CALENDAR

Events

Feb. 12-16 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Boise, Idaho. For more information, visit rangelands.org

Feb. 13 Bureau of Land Management Public Scoping Virtual Meeting, online. For more information, visit planning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/

Feb. 15 2023 Governor’s Prayer Breakfast, 6:30 a.m., Little America Hotel and Resort, Cheyenne. For more information, visit wyoprayerbreakfast.org

Feb. 15 University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s On-Farm Research Results Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Knight Museum, Alliance, Neb. For more information or to RSVP call the Box Butte County Extension Office at 308-762-5616.

Feb. 16 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Calculating Annual Cow Costs Webinar, 6:30-7:30 p.m., online. To register for the webinar, visit go.unl.edu/cow_costs For more information, contact Aaron Berger by e-mailing aberger2@unl.edu or call 308-235-3122.

Feb. 16 University of Wyoming Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Seminar, Sheridan College, Sheridan. To register, visit uwyo.edu/uwag/rmal or contact Anne DeMersseman at ademerss@uwyo.edu or call 307-766-3206.

Feb. 22 U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm and Ranch Tax Strategies Webinar, 1 p.m., online. For more information and to register, visit zoomgov.com

Feb. 22 Cattle Market Update and Free Meal, 6 p.m., Beeman-Cashin Building, Evanston. For more information and to RSVP by Feb. 16, call 307-747-6377.

Feb. 23 Cattle Market Update and Free Meal, 12 p.m., The Cowboy, Baggs. For more information and to RSVP by Feb. 16, call 307-747-6377.

Sales

Feb. 13 Pilakowski Angus Annual Performance Tested Bull Sale, Lightning Valley Ranch, Arthur, Neb., 308-249-0885, pilakowskiangus.com

Feb. 13 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Ree Heights, S.D., 605-870-0161, 605-870-6172, fawcettselmcreekranch.com

Feb. 13 Big Sky Salers 39th Annual Salers Focus Bull Sale, Stockmen’s Livestock, Dickinson, N.D., 406-557-6259

Feb. 14 G Bar H Genetics Angus Bull Sale, Torrington Livestock Market, Torrington, 307-575-5520, 307-532-6170, 307-575-0294, 307-575-0373

Feb. 15 Calvo Red Angus Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 605-8302210, 402-760-1274, calvofamilyredangus.com

Feb. 15 Shaw Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Caldwell, Idaho, 208459-3029, 208-880-9044, shawcattle.com

Feb. 16 Wooden Shoe Farms Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Blackfoot, Idaho, 208681-4169, 208-604-0235

Feb. 16 McNamee Angus Ranch & Cook Angus 35th Annual Bull Sale, Miles City Livestock Commission, Miles City, Mont., 406-421-5588, 406-421-5554, 406477-8626

Feb. 17 Hoffman Ranch Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Thedford, Neb., 308-6452279, 530-604-5096, 406-425-0859, hoffmanranch.com

Big horn Basin

LIVESTOCK AUCTION LLC bighornbasinlivestock.com

Worland, WY

Call to Consign Cattle Sale Barn: 307-347-9201

Danny Vigil: 307-388-0781

Visit Cattle USA for broadcasting and online bidding – auctions.cattleusa.com

Upcoming Sales

Feb. 13 – Monday Feeder Special • Feeder cattle only

Feb. 16 – Weigh-Up & Bred Cow Special w/ All Class Cattle

Feb. 23 – All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat

March 2 – All Class Cattle

March 9 – Bred Cow Special w/ All Class Cattle

March 13 – Monday Feeder Special • Feeder cattle only

March 16 – All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat

March 23 – All Class Cattle

Monday, Feb. 13 • Feeder Special - Feeder Cattle Only Consignments

Bar Broken Diamond – 200 black steers, 450-550#, 2 rounds of shots, 90 days weaned, grow ration.

Crow Foot Ranch – 50 mixed black/CharX, 600-650#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned Oct. 15, home raised.

