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Community Development Grant Winners: FCS Financial recognized 49 FFA chapters and 4-H clubs with $250$500 grants. These groups submitted outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications that mentioned plans to complete a community improvement project during the summer. The following is a list of 4-H clubs and FFA chapters and their projects in our coverage area: Stoutland FFA Chapter, sustainable ag education garden; New Kids on the Block 4-H Club, portable shelving for fairgrounds building; West Plains FFA Chapter, container garden – Boys and Girls Club; Laclede County Barn Bums 4-H Club, Lebanon FFA Chapter and Laclede County Aggies 4-H Club, swine barn pen construction; Summersville FFA Chapter, bleacher rail guards; and Nevada FFA Chapter and Vernon County 4-H Council, electrical supply to fairgrounds.

Kids in Agriculture: Celebrating youth in agriculture, a new one-day event will be held Aug. 16, at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. This day will celebrate current youth in agriculture as well as raise an interest in agriculture

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Annual State 4-H Congress: Meeting at the University of Missouri campus, youth from different parts of the state participated in the 69th Annual State 4-H Congress. Almost 300 teens participated in a variety of unique hands-on workshops. Attending from Greene County were AB Burkhart and Lora Wright of Lucy Eleven 4-H Club; Anthony Gott of Highmark 4-H Club; and Trinity Gray and Breanna Hollis of Bois D’Arc Braves 4-H Club. Attending from Lawrence County were Joel Adams, Dallas Kleiboeker and Donell Kleiboeker of Stotts City; Jon Herbert of Mount Vernon; and Katie and Shawn Pennell of Aurora.

Field Day: Demonstrations of four new farm monitoring technology applications will be shown at the Farmer Technology Field Day, July 17, at the University of Missouri Bradford Research Center. It is a day-long event that will start at 8:30 a.m., and end at 5 p.m. Preregistration is required and there is a $25 registration fee with lunch included. To register call Thresa Chism at 573-884-7945.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 JR Combs teaches his granddaughter

the ropes when training and showing Foxtrotters

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The gentle nature of a fairly new breed of cattle draws Jack Baker towards something different

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Curtis Millsap uses a unique approach to farming by taking a look into the future

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People come from all around in true cowboy style in support of the Wounded Warriors Project

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Eye on Agribusiness features Pennington Seed

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Rick and Rita Cameron try their hand at raising all-natural food

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Town and Country features Daren Reese

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Fred and Geanine Bloch make the switch from a commercial herd to registered Angus

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Youth in Agriculture spotlights Rachel Marie Callison

FARM HELP 23 How to manage the heat during breeding season

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Things you can do to ready your pasture for fall forage

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Why it’s important to have cattle with structurally correct legs and feet

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verybody knows someone like him. It may be an uncle or a rgrandfather evonworCoryeven rreJ yB your own father for which phrases such as, “he’s so tight, he squeaks when he walks” Jerry Crownover farms or “he’s still got 9 cents of the first dime in Lawrence County. He he ever made” are used to describe him. In my case, is a former professor of he’s a neighbor and good friend that I will call ‘Don.’ Agriculture Education at Don is at the coffee shop every morning at 7:15.

Missouri State University, To save money, he brings his own thermos mug and is an author and of coffee from home, and drinks it while spendprofessional speaker. ing about an hour visiting with neighbors and To contact Jerry, go to friends before starting his day. Don is always ozarksfn.com and click ready to lend a helping hand, offer advice or just on ‘Contact Us.’ ride along to check cows or go for parts, as long as he doesn’t have to spend any of his own money on the trip… and he is always ready to go, since he retired from his own business a few years back. He still runs a few cows and spends most of his days keeping his farm in a constant condition of obsessive, immaculate neatness.

Because I enjoy his company and find I can still learn a lot from the old man, I invited him to go with me on a cow-buying trip last fall. He was eager to ride along and we arrived at the sale barn a couple of hours before sale time to look over the offerings and visit with the consigners. Since the auction has a nice café, I asked him if he wanted to have a quick supper before the sale began. He agreed and, as frugal as he is, he amazingly grabbed the ticket from the waitress when she brought it after our meal. Of course, the next morning at the coffee shop found him complaining that I had threatened to leave him at the sale barn if he wouldn’t pay for the meal. After all, he did have an image to uphold.

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Missouri Foxtrotter Hall of Fame member JR Combs and granddaughter, Sophia Combs, share a passion for Foxtrotters. Read more on page 7.

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fter our June 16 issue was published, I received an anonymous letter in response to one of the articles we ran on raising and marketing natuLynzee Glass graduated rally raised meat. Typically, we do from Missouri State not publish anonymous or unsigned letters to the University with a editor. However, I’ve been really thinking about degree in Agricultural this letter and wanted to share parts of it with our Communications in 2008. readers and provide my response.

She grew up on a family The letter signed by “Long-time Reader,” farm in Dallas County, Mo. states, “It is fine and dandy for people to try to To contact Lynzee call market their products, but the very obvious in1-866-532-1960 or email sinuation here is that the rest of us do not care editor@ozarksfn.com. for our animals as ‘humanely’ as they do... or that we do not produce as good of a product.

This is simply a marketing ploy but the public should be aware that is all it is.”

The letter goes on to say, “…there is absolutely no valid scientific research showing ‘natural’ or organic, or grass-fed, etc., is any ‘better’ or healthier for consumers… or the environment for that matter. There are numerous conflicting studies showing miniscule differences in fat rations, etc., but nothing conclusive or definitive. In fact, the most recent one I read about showed the highest levels of ‘good’ fats in the most grain fed meat.

The bottom line is nobody can accurately claim their products are healthier or ‘better.’

“Also, it is quite offensive to many of us who have been raising livestock for six generations in this country to find out that we are not as ‘sustainable’ as these trendy new producers. It is my experience that if someone is not a good steward of land or livestock, they are not around very long.”

My job, and the goal of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, is to feature livestock producers in the Ozarks. There are many, many different types of livestock operations here.

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Keepin’ it Country Continued from Previous Page We do our best to feature small operations, big operations and everything in between. We feature new farmers and multi-generation farmers. We feature traditional farms and non-traditional farms. We also feature a variety of breeds and species. All of these things make up animal agriculture in the Ozarks.

OFN not only strives to promote the farmers featured in our paper but also aims to educate our readers. We are not saying that one way of farming is better than the other. We are simply sharing their stories and production practices.

It is my hopes that our readers do their own research and make their own decisions on what is best for their farms and their families.

I want to say, thank you, to the author of the anonymous letter for expressing your

thoughts and standing up for your production practices and production agriculture in Missouri. It’s important for farmers and ranchers to voice their opinions. If you have something to share with our readers I’d love to hear from you. All signed letters to the editor can be mailed to PO Box 1319, Lebanon, MO 65536. (We will run letters on a space available basis).

I hope you enjoy the stories shared in this issue. There’s sure to be something for everyone, from the equine enthusiast to the cattleman to seekers of innovation.

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Life is Simple Continued from Page 3 be an all-day affair. By mid-morning on an unseasonable warm day, I went to the concession trailer and bought cold drinks for the both of us. At lunchtime, Don realized what I had done and it now put him in position to be the one that would need to offer to pay for lunch. He did, but only after reminding me that he had now paid for meals twice in a row. I smiled and thanked him.

A couple of weeks later, I invited him to go with me to another cow sale at the same location that got this all started.

Before agreeing to go along this time, he asked who would be paying for supper. I agreed that it was my turn to spring for the food.

Once we had looked over the cattle, we headed for the café. After enjoying the meal, the waitress brought the ticket and I quickly grabbed it and put it by my plate.

Don smiled and stated, “I’ll get the tip.”

While we sat and talked, the owner of the sale barn came over and visited with us for a while. We’ve both known the owner for many years and before he moved on to get the sale started, he grabbed the meal ticket and said, “This one’s on me, boys.”

Don’s jaw dropped as he stared at me and stated, “You’re the luckiest son-of-agun I’ve ever been around.”

I just smiled and asked, “You’re still getting the tip. Right?”

