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Dear Fellow Members & Industry Supporters he month of April has come and gone without any appreciable moisture that I’m aware of, but I certainly hope that someone out there received some precipitation. In the miles I logged this past month I don’t recall seeing any green-up although it was good to see plenty of last fall’s grasses nearly everywhere I went. As is normally the case these days our industry faces many challenges. What I found to be interesting though is the paradoxical nature of a great number of things we need to deal with. For instance, cattle prices are at all time highs but many of us were forced to sell off part if not all of our animals in the last few years because of the prolonged drought. At the same time, with cattle prices so high it’s nearly impossible to re-stock the herd. Then there’s the issue of the lesser prairie chicken. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, along with its sister agencies in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Kansas took the lead in an unprecedented effort to create a rangewide management plan in the hopes of enhancing habitat for the bird and to avert a listing by the Fish and Wildlife Service which would negatively impact not only many of our members, but other industries of major importance to New Mexico and the other states mentioned. Instead, the Fish and Wildlife Service listed the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and also accepted the multi-state management plan. This takes the cooperative and voluntary effort and makes it a regulatory and sometimes adversarial action, even though the agency thinks it’s a good idea. As you’ll recall, the Fish and Wildlife Service has also published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding the Mexican Gray Wolf, the purpose of which is to propose population increases, expand its range and make the species fully endangered in New Mexico and Arizona. The problem is that there is no sound science presented in the document to confirm the effect on cattle and elk, nor that the wolf is different from its cousins to the north. There are also a couple of water issues that come to mind. The Environmental Protection Agency is currently proposing changes to the Clean Water Act which from all appearances would give that agency regulatory oversight over basically any and all waters in the United States, including folks with Koi ponds and rain created puddles on their properties. The Environmental Protection Agency also says that agriculture is exempt, but I haven’t read the nearly 400 page document to verify that for myself. The other water issue of importance is the recent opinion issued by our state’s attorney general which states that anglers can fish in streams that traverse private property as long as there is no trespass on the private land adjoining the stream. I’ve never been accused of being the sharpest tool in the shed but it occurs to me that if you’re wading in the stream your feet are touching the streambed below, which happens to be private property, so isn’t that trespass? And finally there’s the Cliven Bundy situation in Nevada. I don’t pretend to understand the entire sequence of events that led the Bureau of Land Management to attempt a roundup of Mr. Bundy’s cattle but I did find it very disconcerting to see a government agency allow the wanton killing and burying cattle while its own agents acted in paramilitary fashion to intimidate the free speech rights of many Americans. Unfortunately, there are other issues on the table as well, issues which we will be discussing and seeking to resolve at the mid-year convention on June 8-10. I really hope you’ll join the greater agricultural community in Las Cruces next month to give your input on the solutions necessary for us to maintain a vibrant industry in New Mexico, one that continues to feed all our families and millions of others. Until next month in Las Cruces… Sincerely,

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USDA announces $20 million effort to reduce damage caused by feral swine ndersecretary for USDA’s Marketing & Regulatory Programs Edward Avalos has announced that USDA is kicking off a national effort to reduce the devastating damage caused by feral, or free ranging, swine. The $20 million program aims to help states deal with a rapidly expanding population of invasive wild swine that causes $1.5 billion in annual damage and control costs. “Feral swine are one of the most destructive invaders a state can have,” said Undersecretary Avalos. “They have expanded their range from 17 to 39 states in the last 30 years and cause damage to crops, kill young livestock, destroy property, harm natural resources, and carry diseases that threaten other animals as well as people and water supplies. It’s critical that we act now to begin appropriate management of this costly problem.” The Wildlife Services (WS) program of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will lead the effort, tailoring activities to each state’s circumstance and working closely with other Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities. WS will work directly with states to control populations, test animals for diseases, and research better methods of managing feral swine damage. A key part of the national program will include surveillance and disease monitoring to protect the health of our domestic swine. Feral swine have become a serious problem in 78 percent of all states in the country, carrying diseases that can affect people, domestic animals, livestock and wildlife, as well as local water supplies. They also cause damage to field and high-value crops of all kinds from Midwestern corn and soybeans to sugar cane, peanuts, spinach and pumpkins. They kill young animals and their characteristic rooting and wallowing damages natural resources, including resources used by native waterfowl, as well as archeological and recreational lands. Feral swine compete for food with native wildlife, such as deer, and consume the eggs of ground-nesting birds and endangered species, such as sea turtles. “In addition to the costly damage to agricultural and natural resources, the diseases these animals carry present a real threat to our swine populations,” said Avalos. “Feral swine are able to carry and transmit up to 30 diseases and 37 different parasites to livestock, people, pets and wildlife, so surveillance and disease monitoring is another keystone to this program.” As part of the national program, APHIS will test feral swine for diseases of concern for U.S. pork producers, such as classical swine fever, which does not exist in the United States, as well as

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homes are lost to wildland fire Table 1. Notable fires in New Mexico. (Table 1). Some of these homes YEAR FIRE NAME ACRES NOTES are located in the “back forty”, 1950 Capitan Gap ~17,000 Bear cub singed by fire, but most are located in the but survives “wildland urban interface”, a 1951 McKnight ~48,000 Largest recorded wildfire moniker widely used to in NM at the time describe the interface between ~48,000 280 structures burned 2000 Cerro Grande the back forty and urban subincluding 250 homes divisions. Research conducted 2008 Trigo ~13,700 59 homes burned here at New Mexico State Uni2011 Las Conchas ~156,000 63 homes burned versity (Cram et al. 2006) 2011 Donaldson ~100,000 Rangeland fire along with results from other 2012 Whitewater-Baldy ~289,000 12 homes burned in Willow Creek national research projects Little Bear ~44,000 254 buildings burned 2012 have corroborated the thesis 2013 Tres Lagunas ~10,200 that wildland fire behavior and 2013 Thompson Ridge ~24,000 severity in the back forty can 2013 Silver ~138,700 be reduced by modifying sur2013 Jaroso ~11,100 face and canopy fuel loads 2014 ? ? (Martinson and Omi 2013). As such, it stands to reason that if fire behavior can be changed in the back interesting findings was that many homes forty and in the wildland urban interface, it burned not as a result of towering flames (and radiant heat) from the head fire, but can also be changed in your back yard. As noted above and according to inves- rather from embers landing of flammable tigative research (see the “Cohen Files”), material. Embers or “firebrands” can many of the homes lost to wildfire were travel up to 1 mile ahead of the head fire preventable. Over the last 25 years, when resulting in numerous simultaneous igniresearchers looked at how and why homes tions. Of course, once ignition has been were lost during wildfire events, they were achieved, if there is additional flammable able to identify commonalities leading to continued on page 28 ignition and propagation. One of the most

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this receiver hitch cover on display at fair booth and take orders from anyone wanting to purchase one. The Truth or Consequences annual fiesta will be held the first weekend in May. One of the Cowbelles requested beef tickets be printed early in order to sell some at this fiesta. Gloria suggested a workday soon to print, number, staple, and perforate enough tickets for this event. Scholarship applications will be arriving soon and a decision will be made next month. Gloria emphasized the importance of volunteer time sheets and encouraged everyone to keep track of volunteer hours. Submitted by Cathy Pierce The Copper CowBelles of Silver City met at noon on March 11, 2014 at the Red Barn; hostess Pat Hunt and Kim Clark with 23 in attendance. Guest Speaker Tammy Ogilvie spoke on the beef industry’s long range plan to improve the domestic consumer preference for beef, capitalized on global growth opportunities, strengthen the image of beef and the beef industry, protect and enhance the freedom to operate, improve industry trust and openness, relationships and position the U.S. cow herd for growth. Group decided to donate $100 to Agri-Future; if the group has a member interested in attending it was decided to cover the $200

