Texas Longhorn Trails by Texas Longhorn Trails Magazine

Texas Longhorn Trails

MARCH 2011

Texas Longhorn Trails

Texas Longhorn Trails (817) 625-6241• (817) 625-1388 (FAX) P.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, TX 76164 E-Mail: trails@tlbaa.org http://www.tlbaa.org

Staff VOL. 22 NO. 12

MARCH 2011

Interim Editor in Chief: Laura Standley • Ext. 106 laura@tlbaa.org

Contributing Editor: Henry L. King Advertising: Rick Fritsche • Ext. 107 rick@tlbaa.org

Graphic Design & Production Myra Basham, Art Director • Ext. 108 myra@tlbaa.org

Multi-Media Designer/Photographer Coral Bucy • Ext. 109 coral@tlbaa.org

Feature Articles:

Departments:

Livestock Equipment – A Boon To Cow and Cowman By Henry King ..............................36

In The Pen ........................................16 Message From The Chairman ............26 TLBT Update ..................................27 Affiliate News ....................................46 In Box ..............................................47 Show Results Update ........................47 Dams of Distinction ..........................50 Movers & Shakers ............................52 Herd Management ............................54 Memorial ..........................................57 Ad Index ..........................................63 Just For Grins ....................................63 Save the Date ....................................64

Articles: Be Your Own Veterinarian ..........42-43 By Darol Dickinson

Sales, Shows & Tours: Premier Heifer Sale ............................22-23

Articles: TLBAA Awards Banquet ..............18-20 Texas Longhorn Trails Photo Contest Winners ........................................35

About the Cover: Featured on this month’s cover is the Trails Photo Contest Winner Daniel Harabis of Shiner, Texas. Daniel’s photo was selected from over 30 contestants and 105 entries. Congratulations to Daniel and all of the participants.

Regional Correspondents Lori Beeson • Nolensville, Tennessee Bonnie Damrow • Roca, Nebraska Paige Evans • Kiowa, Colorado Rebecca Moeller • Socorro, New Mexico Wanda Moore • Sulphur Bluff, Texas Bodie Quary • Prague, Oklahoma

Office Staff Special Events: Kim Barfield, Sale Asst. • Ext. 119 Pam Galloway, Show Asst. • Ext. 106 Registrations: Dana Coomer • Ext. 116 Rick Fritsche • Ext. 107 Financial Services: Dawn LeBlanc • Ext. 121 Administrative Assistant: Amber LeBlanc • Ext. 100 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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TLBAA Regions

DIVISION A ~ REGIONS 1-6

Chairman of the Board: Brent Bolen • (602) 769-0900

Secretary: Scott Simmons • (618) 729-2004

Executive Vice Chairman: Lana Hightower • (903) 963-7442

Treasurer: Gary Bowdoin • (254) 640-0844

1st Vice Chairman: Donnie Taylor • (936) 422-3155

Director: Steven Zunker • (210) 827-3940

2nd Vice Chairman: Dora Thompson • (318) 872-6329

Director: Terry King • (850) 956-4154

DIVISION B ~ REGIONS 7-12

DIVISION C ~ REGIONS 13-18

At-Large Director

Doc Hyder

Lana Hightower (903) 963-7442 glcattleco@aol.com

(405) 567-3093

At-Large Director

Dora Thompson

Brent Bolen

Rich Spooner

(352) 567-2555 k&dcattle@embarqmail.com

At-Large Director

Steve Quary

(318) 872-6329 or (318) 871-6160 echoofambush@aol.com

(602) 769-0900 brent@tcmmasonry.com

(580) 320-4441 oxbowranch.spooner@yahoo.com

Region 1 - Director

Region 7 - Director

Region 13 - Director

Ron Walker

Donnie Taylor

Vacant

Region 8 - Director

Region 14 - Director

(403) 548-6684

(936) 422-3155 longhorn4t@msn.com

Region 2 - Director

Mark Stuck

Jim Rombeck

Bernard Lankford

(540) 752-6831 bcrstuck@hotmail.com

(817) 341-2013 MoriahFarmsBL@aol.com

(785) 799-3712 jrombeck@yahoo.com

Region 3 - Director

Region 9 - Director

Region 15 Director

Scott Simmons

(618) 729-2004 ssimmons@copeplastics.com

Robert Richey

Randy Briscoe

Region 10 - Director

Region 16 - Director

(405) 375-3090 Kingrjj@aol.com

(325) 942-1198 r3ranch@aol.com

Region 4 - Director

Carl R. Brantley

Doug Hunt

Gary Bowdoin

(336) 667-5452 TLBAA.Region4Director@yahoo.com

(254) 640-0844 Tonkawacattleco@aol.com

(435) 275-2112 ddlonghorns@hotmail.com

Region 5 - Director

Region 11 - Director

Region 17 - Director

Terry King

Terry Fuhriman

Larry Smith

(850) 956-4154 tklonghorns@centurylink.net

(281) 935-2811 texasslonghorns@aol.com

(208) 860-7430 terry@fuhrimanins.com

Region 6 - Director

Region 12 - Director

Region 18 - Director

Gene Juranka

Steven Zunker

(337) 328-7258 longhorn@camtel.net

Ray Beadle

(408) 834-0110 rlbeadle@longfibre.com

(210) 827-3940 stevenzunker@msn.com

CHARLES SCHREINER III*

MAURICE LADNIER

WALTER G. RIEDEL, JR.*

J.T. “HAPPY” SHAHAN*

RICHARD D. CARLSON

SHERMAN BOYLES

ROBERT RICHEY

J.G. PHILLIPS, JR.*

JOHN R. BALL

JOHN T. BAKER

BOB MOORE*

STEVEN ZUNKER

WALTER B. SCOTT

BILL ANTHONY

RIEMER CALHOUN, JR.

JOEL LEMLEY

* DECEASED

JAMES WARREN

DR. L.V. BAKER

GLEN W. LEWIS

BEN GRAVETT

J.W. ISAACS*

DR. W.D. “BILL” CLARK

TIM MILLER

DR. FRITZ MOELLER

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2009-2010

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1979-1980

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1973-1975 1975-1977

1982-1984 1984-1986

1986-1988 1988-1990 1990-1992 1992-1995 1995-1998

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2010-2011

2003-2005 2006-2007 2007

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TLBAA BREED ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman: Dr. Bob Kropp

Dr. Harlan Ritchie

Dr. Bill Able

Marshall Ruble

Dr. Charles McPeake

Dr. Scott Schaake

Oklahoma State University

Michigan State University

Northwestern Oklahoma University

Iowa State University

University of Georgia

Kansas State University

March 2011

Dr. Randall Grooms TAES Texas A&M University

Darlene Aldridge, DVM • John Parmley Proud Member of the TLBAA

8405 FM 1361 • Somerville, TX 77879 979-272-3600 home • 281-541-1200 cell www.starcreekranch.com • darlene@starcreekranch.com

February 2011

Give your breeding program Beadle Land & Cattle - Ray & Bonnie Beadle Los Gatos & Hollister, California (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

Eagles Ridge Longhorns - Paul & Judi Sellers

3245 Sugarloaf Key Rd, U21A, Punta Gorda, Florida 33955 (941) 979-2419 or (443) 624-0792 e-mail: ancopa5@yahoo.com

Falls Creek Longhorns - Stanley & Sandi Tidwell 2330 W. FM 875, Midlothian, TX 76065 Contact Russell Hooks - (409) 381-0616 Herd Manager/Consultant e-mail: russellh@longhornroundup.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

Kaso, Lisa & Jake Kety - Little Ace Cattle Company P.O. Box 386, Folsom LA 70437 (985) 796-3918 e-mail: ketyfolsom@aol.com

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

Rafter H Longhorns - Kenn Harding, Tammy Tiner & Laura Harding 200 Pershing Ave., College Station, TX 77840 (979) 777-5256 e-mail: rafter-h@rafter-h-longhorns.com

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

Shamrock Land & Cattle LLC - Gary, Patric & McKenna Donovan P.O. Box 374, Mt. Hood, OR 97041 e-mail: butlerlonghorns@yahoo.com (541) 490-4681

Westfarms Inc. - Dale, Lynette, Leslie & Matt Westmoreland 13529 Hwy 450, Franklinton, LA 70438 (985) 795-1539 Cell: (985) 515-3172 e-mail: lwestmoreland.ees@wpsb.org

a boost with Butler genetics! Frank Anderson Jr. and III 828 South Rosemary Drive • Bryan, TX 77802 (979) 846-8020 • (281) 501-2100 edie.wakefield@gmail.com

Concho Ranch - Tony & Judy Cain 707 S. David St • San Angelo, TX 76903 (325) 657-0707 • (325) 650-4676 e-mail: tcconchoranch@hotmail.com

DALGOOD Longhorns - Malcolm & Connie Goodman (713) 782-8422 • Waller, TX e-mail: dalgood@comcast.net www.dalgoodlonghorns.com

Bob & Pam Loomis - Loomis Longhorns Rt. 1 Box 673 • Marietta, OK 73448 (580) 276-9265 • Fax (580) 276-3049 e-mail: loomis20@juno.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) 781-3215 e-mail: dayamisrockingranch@yahoo.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

V&J Longhorns - Vernon & Janis Webb 9303 Lone Star Rd. • Washington, TX 77880 (936) 878-2954

This space is available for your ranch listing!

In a Word (or t wo)… When asked to say one word to sum up former Trails editor Brenda Cantrell these were by far the most repeated...

Professional Loyal

Achiever

Vivacious

Determined

Sincere

Consistent from her debut at the 2006 Legacy II…

Friend

Energetic Animated

Caring

Creative

…until her last day with the TLBAA .

…THANK YOU, BRENDA!

2 1. Joe and Lorinda Valentine, Marlin, TX with TLBAA’s Rick Fritche; 2. Hal and Carole Griffin, Alvord, TX; 3. Mike Bullard, Zephyr, TX with TLBAA’s Dana Coomer; 4. Laura Rooker, Poolville, TX; 5. Jan Rittenhouse, Graham, TX; 6. W.C. McCowen, Azle, TX; 7. Johnny and Barbara Coleman, Bridgeport, TX.

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TLBAA AWARDS BANQUET We would like to thank the Awards Committee for their hard efforts to recognize Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America members. The committee includes Mike Bowman, Kathy Kittler and Tammy Tiner.

