be open for 60 days of public comment to allow all stakeholders to provide input and feedback before it is finalized. “The draft guidance will reaffirm protections for small streams that feed into larger streams, rivers, bays and coastal waters. It will also reaffirm protection for wetlands that filter pollution and help protect communities from flooding. Discharging pollution into protected waters (e.g., dumping sewage, contaminants, or industrial pollution) or filling protected waters and wetlands (e.g., building a housing development or a parking lot) require permits. This guidance will keep safe the streams and wetlands that affect the quality of the water used for drinking, swimming, fishing, farming, manufacturing, tourism and other activities essential to the American economy and quality of life. It also will provide regulatory clarity, predictability, consistency and transparency.” And, oh by the way, the EPA and the Corps will follow up the final guidance with rulemaking to provide further opportunity for comment and to clarify Clean Water Act regulations. The proposed guidance will help restore protections for waters by providing: •Clarification that small streams and streams that flow part of the year are protected under the Clean Water Act if they have a physical, chemical or biological connection to larger bodies of water downstream and could affect the integrity of those downstream waters. Agencies would be able to evaluate groups of waters holistically rather than the current, piecemeal, stream-by-stream analysis. •Acknowledgment that when a water body does not have a surface connection to an interstate water or a traditional navigable water, but there is a significant physical, chemical or biological connection between the two, both water bodies should be protected under the Clean Water Act.

•Recognition that water bodies may be “traditional navigable waters,” and subject to Clean Water Act protections, under a wider range of circumstances than identified in previous guidance. •Clarification that interstate waters (crossing state borders) are protected. Stay tuned as we develop comments to combat this latest attempt to nationally grab property rights. Road Rage

While I am on the subject, while driving in Santa Fe recently I ended up behind a beat-up almost belching car that carried two bumper stickers. One side “I get my electricity from the sun.” The other said “Treehugging Dirt Eater.” I wondered if the driver had any idea what he/she was promoting. That car certainly wasn’t running on the sun or wind and likely didn’t even meet air quality standards. I hope the driver does spend his/her time hugging trees and eating dirt. They won’t be on this earth long on that diet. On the topic of bumper stickers, as an Albuquerque driver cut me off the other day in a mini-pickup that carried one of those “Wolves Belong” bumper stickers, I decided that might be some fun to be had with stickers to place beneath that Wolves

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The final day for bills that made it through the 2011 Legislature came in early April and we can now look back and see what got done... and what didn’t. Probably the biggest disappointment of the Session was the fact that no legislation made it to the Governor’s desk to roll back any of the economically devastating regulations that were rammed into place at the end of the last administration. That is not the Governor’s fault. We need to do a better job of educating our own individual legislators and those of our city cousins so that they understand that this lack action is costly to each and every individual living in New Mexico. The state and the nation are up in arms about the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel which in turn driving up the cost of everything including food and fiber. Just imagine what costs are going to be when, or if, greenhouse gas regulations kick in at either the state or federal level. New Mexico utility companies are already asking for substantial rate continued on page 40

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increases which are drawing the ire of consumers. They ain’t seen nothin’ yet. The current rate increase requests are based on today’s regulatory scheme. In the case of PNM Clean Air Act requirements call for greater air quality management at one or more of their plants — at a cost of tens of millions of dollars. The company doesn’t see the return on that investment so rather; they will simply cut back on production and reduce supply. Basic economics has taught up that a reduction in supply will result in an increase in demand and thus higher prices. At the very least there continues to be a lot of job security for those working to protect natural resource protection — which most people do not realize is the source of all life and wealth. Of the six issues that the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) and other livestock groups were following, there was one that was signed by Governor Susana Martinez. HB 391 sponsored by Representative Dona Irwin (D-Deming), updated the 1897 statute in New Mexico that can fine individuals for leaving gates open. The old fee ranged from $5 to $10. The new fee ranges from $250 to $1,000.

There will be some issues with enforcement, but hopefully the new fee will cause at least some people decided it is worth the time to stop and close the gate after entering a property. NMCGA will soon have available signs for range livestock producers to post on their gates about the new fines. Among those issues that didn’t receive the Governor’s find penmanship was SB 58, sponsor by Senator Clint Harden (RClovis) that would have allowed the New Mexico Livestock (NMLB) to charge the nominal fee of not more than $125 for the required registration of livestock veterinary pharmaceuticals. Some viewed this fee as a tax. Others see it as a fee for service that is being provided and that at some point users are going to have to pay for. While the bill had lively debate as it moved through the House and Senate, in reality there were only two misguided individuals who opposed the measure. Another bill that didn’t make it past the big desk on the Fourth Floor was SB 40, sponsored by Senator Phil Griego (D-San Jose) that would have created a crime stoppers program within the NMLB. It sure might have come in handy as the NMLB investigates the theft of 14 calves, between two- and six-weeks old, were stolen over

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the past month from three ranches along Riley Road that runs from Bernardo to Magdalena. Perhaps the biggest disappointment of the Session was the line item veto out of the budget that would have provided $200,000 annually for New Mexico youth to attend veterinary school at Kansas State University. The program would have emphasis on large animal practices in rural New Mexico, where there is a critical need for these practitioners. Senator Howie Morales (D-Silver City) got the funding into the budget and with the help of Senate leaders Tim Jennings and John Arthur Smith, it stayed there until it reached the Governor. HB 316, sponsored by Representative Andy Nunez (DTS-Hatch, initially would have made the railroads leaving their fences in disrepair a fourth degree felony. Although the measure was tempered some as it moved through two House committees, it has gotten the attention of railroads and their responsibility to keep their rightof-ways fenced. This will be a bill that will be worked on during the interim. SB 13, sponsored by Senator Vernon Asbill (R-Carlsbad) took a strange turn of events. This measure had been introduced at least twice before and timed out in the final moments of the 2010 Session after passing through the Senate and two committees in the House. The bill has never received opposition, but this year drew the attention of a small, but vocal group who might have been helped most by the measure. SB 13 passed the Senate and one house committee. Finally, freshman Representative Bob Wooley (R-Roswell) carried a sweet little House Memorial that requested that the government look to the economic costs of federal programs like the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the new Wildlands Policy and pay those who are harmed by the consequences of these measures. It was his first bill and passed the House, but not without some spirited, but perhaps misguided, debate regarding the ESA. Every Legislature is different than any other, but it seemed that this year was the strangest yet. Some of that is explained by a new Administration and many freshmen in the House. However, it seemed like things became acidic pretty fast and rhetoric was venomous to a new level. I was struck by the words of Majority Floor Leader Michael Sanchez at the beginning of one Senate Floor Session continued on page 70

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Caren, My name is Matt Mocho and my father was Peter Mocho. He was a lifelong member of NMCGA, past president (1985-1987) and Cattleman of the Year in 1991. He passed away in 2005. While cleaning out my mom’s garage last weekend, I came across my father’s old briefcase. Among its contents, I found several of his old speeches and letters to the members. This has been a very interesting week as I have sorted through it each evening. I attached one of his letters that I don’t think was ever published. If it was, I cannot find the issue. Regardless of if it was or not, the message is still valid today and it shows his optimism in our industry and one of the often overlooked benefits unique to ranchers. I just thought that I would share it with you. As ranching moves closer to mainstream corporate America, we still have some things that stay the same. – Matt Mocho Dear Member, I have never known a time when we had more mixed signals than we have today. The good news – bad news jokes are no longer “ha-ha” funny, they are just seriously odd. The news of the day will laud the declining unemployment and improving employment opportunities, indicating a booming economy. The same news commentary will then expound on the horrors of the national deficit and growing prob-

lems of import trade balances, implying a very negative economic future. The economists will hint at rising inflation and warn of impending higher interest rates while boasting of the strength in the stock market and competitiveness of the American dollar. Fortunately, the ranching industry does not need to forever be burdened by these mind-boggling dilemmas. We are aware of the beauty of ranching and production agriculture as a way of life. Here in New Mexico, where moisture prospects for good grazing this spring, with a strengthening cattle market and with promise for, a productive year, all a rancher needs in order to have a happy summer is to stash his TV in the saddle shed, unplug his radio, visit with his neighbors when he can and enjoy the beauties of all of God’s creation. Never mind that the “prophets of doom” will continue their activities to promote the development of their fears. On the ranch we can still enjoy good health, good food ( beef ) and relish the husbandry of cattle production. We can laugh at the adversity of a good saddle horse that

might unload us on a cool morning just because he feels good, or of an old cow that gets on the peck, just because we roped and branded her calf. The joys of working with the natural aspects of our environment can off-set the troubles we as humans impose on ourselves. The rancher is unique in that he can close the gate on man-made problems for extended periods of time while relishing his open spaces for his peace of mind. We must plan to enjoy this summer, set our problems aside if we can and return in the fall with a new vigor and clear-eyed vision of what life and living is all about. Keeping a proper perspective is the route to solution of our adversities. In working with this association, we benefit from the clear headed wisdom our environment teaches. By recognizing our plusses, there is no wonder that our industry is the envy of many. – Peter Mocho 1917 - 2005 NMCGA President 1985-1987 Cattleman of the Year 1991

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A U.S. Cavalry Hero: Sgt. George Jordan s a military man, Sgt. George Jordan was at the right place at the right time to perform outstanding service to the United States 9th Cavalry toward the end of the Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Jordan was born into slavery in Williamston County, Tennessee in 1848. Soon after the Civil War ended, and allblack cavalry and infantry units were created, he enlisted in the Army and eventually became member of Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry. These were the famed Buffalo Soldiers who served widely in New Mexico. Apache chief Victorio went on his final rampage in the fall of 1879 when he bolted from Ojo Caliente in what is now southwestern Socorro County, New Mexico. He and his band ranged widely over southern New Mexico and northern Mexico. Late that year, or early in 1880, he ambushed two Mexican militia units in Chihuahua and killed 35 soldiers. He returned north and hid out in the Black Mountains of western New Mexico. A confrontation with Sgt. Jordan was drawing near. On May 14, 1880, Sgt. Jordan was in command of 25 cavalrymen of Troop K. One version of the story goes that the small unit had been ordered to Tularosa because Apaches under Victorio were expected to attack the community. As the soldiers approached, they actually saw the Indians, about 100 strong, also approaching. The two groups raced for the town, and Jordan and his men won. They quickly took up defensive positions and held off the attack. Victorio made several efforts to dislodge the defenders, and failed. At one point the Apaches attempted to stampede a cattle herd through the town in an effort to force a retreat. That failed, too. Another version of the story, less dramatic, goes that Jordan and his men arrived in Tularosa well in advance of the Apache; long enough in advance to actually construct a defensive stockade. Local citizens were protected inside the structure when the attack came, and after several unsuccessful assaults by Victorio’s men, the Apaches gave up and turned south, toward Mexico. The following morning, the larger contingent of the 9th

