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Johnny Burger aims to get more youth involved in tractor restoration

From the Farm to the Fair

Farm Machin Truck Isery & sue

The Summer family knows how supplements can pay off in the field and show ring

Fuel Savings Considerations Machinery maintenance plays an important role in fuel savings on the farm

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Arkansas Century Farms Recognized: The Arkansas Agriculture Department announced that 102 Arkansas farms will be designated in mid-November as Arkansas Century Farms in 2013.

The farms recognized in our coverage area are: Rehm Family Farm, of Conway County, T & L Farm of Conway County, Burchfield Farm of Faulkner County, Pine Holler Cattle Farm of Franklin County, Barlett Farm of Johnson County, 23 South War Eagle Farm of Madison County, Murdoch Place of Pope County, David Oates Family Farm of Pope County, Leo and Sharon Knoernschild Farm of Pope County, Hughey Farm of Pope County, The Theda and Dale Exell Farm of Washington County, Haney’s Farm of White County, J.A. Choate Farm of White County and Todd W. Smith Farm of White County.

These farm families were recognized for having owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years.

2013 Soybean Research Summit: The 2013 Arkansas Soybean Research Summit will cap a record-breaking year with a panel discussion featuring the growers who broke the 100-bushel per acre barrier, along with University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture experts who will share advice for a great 2014 growing season. The conference is set for Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Northeast Arkansas District Fairgrounds in Jonesboro. The event, sponsored by the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, opens at 8 a.m. with registration and ends with lunch at 12:15 p.m. For more information contact Jeremy Ross at 501-671-2148.

Arkansas Festival Grant Available: The Arkansas Agriculture Department will administer $45,000 in one-time funding made available to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission for Arkansas festivals featuring agriculture or forestry product, commerce, or theme and held or proposed to be held on an annual basis. Applications for the Arkansas Festival Grant program will be accepted until January 24, 2014. Applicants may apply for a minimum of $1,000 and up to a maximum of $5,000. The application must be submitted by a city or a county. To download the application visit aad.arkansas.gov/pages/programs.aspx. For more information call 501-219-6324.

OSU Winter Crop School: The OSU Winter Crop School will be held on Dec. 10-11, at the Wes Watkins Center on the OSU campus in Stillwater, Okla. The school will provide updates regarding current research and recent advances in agronomy. Registration is $125 for both days or $75 for a single day. Registration forms are available online at www.wheat.okstate.edu and forms and payments should be mailed to Ag Conferences, 460 Student Union, Stillwater, OK 74078. Registration is due by Dec. 3.

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Jerry Crownover – Happy to leave the rat race

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Dusty Richards – Norman Bryant was more than a rodeo clown

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Lynzee Glass – Glad to give back

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Letter to the Editor – Electrical company costs producer organic certification

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Johnny Burger promotes youth safety when working with farm equipment

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Wayne and Annie Anstine added heritage hogs to their self-raised meat supply

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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel’s unique style compliments the Ozarks

Eye on Agribusiness features Gray 11 Brothers Equipment

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Town and Country features Jim Sargent

The Summers select Santa Gertrudis for growth, disease resistance and calving ease

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Youth in Agriculture spotlights brothers Tanner and Carter Byler

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I was up before sunrise with no chores to complete, so I decided to go outside for a bit and get some fresh air.

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n the old Mayfield rodeo arena in Goshen, Ark., in the early 1970s I met NorWestern novelist Dusty man Bryant. He had a neat smile, more of Richards and his wife a grin that said, “Hey, I’m a nice guy and I Pat live on Beaver Lake hope I can be your friend.” He never lost in northwest Arkansas. that smile and I really came to appreciate him.

To contact Dusty, go to I always had an ambition to be a professional ozarksfn.com and click on rodeo announcer and loved being a part of ro‘Contact Us.’ deo. Norman wanted to be a rodeo clown. So we both were novice and set out down the road on a path that crisscrossed each other. We worked on some deals that didn’t get any of us rich but it strengthened our friendship.

In 1976, the Rodeo of the Ozarks asked me to lead a wagon trail to Fort Smith, Ark., to meet the bicentennial train headed for Valley Forge. My girls and I made 100 trips over the Boston Mountains to plan that trip. I enlisted Norman, David Dodd, Jerry Delozier and his sons to be my crew and I couldn’t have made finer choices. Those folks got us to Fort Smith.

Norman, David and I made a few rodeo seasons with Pete Ellis. Norman put on a rodeo finals for the American Rodeo Cowboy Association in Bentonville, Ark. His neighbor who was helping him ran off with all the gates proceeds. How Norman ever survived that I never knew.

Over time I had to make a decision to become a rodeo announcer or take care of my own business. So rodeo became less of my life. My girls who rodeoed with me for years took on lives of their own. Plus 2 in the morning is not a fun time to be driving home alone. My wife was a nurse and she worked all the time so I slacked back on announcing.

Over the years Norman and I stayed in touch. He got very busy in charity work – he called it making sure less fortunate kids had Christmas. His idea picked up sponsors and it snowballed.

Then he and his support crew began feeding every worker and stray cowboy during the Rodeo of the Ozarks. That began before another generous friend built us a cowboy building, which is still in action. Three campaigning cowboys arrived at the Springdale grounds on July Fourth and asked where they could take a shower because they had been on the road a week with no baths. We had no place for them to shower. Without hesitation one of his volunteer cooks, a middle age lady, said, “Come with me I have a shower at my house.” She took them home while they bathed she also washed and dried their clothes. That’s the kind of people he had gathered to help him.

Norman is gone now. He fought a brave battle while several things ravished his body but he never complained. We had a nice visit last July and somehow I knew that the Good Lord needed his help up there in the big pasture in the sky. We laughed about some things that had happened.

I was out in west Texas when one of his volunteers called and told me that Norman had died. It was too far away for me to get back and attend his funeral, but Norman and I had had our good talk and he left me with that infectious smile.

God bless all his family and all his friends. Norman Bryant was a lot more than a rodeo clown. Dusty Richards

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Keepin’ it Country

By Lynzee Glass

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here is no doubt that many of you will agree supporting youth in agriculture is a valuable thing for our future. These youth already have an interest in agriLynzee Glass graduated culture and we’ve got to keep them exfrom Missouri State cited and passionate about it.

University with a When I was in FFA our community was full degree in Agricultural of people who supported agriculture’s youth.

Communications in 2008.

The support came in all kinds from the people She grew up on a family who attended our annual chili supper and banfarm in Dallas County, Mo. quets to those who helped us raise chapter funds To contact Lynzee call through fruit sales. Every bit of their support was 1-866-532-1960 or email truly appreciated. editor@ozarksfn.com.

In college as an ag major I continued to see this type of generosity. I was fortunate enough to receive scholarships through the ag department’s annual scholarship banquet. For me it made a big difference.

I recently had the chance to give back to local youth studying agriculture by volunteering as an alumnus to raise scholarship money for students attending the Darr School of Agriculture. For months a group of alumni worked with staff at Missouri State University School of Agriculture to plan the Ag Celebration with Alumni and Friends, a new event the agriculture alumni association plans to hold annually.