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When Sophia is not Timbers Edge Farm is a beautiful place – it is peaceful, seclud- at school or with her ed, and overlooks the western FFA chapter, you can side of Busiek State Forest and find her on the back Wildlife Refuge. It is also where JR of a Foxtrotter at Combs and his granddaughter, Sophia, Timbers Edge Farm. raise and train their champion Missouri She proudly states that she has been ridFoxtrotters in Spokane, Mo. JR Combs has been a part of the Foxtrot- ing her whole life – ter world for a long time. As long as he can everything from Foxrecall, “it’s always been Foxtrotters.” In trotter shows to barrel 2013, JR was inducted into the Missouri racing to trail rides Foxtrotter Hall of Fame – a very fitting with her grandfahonor. He enjoys the versatility that the ther. Sophia showed Foxtrotter breed brings to the table – they her first horse at the are athletic, have good stamina and good Ava Foxtrotter show temperaments, and their unique gait makes when she was 8 years old. Since then, she for a smooth ride. All these qualities fit JR’s has won Best of Show, Grand Champion equine lifestyle very well – he shows his and placed in numerous other Show Me Foxtrotters, hunts on horseback and loves Horses and Ava Foxtrotting shows. She to trail ride with his family. “We like to trail has a long line of champions behind her ride,” he said, smiling. Of all the other Fox- – her family has shown winning horses trotter activities that JR participates in, his with names such as Perfections Midnight favorite is sharing his knowledge with his Bandit, Fancy Gold and Warriors Mystery Girl. Today, Sophia is proud to carry on granddaughter, Sophia.

Sophia Combs is a junior in high that line with her main show horse, Carschool, and a very active participant in dinals Black Magic.

Sophia and JR currently have five Foxthe Ozark FFA chapter. Her FFA advisors are Heath Wright and Travis Phipps. trotters, and they do all their own train“They’re good guys,” she said of her ag ing and shoeing. All of their horses are teachers. Sophia has been on her FFA started in snaffle bits, and Sophia puts Knowledge Team, and will be participat- them through a program of desensitization (getting them used to things like ing in Equine Judging this ropes, halters and sacks), followed year. “Judging is a big deal,” by consistent groundwork (lungshe said. Sophia and her ing with and without a saddle, fellow FFA members particiand ground driving) before pate in fundraising activities, she ever climbs into the the annual FFA Rodeo and of Spokane, Mo. saddle. The amount of time course, the much anticipated spent doing groundwork National FFA Conventions.

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Jack and his wife, Sindy, live outside 13 years now, I’ve never had to pull a calf. of Decaturville, Mo., with their 16 reg- With my job, I can’t always be here when istered Murray Grey calves and mommas a calf is about to be delivered.

“Murray Greys are known for their and three crossbred cows. Both Jack and Sindy have worked in the construction small calves but in three to four months, those same calves have caught up industry in the Lake of the with other breeds. Over the years, Ozarks area for years.

I’ve only lost five or six calves, “He used to be into junk mostly due to pneumonia. cars,” Sindy commented, Cold weather during calving “and I told him he couldn’t afford to do both, junk cars and Decaterville, Mo. season is hard on us all.” cattle. He chose the cows and I have to say, I’m glad he did.”

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Chuck Wagon competitions take place Memorial Day weekend to raise money for Wounded Warriors Cowboy hats and boots, old-fashioned tall, blue enameled coffee pots, and cast iron cookware of all description mingled comfortably with military support regalia from T-shirts to multiple flags at the fourth annual Wagons for Warriors chuck wagon cookout at the Laclede County Fairgrounds on Memorial Day Weekend. Local Lebanon organizers Steve Hull, Jeff Jenkins and Mitch Morgan were pleased with the turnout of 1,000 to 1,200 people. They raised approximately $16,000 in support of the Wounded Warriors Project, despite an overcast sky and rainy drizzle that persisted throughout the event.

Steve Hull, a retired civil servant has been participating in various chuck wagon competitions and events for the past seven years, including cooking at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio. That is where he and others had the opportunity to serve some of the actual wounded warriors. A few years ago, they formulated the idea of holding an event in Lebanon that would raise funds for the injured servicemen and women.

“Today, we have some great cooks here from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Indiana as well as Missouri, including some from right here in Lebanon.” Steve, like any true servant, quickly shifted the focus off of himself and onto others involved. “One is a cook from the King Ranch in Texas, one of the largest ranches in the world. Another from Hamilton, Texas is a national award winner and another is a former two star general from the military, so we have all kinds of folks cooking here today.”

The incredible variety of foods prepared over open fires and in old-fashioned cast iron Dutch ovens also covered a wide gamut. Those in attendance could fill their plates, time and again, with everything from Texas chili, meatloaf, beef tips and homemade noodles, chicken fried steak, succotash and Shish Kabobs.

Every cook was also required to cook and provide a pot of beans, a bread of some sort from biscuits to cornbread and back, and dessert, which included luscious cobblers like blueberry, cherry, apple and peach.

On Friday afternoon, the day before the event, one local cook and cattle rancher and his wife arrived in true cowboy fashion on their chuck wagon, pulled by a pair of Belgian draft horses. Driving the team and wagon from the Highway 44 130 exit down Elm Street to the fairgrounds, the very short parade was led into town by a Lebanon police escort. Their young nephew rode along in the wagon and they were also accompanied by three outriders, on their own horses, in true cowboy style.

Steve and other organizers and cooks mentioned the great opportunity these occasions allow them to connect with other chuck wagon cooks, from various states. As

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Wagons for Warriors organizers Steve Hull (pictured left), Jeff Jenkins (pictured right) and Mitch Morgan along with cooks from multiple states raise nearly $16,000 for the Wounded Warriors Project.

a result, they are provided with openings to cook at other events, competitions and even for major corporations as a different sort of dinner for their board of directors or other management groups.

“The first year we held this in Lebanon, we had seven wagons and it has grown each year. This year we have 13 wagons and last year it was 12. One of the cooks that was here last year, won the competition at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming, considered the biggest rodeo in the country, the granddaddy of ‘em all. I’m going out there later this year to participate in that one and represent the state of Missouri.

Steve continued, “We’ve learned a lot over the years, as to what to do and what not to do at these cookouts. A couple of years ago, I found myself cooking in Texas, over an open fire with cast iron in July,” he laughed, “and I decided I probably didn’t want to do that again. Too hot.”

Over 100 years after the original cowboy chuck wagon cooks crossed the American West, cooking in cast iron over an open fire, Steve Hull and his fellow 21st century chuck wagon cooks still struggle with the same hurdles as their predecessors. “The biggest challenges are the weather, the wind and high altitudes,” he noted. “It takes longer to cook biscuits and beans at the higher altitudes.

“Everyone working here is a volunteer,” Steve conPhotos by Laura L. Valenti cluded. “We get a lot of donated product from companies like Pioneer Flour, out of Texas who contributes all the flour, cornmeal, biscuit and gravy mix we used here today. Then we also have local sponsors and believe me, we couldn’t do it without them. It’s truly a team effort, between the cooks working and traveling to get here, the local and national sponsors, and then the folks who come out to enjoy a meal at a unique event, tied to our country’s history. When all three come together, we feel like we are making a difference for our wounded warriors, in some small way, trying to repay a little of the sacrifice they have made for all of us.”

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Central bought Pennington in 1999.”

What impact does Pennington have on this local community?

“We are the largest employer in Greenfield with more than 300 employees plus some seasonal workers. When we started in 1978, we had eight employees. Our annual payroll now runs about $6 million.

“We purchase about $10 million worth of seeds from local producers each year. That money goes back into the local economy.”

Seed Buying Stations: “We process about 60 million pounds of seed each year.

Each harvest season we’ll set up about 30 buying stations to make it convenient for the farmers; each one with a scale, scale house, an acre of ground and a bobcat.”

What is your biggest challenge?

“The weather. A hail storm could wipe out half a year’s harvest overnight.

Army worms are another hazard.”

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Continued from Page 8 On grass alone, Murray Greys are reputed to be excellent milkers, weaning off calves up to 700 pounds while maintaining their own body weight and rebreeding, at an average of 1,200 pounds, according to literature from the International Murray Grey Association, which is also associated with the Canadian Livestock Association. They are naturally polled and this characteristic is passed down to 90 percent of calves when crossed with horned cattle. Their color ranges from silver to red to dun grey, pigmentation that helps prevent pink eye, cancer eye and sunburned udders. For Jack and Sindy and other part-time breeders, it is that gentle even temperament that continues to be the big draw.

“They’re just real laid back,” Jack continued, commenting on an aspect of their character that would seem to be a significant part of his own personality.

“That makes them easy to handle, easy to get into a trailer or lead on a halter.”

With a son and a daughter and six grandchildren living nearby, that docile nature plus their disease resistant reputation makes them a comfortable choice for the small time breeder. “We might show them in the future,” Jack added, “with the grandkids.”

