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JUST A THOUGHT 3 Jerry Crownover – How my wife makes extra money

4 Dusty Richards – Beaver dam mayhem 5 Lynzee Glass – Celebrating Century Farms MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Ken Myers uses a strict ration to develop

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our farm dams are leaking and Richards and his wife you must have them repaired imPat live on Beaver Lake mediately.” That order came from in northwest Arkansas. the state of Pennsylvania DepartTo contact Dusty, go to ment of Environmental Quality to ozarksfn.com and click on a rural landowner claiming that after the last ‘Contact Us.’ heavy rains his two dams had sent lots of trashy branches down stream and this situation must be immediately remedied. This letter sounded very much like a presidential order to cure this hazardous problem or else. They informed him that such dams had been prohibited and were not permitted. They could not find where he had applied for a permit to build them. That all such structures had to be permitted and approved by their office before even starting construction. This form of dam building would never be permitted because they had proved to be very faulty when used to build such structures – so no permit could be placed on their construction. But the landowner’s response was even better. I mean the environmental departments letter sounded like they were going open Alcatraz Island for this form of a violation against the world and he only had so long to fix it. But he took a better tact informing them those dams were not his creation nor were they his. They belonged to a beaver family that lived behind them. He also said that they could not read or speak his language. He was unsure how to contact them but said they might come out and personally tell them about the disaster they had caused. He included two pictures of the swimming perpetrators so they’d recognize them when they came to inform them vocally how dangerous their infractions were to the health, safety and welfare of the entire state of Pennsylvania. He said he thought everyone was entitled to legal representation even beavers. So the dam beavers would surely need a lawyer. Since they had no financial resources, perhaps they could plead for financial assistance on the mercy of the court. He went on to say the dam beavers were recognized as good dam builders by many authorities, but perhaps they needed to reeducate the dam beavers. The letter was very well phrased and I laughed but the matter is far more serious. There was a petition circulating at the National Chuck Wagon Races at Clinton, Ark., over Labor Day weekend to halt the federal Environmental Protection Agency from taking control of all the water and water resources in the United States. That law is being proposed and looked hard at considering what it could bring to your land. You might want to get involved. Some of these rules should never be passed in Congress, but rather these agencies use the power in the laws to protect public welfare to write such rules. And they have been upheld by the courts, only by Congress passing a law to stop it but if they didn’t the agency would be in charge. If not taking action then the Environmental Safety Department could slap that on landowners across the United States. It would not be a state agency telling you what to do but Washington D.C. doing the job. These days and times landowners and farmers alike need to be diligent about the threats held by people as dumb as these officials who blamed people for the action of dam beavers. Goes to show they know nothing at all about the actual situations arising out there on our farms or in nature. May the Good Lord bless and keep you and all of the USA, Dusty Richards Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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o me there is something enchanting about Century Farms and I love having the opportunity to visit Century Farms Lynzee Glass graduated around the Ozarks. Over the last coufrom Missouri State ple of weeks I have had the pleasure of University with a sharing the stories of three Century Farms. degree in Agricultural It’s fascinating to think of all changes and chalCommunications in 2008. lenges these farms have faced over the last 100 She grew up on a family years and yet they’ve still come out triumphant. farm in Dallas County, Mo. Over the last 100 years we’ve seen the number of To contact Lynzee call American farms decline drastically. Just a century 1-866-532-1960 or email ago 50 percent of the U.S. population lived in rural editor@ozarksfn.com. areas and 30 percent of the workforce was engaged in farming. Today, less 2 percent of Americans farm for a living and only 17 percent of Americans live in rural areas. When you read these statistics it becomes a little more obvious as to why I think Century Farms are so special. The farmers I’ve visited with over the years have shared stories about their farms getting electricity, the change in market prices or the transition from raising multiple species and growing everything they needed to raising just one species of livestock. As you know, technology has played a significant role in these changes. With technology farmers can producer more than ever before. According to the USDA, in 1945 it took up to 14 labor-hours to produce 100 bushels of corn on 2 acres of land. By 1987 it took under 3 labor-hours to produce that same 100 bushels of corn on just over 1 acre and in 2002 that same bushel of corn was produced on less than 1 acre. Reports from this August showed a new record national average corn yield of 167.4 bushels per acre in 2014. There are statewide programs that recognize Century Farms and the families who have worked them. Since 1993 the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma — Continued on Next Page

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be part of this event and get to know some of the people who have kept their family’s farming traditions alive for 100 years or more. Hats off to every Century Farm out there. You should be proud of yourselves for continuing such a wonderful legacy. Best wishes,

Life is Simple Continued from Page 3 the old machine. It baled the entire field without missing a single tie. It looked as if I had made a good investment for my wife until it came time to haul in the crop. Evidently, high school kids don’t need money anymore, because I couldn’t find any takers on hauling in the few bales I had made. The last time I bucked bales was more than 20 years and three back surgeries ago, but the crop had to be hauled in, so Judy and I hooked up to the flatbed trailer and started. After what had

been one of the mildest summers I can remember, the mercury soared into the high 90s that afternoon, and I quickly realized that, not only was I 20 years older, I also weighed about 40 pounds more. As I panted, sweated and suffered in the heat, I asked my wife if this was really the way she wanted to increase her cash-flow? “I think it’ll work out just fine,” she replied. “Besides, your life insurance policy is all paid up.” “Oh…,” I thought, “that extra income.”

