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Walking in Grandpa’s Footsteps Carthel Means offers guidance and support to his granddaughter Susie Means helping her build a profitable herd

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JUST A THOUGHT

Jerry Crownover – A walk down memory lane

Dusty Richards- Are you ready for the upcoming election?

Lynzee Glass - Get ready for the Country Christmas Cookbook

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Warren Napier continually adjusts his operation to get the most profit

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Since 1946 the city of Yellville, Ark., has celebrated the region’s wild turkeys

Eye on Agribusiness features North American Equine Performance Services

McGarrah Farms Pumpkin Patch turns a hobby into a vocation

Town and Country features Michael and Melinda Hillian

Rick Stanislaus listens to the advice given by his father

Terry and Lynn Evans have a strong faith in their Limousin cattle

Youth in Agriculture spotlights Ashley Rogers

From a young age Susie Means has wanted to farm just like her grandpa

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all sure slipped in early or I didn’t get enough of summer to suit my subconscious mind. We had a great summer, no high usage of electricity at my house but we didn’t have lots of high temperature days either. My greatest fear is after the fall elections are held, many of the local TV stations will have to lay off people because they won’t be selling political ads. We have heard so much about political candidates on my TV this summer that we almost know what color underwear they wear. We saw political candidates at every event open to the public this summer. There were more politicians in the two Rodeo of the Ozarks parades this July than horses almost. Well if you want to stay in office or get elected you had to get out and give handshakes and kiss babies. I guess by mid-November we will know who won. For many there will be election recounts, I figure. I will vote and hope you do because we live in a free country and your vote counts in my book. We may not share the same political philosophy but that doesn’t matter, the majority wins. Think about those revolutionary farmers that fought the British. They were torn between families. Hand to mouth farming and poorly equipped soldiers; they beat a major world power for the freedoms we enjoy. Democracy was a new thing then. A rich man’s vote did not matter, the common man’s vote elected officials to serve them all. They thought when Andrew Jackson won the Presidential Election that the country would sink. All those hobnail boots ruined the floors in the White House after his inauguration ceremony but he didn’t. My grandfather thought Harry S. Truman was too common a man to be President. But really Harry proved to be a strong President. He had to make decisions like dropping the bomb on Japan to end the war. He crossed swords with Stalin, his one time ally, and stopped the Russians from gobbling up all of Europe. Harry didn’t do everything right but he did some big things for a Kansas City politician. However, smart as he was, Jimmy Carter talked about how weak America was and how strong the Soviet Union was. A real southern gentleman his kind leadership and weak decisions led to 25 percent interest loans to curb inflation. It took a tough talking movie actor, of all people, to restore America’s face in the world. Ronald Reagan by voice command forced the Russians to tear down the Berlin Wall and to liberate Eastern Europe. In the footsteps of Teddy Roosevelt, he spoke softly and carried a big stick. Let me throw in one more bone about the history of this land of ours. It was proposed that when Tennessee was to become a state they wanted to name it Franklin for all his services to this country. But Andrew Jackson, way before he became President and who as a boy had been struck by a sword from an English officer in the Revolutionary war, said, “We must stop acting like the British and stop naming places after men. We must call it Tennessee.” He won. Jackson must have been a powerful orator. He took hundreds of men and fought the bloody British in a town called New Orleans. These words came from a song written by an Arkansas songwriter and schoolteacher, Jimmy Driftwood: The Cherokee Indians supported his army; hundreds rode down there and fought beside him. But Jackson turned his back on them and also the Supreme Court decision as President to ship those people west in the Trail of Tears that scared our history. God bless you and all of America, Dusty Richards

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just a thought Life is Simple Continued from Page 3 inside hundreds of boxes of dry oatmeal over the years, but the drinking glasses that once served as snuff containers are what I remember most about the tableware of my youth. Not only did the glasses serve as a receptacle for milk, water and the occasional treat of lemonade, but my mother also used the upside-down rim of the glass to precisely cut the dough that would become delicious cookies or scrumptious, home-made biscuits which were always present in her cupboard. As Judy and I returned home, from the visit with my Aunt Avis, I told her the

story about the source of all the drinking glasses that my mother had, and the flood of memories that rushed through my mind from seeing the single glass at my aunt’s home. She, too, remembered the unusual glasses that had always been present at mom’s house, but had no idea they had originated as packaging for my grandmother’s snuff. “That’s why your cookies are always too big and your biscuits too small,” I chided. “What do you mean?” “It’s not your fault,” I replied, “You just don’t have any snuff glasses to cut the dough to the exact, right size.”

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After many years of planning and trying his hand at different careers Warren Napier is finally able to farm full time Warren Napier of Lincoln, Ark., is enjoying “retirement” because he has become a full-time farmer. He runs a commercial herd with 25 momma cows and one registered Angus bull. He originally bought heifers for team penning. Though he participated, the purchase really was for friends and neighbors to use for practice. When the heifers got too big for practice about five years ago, Warren decided to keep them for cows and subsequently purchased his bull.

After Warren’s father moved the family farm to north of the Prairie Grove Battlefield Park, he adopted the name Battlefield Farms. When Warren inherited the farm and bought out his younger brother, he incorporated the business and name. One problem was that at that time Warren’s father ran a Tyson chicken farm with four old houses. Warren did not want to do chickens and needed a way to get out of the chicken business without losing money. His solution was to switch to George’s and build four

Warren Napier drills wheat into his Bermuda pastures to extend winter grazing. Photo by Terry Ropp

Warren has been around livestock and more new houses. He had studied the hislived in Washington County all of his life. tory of the chicken business and was aware His earliest memory is being 7 years old of the up-and-down cycle. When the bank and milking on Saturday afternoons so his did not want to give him a loan, he agreed father could watch wrestling on television. to a 10-year contract but paid the bank off At that time no milk truck pickup was in 4 ½ years. Once again the timing was available. As a result Warren’s father put right, and he sold the chicken farm. He the milk in cans in a cooler and later loaded had to reinvest the money to avoid heavy taxes. He bought his own 140them in the truck for Warren acre farm down the road. Later to drive 7 miles away where Lincoln, Ark. when his children expressed he met the milk truck. Warno interest in becoming farmren also remembers plowing ers, he sold that farm because the and disking at that age. Warren price and timing were right once laughed and said, “I was a pretty again. With the money he bought tall boy and had been driving a his current location in Lincoln. long time by that age.” OCTOBER 27, 2014

Warren was a barber in Prairie Grove for 10 years and a substitute rural mail carrier for another 11. Warren said, “I did what I needed to survive and support my wife and children. Farming alone wasn’t enough.” Warren’s current operation covers 320 acres of land, some of which is owned and some of which is rented. He carefully culls his herd according to varied criteria including how quickly cows breed back, their performances with their calves, and how well the calves grow out. He does not keep replacement heifers but prefers to buy cows when needed. He selects by milking ability, age, udder quality and disposition. Warren said, “I think retaining heifers is the most expensive way of getting a cow because it takes two years to get a calf on the ground without a guarantee of a live calf. I prefer cows 4 to 5 years old when you can find them.” Warren further explained that since calf prices are high now, he doesn’t work the calves. However, when the prices are lower, he does his own castrating, vaccinating, etc. He sells the calves at weaning weight just under 700 pounds. Part of the reason for his success is that he feeds both cows and calves wheat silage which results in higher weights. The other part of Warren’s operation is haying. He puts up both round and square bales with round bales to help cattlemen raise more cattle than their land can support and square bales for his horse customers. He has customers in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana as well as Arkansas. In order to maximize his land usage and profits, Warren drills wheat into his Bermuda fields early in the fall which provides winter grazing and wheat silage in the spring, all of the needed protein supplementation his own cattle need.