“Right now, we butcher some and give some to our kids,” Sindy smiled.

“And we’ve taken a few to the sale barn,” Jack concluded. “They’ve just been fun. If I could teach them how to eat rocks, they’d be perfect.”

Merging Education and Innovation Continued from Page 9 “One of the things the CIG did was improve our efficiency in the high tunnel,” Curtis said. “It is warmer in the morning and warmer in the evening (in the Chinese high tunnel) than in the other greenhouses. But what’s interesting is that midday, it is cooler in there than in the other greenhouses. This thing never spikes. It has a smooth curve, which is better for plants.”

Curtis said the different design is popular in China, where energy is expensive and labor is cheap.

“I was looking into the future and thinking that energy is not going to get cheaper, so it made sense,” Curtis said. “And this is a teaching farm, so I have the workers.”

Millsap’s workers include seven apprentices who are compensated with room and board, a farming education and a stipend.

“These are people who seriously want to experience this and see if they want to be farmers,” Curtis said. “We’ve been doing this for seven years. I’ve had 20 apprentices, and seven are still actively involved in agriculture.”

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intended to further the buy-local movement. USDA promotes the movement through its “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” campaign.

“We have this great promotion in ‘buy local,’ but that will go away if we can’t meet demand,” Curtis said. “We try to get as many people out to the farm as we can, show them what farming is about, maybe get their hands dirty.”

In southwestern Missouri, where soils tend to be high in clay and rock content, growing vegetables sometimes requires different techniques.

“We have a few obstacles here with shallow soils,” said NRCS District Conservationist Mark Green. “We call this soil with substance.”

Curtis overcame the shallow, rocky soil obstacle by building raised beds inside the high tunnel.

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“It’s not something I was looking to do, but sometimes when you are called, you better listen,” he said.

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the property. “We just planned on building this home, and we bought this property because of the timber that was here to build the house,” said Rick. He found antique wood working tools and enlisted the help of a few neighbors and friends to finish their log cabin home on their previously untouched property.

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The Camerons have always looked for Rick, who was raised in Osceola, Mo., and Rita, who is originally from the San quality meat, and came to a conclusion, Francisco area met while both were liv- “I said, ‘I can grow this kind of meat beting in Las Vegas. Moving to Shell Knob ter, and for less.’ We decided, the end of was a big transition for the Camerons, “I 2012, to raise eight little pigs for meat for was just done with the big city and chaos ourselves, and sell the others,” said Rick. after spending five years in Vegas,” said “We also worked on a garden, and then Rita. “We considered moving to east in six months we added cattle.” Rick and Tennessee,” shared Rita. But, they de- Rita have been expanding ever since.

Originally, they only wanted to cided on a piece of land raise meat for their own needs, “We in Shell Knob, “We viswere going to raise beef, and ited my brother in Osceola, then sell the rest of the calves at and found this piece of land,” the salebarn, then we thought said Rick. Rick has spent many maybe we should look at it years in construction and had a vision of building their home of Shell Knob, Mo. wood hewn from the wood on — Continued on Page 18 Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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In the Country: “My wife and I own a patch of land just outside of Marshfield where we raise Holstein steers. I wanted to find something that would not be too time consuming because of my job so I started buying weaned Holstein steers and raising them to market weight.

I buy all of my weaned calves from local farms and when they are the right weight I will take them to the sale barn. I run anywhere from 50 to 70 head and as long as there is enough grass I don’t try to feed any grain but I keep good loose mineral and salt out. During the winter months I feed haylage and liquid mineral. To keep a good stand of grass in my fields I try to rotate my cattle often leaving one field open at all times.”

Why did you start farming?

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market sales reports

bulls

(Week of 6/22/14 to 6/28/14) Buffalo Livestock Market

Joplin Regional Stockyards

115.00-152.50 125.00-139.00*

Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter

Not Reported* 121.00-141.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

102.00-147.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

109.00-142.50 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing

100

120

slaughter

140

160

cows

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Mktg.

180

90.00-122.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

87.50-125.00

90.00-131.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

95.00-133.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction 85.00-112.00*

Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter

Not Reported* 102.00-125.50

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler Ozarks Regional Stockyard

77.50-119.50 † 83.00-117.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing

60

†

9 90.00-112.50 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

40

†

80.00-128.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyardss

80

100

cow/calf

120

140

pairs

MARKETS

160

(Week of 6/22/14 to 6/28/14) Buffalo

1550.00-1900.00 *

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported † 1835.00-2425.00 †

Interstate Reg.

22100.00-3500.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported

Mo-Ark Ozarks

None Reported

2300

2800

replacement

3400

cows

3900 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

(Week of 6/22/14 to 6/28/14) Buffalo Livestock

1475.00-1900.00 † None Reported †

Holsteins, Lg. 3

1500.00-2250.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

None Reported †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

1550.00-1850.00*

Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter

Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

None Reported †

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

1200.00-2000.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Stockyards

None Reported

†

1000.00-1800.00 †

Springfield Livestock

800

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

1050.00-2050.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

16 16

Ava Douglas County† 6/26/14

†

1775.00-2500.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

1300

6/28/14

stocker & feeder

1800

2300

2800

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 6/28/14

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 6/26/14

Cuba Interstate Regional† 6/24/14

1042

1159

523

1206

4-8 Higher

3-8 Higher

8-20 Higher

St-6 Higher

257.00-275.00 246.00-273.00 231.00-254.00 223.00-236.00 197.00-202.50

250.00-297.00 250.00-276.00 231.00-259.00 211.00-237.00 209.00-218.00

300.00-303.00 256.00-278.00 248.25-274.00 206.00-253.25 -----

----249.00-266.50 229.75-249.25 211.00-238.50 208.00-224.25

189.00-192.50 ----177.00 ----162.00

185.00-193.00 184.00-192.00 156.00-184.00 165.00-170.00 163.00-168.25

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227.50-250.00 227.00-243.00 210.00-230.00 201.00-218.00 -----

230.00-272.00 227.00-255.00 210.00-232.00 197.00-217.00 177.00-193.50

265.00-273.00 236.00-255.00 221.00-240.50 216.00 189.00-197.00

240.00-275.50 234.00-245.25 222.00-236.50 205.50-233.00 201.00

Exeter Mo-Ark Livestock* -----

prices

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 6/23/14

Nation

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Mo. We

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Early negot avera Early negot avera Feede Repor Feede No Sa *Early

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 6/24/14

Lebanon Livestock Auction* 6/26/14

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5205

1788

803

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Steady

Uneven

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285.00-312.50 250.00-292.50 232.50-264.00 217.00-240.00 211.00-221.00

275.00-285.00 258.00-288.75 245.00-274.00 238.00-252.50 220.00-237.00

265.00-305.00 226.00-275.00 225.00-253.00 210.00-233.00 200.00-219.00

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217.50 197.50 ----180.00 166.00

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190.00-200.00 170.00-179.00 150.00-177.00 ----162.00

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250.00-288.00 226.00-242.50 208.00-229.00 195.50-228.00 187.00-199.00

----229.50-245.00 220.00-239.50 200.50-227.50 193.25-198.50

240.00-265.00 235.00-245.00 220.00-240.00 195.00-225.00 -----

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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

Stock 30-40 30-40

6/24/14

Receipts: 752 Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled non-traditional 50-80 lbs 130.00-160.00; hair 50-60 lbs 135.00-141.00; 60-70 lbs 136.00-143.00; 70-80 lbs 131.00-145.00.

Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 30-40 lbs 165.00-187.50; 40-50 lbs 137.50-167.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-2 wooled 110155 lbs 49.00-75.00; hair 85-120 lbs 35.00-72.50.

Slaughter Bucks: wooled 200-260 lbs 40.00-60.00; hair 140-145 lbs 60.00-67.50.

Replacement classes: Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 100-108 lbs 40.00-75.00.

Bucks: wooled few 205-245 bs 54.00-70.00; hair: 148-200 lbs 55.00-65.00.

Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids: Selection 1 40-50 lbs 190.00-199.00. Selection 1-2 60-70 lbs 150.00-175.00. Selecton 2 40-50 lbs 137.50-151.00; 50-60 lbs 155.00-175.00. Selection 3 50-60 lbs 130.00-135.00.

Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 75-160 lbs 70.0092.50. Selection 3 50-115 lbs 60.00-87.50.