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Cavalry, under the command of Colonel Edward Hatch, arrived in Tularosa and paused but briefly as they took up pursuit of the Apaches. On October 15 of the same year, in the Tres Castillos Mountains of Chihuahua, Victorio’s band was surprised by Mexican troops under the command of Col. Joaquin Terrazas. When the battle was over, most of the Apaches were dead, many of them, including Victorio, by falling on their own knives to avoid the ignominy of capture or death at the hands of the hated Mexican enemy. About 80 Apaches — nearly 20 of them women — died in the Tres Castillos. This event set up the circumstances of Sgt. Jordan’s next success against Apaches. Although the old Apache called Nana was not present at Terrazas’ massacre, he had been with Victorio’s band since it left Ojo Caliente. He and a small group of warriors had crossed back into New Mexico to

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steal horses at the time of the attack. Nana returned to the mountains in time to find his tribesmen dead and scalped. Some said he vowed vengeance, in spite of his advanced age (sources do not agree, but he was probably at least 70 and perhaps as old as 80). It is odd, though, that he took no action until the following July, and then his wrath was aimed at Americans, north of the border; not the Mexicans who had assaulted Victorio’s band.¹ Nana and about 15 warriors crossed the border into territorial New Mexico in mid July 1881. They raided as they rode north to the Mescalero reservation, near present day Ruidoso, where they recruited an additional 25 men. They plundered and murdered on both sides of the Rio Grande for a few weeks as units of both the 9th and 10th Cavalry, along with large posses of miners and cowboys, took up pursuit. On August 12, Sgt. Jordan’s unit caught up with Nana’s band at Carrizo Canyon, west of the Rio Grande in central New Mexico. One source reports that the detachment amounted to 19 men under the command of Captain Charles Parker while an official report indicates that Sgt. Jordan was in command of the small unit. The report continues, “[Sgt. Jordan] stubbornly held his ground in an extremely exposed position and gallantly forced back a much superior number of the enemy, preventing them from surrounding the command.” Nana escaped from Carrizo Canyon and made his way back to Mexico. The Apaches had traveled about 1,000 miles and killed somewhere between 35 and 50 Americans in six or so weeks. Nana was never captured, but surrendered with Geronimo in 1886. Sgt. George Jordan was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on May 7, 1890. He retired from the army in 1897 and died at the Old Soldiers Home in Washington, D. C. in 1904. ¹ One source reports that Nana was busy killing Mexicans between October 1880 and July 1881, when he turned his attention to Americans. Note: New Mexico author Max Evans wrote a novel entitled Faraway Blue (UNM Press, 2005) which is about Nana’s raid. It is well researched and well written; an extremely worthwhile read.

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“Gene Aguirre” ouple years ago, I told you about Don Yginio F. Aguirre, the 100-year-old walking and talking history book. Unfortunately, on March 26, 2011, at the ripe ol’ age of 101 and one half, Mr. Aguirre passed on to the next realm. Born September 10, 1909 in what was then the Arizona Territory (Arizona became a state in 1912) Yginio (Gene) Aguirre started life on a large desert cattle ranch near Red Rock. As a young boy Gene inquisitively inquired and listened to stories told by his dad and uncles. Stories of family history told to them by their dads and uncles. Things like freighting on the old Santa Fe Trail, stories about fighting wild Indians before the West was settled, stories about developing mines, ranches and businesses . . . about developing the West in general. These were first- and second-hand accounts of the way things actually were in the mid and late 1800s, not stuff merely read in books. These were stories young Gene grew up on. The Aguirre families were Spanish noblemen from the “old country” (Spain) before they migrated to “New Spain” (what is now Old Mexico) in the late 1600s and early 1700s. The Aguirre’s played a part in the settlement of Mexico and soon were among the leading families in Chihuahua and the State of Sonora. By the mid 1800s however, political ties were strained in Mexico when Don Pedro Aguirre (Gene’s great-great-grandfather) backed the wrong politician who wound up loosing an election; then for “health reasons” (fear of being shot) the family patriarch decided to move his clan north. The adventurous Aguirres were off to conquer new frontiers in what is now the southwestern United States. “My Aguirre ancestors were some of the first freighters to haul hundreds of tons of freight across the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to New Mexico and points beyond.” Gene would say. “And the Aguirre family was also some of the first, and finest, I might add, ranchers in the American Southwest. The pioneering Aguirre family

helped settle and develop this country through mining, freighting, trading and ranching during the 1800s just as they had done in Mexico during the 1700s. You can read the history books and find that many historians have documented the adventures of my family extensively.” When Gene was a boy in the early 1900s, stories told to him had only happened a few years earlier and then, details were recounted to him a few short years later. One such story Gene liked to tell is of the time his great-uncle, Epifanio Aguirre, made headlines by being credited with saving the stage that ran from Socorro, New Mexico to El Paso, Texas back in 1864. “Uncle Epifanio was traveling with his wife, their two small children and a couple of servants in a big four wheeled ambulance and also a saddle horse. They were following the stage and about eight soldiers and wagons brought up the rear. Out in the middle of the Jornada Del Muerto between Las Cruces and Socorro, New

Depiction of Gene Aguirre in his twenties, artist unknown.

Mexico, they were jumped by a large band of Apaches. They said it was Cochise. “Luckily only a few of the Apaches were armed with rifles, and the rest just had bows and arrows. When they were attacked, Uncle Epifanio mounted the saddle horse and ran out in front of the stage with a pistol in each hand and the bridle reins in his teeth. He would empty his pistols and clear a path for the stage and then run back to his coach where his wife would hand him two more loaded pistols! This continued on page 44

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went on for a while and it was very touch and go as they tried to lose the Apaches. “The passengers on the stage and the soldiers also fired at will, but it was said that Uncle Epifanio showed courage above and beyond what any of them had ever seen before. After several miles of a running battle, a small village came into view. It was only then the Apaches finally decided to quit the attack.” Said Gene Aguirre of the battle some 145 years later! Indians south of Sasabe, AZ later killed Epifanio near the Mexico border. Gene would chuckle and say, “Those Indians and my uncle always had a thing for each other.” It’s a good thing stories such as this were told to Gene, for you see, he guarded the stories and traditions passed on to him well. Telling other people the true history as it was told to him was a favorite pastime of Gene’s. Fortunately he did not waste the gift. Gene wrote four books on the subject of settling the West, about history and how his family was involved. What a treat for anyone who loves history or Old West tales to have known Gene or have one of his books. Not only did Gene have a tremendous family history of pioneers and nobility to his credit, but he was a great trailblazer and an accomplished man himself. Gene grew up living the cowboy’s dream on his father and uncle’s ranches in the Red Rock, Arizona area. These large ranchos ran as many as 8,000 to 10,000 head of cat-

tle in their heyday and the young man was fortunate to grow up working with some of the best cowboys of the entire Southwest. These cowboys were actually Vaqueros and had been practicing the art of handling cattle for generations in the area. Most of our current knowledge and traditions of cowboying are direct spin-offs of what oldtime vaqueros taught the first Anglo cattlemen back then. According to Gene, he grew up, “Learning the art of cowboying from the best vaqueros in the land and learning the business of being a cattleman from his family.” One of Gene’s other great-uncles, Pedro Aguirre, is credited with developing the famed Buenos Aires ranch along the Arizona / Mexico border. This ranch started as a stage stop circa 1860s, went on to run around 15,000 head of sheep and cattle during Pedro’s tenure, and now is a large wildlife preserve. Gene started with quite a set of cowboy / pioneer credentials! It only seemed natural, that as Gene became his own man, he would follow in the ranching traditions of his ancestors. In his early years, Gene ran cattle in northern Mexico and southern Arizona. He bought, sold, traded and raised livestock while continuing to help the Aguirre family operations near Red Rock. He continued ranching and buying cattle in Mexico to be fattened out and sold in America right up till the late 1940s . . . then had a lifestyle change for a few years. In the late ‘40s an event happened that moved Gene in another exciting direction. You see, it was then that the dreaded hoof and mouth disease was discovered in Old Mexico. The United States and Mexican governments decided to fight it there before it spread all across Mexico, and inevitably into the United States. Young men from the southwestern United States who could speak Spanish and had a ranching background were highly sought after for this mission. So Gene loaded up his young family and moved to Mexico to work on the eradication of hoof and mouth disease or La Comision Mexico-Americana para la eradicacion de la Fiebre Aftosa as it was Gene Aguirre costumed as De Anza in 1976.

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called on that side of the border. During the late 40s and early 50s, Gene worked for the American Government on the Aftosa comision. He worked as a livestock inspector, a supervisor of livestock inspectors and an appraiser of livestock. Gene’s tales of those years could be likened to stories of the American Frontier in the late 1800s. Imagine a foreigner coming in and telling a poor farmer he is going to shoot all of his animals, his only means of a living, and then promising him the government will make it right with him later. Resistance from the locals was inevitable but that was part of the task Americans took on. Gene lived and saw a way of life most Americans will never see. He had many adventures. Gene says, “I saw things that you would not believe today. I forded swollen rivers during flood season on a Mule, crossed high mountain passes where the trails were narrow, slippery and treacherous; and even faced down armed men while standing up for my job and what was right. It was pretty tricky down there a time or two!” If you ever get a chance to read books or talk to the folks who went to Mexico during those years, I highly recommend it. Most accounts are amazing, down right impressive! Kind of like Old West adventures happening in more modern times. The work those men did in Mexico saved the American cattle industry millions of dollars and tons of headaches, even to this very day. While in Mexico, Gene continued his ranching ventures. Every once in a while he would take time off to buy or sell cattle somewhere in Mexico. Even though he currently had a job, it did not stop him from running cattle on the side. He leased ranches here and there, or at times put together loads of cattle to be shipped other places. Ranching was in the Aguirre blood. When Gene left Mexico, upon the completion of the eradication, he came back to Red Rock where he helped run the family operations once again and also to ranch on his own. He felt like he was back where he belonged at the Aguirre family ranches. It was the perfect place for Gene to raise his family. As Gene got older, it became evident his background and family history were something special. Not only were they special to him and his immediate family but to the people of the Southwest as well. By the time he reached retirement age, there continued on page 45