registration fee. Shindig; theme “Spring Round Up”; caterer will be Lorraine Angle, tickets for reserved table will be $240 a table with eight seats, general admission is $30 per person in advance and $35 at the door. Outlets to sell on Saturday only will be Aunt Judy’s Attic and Western Bank. Auction items can be dropped off at Aunt Judy’s Attic. The plan is to have one table dedicated to the Scholarship art and others for jewelry, baskets, homemade goodies, etc. Decorations work day at Beverly Medford’s on Saturday, March 29 to make straw bales for center pieces. Dessert Table: Rosella chairperson requested finger foods such as cookies, cupcakes, candies, and brownies, also to keep Easter and spring in mind for treats. April 5 Dutch Oven Cook-off at Glenwood, April 22 and 23 Ranch Days at McKeens ranch at Alma, NM volunteers are welcome. Saturday, May 31 Wild Wild West Rodeo kick off would like the CCB to help out at the Farmers Market along with the 4-H and other Ag related persons. The group decided to give a donation of $50 to the Pat Knowlin Scholarship Fund in the name of Mary Sweetser. Respectfully submitted by Kathy Davis The Otero CowBelles met at Pepper’s Grill April 3. There were 16 members and one guest in attendance. Dr. Jodi Bennett, a native of Otero County returned to her home after being away for 71 years. This 89-year-old lady holds a doctorate in archaeology and has served in the armed forces, traveled to many different countries, been an interpreter for the military. The CowBelles hope to have Dr. Jodi present a more elaborate program on her exciting life at the June meeting. Otero CowBelles have been busy promoting BEEF in the school system. In March Traci Curry presented “Steak for Supper” program at Oregon Elementary. The program included the Dr. Seuss story of the same name, and teaches students about ranchers, conservation, types of cattle and where they live, cuts of beef and the myriad of beef by-products such as adhesives, medicines, cosmetics and many more. With the Otero CB cooking and serving the beef stew to the fourth grade classes and to teachers. Debi Rube VP of Otero CB, presented Ms. Dorsey, the principal, with books and lesson plans that can be used by the school to expose the students to ranching and agriculture. Pres. Linda Mitchum, Estelle Bond and Debi Rube worked at the Chaparral Middle School Health Fair continued on page 27

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where they presented different aspects of beef using the WOW That Cow theme and nutritional value of the 29 cuts of beef. Even the teachers were in awe of all of the many things that cows do for everyone. Coming up in the immediate future is the Culinary Class demonstration featuring “Hamburger: Versatile, Nutritious and Budget Friendly”. Rancher Pat Jones, is scheduled to speak at Oregon School for career day. May will find the group working at the Kids Kows and More event at the fairgrounds in addition to cooking beef brisket and beans for the Old Timer’s Day in Cloudcroft. The news of CowBelles being willing to participate in almost any event that gives the group the opportunity to tout the value of beef and agriculture seems to be spreading rapidly. Estelle brought four packages of the new napkins and they were sold immediately. Submitted by Barbara Wagner

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Ideas and Elbow Grease irst I would like to say thank you to the New Mexico legislators who showed their support for our states’ farmers and ranchers by passing HB51, the Right to Farm Bill. The bill, which is sitting on the Governor’s desk waiting for her signature, eliminates the word “improperly” from one sentence in the current Right to Farm Act language. The current statute leaves it open to debate for lawyers as to what are improper operating procedures on an agriculture operation. This is a win for our members and we appreciate those of you who made Round House visits or called your lawmakers to encourage them to support the bill. However, with that being said, it is far

from the revisions that are truly needed to remove the threat of nuisance lawsuits that have currently been filed and will probably be filed against businesses in New Mexico. Senate Bill 229 introduced by Senator Phil Griego and supported by NMFLB offers revisions to the Right to Farm Act which are comprehensive and would take care of the problem of nuisance lawsuits filed to harm agriculture in New Mexico once and for all. Democracy works in this nation, but it is not a spectator sport. This was a text book example of the impact farmers and ranchers can have when we come together to exercise our influence. Grassroots movements will always have powerful

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High Price of Food? ow should we as food producers interpret the media’s looming concern about headlines saying “Rising Food Prices Bite Budgets!” Examples given from previous 12 months’ list of percentages increases show: Ground Beef 4.9%, Eggs 5.7%, Tomatoes 6.9%, Pork Sausage 8.7%, Potatoes 9.2%, Fresh Fish 9.9% and Oranges 12.2%. The cause of the increases are different; from drought, freezing weather, disease, government regulations, EPA, loss of farm ground to suburbia, etc. It all boils down to a reduction of product vs. its demand. We producers justify the prices of the basic commodity, food, because it has lagged

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accustomed to “Seasonal” fresh produce always being available. If it’s not available in the produce section they can find it canned, bottled or frozen on the shelves. Still others are willing to pay more if they think it is organic. We are very spoiled shoppers. However, single parent families working two jobs or those who are receiving welfare and/or unemployment checks are much more aware of the increase in the price of food. To our credit the Farm Bill aids 46.7 million Americans (1 in 5) that are receiving food stamps to the tune of $72 billion a year, to ensure that none go hungry. This life saving program, as well as all of the entitlement programs, are paid for by the taxes collected from the 90% who are working. It is not the government that makes money, the government takes money from those who earn it and redistributes it. The jobless and the middle income groups are less affected by the food prices. But caught in the vice are those singleparent, geographically challenged, lowmiddle income Americans holding down a job and paying their own way. These workin’ moms do shop thriftily and if the price of salmon or strawberries or asparagus or chuck roast is too high, they can do without. The supermarket is full of nutritious, generic brand, fresh meat and vegetables that are affordable, especially if you know how to cook. However, these workin’ moms are tempted by the ease and low cost of “fast food” meals vs the ever-present exhaustion that accompanies the effort of fixing a home-cooked meal for the kids at the end of a work day. Nothing is easy. So what about the “Rising Food Prices Bites Budgets?” Most producers do their best to grow their crop as cheaply and efficiently as they can. They like to make a profit, sometimes they get lucky and sometimes they go broke, but the consumer never runs out of something to eat.

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Genetic Bootstraps Beef producers & the power of selection to shape industry’s future by MIRANDA REIMAN, CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF ou decide. Each time you buy a bull, keep a heifer or cull a cow, you choose a future for your herd and, collectively, for a beef industry that is either blessed or burdened with high prices. “I don’t want record prices because of the lowest beef supplies in 50-some-odd years, said a University of Missouri livestock economist. “I want the highest price because demand is pulling us along.” Most everybody in the cattle business would want what Scott Brown wants. There were certainly nods of agreement at the Midwest Section, American Society of Animal Scientists meetings. Brown said history, economic modeling and consumer-preference studies point the way to make that happen, speaking at the Harlan Ritchie Beef Symposium during those meetings. Analysts are good at looking into demand caused by price, income levels and available substitutions, “but there are other factors we economists don’t often deal very well with: taste and preferences,” he said. “Those can cause that demand function to shift, either to the left—which is not good news for the industry—or to the right,” Brown said. “Shifting that demand curve to the right is always important for us.” Marbling level is a clear indicator of probable satisfaction, he noted. “If we’re at the low end of the marbling side, the probability of a consumer having a good experience is not very high,” Brown said. “The last thing you want to do is spend money on what is perhaps the most expensive meat product, and not have a good experience.” But is there enough producer incentive to target these higher marbling levels? “That Prime premium relative to Choice has been very attractive as of late,” and during a time of sluggish growth in the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Besides more dollars, a real bonus for aiming that high is “a lot less volatility,” Brown said.

“Certain times of the year, we probably have plenty of Choice cattle and we’re not paying much more for them relative to Selects, and at other times we’re tight on Choice supplies,” he said. To that seasonality, add decisions by large-scale retailers and you have a recipe for variation in the signals. Overall U.S. beef demand hit a bottom in 1997, followed by brief recovery before sliding again since 2004. “Changing that is a huge step in getting back to 100 million or 105 million head of cattle in this country,” Brown said. From 2004 to 2008, total consumer expenditures on Choice beef was fairly constant at $25 billion. “But in 2010, 2011, 2012, we’ve seen a nice increase,” he said. “At the same time, we have not seen much recovery in Select expenditures.” Prime trends are similar to that of Choice. “We often talk about consumers ‘buying down,’ going to McDonald’s instead of those steakhouses,” Brown said. “When you look at the graphs this way, you don’t get quite that same picture.” While U.S. demand remains uncertain,

globally the picture is a little brighter. “In 2012, we were actually down in terms of U.S. beef export quantity, but if we instead look at it on a value basis, we’re still growing,” he said. “That tells me we’re shipping more and more higher-valued products out of the United States, and that’s likely going to continue.” Half of the world’s population will have 6 percent more disposable income in the immediate future. Brown said they’re going to demand higher-quality products. Beef’s alternatives are simple: Either it plods along the same path, or it breaks out and follows a path like that of poultry in the 1980s and ’90s, or the recent boom in the corn business. “You may not like it from a policy standpoint,” he said, “but they generated new demand for their products and, guess what? It’s not going to go away anytime soon.” The drought has given the beef industry a clear way to choose its destiny. “We have a chance to rebuild that cowherd with better genetics,” Brown said. “And I don’t want to undersell that those who jump early are the ones who are going ■ to get the benefits of adopting.”