Top Gun of the TLBAA Bob & Louann Rubel The Top Gun award is based on new active memberships secured by an individual. TLBAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kim Barfield announced the 2010 Top Gun of the TLBAA as Bob & Louann Rubel. Long-time breeders of quality Texas Longhorns, the Rubels are well known in the show ring. The Rubels have been extremely supportive of TLBAA activities and have been instrumental in gaining many new members for the Association. The Rubels have tallied many miles on their vehicles, passed out numerous magazines and brochures at various shows and supported the TLBAA through the years.

Jack Phillips Award Donnie Taylor Donnie Taylor was the recipient of the Jack Phillips award, which honors an individual who has worked selflessly for the cattle and the breeders without personal recognition. Phillips was a past TLBAA president, and a great man who continually worked to finish job that needed to be done without any recognition. Donnie Taylor serves on the TLBAA Board of Directors, and he also serves as cattle handling manager for the TLBAA Horn Showcase and the World Show. Donnie has been a long-time member, and he continues to support the TLBAA unselfishly.

Presidents Award Elmer Rosenberger Strong supporter of the TLBAA Elmer Rosenberger of Austin, TX was presented the Presidents Award. This award was created to recognize breeders who are valued by the association for giving their time and energy for its success. TLBAA members since 2004, Elmer and Susan Rosenberger have built a solid herd of Longhorns at their ranch. They have supported many TLBAA events, including sales. Elmer was a key player for the HORNS system to be inducted into the TLBAA. The HORNS system is an internet-based system that can be used by both TLBAA staff and members. For every TLBAA member, whether past or present, active or inactive, HORNS maintains a member profile which the member is able to view and maintain at any time. Elmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard work and dedication has established the TLBAA into the next generation of computer software systems.

Elmer Parker Lifetime Achievement Joe & Lorinda Valentine Joe & Lorinda Valentine were honored with the Elmer Parker Lifetime Achievement award from the TLBAA. The award honors those who have given a lifetime of dedication to the preservation and promotion of the Texas Longhorn breed. TLBAA members since 1988, the Valentines have continuously worked for the benefit of the breed. They have developed an exceptional breeding program, and they continually show their dedication by attending as many events as possible. They can always be counted on to support fundraising events and their fellow members in times of need. They are Horn Showcase & World Show sponsors and are often the top buyers and sellers at TLBAA sales.

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Mel Raley Rising Star Award Jay & Suzanne Faske Jay and Suzanne Faske received the Mel Raley Rising Star Award. This special recognition goes to a member who is new to the breed, but through involvement and sustained enthusiasm makes a positive impact on his/her peers and on the breed. The Faskes began with a small herd of Longhorns, but have since grown to over 120 head. Their involvement with their children through the TLBT is outstanding, with their show string proving strong in the winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circle. Their enthusiasm for the Texas Longhorn breed and the TLBT has made them an asset to the association.

Dale Evans Breeder Of The Year Brent & Cindy Bolen Brent and Cindy Bolen were selected to receive the Dave Evans Breeder of the Year award. This award recognizes those individuals who have worked for the betterment of the cattle and the breeders. Members since 1995, the Bolens have been very supportive of t h e T L BA A a n d T L BT. Whether in the sale ring or show ring, their breeding program shines though. Brent is serving as Chairman of the Board and has served as the chairman of the Premier Heifer Sale and TLBAA Horn Showcase for the past three years.

TLBAA Movers & Shakers Joe & Lorinda Valentine The Movers and Shakers award is presented to the member who has registered and transferred the geatest number of animals throughout the year. The Movers and Shakers can be found every month in the Trails magazine. Joe and Lorinda Valentine are no strangers to the TLBAA. Strong supporters of the Longhorn breed, their presence is felt in both the sale ring and show ring. A repeat from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TLBAA awards, the Valentines are keeping their steady pace for the registrations department. March 2011

Alan Clemmensen Trails Supporter Of The Year Mike & Debbie Bowman The Texas Longhorn Trails magazine honored Mike and Debbie Bowman with the Alan Clemmensen Trails Supporter of the Year. This award is to honor the memory of Alan Clemmensen for his kindness, creativity, dedication and positive influence upon the Longhorn industry and for his knowledge and photography skills that enhanced the Trails magazine. This award is given to the member whose advertising campaign contributes to the overall quality of the magazine. The Trails magazine is honored to give this award to Mike and Debbie Bowman. End of Trails Ranch has become a familiar name in the Longhorn industry and the Trails magazine over the years. Their EOT brand is synonymous with long-horned productive cattle. Mike and Debbie Bowman are sponsors of the Horn Showcase and hosting the upcoming Midwest Longhorn Sale in Winfield, KS.

Ranch Manager Don Schouten, Latham, KS accepts the award for Mike and Debbie Bowman.

2nd Place Non-Haltered Female Lana Hightower, Van,TX; Cindy Bolen, Lufkin,TX

10th Place Non-Haltered Female Lana Hightower; Ellie Bolen, Lufkin,TX

2nd Place Non-Haltered Females; Bulls 7th Place Steve and Bodie Quary, Prague, OK; Lana Hightower

8th Place Non-Haltered Female 3rd Place Haltered Female Dale Land and Cattle - Cindy Schnuriger, Kemah, TX; Chris Schaper, Brenham, TX; Lana Hightower

6th Place Haltered Female Double S Cattle - Robert and Cindy Schnuriger, Kemah, TX; John T. Baker, Liberty Hill, TX; Lana Hightower

9th Place Haltered Female 1st Place Haltered Mature Female 1st Place Bulls Anchor T Ranch - Chris Schaper, Brenham, TX; Robert and Cindy Schnuriger, Kemah, TX; Lana Hightower

10th Place Haltered Female Gregory Rod - Chris Schaper, Brenham, TX; Robert and Cindy Schnuriger, Kemah, TX; Lana Hightower

4th Place Haltered Female Preston Bearden

TLBAA HALL OF FAME AWARDS

TLBAA Premier Heifer Sale Results January 15, 2011 Fort Worth, tX auctioneer: Joel lemley Pedigrees: dale hunt SALE MANAGEMENT: TLBAA

Highlights Photos by Coral Bucy & Laura Standley 66 Lots Sold Sale Average: $2,628.03

he Premier Heifer Sale was the place to be for outstanding Longhorn heifers during the Fort Worth Livestock Show and Rodeo. The sale showcased 66 heifers that averaged over $2600. Over 130 buyers grabbed their buyer numbers at the chance to gather outstanding heifers, as they represented Texas, California, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Wyoming, Missouri, Louisianna, Michigan, Alabama, Florida, Utah, Washington, Kansas, New Mexico, Illinois, South Dakota and Virginia. The sale ended with everyone on the edge of their seats as the high selling lot was the last heifer through the ring, which sold for $17,000. The volume buyer this year was Panther Creek Ranch, Marlin, TX. Other volume buyers were: Diamond K Ranch, Terry & Sherri Adcock and Dora Thompson. The sale ended with everyone in good spirits, sharing handshakes, hugs and discussions about the next Longhorn event.

Volume Buyers: Panther Creek Ranch, Marlin, TX; Diamond K Ranch, Tyler, TX; Terry & Sherri Adcock, Lamesa, TX; Dora Thompson, Mansfield, LA

Sherri Adcock, Lamesa, TX & TLBAA Board Member Dora Thompson, Mansfield, LA

✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ HIGH SELLING LOT:

$17,000

SDR RIOS MIST (2007 daughter of JP Rio Grande and Stockton’s Awesome Mist)

Consignor: Dave Hovingh, Allendale, MI. Buyer: Struthoff Ranch/ Diamond K Ranch Partnership, San Antonio, TX.

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Greg & Dana Kelly, Tyler, TX & Jenna & Lynn Struthoff, San Antonio, TX

OTHER HIGH SELLING LOTS: $16,000 – LEZAWE EOT 8E2 (2008 daughter of Boomerang C P and Tabasco’s Lezawe) Consigned by Mike & Debbie Bowman, Benton, KS. Purchased by Panther Creek Ranch, Marlin, TX.

$9,500

– HUBBELL’S VICTORIA II (2009

daughter of JP Rio Grande and Hubbells El Victoria) Consigned by Mark Hubbell, Hastings, MI. Purchased by Terry & Sherri Adcock, Lamesa, TX.

$7,000 – ECR CAT CLAW (2007 daughter of Phenomenal Revenue ECR and ECR Calico Lady) Consigned by El Coyote Ranch, Kingsville, TX. Purchased by Lee & Linda Blackwell, Fredericksburg, TX. $6,600 Asa and Joan Gamble, Hubbard,TX

– RCR SEBASTIANS CLOVER (1)

(2008 daughter of Sebastian and DML Sensors Clover) Consigned by Rolling Creek Ranch,

Iredell, TX. Purchased by Panther Creek Ranch, Marlin, TX.

Glenn Phipps, Santo, TX & Lee Tisdale, Bowie, TX

$6,100 – RCR PRETTY PLUM (2008 daughter of Sebastian and JP Pretty Sugarplum) Consigned by Rolling Creek Ranch, Iredell, TX Purchased by THS Partnership, Era, TX. $5,100

– AWESOME STAR PC202

(2007 daughter of Awesome Rising Star and Miss Gladys) Consigned by Panther Creek Ranch, Marlin, TX. Purchased by Rolling Creek Ranch, Iredell, TX.

$5,000 – HUBBELLS RIO STAR (2009 daughter of JP Rio Grande and Hubbells Sena Star) Consigned by Mark Hubbell, Hastings, MI. Purchased by Panther Creek Ranch, Marlin, TX.

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Wade Perks, LaVoy Volesky, Joel Lemley, Dale Hunt, Troy Rubinett

Donald & Sharron Wiens, Kennewick, WA

Don Bordelon, Lott, TX

Bill Le'AN, Humansville, MO; Rich Spooner, Stonewall, TX; Maurice Ladnier, Perkinston, MS

Ron and Kevin Asbill, Tyler, TX

Lee and Linda Blackwell, Fredericksburg, TX. (Back row l-r) TLBAA Region 10 Director and Treasurer Gary Bowdoin, Crawford, TX; Justin Rombeck, Home, KS, Ethan Loos, Columbus, IL; Region 14 Director Jim Rombeck, Home, KS; Dusty Leonard, Marysville, KS (Front row l-r) Teresa Bowdoin, Crawford, TX; Amanda Taylor, Ashlee Loos, Columbus, IL; Becky Rombeck, Home, KS.

Shanna & Bjorn Carlson, Roy, UT

Tom Christopher, Coppell, TX; Joe Valentine, Marlin, TX; Roger Greer, Iredell, TX.

