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In This Issue Rumors - Everyone’s Talking About It Just A Thought - Columnists & Editorials Jerry Crownover, Frank Farmer, Lindsay Haymes 8-22 Meet Your Neighbors How They’re Doing Things Down the Road Eye on Agribusiness, Ozarks Roots, Town & Country, Agriculture’s Youth 23-24 Ag-visors - Advice from the Professionals On Call with Dr. Darren Loula and Farm Finance with John Alan Cohan 26-32 Farm Help - Making Farming a Little Easier What Do You Say, Farm Calendar, Auction Block xtended oE 32-35 Classifieds www. ozarksfn .com 2

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We’ve heard there’s no longer government funding for blood testing for Bangs/ Brucellosis. We’re not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing, because we’ve been fighting to eradicate Bangs since 1955, and now we’re no longer going to test our cattle. While we know how important it is to have vets on location, we do know they get paid for other services. So, if they want to charge $3 a head to age and source verify, okay, charge it for age and source verifying, don’t call it a charge for bangs testing. Don’t let the government charge us $3 for something they’re not doing anymore. It seems wrong to us that the government intends to continue charging per head for bangs testing when it will no longer be done. Just don’t seem right.

Memory Lane Dairy Struggles to Rebuild...

Our thoughts go out to the Kensingers at Memory Lane Dairy, local dairy family, and bottlers of milk in those signature glass bottles. When a tornado took out their main facility in May 2008, neither the Kensingers nor their loyal customer base expected them to be down for so long. Vickie Kensinger is hoping to be back up in March, and she hasn’t lost hope yet. The Kensingers have been selling milk to a coop in Arkansas in the meantime, and are milking more cows to make ends meet.

We were driving by their place a few days after Christmas and the metal frame of a new building was sign to us that slowly but surely they are rebuilding. Best of luck to Memory Lane, and all our dairy farmers in 2010.

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Skyler Moore won the Great Lakes Rodeo Circuit for tie down roping, marking his first big win in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). His other accomplishment in the PRCA was making it to the Heartland Finals in Waco, Texas. Competing against the top 30 ropers in the standings, he finished third. The son of Joplin Regional Stockyards co-owner’s Jackie and Kristy Moore, Skyler Moore has been roping since he was 15 years old. Moore finished the year by winning the Circuit nearly $10,000 ahead of the runner-up. With his sights set on the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Moore will rodeo full time in 2010. Best of luck to you, Skyler!

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Unfortunately, the problem reappeared around Thanksgiving and Ron talked the doctor into performing the second surgery a few days before the end of the year (he had already met the insurance deductible for 2009 and sure didn’t want to waste that money-saving advantage.) I called Ron on New Year’s Day to wish him a happy and prosperous 2010, and to see how he was Continued on Page 7

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Many of the cowboys that I know personally are missing one or more digits on their hands from “accidents” with a rope. Those same heroes are usually missing a few teeth as well, usually from “accidents” involving either a woman… or alcohol… or in one case, both.

Bad backs, bad knees, gray hair, no hair, scars and negative net worth are all proof positive that agriculture is an unforgiving profession… which brings me to Ron.

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How wrong I had been. By the time the barn was finished in the fall of 1962, the price of milk was lower than ever. We had the cows, counting 20 bred heifers, that we had been counting on, and they were debt free. But I had had it. “If I can’t get a reasonable price out of my product,� I told Helen, “the devil with it. I quit.�

I shut the doors on the new barn, never milked in it, and as the dairy cows began freshening, one by one, I left them in the pasture with the calves.

The only trouble was, 15 percent of the calves couldn’t take the rich milk of the dairy cows, and so died. The rest, however, got terribly fat in a short time and I anticipated good prices.

What a disappointment it was when I took them to market. The milk fat dairy calves brought five cents a pound less than choice-bred beef calves. “Well,� I thought, “I can lick that. I’ll put a black bull on them.� The next year the vitality of the calves was improved somewhat; but not the price. “The solution is simple,� Helen said. “We’ve got the right grass. Now just find the right cattle.�

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That night, still kicking the thing around, Helen, Connie and Andy and I were in the den before the fireplace.

Our thoughts were on the future program – the next “Five-Year Plan,â€? but we were silent. I glanced around the walls‌ Helen and I had paneled them with knotty pine bought out of the last good corn crop we’d raised before the droughts. Hanging on the wall were paintings dad had done, paintings of Texas ranch scenes of space, brassy sky, horses and the caprock country. My eye wandered to another picture – a huge photograph of dad, taken when he was 18 years old. He was holding a massive Hereford bull named Repeater 7th Model. Faded ribbons under the glass attested the fact that “Peteâ€? was first place senior yearling at the 1917 Missouri State Fair and The American Royal. The picture reminded me of a snapshot in the family album. It was of the big old barn “Papaâ€? built, with great letters on the south side proclaiming, “Farmer and Son Herefords.â€? “You know,â€? I mused, “We have been raising the wrong kind of cattle. Like this, for instance. We have a weak calf, so to raise her, we bring her into the house, if we have to, and feed her by hand, pamper her and shoot her full of drugs. Then we shelter and feed her for the rest of her life, and we have to take care of her calves exactly the same way.

Some of them don’t live, even at that. “So we are compounding the original weakness. That’s what we have done, generation after generation in our registered cattle and in cattle raised in farming country. Take old Pete, there.

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Thankfully, those little calves can stand the weather for the most part... and our goats and colts don’t come till a little later in the spring. And we have the technology to keep the chicken and hog barns warm. There is a lot to be thankful for in this day and age.

I thought about the words to the popular New Year’s song “Auld Lang Syne� this year. Auld lang syne actually means “old long since,� or “days gone by.� I think we can all cheer to these past few years’ days gone by, and we can all be hopeful, and look forward to even better days in 2010.

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JUST A THOUGHT Headin’ for the Last Roundup Continued from Page 4 remember dad saying they hauled a Holstein cow around to the fairs and he was still nursing when he was 18 months old.”

Helen asked, “Remember your trip to the JA Ranch?” “How do they manage cattle on a huge ranch like that?” Helen asked. “If we lose as many calves as we do, it looks like they would lose all of the calves born on the range.”

“My eye,” I said. “Those cattle are bred up from the original Longhorns on the Great Plains. They are tough. Only the fittest survive.”

Only the fittest survive. The phrase ran through my mind again and again.

Then, something stirred in the back of my mind. I hauled my copy of the Farm Quarterly’s “The Good Life” off the mantle, turned to page 111 and a story titled, “Texas Cattle Man.” It had been written, I recalled, by Grant Cannon, photographed by Fred Knoop.

The story, as I had remembered it, was centered abound the Pitchfork Land and Cattle Company between Gutherie and Dickens, Texas. A 176,000 acre “reputation” ranch and one of the oldest ranches in Texas, the Pitchfork “was put together and the brand was established by Powers and Savage about 10 years after the Civil War and was taken over by D. B. Gardner and Eugene F. Williams of St. Louis in 1882, the story reminded me. After re-reading the story, I looked long and hard at the pictures. Two things in particular interested me: No. 1, a group of cows milling in a corral; I liked their quality.

No. 2, the picture of the ranch manager, D. Burns, seated at his desk, a quizzical smile on his cherubic face.

And, as I looked at D. Burns’ picture I recalled my first thoughts the years before when I first read the story and looked at the picture. “There,” I had said, “is an honest man.”

I returned to the telephone.

“Operator,” I said, “get me Mr. D. Burns, Pitchfork Ranch, Guthrie, Texas.”

In due time, a woman’s voice said, “Pitchfork Ranch.”

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“D. Burns, please,” the operator said.

“I’m sorry,” the woman said, “but Mr. Burns is at the Flagg Ranch in Wyoming,” and she gave the number.

The Flagg Ranch, I was to learn, was a 32,000 acre extension of the Pitchfork where yearlings are shipped for fattening.

D. Burns, with his Texas drawl, came to the phone, and I introduced myself and told him what I wanted. “I’ll sell you some cows,” he said. “We’ll be shippin’ early in November.”

“How much,” I asked. “will you take for 100 good old cows in calf?”

“One hundred and thirty a head,” he said.

“Mr. Burns, I will see you on the 5th day of November. Good night.”

That day dawned bright and clear in the Texas Panhandle. The first rays of day caught my father and I southbound.

Dad lives in Memphis, about 100 miles north of Guthrie, and we’d left Helen at dad’s. Connie and Andy had stayed home to tend the farm.

D. Burns, looking not a day over 50 but nearing 70, stepped to the door. He stood six feet tall, about 180 pounds, dressed in high-heeled boots, twill pants and jacket. The crown of his Stetson was soiled from sweat and dust.

“So you are Mr. Farmer,” he said.

“Welcome to the Pitchfork.” He shook my hand, and dad’s, then introduced us to a big, jovial man at a typewriter in an office cluttered with saddles and bridles, chaps and spurs and two big, framed topographical maps of the ranch. “Meet Jim Humphreys,” D. Burns said. “He’s assistant manager.”

Shortly, Dad and I were in D.’s big car, tooling across Pitchfork pastures.

As we drove, D. Burns said, “How did you hear about us?”

“Read a story in Farm Quarterly,” I said, “and saw your picture. I thought you looked honest and decided to do business with you.” D. Burns blue eyes twinkled. “Shoot,” he said, “I’ll cheat you out of your eye balls.”

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JUST A THOUGHT Headin’ for the Last Roundup Continued from Previous Page I chuckled, knowing I hadn’t been wrong. I explained my theory on cattle, the pampering and compounding of weak genes, the belief that range cattle were products of survival of the fittest.

D. pointed out several cows obviously springing. “I think I can pick you out 100 cows and you will get 90 calves. Or it will cost you $1 a head for a test.”

“Calfhood vaccinated?”

“No we didn’t calfhood vaccinate until 1954. These cows were born before that.”

“D.,” I said, “You pick me out 100 cows like these, and forget the pregnancy test.

And send me four good old bulls.”

“All right,” he said. “The bulls will cost you $250, just about what they would weigh out.”

Thus ended a pleasant day; and marked the beginning of a new era on our home place. Back home, Helen and I worked our jobs in the day and prepared for the delivery of the cows at night and on weekends. Andy, of course, was 15, and a great help; Connie was in college, a sophomore, and had taken the ring of a 225-pound (he’s great at driving fence posts) football player named Sam Winn.

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 getting along from his end-of-year ENDectomy.

It seems that Ron had an unusual problem as a result of his surgery. He said that after they returned him to his recovery room, and after he finally came to his senses and was offered some soft food, he began to feel something different in his mouth. Once the food was gone and he found himself with nothing to do but stare at the ceiling of the hospital room, he realized that the “different” feeling he was experiencing in his mouth was actually a chipped front tooth that he kept running his tongue over. He called for the nurse and informed her that somehow, some way, he had chipped a tooth during the procedure.

