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Texas Longhorn Trails (817) 625-6241• (817) 625-1388 (FAX) P.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, TX 76164 E-Mail: trails@tlbaa.org www.tlbaa.org
Staff VOL. 25 NO. 3
JUNE 2013
Editor in Chief:
Laura Standley •
Ext. 105
laura@tlbaa.org • trailseditor@tlbaa.org
Contributing Editor: Henry L. King Advertising:
Troy Robinett •
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Graphic Design & Production:
Myra Basham, Art Director • Ext. 108 myra@tlbaa.org • artdirector@tlbaa.org
Regional Correspondents
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Feature Article:
Departments:
A Tradition Of Excellence...Red McCombs Ranches By Henry King ............................27-29
Officers & Directors ........................5 CEO/President Letter ......................6 TLBAA Board Spotlight ..................34 A Moment in TLBAA History..........35 News On The Trail..........................39 Breeder Spotlight ..........................44 Affiliate News ................................45 TLBT Update ................................48 Herd Management..........................49 In The Pen ......................................52 Movers & Shakers ........................64 Ad Index ........................................67 Just For Grins ................................67 Save the Date ................................68
Articles: Riders In the Great American Cattle Drive Meet With Business Group By Henry King ............................32-33 Supplies & Services Benefit Texas Longhorn Breeders..................36-38 Hired Hand Huddle Educating Longhorn Breeders By Molly Clubb ................................44 Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame’s 2nd Annual Exceptional Rodeo ..........44 The Texas Longhorn and the TLBAA:The Legacy Continues..........................53 Battling Flies By Heather Smith Thomas ............54-55
Shows & Sales: Hudson-Valentine Spring Inv. Sale10-11 Southeastern Winchester Furturity14-15 Red River Longhorn Sale ..................17 Midwest Longhorn Sale ..............18-19 Stillwater Shootout ............................51
About the Cover:
ATTENTION TRAILS READERS!! We are asking for your opinions about the Trails magazine. Please complete the form on pg. 46, and your answers will be taken into consideration. We appreciate your participation!
Featured on the front cover is Southern Misbehavin from Maurice Ladnier’s program that Star Creek Ranch purchased at the 2011 TLBAA Horn Showcase Sale. Her Starbase Commander heifer, Complementary Stars was born 3/21/13. We appreciate all the beautiful Longhorn photos that our breeders have submitted, and a big thanks to Star Creek Ranch for sharing!
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Lori Beeson • Nolensville, Tennessee Bonnie Damrow • Roca, Nebraska Paige Evans • Kiowa, Colorado Deb Lesyk • Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada Wanda Moore • Sulphur Bluff, Texas Bodie Quary • Prague, Oklahoma
Office Staff President/CEO: Mike Coston • Ext. 102 mike@tlbaa.org
Office Manager: Rick Fritsche • Ext. 107 rick@tlbaa.org • registrar@tlbaa.org
Show & Sales: Scotty O’Bryan • Ext. 104 scotty@tlbaa.org • salesandevents@tlbaa.org
Registrations: Dana Coomer • Ext. 116 dana@tlbaa.org • registrar@tlbaa.org membership@tlbaa.org Rick Fritsche • Ext. 107 rick@tlbaa.org • registrar@tlbaa.org
Accounting: Donna Shimanek • Ext. 121 donna@tlbaa.org
Adminstrative Assistant/Receptionist:
Cynthia Guerra •
Ext. 100 cynthia@tlbaa.org
The Texas Longhorn Trails (ISSN-10988432, USPS 016469) is published monthly by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America, 2315 N. Main, Ste. 402, Fort Worth, TX 76164. Periodical Postage Paid at Fort Worth, TX. Subscription rates: $60 per year; foreign per year $75. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Texas Longhorn Trails, 2315 N. Main, Ste. 402, Fort Worth, TX 76164. Phone (817) 625-6241. Fax (817) 625-1388. Advertisers and advertising agencies assume liability for all content of advertisements printed and also assume responsibility for any claims arising from such advertisements made against the publisher. Publisher reserves exclusive rights to accept or reject advertising or editorial material submitted for publication in the Texas Longhorn Trails magazine. Articles and photos from this publication may be reprinted only with permission of the publisher.
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Donnie Taylor
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Scott Hughes
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CHARLES SCHREINER III* 1964-1967
RIEMER CALHOUN, JR. 1990-1992
BILL ANTHONY 1981-1982
GLEN W. LEWIS 1992-1995
DR. L.V. BAKER 1982-1984
TIM MILLER* 1995-1998
DR. W.D. “BILL” CLARK 1984-1986
SHERMAN BOYLES 1998-2003
RICHARD D. CARLSON 1986-1988
BOB MOORE* 2003-2005
JOHN T. BAKER 1988-1990
JOEL LEMLEY 2006-2007
J.G. PHILLIPS, JR.* 1969-1971 WALTER B. SCOTT 1971-1973 JAMES WARREN 1973-1975 J.W. ISAACS* 1975-1977
Steven Zunker
JOHN R. BALL 1979-1980
WALTER G. RIEDEL, JR.* 1967-1969
J.T. “HAPPY” SHAHAN* 1977-1978
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DR. FRITZ MOELLER 2007-2009 MAURICE LADNIER 2009-2010 ROBERT RICHEY 2010 STEVEN ZUNKER 2010-2011 BRENT BOLEN 2011-2012 BERNARD LANKFORD 2012-2013
TLBAA BREED ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman: Dr. Bob Kropp
Dr. Harlan Ritchie
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Marshall Ruble
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With three sales under my belt and a couple more to visit, it has been a whirlwind of excitement, education and meeting hundreds of great people in the Longhorn breed. The sales themselves have been a great way to learn this business, learn what the buyers are looking for and learn more about the magnificent Longhorn. I can positively see an upward movement for the TLBAA and a trend that our industry is recovering and beginning to turn around. More and more of our breeders are extremely excited about the direction we are going, not only as a breed, but as I visit our Longhorn families, they are learning what is happening in the office. Your office is becoming more efficient, more economically run, more member friendly. We are learning that without you, the breeder, we would not exist. Everyone seems to be looking forward to our building project, and you will be glad to hear that those retail businesses around the area, where we plan to build our future home, they too are extremely excited that we are going to be a more visible part of the neighborhood. Those businesses truly want us there and believe that we all will prosper from our move. I encourage you to call, certainly come by to visit and talk with us. Please let us know how we can better serve you, how we can become the Association you want us to be. You are the Association, and we know that.
Mike Coston, President / CEO
The TLBAA Building Committee has made great progress towards the building that will be located on our 2 acre spot with the Texas Gold Statue. We are looking toward the future!
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SAND HILLS RANCH (Dora Thompson) is HAPPY TO OFFER THESE FINE HEIFERS FOR SALE AT THE RANCH
SH Rocky’s Majestic 44/1 at 12 mo. SH Rocky Blue x SH Princess Majestic
SH Mojo Medicine 24/2 at 15 mo. K&B Jasper x SH Mammu Medicine
SH Solution’s Command 11/1 – 14 mo. Buck Board x ECR Solution’s Gem
SH Shelby Ann 18/2 at 14 mo. SH Rocky Blue x Swinging A Shelby
SH Bold Gambler 53/2 at 12 mo. Ambush x Bold Reflection YEAH…AMBUSH IS 70” TTT NOW!
SH Wise Respect 27/1 at 13 mo. Buck Board x SH Wise Delta Dream
BUCK BOARD – Coming 6 yr. Old Hunts Command Respect x Haystack 73” TTT – Black Roan
RIP SAW – Co-owned with 4T Longhorns Sittin Bull x Jig Saw – 81” TTT at 5 yrs. 2 mo.
BULL WHIP – 4 yrs. 3 mo. Top Caliber x Crock – 73 1/2” TTT Also co-owned with 4T Longhorns
A FEW OF OUR HERD SIRES…
COME VISIT AND YOU’LL FIND I HAVE TOP-QUALITY HEIFERS AND HERD SIRE PROSPECTS AT REASONABLE PRICES. I’M CONSTANTLY BREEDING UP AND KNOW SOME BREEDERS ARE JUST LIKE ME… WE CAN’T AFFORD THE MOST EXPENSIVE CATTLE, YET WE WANT QUALITY BREEDING. I’ve registered over 40 quality heifers this year, and RIP SAW’s calves are just hitting the ground…
echoofambush@aol.com 318-872-6329 www.sandhillsranch.com Located in Mansfield, LA – 45 min. South of Shreveport… Come visit!
HUDSON-VALENTINE INVITATIONAL SALE RESULTS Results submitted by the Hudson-Valentine Sale HUDSON/VALENTINE INVITATIONAL SALE APRIL 5-6, 2013 BOWLING GREEN, KY AUCTIONEER: BRUCE MCCARTY PEDIGREES: DALE HUNT JOE
SALE HOSTS: AND LORINDA VALENTINE BILL HUDSON
Highlights Saturday’s Sale Sold 72 Head Gross Sales: $634, 000 SaleAverage: $8,806 Friday Night Spotlight Heifer Sale Sold 39 Head Gross Sales: $340,000 Sale Average: $8,717 Two Day Sales Gross: $974,100 Total Sales Average: $8,775 111 Head Sold in Two Days One PO on Friday Night One PO on Saturday Two scratches from the sale (LOTS 37 & 50)
✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ HIGH SELLING FRIDAY NIGHT HEIFER LOT:
$65,000
HL COW PATTY Consignor: Hudson Longhorns Purchased By: Allen/Filip /Gravett Partnership
HIGH SELLING SATURDAYLOT:
$45,000
RIVERFORK QUEEN OF CLUBS Consignor: Terry & Tammy King Purchased by: Panther Creek Longhorns
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he 2013 Hudson-Valentine Invitational Sale, held at the Western Kentucky University Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, KY, was a very energetic event that raised the bar once again for our Longhorn industry. I’m sure each of you will be pleased with the results. There were 229 registered buyers at the sale as well as 21 registered internet buyers. Thirteen states were represented by 53 consignors. There were 61 buyers. The Friday evening Spotlight Heifer Sale was preceeded by the Southeastern Winchester Futurity which started at 9:00 a.m. 110 Futurity heifers were shown. Bob & Pam Loomis were presented a plaque for raising the first 90” female Longhorn. There were many smiling faces that enjoyed their weekend in Kentucky.
TOP 10 BUYERS 1. Panther Creek Longhorns: $129,500 Joe & Lorinda Valentine 2. Bentwood Ranch: $100,967 Richard & Jeanne Filip 3. G & G Longhorns: $82,666 Ben & Ann Gravett 4. End of Trail Ranch: $64,500 Mike & Debbie Bowman 5. Allen’s Ranch: $54,167 John & Ursula Allen 6. Hudson Longhorns: $48,200 Bill & Elizabeth Hudson 7. Hoosier Longhorns: $38,000 Dan Jones 8. Northbrook Cattle Co: $38,000 Rob & Marcy Fenza 9. McCombs Ranches: $25,700 Red & Charline McCombs 10. Craft Ranch: $23,000 Les, Lisa & Lane Craft
Sale Hosts Joe & Lorinda Valentine, Bowling Green, KY; Elizabeth & Bill Hudson, Floyds Knobs, IN
FRIDAY EVENING SPOTLIGHT HEIFER SALE HIGH SELLING LOTS $35,500 – FR CATCHIT'S REATA
Buyer: G & G LONGHORNS; Consignor: BOB & CAROLYN MILLER
$30,000 – HL PRETTY WOMAN Buyer: HOOSIER LONGHORNS; Consignor: HUDSON LONGHORNS. $22,000 – SDR LUCY Buyer: BENTWOOD RANCH; Consignor: DAVE & SHEILA HOVINGH. $20, 500– BETTY ZANE Buyer: G & G LONGHORNS; Consignor: HOOSIER LONGHORNS. SATURDAY SALE HIGH SELLING LOTS $43,000 – LLL LUCKY'S CINDERELLA Buyer: MIKE & DEBBIE BOWMAN; Consignor: HELMS/MILLS PARTNERSHIP
$42,000 – WS SUNRISE Buyer: ALLEN/FILIP PARTNERSHIP; Consignor: HUDSON LONGHORNS. $37,000 – WS SUNSTAR Buyer: HUDSON LONGHORNS; Consignor: TOM SMITH/WIDESPREAD RANCH. $35,000– HORSESHOE J CADENCE Buyer: PANTHER CREEK LONGHORNS; Consignor: NANCY DUNN.
Richard & Jeanne Filip, Fayetteville, TX; Ben Gravett, Catlett, VA; Ursula & John Allen, Harper, TX
Aaron Adkins, Rutherfordton, NC; Clay Adkins, Ferrum, VA; Sandie & Scott Hughes, Rutherfordton, NC
Levi & Brittni Blake, Mettleton, MS
Derek Channell, Horton, MI; Dick Lowe, Horton, MI
Rick Friedrich, Houston, TX; Bob Loomis, Overbrook, OK; Gary Don Taylor, Okarche, OK
RenĂŠ & Steve Azinger, Houston, TX
TLBAA's Mike Coston with Steven & Tracy Bryson, Blountsville, AL with Allie, Joie and Macon Dan Jones, Washington, IN; Mark Hubbell, Hastings, MI; Tracy Jones, Washington, IN Nelson & Tammy Hearn, Richland, PA; Steve Hearn, Lebanon, PA James & Barbara Atwell, Grifton, NC
Photos submitted by Tammy King and Hired Hand Websites Debra, John & Nathan Helm. Red Oak, TX June 2013
Jim Steffler, Lapeer, MI; Nancy Jensen, San Antonio, TX; Lynn Struthoff, San Antonio, TX; Martee Lancaster, Calhan, CO; Stacey Schumacher, Era, TX
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SOUTHEASTERN WINCHESTER FUTURITY RESULTS Submitted by Southeastern Winchester Futurity Class winner Jimmy Jones/Scott Hughes/Terry King/Mark Hubbell with class sponsor Larry Gribbins.
Class winner Felix Serna (El Coyote Ranch) with class sponsor Hudson/Valentine Sale.
Place Name
Class winner Scott Hughes (Aaron Adkins accepting) with class sponsor Tammy King.
Class winner Elizabeth Hudson with class sponsor Nancy Dunn.
Class winner Dave & Sheila Hovingh with class sponsor Rick Friedrich.
Jimmy Jones, Greenville, AL; Aaron Adkins, Rutherfordton, NC; Clay & Cole Adkins, Ferrum, VA.