Ray Peterson, Blanket, TX; Larry Barker, Fort Worth, TX; Ty Wehring, Houston,TX Heather and David Todd, Bandera, TX

Betty Baker, Liberty Hill, TX; Glen Smith, Austin, TX, Cindy Schnuriger, Kemah, TX Mark Hubbell & Stacey Price, Hastings, MI March 2011

TLBT President Jacob Faske and TLBAA Chairman of the Board Brent Bolen

TLBT Fashion Show JANUARY 15, 2011• FORT WORTH, TX

Andrew Faske, Somerville,TX

Raelyn Bordelon, Lott, TX Kacey Clark, Santa Fe, NM Megan Day, Princeton, TX

Keely Dennis, Coupland, TX

Abigail Faske, Somerville,TX Lydia Faske, Somerville, TX Hannah Faske, Somerville,TX

Brittany Frontera, Red Oak, TX

Shyanne McClendon, Marshall, TX

Darin Overdorf, Lufkin, TX Shelby Rooker, Poolville, TX

Brent Bolen addresses the TLBT meeting.

William Babler, Fort Worth, TX

Cortney Petrich, Ferris, TX

TLBT President Jacob Faske, Somerville, TX

Garrett Tanner, Stephenville, TX

TLBT Secretary Sarah Faske, Somerville, TX

TLBT General Membership Meeting JANUARY 16, 2011• FORT WORTH, TX Texas Longhorn Trails

GRAND CHAMPION TROPHY STEER ULLABALOO 16/4 Owned By: Laura Harding, College Station, TX

YOUTH SHOW

OPEN SHOW

March 2011

OPEN SHOW GRAND CHAMPION MATURE FEMALE IR GOLRY’S PRIDE Owned By: Jeffery Boone, Winnsboro, TX

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE SDR QUEENIE CS Owned By: Dale Land and Cattle, Dickenson, TX

GRAND CHAMPION STEER GRAND CHAMPION BULL TTT PICASO DQ TANDEM Owned By: Steve, Bodie and Chad Quary, Prague, OK Exhibited By: Tarah Moore, Hico, TX

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE SDR SUNRISE SUPERSTITIOUS Exhibited By: Brandon Bearden, League City, TX

YOUTH SHOW GRAND CHAMPION BULL HD FLASH POINT Exhibited By: Sarah Faske, Somerville, TX

YOUTH SHOW

OPEN SHOW

JANUARY 17-18, 2011• FORT WORTH, TX JUdges: RANdY AllgOOd & dR. bOb kROpp spONsOR: TlbAA

From the Chairman of the Board Dear Members, Well, February started out with a bang! Our office was shut down due to ice and snow. It was so cold, Grandpa’s teeth were chattering - in the glass! I got to spend a few days in the TLBAA office and saw first-hand what goes on. I want to tell you about the office staff and some of what each of them do. Laura Standley has become the Interim Editor of the Trails magazine. Myra Basham has stepped into Laura’s previous position as Art Director. If you want to learn about the magazine go in and see what it takes to get our publication out each month. Kim Barfield and Pam Galloway are busy working on upcoming events. Rick Fritsche and Dana Coomer are handling all of the animal registrations and transfers. Dawn LeBlanc is keeping all of the TLBAA finances in check. Last but not least, Amber LeBlanc is answering the phone with a cheerful attitude. You, as a member, make the TLBAA move forward. You register your animals, renew your membership, advertise in the Trails magazine, sponsor events, exhibit the cattle at state and county fairs, and buy and sell the best breed in the world, the Texas Longhorn. You are the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America. March is another busy month for all of us. Check the Save the Date section again in this month’s issue and get involved. The World Show is just around the corner, Trigg and Traci Moore and 453 other volunteers are going to make this the Greatest Show on Earth! We have changed the Trails Magazine a little bit, and I hope you find it refreshing. One of the changes is the TLBT President’s Message by Jacob Faske, the hardest working young man in the business. You will find it up front now along with the featured service men and women who protect our freedom. In closing, if the TLBAA staff, your Directors, or I can help you in any way, please give us a call. Thank you,

Brent Bolen Chairman

Sponsors

OCT 12-16 - TLBAA Longhorn Weekend & Horn Showcase, Fort Worth, TX Entry Deadline: Sept. 15, 2011. OCT 15 - Horn Showcase Sale, Fort Worth, TX. Consignment deadline: Aug. 1, 2011 Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org or Pam Galloway (817) 625-6241 or pam.galloway@tlbaa.org www.tlbaa.org

March 2011

Trails Cover Contest Winners With 30 entrants submitting over 105 entries, our independent panel of judges had a tough time deciding who would grace the cover of this issue of Trails magazine and who would come in second and third, but they finally announced the winners. We thank everyone who participated and hope you enjoy the photograpy skills of fellow Longhorn enthusuiasts.

Second Place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Darol Dickinson, Barnesville, OH

Please send an acknowledgement to: Name ________________________________________ Address ______________________________________ City ____________________ State _____ Zip _______ My Name _____________________________________ Address ______________________________________ City ____________________ State _____ Zip _______ March 2011

Third Place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Todd Taylor, Sugarland, TX

Enclosed is my gift of ___ $25 ___$50 ___$100 __$_____

___ In memory of: ______________________________ ___ In honor of: ________________________________ Name of person to be remembered. Please print. Please mail form and donation to the Texas Longhorn Breeders of America Foundation, P.O. Box 4430, Ft. Worth, TX 76164.

v Livestock Equipment v — a Boon to Cow and Cowman

When Texas Longhorn cattle provided the industry that propelled the state of Texas out of financial ruin following the Civil War, very little equipment was used in handling the cattle. Horses, saddles, ropes and branding irons pretty much did the trick. Later on, fences were needed, and in today’s culture, fences are still a minimum essential. For a bare-bones operation, you might get by for a while with fencing as your only livestock handling tool, but it wouldn’t be long until reality set in – today’s operation needs more tools. Many of the items mentioned in this article are common to all cattle operations; some are particular to the husbandry of the Texas Longhorn. The common denominator throughout the list is functionality combined with implied reduction of stress for the cattle as well as the handler. Efficient tools make cow work easier and safer, a bonus for both the cattle and the worker. Creative thought and experienceYOU Morgan Livestock based knowledge have led to the development of these tools, and ARE Equipment Sales their availability in today’s cattle industry is a benefit for which HERE cattlemen can be genuinely appreciative.

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Texas Longhorn Ranch Supply – Gary Martin

Gary and Nancy Martin live near Aledo, Texas, have a showroom for their products in Fort Worth and keep their Texas Longhorn cattle near Roundtop. They make contact with fellow owners of Texas Longhorns to a big extent through their booth in the exhibit area of the Husky Branding Irons World Show and at the Autobahn Tour, for which they are a sponsor. “My wife and I started the Texas Longhorn Ranch Supply in ’81, I believe,” said Gary Martin, “because we bought our first Texas Longhorns in 1980. My primary business is in animal health, selling The Dube mostly equine products. We started this back then, and over the years Chute it has grown. I think we have had an ad in the Trails since about 1982. We do a good business in show supplies, but our main item would be brands.” “We sell the electric branders, also the stainless steel brands and freeze brands. Our really big seller with the Longhorn people is our Porta-Brand, which is great for the small breeder. He can take it right out to the chute with him and he doesn’t need electricity or to build a fire. The kit includes a heater, the stainless steel numbers and a handle; numbers and letters are available in either two-inch or three-inch sizes. You just set this little oven on top of a propane tank and it works real good.” The Martins are in the animal health business as independent manufacturers’ representatives. “For an example,” observed Martin, “we work for 3M and sell animal care products, which are all equine products. We sell shampoos, liniments — for 3M we sell vet wrap which is a real big, big item, not only for the horse business, but people use it on themselves, too. It is a cohesive wrap. We sell a few cattle items in our repping company, but mostly equine.” The Martins also maintain a small group of well-bred Quarter Horse broodmares at their home property near Aledo, offering prospects with bloodlines popular among reining enthusiasts. Among show supplies for cattle exhibitors, the firm sells a good volume of show sticks, leather halters and the clips that hold exhibitor numbers. “We used to sell lots of nylon halters with the chain under the chin, but most are using the little rope adjustable halters now, which we don’t sell.” “We bought our first Longhorn from Bob Moore and started the Ranch Supply the next year. It just seemed it was right up my alley but it’s just our sideline – it is certainly not our livelihood. It has always been fun and we have made a lot of good friends in the Longhorn business.” Texas Longhorn Trails