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weren’t many people still alive having had first-hand experience with the old time vaqueros or with pioneering families who had tamed the West. The old stories handed down to him as a boy were now considered historical. People who keep track of history took note. “In 1976, Arizona, to honor the bicentennial celebration, decided to re-enact the second march of the Don Juan Bautista De Anza expedition, and they chose me to portray the part of De Anza,” Gene recalled with pride. Who else should they choose to play the part of a Spanish nobleman and frontiersman but a descendent of those very things? It was an honor for Gene to be involved in this celebration of the West, especially since his own ancestors were involved with the wild frontier. The ride started off in Sonora, Mexico and wound up in San Francisco, California. Gene participated in the part from Sonora, Mexico to Yuma, Arizona. In addition, the Historical Society leaned heavily upon Gene’s knowledge to add a flare of authenticity to the event. “They were always asking me about the old Presidial Soldiers my family told me about as a boy” Gene said about preparation for the re-enactment. After Gene’s retirement in the mid 1970s, he became deeply involved with the Arizona Historical Society. Not long thereafter, Gene decided to start writing down what he knew. Gene wrote four books, all filled with great adventures and of course, history. True history. At times Gene would remember an event about a certain vaquero and himself chasing a wild steer, or perhaps gathering wild mustangs and he would jot it down. He also wrote quite a bit about his experiences in Mexico while on the Aftosa Comision. His stories were well written and entertaining. As a bonus, they are as close as one can get to being historically accurate. After all, he

Gene Aguirre on his 100th birthday.

was there! Gene researched his family’s history all the way back to the old country in Spain. For one of his books he traveled all over Mexico and Spain doing research. His father and uncles told him stories as a young man, but he took it a step farther and went back and found the old documentation. “I went to ancient churches and government offices all over Mexico and Spain. I poured over all of the old records that I could find. Each place, each new discovery, would lead me to a new adventure in another town,” Gene said of the research. This was quite an undertaking, but well worth it, Gene was proud of his ancestry. When asked about the secret of longevity; Gene had this to say “Well I eat meat, potatoes and beans on a regular basis and maybe enjoy a glass of red wine now and then. But most of all you have to enjoy life. You can’t go around worried and stressed out all of the time; you have to have fun. You need to smile.” That advice worked well for Gene as he did enjoy a long, full life . . . 101.5 years worth! Yginio F. Aguirre was a true gentleman, cowboy, and pioneer. Simply put, n “Un Caballero.”

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generating industry that is likely to be negatively affected by a tighter standard,” said Thies. “Since tightening the standard is not required by science, this is the administrator’s opportunity to reduce the mounting pile of burdensome and unnecessary regulations on agriculture.” U.S. Representative Kristi Noem (RS.D.) introduced, with bipartisan support, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 (H.R. 1633) that would block dust regulation by EPA in rural areas where state dust laws are in effect. “We support Congresswoman Noem and the other members of Congress who have risen in support of farmers and ranchers against burdensome and scientifically unfounded regulations,” said Thies. EPA is expected to issue a proposed rule n to regulate dust in August 2011.

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true today. With the advent of Wal-Mart and all the other big-box stores; cash registers are locked down once every 24 hours and the money is wire transferred out of your community and out of your states as well. Look around you and view the obvious as rural America shrivels and dies. Of all the U.S. economy, agriculture has borne the burden of more government deceit and exploitation by big business than any other segment of the economy. The $14 Trillion federal debt is stark reminder that the producers of real, new wealth, have been cheated of a fair price and consequently the money necessary to run our economy has been borrowed. It’s now Debt Plus Interest!

Remember, Production X Price = G.D.P.! What then does agriculture have in common with labor? Think about it, it’s easy. Unemployment checks for labor, no production. Manufacturing jobs, with an assist from government, have been sent offshore to what big business likes best, slave labor. No price! In agriculture we received our checks, too. The old Soil Bank program, set asides, direct pay and the 30 million acres C.R.P. No production! The Grain Cartel, Packing Monopoly and C.B.O.T. have kept prices artificially low throughout history. No Price! Meanwhile we are a net importer of beef, fruit, honey, vegetables, clothing, electronics, and a myriad of all classes of manufactured goods. Free trade is rapidly destroying our

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nation’s ability to create real new wealth. Government programs, gambling on the Wall Street casinos or washing one another’s socks creates nothing. No Production, No Price equals no economy, no jobs; a depression. Why is economics so difficult to understand? President Jimmy Carter was blamed for the economic crash that created disaster in the 1980s. Simply not true! Paul Volker, chairman of the Federal Reserve, pushed interest rates from 8 percent to 21 percent. That’s extortion; so business and agriculture alike stopped expanding. No Production! The cartel’s used this as an excuse to depress prices on all raw materials. No Price! An economics crash and farmers, ranchers, and small business began an

We are a net importer of beef, fruit, honey, vegetables, clothing, electronics, and a myriad of all classes of manufactured goods. exodus from rural America. Was Volker and the Fed held accountable, no way? In fact Volker is one of President Obama’s chief economic advisors. We never learn. Despite all the naysayers, $125 fat cattle, $8 corn and $108 oil are all good for the economy. High production of all raw materials sold at outstanding prices monetize real wealth into the system. So you say interest rates are low; what’s wrong with our economy today? First and foremost is the debacle of Free Trade. The labor of millions of able bodied, working age people is a natural resource and needs to be used in an expeditious manner. The free trading of manufacturing jobs out of the U.S. to Third World slave labor is a direct blow to the heart of our economy. Having 9-15 percent of our potential labor force produce nothing is insane and obvious to everyone except the politicians dependent on corporate financing of their next election. No Production. No Price. No G.D.P. The second problem is Government; bloated beyond control. Since government

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produces no real wealth it should be minimal in our society. Granted, changes in technology, finances and Global interactions require some new role for government; it should be mainly as protections for the public as specified in the constitution; rather than police state or global tyrant. Wall Street: Although producing no wealth, Wall Street was once useful in directing and facilitating the ebb and flow of capital into useful entities of production of all commodities throughout the U.S. Wall Street has abandoned that role in favor of casino style gambling on derivatives and totally unproductive speculation. Chicago Board of Trade and the Federal Reserve both have more capability to assault our right to property and its value than any other entities in our entire economic system. With printing press debt money the Fed destroys our savings and investments alike. The C.B.O.T. has hijacked our production, buying, selling and manipulating the value of commodities they neither own nor even exists. In the Global economy of today billionaires are created on paper with a click of a computer keyboard while those who produce real wealth are reduced to pauperism. The public’s brains are marinated in economic propaganda. They have forgotten “All Wealth Comes From The Land” and “Production X Price = G.D.P.” Look at the evidence. n $14 trillion Federal debt n Trillions more of Social Security and Medicare liabilities that are unfunded n Rampant unemployment n Multi trillion-dollar accumulated Free Trade deficit n Slave labor produced imports n 500 new billionaires n 68 million new malnourished n Dying rural communities Add your own example to the list. We can’t argue with ignorance but the truth speaks for itself. All Real Wealth Comes From The Land. Production X Price = G.D.P. and monetized into the system at fair values creates prosperity. Unfortunately, Socialism and Criminal Capitalism have merged as one entity in the new math economics, where they have expanded debt at rates 2 X 4 X 24 times, all n with disastrous results.

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Memoriam John (Juan) B. Gonzales Sr., 86, French Tract, passed away March 25, 2011. He was born May 4, 1924, in Round Prairie, Colorado, the son of William Montano Gonzales and Julia Henley Gonzales. He was retired from CS Cattle Company, having worked there for 35 years. He served in the Marine Corps in World War II in 1943, fighting in Okinawa. John was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart. He is survived by his wife Mary, daughters Christine (husband, Robert) Martinez, Denver; Lucy (husband, Roland) Martinez, Dallas; Margaret Gonzales; Esther (husband, Victor) Padilla, Nora (Antonio) Padilla, Eva (Edward) Crespin, Mary Lou (John) Chavez, and Mary Alice Montoya, all of Albuquerque; sons Eugene Gonzales and Manuel (Brenda) Gonzales, Springer, John B. Gonzales Jr., Lorenzo Gonzales and Daniel Gonzales, all of Albuquerque, Leroy (Georgianna) Gonzales and Robert (Anita) Gonzales, all of Taos; sister Viola and husband Leo Fernandez of Springer, brother-in-law Arthur Garcia of Cimarron, aunt Ermalinda Ortiz of Paonia, Colo., uncle Connie Herrera of Delta, Colo., 34 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Adolfo B. Avalos, 85, Las Cruces passed away March 24, 2011. He was born on June 17, 1925 in Tortugas to Cirildo Avalos and Guadalupe Beltran Avalos. Adolfo was a life-long resident of the Mesilla Valley and served in the US Army during World War II and was stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso. He was a tribal elder for the Piro-MansoTiwa Pueblo de San Juan de Guadalupe Indian Tribe. While on the tribal council and as an elder he was a key participant at numerous ceremonial events playing his drum and singing the traditional tribal chants. Adolfo was instrumental in teaching and training other members of the tribe for the benefit of future generations. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Eva Avalos; four children, Adolfo M. Avalos Jr. (Tedde), Edward (Eddard) M. Avalos, Richard M. Avalos (wife, Joyce), Terri D. Singh (Jerry Singh), his sisters Candalaria Avalos, Cipriana Guzman, and Mary Hernandez and his brother Eliseo Avalos. He is also survived by his eleven grandchildren several great-grandchildren. Jeanne Charter, 61, Billings, Montana, 48