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just a thought Keepin’ it Country Continued from Previous Page performed by Whetstone from Mountain Grove, Mo. The event was a huge success gathering over 200 people and raising more than $11,000.

This year at the 75th annual ag scholarship banquet the ag alumni association was able to award six students with the money that the Ag Celebration raised. The six students that received these awards have demonstrated a strong work ethic and character.

These students were very deserving and will do great things for agriculture. It was my pleasure to give back.

I hope I am not alone in appreciating the support I’ve received over the years. I

hope you can find it in your heart to help local youth in any way that you can.

Just another quick reminder, I am still collecting recipes for our Country Christmas Cookbook. You can send recipes to PO Box 6, Prairie Grove, AR 72753, fax recipes to 479-846-1003 or email recipes to editor@ozarksfn.com. Don’t forget to include your name and hometown.

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several cars that needed to clear the intersection before I even attempted my left-hand turn, but the honking lady continued her noise, adding a few obscene gestures that I could readily see in my rearview mirror. I tried to ignore her before finally making my turn. She sped past and made another gesture as I tipped my hat to her. I figured she must have had a bad day.

Once on the outer loop of that city, where the posted speed limit is 65 MPH, a car passed me doing at least 80 MPH, whipped back in front of me and started to slide sideways before finally regaining traction and straightening out. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone live in a city by choice?”

At the peak of rush hour, I made it on to the Interstate highway that would finally

take me away from all the madness I had endured for the past 48 hours. A few miles out of the city, I began to realize that many of the vehicles that were passing me at illegal speeds were pickup trucks and SUV’s pulling trailers that were either hauling or towing all-terrain vehicles. In their back windows I could see blaze-orange coats, rifles and camouflage equipment and it brought me back to the reality that deer season would open the next day.

An hour after leaving the city, with my composure more calm, I reasoned that maybe they weren’t so unlike me after all. The only difference was that they were taking this opportunity to escape their over-crowded, high-stress, rat race existence, and I was very simply… just going home.

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Dear Editor, After reading comments in your September 23, 2013 issue I felt I needed to respond to the letter in regards to the new power line proposal and the spraying of herbicides on our electrical right of ways.

I was a victim of indiscriminate spraying of my certified organic farm in 2009. I had written my letter and sent a copy of my organic certificate to Carroll Electric and met with the crew chief of Progressive Solutions that would be doing the spraying and they agreed to recognize my property lines and stay back away from them, so as not to contaminate my property with their spraying practices.

I jumped through all of their hoops and still my property was sprayed because the crew chief made a mistake in his flagging procedure. I lost certification of that property for three years and it took me three years and a very competent attorney to be compensated for my losses. Still the chemical is on my land and has contaminated the spring and pond on that acreage. That will never go away.

When you consider the thousands of acres that these utility companies are spraying with blanket disregard for water ways, karst terrains and our rights as landowners and correlate it with the thousands of cases of cancer and nerve related diseases that are rampant in our society today, only then can you see the bigger picture of the long term affects of these dangerous chemicals.

When you add the abundance of sprays used on many farms and by gardeners in our rural areas, it is even harder to get away from the killing fields that have arisen around us. The farmers of old did not need these chemicals nor did the utility companies, and we were still able to reap our crops and pay our utility bills.

This proposed massive power line, not only will be an eyesore, it will also allow a multitude of people access to your property, to do whatever they please. It only takes one person to make an error that will destroy your property value and contaminate it with unknown chemicals. If you think you have rights as a consumer because you are a member of your electrical cooperative, think again, because the board of directors you have elected are only out for their own good, and blind to the members that they serve.

So, all of you who are standing up for your rights as landowners and are questioning the impact of new power lines and new so called “vegetative management” practices, be strong and be aware, the devil is at your doorstep.

No matter what you do, no matter what you sign, no matter what they tell you will occur, do not expect the utility companies to stand behind their word or the word of any one that they allow onto your property. Mistakes will be made and thousands of more acres will be contaminated.

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Johnny Burger promotes collecting and preserving farm equipment When Johnny Burger was just a boy, he loved watching his uncle run the tractors and machinery on his farm. After retiring from Motorola, Johnny and his wife, Annise, moved to Gentry located in Benton County, Ark., in 1999. “I always wanted to farm, but it just never worked out. I had fond memories of watching all the farm equipment. Now I get to work

The purpose of the organization is to stimulate interest in collecting, restoring, preserving and exhibiting anything related to farm equipment. The local chapter meets every third Tuesday at their clubhouse and consists of approximately 170 members.

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ture so they need to know about the past on them as my hobby,” stated Johnny.

Johnny has been a member of the Tired and see how we have progressed. These Iron of the Ozarks since 2003. He is cur- older engines were the beginning. I don’t think people give kids enough rently holding the position of Gentry, Ark. credit nowadays. They are treasurer. He also served as smart and have a good future president, secretary and rein front of them,” explained gional director. Tired Iron of Johnny. The Siloam Springs the Ozarks is a club that is a FFA chapter has worked with part of the National Early Day the club to help restore equipGas Engine and Tractor Asment like an old road grader. The sociation (E.D.G.E. & T.A.).

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Tired Iron of the Ozarks has two shows a year: one in April and one in September.

The club not only displays tractors, but also has a tractor obstacle course, a saw mill, a cabin, a blacksmith shop, plus an antique home goods collection. The club also displays their tractors during Christmas parades, Fourth of July celebrations, and many other local events.

Safety is obviously an important part of working with farm equipment especially with older models that lacked the safety guards that are available now.

The club feels strongly about this area.

When tractors are on display, children are never allowed to ride on them. They also put chokes on the wheels to keep them locked in place when not in use.

“We go through great lengths to make sure that this is a fun and safe experience for everyone,” added Johnny.

Johnny currently has several finished tractors around his home including: 1953 Super M, 1963 Massey Ferguson and a 1936 John Deere. “The John Deere is always the biggest hit at the parades.

The kids love it. But it is actually the hardest to start and the hardest to get parts for,” chuckled Johnny. He also has a Ford 8N in Progress. His pride and joy is his Chevrolet AA truck. Johnny does not really prefer one brand or model over another. “I like to try different brands.

I just pick one that I like the looks of, but I try to limit myself to four tractors at a time. It can be an expensive hobby. It can be easy to spend $10,000 on one,” mentioned Johnny. The amount of money spent on restoring equipment can vary. Some people might want to restore to how it looked when it left the factory while others want to give it a more modern look. “That’s what is really great about the club. When you get all these intelligent people in a group, we can help each other. It is a lot of knowledge in one room. You might not know what part you need, but someone in that room will. I have really enjoyed this part of my retirement,” stated Johnny.

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ing into a beautiful, rustic style home train behind it.” Wayne works for the and the homestead for two children and U.S. Forest Service Cass Job Corps as a water and wastewater treatment plant eight grandchildren.

Wayne’s father was a pastor at a local operator while Annie is attending Archurch, and the couple met when Annie kansas Tech for nursing.

The one constant throughout their and her mother came to visit a church service. Even though the teenagers lived years has been raising hogs, and Wayne only 7 miles apart, they went to differ- currently serves as the Swine Superinent school districts with Wayne going tendent of the Crawford County Fair.