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No Limits at Connors State By Ellen Benson

Since 1909 Connors State College has been building and molding future leaders of agriculture It’s fall and once again, something special is happening in Warner, Okla. Building on more than 100 years of tradition, Connors State College begins another academic year. The sparkling clean campus with its well-manicured lawns and red brick buildings boast an astonishing range of competitive teams that showcase their skills in a variety of ways. The 53-member rodeo team competes hard in timed events. Each student is allowed to house one horse per event on campus, but may be responsible for others through the college’s Equine Program. Students in this program start young horses that are provided by area breeders, training them to be safe to handle, halter broke and ready to finish. While many of the young horses boast Quarter Horse pedigrees, students are introduced to a wide range of breeds. Do equine students ride? Sometimes two hours a day in class at least five days a week. Some students enter the program having owned or shown for years, while others may never have sat on a horse. Regardless, a Connors student rides. Connors State students also compete in Trap and Skeet, boasting a win over Harvard University at tournament level their first year in competition. Currently, the 30-member team is traveling and competing across the South and Midwestern states against other two and four year colleges. Livestock judging teams compete as well, and at Connors State, students exhibit livestock from the college’s breeding program. Students start unhandled calves as part of the Beef Show Team program, which highlights Simmental, Santa Gertrudis and Angus, and learn hands-on feeding, clipping, washing, haltering, hoof trimming and showmanship. A Bull Test Facility is on the Warner campus, with 75 bulls on test provided by area and regional ranchers and producers. Twice a year, the animals that perform well at the research facility are presented at the college farm’s bull sale. Not far from the equine barn, the horticulture program’s greenhouses offer students a start in careers both fulfilling and stable, from plant production, and landscape management to landscape architecture, among others.

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ozarks roots A new program designed to enrich the student experience and diversify skills is Agricultural Communications, which offers basic computer graphic arts, to digital photography, journalism and video. Fliers, a Connors magazine and campus logos and signage are all produced in-house, in class. A handful of students are selected each year as Ag Ambassadors, who speak to the public at meetings, schools or regional fairs, and spread the Connors State message of achievement and opportunity. It’s hard to miss the satisfaction and pride in the faces of the students. Many of the students apply for admission from Oklahoma and Arkansas – this year students made the drive from New York State, Arizona, Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina, Missouri and Texas for the Connors Agriculture experience. Many of the Agricultural Education Instructors now in classrooms throughout the area can trace their own roots to Connors State College. Concern for student success and realizing potential is the heartbeat of Connors State. Founded just after Oklahoma’s statehood, the institutional leadership recognized early-on that many students had no hope of higher education and, thus, positioned the college as the answer to that need. Today, Connors students graduate and transfer to prestigious institutions like Oklahoma State University, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Cornell and Auburn. Many students finish graduate study as veterinarians, and researchers, or enter the work force as teachers, bankers, journalists and more. So how does this happen? Attention to the student. Debra Golden, Division Chair of Agriculture, emphasized that the professors know all of the student’s names, most of their high school ag teachers, and most of their problems. The Division of Agriculture at Connors State College is careful to monitor each student’s achievements. Courses are specifically designed to feed smoothly into a four-year institution’s course load, so nothing is repeated, and nothing is taught that the student can’t move on with. Connors State College’s attention to the student makes it easy to achieve, because achievement is noticed. A popular campus outlook is that anything good can be made better. In practice, that means there are no horizons, just opportunities.

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From vet work, to farrier work to business management Debbie and Kellie Williams learn to do it all Assessing goats should begin with the reason why you are choosing to breed and raise them. Mother, Debbie and daughter, Kellie Williams, of Chelsea, Okla., made a careful selection process when they decided to raise goats on their Misty Moon Farm. “You need to learn about your animals then you can see what and when something needs done.

200 pounds and no longer fits in your lap,” she added. In the selection process there are so many things that can harm goats or those who are around them. “They can knock you down without intentional harm. If they stand on their hind legs, they can surely knock you down. Dehorning is a must if they are going to be around children. Do not try and keep just one goat;

Debbie Williams (pictured left) and daughter Kellie (pictured right) know what it takes to raise healthy and productive goats. Photo by Diana Dickinson

Some people want to buy a goat to keep they are herd animals and want/need their lawn mowed down. Goats are not companionship. In general, if you provide grazers; they are browsers, like a deer. A them shelter and care, then almost anyone good blackberry bramble or your favorite can enjoy keeping goats,” she said. Misty Moon Farms evolved in the spring rose bush is a five-star meal to a goat,” of 2010 with two crossbred bottle bucklings said Debbie. She does believe they make wonderful and a Nubian cross doe that had two kids. pets as long as certain criteria are met. Con- “The name Misty Moon came when we purchased our first ducting extensive reregistered Boer doe. search on the breed Her name was Little of interest will help Chelsea, Okla. Star. I was setting on determine whether the patio one night it is ideal for a certain location. and there happened What was once cute and funny to be a full moon. has now overgrown its space. “Too many people buy a cute little baby only to find out it grows up to weigh over — Continued on Page 22 OCTOBER 6, 2014

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meet your neighbors Suhn, of Suhn Cattle Company in Eureka, Kan. “Vern and Craig have been mentors to me,” said Bill. After purchasing donor cows Chimney Rock retained their top-quality commercial females to use as recipients for their ET program. “We AI and ET every cow on the place. We have spring and fall calving herds with a 45-day calving window,” commented Bill. Chimney Rock hosted their first production sale in 2007. Then in 2008 Bill along with Vern Suhn and fellow Brangus breeder Joe Cavender, of Cavender Ranches, began to discuss the possibility of marketing their herds together. A total of 10 Brangus breedChimney Rock Cattle Company ers joined in on this thought derived its name from the unique rock process and GENETRUST formations found on the property. was born. The partnership was founded on the guiding EPDs to provide their customers with principle that trust, respect and honesty are the central pillars of any complete and accurate data. Ed Slisher, ranch manager explained, business relationship. The first GENETRUST sale was hosted at Chimney Rock “The females in the GENETRUST program are developed on a commodity ration in the fall of 2009. “This marketing alliance gives us a through their first calve. We push them better representation in the industry,” hard to get them into puberty. Brahma are slower to develop than other breeds which explained Bill. Today, Craig, now marketing director helps with their longevity.” As Vern always says the best way to for GENETRUST, Cody Gariss, field director and Vern work one-on-one with make genetic improvements is through the eight ranches to help develop a co- a strict culling program. “When culling, weaning weight is our hesive breeding strategy. “One advantage of this strategy is that priority followed by disposition and eye when it comes time to sell we test bulls appeal,” Ed said. “Cattle have to earn and feed them the same ration. We are their keep. They have to get it done comparing apples-to-apples. This gives us here. Only the top 25 percent of females the opportunity to put bulls where they make it into our registered herd.” Customers have the opportunity to will work best for our customers,” said Bill. The goal is to breed for a well-balanced purchase GENETRUST genetics at one animal that will work for the commer- of their four yearly sales. This year the cial cattlemen by focusing on moderate sale hosted at Chimney Rock, during frame score and performance. Bill con- November, will sell 100 registered fetinued, “We’ve been fortunate to have males and 150 bulls. “In addition to our sales we sell semen all some of the best genetics come from the GENETRUST pool. We are trying to over the country and the world from Mexproduce good, solid, balanced EPDs in ico to Argentina to Australia,” concluded Kelsey Jackson, GENETRUST office manfunctional cattle that are sustainable.” GENETRUST uses all of the tools ager. GENETRUST also has bulls for sell available to them from AI to ET to through private treaty throughout the year. OCTOBER 6, 2014