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All of us pitching in shaped up the place in a hurry for our “survival-of-the-fittest cows.”

Two things we must have, I knew, were a study loading chute and corral with head gate. Taking no chance on building anything flimsy, Sam, Andy and I felled big oak logs, 24 feet long, to make the chute and corral. It was hard work, but when we finished, we knew no wild range cow would escape.

The cows came Thanksgiving Day, 12 hours late since state troopers had nabbed the truckers for a PSC violation.

Missouri is notoriously hard on out-state truckers, much to the detriment of interstate commerce. We unloaded at night, and I knew we were in for an adventurous time; for when we turned the cows into the lot, they stampeded to a head – and stopped, miraculously, right at the fence.

“Thank God they respect a fence,” I breathed. I had visions of them scattering all over the Ozarks.

The most pure delight I ever received on the farm was the day I turned the Pitchfork cows onto the fescue. And,

after gnawing at the short buffalo grass, they must have thought they were in cow heaven. They developed a most peculiar grazing pattern; with all four feet planted firmly, they ate the grass in a circle the size of a washtub, right to the ground.

The pastures became dotted with these grazed-out circles.

On Dec. 20, sleet hit, and the temperature fell to 17 above zero. I rushed home from work to find Andy anxiously awaiting me. “We’ve got a new calf,” he said.

I gulped. I hadn’t expected any calves yet, and hoped to get into February, when we usually have a warm spell, before any were born. I recalled that sleet and 17 degrees meant instant death for the calves of our other breed – and probably would mean death for a calf of any breed.

I saddled old Buck and rode to the ravine. The snow and wind had stopped, but the temperature settled deep in my bones.”

The first thing I saw as I neared the ravine was the herd, fanned out and nosing for fescue buried in the snow. A few bitten-off tufts indicated they had found it. The dozen or so early calves,

milk foam bubbling on their noses, romped together in the snow like lambs.

“So far, so good,” I said. But I wondered what I might find in the ravine.

The sight I saw warmed my insides and sent fleeing forever any doubt that I hadn’t bought “survival-of-the-fittest cows.” Three mother cows, gaunt but bright-eyed, stood guard over new calves, each of them lying curled up on a bed of grass gouged out of the snow, little puffs of steam coming from their pink nostrils.

I dismounted and nudged one to its feet, and felt the distended belly. They had dropped, they got up, they suckled.

More important, they had confirmed that, at last, I, this old cow-crazy farmer, had made a “right” decision. These old cows gave me hope that I, too, could survive in the cold world of modern agriculture by borrowing, from the past, on the supreme law of nature, survival of the fittest.

Her response was, “Hmmm. Are you sure it wasn’t chipped before you came in?”

Ron assured her that he was certain his teeth were in proper working order before he took the induced nap.

“What do you think caused the chip?”

I asked.

“Well, Jerry, I’ve been thinking a lot about that since I got home. You know, with all these advancements in modern medicine, if a surgeon wants to repair your heart, he simply runs a tube up your groin all the way to your heart and puts in a stint or repairs some other plumbing problem. If you’ve got an ulcer, they don’t have to cut you open anymore, they can just run a tube down your throat and repair the problem with a camera and a micro soldering tool.

And, if you need your gallbladder removed, they can just make a tiny incision and stick a mini vacuum

cleaner-type thingy in there and just suck it out and you’re on your way home in a few hours.

So… I’m assuming that this high-tech doctor of mine took care of my hemorrhoid by going in through my mouth. How else can I explain a chipped tooth from an operation on the other end of my body?”

“I don’t know, buddy,” I consoled him, “but it should make you worry about going to a high-tech dentist to get your tooth fixed.”

“Why’s that?” he asked.

“Which end will they go in from?”

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By Adam Stratton ost people are a little wary when approaching a large group of cattle, as they should be. But that fear is unwarranted at the Crockett Rose Branch Farm near Lamar, Mo. The Crocketts fullblood Limousin cattle make people feel like part of the herd. It is no surprise that docility is one of the traits that Danny and Connie Crockett select for.

Danny has raised Limousin cattle since 1976, when he first started putting Lamar, Mo. percentage Limousin bulls on his Shorthorn cows. After seeing the results, he transitioned

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to purebred Limousin. In 1996, he and Connie made another switch, to Fullblood Limousin. Though the inexperienced observer might not think a mixed parentage several generations back would make an appreciable difference in the performance of an animal, that person would learn exactly what a few percentage points make when they see the cattle on the Crockett Rose Branch Farm.

The distinction is clear to the Crocketts and to the other members of the Fullblood Limousin Alliance.

Danny pointed out that Limousin cattle are generally known for their feed efficiency, a belief that he proved by running several bulls through the Green Springs testing facility near Nevada, Mo. But Danny and Connie both love the amount of muscling and the high growth rate they see in their fullblood cattle.

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cows on the Crockett farm are very docile, Danny said, “We grade on cows who can do it own their own, who can raise a calf and take good care of it without needing much extra food.”

Danny and Connie prefer to sell their cattle to other breeders via private treaty; they only want to sell the best animals. They sell their cull animals at the stockyards and butcher one every year. Because they only sell the best, they often have repeat customers. A heifer they sold was shown at the AllAmerican Futurity Limousin show in

Amarillo, Texas, and took Grand Champion awards there. Her owners came back to Lamar to buy another.

Danny said, “Our aim is to produce animals that give the commercial cattleman what he wants, even though we sell good quality breeding stock.”

Though Danny and Connie do not show their animals, they are always proud of the achievements of cattle they raised, like the Grand Champion heifer in Amarillo. They also are very involved Continued on Page 11

In This Section – Danny and Connie Crockett, and why they switched to Fullblood Limousin..... ..................................................................................................................Above – Mark and Matt Boggs’ farrier service is keeping the family tradition alive. . .p. 8 – Noma Gabel, remembering Ozark Cafe in West Plains..............................p. 10 – Eye on Agribusiness with Green Heat Systems...........................................p. 12

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– Leroy Uber on the cattle and horse businesses............................................p. 13 – Toua Yang’s family farm is for the kids, and for the love of agriculture.......p. 14 – In town and at the farm with Kyle Estes......................................................p. 17 – Taking agriculture to a technical level with Robert Davis..........................p. 20 – Youth in Agriculture: Taylor and Gabrianna Gardner................................p. 22

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As second generation fulltime farriers, the twin brothers spend their time shoeing and training both show horses and trail horses. Also, both men have ladies in their life named Michelle.

“Our dad, Darrell Boggs, started Boggs Farrier Service in 1956 and he taught us how to do this kind of work from the very beginning. We were both on a horse before we could walk,” Matt said, attempting to explain their lifelong fascination with horses, while the Photo by Laura L. Valenti brothers worked together to shoe a three year old Foxtrotter mare at Mark’s horse over his or her entire life, 15-20 house in Eldridge. years, and that’s nice in that you really “Working with show horses involves get to know that horse. With show more detail, such as corrective shoeing. horses, it’s two to six years, and then Being a trainer also helps me to they’re gone, out to stud, off to the barn understand the horse’s trainer better, to produce the next generation.” what he or she may be going for in Generally speaking, horses have to be terms of balance and gait, and that can shod every six to eight weeks, the consist of a variety of things. It helps to brothers explained. “They can go understand what the trainer is looking longer than that and some do,” Matt for or trying to accomplish. Most of our continued, “but it’s hard on their foot. clients are long term, people we have The hoof grows over the shoe and the worked with for a long time. Some are shoe can dig into the foot. Of course, it our dad’s old clients. We’re lucky in depends on how much they are ridden, that we don’t even advertise except for the type of ground they’re covering and a few caps and jackets.” so on.

“As far as the numbers,” Mark picked “With some show clients with lots of up the narrative, “our horses, they can spend biggest clientele is the $10,000 to $25,000 a year trail horses.

The just shoeing their horses. numbers are off the wall Eldridge, Mo. That’s a lot of upkeep.” in the last few years. The Working with show nice thing with working horses has also had both with trail horses is that you may shoe the same Continued on Page 11

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e operated the cafe for 59 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 3 days,” stated Noma proudly. “We never took a vacation – that was our life.”

This is what 87-year-old Noma Gabel first tells someone who asks about the Ozark Cafe. “We came to West Plains in 1946 after my husband was discharged from the Navy after World War II,” she recalled. “Virgil wanted to go into business of some sort, so when we found the cafe, it was perfect.” “

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gentleman who didn’t cook would sometimes eat The Cafe breakfast and lunch with us.

The Ozark Cafe was located at 104 Washington “And being so close to downtown helped a lot too.

Ave., just off the square in West Plains, Mo. “When When we started in the late 40s downtown was the we bought the cafe it had been in business for 7 place to be,” she explained. “Then as town grew months and had three previous owners. So out from the square, many fast food places we were lucky we purchased it and made went in outside of the downtown area. So a go of it for so long,” she said. for those who still worked on the square, “When we first started we would the Ozark Cafe was convenient for open for breakfast and stay open until them.”

8 p.m.,” recalled Noma. “Over time She also recalled the diners they we cut back our hours and stayed would have from the courthouse. open until 5 p.m. and in the last few “Being just down from the courthouse years, we would close at 3 p.m. meant we had lots of lawyers, fed lots “We served full breakfasts, plate of juries and of course bank examiners lunches, coffee, soft drinks and of when the banks were all on the course homemade rolls, bread and square,” she added. pies. I was always known for my “It was interesting how when you pies,” she added. feed somebody and really get to “We started out in the cafe at 6 “I was known for my pies know them, they become like family. a.m. and I would start coffee and and over the years I made It was amazing to me to remember fruit and pies and Virgil would around 300,000 pies at the over the years – feeding grandmas start cooking at the grill. At 7 a.m.

Ozark Cafe. The cafe and grandpas and then having them we unlocked the door and the day became our life. Even after bring in their children and then at the Ozark Cafe began. the cafe would close, Virgil their grandchildren,” she explained.

“I would generally work in the would go do the shopping kitchen through around 11 a.m. and work around the cafe, The Memories Once I would get lunch ready, fixing things. Sometimes he “We met and got to know so Virgil would come back and be the even sat down and took a many wonderful people through dipper-upper. I would go out front nap. He was very much at the Ozark Cafe,” recalled Noma. and help the girls serve customers,” home at the cafe.”