When their children were to Mulberry and Annie to young and showing, the Mountainburg. Their first couple raised both Hampdate was to Wayne’s prom shire and Duroc hogs. Now which took place only after Mulberry, Ark. they raise a heritage breed of Wayne asked Annie’s father pasture hogs called Large Black for permission to take her.

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The Glass Chapel

By Terry Ropp

The Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel blends nature with beautiful architecture The average American probably knows the name of only one American architect, that being Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright singlehandedly turned architecture away from fussy or art deco ornamentation toward clean lines blending into the environment rather than standing in stark contrast to it. One of Wright’s protégés, Fay Jones, not only won architecture’s highest award, the AIA Gold Medal, as did his mentor but also surpassed Wright in blending into the environment by designing a glass chapel that surrounds visitors with sky, trees and forest undergrowth and wildlife.

Fay Jones, born in Pine Bluff, Ark., and raised in El Dorado, always wanted to be an artist and sketched everything around him. Then one day in 1938, when he was 17, he went to the movies and saw a short film on the Wright Johnson Wax Building in Racine, Wis., before the feature. Jones had never previously associated construction with art, but from then on saw them as intertwined as the branches of trees. The problem was that the University of Arkansas had no architectural department. The closest he could come to an architectural degree was civil engineering which he worked toward for two years before serving in World War II. He returned to the U of A after the war and entered their new architectural degree program.

Good fortune once again took a hand in molding Jones’ life and career. Jones went to the annual architecture convention in Houston in 1949. Wright was to receive the same Gold Medal at that convention that Jones was awarded later. At the convention Jones literally bumped into Wright as Wright was seeking refuge from yet another tiresome cocktail party in his honor. The two were soon animatedly discussing archi-

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tecture with Wright eventually inviting Jones to be an apprentice at his architectural studio/school in Wisconsin.

Midcareer Jones designed plans for a glass chapel basing his design on the pointed Gothic arches characteristic of cathedrals in the Middle Ages. The re-

sult was a soaring wood, stone and steel structure supporting glass walls and ceiling that blended in with nature with such startling and breathtaking clarity that the plans were used to build five public chapels, the first two of which were in Arkansas. Like many of Wright’s works,

every feature from door hinges to arches and pews were custom-made in tones of brown and bronze marrying the sacred space within two the forest without. The second chapel, the Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Bella Vista, Ark., mimics nature so compellingly that visible through the front window is an ash tree naturally curving in an arc that harmonizes with Jones’s steels webbing.

Bella Vista, a planned community begun in 1965 by Cooper Community Incorporated, nestles comfortably in the locale with seven lakes and nine golf courses surrounded by winding roads lined with trees and homes. Mildred Cooper, founder John Cooper’s wife, was not only a successful business woman in her own right but also a caring, active member of Arkansas’s United Methodist Women and Girl Scouts. When she passed, her family wanted to memorialize her contributions, spirituality and respect for nature. Consequently the family selected the Northwood Lake area of Bella Vista to construct a nonprofit supported, nondenominational chapel open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the year. It also serves as the site of over 140 weddings and numerous memorial services annually as well special events such as three concerts in Walton Arts Center Artosphere festival every spring. Over 7,000 visitors signed the guest book last year.

While the soaring windows are cleaned twice a year, intensive refurbishing takes place only as needed. In 2014, the chapel will be closed during January and February for repairs and touch ups.

Susan Voll, current director of the chapel, said, “Being able to work with dedicated people in a serene, natural environment is something I will never take for granted. I never tire of seeing the changing faces of the seasons and the dogwoods blooming in spring.”

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History: “The equipment business was ingrained in me. I was born in 1965 and that same year my father became the parts manager of a Fort Smith Equipment Company in Arkansas. During the 1980s my brother and I worked in the parts department at the same facility, a facility we eventually purchased in 2002. The business prospered and we added a second location in Poteau, Okla., in 2006. We also expanded into Oklahoma so our customers could take advantage of the Oklahoma farm tax cards which eliminate sales tax for Oklahoma farmers, something not available at our Fort Smith location.”

Services: “We are a full-line retail farm machinery store and represent several top brands including Kubota, Vermeer, Land Pride, Krone, Hustler and Stihl to mention a few. We have new and used farm tractors, hay balers, hay mowers and rakes, rotary cutters, tillers and other equipment. We also sell lawn and garden equipment, zero turn lawn mowers, string trimmers and chainsaws. To fully support our entire inventory, we have a service department with several full-time factory-trained service technicians as well as a fully stocked parts department.”

Philosophy: “Our philosophy is to treat all customers fairly, offer great products at reasonable prices and maintain the best parts and service departments in the area. This philosophy earns repeat customers, which make up about 60 percent of our business. My father taught us the basic ideas, but we adapted to the changing times which meant including easy access service on all brands. Today’s customers want and expect prompt, efficient and reasonably priced help when they need it.”

Future Plans: “We currently have further expansion plans on the drawing board. Our present location is a 6,000 sq. ft. facility on slightly less than 5 acres. Because our business is continuing to grow, this location is no longer sufficient. Therefore we plan to move down the road in about a year to a 9-acre site with a 17,000 sq. ft. facility to better serve our customers’ needs and support our expanding business.”

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and just had their first litter.

Wayne said, “I really love the breed because they are so docile and have marbled meat.� The couple learned about the breed from the Kerr Center in Oklahoma and look forward to adding Large Black to their selfraised meat supply.

The couple started out with a commercial beef herd and wanted to move toward a registered herd of Belted Galloway. However, the price of the registered animals became too costly. Annie said, “We simply could not make a living so we went to dairy.� Annie and Wayne had dairy cattle for six years when their dairy barn burned to the ground. Rather than rebuilding, they transitioned to chickens for five years.

When the chicken income was insufficient and needed a new action plan, they went to the experimental station in Booneville, Ark., and learned about Katahdin sheep with a natural but not complete resistance to worms. They decided to raise the sheep because the meat tasted good and the sheep helped maximize land-use. The Anstines have two milking Jersey cows which supply both milk and meat with their Jersey bull calves becoming part of their personal meat supply. Annie said, “The meat is so succulent, it just melts in your mouth.�

According to Wayne, the 21 sheep eat what the cattle will not, and the Large Black serve as “nature’s bulldozer.�

Wayne said, “Our current goal is to be self-sustaining in terms of food and to make a little money on the side.� Arkansas recently increased legal raw milk sales to 500 gallons per month, and the Anstine’s plan on selling their excess milk. They also supplement their livestock with chickens for eggs. Annie said, “At the beginning of summer we had 10 laying hens but are now down to three.

Our grandson shot a raccoon which

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we think was the culprit, and we have closed off the top of the pen to prevent further problems.� New hens will soon be purchased.

On the produce side, Wayne and Annie have a substantial garden for canning and freezing including blackberries which should be ready for harvest next year. Every year they go to Baker Seed Company in Mansfield, Mo., to obtain heirloom seeds. Wayne said, “It’s a great place in the middle of nowhere. The owner may be barefoot and in overalls, but he has a vast store of knowledge and hard-to-find seeds.�

The Anstine operation also includes hay, 30 acres of their own land and 60 acres they custom cut for a neighbor.