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died in an auto accident on April 1, 2011. Born on April 20, 1949, to Hans and Jenny Hjermstad, Jeanne grew up in the Chicago area. She graduated from Wellesley College, then earned a master’s degree in environmental studies at the University of Michigan. In the 1970s Jean moved to Montana to work for the Northern Plains Resource Council, a group formed in 1971 by ranchers and conservationists. Jeanne and her husband Steve challenged the federal government in court, alleging that the beef check-off program was no longer accountable. Jeanne lived by “being the change she hoped to see in the world.” She became a familiar face in television news interviews, wrote thought provoking letters to the editor and offered eloquent, incisive testimony at public hearings. She is survived by her husband Steve and son Ressa of the family ranch, daughter Annika, Billings, and her brother Chris Hjermstad, San Diego, California, as well as sister-in-law Katherine “Kit” Nilson (husband, Hank), and brother-in-law Joe Charter (wife Donna), and their families. Derry Brownfield, 79, Centertown, Missouri, passed March 12, 2011. He was born on January 24, 1932, in Boonville, Mo., to George Derry Brownfield and Georgia Stegner Brownfield. Derry grew up during the Depression. He started farming when he was 16 and received the Future Farmers of America State Farmer degree in 1949. Derry attended the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri where he received B.S. and M.S. degrees. He taught vocational agriculture several years before becoming a marketing specialist with the Missouri Department of Agriculture. He served as Director of the Kansas City Livestock Market Foundation at the Kansas City Stockyard prior to establishing himself in farm broadcasting. In 1972, he and his partner established the Brownfield Network, which served 250 radio stations throughout the Midwest with farm news and market information. In 1994, he started his own syndicated radio talk show, and was one of the most popular radio talk show hosts in America. The Derry Brownfield Show, “The Common Sense Coalition,” could be heard on radio stations across the nation, along with a large audience of shortwave and Internet listeners. Survivors include his

wife Verni Dine (Gross); one daughter; three sons and five grandchildren. William E. (Bill) Stallings, 65, passed away on April 13, 2011 near Phoenix, Arizona. He was born July 1945, the third child of Dean H. Stallings and Fern J. (Frase) Stallings, Yuma, Colorado. He was raised on a farm and ranch near Yuma where he attended school. He was a member of Student Council, active in school sports, Future Farmers of America, band, and choir. In 1962 Bill won the 95-98 pound Colorado Wrestling Title. He was the first state wrestling champion from Yuma. After high school Bill attended Adams State College, but decided to pursue a horse racing career. Throughout his 20-year career as a jockey, he rode thoroughbreds, quarter horses and appaloosas winning over 100 stakes races, setting numerous records, and had over 4,000 wins. Bill received the Jockey of the Year Award at Turf Paradise in 1975 and in 1979 was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame. In 1980 he was chosen as the Arizona Rider of the Year and received the Golden Apple Award (lifetime achievement) for outstanding service to the “Sport of Kings.” In addition to riding, he was a member, served on committees and was the Film Analyst for the Jockey’s Guild. After retiring from riding in 1980 he became an approved racing official for the Department of Racing in Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. His work included developing and updating the racing regulations for these states. In 1990 due to poor health Bill retired and moved back to Colorado to be close to his family. He is survived by his mother, Fern J. Stallings; sister Deanna Rice (husband, Joe); brother Dr. Martin Stallings; and daughters Margo Stephens and Andrea Spressor (husband, Anthony); as well as n nephews and granddaughters. 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.

laskan Congressman Don Young refused an award from The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Humane Society Legislative Fund that would have honored his work for animals in 2010. While capitalizing on the good work of local humane societies that shelter, spay, and neuter animals, the HSUS does not own, operate, or directly control a single animal shelter in our country, despite a budget of well over $100 million. “HSUS are hypocrites, plain and simple, and I will not join them by accepting

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s we prepared the May issue of the Stockman, it created time to ponder what has and has not happened since the same issue last year. Brady McCombs with the Arizona Daily Star provided the best summary of the investigation that has surrounded the murder of Rob Krentz in March 2010, allegedly by an illegal alien. Unfortunately the political situation along the Mexican border isn’t so nearly clear, or neat and tidy to summarize. My desk is littered with stories about the border. There is the piece out of the April 22 issue of the Public Lands News reporting on the Obama Administration’s testimony before US House Subcommittees Joint Hearing on Border Security. The Committee on Natural Resources joined with Oversight & Government Reform Committee to Review Environmental Regulations and Policies Hindering Border Security Capabilities in mid April. There are the assertions of Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever to Fox News.com that the feds have a “no-apprehension” policy. Then there is an April 2011 article entitled “Border Patrol Report Shocks Many Americans” by Jim Kouri that came up in a quick web search using the title from the Public Lands News. The Government Accounting Office (GAO) has released yet another scathing report indicating that environmental concerns continue to take precedence over law enforcement and public safety concerns, according to the Law Enforcement Examiner and writer Kouri. GOA-11-573T, released in mid April, summarized two previous reports, GAO-11-38, released in October 2010 and GAO-11-117 released in November 2010. According to the latest report, GAO-11573T, 40 percent of Southwest border lands are managed by the Departments of the Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA), and coordination and cooperation between the Border Patrol and land management agencies is critical to ensure national security. When operating on federal lands, the Border Patrol must comply with the requirements of several federal land management laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Wilderness Act, and Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Border Patrol agents must obtain permission or a permit from federal land management agencies before agents can undertake operations, such as maintaining roads and installing surveillance equipment, on federal lands.

To fulfill these requirements, the Border Patrol generally coordinates with land management agencies through national and local interagency agreements. The most comprehensive agreement is a 2006 Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), USDA, and DOI that is intended to guide Border Patrol activities on federal lands. It is worth noting that it is the MOU that has created all the controversy with folks on the ground in the Southwest. AND the same document that Kim Thorsen, deputy assistant secretary of DOI for Law Enforcement, hung her hat on before joint House committees stating that it guides the interaction between DOI and DHS on access to public lands on the border (both Mexico and Canada). The Border Patrol’s access to some federal lands along the southwestern border has been limited because of certain land management laws, according to 17 of 26 (over half) of the patrol agents-in-charge that GAO analysts interviewed. For example, these patrol agents-in-charge reported that implementation of these laws had resulted in delays and restrictions in their patrolling and monitoring operations. Specifically, 14 patrol agents-in-charge reported that they had been unable to obtain a permit or permission to access certain areas in a timely manner because of the time it takes for land managers to conduct required environmental and historic property assessments. The 2006 MOU directs the agencies to cooperate and complete, in an expedited manner, all compliance required by applicable federal laws, but such cooperation has not always occurred, says Kouri. In another example, when Border Patrol requested permission to move surveillance equipment, it took the land manager more than four months to conduct the required historic property assessment and grant permission, but by then illegal traffic had shifted to other areas. Despite two congressional reports documenting the obstacles Border Patrol officers face in these dangerous areas, little has been done to remedy the situation and improve security. An overwhelming majority of Border Patrol agents told congressional investigators that “land management laws” continue to limit their access to federal lands along the treacherous southwestern border, Kouri wrote. Information sharing and communication among the agencies have increased in recent years, but critical gaps remain in continued on page 61

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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.

New Mexico Real Estate Rio Grande Valley & Beyond MAGDALENA Agua Fria Ranch - Originally 4 homesteads were carved out of this magnificent ranch in the tall ponderosa pines with the Agua Fria Canyon meandering through. Now you can have it all. 401+ acres at the end of the road surrounded by Cibola Forest. Intermittent spring, juniper, pinon, oak trees and colorful rock outcroppings give the feeling of “back in time.” Come and absorb the peace and quiet. Private access through forest land. Located in hunting area 17. Wildlife viewed is elk, deer, bear, turkey, coyotes, rabbits and friendly squirrels. 107 miles southwest of Albuquerque on a county maintained road. Call today to make your dream of a New Mexico ranch come true. $816,000. MLS#705755 VEGUITA 228 Jaramillo Loop - Horse Property Deluxe - If you want horses and can’t give up city comforts, see this rambling 3 or 4 bedroom, 3 bath home. Offers inspired clean lines with colorful Santa Fe touches and spacious rooms. Barn, 3 stalls, runs, 4 horse walker. Pens are fenced and cross fenced easy to work on 9 irrigated acres. “In the heart of Horse Country.” $817,000. MLS#669493 903 Highway 304 - Beautiful custom built 2183 sq ft home, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, open floor plan, 2 sunrooms, wonderful views, 2 car attached garage, Ramada over sidewalk, 30 x 20 carport, large shop 40’ x 50’, 2 wells, storage and more. MLS#692765 House with 13.6 Acres $571,000 MLS#692272 House with 8+/- Acres $490,500 SOCORRO AREA Cuba Road - 57.513 Acres m/l $200,000 MLS#697550 Old Highway 85 - 14 Acres m/l $310,000 MLS#697568 South California at Spring Street - .77 Acres m/l $240,000 MLS#697556 1523 Highway 1 - 9.22 Irrigated Acres m/l $136,000 MLS#455697 Hwy 380 East of San Antonio, NM - 300 Acres m/l $90,000 MLS#685878 Magdalena - 225 Acres m/l $500,000 MLS#484787 Betty Houston

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implementing interagency agreements. Agencies established forums and liaisons to exchange information; however, in the Tucson sector, agencies did not coordinate to ensure that federal land law enforcement officials had access to threat information and compatible secure radio communications for daily operations, he continued. What Kouri and the Public Lands News agree upon is that the situation is so dire that a group of lawmakers have introduced legislation to prohibit any federal agency from using environmental regulations to hinder the Border Patrol from securing an area along the border. The measure would essentially ensure that the Border Patrol, not federal land managers, have operational control of the nation’s borders, stated Kouri. HR 1505 guarantees DHS access to public lands along the border and would waive some 30 federal laws if DHS sought access to the border for security purposes. The law includes the ESA, the Wilderness Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, and more. I then think back to the recent visits of Janet Napolitano, DHS Secretary, to El Paso where she has repeatedly proclaimed that the border with Mexico is safer than it ever has been. If only her words would make it so. If it weren’t so sad it would be laughable. During one of her visits a funeral was being held for a missionary who had just been killed, and the thousands of murders in Juarez have not even slowed down. It is true that apprehension numbers are down, but Sheriff Dever has a plausible explanation for that. That explanation, like the GAO report, is supported by statements from active and retired Border Patrol agents and law enforcement officers from across the country. “By assigning agents to different tasks, locations, etc., the apprehensions can be increased or decreased dramatically,” wrote Dan McCaskill Jr., a retired Border Patrol agent continued on page 69

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deeded, 6,984 BLM, 912 state, 40 uncontrolled and 21,440 forest. Beautiful cattle ranch located on the east slope of the Black Range Mountains north of Winston, NM, on State Road 52. Three hours from either Albuquerque or El Paso.The ranch is bounded on the east by the Alamosa Creek Valley and on the west by the Wahoo Mountains ranging in elevation from 6,000' to 8,796'. There are 3 houses/2 cabins, 2 sets of working corrals (1 with scales) and numerous shops and outbuildings. It is very well watered with many wells, springs, dirt tanks and pipelines. The topography and vegetation is a combination of grass covered hills (primarily gramma grasses), with many cedar, piñon and live oak covered canyons as well as the forested Wahoo Mountains. There are plentiful elk and deer as well as antelope, turkey, bear, mountain lion and javelina (47 elk tags in 2010). Absolutely one of the nicest combination cattle/hunting ranches to be found in the SW. Price reduced to $5,500,000.