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Walking in Grandpa’s Footsteps By Pam and Terry Lamb

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and served as Principal of the Maryetta Public School taking over as Superintendent when Carthel retired. Susie is 22 with an older sister, Keisha, 23 and a younger sister Janene, who is 13. “We used to live in town for a long time but, we would always come out here and then go out to Redbird. I was always following grandpa around,” Susie said. Lori and the girls built a house near Carthel and Wilma. “I was 8 and got

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“Susie is a little different than some of the rest of them. Not that I like her better but, we have a lot in common,” Carthel said. “She will tackle anything whether it is a dozer or a backhoe or bale of hay or whatever. She will do it. She is mechanically minded and does a real good job.” Carthel and Wilma’s Means had seven children: Tommy, Susan, Joe, Bryce, Ray, Lori and Kayla. Carthel and Wilma have a long history in education. Carthel retired as superintendent of the Maryetta Public School in Stilwell, Okla. Lori is Susie’s mother

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to move here. We lived with grandma and grandpa for years while we were building that house,” Susie said. “Grandma and grandpa raised us girls because dad wasn’t around.” Susie’s parents divorced when the girls were young. “We get to give daddycredit to grandma and grandpa.” Susie bought her first heifer from her grandpa. “I thought I was buying a big Stilwell, Okla. cow,” Susie said. Her grandpa pointed to a heifer in his field. “I wanted a cow not a calf. She is an old cow and I still have OCTOBER 27, 2014

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her. She raises a good calf every year. That is when I got started,” she said. All Carthel and Wilma’s grandchildren took out a Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) loan when they were 12 years old. Susie purchased Beefmaster cattle with the loan. She still has some of them in her cattle herd. Until recently, Susie and her family ran their cattle on Carthel and Wilma’s place. Carthel had been leasing 80 acres from a couple in Nacogdoches, Texas as a hay field since 1986. The owner asked Carthel to help him find a buyer for timber on the property. “When the owner sold the timber, he said I had improved the old place so much we deserved to own it,” he said. At the time Carthel was giving land to his kids and wasn’t interested in buying more. “I told the man that I’ve got a granddaughter who would just love to have that,” he said. Lori, Keisha and Susie formed a cooperative to purchase the property. Keisha has an accounting degree from Oklahoma City University and works at IBM in Tulsa driving every day. Susie got a softball scholarship to Conners State College in Warner, Okla. “I got out of college and moved home so I could go to Northeastern State University,” Susie said. “I graduated and hope to start a masters program in the spring. I want to get a masters degree in reading. I will do something within in the school system.” Susie runs the place with the help of her grandpa. OCTOBER 27, 2014

“Put it all together, it is 320 acres,” Carthel said. “The whole place is on a NRCS conservation plan,” Susie said. A NRCS representative came out to discuss their plans for the place and make recommendations. The NRCS has helped with advice and cost sharing for fencing and ponds. “They gave us the best advice and we have done it to the ‘t’ so we could get the best out of it,” Susie said. Susie and Carthel even gave the representative something new to talk about. “They had never heard of a lane through a place before. At the top there is a funnel and a pond,” Carthel said. “You can feed them in there and just close two gates regardless of where they are and funnel them down to work them.” Keisha and Susie got a loan to buy cows. “I got those Beefmaster cows and then got these Angus cows,” Susie said. They purchased 24 bred registered Black Angus cows from Butch Hardesty at the Arrowhead Ranch near Twin Hills, Okla. “He was real good to us. He guaranteed all of them to be pregnant and have calves. The ones that weren’t, we got to take back and he switched them out for us,” she said. “We have a registered Red Angus bull right now. There are 35 cows over there and 10 heifers I’m going to keep. Those are the ones I’m going to breed to the Red Angus bull. “We’ve got big plans for that place,” Susie concluded. “We will expand it one day. Build a house and a barn.”

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Flocking to Tradition By Jack and Pam Fortner

Since 1946 Turkey Trot has grown to the largest spectator festival in northwest Arkansas In the days immediately following World War II, residents of the north central area of Arkansas decided to celebrate the peace and wild turkeys. They began a tradition that still lives on. On the second weekend in October, the town soars to great heights as thousands flock to Marion County for the annual Turkey Trot festivities. After the Great Depression and into the ‘40s, the turkey population in Arkansas and the Ozarks region specifically, had dropped to a dangerous level. A group of sportsmen, conservationists and local businessmen decided to have an event that would promote the wild turkey and its history and tradition in the Ozarks. The original Turkey Trot, which started in 1946, had many activities centered around the turkey. Approximately 2,500 people attended the first Turkey Trot. Since then it has grown to the largest spectator festival in northern Arkansas. Activities at the first Turkey Trot included an archery exhibition and sportsman’s dinner, musical entertainment, the first annual wild turkey calling contest and several speakers, including the Fish and Game commissioner who talked on conservation of the wild turkey. However, the main event was the turkey release. According to the Nov. 28, 1946, Mountain Echo, “Beginning at 11 o’clock 16 turkeys were released at intervals of two hours in four flights from the top of the court house, and the spectators got many hearty laughs from the scrambles which resulted as men, women, boys and girls ran over each other in their mad efforts to catch one of the birds for their Thanksgiving dinner.”

Then, beginning in 1947, turkeys were dropped from planes. Wild turkeys soar, then hit the ground running as young people join in the chase to catch them. Nowadays, the turkeys are more likely to become pets rather than Thanksgiving dinner. And then there’s Verl Doshier, who lives just across Crooked Creek from the town square. He says many of the released turkeys end up roosting in his trees and living on his property. Not a bad life, after all. One year the town fathers decided to drop frozen turkeys from the plane. The little parachutes attached to the turkeys didn’t do much good in their 300-foot descent, however, and they caused a bit of damage to buildings and cars. The humor of it wasn’t lost, however, when the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati featured it on one of its weekly programs. As the years passed, the Turkey Trot festival grew with crowds in excess of 8,000. New activities developed such as an annual talent show, which drew local musicians and performers, a 5K run, lip sync contests, competitive wrestling, a carnival, art shows, a turkey shoot, a dance with a live band, charity auctions, a parade and beauty pageants. The first “Miss Drumsticks” pageant was held during the 1953 Turkey Trot Festival. The Beauty Review, as it was called then, was held on Saturday evenings. The contestants were judged solely on the appearance of their legs. Each contestant stood behind a curtain that allowed the judges to view only the legs. Seventeen-year-old Yellville native Peggy Reed was chosen as the first Miss Drumsticks. Her picture appeared in Life magazine that year.