Morgan Livestock Equipment Sales – Rusty Morgan

Twenty-five years ago, Rusty Morgan began his career in livestock equipment sales as a representative for Adrian Paul’s single animal scales. After several years in that capacity, he started his own business, Morgan Livestock Equipment Sales, Inc., which he has operated with his wife Julie for the past fifteen years. Located in Bowie, Texas, the firm carries a comprehensive offering of scales, chutes, panels, panel transport packages, rodeo equipment and materials such as hog and sheep pens, cattle tie stalls and standard portable stalls for fairs and expositions. “We are distributors for W-W, Pearson, Tru-Test Scales, Paul Scales – those are the main companies we distribute for,” Morgan said. “We offer bucking chutes, roping chutes and arena panels, but our main focus is the cattleman or rancher, and exhibitors such as the 4H or FFA. Our single biggest seller is the beef cattle squeeze chute. The two hydraulic chutes we sell are the W-W and the Cattleac.” The family-owned and operated business is more than an equipment distributor, Morgan explained. “We custom design working facilities; if you have an existing facility that is outdated or needs revamped, we design it using your ideas along with our knowledge and put something together that will work for you in your price range. From the panels all the way up to the chutes, we can offer that service as well.” “We cover the whole state of Texas; we have dealers in Oklahoma and Louisiana, and we ship to a number of other states by motor freight – California, Arizona, Kansas. That comes from our internet business.” Rusty’s wife Julie manages the business while Rusty exhibits the equipment at various fairs and exhibitions. “We will have booths at Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, Texhoma Farm and Ranch Show, Oklahoma Farm Show in Oklahoma City, the Texas FFA Convention, the Tulsa Farm Show and the State Fair of Texas.” If they are not showing livestock equipment, the Morgan family might well be competing for ribbons and prize money, showing beef cattle, swine or Texas Longhorns. All four of the children – sons Loppers and hoppers briefly describe the livestock-related Destry, 17, and Hadley, 11, and daughters Karsen, 12, and Gracyn, 7 equipment offered by veteran Longhorn producer Dick Robbins – are veteran exhibitors, and all show Longhorns at venues such as the from his Anchor D Ranch, Belvidere, Kansas. But his retail operAutobahn Tour, the State Fair of Texas and the Houston Stock Show. ation, Dick’s Ranch Supply, also offers panels and chutes manufactured by Powder River Livestock Handling Equipment, Provo, Utah. His ad for the Wolf Multi-level Lopper has appeared for years in the Trails magazine and other publications, and he continues to sell hundreds of them. For the last six years, he has also offered “The easy way to work Longhorn cattle” is the proud claim of the the Trip Hopper Range Cube Feeder manufactured by T & S chute developed by Mike Bowman, Wichita, Kansas. The chute simManufacturing, Inc., Jermyn, Texas. plifies the process of vaccination, palpation, deworming, A.I. and “The Longhorn Chute that Powder River sells – that’s mine,” horn measurement. said Robbins. “We built the first 14 of them in our shops, then I “It is the official chute of the TLBAA Horn Showcase, and it has let Powder River have it back in the early ‘80’s. In order to get been ever since the Showcase started,” said Bowman. them to build it, I had to agree to take a hundred of them. They “It is manufactured here at my fence company and we sell it all thought it would take forever to sell that many, but I got the first over the United States. We built the first one for our own use, then one at the National Western in 1983, and I sold the last of that we had people wanting to purchase them, and now they buy them one hundred in September of that year. I have no idea how many as quick as we can build them.” I have sold over the years, but that was my baby.” When employees in the fence company weld shop are not busy “I sell a range cube feeder – the T & S Trip Hopper -- that’s building fence gates and things like that, they go to work building anone of the few that has a gizmo on it that accurately measures other Longhorn chute. During certain times of the year, fence buildthe amount of feed. Those with augers can time them, but they ing slows down, and the chute business keeps the shop productive. can be way off. This one can be pretty accurate; it’s accurate “A guy drove up from Texas yesterday and picked one up,” Bowwithin five percent. The feeder sits in a truck, and you can put the man reported, “and we can also ship them. We shipped one to Orefeed on the ground or in a trough.” gon recently; they go all over. They don’t have to be shipped on a According to Robbins, the hopper will dispense nearly any flatbed; we manufacture them so they can fit in a van. They’re elevenkind of cubes or loose feed “…anything that won’t stick together. and-a-half foot long, seven foot tall and about seven foot wide, and You can’t feed cottonseed hulls or cockle burrs.” they weigh about 1250 pounds. The majority of the chute itself is all The big T & S Trip Hopper holds about 3,000 pounds of ¾ galvanized material; a few of the components are just black iron that inch cubes, but the hoppers now comes in five sizes, Robbins we paint. The moving parts have grease inserts for easy maintenance.” said. “They recently came up with one that holds about 350 Bowman is in the Texas Longhorn business in a big way, but the pounds for the little pickups, but it also works pretty good on chute is the only piece of livestock equipment he offers. some of those big ATV’s. Under the heading of ‘Why Didn’t I Do “When the Horn Showcase first started,” Bowman said, “we This Years Ago?’, I mounted one of them on a little two-wheel hauled a chute down there for them to use, but later the association trailer I pull behind a four-wheeler; it’s got a battery on it and is bought the chute they use now. Before, we would always take a difvery, very maneuverable in the corrals. When we’re weaning and ferent chute down there and we would always have somebody pick have calves in the corral, it’s real handy.” it up afterwards – we would sell it, you know.” When you see Robbins next, ask him about using that ATV “The chute is the only thing I have ever been involved with – that and trailer in a pasture with twenty big steers. Or about directwe built – that we never had any kind of complaint on. Everybody ing highway traffic after an accident. Or about the space shuttle that has them loves them, and they have really been a good item!” making horses taller and the ground harder.

Dick’s Ranch Supply – Dick Robbins

Wichita Fence – Mike Bowman

March 2011

Gross Built Chutes – Ray Gross

“We started building our Longhorn chute about 1982,” said Ray Gross, “and there wasn’t anything I knew of like this. It was totally one of its own. Several others came out, but there weren’t any like this one. What I did was add another gate to a sweep tub and just squeeze them between two gates. Once we got that first one built, we haven’t changed hardly anything whatsoever on it.” Gross, of Bazine, Kansas, didn’t patent his idea because it would have cost about $3800 at that time, and he felt that someone could make a minor alteration and void the purpose of a patent. “If I live long enough,” he said, “I can redesign it and come back up with something better yet. We are still building them; I’ve got one out here that’s ready to ship and we’re working on another one. I’m not quite as fast as I used to be, but I’m putting all my effort into the chutes. I’m building them more than the corrals and other stuff – mainly I wanted to keep that chute out in front of the people so they have a way to work their Longhorns.” Gross says he builds nearly anything a customer wants. “I’ve had people call me up and say ‘I want something that will do this,’ and I say, ‘OK, I’ll make it and if you don’t like it you don’t have to take it.’ We started business in 1980 – that’s been over 30 years – and nobody has ever not taken it, I can say that.” “One guy rolled up and said ‘I want a round bale Rachel Dodd, the General Manager for No-Bull Enterprises, refeeder that works like these safety-first feeders.’ That’s vealed an interesting factoid during our telephone conversation: there a feeder with a tray on the bottom and a rack on top actually are some folks in the Texas Longhorn business who use the that takes square bales, but he wanted this for round Callicrate Bander for de-horning. The bander is widely used for that bales. I put one together with a tray underneath and purpose in other breeds of cattle, and a similar piece of equipment, a bigger basket on top to put the round bale in.” the Velvet Antler Bander, is used to de-antler elk and deer species. But “Some people in Oklahoma were having trouble de-horning Longhorns? with feeders – they would put round bales in them, The original purpose and most widely held use of the bander is maybe for a sick pen or a few critters, and they bloodless, humane castration, and since its introduction in 1991, has wouldn’t consume the whole thing. I came up with proven to be an extremely valuable tool in profitable animal husa deal that put a roof on them that kept the bales bandry. The device was invented by Mike Callicrate, St. Francis, Kansas, from getting wet. It would hold two bales, and as the and is still manufactured there by Ross Manufacturing. Callicrate used bale was consumed, the sides would automatically the delayed castration procedure in his own ranching and cattle feedslide in with friction.” ing operation for several years prior to offering it to the public. “I build a 30-foot oilfield pipe panel that sits on Said to be foolproof and easy to use, the Callicrate Bander reduces top of the ground on a t-pad. You can chain them to stress on the handlers as well as the animals. The device uses a tension a bow gate and it is sturdy enough to last a feller a indicator for proper pressure to completely stop blood flow to the lifetime – and maybe his children! On the Longhorn scrotum and testes, producing a more localized immune response than panel I use six horizontal pieces and for commercial surgical castration. Research has shown that surgically castrated calves cattle I use five. At about 900 to a thousand pounds, may require seven to ten days recovery time before they start gaining they are portable if you use a tractor.” weight again. With the banding procedure properly done, there is no Gross designs his sheds, panels, corrals and barns loss of appetite or decline in rate of gain. so they are easy for the buyer to assemble. The sheds Leaving bull calves intact until they weigh 500 pounds or more can only require about six anchors to hold them down in maximize the benefits of natural testosterone on rate of gain, feed efthe wind. The panels just need a tractor to unload ficiency and muscle development. Producers who utilize this manthem and short pieces of chain to bolt them toagement protocol say that delayed castration can add significantly to gether. And he says an average corral to hold about the value of calves, not only in the additional pounds, but also due in a hundred head can be set up in a day by someone part to consumer interest in beef that is hormone-free. Anecdotal evithat’s never done it before. dence also suggests that the calves stay healthier, more athletic, and “What I’d really like to do is design,” said Gross. more likely to remain free from fall pneumonia. “There is really no end to what a guy could design, Rachel Dodd, who handles the sales of the bander, has her office but I’ve got to make a living so I just keep plugging at the Callicrate ranch. “Right now,” she said, “I am out here seven away in the shop. I’ve always got something going miles southwest of St. Francis, Kansas. We have a feeding operation on in my mind, but it never gets built because we’ve here and a cow-calf operation -- we are raising our own calves and got to eat.” shipping them, when finished, to Ranch Foods Direct in Colorado Springs, which is another one of Mike’s businesses that sells meat to the wholesale and retail market.” “In the next few months,” she continued, “we will be coming out with a new bander that will be called the Callicrate ‘WEE’ Bander. This is for newborn baby calves, goats, and lambs and will definitely be more humane than other methods, as tension will be applied to the band. It will be available in the fall.”

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Husky Branding Irons – John Skelton

John Skelton sold his manufacturing business in Odessa, Texas, and ‘retired’ at age 52. He bought a Blue Bird motor home, and he and his wife embarked on a nine-year odyssey, traveling throughout North America, including seven trips to Alaska. Settling in Knoxville, Arkansas, he realized he had enough of this ‘retirement’ thing and started another business. “I had a horse trailer made into a shop to make branding irons” he said, “and I went around to livestock auctions. I had the supplies and everything to make electric branding irons the day of the sale, and I did that nine years. I left pamphlets with an 800 telephone number each time, and after a while I had more business than I could take care of and travel, too. I had a shop at home, and I still needed to be there.” Although he also sells freeze branders and heat branding irons, Skelton could make only the electric branding irons on the road. “I could build six or eight of them a day at a sale, but I would have to take orders for the other kinds. For the electric irons, I would draw the design up right there, they would approve the drawing and go on to the auction. In some cases, when they’d paid me for them, I’d put the brand in a box and leave it at the auction office. In some cases they said they’d come back and get it. And other times I had so many orders at some auctions that I told them I would mail them back the next week, and that’s what I did. I’d make them at some other auction then go by the post office that evening when I left.” After about a year, Skelton had a full-time shop making the brands. He would take the orders at the auction barns and if he couldn’t do them all, he would fax the order and the design to the shop. Although his home was in Arkansas, he went to cattle auctions in that state, in Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, the Dakotas and clear to the West Coast. He carried enough material with him to make 800 to 1,000 irons on his longer trips. “I made certain ones once a year,” he said, “but some of the smaller auctions, I just made those every two years. I still have people ‘til today wanting to know where that old man is – ‘Why aintcha come by?’ – well, it’s because I’m 81 years old! Everybody thinks I should be in a rest home.” “It was one of the most enjoyable periods of my life. I would see a new crowd every day, five days a week – six when there was an auction on a Saturday. I would be gone ten months out of the year, but that got old, too, and my shop had so much business that I needed to be here to see that it was done right. And I’ve made arrangements for this to be carried on when I’m no longer here.” Being home more steadily now, Skelton has time to enjoy his Texas Longhorns on the acreage next to his plant. “I just like to look at them,” he said. “I think they are pretty cattle.”