DRL Timber (Holdemen) – 80 mxd black, 600-700#, 2 rounds of shots, home raised, weaned Nov. 17, grow ration.

Fabricius, Dale – 40 mixed black, 600-700#, complete vacc at branding, running out, hay fed.

Half Right Cattle Co. – 25 mixed calves, 500#, shots, weaned 60 days, bunk broke, fed hay & corn.

Haun Farms – 180 mixed black, heifers Bangs vacc, 650-775#, shots at branding, 90 days weaned, running out on corn stalks, hay fed.

Henderson, Ty – 30 mixed black, 500-550#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned Oct. 15, bunk broke, fed hay & alfalfa grass.

Hogg, Alan – 30 mixed black, 550-800#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned October, fed grain, silage & hay.

J & J Baling – 30 black steers, 600-675#, 20 black heifers, 550-625#, 2 rounds of shots plus pinkeye vacc, weaned end of September, light grow ration.

Johnstone, Casey & Jessie – 65 black & black baldy, Bangs vacc, 700-750#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned 90 days+, bunk broke, fed silage & hay.

Lungren, Elizabeth – 10 black steers, 600-700#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned Oct. 1, on slow grow ration.

Lungren, Luke – 200 black steers, 600-700#, 100 black heifers, 550-650#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned Oct. 1, on light grow ration, no grain.

McKim, Jijm & Jeff – 345 black/CharX steers, 95 black/CharX heifers, 650-750#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned a long time, slow gro ration.

Neves Trust, Jay & Susan – 50 black steers, 700-800#, 27 black heifers, 600-700#.

Nicholas, Jacob – 60 mixed black, 475#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned October, hay fed.

Pennoyer & Sons, Inc. – 75 black heifers, Bangs vacc, 550-600#, 2 rounds of shots, poured, weaned Nov. 7, hay fed.

Ramsey, Tim – 14 mixed red, 600-800#, shots at branding, weaned Nov. 1.

Redland, Adam & Briana – 45 mixed black, 600-700#, 3 rounds of shots, weaned Oct. 1, light grow ration.

River Valley Land & Cattle – 270 mixed black, 550-650#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned end of November, light grow ration.

Sinn, George & Sons – 62 black steers, 805#, 31 black heifers, Bang vacc., 2 rounds of shots, bunk broke, weaned, fed silage & ground hay.

Strauch, Bill – 2 black yearling steers, 1,000#.

Split Rock Land & Cattle – 90 black mixed, 500#, 3 rounds of shots, 90 days weaned, bunk broke, Sim/Angus bulls.

TD & Sons LLC – 90 black heifers, 550-650#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned Oct. 8.

Thurgood, Bruce – 25 fancy black steers, 15 fancy black heifers, 650-750#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned in September.

V Box Cattle – 32 black mixed, 350-450#, weaned.

Ward, Paul & Ginger – 34 black steers, 750#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned Nov. 8, on grow ration.

Thursday, Feb. 16 • Bred Cow Special w/ All Class Cattle

Troy John Corbett – 30 weigh-up cows. Running age: 15 black bred cows, bred black, CF March-April, 40 black bred cows, bred black, CF May-June.

Gumbo Flats – 6 black & BB bred cows 5 YO, bred black, CF March 15.

Galloway Ranch – 20 black open fat cows, been on feed long time.