Billies: Selection 2-3 Aged Weathers 100-145 lbs 97.50-127.50. Selection 3 75-125 lbs 89.00-117.50.

Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 73-150 lbs 115.00-150.00. Selection 3 Dairy 55-95 lbs 56.00110.00.

Billies: Selection 1 110-205 lbs 97.50-120.00.

None Reported †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

1800

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

goats

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Co. Goat & Sheep

†

1650.00-2175.00 †

Springfield

6/14/14

Receipts: 246 Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 200.00; 61-80 lbs 180.00. Selection 1-2 81 lbs and over 90.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 180.00; 61-80 lbs 160.00. Selection

Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

300

sheep &

2200.00-2600.00*

Lebanon Livestock Auction

1300

6/24/14

Receipts: 631 Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 2035.00-2400.00, Approved 1675.00-2000.00, Crossbreds 1435.00-1675.00, Jerseys 1350.00-1525.00, Medium 1275.00-1635.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1925.002175.00, Approved 1550.00-1875.00, Crossbreds 1375.00-1675.00, Jerseys 1600.00-1675.00, Medium 1300.00-1475.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1790.001900.00, Approved 1575.00-1790.00, Medium 1275.00-1550.00.

Open Heifers: Approved 480-492 lbs 840.00-920.00, pkg 4 hd 565 lbs Jersey 980.00, 532-534 lbs 910.001000.00, indv. 555 lbs Jersey 910.00, indv 580 lb Crossbred 960.00, 616-663 lbs 1130.00-1240.00, pair 608 lbs Brown Swiss, 1190.00, Crossbreds 970.001110.00, 725-785 lbs 1060.00-1140.00, pair 755 lb Crossbreds 950.00; Pkg 3 hd 835 lbs Holsteins 1325.00, 900-984 lbs 1225.00-1275.00, indv. 945 lbs Brown Swiss 1425.00, Medium and Approved mixed 238-295 lbs Crossbreds 410.00-440.00, 340-395 lbs Crossbreds 490.00-630.00, 420-499 lbs pkg 7 hd 790.00, Crossbreds 630.00-780.00, 510-575 lbs 840.00-860.00, Crossbreds 780.00-860.00, 630-695 lbs 910.00-1030.00, Crossbreds 835.00-980.00, 820-890 lbs 980.00-1175.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh: Scarce.

Springer Cows: Approved ind 1625.00, Medium Few 1100.00-1300.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers Large 420.00, Small

(Week of 6/22/14 to 6/28/14) Buffalo Livestock Market

cattle

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

Receipts: 388 Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1775.00-1990.00, Ind Jersey 1675.00, Ind Crossbred 1750.00; Approved 1500.00-1700.00, Crossbreds 1325.00-1680.00; Medium Few 1275.00-1400.00.

Heifers bred four to six months: Supreme 1775.001975.00, Crossbreds 1600.00-1700.00; Approved 1630.00-1750.00, Crossbreds 1200.00-1430.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1700.001900.00, Approved 1325.00-1680.00, Crossbreds 1225.00-1320.00; Medium 885.00-1125.00.

Open heifers: Approved and Medium 200-300 lbs 500.00- 670.00, Few Crossbreds 460.00-475.00, 300400 lbs 765.00- 770.00, Crossbreds 510.00- 625.00, 400-500 lbs 870.00- 910.00, Crossbreds 580.00-625.00, Lot of 4 Jerseys 790.00, 500-600 lbs 910.00-1000.00, 680 lbs Ind 1200.00, 700-800 lbs 1180.00-1360.00, Few Crossbreds 810.00- 820.00.

Fresh and open milking cows: Supreme 1800.001875.00, Ind Jersey 1600.00, Ind Crossbred 1650.00; Approved Pair 1450.00, Few Crossbreds 1300.001325.00; Medium 1125.00-1300.00, Common Few Jerseys 625.00-970.00.

Bred and Springer cows: Medium Ind 1625.00, Ind Jersey 1525.00, Ind Crossbred 1625.00.

Baby calves: Holstein heifers 165.00-290.00, Holstein bulls 200.00-310.00, small 140.00-185.00; Jersey bulls 120.00-250.00; Crossbred heifers 145.00380.00; Crossbred bulls 260.00-290.00, small 90.00185.00; Beef cross heifers 270.00-340.00, Beef cross bulls 350.00-400.00.

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80

dairy

114.50-117.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

6/27/14

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 150.00-156.00; wtd. avg. price 153.99.

Heifers: 152.00-156.00; wtd. avg. price 154.15.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 240.00-245.00; wtd. avg. price 244.23.

Heifers: 242.00-245.00; wtd. avg. price 244.52.

†

115.00-144.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

115.00-127.50 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

60

beef

130.00-146.50* 91.00-144.50 †

Douglas County

1-3 dairy kids 150.00-170.00.

Feeder Kid: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 80.00, Selection 3 dairy and pygmy 60.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 75.00-85.00.

Selection 3 75.00. Yearling does any grade 100.00. pygmy does 80.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 90.00. Selection 3 75.00. pygmy 90.00.

Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 80 lbs and under 120.00-140.00; over 80 lbs 100.00-120.00.

Good and Choice 1-2 80 lbs and under 75.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 45.00.

Slaughter Rams: aged 45.00.

310.00, Holstein bulls Small 230.00-290.00, Jersey bulls Small 175.00.

JULY 7, 2014

reports

Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 2,700 head, 10 lbs, 36.50-45.00, weighted average 42.79.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 100% negotiated, 2,935 head, 10 lbs, 73.00-78.00, weighted average 75.26.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, No Sales Reported.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 100% negotiated No Sales Reported *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old.

6/27/14

Hay season is wildly inconsistent this growing season. Pasture conditions are being seen as fair, but grass quality is low. There are several areas of the state where the number of uncut fields is much higher than those that are baled.

Hay supply is moderate, demand is moderate, and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ or for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/ haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 150.00-190.00.

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00.

Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00.

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-95.00.

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-65.00.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 20.00-35.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-70.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-5.00 per small square bale.

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Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

226.43

Lebanon Livestock Auction* 6/26/14

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 6/25/14

Vienna South Central† 6/25/14

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 6/24/14

1788

803

1764

2095

4935

Uneven

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5-15 Higher

3-15 Higher

2-10 Higher

214.53

226.23 238.89 229.39

210.57 211.59 214.20

239.57

218.39

228.40

215.71

229.33

212.27

240.28

216.30

243.58 228.40

224.43

249.10 225.90

210.33 221.80 211.18

243.76

225.23 209.73 209.69

234.95

275.00-285.00 258.00-288.75 245.00-274.00 238.00-252.50 220.00-237.00

265.00-305.00 226.00-275.00 225.00-253.00 210.00-233.00 200.00-219.00

270.00-285.00 250.00-277.50 240.00-264.00 220.00-240.00 207.00-217.00

276.00-297.50 266.00-291.00 236.50-273.50 231.00-260.50 218.00-233.50

282.50-307.50 260.00-287.50 239.00-258.00 222.50-246.00 197.00-222.50

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190.00-200.00 170.00-179.00 150.00-177.00 ----162.00

217.00 186.00-210.00 179.50-190.25 169.50-175.50 155.00-173.00

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--------177.50-183.00 157.50 177.00

----229.50-245.00 220.00-239.50 200.50-227.50 193.25-198.50

240.00-265.00 235.00-245.00 220.00-240.00 195.00-225.00 -----

277.50-279.00 224.50-237.00 221.00-233.00 210.00-221.50 190.00-190.50

256.00-263.00 245.00-258.00 225.00-251.00 210.00-238.00 -----

242.00-260.00 219.00-248.00 211.00-240.00 196.00-217.50 187.00-206.00

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14.54

14.08

14.37

14.34

13.96

8.12

7.47

12 9 6 3 0

8.12 6.01 5.53 4.71

4.41

5.72 4.62

238.07 252.92 233.31

5.79 4.49

219.83 229.70 214.32 222.47 214.40

235.83

214.28 257.19

* Price per cwt

18

224.21

240.15

Week Ended 6/27/14 Corn Sorghum*

Soft Wheat

214.54 247.54

235.89

avg. grain prices

Joplin West Plains

203.00 241.74

238.75

Soybeans

Cuba Vienna

200.00

222.71 Week of 6/1/14

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

Ju

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hay & grain markets

Butler Springfield

227.99

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 6/24/14

JULY 7, 2014

Ava Kingsville

Week of 6/15/14

rices

0-205 lbs 97.50-120.00.