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rodeo during his high school years. “Do you ride broncs?” the man from the Bell wanted to know. “Yes,” he replied. Once he got to the ranch, he found out otherwise, but wagon boss Leo Turner was impressed

a great time for me. I fell in love with cowboy life, working outdoors, the beautiful vistas, the horses and cattle.” While sharing the bunkhouse with the small group of cowboys who remained over the winter, he struck up a friendship with another western artist to be, sculptor

Morton explains his “wet saddle blanket theory ... Just like you have to ride a horse a lot to train him & keep taking off those wet saddle blankets, you have to paint a bunch of pictures to become the artist you want to be ...” by Gary’s spirit and “made a cowboy out of him.” “I grew up there,” the artist says. “It was

Curtis Fort. “One of the guys had a TV,” Morton says, “and one night there was a program on PBS about Charlie Russell. I

"Happy Cowboy" is a recent Morton painting done as a fund raiser for the Horses For Heroes - Cowboy Up program. The happy cowboy is sporting the purple wild rag which is the honor bestowed when a military hero completes the program.

had always enjoyed art as a kid, but after that, I started trying to paint cowboy life on the Bell.” He kept at painting, and he kept at cowboying, ultimately becoming wagon boss of the Bell Ranch. He and Fort formed the short-lived Working Cowboy Artists. Through this organization, they brought their work to Albuquerque and exhibited it adjacent to New Mexico Cattle Growers’ meetings, and met their peers. Eventually, both men moved to the Hondo Valley where their careers expanded. “Times were good to us. The oil business was good then, and we sold quite a bit,” Morton says. With exposure, he started doing invitational shows around the country. Photos of him cowboying added to his reputation. as he exhibited in Texas, Colorado, and Arizona and his circle widened. Morton explains his “wet saddle blanket theory” of artistic ability. “Just like you have to ride a horse a lot to train him and keep taking off those wet saddle blankets, you have to paint a bunch of pictures to become the artist you want to be, I can’t tell you how many thousands of paintings I’ve done,” he says. One of the paintings he is most proud of hangs outside the governor of New Mexico’s office in the Roundhouse. Morton was commissioned by the NM Legislture in 1990, along with eleven other New Mexico artists, to do artwork for the newly-renocontinued on page 37

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vated State Capitol. These works became the foundation of the State Capitol Art Collection. The painting is 4' x 8' of the CR Ranch near Las Vegas. A cowboy is on the rimrock overlooking the Gallinas River canyon, and Hermit’s Peak can be seen in the background. When Morton delivered the painting in 1991, then Governor Bruce King saw it and requested it hang outside his office. It has been there ever since. Along the way, Morton has made time for public service and served on many boards. In addition to being one of the founding directors of the Working Ranch Cowboys Association and serving as VicePresident and President, he remains a WRCA Director and chairman of rules and sanctioning. He is also one of the founders of the WRCF, Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation, and currently serves as Chairman. He was on the New Mexico Arts Commission for eight years and served as Chairman. In 1995, Governor Gary Johnson appointed Gary as Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs in Santa Fe. Altogether, he has served four Governors of New Mexico in various capacities. His work has been exhibited at too many museums to list, but notably, he has shown at the Hubbard Museum in Ruidoso Downs, the Gene Autry Museum in Los Angeles, the New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe and the Albuquerque ■ Museum.

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Youth Contestants Sought for 2014 New Mexico Beef Ambassador Contest hroughout the state of New Mexico there are many outstanding youth, ages 12-20, who could pursue the opportunity to become the next voice for the NM beef industry by competing in the NM Beef Ambassador Program Contest to be held at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, June 8, 2014 in conjunction with the NM Cattle Growers, NM CowBelles, and the NM Farm & Livestock Bureau Joint Summer Conference. Senior and junior age state winners will then be eligible to compete in the National Beef Ambassador Program (NBAP) Contest slated for September 25-26, 2014 in Denver, Co. The National Beef Ambassador Program is managed by the American National CattleWomen, Inc. and funded, in part, by America’s Beef Producer CheckOff Program through the Cattleman’s Beef Board. The NBAP strives to assist youth in educating consumers and students about beef nutrition, food safety and stewardship practices of the beef industry. The state level contest is directly sponsored by the NM CowBelle organization, with additional support from the NM Beef Council, the NM Cattle Growers’, local NM CowBelle women and NM ranchers. Senior age contestants must be 17, but not over 20 years of age by September 1, 2014. 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 a beef industry

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Women and other sponsors. The top three junior division national winners each receive cash prizes and individual category awards. 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 and the National Harbor Food and Wine Festival to more traditional consumer agriculture events such as the Today’s Agriculture exhibit, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which is billed as the largest indoor consumer agriculture show in the nation. 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 an entry form, brochure and additional contest information contact the NM Beef Ambassador Chair, Shelly Hathorn, at the address below. Entry forms are due June 1, 2014 to: Shelly Hathorn, NM Beef Ambassador Chair, San Juan County Extension Office, 213A South Oliver Drive, Aztec, NM 87410, 505/334-9496 (wk) or 575/447■ 7447 (cell), shporter@nmsu.edu

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live under a black helicopter . . . big one. But I heard something the other night that makes me look like . . . well I am not sure what, but it certainly contemplated a greater conspiracy than I have ever considered. There is a theory out there that forest fires are being set by aliens. Not the illegal two-legged kind that cross our border with Mexico. We already know for sure they are responsible for some catastrophic fires. These people were talking space aliens. The claim is that the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado in 2012 was caused by something unknown dropping from the sky. The television program went on to note that a UFO was seen above the fire right along with helicopters during the fire. According to the Denver Post months after the fire, the conclusion was that the fire was human caused but without a tip or confession there would never be anyone caught. But why would space aliens be starting fires on Earth? Well, they have an answer to that. They are trying to drive humans from the planet. If there was an explanation as to why space aliens want to drive us from this planet, I fell asleep before they got there. I do have trouble subscribing to this theory . . . although I don’t think it is a far stretch to consider that eco-terrorists or other terrorists may use forest fires to drive people from the land. As we move deeper into fire season I pray that we may escape the killing fires that have plagued the West for the past several years.

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Rather than mount a defense or even consult with anyone in the ag community, the AG’s office stipulated (agreed to) some 372 “facts” about agriculture, including a statement that agriculture had routinely abused its workers for 100 years. It doesn’t even take a good guess to know what the outcome of that case was. This is an issue that the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association and its sister organizations are still fighting in the courts. Then last year the AG’s office got involved in the humane horse slaughter issue, spending hundreds of thousands of state tax dollars in an effort to see that horses will continue to suffer and die terrible deaths. The issue was in the federal courts, where the anti-human folks lost, so the AG took it to State District Court where it remains. Not only were state dollars used, but attorneys from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) were allowed to represent New Mexicans before the Environmental Improvement Board. The latest slap in the face (or something worse) is an AG’s opinion that sets the stage for huge conflict between landowners and trespassers. Attorney General Gary King’s nonbinding legal “opinion” holds no force of law, finds that people can fish in privately owned streams as long as they don’t set foot on stream banks. People can wade upstream or downstream on to YOUR property. According to the opinion written by a staff attorney and signed by King says “walking, wading or standing in a stream bed is not trespassing.” Walking, wading or standing in a stream bed all infer that there is something below the water but it apparently isn’t property according to the AG. “This opinion reverses decades of actual practice,” Garrett VeneKlasen, the New Mexico Wildlife Federation’s executive director, said in a statement, “and we all — sportsmen, landowners, the Game and Fish Department — need some time to

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assess the implications and figure out how to implement the changes. For starters, we’ll need to implement an intensive stream-steward program, widespread educational and outreach effort to anglers and landowners to prevent conflicts. This is not going to be an easy transition, but it is a red-letter day for New Mexico anglers.”