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Exhibitor CLASS ONE-HEIFERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
ECR Houston's Rio Rose GD Jammin Jaycee M 2 Rio Delilah BMF Sittin Mist EL Blazing Glory Carmel's Delight WS URAS
El Coyote Ranch Taylor Ranch M-2 Land & Cattle Co. Blue Moon Farm Wolfridge Ranch Hoosier Longhorns Widespread Ranch
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Hubbells Rio Darlin III WS Lookin Hot Hubbell Rioana Van Horne BP Miss Pretty BP Indigo Thunder RRR Miss Donna 219 Supernatural Star BCR Lady Sara 209 SS Sweetest Rodeo Jane BP Southern Rosie WPR Futurity Bound Too HL Moon Dust Blancos Damsel BMF Sittin Vixen Victory's Cactus Lady
Hubbell Longhorns Widespread Ranch Hubbell Longhorns Broken Plow Ranch Broken Plow Ranch Triple R Ranch Star Creek Ranch Bull Creek Longhorns SS Backwards Longhorns Broken Plow Ranch Scott Hughes Hudson Longhorns Scott Hughes Blue Moon Farm Double H Farms
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
WS Chilled Out 200 Percent RFR Country Girl Rio Anita PC3 BP Imprint Susie Transcendental Stars Intrigued By Stars Rio Ringa Belle PC100 HL Surprise Me Riverforks RFD
Widespread Ranch Rolling D Ranch Rocking E Ranches Panther Creek Longhorns Broken Plow Ranch Star Creek Ranch Star Creek Ranch Panther Creek Longhorns Hudson Longhorns TK Longhorns
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
HL Pretty Woman Jetset'n Star Horseshoe J Loving DNA Rio Diego's Rivera Julio's Dixie Miss Lovely Switch Riverfork Shootin Fancy Drag Iron Girl CP WS Wish A Wish
Hudson Longhorns Star Creek Ranch Horseshoe J Longhorns DNA Longhorn Ranch 4 Gone Ranch 4 Gone Ranch TK Longhorns Tacky Farms Widespread Ranch
CLASS TWO-HEIFERS
CLASS THREE-HEIFERS
CLASS FOUR-HEIFERS
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Class winner Tom Smith with class sponsor Rick Friedrich.
Class winner Andy Mast with class sponsor Jimmy Jones.
Futurity Judges: Bob Loomis, Kurt Killgore, Dawn Divinia, Brent Bolen & Cody Moore.
Class winner Gary Taylor.
CLASS FIVE-HEIFERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
WPR Sassy Cat Too BCR Sarasassie Claire Showtime Mona Lisa WS Stylin BP Oreo BP Brooklyn Girl GD Midnight Cowgirl RFR Deluges Girl Hubbell's Super Cerole RRR Miss Lucky Jane 147 BP Wild Rose Smoke Private Medley of Stars BLL Frangelica
Scott Hughes Bull Creek Longhorns Hoosier Longhorns Widespread Ranch Broken Arrow Ranch Broken Arrow Ranch Taylor Ranch Rocking F Ranches Hubbell Longhorns Triple R Ranch Broken Arrow Ranch Star Creek Ranch Beeson Livestock Co.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
SDR Lucy Winnie Outshines Stars HL Audrey's Rose Little Lady III WS Shine Down Riverforks Lil Empress Regarded Grace RRR Miss Little Dot 103 BP Snow White Carmel Kiss Milkshakes McFlury BLL Valentina
SunDown Ranch Star Creek Ranch Hudson Longhorns Bull Creek Longhorns Widespread Ranch TK Longhorns Bull Creek Longhorns Triple R Ranch Broken Plow Ranch Hoosier Longhorns Rafter E Cattle Co. Beeson Livestock Co.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
CLASS SIX-HEIFERS
CLASS SEVEN-HEIFERS
HL Cow Patty Horseshoe J Justifiable Iron Maid PC 370 Magic Switch RRR Miss Julia 084 Texas Starlady PC365 Hubbell’s Hot Safari DH Tari Chex M Arrow Lady Godiva Dawn's Early Light Miss Santa Fe PC357
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Hudson Longhorns Horseshoe J Longhorns Panther Creek Ranch 4 Gone Ranch Triple R Ranch Panther Creek Ranch Hubbell Longhorns Hoosier Longhorns DNA Longhorn Ranch Diamond W Longhorns Panther Creek Ranch
Grand Champion Heifer - HL Cow Patty, Hudson Longhorns Reserve Grand Champion Heifer - HL Pretty Woman, Hudson Longhorns 1st Place - WPR Sassy Cat Too, Scott Hughes
CLASS EIGHT-BULLS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
Hubbells 20 Gauge HL Washington Hubbells Rifleman DS Lucky Wallstreet Speck-Tacular News WS Apollo Jumalation BP Top Hat Yellow Hammer EL Diamond Fury Kiowa's Luck
Hubbell Longhorns Hudson Longhorns Hubbell Longhorns Hoosier Longhorns Haltom Holler Ranch Widespread Ranch Haltom Holler Ranch Broken Plow Ranch Bryson Longhorns Wolfridge Ranch Hoosier Longhorns
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Cowboy Catchit Chex HL Lincoln WS Midnight Weapon WS Rio Jordan BP Super Cash Kelly Target 110 Grande Stand
Jones/Hughes/King/Hubbell Hudson Longhorns Widespread Ranch Craig Bidner Broken Plow Ranch Rolling D Ranch Rolling D Ranch
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
All Around Cowboy Chex GD Red Magic Man TXN Roman Limp Biscutt Red Rio 26 Hunts High Mesa San Jacinto ECR
Taylor Ranch Taylor Ranch Curt & Kate Mulder Rafter E Cattle Co. Broken Plow Ranch Hoosier Longhorns EL Coyote Ranch
CLASS NINE-BULLS
CLASS TEN-BULLS
Grand Champion Bull - Cowboy Catchit Chex, Jones/Hughes/King/Hubbell Reserve Grand Champion Bull - Hubbells 20 Gauge, Hubbell Longhorns
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Rand & L.V. Baker, Elk City, OK Kyle & Whitney Mayden, Donna, TX; Diana Coston, Kilgore, TX; Sherrill Caddel & Dale Hunt, Ardmore, OK
Julie & Justin Hansen, Paskenta, CA; Bob & Pam Loomis, Overbrook, OK; Michelle & Frank Hevrdejs, Brenham, TX; Tracey & Rick Friedrich, Houston, TX
Sharon & Buck Adams, Guthrie, OK; Bob Weaver, Edmond, OK; Matt McGuire, Perry, OK
Todd McKnight, Pittsburg, KS; Justin Rombeck, Home, KS
Photos by Hired Hand Websites & Mike Coston
APRIL 27, 2013 WINFIELD, KS AUCTIONEER: JOEL LEMLEY SALE HOSTS: MIKE & DEBBIE BOWMAN SALE MANAGEMENT: LEMLEY AUCTION SERVICES
Highlights Volume Buyers: Tallgrass Cattle Company, End of Trail Ranch, Hudson Longhorns, Panther Creek Ranch, Rafter M Cattle Company and Red McCombs Ranches
✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
$28,000
MERITORIOUS STAR Consigned by Star Creek Ranch Buyer: Tallgrass Cattle Company (Bill & Judy Meridith)
2ND HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
$17,250
HELM HGC DOUBLE GRANDE Consigned by Helm Cattle Company Buyer: Allen Ranch (John & Ursula Allen)
MIDWEST LONGHORN SALE
Submitted by Mike Bowman The 2013 Midwest Longhorn Sale started off with a great pre-sale party on Friday evening hosted along with Bill & Judy Meridith at the Winfield Livestock Auction where everyone was able to visit with Longhorn breeders from all over the country! There were approximately 200 people in attendance. Friday & Saturday morning all the prospective buyers from several states received their buyer numbers! The 2013 Midwest Longhorn Sale sold the high selling cow (HR Slam's Rose) for $65,000.00 this year! Also the sale sold 129 registered lots for a total of $667, 850.00 with a sale average of $5,177.00 per lot! The sale had 11 scratches and 14 PO's this year! The top 5 heifers averaged $18,150.00 each and the top 10 heifers averaged $12,425.00 each! The top 5 cows averaged $36,000.00 each and the top 10 cows averaged $24,800.00 each! We would like to thank all the consignors and buyers for attending the sale and making it the best Longhorn sale we ever put together! We started the sale this year at 11:00 a.m. and were through with the sale at 5:00 that afternoon! Debbie and I appreciate the consignors sharing some of their outstanding cattle with the Longhorn industry, and it was greatly appreciated! It was a great sale, and we look forward to next year’s sale! 8TH HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
$6,500
BAYOU STAR 590 Consigned by Dr. Gene & Jolie Berry Buyer: Kent & Sandy Harrell
9TH HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
$6,000
SITTIN MAIDEN Consigned by Alexandra Dees Buyer: Bolen Longhorns (Brent & Cindy Bolen)
5TH HIGH SELLING COW:
$17,000
EASTERLYS BRITE STAR Consigned by Diamond E Longhorns Buyer: Cedarview Ranch (Todd & Kelli McKnight)
6TH HIGH SELLING COW:
$16,500
10TH HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
TCC CLASS WITH FLASH Consigned by Tallgrass Cattle Company Buyer: Red McCombs Ranches (Red McCombs)
$5,500
7TH HIGH SELLING COW:
3RD HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
DDL RIVER QUEEN Consigned by Frank & Linda Pate Buyer: Bill & Suzanne Torkildsen
$17,000
HIGH SELLING COW:
4TH HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
HR SLAM'S ROSE Consigned by Kent & Sandy Harrell Buyer: Tallgrass Cattle Company (Bill & Judy Meridith)
$16,000
2ND HIGH SELLING COW:
5TH HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
GRANDE PERFECTION SL Consigned by Diamond D Ranch Buyer: End of Trail Ranch (Mike & Debbie Bowman)
$12,500
3RD HIGH SELLING COW (TIE):
HL PAINTED PRIDE Consigned by Helm Cattle Company Buyer: TS Longhorns (Terry & Sherri Adcock)
$30,000
9TH HIGH SELLING COW (TIE):
6TH HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
SOUTHERN SISTER Consigned by Maurice Ladnier Buyer: Tallgrass Cattle Company (Bill & Judy Meridith)
RRR MISS GLADYS Consigned by Triple R Ranch Buyer: Panther Creek Ranch (Joe & Lorinda Valentine)
HUBBELLS RIO IRON MAIDEN Consigned by End of Trail Ranch Buyer: Panther Creek Ranch (Joe & Lorinda Valentine)
TCC CALIBERS BEAUTY Consigned by Tallgrass Cattle Company Buyer: Hudson Longhorns (Bill & Elizabeth Hudson)
$8,000
RC OCEANA Consigned by RC Larson Longhorns Buyer: End of Trail Ranch (Mike & Debbie Bowman)
7TH HIGH SELLING HEIFER:
$7,500
LC BLADEN'S ROSEBUD Consigned by Bill & Jo Le'AN Buyer: End of Trail Ranch (Mike & Debbie Bowman)
$65,000
$31,000
3RD HIGH SELLING COW (TIE):
$30,000
SHESA RINGER BCB Consigned by Bolen Longhorns Buyer: Hudson Longhorns (Bill & Elizabeth Hudson)
4TH HIGH SELLING COW:
$24,000
ECR COACH'S CHOICE Consigned by El Coyote Ranch Buyer: Rafter M Cattle Company (Ronnie & Jackie Mullinax))
$10,000
ST STAR STRUCK Consigned by Jim Hutchinson Buyer: Cabello Bravo Longhorns (Warren & Cathy Dorathy)
8TH HIGH SELLING COW:
$8,500
SDR RIOS SUGAR Consigned by Allen Ranch Buyer: Hudson Longhorns (Bill & Elizabeth Hudson)
9TH HIGH SELLING COW (TIE):
$8,000
$8,000
LLL EMBRELLA Consigned by Hudson Longhorns Buyer: Mike Lutt
9TH HIGH SELLING COW (TIE):
$8,000
HUBBELL'S RIO TAFFY Consigned by Rockin H Longhorns Buyer: Hudson Longhorns (Bill & Elizabeth Hudson)
10TH HIGH SELLING COW:
$7,000
EASTERLYS RANGERETTE Consigned by Diamond E Longhorns Buyer: Red McCombs Ranches (Red McCombs)
Kent Harrell, Tulsa, OK; Bill & Judy Meridith, Wellington, KS
Joe & Lorinda Valentine, Bowling Green, KY
Ursula & John Allen, Harper, TX
John Parmley & Darlene Aldridge, D.V.M., Somerville, TX; Dr. Bob Kropp, Perry, OK
Elizabeth & Bill Hudson, Floyds Knobs, IN
Mike & Debbie Bowman, Benton, KS Debra & John Helm, Red Oak, TX
Jackie & Ronnie Mullinax, Cypress, TX
Lynn Struthoff, San Antonio, TX; Nancy Jensen, San Antonio, TX
Cindy & Brent Bolen, Lufkin, TX
Maurice Ladnier, Perkinston, MS
Red & Charline McCombs, Johnson City, TX June 2013
Photos courtesy of Hired Hand Websites & TLBAA
Dawn & Darin Divinia, Red Oak, TX
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By Henry King
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rowing up in an era characterized by the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, an extended drought and World War II, you would think that Billy Joe “Red” McCombs would carry a huge load of negativity from his formative years. Born in 1927, just a couple of years before the historic stock market crash of 1929, and the attendant malaise that gripped the nation, there was ample reason to view the world with a jaundiced eye. Fortunately for the thousands of individuals impacted by this dynamic personality, the lad from West Texas didn’t allow the big negatives to stifle him. Spur, Texas, where he was born and raised, is the largest town in Dickens County. This is historic big-ranch country on the Rolling Plains just below the Caprock. At one time, huge cattle ranches — the Spur, Pitchfork, and Matador — took up most of the land. Most of the county’s farming was on the high plains above the Caprock plus the level areas scattered through the county, with the principal crops being cotton, feed grains and forage crops. Many local farmers suffered devastating losses during the depression June 2013
years of the 1930s; their hardships aggravated by the intense drought of 1934 and the failure of livestock feed crops. The cotton boom also collapsed and many farmers were driven out of business. McCombs grew up with, went to school with, and played sports with kids who lived on the farms and ranches. He
“I was raised by parents who were very loving and caring and sharing. Growing up, I watched my dad make 25 bucks a week. He was an auto mechanic in Spur. He would come home every Saturday night with his pay envelope, and my mother would open it up to find $24.75 cash in there. She would take out $2.50
A visionary, an advocate and a promoter, McCombs has used his creative assets in a string of firsts that have brought a wealth of positive attention to the Texas Longhorn industry. was witness to the hand-to-mouth subsistence these families endured during those hard times, and he had absolutely no interest in getting involved in any form of agriculture. In an interview for the Texas Monthly magazine, he recalled his childhood years:
immediately and put it in an envelope for the First Baptist Church. In addition to that, if anyone in our little town had problems or issues or setbacks or whatever, my mom and my dad always, in whatever way they could, offered to help and did help. So I was raised in that atmosphere.