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249.81 256.92

252.16 259.79

247.00 257.15 245.00 255.46

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

232.77

Week of 9/21/14

190

65.00-120.00 † 6

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

** **

265.12 260.47 234.02

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

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

245.00

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

236.29 * 251.19 245.60

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

254.89 290

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

18 18

170

85.00-126.00 † 8

Arkansas Cattle Auction Ash Flat

206 227 248 269 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

150

(Week of 9/21/14 to 9/27/14)

237.16

185

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center 9/23/14

125.00-142.50 †

slaughter

250.86 250.31

dairy cattle

119.00-147.00 † 120.00-132.00*

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

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

86.00-130.00 †

100

120

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 9/23/14

Ash Flat Livestock

1188

689

St-3 Higher

St-20 Higher

290.00-350.00 255.00-315.00 227.50-255.50 210.00-237.50 202.50-212.00

310.00-340.00 270.00-300.00 247.00-275.00 ---------

----235.00-260.00 205.00-240.00 192.50-215.00 185.00-195.00

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255.00-290.00 232.50-282.50 200.00-240.00 200.00-217.00 196.00-207.50

270.00-275.00 235.00-250.00 215.00-240.00 215.00-223.00 -----

9/26/14

9/29/14

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 153.00-159.00; wtd. avg. price 155.42. Heifers: 153.00-159.00; wtd. avg. price 157.67. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 242.00-248.00; wtd. avg. price 245.24. Heifers: 242.00-248.00; wtd. avg. price 245.35.

118.00-147.00 † 121.00-144.00*

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Not Reported* 115.50-156.00 † 110.00-136.00*

140

Receipts: 524 Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 2300.00-2650.00, Approved 2050.002275.00, Medium 1625.00-1885.00, Common 1425.00-1500.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 2050.00-2300.00, Approved 1900.00-2000.00, Crossbreds 1650.00-1975.00, Medium 1600.001825.00, Common 1500.00-1600.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Approved pair 1500.00-1850.00, ind Jersey 1700.00, pair Crossbreds 1525.00, Medium pair Crossbreds 1390.00. Open Heifers: Approved 208-255 lbs 500.00560.00, lot of 6 at 298 lbs 820.00, Jerseys 210-288 lbs 630.00-750.00, 300-390 lbs 650.00-790.00, Jerseys 330-375 lbs 750.00-830.00, Crossbreds 355-395 lbs 720.00-780.00, 404-470 lbs 850.00-940.00, couple Jerseys 445 and 500 lbs 770.00, pair Bn Swiss 455 lbs 1010.00, Crossbreds 415-478 lbs 660.00-830.00, 520580 lbs 920.00-1030.00, lot of 8 at 534 lbs 1140.00, pair Jerseys560-580 lbs 1060.00-1080.00, Crossbreds 545-600 lbs 900.00-1180.00, 635-695 lbs 1000.001260.00, lot 9 at 659 lbs 1290, Jerseys 620-695 lbs 1000.00-1385.00, Crossbreds 605-633 lbs 850.00980.00, 708-772 lbs 1260.00-1425.00, Crossbreds 724-823 lbs 1250.00-1385.00, Medium 330-380 lbs pair 510.00-550.00, 410-500 lbs 610.00-690.00. Replacement Cows: Fresh: Supreme ind 2275.00, ind Crossbred 2500.00, Approved ind 1625.00, Medium pair 1075.00, ind Crossbred 1185.00. Springer Cows: Approved ind 1485.00, ind Jersey 1500.00. Bred Cows: Supreme ind 1950.00, Approved 1525.00-1625.00, ind Jerseys 1725.00, Medium pair Jerseys 1350.00-1510.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 240.00-335.00, Holstein bulls 310.00-400.00, small 80.00-230.00, Jersey bulls 90.00-170.00, Crossbred bulls 240.00-320.00. Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

Barry County Livestock* -----

9/11/14

Receipts: 448 Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 2075.00-2400.00, Approved 1750.00-2100.00, few Crossbreds 1875.00-1900.00, Medium 1350.001750.00, few Crossbreds 1375.00-1575.00. Heifers bred four to six months: Supreme 2000.002325.00, Approved 1725.00-2000.00, Crossbreds 1550.00-1785.00, Ind Shorthorn 1800.00, Ind Jersey 1200.00, Medium 1300.00-1675.00, Crossbreds 1400.00-1550.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Approved 1675.001800.00, Medium 1335.00-1625.00, Crossbreds 1100.00-1325.00. Open heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs Jerseys 750.00, 300-400 lbs 825.00.00-880.00, 400-500 lbs 920.001040.00, 500-600 lbs pkg 565 lbs 1075.00, 600-700 lbs 1200.00-1220.00, Few Jerseys 925.00-975.00, 700-800 lbs 1290.00-1380.00, Ind Jersey 1300.00, 855 lbs Ind Shorthorn 1475.00, Medium 200-300 lbs 550.00650.00, 300-400 lbs 725.00-775.00, 400-500 lbs pkg 411 lbs 800.00, 600-700 lbs 800.00-1025.00. Fresh and open milking cows: Supreme Few 2250.002350.00, Approved Ind 2075.00, Medium Ind 1800.00, Ind Crossbred 1425.00. Bred and Springer cows: Supreme Few 2200.002400.00, Approved Ind 2075.00, Crossbreds 1650.001885.00, Medium Ind 1700.00, Crossbreds 1435.001475.00. Baby calves: Holstein heifers Large 370.00-400.00, Small Ind 310.00, Holstein bulls Large 330.00-400.00, Small 220.00-310.00 Jersey heifers, Scarce Jersey bulls Pkg Small 140.00, Crossbred heifers Scarce Crossbred bulls Large 250.00-360.00, Small 160.00-230.00.