“We have 350 people on the books she reasoned. “If he got behind, – Noma Gabel, past that we employed over the time – which he usually did, I could owner of the Ozark Cafe from waitresses, dishwasher and all always duck back in the kitchen those in between. We’ve made and help him get the meals ready many friendships over the years.” to serve,” she chuckled.

Noma recalled is when people would call and order pies.

“We did all the preparation for the cafe. We “I remember a lady who wanted a rhubarb/strawberry pie. made everything from scratch – peeled our own I don’t like to make special orders because they take more potatoes, made our own broth for gravy, made time and don’t always turn out the way someone wants,” fresh bread and pies.” she explained. “But I made this pie and when her And yet, they were still very reasonably priced. daughter came to pick it up, she gave me $20 for it. That “When we started coffee was 5 cents, pie was 10 was the most I ever got paid for a pie,” she smiled. cents, a hamburger was 15 cents, a hot sandwich was 40 cents and a plate lunch was 55.

The End “When we closed coffee was 25 cents, pie was 75 “Virgil had been sick when he passed away 4 years cents and a plate lunch was $2.75. So although the ago,” she explained. “I locked the door at the cafe at prices changed a little, it was still one of the cheapest that time and sold it shortly after that. I had been and best lunches in town,” recalled Noma. wanting to retire, but Virgil never wanted to.

“For the almost 60 years we operated the cafe, we The Customers never took a vacation. Now that Virgil is gone, I’m The Ozark Cafe had seating for about 40 people, ready for that time off,” she explained. “I’m 87 years and over the years many have come through the door young and in good health, thank heavens. Virgil and for the food and atmosphere.

I made our living at the cafe – we made it 25 cents at “We had all kinds of folks come eat with us,” a time, but we did well,” Noma remembered. recalled Noma. “Farmers, country folks, elderly

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Continued from Page 9 young men on the road to many different parts of the United States, from Florida to California and many states in between, as well as all up and down the western seaboard. Despite all their travels with training and shoeing horses, they always come home to the Ozarks where they were born and raised. And for this area, the greatest arena is in Ava, Mo., where the world champion Foxtrotters are crowned.

“Between the three of us – father and sons – we’ve been under multiple world champion Foxtrotters,” Matt continued, “and that always makes you feel good, when you’re shoeing horses that win, even if you’re not riding them.”

Their father, Darrel Boggs passed away in December 2004. “In 53 years, he never left a horse unshod,” Matt smiled.

“Some of them can be difficult and there are some real outlaws out there.

There are humane issues involved, but horses are best when they’re worked daily and hard work won’t hurt them.

They need the discipline. A lot of folks who own horses don’t do anything with them all week and then they wonder why they don’t get along too well, when they only want to work them a little on the weekends. With proper consistency, including daily work, the horse is happier, the owner is happier and so is the horse shoer.”

As a year round occupation, the brothers said that January and February tend to be their slow time of the year. “The spring is good and April through October, we are just covered up,” Matt explained.

And as for the next generation of Boggs working with horses, 12 year old Charlotte, Mark’s daughter, standing nearby, gave a quiet smile and a nod when asked if she plans to become the third generation in the line of family farriers. “I can already clean a hoof,” she added, shyly.

“There are some fine women farriers out there,” Matt concluded. “Not many yet, but their numbers are growing.”

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Through this program, youth are given the opportunity to take care of and show a high quality animal without the initial expense of purchase. When the animal is sold at the end of the year, a portion of the sale price goes back to the youth, so participating kids have a financial gain as well as the intrinsic lessons they learn from caring for and showing an animal.

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Linder, from Wheaton, Mo., and they were nearly as proud as she was when the bull brought home top honors at almost all of the eight shows Kyla took it to. In fact, the Crocketts bought it back at the final CODY show, and it is now one of their herd bulls.

Danny and Connie don’t plan to expand their operation or have more cattle, just better ones. They are working hard to raise animals that have the feed efficiency, high growth rate, muscling and easy maintenance Limousins are known for, but also good milk production and docility. They are also working towards having more polled cattle. “We are chasing the polled gene, but we don’t want to lose muscle or milk to do it,” Danny said.

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The Yang Family (left to right Chao, Meng, Yeng and Toua and not pictured See, Chee, Hli and Yia) are all responsible for their share of farm work, with the poultry primarily, and with Yeng’s swine project too.

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poultry,” Toua said. “I thought it would be a good opportunity to start a home business.”

Soon, the family was heading west.

In 2003, the Yangs purchased an established poultry operation on 20 acres in Barry County, learning what they needed to know from the previous owners and from Tyson, the company for which they would be growing broilers.

Today, they have six houses, six of which are 40x400 feet and two of which are 40x300 feet. Each house holds 22,000 to 23,000 birds, and in a year’s time, the Yangs raise six flocks.

Tyson delivers each flock on the day the chicks hatch. They will stay 35 to 36 days, until full grown.

“If you’ve got a good flock, they will weigh pretty close to four pounds,” Toua said.

Guidelines set by the company for the feeding and care of the birds and maintenance of the houses are pretty standard, Toua said. The houses are equipped with automatic feeders and waterers. Heating, cooling and air quality are monitored and regulated automatically as well. Monitors in the houses send information to a computer in the Yang’s home, so any problems can be discovered and taken care of promptly.

The birds also get personal attention from Toua, who does walk-throughs of the houses during the day to ensure everything is working properly, and to remove any dead birds.

Choa works at the Tyson plant in Monett, but before and after school and on weekends, Toua has plenty of other help on the farm. Five of the couple’s children, ranging in age from 11 to 18, still live at home and help with chores.

“It’s a whole family operation,” said Yeng, who is a senior at Wheaton High School. “Everyone has their jobs. As they get older, they have more responsibilities.”

Yeng usually starts each morning at 5:30 a.m., making the first run through of the day through the houses. The younger children help, too, and chores are scheduled so that not everyone has to work every day. But no one shirks his or her duties, and no one gets stuck with one job more than another.

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“Everyone takes turns helping with everything,” Yeng said. “Whatever it takes to get the job done.”

Yeng, who says he loves small town life and farming, has flourished on the farm and plans to stay in agriculture.

Next year, he will be off to college and hopes to join his older sister, See, who is a student at the University of Missouri. He hopes to major in animal science “and see where that takes me.”

Yeng is in his fourth year in FFA, and was encouraged to join by See. “She was in FFA and encouraged me to join. I’ve loved it ever since,” said Yeng. “She was president of our chapter and was also Area 11 vice president.

Yeng is following in her footsteps. Last year, he served as chapter secretary and this year is president. He is Area 11 treasurer and has done well in state competitions. In fact, he ranked second in the state last year in poultry production, with his work on the family farm serving as his Supervised Agriculture Experience project.

He also has a small swine operation and was among the exhibitors at the 2007 National Livestock Show at the American Royal in Kansas City.

Yeng said he is grateful for the opportunities FFA has offered.

“I wouldn’t be the person I am today without it,” he said.

In addition to gaining practical experience and a good work ethic through his SAE project and leadership skills through his chapter offices, Yeng said he also has learned how many opportunities life offers for success, happiness and service.

Service has become particularly important, he said. As FFA president, he already has been instrumental in the chapter heading up food and clothing drives in his community for the holidays.

“My goal is to help as many people as I can before I die,” he said.

Perhaps his family’s experiences in refugee camps have helped shape that desire for service. Like his mother and father, he is grateful for the opportunities living in the United States – and especially in Missouri – has provided.

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In Town: Kyle is a realtor with Gregg Stancer Realty. He specializes in investment properties, development land, site selection and other commercial properties. “We concentrate a lot on buyer representation, but we do also list and market several types of commercial properties,” Kyle noted. Their coverage area is southwest Missouri and beyond – wherever the properties are, and wherever their customers want to be. The firm has worked in development, and in the future, as the market improves, Kyle anticipates working on development projects again.

At the farm: Kyle is a fourth generation farmer. He grew up in Lawrence County, training and selling border collies. His dad, Greg Estes, is an auctioneer, and his grandpa, Gene Estes, has farmed in Ozark, Mo., on the family’s Century Farm, that’s been in the family 138 years. Kyle had “a handful” of Holstein steers through college, and today runs steers continuously throughout the year on his family’s farm in Ozark. He also helps his grandpa as needed with his livestock. “The reason I am involved with the farm is because of my dad and grandpa. They have been in the business for years and years. Without their knowledge and continuous support it would be nearly impossible for me to keep things going.”

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How would you like to improve your operation?

“I’d like to improve the corrals and we could improve the fences. On Highway CC you never know when someone might run through a fence, so it’s a gamble keeping cattle along CC. That being said, I’ve heard my dad tell stories of when my family used to run cattle up CC, back when it was a dirt road, between two of our locations. We can’t do that now.” So that means two separate bunches, which adds some to the workload for Kyle.

How does your work in town complement what you do at the farm? “(The farm’s) location fits in with both professions, in a way, unfortunately. The family farm still has 300 acres, but it sits right in the path of future developments, on 65 and CC in Ozark.” But still, Kyle said, “I love getting out and feeding the steers, and working with them.

My job makes it possible to keep the steers, because of the flexibility. If I have my phone I can do business anywhere.” Even out with the steers.

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Replacement Cows Med & Lg. 1-2

(Week of 12/13 - 12/19/09)

Buffalo Livestock

710.00-900.00 * †

Interstate Regional - Cuba

None Reported

Joplin Regional

520.00-960.00 750.00-830.00 †

Ozark Regional South Central Regional

625.00

Missouri Weekly Hay Summary • January 1, 2010

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Springfield

420.00-850.00

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Not Reported *

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200

Hay &

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600

800

1000

1200

Cow/Calf Pairs

large round bale.

Good to Premium quality Prairie hay mo Fair to good quality Prairie hay mostly la Good to Premium quality Brome: 90.00Good quality Brome: 50.00-120.00.

Fair quality Brome some mixed with gras Good to Premium Mixed Grass hay: 60.0 Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-80.

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 15 Fair to Good quality Bluestem: 40.00 per Fair to Good quality Bermuda grass: 70.0 Good quality Timothy Hay: 3.50-5.00 per Wheat straw: 2.00-4.00 per small square bal

Farmers had a difficult week battling all the winter ingredients such as cold, snow, ice and wind. Some areas mostly to the north and west were hit hard with up to a foot of snow and winds resulting in major drifting. Farmers to the south east also faced problems, but slightly warmer temperatures resulted in flooding for much of that area on the days around Christmas. Most farmers were feeding at peak winter levels putting out as much hay as they will any single day throughout the feeding season. Hay prices are steady, demand light to moderate, and supply is heavy. Hay movement was basically at a standstill due to poor travel conditions in the country. Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay hotline available for both buyers and sellers.

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV>185): 150.00-185.00.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV170-180): 140.00-175.00.