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he ceded responsibility of the automotive group to his daughter, Marsha Shields. “She’s doing very well with it,” said the proud father. “She likes that business a lot. Of course, she’s been raised in it all her life.” With the automobile sales business as a foundation, McCombs has entered into a variety of ventures, most notably in sports. He owned his first professional team at age 25 when he purchased a class B baseball team in Corpus Christi. The first major impact in sports, however, came with his connection to basketball. “My partner and I leased a struggling basketball team — the Dallas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association Red McCombs; the late Dave Evans of Yellow Pines Ranch, Cuchara, — for one year, moved CO; Julius Roberts, Cuerna Larga Cattle Co.,Walsenburg, CO. it to San Antonio, changed its name to “Spurs” and provided a ton of promotion. “Attitude is absolutely the most critical It was so successful that we bought the element in selling anything. You can’t fake team and moved it here permanently.” attitude.” Over the years, McCombs has owned And he has famously put that positive and sold such pro-sports teams as the attitude and sales ability to good use. Denver Nuggets, the San Antonio Spurs After graduating from high school at and the Minnesota Vikings. McCombs Spur, McCombs furthered his education bought the Vikings in 1998 for $250 at Texas’ first institution of higher learning, Southwestern University in Georgetown. He left Southwestern to serve a hitch in the U.S. Army, after which he enrolled in the University of Texas, studying business and law. He and Charline Hamblin were married in 1950; they have three daughters, Connie, Lynda and Marsha. million. After an unsuccessful attempt to In the early 1950’s, they moved to replace the Hubert H. Humphrey Corpus Christi where he sold Fords and Metrodome, McCombs sold the team Edsels for George Jones Ford. In 1958, he before the 2005 football season. and Austin Hemphill created Hemphill“I had one of the better operations,” McCombs Ford in San Antonio. This single McCombs noted, “and fans were filling the dealership was the foundation for what stadium. But at the end of the fifth year, eventually became the Red McCombs when I fully expected to be in a new facility Automotive Group. At one time he owned and wasn’t, I decided I would sell the club. 55 dealerships, and still has several in San I sold the team for considerably more than Antonio and vicinity. On his 75th birthday, And Charline [his wife] and I have always shared our resources. Of course, in the last ten or fifteen years, when those resources have a lot of zeros behind them, it gets more attention.” Asked if he was a born salesman, McCombs laughed, “Maybe. Even when I was a kid, I sold everything from peanuts to magazines.”
I paid for it, but as in any other business, what I sold was not the same as what I bought.” McCombs has also owned and sold entities such as Clear Channel Communications, which he and a partner started in San Antonio with the purchase of one radio station; it has since acquired hundreds of radio and television stations nationally and in several foreign countries. Sold in a leveraged buyout several years ago, it has since been restructured into three companies: one for broadcast (radio and television stations), one for entertainment (concert venues, promotion and bookings) and one for outdoor (billboard advertising). Red McCombs Media is an online advertising and media services company based in Austin, Texas; it specializes in advertising and media services, including website design, search engine optimization, and creative services. It aggregates traffic from thousands of toptier online publishers which reach up to 100 million unique visitors per month. One of McCombs’ more recent endeavors is as the main backer in the U.S. Grand Prix project on 900 acres in Southeast Austin. Called the Circuit of the Americas, the track is 3.4 miles long, made up of twenty turns with an elevation change of 133 feet. The design was inspired by the European tradition of sculpting the circuit to the contours of the land, and draws elements from several European Formula One circuits. Elements of the facility include the Grand Plaza, Observation Structure, Tower Amphitheater, and Main Grandstand. Spectator capacity was estimated to be 100,000 utilizing permanent and temporary seating facilities, but a crowd of 117,429 watched the Formula One race in November 2012. A Grand Prix motorcycle race was held for the first time April 23, 2013 at the Circuit of the Americas. It also drew a crowd of over 100,000. In addition to automobile franchises, professional sports teams, massive communication facilities, real estate development and the oil business,
“This is not a hobby with me,” he said. “If it didn’t work financially, I might have five or six head instead of 250. But it is a good business. I’ve been in it since 1978, and I enjoy it very much.”
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McCombs is known to readers of this publication for his impact on the Texas Longhorn cattle business. “About the time I was ten years old, I recognized that I had such great curiosity for the way business worked, and I was so fascinated with all aspects of it that it was like, “I have to try some of that, I have to try some of this, and it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful at everything.” I’ve been pretty fortunate, because enough of it has worked that it gives me a pretty full day. I’ve had my failures and my mistakes. I don’t dwell on them. If I have something that’s not going well, and I feel like I’ve done as good with it as I expected to do and I still didn’t get the desired results, I get out of it. So I don’t have anything dragging me down at any given time. I think that attitude is everything, and I want to feel positive about all the things that I do and about all the people that I see and meet. I don’t like negative vibes.” Considering the negatives he witnessed first-hand growing up in drought-impacted Spur, Texas, it is interesting that he is involved in any way with ranching. “I was having some health problems in 1978,” he said. “Charline and I were driving around near Jonson City, and she said we needed to get a ranch. We bought the one we have today and decided we needed to have some Texas Longhorns on it.” McCombs began looking at various herds and noticed that the owners wouldn’t sell their best cattle. Having an inborn curiosity about various businesses, he wondered why this attitude was so prevalent, and being a maverick at heart, decided to be different.
For over three decades, McCombs has been a highly visible promoter of Texas Longhorns with profitable auction sales, ballroom galas, embryo transfer technology and the syndication of a Texas Longhorn bull for a million dollars.
On one memorable occasion, he visited a ranch where the owner took him on a tour of the pastures and was adamant about some of the animals which were not for sale. They went back to the ranch house and McCombs wrote out a $25,000 check, handed it to the owner and told him it was for certain animals they had looked at. The owner immediately balked, saying those included cattle which he had advised McCombs were not for sale. But McCombs persisted, and said not only did he want to buy top-end cattle, but he wanted to have auctions that sold only top-end cattle, and that he wanted that owner – Alan Sparger – to be his Longhorn cattle consultant. The rest, as they say, is history. While McCombs enjoys his ranch and cattle, he regards it as a business, just as much as cars or any of his other endeavors. “This is not a hobby with me,” he said. “If it didn’t work financially, I might have five or six head instead of 250. But it is a good business. I’ve been in it since 1978, and I enjoy it very much.” For over three decades, McCombs has been a highly visible promoter of Texas Longhorns with profitable auction sales, ballroom galas, embryo transfer technology and the syndication of a Texas Longhorn bull for a million dollars. The auction sales held at his Johnson City ranch are rightly titled ‘fiestas’ — as much homecoming and family picnic as they are venues that offer top-of-the-heap cattle. McCombs is a big believer in the Longhorn breed’s wellknown attributes – ease of calving, disease resistance, ability to survive and prosper under harsh conditions, longevity and the ability of the Longhorn cow to produce a calf every year for many years. He Rand Baker, Elk City, OK and 1983-’84 TLBAA Queen Holly feels these attributes are a Alden of California with Red McCombs. June 2013
genetic goldmine the livestock industry needs to preserve and utilize. He acts upon these convictions, also. He once famously collected 250 Longhorn yearling bulls, put them in feedlots in Amarillo and Roswell, NM and offered them at auction to be used to breed firstcalf heifers. A visionary, an advocate and a pro-
moter, McCombs has used his creative assets in a string of ‘firsts’ that have brought a wealth of positive attention to the Texas Longhorn industry. He was the first to syndicate a bull for a million dollars. He was the first to syndicate a bull for a half million dollars. He was the first to use embryo transfer as a means of improving his herd and it made a dramatic change. The first Texas Longhorn black tie “Legacy” sale, held at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, was conducted under the McCombs banner. Ever the optimist, McCombs regards current market conditions as an ideal time for herd improvement. Given the cost of feed and hay, it makes sense to keep only the best. “It’s a good time to buy quality,” he said, “and weed out the lower end of the herd.”
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Riders of the Great American Cattle Drive meet with Business Group By Henry King A wise person once (or maybe more than once) said: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” On March 5, 1995, when that first steer stepped out of his holding pen and onto Exchange Avenue in the Historic Stockyards area of Fort Worth, it was a first step of a lot of miles to Miles City, Montana. The Great American Cattle Drive was underway. Before that first steer-step, however, Bud McCasland had already made a million steps, over a five-year period, arranging the route for the steers to walk. Traffic control through jurisdictions large and small. Pasture space each night sufficient for 268 steers. Food for the riders and feed for the horses. And port-a-potties to satisfy the EPA.
guys got together and reported to me that the promotion the Fort Worth Stockyards got out of this was approximately four to five million dollars. Every time a story was written, it was always said we left the Fort Worth Stockyards in March, 1995, arriving at Miles City, Montana Labor Day weekend.” “The Miles City newspaper said the Miles City cattle TLBAA Chairman of the Board Todd McKnight, Nan & Ed Creel, Trinidad, TX and TLBAA’s Mike Coston. drive event was close to perthe old days, the cattle swam across the fect. That town of 9,000 people, when we river. You-all came across the bridge. The went through there, swelled to close to cowboy said, “Yep. They didn’t have a 30,000 people. The bankers reported that bridge back then.” the local merchants made an “Anyway, the cattle drive wasn’t easy. additional three to five milIt was tough, you slept on the ground and lion dollars in bank deposits did all this hard work. The bottom line is, in that little ol’ town.” it all related back to the beginning point “Back down the trail at in Texas. I think about the cattle drive and Ogallala, Nebraska, they all the relationships to the Fort Worth changed their U.S. Postal canStockyards and all the things we went cellation that week to read, through. I think about the steers that ‘Great American Cattle Drive, walked that 1600 miles to Montana. I Ogallala, Nebraska’ and if think about the steers here in the Stockyou go to Ogallala to this day yards that make that drive on Exchange and send a post card, it says Street twice a day being one of the most Great American Cattle Drive” successful city promotions ever and I’m McKnight and Coston with Dax, Bud and Carloyn McCasland “Dodge City, Kansas. at the dedication. There’s a world-faMcCasland was the featured speaker mous picture from Dodge City of at the March, 2013 meeting of the Fort the herd crossing Wyatt Earp Worth Stockyards Business Association. It Boulevard on its way out of town. was his dream to create and organize the That picture was used in Australia, Great American Cattle Drive which sucJapan, Europe and everywhere else cessfully completed the 1600-mile trek – and right up front, old Carrot across parts of six states, capturing naTop leading the herd, and right betionwide and international attention in side him, Chocolate Chip. They the process. belonged to these people right “We did it the old-fashioned way,” he over here – Ed and Nan Creel.” related. “We saddled up in the morning, “Out at the airport in Dodge and we were in the saddle six months. We City, there’s a monument about slept on the ground, ate out of the chuck cattle drives, and it specifically McKnight and Coston with Jean & T.M. Smith, Boyd, TX. wagon, gathered the cattle and moved to talks about the Great American the next camp. This went on day after day Cattle Drive of 1995 and it gives proud to think I had a little something to after day. We faced a lot of problems. all the names of the cowboys from Kansas do with it.” Weather – I heard one cowboy tell somethat were on the drive.” The Cowtown Coliseum now has a body, “The first three months it rained on “On Monument Hill in Oklahoma, room dedicated to a display of memoraus a hundred days in a row.”” all the cowboys gathered in front of that bilia from the Great American Cattle “There were media reports from all Chisholm Trail monument and had their Drive. Six cowboys from each of the six over the world about the cattle drive – picture taken. One of the Oklahoma cowstates were selected to participate in the newspapers, radio, TV, magazines, airline boys was interviewed by a newspaper, and drive; pictures of many of them are inpublications – you name it. Some media the reporter said that the cattle drives in
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cluded in the display. TLBAA members provided most of the 268 steers in the drive, seven by “Smitty” Smith, Boyd, Texas, and a reported fifty steers from El Coyote Ranch, Kingsville, TX. Carrot Top, one of the steers donated by Ed and Nan Creel, Trinidad, TX, eventually became a member of the Fort Worth Herd. While Jean and Smitty Smith didn’t saddle up for the trail drive, they went to where the drive made its overnight stops in Texas and several in Oklahoma, then flew to Montana for the end-of-trail celebration in Miles City. Nan Creel, one of the few outriders to start and finish the drive, had a memorable but unpleasant interruption as they were leaving the camp near Vici, Oklahoma. Her regular horse had thrown a shoe and she was on a borrowed horse that got spooked. “The horse went that way and I went this way,” she said. “and cracked my back in three places.” Her injury required her hospitalization in Oklahoma City; she was there April 19, 1995, when the Murrah Federal Building was bombed, killing 168. Because hospital beds were needed for the bombing victims, Nan was transported to a hospital in Dallas.
Bud McCasland talking to the cowboys at the camp on Bruce Seidel’s Ranch halfway between Seiling and Vici, Oklahoma.
“We did it the old-fashioned way. We saddled up in the morning, and we were in the saddle six months. We slept on the ground, ate out of the chuck wagon, gathered the cattle and moved to the next camp. “I was out about six weeks,” she said, “in the hospital about two weeks, and in the Tom Landry rehab four weeks. I rejoined the trail drive in Ogallala – I remember the welcome they gave us. Very friendly and exciting, and they made everybody feel so welcome.” Ed and Nan Creel donated several items for the trail drive museum exhibit, including a saddle with the trail drive’s 95 brand, a cowboy’s hat, and a set of jinglebob spurs made on the drive. Much of the information for this report was extracted from a DVD recorded by J.L. Courtney, 1150 Greystone Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73120. He recorded the Oklahoma segment of the trail drive, plus interviews of many of the drive’s cowboys.
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Bud McCasland and Pablo Renfro.
Singer, songwriter, guitar player Annie Golightly (r) was 63 on the trail drive. She passed away in 2012.
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TLBAA BOARD OF DIRECTOR BIOGR A P H I E S
Nancy Dunn Birth Date & Place: September 19th / Monroeville, AL Residence: Eclectic, AL Occupation: Retired from USDA, employed now at Castaway Animal Clinic and as Executive Secretary for Alabama Horse Council Family: Married to Hugh with two sons; Carter age 21, and Coleman age 19 Organizations: Alabama High School Rodeo Assn., American Stock Horse Assn., Alabama Stock Horse Assn., Team Roping, Southeastern Winchester Futurity, Southeastern Texas Longhorn Assn. (SETLA) Board Member Ranch Location: Eclectic, AL How Long Raising Longhorns: Rolling D Ranch, raising longhorns for 25 years Member of TLBAA: 2008 Elected to the Board: June 2011 Reason For Serving on Board of Directors: Love of the Longhorn breed and the wonderful people associated with Longhorns is the reason for serving on the BOD.
Larry Smith Birth Date and Place: November 7, 1945 / Bellville, Texas Residence: Spring, Texas Occupation: Professional Home Inspector Family: Spouse- Glen/ Daughter: Teri & Rodney/ Son: Jason & Sara Grandchildren: 6 grandchildren - 3 boys/ 3 girls Business/Volunteer Experience: Glenco Home Inspections-Professional Inspectors of Real Estate/Lifetime Member Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo/ Area Go Texan Committee: Aldine-Spring Klein Committee/1960 Chamber of Commerce/NASA Longhorn Project/NASA Longhorn Development Board/Lifetime Member- Texas Longhorn Breeders Gulf Coast Association/ Volunteer Make A Wish Foundation/ Houston Board of Realtors/ Member of: 2nd Baptist Church, Houston, Texas Ranch Location: Bivins, Texas How Long Raising Longhorns: 14 Years Member of TLBAA: 2000 Elected to the Board: Elected 2011. Director of Region 11/ served on various committees/served as 2nd Vice Chairman Reason For Serving on Board of Directors: Interest in preserving the Longhorn breed, Promoting the Longhorn breed/ Interest in future of our breed-The TLBT/ Strengthening the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America/ Enjoy the Friends and the Fellowship with the Association. REMARKS: Enjoy being involved & trying to make a difference.