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ozarks roots The Miss Turkey Trot competition began 1961. Contestants were judged on poise and appearance and wore formal gowns. Today, the beauty pageant includes many categories, from infant to teenagers, and even a Mrs. Turkey Trot. The winners are featured in the parade on Saturday morning. The parade has developed into north central Arkansas’ largest parade. Fire departments, school bands, politicians, classic cars, horses, the Red Hat society and just about anybody else, can be in the parade. Hosted by the Rotary, the parade is the crown jewel of Turkey Trot. Nobody misses it. Pounds and pounds of candy are thrown from parade floats and into the waiting arms of children that line the parade route. State Route 62 is closed while the parade winds its way through the town square. The turkey calling contest, which was a part of the initial festival in 1946, continues to this day. Held in the Fred Berry Conservation Center, it has developed into the National Turkey Calling Contest. Contestants come from all over the United States to compete. Not only do the competitors make the sounds of the female turkey during mating season, but oftentimes become quite animated with their motions as well. Turkey Trot has gotten so much notoriety that articles have been written in the Wall Street Journal, and even the National Enquirer. Life magazine even had a feature on Turkey Trot and the Miss Drumsticks competition. Over the years the event has developed into one big homecoming. Family and class reunions play a large part in the festivities. One of the main venues for get-togethers is the Saturday night turkey dinner in the Yellville-Summit School cafetorium. Families and old school buddies laugh and talk over old times. The Turkey Trot weekend is sponsored by the Yellville Chamber of Commerce, with assistance from Mid-Marion County Rotary. The community embraces the Turkey Trot festival with businesses and schools even being closed down so everyone can participate. It is truly an Ozarks tradition.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

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Agritourism is a growing industry in Arkansas supported by a detailed website for 345 locations throughout the state that includes livestock, wineries, horse camps, crops and farmers markets. With Halloween just around the corner, pumpkin patches and mazes are in full swing. McGarrah Farms Pumpkin Patch in Pea Ridge, Ark., contains both a pumpkin patch and a maze. The 30-acre site opens in late September and runs through Halloween although occasionally a bit beyond depending upon weather. Owner Dennis McGarrah said, “I am like Santa Claus in October because no one else has as happy a face as I do. I just love the kids and the happiness this brings.” The pumpkin side of the tourist site allows people pumpkin to me than actual pie pumpto go into the pumpkin field, select the kins. While we don’t make and sell pies pumpkins they want, and then use clip- to the public, we do make pies for our pers supplied by the staff to harvest the church and family.” pumpkins themselves. Kids run from one Other fun activities are available at the to another looking for the perfect Hal- pumpkin patch. The maze is made of sorloween pumpkin weighing ghum rather than corn, which from 4 to 150 pounds while Pea Ridge, Ark. Dennis finds more practical adults scour the fields for pie because it stays green longer pumpkins with 20 varieties and is more drought resistant available. Dennis said, “My than corn. Also available are favorite variety for pie is achay rides and a mule train ride tually an Australian squash — Continued on Next Page called Jardel that tastes more OCTOBER 27, 2014

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Like Santa in October Continued from Previous Page which is composed of linked barrels with mule heads and pulled by a tractor. Children delight in the four miniature donkeys and a mule, about the size of a Great Dane, a playground featuring a wooden train, tractor and hay wagon for the children to climb and play on. This year marks the 19th season for the McGarrah Farms Pumpkin Patch. Years ago Dennis and a friend ran the patch for the first season, but the friend “didn’t like it much,” so Dennis continued on his own with the patch and a truck farm on the side. Then, after the building boom, Dennis lost a manufacturing job which he had held for 32 years. He then decided to turn a hobby into a vocation. Dennis smiled and said, “This is really a good story because I’ve never been happier in my life. I don’t work for the man, and when you love what you do, it’s not a job.” Farming is nothing new to Dennis. His family has been farming in Benton County since 1824, before Arkansas became a state. During the Indian Territory days, the Army came and burnt the family’s crops to force them to leave the land, but the ploy didn’t work. In fact, the family still retains the original 28acre homestead in Lowell, Ark., now the location of the truck farming side of their business. Dennis started farming at age 11 with his grandparents who ran a subsistence type farm, typical of that the era. Now his own grandchildren are following in his footsteps.

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The McGarrahs raise berries, melons, sweet corn, tomatoes and peppers, which they sell at the Rogers, Bentonville and Fayetteville Farmers Markets and to several restaurants. One interesting method used on the McGarrah Farms is 20 beehives owned by a neighbor who harvests the honey but used by Dennis for pollination. In this way, the beehives serve a dual purpose and benefit both. Dennis also uses plasticulture which is a plastic sheet covering a row with small holes for each seed and a water line for each row. This method, now widely used in the United States but developed in Israel where water supply was severely limited, provides weed control as well as water retention. Additional weed control is necessary and includes both liquid and granular pre-emergence application and liquid post emergence application. One post emergence liquid only kills grass and is safe for plants but another liquid has to be carefully applied with a hand sprayer to avoid damaging crops. Fertilizer is granular and used throughout the growing season as needed. “I never dreamed when I took Dawn to see a movie over 22 years ago that we would marry, raise a family, and build a farming life on land that’s been in my family almost 100 years.” Dawn is the office manager for Ozark Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Rogers, Ark.

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Michael and Melinda Hillian In Town: “I have been a mobile diesel mechanic for the Washington County Road Department for the last four years and plan on retiring from there. I also coach Prairie Grove softball for kids 8-year-olds and under. My daughter, Chloe, plays as a pitcher while 2-year-old Noah cheers from the sidelines. My wife, Melinda, worked for Headstart for 10 years before being employed two years ago as a paraprofessional at Northside Elementary in Siloam Springs, Ark., where she works with pre-K,” said Michael Hillian. Country Life: “My wife and I own 88 acres in the northwest corner of Fayetteville, Ark., on which we raise dairy show stock and a commercial beef herd. We now have a dairy herd of 20 and are milking only five but will be milking 12 by March. We sell raw milk to locals by word-of-mouth. We decided not to keep bulls for either herd finding the AI process to be cost effective since I do it myself after learning how by taking two classes. Because we have every breed of dairy momma except for Brown Swiss, we select straws from different bulls for each of the dairy mommas in order to produce the best possible calves. A big part of our life is my daughter currently and my son sometime in the future showing our dairy animals. Chloe loves it and is in charge of teaching them to walk with a halter. I watch the market when selling our commercial beef and often sell at 400 pounds rather than 600 or higher in order to make the most money per pound,” added Michael. Balancing Life in Town and in the Country: “Town life gives us income and insurance so we can live the life we were born to love. When I retire someday, I hope to devote full time to farming and increase the dairy herd to 60. In the meantime our life is crazy, going nonstop with me getting up at 4 a.m., for the first milking of the day and coming home from work usually in time to do the second before it’s off to softball practice,” said Michael. Story and Photo By Terry Ropp OCTOBER 27, 2014