Fair to Good quality Alfalfa (RFV130-170): large round bales 75.00-140.00; small, Large squares 90.00-150.00.

Good quality mixed Alfalfa and grass small square bales: 3.50-5.00 per bale; 30.00-60.00 per

Med & Lg. 1-2 (Week of 12/13 - 12/19/09)

Buffalo Livestock

None Reported *

Interstate Regional - Cuba

None Reported

Joplin Regional

725.00-1025.00

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980.00-1100.00 †

Ozark Regional South Central Regional - Vienna

950.00-1150.00

Springfield Livestock

710.00-925.00 †

Urbana Stockyards

Not Reported *

Wright County

200

Dairy Sales

†

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800.00-950.00 *

450

700

950

1200

1450

Slaughter Cows (Week of 12/13 - 12/19/09)

Buffalo Livestock

27.50-49.50*

Interstate Reg. - Cuba

27.00-50.00†

Joplin Regional

25.00-54.00

Ozark Regional

30.50-54.00

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30.00-49.00†

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24.00-55.00

Urbana Stockyards

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None Reported * 35.00-48.00 *

Wright County

5

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15

25

35

45

55

65

Slaughter Bulls (Week of 12/13 - 12/19/09)

Buffalo Livestock

55.00-64.25*

Interstate Reg. - Cuba

42.50-56.00

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Joplin Regional

45.00-64.50

Ozark Regional

50.00-65.00† 44.00-67.75 †

S. Central Regional Springfield

Wright County

30 Pg. 18

40

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Not Reported *

Urbana Stockyards

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Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Co. Sheep & Goat • 12/26/09

Special Dairy Heifer Sale Receipts: 454 Demand and supply was moderate and included 20 percent springer heifers 10 percent bred heifers, 25 percent open heifers, 10 percent fresh cows, 06 percent bred and springer cows, and 10 percent calves.

Holsteins unless noted otherwise. Prices per head.

Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1150.00-1360.00, Crossbred indiv 1040.00; Approved 900.00-1150.00, Crossbreds 630.00-885.00; Medium 650.00-850.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1225.001350.00, Approved 1050.00-1175.00, Medium 600.00750.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Approved Pair 1080.00, Crossbreds pair 870.00.

Open heifers: Approved 188-270 lbs 250.00-410.00, Crossbreds 185.00-225.00, 350-385 lbs 335.00-410.00, 400-460 lbs 510.00-650.00, 545-588 lbs 700.00-725.00, Crossbreds 510.00-690.00, 620-650 lbs 750.00-810.00, 715-785 lbs 710.00-830.00, 789 lb lot of 11 at 975.00.

Replacement cows: Fresh cows: Supreme 1375.00-1485.00, Approved 700.00-1160.00, Medium 610.00-690.00, Common 400.00-600.00.

Springer cows bred seven to nine months: Approved 850.00-1120.00.

Cows bred one to six months: Approved 1035.001250.00, Medium 700.00-900.00, Common 400.00- 650.00.

Baby calves: Holstein heifers 120.00-200.00, Holstein bulls 25.00-70.00; Crossbred heifers 85.00-140.00.

Receipts: 100 Compared to last month Goats 10.00-25.00 higher, except feeder kids under 44 lbs which were steady.

Sheep steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good, with a light supply on hand. Offerings were made up of 95 percent goats and 5 percent sheep. All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of Ag-USDA Graders and bought per cwt. based on in-weights at the buying station. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 160.00, 61-80 lbs 150.00. Selection 1-2 81 lbs and over 75.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 145.00, 61-80 lbs 135.00. Selection 3 45-60 lbs 100.00 Feeder Kids: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 90.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 70.00; Selection 3 25.00. yearling does 75.00 Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 70.00, Yearling bucks 85.00.

Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: hair lambs 80 lbs and under Choice 24 90.00.

Feeder Lambs: not tested.

Slaughter Ewes: not tested.

Slaughter Rams: Aged rams 15.00-30.00.

Stocker & Feeder Prices

70

*

Highlandville, Mo. • CRS Sale’s Co. • 12/17/09

Receipts: 611 The supply light and demand good, very good for kid goats. The supply included 8 percent slaughter

Prices furnished by Mo. Dept. of Ag/USDA Market News * Prices independently repor

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Sale Date

1/2/10

12/15/09

1/4/10

Receipts

769

1752

6017

387

Steady-3 Higher

2-4 Higher

1-5 Higher

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110.00-128.00 105.00-119.00 98.00-106.00 93.00-97.00 89.00-92.00

120.00-125.00 107.50-118.50 90.75-104.25 84.75-95.00 84.00-92.00

119.00 107.00-122.00 96.00-110.00 91.00-101.00 90.00-97.50

––––– 104.00-110.00 94.00-104.50 88.50-89.50 86.50

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70.00 ––––– 60.00-63.00 62.00 –––––

87.00-110.00 90.00-106.00 84.00-93.00 80.00-87.00 80.00-84.00

––––– 88.00-102.00 86.50-92.00 82.00-90.50 82.50-84.00

96.00-109.00 90.00-97.00 85.00-93.50 85.00-92.50 84.00-90.85

––––– 89.50-92.50 89.00 ––––– –––––

12/23/09

Steers, Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Holsteins, Large 3

53.00-60.00 *

50

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Mktg. • 12/22/09

Trend

42.50-71.50

Sheep & Goat Markets

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers,Medium & Large 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

and feede bucks; 19 goats; 19 p percent re weight un Slaughter 128.00.

Hair lamb 130.00; 70Feeder/sto 132.00.

Ewes: Hai Buck: Ha Replacem Pairs: 65.0 Goats: Slaughter 171.00; 50Selection 2 171.00; 5070-80 lbs 1 145.00; 40137.50; 60Does/Nan Selection 2 lbs 80.00-1 102.00; Pyg 125 lbs 31.0 Billies: Se 115-180 lb 105-115 88 Pygmies 48 Replacem Pairs: Sele Stocker/F 137.50; 3097.50-120.0

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Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig • January 1, 2010 Receipts: 6,125 (3,300 fob, 2,825 delivered) National Sheep Summary for Monday, January 4, 2010

At Goldthwaite, TX no sale due to the holidays.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: Goldhtwaite: no test; Virginia: 90-110 lbs 137.00; 110-130 lbs 127.00; 130-160 lbs 106.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Good and Choice 1-3: Goldthwaite: no test; Virginia: 60-90 lbs 110.00; 90-110 lbs 123.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Goldthwaite: no test; Virginia: no test.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: Goldthwaite: no test; Virginia: 40-60 lbs 135.00; 60-90 lbs 121.00-129.00.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: Goldthwaite: no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 10,000 compared with 9,000 last week and 10,000 for the same period last year.

Compared to last week, weaner pigs steady to 2 higher, feeder pigs no recent comparison available. Moderate demand for a moderate supply.

(Prices Per Head.)

All pig prices based on a delivered basis including freight and fees.

Early weaned pigs: 10 lb base weights*, FOB the farm, 100% negotiated, 3,300 hd, 10 lbs., 41.00-47.00, weighted average 10 lbs., 43.63. Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, delivered 0% negotiated, 2,425 head, 10 lbs. 32.5035.00, weighted average 10 lbs. 33.78.

Feeder pigs: all lot sizes, FOB the farm, no sales reported. Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, delivered 100% negotiated, 400 head, 40 lbs. 42.50.

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs • January 5, 2010 Barrows and Gilts: 1.50-2.00 higher Base Carcass Prices: 59.50-60.00.

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Sows: For the week, 1 to 2 higher.

300-500 lbs 28.00-32.00. (over 500 lbs) 32.00-40.00.

48 Month Avg. – Steers 550-600 lbs.

National Weekly Sheep Summary • 12/18/09

Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs steady to 10.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady to 9.00 higher; feeder lambs steady in light test. At San Angelo, TX 7,689 head sold in a one day sale.

Equity Electronic Auction sold 150 slaughter lambs in Wisconsin. In direct trading slaughter ewes 3.00 higher; no comparison on feeder lambs. 3,600 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were weak and 22,200 head of formulated sales were steady to 1.00 lower. 10,057 lamb carcasses sold with 65 lbs down higher; 65-75 lbs .50 higher;

75-85 lbs .30 lower and 85 lbs up .54 higher.

*Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

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Dressed Basis Sales Steers: 131.00-137.00; wtd. avg. price 135.26.

Heifers: 133.00-136.00; wtd. avg. price 135.18.

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Classes: Kids: Selection 1 30-40 lbs 160.00-60 lbs 170.00-180.00; 60-70 lbs 171.00-180.00; 2 30-40 lbs 137.00-172.50; 40-50 lbs 165.00-60 lbs 151.00-171.00; 60-70 lbs 130.00-160.00; 35.00-157.50; Selection 3 30-40 lbs 106.00-50 lbs 130.00-137.500; 50-60 lbs 112.50-70 lbs 120.00-140.00. nnies: Selection 1 140-165 lbs 40.00-46.00; 2 55-155 lbs 50.00-82.50; young nannies 60-95 17.50; Selection 3 Dairy 70-145 lbs 55.00gmy 30-65 lbs 42.00-101.00; thin and poorly 6500-75.00. election 1 165-195 lbs 90.00-97.00; Selection 2 s 66.00-115.00; Selection 2-3 aged weathers 8.00-105.00; Selection 3 85-125 lbs 71.00-85.00; 8-90 lbs 61.00-90.00. ment Classes: ection 2-3 65.00-105.00 per family. eeder Kids: Selection 2 15-25 lbs 125.00-40 lbs 130.00-144.00; Selection 3 20-25 lbs

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National Dairy Market at a Glance • December 31, 2009 Cheese: 40# blocks closed at $1.4500. The weekly average for blocks, $1.4800 (-.1594).

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Instead, Bob went to work at a river terminal on the Ohio River, unloading barges, while he earned an engineering degree from the University of Evansville in Indiana. Later, he worked at what is now the Naval Surplus Weapons Center in Washington D.C., and completed his master’s and doctorate degrees at the University of Maryland. And then, in 1965, he accepted a position with the newly renamed Missouri

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Since that time, Bob has worked primarily in artificial insemination and embryo transfer. “I didn’t have the money to buy the quality I wanted, and I found it was more exciting to do my own, through A.I., and work to expand and improve the Rolla, Mo. quality.” Today, he has 115 registered Angus on his acreage as well as another 300 leased acres.

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Continued from Previous Page In addition, Robert has continued to help others who are just beginning their own cattle ventures.

“With the cost of machinery, land and fertilizer, it is so expensive for young people to get started in this business.