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MAHONEY PARK - Just 10 miles SE of Deming, New Mexico. The property consists of approx. 800 acres Deeded, 560 acres State Lease, and 900 acres BLM. This historic property is located high up in the Florida Mountains and features a park like setting covered in deep grasses with plentiful oak and juniper covered canyons. The cattle allotment would be approx. 30 head (AUYL). Wildlife includes deer, ibex, javalina, quail and dove. This rare jewel would make a great little ranch with views and a home site second to none. Priced at $600,000.

SAN JUAN RANCH – Located 15 miles south of Deming, NM east of Highway 11 (Columbus Highway) on CR-11. Approximately 24,064 acres consisting of approximately 2684 acres deeded, 3240 state lease, 13,460 BLM, and 4680 uncontrolled. The cattle allotment would be approx. 183 head (AUYL). There are 6 solar powered stock wells with metal storage tanks and approximately 6½ miles pipeline. The ranch has a very diverse landscape consisting of high mountain peaks, deep juniper & oak covered canyons, mountain foothills & desert grasslands. There is plentiful wildlife including deer, ibex, javalina, quail & dove A truly great buy at $600,000. 212 ACRE FARM BETWEEN LAS CRUCES, NM AND EL PASO, TX – Hwy. 28 frontage with 132 acres irrigated, 80 acres

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sandhills, full EBID (surface water) plus a supplemental irrigation well, cement ditches and large equipment warehouse. Priced at $1,696,000.

50.47 ACRE FARM - Located on Afton Road south of La Mesa, NM. Paved road frontage, full EBID (surface water) plus a supplemental irrigation well with cement ditches. Priced at $13,000/acre ($609,600).

OTHER FARMS FOR SALE – In Doña Ana County. All located near Las Cruces, NM. 8, 11, & 27.5 acres. $15,000/acre to $17,000/acre. All have EBID (surface water rights from the Rio Grande River) and several have supplemental irrigation wells. If you are interested in farm land in Doña Ana County or ranches in SW New Mexico, give me a call.

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in more growth. It was also noted that the heifers ate more during cold weather — as cattle must do in order to generate enough body heat to keep warm — but not enough more to explain the entire difference in calf birth weights. The gestation lengths were not different, so the best explanation they could find for the major difference was the alteration in blood flow.

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Calves that are genetically large at birth also tend to be large at weaning and as yearlings. Small calves tend to have lower weaning and yearling weights. This is one reason many breeds have inadvertently developed more calving problems in the past half century, in selecting for heavier weaning and yearling weights. Some of the “big” cattle, even in the traditionally “easy calving” breeds, produce calves with 100 to 120 pound birth weights or even larger. This got to be such a problem by the 1980’s that some seedstock breeders began selecting for lower birth weights, and most of the breeds eventually developed birthweight EPDs so stockmen could have a way to try to select bulls that sired smaller calves at birth, especially for use on heifers. Birthweight is highly heritable and influenced by gestation length, which is also heritable, and one of the things stockmen should evaluate when selecting bulls or replacement heifers. The calf will inherit tendencies for birth weight from both his sire and dam. You may not resolve all your calving problems by purchasing bulls with low birthweight, if your heifers were large at birth themselves. The calves may inherit large size from the dams and still be too large at birth. A good rule of thumb is to never keep a heifer that was heavier than 90 pounds at birth, since her calves will also tend to be large. It’s wise to avoid extremes. Even though a small calf will be born easily, a too-small calf is at a disadvantage in severely cold weather, continued on page 67

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Kern Land, Inc. ROY, NEW MEXICO - THE SOLANO RANCH is 3,726.45 deeded acres located in strong grama grass country, on State Highway 39 approximately 10 miles south of Roy. The ranch has been home for around 80 cows for many years but would work well for 200 to 250 yearlings most summers. Livestock water is supplied from 4 shallow windmills well placed throughout the ranch. The Solano Ranch has 293 acres under CRP contract, paying $5,134 annually through September 30, 2012. The ranch is very well priced on the market at $295 per acre. The ranch will be available for your cows or yearlings upon closing. Kern Land, Inc. has advertised with Deb Cisneros in the New Mexico Stockman and the Livestock Market Digest for many years because our ads there get results.

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• 256 Acre Texas Jewel – Deep sandy soil, high-rolling hills, scattered good quality trees, & excellent improved grasses. Water line on 2 sides rd., frontage on 2 sides, fenced into 5 pastures, 5 spring fed tanks and lakes, deer, hogs & ducks. Near Tyler & Athens. Price $1,920,000. • 146 horse, hunting cattle ranch N. of Clarksville, TX. Red River Co. nice brick home, 2 barns, pipe fences, good deer, hogs, ducks, hunting priced at $395,000. • 535 ac. Limestone, Fallas, & Robertson counties, fronts on Hwy. 14 and has rail frontage water line, to ranch, fenced into 5 pastures, 2 sets, cattle pens, loamy soil, good quality trees, hogs, & deer hunting. Priced at $2,300 per ac.

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NEVADA RANCHES and FARMS Z Bar Ranch: Clover Valley Ranch: One of those ranches at the foot of the Mountains that everyone would love to own is now available. This ranch consists of 2,833 deeded acres of which approximately 650 acres are irrigated. Creek water to run one pivot and several wheel-lines plus flood water. An irrigation well supplies another pivot and a 50 acre grain field. The ranch has good improvements including 3 homes, two shops, two calving barns, and corrals with hydraulic chute. Price: $3,200,000. Tent Mountain Ranch: Starr Valley, Nevada. 3,435 deeded acres at the foot of the majestic East Humboldt Range, the northern extension of the Ruby Mountains. Several perennial streams flow through the ranch and wildlife are a daily part of the scenery. The owners run a guest ranch and guide service out of the ranch. There are multiple fenced pastures for grazing all with free water. Improvements are good with a large home approximately 5,000 sq. ft., plus a second modular home and mountain cabin, barn with water, hay barn and other storage. Access onto paved road. Price: $4,500,000. Waddy Creek Ranch: Located in a remote valley, two creeks provide water for approximately 138 acres of historic meadow. This property has quaking aspen groves and is quite beautiful. Access is on a County Road. There is a BLM grazing permit attached to the ranch for 71 head. Price: Reduced to $400,000. Indian Creek Ranch: White Pine County, Nevada. This is a great property for a hunter Out West Realty Network Affiliate

as it is surrounded by Public Lands and has plentiful mule deer, antelope and elk. There is a large spring arising on high ground that could provide pressure for hydro power, or gravity flow domestic or irrigation water. Approximately 200 acres in three separate parcels. Piñon pine and Utah juniper plus some cottonwood, willows and quaking aspen. Very scenic. Approx. 1/2 mile off county-maintained road. Price $395,000. Mason Mountain Ranch: Great summer ranch with 3,700 deeded acres plus small BLM permit. Located approximately 75 miles north of Elko. Runs approximately 300 pair for the summer. Approximately 89 acres of meadows irrigated with water stored in reservoir/fishing hole which also acts as Red Band Trout hatchery. Home and outbuildings for a good cow camp. Phone, but no power. Price: $1,595,000.

Elko Co. Spring Sheep Range: This should be a great investment property ideal for a 1031 Exchange! Deeded Sheep Base in Elko, Co.: 10,705 deeded acres plus a 29 percent public BLM permit in the mountains just northeast of Elko. Fifty percent of the mineral rights included. Good summer spring and summer range for sheep or cattle. Annual lease income, plus inexpensive Ag taxes. Price: $1,391,650.

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because he chills more quickly than a calf with more body mass; the small calf may get too cold before he can get up and nurse. Another drawback is that a really small calf may not give you the performance you want, being too small at weaning time and never catching up. As a general rule, extremely small birthweight calves tend to perform less optimally in the feedlot; they may have less genetic potential to grow fast. A really large calf, on the other hand, may be clumsy and slower to get up than a smaller calf, or may be compromised by a longer, slower birth. If he’s slow to get up in cold weather, he may also chill before he can nurse. But he may not freeze to death before you find him, just because it takes longer for his extra body mass to chill clear to the core. Regarding birth weight, it’s best to try to find a happy medium — the medium size calves at birth that still give good performance. Or, you can look for the exceptional individuals that are born small but grow very quickly, catching up to the larger birthweight calves by weaning time. There are a few bloodlines that have both traits: small birthweight and large weaning weight. Some stockmen keep trying to bend the curve a little with these exceptional individuals. There are cattle with a 70 to 80 pound birthweight that grow fast enough to give excellent performance at weaning and as yearlings. As Dr. Ron Skinner (veterinarian and seedstock producer near Hall, Montana) states, you need to be cautious with selecting for really small (60 to 65) pound calves. “If you keep these as breeding stock, you may end up with a body type that is not optimal for calving. Some of these animals will have short bodies and not enough thickness. You can build yourself into a trap where they can’t give birth to a 90-pound calf. It may not happen for 15 or 20 years down the road, but if you get into that situation it can be a wreck,” says Skinner. It’s more common, however, for

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who worked in the Anti-Smuggling Unit. This email was one of more than 100 messages Deaver says he received. McCaskill went on to describe how, he said, apprehension numbers were regularly manipulated to achieve various budget, equipment or manpower goals. In response to request for comment on the these allegations, DHS offered the same statement from Jeffery Self, commander of the U.S. Customs & Border Protection Joint Field Command, that was provided to FoxNews.com earlier in April: “As the commander for border enforcement operations in Arizona, I can confirm that the claim that Border Patrol supervisors have been instructed to underreport or manipulate our statistics is unequivocally false. I took an oath that I take very seriously and I find it insulting that anyone, especially a fellow law enforcement officer, would imply that we would put the protection of the American public and security of our nation’s borders in danger just for a numbers game. Our mission does not waiver based on political climate and it never will. To suggest that we are ambiguous in enforcing our laws belittles the work of more than 6,000 CBP employees in Arizona who dedicate their lives to protect our borders every day.” Many have felt that the tourist destinations in Mexico were safe, but now there are reports of beheadings in places like Acapulco. An entire bus load of people has disappeared, and Mexico is now warning Americans about riding buses. A simple visit to the Internet will yield more horror stories about deaths in Mexico and along the border than anyone would ever care to know about. As the destruction of Arizona ranches by illegals along the border continues, those who live in fear of more federal designations along the New Mexico border continue to battle with the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) on how the Border Patrol can access federally designated properties. The bill to create a new Wilderness in Doña Ana County died in the last Congress, but it will surely be reintroduced. Due in large part to pressure from those who will learn from the past to protect themselves in the future, the southern border of the proposed Wilderness has been moved several miles back from the Mexican border. That is some consolation, but does not provide the safety and security that most Americans demand. When you live along the border you well know that all an illegal has to do is get to I-10 and they are home free.