They use wood on their heavily timbered land for building and heat while occasionally selling to locals.

Wayne concluded, “The farm is home and where my heart is and always will be.�

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Jim Sargent In Town: “I have worked for Southwestern Electric Power Company for 34 years as an electrical engineer. Basically, at the moment, I design electrical placement patterns for highway changes, new customers and renovations on existing systems.

My wife, Betty and I also work with youth at the Calvary Baptist Church in Summers, Ark. In the Country: “We have about 500 acres near Strickler, Ark. We run 150 momma cows serviced by five bulls, all Black Angus. I pick Black Angus bulls because black sells well, the animals belong to a gentler breed, and their small size promotes easier calving. The mommas are Limousin mix and produce good calves that grow well and are disease resistant, all part of hybrid vigor. A few years ago I had all spring calving. Then I had an unexpected bull problem. The end result is that I have moved to both spring and fall calving. I usually sell calves in the fall and midwinter when they are 550 to 600 pounds. Before the calves go to market, they are fully preconditioned including shots, castration and weaning. I also hay 80 acres of my land as well as 80 acres on a shared basis with a neighbor. The hay supplies all of my needs, except of course during the last few drought years. Even in good years, I have enough to meet my needs but not enough to sell.

How it Works Together: “I am fortunate to have a job that has a flexible hour structure that allows me to integrate both farming and engineering easily. The farm operation is not only self-supporting but also provides some profit, which will become supplementary retirement income when that time arrives. My family was one of the original homesteading families in the area in the 1840s. Consequently living without cows in the country is unacceptable. They are part of who I am, so much so that life would be highly stressful without them. I really am an introvert, and working outside and with my cows is a critically important part of my life.”

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market

steers 550-600 LBS. Ash Flat Joplin Siloam Springs

El Reno Ouachita Springdale

Ft. Smith Ozark Tulsa

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slaughter

180.29

165.00 170.43

USDA Verified & Reported

164.87 161.80

Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock Auction - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards

78.00-95.00 † 79.00-108.00 † 81.00-104.50 †

North Arkansas Livestock OKC West - El Reno, Okla.

175.07

Tulsa Stockyards, Inc.

159.97 178.40 167.64 165.98

Independently Reported

173.73

75.00-100.00 †

81.00-99.00 * Not Reported *

Mo-Ark - Exeter

80.00-98.00 *

Stilwell Livestock Auction

50

70

90

slaughter

171.15

110

130

cows

150

(Week of 11/10/13 to 11/16/13)

163.85

55.00-82.50 †

Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn

160.95 171.39 170.80 168.86 172.14

161.97

Independently Reported

166.54 162.95 169.48 164.20 167.03

61.50-80.00 †

County Line Sale Barn

50.00-80.00 † 56.00-85.00 † 5

Farmer’s Livestock - Springdale

† 5 50.00-84.00

I-40 Livestock Auction Joplin Regional Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock

63.00-94.00 † 55.00-90.00 † Not Reported †

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.

55.00-79.00 † 5

43.00-91.00 † 4 55.00-88.00 * 60.00-87.00 * Not Reported *

Decatur Livestock Auction

11/7/13

Receipts: 1466 Sheep Slaughter Lambs: Choice 2-3 wooled nontraditional 70-80 lbs 140.00-147.50; 80-90 lbs 125.00-135.00; traditional 112-153 lbs 130.00140.00. hair: 70-80 lbs 140.00-158.00; 80-100 lbs 115.00-140.00.

Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 40-60 lbs 106.00-170.00. hair 30-50 lbs 150.00-165.00; 50-70 lbs 150.00-165.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 wooled: 155176 lbs 50.00-75.00. hair: 72-106 lbs 62.50-65.00.

Bucks: wooled 208-232 lbs 42.00-48.00; hair 122155 lbs 57.50-67.50.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 70-132 lbs 52.50-72.50.

Goats Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 50-60 lbs 170.00-192.50; 60-70 lbs 170.00-185.00. Selection 1-2 40-50 lbs 152.50-182.50; 70-80 lbs 150.00170.00; 90-100 lbs 160.00-170.00. Selection 2 50-60 lbs 155.00-175.00; 60-70 lbs 165.00 -182.50; 80-100 lbs 140.00-155.00. Selection 3 60-70 lbs 155.00-160.00; 70-80 lbs 135.00-160.00.

Does/Nannies: Selection 1 91-150 lbs 70.00-110.00.

Selection 3 75-130 lbs 62.50-80.00; Pygmy 45-112

Not Reported *

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70

90

110

130

172.93 175.40

Ash Flat Livestock

166.04

162.47 187.03 166.28 Week of 11/10/13

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

167.06 174.42 178.00 170.17 174.00 167.96 174.30 184.51 175.11

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Receipts: 186 Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 135.00-160.00; 61-80 lbs 140.00. Selection 1-2 81 lbs and over 75.00.

Selection 2 45-60 lbs 150.00. Selection 2-3 45-60 lbs 120.00. Selection 3 61-80 lbs 120.00.

Feeder Kids: 20-44 lbs 80.00; dairy, pygmy x 60.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 80.00. yearlings any grade 80.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 85.00.

Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 80 lbs and under 100.00-130.00; over 80 lbs 110.00 Good and Choice 1-3 under 80 lbs 90.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 35.00.

Aged Rams: 30.00.

dairy sales

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

11/14/13

Receipts: 830 Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1300.00-1450.00, Crossbreds 1150.001335.00; Approved 1100.00-1275.00, Crossbreds 1000.00-1100.00; Medium 975.00-1000.00, Crossbreds 775.00-980.00; Common 775.00-875.00, Crossbreds 550.00-700.00.

USDA Verified & Reported

171.52

162.94

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Co. Goat & Sheep Market

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

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lbs 80.00-117.50.

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Selection 2 aged weathers 115-145 lbs 122.50-145.00.

Selection 3 85-140 lbs 77.50-135.00.

Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 80-142 lbs 72.50-125.00. Selection 3 Dairy 65-140 lbs 80.00100.00.

Billies: Selection 1 165-265 lbs 104.00-140.00; young billies 115-130 lbs 155.00-195.00.

Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 135.00175; 30-40 lbs 175.00-190.00 with a few take home nannies 200.00-220.00. Selection 3 30-40 130.00 152.50; 40-50 lbs 140.00-170.00; 50-60 lbs 135.00157.50.

77.00-92.00 *

Farmers & Ranchers - Vinita, Okla.

30

Markets

60.00-95.00 †

Tulsa Stockyards, Inc. Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Clinton Livestock Auction

10

155.00

† 4 48.00-82.50

Ft. Smith Livestock

Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stockyard

182.43 162.08

49.00-89.50 † 4

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

goats

Diamond, Mo. • TS White’s Sheep & Goat Sale

89.00-103.00 * Not Reported *

Farmers & Ranchers - Vinita, Okla.

171.13

sheep &

83.00-109.50 † 83.00-98.00 *

Decatur Livestock Auction

30

***

Not Reported † 94.00 †

Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Clinton Livestock Auction

11/17/13

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 129.50-134.00; wtd. avg. price 131.63.

Heifers: 129.00-133.00; wtd. avg. price 132.08.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 205.00-209.00; wtd. avg. price 207.95.