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A Moment in TLBAA History A look back at significant moments in TLBAA Longhorn History. This month features what was then billed as the highest selling cow in modern history. All information is as it appeared in the June 2002 issue of Trails Magazine.
Record Broken: $59,000 Cow Buyers from nine states gathered on Saturday, April 27, at the Red McCombs Ranch, Johnson City, Texas, for what may have been one of the highlight sales in the Texas Longhorn breed for the last 20 years. An overflow crowd witnessed an exceptional set of cattle bring an average of $3,661 with a breed record $59,000 being paid for a John Stockton consignment, Day’s Feisty Fannie, selling to Rex and Vicki Mosser of Midway, Texas. The crowd gave the contending bidders, Mrs. Mosser and H.C. Carter, a standing ovation as bidding passed the $50,000 mark. Cheers and excitement “Yippee, I got her”. Vicki Mosser, Midway, TX. filled the sale tent as Eddie Wood brought the gavel down at $59,000. Red McCombs sold the high selling bull, Wide Tom TLB, to H.C. Carter of Dripping Springs, Texas for $10,500, and a Wide Tom yearling topped the bull futurity selling for $5,500 to Wayne Talley of Johnson City, Texas. The McCombs entry also won the Heifer Futurity selling to Lynn Struthoff of San Antonio for $3,000. The McCombs Sale is noted for outstanding cattle, and this year was perhaps the best ever. The Heifer and Bull Futurities drew special attention. An added attraction of the sale each John & Helen Stockton, Houston, TX, consignors of year is the Red Mc- high selling lot; buyer Vicki Mosser, Midway, TX; Col. Combs party, held on Friday Eddie & Jouyce Wood, Wynnewood, OK; hosts Charline & Red McCombs, Johnson City, TX. evening, attended by a cross-section of both cattle people and Texas luminaries. Good times and great cattle are a hallmark of a trip to Red McCombs Ranch for the annual Texas Longhorn Sale.
McCombs Sale Results In Breed Publicity The Red McCombs Fiesta Sale & Futurity held April 27 at the McCombs Ranch in Johnson City, Texas, drew a number of media representatives. This could be attributed to the fact that lifetime TLBAA member Red McCombs and his wife, Charline, are national figures in the business, sports, and philanthropic worlds, and also to the fact that a Texas Longhorn sale of this magnitude is exciting even to Texans. The press certainly got its money’s worth when Vicki Mosser of Midway, Texas June 2013
and H.C. Carter of Dripping Springs, Texas went head to head, bidding on Day’s Feisty Fannie consigned by John Stockton of Houston, Texas. Mosser was the ultimate victor at $59,000, and her buy made headlines in both the New York Times newspaper and the Texas Monthly magazine. Faced with a 24-hour deadline, Times’ reporter Jim Yardley reacted quickly to make the Monday, April 29 edition. The positive article featured an outstanding sale ring shot of Feisty Fannie (see the Trails cover), and a
photo of Lana Hightower of Van, Texas with her Longhorn boots. Texas Monthly reporter John Spong had more time to develop his article for the June issue, thus generating a more creative outlook on the sale. These two publications have a combined readership of 5 million, so the publicity for the Texas Longhorn breed was fantastic. Hopefully, it will result in new Texas Longhorn breeders across the country. ❖
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Supplies & Services Benefit Texas Longhorn Breeders The myriad of supplies and services available to breeders of any size is overwhelming. Here we present just a few companies out there with products beneficial to your daily operation. The companies that follow explain available options and maybe even show you products that you’ve never considered, that would help you to improve your program or at least make your day-to-day work easier and more efficient.
The Cattle Tags Store Management and Marketing with Cattle Ear Tags The importance of cattle identification Cattle identification is essential to managing cattle for both registered and commercial breeders during today’s turbulent times. Though each registered animal has several identifications including private herd number, name, and registration number, it can be challenging to keep up with seemingly random numbers. As Texas Longhorn breeders, we are fortunate to raise a breed of cattle where each
animal has its own unique look. Some of our cattle can even be recognized from a hundred yards away by their color markings alone. Often this leads many breeders to identify their cattle just by their name. While name alone works for those around the cattle daily, it can be a bit challenging for others to browse through the herd. While showing your herd, have you found prospective buyers saying pointing to a cow and saying “that cow over there”… “no the white lineback“… ”no the third from the - wait the one that is walking away from us”? A new take on an old way of cattle identification There is a better way to identify your cattle using a method commonly used by beef and dairy cattle ranchers for years - the plastic ear tag. These tags are usually 3–4“ wide by 3–4” tall and applied using a ear tag applicator tool when cattle are in a squeeze chute. For years, ranchers have purchased plastic ear tags from a local livestock supply store. These tags were either pre-printed with a limited range of numbers or were left blank for a rancher to write the number using a special marking pen. While using blank tags
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and marking pens offer complete flexibility in numbering cattle, ink fades over time and makes it hard to read tags in the pasture. The preprinted tags at the local supply stores are laser-engraved for longterm readability but are limited to a small amount of numbers and colors. In recent years, ear tag manufacturers are now offering custom ear tag printing. Custom ear tags give breeders the opportunity to have tags printed with their own management numbers and text. Some layouts include additional lines of text such as ranch name, phone number, website, and even animal name. To add a professional look and additional marketing boost, breeders can also have their ranch logo or brand printed on the tags. A solution for all herds, large and small While custom ear tags may sound expensive or only for large operations, the reality is there are no minimum quantities required and the tags are priced around the same price as the pre-printed tags at the local livestock supply store. To avoid a trip to town to order tags and another trip to pick them up, many ranchers order custom ear tags online through a reseller. Texas Longhorn Breeder Dustin Divinia of Liberty Longhorn Ranch chose to use custom cattle ear tags in his herd. Divinia chose to print the animal’s name on his tags, saying that “Having the name right there in the ear helps remind me which is which when showing them to clients or working them through the chute.” In addition to management, Divinia also uses ear tags for marketing, saying “a professional looking tag with our logo on it helps build our reputation.” Though several ear tag manufacturers offer custom printed ear tags, you may not have seen them in your local livestock supply store since they are not a stock item. Terrell Miller is founder of Cattlesoft, developers of the CattleMax cattle software and operators of The Cattle Tags Store. For more information on The Cattle Tags Store, visit CattleTags.com. Texas Longhorn Trails
Midcontinent livestock Supplements Mineral nutrition of grazing cattle has long been recognized to influence animal productivity. Inadequate mineral nutrition can negatively impact reproduction, growth and development, and immune response. The goal of providing mineral nutrition to cattle is to provide the needed minerals at required levels, in a form that is highly available, and in a manner that is consistently consumed. Midcontinent Livestock Supplements (MLS) low moisture, cooked molasses based tubs provide controlled, consistent mineral supplement delivery. When considering options for mineral supplementation, MLS provides a well-rounded product line to supplement any forage base or range feeding program. MLS has been providing high performance, high quality, mineral tub supplements to the livestock industry for many years. Founder Raymond Orwig developed this supplement delivery method to deliver nutrition, allow a producer to control supplement costs through regulating consumption, and to lower the non-feed costs associated with forage supplementation. Through the inclusion of AmafermÂŽ in the MLS formulations, MLS tub supplements can increase forage utilization, resulting in the animal extracting more nutrients from the available forage. The MLS manufacturing process is the key to controlling consumption. The MLS manufacturing process yields a very low moisture finished product. The inclusion of the dry ingredients takes place after the lower moisture level has been obtained by heating the raw molasses. This protects and encapsulates the dry ingredients which results in consistent nutrient intake, and allows for a longer shelf life. MLS tubs will also eliminate the cost of wasted feed due to weather, aggressive ani-
mals, or spillage, which can be associated with other mineral supplement delivery methods. The bottom line to mineral supplementation is to provide the nutrition your animals need as cost effectively as possible. MLS has developed a process and a product line to do just that. By managing supplement intake and delivering controlled consistent mineral nutrition, MLS will help you reach your production targets. For more information, contact Kyle Latham (254) 715-2162 or www.mlstubs.com
MOFFITT SERVICES We offer several agriculture services from total herd care to building fence and some land management. We have several cattle operations that use a variety of our services. We
start with talking with each farmer and finding out what their goals and expectations are, then we lay out a plan. We start with herd health care and management, which includes vaccinations, castrations, breed selection, selection of bulls, artificial insemination and breeding season that fits the climate that the customer lives in. We also go over land management, rotational grazing, strip grazing, fertilizing pastures, etc. We also have to consider local markets or what our market is depending on what breed or commercial operJune 2013
ation it is. When we get the plan in motion, we then start advertising and getting the farm name out were the rest of the ag community can find out about the cattle. We take a lot of time and pride in making each experience for potential customers very personal and make them feel at home. This has helped us with several repeat customers. By doing this, it has helped several farmers make their farms more functional at a lower rate. They are able to get the cattle cared for without paying a full time employee or working till midnight after they get off work. As an end result, they become more profitable. We also offer some agriculture products such as Concrete Feed Bunks and Trailer Movers (three point hitch attachment for tractors to be able to move gooseneck and tagalong trailers). We believe in building heavy duty products that still fit the farmer’s budget. CID Equipment in Denton, NC builds our Farm Hand Hitch for us. It is a fairly new product. The first one we sold went to Bill Smith of Woodson School Ranch in Marshall, Missouri. For more inforation, contact Zach Moffitt (336) 736-6340 or zach@rollingmloghorns.com.
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SUPERIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION In 1987, Superior Livestock Auction introduced satellite video marketing to the nation’s livestock industry and forever changed the way load-lots of cattle are marketed to cattlemen. Superior has grown to become the largest livestock video auction in the United States, marketing 1.5 million head of cattle annually. Superior encompasses over 375 representatives across the nation and 7,000 buyers in our database, providing a complete coast-to-coast marketing network serving both buyers and sellers. Load lots of country-fresh cattle are videotaped in their natural environment at the ranch and are sold on contract for immediate-to-future delivery, which allows sellers to take advantage of
current market conditions. Superior Livestock Auction utilizes the most accurate form of price discovery available, known as competitive bidding. As Superior remains on the cutting edge of technology, they introduced online auction bidding through Superior Click to Bid in January 2010. The online bidding portal makes buying and participating in Superior’s cattle auctions that much easier. In addition to their satellite video auctions, buyers and sellers have the ability to trade cattle at a more relaxed pace on Superior’s Country Page, where cattle from multiple regions are offered on a daily basis. Superior has created a national livestock market where price is determined without regard to local climate environment or demand. From satellite video auctions to daily cattle sales, Superior provides a 24/7 opportunity for both buyers and sellers to take advantage of current market conditions like never before. Today, Superior’s network of cattlemen connects the entire beef industry. They are known as leaders’ in the industry through their forward-thinking staff and their deep roots in all aspects of
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beef production. Superior Livestock is humbled to assist in marketing efforts with seed stock producers and cow/calf producers who are among the most progressive cattlemen in the industry. The Superior Progressive Genetics program allows seed stock ranches who utilize Superior, the ability to add more value when selling calves sired by their bulls during Superior’s satellite video auctions. No other livestock company integrates the seed stock industry with the commercial cattle industry as effectively as Superior Livestock. Superior’s dedication to the beef industry expands further than just broadcasting auctions to the masses on RFD-TV. Superior has a full service production company, Superior Productions, which is home TV shows such as: The American Rancher, hosted by cowgirl icon Pam Minick, Superior Sunrise hosted by Kadee Coffman, and Next Stop Auction Block hosted by Jason Barber and Kirbe Schnoor. Through these various TV programs, Superior Productions works with many clients in the commercial and purebred cattle industry, Animal Health companies, livestock products, and more. Superior Productions takes pride in the decades spent building relationships with farmers and ranchers throughout the entire agriculture industry. Superior Productions and Superior Livestock Auction’s ability to bring the finest genetics to the nation is by broadcasting on RFD-TV; a network founded on serving rural America and providing farmers and ranchers across the country a channel solely dedicated to their way of life. Today, RFD-TV broadcasts hundreds of hours of Superior Livestock Auctions’ throughout the year. RFD-TV reaches 41 million households and can be found on DISH Network channel 231, DirecTV channel 345 and various other cable providers. For more information on Superior Livestock Auction and how Superior can help market your cattle ‘The Superior Way’ log on to: www.superiorlivestock.com.
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NEWS On the Trail... Schreiners defined prosperity
By Jerry Lackey, San Angelo Standard-Times / Homestead column Charles Armand Schreiner, born in Riguewihr, France February 22, 1838, immigrated to Texas with his parents, Gustava A. and Charlotte Bippert Schreiner, in 1852. Gustava Schreiner had a small sum of money with which to embark in business, but was soon confined to his bed by sickness and died at San Antonio in October of 1852. His widow died four years later. Their five children survived: Gustava A. Schreiner Jr., 24; Frederick, Emily, Aime and Charles. Frederick became a merchant in San Antonio. Emilie married Caspar Real, a prosperous cattle and sheep raiser in Kerr County. Aime died in Edwards County in 1862, unmarried; and Charles became a leading merchant and financier. Charles Schreiner was educated in private schools in France and San Antonio. In 1854 at 17, he joined the Texas Rangers on the frontier and remained with the battalion until 1857. After the death of his mother, he engaged in raising cattle in the vicinity of Turtle Creek in Kerr County. In 1858, with the help of Caspar Real, his brother-in-law, Schreiner bought a small store at Camp Verde, a military post south of Kerrville that became famous for an experiment to use camels in the Southwest. On October 1, 1861, Charles Armand Schreiner married Mary Magdalene “Lena” Enderle. They had eight children: Charles Jr., A.C., Walter, Gus, Louis, Caroline, Frances and Emilie. When the Civil War started, Schreiner enlisted as a volunteer in Captain S.G. Newton’s company at San Antonio and served until the surrender, participating in the battles of Jenkins’ Ferry, and many other battles. After serving the Confederacy for three and a half years, Schreiner returned to his ranch and family on Turtle Creek to face poverty and hardships. In 1869, the Schreiners moved to Kerrville. Charles went into the general merchandising business with financial backing from August Faltin of Comfort. He bought Faltin’s interest in 1879. During this period, Schreiner was also elected county and district clerk and from 1868 to 1898 he was county treasurer. He was elected captain of a home guard unit organized in 1875 to deal with Indian raids in the Hill Country region. The captain title remained with him for the rest of his life. The Charles Schreiner Company, of which Schreiner was founder and president, extended its activities to include banking, ranching, and marketing of wool and mohair, according to the Texas State Historical Association. June 2013
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By 1900 the Charles Schreiner Company owned more than 500,000 acres of land extending continuously from Kerrville to Menard. The Y.O. Ranch, purchased in 1880, became headquarters for the Schreiner Cattle Company, and the Live Oak Ranch, formed portions of the Y.O. was headquarters for the sheep operations. When the banking business became so large, it was separated from the store in 1893 and established as the Charles Schreiner Bank. He was a big promoter of the sheep industry and required cattlemen who borrowed money from the bank to use part of the loan for raising sheep. When his philanthropic contributions exceeded a million dollars, he established Schreiner Institute. Although many of the Schreiner family grew to prominence, Charles “Charlie” Schreiner III was the one who carried forth the Y.O. Ranch operation into the 21st century, Irene Van Winkle wrote in a recent issue of West Kerr Current, a newspaper published in Ingram. Charlie III was the son of Walter Richard and Myrtle Barton Schreiner. When Walter died early, Myrtle sent Charlie to boarding school. Charlie Schreiner III married Audrey Lee Phillips February 19, 1949. They had four sons: Charles IV, Walter, Gus and Louis II. Charlie III took control of the Y.O. Ranch during the drought of the 1950s. He was forced to sell the cattle because he couldn’t feed them. He started diversifying the ranch and catered to hunters by raising exotic game. He founded the Texas Exotic Wildlife Association and the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association. Charlie Schreiner III was 74 when he died April 22, 2001 of congestive heart failure. He was buried on the Y.O. Ranch. His 41-year-old son, Louis Schreiner II, died nine days earlier.