We have leased cattle to people who are just starting out or trying to expand,” he explained. “We have done that now with 12-15 different people, for a percentage of the calves. I have 48 cows leased out right now.

“The cattle business is very tight. It is unusual for it to be very good, so you have to cut corners where you can. I don’t golf, hunt, fish, smoke or drink so this is my way of life. If you don’t do these other things, then you have a few

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nickels to put back into the farm. All of our sales are from repeat customers.

We’ve never had a production sale.”

Robert’s best advice is simple. “It’s no more trouble to take care of a good cow than a poor cow, so when you start out, go for the best quality you can possibly afford.”

“I found the cattle business brings a lot of satisfaction. The people I sell cattle to are just great folks and the cows are always glad to see you. They don’t gripe about anything. They can be very therapeutic if you have a stressful job.

I’ve been fortunate to see a lot of the world and I feel truly blessed. I can’t imagine any place more beautiful to live than right here in the Ozarks.”

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Horses and Longhorns Continued from Page 13 Longhorns,” Leroy pointed out – or the horses are used for roping and team sorting and penning. The other horses are used for breeding.

Leroy competes in about 15 team penning and sorting events a year. And he’s been successful, having won his third Bayer Select World AQHA Championship in team penning in 2006, thanks to “two good partners and one good horse,” his mare, GM Freckled Annie.

On the cattle side of the farm, Leroy used to raise calves as rodeo roping stock. But because of the poor market, he’s making the switch to commercial grade beef. His Longhorns, weighing 900-1,100 pounds, feed on fescue, clover, lespedeza and bermuda and winter on grass and hay. The cows, bred to a polled Charolais bull, calve in spring and fall, with steers selling in the high 500 pounds and heifers in the low 500s. Eventually, the heifers he saves will be bred to Limousin or black Angus bulls.

“We should have pretty good hybrid vigor,” he said. “We should avoid too many calving problems by selecting low birthweight bulls.”

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Like many farmers, Leroy has found it takes more than the farm to pay the bills. For 30 years, he’s also owned James River Lawn and Landscaping.

Sons Matt and Chad also have their own landscaping businesses.

“In today’s world, I’m not sure anyone on a small scale can make a living on the farm, but that doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy the lifestyle if they’re willing to sacrifice other things,” said Leroy.

He admits that agriculture has a lot of problems, and farmers themselves haven’t helped. “Us ag people have done a poor job of educating the public about what we do. They think their steak comes from the store, and they don’t know about the farmer going out in freezing weather at 2 a.m. to save a newborn baby calf,” he said.

With the price of both cattle and horses so low, why does Leroy continue to farm? “I wanted my kids and grandkids to see what (the farm life’s) about. I enjoy it thoroughly. Sure, there are some bad days like when a cow lays down and dies, but that’s just part of it.

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Taylor and Gabrianna are both active in the 4-H and FFA. The sisters raise and show Standard Chinchilla and Mini Satin rabbits, and also raise and show Milking Shorthorns. “We feed and take care of them, wash and clip them,” Gabrianna said.

Taylor added, “And we have to check on the babies, make sure they don’t have trouble.” The girls got their first cow when Taylor told her grandma, Reta, that she wanted a “girl cow.” She was 10 years old. Taylor’s dad got her a Milking Shorthorn, and Gabrianna got her own “girl cow” just a few short months later.

How do you raise your show calves?

“In the beginning we decided (the calves) grew better when they stayed with their mommas. They’re harder to break, but they get a lot bigger, quicker,” Taylor said. “They get those original vitamins from momma, they just do better than when they’re on milk replacers,” Gabrianna added.

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Urolithiasis in Goats rolithiasis is a common condition in goats and typically affects young wethers. It is characterized by small, crystallized stones (urinary calculi) forming in the urine which then settle out in the bladder and cause disease when they obstruct the outflow of the urethra and render the animal unable to urinate. This condition is of major significance due simply to the fact that it can make animals very sick very quickly and often results in death if not effectively treated soon enough.

The calculi themselves are typically composed of phosphate salts and their formation is dependent on numerous interdependent factors relating primarily to nutrition and management.

Male goats have a small appendage at the tip of the penis that creates a very narrow end to the urethra and predisposes the species to urinary obstruction. Urinary obstruction is rarely seen in does due to anatomical differences. Other factors that can predispose to calculus formation include poor water intake and dehydration, increased mineral content of urine reflective of diet and increased urine pH. Additionally, vitamin A deficiency has been shown to increase calculus formation, and the occurrence of a urinary tract infection creates an environment within the bladder conducive of stone formation.

Many goats in southwest Missouri are fed grain as a part of the ration. Typically, grain rations are high in phosphorus and this can lead to the formation of phosphate calculi in the urine. Generally speaking, the higher the percentage of concentrate feeds in the ration the more likely that urinary calculi will be a problem. In certain instances, excessive mineral content of well water can also be a nutritional factor.

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If urinary calculi do form and cause an obstruction the goat becomes restless and uncomfortable. They will often vocalize excessively and will constantly posture to urinate by stretching themselves out and straining. Of course, despite their repeated efforts, no urine is produced or at times, only a small dribble of urine is released in contrast to a normal stream. If nothing is done to alleviate the condition, the urinary bladder or urethra can rupture in 24-48 hrs. At this point, animals may still be treatable but it requires surgical intervention by your veterinarian.

If the problem is caught early, the urethral obstruction can at times be alleviated. The filiform appendage at the tip of the penis can be amputated if the obstruction is located at this site.

Otherwise, a catheter is placed and the urethra is flushed to alleviate a more proximal obstruction. Unfortunately, this is often a difficult procedure in goats and surgical correction may be required.

Delaying castration until around 3 months of age to allow for proper development of the penis and urethra may help to prevent the disease. The most important means of prevention, however, is dietary management. The calcium to phosphorus ratio is the most important key factor in preventing calculus formation and should be in a 2:1 to 2.5:1 ratio in the overall diet.

Unless required by the stage of production, goats should be fed a very limited amount of grain in the ration and be maintained primarily on pasture or a grass/alfalfa mix hay. Keeping clean, fresh water available at all times is also very important and in problem groups, adding up to 4 percent salt to the ration will encourage water intake and a natural flushing of the urinary bladder. Adequate levels of vitamin A in the ration are also important.

For goat producers, understanding the clinical signs of urolithiasis and the most effective means of prevention will help to reduce the number of animals lost to this condition.

Darren Loula, DVM, is a large animal veterinarian at Fair Grove Vet Service in Fair Grove, Mo.

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Land Utilization

What to plan for your land’s best use, now and in the future

By Macey Panach

ark Green, district conservationist with the Greene County Natural Resources Conservation Service in Springfield, Mo., offers a few tips for planning your land management in 2010 and beyond.

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“Vaccinate your cows twice a year.

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Plan your land use each year

“Do rotational grazing. This allows you to raise more cattle on less land, and grass grows back faster.”

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Every farm has different soils and different topography, and these conditions should be considered when deciding what type of farming is suited for different areas of land. Green said many soils in the Ozarks are not suited for annual crops but are very well suited for growing grass. The NRCS provides assistance by looking over farm resources with producers, finding out what their goals are and giving them ideas to meet those goals. Green said producers should keep records of grazing management, pasture management, yields and herd management, and then make adjustments each year based on your results the previous year.

“Be willing to make adjustments and stay flexible. If we keep doing it the same way we’ve always done it, we’ll get what we’ve always gotten,” Mark reminded producers.

Test your soil Soil tests give producers an idea of the fertility in a particular field and can help them avoid over-applying or under-applying fertilizer. “With the price of fertilizer now, it is just smart to pull soil tests and see what is actually

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Because soil nutrients and consistency can change, Green recommends producers test their soil about every four years. Local extension offices can provide detailed instructions for properly pulling soil samples, but Green said producers should mix a minimum of 20 subsamples in a non-galvanized bucket and try to keep samples from a 20-acre field or less.

Consult your NRCS soil survey The NRCS publishes soil surveys containing information about the types of soils found in various areas of a section of land and can help producers determine what soils are favorable for certain crops or forages, what soils tend to be wet and lack drainage, or are dry or acidic.

Producers can also consult the survey when deciding what areas on a farm are more favorable to build a pond or how far from the surface the bedrock lies. The surveys are available through links on Ozarks Farm & Neighbor’s website, www.ozarksfn.com, or at local soil conservation district offices and county agricultural extension offices.

Know your land’s carrying capacity Carrying capacity is based on the stocking rate (the number of animals or animal liveweight assigned to a grazing unit on a seasonal basis) that provides a target level of performance while maintaining the integrity of the resource base. See the next page for the formula to calculate carrying capacity.

“With wise utilization of the pasture you have, you might be able to increase carrying capacity,” Green

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Carrying Capacity =

Forage Production x Seasonal Utilization Rate Daily Intake x Length of Grazing Season

Forage Production = amount of total forage produced in a year on the farm Seasonal Utilization Rate = the amount of total forage produced that the animal actually consumes.

Continuous Grazing = 30% utilization 4 pasture rotation = 35% utilization 8 pasture rotation = 50% utilization 12 pasture rotation = 60% utilization Daily Intake = amount of forage dry matter the grazing animal needs Length of Grazing Season = how long you plan to graze that herd

said. “However, you need to be careful with this statement. If you are already overstocked, you don’t want to assume you can increase carrying capacity. But maybe by improving utilization, you can feed less hay.”

Fertilize conservatively Green said soil testing is the best way to practice conservative fertilization. He also recommends adding legumes to pastures, lowering stocking rates and improving grazing management to cut back on the amount of fertilizer needed on a particular piece of land. He said timing can also play a key role in the fertilization process.

“Fescue makes 60 percent of its total growth in the spring, and we have a hard time managing that spring growth because it grows so fast,” Green said.

“Maybe we need to consider not applying nitrogen fertilizer in the spring, but only in the fall, to increase our fall growth for winter pasture on fescue.”

Understand the mineral content already on your land Soils in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas tend to have a low pH. Adding lime to help the pH is the cheapest, most effective thing producers can do. “When the pH is low, it ties up other nutrients,” Green said. “Get lime on first and make sure to soil test.”

Consider fencing off streams Fencing off streams can improve animal movement and handling, and also add to the fertility of a field. Green said in some cases it is much easier to move the herd and handle the animals if producers don’t have to worry about getting them out of a creek area, and the manure that collects near the water is better used out on the pasture instead of in nonproducing areas.

Green also pointed out that fencing off

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streams can reduce possible water contamination, and while it is not an issue on every farm, if animals are concentrated in any area, there can be some water quality concerns.

Green said the actual maintenance of the fence might be a disadvantage to producers, but using the proper materials could cut down on repairs.