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* 251.19 245.60 254.89

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258.26

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slaughter

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116.00-133.50 † 125.00-143.00 †

130

150

170

190

cows

(Week of 10/12/14 to 10/18/14)

253.09

Arkansas Cattle Auction

76.00-116.00 † 7 USDA Failed to Report † 74.00-129.50 †

Ash Flat

245.37

Benton County Sale Barnn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock Clinton Livestock Auction

243.04 262.36 250.01

85.00-120.00* 84.00-112.00 † 84.00-124.00* 84.00-115.00 † 8 Not Reported*

County Line Sale Decatur Livestock Auction

265.35

110.00-124.00*

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas Livestock

242.50 281.67 241.00 256.87 239.13

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OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

263.43 254.69 245.44 267.00 246.89

89.00-126.00 †

100

120

10/19/14

dairy cattle

116.00-139.50 †

233.07

cattle

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 161.00-165.00; wtd. avg. price 163.60. Heifers: 161.00-165.00; wtd. avg. price 164.10. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 255.00-259.00; wtd. avg. price 257.72. Heifers: 257.00-259.00; wtd. avg. price 257.87.

116.00-117.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Livestock Market Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock

253.96

beef

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

107.00-134.00 † 119.00-131.00*

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas Livestock

236.29

Week of 9/28/14

Arkansas Cattle Auction, LLC

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

234.02

Week of 10/5/14

bulls

140

160

10/09/2014

Receipts: 572 Demand was good on a moderate supply with near 4 percent springer heifers, 8 percent bred heifers, 32 percent open heifers, 6 percent fresh/milking heifers and cows, 6 percent bred and springer cows and 12 percent calves. The balance was dairy steers, beef animals and slaughter cow/bulls. All quotes are Holsteins unless noted otherwise. All prices on a per head basis. Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 2250.00-2350.00, Ind. Crossbred 2125.00, Approved 1975.00-2200.00, Crossbreds 1775.00-1875.00, Ind. Jersey 1750.00, Medium 1850.00-1925.00. Heifers bred four to six months: Supreme 2060.002100.00, Approved 1850.00-2025.00, Medium 1650.00-1710.00, Common 1400.00-1450.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Approved 1700.001835.00, Crossbreds 1575.00-1675.00, Medium Ind. 1450.00, Ind. Crossbred 1150.00, Common Ind. Crossbred 700.00, Ind. Jersey 550.00. Open heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs Pkg 20 hd 775.00, Jerseys 720.00, 335-390 lbs Pkg 21 hd 910.00, Jerseys 900.00-930.00, 420-485 lbs 910.00-975.00, Jerseys 1110.00-1120.00, 525-594 lbs Pkg 8 hd 1110.00, Pkg 16 hd Jerseys 1410.00, Crossbreds 1025.00-1120.00, 605-670 lbs 1150.00-1175.00, Ind. Crossbred 975.00, Medium 200-300 lbs 560.00, 300-400 lbs 660.00690.00, Crossbreds 600.00, 425-458 lbs 775.00-825.00, Crossbreds 840.00, 550-560 lbs Crossbreds 850.00860.00, 600-630 lbs 775.00-875.00, 765-785 lbs Ind. 1150.00, Ind. Jersey 1000.00. Fresh and open milking cows: Supreme 2400.002700.00, Jerseys 2100.00-2700.00, Approved 1750.002275.00, Jerseys 1525.00-1750.00, Medium 1200.001550.00, Crossbreds 1325.00-1400.00.

261.24 274.42 248.66

271.46

1009

265.00

Week of 10/12/14

254.19

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

250.00

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

265.00 * *

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

238.49 251.87 250.58 253.31 273.47 195

216 237 258 279 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

300

Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

16 16

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

St-12 Higher 290.00-327.50 262.50-300.00 230.00-292.00 225.00-237.50 220.00-227.00 ----240.00-275.00 220.00-240.00 202.50-222.00 ----250.00-305.00 235.00-282.50 215.00-245.00 218.00-227.50 -----

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

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Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 10/16/14

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950

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sheep &

goats

Highlandville, Mo. • CRS Sale’s Company

10/16/14

Receipts: 227 Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled few 60-100 lbs 175.00-205.00; hair 50-90 lbs 160.00197.50. Stocker/Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 60-90 lbs 157.50-167.50; hair 30-40 lbs 170.00-195.00; 40-50 lbs 180.00-185.00. Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-2 wooled few 160-173 lbs 60.00-65.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 90150 lbs 95.00-120.00. Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection 1 40-50 lbs 200.00-220.00; 50-60 lbs 212.50-216.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-240.00. Selection 2 50-60 lbs 175.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-197.50; 80-90 157.50-170.00. Selection 3 70-80 lbs 145.00-150.00. Doe/Nannies: Selection 1-2 few 75-145 lbs 105.00112.50. Bilies: Selection 2 90-100 lbs 100.00-150.00. Selection 3 65-135 lbs 100.00-130.00. Replacement Classes: Nannies: Selection 1-2 few 75-135 lbs 115.00135.00. Billies: Selection 1-2 130-145 lbs 140.00-305.00. Feeder/stocker kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 210.00240.00; 30-40 lbs 180.00-220.00; 40-50 lbs 165.00185.00. Selection 3 30-40 lbs 140.00-150.00; 40-50 lbs 130.00-140.00. Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

10/2/14

Receipts: 1266 Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled and shorn non-traditional 80-90 lbs 185.00-190.00;

10/15/14

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs 10/13/14

Clinton Livestock Auction* 10/13/14

County Line Sale Ratcliff 10/15/14

1548

107

374

215

Uneven

2-20 Lower

Steady

Uneven

St-9 Lower

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307.00-380.00 272.00-320.00 245.00-277.00 223.00-245.00 225.00

270.00-340.00 250.00-320.00 230.00-287.50 220.00-246.00 210.00-230.00

290.00-305.00 268.00-303.00 240.00-250.00 225.00-230.00 218.00-221.00

274.00-376.00 260.00-311.00 242.00-274.00 233.00-251.00 -----

----265.00-282.50 265.00-267.50 237.50-240.00 218.00-225.00

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280.00-360.00 263.00-307.00 240.00-263.00 220.00-237.00 195.00-211.00

260.00-320.00 230.00-310.00 220.00-265.00 180.00-225.00 175.00-200.00

----245.00-268.00 233.00-247.00 210.00-218.00 -----

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275.00 262.00-270.00 237.50-252.50 190.00-192.00 -----

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255.00-268.50 246.00-262.00 220.00-264.00 212.00-235.00 210.00-221.00

230.00-280.00 220.00-265.00 200.00-231.00 190.00-220.00 -----

257.50-275.00 250.00 227.00-228.00 207.50-215.00 -----

245.00-283.00 224.00-256.00 209.00-238.00 203.00-229.50 -----

252.50 -----------------

Decatur Livestock*

Koshkonong, Mo. • Ore

Receipts: 219 Goats: Slaughter Classes: 205.00; 61-80 lbs 1 185.00, 61-80 lbs 1 170.00. Feeder Kid: Select Slaughter Does/Na Selection 3 75.00. y Slaughter Bucks: S Sheep:

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Farmer’s & Farmers Ranchers Livestock Vinita, Okla.* Springdale 10/15/14 10/17/14

Ft. S Live

10/

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400

689

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Uneven

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297.00-319.00 271.00-297.00 256.00-271.00 235.00-286.00 228.00-235.00

315.00-332.50 275.00-312.50 246.00-277.50 230.00-245.00 230.00-231.00

302.5 30 26 -

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300.00-332.50 260.00-302.50 235.00-257.50 218.00-228.00 204.00-209.00

265.0 260.0 240.0 206.0 194.0

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282.00-309.00 249.00-282.00 232.00-249.00 222.00-232.00 208.00-222.00

260.00-270.00 242.50-273.00 222.50-243.00 209.00-213.00 -----

245.0 220.0 214.0 -

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

90-100 lbs 187.50-1 150.00-195.00; hair lbs 190.0-215.00; 9 Feeder/Stocker Lam 40-50 lbs 190.00-20 60-70 lbs 202.50-22 Slaughter Ewes: U lbs 79.00-95.00. Bucks: hair 160-19 Replacement Shee Ewes: Medium and 90.00-130.00; hair Bucks: hair 115-13 Goats: Slaughter Classes: 225.00-235.00; 80115 lbs 225.00-230 205.00-240.00; 502 60-70 lbs 205.00Selection 3 70-80 l 185.00-230.00. Does/Nannies: Sel 155.00. Selection 3 Billies: Selection 1 lection 2-3 aged we Selection 3 few 114 Replacement Nann 130.00-175.00. Sele 175.00. Billies: Selection 1 Stocker/Feeder Kid 240.00. Selection 3 lbs 145.00-190.00; 160.00-180.00.

stocker & feeder

127 5(3257('

Ash Flat Livestock

86'$ )$,/(' 72 5(3257

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 10/14/14

267.40

Bred and Springer cows: Supreme 2050.00-2450.00, Approved 1550.00-1800.00, Ind. Crossbred 1775.00, Medium Crossbreds 1400.00-1550.00, Jerseys 950.001100.00. Baby calves: Holstein heifers Large 330.00-410.00, Small Ind 270.00, Holstein bulls Large 330.00-400.00, Small 210.00-340.00, Jersey heifers Large 300.00310.00, Small Ind. 220.00, Jersey bulls Small 60.00110.00, Crossbred heifers Ind. 370.00, Crossbred bulls Large 300.00-400.00, Small 140.00-240.00.

OCTOBER 27, 2014

ket sales reports 10/16/14

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d Large 1-2 r 30-40 lbs 5.00. 1-2 wooled few

arge 1-2 hair 90-

40-50 lbs 6.00; 60-70 lbs s 175.00; 60-70 0.00. Selection 3

-145 lbs 105.00-

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Cty Goat & Sheep Market

0-150.00. Selec-

lbs 115.00-

40.00-305.00. 30 lbs 210.00-50 lbs 165.000-150.00; 40-50

Sale

10/2/14

e 2-3 wooled 185.00-190.00;

feeder

rmer’s & Farmers anchers Livestock ta, Okla.* Springdale 0/15/14 10/17/14

Week of 9/21/14

222.50 226.46 223.98 223.53 241.73

1250.00-2800.00 † 1825.00-1875.00 † 1050.00-2450.00 † 1800.00-2250.00*

* 246.27

1350.00-2150.00 †

1000

2000

3000

4000

pairs

Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Cleburne County Livestock Clinton Livestock Auction

Week Ended 10/21/14

Soft Wheat

Corn

Sorghum

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Farmer’s & Ranchers Farmers Livestock - Springdale

16 12

9.99

6.98

5.32

Blyt

5.32

4 0

9.99

10.04

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9.56

6.00

6.36

Elain

3.31

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Osc

3.56

3.06

usta

Aug

Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas Livestock OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock

5.24

5.12

3.36

3.41

9.67

Pine

1825.00-2425.00 † 1 USDA Failed to Report † 2500.00-2825.00 † 2 1050.00-2300.00 * None Reported † 1650.00-2400.00 *

Arkansas Cattle Auction Ash Flat Livestock

luff

1000

243.18 ** 231.31 224.00 231.20 225.57 225.13 250.40

None Reported † Not Reported* 2400.00-2900.00* None Reported † 1500.00-2550.00 †

* 261.58

None Reported † 1550.00-3350.00 †

221.51 237.99

1350.00-2750.00* None Reported † 2300.00-2700.00 † 1875.00 † 1650.00-2475.00 † 2400.00-2800.00 * 1825.00-2525.000 †