Submitted by Sandra Nordhausen Photo by Reporter Mike Brown The Rockdale Reporter featured six-year-old Cooper D. Taylor of Thorndale, TX, junior champion showmanship winner in both the Friday and Sunday shows during the STLA Spring Show. Pictured with TC Regarding Benjamin who won Grand Champion Steer. The 72” TTT steer is owned by Sandi Nordhausen of Trinity Creeks Farm near Thorndale, TX.Cooper is Sandi’s grandson.
The Marks Family
Family founded successful LH7 Ranch
by Carrie Thornton April 25, 2013 Community Impact Newspaper
In 1898, Emil Henry Marks registered the LH7 brand in Harris County to begin breeding cattle on his 63-acre ranch in Addicks. In its peak, the ranch housed more than 6,000 cattle on 36,000 acres. It spanned what is now the Addicks and Barker reservoirs. Emil’s grandparents were Prussian immigrants who arrived in Galveston in 1843, and they were charged with caring for Emil when he was 10 years old after his parents died. The burden of caring for four children overwhelmed Emil’s grandparents, and he was soon sent to live with an aunt and uncle in Pattison where he worked as a ranch hand— the beginning of his cattleman’s career. He officially founded the ranch in 1907, the same year he married Maud May Smith. Ten years later, the couple relocated the ranch closer to Barker and began staging small riding and roping contests to entertain neighboring ranchers who helped him brand his cattle. The small events eventually gathered steam and transformed into an annual ranch rodeo that attracted thousands from Houston for 30 years. Emil became one of the first Gulf Coast cattleman to cross Indian-imported Brahman bulls with the longhorn cattle, which proved well-suited to the intense Gulf Coast climate. The LH7 ranch became an important supplier of quality Brahman breeding for ranches across the South. Because he was passionate about preserving the Texas longhorn, which grew endangered in the early 1900s, Emil began handpicking a herd of 500 to maintain, and is considered one of the seven families of longhorn cattle by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America. Emil and Maud’s daughters, Maudeen Martha and Atha, who both died in 2009, was known in the community for sharing their father’s passions. Both were involved in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and became a lifetime member of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association, and Atha was an active member of New Hope Presbyterian Church in Katy. Emil kept the ranch until his death in 1969. Maudeen and her brother, Travis, split the heard and ranching operations. Maudeen settled her portion in Bandera in 1982 where it still exists as both a ranch and vacation resort. Sources: Texas State Historical Association, “The LH7 Ranch: In Houston’s Shadow” by Deborah Lightfoot Sizemore
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EVERYONE IS WELCOME - TLBAA, ITLA & CTLR WITH DUAL REGISTRATION FEES
October 12, 2013 • Fort Worth, TX Sponsored by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America
$1000 FLOOR Name of TLBAA Member ___________________________Phone _______________ TLBAA# __________ Name of Animal: __________________________________________ Registration # ________________ __ Heifer
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__ Pair (No Bulls Accepted)
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ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS: Must have completed transfer application, original TLBAA certificate or dual registration certificates, completed consignment form and quality photo in TLBAA office by JULY 17, 2013. Consignment fees will not be refunded on animals pulled from the sale. The committee will select the top animals. $1000 FLOOR ALL consignment fees must be paid at deadline to make it in the catalog- NO EXCEPTIONS!
BREEDING INFORMATION Cow Exposed To ________________________________ From __________ To ____________ Bull’s Name
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WAIVER/CONSENT FORM
(This form must be signed and returned in order to complete your consignment) The Horn Showcase Sale (HSS) assumes no responsibility for any guarantee made by the consignor. All guarantees are strictly between the consignor (seller) and the buyer. HSS is not responsible for the health or safety of any animal consigned to the sale. This includes loss of life, loss by theft or other perils. All consignors must comply with the rules and regulations. The undersigned hereby agrees to conditions of the sale and agrees that all guarantees are between seller and buyer. The undersigned further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless HSS, sale employees and duly authorized representatives from any and all claims, demands, causes of action or liabilities of any nature which may arise from or in any way relate to the Horn Showcase Sale. The undersigned agrees that if the buyer is unable to accept delivery because of Interstate health requirements, the consignor, not HSS or its management, shall be responsible for refund or adjustment.
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ENTRY FORM Exhibitor’s Name_______________________________________________________ Phone ______________________ Exhibitor’s TLBAA# __________________________ Animal’s Registration No. # _______________________________ Animal’s Name ___________________________________________________________________________________ $100 - TIP–TO–TIP
$100 - TOTAL HORN
$175 - BULL ALLEY*
$275 - COMPOSITE HORN (includes TH & TTT & Base measuring)
$50 - BRED & OWNED DIVISION
*Bull Alley comes with an OPTIONAL TTT or TH Entry
$100 - MINIATURE LONGHORN DIVISION
Bull Alley- Regular Semen Price _______ HSC Semen Special Price _______
$100 - TWISTY HORN (Measuring along horn lines wrapping around horn)(Required to submit photos) $100 - NON-HALTER DIVISION SHOW (If entered in TTT and TH, then entry fee is $75) $5 - ITLA & CTLR DUAL REGISTRATION FEE FORM OF PAYMENT: VISA
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SATELLITE MEASURINGS Oct. 4, 2013 - SS Backwards Longhorns - Medora, IL - Contact: Scott & Dara Simmons - (618) 729-2004 ssimmons@copeplastics.com Oct. 5, 2013 - Turnersburg, NC - Contact: Carl Brantley - 336-667-5452 - pyledriver1964@yahoo.com Oct. 5, 2013 - CR Ranches, Harper, OR - Contact: Alexandra Dees and Eric Youngberg - 541-358-8787 - atdees@aol.com Oct. 5, 2013 - Westville, FL - Contact: Terry & Tammy King - 850-956-4154 - tklonghorns@centurylink.net Oct. 5, 2013 - Nel-Tam Longhorns, Richland, PA - Contact: Nelson & Tammy Hearn - 484-638-0228 nel_tam_hearn@yahoo.com Oct. 5, 2013 - El Coyote Ranch, Kingsville, TX - Contact: Felix Serna or Della Serna - 361-522-0807 or 361-296-4275 Felix e-mail: fserna@elcoyote.com • Della e-mail: dserna@elcoyote.com Oct. 5, 2013 - Stotts Hideaway Ranch - Midway, TX - Contact: Doug & Sandy Stotts - 713-598-2220 Oct. 5, 2013 - Lazy J Longhorns, Greenleaf, KS - Contact: Joe & Stephanie Sedlacek - 785-747-2204 lazyjlonghorns@aol.com Oct. 5, 2013 - Red McCombs Ranch, Red & Charline McCombs, Johnson City, TX - Contact: Alan & Teresa Sparger - 210445-8798 - alan@redmccombslonghorns.com Oct. 5, 2013 - Hudson Longhorns, Bill & Elizabeth Hudson - Corydon, IN - Contact: Mike Willinger - 502-379-1049 classicfence@hughes.net Oct. 5, 2013 - Widespread Ranch, Lowell, MI - Contact: Tom Smith - 616-293-0977 - tom@widespreadranch.com Oct. 5, 2013 - Deer Creek Longhorns, Frank & Michelle Hevrdejs, Brenham, TX - Contact: Bruce Hazelwood - 979-2778016 - bhdeercreek@texasbb.com Oct. 5, 2013 - Hunt Longhorns, Saint George, UT - Contact: Doug & Dianne Hunt - 435-275-2112 ddlonghorns@hotmail.com Oct. 5, 2013 - Killdeer, ND - Contact: Chad Smith - 701-590-9073 - cg.smith@nsdu.edu Oct. 5, 2013 - Caballo Bravo Longhorns, Sanger, CA - Warren & Cathy Dorathy - 630-240-5829 or warcat21@gmail.com Oct. 6, 2013 - Loomis Longhorns - Marietta, OK - Contact: Bob & Pam Loomis - 580-276-7498 - loomis20@juno.com Oct. 9, 2013 - Fort Worth Herd, Fort Worth, TX - Come see us measure the herd to kick off the weekend in the Stockyards!
FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEXAS LONGHORN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | P.O. Box 4430 | Fort Worth, TX 76164
HSC Chairman: David Roberts - 573/406-9868 Sale Chairman: Dawn Divinia - 972/890-8891 Scotty O’Bryan - 817/625-6241 or scotty@tlbaa.org For consignment & sponsorship check out June 2013
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Hired Hand Huddle Educating Longhorn Breeders Submitted by Molly Clubb
Cindy Burnett, Stars Over Texas Ranch was the winner of the Texas Longhorn Trails Breeders Guide ad donated by the Trails magazine.
KC 3 LONGHORNS Kaci Dick of KC 3 Longhorns is located in Pawhuska, OK. Longhorn breeder since 2010, she is featured in this month’s Breeder Spotlight. 1. How did you get started in the Texas Longhorn business? I got my first Longhorn at the age of 3. My parents bought her for my birthday. She shortly died due to natural causes. Growing up, I always had Angus until I was about 13. I had to find a bull for the few commercial Longhorns I had. The only bulls I could find were registered. Thanks to Mike Bowman, I was able to purchase my bull and start my program. 2. What are a few highlights of your program? RJF Cowboy Max is my Maxamillion son that is quickly becoming my herd sire. He was 61.623” TTT and 78.25”TH at the 2012 Horn Showcase. Placing 3rd in TH behind CV Cowboy Casanova and Hunts Dash for Cash. I also have 2 daughters and a son of D/O Sundance that I am happy to have in my breeding program. 3. Where is your Texas Longhorn program headed? Hopefully uphill. I believe that "Cowboy" will take my herd to the next level.
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organizations. Cindy Burnett, Stars Over Texas Ranch, and first time attendee won a Breeders Guide ad in the Trails magazine donated by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America. If your group or organization is interested in bringing a Hired Hand training session to your next sale, show or event please contact Molly at 319-269-8903 or molly@hiredhandsoftware.com.
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ired Hand Software’s Molly Clubb and Jaymie Feldmann recently hosted the second annual “Huddle” in Fort Worth, Texas. Participants were able to learn about Hired Hand websites, search engine optimization, on-line marketing, social media options and more through a series of game show themed presentations. Breeders competed in the various game shows and those who won walked away with prizes donated by various businesses and
While in the area, Hired Hand's Jaymie Feldmann and Molly Clubb stopped by the TLBAA offices for a visit. They're shown here with Scotty O'Bryan.
Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame’s 2nd Annual Exceptional Rodeo The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame ductees, professional cowboys and cowhosted it’s annual Exceptional Rodeo in girls and volunteers to help assist in fun the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort and non competitive rodeo activities. We Worth, TX. This would like to thank Mike, Kim and Tanrodeo gave the children and young ner Hudson of Deadults of the Arc of catur, Texas for allowing us to be a Greater Tarrant County a real grand part of their Longrodeo experience. horn display. We This event paired enjoyed taking photos of the chilphysically and mendren and being a tally challenged children and young Kim & Tanner Hudson with Baby’s Oreo Blizard en- part of this excepadults with TRCHF tertaining the kids. tional experience. current and past in-
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TEXAS LONGHORN BREEDERS GULF COAST ASSOCIATION Rick Friedrich, President • (713) 305-0259 Our annual meeting is coming up in June. At the time of this printing, the details have not been worked out. Please refer to the website for up-to-date information. New information will be posted on the home page as soon as it is available - www.tlbgca.com. We wanted to thank all of our supporters for a great Spring Show!! Especially, all of the countless volunteers who helped out behind the scenes!!! We appreciate all that you have done. Early estimates are that we had over 360 entries total!!! More information and pictures will be included in the July Trails. A huge thanks to all who bid and won items on our Silent Auction. The auction made a record $1,102. We want to extend a special thanks to all of our sponsors including: Belt Buckle Sponsors: Steve & Rene Azinger - Lazy A Ranch; Jason Carter - Carter Ranch; Rick & Tracey Friedrich - River Ranch Longhorns; Robert King, Jr. - Trails End Ranch; Ron & Charlotte Hamilton Bear Boot Ranch; Frank Hevrdejs - Deer Creek Longhorns; Rex & Nora Mosser - Mosser Longhorns; Dr. Lou Shields - Legacy sSs Ranch; John Stockton - Stockton Ranches; Suzanne & William Torkildsen - Bull Creek Ranch; Ty Wehring - J.T. Wehring Family Ranch; Marion Woolie - Wild Wing Ranch; Austin & Susan Young - Cat Spring Ranch; Red McCombs - Red McCombs Longhorns Grand Champion Sponsor: Kris & Steve Peterek - Lightning Longhorns • Reserve Champion Sponsor: John Marshall - Blue Ridge Ranch Class Sponsors: Brunson Family - Brunson Ranch; Lydia & Brendon Ford - Photos By Lydia Friday Night Dinner Sponsor: Kris & Steve Peterek - Lightning Longhorns • Saturday Night Dinner Sponsor: Dr. Lou Shields - Legacy sSs Ranch Silent Auction Item Donors: Susan & Austin Young - Cat Spring Ranch, Doug & Sandy Stotts - Stotts Hideaway Ranch, Rick & Tracey Friedrich - River Ranch Longhorns, Kris & Steve Peterek - Lightning Longhorns, Dr. Lou Shields - Legacy sSs Ranch, Ron & Charlotte Hamilton - Bear Boot Ranch, Jacqui Davie - Lincoln Financial's Agribusiness Services 2013 Calf Donation Sponsors and Recipients: Rex & Nora Mosser, Mosser Longhorns – Jacob Dunaway George & Peggy Wilhite, Texas W Ranches – Hayden Hughes • Dr. Lou Shields, Legacy sSs Ranch – Brandon Lewis Kris & Steve Peterek, Lightning Longhorns – Mason Friar • Robert King, Jr., Trails End Ranch – Cooper Taylor Warren & Deborah Birge, Birge Farms – Jennifer Mask • Greg & Sandy Jameson, Jameson's Texas Longhorn Cattle Co. – Kailee Vuskov Bob Dube, BD Longhorns – Caelan Cour-Palais • Bob Dube, BD Longhorns – Johnna Williams Charlotte & Ron Hamilton, Bear Boot Ranch – Cody McDonald • Sheryl Hall, Windy Hill Longhorns – Jorge Avalos We would also like to thank the following volunteers for their help with the show. Without them none of this is possible. Ron Hamilton - Announcer; Charlotte Hamilton - making the programs; Sherly Hall - Photgrapher; Kim Vinson - keeping track of points for the kids; Stephen Head - calf donation coordinator and make-ready; Jacob Faske - make-ready; Hannah & Tabitha Faske - starting the show with their riding steers and holding flags; Joshua Faske & Shelby Johnston - singing the National Anthem; Suzanne Faske, Jason Christa, Doug Muenchow, Jacob Faske, Samuel Faske, Haley Horne, Joseph Faske - working the gates behind the scenes for non-haltered show; Joshua & Hannah Faske - ring stewards on horseback for non-haltered show; Samuel Faske, Sarah Faske, Julia Faske - ring stewards; Liz Blair - caterer set-up coordination; Lou Shields - judges cards, program write-ins /corrections and check-in; Kris Peterek - organizing silent auction and helping with check-in. A special thanks goes out to Doug and Sandy Stotts, Stotts Hideaway Ranch and Halo Branded Solutions for all their help in getting prizes. A special thank you to Show Chair, Susan Young for all the countless tasks she has done all these months leading up to the show!!! As you can see it takes a team of people to put on a show. If we have missed someone, it was not done intentionally!! We appreciate all of the hard work everyone has done for the show. We thank everyone for their patience. We have already begun the process to make an ever better show for next year. Thank you to everyone who participated, and we hope to see you back next year at Washington County Fairgrounds in Brenham - April 11-13, 2014.