“If the stream floods often, the fence maintenance can be a real issue. It has been observed that high tensile electric fence (1 or 2 strands) holds up a lot better to flooding than barbed wire,” he said. “The smooth wire catches less trash, grass, etc. and stays in place better during floods.”

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Fencing off forests can benefit both the wooded area and the pasture land.

Green said if an area is a set of good woods, excluding livestock is the best management. Livestock can destroy new seedlings, compact the soil around the trees which destroys roots and increase the level nutrients for the area too much. Much like fencing off streams, animal movement and handling and manure placement are improved when access to forest areas is blocked.

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Strategically place water sources Green said watering points greatly influence grazing distribution. The farther away animals are from water, the less pasture they graze. “By placing water in proper places, you can get better, more uniform grazing across the pastures which will mean more forage used by the livestock,” he said. “Also, proper water placement can help keep concentrated areas away from streams and other surface water.”

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pring calving season is just around the corner, and Ted C. Cunningham, south central region University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist, has some tips for cattle producers.

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1. Condition Scores “Probably one of the important things to be thinking about,” Cunningham said, “would be body condition score of the cows going into calving season, and making sure those cows are in good condition and receiving good levels of nutrients to support their body condition, keeping them in ample flesh.

That really helps for not only allowing that cow to milk and go through the calving aspects, but also allows that cow to have plenty of condition, and allows her to rebreed on a timely basis.”

2. Check the Quality of Feed If it appears a cow is too thin heading into calving, Cunningham advised producers to check the quality of the feed.

Stockpiling tall fescue has become increasingly popular in this region; he said the standing, undisturbed fescue works really well for supporting spring-calving cows in terms of protein and energy. But for stored hay, “it might be wise to take and test your hay to make sure that that hay is meeting those cows’ requirements, and if it is not, try to develop some sort of least-cost supplement plan to keep those cows in good condition.”

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check cows that have just finished weaning; if they’re open, said Cunningham, “it’s a good time to think about doing something different with them – perhaps going ahead and selling them. But at least getting rid of those cows that are not going to be producing a calf here in the next calving season and having to feed them through the entire winter, which is a really costly time period for beef cow/calf producers.”

4. Dual Calving Season A number of ranchers have also turned to a dual calving season. Cunningham said fall calving continues to gain in popularity as producers improve their forage management skills and are able to better manage their forages through the growing season, set aside ground for stockpiled tall fescue, and graze cows through the winter rather than have to feed them hay. But it’s very important to manage spring- and fall-calving cows separately. “Those two groups of cows basically require very different amounts of nutrients, energy and protein at different times of the year,” he said.

One of the advantages to having two calving seasons is making better utilization of bulls. “With typical singlecalving seasons, your bulls are in use there for 2-3 months whereas when we have the dual calving season, those bulls can be run for 4-6 months, cover effectively twice as many cows and require half as many bulls,” Cunningham said.

5. Breeding Soundness He advised producers to conduct a breeding soundness exam on bulls prior to turning them in, to make sure their semen is good and that they’re capable breeders. “One year with having a bull go bad,” he warned, “will sure teach a lot of folks the breeding soundness exam is a cheap insurance policy.”

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Equine Q&A Five points of equine health and care for 2010

By Sue Webb and Dr. Lacy Hobbs

1. Could I be deworming my horse too much?

As many of the equine parasites are developing resistance to current dewormers, and no new deworming products are on the horizon, we must change our approach to deworming to protect our horses. Start by having your veterinarian run fecal egg counts on your horse during the damp season when the parasites are the most prevalent.

This will tell you what parasites your horse has and help determine which dewormer would be most effective. A follow-up fecal will tell you if it got the job done. It is recommended to deworm for Bots after the first freeze (now, if you haven’t already) and then plan to start the new program using fecal egg counts in the spring. It is still important to rotate your dewormers. Be sure you are changing actual types of dewormers and not just brands.

2. How often should my horse have dental checks?

Your horse does not need to brush after every meal, but good oral health is as important for your horse as it is for you.

The utility a horse gets from its feed is in part determined by how well it grinds the feed. As the horse chews, its teeth can wear unevenly and leave sharp edges which can cut its tongue and cheeks as well as limit the grinding ability of the molars. This can cause the horse to drop feed and/or be less efficient at chewing and therefore digesting its feed. With feed costs as high as they are, you want to be sure the horse gets all it can from its feed.

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your horse to be less responsive or more resistant to the bit and bridle, making riding your horse a less pleasant experience for both of you. Because they are shedding baby teeth and growing permanent teeth, young horses may require more frequent visits, but it is important that your horse has at least annual dental check-ups.

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If you have a show horse or are traveling to a variety of places where other horses will have been stabled, vaccination for strangles may also be a good idea.

4. What should I be feeding in the winter?

Many horses in the Ozarks are pretty independent and if they have a good pasture, fresh water and maybe a little hay they can survive pretty well without much help from us. However, be careful that during the winter months, especially if it is too cold to ride, that you take the time to check on your equine partner. Don’t just look from a distance, catch your horse and feel for finish over its ribs and hips. You need to be sure that what you see from a distance is finish not just the horse’s winter coat. If your horse is thinner than it should be, remember, energy is generally what a mature horse needs to put on weight, not protein.

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(Check your operator’s manual for exact change interval, it varies by make and model.) At least have the filter changed yearly and oil every two years.

2. Don’t skimp and buy bargain engine oil. The engine is the lifeblood of your tractor. It has the most moving parts and is usually the most costly to repair or replace. Many over-thecounter name brand oils are formulated for on-road truck use only, and not for off-road application in a dirty environment. Long term use of these oils can reduce the life of your engine.

3. Use the correct grade of hydraulic oil for your tractor. Newer tractors with power shift and reverser transmissions require special additives and viscosities of oil form the transmission to operate correctly. The little you save now on cheaper hydraulic oil will only cost you big money in the future.

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January 2010 12 Timely & Thrifty Farm Estate Planning ITV Presentations - 6:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m. - Tri-Lakes TCRC, Reeds Springs, MO. - 417-581-3558 12 KOMA Beef Conference - Registration at 3 p.m. Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. 417-276-3313 14 Webster Co. Soils and Crops Conference - 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - First Baptist Church Family Life Center, Marshfield, Mo. - RSVP - 417-859-2044 15 Winter Market - 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - King Jack Park Main Entrance, Webb City, Mo. - 417-673-1154 16 Ozark Empire Antique Tractor Pulls - Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, Mo. - 417-833-2660 17 South Central Specialty Crop Growers Association High Tunnel Tour - 10 a.m. - Bland, Mo. 573-458-6260 18 Phelps Co. Master Gardener Core Course - 5:30 p.m.8:30 p.m. - First Baptist Church, Rolla, Mo. - $150 Every Monday thru March 29 - 573-458-6260 18 Master Wildlifer Classes - 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. - CMH, Bolivar, Mo. - 417-326-4916 19 Timely & Thrifty Farm Estate Planning ITV Presentations - 6:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m. - Tri-Lakes TCRC, Reeds Springs, MO. - 417-581-3558

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Beekeeping for Beginners - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. - OTC Building, Mansfield, Mo. - 417-741-6134 Master Wildlifer Classes - 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. - CMH, Bolivar, Mo. - 417-326-4916 Master Wildlifer Classes - 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. - CMH, Bolivar, Mo. - 417-326-4916 Timely & Thrifty Farm Estate Planning ITV Presentations - 6:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m. - Tri-Lakes TCRC, Reeds Springs, MO. - 417-581-3558 Beekeeping for Beginners - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. - OTC Building, Mansfield, Mo. - 417-741-6134 Beef Cattle Nutritional & Hay Testing Class - 6:30 p.m. - Community Room, Bus. 71, Anderson, Mo. 417-223-4775 Master Gardener Class - 1 p.m. - University of Missouri Extension Office, Carthage, Mo. - Every Tuesday and Thursday thru March 18th - Deadline for registration Jan. 15th - 417-358-2158 Master Wildlifer Classes - 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. - CMH, Bolivar, Mo. - 417-326-4916 Missouri Dairy Forum - The Resort at Port Arrowhead, Lake Ozark, Mo. - 573-751-4762 - 636519-9300 4-H Energizer - 9 a.m. - Christian Church, Mtn. View, Mo. - 417-256-2391

OZARKS

AUCTION BLOCK

February 2010 6 Liberty Angus Ranch Annual Bull Sale - Plainville, Kan. - 785-434-4686 13 J&N Ranch 17th Annual Hereford Sale Leavenworth, Kan. - 913-727-6446 13 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Assoc. Spring Bull Sale West Plains, Mo. 417-257-4950 14 Byergo Angus Production Sale - Savannah, Mo. 816-261-7132 20 GV Limousin Annual Production Sale - Garnett, Kan. - 785-448-3708 22 Limestone LLC Angus Sale - Perkins, Okla. - 918372-4031 23 Mill Creek Angus Ranch Production Sale Manhattan, Kan. - 785-449-2841 24 Grund Beef Genetics 15th Annual Gelbvieh Bull Sale - Oakley, Kan. - 785-891-3765 24 TC Angus Ranch 36th Annual Production Sale Franklin, Neb. - 308-470-0740 26 Cow Camp Ranch Production Sale - Lost Springs, Kan. - 785-965-7168 27 Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale - AB Farms, Lathrop, Mo. - 877-486-1160

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Ratliff’s Cherry Creek Farms Limousin Bull Sale Westphalia, Kan. - 785- 489-2268 Missouri Angus Breeders’ 53rd Anniversary Futurity Sale - Columbia, Mo. - 417-995-3000

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Express Ranches Annual Bull & Female Sale Yukon, Okla. - 800-664-3977 Mead Angus Farm Spring Production Sale Versailles, Mo. - 573-216-0210 Weigand Grain & Livestock 5th Annual Production Sale - Warrensburg, Mo. - 660-7473882 Flying H Genetics 30th Annual Roughage & Ready Bull Sale - Arapahoe, Neb. - 417-309-0062 Missouri Charolias Breeders Assn. 45th Annual Spring Bull Sale - Trowbridge Livestock Center, Columbia, Mo. - 785-672-3195 Judd Ranch 32nd Annual Gelbvieh, Red Angus & Balancer Bull Sale - Ponoma, Kan. - 785-566-8371 Bar Arrow Cattle Company 20th Annual Quality Performance Sale - Agra, Kan. - 785-543-5177

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AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS

Attention Dairymen!

MO’s Leading Weekly

DAIRY SALE

Jan. 12th • 7 p.m.