Heifers: 205.00-208.00; wtd. avg. price 207.78.

83.00-105.00 † † 7 79.00-100.00

Farmer’s Livestock - Springdale

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

92.00-96.00 †

County Line Sale Barn - Ratcliff

Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stockyard

USDA Verified & Reported

Week of 10/20/13

174.01

166.48

Week of 10/27/13

82.00-102.00 † 8 82.50-97.50 †

Benton County Sale Barn Cleburne County Livestock Auction

162.28

beef

62.50-95.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock

168.03

Week of 11/3/13

bulls

(Week of 11/11/13 to 11/16/13)

167.09

Cleburne Co - Heber Springs 11/11/13

County Line - Ratcliff

11/15/13

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 11/14/13

11/13/13

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1035

1519

324

155

1093

688

950

7258

936

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217.00-251.00 198.00-225.50 165.00-194.00 148.00-165.00 152.00-157.50

192.50-220.00 180.00-205.00 162.00-184.00 154.00-164.00 -----

205.00 186.00-193.00 174.00-190.00 167.00 141.00

220.00-237.50 197.00-219.00 169.50-190.00 154.00 -----

200.00-242.50 188.00-223.00 163.00-180.00 154.00-167.00 154.00

199.00-245.00 184.50-206.00 165.00-187.00 153.00-163.00 144.00-152.00

220.00-230.00 184.00-228.00 167.00-192.00 157.00-181.00 160.00-172.00

223.00-238.00 182.00-229.00 160.00-186.00 150.00-162.00 150.00

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205.00-225.00 185.00-223.00 156.00-181.00 143.00-157.00 131.00-143.50

----167.50-197.50 152.00-175.00 145.00-155.00 -----

--------160.00-162.00 144.00-150.00 138.00

201.00-230.00 182.00-219.00 158.00-184.00 140.00-155.00 136.00-146.00

190.00 176.00-184.00 154.00-171.00 140.00-155.00 130.00-139.00

184.00 180.00 ----150.00 137.00-142.00

----181.00-200.00 157.00-167.00 136.00-144.00 -----

202.00-230.00 170.00-221.00 147.00-178.00 143.00-154.00 -----

180.00-185.00 160.00-178.00 145.00-160.00 ----135.00-138.50

175.00-199.00 160.50-185.00 150.00-170.00 137.50-148.00 144.00

175.00-202.50 154.00-185.00 145.00-162.00 136.00-153.00 -----

162.00-190.00 161.00-170.00 153.00-164.00 140.00-159.00 130.00-136.00

180.00-197.00 160.00-185.00 152.00-170.00 139.00-149.00 -----

179.00-197.00 160.00-183.00 149.50-162.00 140.00-149.00 128.00-138.00

173.00-213.00 162.00-202.50 150.00-169.00 140.00-156.00 125.00-143.00

181.00-195.00 161.00-189.00 148.00-173.00 144.00-160.00 -----

176.00-198.00 157.00-186.00 142.00-158.00 138.00-148.00 135.00-140.00

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500

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs None Reported† 1360.00-1825.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff

147.75 158.04 157.17

1300.00-1650.00 †

Markets

None Reported † Not Reported †

OKC West - El Reno

142.49

1500.00 † Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stockyard 1450.00-1825.00 † 1325.00-1450.00 † Tulsa Stockyards, Inc. Cattlemen’s 1100.00-1675.00 * Clinton 1000.00-1750.00 *

163.37 154.51 146.21

Not Reported *

Decatur Livestock Auction

1450.00-1850.00 *

Farmers & Ranchers - Vinita Mo-Ark - Exeter

Not Reported * 1700.00-2200.00 *

Stilwell Livestock Auction

1000

145.65

152.35

1100.00-1400.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest

500

157.77 151.00

152.15

None Reported †

Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock

146.11

2400.00 †

Farmer’s Livestock - Springdale

4.23

Pine

144.04

Not Reported *

1400.00-1600.00 *

Benton County

6.37

6.03

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1 840.00-1510.00** 1200.00-1500.00

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12 7.46 6.50 6.39

160.48

(Week of 11/10/13 to 11/16/13)

Sorghum

13.18

12.96

156.38

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155.00

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151.21 150.60

775.00-1610.00 * 7

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149.62

138.57

550.00-1550.00 † 900.00-1150.00 † 1185.00-1200.00 740.00-1250.00

Clinton Livestock Auction

avg. grain prices

148.10

150.26

Not Reported † 62.50-125.00 †Prices reported per cwt.

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147.76 149.54 149.35 150.95 141.00 155.29 157.70

Independently Reported OKC West - El Reno, Okla.

11/13/13

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11/11/13

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11/13/13

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395

3944

3784

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201.00-230.00 197.00-209.00 176.00-189.00 150.00-168.00 142.00-145.50

----185.00-218.00 184.00-190.00 140.00-162.00 135.00-140.00 220.00-226.00 181.50-234.00 170.00-240.00 145.00-223.00 141.00-160.50

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211.00-245.00 200.00-215.00 180.00-196.50 155.50-168.00 152.00-164.00

180.00-225.00 170.00-210.00 150.00-182.00 150.00-168.00 145.00-158.00

180.00-225.00 162.00-210.00 145.00-177.00 138.00-160.00 151.00-158.25

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187.50 162.50-176.00 155.00-170.00 146.00-152.50 142.50-145.00

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167.50-190.00 170.00-188.00 172.00-177.00 153.00-157.00 145.00-155.00

188.00-210.00 174.00-192.50 151.00-185.00 142.50-168.50 150.00-167.00

150.00-188.00 145.00-176.00 140.00-160.00 130.00-150.00 130.00-140.00

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11/13/13

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National Dairy Market at a Glance

Cheese: 40 lb. blocks closed at $1.8200 with a weekly average of $1.8125 (-.0740).

Fluid Milk: Milk production patterns continue the transition across the seasonal low point. Southeast/ Central regional milk production is showing slight gains. Milk production in New Mexico is steady to seasonally higher. California milk handlers report farm milk production is level. Milk production in the Pacific Northwest is trending lower. Idaho and Utah milk production is unchanged. Bottler demand

850.00-1325.00 † 910.00-1330.00 †

Not Reported

s

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.0864-2.2577.

148.49

925.00-1490.00 †

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Green Forest Ratcliff West Plains

159.66

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs 75.00-80.00 †Prices reported per cwt.

76.00-85.00 †Prices reported per cwt.

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock Auction - Ozark

Ft. Smith Ozark Tulsa

151.97

700.00-1480.00 †

Farmer’s Livestock - Springdale

El Reno Ouachita Springdale

**

975.00-1400.00 † 9

Benton County Sale Barn

Not Reported

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Ash Flat Joplin Siloam Springs

cows

Ash Flat Livestock

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3

heifers 550-600 LBS.

(Week of 11/10/13 to 11/16/13)

USDA Verified & Reported

ng

is steady to higher as holiday specialty drinks reenter filling lines. Fluid demand is expected to increase next week, as store operators place orders to refill coolers ahead of November holiday perishables shopping.