TEXAS LONGHORN BREEDERS OF NEW MEXICO
Jerry Stevens, President • (575) 649-0987
Most of New Mexico is still looking for the spring rains to get our pastures started; however, our Longhorns seem to find something out there to eat and no fires so far. We are working on the New Mexico State Fair to be held in September, but no information as of yet on classes or the exact date. Please stay tuned.
AFFILIATES… Send Us Your News!
Is your Longhorn Affiliate celebrating a big event, hosting a show, a sale or just having a monthly meeting? If so, spread the news to the entire TLBAA by submitting your information to the Trails each month. Don’t forget to send photos, if you have them. Simply email your information to the Trails, Laura Standley at laura@tlbaa.org or call her at (817) 625-6241. We want to hear from you to help spread the news about your local Texas Longhorn activities.
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Do you read your Trails Magazine each month and if so in which format(s)? ❑ Print ❑ Online ❑ Both ❑ Neither How often do you refer to back issues of Trails Magazine? ❑ Often ❑ Occasionally ❑ Never What type of editorial would you like to see more of in Trails Magazine? (Choose all that apply) ❑ Getting Started With Longhorns (Beginners) ❑ Health/Herd Management (Nutrition, Health, Handling) ❑ Interview with Breeders about their programs ❑ Lean Beef related articles ❑ Marketing Strategies ❑ Historical Information on Longhorns, Ranches, Ranchers
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Which departments do you usually read in Trails Magazine each month?(Choose all that apply) ❑ Officer & Directors ❑ CEO/President’s Letter ❑ TLBT Update ❑ TLBAA Board Spotlight ❑ New Members ❑ News on the Trail ❑ In The Pen ❑ Dams of Distinction ❑ Affiliate News ❑ In Box ❑ Movers & Shakers ❑ Herd Management ❑ Save the Date ❑ All of the Above What format would you like to see Trails Magazine presented in? ❑ Clean, Uniform Look (same look throughout with only slight variations in main editorial layout) ❑ Artistic, edgy look (Editorial content look varies throughout the issue and from month to month) ❑ Mix of the above (uniform look throughout recurring editorial with main features being unique layouts)
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Be looking for your TLBAA Membership Investment letters in the mail! Avoid the $35 late fee and mail your your membership investment in today. Membership Investments are due June 30, 2013. Late investments incur a $35 late fee. June 2013
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Dear TLBT Members,
This will be my final letter as your TLBT President. It is my hope that the next show season will be a great year for everyone. It’s hard to believe that this show season is finishing up, and a new show season will start soon. Congratulations on all your success this year in and out of the show ring and good luck to you at the 2013 TLBT World Show! Serving as your 2012-2013 TLBT President has been a great honor, and I would like to thank all those who have made it a wonderful and memorable year. I have enjoyed working with the 2012-2013 TLBT Board of Directors and appreciate their dedication. They are a great group of people, and I hope to see them again in the future. The TLBT is an organization that has so many positive things about it. Everyone is like one big family, always helping each other out and willing to welcome new breeders. I have learned so much about the Texas Longhorn and their history while showing, and I have so many fond memories of the years I have been a part of this organization. This is my last year to be a part of the TLBT but, I will still be around and I look forward to seeing everyone at the shows and sales. I would like to thank this year’s TLBT youth advisors for helping us get through our meetings and all the support they have given us. If you see Trigg & Traci Moore, Steve & Bodie Quary, Robert & Kim Richey, Carole Phillips or Steven Zunker, please thank them and show them your appreciation. Two more people that I want to thank for all their help and commitment to the TLBT are my parents. They have spent countless hours working on TLBT projects, and I would not have been able to do it without them. Thank you Mom & Dad and everyone for all that you do! See You on the Trail,
TLBT OFFICER SPOTLIGHT
Reese Ryan
Sarah Faske TLBT President
TLBT Office: Int. Director Age: 11 years old School: Danbury Elementary School Number of Years in the TLBT: 4 How has showing Texas Longhorns helped you? It has helped me by teaching me patience and responsibility with my animals. What is your favorite characteristic of the Texas Longhorn breed? The shape and sizes of the Longhorn’s horns. When and how was your experience in your first show? My first show was 4 years ago at the Ark-La-Tex Longhorn show in Lufkin. It was fun, and I had a bunch of people helping me out.
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How has showing and raising Texas Longhorns impacted your life? Showing Texas Longhorns has helped me make a lot of new friends, who I like to play and visit with at the shows. Texas Longhorn Trails
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July - Herd Management Guide
June - Herd Management Guide
Spring Calving:
Spring Calving: 1. If not done previously, vaccinate all new calves for blackleg and malignant edema with a 2-way Clostridial bacterin (4-way or 7-way Clostridial is fine, also), leptospirosis with lepto pomona. Consult your local veterinarian for other diseases that may be a problem in your area. Many producers also consider intranasal IBR/P13, modified live Pasteurella hemolytica and/or BRSV. 2. Vaccinate all heifers that are four to 10 months of age for brucellosis. 3. If a high percentage of cows return to heat after 30-40 days of breeding, re-check bulls for fertility. Change bulls, if necessary, and re-evaluate your nutritional program if cows are not increasing in body condition as green grass comes on. 4. Prepare to cut native grass for hay prior to July 1. After harvesting for hay, do not mow or graze again until after frost.
1. Remove bulls after 90-day breeding season (July 20 equals an April 30 date of birth) 2. Water is extremely important as temperature starts to rise. Make routine checks of the water supply. 3. Continue fly and tick control programs. 4. As grass matures, realize that the protein value decreases. The feeding of two-to-three pounds of a high protein supplement (30-40 percent crude protein content) will stimulate the digestion of the mature forage; therefore, the cattle will consume more forage and will maintain their body condition as winter approaches. 5. If additional summer grazing or hay is needed, fertilize improved grass pastures with 50 pounds of actual nitrogen per acre.
Fall Calving:
If not previously completed: 1. Wean calves and select animals to be retained through yearling time. Breeders collecting weaning weight information should weigh all calves and adjust all weights to a 205 day of age equivalent. Within sex group, calculate a weaning weight ratio to be used as a selection criteria. Identify all calves by sire group to determine which sires are producing the superior calves. 2. Pregnancy check all females as well as check for unsoundness and udder problems for culling purposes. Consider culling females that are not bred, old or poor producers. 3.Vaccinate all heifer calves between four and 10 months of age for brucellosis. 4. All weaned calves should be vaccinated with a 7-way Clostridial bacterin, vaccinated for IBR-PI3-BVD and dewormed. Cull bull calves should be castrated prior to weaning. 5. Replacement heifers should definitely be vaccinated for blackleg, malignant edema, IBR, leptospirosis and brucellosis.
1. Wean calves and select animals to be retained through yearling time. Breeders collecting weaning weight information should weigh all calves and adjust all weights to a 205 day of age equivalent. Within sex group, calculate a weaning weight ratio to be used as a selection criteria. Identify all calves by sire group to determine which sires are producing the superior calves. 2. Pregnancy check all females as well as check for unsoundness and udder problems for culling purposes. 3. Vaccinate all heifer calves between four and 10 months of age for Brucellosis. 4. If not done previously, all weaned calves should be vaccinated with a 7-way Clostridial bacterin, vaccinated for IBR-P13-BVD and dewormed. Cull bull calves should be castrated prior to weaning.
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WS JAMAKIZM 2003 • 2013
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of WS Jamakizm. "Jake" suffered an injury that left him paralyzed, and he was never able to recover. He was more than just our primary herd sire at the Diamond P Ranch, he was a beloved member of our family, and we will miss him dearly. To all of his supporters who have purchased his offspring and semen, we express our warmest gratitude. We are so proud of the incredible impact he continues to have on our Longhorn industry. Danny & Carole Phillips
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STILLWATER SHOOTOUT Congratulations to all of the exhibitors at the 2013 Stillwater Shootout. There was a total of 34 youth. Thank you to Steve and Bodie Quary and everyone that made this show possible. I would like to directly thank Ms. Denise Webster for donating $5200. I would also like to thank Reg Pavey and Mr. Jim Freeman for donating $100 apiece. This totals $5400 in scholarships for the kids. Please keep the Quarys in your prayers, they would greatly appreciate it. Once again, congratulations to all the exhibitors. See ya'll next year. OTLBT President Kasi Dick
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Circle Double C Ranch Christopher C. Clark, Taft, TX Circle Double C Ranch lost one of our cows, Killer Blend, which is an Overkill daughter, right after she gave birth to her CDC Startex heifer. We bottle fed her and thought about the Victoria Zoo which is called the Texas Zoo that we take the kids to all the time. The Texas Zoo (www.texaszoo.org) focuses on the wildlife of Texas and what better example of a Texas animal then a Texas Longhorn! So we are pleased to announce that the newest member of the Texas Zoo is CDC Victoria Star, a beautiful Texas Longhorn! Please visit to support a zoo that takes pride in Texas Longhorns.
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1. Doris & John Barnard, Decatur, TX; 2. Jaymie Feldmann, Cedar Falls, IA; TLBAA’s Scotty O’Bryan; Molly Clubb, Traer, IA; 3. Tina DuBose, Tyler, TX; 4. JoAnn & David Norwood, Dallas, TX.
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The Texas Longhorn and the TLBAA: The Legacy Continues From ancestors arriving in the Americas in the 15th and 16th century to the iconic American breed known today as Texas Longhorns, this breed embodies the characteristics that helped shape this country: toughness, resilience and hardiness. Not only are they survivors, but they are beautiful creatures with a vast palette of hide colors and markings and majestic horns in a large variety of shapes. This beef breed has grown from near extinction to a thriving breed with popularity for many different interests from the show ring, to horn measuring, lean beef production and beyond. The Texas Longhorn followed a long a precarious trail to the 21st century. Its ancestors arrived with Columbus in 1493 at Santa Domingo. In 1521, Gregorio de Villalobos brought the first cattle from Santa Domingo to Mexico. Explorers, settlers and expeditions to settle missions then brought cattle to Texas. These cattle, mingling with cattle lost by eastern settlers, propagated as they escaped, were scattered by Indians or abandoned. Left on their own without benefit of man, these animals survived by their own ingenuity – developing through the years the traits of
hardiness, disease resistance, longevity, fertility and browse utilization. During the dark days following the Civil War, the Texas Longhorn became the financial salvation of the Southwest. Men returning home found that their only source of income was the thousands of Texas Longhorns wandering freely – worth next to nothing in Texas, but hungered for by residents in the North. An estimated 10 million Texas cattle were trailed to Northern markets between 1886 and 1895 bringing in the staggering sum of $200,000,000. However, in the late 1800’s, with fencing of open ranges and the importation of other breeds, the number of Texas Longhorns dwindled until the true Texas Longhorn approached near extinction. As national concern grew, the U.S. government appropriated $3,000 in 1927 to acquire a herd of the old-time cattle. After a 5,000-mile trip through South Texas and Old Mexico, Forest Service employees located 27 head, which became the foundation stock for the federal herd at the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Cache, OK. In 1943, the refuge began holding surplus sales allowing en-
thusiasts to buy a few head of Longhorns. At one such sale in 1963 the idea of a Longhorn Association was born and the first membership meeting of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association (TLBAA) was held September 1964 in Lawton, OK, in conjunction with the Refuge Sale. About 30 members gathered to elect officers and ratify the by-laws. Charlie Schreiner III was elected the association’s first president. Since the TLBAA’s humble beginnings, it has grown into the premier Texas Longhorn registry, serving not only as a preserver of records, but as forerunners in educating the public and marketing the Texas Longhorn for its desirable breed traits, historical importance and the vast array of benefits of owning Texas Longhorns. After 49 years, the total number of registered Texas Longhorns has grown to over 400,000 head and the TLBAA has over 4,200 members across the United States, Canada and the world. In the year 2014, the TLBAA will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas, and the plans are underway for a huge celebration for their members.
Dams of Merit Correction In the May issue of Trails Magazine, as a part of the Dams of Merit Program article, the photo for Picabo Phantom was incorrect. Her photo is below as well as the correct identification of the animal pictured. We apologize for this error.