NORWOOD PRODUCERS AUCTION YARDS Norwood, MO (53 miles east of Springfield on 4-lane 60) We sell springers, bred & open heifers, many whole herd dispersals plus stock cattle. CMT test run on all fresh cattle

– Sale Every Thurs. at 11am –

Cattle Sale

Jan. 18th Tack at 5 p.m.

Horse sale at 7 p.m.

Jan. 21st • 6 p.m.

Sheep & Goat Sale

Jan. 26th • 7 p.m.

Cattle Sale

Special Heifer Consignment Sale 2nd Thurs. of the Month

Tom Hartley Home - 417-581-6093 Mobile - 417-839-0499 BARN: 417-746-4105

CRS Sales Roger & Carolyn Smith Cell: 417-839-8480 Barn: 417-443-1180 Highlandville, Mo. www.crssalebarn.com 1/11/10

1/11/10

Andr e ws Farm & Seed 2010 Corn &Soybean Programs 7% Discount by 1/31/10 • Kingrazer Brand Forage Wheat • Certified Truman Also Available: • Medium Red Clover • KY-31 Tall Fescue • Green-Graze Supreme Sorghum

• Korean Lespedeza • Jerry Oats • Hallmark Orchardgrass

Call for Specialty Seed Orders

OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY 10 Miles East of Carthage, MO on Hwy 96 & 2 Miles North

417-246-5510 1/11/10

Reach More Than 59,000 Readers

With An Ad In Call today to place your classified or display ad!

1-866-532-1960 January 11, 2010

Cattlemen’s Seedstock Directory Angus Clearwater Farm - Springfield, MO 417-732-8552 or 417-732-2707

BEES

FARM EQUIPMENT

Honey Bees For Sale Single hives and bee Nucs (after mid-May) Springfield, MO

417-882-8008 3/15/10

ARK-A-MO Agri-Systems Inc.

Ark-A-Mo Agri-Systems, Inc.

FARM IMPROVEMENT

FENCING

LIFETIME TANK COATINGS

MD Fencing

Sea Minerals FA is a source of nutrients at a savings of 80% or more.

Stop all leaks in steel and concrete. Prevent rust forever. Roof coatings for tar paper, composition shingles and metal buildings. Anyone can apply all coatings. Fix it and forget it. Serving farm and ranch since 1950. Let us send you complete information.

Farm Fencing • New or Rebuilds • Barb Wire, Woven Wire & Electric Fence USDA Certified

Dale 417-257-7753 Tim 417-256-2034

(479) 524-8921 www.seamineralsfa.com

Parts • Service Innovation Independent Dealer For:

Fallen Ash Farms - Flippin, Ark. 870-453-8966 or 870-404-1201

Mead Angus - Barnett, MO - 573-216-0210 or

DOGS FOR SALE Check Out Our Prices On Unloader Parts

573-216-3845

Rotert/Harriman Cattle Co. - Montrose, MO - 660-693-4844 - www.rotertharriman.com

Beefmasters Loftin Beefmasters Nixa, MO - 417-725-2527

Brangus

BIRD DOGS English & Llewellin Setter Puppies, White Oak Kennels, Lebanon, MO. English Setters Ready for Hunting Kevin Coffman • Lebanon, MO

417-718-8723 TFN

Chimney Rock Cattle Co. Concord, Ark. - 870-834-1976

EXCAVATING LEONARD CONSTRUCTION

Halfway, MO - 417-253-4304

General Excavating

417-246-1116 417-948-2463

Gelbvieh Rotert/Harriman Cattle Co. - Montrose, MO - 660-693-4844 - www.rotertharriman.com

Herefords

Site Preparation, Dump Truck & Backhoe Service, State Certified for Septic Systems, Engineered Septic Systems and Treatment Plants!

417-589-8034 cell: 417-664-0481

Journagan Ranch - Mtn. Grove, MO 417-948-2669

R&L Polled Herefords - Halfway, MO -

2/22/10

FARM EQUIPMENT

417-445-2461 or 417-445-2643

Towner Polled Herefords Farm - Girard, Kan. - 620-249-6636 www.TownerFarm.com

Limousin Abele Cattle Co. - El Dorado Springs, MO 417-684-0881

JWJ Limousin - Monett, MO - 417-235-8227 Locust Grove Limousin Miller, MO - 417-452-2227

Pinegar Limousin Springfield, MO - 877-PINEGAR

Red Angus Hidden Creek Farms Crane, MO - 417-669-1619

Dunseth Farms -

DEWEZE

The Leader in Hay Handling

DewEze Dealer for 20+ Years We have most sizes of DewEze Beds in stock • Parts & Installation available

Your Source For The Gray Heavy Duty Portable Cattle Panels & Gates

MORRIS FARM SALES Box 3 23660 Hwy Z

417-652-3425 - www.missouriredangus.com

Salers Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO - 417-445-2256

Sim/Angus Rotert/Harriman Cattle Co. - Montrose, MO - 660-693-4844 - www.rotertharriman.com

417-491-4271 8/30/10

Baler Belts

Lucas Cattle Co. - Cross Timbers, MO 417-399-7124 - 417-399-7142 www.lucascattlecompany.com

Call Today!

1-866-532-1960

Dead Stock Disposal Halfway Packing Co. 417-445-2346 Is your barn or house in need of repair?

If so, give us a call.

“No Job Too Small”

1/11/10

8/30/10

CAROLINA CARPORTS

CARPORTS BUILDINGS GARAGES Double Carports 18’x21’

695

$

+Tax, Delivered & Setup

Brighton, MO

417-742-0095 www.2cylplus.com

Barn Repair Work • Doors, Siding On Site Electric Generator & Welding Remodeling And Repair • Patios Replacement Windows • Concrete Work Home & Barn Metal Roofs

Owner: Eldon Swartzentruber Buffalo, MO Home: 417-345-5337 Cell: 417-327-6348

Ask About $1,500 Tax Credit on Efficiency Upgrades

CANNONBALL HAY/DUMP BEDS

1-800-223-1312 www.balerbeltsandhaybeds.com

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Rocky Springs Ranch

Is Back Open For Business Removing Dead Stock From Your Farm

JD w/genuine JD plate fasteners.

1/9/10

417-589-3193

1/11/10

All belts made in the USA!

Simmental 4AR Simmental/Gelbvieh - Conway, MO -

806-352-2761

Need Fertilizer?

E.S. Construction

Halltown, MO. 65664

Halfway, MO - 417-445-2256

Missouri Red Angus Association -

Box 7160 OFN Amarillo, TX 79114-7160

Tracker Rd. • Nixa, MO

12/21/09

Beiswinger Charolais Ranch -

Turkey Track Ranch - Mtn. Grove, Mo. -

Virden Perma-Bilt Co.

Ask us about

877-725-2782

Charolais S&J Charolais - LaRussell, Mo -

Silo Unloaders Belt Conveyors • Belt Feeders Chain Conveyors • TMR Mixers Hammer Mills • Roller Mills Augers • Manure Pumps

FERTILIZER

Electric Brands Shipped in 24 Hours Number Sets - 3 or 4 inch $290 Personalized Brands: 1 Letter - $95 • 2 Letter - $105 3 Letter - $115 • Plus Shipping & Handling P.O. Box 460, Knoxville, AR 72845 • Fax: 800-267-4055

1-800-222-9628 Pamphlets Available At Most Livestock Auctions

We Carry a Full Line of Late Model Equipment!

Specializing In: Tractors • Round Balers Disc Bines

2-Cylinder Plus Tractor Salvage 4 Miles SW of Conway on Y to WW, 1 1/2 miles, follow signs

417-589-DEER • 417-589-2634 1/11/10

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DIAMOND

S

AUCTION

& REAL ESTATE CO.

Farm & Construction Auction David Stutenkemper 417-326-2828 877-907-3000 diamond-s-auction.com

Robert (Bob) Polly Friday, Jan. 29 • 10 a.m.

Halfway, Mo. Construction Tools & Equipment Collection of Firearms • Semi Truck, Bobcat, Skidsteer, Tractor & Hay Equipment!

HAY FOR SALE

HAY FOR SALE

HEATING

Small Square Bales

KANSAS ALFALFA HAY

JUST $1,595

• 6,000 bales of high quality alfalfa • 4,000 bales alfalfa/ orchard grass • 2,000 bales timothy

LG. SQUARE BALES

Davis Farms

417-664-0743 Best priced based on quantity!

TFN

GARAGES

$

24’ x 30’ x 8’ 30’ x 40’ x 10’ 40’ x 60’ x 12’

$

$5,860 Installed $8,980 Installed $16,800 Installed

House $ Roof Steel

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Bermuda Hay & Sprigs For Sale • Large Square, Small Square & Large Round • Certified Ozark, Wonder Grass, Vaughn, Greenfield & Midland 99 Varieties.

Will Dig & Sprig To Accomodate Your Needs.

Jerry & Jimmy Evans

417-825-0288 417-825-4231

sq ft

Choose from 15 Colors!

EBBCO Construction

Beef & Dairy Quality Lantz Farms

417-839-8688 12/13/10

All Steel Buildings – No Wood –

Semi or Gooseneck Loads

3/15/10

Hurley, MO 417-861-8942

Call today to place your classified ad

HEATING

Ozark BioMass Renewable Energy Outdoor Furance Burns Wood, Hay or Stubble

Heats House & Water Meramec Heats 3,500 sq. ft.

Gasconade Heats 8,000 sq. ft.

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

Outside Wood Furnaces

The Tuffest Made

Forced Air Houses, Mobiles & Shops Easy to install!

14 GA., 2 3/8” Pipe & 5/8” Sucker Rod Starting At .................$2,377

417-581-7755

www.work-your-cows.com

www.heatbywood.com

918-507-2222

2/1/10

1/11/10

JOB OPENING Earn 60,000/yr. part time. Farm Equipment and Livestock appraisal training and certification.

Agricultural background required.

Classroom or home study courses available.

800-488-7570

For Sale Pig, Sheep or Goat Paul Scale

417-496-2673 TFN

LIVESTOCK - CATTLE BULLS FOR RENT Farm Raised: Angus - Limo Charolais & Others -No Sundays Please!-

Call Steve Glenn

www.amagappraisers.com

Walnut Grove, MO

417-694-2386

2/22/10

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50’ Do It Yourself Kit Includes Lines, Heat Exchange Coil & More

9/20/10

Reg. Angus For Sale April Angus Heifer Show Prospect

417-496-2673

ozarkbiomassfurnace.com

TFN

Visit Our Parts Store At www.outdoorwoodfurnaceparts.com

FREE ESTIMATES • BUY THE STRONGEST 1/11/10

1-866-532-1960

877-453-9223 or 417-453-6751 4/5/10

Graber Metal Sales

Don’t want to pay commission?

We’ll buy your cattle off the farm!