Immediately following the Krentz murder, New Mexico’s congressional delegation promised New Mexicans a forward operating base (FOB) for the Board Patrol. Now some believe that the ideal location for the FOB has been sold by the New Mexico State Land Office to the largest

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) has released yet another scathing report indicating that the environmental concerns continue to take precedence over law enforcement & public safety concerns. landowner in the region forcing the FOB to a much less desirable location for those who live in the area. The primary one under consideration makes little sense to the people it is first supposed to serve in terms of view shed.

The Krentz family and some of their neighbors continue to fight to keep the border security issue in the forefront. They have worked on federal and state legislation. They are working with members of Congress and other federal entities to shed light on what is really happening on the ground. They are writing stories about the injustices that have been perpetrated on good people like Roger Barnett (see April 2011 Stockman). Like all the rest of us, all Roger ever wanted to do is make a living off the land. Because he chose to protect that right, in a non-violent fashion, he is being stripped of his rights. All indications are that there is collusion from his home town all the way to Washington, D.C. That’s the landscape from one point of view. As the rugged individualists that ranchers are, some have chosen to partner with “conservation” groups and the government in an effort to protect their livelihood, their land and their custom and culture. Others have chosen to go it alone taking on each issue head to head. It is not for any of us to judge which path is the correct one — it is the responsibility of all us to fight for the right to make those continued on page 72

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Results In From Legislature inal results are in from the 2011 Legislative Session, which kept the industry busy for 60 days this year. The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) supported several initiatives as they moved through the process. “Overall, I think we did pretty well this year,” said Myles Culbertson, NMLB Director. “With a new governor, many new legislators, and the state’s difficult budget situation, there was a lot going on.” The industry was successful with HB 391, a measure to increase penalties for leaving gates open which passed both houses and was signed by the Governor. Under the new law, which was sponsored by Representative Dona Irwin (D-Deming), a person found guilty of leaving a gate open will be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined between $250 and $1,000. The fine had not been changed since 1897 and was $5 to $10. Establishing a Livestock Crimestoppers Program was another initiative. S. 40, sponsored by Senator Phil Griego (D-San Jose), passed both the Senate and the House but was vetoed by the Governor. This bill would have authorized the NMLB to establish program to solicit and collect information on livestock-related crimes and provide rewards for information, and protect the anonymity of those providing information. “Without a witness, solving livestockrelated crimes is very difficult, and a Crimestoppers program could really help encourage those witnesses to come forward,” Culbertson said. “We will continue working on this issue bring it forward again next year.” Senator Clinton Hardin (R-Clovis) sponsored another NMLB bill, S. 58, which

would have allowed the agency to collect a registration fee of up to $125 from pharmaceutical companies on livestock veterinary products used in the state. The NMLB is already required to approve and monitor these products, but receives no funding to administer the program, which becomes more problematic as budgets get shorter. This legislation also passed both the House and Senate, but was pocket vetoed, meaning that Governor Martinez took no action on the bill before the signing deadline. A measure to prevent the federal government from selling or moving impounded livestock without the consent of the livestock owner or a court order – S. 13 sponsored by Senator Vernon Asbill

(R-Carlsbad) – was passed by the Senate and approved by the House Agriculture Committee. It was then referred to the House Business and Industry Committee where was not heard before the close of the Session. Representative Andy Nunez (DTSHatch) sponsored HB 316, which would have strengthened and clarified requirements for the fencing of railroads. Unfortunately, that legislation did not make it out of committee. Many of these are issues that will receive continued review by the NMLB and the livestock industry in looking forward to the fall Special Session to address redistricting and the 2012 budget Session. n

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ate May of 1970, Ernest Gard and I drove into Bell Headquarters. Leo roped out our horses and we spent the next two days shoeing them. The Lane family had purchased the ranch since I left last summer. Don Hofman was the new Manager, Leo Turner was still the Wagon Boss and Fred Romero was the Segundo, or Jigger. It was good to see everyone and meet the new hands. We were looking forward to the spring wagon works for a month. The next few days we worked out of headquarters branding the registered calves. These were not big pastures, 30-40 pair in each. We would hold them up outside. One man would ease into them, make sure of the horn Brandon the cow, neck her calf and drag him out to the flankers. Along with the brand and vaccine, he would tell them the horn number and they would put a corresponding tattoo in the calf’s ear. While at Headquarters we sure enjoyed Lana Turner’s (Leo’s wife) great meals at the cookhouse. Joe Salas was our Wagon Cook and could sure turn out the great chuck, also. The Bells kept a commissary at Headquarters and furnished the chuck for the cookhouse and chuck wagon, plus their own Bell-raised beef hanging in the walk-in cooler. I’m all for Crisco, as it sure fries good taters and steak. Lana kept track of the commissary and told me a couple of years later that Joe used the same amount of Crisco in the two months of wagon works that she used in the cook house the other 10 month’s of the year. When the wagon pulled out, Joe went around by the roads to the Sabinosa and

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Rock Creek Camps. We hit a high trot South with the remuda, going off the trail into that range. At the bottom we left the remuda with the wrangler and Leo scattered the drive. After branding that bunch and eating dinner, Leo roped out fresh horses and we gathered a band of mares and colts in that same pasture. We got them penned, even though those mares were pretty “snakey.” They’d not had a hand on them since they were halter broken. The Bell Ranch horses had good breeding and they took pride in raising their own mounts. When the irons were hot, Leo stepped on Lukey and eased into the mares and colts. Before necking a colt, he made sure of the numbers on its mammy so the book keeper could keep track of the colt’s lineage. The brander put the familiar Bell on the left shoulder and the three numbers went on the left hip. Leo would drag the colt out to a pair of muggers. One puncher would hold down on the rope to keep the colt from pawing his partner, the other fella grabbed the colt around the neck and muzzle and fell over backwards, keeping a firm grip. The other puncher released the rope and grabbed a hind leg and held it just like you would a calf. Leo was a great roper whether it was heeling calves, roping colts or a wild cow in the brush. But things happen. As he threw a nice loop at a dun colt, the colt dodged, a mare kicked at another mare and his loop pulled down on yet another mare’s hind leg below the hock. She went nuts and hit the end of it hard and Lukey fell apart. Leo had his rope tied as a

puncher should and this commenced to be as good a wreck as I’ve seen. Wild cow punchers were hunting a hole or leaping over fences. Leo managed to buck off or step away before he got a half-hitch around his belly. Those two horses tied together like that rim fired a few more mares and scattered the irons, crew and all. Someone with a bucket of guts dove in and cut the rope. As the dust settled, we threw the irons back in the fire, Leo rolled a smoke, borrowed a rope and we branded the other colts. They were all wearing a Bell brand when we threw the gate open! For the next couple of weeks we worked through the Zorro, Perra, and Big Flat Pastures and all went well. At the Seco camp, Leo had that wreck on Alley Oop that broke his ribs and gave him a concussion. Don hauled him to the hospital in Tucumcari, where Leo stayed a couple or three days, then showed up ready to go to work. The next day after Leo’s wreck, the wagon moved to the lower part of the Seco. We made a drive and threw into the bronc trap. We held them up in a corner and Don and Fred whacked out the dries. The cuts were held between the herd and the bronc pens, then three or four punchers penned them so they could be sprayed and turned out in the West Bronc. As we were penning them, one big dry broke out. I beat them to her and whacked it on her. Fred heeled her, we stretched her out and I put dirt in her eyes. The boss said, “Let her up, she’ll drive now.” I doubted that. She came up, blowing snot and hooked Don’s mount, named Partner. She pulled out and not toward the corrals! Don had his rope tied and in two jumps roped her around the horns. She was headed down a slight slope and Don turned off. That dry weighed 1,100-1,200 pounds. Don and Partner were going at full speed in the opposite direction. As they say, “when an irresistible force hits an immoveable object, something has to give.” Don’s rope broke and it sounded like a 30-30. It came back at him with such force that it

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cut his little finger off. Fred and Ernest took after the dry, and Don was still mounted, staring at his hand. I stepped off and saw that his finger was hanging by the hide, so I tried to screw it back on and wrapped it with my neck rag. Frank Vigil was at the corrals in his pick-up because they had just sprayed the cuts. Don and I hit a high trot to Frank’s pick-up and they headed for Tucumcari. The drive was too far and they couldn’t save his finger. Frank was an interesting fellow and we became friends over the years. He was raised on the Bells when it was the big outfit. His Dad and his Grandpa had worked on the Bells before him. Over the years I’d quiz him about the old time Bells when it was 1,000 sections until the late 40s. During that time, the wagon was out nearly all the time. He told me how excited he was when he was about 15 or 16 years old, school was out and the wagon boss told him he could go out with the wagon. Every young puncher’s dream was to be out with the crew under the stars. Frank said they were over on the west side and had to cross the Canadian River with the remuda, wagon and all. He remembered that he was sure scared but all those “old

guys” that were probably every bit of 30 or 40 years old, just pulled their hats down and whipped and spurred into it. He said they’d go out of sight and come up swimming. He said he wanted to make a hand but it took every ounce of sand he had to spur into that river, but he did. As a young man, he went into the Army, then wound up at the Matadors in Texas for several years. He always referred to it as “working at the Mat’s.” The Matadors have always been a wild, cowboy Texas Outfit and Frank enjoyed all the wild roping and riding. It was there, in pursuing a wild cow that his horse fell and broke Frank’s leg badly. He always had a limp after that. When he came back to the Bells, George hired him to oversee the windmills. He always liked to be around when we were working cattle. During Spring branding, besides pulling the sprayer, he dehorned all the bull calves. During Fall works he’d run the cutting gates where we separated the cows and sorted the calves. He had a room of his own at the end of the bunk house and many a summer night, he hosted Leo, Joe Salas and I to a card game on the screened-in porch. He loved that Bell range as many of us do. Frank passed away in the 90s. He was a “sure-nuff” Bell Ranch puncher.