Elections are coming! If you didn’t have a reason to be sure and vote in the upcoming New Mexico Primary Election slated for June 3, 2014, I hope you have now. Registration for the primary is open until May 6. And, please don’t assume that all of your family, friends, neighbors and business associates are registered or that they make it to the polls. Ask them. If they are not registered, get them registered. Offer a ride to the polls. Do what it takes to get their vote in the ballot box. But before that, be sure you know the candidates and what they stand for. Make sure they know you and what you stand for. EVERY office is important and if we don’t do our part to make sure the best person wins, shame on us and we have nothing to complain about. On the federal level, who is supporting the hijacked version of the Senate Grazing Improvement Act that takes grazing permits from 10 years to 1 to 20 years with many new requirements; that codifies the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for grazing; that allows for 25 allotments annually to be permanently retired? Who is supporting the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument that will impact 9,000 head of cattle, not counting calves, and 1,158,391 acres of comingled federal, state, and private lands in just one New Mexico County? Who is supporting turning the Valles Caldera National Preserve over the National Park Service? Who is taking the fight to the U.S. Forest Service for New Mexico ranchers? Who is fighting against the federal government turning vicious predators loose in larger numbers with no compensation for the loss of property not to mention spiritual and peaceful enjoyment? Who is fighting for the humane treatment and dignity of horses? Who will fight to protect our water rights? I could go on, but you get the picture. If we want to complain about our plight, we must hold our elected officials accountable for their actions and hold ourselves accountable for doing EVERYTHING we can to elect people who represent OUR

If that’s what it takes . . . The plight of ranching families in the West is getting some long overdue attention thanks to Cliven Bundy. Like most other issues in the “popular” media you can read anything you want about Mr. Bundy ranging from him and his family being heroes for their valiant stand against the federal government to claims that he is a dead beat rancher. Unfortunately if Mr. Bundy had done everything the federal government told him to do, he would be out of business just like the other 52 ranches that were once in Clark County Nevada . . . just like thousands of other ranching families that have been driven from the land across the West. Mr. Bundy admits that he hasn’t paid fees to the federal government. Mr. Bundy has lost his fights in the courts. He reached the point that he had no other choice and he stands for what he believes. I admit that on that Friday night when the national television news was focusing on some of the folks who rallied to help the Bundys that I was a wee bit nervous about the looks of some of those bushy headed fellows. I had forgotten Grandmother’s

advice about not judging a book by its cover. The next morning when the news was the mounted cowboys carrying our nation’s flag, I couldn’t have been prouder. I was sick to my stomach when Sheriff Richard Mack told the media that same day that the plan was to put the women in front if it looked like the feds were going to start shooting. I know what he was trying to say, but he should have enough media sense at this point in his life to know that the sound bite was going to stop just where it did. As we look back at this war we have been fighting for well over 20 years just for the right to be here, I do wonder what the outcomes if there had been a Mr. Bundy sooner. It pains me to remember what Mr. Klump looked like in an orange jumpsuit and shackles in Federal District Court in Tucson. It makes me sick to remember what it was like sitting in Federal District Court in Albuquerque as we heard Kit Laney get sentenced to federal prison. It got worse as I helped Sherry from the court room only to have some radical environmentalist try to shove papers in her face. The coward ran before the men could continued on page 43

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be called. Could we have done more? Should we have done more? There is no comfort in the fact that the timing probably wasn’t right in terms of the feelings of Americans toward their government that has completely run amuck; that we didn’t have the access to social media at that time and that few knew what was really happening on the ground. And, let’s face it, it was us as individuals who were being harmed. One of things that the Cowan girls were taught as children was never to run from a fight or a storm. If someone was in need, you ran to help them. It would do us all well to remember that lesson. With all due respect to the folks I have worked for and loved over the years, I cannot tell you the number of times that I have had a call to ask how to handle a situation. They didn’t want to raise a fuss, they just wanted quietly to handle their business on their own and could just use a little advice. They were sure they could work it out with whatever the authority was. Generally it wasn’t six months until the manure had hit the fan and some of the opportunity for the best resolution was gone. We always seem to think we can handle a situation better than the neighbor did when faced with the same challenge. The question was asked at a recent regional meeting, what we can do to keep things from happening to us that are harming folks in other areas. My answer is to run as fast as you can to the folks who are suffering and offer everything you might have to aide them . . . it won’t be long before it is you.

Don’t Fence Me In Not enough space this month, but New Mexico’s fence out law is under attack again. There are steps being taken by communities and counties around the state. Stay tuned!

Regional Meetings As you read this we will have completed a full set of regional meetings, plus a New Mexico Wool Growers Annual Meeting and wolf meetings in Winston and Glenwood. The participation in these meetings was almost overwhelming. We had great crowds at every meeting and plenty of lively discussion. Thank you to everyone that attended! We have some new members as a result and a stronger band of warriors.

The first ever AgriFuture Educational Institute will be held May 12 to 14 at the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque. There is still time to late register. Just go to www.nmagriculture.org and look on the column on the left side. The Annual Indian Livestock Days will be May 14 through 16 at the Rt 66 Casino just west of Albuquerque on I-40. The Mid-Year for New Mexico Cattle Growers’, New Mexico Wool Growers, New Mexico CowBelles, New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau and New Mexico Federal Lands Council will be held June 8 through 10 in Las Cruces. Events will be held at the New Mexico State University Golf Course (there isn’t a University of New Mexico course in Las Cruces), the Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum and the Las Cruces Convention Center. Registration materials will be hitting mail and email boxes soon. Have you purchased YOUR NMCGA jacket, vest, tie or scarf? Help celebrate NMCGA’s 100th Birthday with NMCGA ■ apparel!

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quicker by swearing than by crying. The only warning he gave me was not to let the women hear me say it. He said women had a tendency to capture and cure you of it. I asked him why I couldn’t say it around women and he explained that women were not part of the secret club. Of course, I asked him what the secret club was. He said that he had discussed this matter with God and it was only for men and boys. My grandfather continued to explain that he had gotten a pass from God for men and boys that are working with livestock. Now, I was glad that I belonged to the secret club that had a pass on swearing. I was also glad that my grandfather knew God well enough to negotiate a contract with him. He also stressed to me that it could only be used in extreme situations such as when a twelve hundred pound horse was standing on your foot or a mad mother cow was mowing you down. Cheese and rice was another catch phrase I learned to use early on. Needless to say I was quite proud of my new found secret club. About a month went by and the new formula was working quite well. When I got upset about something I started getting mad instead of crying. I liked it a whole lot better and my grandmother was quite astonished at the sudden change. All you serious Christian cowboys and girls, don’t get me wrong here. I’m not condoning swearing. I am merely pointing out that God probably has a sense of humor about it. If he did not have a sense of humor he would not have created cowboys or horseshoers. They themselves are a very funny lot. Think about some big time preachers that you know of. Say you had the Pope at your fall works and he was mounted on some colt that was pretty good, but bucked once in awhile. The Pope is out there roping a few calves one morning and dragging them to the fire. The Pope has been sitting chilly and getting by on that colt pretty well. Both of them are even starting to relax a little. When he gets to the seventh one that morning the calf doubles back and gets the rope under that colts tail. Of course, off they go bucking across the flat. The Pope is now pulling leather with one hand, but his other is froze to the dallies. Certainly a good cowboy would have gotten rid of his dallies on the first jump, but the Pope is pretty green as there are continued on page 45

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not many cattle at the Vatican anymore. Pretty soon that old colt is bogging his head so low that he ejects the Pope, but his dallies come loose and wrap around his arm. When he hits the hard rocky ground and the cactus, just what is he saying? Does it dawn on him to say prayers or is he temporarily in the state of anti prayer as most cowboys would be? Here is another true scenario for you to think about. I’m just substituting Billy Graham for the guy that this really happened to. Say you are at a thoroughbred farm putting training plates on yearlings for the first time and you have Billy Graham helping you. Now Billy doesn’t shoe a lot of horses so you have him handing you tools that first day. Remember that thoroughbred yearlings are normally about sixteen hands tall and pretty waspy when they first bring them out of the pasture. I have had them kick the nippers out of my hand with a back foot when I’ve been working on a front foot. I’ve also had them kick my hat off. They are long legged and quicker than anything you have ever seen. I’m working on a hind foot and ol’ Billy is in front of me handing me tools. In the blink of an eye that colt jerks his foot away from me, throws me forward, and nails Billy in the private area. He is unable to speak for a long time, but what words and phrases are going through his mind in regard to the colt? Is he cursing or forgiving? I have every respect for the Pope and Mr. Graham and they are truly fine examples of human beings. However, my contention is, have they ever been subjected to livestock on a daily basis? Do they know about the pact with God and the secret club? Hopefully this holy crap has brought ■ you some answers in your life.