The Dube Chute – Bobby Dube

“I have been working with cattle ever since I was a kid,” said Bobby Dube, “then I worked fifteen years for John T. L. Jones, and that’s when I got involved with Texas Longhorns. I kept trying to find ways to modify all my chutes, take out the verticals so these long horned cows could get through. After I quit working for him, I went to work for myself and started doing some outside welding, building some pens and stuff.” Dube, of Roundtop, Texas, was building some pens for a customer near San Marcos, and the man wanted two gates hung opposite at the end of his alley. “I got to looking at that,” said Dube, “and I thought that would be pretty good to make a chute out of. So I came home and started messing with it and built me one that I could work my cattle through. I guess that was about 2001, because that 9/11 bombing went on while I was building that pen.” After Dube built a chute for himself, some other people saw it and he started building them for other cattlemen. The first chute Dube built to sell was for Dr. Darlene Aldridge. “It was kind of a crude deal,” Dube admitted, “but since I started building them I have tried to do a better job – kind of tweaking on them to get them to working a little better.” He claims the Dube Chute will squeeze a baby calf or a mature bull with no adjustment. It has palpation gates on both ends so a cow can enter from either direction, and it has let downs for branding, castration or milking. It works well for vaccinations, worming, ear-tagging, horn measuring and nearly anything to do with cattle. Word of mouth got around about the chute, and he has built about two hundred “People would see it and kind of like it, and it kind of started up from there, maybe about five years ago. I finally hired a couple of welders and I have them do most of the welding now. I’m still kind of tweaking on it; actually I’m trying to design a little cheaper model of my chute, something that’s a little smaller, a little more economical.” Dube has built holding pens and sorting pens, but found it took too much help to do that. When the chute business took off, he got away from building the cattle pens. “I do build some accessories to go with it,” he said, “and I do set up some portable pens. I’ve got a good outlet for some good portable type pens – I don’t build them but I do put them up to go along with my chute. Something I run into with Longhorn breeders just coming into the business; they don’t have pens or chutes and don’t know how to set them up, so I do quite a bit of consulting.” “I also help a lot of people with their herds, as far as vaccinations, branding and hauling – all that sport of thing. I’ve got a pretty good clientele with that. I’m pretty much the only one in this area that people can call that knows how to handle Longhorns. I don’t do any other type cattle.” Bobby donated a Dube Chute to be raffled last year, with the proceeds dedicated to the 2010 TLBAA World Show. Every member owes Bobby a big “Thank You” for this generous gesture. March 2011

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“Great cattlemen spend the twi

Be Your Own Veterinarian by Darol Dickinson

A seasoned old rancher once said, “Great cattlemen spend up, out of nowhere. Here, the prompt watchful owner’s eye is the twilight hour with the cow herd.” A love of the cow herd the best solution. and a desire to know and observe their every mannerism is the mark of a real cowman. If something is good or bad the serious Spotting A Problem observer will be the first to know. Most health issues can be solved easier if spotted promptly. Woody tongue (also called Actinobacillosis or wooden When disaster strikes and a cow is near death, people call a vettongue) just happens. It is an iodine deficiency that causes a erinarian, expecting a miracle. Having a visual daily knowledge cow’s tongue to swell so large she can’t close her mouth. When of the herd will often solve small problems before they demand cattle eat browse, cactus, or plants with sharp stickers (which a full-blown miracle. (Time with the herd also soothes the mind Longhorns are famous for doing) these may puncture the after a long day of killing snakes in the business.) tongue or other soft During the last tissues in the mouth. several years reThese small puncture peated press releases wounds may deposit from USDA warn the Actinobacillus orcattle producers of ganism in the soft tisthe importance of sue of the tongue disease traceability where it sets up an to eliminate an alinfection. She can’t most assured future chew food without pandemic. However, biting her tongue. to the contrary, the Her sore tongue does talking-point hoof not allow the pickup and mouth, anthrax, of fibers. brucellosis, TB, scaWhen infection bies and parasites starts, the first few have been mostly days aren’t very noeliminated by cattle ticeable, but as the owners, pharmaceutongue swells, the tical companies and cow withers away and dedicated veterinariwill soon die of starans. The USA is the vation if not treated. most disease free naAlways watch for a tion in the world. cow away from the With most dis- Acute woody tongue can be diagnosed be these telltale signs: drooling, swollen tongue with open herd, which throws ease problems dealt mouth and enlarged lower jaw swelling. Extended head as indicative of a sore throat, rapid up the red flag indiwith, things like weight loss, and the appearance of pain. Immediate treatment is a must. cating a problem. A “woody tongue” pop

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i light hour with the cow herd.”

150 lb. weight loss in 2 weeks is the beginning of the end. Other than rapid weight loss from starvation, a critter will hold her head forward, drool and visually look really sick. The tongue will also swell down between the jaw bones and be easily spotted as an enlargement the entire length of the jaws. The whole tongue is enlarged and hardened.

days there is improvement, and in a month the critter should be totally recovered. Also, when woody tongue is diagnosed, treat it quick and thoroughly so the animal totally recovers.

Preventing Woody Tongue

Since the organism that causes this problem is present wherever there are cattle, there is a limit to practical preventive measures. Due to the fact Texas Longhorns are known to consume Many symptoms are similar to several different cattle sickharsh coarse fibers it might quite well be that an increased probnesses. The drooling of saliva might be similar to hoof and lem exists within the breed. As more grass feeding and less soft mouth, lumpy jaw, defective grains will be consumed in teeth, rabies, or vesicular stomfuture, it could become an Due to the fact Texas Longhorns are the atitis. Diarrhea might also be increasing problem in all associated with hardware, known to consume harsh coarse fibers it breeds. Johne’s or numerous health re- might quite well be that an increased Make sure there is suffilated problems. Diarrhea may cient iodide in your pasture be profuse with a woody tongue problem exists within the breed. supplements — salt-mineral cow because they can drink mixes, and molasses based water in volume, but can’t chew solid fiber. It is a relatively easy supplements. Do not rely on 50 pound, pressed salt iodide problem to treat successfully; however, if misdiagnosed or treated blocks as they will not provide adequate iodide to your cattle. inappropriately it can turn into a much more difficult situation. Many pastures are low iodide and a very high formula must be However, the real sign is the sore double-sized tongue and diffifed to have enough to make a correct balance. Some cows do not culty in closing the mouth. eat the trace minerals provided. If possible, top-dress grain feeds to make sure enough iodide is being consumed. This is the only way to know for sure cattle are eating their minerals and the right Contagious Communication amount. Finally, if you are experiencing this problem, discuss it with your large animal veterinarian to be sure you are doing the Woody tongue is a deadly problem that will take a cow down right things, and that you have made the right diagnosis. in a month, but the other cows in the pasture can be unaffected. The cause of woody tongue is an inner mouth puncture combined with an iodine deficiency, so if one cow is not getting enough iodine from the trace minerals provided, or from grass fiber, it can also become a herd problem. Ranches with shallow top soil and low soil mineral content are more prone to woody This label is on a 50 lb. pressed “Big 6 tongue and other nutrition related problems. Mineral Salt.” If all the mineral content is added together it is less than 7/1000%. The salt content is more Treating Woody Tongue than 99.99%. Although marketed as mineral, this is not a mineral product, The treatment of woody tongue, when identified promptly, but only a salt product. Read the lais usually successful and is relatively straight forward. Sodium iobels. This product is near worthless. A dide solution is given intravenously (IV) and is then repeated in good loose trace mineral should never 7-10 days. If you are not familiar with giving IV therapy, have your be over 20% salt, but contain over veterinarian do this or have them teach you how to give drugs IV. 80% actual real minerals. Once the intravenous treatment is started, usually, within a few

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Nebraska Texas Longhorn Association

President Delwin Smeal (402)568-2353 The N.T.L.A. annual meeting was held on Saturday January 15, 2011 at John and Diane Murphy’s Farm in Firth, NE. Everyone brought a salad or desert and the good food was enjoyed by all. Thank you to the Murphy’s for hosting this event. The annual sale was discussed at length. This will be our 30th annual sale. A Fall Sale date has been set for Saturday October 29, 2011 starting at 10:00 am at the Beatrice Livestock Auction, Beatrice, NE. The consignment fees will remain the same as last year. We will accept non-catalog Longhorn cattle again this year. We will again award $2,500 in premiums to the Champions-Senior Cow, Junior Cow, Heifer, Bull, and Pen of 3 heifers. This year we will only accept Pen of 3 heifers, and they will sell as 3 times the money. The Pen of 3 heifers are heifer calves born in 2011. Sale consignments received by July 1 are eligible for free advertising. Sale consignments are due September 1. Ward & Carolyn Casteel have graciously donated a heifer for our raffle this year. Ward & Carolyn are lifetime members of our association from Lovington, IL. Ward judged our sale in 2009 and judged the Longhorn show at the Nebraska State Fair in 2004. There has only been one other family with a residence outside of Nebraska that has donated a heifer to our NTLA raffle. That was Harlan and Lori Walker from Wall, SD in 1993. Thank you, Ward & Carolyn, we are honored that you would like to donate a heifer. Our raffle tickets will be printed and taken to the Spring B&C Sale in Brookfield, at the end of March. Raffle tickets will again have 2nd place of $200, 3rd place of $100 and 4th place of $50. The consignment form and sale catalog will be on the sale barn website – www.Beatrice77.net. The sale will be shown live on the same website. Sale contacts: Delwin Smeal, President 402-568-2353, Larry Long, Vice President 308-532-2469, Rodger & Bonnie Damrow 402-423-5441. Nebraska State Fair World Qualifying Shows have been set for Sunday August 28th. The website will be updated at a later date-the website is www.statefair.org. Board of Directors elected at the annual meeting: John Murphy, Vicki Smeal and Bonnie Damrow. Officers elected are: PresidentDelwin Smeal, Vice President-Larry Long, and Secretary/Treasurer-Bonnie Damrow. Memberships are due each year in January. Dues are: Youth $5, Associate $10, Active $15/member, Lifetime membership $150. New members welcome. Please mail membership dues to: Bonnie Damrow, 11900 S 12th, Roca, NE 68430.