sheep &

goats

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

9/23/14

Receipts: 1005 Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled traditional 65-85 lbs 180.00-200.00; 95-125 lbs 145.00-165.00; hair Choice And Prime 2-3 55-85 lbs 195.00-230.00; hair 60-80 lbs 180.00-190.00.

160

127 5(3257('

Week of 8/31/14

100.00-130.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock Barry County Livestock Marketing

beef

123.00-142.00 † 1

Arkansas Cattle Auction, LLC

*** ***

Week of 9/7/14

bulls

Feeder/Stocker Lam 40-52 lbs 190.00-21 Slaughter Ewes: U 70.00-90.00. Goats: Slaughter Classes: 227.50-242.50, Sele 222.50, Selection 2 Does/Nannies: Sel 145.00. Billies: Selection 1 Replacement Nann 140.00-165.00. Billies: Selection 1 Stocker/Feeder Kid 257.50. Selection 2

Highlandville, Mo. • CR

Receipts: 405 Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: C 50-60 lbs 170.00-19 70-80 lbs 180.00-19 90-105 lbs 155.00. Stocker/Feeder Lam 30-50 lbs 185.00-20 Slaughter Ewes: U 225 lbs 60.00. Bucks: wooled few few 115-150 lbs 85. Replacement Ewes 65-105 lbs 60.00-12 85.00-160.00 per h Goats: Slaughter Classes: 225.00-235.00; 601-2 40-50 lbs 200.0 215.00-227.50; 6050-70 lbs 175.00-21 Doe/Nannies: Sele Billies: Selection 1 Selection 3 Pygmy Replacement Nann lbs 115.00-160.00. 165.00. Selection 3 Pygmy 37-62 lbs 11

stocker & feeder

Benton Co. Cattlemen’s Cleburne - Siloam Livestock* Co. - Heber Springs Springs 9/24/14 9/25/14 9/22/14

Clinton Livestock Auction* 9/26/14

County Line Sale Ratcliff 9/24/14

Decatur Livestock* 9/23/14

Farmer’s & Farmers Ranchers - Livestock Vinita, Okla.* Springdale 9/24/14 9/26/14

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761

1261

444

684

128

1154

537

619

-----

Uneven

St-5 Lower

Uneven

St-4 Higher

3-6 Higher

2-4 Lower

Uneven

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315.00-325.00 265.00-308.00 261.00-269.00 ----234.00-236.00

270.00-320.00 250.00-310.00 230.00-280.00 220.00-243.00 200.00-225.00

300.00-342.50 247.50-315.00 230.00-250.00 220.00 200.00-212.50

265.00-332.00 244.00-308.00 230.00-271.00 219.00-244.00 204.00-228.00

----260.00-300.00 245.00-270.00 228.00-235.00 -----

310.00-385.00 280.00-310.00 260.00-293.00 228.00-247.00 194.00-220.00

307.00-360.00 265.00-307.00 252.00-265.00 234.00-252.00 222.00-234.00

305.00-327.50 265.00-299.00 247.00-287.00 229.00-249.00 226.00-231.00

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299.00-327.00 255.00-289.00 228.00-260.00 215.00-228.50 195.00-212.00

240.00-300.00 230.00-290.00 220.00-270.00 185.00-228.00 175.00-211.00

----190.00-280.00 200.00-240.00 195.00-213.00 190.00-205.00

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----220.00-223.00 207.50-245.00 202.50-217.50 182.00-187.50

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282.00-325.00 249.00-295.00 226.00-255.00 215.00-230.00 -----

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267.00-311.00 249.00-269.00 220.00-247.00 ---------

230.00-280.00 220.00-265.00 210.00-244.00 190.00-228.00 185.00-215.00

260.00-310.00 230.00-287.50 227.50-240.00 200.00-219.00 200.00-202.00

250.00-302.00 233.00-265.00 211.00-241.00 206.00-222.50 198.50-212.00

277.50-290.00 252.50-265.00 235.00-242.50 ---------

290.00-345.00 225.00-274.00 220.00-242.00 210.00-230.00 190.00-214.00

277.00-297.00 245.00-277.00 237.00-245.00 226.00-237.00 -----

275.00 240.00-260.00 220.00-239.00 215.00-221.00 -----

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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ket sales reports

pproved 1675.00Crossbreds

Jerseys 750.00, 0 lbs 920.005.00, 600-700 lbs 975.00, 700-800 00, 855 lbs Ind lbs 550.0000-500 lbs pkg 25.00. me Few 2250.00ium Ind 1800.00,

w 2200.00sbreds 1650.00breds 1435.00-

70.00-400.00, e 330.00-400.00, arce Jersey bulls carce Crossbred 00-230.00.

oats 9/23/14

e 2-3 wooled 95-125 lbs me 2-3 55-85 0.00-190.00.