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Lands News My column this month asks some preliminary questions about the “Cattle Battle” in Nevada. s I finish this column the feds have backed off the Bundy Ranch and released the cattle back to the Bundy Family. I was pleased when this became a national story because finally the light was being shown on federal land management and TV pundits were actually discussing such things as grazing permits, grazing fees and BLM’s approach to law enforcement. However, many of the folks commenting on the situation were very confused about public lands law. This is my attempt to clarify some of the issues and to ask questions that I believe need answers.

Who “owns” these lands? This will not make some of my friends happy, but the feds do. Why would a private property loving, limited government advocating, animal like myself say this? Because whether I like it or not it’s in our State Constitution. The New Mexico Constitution was adopted by a Constitutional Convention on November 21, 1910 and ratified by a vote of the people on January 21, 1911. Article XXI, Sec. 2 of that Constitution states: The people inhabiting this state do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated and ungranted public lands lying

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BLM’s law dogs Is the BLM in compliance with the intent of Congress by relying on federal employees to conduct these types of law enforcement actions? Let’s turn to FLPMA, Section 303(c)(1): When the Secretary determines that assistance is necessary in enforcing Federal laws and regulations relating to the public lands or their resources he shall offer a contract to appropriate local officials having law enforcement authority within their respective jurisdictions with the view of achieving maximum feasible reliance upon local law enforcement officials in enforcing such laws and regulations. (Emphasis mine) The “shall” and the “maximum feasible reliance” indicates it was Congressional intent the BLM use local law enforcement. Ah, but some will say this was a federal court order concerning federal lands, so surely it takes federal officials to carry it out. Nope. Again turning to Section 303(c)(1) of FLPMA, we find when local officials enter into a contract to “enforce federal laws and regulations” they are specifically authorized to do just that and much more. In the performance of their duties under such contracts such officials and their agents are authorized to carry firearms; execute and serve any warrant or other process issued by a court or officer of competent jurisdiction; make arrests without warrant or process for a misdemeanor he has reasonable grounds continued on page 47

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to believe is being committed in his presence or view, or for a felony if he has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony; search without warrant or process any person, place, or conveyance according to any Federal law or rule of law; and seize without warrant or process any evidentiary item as provided by Federal law. Section 303 of FLPMA is the “Enforcement Authority” part of the statute and the first option authorized by Congress is the contract with local law enforcement, which again is to be relied upon to the “maximum feasible” extent.

Livestock trespass law Speaking of law enforcement, why don’t the federal agencies utilize state trespass laws like other landowners? The New Mexico Livestock Board is authorized by statute to impound trespass livestock, plus their inspectors are certified law enforcement officers. Nevada has similar laws. All this means federal land management agencies can contract with the County Sheriff to provide for “public

safety” and they can contract with the New Mexico Livestock Board to impound and remove any trespassing livestock. No need for 200 federal officers, helicopters and attack dogs. The feds use state brand laws, they comply with state water, hunting and transportation law. So why not state livestock trespass law?

Additional questions on the Cattle Battle in Nevada Why did the Sheriff conduct “behind the scenes” negotiations instead of using his authority to prevent this overreach by the feds from ever happening? Why is the jurisdiction issue never brought up? Which entity, the feds or the state, exercises exclusive legislative jurisdiction over the BLM lands in question here? (See Art. I, § 8, Cl 17 of the U.S. Constitution which limits federal jurisdiction). Just where does the BLM get the authority to have official LEOs? In a recent GAO report the BLM cites an Executive Order for their authority, but they don’t provide the EO number so the text can be reviewed. Several articles referred to the FBI being on the scene. Who requested the FBI involvement and in fact how many total federal employees were involved and from

what agencies? Why did the feds declare a “no-fly zone” over the area? Was it really to protect federal employees or was it to keep media choppers out of the air? Prior to the decision to stand down, what intelligence was gathered by the feds, by whom was it obtained, how was it gathered and what role did it play in the decision to stand down? We have seen the pictures showing BLM weapons, helicopters and attack dogs. Just how large is the BLM arsenal with respect to weapons, ammo, dogs, vehicles, drones and other devices and supplies? The same question should be asked of the Forest Service, Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service and the EPA. Seems like the more questions I ask the more come to mind. Let’s hope we get some answers and let’s watch and see what the fed’s next move will be. I can’t help but believe they want to put Cliven Bundy in jail just like they did Kit Laney. Till next time, be a nuisance to the devil and don’t forget to check that cinch. Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship (http://www.nmsu.edu/~duboisrodeo/).

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My Cowboy Heroes by JIM OLSON

Bobbi Jeen “The Wise OLSON Prospector” ne day, high in the Sierras, an old prospector came across a large gold nugget in a stream. It was as big as your fist! He also found a much smaller, but still very respectable sized nugget next to it. He immediately packed his burro and headed for town with his new treasures. Hard work and perseverance had paid off! As he approached town, after a long three-day hike from the high country, the prospector spotted a local shifty character, a fast talker who never seemed to be at work, but always talked big plans. The man approached the prospector with a quick buck on his mind, as it was well known around the area that when the prospector came to town, he usually had gold with him. “Sir, can you spare some gold dust? You see, I haven’t eaten in days and my wife and children, why, they’re hungry too!” begged the slacker. Without batting an eye, the prospector pulled the smaller nugget out and offered it to the him. However, in the process, the swindler got a good look at the much

larger nugget in the man’s pack. Greed reached out and handed over the treasure. took over! “You seem to be very needy of this, perhaps The man excitedly talked about what he it will solve your woes,” was all he said. could do if he only had a stake. Why, with a Then he turned around and headed back nugget as big as that one, he’d be on easy towards the hills. street the rest of his life. He could make a The slacker could not believe his good fortune. His wife would wear the finest fortune! He’d really pulled one over on that clothes. His children could get the best ‘ol prospector. Now, he would have it all! He education. He would hob-nob with the happily raced for town to throw around the important folk in weight of his new town! He laid it on found fortune. The wise ol’ real thick. A few weeks went by . . “Sir, if you prospector smiled and . would only let me Back at the stream, said, “Finding that borrow THAT while panning for nugget, I would nuggets on a sunny kind of treasure is surely repay you afternoon high in the when I could. I easy. Why it’s much Sierras, the prospector would invest it and the town man easier than finding a spotted make us both a coming towards him. nice profit!” The He was shocked. big gold nugget.” sly man begged— Either he had come to on and on he went. beg for more The old man knew in his heart it was all nuggets—or perhaps, just perhaps, the a lie, however, something inside told him man was actually here to pay him back like to give it up. Incredibly, the ol’ prospector he promised. Either way, he waited to see what would come about. “I am so glad to have finally found you. I have been looking for you for days,” puffed the exhausted man. “What may I help you with?” asked the prospector. “I come for treasure,” the man sheepishly admitted. “But I have not found any other nuggets since I last saw you,” said the prospector, “I already gave you all I had.” “I have come for something far greater than a gold nugget,” said the man. Puzzled, the ‘ol prospector queried, “Well then, what is it you want?” “You see, it’s like this. When I talked you into giving me all that gold, I thought I would never see an unhappy day again, the rest my life. I thought it would buy me prestige and happiness. I showed it around town. Folks wanted to be around me, buy me drinks. Some asked for money, others

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tried to con me out of it. It brought me much attention, both good and bad. But I was not happy. Well, maybe I was happy for a while, but it faded. I was constantly worrying and in fear of losing it. “But you—you gave up your most prized possession and then came back to the mountains to work again while I stayed in town, living the so-called highlife. Why did you give me the nugget? I beg of you—give me a truthful answer.” The prospector thought about it and said, “Because you seemed like you needed it more than me and something inside told me to do so. It seemed to be of great importance for you to be a rich man. It made me feel good to see you so happy. In the mean time, I have what I need. “And, I figured with a little hard work and perseverance, I’d get another one. But that is not so important because I love what I do. For me, the search is as much fun as the find. I know that money in the bank does not ultimately determine how happy I am. I am happy every day just living the life I love.” “That is exactly the kind of treasure I now seek,” said the man. “I want to know

how to be the kind of person who can be happy giving away his things to those who need them more than he does. I want to be happy no matter the size of my bank account. I want to be happy in my every day pursuits, not depending upon some future ‘prize’ to ‘hopefully’ bring me happiness. I want to be the kind of person who does not need the approval and admiration of others to find happiness in himself. I want to find the kind of happiness that could not be bought with that large gold nugget. I would gladly trade all the gold in the world to find this kind of treasure. After all, I sure as heck did not find happiness in the gold alone.” The wise ol’ prospector smiled and said, “Finding that kind of treasure is easy. Why it’s much easier than finding a big gold nugget. To find what you are looking for, to be happy, rich or poor, high or low, in good times or bad—you must first find God— and that is easy because He is everywhere. Then follow His instructions—you will hear them from within if you listen closely. The rest, why it’ll just fall into place.” This is an old fable, retold in my own words with my own spin on it. I hope you enjoyed it as I felt compelled to share it ■ with you here.