Cream supplies are steady to tight as buyers source cream loads from longer distances than usual to fill active interest. Demand for cream for use in aerated cream, sour cream, dips and cream cheese production is building steadily to meet December pre-holiday shopping targets. Production of the standard trio of ice cream flavors is at expected volumes. However, additional cream is clearing into specialty flavored bulk consumer ice cream/frozen dessert packages as well as into novelty individual serving packs. Churning is also active as retail outlets place print butter orders for December promotions.

replacement

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0.

Heifers bred four to six months: Supreme 1210.00-1380.00, Crossbreds 1180.00-1285.00; Individual Jersey 1150.00, Approved 1075.001135.00, Crossbreds 1040.00-1050.00; Medium 750.00-860.00, Crossbreds 760.00-835.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1160.00-1240.00, Jerseys 875.00-900.00, Approved 1050.00-1130.00, Medium 700.00- 850.00.

Open heifers: Approved and Medium 200-300 lbs 260.00-290.00, 300-400 lbs Pair 370.00, Individual Jersey 375.00, 400-500 lbs 410.00-500.00, Pair Crossbreds 325.00-410.00, 500-600 lbs 400.00510.00, Individual Jersey 600.00, 600-700 lbs 540.00-710.00, Crossbreds 510.00-710.00; Jerseys 500.00-520.00, 700-800 lbs 50.00-835.00, Crossbreds 630.00-745.00; 800-900 lbs 690.00-960.00.

Fresh and open milking cows: Supreme 1525.001775.00, Crossbreds 1400.00-1575.00; Individual Brown Swiss 1700.00, Approved 1210.00-1475.00, Individual Crossbred 1275.00; Medium 900.001175.00, Crossbreds 740.00-935.00; Common 600.00-850.00, Crossbreds 600.00-710.00.

Springer cows: Supreme 1400.00-1500.00, Approved 1200.00-1350.00, Crossbreds 975.001125.00; Medium 1000.00-1150.00.

Bred cows: Supreme 1300.00-1425.00, Crossbreds 1225.00-1350.00; Approved 1100.00-1225.00, Medium 925.00-1075.00, Common 680.00-775.00.

Baby calves: Holstein heifers 140.00-200.00, Holstein bulls 95.00.00-175.00, Small 65.00-85.00; Jersey heifers Scarce, Jersey bulls Scarce; Crossbred heifers 100.00-175.00, Small 30.00-90.00, Crossbred bulls 100.00-135.00, Small 25.00-45.00; Beef Cross bulls 210.00-290.00.

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

153.50 153.57 161.75 153.80 140.72 157.73 154.00 161.86 172.00

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118 136 154 172 190 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report/Holiday *** No Sale - Weather Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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is these hills are home to 152 registered He did undergraduate work at NorthAngus with 40 bulls being sold per year. eastern State Oklahoma University, his Al Williams started in the late ‘80s with Masters at University of Kansas, and 110 acres that has gradually grown to his PhD at the University of Tulsa in counseling psychol575 acres with a ogy. He retired as beautiful home sitvice president of ting on the crest of Tahlequah, Okla.

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meet your neighbors Association and the Angus Association of Oklahoma. Now Al, who is 76, enjoys working with his herd full-time when he’s not traveling. Al said, “It’s getting to the point where I can’t take care of that many cows by myself and you just can’t get help. I can’t afford to pay adult wages but kids simply don’t want to work.”

Al bought his first Angus when he was close to 30 and had a brother, a crop farmer, take care of them until he got his own place in order. At the time the national Angus campaign was beginning to gain strength and Angus bulls were a wise investment because they turn everything black, exactly what the market was looking for. As a result now most Limousin and Simmental have pretty much gone to totally black. Al continued, “However, all black hides are not the same, and certified Angus beef sells very well.”

Al artificial inseminates his herd unless it’s very hot because experience has taught him that it’s very difficult to catch cows at the right time when temperatures are soaring. Al said, “You can’t afford a bull that is as nice as you can artificial inseminate to.” He started with artificial insemination in 1991 and went to school but really learned from an old Baptist preacher. This year he achieved a 70 percent pregnancy rate during the first round of artificial insemination and will artificial inseminate one more time before using a cleanup bull. Al uses two calving seasons, spring and fall and buys a few cows every year. In addition, 95 percent of his calves are born between 70 and 75 pounds, an ideal weight. He

culls by temperament in order to keep the animals easy to work with.

Al has seen changes in the breed through the years. He believes more science is now involved and works toward producing a more marketable animal without making animals too fat.

Wholesalers are seeking large carcasses that weigh 1,200 pounds slaughtered with good marbling but less outside fat he believes in using commodity feed rather than corn in order to control the amount of fat. He uses a mixture of soy hulls, cottonseed pellets and corn gluten with a 14 to 15 percent protein content.

Another important part of keeping top-quality animals is good pasture.

Consequently Al tests his soil every year, and the tests have shown that unlike some other farms all he needs is nitrogen which he applies annually.

High-quality hay is also important for Al’s operation and he purchases all of the hay he uses so his land can be used for pasturing about 100 momma cows.

Because local hay is Fescue and Bermuda, he buys his hay from Missouri. He typically purchases a couple of loads of alfalfa and 4 to 5 loads of a Timothy and Brome mixture. Al said that being able to feed the cattle economically enough to make money is a big challenge.

Al concluded, “The truth is I am in the people business, not the cattle business.

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Grandparents legacy leads granddaughters to pasture and prize Many future beef cattle farmers learn to handle a variety of animals by participating in 4-H Clubs or FFA. Others, such as sisters Colleen and Allison Byrn, learn first hand from a family of farmers. The 2013 Tulsa State Fair captured the attention of Colleen and Allison, daughters of Terry Byrn and the granddaughters of Ronnie and Patsy Summers of Afton, Okla., in Ottawa County. Both Afton High School Agriculture students had winning achievements from the Tulsa State Fair. Colleen, 17, won Reserve Champion Heifer and Champion Bred/ Owned Angus-Santa Gertrudis cross.

Allison, 16, won Grand Champion Heifer and Reserve Champion Bred/ Owned Santa Gertrudis.

Patsy consistently searches the Internet for livestock competitions for her granddaughters. “When I have free time, I look for events for the girls I enjoy going to them and seeing their excitement,” said Patsy. Terry interjected, “That is, if the girls do not beat her to it and are dragging her out the door for a competition they wanted to enroll in.”

Ronnie is very proud of his granddaughters. “They pick their heifers from the pasture, break them to lead, work them and usually turn out winning breeds. We do not have to pay several thousand for them to show and it makes us feel good that they raised them and they come out winners,” stated Ronnie.

Ronnie and Patsy enjoy the lifestyle they chose in 1971 raising cattle on their Standing “P” Ranch. (The “P” stands for “Proud.”) They raised dairy cattle until 1986 when Patsy decided to go back to college to become a registered nurse. They own 220 beautiful acres of grazing territory for these healthy bovine animals. “We converted to Santa Gertrudis heifers because they are disease resistant and have no problems calving. As soon as they hit the ground they grow fast,” said Patsy.

They preferred beef breeding since it was easier whereas dairy was 24/7. Arti-

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ficial Insemination is the alternative to breeding their livestock next to breeding naturally. “We usually do not buy heifers but we will AI them to get better heifers or a better bull,” said Patsy.