North Texas Longhorn Breeders Association

Kevin Rooker, President, 940 748-1031 • krooker@centurylink.net December 3 and 4 were exciting dates for the North Texas Longhorn Affiliate. The Holiday Horn Extravaganza was born! It was the first time the NTLBA youth sponsored and ran a show. This was the brain child of the youth who became Longhorn lovers through the Wise County Youth Project. The goal of the group was to have a show where the proceeds would establish and maintain a scholarship fund for NTLBA graduating seniors. The first show was an outstanding success, with around 200 entries for the 2 day event. GREAT JOB WISE COUNTY YOUTH! Congratulations to all of the North Texas members who participated in the Fort Worth Stock Show and the youth who participated in the fashion show prior to the Premier Heifer Sale this year. The show circuit is officially underway! The annual “after Christmas” party was once again hosted by Jean and TM (Smitty) Smith, at their ranch in Boyd on January 22nd. The chili cook-off was won by Laury Rooker. Attendees enjoyed the Chinese gift exchange, and most of all the opportunity to visit with old and new friends. Don’t forget the North Texas Spring Show to be held again this year, March 11-13, at the Expo Center in Glen Rose, Texas. Please contact Kevin and Laury Rooker for more information or visit the NTLBA Web site at www.ntlba.org .

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Ethan Loos, President 217-653-8403 • eloos5@msn.com The P.S.L.A. meeting was held January 30, 2011 at the Maverick Steak House in Litchfield, IL. Members in attendance included Ethan & Ashley Loos, Dara, Andrew and Scott Simmons, Brian and Heather Hicks, Haley and Deanna Sanders, Vicky Helms and Robert & Rosalie Brackebusch. Scott Simmons reported on newspaper coverage regarding the Horn Showcase Satellite Measuring that was held at his location. He reported that several animals measured during the event went on to receive bronzes at the Horn Showcase. The Winchester of the North event is planned for May 14, 2011. Sponsorship packages were discussed, as well as the classes. The P.S.L.A. signed up to sponsor a $500 meal at the Futurity on Friday night. More information about the Winchester of the North can be found at www.winchesterfuturitynorth.com. Election of Officers and Board Members were held with the following results: Ethan Loos, President; Deanna Sanders, Vice-President; Scott Simmons, Secretary-Treasurer. Three new members were elected to the Board, each serving two year terms: Heather Hicks, Ashley Loos and Kenny Sanders. The other members are Mike Luster, retiring P.S.L.A. President along with Bruce Mowen and Leslie Whitson. A report of members that are on the mend was presented, and cards were signed for those recovering members. A motion was made, seconded and passed to have $20 yearly dues/family rates, which is the same as last year. An upcoming TLBAA Affiliates contest, The Affiliate Princess 2011 was discussed, and photo selection for the contest was talked about.

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Keely Dennis and HD Flash Point John Morris Moore and Anchor T Anchor Man Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Bull respectively at the STLA youth show in Edna Texas - Dec. 11, 2010

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Sired by ________________________________________________ COMMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ WAIVER/CONSENT FORM (This form must be signed and returned in order to complete your consignment) The Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America (TLBAA) assumes no responsibility for any guarantee made by the consignor. All guarantees are strictly between the consignor (seller) and the buyer. The TLBAA or the auction venue 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 the TLBAA, sale employees, the auction venue, 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 sale. The undersigned agrees that if the buyer is unable to accept delivery because of Interstate health requirements, the consignor, not the TLBAA or its management, shall be responsible for refund or adjustment. _______________________________________________ Owner of Animal/Consignor’s Signature

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Membership Directory Coming Soon The TLBAA Membership Directory will be published in the July issue of the Texas Longhorn Trails magazine. “Our last directory was published in 2009,” said TLBAA staff member Dana Comer. “We have had many new members join the Association since that time, and we want to include them in the upcoming directory.” Members are urged to make sure their information in the office is upto-date. Also advertisers should begin making space reservations as soon as possible.

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Dam of Merit Roll of Honor Dams of Excellence Bell La Squaw Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan CO Barbwire David M. Hillis, Austin, Texas Cross M Cherokee Miss Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Dewlap Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico F 3F Bevo’s T J Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico G&L True Obsession Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower, Van, Texas High Hope, FD Bo & Dorie Damuth, Magnolia, Texas Miss CP Ruler 562 T.M. & Jean Smith, Bar S Ranch, Boyd, Texas Miss Peppermint Ed & Sheryl Johnson, Molalla, Oregon Picabo Phantom Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan Rawhides Lady Pebbles Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan SP Hija Ben Tanksley, Alpine, Texas US 89076 Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Westhaven Ranger Reddy Fraser West, Ione, California WT Miss Mona’s Liberator Pearl Longhorn Ranch, Allen & Suzanne Perry, Evant, Texas

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Bayou Daisy Dr. Eugene & Jolie Berry, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Bayou Princess Dr. Eugene & Jolie Berry, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Bell La Squaw Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan Cross M Blue Velvet Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Cross M Delta Becca Jim & Wanda Taylor, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Cross M Delta Charisma Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Cross M Salsa Jim & Wanda Taylor, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Cross M Star Spangled Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Cross M Texas Ruby Red Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Cross M Whelming Matrix Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Cross M Whelming Sandy Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Delta Amber Phillip Bell, Arlington, Texas Diamond W 952 Meadowwood, Charley & Doris Snyder, Elgin, OK

Dillons Fancy Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico Dixie Heather 3G Ranch, Loyd &Bettie Gibbs, Gainesville, Texas Dolly Joel & Shirley Lemley, Blackwell, Texas Double L’s Miss Elegant Star Creek Ranch, Somerville, Texas Emperor’s Lucy Creek Gary Kudrna, Ennis, Texas Fandangos Husker Barnard Longhorns, Richard & Janice Barnard, Tekamah, Nebraska FCF Honeymoon Star Creek Ranch, Somerville, Texas FCF 16th Avenue Mitch Bryant, Katy, Texas FCF Too Sexy For My Sox Star Creek Ranch, Somerville, Texas Fiona Moonshine Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan Folsom Falls Posh Folsom Falls Ranch, Fred & Marijo Balmer, Folsom, New Mexico GC Little Star Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico G&L Enchantment Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower, Van, Texas G&L True Obsession Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower, Van, Texas G&L Silver Sage Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower, Van, Texas G&L Star Spangled Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower, Van, Texas Granite Daisy Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan Indian Girl 636 Carla Jo Payne, Slidell, Texas JRJ WR 978 Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan Ksanka Lily Belle Robert & Sheryl Greene, Eureka, Montana Lizzy’s Splash Eagles Nest Ranch, Ben & Ilse Myren, Colville, Washington Lupemitedookay Debra Lesyk & Dwight Overlid, Double D Arena, Outlook, SK, Canada Meadowwood’s Carmen Charley & Doris Snyder, Elgin, Oklahoma Meadowwood’s Clementine Charley & Doris Snyder, Elgin, Oklahoma Meadowwood’s Tango Brink Longhorns, Frederick, Oklahoma Picabo Phantom Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan Rawhide Lady Pebbles Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan Rusty Zipper Frank & Barbara Renfro, Clinton, Montana S-D Sparkle Plenty Rudy & Marilyn Bowling, Kaufman, Texas Silver Sage Double D Arena, Outlook, Saskatchewan 3W Legends Country Erin Lazy JP Ranch, Dublin, Texas 3W Pot of Independence Dale & Bev Sorem, Nevada, Iowa Westhavenreddy'sspecks Broadhorn Ranch, Douglas & Katie McDonald, Fernley, Nevada WT Miss Mona’s Liberator Pearl Longhorn Ranch, Allen & Suzanne Perry, Evant, Texas

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Monthly Movers & shAkers Division A Mark Hubbell Ronnie and Stella Cruce Charles Kellogg SweetWater Ranch Hudson Longhorns Ron Skinner Tim Miller Ron Frederic Brian and Mary Stahl Ethan Loos James Fansler Underwood Longhorns Carl R. Brantley Henry Detweiler Sidewinder Cattle Co. LLC Charlie Bolton, Jr. Dave Hovingh Jerry Canfield Jerry Moore Jody Shaw Les & Sonia Rhodes Paul Corlett Ron Garison Sand Hills Ranch Terry King Zoilo A. Sifuentes Triple R Ranch Bill Derey Don and Donna Kelley Eddie C. Durr, Jr. Maurice Ladnier Mike and Shirley Thiel Mitchell Longhorns Ray & Donnah Stavig Terry Roberts Tom Davis George and Laureen Gennin

Division B Dorie Damuth Ron & Barbara Marquess Star Creek Ranch Brian Brett Rio Vista Ranch Doug and Sandy Stotts Eric & Anna Redeker Struthoff Ranch Bernard Lankford Rocking O Ranch Deer Creek Longhorns Chris & Lisa Parker Luke Rutledge Tommy Neal Cowan Double R Ranch Greg & Amy Franks John and /or Judy Coats L7 Ranch

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Melvin & Alice French Rockin' A Longhorns Joe Munsch Johnny and Barbara Coleman David and Jo Anne Norwood Davis Green, LLC Glenn E Phipps James Burkhart Loyd & Bettie Gibbs William Buck Larry & Sandra James Edward Payne Joe & Sue Knowles Kurt Twining Rick Friedrich Susan Shelly Trey Whichard J Bar 7 Ranch LLC Wes and Carol Chancey Bobby & Anne Bean Hooks Longhorn Ranch Lloyd (Speedy) La Fond Mike and Kim MacLeod Plantana Polo Farm Sylvia Johnson Taylor Cattle Company Triple R Ranch Edwin & Debra Stojanik Terry and Jason Carter 777 Ranch Alison and Andy Peters Bill Hardin Brent & Cynthia Bolen Charles and Georgia Mc Donald Diamond D Ranch Dick and Cheryl Curry Kyle E. Tanner Pj's Cattle Company Randy & Miki Bienek Ray & Becky Peterson Robert & Donna Nichols Robert & Lynne Youney Rolling Creek Ranch Shannon Larson Steven Zunker Tom Christopher Arthur and Irene Macdowell Bob Moore/Ginger Kinder David & Lynda Bradley David M. Hillis Hal and Carole Griffin Joel Norris Kimble Cattle Company Mark and Keighley Jacobson Matt Hill Richard James Filip Ron & Joanna McMurry