2000

3000

4000

217.14 252.98 228.81 231.90 216.00

5000

227.64 236.89 236.61

10/13/14

10/18/14

400

689

561

705

2930

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789

6035

625

2768

1205

2356

-3 Lower

Uneven

St-2 Higher

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Uneven

Lower

Uneven

7.00-319.00 1.00-297.00 6.00-271.00 5.00-286.00 8.00-235.00

315.00-332.50 275.00-312.50 246.00-277.50 230.00-245.00 230.00-231.00

302.50-333.50 306.50 265.00 ---------

307.00-345.00 277.00-313.00 261.00-267.00 232.00-239.00 209.00-223.00

332.50-350.00 280.00-337.50 262.00-286.00 234.00-257.00 233.00-245.00

300.00-340.00 290.00-313.00 232.00-270.00 219.00-246.00 216.00-230.00

327.00-342.50 270.00-329.00 248.00-286.00 235.00-255.00 230.00-237.00

340.00-380.00 280.00-367.50 263.00-289.00 227.00-248.00 223.00-227.00

305.00-331.00 274.00-299.00 265.00-273.00 225.00-233.00 -----

320.00-355.00 287.50-340.00 265.00-287.00 242.50-261.00 227.00-232.00

300.00-350.00 285.00-322.50 240.00-287.50 220.00-240.00 210.00-235.00

328.00-339.00 310.00-325.00 249.00-290.00 238.00-248.50 225.00-236.00

Joplin Regional Stockyards 10/13/14

Mo-Ark Exeter, Mo.*

OKC West - El Reno, Okla. 10/15/14

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 10/17/14

Ozarks Regional West Plains 10/14/14

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 10/15/14

Tulsa Livestock Auction. 10/13/14

300.00-332.50 260.00-302.50 235.00-257.50 218.00-228.00 204.00-209.00

265.00-272.00 260.00-266.00 240.00-247.50 206.00-225.00 194.00-200.00

----264.00-270.00 249.00-255.00 222.00-228.00 205.00-212.00

330.00 270.00-295.00 232.50-260.00 220.00-229.00 -----

321.00 300.00 255.00 228.00 219.00

307.50-314.00 251.00-296.00 240.00-251.00 218.00-240.00 -----

----304.00 280.00 215.00-236.00 189.00-215.00

----253.00-280.00 229.00-239.00 213.00-228.00 198.00-205.00

295.00-320.00 258.00-325.00 245.00-260.00 220.00-239.00 -----

285.00-340.00 270.00-310.00 225.00-265.00 210.00-232.00 200.00-220.00

335.00-337.00 306.00-319.00 238.00-260.00 228.00-246.00 205.00-215.00

260.00-270.00 242.50-273.00 222.50-243.00 209.00-213.00 -----

----245.00-252.00 220.00-236.00 214.00-220.00 -----

300.00-305.00 244.00-290.00 228.00-239.00 228.00-233.00 191.00-204.00

285.00-290.00 247.50-275.00 220.00-256.00 232.50-239.00 219.00

265.00-287.00 250.00-276.00 239.00-254.00 215.00-236.00 205.00-218.00

271.00-292.00 246.00-273.00 229.00-255.00 219.00-245.00 -----

315.00-330.00 265.00-317.50 231.50-269.00 218.00-233.00 216.00

278.00-286.00 241.00-265.00 220.00-231.00 ----194.00-196.00

280.00-345.00 255.00-280.00 242.50-263.00 228.00-242.00 -----

260.00-290.00 240.00-280.00 225.00-255.00 210.00-225.00 190.00-220.00

266.00-282.00 259.00-269.00 227.00-257.00 216.00-234.00 218.00-227.00

OCTOBER 27, 2014

229.30 218.93

224.44

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 10/15/14

2.00-309.00 9.00-282.00 2.00-249.00 2.00-232.00 8.00-222.00

226.91

5000

(Week of 10/12/14 to 10/18/14)

Soybeans

228.28 *

1250.00-1800.00 †

cow/calf

avg. grain prices

240.44 224.97

102.00-129.00 † Prices reported per cwt 1600.00-2000.00 † 1310.00-2400.00 † 1075.00-2000.00*

I-40 Livestock Ozark 10/16/14

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Ft. Smith Livestock

1900.00-2500.00 * 1000.00-2075.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Ozarks Reg. Stilwell Livestock Tulsa Livestock

prices

1325.00-2850.00 † 1000.00-2310.00 * 1610.00-1775.00 † 1375.00-2225.00 * 2050.00-2200.00 † Not Reported*

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Market Farmer’s & Ranchers Farmers Livestockk Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock Joplin Reg. Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas

10/17/14

241.07 219.00 237.51

USDA Failed to Report †

Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Cattlemen’s Cleburne County Clinton County

Cheese: Barrels closed at $2.0700 and 40# blocks at $2.2875. The weekly average for barrels is $2.1040 (-.0100) and blocks, $2.2380 (+.0715). Fluid Milk: Milk volumes are above last year’s levels. Regionally, output is mixed. Production is declining in Idaho, Florida, Utah, Northwest, Northeast and MidAtlantic regions; but higher in the Midwest, Southeast, Arizona, and California; while steady in New Mexico. Manufacturing milk supplies vary from moderate to heavy. Overall, Class I demand is steady, with noted increases in the East and parts of the West. Cream is plentiful. Offerings are readily available as sluggish demand pressures prices. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $3.1196-3.5450.

9/27/14

Receipts: 219 Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 45-60 lbs 205.00; 61-80 lbs 185.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 185.00, 61-80 lbs 165.00 Selection 1-3 dairy kids 170.00. Feeder Kid: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 100.00. Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 100.00. Selection 3 75.00. yearling does any grade 100.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 105.00. Sheep:

219.95

† 12 1250.00-2775.00

Arkansas Cattle

dairy sales National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

(Week of 10/12/14 to 10/18/14)

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 80 lbs and under 130.00-170.00; over 80 lbs 150.00. Slaughter Ewes: Scarce Slaughter Rams: aged 45.00.

Week of 9/28/14

oats

replacement

Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

Week of 10/5/14

30.00-410.00, e 330.00-400.00, rge 300.00Small 60.00, Crossbred bulls 40.00.

90-100 lbs 187.50-190.00; traditional 100-150 lbs 150.00-195.00; hair 70-80 lbs 205.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs 190.0-215.00; 90-100 lbs 180.00-190.00. Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 40-50 lbs 190.00-205.00; 50-60 lbs 205.00-220.00; 60-70 lbs 202.50-222.50. Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-2 hair 108-115 lbs 79.00-95.00. Bucks: hair 160-190 lbs few 65.00-115.00. Replacement Sheep: Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 118-150 lbs 90.00-130.00; hair 80-135 lbs 90.00-140.00. Bucks: hair 115-135 lbs 145.00-150.00. Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 60-70 lbs 225.00-235.00; 80-100 lbs 220.00-250.00; 100115 lbs 225.00-230.00. Selection 1-2 40-50 lbs 205.00-240.00; 50-60 lbs 218.00-235.00; Selection 2 60-70 lbs 205.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs 210.00-230.00. Selection 3 70-80 lbs 230.00-245.00; 80-90 lbs 185.00-230.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 68-145 lbs 130.00155.00. Selection 3 80-110 lbs 75.00-102.50. Billies: Selection 1-2 110-130 lbs 170.00-190.00. Selection 2-3 aged wethers 80-192 lbs 160.00-185.00. Selection 3 few 114-115 lbs 115.00-142.50. Replacement Nannies: Selection 1 90-140 lbs 130.00-175.00. Selection 3 dairy 80-145 lbs 125.00175.00. Billies: Selection 1 240.00-335.00 per head. Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 30-40 lbs 205.00240.00. Selection 3 30-40 lbs 190.00-195.00; 40-50 lbs 145.00-190.00; 50-60 lbs 162.50-190; 60-70 lbs 160.00-180.00.

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237.13 245.75

** 238.61 220.00 236.98 Week of 10/12/14

50.00-2450.00, ssbred 1775.00, Jerseys 950.00-

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

* 228.70 224.23 230.91 203.41 231.05 227.78 226.01 231.35 252.73

180

200 220 240 260 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

280

Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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Rick Stanislaus maintains a symbiotic relationship on his farm to increase production Rick Stanislaus was raised in Watts, Okla., and followed a long route until he finally returned to the area and became the ag teacher at Watts High School. He met his future wife, Lisa, when working as a plant manager of a hatchery in Dexter, Mo. Lisa was a junior high math/science teacher and was introduced to Rick by friends. Rick kept asking her out and she kept refusing until she finally said they could go out only if he agreed to chaperone a spring dance while totally unaware of Rick’s teaching background. They married a short seven weeks later. After several jobs and three children, the opportunity to teach in Watts arose. Ironically he went back to teaching at the same school where he began his education at 6 years old. At the time of their return, Rick’s father wanted to slow down so Rick bought him out also retaining all of his father’s lease land. Later he added additional acreage so that now he owns and leases just under 100 acres outside of Westville, Okla. Rick said, “The most important thing I learned from my father was that everything must be in balance, especially the number of cattle per acre because caring for the land is as important as caring for the cattle. The relationship between the two is symbiotic.” Rick implements his father’s advice by running a herd of only 24 commercial, Angus-influenced mommas and one purebred Angus bull on acreage where most farmers would run more. To keep the land healthy he drills with white sweet clover and rye grass, a perfect combination for the cattle, the soil and his other agricultural venture, honeybees. Rick went on to explain the most important thing he learned about cattle in college was the importance of a proper vaccination protocol and deworming. Another aspect of cattle health is a visual inspection of each animal at least every other day through the use of cattle cubes. The process ensures their health and keeps the herd docile in addition to providing Rick with some personal downtime in a hectic schedule only another ag teacher can truly understand. Time demands are especially high when teaching in a small school like Watts where responsibilities are diverse and extend far beyond the ag classroom and activities. Because healthy cattle and healthy land do not necessarily make money, Rick feels one of the most important things he can do to OCTOBER 27, 2014