6/27/14

Receipts: 5,635 Weaner pigs are steady, no feeder pig sales were reported.

Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

steers 550-600 LBS.

236.45

239.04

229.97

Week of 6/22/14

5-245 bs 54.00-70.00; hair: 0. ses: 0 lbs 190.00-199.00. Selection 75.00. Selecton 2 40-50 lbs bs 155.00-175.00. Selection 3 0. on 1-2 75-160 lbs 70.0015 lbs 60.00-87.50.

Aged Weathers 100-145 lbs n 3 75-125 lbs 89.00-117.50. : Selection 1-2 73-150 lbs on 3 Dairy 55-95 lbs 56.00-

Estimated Receipts: 355 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts are steady.

Base carcass meat price 116.00-119.00 Sows: (cash prices) steady. 300-500 lbs. 63.00-73.00, Over 500 lbs. 73.00-80.00

Week of 6/8/14

hog markets

rge 1-2 hair 100-108 lbs

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Cheese: Blocks closed at $2.0200. The weekly average for blocks is $2.0240 (+.0040).

Fluid Milk: Milk production is mixed across the nation. The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions are experiencing a late flush in some areas, while the Central region, California and the Pacific Northwest are holding at mostly steady production levels. Hot weather in Arizona, New Mexico, Florida and states in the Southeast region are reducing milk intakes.

Manufacturing milk supplies are heavy in the Eastern region with some condensed skim loads being transported west to find a home. Bottler demand is mostly steady nationwide. Cream demand is good and multiples are trending higher with some butter churn operators opting to sell cream in lieu of making butter. Ice cream, ice cream mix, sour cream and cream cheese manufacturing composes the bulk of the cream demand.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.7978-3.2197.

$100.00

6/30/14

Week of 6/1/14

: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 0; 40-50 lbs 137.50-167.50. y and Good 1-2 wooled 110air 85-120 lbs 35.00-72.50. led 200-260 lbs 40.00-60.00; 67.50.

6/27/14

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

$133.75

Week of 6/8/14

6/24/14

ice and Prime 2-3 wooled bs 130.00-160.00; hair 50-60 70 lbs 136.00-143.00; 70-80

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dairy & fed cattle

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

Week of 6/15/14

y and Good 1-3 45.00.

45.00.

ock Market

$167.50

National Dairy Market

ice and Prime 2-3 hair 80 lbs 00; over 80 lbs 100.00-120.00.

80 lbs and under

550-600 lb. steers

$201.25

Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 135.00-177.00; 30-40 lbs 137.50-152.50. Selection 3 20-30 lbs 100.00-110.00; 30-40 lbs 100.00-130.00.

ction 1-2 90.00. Selection 3

24 Month Avg. -

$235.00

Week of 6/22/14

70.00.

1-2 20-44 lbs 80.00, Selection 0. es: Selection 1-2 75.00-85.00. ling does any grade 100.00.

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

239.11 250.80 245.45

218.52 227.73 226.62

249.83

5.61

236.52

249.85

4.54 210

223 236 249 262 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

219.78 275

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

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198

211

224

237

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Planting New Roots Continued from Page 14 differently, and we started selling the beef to the public.” The Camerons work with the consumers in their immediate Shell Knob area. “We sell our meat by the cut.

The Shell Knob area has a lot of retirees or vacationers, and they don’t want a whole side of meat.” They are currently selling their meat, produce, eggs and canned goods from their home, and at local farmers markets.

Rick and Rita are excited about the potential of the local meat market, and are working at maintaining the supply of meat to fill orders, “We eventually want to build a store here on the property,” said Rick. Rick is currently building five farrowing houses, and separate pens for the growing pigs. They currently have a Hampshire boar, and a couple of sows that were acquired from the College of the Ozarks and other local farms. While working on these construction projects, they are keeping durability and management in mind, “We have the chickens on auto water, and the pigs, too,” said Rick.

They keep their pigs drug free, and have feed specially mixed, without the addition of any antibiotics or medications.

The process of raising quality meat without hormones or antibiotics, and with good food is the highest priority for R-n-R Farms. “We are raising beef to 1,000-1,200 pounds – all grass-fed with no antibiotics.

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That’s about a 2-year-old animal, but at that size, you can get better size steaks and roasts.” They have a herd of Angus cross heifers which will soon be bred, and are also raising some Limousin calves. They medicate sparingly, and if an animal gets sick, it is medicated until healthy and then sold, “We won’t keep anything that has ever been exposed to antibiotics.”

The Camerons love their local community, “We have some local farmers that help us, and we help them.” Rick, whose family has been involved with ag for generations, is at home with farming, though his career has been in construction and Internet technology. “I own an online marketing and web design company.” Rita, who is new to farming, loves the gardening and enjoys growing things. She also produces a variety of canned products that they also sell at the markets, “We have some interesting jelly and jam flavors,” said Rick. For example, they have pineapple/strawberry, pecan, peach/blueberry and strawberry/vanilla, just to name a few.

In the future, the Camerons envision having a farm that is open to the public, where families can come and see how produce and animals grow. They are currently selling at the Shell Knob Farmers Market on Thursdays, the Cassville Farmers Market on the square on Saturdays, and in the Shell Knob Freedom Bank parking lot Friday evenings.

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By focusing on EPDs Fred and Geanine Bloch raise Angus bulls that bring success to busy businessmen When two people who both grew up on farms meet and marry, the result is often a new farm, carved from the combined legacy. Such is the case with Fred and Geanine Bloch and their Windover Ranch. Now a 14-year-old Angus operation in eastern Laclede Coun-

bulls. So many people, these days want cattle that will take care of themselves in many ways. Just like us, they are people working other jobs as well as the ranch.”

Fred’s family still operates a Century Farm, established in 1863, near California, Mo., that his brother runs. A civil

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ty, outside Lebanon, Mo., Windover Ranch servant with the U.S. Department of the includes 90 acres and currently has about Army for 40 years, Fred currently works 30 head of Angus bulls and bred heifers, at Ft. Leonard Wood. Geanine is a forHalflinger horses and a pair of Belgian draft mer elementary school teacher and the horses. The acreage that makes up Win- retired superintendent of Stoutland and dover came from Geanine’s parents. The Laquey schools as well as retired assisBlochs also have a 160-acre farm outside tant superintendent of Buffalo Schools.

Richland, Mo., that came originally from She still works as an external evaluator for the Waynesville school district.

Fred’s side of the family.

“We started out with commercial “We raise and sell our cattle but we went to registered Anown bulls,” Fred explained gus, just about the time the restaurecently while relaxing rants began doing lots more with with his wife in their expancertified Angus beef. We sort of sive western style living room got in on the ground floor of at their ranch. “We raise bulls Lebanon, Mo. for businessmen who work off the farm and need easy calving — Continued on Next Page JULY 7, 2014

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that and it has really helped. We chose to “Fred does a lot of research in every go with Angus, in part because they have aspect of this,” Geanine added. “That’s such a strong association and there is so what he’s doing now, in preparation for much information buying a new bull.” available on them He explained othlike the EPDs. It’s aler aspects of their most foolproof. You business. “Ours are put your data into grain fed, corn fed their database and it with no hormones is an excellent preor additives. Sevdictor of what kind eral of our customers of calves that bull just want something is going to produce. more than store Meanwhile, the Anbought meat. Our gus Association has business is all on a done a tremendous micro-scale but we job of marketing, don’t sell anything and as result, certi- There is more paperwork less than half of a fied Angus beef is in with a registered breed beef at one time. high demand.”

“We have eight Fred continued, but we get to see the to 10 paddocks that “There is more pa- end of the process by we rotate our cows perwork with a regthrough, providing istered breed but we selling our own product we get the needed get to see the end of and I like that. rain. Without rain, the process, by sellit makes that harder.

– Fred Bloch The nice thing here ing our own prodWindover Ranch though is the way uct and I like that.

With commercial our farm is laid out, cattle, you just take with a wide lane them to the sale barn and that’s it. In the around the house and barn. All of the registered business, you get to follow the water for each paddock comes off the well cattle beyond the sale barn and see their at the house. This also makes moving the calves. There is a lot of satisfaction in cows much easier and allows us, just Geraising a bred heifer or raising a bull to anine and me, to work our own cattle. go into the herd. We try to keep moving “We always tell potential buyers when forward as a part of the entire industry they call, it doesn’t cost anything to come but we do so on a smaller scale. and look and for the most part, when “We got an excellent bull from a 50- they leave here, they’ve bought a bull.” year breeder in Clinton years ago. We “The truth is, we have both worked all will finish out five to 10 Angus steers of our lives and it’s hard to stop,” Fred a year as well as five bulls annually. We concluded. “Our registered Angus busihave several repeat customers. Fortu- ness has been successful, especially for nately, the bull business is very good its size and I’m proud of that.” right now. We are going to have to look for a new bull soon, so that involves finding one from a different bloodline.”