Ron & Kevin Asbill Sam Crenshaw S H Ranch Stanley Tidwell Swing'n Star Ranch Trigg & Traci Moore Circle H Longhorns Robert S. Garner Allen & Suzanne Perry Bernard Hruzek Billy Thompson & Gary Jenkins Bobby & Carolyn Miller Bob Dube Brown's Longhorns Dale Land and Cattle Don & Andrea Bordelon Donnie Taylor Dr. Kevin Stotts Dr. Zech Dameron III El Coyote Ranch Frank & Sue Bowdoin Gary and Nancy Martin Gary Kudrna Gary & Teresa Bowdoin George and Cindy Dennis George Gilman Greg and Beth Tanner Jason Facteau Jeff & Patricia Rhodes Joe or Carolyn Wissel John T. & Betty Baker Jonell Westerberg Kevin and Laureen Rooker K & T Longhorns Lazy L Longhorns Mark Hays Megan Ekstrom Mike & Judy Bullard Panther Creek Ranch Patsy Davidson Proctor Ridge Ranch Roy Or Susan Rosson S. Ann Wight Scott and Jami Leonard Steve Day Vida Nueva Ranch Young Ranch @ Flat Rock Crossings

Tri-W Longhorn Cattle Co. Jordan Ranch Anchor D Ranch Clint Kimble Fort Robinson Randy and Jamie Briscoe Dean & Belinda Franke Dusty Leonard Bob & Pam Loomis JBR Longhorns, LLC John & Carrie Sarnicky Richard & Linda Spooner Robert and Jenny Smoot Triple 9 Longhorns Wayne and Ellen Fox Bill and Jo Le'AN Brett or Darcy De Lapp C C Land & Cattle Co Doug Hunt Kent And Christine Bladen Larry Johnston Mike & Debbie Bowman Shoestring Longhorns Joseph Sedlacek Blair & Donna Waite Charley E. and Doris Snyder Cully & Lita Sila Del Vic Farms Edward Jeffcoat Grant & Jane Miller Huey Stark Kenneth J. & Valerie J. Webb Larry &/or Mary Ann Long Mark & Sue Cress Santa Terecita Ranch Barbara J. Fillmore J W Mitchell Co, LLC Marc Sacre Oren & Dianna O'Dell Art Anders Bernard and Theresa Strong Brhett Hulsey Donnie and Rita Ramer Fairlea Longhorn Ranch, LLC Jim Hutchinson Joe Schweikhard Jon and Cindy Johnson Justin Hansen J Wade and Kristi Wilson L.D. and Debbie Mc Intyre McGill Ranch Paul & Patti Gilbreth Petersen Longhorn Ray, Kale & Julie Williams Semkin Longhorns Woodson School Ranch W.W. or Virginia Bachus

Division C Joseph M. Graham Buckhorn Cattle Company Mike Bassett Gary Don & Joanna Taylor Warren Ehrisman Gregg or Sandra Lynn Sherwood Melvin & Rebecca Rhodes J.B.T. Quarter Horses

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IN MEMORIAM Clarence Truesdell Clarence Raymond Truesdell, 85, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2011 in McDavid, FL. Mr. Truesdell was a native of Fort Bragg, NC, a resident of McDavid, FL for the past 82 years and a Veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He was a deacon of Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church, a Gideon, a member of the Civil Air Patrol, a foster parent, member of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America and long-standing member of the SETLA, where he also served as president. He started working as a diesel mechanic with the Escambia County Road Department, where he worked his way to warden and retired as road supervisor after 45 years of service. Preceded in death by his parents, Steele and Blondie Petty; a brother, Eddie Truesdell, Jr. and a sister, Dorothy Cox. Survivors include: his wife of 65 years, Christine Truesdell of McDavid, FL; his son, the Rev. Dexter and Laura Truesdell of Jackson, MS; two daughters, June and Andy Capps of Bluff Springs, FL and Jane and Bobbie Robbins of Shreveport, LA; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Fred and Sylvia Petty of Clearwater, FL; a sister, Margaret and Jerry Huggin of South Myrtle Beach, NC; a number March 2011

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Texas Longhorn Trails

TEXAS LONGHORN T•R•A•I•L•S

March 2011

CLASSIFIEDS AUCTIONEERS

JoelAuctioneer Lemley P.O. Box 471 Blackwell, TX 79506

At SAND HILLS RANCH we enjoy working with NEW BREEDERS & offer QUALITY GOOD HORNED STRAIGHT BUTLER & BLEND cattle, many to choose from & an attractive OWNER FINANCE PKG, Dora Thompson (318) 8726329 echoofambush@aol.com Mansfield, LA www.sandhillsranch.com Located near the Texas Line & Shreveport.

Bruce E. McCarty Auctioneer Weatherford, TX

(817) 991-9979 Terry H. Brink Auctioneer P.O. Box 928 Frederick, OK 73542 580-335-5732 580-335-4126 Mbl. e-mail: brinkauction@pldi.net www.brinkauction.com

Brian Uptmore Auctioneer (254) 826-3725 Day (254) 379-4283 Cell BID, BUY & SELL SEEK THE TRUTH; read "The Real Butler Story" by Don Limb. Send only $19.90 to Limb Cattle Co., 8375 Lone Star Rd., Washington, TX 77880-5205, 936-878-2988. View excerpts at www.limbcattle.com.

CATTLE FOR SALE SEMEN FOR SALE – MR. GRAVES FM 75 (Sire of Tari Graves FM 49) - 7HD BILLY BOB (Grandsire of Day’s Feisty Fannie) - PHENOMENON (The best, yesterday, today and tomorrow). (830) 3936241 or bfs@boernenet.com. FRONT PASTURE QUALITY – 10 Longhorn steers (1996-2001). Lots of horn and color, good with people. Call (817) 965-5626. LONGHORN SEMEN FOR SALE – Emperor, Shadowizm, Gunsmoke, Kobra, Don Julio, Country Liberator and more. www.oliverlonghorns.com. John Oliver (972) 268-0083. JONES RANCH – Home of Gunman genetics. 4-Sale: progeny of the great Gunman bull and his sons, Grand Slam & Hocus Pocus. We are now featuring cattle sired by J R Premium and K C Just Respect by Hunt's Demand Respect. (719) 5392771.Web: http://gunman1234.tripod.com. E-mail: thejonesranch_1@hotmail.com. 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 GOOD CATTLE @ FAIR PRICES. Proven genetics from the past and today’s top genetics through A.I. www.CrazyCattleCompany.com Located in Wellsville, PA. (717) 577-3347.

The March winds are blowing in great “deals” on Flying D Texas Longhorn Cattle! There are over 250 head of high quality Texas Longhorns to choose from…including bulls, cows, steers and heifers…all at reasonable prices. Herd consultation and delivery is available. Our top bloodlines include genetics from Overwhelmer, Bail Jumper, Play Boy, Impressive, Measles Super Ranger, Oklahoma Quixote, Rangers Impact and Sure Shot, F.D. These genetics have shaped our well thought out breeding program which now enters its 27th year!

LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION Ted Roush (713) 299-7990 Cell (979) 743-4439 Home www.asocl.com or troush57@hotmail.com YOU CALL - I HAUL!

For more information or to schedule a tour, please call:

Dorie Damuth - Flying D Longhorn Ranch • Magnolia, TX 281-356-8167 or dorie27@sbcglobal.net damuthflyingdranch.com

www.oakhill-longhorns.com (620) 673-4050 OLIVER LONGHORNS

www.oliverlonghorns.com Cattle for sale “To God Be The Glory”

joliver@mytocn.com (972) 268-0083

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

LONE WOLF RANCH Dr. Lee and Linda Ragains

New Location: Sallisaw, OK (918) 774-9107 • (918) 855-4907 new web site:

www.lonewolfranch.net

NOW AVAILABLE

Semkin Longhorns’ new 2010 Pasture Tour DVD showing you our 2010 calves, their dams, and the herd sires we are using for our 2011 calf crop. Send your mailing address and phone number to semkin@mindspring.com and it will be shipped to you at no cost. H: (580) 336-2925 Cell: (520) 907-3088 www.semkin-texaslonghorns.com

REAL ESTATE

HOME & RANCH REALITY TRIGG MOORE Ofc: (254) 965-5500 Fax: (254) 965-5532 Cell: (254) 396-5592

Co-Owner/Agent 936 S. Hwy 281 Stephenville, TX 76401 Email: trigg@c21homeandranch.com

www.c21homeandranch.com

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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.

TRANSPORTATION

325-668-3552

www.lemleyauctionservices.com TX. License 15204

TRADE & BARTER

CATTLE HAULING

(C) 214/676-3598 HAULING - Anywhere-Anytime We specialize in Longhorns. Dan Tisdale (940) 872-1811 Mobile: 940/841-2619 WESTERN DECOR Specializing in mounted steer horns, cow skulls, horn furniture, hides M.P. & K.D. HORN and LEATHER SHOP 408 E. Drew • Ft. Worth, TX 76110 817-927-8061 • Fax: 817-927-7970 E-mail: MPKDhornshop8061@msn.com Web site: www.hornandleather.com

TEXAS LONGHORN T•R•A•I•L•S (817) 625-6241 • Fax (817) 625-1388 trails@tlbaa.org

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A DVERTISERS ’ I NDEX A

A Splash of Color Longhorns......59 Almendra Longhorns....................58 Adcock, Terry & Sherri ..................60 Anderson, Frank Jr. and III ..........13

B Beadle Land & Cattle..............12, 58

Beargrass Ranch..............................59 Best At West Sale ......................48-49 Billingsley Longhorns....................60 Blooming Grove Farm..................59 Bolen, Brent & Cindy....................32 Bond Ranch ....................................58 Box Z Ranch ............................12, 60 Brett Ranch ......................................59 Briscoe Longhorns ........................59 Buckhorn Cattle Company..12, 41, 59 Bull Creek Longhorns ..................60 Butler Breeders..........................12-13

C.C. Land & Cattle Co. ................58 C R Ranches ....................................59 Carpenter, Bo & Sylvia ........60, IBC CedarView Ranch ..........................58 Champion Genetics ......................55 Concho Ranch................................13

Longhorn Sale ..........10-11 M Midwest Miller, Tim ......................................58 Morgan Livestock ..........................57 Moriah Farms............................13,59 Mosser Longhorns..................IFC,60 My Favorite Cow ............................21

N Northbrook Cattle Co...................59

Eagles Ridge Longhorns ..............12 El Coyote Ranch..........................1,60 End of Trail Ranch........10,11,32,58

4 Star Ranch ....................................58 4 T Longhorns ................................60 Falls Creek Longhorns ..................12