Rick Stanislaus drills white sweet clover and rye grass, a perfect combination for the cattle, soil health and the honeybees.

maximize his income is to keep track of the market. Though he has both fall and spring calves, he sells all of the calves some time during the summer or early fall even though they have a wide diversity of age and size with some calves weighing 600 to 700 pounds while others are just weaned. Rick looks for market trends in order to pinpoint what he believes is be the optimum time to sell, a time that varies year to year. Rick entered the beekeeping industry five years ago when a neighbor cut down a tree without knowing it was the bee tree. Rick captured the bees off of the trunk. Rick said, “I got lucky and captured the queen with the rest of the bees because she came along with the honeycomb.” Rick now maintains 14 hives and sells honey locally by word-of-mouth as fast as he can produce it. In order to ensure that the bees have their natural food supply he leaves 100 pounds of honey comb in every hive for the winter making diet supplementation unnecessary. The busiest hive time for him is May through July when he strives to create the most productive environment by continually and gradually adding space to the hives thereby tapping in to the honeybees’ instinctual drive to fill the space. Harvest takes place in July and August. After that the honeybees still gather honey from plants like ragweed to complete their winter food supply. Rick’s goal in the next year is to rapidly reproduce queens through a process called grafting which allows up to 100 new queens from a single queen by removing larva from an egg and putting them into queen cells. Those queen cells are then placed in queenless hives. The challenging but rewarding process will allow Rick to grow 30 queens at one time so he can sell starter beehives rather than honey, a more profitable venture. Rick said, “As my wife and I reach a point in our lives where we began thinking about retirement and our future, I hope my Watts, Okla. decisions concerning our small farm have been the correct ones. We hope that the income received will help supplement my teacher retirement in order to maintain the level of comfort we have become accustomed too.”

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meet your neighbors to replace the commercial cows. We had lean muscle. Their growth is enhanced a lot of requests for black bulls, so I began and food is conserved; this means more to AI some of the cows to purebred Lim- profit for the farmer or rancher. “Limousin bulls. Now we have a registered herd ousin bulls are the perfect choice for with an even mix of fullblood and purebred breeders who are looking to add muscle cows,” said Terry. and growth to their calf-crop. Breeders When Terry retired as a school superin- who use fullblood Limousin bulls on tendent from Warner, Okla., in 2001, he other breeds are weaning much larger and Lynn focused on their small Limou- calves,” he said. sin cattle business. They prefer having a Knowing the phenotype is very imporsmall herd which makes it more manage- tant when looking at inheritable traits. able. Both have been in the cattle busi- Genotypes contribute to the specific trait, ness for a number of years, each which effects the phenotype. Breedhaving family who pursued ers who value genotype mapit as a way of life. Lynn’s ping evaluate their herd mother operates a by the use of EPDs commercial herd in (Expected Prog“At the beginning it Durant, Okla. eny Differences) was hard to AI. I was They sell their documentation bulls and heifers or by continued told I may have to AI to other cattleresearch. Even if about 100 just to get it men and breedEPDs are used for right. I will say that is ers who also have determining the pretty accurate.” registered Limphenotype of the ousin. They have breeds, there may – Terry Evans, witnessed a steady still be evidence of Rogers County increase for the dephenotypic alterations. Limousin Breeder mand of their fullblood The cattle graze on bulls. Terry performs all AI 1 and 1/2 acres per head, services using their best bulls. which provide nine months They do not live breed any of their of nutritional grass. “We do not cattle. Terry stated, “At the begindo rotational grazing and buy hay ning it was hard to AI. I was told I locally. They are pasture-raised and may have to AI about 100 just to eat primarily grasses and hay then get it right. I will say that is pretty finished on a mix of grains, except for accurate. Now, it is not a problem the show cattle. We use liquid feed and to do it. Although I did not take a class show ration for them. They are confined on how to AI, my vet told me that I was to their own location and do not graze the best bull in the pasture.” His wife Lynn freely,” stated Terry. commented, “He is definitely an expert at The Limousin breeders know their it and I am the one who trained for it.” breed and also know each other. “We He bases his sire selection on proven try to get together with other Limousin genetics formulated for birth/weaning/ breeders once a month or a couple of yearling weight and to achieve the total times a year. Terrell Britt is considered maternal traits. by many of us to be the ‘Ambassador’ He added, “I study genetics and also the of the breed. He promotes the breed to makeup of sires to match them up. We most anyone who wants to talk about it. have a strong faith on this breed, espe- He has a lot of knowledge,” ended Terry. cially the fullbloods. The Limousin breed Terrell owns and operates Britt Limouis the only breed of cattle that have the sin, a registered fullblood Limousin herd genetic trait F94L for tenderness. Ten- business in Seminole, Okla. He is very der lean beef is a product sought after by loyal to the breed he speaks highly of to many people. We do not eat any other those who want to learn more. breed and that is typical of breeders.” “Everything is by perception. If people Limousin cattle are known for their ef- tried it, they would like it. It is a tremendous ficiency and food supply conversion into product that is underrated,” added Terrell. OCTOBER 27, 2014

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What projects have you been involved in with FFA? “Mr. Ellis got us into our first Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project. We are supposed to keep track of the projects we do on the farm. It helps you become a member and is one of the requirements. One of my projects included firewood. I helped my father cut, split, load, stack and sell fire wood. I also helped do hay and worked with horses, hogs, sheep, goats and our heifer, Rosie. Rosie is pregnant.” What else have you done? “I have mainly shown hogs and a goat one year but they don’t sell as well. This year I am mainly FFA President and on a few judging teams. I was on the Equine Judging Team for a number of years but I got tired of that so I joined the Electricity Team. I am not very good at it. I think I will try the Advocating Students Group.” What do you want to do in the future? “I would like to be an Agricultural Engineer. I hear there are a lot of good scholarships for women engineers and I enjoy designing things. I like to do floor plans but want to design tractors or something like that to benefit or promote agriculture.”