It can be expensive to do AI, especially if it does not take the first time or two but it’s cheaper to put them with a bull.

“A lot of times, show heifers won’t take because of the extra fat.”

Their cattle are finished 60 days before being slaughtered. They put them on grain to fatten them; this will give the meat a prime marble texture and

prairie grass. To ensure high energy during the winter months, they supplement with Prolix, which is a liquid feed consumed year-round. Groups of cattle are fed from a plastic tank with four lick wheels located near their water source. Having free choice to liquid supplements does not force a “catch up” at the start of a traditional supplemental feeding seaL to R: Allison Byrn, Terry Byrn, Patsy Summers, Ronnie Summers and Colleen Byrn Photo by Diana Dickinson

Sisters Colleen and Allison Byrn hand select their show animals from the Standing “P” Ranch.

tenderness. The grain mix consists of oats, corn, cottonseed meal, sorghum, alfalfa pellets, vitamins and calcium.

They eat primarily grass and hay prior to the supplements. “There is still a lot of work that goes into breeding beef cattle but we still love it. There’s nothing like walking amongst them to see what you have done,” said Patsy.

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son. The Prolix stimulates the rumen in the cow which results in an increased overall feed intake, improved digestion and increased breeding. “The cows love molasses which is the main ingredient in the Prolix along with vitamins and minerals,” said Patsy.

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buy hay. But this year we averaged about 500 big bales. We try to get the best nutritional hay which is for us to wait until July 4, even if it looks good before then. You do not want it to get too long,” advised Patsy. She averages that about 2.5 acres of land is needed per cow depending on the quality of grass and rain. From April to September the grass is still nutritious. Patsy continued, “We start putting bales out at the end of September. Last year we had a lot of thistle and put an organic fertilizer and organic pesticide on it and this year it came back twice as heavy. Now we just brush hog it. Our three donkeys love thistle which helps clear it out.”

Ronnie concluded, “Farming has always been a learning experience from the beginning. We like that we have family who jump in and help. Most importantly, Colleen and Allison both have not only learned discipline by showing cattle but also responsibility.

This is a life experience. Their life experience. If you keep taking steps forward and keep doing it with effort and initiative, you cannot help but win. And if they lose, they work harder because they know what they want.”

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Tanner & Carter Byler Parents: Jeff and Amanda Byler Hometown: Ozark, Ark. 4-H Club: River Valley 4-H Club Why did you choose goats as your main project?

“They are nice and small and easy to train,” said Tanner, age 8.

How did you get started raising animals for 4-H? “We started out with chickens. Then we got four goats. We got rid of them, and then, we got two show goats,” said Carter, age 6.

How do you help take care of your goats?

“Me and my brother take care of them. I water and Tanner does the food,” Carter said. “I carry a whole bucket of grain. Sometimes I let them out to graze. I decide what time to let them out. Sometimes they get loose; last time, they ate mom’s flowers,” Tanner said.

Who is your role model?

“My mom did really good when she was little. She had hogs and other animals. So I would like to be like her,” Tanner said.

What are you looking forward to in 4-H? “We are thinking about getting pigs next year for 4-H,” said Carter. “Next year, I get to compete. I want to show hogs. I really like them. I want piglets,” Tanner said.

Awards: Both boys have shown their goats Billy and Zippy in the Clover Bud division at the North Franklin County Fair in Ozark, Ark., for two years. In 2012, they won Grand Champion and, this year, they won ribbons and trophies in showmanship.

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Maintaining machinery and conserving fuel use on the farm Machinery and Maintenance

In order to conserve fuel and machinery energy use, Willard Downs, program chair for agricultural systems management, extension agricultural engineer at the University of Missouri and director of the Missouri AgrAbility Project; recommended that all tires on any machinery or vehicles be inflated to the recommended pressure, under-inflated tires waste energy. Additionally, air filters need to be changed on recommended schedules. He also outlines the following recommendations: Tractors: • Radial tires generally require less energy • When possible, gear-up and throttle back Combines: • Cut the crop only low enough to ensure minimum harvesting loss • Harvest crops at the proper moisture content whenever possible (understanding that it may be necessary to harvest earlier due to weather conditions) Fuel Storage: • Cover storage tanks where possible and/or paint them white or another light color • Do not store more fuel than is appropriate for the farm; use patterns and fuel market prices Vehicles in General: • Maintain good maintenance on fuel and air-intake systems • Do not idle vehicles unnecessarily • For cold weather operation, electric engine heaters can reduce the amount of fuel consumed in warming engines to proper operating temperature Field Operations: • Plan vehicle and machinery routes in a way which minimizes distances traveled, especially during harvest

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“When the maintenance is something I can do myself, I do it. However when the job is major or highly technical, I take it in.”

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• If possible, avoid operating machinery in fields that are excessively wet or soft • Choose minimum tillage practices when possible • Operate tillage equipment only as deep as required • Match tractors properly to the implements they will be powering/pulling • For tillage operations, generally avoid high drawbar loads and slow field speeds which result in excessive wheel slip and energy waste

Irrigation Pumps

“The irrigation pump must be the most neglected item on today’s modern farm,” said Chris Henry, assistant professor and water management engineer at the University of Arkansas’ Rice Research and Extension Center. “Often out of sight and out of the way, they are always expected to work when we need them the most. It is really amazing that they are as reliable as they are. It is because of this that there is tremendous opportunity to reduce cost, restore capacity and improve reliability.”

Henry recommended the following for irrigation pump maintenance.

• Have a professional adjust pump bowls or clearance on vertical turbine pumps • Have a professional clear bacteria or encrustation on well screens • Routine replacement and repair of wear parts such as pump shafts, bearings and impellers. A good rule of thumb is to plan to pull and service a pump every 10-15 years for vertical turbines, even less for submersibles.

• Measure and record pump output and capacity • Measure drawdown and depth to static water to assess pump condition and well capacity • Measure the energy use of the power unit to assess the cost of water for each irrigation pumping plant • From energy use and water flow information, the best speed to operate a pump can be found for electrical pumps with variable frequency drives There are trained professionals that can test irrigation pumps, contact your local extension office, NRCS field office, Ducks Unlimited or your local pump dealer.

“I do a lot of my own maintenance to save money but if it’s something like my generator, I use professional servicing. I don’t do anything over my skill level.”

Rodney Ferguson Logan County, Ark.

“I do both. If I can fix something, I fix it myself but I call the expert when it’s more than I’m comfortable with. Naturally I do all my own precautionary and routine maintenance.”

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Herd winterizing tips for spring and fall calving seasons It might seem as though cattle producers are better prepared for this winter nutritionally than they were a year ago… but it pays to check.

“Always test your hay,” Dr. Tom Troxel, associate head-animal science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “There was a lot of hay raised and baled this spring; a lot of that hay was baled in between rainstorms, and we really wonder about the quality of the hay, the crude protein and the TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients). I think that the producers would do themselves a great favor by having their hay tested for quality, because the hay may not be as good as they think it is.”

When the quality of the hay has been assessed, the better quality hay should go to the cows with the highest nutrient requirements as you proceed through the winter. For fall calvers the peak milk production is usually in November, so those cows need to receive good quality nutrition in order to maintain their body condition as they get ready to rebreed around the last few weeks of the year.