Highlandville, Mo. • CRS Sale’s Company Sheep & Goat 9/18/14

Receipts: 405 Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair Lambs: 50-60 lbs 170.00-195.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00-200.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-192.50; 80-90 lbs 185.00-200.00; 90-105 lbs 155.00. Stocker/Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 30-50 lbs 185.00-205.00. Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-2 wooled few 225 lbs 60.00. Bucks: wooled few 105-125 lbs 100.00-155.00; hair few 115-150 lbs 85.00-92.50. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair: 65-105 lbs 60.00-125.00 cwt; with a few groups at 85.00-160.00 per head. Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection 1 50-60 lbs 225.00-235.00; 60-70 lbs 225.00-240.00. Selection 1-2 40-50 lbs 200.00-227.50. Selection 2 50-60 lbs 215.00-227.50; 60-70 lbs 212.50-220.00. Selection 3 50-70 lbs 175.00-217.50. Doe/Nannies: Selection 1-2 few 95-145 lbs 105.00. Billies: Selection 1-2 120-195 lbs 125.00-135.00; Selection 3 Pygmy 40-80 lbs 115.00-120.00. Replacement Nannies: Selection 1 few 110-145 lbs 115.00-160.00. Selection 2 72-105 lbs 130.00165.00. Selection 3 Dairy 95-110 lbs 120.00-137.50; Pygmy 37-62 lbs 110.00-155.00.

feeder

ur k*

prices

Corn

9.08 4.85

Blyt

9.08

8.88

9.13

5.64

4.85

5.19

5.46

2.76

3.14

4.85

4 0

9.08

le na hevil Hele

Elain

eola

Osc

usta

Aug

2000

Week of 8/31/14

* 246.73 222.36

3000

pairs

4000

luff

1000

227.63 * 221.58 ** **

1500.00-2950.00 * 1575.00-2700.00 † 1650.00-2425.00 *

226.87 237.41

County Line Sale - Ratcliff 1550.00 † 2100.00-3000.00* Decatur Livestock 1500.00-2600.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers None Reported † Farmers Livestock - Springdale 2000.00-2850.00 † Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas Livestock OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Ozarks Regional Stockyardd Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock

236.78 224.45

1700.00-2550.00 † 1 Not Reported * 1685.00-2400.00 † 1

* 235.00 223.19

1975.00-2550.00 † 1800.00-3250.00 †

238.23

1300.00-2950.00* None Reported † 1800.00-2850.00 † 1310.00-1900.00 † 1500.00-2900.00 † 2500.00-3000.00 * 1400.00-2410.00 †

2000

3000

4000

225.14 248.30 219.70 225.42 245.00 223.37

5000

228.33 228.15

9/22/14

9/27/14

537

619

820

640

4112

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1155

4162

510

3045

1803

3089

2-4 Lower

Uneven

St-10 Higher

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2-23 Higher

St-2 Higher

2-10 Higher

Uneven

St-8 Lower

.00 .00 .00 .00 .00

307.00-360.00 265.00-307.00 252.00-265.00 234.00-252.00 222.00-234.00

305.00-327.50 265.00-299.00 247.00-287.00 229.00-249.00 226.00-231.00

310.00-337.50 270.00-295.00 242.00-257.00 230.00-238.00 206.00-211.00

300.00-360.00 275.00-303.00 233.00-264.00 219.00-225.00 208.00-210.00

305.00-360.00 265.00-310.00 247.50-275.00 231.00-265.00 223.00-243.50

297.00-350.00 265.00-322.00 250.00-265.00 238.00-255.00 -----

315.00-353.00 263.00-325.00 241.00-276.50 225.00-256.50 216.50-230.00

345.00-350.00 283.00-350.00 234.00-272.00 210.00-269.00 215.00-241.50

308.00-343.00 286.00-304.00 252.00-275.00 225.00-240.00 212.00-217.00

320.00-380.00 275.00-335.00 236.00-282.00 242.50-266.00 218.00-250.00

300.00-375.00 270.00-317.50 240.00-276.00 230.00-247.00 210.00-233.00

310.00-343.00 285.00-315.00 240.00-270.50 227.00-247.00 215.00-235.00

Joplin Regional Stockyards 9/22/14

Mo-Ark Exeter, Mo.*

OKC West - El Reno, Okla. 9/24/14

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 9/26/14

Ozarks Regional West Plains 9/23/14

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 9/24/14

Tulsa Livestock Auction. 9/22/14

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282.00-325.00 249.00-295.00 226.00-255.00 215.00-230.00 -----

285.00-290.00 251.00-267.50 222.00-244.00 211.00-226.00 198.00-204.00

298.00 ----233.00-234.00 210.00-218.00 193.00-206.00

340.00 260.00-287.50 242.00-255.00 212.50-215.00 -----

280.00-328.00 259.00-316.00 235.00-253.00 220.00-234.00 192.00-212.00

302.00-320.00 248.00-316.00 219.00-259.00 212.00-225.00 201.00

322.50-405.00 330.00-335.00 220.00-239.00 204.00-227.00 189.00

284.00-287.00 252.00-257.00 231.00-262.00 214.00-223.00 202.00-211.00

312.50-327.50 261.00-280.00 -------------

285.00-360.00 260.00-305.00 235.00-270.00 210.00-230.00 200.00-220.00

308.00-330.00 272.00-305.00 239.00-270.50 222.00-233.00 208.00-229.00

277.00-297.00 245.00-277.00 237.00-245.00 226.00-237.00 -----

275.00 240.00-260.00 220.00-239.00 215.00-221.00 -----

284.00-292.50 244.00-261.00 218.00-225.00 203.00-210.00 203.00-204.00

280.00-305.00 244.00-272.00 224.00-231.00 ----211.00-212.00

270.00-322.50 240.00-280.00 234.00-260.00 216.00-249.00 220.00-229.00

268.00-302.50 249.00-295.00 237.00-254.00 211.00-237.00 210.00-221.00

283.00-310.50 241.00-294.00 226.00-255.00 208.00-230.00 200.00-219.00

305.00-321.00 235.00-266.00 216.00-257.00 214.00-245.00 226.00

272.00-303.00 244.00-260.00 223.00-247.00 208.00-222.00 206.00-214.00

285.00-330.00 255.00-285.00 237.50-257.00 225.00-236.00 222.00

275.00-315.00 240.00-285.00 220.00-257.50 210.00-238.00 190.00-220.00

290.00-300.00 245.00-266.00 220.00-245.00 212.00-224.00 196.50-208.00

OCTOBER 6, 2014

5000

1575.00-2500.00 † 1

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

2.96

Pine

1000

Ash Flat Livestock

4.77

4.55

2.91

2.76

(Week of 9/21/14 to 9/27/14)