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Rachel Marie Callison Age: 12 years old Hometown: Verona, Mo. Parents: Kris and Glen Callison Education: 7th Grade at Verona High School 4-H Club: Mount Comfort 4-H Club 4-H Club Leader: Karla Deaver Involvement in ag: “I show cattle and I take care of my steers which is really cool. Not only do you get to learn more about how to judge all those kinds of animals you also get to learn more things in agriculture like how your cattle can be affected by different things like feeding, crops, the weather and other stuff. We have Simmental but we sometimes mix them with Angus so I get to see how crossing those cattle gives you a little different animal.”

How else are you involved with 4-H and agriculture?

“I go to 4-H camp as well as go to meetings. I get to do some projects myself and see the projects the other kids are working on. I have seen demonstrations like watching chicks hatch from eggs. I’ve once done poultry, grew them, then butchered them. I usually have two or three animals to show, but this time I have four animals at this year’s youth fair. I have my heifer Margo, my other heifer Gabby, my steer Lance and then my bull Buck.

“It’s really cool to do things like the carcass contest. It’s something we get to do and I have a lot of fun judging the carcasses to see which one is better, trying to match them to what cow they came from.”

Future plans: “My future plans are to become a doctor, because I’m interested in that kind of stuff. I plan to be a human doctor or anything where I can be helping in medicine. I think the body is interesting and it would be cool to help people get well.”

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mericans know that if you work and earn income, you probably need to file an income tax return. We accept the responsibility for determining whether or not we need to file, and we know what our deadlines are, without reminders from the IRS or our CPA. We’re pretty good at remembering to file income tax returns, but they aren’t the only type of returns we may be legally obligated to file. There is a multitude of reporting forms that individuals and businesses should be aware of, and the ones we are ignoring could cause us great harm. Let’s shine a much-needed spotlight on the filing of Forms 1099, because too many farmers are glossing over their legal requirements,

tions begin long before you issue your first 1099.

Any time you agree to do business with a new party, the law requires you to issue Form W-9 and such a mistake to them, before you pay could cost them thouthem anything. By filling sands of dollars. out a W-9, your vendor According to IRS.gov, has given you the inforthe most recent “Tax mation you’ll need to Adam Wolfe, CPA Gap” research reveals prepare their 1099 when is the Partner & Tax that $385 BILLION in Director of Bobby the time comes. Perhaps taxes were paid late, or Medlin, CPA and works more importantly, they not paid at all, in 2006. in the firm’s Lake Ozark have also given you asObviously, there is a branch. Adam has surance that they do not worked at the firm’s huge incentive for the owe money to the FedLake Ozark branch government to track eral Government that is since 2010. down that tax revenue subject to backup withand collect it, but how holding – which would are they doing that? Part of the answer is require you to send part of what you pay through a crackdown on 1099 compliance. them to the IRS instead. If you fail to colUnderstanding the 1099 issuance pro- lect Form W-9 and you pay a vendor who cess is crucial – because the legal obliga- is subject to backup withholding, you can

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A look at the relationship between heat stress and pregnancy rates “One of the practices that we try to put into place with managing heat stress is When you’re working on next year’s calf crop, it’s important to getting cattle off of fescue during the middle to latter part of the breeding season, manage the heat.

“We know that the conception rates of cows bred right before, or just during, high, stress- when fescue is getting mature and we’re starting to get elevated daily temperatures,” ful heat times will be compromised anywhere from 10-50 percent,” Eldon Cole, University said Dr. Shane Gadberry, professor of animal science with University of Arkansas of Missouri Extension regional livestock specialist at the office in Mt. Vernon, told Ozarks Extension. “The other aspect of managing for heat stress is looking at your breedFarm & Neighbor. He explained that when the cow’s body temperature rises, her body will ing season. We really try to encourage cattle producers to have controlled breeding seasons that complement the forage growing season, and try to attempt to reduce the expected burden of a newborn by aborting or stay away from exposing cattle to breeding during the months reabsorbing the developing embryo or fetus. It’s particularly severe of July and August here in the Ozarks.” when the cow’s consumption of endophyte-infected toxic fescue The spring-calving Although it’s generally too costly for a cow/calf producer elevates her temperature into the 104-6o F range. cows bred on nonto replace an entire toxic fescue stand with one of the novel Part of the solution is plenty of shade and water – “not necesnon-toxic varieties, replacing a portion of the pasture could sarily cold water,” Cole said. “Cattle don’t seem to prefer cold watoxic fescue had 82 be an option. Gadberry pointed to research by his colleague, ter, and in fact may prefer more middle-range temperatures.” But percent higher calving Dr. Ken Coffey, who compared performance of cows on 100 water needs increase drastically when the temperature rises into rates, and their calves percent Kentucky 31 tall fescue to cows on pastures where 25 the 80s, and humidity is in the 60-70 percent range. The source weighed 29 pounds percent of the area was replaced with a non-toxic variety; the of shade can vary, but Cole said a study in Arkansas showed, latter group, which included both fall and spring calving cows, “There’s nothing that’ll beat a nice, big old tree, with space under more at weaning was placed on the novel variety for four weeks prior to breedit for cattle to be able to loaf underneath the tree and get out of compared to springing and during the first three to four weeks of the breeding the direct rays of the sun. Portable shades carry the risk that cattle calving cows on 100 season. The spring-calving cows bred on non-toxic fescue had will crowd up and block the breeze. He said even feedlots, which percent KY 31.

82 percent higher calving rates, and their calves weighed 29 for many years never worried about the effect of heat on cattle pounds more at weaning compared to spring-calving cows on performance, are now talking about installing sprinklers or shade.

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For confined animals, better air movement is also a plus.

The inability of the cows to dissipate due to fescue toxicity, Diet is also a concern, but Cole said it’s a misconception that a diet high in corn or other concentrated feedstuffs makes the animal uncomfortable. He noted Gadberry, is the biggest problem; it can even hamper development during said, “There’s probably more heat that develops as a result of the process of rumination more temperate times of year. He said, “We’ll get into a situation where in the early on a high roughage diet. A beef cow, of course, is not going to be getting much concen- spring the daytime highs are in the 60s and those cows should still be in a thermaltrate. Toxic fescue is another issue; it impairs circulation, causing the cattle to develop neutral environment – they haven’t exceeded their upper critical temperature. But we’ll still find those cattle in ponds during the spring.” long, shaggy hair coats that further raise the cow’s temperature in the summertime.

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“We have barns and plenty of trees they can get under for shade and every field has a pond. We work them early in the morning before it gets too hot.”

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3 ways to prepare your fields for fall forages The most common way in the region Now is the time to think about establishing fall forages. That’s ac- to prepare a field for reseeding is to hay cording to Tim Schnakenberg, University or graze it close late in the summer, then of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist sow the seed with a no-till drill. Another for the Southwest Region, who says many approach is to burn down the field with pastures and hay fields in the region have a product like Gramoxone; that also sets not recovered from the droughts of 2011 back desirable forages, but allows perenniand ’12. “In many cases we have plant als like fescue to survive and removes commaterial there, but it’s not necessarily pro- petition quickly, and gives the seedlings a head start. The third ductive plant mateapproach is to kill rial,” Schnakenberg 3 Ways to Reseed the entire field with told Ozarks Farm & glyphosate; it takes Neighbor. “We may 1. Hay or graze the about two weeks to have cheat, we may field close late in the act fully, and then have foxtail… There you can start again may be buckhorn summer, then sow the from scratch. plantain in there – seed with a no-till drill Some producers we’re seeing a lot of have been planting that in hay fields; rag- 2. Burn down the field annual brassicas, like weed can fill in, and turnip and rape, into various grasses and with a product like grasses. Dr. John Jenbroadleaves that real- Gramoxone nings, University of ly don’t make a field Arkansas Extension very productive any 3. Kill the entire field forage specialist, said more. There are also with glyphosate and they need to be sown fields that might have before September 15. purpletop in them, start from scratch “Some sort of supand broomsedge and poison hemlock. Some of our fields are just pression is important,” Jennings told OFN, “either light disking or using a light rate of inundated with that.”