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Using your farm’s logo and product label to convey a message to your consumers As a farmer – especially a niche farmer with a unique or alternative product – you know the importance of really connecting with the people who are on the other end of your hard labor. The consumer is what allows farmers to keep farming, and you want to foster a relationship with them that is built on people, not just product. That is where your farm logo and/or product label comes in. A logo and a product label are your tools for telling your story to your customers; it conveys who you are, and why you do what you do. It gives the folks who buy your product a glimpse inside your world – and with today’s push for local food and knowing the farmer, it can help increase your sales as well. ogos and labels for your product should be noticeable. Typically, you have a short window of time to attract a buyer’s attention, and you want your label to be eye catching. “Create a label that will ‘pop’ in a retail environment,” said Stacy Tamerius, marketing director for Miller Bison at Elkhead Ranch in Bruner, Mo. “You have a small amount of room to convey your selling points and the highlights of your business, but the most important thing is getting the customer to pick up your product and look at the rest of your information in the first place.” sk yourself what you want to portray through your label. Debra Elam-McDonald, owner of Wren Thicket Gardens, a gourmet salad growing operation in West Fork, Ark., said, “We wanted to portray our surroundings in our farm name. We have an abundance of saucy little wrens in the grown up woods around us and they love to go in and out of our hoop houses, hence the name.” The Wren Thicket logo features a small wren against a simple, solid colored background

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Is Your Bull Ready to Work? By Gary Digiuseppe

There is more to ensuring your bulls are ready to work than a breeding soundness exam It’s time for your bull’s annual checkup. “Do not assume, just because a bull passed a breeding soundness exam last year, that the bull is fertile this year,” advised Dr. Tom Troxel, University of Arkansas professor of animal science. “Bull fertility does drop off with age, so bulls should be tested every single year.” Troxel told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor bulls should be subjected to fertility tests between 4 to 6 weeks prior to a breeding season; that way, if the bull fails the test, you have enough time to replace or retest him. The fertility test needs to be performed by a certified veterinarian, who can also check other aspects of the bull’s apparatus. Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension area livestock specialist based in Lawrence County, Mo., said while palpating the animal the vet can assess whether there are any problems with the bull’s accessory sex glands, and can examine the prepuce and the penis for injuries. The vet can also take testicle measurements to give you an idea about his breeding capacity. “Larger testicle size usually equates to the ability to get a few more females bred,” Cole told OFN, “plus it’s an indicator to some extent of his daughters’ age at reaching puberty.”

The rest of the animal also needs to get a good once-over. Cole said when he’s conducting a bull breeding soundness clinics, he always looks at their eyes. “A lot of bulls have pinkeye scars,” he explained. “They’ve had infections in the past, and some of them may have limited visibility. Of course, we pay a lot of attention to the feet; bulls will get long, grown-out toes, and that can slow up their speed across the pasture as they’re trying to catch a bunch of cows in heat.” Whether a bull with shortcomings of this nature should be sent to town is, as Cole noted, a judgment call; in today’s market, a replacement animal can cost $4,000-$5,000, but a spent bull can also bring a good price when sold to slaughter. If “he’s not going to get as many cows bred as you would like,” he said, “and if you’ve got a big number of cows waiting for him, maybe he needs some help. It might be you could use him on a limited basis for one more breeding season, but at the same time have a young bull coming in that can spare the bull a little bit of work this year, and then next year maybe the young bull could handle enough cows that you could go ahead and send the older bull to slaughter.” There are a couple of other things to think about, including the bull’s age. “When a bull gets past 4-5 years of age, we see some deterioration in the quality of the semen, and we find those bulls are the ones more likely to be kicked out,” Cole said. In addition, both Arkansas and Missouri require that bulls sold, leased, bartered or traded be tested for trichomoniasis, with exceptions for virgin bulls 24 months of age or younger, and animals headed to slaughter. And Dr. Troxel added, “The other thing that’s important is to monitor the body condition of your bulls during the breeding season. Oftentimes, bulls will lose weight during the breeding season; you may need to pull that bull off and feed him a little extra energy so he maintains his body condition and stays nutritionally fit during the breeding season. Sometimes that might occur, especially as we talk about pasture conditions dropping off during this dry period.”

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When buyers from your farm message to the middleman could be that think of you…what do you want you’re a reliable supplier. Your name and symbol are part of your them to think about? That’s where your message comes into brand. Even if your business is incorpoplay, according to Dr. Ron Rainey, profes- rated, using the term “Family Farm” in sor of agricultural economics and agribusi- your branded product will carry a differness with the Arkansas Cooperative Ex- ent connotation than “Inc.” or “LLC.” tension Service. Rainey told Ozarks Farm Images can also help; Rainey said, “If & Neighbor, “Understand who your target I am a third generation farmer, then customer is. Is that a buyer within the I might want to have a picture of the wholesale distribution system, or is that farm, showing the three generations that have worked on it. I the individual conmight want to have sumer that’s going the photo on my to visit your farm, or Understand who your brand or on my box; try to call you or visit target customer is. Is there is a strawberry your website? Think that a buyer within the grower that has picabout the message wholesale distribution tures of their kids that target may want system, or is that the on it, talking about to hear, that will individual consumer their family farm.” build your brand.” that’s going to visit You can also use Rainey said in the your farm, or try to call social media like current environment you or visit your webFacebook to post there is an unprecsite? Think about the pictures of your edented desire, both message that target family members or by consumers who may want to hear, that will build your brand. depicting your probuy direct from farms duction practices. and by middlemen Rainey said the like wholesalers and message should stay retailers, to know where their food comes from. Where cus- away from product price. “Don’t say, ‘I’m tomers are overwhelmed with options, the low cost leader,’ because there’s alinvesting in a message that enhances your ways going to be somebody bigger and farm’s reputation, trust, history and lon- better, and if you’re competing on price gevity can pay with huge demands. He it’s going to lead in the long term to resaid, “Consumers want to know whether duced profit,” he said. To review how or not you’re local, whether or not you’re successful your branding efforts are, a family farm. We live in an experiential you can generate consumer feedback; society now; people want to experience for instance, enclose a postcard with things. If you are a third generation pro- the product, or put an email address for fessional farmer and want to go direct to comments on the receipt. In 2001, Dr. Patricia Whisnant of consumers, you can talk about how we’ve been in this business for a long time, we Rain Crow Ranch, a Doniphan, Mo., have a great deal of trust around our prod- producer of grass-fed beef, entered into ucts, a great deal of credibility around the the direct marketing business. She got care that we take in delivering a highly valued product.” On the other hand, your — Continued on Next Page

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If the customer is not happy or satisfied with the product, she said, they offer a 100 percent guarantee, no questions asked; if a wholesale buyer has a problem with packaging or delivery, they’re compensated with credits. Although the grass-fed market is facing competition from larger operators and imports, Whisnant said the family farm label and transparency in their production processes are among their biggest selling points. “My big bandstand was always the idea that these family farms could survive by being able to find a niche market in which they could cover areas where the big guys don’t want to go,” she said, “and I think that has to do with how you approach the market itself.”

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A Community of Support Continued from Page 27 greenhouse. Urban Roots Farms offers 90 varieties of vegetables out of 40 types of vegetables. In addition to their CSA customers, they sell to restaurants and at farmers markets. Adam’s operational focus includes getting people back in touch with where their food comes from, education, sustainability and community building. According to Adam there are many variations of CSA production. “For our farm, it is basically selling a subscription to the farm,” he said. “The customers pay half of the CSA fee before the crop is planted and the second half before the first pick up at harvest time.” Adam added that some CSAs require work shares. “We don’t, however we do encourage them to come out one day during the growing season to see what really goes on,” he added.

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