16 12

** **

1200.00-2275.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction

232.92 * 217.26

1550.00-1750.00 † 900.00-2550.00 † 1800.00-2500.00*

cow/calf

Sorghum

224.00

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 9/24/14

.00 .00 .00 .00 .00

Ft. Smith Livestock

* **

1400.00-2550.00 †

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

Week Ended 9/30/14

Soft Wheat

***

I-40 Livestock Ozark 9/25/14

Farmer’s & Farmers Ranchers - Livestock Vinita, Okla.* Springdale 9/24/14 9/26/14

Ash Flat Livestock

avg. grain prices Soybeans

231.82 ***

† 13 1300.00-2250.00

Barry County Livestockk M Marketing k ti Not Reported * N Benton County Sale Barn 1450.00-1600.00 † Cattlemen’s 1000.00-2350.00 * Cleburne County 1200.00-2425.00 † Clinton County 1235.00-2200.00* 97.00-112.00 † Prices reported per cwt County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Market 1850.00-2780.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers 1500.00-1900.00 * 1600.00-2250.00 † Farmers Livestock Ft. Smith Livestock 1150.00-2900.00 † I-40 Livestock 1000.0-2050.00 † Joplin Reg. 990.00-2175.00 † 1075.00-2225.00* Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas 1375.00-1875.00 †

9/26/14

Cheese: Barrels closed at $2.3000 and 40# blocks at $2.2800. The weekly average for barrels is $2.4520 (+.0440) and blocks, $2.3450 (-.0620). Fluid Milk: Milk production on a week-to-week basis across the country is steady to lower along seasonally expected patterns. Above normal temperatures and dry weather across the northern U.S. were beneficial for finishing crops and increasing cow comfort levels. California milk production was mixed, but mostly steady for the week. Warm weather and rains in the southern tier of states caused some reductions in milk volumes. Class I sales in the Southeast are strong and pulling from manufacturing milk. Cream markets are strong as cream cheese, sour cream and butter manufacturers are increasing their demand for available supplies. Ice cream production has slowed in many parts of the country. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $3.6868-3.9890.

220.95

† 16 1600.00-2300.00

Arkansas Cattle Auction

dairy sales National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

(Week of 9/21/14 to 9/27/14)

Feeder/Stocker Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 175.00200.00; 30-40 lbs 175.00-210.00. Selection 3 30-40 lbs 150.00-175.00; 40-50 lbs 175.00-195.00.

Week of 9/7/14

months: Supreme 2100.00, few 1350.005.00. reme 2000.00Crossbreds 0.00, Ind Jersey Crossbreds

replacement

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

Week of 9/14/14

9/11/14

Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 40-52 lbs 190.00-215.00. Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-2 80-204 lbs 70.00-90.00. Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection 1 48-68 lbs 227.50-242.50, Selection 1-2 50-72 lbs 217.50222.50, Selection 2-3 50-76 lbs 193.00-215.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 2 55-135 lbs 105.00145.00. Billies: Selection 1-2 85-175 lbs 125.00-170.00. Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 55-120 lbs 140.00-165.00. Billies: Selection 1 Ind. 2 yr 200 lb 495.00 by head. Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 1 20-37 lbs 240.00257.50. Selection 2-3 20-49 lbs 185.00-215.00.

heifers 550-600 LBS.

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* 239.13

219.95 241.07 219.00 237.51 * Week of 9/21/14

-335.00, Holstein 00, Jersey bulls 320.00.

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

240.44 224.97 228.28 * 222.50 226.46 223.98 223.53 241.73

180

199 218 237 256 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

275

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

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meet your neighbors Goat Knowledge from the Ground Up Continued from Page 13 Star was standing on the side of the hill silhouetted by the moon light and I thought that was about the prettiest thing I have ever seen, so Misty Moon was born,” said Debbie. From that day forward they decided they wanted to raise registered stock. They currently raise three different breeds: Boers, Nubians and Nigerian Dwarfs. “We started with the traditional colored Boer goats, a white body with a colored head and neck. In the summer of 2013 we decided to switch from the traditional Boers to dappled Boers, which very in color. Boers are primarily raised for meat. The Nubians and Nigerians are dairy breeds. We originally got the Nubians so we would have fresh goat’s milk to feed to Boer bottle babies. After we got our first fullblood Nubian, I fell in love with the breed’s gentle and curious nature and how they always wanted to be right next to me. I got into the Nigerians after buying three tiny bottle bucklings at the stockyard. I never knew goats could be so small until then. Fully grown, the maximum height of a Nigerian Dwarf buck is 23.5 inches and for a doe 22.5 inches. Even though they are little – Nigerians have a lot of attitude. There is nothing they will not do or get into,” said Kellie. Debbie and Kellie usually breed their goats between 8 and 9 months old, depending on the body size and condition. “If we think the doe is mature enough to handle it, we will breed her instead of waiting. The gestation is five months. More specifically, it is 150-155 days for the Boers/Nubians and 145-150 days for the Nigerians. They can have anywhere from one to six kids at a time, with twins and triplets being the most common. We have had four sets of quads born here at Misty Moon. One set of boers, a set of Nubians, and two sets of Nigerians. Usually if our Boers have more than two kids we pull one, usually the smallest, and bottle raise it so that we are sure each kid gets plenty of milk. All of our dairy kids are pulled the minute they are born and are bottle raised. We have had 59 kids born so far this year; 14 Nubians, 12 Nigerians and 32 Boers,” added Kellie. Debbie said, “We decided to raise the Nubians to help with supplemental feed-