If the field isn’t doing what you want it herbicide to burn the bermudagrass back. to do, your best bet is to eliminate and re- A clean prepared seedbed is ideal, but place undesirable species in the first two it’s not necessary in every case. Then, let weeks of September. Earlier, Schnaken- those forages grow; apply some nitrogen berg said, is better than later. “If the rains and some fertilizer to make sure they can fall right and you can get the crop up, you’ll reach their potential.” He said they can be have a root system developed far enough grazed in October, or allowed to stockpile in advance going into winter that it’ll be all the way through to December.

How much pastureland should be stockhealthy and ready to go next spring again pretty easily,” he said. He advised against piled for winter pasture? Jennings said regrazing a newly reseeded field until spring; search shows 25-30 percent works well, although you may be able to get away with but many producers don’t have that many flash-grazing the field, you have to watch acres available. “We’ve had demonstration to make sure the cattle aren’t pulling the new grass out by the roots.

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Another problem is elongated toes, which is sometimes related to receiving

too much feed at a younger age of development “It may be a calf that eats too much feed in a creep feeder at a certain age that founders,” Cole said. Like corkscrew toes, long toes may have a genetic component to it; Cole said other cattle can overeat without suffering foot problems.

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“...a cow or bull that is lame on one leg is not going to produce well for you.”

– Dr. Robert Wells, Samuel F. Noble Foundation one that’s smaller or squared off in the front. The hoof should be proportionate to the size of the body. “That hoof is probably 7-8 square inches in size,” he said. “They’ve got to be able to support a 1,200-1,300 pound cow, or a 2,000 pound bull. There are a lot of pounds per square inch (psi) that are being placed on those hooves so I want to make sure those hooves are not too large, but yet not too small.” Working up the leg, there should be a slight angle to the fetlock and pastern area, and hock should be in line with the shoulder on the front, and the back edge of the rump in back.

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Understanding water requirements of your livestock is vital to successful production as temperatures increase “Water is essential for all live- will result in death much faster than a stock, and producers should deficiency of any other nutrient,” Penplan for an adequate supply nington added.

“It is very important for producers to of clean water when designing any type of livestock enterprise,” said Jodie keep a close eye on water troughs to Pennington, small ruminant specialist at make sure they are working properly,” said Dr. Jason Cater, assistant professor Lincoln University.

Dirty, stagnant water can lead to inad- and extension veterinarian for the University of Arkansas equate water conCooperative Extensumption, which sion Service. will reduce feed “If cattle do not and forage intake Lactating animals consume adequate and compromise amounts of fresh livestock perforrequire more water, water a condition mance, Penningand the amount of known as salt toxicton added. water required ity can occur,” Carter The amount of increases as added. “Many times water required per this condition is faanimal depends on environmental tal for affected anithe physiological temperature mals. Also in times stage of the animal increases. of drought producand the climate. ers need to monitor “Lactating animals – Jodie Pennington ponds or streams for require more water, small ruminant specialist water quality. Should and the amount at Lincoln University water sources become of water required increases as environmental temperature in- too stagnant livestock will not consume adequate amounts of water which if nothing creases,” Pennington said.

For example, a lactating cow weighing else will affect production and weight gain.”

Pennington added that if the water source 1,000 pounds could require as much as 45 is from a pond or creek, a waterer is usually gallons of water a day, Pennington said.

Daily water consumption of 150 pound recommended but is not always available. If ewes will vary from 0.75 to 1.5 gallons the water source is a bucket or tank without depending on climate type and stage of free flow of water, water should be changed at least once per day and preferably twice gestation.

As you increase weight, the amount of per day in hot weather.

“If the area gets very muddy around a water needed also increases, Pennington said. “The same holds true for tempera- water source, then you need to move the ture; as temperatures increase, so does waterer or put gravel or rock around the water source to decrease the chances of water intake.”

Sheep and meat goats require about 20 foot rot and other health problems.”

Water requirements increase as dry matpercent and 15 percent of the beef cattle requirement. Dairy goats follow the dairy ter intake increases plus as temperature and cow requirements, which are much great- humidity increases. “Water consumption at er, especially for high producing animals. 70 degrees Fahrenheit may increase by 50 “Water availability should be closely percent and by almost 100 percent at 80 monitored because a deficiency in water degrees Fahrenheit,” Pennington said.

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Planning for Fall Productivity Continued from Page 24 projects with as few as 5 acres and as many as 120-130 acres,” he said. “If you can stockpile 10 acres for a herd of 50 cows, in many cases that would get you about two weeks less hay feeding.”

Timing of fall fertilizer applications is also important. “Most people want to wait and wait and wait for a rain,” Jennings said, “but it’s important to get the fertilizer on before the rain, and let the rain carry it in.” He said a producer can fertilize a clipped-off field of bermudagrass in August and grow what amounts to a last hay crop, then start grazing it in October into December; stockpiled fescue is fertilized in early September and allowed to grow through fall, so it can be grazed from December until the end of February.

Among other crop options are annuals like ryegrass and small grains, or just stockpiling bermudagrass or tall fescue for fall and winter pasture. Stockpiled forage is a big part of the 300-day grazing plan the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture has been testing at the Experiment Station in Batesville and on cooperator farms. “We’ve occasionally stockpiled bermudagrass, but we always try to manage the bermudagrass for grazing through September and on into October,” Jennings said. “Some years it’ll carry us to the first of November, which is really like a stockpile situation, and then we can go up to the full-grown fescue and after that to the stockpiled fescue for wintertime.”

Focusing on the Feet Continued from Page 25 that and preventing that abrasion, we make it more difficult for the bacteria to be introduced into the body.” He recommends reducing areas in pastures that tend to be wet year round and provide a breeding place for the bacteria.

Fescue foot, though, is another matter.

Cole said that is the result of a separation of the hide between the hoof and the dew claw or just above the dew claw, resulting in permanent injury that will require culling of the animal. “The markets will not accept cattle that have serious hoof problems, and are basically immobile and just can’t move,” he said. “We think as far as fescue foot is concerned, certain pastures are going to be more likely to have high levels of the toxin; again, some individual animals seem to have more of a genetic tendency to experience difficulties with fescue.”

There are also injuries like sprains; if it’s a valuable breeding animal, it may

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be worth the cost to have a veterinarian splint or wrap the leg, or even put a cast on it. It may also be a good idea to pasture the injured animal separately so it does not have to move around to compete for food. Wells said while most deformities at birth probably cannot be corrected economically for the commercial cow/calf operator, the current marketplace means producers should put lack of conformity in perspective. He said, “With the value of a calf coming off the ranch being $1,000 or more, it allows us to have a greater opportunity to take corrective action, because there should be more margin in that animal.

But realistically, it depends upon the cost of the treatment, the complexity of the treatment, and the ability of that producer to follow the prescribed rehabilitation of the veterinarian.”

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July 2014 7-12 Vernon Co. Youth Fair – Vernon County Fair Grounds, Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-2560 7-12 Laclede County Fair – Laclede County Fair Grounds, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 8 Free Garden Workshop – 10 a.m.-Noon – Downtown Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 8 417 Magazine Farmers Cooking Class – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – $25 – RSVP – 417-883-7417 8-9 North American Manure Expo Trade Show – Ozark Empire Fairgrounds,

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Airport, Kansas City, Mo. – 816-891-7788 – 573-893-1416 – 573-522-4170 14-19 Heart of the Ozarks Fair – Fairgrounds on Hwy 63, West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-2391 16-19 Webster County Fair – Webster County Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Mo. –

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Mountain Grove, Mo. – Pre-register by July 18 – 417-547-7500 23 Phelps County Fair – Phelps County Fairgrounds, Rolla, Mo. – 573-364-6364 24-8/2 Ozark Empire Fair – Fairgrounds, Springfield, Mo. – 417-833-2660 26 Free Garden Workshop – 10 a.m.-Noon – Al West, Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 28 Boiling Water vast Canning of Salsa – 6 p.m. – First United Methodist

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Continued from Previous Page August 2014 4-7 Annual Hickory Co. Cattlemen’s Bus Tour – Reg. by June 20 –

417-745-6767 – 660-438-5012 5 BrownBag Gardening Series: Butterfly Gardening – Noon – University of