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depending on the source. He chose to remain in New Mexico after the war and he invested in mining claims near the town of Pinos Altos, which was then a part of Doña Ana County. He also became interested in politics and was elected to the Territorial Legislature. Historian Marc Simmons described Rynerson as a “sensitive, combative individual who often wore his long frock coat draped over his shoulders in the style of Count Dracula.” John P. Slough was probably born in Ohio around 1830. He moved to Denver in the 1850s and practiced law there. When the Civil War began, at the request of Colorado Governor William Gilpin, he organized the 1st Colorado Volunteers and became the regimental commander. Slough’s troops were instrumental in turning back the Confederate invasion of

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New Mexico at Glorieta Pass in 1862. His military star was on the rise after that. He traveled to Washington, D. C. where he was promoted to Brigadier General and ultimately became military governor of Alexandria, Virginia. He was a pallbearer at the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln. President Andrew Johnson appointed him Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court after the Civil War. One observer described Slough as an “abrasive, quicktempered, highly opinionated jurist with numerous bitter political enemies.” Another says he “had an exceptional command of abusive language, which he used masterfully and willingly against any opponent.” Great enmity between Rynerson and

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Slough soon developed in Santa Fe; perhaps because they were so much alike. Rynerson introduced a resolution in the legislature calling for the censure of Judge Slough for his lack of judicial impartiality, and he signed off on a letter to Washington demanding the Chief Justice’s recall. In response, the Judge declaimed that Rynerson was “A thief in the army, a thief out of the army, a coward and a SOB.” Such effrontery could not be ignored. The two men came face to face in the Exchange Hotel (or La Fonda Americana) in Santa Fe on December 17, 1867, and here is where the confusion begins. Simmons gave this account of the affair. Slough entered the hotel and found Rynerson waiting, and the latter spoke first: “I want you to take it back!” To which Slough responded, “Take what back?” “You called me a thief and a liar,” Rynerson rejoined. “I won’t take it back,” the Judge said. Whereupon Rynerson pulled his gun and said, “If you don’t take it back, I’ll shoot you.” Slough put his hand into his pocket and said, “Shoot and be damned!” (Not a judicious demand.) Rynerson fired and Slough, hit in the stomach, dropped the Derringer pistol he had concealed in his pocket, and fell to the floor. He died a few minutes later. But there are other versions. For one thing, Simmons reported that the fight took place in the hotel lobby, near the bar. Historian Ralph Emerson Twitchell said it happened in the hotel office. Yet a third historian, Don Alberts, wrote that it happened in the hotel’s billiard room. Alberts also asserted that Slough was unarmed, and other writers, including Bob Alexander, skirted the issue. Alexander said, too, “Slough collapsed to the floor, sledgehammer dead. Rynerson pocketed his smoking six-shooter and calmly waited for the law to take its due course.” Simmons reported thus: “. . . Rynerson appeared about to fire again, but a bystander shoved him through the doors of the bar and disarmed him.” There are two certain things about the matter: John P. Slough was dead and William L. Rynerson, clearly the killer, was subsequently acquitted of murder upon a plea of self-defense. It would be nice to conclude the story with something positive about Rynerson, who came to be called “The Tall Sycamore of the Rio Grande,” but that is not possible. The remainder of his public life was frequently surrounded by accusations of self-

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A Man among Men by CURTIS FORT

ve told about a lot of punchers in these “Scatterin’ the Drive” stories . . . fellas you could count on to cut the rope in a branding pen if you got in a jam dragging calves on a knot-head (and I like to tie on); men who rode that extra mile to make sure you came out of rough country when they knew you were riding a snake when you left camp; men who in a hot branding corral, and were just as dry as you, filled the dipper and handed it to someone else to quench their thirst before they had a drink; men that I admired, as they were top hands at everything a cowboy does! Those same men were very sad when they had to shoot a broke-legged horse, or when they could not get the new-born calf to breathe, when they, with another puncher had worked so hard to pull it during a steady spring snow storm. These men would offer to top-off a bad one for an older puncher, but in a way that the older puncher still had his pride; they would let everyone else go to the wagon for dinner, and were the last to eat because they were holding the round-up. They were buckaroos who would loan you their last dollar, or their only Sunday shirt. They might be rough on the outside, but had a heart big as a saddle blanket. These men were bosses that didn’t say, “You go do that chore,” but said,” let’s both get it done.” I’ve worked with many cowboys who were always respectful to a lady, tipped their hat, opened the door, and never used bad language in their presence . . . and still craved horse flesh and burning hair. A big snuffy cow blowing snot, even at them, or the bawling of a pitching horse, was all music to their ears. I loved all those canyons, plains, mountains and rim rocks I got to ride in, but working that range with good men like I just described is as good as it gets. Many folks sit at a desk where the high point of their week is eighteen holes at the club. I’m not saying that life is bad, it just makes

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me realize how fortunate I’ve been, and I thank God for those times. I realize that many of those I speak of so highly, had a solid partner in their wives. These women understood the life of a cowboy, the long hours and love of the land. Most have lived in some dusty, cold, camps, but did the laundry, cooked the meals, and drove the kids sixteen-plus miles to catch the bus, then went back at five o’clock to pick them up. They knew the danger of a cowboy’s work and worried everyday about their cowboy husbands. Women like that can help pull a calf or feed a crew of cowboys in no time . . . and are still ladies. I have a lot of respect for them . . . my Mother, Lana Turner, Abby Hoffman, Georgia Culbertson, Laura McDonald, Robin Gierhart, Alice Cleaver, Carol Humphries, Punch Barnes, Carolyn Henard, Mariann Patterson, Carol Fort and many more. These are men who “shot the powder,” like Billy George Drennan, at the Pitchforks, Leo Turner at the The Bells, Bill John Wooley at the Vermejo, Jim Gierhart at the Mean’s Ranch near Mule Creek, or Bobby Muncy at the Armenderis, to name a few. One of many I would like to have worked with was Yaqui Tatom, who left The Bells just before I got there. I did get to make a works with his son Tommy, who is all cowboy. I never heard a bad word about his Dad. I knew several punchers that worked under Yaqui while he ran the Bell Ranch wagon works, and all I heard was their respect for him as a boss and cowpuncher, and a notch above at handling broncs. When The Bell Ranch was still 1,000 sections, Yaqui took the rough off many three year-old broncs every July. There are many great Harvey Caplin photos of him doing just that! Can you imagine trotting along with Charles Goodnight, Albert K. Mitchell, or men like them and listening to their experiences? They were all leaders with a way of being boss that didn’t belittle you for being

just another puncher. Larry Dean at the Question Mark, Jim Patterson at the Orndorf or Gene Nix at the Corralitos were the same. They all liked to laugh, but didn’t flinch in a tough spot when a puncher needed them. They could drop a comment about getting the job done that made you feel good, but not too much praise that might give you the big-head. On the other hand, they knew how to tell you that you didn’t get the job done right in a way that you learned from it and would try the way they suggested. On the Vermejo, Corralitos and some other outfits, the boss would drop me off with two or three of my mounts to help a camp-man for a few days. That camp-man might be in his sixties, single, and was leading what seemed to me, a lonely life. But he had breakfast cooking way before daylight, while I grained our mounts we’d kept up the night before. He enjoyed the company as we prowled or gathered stock, and I learned a lot from him. I admired him when the boss was not around because he rode for the iron and took pride in his work. He was stepping on “rough” horses before I was born, so we’d sit after supper and roll smokes by a kerosene lamp or the light of a fireplace. I would quiz him about the ranges he’d ridden, and how they worked. This brings to mind Leandro Martinez at Vermejo, who spent his summers at Number 1 Camp in the high country, and his winters at Caliente Camp; and Slim Burmeister, who summered at the Ring Camp, and wintered at Brimmer Canyon. Leo Turner would say, “You need to look that boss in the eye on payday, when he hands you a check, knowing that you always gave 100 percent for the outfit.” These men I have mentioned could sure do that! My main goal in doing these stories of riding for some outfits has always been to continued on page 59