We pulled the wagon in around July 1st. Don had asked me to stay the summer, so I claimed a bunk in the bunkhouse, rolled out my bed and hung my slicker and pistol on a peg. After the 4th, Leo, Fred, Burt and I finally tracked up on the bronc herd in the Seco. They felt good and it was a horse race. A puncher got in the lead and held them up, then we drove them to the bronc pens. Bert and I spent July putting saddles on those ten or twelve three-year olds at the bronc pens. Besides riding colts and prowling, we would start in August gathering the bulls. The Bells had good bigboned, horned Hereford cows and bulls. We did it all from a-horseback, throwing them into traps and then driving into a holding pasture. There was always a few that got on the hook or tried to run off, so had to be roped. I like to rope but never did like being tied to such a hunk of beef. No matter how well you’re mounted, they can jerk you down or come meet you. As soon as one was roped, another cowboy would rope him, also. That way you could keep them off of each other. Another puncher would then throw a big loop round the bull’s hips and away we’d go to the gate. Too soon it was time to roll our beds, sack n our saddles and head for NMSU.

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Slaying of border rancher still a mystery one year later by BRADY MCCOMBS ARIZONA DAILY STAR Editor’s note: This story first appeared as an exclusive for the Star’s print readers. he murder of a prominent Cochise County rancher that triggered a nationwide outcry about border security remains unsolved a year later. Investigators have identified a man who fits the description of the possible killer — a tall, cross-border smuggler with a violent criminal record. But they don’t know for sure if he’s in the U.S. or Mexico — or if he’s dead or alive. And even if they find him, it won’t mean the crime is solved. Authorities haven’t found the gun used to kill Robert Krentz on his ranch last March 27, and they have no witnesses, show investigation documents the Daily Star obtained through public records requests. Alejandro Chavez-Vasquez is not an official suspect in Krentz’s murder but is a “person of interest” in a series of Portal burglaries in early 2010, say Cochise

County sheriff's officials. Investigators believe there is a link between two of those burglaries and the murder, documents show. A search warrant affidavit filed in Cochise County Court on March 31, 2010, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows investigators believe the burglar who stole a Glock 26 handgun and two cellphones from a vehicle near the town of Portal the day before is the person who killed Krentz. The federal agency has been assisting the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office with

And even if they find him, it won’t mean the crime is solved. the case. Krentz was murdered with the same caliber firearm that was reported stolen from the car, the affidavit said. The burglary occurred in the Herb Martyr campground in the Chiricahua Mountains about seven miles southwest of Portal, a Cochise County Sheriff’s Office report shows. Investigators have homed in on Chavez-Vasquez because of his height — 6

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feet 3 inches — and criminal background. The shoe prints tracked from the crime scene about 20 miles south to the border were size 11, said Warner Glenn, a mountain lion hunter who helped track the prints. Based on the shoe size and 31-to-32 inch stride, Glenn and investigators estimate the killer is at least 6 feet tall. Footprints of the same size and pattern were found at the campground vehicle burglary and at an area home that was likely burglarized during the day of March 27, shows a Cochise County sheriff’s report. Chavez-Vasquez, likely in his late 30s, has convictions in four states for crimes including sexual assault, vehicle theft and possession of narcotics. He also pleaded guilty in 2004 to illegal re-entry after deportation. In April, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office distributed a photo of ChavezVasquez to media outlets, area ranchers and Mexican authorities. Agua Prieta Police Chief Alfonso Novoa Novoa said Border Patrol officials told him ChavezVasquez could be a suspect in the killing. Agua Prieta police distributed 500 pictures around the border city south of Douglas, but nobody claimed to know anything about Chavez-Vasquez. They also ran his name through municipal, state and federal databases throughout Mexico but found nothing — no property, no voter card, no driver’s license, Novoa said. And so one of 2010’s highest-profile murders — one that helped prompt Arizona’s tough new immigration law — remains a mystery. Many of the questions that surfaced in the days following Krentz’s murder remain unanswered: Why would someone kill a man known to family and friends as a teddy bear? Was the killing to punish the Krentz family for a call his brother made to the Border Patrol the day before about bundles of marijuana found on their property? Was Krentz targeted or was the killing random? Did it mark a sea of change in the long-held rule among smugglers that they lie low in the U.S. for the good of their business? There’s no closure for Krentz’s heartbroken widow, children and grandchildren. There’s no explanation for shaken ranchers desperate to know if they should be worried for their own safety in this remote valley near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. “We would like to know what the heck happened,” said Bill McDonald, a fifth-gencontinued on page 77

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eration rancher east of Douglas. “It doesn’t make any sense to us.” Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever would not answer specific questions about the investigation but said his office believes the killer was involved in smuggling people or drugs in Cochise County. “Rob Krentz was killed by a bad person with a bad agenda, and our porous borders continue to contribute to the potential for another event,” Dever said via email. The investigation has momentum in the U.S. and in Mexico, where officials have been extremely helpful, Dever wrote. There is a $45,000 reward for information. “I will never rest until this killer is brought to justice,” Dever wrote. But as days and months pass, fewer people believe the murder will be solved. “The older the case gets,” said Richard Winkler, a Krentz family friend and former Cochise County Superior Court Judge, “the harder it gets to solve.” The case so far

Authorities didn’t discover Krentz’s body until just before midnight on March 27, giving the killer a nearly 14-hour head start to flee south to Mexico. He was likely long gone by the time they followed his tracks to the border the next afternoon. Without a suspect to follow, investigators looked to the burglaries for clues. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials hoped the call history of the two cellphones stolen from the campground near Portal would lead lead them closer to the killer. One was used the day of the robbery to call two phone numbers, phone records obtained through a search warrant show. But the names of the people called that day didn’t help: The numbers were registered to famed Mexican Revolution generals Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. In Mexico, authorities began searching for the killer the day after Krentz was found. State police looked for shoe prints and talked to ranchers near where he crossed over. On the Monday after the killing, Agua Prieta police brought in about 100 people for questioning, fingerprints and photos in an attempt to find somebody who knew something about the crime, said Novoa, the Agua Prieta police chief. They didn’t yet have any information about the size of the shoe or gun used, so they focused on people who had scrapes or bites, thinking

that maybe the killer was bitten by Krentz’s dog or otherwise hurt, Novoa said. But they didn’t find anything. In the U.S., investigators also interviewed people who might have information. One was a man arrested by the DEA on April 6 who officials thought might know something due to his associates and

Did it mark a sea change in the longheld rule among smugglers that they lie low in the U.S. for the good of their business? location of the arrest. He denied knowing anything about the murder. Another was a suspected smuggler apprehended by the Border Patrol on April 8 who normally works in the corridor east of Douglas. He denied knowing anything about the crime but said the talk was that the “cartels were pissed because there

was too much heat, and they were not able to easily get people and drugs through.” On April 9, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol put out alerts to cover an area within a 15-mile radius of the crime scene with special emphasis on “6-foot-tall or taller smugglers, guides and repeat offenders,” Cochise County Sheriff’s Office reports show. Chavez-Vasquez appears to be the only person being sought in the murder. Who is Chavez-Vasquez?

Chavez-Vasquez has criminal convictions in four states — Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Oregon — and an immigration charge out of Arizona. He spent two years in a Nevada prison, from 2002 to 2004, on a coercion conviction that stemmed from an arrest by Las Vegas police on suspicion that he attempted to sexually assault a woman. He was paroled on April 15, 2004, from Nevada prisons, records from the Nevada Department of Corrections show. A month later, he was arrested in Arizona and charged in U.S. District Court with illegal re-entry after deportation. He continued on page 78

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was given 36 months’ supervised release and a fine of $100 in a plea agreement, federal records show. Despite the deportation, it’s unclear whether he is an illegal immigrant. Clark County, Nev., court records show a Social Security number for Chavez-Vasquez that suggests he was born in California. Nevada officials could not confirm if the Social Security number was valid. His criminal records show four birth dates that put him between 37 and 41 years old. Though the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said Chavez-Vasquez was from Agua Prieta, the police chief there said he doesn’t believe it. “If somebody knows that 60 to 80 police officers are looking for a person, some kind of information arrives,” Novoa said in Spanish. Family, ranchers feel loss

To say 2010 was a nightmare for Susan Krentz would be a gross understatement. She lost her husband in March, and on Sept. 25 a suspected drunken driver hit her and a friend as they left church in Dou-

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glas. She suffered several skull and hip fractures and is still seeing doctors regularly, said her attorney, Paul Hoffman of Tucson. “She is lucky to have lived,” Hoffman said. In addition to dealing with her injuries, she misses her husband dearly. ‘All I can say is that my heart is broken, and I can’t

There is this combination of anger and depression and cynicism. get over it,” she said in a brief phone interview. She desperately wants the crime solved, Hoffman said. “We never asked to ride this horse that we are on, but it is saddled now and we must go on,” said a family statement issued this month. “We are still searching for the truth of what happened that day and hope to someday put closure to this tragedy.” The Krentz family is frustrated with the

investigation, said Don Kimble, a cousin of Sue Krentz’s. Though a close friend of Sheriff Dever, Kimble doesn’t hold back his criticism of the Sheriff’s Office for waiting for the suspected killer to surface. “I think they should be more aggressive,” Kimble said. “Hanging back and watching never gets nothing done.” Kimble thinks authorities should more aggressively advertise in Mexico the cash reward for information about the murder. “I truly believe that if the money got placed in the right hands, the killer would show up,” Kimble said. Friends and neighbors in the hourglass-shaped San Bernardino and San Simon valleys near the Arizona-New Mexico state line are still troubled by the killing. A noticeable boost in Border Patrol agents and technology there has slowed illegal activity a bit, but the smugglers keep coming. “The outlaws and dope and the guns are still here,” said Ed Ashurstwho manages a ranch just north of the Krentzes and helped track the killer’s footprints. “There is this combination of anger and depression and cynicism.” Ashurst believes his friend simply ran continued on page 84

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A A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . .20, 51 ADM / Joe Delk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Aero Tech Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Ag Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Ken Ahler Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 American Galloway Breeders Assn . . . . .53 Andrews, Smith, Lowery & Co LLC . . . .36 Artesia Trailer Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Ash Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 B Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 BJM Sales & Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .58 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Bottari Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Bradley 3 Ranch LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Brand/Joe Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Brand / Richard Van de Valde . . . . . . . .57 Brighton Feed & Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . .59 Buffalo Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C C & M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Cattle Guards/Priddy Construction . . . . .30 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission . . . .16 Caviness Packing Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .33 Clift Land / Phyliss Weiss . . . . . . . . . . .68 Clovis Livestock Markets . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Chip Cole Ranch Broker . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Conniff Cattle Co LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 CPE Feeds Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 George Curtis Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 52 D D Squared Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Dan Delaney Real Estate, Inc . . . . . . . .62 David Dean / Campo Bonita LLC . . . . .66