Danny Vigil • Northern Livestock Represenative

Feb. 17 Lewis Brothers Angus 43rd Annual Bull Sale, St. Onge Livestock Auction, St. Onge, S.D., 605-391-2044, 605-391-7090, grandviewangus.com

Feb. 17 Rees Brothers Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Morgan, Utah, 801668-8613, 801-949-8960, 801-913-5747, reescattle.com

Feb. 18 Triple T Land and Livestock Annual Bull & Heifer Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 307-746-8509, bar-t3livestock,com

Feb. 18 Redland Redbank Angus First Annual Live Auction, Big Horn Basin Livestock Auction, Worland, 307-250-1548

Feb. 18 Domek Charolais Bull Sale, at the ranch, Wibaux, Mont., 406-795-2618, 701-872-6331, domekcharolais.com

Feb. 20 Weaver Ranch 38th Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Fort Collins, Colo., 970-568-3898

Feb. 22 Mt. Rushmore Angus Ranch 57th Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Rapid City, S.D., 605-342-2449, 605-484-6731, 605-381-7361, mtrushmoreangus.com

Feb. 25 Kretschman Angus Annual Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 307-351-0794, 307-736-2327, kretschmanangus.com

Feb. 25 RV Bar Angus 16th Annual Bull and Female Production Sale, at the ranch, Jensen, Utah, 435-828-1111, 435-828-1116, 435-828-8391, rvbarangus.com

Feb. 25 First Annual Wyoming Select Bred Ewe Sale, Barn 3 at the CAM-PLEX, Gillette, 307-265-5250, wyowool.com/bredewesale

Feb. 27 Reyes/Russell 32nd Annual Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-1530, 307-322-4848, 970-587-2534, mrangusranch.com

Feb. 27 Circle L Angus Annual Production Sale, Dillon Livestock Auction, Dillon, Mont., 406-832-3535, 406-491-7363, circlelangus.com

Feb. 27 Colyer Herefords & Angus 43rd Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Bruneau, Idaho, 208-845-2313, 208-250-3924, 208-599-0340, hereford.com

Feb. 27 Loya/Wardell Angus Online Sale, 970-396-0035, 970-396-1870, loyawardellangus.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Valentine Verses

Valentine verses, information and a drawing, which appeared in the Feb. 6, 1920 issue of the Rock River Review, are shared below.

First love missives

It was a Frenchman who first conceived the idea of composing valentines in verse. Charles, Duke of Orleans, was taken prisoner by the English at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He was consigned to the Tower of London, where he spent the next 25 years of his life.

But, the cold walls of his dungeon could not completely dampen his sentimental nature, and from his gloomy vault came sunny little verses to the number of 60, which are still to be seen among the royal papers in the staid old British museum.

One of them reads: Wilt thou be mine? Dear love, reply, sweetly consent or else deny. Whisper softly, none shall know –wilt thou be mine, love? Aye or no? Spite of fortune we may be happy by one word from thee. Life flies swiftly. Ere it go –wilt thou be mine, love? Aye or no?

England at once adopted the fad which its royal prisoner had set, and Valentine’s Day found the coaches more than usually laden with poetic outpourings of lovers, friends and even slight acquaintances.

More Valentine verses A Substitute, as penned by Mary Humphrey A Valentine I’ve tried to find that’s nice enough for you; But there is none – so here’s my heart; I hope that it will do.

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To His Mother

Today an old sweetheart of mine is my most precious Valentine; My best and oldest sweetheart you are, mother dear. So loyal, true and tender always. And your love I cherish over and above Earth’s fairest gifts. You’ve made of me all I am and hope to be –Mother mine, my Valentine.

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His Tenderness Divine

When winter’s at his oldest and coldest – and boldest.

Then cometh good St. Valentine, to show that love is burning and sighing and yearning.

And breathe upon the wintry earth his tenderness divine. When life is at its bleakest and meekest – and weakest.

Then cometh good St. Valentine, to show that love is rosy and wistful eyed and cozy.

And breathe on every torpid heart his tenderness divine.

To A Girl He Left Behind

Dear girl of my dreams, I am coming back, back from war, I am coming to you;

And I wonder what fate will be waiting for me, and will you be glad I came through?

It’s so strange. They have called me a brave man, and they gave me a metal or two;

In the fight I feared nothing, and yet I’m afraid of a small brown-eyed person like you!

Do you know that I love you? I wonder.

Oh, what ages and ages it seems

Since I left you! Perhaps it’s absurd, but I hope that I’ve been the man of your dreams.