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tell about cowboys I worked with, and who I highly respect. Carol, my closest friend and companion, has encouraged me, proof read, and spent many hours on these stories. So, if you’ll allow me, I’d like to salute one last cowboy I learned from a long time ago, that had all the qualities I just mentioned. I’ve always thought that if I could ever be half the cowboy and man that Byron Fort was, I’d be happy. I think I would have wanted to punch cows anyway, but after working with him, I knew what I wanted to do. He was born on a homestead in a dugout, many years ago. At five years old his job was to gather cow-chips in a sack for his mom in order for her to cook in the wood-stove, and to use for heat in his folks’ homestead. He rode for the neighbor McClure’s outfit, took any job available and left home at seventeen to work for Turner Hutchinson at Crossroads for thirty dollars a month. He never said much, but when he did it had a lot of meaning. I never heard him talk badly about someone or use bad language. He helped drive herds to the railheads at Sea-

graves and Bledsoe Texas, and Kenna, New Mexico. He worked for Dickinson Cattle Company for forty years. He built many miles of fence for them, then handled their cattle, horses, and windmills . . . many times by himself. He raised a family and fed them beef, biscuits and gravy that was furnished by the light of his life, Ruby Faye. They raised a big garden, and Ruby Faye canned late into the night to help her family through the winter. Byron milked a cow or two every morning and Curtis Fort & his Dad, Byron Fort. Dickinson Ranch, near night until he was ninety Tatum, New Mexico, circa 1955. years old. He taught me how I thank Caren and Margarite, along to “cheek” a bronc and step on quick as you kept his head pulled around. He was with all those at the New Mexico Stockthe reason I wanted to be a cowboy man magazine, for putting in print these because I saw how much he loved the life. tracks I’ve laid. I thank all of you for readI can still see that twinkle in his eye, when ing them . . . hopefully you enjoyed the he knew that all I really craved was to be ride. Adios, Amigos! like him. Byron Fort was a man to ride the River with! He went to be with Mom and Suggested reading: Harvey Caplin’s Ranch Cowboys Christ the on March 29, 2014 at ninety- and the Old West; available through Abbie Caplin nine years old. 928/205-9119.

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inMemoriam Rosalie Dunlap passed January 21 in Las Cruces. She was active in so many community projects and clubs for over 60 years. She and her husband Ralph were extremely active in the agricultural community and the New Mexico Wool Growers. Photography was her passion. She took many, many pictures over the years. She is survived by daughter Lois Coleman, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Malcolm Stuart (Buddy) Major Jr., 92, Los Lunas, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Albuquerque. He was born in Socorro on November 9, 1921, to Malcolm and Lily Major. In the late 1940s, Buddy met and married Helen Hobbs from Ancho. He was a lifetime rancher; he ranched in Montana, Colorado and New Mexico. He lived most of his life in New Mexico, where he had several ranches in his life time. He was a cattle trader for many years. He bought cattle from ranchers all over New Mexico and western Arizona. In the late 1950s, the 60s and 70s, Magdalena would come alive in the fall because of his cattle trading. The town would be buzzing with the stock yards full of bawling cattle, trains coming and going, trucks and truck drivers, ranchers, cowboys, and cattle buyers. It was a exciting time. Buddy loved the land, cattle and horses. Even at the age of 92 he was still gathering cattle on his four wheeler. He loved to go to Cattleman's Livestock auction just to watch the cattle. Buddy, in his earlier years was a calf roper. Later he was a tie on hard and fast left handed heeler. During his life, he learned how to fly airplanes and helicopters. He served on Magdalena School Board, as Socorro County Commissioner, on the State Fair Commission, and State Racing Commission. Buddy also served his Country in the United States Army. In 1946 and was stationed at Fort Bliss where he was deployed to the Philippines. He is survived by his three daughters Linda Major, Gail Major and Beverly Major and his three sons Stuart (wife, Pat) Major, Mike (wife, Holly) Major, Randell (wife, Lynn) Major, 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Helen Graham, Marie Major, JoAnn Major and his brother Kenneth Major as well as many extended relatives. Donald L. Chalmers, 65, passed away

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his career with Ford Motor Company as a Dealer Representative in Houston, TX. Two years later, he became partner in Sound Ford in Seattle, Washington. He went on to own eight automotive dealerships in the Seattle area which included twelve franchises. In 1987, Don sold his interests in the Seattle dealerships and moved back to Tulsa where he owned and managed two successful dealerships. Education has always been extremely important to Don. He wanted to lend his leadership abilities and was elected and served on the Jenks Board of Education, one of the largest school district in Oklahoma. In 1995, Don sold his dealerships in Tulsa and he and Dianne moved to New Mexico where he was asked by Ford Motor Company to build a new dealership in Rio Rancho. He built a non-traditional dealership where the customers have a more positive buying experience. His personal family values were extended into the culture of his dealerships. Don was loyal to all his employees and treated them like his extended family. Don Chalmers Ford opened its doors on February 29, 1996. He acquired Chalmers Capitol Ford in March 2007. Don shared his leadership abilities with various national, state and local organizations. Don served as Vice-President of the University of New Mexico Board of Regents; Vice-President of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Board of Directors; Served on the board of the National Auto Dealer Association and was Chairman of the Government Relations and Industry Relations committees; Board member of the Ford National Dealer Council; Past Chairman of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes National Board; Past Chairman of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and the Rio Rancho Chamber of Commerce; Past Chairman of United Way of Central New Mexico and Alexis de Tocqueville Society; Past President and current member of the Rotary Club of Albuquerque del Sol; and numerous other boards and organizations. He was especially gratified to recently cochair the Capital Campaign for the National Dance Institute Highland Theater Renovation raising over $14 million dollars. He will long be remembered as one of the staunchest supporters ever of the New Mexico State Fair Junior Livestock Sale. Don is survived by his wife of 45 years, Dianne; daughter Courtney (husband, Rob); son Cameron (wife, Brandi); and two grandchildren. He is also survived by his two brothers Greg Chalmers (wife, Karen), and Kirk Chalmers (wife, LaDon)

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owned ranches in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. He always considered himself a cattleman and spent the majority of his ranching career on the O Bar O Ranch north of Willcox at Bonita. He sold this ranch in 1983 to devote his full time to government service in Arizona. Joe served in the Arizona Legislature from 1978 to 1988 and was Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 38th Legislature (1987 – 1988). He subsequently served as an Aide to Governors Fife Symington and Jane Hull. Joe was Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture Brand Department until his retirement. He contributed his time to numerous organizations. He was a past President of the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association (ACGA), served as Chairman of the Arizona State Transportation Board, held the Chairman position of the Arizona Chapter of the American Heart Association in 1993, received the University of Arizona College of Agriculture Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997, and was named Cattleman of the Year in 2007 by the ACGA. Joe is survived by brother Charles B. “Doc” (wife, Patti), son Walter (wife, Karen), daughter Nora (husband, Phil) daughter Denise and ten grandchildren. He is also survived by his former wives Mari and Susan. Roy Wayne Laney, 66, Carlsbad, passed away March 29, 2014 at University Medical Center in Lubbock. He was born October 17, 1947 in Carlsbad to Roy B. and Ruby (Miller) Laney-Boulware. Wayne worked for Pennsylvania Drilling Company for many years and later went to work for Phonix and Sessoms and was instrumental in working at the Nevada test site and WIPP. Survivors are daughter, Jana Laney; brother, Paul Laney (wife, Melissa); sister, Nita Laney-Saler (husband, Michael); a granddaughter; three nieces, three nephews, and several great-nieces and great-nephews and cousins. Wayne was a giant man with a heart bigger than he was, and will be greatly missed. Abran “Abie” Ellis Parra, 82, a longtime Deming resident passed away on April 23, 2014, at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces. “Abie”, as he was affectionately known, was born August 18, 1931, to Isabel Lara and Salvador Solis Parra in Dwyer, New Mexico. He attended Grant County Schools and was raised on the Y-(Nan) Ranch in the Mimbres Valley and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On April 10, 1955, he married Marilyn