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Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . .59 Douglas McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 E ECS Forage & Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Elgin Breeding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 F Fallon-Cortese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Farm Credit of N.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Farmer’s & Stockman’s Bank . . . . . . . .61 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . .23, 46 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Five State Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . .46 Flying W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Fury Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 G Genex/Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . . . .34 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 H Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Headquarters West Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 High Plains Ranchers & Breeders . . . . .78 Betty Houston / Century 21 . . . . . . . . .60 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 52 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . . . .21 Hugley Co. Land Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 I Inn of the Mountain Gods . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Insurance Services of N.M. . . . . . . . . . .73 J Joe’s Boot Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 K Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equip. . .59 Kail Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Kern Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 King Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

KMB Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 L L & H Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 La Gloria Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Land Pride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Lazy D Red Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .13 Lee, Lee & Puckitt / Kevin Reed . . . . . .61 Berry Lucas / Century 21 . . . . . . . . . . .64 M Manchester Mfg. Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Merrick’s Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Mesa Feed Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 59 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . . .64 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . .62, 63 Monfette Construction Co . . . . . . . . . . .58 Montaña del Oso Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Mountain Lion Depradation Hunter . . . .57 Murney Assoc. / Paul McGilliard . . . . . .68

R Ramro LLC / R J Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . .7 Ranch For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Ranch Land Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Rancho Espuela Limousin/Big Ben . . . .25 Riley & Knight Appraisal, LLC . . . . . . .66 Rim Fire Stock Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . .12 Running Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 S Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . . . . .57 Santa Ana Star Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Santa Gertrudis Breeders Int’l. . . . . . . . .53 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Scott Land Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Southern Star Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Southwest Ag, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . . . . . .62 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

N NM Cattle Growers’ Insurance . . . . . . . .27 NM Cattle Growers’ Membership . . . . . .49 NM Jr. Livestock Foundation Evening . . .38 NM Property Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 NM Purina Dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 NM Wool Growers, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . 36, 47 No-Bull Enterprises LLC . . . . . . . . . . . .32

T Tire Water Troughs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Tom Growney Equipment Inc . . . . .59, 87 Tommy Barnes Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . . .58 Tri-State Angus Ranches / Puppies . . . .57

O Jim Olson Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 O’Neill Land, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

V Virden Perma-Bilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

P Pacific Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Paco Feed Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Dan Paxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 PolyDome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 82 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Joe Priest Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Principal Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . .81

U UU Bar Express Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

W Western Heritage Bank . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Western Legacy Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Westlake Cattle Growers LLC . . . . . . . . .41 Williams Windmill Inc . . . . .11, 45, 50, 59 Y York Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Z Zinpro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

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bunch, you may still have to assist her at birth. It’s just as important to watch birthweight on females as it is on the bulls you select,” says Skinner.When selecting a bull, you need to make sure that not only his birthweight, but also that of his mother, were moderate rather than large, since this is a heritable trait and many of the traits a bull passes to offspring will be those from his mother as well as his sire. His daughters, especially, tend to take after their paternal grandmother in many important traits. “When trying to bend the curve and have moderate birthweights and high performance, much of your success will depend on where you get your genetic seedstock. You need to know how your bull producer selects genetics and how careful he is on keeping good records,” says Skinner. There are some cattle that have low birthweights and ease of calving and still give high performance, but you have to n look a little harder to find them.

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onstruction has begun on the nation’s largest digester project to turn dairy biomass into renewable energy, according the AgPower Group, LLC, a national developer of biomass renewable energy projects. The four megawatt plant is located at the Double A Dairy near Jerome, Idaho. “Double A is proud to be involved in this project that will utilize the latest technology in waste management resulting in the generation of power for our community with a byproduct that can be recycled by the dairy,” said Donnie Aardema, a partner in the Double A Dairy. The Double A project will be the largest dairy farm anaerobic digester project in the United States, processing solids and liquids daily from the dairy’s operations. The facility will generate enough electricity on a continuous basis to provide the energy needs of approximately 3,500 average-sized homes. The power will be sold to Idaho Power under a long-term purchase agreement. “The Double A Dairy anaerobic digester is one of the 73 GHD systems installed (or in the process of being installed) nationally and will be the 10th anaerobic digestion project completed by the Andgar Corporation in the Northwest,” noted Todd Kunzman, Andgar Corporation, a partner in the project. “This project demonstrates the growing trend to use third-party private equity together with bank financing to build anaerobic digesters on dairy farms,” said Jerry Bingold, Director, Renewable Energy, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, which helped to facilitate the project. “Not only does private sector investment take the financial burden of building these projects off dairy farmers, but it provides a positive economic return for both the private investors and the dairy farmers.” “This is an example of a new business solution that is good for farmers and good for the environment,” said Bob Naerebout, Executive Director, Idaho Dairymen’s Association. “The Idaho Dairymen’s Association was glad to assist in this important project for the Idaho dairy industry. In addition, AgPower has secured a major financing commitment that will facilitate the development of several more projects within the next year. Most of the new projects will be located in the central valley of California, the nations’ largest

dairy production state. “We greatly appreciate the support for our digester project, especially from the Aardema brothers at Double A Dairy and the dairy industry,” commented Bob Joblin, a partner in AgPower Group. “The U. S. agricultural community — especially the dairy industry — has a huge potential to provide renewable energy for America on a consistent basis, every hour of every day and night.” “AgSTAR congratulates Double A Dairy and Ag Power Group for developing valueadded sustainable products and improving the quality of life for those in the local

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POLYDOME & POLYTANK COMPANIES Dick Johanneck started PolyTank, Inc. in 1972 doing custom rotomoulding. In 1977, he began making calf hutches which became known as PolyDome Calf Nurseries. The agricultural products division of PolyTank was later named PolyDome. For over 38 years the PolyDome and PolyTank companies of Litchfield, Minnesota, have been providing the agriculture and aquaculture industries with superior rotational molded products using hollow metal moulds and environmentallyfriendly powdered polyethylene plastic. Combined, the divisions today offer over 200 products with satisfied customers spanning the United States, Canada and ten foreign countries. According to Dick’s son, company Vice President Daniel Johanneck their success has been the result of constructing “a high quality, durable product.” In 1977, after several years of custom rotomoulding, Daniel’s father Dick Johanneck started what would become the PolyDome division by making calf hutches. These seamless hutches were comprised of specially treated Polyethylene plastic that offered several distinct advantages including, resistance to impact, corrosion, and temperature extremes. Their slippery surfaces also enabled easy cleaning.

The rotomoulding process uses hollow metal moulds and a powdered polyethylene plastic that becomes liquid under high heat. The moulds with the liquid plastic inside are spun on both vertical and horizontal axis to form a uniform thickness, or skin on the outside walls, thus the name rotomoulding. The mould is removed from head and allowed to cool under controlled conditions to avoid shrinkage or warpage. The resulting polyethylene plastic is resistant to impact, most corrosive chemicals and temperature extremes. The slippery surface makes it very easy to clean. Polyethylene is also environmentally friendly because it can be recycled Most PolyDome products are one-piece with no seams or sharp edges. The lightweight of polyethylene makes even large units easy to lift and move. PolyDome has their own metal fabricating shop from frames, stands, and supports used with their agricultural products. All metal parts are powder coated for corrosion resistance. Calf hutches and nurseries continue to be a staple in the PolyDome product line. The company is particularly excited about their new Convertible Indoor and High Door nurseries. PolyDome also offers foot baths, milk masters, feed carts, trailers, sinks, and numerous related

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accessories. PolyDome has their own onsite metal fabrication for frames, stands, and supports. These metal parts are powder coated to resist corrosion. The PolyTank aquaculture line is complete with cone and flat bottom cylindrical tanks, several “nestable” tanks, drain kits, and sump and ventria attachments.

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Zoderow Dairy 785-386-4475 PolyDome’s latest venSeldon, KS ture, the Explora Dome, is also attracting quite a bit of attention. This astronomy observatory dome incorporates the same proven polyethylene technology to provide professional and amateur observers a truly affordable, maintenancefree observatory that is virtually indestructible. “This product is in a market all by itself and even draws a crowd at agriculture shows,” remarks Johanneck. For complete product details and links to all divisions visit ww.polydome.com.

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We have used PolyDome Hutches at the Cargill Research Farm for approximately two years and have been very happy with the results. When managed properly, such as allowing for proper drainage, we have found there is a low incidence of health problems. Scouring and death loss has been minimal." — W. Michael Craig Dairy Research Nutritionist, Cargill Research Farm, Elk River, MN

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Calves raised in PolyDomes gained weight more rapidly than calves in wooden hutches. Also, calves in PolyDomes were observed to be more active and social than calves in wooden hutches ... temperature was 15-20 degrees F warmer in Poly Domes.” — Dennis G. Johnson Dairy Scientist, University of Minnesota Test Results

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PolyDomes are excellent for starting calves. They are much warmer in the winter” (Their 41 registered Holstein cows currently produce 19,154 lbs. milk with a butterfat record at 773.) — Ken Trevena Herdsman, Hanover Hill Holsteins, Port Perry, Ontario

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The calves definitely do a lot better in the PolyDomes and are more trouble-free. We sold one of our cows for $41,000 this past year. We had her full sister with calves in a calf barn and we lost her after they all got sick. After that we switched to PolyDomes. We do a lot of ET work and we need good facilities to handle all the calves, so we use PolyDomes – they work!” — Berwald’s Registered Holsteins Arlen Berwald & Sons, Toronto, SD

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Before switching to PolyDomes we were raising calves in crates, causing insurmountable problems. With PolyDomes we now medicate very few calves. Our veterinarian has endorsed our program completely. The performance is well beyond our expectations,” this satisfied user writes, with 235 PolyDomes on the ground. — Mary Meyer Gregerson Dairy, Longmont, CO

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into a criminal who was intent on not getting caught and sent back to prison. “I was worried the moment he got into Mexico that they were going to be able solve this,” said fellow rancher Bill McDonald. “I continued to be worried

despite assurances to the contrary.” Although authorities don’t know whether Krentz’s killer is still alive, what Sheriff Dever said about him during a press conference on March 29, 2010, still rings true a year later: “He is the only person living that knows exactly what hapn pened out there that day.”

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