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ing of any triplets the Boers produced. Our does typically milk 7 to 12 pounds a day by being milked twice a day. We do not keep any doe that does not produce at least 7 pounds a day; they are culled. Matty, our favorite milker will produce 14 pounds a day at peak production. She earned her milk star in the spring of 2014. A milk star is awarded for a does production and butterfat content.” Both agree that Nubians are a very gentle, easy natured breed that is very social. “They are one of the more vocal breeds and ready to voice their opinion or demand attention,” said Debbie. “There are not many medications labeled for goats. You have to learn very quickly with what and how to treat them with. Most veterinarians are not schooled in goats and it can be hard to find one that can treat them. I depended on good friends with vast goat knowledge to teach me the basics and learned from there. You have to be your own veterinarian, farrier, midwife, fitter and business manager. At 2 in the morning there is not the luxury of calling a vet out. You make the decision and treat it to the best of your ability. The same is true with a doe in labor. She does not have hours to wait on help; she needs immediate attention and if it is not provided you can lose the kids and even the doe,” said Debbie. “Contrary to the old belief that a goat is a tin can eating machine that can devour anything, they can actually be quite delicate. Good shelter, a balanced feeding program, vaccinating and just plain old good care are all that is required if you want to keep them healthy and thriving,” concluded Debbie. They have several first, second and third place awards. “I guess K&D’s MISTY MOON DV FRITO would be our favorite junior doe. She has won three Grand Champions and a Reserve Champion Award before she was 6 months old,” ended Debbie. Debbie and Kellie are both members of ABGA (American Boer Goat Association) and ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association). OCTOBER 6, 2014

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Assess your fields to determine which rebuilding method will work better on your farm been grazed down really well, or it has been hayed off SchnakenThis past year in the Ozarks was not nearly as berg recommended no-tilling in the seed in order to conserve droughty as the last two – but if producers didn’t tend moisture and soil, and conducting a soil test beforehand to deterto damage pastures, they may still need to reseed. mine fertility needs. In some cases, he added, “People are willing “A lot of people kind of look at it as a cost management stratto come in with an annual like rye, wheat or triticale, and try to egy, where they don’t spend anything and they try to let the fields get some of that forage growing before the winter months, before come back on their own, but they don’t give it the management • When defering they address the long term need of permanent forage.” that it needs,” Dr. John Jennings, University of Arkansas ExtenSeeding rates vary, depending on whether it’s a complete burnsion agronomist, told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “When you defer grazing on a field down or just thickening up the stand. If you’re starting from grazing on a field that’s been damaged by drought you really need that’s been damscratch, Schnakenberg recommended 15 lbs/acre for fescue and to treat it like a newly planted stand, and that means back off on aged by drought orchardgrass; if you’re adding to an existing grass stand, anything the grazing pressure, and take care of the weed control and the treat it like a newly from 8-12 lbs/acre is probably beneficial. If the stand of fescue is fertility issues, to get that stand to fill back in.” still strong, though, drilling in winter annuals would be counProducers who failed to take those steps may be faced with thin, planted stand terproductive, he said, “You might get a little more tonnage but weedy fields. To make a reseeding determination, they need to • If your fescue stand the question is, are you going to get enough tonnage to justify assess how much grass they have left in the field. Jennings said, isn’t producing like it the extra seed costs? Since these two forage types are both cool“If they’ve got a general stand of fescue across the field, and it did should consider a fullseason forages they’re going to compete, and it doesn’t always make some seed this past summer, they can take care of the weeds work out very well.” this fall; a lot of that seed will go ahead and germinate as the fall scale burn down If you’ve burned down an entire field of fescue, replacing it with rains come, and that will start to fill in. But they can’t keep con• To thicken thin fields novel endophyte fescue is an option. However, Schnakenberg tinually grazing it; they have to back off and let those seedlings consider drilling in said you have to make sure the toxic endophyte Kentucky 31 fesfill in, just like a newly planted stand.” fescue, orchardgrass, cue is completely gone. “Seed residual from K-31 can last about Tim Schnakenberg, a University of Missouri Extension agrona year,” he said, “and if you don’t address that issue, you can end omy specialist with the Stone County office, said the presence of or red or white clover up having a lot of K-31 contamination back in the stand. Also, undesirable vegetation like foxtail and purpletop may be a sign a single spray with glyphosate may not kill all of the K-31 fescue that fields need to be reestablished this fall. He told OFN, “If the stand is really poor – if you have a fescue stand, and it’s just not what it should be crowns that are in the field. We really advocate what we call a ‘spray-smother-spray’ and not producing anymore – it might need a full-scale burndown using glyphosate; approach where you spray the old K-31 out, plant an intermediate crop to smother it a little bit, spray again and then plant, maybe a year later.” That’s not always feaknock it down to the ground, and completely renovate again.” If the field is just thin, producers can drill in more seed of either fescue, orchard- sible, he added, unless the producer can grow a row crop like soybeans or, preferably, grass, or red or white clover to thicken the stands. This works best if the field has corn in the interim.