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head, BLM lease, historic rock house, new cabin, springs, wells. $1,300,000 $975,000, Terms. *REDUCED* 335 Head Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – +/- 20 Deeded acres, w/two homes, barn & outbuildings. 58 Sections USFS grazing permit. Good vehicular access to the ranch – otherwise this is a horseback ranch. Scenic, great outfitters prospect. $850,000 $760,000. * REDUCED* 314 Acre Farm, Pearce, AZ – Two pivots, three irrigation wells, charming +/- 2100 s.f. home, four car garage, large metal workshop, both with concrete floors, two railroad cars with cover between for horse stalls, hay and feed storage. $750,000 Now $698,000. *REDUCED* San Simon, AZ – Indian Springs Farm 162 acres w/pivot, nice home, hay barn other utility buildings. $750,000 Now $650,000. *NEW* Graham Co, AZ 78 Plus Head Cattle Ranch – Approx. 640 deeded acres, 3633 acres USFS and 5204 acres BLM; 1 BR, 1 Bath home/camp. Foothills of the Santa Teresa Mountains. $650,000 *REDUCED* Virden, NM +/-78 Acre Farm, with 49+ acres of irrigation rights. Pastures recently planted in Bermuda. 3 BR, 2 Bath site built home, shop, hay barn, 8 stall horse barn, unique round pen with adjoining shaded pens, roping arena. Scenic setting along the Gila River. Great set up for raising horses also suitable for cattle, hay, pecans, or pistachios, $550,000 Terms.

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*REDUCED* Young, AZ, 65+ Acres – Under the Mogollon Rim, small town charm & mountain views. 2100 s.f., 3 BR, 2 Bath home, 2 BR cabin, historic rock home currently a museum, shop, & barn. Excellent opportunity for horse farm, bed & breakfast, or land development. +/- 65 acres for $1,070,000; home & other improvements. $424,500. 240 Acres with Irrigation Rights, Elfrida, AZ – Suitable for hay, crops, pecans, irrigated pasture, homesite or future development. Includes 130 acres of irrigation rights, partially fenced, with corrals, & 1200 gpm well. $336,000 Terms.

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HOOSER RANCH, L.P. First Time Offering 18,087 ACRES +/Some deeded land has access to the Charette lake that is owned by Game and Fish in Colfax County. There is 4,998 acres of State Land at $4080 per year included in total acreage. There are 7 wells on the ranch – 2 on top of Charette Mesa and 4 on the bottom below the mesa. There are 7 storage tanks, fiberglass and I metal off the wells and owners have over 10 miles of water lines to most all pastures from the wells and Springs along the bottom of the mesa along with 29 stock tanks. Two springs feed a storage tank that provides water for households and tubs in the corrals and to 4 pastures. The working pens are designed to work cattle smoothly and to the scales. The Sweetwater Creek from up above provides flood rights in rainy season. There are years when hay has been a staple off the sub-irrigated meadows. There are 4 Springs along the mesa that have been developed. Ranch could carry 515 mama cows or 1200 head of yearlings. The ranch is not leased so should be in good condition. This property offers Antelope hunting every year and has been allowed total of 8 permits, 2 of which are doe and 3 state hunters. Seller does not know what percentage of mineral rights they own. Seller will transfer any they own to Buyer at closing. Improvements included with sale of property is a 5000 sq ft. metal shop which offers a small live/work space newly built, has a galley kitchen with appliances. The backhoe and welder are included. The shop sports a 6 bay parking for vehicles and big covered hay barn close by. Owners built a beautiful custom 3000 plus sq ft home about 6 yrs ago with tile and wood floors. 4 bedrooms, 3½ baths with 3 car attached garage. The 3 bedroom 2 bath Foreman’s house is in great condition and recently had windows replaced and painted is located close enough yet is private. This is a rancher’s kind of ranch and is known for its gains on cattle. Taxes for 2013 $6480 total. 7734.41 +/- Acres are in Colfax County. 5354.75 Acres are in Mora County. This ranch is one of a kind as far as location and the area is known for gains on cattle and has been improved and maintained in good condition to start your operation with little to do. Call listing office for information or appointment to see this exceptional ranch. Information provided is deemed reliable and is not guaranteed by La Luz Properties and should be independently verified. Sale offering is made subject to errors omissions, changes in price, prior sale or withdrawn without notice.

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NORTHERN NEW MEXICO RANCH: 16,717 deeded acres positioned along the Continental Divide in the heart of New Mexico’s most scenic high mountain country. The terrain is diverse ranging from open grassy meadow valleys to rugged, timbered mountain slopes and ridges. The property is very well watered by creeks, mountain springs, trout fishing ponds and wells. A portion of the ranch is high game fenced and all of the elk (an estimated 519) within the game park are privately owned and will transfer with the ranch. The ranch is extremely well improved and the seller owns 100% of the mineral interest. The property is priced at $2,500 per acre with one-half of the minerals conveyed. The seller will convey all of the minerals at a slightly higher price. Offered Exclusively By:

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Gonzalez in Garfield. They made their home in Deming and for 29 years he was employed by the New Mexico Highway Department, where he was an equipment inspector. He later worked for the Deming Public Schools for eight years. Abie was a communicant at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. He was avid cowboy and horseman and enjoyed hunting with his sons. He is survived by wife, Marilyn G. Parra; four sons, Abie Parra (wife, Carol), Mimbres; Tom Parra (wife, Melba); Sonny Parra (wife, Judith), all of Deming; and Anthony Parra (wife, Jennifer), Las Cruces; brother, Salvador Parra Jr. (wife, Betty), Bayard; sister, Ruth Parra, Albuquerque; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Editor’s Note: 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. The New Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its readers. If families & friends would like to see more detail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word.

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Se Habla Español THE DARNELLS CONTINUE A 121-YEAR-OLD FAMILY TRADITION OF RAISING GOOD-DOING HEREFORD CATTLE

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MAY 2014

GET SERIOUS WITH ACCURATION® BLOCK PART OF PURINA’S SUSTAINED ® NUTRITION PROGRAM New Accuration Block from Purina Animal Nutrition takes the games and guess-work out of beef cow nutrition supplementation. Accuration Block includes Purina’s Intake Modifying Technology , allowing cows to consume the nutrients they require, when they need them, while providing a balanced supplement. A part of the Sustained Nutrition program, the Accuration Block helps keep cows at an optimal BCS all year-round, for their best performance. ®

Accuration Block is available in 200 lb block, 500 lb block and 200 lb tub form. ®

Also available: Accuration ® Liquid and Sup-R-Lix Liquid

Contact these Purina Dealers to discuss your needs ... BERNALILLO FEED & CONOCO

CREIGHTON’S TOWN & COUNTRY

ONE STOP FEED INC

Bernalillo, NM • Johnny Garcia 505-867-2632

Portales, NM • Garland Creighton 575-356-3665

Clovis, NM • Austin Hale 575-762-3997

CIRCLE S FEED STORE

DICKINSON IMPLEMENT

ROSWELL LIVESTOCK & FARM SUPPLY

Carlsbad, NM • Walley Menuey 800-386-1235

Tucumcari, NM • Luke Haller 575-461-2740

Roswell, NM • Kyle Kaufman 575-622-9164

CORTESE FEED & SUPPLY

HORSE ‘N HOUND FEED ‘N SUPPLY

STEVE SWIFT

Fort Sumner, NM • Aaron Cortese 575-355-2271

Las Cruces, NM • Curtis Creighton 575-523-8790

Account Manager • Portales, NM 575-760-3112

COWBOYS CORNER

OLD MILL FARM & RANCH

GARY CREIGHTON

Lovington, NM • Wayne Banks 575-396-5663

Belen, NM • Corky Morrison 505-865-5432

Cattle Specialist • Portales, NM 800-834-3198 or 575-760-5373

Contact Your Local Dealer To Contract Your Feed

Contact your local Purina Animal Nutrition Dealer or call the number listed below if you would like your local Purina Animal Nutrition Sales Specialist to contact you to learn more about Ê Ê into your Ê incorporating Accuration® Block feeding program.

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