Gold Star Longhorns ....................47 Gross, Ray ........................................57

Harrell Ranch ................................12 Heart of VA Consignment Sale ..53 Helm Cattle Co. ............................59 Hickman Longhorns ..............47,60 Huber, Don ....................................45 Hudson Longhorns........................41 Hughes, Gary ..................................55 Hunt, Doug........................................6 Husky Branding Irons ..................55

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Indian Territory Sale ......................53

Kittler Land and Cattle Co. ....45,58 La Pistola Ranch................................3 Lazy L Longhorns ..........................41 Le’AN, Bill & Jo ..............................45 March 2011

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Panther Creek Longhorns ..2,33,60 Pearl Longhorn Ranch ..................60 Prairie States Insurance ................55

Ranch ......................................58 R R&R Rafter H Longhorns ......................12 Red Peak Ranch..............................60 Rio Vista Ranch ........................12,60 Rocking F Ranch ............................44 Rocking G Longhorns ..................13 Rocking P Longhorns....................12

7 Bar Longhorns ............................59 SS Longhorn Ranch ......................59 Safari B Ranch ................................58 Sand Hills Ranch............................40 Semkin Longhorns ........................59 Shamrock Land & Cattle LLC ....12 Sidewinder Cattle Co. ..................13 Smith, T.M. & Jean ........................59 Star Creek Ranch ..............................7 Stotts Hideaway Ranch ..........60,BC Struthoff Ranch ........................32,60 T Spur Longhorns ..........................58 Tallgrass Cattle Co...............30,31,58 Texas Longhorn Ranch Supply....51 Three Amigos Sale..........................41 TLBAA World Show ................28-29 Trinity Creeks Ranch......................60 Triple R Ranch (MI) ..................9,58 Triple R Ranch (TX) ................13,40 Triple T Longhorns ......................59

Photo courtesy of Carol Muchmore

January PHoto First-Place Winner:

U Underwood Longhorns................58

"I'm not worried, Momma's right behind you" Michael cusack, Willow city, tX

Longhorns ..............................13 V V&J Valley View Ranch..........................17

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Vida Nueva Ranch ........................60 JT Wehring Family Ranch ............59 Jack Mountain Ranch....................60 Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. ..............13 Junction Hill....................................59

Just For Grins

No-Bull ............................................55

Longhorn Ranch..................45 D DNA Dalgood Longhorns......................13 Deer Creek Longhorns......14-15,60 Diamond Q Longhorns ..............58 Diamond S Longhorns ................58 Dick’s Ranch Supply......................57 Dickinson Cattle Co. ......................8

Lemley Longhorns ........................60 Linda Weber Realty........................55 Little Ace Cattle Co. ......................12 Lone Wolf Ranch......................44,58 Longhorn Designs..........................44 Longhorn Sale Pen ........................44 Loomis Longhorns ..................13,41

Honorable Mention:

W Walker, Ron ....................................60

"I'm invisible" Jane Doe, Texas

Y YO Ranch ........................................57

Coming Next Month:

Westfarms, Inc.................................12 Wichita Fence..................................44 Winchester Futurity of the North51

YOUTH ISSUE 63

Save the date! Texas Longhorn Coming Events MARCH 2011

MAR 5 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org. MAR 11-13 • North Texas Longhorn Breeders Spring Show, Somervell Co. Fairgrounds, Glen Rose, TX. Kevin or Laury Rooker (940) 748-1031 or krooker@centurylink.net. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. MAR 13-14 • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston, TX. www.hlsr.com Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. MAR 18-19 • Texas Longhorn Legacy Sale, Hyatt Regency - North Dallas, Richardson, TX. TLMA (512) 556-0300 info@thelonghornalliance.com MAR 19-20 • Star Of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Austin, TX. STLA, Louis Christa (210) 863-7003 or lchri58@msn.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. MAR 25 • South Texas State Fair, Ford Park, Beaumont, TX. Morgan Michael (409) 313-0059 or Carolyn Abney (409) 284-9881 Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. MAR 25-27 • Oklahoma Shootout, Payne County Expo Center, Stillwater, OK. Bodie & Steve Quary (405) 567-3093. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. MAR 26 • B&C Show-Me Spring Longhorn Sale, Brookfield Livestock Auction, Inc., Business Hwy. 36, Brookfield, MO. Sayre Auction and Sale Management, Bill Sayre (660) 2582973 or cell (660) 734-0827 or Shawn (660) 734-8782.

APRIL 2011

APR 1-3 • STLA Spring Show, Rockdale, TX. Sandy Nordhausen (512) 898-2401 or email: sandi@nordy.com. www.stla.org. Qualifying Haltered and Youth. APR 8-9 • Three Amigos Ranch Sale & Social, Red River Sale Barn, Marietta, OK. Social at Loomis Ranch, Marietta, OK. Event Coordinator Ashleigh: ashleigh@lestewart.com or (432) 561-5879. APR 8-10 • Texas Longhorn Breeders Gulf Coast Association, Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Brenham, TX. Doak Parker (281) 761-5215. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. APR 22-23 • Midwest Longhorn Sale, Winfield, KS. Mike Bowman (316) 778-1717. APR 29-30 • Red McCombs 32nd Anniversary Fiesta Longhorn Sale, Johnson City, TX. Alan Sparger (210) 445-8798 or www.redmccombslonghorns.com

MAY 2011

MAY 7 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241. MAY 7-8 • Capitan Show, Capitan, NM. Kristi Wilson (505) 3215213 or Lynn Starritt, TLBNM Sec./Treas. (915) 252-4118 or (915) 886-7063 fax. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. MAY 14 • Winchester Futurity of the North, Logansport, IN. Scott Simmons (618) 729-2004 or ssimmons@copeplastics.com. Entry forms: Deana Sanders (618) 780-5365 or dsanders71@hughes.net. MAY 20-21 • Cattle Barons Premium Sale, Mid Tex Auction Barn, Navasota, TX. Texas Longhorn Breeders Gulf Coast Assoc., George Wilhite (281) 435-1311.

JUNE 2011

JUN 3-4 • Millennium Futurity, Glen Rose, TX. Bill Davidson (405) 258-7117 or mlflonghorns@sbcglobal.net. www.mlfuturity.com JUN 8-12 • TLBAA World Show & National Youth Show, Will Rogers Complex, Fort Worth, TX. Pam Galloway (817) 625-6241 or pam.galloway@tlbaa.org. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. JUN 11 • Indian Territory Texas Longhorn Association 14th Annual Sale of WAAKA LAPISH FOLOHA, (Sale starts @ noon) Red River Livestock Sale Facility (located between

Marietta and Ardmore, OK, exit #24 off I-35), Bob Weaver (405) 659-9222 or (405) 348-2156 or fax (405) 348-5015 or rainbowrtr@yahoo.com. JUN 25 • West Coast Texas Longhorn Sale, Lone Star Arena, Aurora, OR. Daniel Fey, Yamhill, OR, daniel@feylonghorns.com or (503) 349-7866 or Sheryl Johnson (503) 349-4985. www.westcoasttexaslonghornsale.com

AUGUST 2011

AUG 3-7 • Autobahn Super Stakes Youth Show, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Larry Barker (817) 988-6110 or lbarker@abahn.com. AUG 6 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org. AUG 13 • Rocky Mountain Select Sale, Latigo Arena, Colorado Springs, CO. (Pre-Sale Party 6:00 pm, Fri. Aug. 12) (Sale starts @ 11 am, Aug. 13). Stan Searle (719) 481-3735 or Gary Lake (719) 314-8294. AUG 28 • Nebraska State Fair Longhorn World Qualifying Show, Grand Island, NE. Delwin & Vicki Smeal (402) 568-2353. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.

SEPTEMBER 2011

SEPT 2-3 • Butler Breeder’s Invitational Sale, Lockhart, TX. Kaso Kety (985) 674-6492 or Michael McLeod (361) 771-5355. SEPT 3-24 • The Kansas 150th Anniversary Cattle Drive, Caldwell, KS. Michael Clover (620) 532-3455 or michael.clover@sbcglobal.net. SEPT 9-10 • Winchester Futurity, George Henderson 2nd Expo Center, Lufkin, TX. Donnie Taylor (936) 414-1401 or Bruce Ollive (936) 674-5180. SEPT 17 • Hunts Command Respect Production Sale, Marietta, OK. Randy Briscoe (405) 375-3090 or (405) 368-6766 cell or Jim Curry (817) 319-5556. SEPT 29-OCT 1 • East Texs State Fair, Tyler, TX. Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower (903) 963-7442 or glcattleco@aol.com. Entry form and info at www.etstatefair.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth. SEPT 29-OCT 1 • Tulsa State Fair, Tulsa, OK. Steve & Bodie Quary (405) 567-3093. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.

OCTOBER 2011

OCT 12-16 • TLBAA Longhorn Weekend & Horn Showcase, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org or Pam Galloway pam.galloway@tlbaa.org. Entry Deadline: Sept. 15, 2011. www.tlbaa.org. OCT 15 • Horn Showcase Sale, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org or Pam Galloway pam.galloway@tlbaa.org. Consignment deadline: Aug. 1, 2011,www.tlbaa.org. OCT 29 • Deer Creek Longhorns Fall 123 Sale, Brenham, TX. Bruce Hazelwood, Farm Mgr. (979) 277-8016 or Frank Hevrdejs (713) 341-5706. www.dclonghorns.com OCT 29 • Nebraska Texas Longhorn Assoc. Annual Sale, Beatrice Livestock Auction, Beatrice, NE. Roger or Bonnie Damrow (402) 423-5441 or brdamrow6@aol.com. Delwin Smeal (402) 568-2353 or Larry Long (308) 530-7272. www.beatrice77.net.

DECEMBER 2011

DEC 3 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org.

Let us know about your upcoming events! (817) 625-6241 or email us at brenda@tlbaa.org.

Texas Longhorn Trails

At Stotts Hideaway Ranch, we just love our herd of champion quality Texas Longhorn Cattle... simple as that! We take great pride in the fact that not only have we been able to help preserve this magnificent breed, we've also done a pretty darn good job of improving their genetics. We’re extremely selective when it comes to matching the right Herd Sire with our brood cows. Our feeding program is second to none, and the hands-on care each and every one of our livestock receives is also unmatched. So if you’re looking for champion quality genetics, beautiful coloration and some of the longest horns in the great state of Texas, come pay us a visit! Stotts Hideaway Ranch. ... www.StottsHideawayRanch.com now that’s the long and short of it!

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