Picabo Phantom - Dwight Overlid & Deb Lesyk, Outlook, Saskatchewan The animal identified as Picabo Phantom is Nutmeg,(right) her half sister. June 2013
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BATTLING By Heather Smith Thomas are a serious pest, causing pain and irritation. They reduce cattle gains by interfering with optimum feed consumption; cattle being bothered by flies don’t eat as well. Large numbers of biting flies may also consume so much blood that the livestock performance is reduced. Some species also transmit diseases. The fly season may differ from one geographic region to another, depending on climate and moisture, but most of the major fly pests are the same. Bill Clymer, PhD, an entomologist at Amarillo Texas (previously with Fort Dodge and now Senior Consultant for Spalding Laboratories, designing fly control programs) says the seasonality can differ greatly even in the same state. “Our fly season here in Amarillo is quite different from the rest of the state of Texas, for instance,” he says. The climate and fly problems can vary quite a bit, just a few miles away. The predominant biting fly in almost every region is the stable fly. “The determining factor for seasonality of filth flies that develop in decaying organic matter like old bedding, rotting hay, seaweed on the beach, or animal feces are temperature and moisture. Whether you live in Canada or Texas, if you have a warm, wet climate you’ll have a longer and more severe fly problem,” he says. Elevation, summer temperature, humidity and rainfall can all influence this. “If you live in an area that gets extremely hot, however, with low humidity and rainfall, flies can be less problem. It can get too hot and dry for many types of flies. If the sun is beating down on compost or manure pile it can literally be too hot for larvae and pupae to develop,” he says. “Stable flies don’t breed in straight cow manure. They actually prefer any kind of decaying matter that’s high in plant waste, such as wet hay or old bedding. Texas A&M University did a study 2 years ago and found that if you don’t clean up areas where you feed big bales in feeders this makes ideal breeding ground. They estimated that the area around one big round feeder produces more than a million stable flies,” says Clymer. “On my own operation we feed big round bales in the pasture and unroll them, but in the corral we put them in feeders. So in the spring, one of the first things we do when it starts warming up is move the feeders and spread the wasted hay around with the front end loader on a tractor, so it will dry out. Or we put it in a big pile so it will start heating. Otherwise, this material will stay wet almost all summer and continually provide breeding sites for stable flies,” he says. In designing fly control programs, try to take advantage of hot, dry weather. If you can keep flies from getting ahead of you in the spring, you may not have to do much during the hottest
part of summer. “But in any geographic area, if you get a big rain, about 10 days afterward you can expect a tremendous increase in emergence of stable flies. If you look at temperature and moisture conditions, you can just about determine when your fly problems will be at their worst.” Also take into consideration that flies migrate. “In some of our trials, stable flies have been marked and released, and recaptured 135 miles from the release site. We found that stable flies will also move on a weather front; they can get caught up in the wind and go a long ways. But most of the problems are on your home place or within a quarter mile. You may have immaculate conditions on your place, but if your neighbors aren’t practicing fly control, you’ll still have flies,” he says. His favorite comment is that there are three ways to control flies: sanitation, sanitation, and sanitation. “If you do any one of those three things, you’ll have less flies. I am also a strong supporter of using parasitic wasps. They are a very environmentally friendly way to control flies, but they are only one tool. We have to do some of the other things as well, in order to get good control of flies. Not any one single thing will do it, so we must use an integrated program to control some of the flies migrating in,” explains Clymer. But the more a stockman can do to eliminate or reduce breeding sites, the better. “Some of the other flies are more regionalized. If you’re in an area where there are streams and ponds, some of the serious pests are those whose immature forms are aquatic or semi-aquatic, developing in the mud or along streambanks,” he says. These include deer flies and horse flies, buffalo gnats, mosquitoes, etc. “They are all strong biters. There’s really no good way to control deer flies and horse flies. When I was growing up in Oklahoma, we had days when we were working cattle horseback and when we’d come in for lunch our horses would have blood running down their shoulders from all the fly bites,” he says. “In the south, deer flies are often referred to as cedar flies. In
Not any one single thing will do it, so we must use an integrated program to control some of the flies migrating in.
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the Texas panhandle or south of Amarillo, down in the canyons where there’s lots of brush and cedar trees, there are streams and places for flies to develop. The flies are not as much problem out in the open where there’s a breeze, but in the brush the flies are terrible. Some pastures we have a hard time grazing with cattle in the summer because the cattle climb out of those canyons to try to get away from what the ranchers call cedar flies,” says Clymer. Other flies that show up wherever there are cattle include horn flies and face flies. “Face flies are a serious problem in the eastern part of the U.S. and not quite as much problem in the arid parts of the West. They are about the size of a house fly and have a similar life cycle to the horn fly (laying their eggs in cattle manure) but the horn fly is a blood feeder,” he says. Face flies feed on secretions from the eyes and nose, and spread pinkeye in cattle. Horn flies start showing up fairly early in the spring, as soon as it gets warm. In the South there are some areas where horn flies are a problem year round. The black fly, sometimes referred to as the hump-backed fly, is a very small fly but a painful biter. They occur in huge swarms during summer months, but most species occur near fast-flowing Texas Longhorn Trails
streams. “In my part of the country we don’t have them, but they attack about anything they can get a blood meal from, and are of concern because they can transmit a number of diseases,” says Clymer. Fly control tactics have changed in the past several decades. “At first it was just a matter of when to start spraying and how long. Then because of pesticide resistance that has developed in some of the flies and our concern for the environment, we’ve changed our strategies. We need to look at fly management rather than fly control. We need to start early in the season before a certain fly gets to be a problem, but also remember that the more pesticide applications we use, the faster we’ll have resistant species develop. Most of my consulting clients, when I worked in feedlot areas, initiated a program where they tried to get rid of all the breeding sites such as wet spots from leaking water troughs, cleaning the pens when there were not enough animals to trample the pens (picking up the manure at least once a week), since under optimum conditions flies will be breeding and hatching in 7 to 10 days,” he says. Most of these feedyards have also started using parasitic wasps to help control fly development. Other control measures include feed-through larvicide products and hormone feed-throughs (that keep the larvae from maturing). “What I recommend to ranchers is to first increase sanitation, and consider using parasitic wasps. Then if they need to spray, just spot spray specific areas, since about 95 percent of the fly breeding is probably taking place in 5 percent of the area—where conditions are most ideal. Stable flies and house flies change their breeding location as moisture levels go up and down. They will be deeper in the organic matter (old bedding, wet hay, etc.) if the moisture level is lower,” he says. “You also need to remember that using a larvicide spray (applied to manure to kill immature flies) is a fast way to develop resistance issues. You also kill most of the beneficial insects,” he says. “I’ve had best results in fly control by using sanitation coupled with parasitic wasps. This won’t have any effect on deer flies or horse flies but can reduce house flies and stable flies. Other things you can do is spot spray, if you have a stable fly population hanging around your barnyard. You can spray the vertical surfaces where these flies are roosting,” he says. Fly traps are also helpful. Studies in Florida looked at the type of light that attracts stable flies. “Researchers used white plastic panels around the perimeter, to catch flies that are migrating in from somewhere else. You don’t get all of them, but in the Florida study they got several hundred flies per day in these individual traps,” says Clymer. Any time the flies landed on the panels they were exposed to an insecticide or caught in a sticky material. One of the main factors in dealing with flies is to realize when they are a problem in your region and start thinking about being ahead of the curve. “If warm weather is coming, and rain may be heaviest in spring and fall, this is the time to be concerned, remembering that populations are less in hot dry weather of summer. I look at past weather records to help predict when we’ll have a stable fly peak emergence. But even if you depend on sanitation and parasitic wasps to reduce stable flies, you’ll still have some migrations coming in. There will always be a few flies around.” June 2013
One of the main factors in dealing with flies is to realize when they are a problem in your region and start thinking about being ahead of the curve.
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Give your breeding program Beadle Land & Cattle - Ray & Bonnie Beadle Los Gatos & Hollister, CA (408) 834-0110 • (408) 656-6266 e-mail: rlbeadle@longfibre.com
Box Z Ranch - Steven Zunker & Louis Christa 1506 Harwood Road, Luling, TX 78648 Ranch mobile (210) 827-3940 www.boxzranch.com
Buckhorn Cattle Company - Buck & Sharon Adams 110 N. Broad, Guthrie, OK 73044 www.buckhorncattle.com (405) 260-1942 • (405) 282-9800
Kaso, Lisa & Jake Kety - Little Ace Cattle Company P.O. Box 386, Folsom, LA 70437 (985) 796-3918 e-mail: ketyfolsom@aol.com
PJ’s Cattle Company – Jim Swigert or Lance Swigert 2130 CR 100, Caldwell, TX 77836 Jim: (979) 224-2861 or Lance (979) 219-4902 e-mail: jim@swicoauctions.com or lance@swicoauctions.com www.pjslonghorns.com
MCA Ranch – Andrew & Carina Menzies 2518 Fitzhugh Road, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 (512) 739-6808 tc@newbellhurst.com
McLeod Ranch – Michael, Jackie, Mike & Makayla McLeod 355 C.R. 303A, Edna, TX 77957 (361) 782-0155
Brennan & Michele Potts - Rocking P Longhorns
P.O. Box 579, Emory, TX 75440 (903) 473-2430 Cell: (903) 348-5400 www.rockingplonghorns.com • e-mail: bpotts1@verizon.net
Rio Vista Ranch - Elmer & Susan Rosenberger 4818 Eck Lane, Austin, TX 78734 (512) 266-3250 Cell: (512) 422-8336 e-mail: elmer@riovistaranch.com www.riovistaranch.com
Westfarms Inc. - Dale, Lynette, Leslie & Matt Westmoreland 13529 Hwy 450, Franklinton, LA 70438 (985) 839-5713 Cell: (985) 515-3172 e-mail: westfarmsinc@gmail.com
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a boost with Butler genetics! DALGOOD Longhorns - Malcolm & Connie Goodman (713) 782-8422 • Waller, TX e-mail: dalgood@comcast.net www.dalgoodlonghorns.com
Eagles Ridge Longhorns - Paul & Judi Sellers 3245 Sugarloaf Key Rd, U21A, Punta Gorda, FL 33955 (941) 979-2419 or (443) 624-0792 e-mail: ancop5@me.com
Kent & Sandy Harrell
15 W 6th St Ste 2510, Tulsa, OK 74119 (918) 299-6402 • (918) 733-4008 www.harrellranch.com • e-mail: Kent@harrellranch.com
MCA Ranch – Andrew & Carina Menzies 2518 Fitzhugh Road, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 (512) 739-6808 tc@newbellhurst.com
Moriah Farms - Bernard Lankford Weatherford, TX (817) 341-4677 • (817) 319-9198 cell www.moriahfarmslonghorns.com
Rocking G Ranch - Mrs. Ramie Griffin 5005 Callais Road • Beaumont, TX 77713 (409) 892-2662 • Fax (409) 838-6926 Cell (409) 790-6565 e-mail: dayamisrockingranch@yahoo.com
Rocking I Longhorns - Nancy Ince & Tony Mangold 30 FM 3351 N, Bergheim, TX 78004 (830) 237-5024 • e-mail: tmangold@sbcglobal.net www.rockinilonghorns.com
Sidewinder Cattle Company - Ed Shehee, Jr. 1007 Airport Blvd • Pensacola, FL 32504 (850) 572-6595 www.sidewindercattleco.com
Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. - John & Jane Thate 418 W. Margaret St. • Fairmont, MN 56031 (507) 235-3467
Triple R Ranch - Robert & Kim Richey 21000 Dry Creek Road • San Angelo, TX 76901 (325) 942-1198 • e-mail: r3ranch@aol.com www.butlertexaslonghorns.com
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a small group of concerned cattlemen banded together to preserve the unique heritage of Texas Longhorn cattle. With this goal, they established the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America (TLBAA) to maintain the breed registry and to promote the magnificent breed to as many persons as possible.
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Hudson Longhorns Panther Creek Ranch Allen Or Linda Evans David & Leslie Baker Blue Moon Farm Henry Detweiler Stringer Ranches Curtis Elburn Dan Huntington Shawn M. Pequignot Tom A. Smith J.H. Graham Jim Steffler Kathy Kittler Khaos Cattle Company Larry and Charlotte Gribbins Mark Hubbell Neal Hinton Robert Fenza Ross and Teresa Suber Rick Bogle River Bottom Ranch Longhorns Allen S. Brantley Benjamin C. Gravett Billy Holder Bud South Dave Hovingh Dora Thompson Dorothy Ammerman George and Laureen Gennin Hoosier Longhorns Jay Wachter & Susan Willard Jody Shaw Johnny and Missy Hicks Jude Verret Mary Grace Moffitt Mozella Acres Nancy C. Dunn Ray & Donnah Stavig Scott Hughes Sonny & Angie's Longhorn T and C Longhorns Terry King Terry R. Moore Thomas A. Radosevich Triple R Ranch William A. Smith Dickinson Cattle Co., Inc.
Sheryl L. Hall Cap Rock Gap Ranch Carla Payne David and Jo Anne Norwood Good Life Ranch, LLC Circle Double C Ranch Cactus Rose Longhorns William T. & Sandra J. Martin Rocking 'O' Ranch Wilton and Carolyn Wilton Ohlendorf Land & Cattle Co., LLC Rugged Cross Ranch David Peters George and Cindy Dennis Trigg & Traci Moore Dick and Cheryl Curry Richard E. Carroll Vincent T. Girolamo John & Ursula Allen Mikeal Beck Ronald A. Gates Sandra K. Livingston & Jim Bownds Partnership Dave & Althea Sullivan Deer Creek Longhorns El Coyote Ranch Greg & Amy Franks Matt Hill Rex Mosser Richard and Lisa Nance Suzanne & William H. Torkildsen, M.D. Terry L. Noey David J. & Deborah M. Cohen Frank Anderson, Jr. Loyd Gibbs Bobby & Carolyn Miller Brown's Longhorns Buffalo Gap Longhorns, LLC Chris Burton Chris & Lisa Parker Circle 7 Cattle Co. Cody M. Himmelreich Darlene Mears Eddie & Mary Stuart Heather Hughes Kathleen and Jeff Hoffman Red McCombs Ranches of Texas Richard James Filip Sandra K. Nordhausen Swing'n Star Ranch Top Shelf Longhorns Bow Carpenter Dr. Mark and Amy Klein Flylo Farm
James R. Weed Joe Cunningham Lynn Stubblefield Mark Terrell Ron & Barbara Marquess Stan and Debbie Romack Tom & Maurice Gibbs W.C. & C.R. Mc Cowen Alan R & Donna Farr Anchor T Ranch Billy Thompson & Gary Jenkins Blossom Ridge Ranch/Haley Calhoun Brennan L. Potts Brent & Cynthia Bolen Craft Ranch David L. Ragsdale David & Lynda Bradley Davis Green Delores & Joe Hargrove Doug and Sandy Stotts Frank Anderson, III Gary C. Martin Gary Kudrna George W. Wilhite Greg and Beth Tanner Helm Cattle Company Hickman Longhorns Inc Johnna Williams Johnny and Barbara Coleman John Stockton John Zetka Kayla Vitek Kevin and Laureen Rooker Kurt Twining Mason Friar Mike & Alicia Karbowski Mike Crawford & Pam Watkins Nathan Schumpert Noland Ranch Randi & Mary Ellen Maddox Randy & Catherine Morris Rick & Tracey Friedrich Shannon Collins Stacey Coats Tawnya Dykstra-Soto Taylor Cattle Company Terry and Sherri Adcock TL3 Ranch Tommy Mulhollan Vida Nueva Ranch Wes and Carol Chancey
Brett or Darcy De Lapp Dean & Belinda Franke Ronald E. Hatman Larry &/or Mary Ann Long Belinda Sue Rickman Daniel & Angelina Fey Wayne and Ellen Fox Almendra Longhorns Big Valley Longhorns David Roberts Kent And Christine Bladen Anchor D Ranch Dean L. Or Mary P. Horkey Paul & Patti Gilbreth Scott & Tammy Shaw Tamara K. Thacker Craig Perez Joel and Tamara Kuntz Jordan Ranch Richard & Linda Spooner Joseph Sedlacek Ben and Ilse Myren Darrell & Arlene Larsen David L. Harcrow Dean M & Jill K Wagner Fairlea Longhorn Ranch, LLC Kerry and Nancee Mounce Kristin Horkey Larry Johnston Oren & Dianna O'Dell Ron & Jan Gentry Dale Hunt Buckhorn Cattle Company David Hopp Doug Hunt Robert & Lisa Van Liew Roberts Longhorns Sagacorn Longhorns Woodson School Ranch Lucinda K. Christian Beere Cattle Company Bill and Jo Le'AN Bill and Judy Meridith Bob & Pam Loomis Gary & Lisa Baugher JBR Longhorns, LLC Jim Hix Jonathan R. Jennings Melissa Reese Mike & Debbie Bowman Parrish Farms Ray Beadle Susan & Ralph Webb Tom Buck
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Allen & Suzanne Perry Joe Tillman Eddie and Sharon Settlemyer Star Creek Ranch
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325-668-3552
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CATTLE FOR SALE ELITE TEXAS LONGHORNS FOR SALEDale Hunt - www.rockinhlonghorns.com (402) 214-4851. JBR LONGHORNS- frozen embryos, AI & ET, semen, elite females, miniatures, lean beef, free advice, call before you buy. Jim Rombeck (785) 562-6665, Justin Rombeck (816) 536-1083.