If you have a spring calving herd, of course, it’s also important to maintain the body condition of cows, and to deworm them before they calve in February or March. Troxel recommended the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

He said, “It’s been shown that if you deworm those cows prior to calving, they milk better, their calves pick up fewer worms when they’re grazing next spring, and there is better performance than cows that are not dewormed. Also, if you have problems with scours in spring calving herds it’s a good idea to vaccinate cows in the fall. You’re not necessarily protecting your cows from scours, but it will increase NOVEMBER 25, 2013

the immunity in the cows, which will pass that along in the colostrum when the calves nurse in the spring.” He added the producer should consult with a veterinarian if the herd has experienced calf scours in the past.

University of Missouri Extension southwest region livestock specialist Eldon Cole noted producers will also give cows vaccinations to address any respiratory problems that might be surfacing during the winter. “This is especially true if you have yearling cattle or weaned calves that you’re going to background for a while,” Cole told OFN. “If you are in a breeding program where you are going to be breeding those cows for fall calves a year from now, there are some vaccines that need to be given to help give some protection against some of the breeding problems that we have, like vibriosis. We also want to get the parasites, both external and internal, under control as we head towards cooler weather and the winter feeding period.”

Cole said the producer should head off any problems the cattle may have during the winter with access to water. “The number one nutrient need of cattle that will cost you more than anything else if you don’t provide it is water,” he said.

“Regardless of what kind of water source you’ve got, whether it’s a pond, a stream or a spring, it needs to be available all the time, basically 24 hours a day, because cattle may drink at odd times. If they go up to the water source and it’s frozen solid, that’s going to affect their dry matter intake and if they’re not eating plenty of dry matter to meet their needs, they are going to be in trouble and will not gain as well.”

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Tips to Reduce Metal Fatigue

By Gary Digiuseppe

Factors that contribute to metal fatigue and ways to slow the process “You cannot prevent fatigue; we can only delay it.”

That’s according to Dr. Sanjeev K. Khanna, a professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Missouri who’s studied stress fatigue in materials ranging from aircraft to road vehicles. By using the proper materials and structuring them correctly, Khanna said you can double or triple the amount of stress a material can handle before it fractures. For one thing, he told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, make sure the material is inspected property, has the right mechanical properties and the right metallurgical composition.

“Steel, for instance, can go from 70,000 lbs/sq in. up to about 250,000 lbs/sq in. stress capacity,” he said.

The shape of the object is also a factor. Khanna said, “If it has sharp corners or too many holes through it, or if there are frequent changes in size – if you take a long shaft and it reduces at certain times and then goes back up, there are too many variations. The holes create areas where the stresses are higher than in other places. Those are local areas where fatigue failure can initiate, and then propagate from there outwards.”

Bob Studebaker, owner of GoBob Pipe & Steel Sales in Mounds, Okla., said he has a passion for reducing stress fatigue in farming equipment.

Bob became interested in ways to prevent stress fatigue in the ‘80s when his company needed flatbeds to haul pipe; he bought the cheapest he could find, worked them hard, and discovered through annual inspections that one of the trailers’ main beams had so much metal fatigue it was cracked and could fall apart. So in 2005, “I got a couple of engineers involved and explained

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to them what had happened to mine; I said, ‘I want you to design me some features that will reduce or minimize that as much as possible.”

Studebaker agreed that fatigue is inevitable. “Whether it’s wire, or a beam, or a piece of angle iron, it doesn’t matter – anything that’s twisted and flexed enough will eventually break,” he said.

This happens with trailers in a couple of ways; if it’s a side-loader, the load is heavier on one side when you set it down than it is on the other, which makes the trailer twist. If it’s loaded from the back, as with rolling wheeled equipment up a ramp, Studebaker said it bows the main beams longitudinally.

His trailers attack the side loading problem by transferring the twisting motion to a piece of pipe called a torsion tube. “You don’t see it unless you get underneath the trailer and look for it,” he said, “but that piece of pipe is gusseted to the frames of the main beams.

If you take a pencil and try to snap it in half it’s pretty easy but if you try to twist it in half, it’s difficult. This torsion tube prevents the trailer from twisting if you set something heavy on one side, and there’s nothing balancing it on the other side.” That transfers the additional tension to the frame, which needs to be stout to handle it.

As for rear-loaded rolling stock, his trailers address that problem by transferring the weight of the load from the trailer to the ground, using a double hinged ramp that self-levels in the same degree of slop as the ground. Then, they put a stabilizing block on the ramp; when the ramp is placed in the loading position, the block drops down and comes into contact with the ground.

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Diesel Engine Upkeep

By OFN Staff

Keep your diesel engine in top performance with these seven tips When you need an engine with steady torque and pulling power without sacrificing fuel economy, diesel engines are the preferred choice. Diesel engines have a fuel efficiency of roughly 30-35 percent more than gasoline engines and as such, they’re a good source of reliable power.

However, the engine is massive and heavy to offset the stress of high compression, which makes this engine a bit pricey compared to gasoline engines.

Seven Points of Diesel Engines Unlike gas engines, a diesel engine has no electrical ignition parts like spark plugs, wires and moving parts like a distributor rotor, which is subject to wear. These parts have a limited life and have to be changed on a regular basis.

Because of this, this is one chore diesel engine owners don’t have to worry about.

Diesel engines run at higher compression pressures than gasoline engines. Where the highest compression for most high performance gasoline engines is close to 200 psi, a diesel runs at almost three times that pressure.

As a consequence, more heat is generated, putting extra demands on the engine cooling system. Studies show that 40-50 percent of engine down-time is due to cooling-related problems because they cannot stand prolonged overheating.

Gaskets on diesel engines must be monitored closely since they are exposed to extreme operating conditions. If possible, all mounting bolts must be re-torqued at regular intervals to prevent leaks, especially in the combustion mounting areas. This is also true for coolant hoses which can deteriorate quickly if not secured properly. A lot of this is also caused by engine

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vibrations, which is common on diesel engines. Always replace a leaky gasket as a set. If one starts to leak, the rest are not far behind.

Since diesel engines use a lot of air, greater attention is paid to the engine air filtration. A common practice among truckers is to install a tell-tale plastic indicator on the side of the air filter housing. The indicator changes color as soon as the engine filter element becomes dirty. Cooling this air is also critical especially if the engine is turbocharged. On some high end diesel engines they are fitted with aftercoolers to cool the air from the turbo charger.

The oil filter selection is very important on diesel engines because of the bad elements of sulfur residue and carbon created when fuel does not burn completely. The filter used must meet or exceed the OEM filter recommended by the vehicle manufacturer. This will ensure that all corrosive particles are removed from the oil. Using synthetic oil will also help because the additives in the oil will resist premature breakdown.

The fuel system maintenance is handled in various ways. Always keep the fuel tank full to prevent condensation from building inside the tank which can end up in the fuel injectors. This also requires changing the fuel filters as recommended to prevent moisture build up.

During winter, diesel engines are normally hard to start and the best way to remedy this is to install an electric heater to the cylinder block. Another way is to install a heater element in series with the heater hose.

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