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The first thing to consider when choosing an ATV or UTV for your farm or ranch is the purpose of the vehicle. “We are seeing more of a rise in UTVs over ATVs,” said Jason Higgins, sales manager for Artrac in Clarksville, Ark. “You are able to haul more equipment on UTVs, which is more practical for agriculture.” Once you have determined the primary use for your ATV, the next thing to consider is the style and look you are after. Do you want red, blue, camouflage or orange? Do you want your UTV to have a backseat? And of course, you have to consider price. Buying brand new from a dealership is the most expensive choice, but that may be best if you are looking for some custom options. If you are just looking for an ATV that runs well, but don’t mind a few nicks or scratches, many ATVs can be purchased used for a cheaper price. “Diesel engines are available in some UTVs. This makes it easier for the farmer because he can use the same fuel as his tractor, which cuts down on costs and makes it more efficient,” said Higgins. “There are three main types of UTVs, sport, sport utility and utility,” Higgins continued. “A utility is mainly for farm use and offers the diesel engine. They have higher pulling power and is a lower speed vehicle so there are no doors making it more convenient for farmers.” An ATV is an investment, so you will want to make sure you keep up on the maintenance of your vehicle. Change your oil at recommended intervals. This will increase vehicle performance and engine life. Also check the air filter regularly. Seller noted that “general maintenance is very important” and that the vehicle should be inspected routinely for wear and tear. OCTOBER 6, 2014

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Tips for using ear tags as a recordkeeping tool for your herd There’s been a “tremendous prices at record highs this past year, many rise” in the number of ranchers producers may have turned to ear tags as a using ear tags, according to Universi- theft deterrent; however, tags can be easily ty of Missouri Extension livestock special- torn out and branding is a much more perist Eldon Cole. But in many cases, they’re manent method of identification. Cole said the greatest value of the tag not getting the best use out of those tags. is for recordkeepCole told Ozarks ing. “I’d like to Farm & Neighbor, Tag placement is best in the center think that some “Most of them do of the ear or slightly of our Extension not have a good toward the head or Cattlemen’s numbering sysAssociation eftem, where they Select a tag color a unique forts at trying to can keep track of Use and ink color that number, consider is readable encourage peothat calf if it’s a using the ple to do a better female that they international OFN RANCH system job of recordleave in the herd 2014=B 2015=C keeping have for replacement. stimulated that They don’t reConsider tagging enthusially monitor the placing genetics that the sire, dam asm,” he said. and birth He recomcalf came from, date on the back mended producor any of the perers apply a tag formance traits with a unique that tagged heifnumber to the er would have.” In many cases ranchers simply put a tag on newborn calf as soon as they can, but not a newborn calf with a number that corre- necessarily at birth – it can get accidentally sponds with one worn by the mother, so the pair can be matched up. Also, with cattle — Continued on Page 31

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farm help Taking the Time to Tag Continued from Page 29 ripped out in that first 24 hours or so. It should be different than the mother’s number because “on down the road, if you keep that calf in the herd, it needs its own unique number,” he said. “We think that one of the best ways to tag the calf is to the use the international system of including its year of birth in that tag number,” which would be B for calves born in 2014, C in 2015, and so on. “Number the calves consecutively, so your first calf born in 2014 would be B1; your tenth calf born would be B10.” This also tells you which cows breed back the earliest. Dr. Tom Troxel, University of Arkansas Extension cattle specialist, noted, “It’s becoming more important to identify the higher producing cows, and the faster gaining calves.” Troxel told OFN numbering systems vary from ranch to ranch, and many producers keep the data in a calving book that they carry with them or keep in the truck. Eag tags, like any other management tool, should be used to help the producer make decisions. “If you take the time to tag a calf, match the calf up with the cow, and then use that identification to weigh the calf and the cow and identify weaning 205-day weights,” he said. “Use that information to identify your better producing, better growing heifers for heifer selection, to be able to identify your cows that may be on the low end of performance for culling, and to identify your better producing

cows to be able to select the heifers from those cows. That’s where the real benefit comes in from tagging calves and using that information.” Brucellosis or “bright” tags can also be used; they are metal tags that go into the right ear, and are assigned individual numbers. “They do stay with the animal; the retention rate is very high,” Troxel said. But it’s difficult to employ them as identification tools. “You have to catch the animal, put it in a head gate, catch the head and read the tag in a chute,” he said. “You can’t read the individual tag number in the field like you could with a tag that would be hanging down. A lot of producers like to have a plastic tag with a number on it that you can see in the field.” Other tips: If you’re using blank rather than prenumbered tags, write clearly and legibly. If you feel the need to put information about the calf’s parentage or date of birth on the tag, do so on the back, not the front. Tagging male calves in one ear and females in the other can aid in sorting sexes later. And don’t get used tags from the working chute at the local sale barn; get fresh tags from one of many authorized sources. Said Cole, “A $1.25 tag for a $1,500-$2,000 cow, or her $900 calf, isn’t a bad investment.”

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Selling 65 Lots: 25 Bulls • 40 Females “What you should plant will depend on the purpose of course,” Philipp said. “They can all be established relatively easy, but it is difficult to make hay from hairy vetch for example, but this species may be more beneficial from a soil-fertility standpoint. Crimson clover and arrowleaf clover can be grazed in early spring until May.” Because the digestibility of legumes is very high, legumes should be combined with other forages to optimize the required feed ration, Philipp added. “However, this is easier said than done. Early in the year, the annual legumes may be the only forage that is growing if the forage base is primarily Bermudagrass, however if the forage base is fescue, than legumes complement very well the fescue, since this grass has a lower digestibility.”

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1. Soil: Soil fertility needs to be ready, regardless of amount of broadcast seed. Legumes are pickier about soil fertility (they need a higher pH value), 6.0 pH value in soil. Pastures in the Ozarks area are typically below this, and may need to be limed (as based on a soil test recommendation).

2. Seed timing: Correct time of year is next. Clover and lespedeza seed can be spread in February and March. Clover and alfalfa planted in early September. 3. Competitors: As in taller grasses and forages. When adding legume seed to perennial grass pastures, there can be 200,000 seeds to 500,000 seeds per pound – so this little seed has to compete with established grasses. Plant your legumes in the pasture when grasses are short or freshly grazed in order to weaken grass competition. Use grazing management (flash grazing) after planting will also help to make sure legumes get established. When planting these legumes, use a no-till drill, planting about 1/4 to 1/2 inches deep, Philipp said. “Start grazing these legumes when clovers are 12-16 inches high and take them off at 4 inches,” Philipp recommends. “Stock quickly and on time in the spring. These plants grow rapidly during that time.” Philipp also said that another key factor is planning ahead. “These legumes are not cheap to establish, so have a long-term grazing management plan on hand to see where and how these legumes might fit your operation.”

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