THATE Cattle Company Your source for big-horned cattle in the North—utilizing the right bloodlines to produce the horn. Fairmont, Minnesota
(507) 235-3467 DORA THOMPSON just registered 38 QUALITY HEIFERS and 17 HERD SIRE prospects BRED FOR HORN. We specialize in Hunts Command Respect and McGill Ranch genetics and offer young stock at reasonable prices. We have a Farlap Chex son on a herd of straight Butlers. Sand Hills Ranch is 20 mi. off the TX line in Northwest Louisiana below Shreveport. A large herd (approx. 175 mama cows) promises you plenty of variety. echoofambush@aol.com www.sandhillsranch.com • Tel (318) 872-6329
OLIVER LONGHORNS
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Cattle for sale “To God Be The Glory”
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HOME & RANCH REALITY TRIGG MOORE Cell: (254) 396-5592 Ofc: (254) 965-5500 Fax: (254) 965-5532
Owner/Broker 936 S. Hwy 281 Stephenville, TX 76401 Email: trigg@c21homeandranch.com
100% MARKS BLOODLINES- Here is your chance to buy hard to find registered 100% Marks’ bloodline bulls. 2-year-olds. LA Cattle Company (309) 333-5693.
SEMEN FOR SALE
BEAVER CREEK LONGHORNS- Check our new Web site with "Super Sales" and herdreduction prices. Tazman (Gunman) genetics. Carole Muchmore, Ponca City, OK (580) 7659961, www.beavercreeklonghorns.com
LONGHORN SEMEN – Boomerang C P, Bold Ruler, Emperor, VJ Tommie, GF Gman, Tabasco, Watson 167, Diamond W Paycash, JM Sue & more. John Oliver (972) 268-0083 or www.oliverlonghorns.com
Summer Sale Begins...........Plus Herd Reduction Sale Continues •Excellent young bulls and heifers • Beautiful cows, most with calves, many 3-in-one packages • All are top bloodlines, great color and horns, gentle dispositions • Generous discounts from already reasonable prices. To schedule a ranch tour or just to "talk Longhorns", call:
Dorie Damuth • Flying D Longhorn Ranch Magnolia, Texas • 281-356-8167 • 281-356-2751 fax dorie27@sbcglobal.net • www.damuthflyingdranch.com
LONE WOLF RANCH Dr. Lee and Linda Ragains
New Location: Sallisaw, OK (918) 774-9107 • (918) 855-4907 new web site:
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TRADE & BARTER TRADE YOUR LONGHORNS – We’ll take your bulls and steers in trade for cows, heifers, pairs, herd sires or semen from breeds’ top quality bulls. Stonewall Valley Ranch, Fredericksburg, TX. Days (512) 454-0476 / Weekends (830) 644-2380. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME VANIZM OR JUBAL JANGLER HEIFERS? – Save your cash for hay. How about trading bulls or steers for them instead of cash? Call (785) 447-9132 McIntyre Ranches - www.mcintyreranches.com.
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LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION Ted Roush (713) 299-7990 Cell www.asocl.com or troush57@yahoo.com YOU CALL - I HAUL!
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Adcock, Terry & Sherri..................59 Almendra Longhorns ..................57
B Bar H Ranch....................................57
Beadle Land & Cattle ............57, 60 Bear Boot Ranch ............................59 Billingsley Longhorns ..................58 Blue Mountain Longhorns..........51 Box Z Ranch ............................59, 60 Brett Ranch......................................58 BT Farms..........................................58 Buckhorn Cattle Co...............57, 60 Bull Creek Longhorns ..................58 Butler Breeders..........................60-61
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CedarView Ranch ..................57, BC Champion Genetics......................65 Commanders Place Longhorns 57
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M Marquess Arrow Ranch ......58, IBC
MCA Ranch ..............................60-61 McLeod Ranch ..............................60 Midcontinent Livestock Supplements ..................................47 Miller, Tim ......................................57 Moriah Farms ..........................58, 61 Mosser Longhorns Herd Sale ....63
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Eagles Ridge Longhorns ..............61 El Coyote Ranch ..............................1 End of Trail Ranch ........................57
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Flying Diamond Ranch................57 Flying H Longhorns......................58
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Harrell Ranch ..........................22, 61 Helm Cattle Co.......................25, 68 Hickman Longhorns ....................58 Hill Country Heritage Sale ............3 Horsak, J. Scott ..............................65 Hudson Longhorns ........................9 Hudson-Valentine Spring Sale12-13
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P&C Cattle Pens ............................50 Panther Creek Longhorns........8, 51 Pate, Frank & Linda ......................47 Pearl Longhorn Ranch..................59 PJ’s Cattle Company ....................60
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R.C. Larson Longhorns ................52 Rio Vista Ranch..............................60 Rocking G Ranch ..........................61 Rocking I Longhorns..............59, 61 Rocking P Longhorns ..................60 Rolling D Ranch ............................57 Running Arrow Farm....................65
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7 Bar Longhorns............................58 Safari B Ranch ................................57 Sand Hills Ranch..............................7 Semkin Longhorns........................58 Sidewinder Cattle Co. ..................61 Silver Run Ranch............................22 Singing Coyote Ranch..................59 Smith, T.M. & Jean ......................58 Southeastern Winchester Futurity 26 SS Longhorns ................................58 Star Creek Ranch............................22 Stotts Hideaway Ranch ................58
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Tallgrass Cattle Co.........................24 Texas Longhorn Expo..............30-31 TLBA Foundation..........................49 TLBAA 50th Anniversary............IFC TLBAA Horn Showcase..........40-43 TLBAA Membership ....................62 Triple R Ranch (MI)......................57 Triple R Ranch (TX) ......................61 Triple T Longhorns........................58
J.T. Wehring Family Ranch ..........58 Jack Mountain Ranch ..................59 Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. ..............61 Johnston Longhorns ....................57 Jordan Ranch ..................................51
Kittler Land & Cattle Co. ........50, 57
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Le’AN, Bill........................................52 Lemley Longhorns ........................59 Lightning Longhorns....................58 Little Ace Cattle Co. ......................60 Lone Wolf Ranch ....................51, 57
W Walker, Ron ....................................59 Westfarms, Inc. ..............................60 Wichita Fence ................................50
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DCCI Equipment..........................65 Deer Creek Longhorns ................59 Diamond Q Longhorns ..............58 Dickinson Cattle Co. ......................2 Dick’s Ranch Supply ....................65 Double LB Longhorns..................58
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JUNE 2013 JUNE 8 • Fey Ranch Sale & Social, Yamhill, OR. Daniel & Angelina Fey, daniel@feylonghorns.com, (503) 349-7866 JUNE 12-14 • TLBAA World Show, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Scotty O’Bryan (817) 625-6241 or scotty@tlbaa.org. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. JUNE 12-16 • Autobahn Youth Tour “Autobahnanza”, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Larry Barker (817) 988-6110 or lbarker@abahn.com. www.autobahnyouthtour.com JUNE 14-15 • Winchester Futurity of the North, Gibson County Fairgrounds, Princeton, IN. www.winchsterfuturitynorth.com. Scott Simmons (618) 729-2004 or Deanna Sanders (618) 7805365. www.winchesterfuritynorth.com JUNE 15 • “Trail Of Tears Heifer Futurity”, Idabel, OK. Wes Watson (580) 286-1240 or wes@idabelok.net. JUNE 23-29 • Sunrise Showmanship Camp, Liberty Hill, TX. John T. & Betty Baker jtb2@earthlink.net or (512) 515-6730 or (512) 762-7434.
AUGUST 2013 AUG 3 • Deschutes County Fair, Deschutes County Fairground, Redmond, OR. Tammi Kuntz (541) 280-1645. Qualifying Free. AUG 9-10 • Rocky Mountain Select Sale, Latigo Arena, Colorado Springs, CO. Stan Searle (719) 481-3735 or Gary Lake (719) 314-8294. AUG 17 • Mosser Longhorn Dispersale Sale, Marquess Arrow Ranch, Ben Wheeler, TX. Ron Marquess (903) 570-5199. AUG 23-25 • Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island, NE. Delwin & Vicki Smeal (402) 568-2353 or Rodger & Bonnie Damrow (402) 4235441 or cell (402) 560-3224. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. AUG 31 • Butler Breeders Invitational Sale, Lockhart, TX. Kaso Kety (985) 674-6492 or Michael McLeod (361) 771-5355.
SEPTEMBER 2013 SEPT 1 • Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, CO. Kenny Richardson (970) 412-2859 or krichardson21@aol.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth SEPT 7 • 17th Annual “Waaka Lapish Foloha” Longhorn Sale, Durant, OK. Wes Watson (580) 286-1240 or wes@idabel.net. SEPT 7 • Winchester Futurity, George Henderson 2nd Expo Center, Lufkin, TX. Donnie Taylor (936) 414-1401. SEPT 14 • Hill Country Heritage Sale, River Ranch, Fredericksburg, TX. (325) 668-3552 or (713) 305-0259. SEPT 14 • New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM. Show Chair: Bill Van Gundy lacuevalonghorns@yahoo.com or (575) 829-3624. Show Secretary and Youth Show Contact: Kristi Wilson kmwilson@windstream.net or (575) 3541210. Qualifying Haltered and Youth. SEPT 26-28 • East Texas State Fair, Tyler, TX. Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower (903) 963-7442 or glcattleco@aol.com. Entry forms & info at www.etstatefair.com Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. SEPT 28 • B&C Show Me Longhorn Sale, Brookfield Livestock Auctions, Inc., Bus. Hwy. 36, Brookfield, MO. Sayre Auction & Sale Management, Bill Sayre (660) 258-2973 or cell (660) 7340827 or Shawn (660) 734-8782.
OCTOBER 2013 OCT 4 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, SS Backwards Longhorns, Medora, IL. Scott & Dara Simmons-ssimmons@copeplastics.com or (618) 729-2004 OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Turnersburg, NC. Carl Brantley pyledriver1964@yahoo.com or (336) 667-5452 OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, CR Ranches, Harper, OR. Alexandra Dees & Eric Youngberg (541) 358-8787 or atdees@aol.com OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Westville, FL. Terry & Tammy King tklonghorns@centurylink.net or (850) 956-4154 OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Nel-Tam Longhorns, Richland, PA. Nelson & Tammy Hearn nel_tam_hearn@yahoo.com or (484) 638-0228
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Coming Events OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, El Coyote Ranch, Kingsville, TX. Felix Serna or Della Serna (361) 522-0807 or (361) 296-4275 or fserna@elcoyote.com or dserna@elcoyote.com OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Stotts Hideaway Ranch, Midway, TX. Doug & Sandy Stotts (713) 598-2220 OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Lazy J Longhorns, Greenleaf, KS. Joe & Stephanie Sedlacek (785) 747-2204 or lazyjlonghorns@aol.com OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Red McCombs Ranch, Red & Charline McCombs, Johnson City, TX. Alan & Teresa Sparger (210) 445-8798 or alan@redmccombslonghorns.com OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Hudson Longhorns, Bill & Elizabeth Hudson, Corydon, IN. Mike Willinger (502) 379-1049 or classicfence@hughes.net OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Widespread Ranch, Lowell, MI. Tom Smith (616) 293-0977 or tom@widespreadranch.com OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Deer Creek Longhorns, Frank & Michelle Hevrdejs, Brenham, TX. Bruce Hazelwood (979) 277-8016 or bhdeercreek@texasbb.com OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Hunt Longhorns, Saint George, UT. Doug & Dianne Hunt (435) 275-2112 or ddlonghorns@hotmail.com OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Killdeer, ND. Chad Smith (701) 590-9073 or cg.smith@nsdu.edu OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Ponoka, Alberta. Jeff Jespersen (780) 966-3320 or jeffj91@hotmail.com OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Caballo Bravo Longhorns, Sanger, CA. Warren & Cathy Dorathy (630) 240-5829 or warcat21@gmail.com OCT 5 • NEW DATE, NEW LOCATION- 5th Annual Appalachian Trail Registered Texas Longhorn Consignment Sale, Turnersburg Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC. 11:00 AM. Carl Brantley, Wilkesboro, NC pyledriver1964@yahoo.com or (336) 667-5452. OCT 6 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Loomis Longhorns, Marietta, OK. Bob & Pam Loomis (580) 276-7498 or loomis20@juno.com OCT 9 • Fort Worth Herd, Fort Worth, TX - Come see us measure the herd to kick off the Horn Showcase weekend in the Stockyards! OCT 9-13 • TLBAA Horn Showcase, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Scotty O’Bryan (817) 625-6241 or scotty@tlbaa.org. www.tlbaa.org OCT 12 • TLBAA Horn Showcase Sale, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Scotty O’Bryan (817) 625-6241 or scotty@tlbaa.org. www.tlbaa.org OCT 26 • Marquess Arrow Production Sale, Ben Wheeler, TX. Ron & Barbara Marquess-maranch@aol.com or (903) 833-5810 Ranch or (903) 570-5199 Ron. www.maranch.com. OCT 25-27 • Ark-La-Tex Fall Show, George Henderson 2nd Expo Center, Lufkin, TX. Donnie Taylor (936) 414-1401 or Bobbye DuBose (409) 384-8120. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth
NOVEMBER 2013 NOV 9-10 • Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport, LA. Tina DuBose (979) 277-2656. www.statefairoflouisiana.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. NOV 16 • Texas Longhorn Fall Production, Consignment & Ranch Horse Sale, Crossroads Centre, Oyen, Alberta. Contact Ron Walker (403) 548-6684 or walkersu7texaslonghorns@gmail.com.
APRIL 2014 APR 4-5 • Hudson-Valentine Spring Invitational Texas Longhorn Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, Bowling Green, KY. Lorinda Valentine (270) 393-2012
MAY 2014 MAY 2-3 • Red McCombs Fiesta Sale and Premier Heifer Sale, Johnson City, TX. www.redmccombslonghorn.com. Alan & Teresa Sparger, alan@redmccombsranches.com, teresa@redmccombsranches.com, (210) 445-8798.
MAY 9-11 • TLBAA 50th Aniversary Celebration Weekend, Fort Worth, Texas Texas Longhorn Trails