Roofing • Siding • Trim • Insulation Overhead Doors • Windows, Etc…

Wright County

Serving the Metal Building Industry 8327 Lawrence County Ave. LaRussell, MO 64848 417-246-5335

LIVESTOCK M A R K E T

Monday • 11 a.m.

Cows • Calves • Bulls Dairy Sale • 2nd Wednesday of Month Nathan Kelly (Owner)

417-849-7496

800-246-5335

Container Sales • Dry, Secure Storage • Weather & Rodent Tight • Ground Level

Barn 417-926-4136

Zack Kelly • 417-257-8135 • Owner Ben Kelly • 417-257-3427 • Owner Chad Watson • 417-349-1701 • Ringman

20’ Used & New 40’ Used

When You’re Ready To Haul, Give Us A Call!

Locations In Halltown and Neosho, Mo. and Grove, Okla.

Call Don 800-798-3790 • 918-230-3130 1/11/10

ContainerSalesAndRentals.com

Family Owned & Operated Since 1944

We Specialize in all Types of Berry Plants Blackberry, Grapes, Strawberry, Blueberry & Raspberry to name a few Look us up on the web ! www.simmonsplantfarm.com Call for a Free Catalog 11542 N. Hwy 71, Mountainburg, Ark. 72946

479-369-2345

LARGE R ANCH DISPERSAL 800 Black Angus Cows

200 Bred Heifers All in 3rd Stage!

Watch for Upcoming Auction Date & Location!

417-257-8385 Visit Our Website For More Info www.kelly-sold.com 1/11/10

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LIVESTOCK - CATTLE Black Angus & Beefmaster Bulls For Rent Gentle bulls of all age and size.

Laster Cattle Co. 417-859-3177/459-3535 2/1/10

Registered Angus Bulls

MANUFACTURED HOMES

MACHINERY

S&H Used Tractor Specials!

We have the Area’s Largest Selection of 100+ 18-170 HP Tractors in Stock! *4.9% For 60 Months On Used Tractors!

Ford/NH Tractors!

$

1,000 each

Grove Angus Farm Plato, Mo. 417-458-4678 • 417-458-4853 1/24/11

Limousin Bulls & Heifers, Blacks & Reds Double J Ranch

417-842-3353 1/11/10

LIVESTOCK - EQUINE

The Horseman’s Horse Source

Several Stock Trailers Available • Call for Info Show & Sport Horse Prospects Trail & Using Horses Ponies • Tack

5640, ‘92, 66hp, cab, Shuttle, $19,950 (J) • (2) TN75DA, 75 hp, cab, 4x4, ldr., Call (M&S) • 6600, 72hp, cab, $12,950 (J) • 6610, ‘87, 72 hp, cab, ldr., $18,950 (J) • (2) 6640SLE, 76 hp, cab, 4x4, pwr. shift, ldr., $28,950-$29,950 (L&M) • 6710, 72 hp, cab, ldr., nice, $16,950 (L) • TD95, 07, 90 hp, cab, shuttle, 8H ldr., 113 hrs., warranty till 2012, like new, $32,950 (L) • TL90A, ‘07, 90 hp, cab, 4x4, shuttle, ldr., 750 hrs., Call (M) • (5) 7700, 86 hp, cab, ldr., $13,500$14,950 • (6) 7710, 86 hp, cab, $16,950-$23,950 (L&S) • 7710, 86 hp, cab, 4x4, ldr., 3,800 hrs., $21,950 (J) • 7810, ‘91, 90 hp, cab, 4x4, 4100 hrs., new ldr., $29,950 (L) • 8240 SLE, ‘94, cab, 4x4, pwr. shift, new ldr., Call! (L) • TL100A, 100 hp, cab, 12x12 shuttle, 275 hrs., $29,500 (L) • TS 110, ‘98, 90 hp, cab, shuttle, 3700 hrs., $26,900 (S) • TS110A, ‘06, 110 hp, cab, 4x4, ldr., pwr. shift, 1,000 hrs., $18,950 (L) • TS115A, ‘04, 115 hp cab, 4x4, pwr. shift, 2400 hrs., ldr., $49,900 (L) • 8530, ‘90, 105 hp, cab, $22,950 • 8630, ‘91, 120 hp, cab, 4x4, pwr. shift, $27,950 (L) • TM130, ‘03, 130 hp, cab, FWA, 18X6 PS, New NH ldr., 1,700 hrs., $49,950 (L)

Dennis & Mariellen Raucher

CIH MX1000, ‘00, 100 hp, cab, FWA, 16X16, pwr. shift, reverser, 2568 hrs., w/GB ldr., Nice, $44,950 (L) • CIH 5130, ‘90, 86 hp, cab, ldr., $21,950 (L) • CIH 5120, ‘91, 77 hp, 4x4, ldr., 2700 hrs., Nice, $23,495 (J) • Allis 7000, 100 hp, cab, nice, $9,950 (L) • IH 856, 95 hp, cab, ldr., $8,950 (J) • Agco 7600, ‘94, 90 hp, cab, ldr., 3400 hrs., $23,900 (S) • White 2-90, 90 hp, cab, 3600 hrs., $13,495 (S) • Allis 185, 75 hp, cab, dsl., $6,950 (L) • Hesston 980 DT, 91 hp, cab, 4x4, $8,950 (L) • Many More In Stock!

Mt. Vernon, Mo.

Mix Wagons

Horses & Tack Bought and Sold Daily

417-316-0023 Cell 417-461-7000 Res.

1/11/10

MACHINERY

BALE WAGONS New Holland, All Pull-Type & Self-Propelled Models.

Sell, Finance, Deliver & Buy! www.balewagon.com Jim

Gehl 7210 TMR, Scales, $2,950 (L) • Arb way 700A, $1,950 (L) • Knight 3300, 260 cu. ft. Scales, $6,950 (J) • Knight 3042, 420 cu. ft. w/scales & hay table, $9,950 (M) • Knight #12, 280 cu. ft., $4,950 (L) • ‘76 GMC, C6500 w/ mixer bed, $4,950 (L)

WANTED

TRACTORS W ANTED NEW & USED

Your Farm and Land Listings Call Today!

Despite the economy, we’re still selling Real Estate!

AND PARTS MM, Oliver & White MINNEAPOLIS • MOLINE

WELTERS FARM SUPPLY

417-498-6496 6/28/10

0 Down

Sawmills

Your Land or We Provide Land, $8,000 tax credit, Owner Financed

New Model Mill starting at

$

$

3,600

417-862-0555 2/22/10

417-235-2233 1/11/10

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800-558-0112

417-849-8983 1/11/10

8/30/10

FORT SMITH COW WAGON “Let us mooove your cows.”

Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Dade County Serving Farm Families Since 1892

Call Today 417-232-4593

Cuts 30” Logs More Saw for Less $$$ Call For Free Brochure

573-633-2135 7/9/10

Hostetler Litter Service

810 Main St, Lockwood, MO 65682 • Email: dadecounty@keinet.net

REAL ESTATE

Green Forest, AR

hostetlerlitter@emypeople.net

Since 1986

No Sunday Calls

“Get more out of your pasture” Louis Hostetler 870-438-4209 Cell: 870-423-8083

Poultry Litter Fertilizer Application Service Available Application rate 1-2 tons per acre ~Minimum 24 tons~

Harvest Time We Buy All Types Of Standing Timber!

Lockwood, Mo. 1-888-232-4700 Rogersville, Mo. 1-866-815-5252 Mtn. Grove, Mo. 866-926-6520 Joplin, Mo. 1-877-659-8334

Want to Buy All Sizes!

Sunset, Delaval and Mueller milk tanks

417-850-4661

EZ Boardwalk’s Portable Band

MANUFACTURED HOMES

11/22/10

Spring River Tractor & Combine Salvage

WANTED Wanting to buy standing walnut trees. 10 or more outside city limits.

40 yrs. experience

1/11/10

SAWMILLS

Logging

208-880-2889

USED BULK MILK TANKS

www.kelly-sold.com

Vertical Mixers Supreme 400 cu. ft., Just In, Call! (L) • Artsway 400 cu. ft. w/ scales, $10,900 (L)

WANTED

417-926-1070

3 Miles North of Verona, Mo

www.ozarksfn.com

More Used Tractors!

REAL ESTATE

30824 Anthony Road - Falcon, MO Beautiful Country Home on 323 Acres M/L 323 acres of prime farmland, lake, ponds, year round springs, gently rolling pasture and woods. Plenty of room for livestock. The home features living room with vaulted ceiling. Hardwood floor and Bay window, country kitchen/ dining combo with porcelain tile, gas range, DW and refrigerator, large utility room with full bath. Master bedroom with bay window, vaulted ceiling, large walk-in closet, master bath with jacuzzi tub. 2 additional nice size bedrooms and full bath. CH/A, outdoor wood furnace ducted throughout home, newer roof, oversized garage, attic with concrete floor & a 30’x40’ building with concrete floor. Drilled well and Septic. MLS #918603 – $550,000

View Complete Listing At www.glenworth.com

417-535-2723 or 417-818-6402 1/11/10

GLENWORTH AUCTION & REALTY Glen Yutzy - Auctioneer/Realtor • Sandra J. Lawson - Agent • 818-7488

417-767-4345 1/11/10

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E XTRE ME E FFICIENC Y YOUR HERD NEEDS TO BE FINE-TUNED AND RUNNING HARD. YOU NEED EFFICIENT GAIN. CATTLE CHARGE, WITH INDUSTRY-LEADING CONVERSION RATES, PUTS GAIN ON CATTLE WITH EXTREME EFFICIENCY. CATTLE CHARGE MEANS EFFICIENT HIGH PERFORMANCE.

www.mfa-inc.com

Check with your local MFA for available additives.

Ash Grove - 751-2433

Buffalo - 345-2121

Fair Grove - 759-2525

Licking - 573-674-2224

Ozark - 581-3523

Urbana - 993-4622

Greater Ozark Ava - 683-4151 MFA Agri Services Center Bolivar - 326-5231 Farmers Exchange

Dallas County Farmers Exchange Cassville - 847-3115 MFA Agri Services Center El Dorado Springs - 876-2422 Producers Grain Company

Dallas County Farmers Exchange Freistatt - 235-3331 Farmers Exchange Lebanon - 532-3174 Farmers Producer Exchange

MFA Exchange Lockwood - 232-4525 Farmers Exchange Marshfield - 468-2115 MFA Agri Services Center

MFA Town & Country Neosho - 451-3578 MFA Agri Services Center Republic - 732-5632 Brunswick Country Outfitters

Dallas County Farmers Exchange West Plains - 256-4041 MFA Agri Services Center