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Lebanon, Mo. – $15 – Register – 417-532-7126 8 Soil Health Workshop – Thiebaud Auditorium, Lamar, Mo. – 417-682-3579 8-10 Flying R Ranch “Trail Challenge” – Flying R Ranch, West Plains, Mo. – 417-469-2267 9 Free Garden Workshop – 10 a.m.-Noon – Al West, Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 16-23 Lamar Free Fair – Lamar Square, Lamar, Mo. – 417-682-3687 – 417-850-2033 26 Free Garden Workshop – 10 a.m.-Noon – Downtown Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 30 Free Garden Workshop – 10 a.m.-Noon – Al West, Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 31-9/7 56th Annual Show & Celebration – Missouri Foxtrotting Horse Breed

Association Grounds, Ava, Mo. – 417-683-2468 September 2014 9 BrownBag Gardening Series: Raised Bed/Winter Gardening – Noon –

University of Missouri Extension Office, Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 11 Southwest Center Ag Education Day – Mt. Vernon, Mo. – 417-466-3102 12 Southwest Center Field Day – Mt. Vernon, Mo. – 417-466-3102 13 Free Garden Workshop – 10 a.m.-Noon – Downtown Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 18-21 RFDTV-Best of America by Horseback at Flying R Ranch – Flying R

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9 a.m.-5 p.m. – 620-421-9450 4 BrownBag Gardening Series: Pass Along Plants – 10 a.m. – University of

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Off Site Real Estate Sell at 1:30 Followed by the Guns Vehicles, Building, Dump Trucks & Equipment: Peterbuilt Cat 3406 rebuilt engine w/jake brake, Eaton Fuller, 13 speed, 272” wheel base, 4 bag air ride, dual vortex, air cleaners, twin stacks, dual 135 gal. tanks, heated mirrors, 15’ bed, tandem axle, IXP5DB9X-9WD445973 • ‘91 Freightliner Detroit 60 series, 350 hp, 13 speed, 16’ Heil bed, 230” wheel base, 4 spring suspension, Road Ranger, tandem axle, heated mirror, 1FUYDPYB7NH517-562 • ’90 Freightliner 315 Cummins, 9 speed, 4 spring suspension, 15’ Maybar bed, 210” wheel base, tandem axle, 1FUYZCY85MLA12394 • ‘89 Mack 9, Eaton Fuller, 9 speed, 16’ Davis bed, 244” wheel base, camel back suspension, aluminum wheels, twin stacks, tandem axle, 1M2AY10C4KM004542 • ’85 International Cummins NTC w/Jake, Eaton Fuller transmission, 254” wheel base, Big Cam 3, 16’ Davis bed, 4 spring suspension, twin stacks, 13 speed, aluminum wheels, 2HSFBJXROFCAI7083 • 4x4 8420 Case International round hay baler • 8’ NH disc mower, 3 pt, 2 harrows • 10’ quick attach blade, front mount • 84x50 quonset building, 22’ tall, new • Zetor 3230 tractor, diesel w/canopy • 3 pt, 5’ brush hog • 3 pt., 6’ cultivator • 3 pt. scoop • Alice Chalmers 45 tractor w/loader & 6’ blade • ‘84 Mustang, as is, not title Tools, Lawn & Garden: ladders • feed buckets • shop vacs • shop tools • Skil saw • oil heater • bench grinders • finish nailers • drill press • staplers • electric tools • socket sets • floor jacks • hand & garden tools • electrc drill • compound Miter saws • scroll saw • laminate floor cutter • furniture dolly • tile saw • Brad nailer • air hose reel • coil roofing nails • 14” abrasive saw • steel adjustable saw horses • wet saws • Shop Smith lathe & attachments • 8 pallets of new tools Guns: Savage model 243 win • New England Firearms 17 HMR • Weatherby mark XXII .22 LR • Remington Nylon 66 .22 • Egyptian M48 Mauser • Mossberg 500A 12 ga. • Winchester 1200 12 ga. • Marlin 30/79 30-30 • Mossberg model 183K 410 • Ranger .22 LR • Remington 1100 12 ga. • Browning BAR .22 • Ruger 10-22 stainless Tiger stock • Remington 742 Woodsmaster .243 Win. • Mossberg 702 Plinkster .22 • Rugger 10-22 Carbine .22 LR • DPMS model-A .223 • Sentry Arms R1A1 308 • New England Firearms 223 Handy Rifle • Turkish Mouser Weatherby VanGuard 200 Weatherby Mag. • Armalite AR 50 • Remington Woodsmaster 742 .243 • Armalite M15 w/flashlight, lazer & foregrip • Olympic Arms model MFR .556 • Ruger 10-22 Mossberg 500A 12 ga., tactical • Charles Dailey 12 ga. • Ruger 10-22 Carbine stainless • Spartan SPR 310 410 O/U • Ruger 1022 Carbine .22 LR • Iver Johnson 38 cal • Remington Wingmaster 870 20 gauge • Ruger M77 stainless 300 win mag w/Leupold scope • Colt SAA 388 WCF nickel plated, serial: 70077 • Smith & Wesson 38 S/W Victory model, heavily engraved • Colts patent firearms MFG CO Patterson belt S/N: 921 • Le Mat 9 shot revolver 42 cal & 63 cal, smooth bore Plus Many, Many More!

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8 Sisters Santa Gertrudis Ranch

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Owner: Eldon Swartzentruber Buffalo, MO

Home: 417-345-5337 • Cell: 417-327-6348

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Bought & Sold Daily

Lesson Program - IEA Team Summer Riding Camps

Overnight Stabling

Machinery

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New Holland, All Pull-Type & Self Propelled Models/Parts.

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PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION Saturday, July 12, 2014 • 9 a.m.

Estate of Geroge & Joann Beltz (Dec’d) 345 Liberty Rd. • Rogersville, MO Directions: From Springfield take Hwy. 60 east past Rogersville about 1/2 mile then right on Powerline Rd. then left on Sunshine Rd. 1 mile then right on Liberty Rd. Watch for Glenworth Auction signs.

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Mobile Large Animal Vet Clinic

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Andrews Farm & Seed

Gator, Scooter, 4-Wheeler: JD CX gas w/tilt bed & canopy • Yamaha 350 4-wheeler • (2) Dayland scooters, like new Tools, Lawn & Garden: 42” Yard Machine lawn mower • push mowers • 72” Land Pride 3 pt. finish mower • dog house • Yard Machine MTD mowers • portable cement mixer • Wheel Horse mower & attachments • misc. shop tools • (2) 17 hp Craftsman Lt1000 lawn mowers • hand saw • patio table & chairs • bronze statue • aluminum deer Storage Buildings: 8x10 storage building • 8x12 storage building • 14x20 canopy • (2) 18x21 canopy garages • (3) 10x12 storage buildings • 12x16 storage shed Tractor, Motor Home & Storage Trailers: ‘70s GMC Trophy motor home w/title, 45,000 miles • ‘88 U-Haul truck, GMC w/24’ box w/ramp, V8, 144 hrs. • ‘96 Ford 350, 14’ box, XL, V8 • ’96 Ford 150 XL, 4x4, auto, as is • Long tractor 246C diesel, Western Dorf loader, 2,400 hrs., bucket & bale spike • 24’ trailer • 36’ semi trailer • 6’ can trailer • 16’ stock truck trailer bumper • 40’ semi trailer • 16’ enclosed truck bed trailer • 53’ semi trailer Collectors Cars: ‘84 Mercedes convertible, 2 door w/extra motor & trans • ‘55 Chevy 4 door • ‘63 Corvair • ‘53 Custom Line 4 door

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It’s only fair to pay

fair share.

5 Steps to WINNING BIG and helping your MCA 1. Join Missouri Cattlemen’s Association for $70, make it “fair” for any sized operation by paying Fair Share dues (suggested 50¢/head).

2. Buy ANY MFA Gold Star® branded mineral from MFA and they will help pay your Fair Share.

3. For every bag of mineral purchased, MFA will contribute 50¢ towards your Fair Share. Just provide proof of purchase and send it to MFA Incorporated, Columbia, MO; attn: Carey Henke. They will send contributions towards your Fair Share dues directly to MCA. 4. Using data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, each MCA County Affiliate will be given a Fair Share Potential number (50¢ multiplied by the number of cattle in the respective county). The goal for county affiliates is to get as close to the potential as possible.

5. The top three county affiliates will receive a match of the fair share contributions to use exclusively at the county level.

The matching funds will be provided up to a total of $10,000 by MFA and another sponsor.

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